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Peter Sime

@petesi.me
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Left leaning 40-something in Dunedin | Ōtepoti NZ. Enemy of infinite scrolling and short form video. I like making pictures. He/him Blog: petesi.me

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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 23/09/2026
Oh, this is gonna be bad for NZ. I don't think we buy diesel from the US, but if they institute an export ban prices are going to get even worse #nzpol
politico.com
‘Dammit, something has to happen’: White House preparing plan for 90-day diesel exports ban
Some GOP lawmakers and oil industry reps are still fighting to stave off an announcement.
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 23/09/2026
#nzpol
reddit.com
From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: iPhone scanned for Pegasus malware
Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 20/09/2026
I've just gone and topped up my petrol. Might be wise for folks to find a 24 hour station and do the same before tomorrow morning. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 20/09/2026
As this break draws to an end, it's been nice. The competing supermarkets policies made it past my proverbial filter along with skyrocketing fuel prices and the Ed Sheeran thing, but otherwise I feel the inconsequential noise has largely been avoided. Not bad for a political tragic. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 15/09/2026
A year ago on 10 September 2025, I bought this exact 2 TB SATA SSD for NZ $189. Today, it's more than twice the price. Its effect on memory costs has been observed for months now, but #fuckAI
A screenshot from PB Tech showing a 2 TB SSD costing $458.85
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 13/09/2026
I'm checking out of following politics for the next week. I feel like I need a break from it. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 13/09/2026
I have voted for the sea bird/tree bird coalition. #BotY #nzpol
Screenshot of my votes cast in Bird of the Year: the Northern Royal Albatross, Fantail, Tūī, and Kōkako
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/09/2026
This would sound reassuring except for the fact in the last 24 hours the Houthis gained control of the strait leading from the Red Sea into the Indian Ocean *and* they have attacked the Saudi East-West Pipeline in multiple locations, disabling it. I'm more pessimistic than a week ago. #NZpol
rnz.co.nz
Why officials are 'reasonably confident' of avoiding fuel supply shocks
Regardless of the uncertainties surrounding the Iran war and the US administration, New Zealand officials six months on are hopeful - confident, even - that supply chains will hold. In the first of th...
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 10/09/2026
Sigh. #Ōtepoti #Dunedin #BOng #NZpol
themish.substack.com
Welcome to that Benedict Ong Show
‘Enough is enough’
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 10/09/2026
So it turns out the Iran War is still a thing and oil prices are shooting up yet again. But now all the safeguards like China's switch to its strategic reserves have now been exhausted. The El Niño food crisis will be exacerbated by diesel prices. #nzpol
cbsnews.com
Iran War Updates: Oil tops $100 per barrel as U.S. fighter jets damaged in Iranian strikes on Jordan
The price of crude oil hit a 15-week high after the U.S. said it blew up five more Iranian oil tankers, triggering retaliation from Tehran.
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 08/09/2026
Jesse Welles as good as ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
youtube.com
The Nerd Reich
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 31/08/2026
Dunedin Public Libraries now offers access to a database called NewsBank. Which looks like a successor to Newztext. With fulltext access across the major dailies, regional, and community newspapers from 1994 to today. Ideal if you want to check the political receipts, so to speak. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 30/08/2026
It's probably too late on a Sunday evening to dive into a scholarly article on technofascism, but it's worthy of reading if you want to contextualise *gestures broadly* #nzpol link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com
Technofascism: AI, Big Tech, and the new authoritarianism - AI & SOCIETY
The rapid development of digital technologies, including AI, is having a significant impact on the social, economic, and political life. Yet, while presented as milestones in innovation and progress, ...
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 26/08/2026
Farewell Tim Curry. youtu.be/j8bmjDoziaQ?...
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Lauren M @elenem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The worst part of this is I absolutely believe in my bones that a fucking Stuff snap poll probably DID make this decision for them #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 25/08/2026
Disappointed but not surprised at Labour's capitulation. I suspect they want to remove a potential avenue of attack from National. I still maintain mandating points of friction like ending the infinite scroll and defaulting to subscribed feeds would be better. BTW I like Mullvad VPN #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 24/08/2026
I emailed my MP, urging Labour to reject National's social media ban. I believe it breaches privacy rights. As well as the NZBoRA's freedoms of thought, conscience and religion; expression; and association. A better option would mandate friction into the design these platforms. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 21/08/2026
I think @mozilla.org goofed with @firefox.com and their latest update. I'm getting "storage full" alerts on both my Android tablet and my Windows PC. Hoping they squash this bug quickly, it's the kind of thing that can drive a user away. #browsers
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Grant McDougall @grantkmcdougall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So National can't afford to build new Dunedin Hospital to its original planned scale, but three months before an election suddenly find $100m for (checks notes), a gondola in Queenstown ? Utterly incompetent. #nzpol #NationalNotFitToGovern #onetermgovernment #CoC #LuxonOut
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
#nzpol
A parody of the Crisis on Infinite Earths comic cover, called Chrises on Infinite Earth with Christopher Luxon, Chris Bishop and Chris Penk displayed prominently around an exploding planet. With several non-Chris MPs looking on.
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Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag: @simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026
Notably, #3 ranked Chris Bishop was absent behind Luxon in that press conference #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
It's been fun, team. Lame-duck Luxon waddles on. Let's all do this again in a month or so. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
This is the best result for the left for the election. #nzpol #spill #spull
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
He's staying. #nzpol #spill #spull
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
#nzpol #spill #spull
static.klipy.com
Is It Time Yet?
Alt: Is It Time Yet?
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
#nzpol #spill #spull
static.klipy.com
Judge Judy's Emphatic 'Times Up!'
ALT: Judge Judy's Emphatic 'Times Up!'
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
#nzpol #spill #spull
The Sickos "Haha yes" meme from The Onion.
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Gary Chiles 🚲 🍄 ☕ 🦚 🐱 𝟜 𝟚𝟘 @testtubeone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Finding the shiniest turd in a cesspool can sometimes take all day... #OneTermGovernment #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 12/08/2026
LOL. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11/08/2026
#nzpol #spill #spull
youtu.be
Bill Thompson - The Caucus Race (From " Alice in wonderland ") (Official Video )
YouTube video by Disney MúsicasVevo
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11/08/2026
This is turning out to be a complete clusterfuck. I love to see it. #nzpol #spill #spull
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11/08/2026
@thejuicemedia.com draws the link between data centres and LNG. And oh my, the Nats here in NZ want both an LNG terminal and AI data centres. Surprise fucking surprise. #nzpol
youtube.com
Honest Government Ad | Ai Data Centres
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11/08/2026
#nzpol #spill #spull
The last helicopter out of Saigon with text "Luxon calls a caucus meeting"
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11/08/2026
Made this back when the last #spill ( #spull?) was rumoured. #nzpol
A "Knives Out" promotional poster photoshopped with coalition MPs instead of the original cast. The title has been changed to "CoCs Out"
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 11/08/2026
Oh. Is he still in Wellington, or does he need to line up an NH-90? #nzpol
tickaroo.com
Luxon calls urgent in-person caucus meeting
Luxon calls urgent in-person caucus meetingNational leader Christopher Luxon has called "an urgent in-person caucus meeting" for Wednesday morning, following renewed rumours of a potential coup."It is...
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 03/08/2026
On the one hand, a photo walk might seem appealing. On the other hand, to hell with that.
Snowy backyard.
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 30/07/2026
I honestly and sincerely believe Winston Peters is a racist. This is not a new opinion. It's not borne out of any pearl clutching wokeness. I can only conclude the one meaningful contribution he has for NZ public life is to exit it as soon as possible and retreat into obscurity. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 30/07/2026
I went to #TheOdyssey today and I loved it. I caught the nod to Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son in Polyphemus' cave scene. I don't recall the Bronze Age Collapse specifically being discussed in the poem, but I can see why Nolan used it to contextualise the story.
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 29/07/2026
Winston Peters needs to go back to harassing goats from under his bridge. #nzpol
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 27/07/2026
@patbrittenden.bsky.social @chewienz.bsky.social
A cartoon of Pat and Chewie of BHN superimposed on Paul Atriedes riding a worm in Dune.
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 26/07/2026
hankgreen.com/smush · 26 Jul 670 pts · PERFECT 💯 🥞🥞🥞 🥞⭐🥞 🥞🥞🥞 #smush - my best score yet
hankgreen.com
Smush
A daily word game. Each letter gets 5 uses. Except the gold one, which is always required.
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 19/07/2026
These far right critics of The Odyssey are ridiculous. Instead of the wine dark sea, they whine "Dark! See?!".
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 16/07/2026
The bloke in Auckland who labels every #eqnz as extreme is still there, which in a way is reassuring.
Screenshot of a map demonstrating "felt reports" of a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Fiordland, NZ
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 15/07/2026
I see NZ First wants to introduce conscription. #nzpol
youtube.com
For and Against National Service | Yes, Prime Minister | Comedy Greats
YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 13/07/2026
Sam Neill had a pretty decent horror career within his wider body of work. Omen 3, The Mouth of Madness and Event Horizon, notably. Even Jurassic Park had horror elements. He'll be missed.
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 10/07/2026
Picking Poi E for #1. #Waiata100
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 10/07/2026
Everyone should listen to Radio NZ National right now. The top 5 songs of #Waiata100 are playing. #RNZ #Matariki
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 09/07/2026
Mānawatia a Matariki. Here's a picture I took of Matariki/the Pleiades in December. #Matariki
Matariki/The Pleiades
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 02/07/2026
The priests of the Society of Saint Pius X have been #excommunicated I bet they're especially annoyed it wasn't done in the traditional manner of ringing a bell, closing a holy book, and snuffing out candles. #Catholicism #SSPX
vaticannews.va
Excommunication decreed for Lefebvrian episcopal ordinations - Vatican News
A document signed by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, defines the rite celebrated on 1 July ...
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Peter Sime @petesi.me · 30/06/2026
Over the past week I have read the first two Dungeon Crawler Carl books by Matt Dinniman. I think it's the first #RPGLit I've read. With regular level-ups and rewards for the characters in the text, the books use a dopamine reward system. Ideal if you want a break from tech. Damn good. #BookSky
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