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: https://petesi.me

Screenshot of a map demonstrating "felt reports" of a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Fiordland, NZ
Matariki/The Pleiades
1st screenshot of 2 Tweet from Hunter Biden: I'm not running for office. But if I were, these are some of the lessons I'd take away from what happened in NY yesterday. 1. Authenticity is measurable. Voters can smell a focus group from a mile away. 2. Endorsements from the current Democratic leadership now read like warnings. The establishment wing of the party is no longer a sword. It's a question mark. 3. Conviction beats caution. The candidates who said hard things about rent, about who pays for what, about Gaza, they won. The triangulators lost. 4. Cost of living is everything. Everything else is wallpaper.
Indeed, entrusting an algorithm in practice with the power to select who is worthy or not, without anyone bearing responsibility for that judgment, is to hand over the task of redefining the boundaries of human possibilities. In this process, political responsibility is also lost, not just empathy toward those excluded, which can, after all, be simulated. The exclusion of the vulnerable becomes cloaked in a veneer of neutrality and objectivity, against which it becomes difficult to raise objections. In this way, injustice goes unnoticed, and compassion, mercy and forgiveness — understood not as mere appearances but as real political actions — gradually disappear from view.
A jet flying over Dunedin with contrails.
Finance minister says New Zealanders living in social housing have "won the Lotto"
A lineup of toasters, in reference to "The Usual Suspects" called "The Usual Crumpets"
A page of spells, charms and incantations saying you may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece of cheese.
Christopher Luxon's head superimposed on Sir Robin from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a character mocked by his attendant for "bravely running away". The caption reads "Brave Luxon ran away"
Screenshot from The Guardian describing Christopher Luxon as "embattled".
A parody of a poster for "Knives Out", called "CoCs Out", with figures from the New Zealand government in place of the characters from that film.
Screenshot from opensecrets.org showing Rep. Stefanik's top contributor in 2023-2024 was the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), with campaign contributions over $350,000.
US President Donald Trump has just posted on Truth Social, warning: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again". He goes on: "I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? "We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"
Christopher Luxon talks into his phone in a tweet revealing his discussions with Anwar Ibrahim, the PM of Malaysia.
Book cover of "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein.
On this day March 13 Uranus discovered, 1781
Screenshot of Brent crude oil price at $100.30 a barrel.
The Sickos "Ha Ha YES!" meme from The Onion.
Story from MSN reporting instances of US military commanders that their war on Iran is to usher in the apocalypse
Screenshot of a graph of the Corruption Perceptions Index score for New Zealand showing it go from a peak of 91/100 in 2014-2016 to 81/100 in 2025.
Email informing Jeffrey Epstein that Peter Thiel has New Zealand as a "backup country".
The Wojack Pointing meme superimposed over Luxon and Bidois at a campaign sign
There is something about new communications technology which causes level-headed academics, sober investors, respected government ministers and sceptical journalists to lose their critical faculties. Time and again they have given credence to forecasts about an imminent media revolution only to find themselves eating humble pie. It is worth recalling their neophiliac folly in order to avoid repeating it in new ways.
Naomi Klein describes a Corporatist system in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine
The Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as NGC 300 or Caldwell 70.
A panel from The Oatmeal webcomic on how to pat a cat and the risks in patting a cat's belly.
The image contains a social media post that summarizes the frustrations and annoyances of modern technology and consumer culture.
Why Marx was Right by Terry Eagleton
My odometer reading 80085. Or "BOOBS"
The Orion Nebula.
A protest sign from the Occupy Wall Street Movement that reads "Jump! You Fuckers!"
The sun.
A comparison of the night sky between the heavy light pollution of unshielded sodium streetlights and shielded LEDs.
Administrator login screen for Foundry Virtual Tabletop, commonly known as FoundryVTT
Screenshot of an article from newsroom.co.nz
A placard of the "distracted boyfriend" meme, with Luxon's head in place of the BF's, the outraged GF with "Health" and "Education" in text over her torso and the distracting woman in red with "Landlords" and "Tobacco" written on her.
A protesting dog, Dunedin, 16/10/2025
A protester flying the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. Dunedin, 16 October 2025.
A newspaper report from the ODT that says the University of Otago plans to accept AI use in student work from next year.
Statue of Eric Morecambe in Morecambe, Lancashire.
Partial solar eclipse 22 September 2025.
"In the past, permanence was the ideal. Whether engaged in handcrafting a pair of boots or in constructing a cathedral, all man's creative and productive energies went towards maximizing the durability of the product. Man built to last. He had to. As long as the society around him was relatively unchanging each object had clearly defined functions, and economic logic dictated the policy of permanence. Even if they had to be repaired now and then, the boots that cost fifty dollars and lasted ten years were less expensive than those that cost ten dollars and lasted only a year." - Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (1970)
An image of John Key in a blue "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" box above a headline from Stuff which reads: "John Key backs Nicola Willis, says Government 'hasn't had a mate in the Reserve Bank'"
An illustration of the trolley problem, with Nicola Willis choosing to send the trolley towards average New Zealand rather than landlords
He must be a king. Why? He doesn't have shit all over him.
Meme image of Carl Bates giving himself a medal after he was exposed in NZ Herald article headlined "Whanganui MP Carl Bates deletes FB post praising himself after housing revelations "
Christopher Luxon with the Amazon smile logo inverted on his face to make him look sad.
The Drake Hotline Bling meme with the top image saying: "Tsunami alert after massive quake in Kamchatka" and the bottom "Tsunmai alert after massive quake in Drake's Passage"
Emergency alert Wed, Jul 30, 04:13 pm TSUNAMI ADVISORY: Strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore are expected following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka, Russia. Strong currents and surges can injure and drown people. There is a danger to swimmers, surfers, people fishing, and anyone in or near the water close to the shore. People on boats, live-aboards and at marinas should leave their boats/vessels and move onto shore. Do not return to boats unless instructed by officials. IF YOU ARE ONSHORE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO EVACUATE. But STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER, including beaches, shore areas, harbours, marinas, rivers and estuaries. DO NOT GO SIGHTSEEING.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.
Still from Childish Gambino's "This is America" music video. A song that highlighted the violence present in American society.
Text that says: We're about 3 lines deep into the "first they came for" poem. It's not a very long poem, folks.
Otago Daily Times weekly TV listings titled "Bring Back Buffy"
Screenshot of my payment confirmation for joining the Green Party of Aotearoa.
Car salesman slaps roof of Cybertruck Boom
Results of my 8 Values self assessment showing I lean towards socialism, peace, liberty and progress.
Prevost has faced some controversy regarding clergy sexual abuse although he has been defended in both instances.2 The cardinal’s supporters stress his innocence and say the cases have been inaccurately and unfairly reported in the media. The first case involves his handling of a sexual abuse case during his time as provincial of the Augustinian Province of Chicago (1999-2001), when a priest convicted of sexual abuse of minors was allowed to stay at an Augustinian priory near an elementary school and continue functions as a priest until later removed, and then laicized in 2012. However, Prevost is said to have never authorized that particular situation, the priest was not an Augustinian, and it took place before the Dallas Charter.3 More recently, questions were raised about Prevost’s knowledge and handling of abuse allegations in his former Diocese of Chiclayo. Two priests were accused of molesting three young girls, with the allegations surfacing in April 2022 during Prevost’s tenure as bishop. The case has been a source of frustration for local Catholics due to its slow progress and unclear resolution. Some accusers have claimed Prevost failed to properly investigate the allegations and covered up for the accused priest, but the diocese has firmly denied this, stating that Prevost followed proper procedures. They stated that Prevost personally received and attended to the victims, and reportedly opened an initial canonical investigation. He also encouraged the victims to take the case to the civil authorities. In July 2022, Prevost sent the results of the investigation to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) for review. His supporters stress that he has documents from the DDF and the Papal Nunciature in Peru which also indicate that he was not only attentive to the presumed victims, but that he did all required in Church law in following procedures set out for these cases.4 However, in May 2025 allegations emerged that the diocese paid $150,000 t…
This meme is from the game "Cuphead" and features an angry flower with the phrase "National in government". Below is the same flower looking coy and innocent saying "National in opposition"