Peter Ashford
@peterashford.bsky.social
Software engineer. Dad. Ex game-dev.
I like talking to nice people.
No unsolicited DMs, please
I like talking to nice people.
No unsolicited DMs, please
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This is what happens, NZ Labour Party, when you try to be National-Lite.
I can’t make it any clearer than this:
#nzpol
I can’t make it any clearer than this:
#nzpol
maybe if he takes more consultant advice to move to the right on immigration he can turn those numbers around
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is what happens, NZ Labour Party, when you try to be National-Lite.
I can’t make it any clearer than this:
#nzpol
I can’t make it any clearer than this:
#nzpol
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Justice for Ava.
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Justice for Ava.
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My daughter has been referred to a large number of specialists recently. In the referrals that mentioned that she is transgender, they were all declined. I requested that be removed and re-referrals done, and they are now being accepted.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
Boy if you think our health system is stretched now, just wait til Serco “known for abusing prisoners” get their hands on it
Prisons operator Serco eyes NZ's public health infrastructure needs
The outsourcing firm tells the Government it is uniquely positioned, and its services could be of great value
newsroom.us14.list-manage.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My daughter has been referred to a large number of specialists recently. In the referrals that mentioned that she is transgender, they were all declined. I requested that be removed and re-referrals done, and they are now being accepted.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
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Just gonna keep saying it: There is no point growing the pie if the wealthy keep eating all of it.
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just gonna keep saying it: There is no point growing the pie if the wealthy keep eating all of it.
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CATURDAY: Dogs and cats provide the strongest associations, while other species offer no benefit, underscoring the subtle behavioral pathways that link both home environments and pet ownership to cognitive health.
Cat and Dog Ownership Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline - Profolus
Longitudinal evidence from 16582 Europeans shows that dogs and cats correlate with more favorable cognitive aging.
www.profolus.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
CATURDAY: Dogs and cats provide the strongest associations, while other species offer no benefit, underscoring the subtle behavioral pathways that link both home environments and pet ownership to cognitive health.
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Normally when polling is hurting a political party, you can use a crisis to showcase your leadership & gain valour, be it warranted or not
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Normally when polling is hurting a political party, you can use a crisis to showcase your leadership & gain valour, be it warranted or not
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
Brand Luxon is so toxic they've hidden him in a crisis & rolled out John Key
There is no chance of redemption for him now, he's a embattled man walking #NZPol
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Ms Z having been so badly treated initially by McSkimming, then in the cover up by his colleagues, don't deserve to now get the full treatment by HDPA. I implore the media of Aotearoa to collectively push back on HDPA victim blaming, if this really a tipping point in our culture, let it be #NZPol
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ms Z having been so badly treated initially by McSkimming, then in the cover up by his colleagues, don't deserve to now get the full treatment by HDPA. I implore the media of Aotearoa to collectively push back on HDPA victim blaming, if this really a tipping point in our culture, let it be #NZPol
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Happy Half-Century Birthday (one day late) to one of my all-time favorite albums.
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy Half-Century Birthday (one day late) to one of my all-time favorite albums.
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Extraordinary that the Green Party should be given serious scrutiny, but the Reform Party must be given unchallenged airtime and column inches.
I wonder why?
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
I wonder why?
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Sorry kids, Greens’ fantasy politics don’t add up
Now Zack Polanski’s party is polling level with Labour it’s time to subject his platform to the scrutiny given to the grown-ups
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Extraordinary that the Green Party should be given serious scrutiny, but the Reform Party must be given unchallenged airtime and column inches.
I wonder why?
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
I wonder why?
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Ugh. What assholes
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Ugh. What assholes
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Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
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"WORRY ABOUT VISITING USA FOR WORLD CUP"
UK journo Sami Hamdi, despite valid visa, was held from oct by US immigration. Wife issued stark warning to footie fans travelling to 2026 World Cup about risks of being detained.
He criticized Israel's actions in Gaza - confirmed as genocidal by UN etc.
UK journo Sami Hamdi, despite valid visa, was held from oct by US immigration. Wife issued stark warning to footie fans travelling to 2026 World Cup about risks of being detained.
He criticized Israel's actions in Gaza - confirmed as genocidal by UN etc.
Wife of British journalist held by US immigration issues warning to UK fans travelling to World Cup
Sami Hamdi and his wife Soumaya told The World With Yalda Hakim they were disappointed with the UK government's response to Sami's detention and their concerns for British people travelling to the US.
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"WORRY ABOUT VISITING USA FOR WORLD CUP"
UK journo Sami Hamdi, despite valid visa, was held from oct by US immigration. Wife issued stark warning to footie fans travelling to 2026 World Cup about risks of being detained.
He criticized Israel's actions in Gaza - confirmed as genocidal by UN etc.
UK journo Sami Hamdi, despite valid visa, was held from oct by US immigration. Wife issued stark warning to footie fans travelling to 2026 World Cup about risks of being detained.
He criticized Israel's actions in Gaza - confirmed as genocidal by UN etc.
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These guys found a way to combine recycled cardboard and dirt to replace concrete. Pretty cool!
www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-new...
www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-new...
Cardboard and earth reshape sustainable construction
Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill
www.rmit.edu.au
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
These guys found a way to combine recycled cardboard and dirt to replace concrete. Pretty cool!
www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-new...
www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-new...
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So I'm curious, have any media today asked the PM if he'd like to walk back the 'la la land' comments now that we've found out Tamatha Paul's concerns were completely valid? #nzpol
Media were so bloody quick to lap up the comments from older white men criticising a young non-white woman on this and yet oh look she had a totally valid point
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/lux...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/lux...
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
So I'm curious, have any media today asked the PM if he'd like to walk back the 'la la land' comments now that we've found out Tamatha Paul's concerns were completely valid? #nzpol
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While headlines continue to focus on a single editing mistake, the real crisis at the heart of Britain’s public broadcaster runs far deeper, most notably in its failure to report Israel’s war on Gaza with honesty or courage
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bbc-...
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bbc-...
BBC Trump row: Pro-Israel bias over Gaza is the real scandal
The corporation stands at a crossroads. Down one path lies self-censorship and hollow apologies; down the other lies the public it was built to serve
www.middleeasteye.net
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
While headlines continue to focus on a single editing mistake, the real crisis at the heart of Britain’s public broadcaster runs far deeper, most notably in its failure to report Israel’s war on Gaza with honesty or courage
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bbc-...
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/bbc-...
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breathalyser reports. I mean, we're not all paedophiles preying on the general populace from positions of power, but maybe we need a cold, hard, look in the societal mirror.
Note: it is not drag queens or women doing this stuff so maybe men should take the longest, coldest look.
Note: it is not drag queens or women doing this stuff so maybe men should take the longest, coldest look.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
breathalyser reports. I mean, we're not all paedophiles preying on the general populace from positions of power, but maybe we need a cold, hard, look in the societal mirror.
Note: it is not drag queens or women doing this stuff so maybe men should take the longest, coldest look.
Note: it is not drag queens or women doing this stuff so maybe men should take the longest, coldest look.
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so hang on one second one second. so this broke yesterday. and i seem to remember a furore about an mp saying a few months ago that not all citizens might trust cops. it's that correct? if that's correct, have people that brought brimstone down upon her maybe apologised? just asking as an australian
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
so hang on one second one second. so this broke yesterday. and i seem to remember a furore about an mp saying a few months ago that not all citizens might trust cops. it's that correct? if that's correct, have people that brought brimstone down upon her maybe apologised? just asking as an australian
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This Labour paranoia is just plain weird. Hipkins is an idiot with no vision and no real leadership skills. He occasionally lands a punch but jeepers.
He needs to support his partners not white ant them
He needs to support his partners not white ant them
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This Labour paranoia is just plain weird. Hipkins is an idiot with no vision and no real leadership skills. He occasionally lands a punch but jeepers.
He needs to support his partners not white ant them
He needs to support his partners not white ant them
Nailed it
Chloë Swarbrick is smarter, better informed, and more thoughtful than all of them. I don't know how she stands the condescension and contempt from people who aren't fit to tie her shoes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Nailed it
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Years and years and years of media painting them as weird and radical. If you look at who their supporters are, it's basically a core of highly educated, highly engaged people. The media simply don't treat them as a credible party.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Years and years and years of media painting them as weird and radical. If you look at who their supporters are, it's basically a core of highly educated, highly engaged people. The media simply don't treat them as a credible party.
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How can the opposition be in this position given this is the most hated & unpopular govt ever.
Unforgivable.
Unforgivable.
Realistically, given the margin of error in this poll and the effect of overhangs, all we can really say is that, right now, the next election is too close to call.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Coalition would hold power but Labour gains points after capital gains tax - poll
But coalition parties would still have a majority, according to a new Curia-Taxpayers Union poll,
www.rnz.co.nz
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
How can the opposition be in this position given this is the most hated & unpopular govt ever.
Unforgivable.
Unforgivable.
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📌 Thank you , Jon Stewart ‼️
For articulating , what most
are feeling right now 💯
🎯🎯 👇🏾 🐥 👇🏻 🎯🎯
For articulating , what most
are feeling right now 💯
🎯🎯 👇🏾 🐥 👇🏻 🎯🎯
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📌 Thank you , Jon Stewart ‼️
For articulating , what most
are feeling right now 💯
🎯🎯 👇🏾 🐥 👇🏻 🎯🎯
For articulating , what most
are feeling right now 💯
🎯🎯 👇🏾 🐥 👇🏻 🎯🎯
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Being good at making money doesn’t mean you’re good at anything else. It definitely doesn’t mean your opinions on anything else are important. It most likely just means you’re ruthless, which is the primary trait of most rich people.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Being good at making money doesn’t mean you’re good at anything else. It definitely doesn’t mean your opinions on anything else are important. It most likely just means you’re ruthless, which is the primary trait of most rich people.