Peter Green
@petergreen.bsky.social
It's overdue, and probably doomed, and I'm too old, and I don't care anymore. (he/him)
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this was done intentionally - multiple ministers including Willis & Seymour bragged about how many jobs they’d cut in the first 12 months of their government. the reserve bank literally said it wanted unemployment up to control inflation. as with so many other policies this term, it’s social murder
Nothing says we've tuned a corner like unemployment being the worst since 2017. 🙄
Unemployment rate highest in a decade as it rises to 5.4% www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Unemployment rate highest in a decade as it rises to 5.4% www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Unemployment rate highest in a decade as it rises to 5.4%
Worse than expected, the unemployment rate rose to its highest level since 2015.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
this was done intentionally - multiple ministers including Willis & Seymour bragged about how many jobs they’d cut in the first 12 months of their government. the reserve bank literally said it wanted unemployment up to control inflation. as with so many other policies this term, it’s social murder
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🚨 GAMs have moved on—so it’s time for an update.
On March 3, 2026 (17:00–19:00 CET) I’ll be livestreaming an updated introduction to Generalized Additive Models in R
📺 YouTube livestream link: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K...
#RStats #mgcv #GAMs #gratia #statistics 🧪
On March 3, 2026 (17:00–19:00 CET) I’ll be livestreaming an updated introduction to Generalized Additive Models in R
📺 YouTube livestream link: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K...
#RStats #mgcv #GAMs #gratia #statistics 🧪
What's new in the world of Generalized Additive Models
YouTube video by Bottom of the Heap
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February 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
🚨 GAMs have moved on—so it’s time for an update.
On March 3, 2026 (17:00–19:00 CET) I’ll be livestreaming an updated introduction to Generalized Additive Models in R
📺 YouTube livestream link: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K...
#RStats #mgcv #GAMs #gratia #statistics 🧪
On March 3, 2026 (17:00–19:00 CET) I’ll be livestreaming an updated introduction to Generalized Additive Models in R
📺 YouTube livestream link: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K...
#RStats #mgcv #GAMs #gratia #statistics 🧪
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people are drastically unprepared for what the media & discourse environment is going to turn into this year, I think
consider the smears on Green & TPM MPs last year, the months long coordinated campaigns between muckrakers, politicians & media that led to death threats
2026 will likely be worse
consider the smears on Green & TPM MPs last year, the months long coordinated campaigns between muckrakers, politicians & media that led to death threats
2026 will likely be worse
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 AM
people are drastically unprepared for what the media & discourse environment is going to turn into this year, I think
consider the smears on Green & TPM MPs last year, the months long coordinated campaigns between muckrakers, politicians & media that led to death threats
2026 will likely be worse
consider the smears on Green & TPM MPs last year, the months long coordinated campaigns between muckrakers, politicians & media that led to death threats
2026 will likely be worse
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in "what the fuck is wrong with NZ newsrooms" item number infinity
you *simply do not have to run the PR of a predator as a headline*
you *simply do not have to run the PR of a predator as a headline*
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
in "what the fuck is wrong with NZ newsrooms" item number infinity
you *simply do not have to run the PR of a predator as a headline*
you *simply do not have to run the PR of a predator as a headline*
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So much of this sleaze was in plain sight. When US Ambassador, Mandelson took Starmer for a photo opp at Palantir, a client of Global Counsel in which he had a huge stake. This was a monstrous conflict of interest and it was all public domain. Why did Starmer think it appropriate to go?
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
So much of this sleaze was in plain sight. When US Ambassador, Mandelson took Starmer for a photo opp at Palantir, a client of Global Counsel in which he had a huge stake. This was a monstrous conflict of interest and it was all public domain. Why did Starmer think it appropriate to go?
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The spin on Brian Boyd seems to be "he's naive ergo nothing to see here". From an individual pt of view? Maybe. (Although naivete about a "bevy of beauties" almost "stamped by a doll-making machine" ... This man should not be allowed anywhere near Lolita analysis). But from a systems pt of view?
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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so they're covering the nz couple who ran facilities... still no Pinker or Thiel in ANY stories though... Pinker is speaking TONIGHT on invitation of the FSU (wonder how many ACT folks et al will be in attendance) but it seems like more prominent associates of Epstein are a protected species in NZ
Kiwi couple who managed Epstein ranch also worked at his notorious island, documents show
The pair were initially brought on the manage the Zorro Ranch, but their culinary skills soon saw them replace Epstein’s personal chef.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 5:23 AM
so they're covering the nz couple who ran facilities... still no Pinker or Thiel in ANY stories though... Pinker is speaking TONIGHT on invitation of the FSU (wonder how many ACT folks et al will be in attendance) but it seems like more prominent associates of Epstein are a protected species in NZ
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Do rich people just send emails all day every day?? If I were obscenely wealthy I would never open another email in my life
February 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Do rich people just send emails all day every day?? If I were obscenely wealthy I would never open another email in my life
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CHOTINER: And the pizza place, what’s it called?
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
September 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CHOTINER: And the pizza place, what’s it called?
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
ME: Dominos.
CHOTINER: Right. And you can order from your laptop?
ME: Yeah. Well, I can also use my phone. Sometimes that’s quicker.
CHOTINER: And all the food in your fridge and pantry. When do you eat that?
ME: Now hang on a second,
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Stuff takes the incredible journalistic step of *using the search function* to get a "NZ mentioned" headline and then the article doesn't mention either Thiel (a NZ citizen) or Pinker (invited here by the FSU to speak TONIGHT)
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
The Jeffrey Epstein files: New Zealand mentioned more than 1000 times
New Zealand is mentioned more than a thousand times in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Justice Department.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Stuff takes the incredible journalistic step of *using the search function* to get a "NZ mentioned" headline and then the article doesn't mention either Thiel (a NZ citizen) or Pinker (invited here by the FSU to speak TONIGHT)
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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so, still no stories about this in msm this morning, running out of time there folks
An important *impending* example, that might be *more* important to cover, is that Steven Pinker was an associate of Epstein which has been reported on since at least 2019, AND in the latest tranche
Pinker is speaking in Takapuna TOMORROW having been brought here by the Free Speech Union
Pinker is speaking in Takapuna TOMORROW having been brought here by the Free Speech Union
February 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
so, still no stories about this in msm this morning, running out of time there folks
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The editor of Newsrooms literary section is Steve Braunias who many folks will recognize as
Wherein a journo actively channels the unreliable narrator pedophile from Lolita, confuses the author (Nabakov) with their fictional character (Humbert), perves on a SCHOOL CHILD riding a public bus, and Newsroom just....publishes it???!!!!
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck:
February 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The editor of Newsrooms literary section is Steve Braunias who many folks will recognize as
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So it's media silence when the Deputy PM says NZers should starve themselves if they’re struggling financially rather than the govt doing anything to help.
But, imagine the outrage-o-meter going full tilt if the Greens or TPM advocated for a perfectly reasonable 'Ban Billionaires' policy.
#nzpol
But, imagine the outrage-o-meter going full tilt if the Greens or TPM advocated for a perfectly reasonable 'Ban Billionaires' policy.
#nzpol
Quick question: have any NZ media outlets confronted Seymour about his 'let them eat less' statement in Parliament?
He's the deputy PM for god's sake, whats stopping you?!
#nzpol
He's the deputy PM for god's sake, whats stopping you?!
#nzpol
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
So it's media silence when the Deputy PM says NZers should starve themselves if they’re struggling financially rather than the govt doing anything to help.
But, imagine the outrage-o-meter going full tilt if the Greens or TPM advocated for a perfectly reasonable 'Ban Billionaires' policy.
#nzpol
But, imagine the outrage-o-meter going full tilt if the Greens or TPM advocated for a perfectly reasonable 'Ban Billionaires' policy.
#nzpol
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not one for removing citizenship generally, would prefer if we just seized all the assets of NZers who are named in the Epstein files. Criminal Proceeds Act and just rinse these monsters.
January 31, 2026 at 8:51 PM
not one for removing citizenship generally, would prefer if we just seized all the assets of NZers who are named in the Epstein files. Criminal Proceeds Act and just rinse these monsters.
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This is why I love the EU, not perfect, but so much better than the other options.
January 31, 2026 at 8:28 AM
This is why I love the EU, not perfect, but so much better than the other options.
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Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
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Quick question: have any NZ media outlets confronted Seymour about his 'let them eat less' statement in Parliament?
He's the deputy PM for god's sake, whats stopping you?!
#nzpol
He's the deputy PM for god's sake, whats stopping you?!
#nzpol
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Quick question: have any NZ media outlets confronted Seymour about his 'let them eat less' statement in Parliament?
He's the deputy PM for god's sake, whats stopping you?!
#nzpol
He's the deputy PM for god's sake, whats stopping you?!
#nzpol
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Lmao even.
Report prepared for Nicola Willis sounds the alarm over 'heightened reputational risk' following backlash over previous fiscal briefings
Treasury distances itself from Budget lock-up guest list amid ‘reputational risk’
newsroom.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Lmao even.
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I read that Harmeet K Dhillon, the current Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, was also a knitter, so I went looking to see if she had a Ravelry profile.
January 29, 2026 at 7:31 AM
I read that Harmeet K Dhillon, the current Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, was also a knitter, so I went looking to see if she had a Ravelry profile.
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Heated Rivalry (2025) Dir. Jacob Tierney
Jan 1934: Liquorice Allsorts ad from Bassett's
«BERTIE BASSETT'S DIARY»
«BERTIE BASSETT'S DIARY»
January 29, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Heated Rivalry (2025) Dir. Jacob Tierney
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clearer and clearer every day that it's not that the electorate WANTS bigoted freaks to have power - it's that the institutions, particularly establishment media, that they trust to honestly inform them of reality are going out of their way to protect some of the worst people on the planet.
January 29, 2026 at 3:51 AM
clearer and clearer every day that it's not that the electorate WANTS bigoted freaks to have power - it's that the institutions, particularly establishment media, that they trust to honestly inform them of reality are going out of their way to protect some of the worst people on the planet.
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Yet again, in almost any other NZ government a minister telling NZers to *eat less food* to save money would have them hounded by media and pushed out of politics.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
#GinnyAnderson "Are wages keeping up with the cost of living when white bread has gone up 58.3% in the past year?"
#DavidSeymour "Consider wholemeal."
Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive."
David Seymour: "Eat less."
You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first.
#nzpol #TheAtlasNetwork
#DavidSeymour "Consider wholemeal."
Ginny Anderson: "It's more expensive."
David Seymour: "Eat less."
You first, Scrooge McFuckFace. You first.
#nzpol #TheAtlasNetwork
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Yet again, in almost any other NZ government a minister telling NZers to *eat less food* to save money would have them hounded by media and pushed out of politics.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
Never forget the immensely important protective role that NZ media have played in protecting these fascists from public outrage.
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Can some go-getting reporter (should we have any left) please pressure Luxon to explain what his meeting with Ben Horowitz was about? Because it seems more important to know the answers to that every day that passes.
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Can some go-getting reporter (should we have any left) please pressure Luxon to explain what his meeting with Ben Horowitz was about? Because it seems more important to know the answers to that every day that passes.