Peter Taylor
freeheelpete.bsky.social
Peter Taylor
@freeheelpete.bsky.social
I love the malapropism almost as much as the tech concept. ""safety is tantamount to what we do""

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Kiwi hydrofoiling tourist vessel takes on the world
An Auckland boat builder has received its first order for an 11-person hydrofoiling ferry.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Now is the time to rally and protect our democracy.

- News media pressured
- Lawmakers tamed
- Career officials fired
- Prosecutors targeting adversaries
- Billionaire tycoons prostrating themselves
- Judges threatened with impeachment
- Uniformed military purged
In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold
A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM
The title says it all.

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Māori Haka in NZ Parliament goes METAL!
YouTube video by Andre Antunes
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November 25, 2024 at 9:27 AM
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This is obvious. Taiwan understands it, but its remarkable how many Americans, who claim to be worried about China, don't.
⚡️Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports.

"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum.
Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports
"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum on Nov. 23.
kyivindependent.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:39 PM
A fun, farcical romp through some classic Canterbury, New Zealand backcountry. Had fun guessing the locations. Rakaia River headwaters and Mt White Station Road. And, inevitably, Castle Hill. But tons that I could not recognize.

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Bookworm (2024)
Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tw...
letterboxd.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:44 PM