PiripiAho
@piripiaho.bsky.social
Aotearoa New Zealand | He uri ahau nā Taranaki mounga, nā Te Waipounamu | Ia / he / him
I am interested in science, environment, history, te reo Māori, a bit of reading and occasionally some heavy music
I am interested in science, environment, history, te reo Māori, a bit of reading and occasionally some heavy music
LUKE: ‘Master, is the Dark Side more powerful?’
YODA: ‘No. Not stronger - but easier, more seductive.’
YODA: ‘No. Not stronger - but easier, more seductive.’
a picture of yoda with the words little but powerful written below him
ALT: a picture of yoda with the words little but powerful written below him
media.tenor.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
LUKE: ‘Master, is the Dark Side more powerful?’
YODA: ‘No. Not stronger - but easier, more seductive.’
YODA: ‘No. Not stronger - but easier, more seductive.’
I have autism. It’s probably nothing to do with being vaccinated.
Even if it was, I’d take autism over polio any day.
Even if it was, I’d take autism over polio any day.
April 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I have autism. It’s probably nothing to do with being vaccinated.
Even if it was, I’d take autism over polio any day.
Even if it was, I’d take autism over polio any day.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
April 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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“The university advised its staff to be aware of how their online profile and social media posts would be viewed by border staff, as it may lead to further attention and questioning.”
April 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“The university advised its staff to be aware of how their online profile and social media posts would be viewed by border staff, as it may lead to further attention and questioning.”
Even the banks say we’re in climate trouble, but on the other hand, look at that other interesting thing over there
"We now expect a 3°C world," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote earlier this month, citing "recent setbacks to global decarbonization efforts."
"Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that #ClimateChange will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree goal and are examining how to maintain profits." www.scientificamerican.com/article/big-...
April 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Even the banks say we’re in climate trouble, but on the other hand, look at that other interesting thing over there
This Karoline Leavitt is comedy gold
REPORTER: Is it the administration's belief that you feel that you are bound to comply with the judge's order?
LEAVITT: We are complying with the judge's order
LEAVITT: We are complying with the judge's order
March 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This Karoline Leavitt is comedy gold
Playing dead in the face of authoritarianism doesn’t work. The longer you leave it, the harder it will become to slow down the momentum.
March 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Playing dead in the face of authoritarianism doesn’t work. The longer you leave it, the harder it will become to slow down the momentum.
Things are rapidly heading south - or as we would say in New Zealand, things are rapidly heading north.
March 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Things are rapidly heading south - or as we would say in New Zealand, things are rapidly heading north.
This ad campaign had huge Murray Hewitt energy
February 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This ad campaign had huge Murray Hewitt energy
New Zealand’s new tourism slogan, ‘Everyone’s got to go’, is straight out of Flight of the Conchords
February 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
New Zealand’s new tourism slogan, ‘Everyone’s got to go’, is straight out of Flight of the Conchords
Good all-indigenous game. Māori narrowly pipped the indigenous brothers from Australia. youtu.be/aOL-1kKeDF8?...
youtu.be
February 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Good all-indigenous game. Māori narrowly pipped the indigenous brothers from Australia. youtu.be/aOL-1kKeDF8?...
Where now are all the pundits who were saying Trump would drive a hard bargain with Putin?
February 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Where now are all the pundits who were saying Trump would drive a hard bargain with Putin?
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Can't believe the amount of heat we used to get for downloading an mp3 when every tech company is downloading the sum total of human expression to sell a scromited version back to us
February 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can't believe the amount of heat we used to get for downloading an mp3 when every tech company is downloading the sum total of human expression to sell a scromited version back to us
Come on, UK - you can do better!
February 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Come on, UK - you can do better!
Trump’s genius foreign policy moves this week have been the diplomatic equivalent of drinking disinfectant.
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Trump’s genius foreign policy moves this week have been the diplomatic equivalent of drinking disinfectant.
Overheard conversation while walking past two demolition workers:
‘Bro, that place was definitely haunted.
‘Yeah, bro.’
‘Bro, that place was definitely haunted.
‘Yeah, bro.’
February 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Overheard conversation while walking past two demolition workers:
‘Bro, that place was definitely haunted.
‘Yeah, bro.’
‘Bro, that place was definitely haunted.
‘Yeah, bro.’
Count Dorku and Daft Sidious
‘Money does not whisper – it shouts’: how Trump 2.0 ushered in a brutish new era of power dressing
‘Money does not whisper – it shouts’: how Trump 2.0 ushered in a brutish new era of power dressing
In the president’s second term, it’s out with the quiet decorum of the Bidens and in with loud American bling. What do the big hair, vulgar slogans and expensive logos promise for the future?
The age of Donald Trump is an assault on the senses. There is…
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Count Dorku and Daft Sidious
Who’ll give me odds on him growing the moustache?
The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.
www.rollingstone.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Who’ll give me odds on him growing the moustache?
Who wants to see my dog making friends with an eel?
January 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Who wants to see my dog making friends with an eel?
Tony Blair’s ultimate punishment was to have Hugh Grant play the alternative version of him in Love Actually
Advisers urged Tony Blair to rein in George W Bush over Iraq war ‘mission from God’
A senior US official said the president needed a ‘dose of reality’ to deal with Iraqi insurgents, documents reveal
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Tony Blair’s ultimate punishment was to have Hugh Grant play the alternative version of him in Love Actually
Taranaki Mounga
Amidst the flood of bad news in global conservation, there are inspiring success stories that shine through, reminding us that hope is not lost. 🌍✨🌐🧪
#ConservationSuccess #HopeForNature #optimism
bbc.com/future/artic...
#ConservationSuccess #HopeForNature #optimism
bbc.com/future/artic...
Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed
Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year.
bbc.com
December 22, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Taranaki Mounga
Is Elon Musk BALD?
December 19, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Is Elon Musk BALD?
Elong is obviously a warm and wonderful human whose life is full of joy.
December 17, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Elong is obviously a warm and wonderful human whose life is full of joy.
I watched one ‘manosphere’ video and now I’m getting ads for bizarre things like a combined flashlight / baseball bat.
You have to order it online - apparently it was a secret invention of the NZ military and they don’t sell it in shops because it’s too good.
You have to order it online - apparently it was a secret invention of the NZ military and they don’t sell it in shops because it’s too good.
December 8, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I watched one ‘manosphere’ video and now I’m getting ads for bizarre things like a combined flashlight / baseball bat.
You have to order it online - apparently it was a secret invention of the NZ military and they don’t sell it in shops because it’s too good.
You have to order it online - apparently it was a secret invention of the NZ military and they don’t sell it in shops because it’s too good.