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Andy O'Brien

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Originally from Scotland. I'm a guest in Aotearoa, who works in public service. I try to do IT Security stuff. He/Him.πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈAlly.

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No way to predict this, says Government of nation whose media outlined exactly this scenario 16 months ago.

12.03.2026 06:33 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The solution is so obvious that the only reason I can imagine it wasn't attempted before is oil men hate fun.

12.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A print of Milford Sound

A print of Milford Sound

Just got a new shipment of stunning Ilford paper & put this A2 print through for a recipient of an art auction for the local school.

So nice to be able to help out the school, it was so good to my kids

#Mono #Nikon My Ode to Brian Brake

12.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interislander sailing cancelled after technical fault found A single return sailing had to be cancelled on the Kaiārahi ferry after an intermittent technical fault was discovered just hours before a scheduled maintenance layby.

Interislander is down to one operational ferry for several days.
Gee , if only we had a couple of brand new ferries and handling facilities by now....
#NZPol
#Chrisluxon
FAULT IDENTIFIED 9TH MARCH
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
REMOVED FROM SERVICE 12TH MARCH
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingto...

12.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says β€œthey’re having problems with their economy again.”

12.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 388 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Elon Musk is now worth $845 billion.

Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.

Meanwhile, nearly a quarter of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and household debt has risen to a record high.

See the problem here?

11.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 5511 πŸ” 2125 πŸ’¬ 231 πŸ“Œ 106

I think a woman can wear what she wants in her own home no matter what a racist robot has to say about it

12.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 414 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
US Representative Ted Lieu (L), Democrat from California, speaks to a reporter as he departs a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

US Representative Ted Lieu (L), Democrat from California, speaks to a reporter as he departs a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Ted Lieu: β€œA foreign hacker likely has the Epstein Files β€” the best way to prevent blackmail of government officials, such as Trump & Howard Lutnick, would be for AG Pam Bondi to stop the cover up & release all the Epstein Files as required by law”

11.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 3832 πŸ” 1130 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 65

The Marketplace of utter stupidity.

12.03.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
12.03.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Was it an uneaten McRib?

12.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve never, ever had this before. A President completely untethered to truth. I mean completely untethered to truth. That’s such a bad thing. But you know what’s even worse? Way, way too many people don’t care. And way too much of the media no longer cares.

11.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 1357 πŸ” 378 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 16
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A US aircraft carrier destroyed by Iranian missiles. American bombs leveling a nuclear power plant. The Burj Khalifa engulfed in fire.

None of it happened, but that didn’t stop people from spreading fake videos online.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4rv9i75

11.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 12

Trans rights are human rights, I have been very consistent and vocal on this issue at forums, debates, etc.
3 specific things I talk about:
1. Depoliticizing gender affirming care and preventing private insurance from declining coverage here (vote no on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act)
- CONTINUED

11.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn | Jey McCreight β€œMcCreight added that using misinformation to limit who can seek healthcare is a warning for all patients. β€˜These attacks are fundamentally coming from a broader attempt to dismantle science and exper...

For those of you on LinkedIn, I would deeply appreciate you liking/sharing my post! Especially if you are in biomed and/or are a member of the LGBTQ community

www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...

03.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Govt looks to market to reach 10,000 EV charger goal Transport officials warn without more government money the country won’t reach its 2030 goal for EV chargers

Guess what? The Govs promise of 10,00 EV chargers was a LIE!?

I KID YOU NOT!

It seems they failed to allocate any money at all..

#nzpol

newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/10/g...

11.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6

I find it crazy that the markets still seem more willing to listen to what a pathological liar says than the fact that real tangible stuff is actually on fire

11.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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The BBC are really going out of their way to not call these The Peter Files.

11.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2002 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 12

The Emperor's New Shoes

11.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHe does what?”
β€œHe likes to guess their shoe size and orders it for them.”
β€œAnd they don’t fit?”
β€œNo, he’s comically wrong. Like, every time.”
β€œAnd they wear them anyway?”
β€œYeah. See, that’s how you know how sycophantic they are. It’s symbolism.”
(beat)
β€œEh. We can’t do that. It’s too on the nose.”

11.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 602 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump Tells Ships to β€˜Show Some Guts’ in Hormuz as Seafarer Death Toll Rises PresidentΒ Donald TrumpΒ urged commercial vessels to continue sailing through theΒ Strait of HormuzΒ despite escalating attacks on merchant shipping, saying shipowners should not be deterred by security r...

Trump is keen that troops AND civilians risk their lives to make life easier for him whilst he wages war and plays golf.

11.03.2026 09:11 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 3
 I’ve been fined Β£700 in nine months. Is it worth having a car in a city any more?

From Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to fines for minor infractions, our writer weighs up whether she should give up her Fiat 500 or not

I’ve been fined Β£700 in nine months. Is it worth having a car in a city any more? From Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to fines for minor infractions, our writer weighs up whether she should give up her Fiat 500 or not

As a sign of how well-researched and thorough this article is, the only people quoted are mates of the author and the absurd, tiny and entirely unrepresentative Alliance of British Drivers.

11.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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real alpha male stuff here

11.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1931 πŸ” 353 πŸ’¬ 190 πŸ“Œ 17

Want some warm fuzzy trans news?

Read the feelgood story of how I spent 2025 unexpectedly adopting a trans son and ended up accidentally founding a transmasc social club together πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ₯Ή

So proud of Troy for taking the initiative to grow this into something massively important for our local community

10.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran war Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also authorized the $100,000 purchase of a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, according to a watchdog report

What the actual fuck?

11.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 572 πŸ” 206 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 39

I can’t believe this nonsense is still doing the rounds.
The rumour that children are identifying as cats is imported from America because a school was found to have cat litter in their classrooms.
The reason? So the kids had somewhere to piss during school-shooter lockdowns.
Reform are morons.

11.03.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How I've learned that certainty is the thing to really fear After five decades hosting radio phone-ins and debates, Nicky Campbell reflects on the state of public debate

I mean, in Campbell’s case the thing to really fear is being hit by his plate when he hurls it at you in the studio because he’s in a mood and thinks BAs and runners are acceptable targets. Odious arsehole of a man, treats junior staff like shit and - as so often with β€˜talent’ - gets away with it.

11.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In less than two weeks, the US government has already spent more money bombarding Iran than it will contribute to cancer research this entire year.

Probably *a great deal* more money.

They would rather let you die, so long as you fear them while you are living.

crimethinc.com/IranWar2026

11.03.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 270 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Let's see why clean energy technologies are so much more energy secure than oil.

A single solar panel (450W) costs about €100, same as a tank of petrol.

How many EV kilometres can the solar panel power compared to the tank of diesel?

Take a guess while I work it out on the back of an envelope.

11.03.2026 10:40 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6