David “เดวิด” Pattemore
@dpattemore.bsky.social
Ko te reo te taikura o te ao mārama
Ecologist, Faux-farmer, Enthusiast, posts are my own opinions, likes not necessarily endorsements. Wide-a-woke.
He/Him
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 ally
He tangata tiriti ahau, ngai Aotearoa ahau
Ecologist, Faux-farmer, Enthusiast, posts are my own opinions, likes not necessarily endorsements. Wide-a-woke.
He/Him
🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 ally
He tangata tiriti ahau, ngai Aotearoa ahau
I really really hate the new look iOS. It’s like cheesy late nineties MS WordArt aesthetic and is an awful user experience.
Why isn’t there any way to turn it off!? I know this is a super minor issue in the context of the world, but better consumer testing was needed before releasing it.
Why isn’t there any way to turn it off!? I know this is a super minor issue in the context of the world, but better consumer testing was needed before releasing it.
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I really really hate the new look iOS. It’s like cheesy late nineties MS WordArt aesthetic and is an awful user experience.
Why isn’t there any way to turn it off!? I know this is a super minor issue in the context of the world, but better consumer testing was needed before releasing it.
Why isn’t there any way to turn it off!? I know this is a super minor issue in the context of the world, but better consumer testing was needed before releasing it.
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The admission that the police are deliberately siphoning off correspondence to the PM and the Minister of Police from members of the public to make sure it is never seen sure strikes at the heart of a democracy. Corruption at the top level. Heads must roll.
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The admission that the police are deliberately siphoning off correspondence to the PM and the Minister of Police from members of the public to make sure it is never seen sure strikes at the heart of a democracy. Corruption at the top level. Heads must roll.
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
I just signed this; let’s get this one going!
Petition of Bevan O’Connor: Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
Petition of Bevan O’Connor: Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I just signed this; let’s get this one going!
Petition of Bevan O’Connor: Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
Petition of Bevan O’Connor: Withdraw the Regulatory Standards Bill
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
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this should surprise absolutely no one at all.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
this should surprise absolutely no one at all.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
But will be said regardless. At volume.
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🚨🔥📃TAHUNA TE PIRE | Te Pāti Māori does not support the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
1.
"No govt in history has ever had the right or authority to extinguish the Tiriti-based rights of Māori. This is literally why treaty settlements exist.”
#NZPol
1.
"No govt in history has ever had the right or authority to extinguish the Tiriti-based rights of Māori. This is literally why treaty settlements exist.”
#NZPol
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🚨🔥📃TAHUNA TE PIRE | Te Pāti Māori does not support the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
1.
"No govt in history has ever had the right or authority to extinguish the Tiriti-based rights of Māori. This is literally why treaty settlements exist.”
#NZPol
1.
"No govt in history has ever had the right or authority to extinguish the Tiriti-based rights of Māori. This is literally why treaty settlements exist.”
#NZPol
Umm, Te Wai Pounamu, maybe just stay home on Thursday??! 😬😬😬
I can’t recall seeing such a grim forecast chart; look at the pressure gradient inland from Kaikōura! 😱
I can’t recall seeing such a grim forecast chart; look at the pressure gradient inland from Kaikōura! 😱
October 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Umm, Te Wai Pounamu, maybe just stay home on Thursday??! 😬😬😬
I can’t recall seeing such a grim forecast chart; look at the pressure gradient inland from Kaikōura! 😱
I can’t recall seeing such a grim forecast chart; look at the pressure gradient inland from Kaikōura! 😱
Miriam Webster’s daily crossword “The Missing Letter” hilariously mixed up the spelling in one of their clues and answers today. 😂 It made me doubt myself, so I had to go google it. I was right and they were wrong!
October 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Miriam Webster’s daily crossword “The Missing Letter” hilariously mixed up the spelling in one of their clues and answers today. 😂 It made me doubt myself, so I had to go google it. I was right and they were wrong!
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It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Join us in calling on the government to immediately halt all progress on the amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/op...
Oppose the Amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area Act
Join us in calling on the government to immediately halt all progress on the amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act.
our.actionstation.org.nz
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Join us in calling on the government to immediately halt all progress on the amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/op...
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Here’s my response to the NZ government shakeup of science funding today, on top of their reductions in bluesky funding and lack of accountability for climate issues. 🧪
We need urgent action on what the SSAG report describes as a fragile and chronically underfunded research system.
We need urgent action on what the SSAG report describes as a fragile and chronically underfunded research system.
October 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Here’s my response to the NZ government shakeup of science funding today, on top of their reductions in bluesky funding and lack of accountability for climate issues. 🧪
We need urgent action on what the SSAG report describes as a fragile and chronically underfunded research system.
We need urgent action on what the SSAG report describes as a fragile and chronically underfunded research system.
My life has been improved considerably since I started reading Google AI summaries as if they were being spoken by Philomena Cunk.
October 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
My life has been improved considerably since I started reading Google AI summaries as if they were being spoken by Philomena Cunk.
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It’s deeply encouraging to see footage of hostages reuniting with their families and to see Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza.
There are obviously many more steps to achieving a lasting peace but today’s developments should give us all a profound sense of hope.
There are obviously many more steps to achieving a lasting peace but today’s developments should give us all a profound sense of hope.
October 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It’s deeply encouraging to see footage of hostages reuniting with their families and to see Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza.
There are obviously many more steps to achieving a lasting peace but today’s developments should give us all a profound sense of hope.
There are obviously many more steps to achieving a lasting peace but today’s developments should give us all a profound sense of hope.
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Another haka and another display of Gerry's wonderful understanding of tīkanga.
October 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Another haka and another display of Gerry's wonderful understanding of tīkanga.
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i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
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We live in a Māori nation. Our Parliament should reflect that more. The haka from the public gallery is an appropriate response to a maiden speech. Suspended Parliament only reminds Māori that they are not welcome to be authentically themselves there. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended
Speaker Gerry Brownlee intends to investigate whether anyone knew the haka would take place after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
We live in a Māori nation. Our Parliament should reflect that more. The haka from the public gallery is an appropriate response to a maiden speech. Suspended Parliament only reminds Māori that they are not welcome to be authentically themselves there. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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If Winston truly believes Chlöe is responsible for his broken window then logically it follows that he must be accepting personal responsibility for every single death threat made to Benjamin Doyle and their whanau.
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
If Winston truly believes Chlöe is responsible for his broken window then logically it follows that he must be accepting personal responsibility for every single death threat made to Benjamin Doyle and their whanau.
#breakingnews
Tonight, for one night only, you won’t need a telescope to see the moon! 😮
NZHerald: “You won’t need a telescope to catch a glimpse [of tonight’s supermoon]”
Tonight, for one night only, you won’t need a telescope to see the moon! 😮
NZHerald: “You won’t need a telescope to catch a glimpse [of tonight’s supermoon]”
October 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
#breakingnews
Tonight, for one night only, you won’t need a telescope to see the moon! 😮
NZHerald: “You won’t need a telescope to catch a glimpse [of tonight’s supermoon]”
Tonight, for one night only, you won’t need a telescope to see the moon! 😮
NZHerald: “You won’t need a telescope to catch a glimpse [of tonight’s supermoon]”
Age yourself with a film you saw as a kid
September 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Age yourself with a film you saw as a kid
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"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."
- Desmond Tutu
- Desmond Tutu
September 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."
- Desmond Tutu
- Desmond Tutu
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Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️
September 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️
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"And for me, as a Pākehā, the only question was how anyone could have a problem with this and what it represents. How could anyone want less of it? Why would you feel threatened?"
On infectious optimism 🤍
Te ata hou — the new dawn
And why a blurry video frame makes me happy
open.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"And for me, as a Pākehā, the only question was how anyone could have a problem with this and what it represents. How could anyone want less of it? Why would you feel threatened?"
Holy shit, this shameless boot licking!
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Holy shit, this shameless boot licking!
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As tangata Tiriti I’m very pleased that TPM seems ascendant over the Pākehā-dominant Labour Party. No offense to Labour, but what’s good for Māori is good for all of us, and seeing @tepaatimaori.bsky.social on the rise brings me hope for the future of Aotearoa
"With 84 percent of the votes counted, Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara had 5286, almost twice as many as Labour's Peeni Henare (2721)."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Polls close in Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
Early results heavily favour Te Pāti Māori candidate Oriini Kaipara.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
As tangata Tiriti I’m very pleased that TPM seems ascendant over the Pākehā-dominant Labour Party. No offense to Labour, but what’s good for Māori is good for all of us, and seeing @tepaatimaori.bsky.social on the rise brings me hope for the future of Aotearoa