We should all boycott anything and everything American. Now that Trump has sided with Putin and left Ukraine and western allies to fight almost alone, and US billionaires are choosing which side they want to back e.g. Musk, the US has become our enemy. We cannot rely on their global big tech systems. We can't rely on them to trade fairly. We can't rely on them to honour their global commitments. They continue to support and promote fossil fuels and denigrate renewables. They want to take over Greenland. They favour unregulated AI, even if it ends up making us extinct. Why should we use any product or service produced by a country that has become our enemy? #USPol #Trump #enemy

Eyebrows. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #carart

One of the old historic buildings in Mangonui village. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #building

Another view of the south end of 90 Mile Beach at Ahipara. #aotearoa #farnorth #beach

Glowing in the morning sun on my walk along St Andrew's Walk in Mangonui village today. #photography #aotearoa #flower

Fishing boats at the Unahi wharf. #photography #aotearoa #farnorth #boats

Yesterday's evening sky. #photography #aotearoa #farnorth #clouds

Trump proves once again that Putin is his best mate and that the rest of the world can go to hell. What a pathetic apology of a human being Trump is. There is no question that he is a dangerous psychopath and a global traitor. #trump #us #putin #russia #ukraine #traitor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-ukraine

Shipwreck Bay near Ahipara this afternoon. #photography #aotearoa #farnorth #beach

A reflective moment today. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #reflections

It felt quite summery as kids played in the sea at Cable Bay today. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #beach

Sunset yesterday evening. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #sunset

On the beach. #photography #aotearoa #birds #doubtlessbay

A kereru seen on my walk through Mangonui village yesterday - one of a pair sitting in a tree above me. #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #birds

Looking north today over Mangonui and its harbour mouth opening up to Doubtless Bay. The small hill on the horizon is Puwheke maunga. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay

This article in today's Guardian reinforces the view that AI is not intelligent and merely a "parrot" regurgitating what it has been "fed" with. The fact that AI nearly caused a serious confrontation between the US and China illustrates the madness of the AI and superintelligence developers. It is a threat to all of us because it has no intelligence. #ai #threat #unintelligent https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/forget-superintelligence-error-prone-ai-nearly-sparked-world-war-iii-this-month

Clouds reflected on Mangonui Harbour this morning. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #clouds

Another nice morning here in #doubtlessbay #aotearoa #photography

Taipa Beach was "all mine" for my morning walk today. #aotearoa #doubtlessbay #beach

A green bank in Mangonui seen this morning. #photography #aotearoa #doubtlessbay