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Peter Wilkie πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

@wilks6.bsky.social

Older than I was. Hunger for social equity, craving a better world for all. AFLW & AFL Hawks fan. I care about animals, nature, life and people. Occasional writer, regular gardener, enjoyer of the ridiculous. Wadawurrung lands. Left & proud of it

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Not just an Australian problem then.

10.03.2026 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

No, unfortunately

A few years ago I wrote a piece on Medium about it and was surprised at the feedback I got from the UK, because I'd written it in relation to Australia

I was disturbed by the number of older aged fathers worried about who their adult sons were idolising

10.03.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

10.03.2026 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6947    πŸ” 2392    πŸ’¬ 215    πŸ“Œ 128

To restore democracy and create a fairer, safer, greener world, we need massive taxes on the ultra-rich. As in the 1940s. People get confused about this. The main purpose of such taxes is *not* to raise revenue. The point is to stop the few dominating the many. It's an essential democratic measure.

10.03.2026 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1064    πŸ” 345    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 19

I wasn't intending to turn this into a thread, but it seems to have happened anyway.
It's about the great plague on our lives: the extreme wealth of a tiny number of people.
And what to do about it.

10.03.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 787    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 3

But Roh! There's been one game played by half the sides in the League, so the dozens of hours of insight and rumour needs to be analysed by the soaring intellects of washed up has beens, never were's & 19yo genii has never seemed so vitally important

Geeze. Kane might've predicted who finishes 9th

10.03.2026 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This framing of war having a negative impact on the cost of living makes me wanna scream!

That petrol and groceries are the focus over the human cost is so unbearably grim.

I am sick of money being the measure of all worth in this world.

Fuck cost of living, I am worried about cost of lives.

09.03.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
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Sign the Petition Request for Investigation: Racist Threats and Intimidation at Ballarat Community centre

Please sign

10.03.2026 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Muslims traumatised after right-wing attack on community dinner A Muslim community in Ballarat is left traumatised after a man barged into a community dinner allegedly throwing punches and yelling abuse.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Anti Muslim abuse ? Move on please.
No arrest. Nice.
Can. you. imagine if he’d turned up a synagogue ?

Hope you’re proud @albomp.bsky.social
#auspol

10.03.2026 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

There really is a big need for systematic review of how police apply the law to different groups. We have just watched the collapse of the #justice system in #US. So courts the same. We have a similar #genocidal, #racist and #sexist past in Oz. #auspol

10.03.2026 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

The land of hypocrisy

10.03.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone have a link to the petition to have this taken seriously?

I mean, why the fuck we have to ask to have existing laws applied is beyond me, but this must be pursued

10.03.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA 37-year-old man was interviewed by police at the scene and was then given a direction to move on.”

How are those hate laws going?

Someone want to let the cops know about them?

10.03.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
MENTAL HEALTH VS MENTAL ILLNESS

MENTAL HEALTH
- Represents overall psychological well-being.
- Encompasses emotional balance, resilience, and life satisfaction.
- Reflects positive mental functioning.
- Exists on a well-being continuum.
- Promotes a sense of fulfillment & contentment.

MENTAL ILLNESS
- Refers to specific diagnosable conditions.
- Involves disorders like depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.
- Manifests through symptoms & dysfunction.
- Requires medical diagnosis and treatment.
- Exists alongside mental health on the well-being spectrum.

MENTAL HEALTH VS MENTAL ILLNESS MENTAL HEALTH - Represents overall psychological well-being. - Encompasses emotional balance, resilience, and life satisfaction. - Reflects positive mental functioning. - Exists on a well-being continuum. - Promotes a sense of fulfillment & contentment. MENTAL ILLNESS - Refers to specific diagnosable conditions. - Involves disorders like depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. - Manifests through symptoms & dysfunction. - Requires medical diagnosis and treatment. - Exists alongside mental health on the well-being spectrum.

Basic terms like Mental Health Vs Mental Illness are misunderstood by many, leading to confusion and inability to have a better understanding, further discussions & learning about either.
mind.help/topic/mental...

09.03.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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The announcement today from the Albanese Labor Government to send an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to the Gulf and provide medium-range air-to-air missiles to the UAE shows Australia has been fully dragged into another US forever war.

09.03.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8

Imagine being such a spineless, incapable and insecure little nobody that the idea of your life partner having her own thoughts, ambitions and ideals threatens you?

I think that's the most pathetic thing I've ever heard

"Manosphere?"

Piss weak o phere more like

Strength isn't domination

09.03.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Its beyond disturbing that the Australian Prime Minister ignores 27 million Australians while he bows to a handful of wealthy, white, fascist Zionists

#FuckIsrael
#FuckAlbanese
#auspol

09.03.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pauline Hanson secured taxpayer-funded solar rebate despite calling for subsidies to large-scale renewables to end Exclusive: Spokesperson for One Nation leader says it supports roof-top solar, as Matt Canavan also defends using scheme

The sheer raging hypocrisy
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

09.03.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Read this @albomp.bsky.social ?

Yet here you are, telling us that you are involving us, against the wishes of majority of Australians, in a war started by a paedophile & a war criminal to save their political arses, because of "unprovoked attacks"

The country you seek to "save" telling the truth

09.03.2026 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah! Then you should definitely follow @kiwiev.bsky.social

09.03.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Royal Commission we got is a biased, myopic program designed to normalise extremist racism & provide excuses for 0.4% of our community to operate outside the boundaries of society

The R/C we need is to investigate foreign interference in Australian life

Like this πŸ‘‡

09.03.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The nearest Jag car club could be a wealth of handy advice

09.03.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Because I Love You
YouTube video by The Masters Apprentices - Topic Because I Love You

Just because it's a beautiful song, that you possibly haven't heard in forever

youtu.be/fuXKFBXqAYY?...

09.03.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I adore Lynley Dodd's books. For us it was Slinky Malinki. I still call our cat Slinki Malinki rapscallion cat when he's being naughty. 😸

09.03.2026 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Scarface Claw reminded me of a cat which resided in our family home when I was a kid

George was born in a concrete barbeque, at the back of an Anglesea beach house and grew into a very large boy

George was less pet and more....brooding menace

Had every dog in the 'hood absolutely terrified

09.03.2026 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Schnitzel Von Crumm had a very low tum

09.03.2026 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We still have a few books from those wonderful years, (I loved reading with my little girl, hamming it up & getting things "wrong" to evoke a reaction, such a fun thing to do as a parent) including a couple of these.....

09.03.2026 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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This one was lesser known but a big hit in our home. Created lots of young child chuckles & toddler belly laughs

Dad may have bunged it on a bit

09.03.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The big thing that says snort was my early favourite in this mystery....but I've never been a good judge of character

09.03.2026 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0