Profile avatar
1717pete.bsky.social
Living in Wollongong, NSW, Australia, in a relationship, supportive of minorities, love a wide range of music (no, not all kinds!), working with a Landcare group to restore a small patch of bushland in the suburbs, growing local natives in our own backyard
718 posts 622 followers 55 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter

If it looks like a Nazi, and smells like a Nazi...

I just don’t see how an Executive Order saying Mike Love was the real genius in the Beach Boys could be legally binding

Russia has been planning this coup for a long time. Putin is finally getting his revenge for the USSR's collapse. It was always personal for him. As Nikita Khrushchev said in 1956: “We will take America without firing a shot. We do not have to invade the U.S. We will destroy you from within”.

From United Humanists on FB

***Best Dad joke!*** I tried to impress our dinner guests last night with a sauce made from vodka, gravy and nitrous oxide. But all l've done is make myself an Absolut laughing stock.

80 years on, the Nazis are still around.

March 4th For Democracy!! 🚨 Get more info, resources, or find a protest: fiftyfifty.one (check back next week for protest listings). 50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Movement. #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy @polrev.bsky.social FAQs + talking points + other ways to act next. 🪡🧵

AOC is an amazing woman, shame she isn't president instead of the Chump/Muskrat alliance.

Happy Friday! This is the resistance. Cause some Good Trouble today!

He shouldn't hold back, he should express his feelings more :) Brilliant, if I knew it would be like that, I'd start watching the news again!

ASTEROID: *speeds toward earth* ASTEROID'S MOM: *grabs asteroid by the collar* stay away from there you might catch something

#CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld is a fine movie with a great Captain America but maybe not the bravest of new worlds #Film #Movie #Review moviemeisterreviews.com/2025/02/22/c...

There’s something happening in this country.

Still trying to claw back the One Neuron racist vote they lost over 25 years ago

Harsh!

Wow, one of Rupert's papers correcting right wing lies, what's the world coming to??

Choose your own adventure gulfof.mapquest.com?name=Wollong...

mapquest released their own “gulf of” generator (bet you never thought you’d hear that name again…you’re welcome)

During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived. His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Sláva Ukrayíni! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

If you’ve not yet seen it, Bannon just gave the Nazi salute... it's done - Republican Party is an openly fascist party.

Hey, Americans (and everyone else!): peaceful, democratic and not-insane Australia may have a job for you, especially if you work in healthcare. Why not bring your qualifications, skills and experience to a country that appreciates them? Have a look! immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/workin...

Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Come over to BlueSky, Muskrat, you'll see what insulted really looks like.