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SWMBO can cut off someone's head with just a few well-chosen words!! 😄

If a child managed to stay reading this bullshit they are truly exceptional.

When I was a child, our family were the poorest in the area. We couldn't afford new clothing, all our clothing came from military surplus stores. I was the only Japanese General in my class!

Oops. Ahh.. OK.. this is not the militarisation of the police like the US.. The police here do not use brutal tactics as they do in the USA. They are trained to first de-escalate and they don't usually send in fire-armed police as a first option unless the threat assessment is very serious. Whether you think it is right, PA is a proscribed terroirist organisations and there are laws against showing support to proscribed terrorist organisations. And the police have to uphold the law irrespective of their own political beliefs. Frankly, anything coming out og the UN Human Rights agency, council or whatever they call themselves has to be treated initially with some degree of scepticism. Apparently up to 10% UNRWA, a body within the UNHROC were affiliated with islamist militant groups including HAMAS. Yes, they are supposed to have all gone now, but does that remove the bias that allowed them there in the first place? Secondly, look at the members of the UN Human Rights Council: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/membership I would suggest that those who have an honest repect the basic freedoms and rights of people ar probably in the minority. It is strange that they have sent delegations to Australia report on violence against women, yet have not sent delegations to Saudi, Pakistan and the like - other member nations. You can guess, I don't hold them in high esteem. The article purposts that PA has been a proscribed terrorist organisation becausde they damaged a few planes. Unfortunately, their website notifies they are proscribed, requests a donation in some obscure crytocurrency, so I cannot go to the source for their actual policies, agenda, etc. On the internet, it mainly talsk about them targetting Israeli firms in protest and limits it to property. However, the UK government has documented the following in https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/803/pdfs/uksiem_20250803_en_001.pdf "Palestine Action 5.2 Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian group with the stated aim to support Palestinian sovereignty by using direct criminal action tactics to halt the sale and export of military equipment to Israel. Since its inception in 2020, Palestine Action has orchestrated a nationwide campaign of direct criminal action against businesses and institutions, including key national infrastructure and defence firms that provide services and supplies to support Ukraine, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), “Five Eyes” allies and the UK defence enterprise. Palestine Action has also broadened its targets from the defence industry to include financial firms, charities, universities and government buildings. Its activity has increased in frequency and severity since the start of 2024 and its methods have become more aggressive, with its members demonstrating a willingness to use violence. Its activities meet the threshold of being concerned in terrorism as set out in the Terrorism Act 2000. There are varying defnitions of terrorism, but this is what Google spat out: Terrorism is the calculated use or threat of serious violence against people or property, intended to intimidate the public or coerce a government for political, religious, or ideological goals, often by creating widespread fear . Key elements include violent acts (murder, damage, endangering life) and specific intent (influencing government/public, advancing a cause). Definitions vary, but generally focus on these core components. So, it would seem the general definition is not limited to violence, despite being played down by the artiucle you present. Now, the UK may be unfairly acting against Palestinians and Muslims/Islam in general, but I don't think so on the evidence and definitions. After all, the UK, to its moneatry costs in exports of education, are not sanctioning the Muslim Bortherhood, where others do: https://www.ft.com/content/f256cc27-b80f-4fce-88cf-e80cb2451ef5 Also, as a display of how police tactics try (possibly too much) to de-escalate, here is a video documenting a policewoman receiving potentially life changing injuries at the hands of a PA protestor: Unf, I couldn't find the video my son dug up, which was far more graphic. And this was before they were proscribed? Peaceful prtest, eh? Just like Sydney jews were actively encouraged not to walk near the Palestinaian protests in Sydney and Melbourne because they were in danger.. because of the possibility ov violence purely because they were Jewish. But I gues it is OK for some Palestinian supporter to taunt the Jews at Bondi after the attack? Actually, it is a free world so yes, but I recall the Jews getting heated but no violence emanating from it. Wake up and put your prejudices aside for a change. I am happy to say there are times where the UK police go too far, but seriously, peaceful protest! FFS! Israel also have stuff to answer for. But to paint the Palestinian protests in the UK as peaceful is generally a joke.. Yes there have been few - very few of them. Shall we mention intimidation and threats of violence on the campuses etc.. where Jes had to be protected or refused entry to the campus. The lsit goes on. UK police are generally very good.

Is this site on social media ban for children?

A great way to start life disowned, and then suddenly things get worse.

Fagin is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist. Originally depicted by Dickens as explicitly Jewish, in the preface to the novel, he is alleged to be a "crafty old Jew" and a fence. Fagin's character might be based on the criminal Ikey Solomon. His well-publicised crimes, escape from arrest, recapture and trial led to his transportation to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. Solomon's life has been the subject of several works, including The Potato Factory by Bryce Courtenay, a historical novel that was made into a four-part miniseries that aired in Australia. Solomon died on 3 September 1850 and was buried the next day in the Jewish cemetery in Harrington Street, Hobart. Possibly the oldest Jewish cemetery in Australia, it was bulldozed in 2002

Imagine being genuinely excited about receiving an award that's not yours? Wow. Seen it all. I guess Susan Ley will be sifting through the spare room to find that u/13 most improved netball player to bestow on el Chumpo in return for some platitude of some sort. [edit] that's a bit harsh on Ley, I admit.

I think it will go straight to the pool room and never see the light of day again. Trump knows the whole world knows it's not his. His ego won't let him wear it because he knows people will laugh at him. She didn't even get an Oval Office meeting for the handover and left with a crappy show bag. I'm quite pleased with her gesture really, even though it won't do what she's hoping it will. She can say what she likes about Venezuela just showing its gratitude, but with Trump, everything is personal.

She KNOWS HOW VAIN the Fool Is. I hope that is all she gave up. Like you point out . The Award is not transferable. It only Makes HIM look Silly for expecting and accepting it . The WHOLE WORLD Knows. Nev

Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time. So the smart lady distracted donold with HER glittering trinket. The award and honor remains hers.

My astute friends already do!

Yep, and 51 immigrants were killed by one right wing nut job in Christchurch, and 77 people were killed in Norway by another right wing nut job - and these two mass murderers still have plenty of followers. The cure is to find the radicals from each side, before they commit their ideologically-motivated terrorism attacks.

I still think that the ambasador should NOT be a former politician. The ambassador should be a person who has the training, skills and experience in diplomacy that are required by an ambassador, especially considering the present climate in the USA.

Hockey is right - Dutton has no brain

Just take the no from your Name, Pete Nev

Nah. That's not a wisom thing. That's measurement issue. He's been telling his wife 50mm is eight inches, for too long.

Don't forget that the bridge is concrete structure, probably with steel reinforcing, and it is within a short distance from the sea. It could hace 'concrete cancer' which would reduce its load capacity. However, the loads on it only come from pedestrians, so they would be pretty insignificant. These bridges form part of the historic architecture of the beach precinct. They go along with the equally historic Bondi Pavillion.

OH. How rude. Quelle Horreur, Children may read this. Nev

He's gone to another position, president of the Asia society or something. I don't think anyone could say he's really been hampered by what he said about the orange turd in the past. Trump's own VP called him an idiot and "America's Hitler" before he manfully discarded all morals, dignity and logic in order to get power.

Mods Please move Jerry's above post to the appropriate thread.... the "WTF! Maybe I'm getting old!" Thread.

I've done a fair Bit of Shark Spotting/Patrolling and Shark Numbers fluctuate a Lot and some types of shark are More worrisome than Others. Bull sharks have emerged as a risk. Grey Nurse used to be Blamed Unfairly for attacks. Many times Sharks do not attack surfers. Shark Nets catch a lot of other things we don't want to Lose. It's THEIR territory. I've always Been wary of them They are NOT Predictable. My diving was Never alone Usually 3 people who could observe what was About. On the surface you have No way of Knowing and splashing attracts them as a Hooked fish does. Bronze Whalers. Hammer Heads,(not so much in FIJI) Great whites, Mako .I used to sell dum dums to Ben Crop. (He made them from what I sold him. Originally they Were shotgun Cartridges at the end of a rod I made a study of Sharks and fish Generally.

I think that Netanyahu's actions have acted as a focal point for attacks against Jews in Australia. We have to remember that we of European descent have lived in an anti-Jewish culture since about 79AD when the Romans got heavy-handed with a rebellious provincial group. After Christianity became the common religion for Western Europe, the story that the Jews murdered Christ was fed to the unsophisticated populous. That created the anti-Jewish culture which became ingrained in Western societies. Now, when government of a Jewish country is going overboard in dealing with dissent within its borders, one method of protesting at that government's actions is to attack people who might practise a certain religion, bnut are not citizen's of the Jewish county. Are anti-Islamist attacks any different? Why aren't young Jewish people attacking mosques in our cities? Probably because they live by the standards of Western European societies and attacking places of worship is just not the done thing in those societies. If Netanyahu's government was not in power, and a moderate Party was, would the government initiated attacks on non-Jewish citizens still go on?

He will never say anything bad about Putin because that would mean admitting that he was wrong about Putin before, and of course Trump is never wrong.

Well , aside from all this stuff separately , l can not believe Trump still can't bring himself to say anything bad about Putin. Not enough he has his US soldiers on their knees rolling out red carpet for him, while Trump himself waits clasping hands smile from ear to ear bursting like a little school girl as Putin approaches - he still , 12mths after all his Ukr bs, insists in every presser, every time, that it's mostly soldiers being killed , innnnn, Putins defense. You watch any clip over 12mths of Trump talking about the lives lost in the Ukr war and he goes out of his way to add that, in every one. Andddd, to this day he's still adding it. Bloody gobsmacked . Still won't acknowledge, even still defending that his man crush doesn't go after civilians. Why are they all so silent with his bs and lies, over and over and over again. lt amazes me. Although he'll shutem down l know , if they mention or argue or ask something he doesn't like and it'll be no more questions from them but still. As for all this latest crap , notice they're all microscopic tiny countries or else countries he knows damn well couldn't even fight them back. He's actually doing, exactly what Putins been doing for decades. Just wrapping it up in different dressing. l reckon this idiot will be chaos start to finish, just like he's first term, he's even worse this time so far.

Do You Really Mean your LAST LINE.? I DID NOT say Jews in ISRAEL either. Australia is Not a Suburb of TEL AVIV. Lives are Lives. BIBI's Behaviour is the Prime cause of a Lot of lost Sympathy for the Jews. Stating this DOES NOT IMPLY that I support attacks on Anyone. There's enough HATE to go around already. Nev

Banks are withdrawing ATM's due to the cost of servicing them. With the reduction of branches and tellers, and people requiring access to cash, this has left it up to privately owned ATMs. They also have to be serviced by companies like Brambles to top up the cash dispensers, which costs money, hence the charges. Private ATM owners also have to pay rent to shopkeepers for the space the ATM occupies.

It has to be BS. The only way a walkout would have happened is if he said "Let's break for lunch".

An interesting perspective.... https://www.upworthy.com/american-in-europe-realization

TO Restrict using of information is OBSTRUCTION of Justice. The Perpetrators have already made their Position VERY clear. The Victim was Unarmed and attempting to drive away when she was Executed. Where is the evidence of Police Injury? Nev

There are more than enough recordings of the incident made by independent witnesses that any body-cam video would be redundant. The problem is that a Federal Authority is ignoring the sovereignty of a State, something that is unconstitutional. But we are talking about the Trump Federal Government.

This is partially the same bike a year later. I bought it back from the insurance company and rebuilt it into this. It has the original tank, side panels, engine and gearbox, but everything else was replaced.

Trump against crushing protesters.... in Iran. Opposite to USA. Where they just shoot them.

I can handle her, and she knows me well enough when to stop pushing buttons. But if she spots injustice happening, God help those carrying out the injustice.

I am pretty satisfied with my bank. The bank is owned by the customers, and I get to vote on remuneration for the board and on other issues, such as a recent merger. The board and executive are not on enormous salaries like the big banks. My accounts have no fees at all because of the way I use them. It does not have many branches; however, if I did want to use cash, I could use any post office. Non-Executive Director Remuneration (2024) The total pool for all Non-Executive Directors' (NEDs) pay was $895,698 per annum, an increase of 2.75% subject to member approval. Individual NED compensation for that year was intended to be as follows: Base Remuneration (NED): $95,287 p.a. (up from $92,737). Committee Chairs: $114,344 p.a. (a 20% loading on base remuneration). Board Chair: $171,517 p.a. (an 80% loading on base remuneration). Executive Compensation As a mutual bank, Bank Australia's executive compensation structure and specific individual pay packets are not reported in the same way as the publicly listed "big four" Australian banks (CBA, NAB, Westpac, ANZ). Data from third-party sites suggests a wide range for various management roles within the bank, with an average salary for an Executive Manager role estimated around $207,111 per year based on user submissions. In contrast, CEOs of major ASX-listed banks have significantly higher total compensation packages, with figures for Matt Comyn (CBA) at $8.5 million and Andrew Irvine (NAB) at $5.62 million in 2025, which include substantial bonuses and stock options

She's a Police Superintendents daughter, Nev - I reckon they should know.

His smile looks very forced. He knows it's her medal, that it doesn't have his name on it, and that it's now second-hand. Every time he looks at it, he'll remember that it wasn't awarded to him, and that will hurt his ego. It will have the same effect on him as knowing deep down that Joe Biden really won the election. I think she made a mistake. She would have been much smarter to just tell him that he deserved the medal instead of actually giving him hers.

About 1% of the World's population have about 50% of the wealth. Nev

Bridge at the end of its useful life? Now I have heard everything. Over here we have had bridges stand for many centuries. As they are of histortical importance (heritage listed for Aus), they are refurbished. Yes it is more expensive, but what is the point of heritage listing if you don't preserve it? Anyway, Minns says he doesn't want it to be a ghoulish reminder of the massacre. Fair enough, but I say preserve it as a monument to those who died and acted out of bravery. Maybe add a plaue to it as a reminder.

I don't think I'll apply. One of the suggested possibilities is Stephen Conroy, and he has been less than complimentary to T.r.u.m.p. https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/labor-stalwart-who-called-donald-trump-a-moron-leads-the-race-to-become-us-ambassador/news-story/37660aa95eea32e13aaac9921a7921d8

WELL God the Father Planned the whole lot so His "only" SON would be crucified to DIE for OUR sins as Long as we had Faith in Him so the Jews were Just Unwittingly carrying out Gods Plan. Jesus was King of the Jews. This stuff takes a bit of absorbing. The Jews DECIDED to have their OWN Country after WW2. Trouble IS Other People were Living there at the time. ALL Borders Drawn By the West in the ME are Questionable . Nev

That is accurate for Chump, but Putin is far more calculating and less insecure than Chump - he is playing along. No accounting for taste.

I wasn't being serious, Nev.

The 750 Kombat was even worse. Big Capacity Vertical twins can Vibrate a Lot .The Norton also have a driveside Mainbearing issue at High Revs. Edge Loading of a Roller Bearing causing Premature Failures. Lightening reciprocating Mass Helps. The Most Powerful Norton Ever had an AMC (AJS) vertical twin engine. Vee Twins can be better Balanced and don't suffer from having BOTH pistons stopped at the same time. You don't feel that, but it affects low RPM smoothness as piston mass contributes to Flywheel effect. Motors in Bikes are balanced to a factor found to be most suitable by test and somewhat dependant on the Frame it is in. Singles and Vertical twins start at around 65 % Factor. That Means you factor the Reciprocating Mass by That Figure and adjust the Flywheels Mass distribution to achieve it. Equally on BOTH flywheels on singles and dynamically on vertical twins. Nev

Add to those losses the losses from reduced number of tourists coming from everywhere else. Why would you risk being detained at an entry point because you posted something that was critical of Trump and his government?

Seems that body cameras have not beed issued to all agents. If there was any body cam footage, it is being witheld. Quote from Fox News (USA):- MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Bystander videos showed an ICE agent shooting and killing a driver in south Minneapolis. It is not clear whether the ICE agent had a body-worn camera that recorded what happened right before the shooting. ,................... Body-worn camera footage from a similar incident there led to the dismissal of charges against a woman who was shot by a border patrol agent. The woman was charged with trying to ram federal agents with her vehicle. DHS called her a "domestic terrorist." But the woman's attorney said the U.S. Attorney's Office dropped the charges after reviewing body-camera footage of the incident. "And they're still labeling her a domestic terrorist, even though the charges have all been dropped by the attorney's office," Christopher Parente told the FOX 9 Investigators. "So in this case, I would tell everybody what I told them in our case. I would be very suspect of any press release that is put out right now by DHS."

There is no doubt that Australains who have not been directly impacted by the recent fire and flood situations are sympathetic to those who have. Merely say that the impacted are in our thoughts and prayers doesn't seem enough. What can we do? Many victims only have the clothes they stand up in. Should we send clothing? Nice thought, but impractical. I volunteer at a charity shop where we receive bags and bags of donated clothing. It is a daily battle to sort through these donations to classify them and prepare them for display for sale. Even when that is done, we have difficulty in storing them. If we wanted to dontate them, where would we send them, and how? Clothing is not the only thing that these victims need. Where's the bog rolls; the baby nappies, the female hygeine products, the incontinence pads? Did you ever think that these might be more important to some victims than a selection of clothing? The National Emergency Management Agency https://www.nema.gov.au/ is a Commonwealth agency whose goal is to lead and coordinate national action and assistance across the emergency management continuum. To do this the agency works with State and Federl entities, Charitable organisations and leaders of the Public Sector to get aid to victims of disasters in the immediate aftermath and later in the recovery period. The best way for individuals to give help is by donating money to funds properly set up through charitable organisations and the like where monetary donations can be lodge into accounts managed by the major banks. The warning that must be given about donating is to never donate following a request made via a communication medium. If you want to donate, it is best to walk into a bank yourself.