Rob Bhalla
@bhalla.bsky.social
Lawyer in Sydney. Interested in travel, tech, aviation, skiing, and dogs. Not necessarily in that order.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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Who wouldn't want to export the values of a country where 83-year-olds are gig working for a rideshare app?
January 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Who wouldn't want to export the values of a country where 83-year-olds are gig working for a rideshare app?
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And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
January 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
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Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
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Good old Donald coming to the rescue!
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Good old Donald coming to the rescue!
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Reminded, by something else, of the peak opening biographical paragraph on Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_...
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Reminded, by something else, of the peak opening biographical paragraph on Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_...
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Football - the sport of the common man.
December 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Football - the sport of the common man.
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Merry Christmas one and all, from the Vaders 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Merry Christmas one and all, from the Vaders 🎄
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The President personally designing battleships because he wants them to look badass is not doing much to challenge the "everyone is 12 now" theory of American governance.
December 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The President personally designing battleships because he wants them to look badass is not doing much to challenge the "everyone is 12 now" theory of American governance.
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It’s not “treachery” for a sovereign country to report factual news about another sovereign country.
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
It’s not “treachery” for a sovereign country to report factual news about another sovereign country.
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Opinion | "Every time we follow him down this path, we become poorer and more miserable, tarnishing our own well-being through our devotion to his political goal," writes Ian Dunt trib.al/y34X1tr
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Opinion | "Every time we follow him down this path, we become poorer and more miserable, tarnishing our own well-being through our devotion to his political goal," writes Ian Dunt trib.al/y34X1tr
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Admitting Ashes watching defeat. Realistically too tired after four 3.30 to 4am starts to stay up for the first session. And very much doubt there’ll be any play in the third.
Of course this hugely increases the chance of some sort of miracle victory whilst I sleep.
Of course this hugely increases the chance of some sort of miracle victory whilst I sleep.
December 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Admitting Ashes watching defeat. Realistically too tired after four 3.30 to 4am starts to stay up for the first session. And very much doubt there’ll be any play in the third.
Of course this hugely increases the chance of some sort of miracle victory whilst I sleep.
Of course this hugely increases the chance of some sort of miracle victory whilst I sleep.
“Have bacteria and fungi suddenly become less dangerous over the past three years?”
Russia is about to do the most Russia thing ever with its next space station
“Russia, meanwhile, will be left to carry on the legacy of the ISS, with all its problems.”…
arstechnica.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Have bacteria and fungi suddenly become less dangerous over the past three years?”
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‘I’ve never been scared of saying what I think’: Janet Ellis on godlessness, grief and life beyond Blue Peter
‘I’ve never been scared of saying what I think’: Janet Ellis on godlessness, grief and life beyond Blue Peter
The broadcaster becomes president of Humanists UK in the new year. She talks about juggling TV work with single motherhood, losing her husband, and why she’d rather have specialised in acting
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
‘I’ve never been scared of saying what I think’: Janet Ellis on godlessness, grief and life beyond Blue Peter
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On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
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It's highly unlikely anyone would be charged with an offence in these circumstances, since they'd have an obvious defence of self-defence etc, unless clear they thought no one was in danger, & had decided to carry out their own execution. Why is the law an ass here?
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It's highly unlikely anyone would be charged with an offence in these circumstances, since they'd have an obvious defence of self-defence etc, unless clear they thought no one was in danger, & had decided to carry out their own execution. Why is the law an ass here?
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
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In praise of Seattle, which set up a huge Pride programming connected to the World Cup match it’s hosting - before anyone knew which teams would be taking the field.
Turns out it was Iran v Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Egypt wants Pride banned.
Seattle isn’t backing down.
Turns out it was Iran v Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Egypt wants Pride banned.
Seattle isn’t backing down.
December 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In praise of Seattle, which set up a huge Pride programming connected to the World Cup match it’s hosting - before anyone knew which teams would be taking the field.
Turns out it was Iran v Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Egypt wants Pride banned.
Seattle isn’t backing down.
Turns out it was Iran v Egypt, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Egypt wants Pride banned.
Seattle isn’t backing down.
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A split between the US and Europe will have to come:
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A split between the US and Europe will have to come:
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
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Being concerned about supporting the ECHR because of an uptick in fascism, is like not taking the medicine because you want nothing to do with the disease.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Being concerned about supporting the ECHR because of an uptick in fascism, is like not taking the medicine because you want nothing to do with the disease.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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The notion that Europeans live in a repressive anti-free-speech hellscape because Twitter got fined is so funny to me.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The notion that Europeans live in a repressive anti-free-speech hellscape because Twitter got fined is so funny to me.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
I feel like all those LA residents who kept being told by dumb fucks in states halfway across the country that their city was a lawless flaming apocalypse that needed liberation.
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Network SouthEast liveried 465908 'Chris Green OBE' was working along the Bromley North branch yesterday where it was photographed at Grove Park, Bromley North and Sundridge Park. (08/12/25)
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Network SouthEast liveried 465908 'Chris Green OBE' was working along the Bromley North branch yesterday where it was photographed at Grove Park, Bromley North and Sundridge Park. (08/12/25)
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Badenoch says the Conservatives would want fewer “low value degrees” and many more apprenticeships. As ever with such announcements I will perhaps take it more seriously when the kids of government ministers and MPs are routinely doing apprenticeships and not degrees.
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Badenoch says the Conservatives would want fewer “low value degrees” and many more apprenticeships. As ever with such announcements I will perhaps take it more seriously when the kids of government ministers and MPs are routinely doing apprenticeships and not degrees.