Roo Bar
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Clean energy, home PV, batteries & EV chargers. V satisfied Model Y owner. Hoping for a viable electric MC to replace my BMW.
Country NSW with cattle, sheep & kangaroo for neighbours.
Clean energy, home PV, batteries & EV chargers. V satisfied Model Y owner. Hoping for a viable electric MC to replace my BMW.
Country NSW with cattle, sheep & kangaroo for neighbours.
Finally, holding the IDF accountable under the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention is not antisemitic. Israel is a signatory.
Specifically, and at a minimum, Articles 3, 13, 16, 32, 33, 49, 50, 53, 56, and 78.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
Specifically, and at a minimum, Articles 3, 13, 16, 32, 33, 49, 50, 53, 56, and 78.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
ihl-databases.icrc.org
July 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Finally, holding the IDF accountable under the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention is not antisemitic. Israel is a signatory.
Specifically, and at a minimum, Articles 3, 13, 16, 32, 33, 49, 50, 53, 56, and 78.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
Specifically, and at a minimum, Articles 3, 13, 16, 32, 33, 49, 50, 53, 56, and 78.
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
There are better alternatives such as the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusal...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusal...
Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
July 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
There are better alternatives such as the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusal...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusal...
The conflation of antisemitism with criticism of Israel should be a concern for everyone.
The long and convoluted history of the IHRA definition of antisemitism does not inspire confidence.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHRA_de...
The long and convoluted history of the IHRA definition of antisemitism does not inspire confidence.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHRA_de...
IHRA definition of antisemitism - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
July 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The conflation of antisemitism with criticism of Israel should be a concern for everyone.
The long and convoluted history of the IHRA definition of antisemitism does not inspire confidence.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHRA_de...
The long and convoluted history of the IHRA definition of antisemitism does not inspire confidence.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHRA_de...
Australia has had a free trade agreement with the US since 2005. Why should we negotiate with a country that doesn’t honour its treaty obligations?
America Alone.
www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreem...
America Alone.
www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreem...
www.dfat.gov.au
July 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Australia has had a free trade agreement with the US since 2005. Why should we negotiate with a country that doesn’t honour its treaty obligations?
America Alone.
www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreem...
America Alone.
www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreem...
Martin Niemöller got it exactly right.
First they came for the socialists…
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
First they came for the socialists…
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
July 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Martin Niemöller got it exactly right.
First they came for the socialists…
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
First they came for the socialists…
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
Let's throw the kids to the lions; we're running out of illegal aliens.
July 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Let's throw the kids to the lions; we're running out of illegal aliens.
Tariffs & deportation: Trump thinks he's on to a winner.
This will get a whole lot worse, before it doesn't get any better.
😜
This will get a whole lot worse, before it doesn't get any better.
😜
July 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Tariffs & deportation: Trump thinks he's on to a winner.
This will get a whole lot worse, before it doesn't get any better.
😜
This will get a whole lot worse, before it doesn't get any better.
😜
Not even gym music. It's beer drinking music.
No wonder they are strolling not marching.
No wonder they are strolling not marching.
June 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Not even gym music. It's beer drinking music.
No wonder they are strolling not marching.
No wonder they are strolling not marching.
And in case you doubt his ability to do a live show, try this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCl7...
Jacob Collier - Somebody To Love (Live in Lisbon)
YouTube video by Jacob Collier
www.youtube.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And in case you doubt his ability to do a live show, try this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCl7...
Assuming that we might have paid ~30 cents per kWh for this electricity, we would have spent $6150 in usage costs.
At this rate, we’ll have paid off our solar + battery + EV charger system in around 4.5 years.
At this rate, we’ll have paid off our solar + battery + EV charger system in around 4.5 years.
June 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Assuming that we might have paid ~30 cents per kWh for this electricity, we would have spent $6150 in usage costs.
At this rate, we’ll have paid off our solar + battery + EV charger system in around 4.5 years.
At this rate, we’ll have paid off our solar + battery + EV charger system in around 4.5 years.
The LA Police have been getting their PR training from the IDF.
Reporters to the Olympics and World Cup need to pack their blue PRESS flac jackets and helmets. 🎤
Reporters to the Olympics and World Cup need to pack their blue PRESS flac jackets and helmets. 🎤
June 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The LA Police have been getting their PR training from the IDF.
Reporters to the Olympics and World Cup need to pack their blue PRESS flac jackets and helmets. 🎤
Reporters to the Olympics and World Cup need to pack their blue PRESS flac jackets and helmets. 🎤
Those pesky gravity waves can sweep you off your feet. I blame Einstein. 🥸
June 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Those pesky gravity waves can sweep you off your feet. I blame Einstein. 🥸
And so it starts.
I hope that America makes it to the mid-terms, but I won't hold my breath. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I hope that America makes it to the mid-terms, but I won't hold my breath. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests
California governor calls move ‘purposefully inflammatory’ and says it will ‘escalate tensions’ amid immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
And so it starts.
I hope that America makes it to the mid-terms, but I won't hold my breath. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I hope that America makes it to the mid-terms, but I won't hold my breath. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The impact in Australia is that there is (almost) no discussion of what our new Labor government should be doing about US tariffs.
We’re focused on new trade agreements (e.g. the EU) with countries that have a trade policy that lasts more than a week.
We’re focused on new trade agreements (e.g. the EU) with countries that have a trade policy that lasts more than a week.
May 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The impact in Australia is that there is (almost) no discussion of what our new Labor government should be doing about US tariffs.
We’re focused on new trade agreements (e.g. the EU) with countries that have a trade policy that lasts more than a week.
We’re focused on new trade agreements (e.g. the EU) with countries that have a trade policy that lasts more than a week.
I'm pausing my interest in US democracy and economics for 4 years. Its a too exhausting and I have some prawns to go on the barbie.
Let me know when they return to sanity. 👨🍳
Let me know when they return to sanity. 👨🍳
May 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm pausing my interest in US democracy and economics for 4 years. Its a too exhausting and I have some prawns to go on the barbie.
Let me know when they return to sanity. 👨🍳
Let me know when they return to sanity. 👨🍳
Australians feel the same way about what the US has lost and what it means for an alliance that has lasted over 100 years.
US and Australian soldiers first fought and won side-by-side in France in the Battle of Hamel, 4 July 1918.
We don’t forget. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
US and Australian soldiers first fought and won side-by-side in France in the Battle of Hamel, 4 July 1918.
We don’t forget. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
Battle of Hamel - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Australians feel the same way about what the US has lost and what it means for an alliance that has lasted over 100 years.
US and Australian soldiers first fought and won side-by-side in France in the Battle of Hamel, 4 July 1918.
We don’t forget. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
US and Australian soldiers first fought and won side-by-side in France in the Battle of Hamel, 4 July 1918.
We don’t forget. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...