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Bats definitely harbour a large number of diseases that pose a major threat to homo sapiens. The reasons why, are quite interesting. https://www.zsl.org/what-we-do/projects/understanding-bats-and-disease

Pete, they don't care about "State issued" drivers licences, they insist they're not legal anyway, claiming the Govt has no power to issues licences. They also try to drive around without vehicle registration - which rarely works out well for them. Marty, the relevant (and current) W.A. Firearms legislation mentions "fit and proper person" no less than 71 times in the Act. There are many reasons why a person can be rejected from holding a firearms licence, and determined to not be a "fit and proper person". Criminal history, a tendency to violence, health issues (both mental and physical), criminal gang associations, posing a threat to public safety (as determined by speech, writings and behaviour, obviously), are just some of the things taken into account. The only part that concerns me, of the defining of whether a person is "fit and proper", AFAICS, is that total power to make that far-reaching decision, is vested in just one man - the W.A. Commissioner of Police. I don't believe this is the fair and correct way to identify people as to whether they are "fit and proper" or not, I believe this decision should be decided by a panel, to reduce the chances of corruption or other influences affecting the decision being made by just one person. Numerous Police Commissioners have been found to be less than a "fit and proper" person for their job. https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_47461.pdf/$FILE/Firearms Act 2024 - [00-00-00].pdf?OpenElement

The W.A. Govt and W.A. Police Force are finally cracking down on these moronic "Sovereign Citizens", who take all their cues from idiotic, moronic Americans, who pursue this dangerous ideological rubbish. The initiative was taken up by the W.A. Police Commissioner, Col Blanch, who organised raids on people identifying as Sovereign Citizens, after the Dezi Freeman murders. Blanch was obviously concerned some of these fruitcakes could follow on from Freemans attack, and put his men in danger. The aim was to find unregistered firearms and illegal ammunition, and improperly stored firearms. The W.A. Police carried out 70 searches at different addresses across suburban Perth and regional towns, and cancelled or suspended 44 firearm licences. Officers also inspected 26 firearm storage units. Police seized 135 firearms in the raids. Naturally, there was a loud response from the Sovereign Citizens local movement, and in something resembling a Monty Python farce, a bunch of so-called "Sovereign Citizen Sheriffs" attempted to arrest Col Blanch, claiming they didn't support him, didn't approve of his appointment, and claiming he had overstepped his authority. Naturally, they got short shrift from the W.A. Police, and the mob were threatened with arrest themselves, if they continued with their farcical move. I think Blanch and Premier Roger Cook are on the right track to flush out the more dangerous members of this group, as some of are quite likely to be as dangerous as Freeman. However, there is a real danger that the WAPOL move could harden the attitude of some of the more diehard members of this group and drive them underground and encourage to join criminal networks to acquire illegal firearms. As always, it's a fine line they have to tread to ensure that the more dangerous individuals of these groups get a spotlight shone on them, as they hold the potential to inflame other members who would perhaps hold moderate views on "Govt tyranny". https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-police-targeted-self-described-sovereign-citizens-but-how-many-are-out-there-20251006-p5n0fc.html

Sure and begorrah, the Sgt's name must have been Paddy?

Pete, there's a Chinese mob coming out with a mozzie zapper design, based on lasers and tracking mozzies - but still in the design stage, though. They're still looking for more money, and the sad part is, they're talking about US$600 for the finished item. I'm still relying on lots of hard-working spiders and their industrious web-spinning. I used to knock down their annoying webs, now I'm getting soft and leaving then and walking around them - realising just how many bugs they do catch! https://newatlas.com/around-the-home/photon-matrix-laser-mosquitoes/

He'll never be released, the Govt has passed special laws specifically applying to him, to stop from ever getting any kind of release, and to stop him from using the courts constantly for his personal grievances. He makes a good case for the death penalty, makes you wonder what benefit there is, in keeping him alive.

Just more AI/Farcebook rubbish.

You might get something in the next week or two, OME - there's a series of tropical NW/SE cloudbands forming across Australia, with Kalgoorlie copping it yesterday from one of them. Kalgoorlie recorded its heaviest-ever October rainfall - 60mm. However, official weather records only started in Kalgoorlie in 1939, which surprises me, as official weather records usually start in the mid to late 1800's. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/vast-northwest-cloudband-brings-record-rain-to-was-largest-inland-city/1890923

Spacey, you need to quote what you're replying to, we're not mind readers! Just click on the two apostrophes in the menu across the top of the message box, and paste the sentence or paragraph you're replying to, when starting your new post.

Gee, you'd have to have a warped sense of humour to do that, to innocent people!!

I don't know about "dearer" - that looks like "long and painful", with more neck pain than ever! There's nothing like tribal stupidities!

It looks like the kind of place that sovereign citizens would hide out in. 👮‍♂️

Roll. Sausage roll. Drum roll. Spring roll.

A - Haddock.

We had a nice burst of Spring weather last week, it was 29° on Friday in the wheatbelt - but it wasn't a pleasant day, a gusty Nor-Wester was blowing, ahead of a series of incoming cold fronts. I couldn't keep my Akubra on my head! - it kept blowing off with wind gusts, and I hate that! Saturday morning turned into Winter again, and it rained and showered all weekend. We got around 20mm, and the rain went through the wheatbelt of W.A. in varying amounts as well. Just enough rain to mess up hay cutting! Hay cutting season is always the same, the hay always gets rained on as soon as it's cut! But the upside is, the grain crops are looking better than I've seen in several years. We're on our way in this State to crack a total crop tonnage of more than 25M tonnes, that has only ever happened twice before here, in 2021 and 2022, surprisingly (in the midst of COVID). However, the world grain harvest is bountiful, so the grain prices are sagging. The road trains and rail trains have been going flat-chat, trying to empty wheat bins, ahead of the bumper crop.

Think outside the box.

There is no one (1) to (2) blame.

Inside job.

These REBUS' are way too easy, you're doing Marty out of a job!

Forget it.

No, Qld doesn't have the highest crime rate in Australia, NT holds that dubious honour. Alice Springs is the only place I've seen Police standing at the checkout exits in supermarkets, waiting to grab the steady numbers of shoplifters, red-handed.

First aid.

Eyeshadow.

It appears Victoria has become Crime Central out of all the States, as crime levels rose over 15% there last year. The Victorian Police are grumbling about poorly-structured bail laws that allow repeat criminals to be released, straight after they've been arrested. Repeat offenders should not be bailed, repeat offending shows they're only thumbing their nose at the law. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-05/victorian-government-mike-bush-handling-of-youth-crime/105845950

Uphill?