Editorial Mon 15th Feb
Former Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja had understood Machiavelli and knew a concept encapsulated by the Prince which many were getting wrong in the late 1990’s. So applying all her mental powers, she went on radio and told people how to get it right. Machiavelli, she declared, was pronounced ‘Match-i-ah-velli.’ The senator despaired at people misrepresenting the Prince. After all, Hitler had had the book on his bed side table for inspiration and late-night reading. He had needed to improve his mind. There are many examples, provided by Charles and Andrew to name two, of Princes who fail the bedside table test.
It was with delight I happened on Delderfield’s story of a horseman, Paul Craddock, who purchased a farm.
Dr Maureen O’Keefe talking to 14 yo Ikey (Delderfield’s Horseman riding by)
“Ikey,” she said, “There’s a word you wouldn’t have heard yet that just about describes you so remember it and you can recognise yourself later on! You’re Machiavellian! Remember that – Mack-i-ah-vellian”
“What does it mean?” he asked, and she said, gesticulating, “It’s having an instinctive understanding of people and how their minds work and it’s a priceless quality to possess, particularly if you are ever thinking of going into business.”
“I’ll not do that,” he said, scornfully, “I’m going to join the cavalry!”
“Ah,” she said, “Then I’m afraid it won’t be of much use to you. Still, it’s nice to have and I daresay it’ll help you get along with the ladies!”
The former senator never really explained her clarification. She is a left wing loony and the press would never have dared ask it. But, what was it her clarification addressed? Was the senator addressing a mid 90’s man drought after too many eligible bachelors had bought into a hipster form of feminism? Had she approved of Hitler’s late night reading? We could ask her, but we may never know.
Editorial Sun 21st February Current Affairs
Sixteen days without internet access. Lockdown meant my zoom meetings were conducted, over 8 hours, using phone data which emptied my bandwidth for the month. What had happened was a storm on the 5th of February took out cable access but left the wifi running without carrying a connection We could see the router was active, but there was no internet access. We contacted the estate agent who said they had contacted the landlord after coming over to turn the router on and off to no affect. Not knowing which ISP held the actual account, I searched online (using phone data) and found that NBN was down and slated to be fixed after the weekend.
During the weekend, I noticed the NBN fault had been fixed, but we still did not have internet, so I pointed out to the estate agent that no fault was reported for this address. They yelled at me, saying it was not their job to stay on the phone of an ISP and wait hours, but they had told the landlord who had promised to fix it. I pointed out the landlord might need to be told to report the issue to the ISP to fix it. They said they got my point, but had already told the landlord. “Have a good day sir!” they yelled before hanging up.
I contacted radio 3AW to report the issue. Neil Mitchell had me waiting forty minutes before not listening to me, or following up.
One other member of the household noticed our landlord had not collected their mail from Optus, an ISP, and opened it, discovering that our share house was due to have internet cancelled because NBN did not want to compete with Optus Cable. But the cancellation was for the 15th of February or later, and should not have happened yet. The information was relayed to the estate agent who passed it on to the landlord. I contacted 3AW to provide an update by email. Still no reply from 3AW.
The estate agent tasked an employee to wait on premises until Optus sent a technician. But, Optus claimed they had sent a technician a day before and they had not got on premises when everyone in the household was here during lockdown. They claimed to have rung the bell and made commotion, but they had not noticed the Menulog and DoorDasher employees delivering food without issue. The estate agent spent all day on the premises and Optus did not show up. Finally, on 19th of February, two weeks after the internet had gone down, Optus showed, and an estate agent was on hand. The fault was fixed, it having been established that Cable provision would be ongoing until a planned changeover to NBN.
My software upgraded and at 1am on 20th February while Melbourne had had an overnight 26 degree centigrade evening, the wifi router stopped working. I contacted the agent about 7:30 am and sent a picture of my WiFi reception showing our address router was not functioning. They did not even bother sending someone to turn it on and off. Maybe Monday?
In Defence of Conservative Values via It’s a Wonderful Life (1946 Capra)
The scene has three conservatives talking over dinner. One conservative is the father who wants his son to follow him in business. Another conservative is the son who wants to make a name for himself in the world. Another conservative is the servant whose relationship to those she serves is positive for all of them.
The three are not agreeing with each other, but there is none of the shaming, blaming and rancour one finds when arguing with a left winger. The father listens to his son, and argues on point, convincingly. The son hears his father’s arguments and lets him know he still loves him. The servant reinforces core conservative values. Note, these are not social conservative values, which judges and shames. These are values embraced by modern economic conservatives.
The conservatism is not from a lost time in America. President Donald Trump is not a conservative, neither is he known for conservatism, but his Vice President, Mike Pence is. The greatness of Trump’s Presidency was enhanced by the demeanour and prosecution of Pence as Vice President. One hopes Trump runs and wins again in 2024. Not only will Trump be the first President acquitted of an impeachment twice, he could be the first President elected three times without resorting to corruption.
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By Paul Shindman, World Israel News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he spent a significant time during his recent phone conversation with President Joe Biden discussing Iran, making it clear to the new American leader that Israel could take no chances when it comes to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions.
“Biden and I are close friends, we talked a lot about Iran, for a whole hour,” Netanyahu said in an interview on Channel 13. “I do not leave the security of Israel in the hands of anyone … I will never abandon Israel’s security in the hands of others,” he stressed.
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In this episode, I discuss the new liberal bill which will devastate your church and destroy your Right to practice your faith. I also address the medical mystery of our time - what happened to the flu?
News Picks:
- What happened to the Flu?
- The “Equality” Act has nothing to do with actual equality.
- Here are 9 election reforms states can implement to prevent mistakes and fraud.
- Here’s the CBO report on minimum wage discussed in the show.
- Democrat Senator pushes a massive tax hike to pay for new government spending.
- The 5 consequences of our massive debt problem.
- Our villain of the day story.
=== Bongino Headlines ===
Dan Bongino Tells CPAC “You’re the Counter-Culture Revolution Right Here”Sen. Hawley Calls for Breakup of Big Tech in Fiery CPAC Speech
CPAC Crowd Applauds as Rep. Gaetz Rips Liz Cheney
Sen. Cotton Slams NY Times’ “Little Social Justice Warriors” at CPAC
Judge Rules Maricopa County Must Provide 2020 Ballots to Arizona Senate for Audit
Sen. Cruz to CPAC: Trump Isn’t Going Anywhere
Capitol Hill
Sanity Prevails: Poll Finds Most Voters Have Negative View of AOC
Biden Admin Sanctions 76 Saudis After Khashoggi Report Release
The Biden Border Surge Is Underway
McConnell Flip Flops, Now Says He Would “Absolutely” Support Trump Run in 2024
Sen. Rand Paul Says We Should Delay Coronavirus Bill Because “Numbers are Dropping”
For Some Democrats on the Minimum Wage, $23 Is the New $15
Federal Judge Declares CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Unconstitutional
Interior Nominee Silent on if She’ll Advise Biden to Extend Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leases
Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Inclusion of $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill
Psaki Blames Trump and Not Biden’s Open Border Agenda for Current Migrant Crisis
Biden Associate AG Nominee Wants to Eliminate School Police Officers
Jim Acosta Greeted With “CNN Sucks” Chants at CPAC
Dems Refuse Moment of Silence Request for Rush Limbaugh
High Ranking Lincoln Project Employee May Have Violated Campaign Finance Law
“No Going Back” – Gov. DeSantis Slams Establishment GOP in CPAC Speech
Tucker Calls Out “Dr. Levine” for Refusing to Condemn Transing Children
Hysteria at Smith College After Student Claims to Be Victim of “Dining While Black”
Biden Aide Says Pandemic Was the “Best Thing That Ever Happened” to Him
Harris Reminds Biden to Pick Up His Mask After Speech
Gov. Cuomo’s Support Finally Slips – Majority of New Yorkers Say It’s Time for New Governor
Georgia Senate Passes Bill Requiring Photo ID for Absentee Voting
Students React to Biden Calling China’s Uighur Genocide a “Cultural Norm”
New Documentary “Rush to Judgement” Chronicles Media’s Smearing of Nick Sandmann
Elon Musk Says Showdown With SEC Would Be “Awesome”
Bernie Sanders: Let’s Remove Tax Deductions For “Large” Companies That Don’t Pay $15 an Hour
Personal Income Jumped 10% Due to Stimulus
American Action Forum: Biden Scraped Trump Rule on Day 1 That Saved $160 Billion
Nasdaq Headed Towards Worst Week Since Last March
Rep. Massie Warns U.S. Creditors May Stop Loaning Money as Our National Debt Balloons
Airbnb Reports Nearly $4 Billion Loss in First Quarterly Report Since IPO
Costco to Implement $16 Minimum Wage
10-Year Treasury Yield Hits One Year High
Q4 GDP Growth Revised Up to 4.1%
Three Consequences of Biden’s Proposed Tax Hike
White House Declassifies Report on Death of Jamal Khashoggi
Do Democrats Ever Make Correct Climate Doomsday Predictions?
UN Transporting 25k Asylum Seekers From Mexico to U.S.
Biden Relief Bill Would Pay Federal Employees $1400 a Week if Kids Are Out of School
AOC: Defund Robotic Police Dogs
Biden to Fly Illegal Immigrant Minors to Residences of U.S. Relatives
The Media Mostly Ignores Cuomo Sexual Harassment Allegations
Leftists Call for Investigation of Clarence Thomas’ Wife Because They’re Upset With His Dissent on PA Case
Potential Biden NASA Pick Invested in Chinese Firm Blacklisted by Pentagon
Rep. Yarmuth Purchased Marijuana Stocks After Pushing Decriminalization
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump/2021/02/26/id/1011728/?oRef=mixi
Newsmax at CPAC
Donald Trump Jr. to CPAC: Dad's Upcoming Speech Will Cement MAGA as GOP's Future
Sen. Rick Scott to CPAC: Democrats 'Want to Silence You'
Ted Cruz to CPAC: ‘Donald J. Trump Ain’t Going Anywhere’
Sen. Mike Lee to CPAC: Nation's Freedoms Coming Under Attack
Sen. Tom Cotton: Conservatives Will Always Defend US | 
DeSantis: GOP Cannot Go Back to ‘Establishment of Yesteryear’
James Lankford: I 'Dared to Sing in Church' Despite COVID
Pence, 6 Major Republicans Not Attending CPAC
CPAC to Honor Rush Limbaugh
Biden Presidency
Ex-DHS Head Chad Wolf to Newsmax TV: Biden Policies Fueling Minors at Border
Biden Says US Strike in Syria Was 'Be Careful' Warning to Iran
Dick Morris to Newsmax TV: Feminists Should Be 'Repulsed' by Equality Act |
Oliver North to Newsmax TV: Iran Nuclear Deal Prompted Syrian Air Strike |
Ocasio-Cortez, Progressives Challenge Biden on Minimum Wage Hike
Pentagon Defends Syria Strikes Questioned by Democrats
Democrats Demand Legal Rationale for Biden's Syria Airstrike
House Votes to Expand Legal Safeguards for LGBTQ People
Newsfront
Oversight Board Reviewing Trump Facebook Ban Considers Public ProfileFacebook's Oversight Board investigating former President Donald Trump's banishment from the social platform will need to determine if a person's public profile should be considered in the ability to comment, according to a board member. The Oversight Board was looking into...... [Full Story]
"No smoking gun," pro-government Saudi commentators concluded in [Full Story]
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Washington Post Rips Biden for Giving Saudi Prince Pass With Khashoggi Murder
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US Intel: Saudi Crown Prince OK'd Khashoggi's Killing
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Yoh and Frozen Entropy made the music and then I made this strip tease. The model is publicly searchable under the trade name Raviporn Lin.
Don't give up on hope. There is some draconian anti vilification legislation that prevents free speech. Don't believe me? Not all those who say they won't do business with the NRA because they don't accept their political stance on the second amendment. What if the NRA pays them to make a cake celebrating the second amendment? Democrats avoid an anti Israel position, not wanting the failed Broward Sheriff to resign. Melanie Phillips notes the darkest hour prior to WW2 was when the left went to water without addressing the oppression of Hitler. Now there are residuals the left never faced. Oppression is wrong. And the only way to clean it out is to shine light on it through free speech.
Malcolm Turnbull brags his home was connected to the NBN's fastest speeds. Meanwhile my home in Melbourne's suburbia requires a satellite dish for internet, or a special service connection of ADSL copper wire. I get it Malcolm is rich. Malcolm can afford what ordinary Australians cannot.
In NSW, recycling is sent to Queensland where it becomes landfill. But NSW pays a higher cost to recycle.
The Liberal Party should be on top because the opposition from the ALP is so bad. But she isn't. Turnbull is pointing the finger and Cormann and Hastie have had to respond to trumped up reports. Cormann has said Abbott is to blame for poor polls. Hasty has said the PM has his full support. Both are excellent parliamentarians the Liberals need. Turnbull is not. Turnbull has blamed Abbott for undermining him. But the truth is Abbott has not needed to. Turnbull is slow and stupid as leader. It turns off Liberal supporters. Further, Turnbull is hypocritical. Turnbull undermined Abbott when Abbott was PM, and earlier as party leader. Turnbull lowered Liberal polls and then rolled Abbott pointing to those polls. Today I include a picture that Turnbull apparently paid to have made when Turnbull was Communications Minister in the Abbott government.
Mark Riley spreads rumour. Riley is highly partisan and has often lied in the past about serious matters. He is a senior face of Channel 7 News and one reason why that channel is not taken seriously by people wanting to know the news. But while the rumour cannot be addressed, Mark's release of the rumour is damaging. The Federal Government had worked hard following a spill motion less than three weeks ago, to right the ship of state and had been successful. This opens the wound. It illustrates why it is important that Malcolm Turnbull resign. Turnbull offers nothing to federal politics or ministry. He is competent without being brilliant. He is not a natural conservative.
A Turkish model has posted a picture on Instagram which the Turkish President feels offended by. So Merve Buyuksarac could be sent to Jail in Turkey, or Australia under section 18C. Under the Australian Legislation, it doesn't matter that Recep Tayyip Erdogan wasn't insulted. Only that he took offence. Two lawyers, once, saw a NZ man carrying a sheep down a street. Said one lawyer to the other "Whatever you do, don't smile."
On this day in 380, three Roman Emperors asked their subjects to convert to Nicene (Trinity) Christianity, as opposed to the Arian variety. In 425, Theodosius II was convinced by his wife, Aelia Eudocia to begin the University of Constantinople with 31 chairs, 15 of which were Latin and 16 of which were Greek. Aelia had been raised pantheist Greek by her academic father in Athens. When he died, she went to Constantinople. At just that time, Theodosius, who had acquired the throne age one, was twenty years old and wanted a wife. Aelia had the virtues. She became a Christian for him. The institution was one like where her father had taught. In 1812, Lord Byron gave his first address as a member of the House of Lords in defence of Luddites. Thirteen years later he was dead at age thirty six. He had been killed by his doctors bleeding him when he was sick, with dirty instruments. The same doctors asserted that had he lived, he could have been King of Greece. In 1900, The British Labour Party was founded
Harry wrote of a silent girl in the Bulletin
When the sklll'd fashioner of female faces
Designed your mask, he wrought with cunning fist,
And made a mouth expressly to be kiss'd -
Not for shrill utterance nor pert grimaces.
The curved, ripe lips-above the rounded chin -
He dyed the hue of summer's reddest rose,
Then placed a smile upon them to disclose
A glimpse of white and even pearls within.
Those lips are silent, sweetheart! - but your eyes
Are eloquent, and they love's lesson teach
Better than other woman's aptest speech -
In their soft light the tend'rest language lies.
In womankind - the world has long confess'd -
A silent mouth and speaking eyes are best.
First published in The Bulletin, 30 September 1893.Today is also the anniversary of Lincoln's Cooper Union Address which is credited with earning him the Presidency. It is a celebration of libertarian values, by the day's standards, and Lincoln's debate with Douglas over the issue of slavery is an echo of Abbott's debates with Shorten over the direction of Australia. It is that embarrassing for Shorten, who has shown he is incapable of modelling an agenda which supports workers, as ALP has as a reason for existence. Powerless and inept, Shorten can only support the slave trader like people smugglers and their murderous activity on the grounds that it was the policy that few voters supported.
In 1801, pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. was placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. 1812, Argentine War of Independence: Manuel Belgrano raised the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time. Also 1812, poet Lord Byron gave his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defence of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county of Nottinghamshire. 1829, Battle of Tarqui was fought. 1844, the Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti. 1860, Abraham Lincoln made a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that was largely responsible for his election to the Presidency. 1861, Russian troops fired on a crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland, killing five protesters. 1864, American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrived at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. 1870, the current flag of Japan was first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships. 1881, First Boer War: The Battle of Majuba Hill took place. 1898, King George I of Greece survived an assassination attempt.
In 1900, Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders received an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje at the Battle of Paardeberg. Also 1900, the British Labour Party was founded. Also 1900, Fußball-Club Bayern München was founded. 1902, Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry 'Breaker' Morant and Peter Handcock were executed in Pretoria for war crimes. 1921, the International Working Union of Socialist Parties was founded in Vienna. 1922, a challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, was rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett. 1933, Reichstag fire: Germany's parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, was set on fire, apparently by the Communists. 1939, United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sit-down strikes violated property owners' rights and were therefore illegal. 1940, Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14. 1942, World War II: During the Battle of the Java Sea, an Allied strike force was defeated by a Japanese task force in the Java Sea in the Dutch East Indies. 1943, the Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, exploded, killing 74 men. Also 1943, the Rosenstrasse protest started in Berlin. 1951, the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, was ratified. 1955, Soviet Union regional elections, 1955.
In 1961, the first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation was inaugurated. 1962, two dissident Vietnam Air Force pilots bomb the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem. 1963, the Dominican Republic received its first democratically elected president, Juan Bosch, since the end of the dictatorship led by Rafael Trujillo. 1964, the Government of Italy asked for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over. 1971, Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) started to perform aborti provocati. 1973, the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 1976, the formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declared independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. 1986, the United States Senate allowed its debates to be televised on a trial basis. 1988, Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was targeted in a violent massacre. 1989, Venezuela was rocked by the Caracazoriots. 1991, Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announced that "Kuwait was liberated". 1995, Zakho: A terrorist explosion in a market in the city of Zakho left about 100 dead and 150 wounded.
In 2002, Ryanair Flight 296 caught fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticise Ryanair's handling of the evacuation. Also 2002, Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torched a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims. 2004, a bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack killed 116. Also 2004, the initial version of the John Jay Report, with details about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States, was released. 2007, the Chinese Correction: The Shanghai Stock Exchange fell 9%, the largest drop in ten years. 2010, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after. 2012, a section of a nine-story apartment building in the city of Astrakhan, Russia, collapsed in a natural gas explosion, killing ten people and injuring at least 12 others. 2013, at least 19 people were killed when a fire broke out at an illegal market in Kolkata, India. Also 2013, five people (including the perpetrator) were killed and five others injured in a shooting at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland.
=== Bible Reading ===
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Today's reading: Numbers 12-14, Mark 5:21-43 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible Gateway
Today's Old Testament reading: Numbers 12-14
Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses
Today's New Testament reading: Mark 5:21-43
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
=== Morning and Evening ===
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"For let our debts be what they may, however great or small,
As soon as we have nought to pay, our Lord forgives us all.
'Tis perfect poverty alone that sets the soul at large:
While we can call one mite our own, we have no full discharge."
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=== Message ===
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I am a decent man and don't care for the abuse given me. I created a video raising awareness of anti police feeling among western communities. I chose the senseless killing of Nicola Cotton, a Louisiana policewoman who joined post Katrina, to highlight the issue. I did this in order to get an income after having been illegally blacklisted from work in NSW for being a whistleblower. I have not done anything wrong. Local council appointees refused to endorse my work, so I did it for free. Youtube's Adsence refused to allow me to profit from their marketing it. Meanwhile, I am hostage to abysmal political leadership and hopeless journalists. My shopfront has opened on Facebook.
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I am publishing a book called Bread of Life: January.
Bread of Life is a daily bible quote with a layman's understanding of the meaning. I give one quote for each day, and also a series of personal stories illustrating key concepts eg Who is God? What is a miracle? Why is there tragedy?
January is the first of the anticipated year-long work of thirteen books. One for each month and the whole year. It costs to publish. It (Kindle version) should retail at about $2US online, but the paperback version would cost more, according to production cost.If you have a heart for giving, I fundraise at gofund.me/27tkwuc (Gofundme finished the fund raiser, 2017)
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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August, September, October, or at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows a free kindle version.
The Amazon Author Page for David Ball
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Other Stuff
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I'm now on MAGAbook to sidestep FB censorship
https://www.magabook.com/register?invite=11673951025fadd3f055eca4.00045664
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I'm looking for former students to endorse me
https://www.superprof.com.au/write-recommendation-13371374-1cc2cf0f56166c9b04ad4097fc7d0b67.html
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