My ‘friend’ hurting me does not help me. It is demotivating. I get it they are a drunk. My mother is too. Drunks hurt people because it is easy manipulation. It lets them feel a semblance of control they have lost, surrendered to alcoholic oblivion. So, Drunks can focus their negative energies and sometimes show powerful insights.
I’m obese. A friend should let me know so I can correct it, right? So my ‘friend’ does so. At every opportunity. To help.
I don’t have many friends. Just prior to lockdown, I went to celebrate my ‘friend’ getting a new house. He badmouths me for a few hours and I leave. After lockdown, for Christmas New Year, he shows again, gets plastered and tells me again.
When he moved back to Australia some years ago, he had been a FB ‘friend’ I’d welcomed with a ‘girly squeal’ which is what I’d said I’d uttered when I was exercising. He reminds me of this, but remembers it as a ‘pig like squeal.’
At his place, after dinner with his wife and some friends, with children present, he sits on top of me, next to me, and bites my arm while watching a movie. Another time he puts his hands on my breast and cuddles me.
I can dismiss that as a dumb drunk I don’t want to have anything to do with. But, he messages me, asking me if I’m alive. And it turns out he is aware of the hurt he is doing. But, he is not aware of the hurt he is causing. How, when I’m piled up with work, I find it hard to do it and not just put everything aside, including exercise, and do nothing.
Like my mother, and other toxic ‘friends’ I have had, I will just cut it off.
===I’m obese. A friend should let me know so I can correct it, right? So my ‘friend’ does so. At every opportunity. To help.
I don’t have many friends. Just prior to lockdown, I went to celebrate my ‘friend’ getting a new house. He badmouths me for a few hours and I leave. After lockdown, for Christmas New Year, he shows again, gets plastered and tells me again.
When he moved back to Australia some years ago, he had been a FB ‘friend’ I’d welcomed with a ‘girly squeal’ which is what I’d said I’d uttered when I was exercising. He reminds me of this, but remembers it as a ‘pig like squeal.’
At his place, after dinner with his wife and some friends, with children present, he sits on top of me, next to me, and bites my arm while watching a movie. Another time he puts his hands on my breast and cuddles me.
I can dismiss that as a dumb drunk I don’t want to have anything to do with. But, he messages me, asking me if I’m alive. And it turns out he is aware of the hurt he is doing. But, he is not aware of the hurt he is causing. How, when I’m piled up with work, I find it hard to do it and not just put everything aside, including exercise, and do nothing.
Like my mother, and other toxic ‘friends’ I have had, I will just cut it off.
Wonderful life off cuts “No Deal”
Both Libertarians and leftists offer awful deals to conservatives. In this off cut from It’s a Wonderful Life, we see the Libertarian character of Sam Wainwright chortling of having offered the ground floor of a plastics deal which George Bailey rejected so as to save his buildings and loan. In modern terms it is how conservatives have said ‘no deal’ to laws weakening borders or drug laws, which Libertarians have at times demanded. Libertarians chortle every time an illegal immigrant does well despite the costs to society, or a druggie succeeds temporarily despite their handicaps.
But consider how the Potter offer to Bailey has a ‘no deal’ in similar terms as the left wing offer their terms. No ID elections. Votes received anonymously by mail after voting day. Preventing scrutiny of voter fraud. However, providing exceptions to when a recall effort is made against the California Governor? The character of Potter is a thief who steals thousands of dollars and never faces justice over it, just like the Democrats of today. And, he offers insulting terms for success. Terms similar as what McConnell has accepted?
https://rumble.com/vepa97-wonderful-life-off-cuts-no-deal.html
Wonderful life off cuts Democrats Tossing away what they have to embrace corruption (Dem Preselection)
Dems are exercising power using Congress and the Presidency. But they are tossing away their voter base as they try to entrench corruption like voter fraud and double down on social engineering. The Dem ownership of the black vote dates back to FDR exploiting Democrat corruption in stealing aid Hoover had meant for stricken communities in the 1920’s. However, the Democrat controlled and exploited communities of minorities are leaving Democrats and moving to Trump Republicans. Can corruption, alone maintain the Dem powerbase?
https://rumble.com/veqh67-democrats-tossing-away-what-they-have-to-embrace-corruption.htmlJoe Biden’s press conference was a total disaster. In this episode, I discuss the evidence that Biden is in worse condition than advertised, and I present conclusive evidence that he is lying. Also, I interview Governor Kristi Noem about the controversy surrounding her refusal to sign a bill preventing men from competing in women’s sports.
News Picks:
- GOP voters are done supporting politicians who turn on their interests.
- Joe Biden blatantly lies about the Trump tax cuts during his press conference.
- Goldman Sachs is in a fight with its woke employees.
- Is this story about Hunter Biden and a handgun for real?
- Obama era lieutenants are back in key Justice Department roles.
- Support for voter ID laws is massive.
- Al Sharpton disgraces himself. Again.
=== Bongino Headlines ===
Peter Doocy Hammers Psaki During Press BriefingEx-CDC Director Believes Coronavirus Escaped From Wuhan Lab
Hunter Biden’s Texts Confirm Gun Was Taken, Left In Dumpster
Colorado Mass Killing Suspect Transferred to New Prison Facility Amid Threats to His Safety
Photos Show Biden’s “Cheat Sheet” for His First Press Conference
Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Sweeping Elections Bill
Capitol Hill
Pelosi Says She Has the Right to Steal Iowa House Seat From GOP
Dem Lawmaker Arrested in Georgia After Gov. Kemp Signs Elections Bill
Biden Has “No Apologies” for Ending Trump-Era Migrant Protocols, Fueling Border Crisis
Biden Says the Filibuster Is Being Abused
Tennessee Moves to Ban CCP-Linked Confucius Institute
Biden Claims He’ll Commit to Border Transparency When His “Plan” Is Underway
Dems Try to Rig System, Secure One Party Rule, While Promising Bipartisanship
Soros Gave $17 Million to Group Behind Push to Eliminate the Filibuster
Biden Says He Plans to Run Again in 2024
Biden Wants Police to Be Able to Confiscate Guns From Homes Without a Warrant
Biden Snubs Fox News During First Presser
GOP Foreign Policy Leaders Investigate State Department Over $1 Billion Ransom Payment to Iran
Culture War
Janice Dean: Even at a Time of Loss, Be Grateful for Every Day
The Day Journalism Died
Jacob Blake Sues Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Him While He Reached for Knife
Arkansas Gov. Signs Bill Banning Biological Men From Women’s Sports
White Liberals in Austin Complain That Black and Latino Car Clubs Are “Toxic Displays of Masculinity”
Former NYPD Commissioner Says He’ll No Longer Recommend NYPD to Young Recruits
Battle of the Morons: Jen Rubin Clashes With PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor
Teachers’ Unions Infiltrate School PTAs
Republicans Condemn Big Tech Censorship (Again) During (Yet Another) Hearing With Big Tech CEOs
Debunking The Media’s Bizarre “White Violence” Narrative
Rhode Island Democrat Argues That Dress Codes Are Oppression
U.S. Appeals Court Rules That Bump Stock Accessories Can’t Be Considered “Machine Guns”
Economy
Buttigieg Calls for a Mileage Tax
Biden’s Stimulus Could Cost Twice as Much as Expected
U.S. Consumer Spending and Personal Income Decline in February
Global Deal Making Hits $1.4 Trillion Amid SPAC IPO Frenzy
Will Biden’s Stimulus Overheat the Economy?
Precious Metal “Iridium” Is Outperforming Bitcoin This Year
China’s Tech Sector Sees Major Selloff
Inflation Expectations Could Become a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Scandal-Plagued “WeWork” Agrees to Go Public Through SPAC Deal
Sen. Sanders Introduces Bills Hiking Corporates Tax, Setting Progressive Estate Tax
China Will Make Iran Its Gas Station If America Turns a Blind Eye
Suez Canal Blockage Delaying $400 Million an Hour in Goods
Fed Says Expansive Support for Economy Will Stay in Place Until Recovery Is Complete
Swamp Watch
Joe Biden’s Briefing Book Press Conference Was a Staged Affair
W.H.O. Investigator Peter Dasak Worked on Over 20 CCP-Funded, Linked Studies
Biden Press Conference Was Such a Disaster It Could be Considered Elder Abuse
Jen Psaki Claims She Never Heard Allegation That Hunter Biden Received $3.5 Million From Wife of ex-Moscow Mayor
Arizona Gov Calls Kamala Harris “Worst Possible Choice” to Handle Border Crisis
Sources Say Hunter Biden Probe Active and Ongoing, Without WH Interference
GOP Sen Accuses Biden Associate Attorney General Nominee Vanita Gupta of Lying Under Oath
CNN Defends Chris Cuomo Seeking Preferential Coronavirus Treatment From His Brother
Federal Appeals Judge Skeptical of Adam Schiff’s Argument for Keeping Impeachment Phone Subpoenas Secret
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
Biden Presidency
Rep. Burgess: Biden Owes Border Officials Apologies for Surge
Biden Used Cheat Sheets at Press Conference
GOP Lawmakers Press Biden to Open Border for Media Scrutiny: 'Insult to Free Press'
WH, Secret Service Deny Roles in Hunter Biden Gun Incident
Biden: Voting Rights War 'Makes Jim Crow Look Like Jim Eagle'
Biden Won't Yet Commit to Transparency on Border Crisis
Biden Says 'Hard' to Achieve May 1 Afghanistan Exit
Biden Defends Border Approach, Rollback of Trump Policies
NKorea Is Warned Against Escalation After Suspected Ballistic Tests
Newsfront
Why Is Media Access at the Border an Issue?
Access to government-run facilities housing young immigrants on the border with Mexico has caused one of the first tussles between news organizations and the two-month-old administration of Joe Biden. Before the doors opened slightly this week, the media was limited in...... [Full Story]
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=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Expert ditherer Malcolm Turnbull has decided not to pursue company tax cuts after all. Turnbull blames the senate for changing his mind. The same senate Turnbull created through double dissolution. Infrastructure Australia has confirmed Melbourne needs an East West link road. Imam Tawhidi has pointed out the BBC's denunciation of an Oxford gang of rapists seems to only include bearded Middle Eastern types who are possibly Presbyterian. People upset about Steve Smith seem to shrug their soldiers over Dan Andrews. Why the double standard? RSL are ditching cars for ANZAC Day that are older than 2010. The cars had been good enough to take diggers into battle. Coins from the Jewish Revolt against Rome have been found. It is enlightening that for three years prior to the fall of the temple, the coin slogans were "for the Freedom of Zion" but after the destruction became "For the redemption of Zion."
A news outlet reports that by 2038 it will be possible to read minds. I can do it now. So can you. Look at a politician speak. Then, tell me what they are really thinking. It works, right?
=== from 2017 ===
I am still paying for my unlucky contact with an ice addict last year. Dan Andrews is forcing a choice on me. Eleven months ago I went to court to get an order of protection against the ice addict. They had stolen my personal details and are connected to drug dealers. The court insisted I mediate. The ice addict accepted the compromise. The year long ruling will end in a month. If I let it lapse, as Dan Andrews intends, then any time the ice addict abuses my personal details to acquire a loan or a credit card I will have no recourse to action, with little proof. In all likelihood, he won't, because he isn't very smart. But he has contacts that can hurt me. I am very poor right now, but probably won't be in the future. And so the ice addict I call Stiffler can hurt me badly. I could go back to court and have the order of safety made permanent. I might not be able to as it might not be something that could be done in a month. I have no support. Stiffler has the support of the courts and police because it is rumoured, he is a pedophile and the courts have to protect him because that isn't relevant to his action against me.
This time last year, Stiffler broke my door to our shared accommodation after an eleven hour ice fuelled rant. He had been counselled by police earlier in the day and had promised to vacate in a fortnight. I was alone because our share house mates were enjoying Afghan New Years. Stiffler had kitchen knives and was ranting and kicking my door and threatening me. I called emergency police. I know many who would have just hit the guy and taught him a lesson, but I'm not like that. Police treated it as a low priority. When they showed at 4:30 am in the morning, they told me I had to leave my accommodation because they couldn't guarantee my safety. And my door was broken. The landlord gave me a place to stay in his home during Afghan New Year. While I was away, Stiffler trashed the joint. My landlord was not insured. Police were called in after the public holiday and evicted Stiffler but Dan Andrews would not have him incarcerated. Over following weeks, Stiffler would break glass doors to enter and shower and collect his things. Police would not allow me to get a protection order, insisting I go through courts. Courts had a backlog. When finally my case was seen, courts insisted on mediation. Leaving me with my dilemma now.
This time last year, Stiffler broke my door to our shared accommodation after an eleven hour ice fuelled rant. He had been counselled by police earlier in the day and had promised to vacate in a fortnight. I was alone because our share house mates were enjoying Afghan New Years. Stiffler had kitchen knives and was ranting and kicking my door and threatening me. I called emergency police. I know many who would have just hit the guy and taught him a lesson, but I'm not like that. Police treated it as a low priority. When they showed at 4:30 am in the morning, they told me I had to leave my accommodation because they couldn't guarantee my safety. And my door was broken. The landlord gave me a place to stay in his home during Afghan New Year. While I was away, Stiffler trashed the joint. My landlord was not insured. Police were called in after the public holiday and evicted Stiffler but Dan Andrews would not have him incarcerated. Over following weeks, Stiffler would break glass doors to enter and shower and collect his things. Police would not allow me to get a protection order, insisting I go through courts. Courts had a backlog. When finally my case was seen, courts insisted on mediation. Leaving me with my dilemma now.
=== from 2016 ===
Easter Sunday and I count myself blessed to spend time with my daughter in a restaurant in Melbourne. Chinese and Vietnamese fusion. The spring rolls were awesome. Special pork chop with broken rice. And a strawberry smoothie. I think she was a little disappointed with her over salty hot pot. She is very busy with university and work, but blessed too. It is a great reward to see such people grow and remain young. In the early morning, I had called emergency three times as a drugged and drunk house share mate broke my door and threatened to kill me. It was a low priority for the police as they had also come out the night before, and at 3am in the morning the police asked me why I had called them about such a thing three times when clearly I was not killed the first. I pointed out that I was not used to living with such aggressive behaviour. Nothing could be done about evicting the menace, but I was given space so as to pack a few things and live elsewhere. I need an intervention order so as to get back to my home, and evict the menace from it too. And my landlord is a stand up guy and has allowed me to live with his family. Adversity can breed great strength. But for the menace in his downward spiral?
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
The partisan ABC has struck again, campaigning for the ALP in the NSW state election. The election is Saturday, and the forty eight hour curfew on advertising kicked in Wednesday evening. Only after the curfew did the ABC reveal through its' fact check unit that the ALP had lied about its central policy position on the rental of poles and wires for the electricity grid. Had the ABC released the detail earlier, the ALP would have had to address it. Now, they go to election without a single policy, except to mindlessly oppose conservative government. They are in effect begging the people of NSW to return their furniture again. Why should NSW peoples save the furniture of the ALP? What good would it do? Federally, the ALP furniture saved from the previous appalling Rudd Gillard Government has opposed every single sensible economic budget measure, leaving for the future the choice of levels of debt for our children.
Putting the toxic and dangerous ALP aside, there are the minor parties, all of which oppose conservative government on most issues. Greens vote against environmental concerns to support the ALP. The point of difference the Greens being further to the left. PUP has an almost perfect voting record for the ALP, a point of difference being they would oppose security legislation too. Xenophon opposes education and health reform needed to sustain high quality outcomes for the future. The only way to get good government that works effectively to support all the peoples of the state is to vote for Liberals or Nationals in alliance.
On this day in 1613, the first child was born to an Englishman in Canada. Nicholas Guy, late of Cuper's Cove. 1625, Charles I became king of much, which he later lost. 1794, the US began a navy. 1836, Santa Ana committed what is now thought to be a war crime, killing 342 Texas POWs. 1851, Yosemite was seen by Europeans for the first time in recorded history. 1871, the first international Rugby match took place when Scotland beat England in Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. 1881, rioting took place against Salvation Army's promotion of teetotalism in Basingstoke. In 1884, an outraged mob targeted the jury in Cincinnati who had returned a verdict of man slaughter for a clear murder. The crowd, proving they could make mistakes too, found the name of one juror and then attacked another person with the same name, throwing dead cats and rotten eggs through their window. Another juror was told he was fired when he went to work. Popular press supported the murderous rioters. In 1886, Geronimo surrendered. In 1910, a barn dance fire killed 312 in Hungary. In 1915, Typhoid Mary was quarantined for the rest of her life. 1941, Yugoslav Airforce officers topple the pro Nazi government in a bloodless coup. 1945, as the US was aerially mining Japanese ports, Argentina declared war on Germany and Japan. In 1981, 12 million Poles went on strike against their communist government. In 1998, FDA approved Viagra for human consumption. 2002, a Palestinian terrorist killed 29 in Israel over passover.
Putting the toxic and dangerous ALP aside, there are the minor parties, all of which oppose conservative government on most issues. Greens vote against environmental concerns to support the ALP. The point of difference the Greens being further to the left. PUP has an almost perfect voting record for the ALP, a point of difference being they would oppose security legislation too. Xenophon opposes education and health reform needed to sustain high quality outcomes for the future. The only way to get good government that works effectively to support all the peoples of the state is to vote for Liberals or Nationals in alliance.
On this day in 1613, the first child was born to an Englishman in Canada. Nicholas Guy, late of Cuper's Cove. 1625, Charles I became king of much, which he later lost. 1794, the US began a navy. 1836, Santa Ana committed what is now thought to be a war crime, killing 342 Texas POWs. 1851, Yosemite was seen by Europeans for the first time in recorded history. 1871, the first international Rugby match took place when Scotland beat England in Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. 1881, rioting took place against Salvation Army's promotion of teetotalism in Basingstoke. In 1884, an outraged mob targeted the jury in Cincinnati who had returned a verdict of man slaughter for a clear murder. The crowd, proving they could make mistakes too, found the name of one juror and then attacked another person with the same name, throwing dead cats and rotten eggs through their window. Another juror was told he was fired when he went to work. Popular press supported the murderous rioters. In 1886, Geronimo surrendered. In 1910, a barn dance fire killed 312 in Hungary. In 1915, Typhoid Mary was quarantined for the rest of her life. 1941, Yugoslav Airforce officers topple the pro Nazi government in a bloodless coup. 1945, as the US was aerially mining Japanese ports, Argentina declared war on Germany and Japan. In 1981, 12 million Poles went on strike against their communist government. In 1998, FDA approved Viagra for human consumption. 2002, a Palestinian terrorist killed 29 in Israel over passover.
From 2014
Two conservative leaders have spoken, apparently taking oppositional stances to federal government policy. Mr Howard has said he would not have implemented an honours system and would not accept one. Mr O'Farrell has said that racism needs to be opposed. What they have said is not wrong, but highlights points of differences the media are expanding on for no good reason.
Section 18c addressing racism is failed legislation that does not address it. It is an enemy to free speech. To oppose the legislation is not the same as supporting racism. Bigots like Tanya Plibersek have been able to abuse Israel and a former Israeli conservative leader despite the legislation existing, showing that anti semitism is not addressed by the legislation. Andrew Bolt had a public discussion which was silenced when a person took exception to something most reasonable people would ignore. For me, it is telling that Mr O'Farrell has not seen clearly my own issue, which calls into question his judgement. But, it is true, no one likes racism. The best way to combat racism is a public spotlight, and a law which limits free speech will not do that. Because even with the law, abuses occur.
Mr Howard failed to address bias within the ABC. There is a theory of cultural assets which is different to the theory of minority covenant. At the moment, noisy minorities dominate and skew public proceedings, so that institutions which support society are damaged. Cultural assets, if they are built and respected and maintained, heal rifts opened by damage to culture. It isn't possible to support every minority, some are oppositional. However, by supporting cultural assets, everyone can be catered for. Including minorities. An honours system is a cultural asset. It doesn't do anything that might hurt a minority, but it supports a society and culture which when functioning right allows everyone to prosper. I'm sorry Mr Howard doesn't see that.
Section 18c addressing racism is failed legislation that does not address it. It is an enemy to free speech. To oppose the legislation is not the same as supporting racism. Bigots like Tanya Plibersek have been able to abuse Israel and a former Israeli conservative leader despite the legislation existing, showing that anti semitism is not addressed by the legislation. Andrew Bolt had a public discussion which was silenced when a person took exception to something most reasonable people would ignore. For me, it is telling that Mr O'Farrell has not seen clearly my own issue, which calls into question his judgement. But, it is true, no one likes racism. The best way to combat racism is a public spotlight, and a law which limits free speech will not do that. Because even with the law, abuses occur.
Mr Howard failed to address bias within the ABC. There is a theory of cultural assets which is different to the theory of minority covenant. At the moment, noisy minorities dominate and skew public proceedings, so that institutions which support society are damaged. Cultural assets, if they are built and respected and maintained, heal rifts opened by damage to culture. It isn't possible to support every minority, some are oppositional. However, by supporting cultural assets, everyone can be catered for. Including minorities. An honours system is a cultural asset. It doesn't do anything that might hurt a minority, but it supports a society and culture which when functioning right allows everyone to prosper. I'm sorry Mr Howard doesn't see that.
Historical perspective on this day
In 87 BC, Crown Prince Fuling, later Emperor Zhao of Han, was named as Emperor Wu of Han's successor and heir to the throne. Emperor Wu died two days later. 1309, Pope Clement V imposed excommunication, interdiction, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse against Venice, which had unjustly seized on Ferrara, a fief of the Patrimony of Peter. 1329, Pope John XXII issued his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical. 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reached the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida. 1613, the first English child born in Canada at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy. 1625, Charles I became King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France. 1782, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 1794, the United States Government established a permanent navy and authorised the building of six frigates. Also 1794, Denmark and Sweden formed a neutrality compact.
In 1809, Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeated the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad-Real. 1812, Hugh McGary Jr. established what is now Evansville, Indiana on a bend in the Ohio River. 1814, War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. 1836, Texas Revolution: Goliad massacre – On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army butchered 342 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas. 1851, first reported sighting of the Yosemite Valley by Europeans. 1871, the first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeated England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place. 1881, rioting took place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of Teetotalism by the Salvation Army. 1884, a mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacked members of a jury who had returned a verdict of manslaughter in a clear case of murder, and then over the next few days would riot and destroy the courthouse. 1886, famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrendered to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars. 1890, a tornado struck Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200. 1899, Emilio Aguinaldo led Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
In 1910, a fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312. 1915, Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, was put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life. 1918, Bessarabia was ceded to the Kingdom of Romania. 1938, Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang began, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan. 1941, World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers toppled the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup. 1943, World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands – In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercepted Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska. 1945, World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways began. Argentina declared war on the Axis Powers. 1948, the Second Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was convened.
In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became Premier of the Soviet Union. 1963, Beeching Axe: Dr. Richard Beeching issued a report calling for huge cuts to the United Kingdom's rail network. 1964, the Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 struck South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage. 1975, construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System began. 1976, the first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opened. 1977, Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collided on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This was the worst aviation accident in history. 1980, the Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapsed in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212. Also 1980, Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, led to panic on commodity and futures exchanges. 1981, the Solidarity movement in Poland staged a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walked off their jobs for four hours. 1986, a car bomb exploded at Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.
In 1990, the United States began broadcasting TV Martí, an anti-Castro propaganda network, to Cuba. 1993, Jiang Zemin was appointed President of the People's Republic of China. Also 1993, Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti was accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo. 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. 1999, Kosovo War: Yugoslav SAM downed F117A, the first and only kill of the stealth aircraft. 2000, a Phillips Petroleum plant explosion in Pasadena, Texas killed one and injured 71. 2002, Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber killed 29 people partaking of the Passover meal in Netanya, Israel. Also 2002, Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opened fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councillors and the injury of 19 others. 2004, HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander class frigate, was sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe. 2009, the dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, failed, killing at least 99 people. Also 2009, a suicide bomber killed at least 48 at a mosque in the Khyber Agency of Pakistan.
In 1809, Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeated the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad-Real. 1812, Hugh McGary Jr. established what is now Evansville, Indiana on a bend in the Ohio River. 1814, War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. 1836, Texas Revolution: Goliad massacre – On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army butchered 342 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas. 1851, first reported sighting of the Yosemite Valley by Europeans. 1871, the first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeated England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place. 1881, rioting took place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily vociferous promotion of Teetotalism by the Salvation Army. 1884, a mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacked members of a jury who had returned a verdict of manslaughter in a clear case of murder, and then over the next few days would riot and destroy the courthouse. 1886, famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrendered to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars. 1890, a tornado struck Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200. 1899, Emilio Aguinaldo led Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
In 1910, a fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312. 1915, Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, was put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life. 1918, Bessarabia was ceded to the Kingdom of Romania. 1938, Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang began, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan. 1941, World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers toppled the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup. 1943, World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands – In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercepted Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska. 1945, World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways began. Argentina declared war on the Axis Powers. 1948, the Second Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was convened.
In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became Premier of the Soviet Union. 1963, Beeching Axe: Dr. Richard Beeching issued a report calling for huge cuts to the United Kingdom's rail network. 1964, the Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 struck South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage. 1975, construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System began. 1976, the first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opened. 1977, Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collided on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This was the worst aviation accident in history. 1980, the Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapsed in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212. Also 1980, Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers attempting to corner the market in silver, led to panic on commodity and futures exchanges. 1981, the Solidarity movement in Poland staged a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walked off their jobs for four hours. 1986, a car bomb exploded at Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.
In 1990, the United States began broadcasting TV Martí, an anti-Castro propaganda network, to Cuba. 1993, Jiang Zemin was appointed President of the People's Republic of China. Also 1993, Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti was accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo. 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. 1999, Kosovo War: Yugoslav SAM downed F117A, the first and only kill of the stealth aircraft. 2000, a Phillips Petroleum plant explosion in Pasadena, Texas killed one and injured 71. 2002, Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber killed 29 people partaking of the Passover meal in Netanya, Israel. Also 2002, Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opened fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councillors and the injury of 19 others. 2004, HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander class frigate, was sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe. 2009, the dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, failed, killing at least 99 people. Also 2009, a suicide bomber killed at least 48 at a mosque in the Khyber Agency of Pakistan.
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Today's reading: Joshua 22-24, Luke 3 (NIV)
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Today's Old Testament reading: Joshua 22-23
Eastern Tribes Return Home
1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh 2 and said to them, "You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and you have obeyed me in everything I commanded. 3 For a long time now--to this very day--you have not deserted your fellow Israelites but have carried out the mission the LORD your God gave you. 4 Now that the LORD your God has given them rest as he promised, return to your homes in the land that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan. 5 But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul...."
Today's New Testament reading: Luke 3
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar--when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene-- 2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
"A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
'Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.
5 Every valley shall be filled in,
every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
the rough ways smooth.
6 And all people will see God's salvation....'"
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Morning
Mark, my soul, the care which Jesus manifested even in his hour of trial, towards the sheep of his hand! The ruling passion is strong in death. He resigns himself to the enemy, but he interposes a word of power to set his disciples free. As to himself, like a sheep before her shearers he is dumb and opened not his mouth, but for his disciples' sake he speaks with almighty energy. Herein is love, constant, self-forgetting, faithful love. But is there not far more here than is to be found upon the surface? Have we not the very soul and spirit of the atonement in these words? The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, and pleads that they must therefore go free. The Surety is bound, and justice demands that those for whom he stands a substitute should go their way. In the midst of Egypt's bondage, that voice rings as a word of power, "Let these go their way." Out of slavery of sin and Satan the redeemed must come. In every cell of the dungeons of Despair, the sound is echoed, "Let these go their way," and forth come Despondency and Much-afraid. Satan hears the well-known voice, and lifts his foot from the neck of the fallen; and Death hears it, and the grave opens her gates to let the dead arise. Their way is one of progress, holiness, triumph, glory, and none shall dare to stay them in it. No lion shall be on their way, neither shall any ravenous beast go up thereon. "The hind of the morning" has drawn the cruel hunters upon himself, and now the most timid roes and hinds of the field may graze at perfect peace among the lilies of his loves. The thunder-cloud has burst over the Cross of Calvary, and the pilgrims of Zion shall never be smitten by the bolts of vengeance. Come, my heart, rejoice in the immunity which thy Redeemer has secured thee, and bless his name all the day, and every day.
Evening
If we have been partakers with Jesus in his shame, we shall be sharers with him in the lustre which shall surround him when he appears again in glory. Art thou, beloved one, with Christ Jesus? Does a vital union knit thee to him? Then thou art today with him in his shame; thou hast taken up his cross, and gone with him without the camp bearing his reproach; thou shalt doubtless be with him when the cross is exchanged for the crown. But judge thyself this evening; for if thou art not with him in the regeneration, neither shalt thou be with him when he shall come in his glory. If thou start back from the black side of communion, thou shalt not understand its bright, its happy period, when the King shall come, and all his holy angels with him. What! are angels with him? And yet he took not up angels--he took up the seed of Abraham. Are the holy angels with him? Come, my soul, if thou art indeed his own beloved, thou canst not be far from him. If his friends and his neighbours are called together to see his glory, what thinkest thou if thou art married to him? Shalt thou be distant? Though it be a day of judgment, yet thou canst not be far from that heart which, having admitted angels into intimacy, has admitted thee into union. Has he not said to thee, O my soul, "I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness?" Have not his own lips said it, "I am married unto thee, and my delight is in thee?" If the angels, who are but friends and neighbours, shall be with him, it is abundantly certain that his own beloved Hephzibah, in whom is all his delight, shall be near to him, and sit at his right hand. Here is a morning star of hope for thee, of such exceeding brilliance, that it may well light up the darkest and most desolate experience.
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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
UK .. http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01683ZOWG
French .. http://www.amazon.fr/-/e/B01683ZOWG
Japan .. http://www.amazon.co.jp/-/e/B01683ZOWG
German .. http://www.amazon.de/-/e/B01683ZOWG
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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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