Thursday, March 18, 2021

Thu 18th March 2021 Current Affairs

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.html
=== Bongino Headlines ===

Will Donald Trump run in 2024? Trump dropped some hints in an interview last night. Also, I address a bombshell story out of Virginia which is clear evidence that the fight is coming to your door.

News Picks:

Psaki Attempts to Blame Trump for Recent Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

IRS Delays Tax Deadline by a Month

DHS Chief Refuses to Call Border Crisis a Crisis During House Hearing

Biden Says May 1 Deadline to Pull U.S. Troops From Afghanistan “Tough” to Meet

Atlanta Shooting Suspect Tells Police Killings Weren’t Racially Motivated

Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Outed as Source of Fake Trump Quotes in Washington Post Story

Capitol Hill
Republican AGs Threaten to Sue Biden Admin – Demand Assurances Relief Bill Doesn’t Prohibit Tax Cuts
Dems Block GOP Bill That Would Require Illegal Immigrants to Be Tested for Coronavirus
Katherine Tai Confirmed as Biden’s Top Trade Envoy
House GOP Reverses Ban on Earmarks
Dem Rep. Accuses Biden Admin of Violating Human Rights of Migrant Minors
Biden Says Gov. Cuomo Should Resign If Allegations Are Confirmed
Sens. Warren and Sanders Paint Californians as Right Wing Extremists Over Newsom Recall Petition
Dem Efforts to End Filibuster Put Pressure on the Few Moderates in Party
New Info Proves Military Planners Rejected National Guard Ahead of Capitol Riot While Trump Insisted on Deploying 10,000
Senate Postpones Vote on Biden Pentagon Policy Chief Nominee
Dems Have No Idea How to Make Infrastructure Plan Bipartisan

Culture War
Gov. DeSantis: Florida Curriculum Will Exclude Critical Race Theory
Could the U.S. Ban Guns? Australia Tried Something Pretty Close.
Broadcaster Unsuccessfully Attempts to Cancel Dave Portnoy
How Is It That Major Media Outlets Often “Independently Confirm” Each Other’s Bogus Stories?
Portland Police Cuts Resulted in 2000% Homicide Increase
Virginia Restores Voting Rights to Released Felons (Because They Vote Democrat)
Woke White Liberals Are Turning Minorities to the Right
Herman Cain’s Website Comes to a Close, Staff Signs Off With Message Remembering “Nine Unforgettable Years”
Over at the Washington Post, Discernment Dies in the Daylight
Dan Bongino in Talks With Westwood One to Start Live Radio Show From 12-3PM ET

Economy
Biden Gives Companies a Second Chance to Outsource Jobs to H-1B Visa Workers
Founder of “WallStreetBets” Reddit Forum Signs With United Talent Agency
This Mistake On PPP Loans Is Costing Some Businesses Thousands
U.S. Import Prices Jump 1.3% in February
Investors Now Fear Inflation More Than Coronavirus
The Federal Reserve Can’t Save the Economy
Uber Grants U.K. Drivers Worker Status
The Economy’s “Everything Bubble”
How the New Unemployment Tax Break Works
How China or Russia Could Attack Our Financial System
Texas Power Company That Price Gouged During Outages Headed for Bankruptcy

Swamp Watch
Democrats Are Trying to Hide A Sneaky Immigration Amnesty Bill
Gov. Cuomo’s Allies Reportedly Circulated Letter to Attack Accuser’s Credibility
Four Illegals With Names on Terror Watch List Arrested at Border
Gavin Newsom Not Taking Recall Campaign Well
Guam’s Delegate Rebuked for National Guard Political Stunt
Forced Residents of “George Floyd Autonomous Zone” Speak Out
Iranian Dissidents Say Biden State Department Hire Is Pro-Regime Advocate
Janice Dean Reveals How She Was Treated by “The View” When She Asked to Come on to Discuss Gov. Cuomo
Piers Morgan Rips “Treacherous Back-Stabber” Ana Navarro
=== Newsmax ===
Biden Presidency
Russia Recalls Envoy After Biden Says 'Killer' Putin Will 'Pay the Price'
Expanded Testing Part of Biden Administration School Plans
Trump Partly to Blame for Threats to Asian Americans, Psaki Says
Senate Confirms Katherine Tai as First Woman of Color to Be US Trade Chief
13K Migrant Minors Now Detained; Border Agents Under Biden 'Gag Order'
Poll: 72 Percent Support Biden's COVID Relief Bill
Biden: 'I Do' Think Putin's a Killer

Newsfront
Homeland Security Head Spars With Congress on Direness of Border Surge
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas gave ground on two GOP points as he acknowledged the administration may not have adequately notified communities chosen to host facilities for migrant youths, and that some people were released without being tested for COVID-19, though a new testing policy has been implemented. But he deflected characterizations of the situation as out of control. [Full Story]
Related Stories

Former Acting DHS Secretary Says Immigrants Won't Listen to Biden, Border in 'Full-Blown' Crisis
McConnell to DHS Sec Mayorkas: Border Problems 'Definition of a Crisis'
Jason Smith and Mark Brnovich to Newsmax TV: Border 'Horrendous' Thanks to Democrats

Home-Grown Extremists Seen Poised to Undertake Attacks in 2021
Violent extremists motivated by political grievances and racial biases pose an "elevated threat" to the U.S. homeland, officials said Wednesday in a unclassified intelligence report released more than two months after a violent mob of insurrectionists stormed the U.S....... [Full Story]
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Here is a video I made I'm A Sociopath
If you aren't schizo, you can't be one of us
KDMan gave me this great intro to icomps. He is the talent that gives you the sound here. I put some images to it, and the laugh 

http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=18157

John Poe3 years ago
Well I can't respond to you Mr. Commenter because I'm on my phone so this is more for anyone else who doesn't know. First off, Sociopaths do not choose to be Sociopaths. They are unable to feel emotion. Most are born that way and are unable to be cured. There are some who go through traumatic events that temporarly become Sociopaths (kinda) and they can sometimes be helped. Real Sociopaths tend to be more "sane" as in they do not fear thing that are unfearable such as the dark and such.
Lilith Levana5 years ago
Clearly, you don't know what sociopathy is. Don't feel bad. The psychiatrists fail just as badly. 
AresCosmos6 years ago
fuck u racists!
BoushkaDoosh6 years ago
i have guns and model planes in my room, does this meen i am a sociopath?
David Ball6 years ago
@Destroyer0fWorlds congratulations. If you go to Carramar and visit the Swan bakery you can get your Quest for Jackie Chan t shirt, which as a reward is only $15 for you. 
David Ball6 years ago
@keijah010 Nature or nurture? I feel there are elements of both. I've met some with bad lives, but I've met some with privileges too. 
K Hamilton6 years ago
is it something going on in their brain or is it like some thing they were missing when they were being raised tht make sociopaths like what they are?
Luke Ressegieu7 years ago
your not a sociopath, just a sad twisted faggot
marky mark7 years ago
sociopaths are people who tend to jokingly tell you every now and then im so evil
Sweetsleep77 years ago
this song is catchy!!!!! XD
Zellig7 years ago
Their dark passanger are going to get devoured by a very big fish.
l ol7 years ago
I'm going to fuck you with a knife.
starqz7 years ago
Who the fuck is this man? He looks creepy as hell!
David Ball7 years ago
I am so grateful that KDMan made it. I'm just the monkey that put images to it, and did the backing laugh. I suggest, if it gets too much, you sit down and giggle quietly .. it works .. and it infuriates the wife ..
starqz8 years ago
Steven, what were these psychopathic people like whom you knew? What did they do that made them that way?
starqz8 years ago
You can't usually tell if someone is a sociopath AT FIRST, but if you spend enough time with them you will eventually see those cold, dead eyes you're talking about, or an evil grin w/an equally evil look in the eyes. I've known at least 2 guys who were like that. What they both had in common was just a general, creepy vibe I felt whenever I was around them..Other people I know said they saw the exact same thing.
Dave Wayne8 years ago
eric, your the sick twisted abuser and liar... FREAK. U SEEN THE VIDEO AT THE TOP OF MY FAVES LIST. YOU BETTER BE A GOOD BOY OR THESE ROMANIAN GUYS ARE GONNA PUNCH YOUR APE ASS SO HARD, LOL READ THE COMMENTS FROM HIM FREAK KEEP MAKING YOUR BULLSHIT VIDEOS & I WILL MAKE ANOTHER VERY SOON SWEETHEART. ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.... RETARD.
David Ball8 years ago
I agree, you can't tell by looking at someone what is in their heart. Those girls I dated. (shudders). They looked good! My fault for only dating actresses and supermodels ..
David Ball8 years ago
I think you nailed it. I'm not a sociopath. I actually only contributed the laugh. But the song is cute ;)
David Ball8 years ago
I'm sorry you feel that way.
00Xander009 years ago
You spelled Sociopaths wrong
Sweetsleep79 years ago
lmfao.... holy hell ... wtf!!!!!:D
StlyDutch9 years ago
Talking bout dogs.. David Berkowitz claimed that his neighbor's dog had forced him to kill after it had been possessed by a demon.
David Ball9 years ago
This piece was posted under comedy. I do not advocate its use in treatment or determination of mental illness. Please do not personalise the piece.
lupinite9 years ago
I mean, think about it. The only differance betwixt a sociopath and a "normal" human is that when they do something "wrong" they regret it, and thus learn not to learn from it. I'm not out to hurt ppl, just to learn, sometimes the cost of which is heavy for those with the ability to have a conscience...
lupinite9 years ago
what's wrong with "normal" humans and thier views? I am sorry, but you don't have the "feel" of a sociopath... Personally I am a sociopath, we normally are typically quite benifcial to society, or at least out making power. I may be "legally" insane, but I don't go out killing for fun...
David Ball9 years ago
I don't think you understand the message of this song. It doesn't make fun of sociopaths.
David Ball9 years ago
Excellent. I reckon its about time someone listened to it. I also think Kelly's work charming :D
https://rumble.com/vev3bl-im-a-sociopath-by-kdman.html

=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. The victory for the Libs in South Australia is a moderate one. The senate is still owned by a vicious conglomerate of leftwing parties. The majority is not what one might expect after sixteen years of incompetence by the ALP. The Libs will have to work hard and the feds will do them no favours. A terminal Federal Government under Malcolm Turnbull could take no positives out of the Batman by-election win for ALP. Libs did not run a candidate in Batman for fear of a three cornered contest gifting the electorate to Greens. ALP do not field a competent administration. But Greens are much worse when they are in office. Xenophon's voting record in Parliament is in some ways to the left of Greens, and it is good he does not have a lower house seat. Xenophon's campaign was to put candidates into Liberal seats to upset the Libs, and this in some way explains why the Libs have not done so well as might be expected, independent votes chipped away at them. The interference from the electoral office, calling out a campaign promise of Marshall the week before the election was wrong, possibly illegal, and certainly corrupt. The Libs will have a hard task changing public service culture to improve the state's performance and attract back business. It will take time to bring back cheap, reliable power. Institutions and cultural assets need to be built up. If they need help regarding Education, I'm here to help. I know someone who is an excellent accountant too. 

Tygrrr Express make a great point regarding former public servant McCabe who violated his oath of office to put his country first. The elected government deserve full support from public servants, even if one disagrees with their policy. I never endorsed Obama, but never countenanced illegal behaviour to oppose him. McCabe may not know why he was fired two days before he was to retire. Apparently, he did not know what public service meant either. Book Retailer Pegasusforkids.com is retailing a book calling Hitler and Obama great leaders. Maybe if greatness was measured in evil. 

Russia are engaged in a cold War Obama initiated to cover up Obama's foreign policy failures. The results of cold war is tragedy. Great people, like Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were needed to bring down the Soviet Union and end the Cold War started by Truman to cover up his policy failures. For the moment, Trump is exploiting the circumstance as best as he can, as he should. But better still is to end the cold war. That is needed to allow sanity to prevail in Syria and Ukraine and North Korea. The irrational of the world set are being fed by Cold war warriors keen to exploit weakness. It is worth remembering the peace movement was fostered by the Soviet Union to strengthen Soviet agenda. Just because the Soviet Union is gone does not mean the legacy is over. 
=== from 2017 ===
Many do not understand the Australian Education system and see it as a white elephant or panacea when it is neither. Education is necessary, but it also needs to be efficient and effective. At the moment, education dollars are badly spent. And because there is confusion, people don't see where it is badly spent. Australia is blessed with private schools and public schools. Private schooling worldwide has existed longer than public schooling. Modern public schooling comes from the late eighteenth century when Catholics and Protestants fought over education and bootstrapped to what has become the model we have today. There are two types of private schools. Independent and systemic. Systemic private schools are run similarly to public schools, but within an ethos. Independent private schools tend to wealthy benefactors and run on pride and history, and reputation. Some look at public money going to private schools and feel that it is too much. But it only subsidises the schools, and means Australia can focus on funding kids in public schools better. Without private schools, public schools would be worse off. Yet ALP often try to plunder private schools. 

The fact is that schools are not spending money effectively. Dysfunctional schools are being propped up with excess spending without benefit to students. Dysfunctional schools tend to mainly be public. There are often known ways of fixing them, but the political will is not there. It is easier to spend more money.  
=== from 2016 ===
Children who are gay feel isolated. Children that are straight feel isolated too. The post pubescent years of discovery lead to children rejecting family standards and discovering community values. It is natural. But with about 1% of the community gay across all world cultures, gay kids have a right, have a truth, to the perception of isolation. That does not mean culture or society is at fault. Social mores are important. Without them, little functions well. Maybe gay kids have to go the extra yard to brand themselves so they are recognised. It doesn't mean that pre pubescent kids need special toilets or they will suicide when they are older. The Safe Schools activists have not got a concern of teaching children to be good citizens. It is an exercise in proselytising and branding. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility. 
=== from 2015 ===
As the NSW election nears, the ABC moves on from obfuscating over the Israeli election. There is still a lot of horse trading to be done, but at first blush the conservative Likud under Netanyahu has won handsomely. The ABC have worked hard to suggest the so called centre left would defeat the party they call right wing. Such rhetoric is telling and misleading. Likud is conservative. There are right wing parties, Likud is not one of them. There are left wing parties, but none are centre left. The main opposition to Likud is populist left. Similarly in Australia, The Liberal Party is conservative. They aren't right wing, and there are a few parties that get little recognition that are. The ALP are not centre left, but populist left. In Australia, under Bill Shorten, the ALP have no policy on any issue, which is why they cannot negotiate with the government on any issue. Shorten has a mental illness which is clearly expressed in his speech, and which the partisan press label as 'zingers' but which are in fact a clear inability to understand the issues of the day. Now the ABC obfuscates over the NSW election. A partisan ICAC which has been unable to present a finding of corruption against the Liberals has claimed scalps through what can only be described as corruption on the part of the ICAC. They have failed to clarify the depth of corruption clearly visible of the NSW ALP. ABC have drawn attention to what are rumours and innuendo in order to turn the public's eye from the excellent NSW Lib Government and it's responsible budgets and public works. 

On this day in 37, Caligula managed to have Tiberius' will annulled and was made Emperor. Tiberius had been abysmal as Emperor, a threat to any wealthy Roman. Caligula was worse. In 1741, poor people and slaves were said to be burning buildings in NYC. They wanted freedom? A few were hanged and gibbeted, while others were sent away. In 1765, The UK parliament ended the stamp act, but couldn't stop the developing resentment which became the Revolution of 1776 to 1783. In 1834, six trade unionists were sentenced to be transported to NSW from Dorset. Had they been hanged instead, maybe there would be no ALP? In 1850, American Express was founded by Wells and Fargo.  In 1892 in Canada, former Governor General Lord Stanley ordered a silver cup be made for ice hockey, for the best team. In 1921, another peace treaty was signed in Riga between Poland and the murderous Soviets. In 1922, Mohandas Ghandi was sentenced to six years in prison, but only served two, for civil disobedience. In 1942, a Democrat President established an authority to place Americans in concentration camps if they looked Japanese. In 1946, diplomatic relations were established between Switzerland and the murderous Soviets. In 1959, GOP President Eisenhower signed a bill which would welcome Hawaii as the fiftieth US state. In 1985, the first episode of Neighbours was broadcast. In 1990, former communist Germany voted in a democratic election. On the same day in the US art thieves stole twelve paintings worth $300 million. In 1992, South Africa voted to end Apartheid. 
From 2014
American Express was founded on this day in 1850, making the world a little smaller and better for travellers. The world is very big. So big that when Tiberius died, the Senate amended his will by making Caligula emperor. Caligula was what the press now call a popular choice. Caligula would treat the roman Senate with the same contempt of a Craig Thomson addressing the parliament. Still, Rome was capable of correcting her mistakes, as they did on this day in 235 with Alexander Severus and his mother. In 1834, England made a big mistake sending 6 trade unionists to Australia. The suffering continues. On this day in 1922, Ghandi was sentenced to 6 years prison for civil disobedience. He served two. Today, we suffer from similar sentencing issues. Had it happened today, no doubt Willessee would bargain on behalf of Seven in an attempt to let Ghandi trade on the fame garnered by civil disobedience. For his part, Ghandi might have to wear a "fuck you Tony" T-shirt. To paraphrase Hawke addressing the UN, fucking Gillard would be first prize of a lottery. Tickets given to ALP backbenchers. Multiple entry winners. The silly old bugger. 

Winning the longest ever hide and seek game, on this day in 1989, was a 4400 year old mummy found near the pyramid of Cheops. Their prize seems similar to Hawke's one, the brain matter scooped through a hole in the nose, and then covered up. East Germans got to vote for unification with a richer, better state on this day in 1990, echoing Crimea today. But the glory went to a white man in South Africa who had the grace to offer a vote in 1992. It seems sad and nasty that divisive socialists have not honoured the graciousness. But there is hope that there never was under apartheid.
Historical perspective on this day
AD 37 – The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius's will and proclaims Caligula emperor.
633 – Ridda wars: The Arabian Peninsula is united under the central authority of Caliph Abu Bakr.
1068 – An earthquake affects the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula, leaving up to 20,000 dead.
1241 – First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnikand plunder the city.
1314 – Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.

1608 – Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
1741 – New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
1793 – The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann.

1834 – Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
1848 – March Revolution: In Berlin there is a struggle between citizens and military, costing about 300 lives.
1850 – American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
1865 – American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
1871 – Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
1874 – Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
1892 – Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada the Stanley Cup.

1913 – King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki.
1915 – World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
1921 – The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
1922 – In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.
1925 – The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.

1937 – The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
1938 – Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
1940 – World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
1942 – The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
1944 – The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 people and causes thousands to flee their homes.
1948 – Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito–Stalin Split.

1953 – An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing 265 people.
1959 – The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
1962 – The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954.
1965 – Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.
1967 – The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.
1968 – Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
1969 – The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
1970 – Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
1971 – Peru: a landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.

1980 – A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
1990 – Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.
1990 – In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
1996 – A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
1997 – The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
2014 – The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
2015 – The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. 23 people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.

=== Bible Reading ===

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Today's reading: Deuteronomy 30-31, Mark 15:1-25 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Deuteronomy 30-31


Prosperity After Turning to the LORD

1 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the LORD your God disperses you among the nations, 2 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. 4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back....

Today's New Testament reading: Mark 15:1-25

Jesus Before Pilate
1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
2 "Are you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate.
"You have said so," Jesus replied.
3 The chief priests accused him of many things. 4 So again Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of."
5 But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed....

=== Morning and Evening ===


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March 17: Morning
"Remember the poor." - Galatians 2:10
Why does God allow so many of his children to be poor? He could make them all rich if he pleased; he could lay bags of gold at their doors; he could send them a large annual income; or he could scatter round their houses abundance of provisions, as once he made the quails lie in heaps round the camp of Israel, and rained bread out of heaven to feed them. There is no necessity that they should be poor, except that he sees it to be best. "The cattle upon a thousand hills are his"--he could supply them; he could make the richest, the greatest, and the mightiest bring all their power and riches to the feet of his children, for the hearts of all men are in his control. But he does not choose to do so; he allows them to suffer want, he allows them to pine in penury and obscurity. Why is this? There are many reasons: one is, to give us, who are favoured with enough, an opportunity of showing our love to Jesus. We show our love to Christ when we sing of him and when we pray to him; but if there were no sons of need in the world we should lose the sweet privilege of evidencing our love, by ministering in alms-giving to his poorer brethren; he has ordained that thus we should prove that our love standeth not in word only, but in deed and in truth. If we truly love Christ, we shall care for those who are loved by him. Those who are dear to him will be dear to us. Let us then look upon it not as a duty but as a privilege to relieve the poor of the Lord's flock--remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Surely this assurance is sweet enough, and this motive strong enough to lead us to help others with a willing hand and a loving heart--recollecting that all we do for his people is graciously accepted by Christ as done to himself.
Evening
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." - Matthew 5:9
This is the seventh of the beatitudes: and seven was the number of perfection among the Hebrews. It may be that the Saviour placed the peacemaker the seventh upon the list because he most nearly approaches the perfect man in Christ Jesus. He who would have perfect blessedness, so far as it can be enjoyed on earth, must attain to this seventh benediction, and become a peacemaker. There is a significance also in the position of the text. The verse which precedes it speaks of the blessedness of "the pure in heart: for they shall see God." It is well to understand that we are to be "first pure, then peaceable." Our peaceableness is never to be a compact with sin, or toleration of evil. We must set our faces like flints against everything which is contrary to God and his holiness: purity being in our souls a settled matter, we can go on to peaceableness. Not less does the verse that follows seem to have been put there on purpose. However peaceable we may be in this world, yet we shall be misrepresented and misunderstood: and no marvel, for even the Prince of Peace, by his very peacefulness, brought fire upon the earth. He himself, though he loved mankind, and did no ill, was "despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." Lest, therefore, the peaceable in heart should be surprised when they meet with enemies, it is added in the following verse, "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Thus, the peacemakers are not only pronounced to be blessed, but they are compassed about with blessings. Lord, give us grace to climb to this seventh beatitude! Purify our minds that we may be "first pure, then peaceable," and fortify our souls, that our peaceableness may not lead us into cowardice and despair, when for thy sake we are persecuted.

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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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