Editorial Lockdowns made COVID worse
A report into Melbourne's 3rd COVID lockdown showed bureaucrat incompetence caused it. Had a young family not been restricted to a COVID zone in a hotel quarantine then the outbreak would not have occurred. Since Victoria first went into COVID lockdown for a 'few weeks to flatten the curve' a series of escalating lockdowns which have been ineffective have been implemented. Bureaucrats may claim that their efforts have meant the world has not ended. Evidence shows lockdowns have not helped. The more we know about COVID the more apparent it is that the best treatment is early detection and a simple course of drugs for the worst afflicted. Face masks have not helped. Isolation en masse has not helped.
We are told one of the worst symptoms of COVID is racism. It is a very old problem, pre existing the virus, or the laboratory which created it. Racism of the type which had Prince Charles disown his first son, before marrying his mother? Racism of the type which had a BLM activist abuse the judicial system to lock up a police officer? ASIO is addressing this serious racism. They have decided that blaming conservatives for the activity of radicals will cure AGW inspired racism.
Meanwhile, honour killing seems to have re emerged in Pakistan. In Perth, a 17 yo girl is facing charges for importing heroin from China. 22kgs of it. But for racism, she might have been rich.
Editorial Rwandan Genocide update
At the time, in 1994, Bill Clinton was being beaten up for being the failure he is. Clinton got saved in 1994 when Newt Gingrich and GOP took Congress and turned America around. Rwanda happened before then, and Clinton was desperate not to interfere in Africa, or Europe. Clinton ceded authority to the UN in Rwanda and to NATO in Serbia. In each case Clinton's leadership increased violence for innocent victims, like Tutsis caught in a Hutu civil war and Yugoslavs in a fractious Serbian escalation. UN peacekeepers went into Rwanda late, while NATO started bombing targets, like Serbian command tents which had been forewarned.
At the time, France had supplied Rwanda militarily, and now senior officers are being targeted for what was political policy. When the left wing run government, it sucks to be in service.
At the time, France had supplied Rwanda militarily, and now senior officers are being targeted for what was political policy. When the left wing run government, it sucks to be in service.
The tentacles of George Soros are long. In this episode, I expose the connections between George Soros, the Rudy Giuliani witch-hunt, the Facebook decision to ban Trump, and the explosion of crime in the country.
News Picks:
- George Soros-backed prosecutor has some serious questions to answer.
- The Facebook Oversight Board has some George Soros connections too.
- Another Trump “dossier” surfaces.
- The Democrats are panicking about the Arizona election audit.
- Republicans respond to the outrageous Facebook ban of Trump.
=== Bongino Headlines ===
State Department Says “Major” Sanctions Relief for Iran on the Table READ MOREThree Injured in Idaho Middle School Shooting
Warrant Released Detailing How FBI Raided Alaska Spa Under False Pretenses
Hunter Biden Still Holds 10% Stake in Chinese Private Equity Firm
Gov. DeSantis Signs Florida Election Integrity Bill
Twitter Bans Account for Trump’s New Platform
Alan Dershowitz Says Activist Chauvin Trial Juror Brings Verdict Into Question
Capitol Hill
Crazy Woke Congresswoman Calls Women “Birthing People”
Arizona House Passes Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in Public Schools
Poll Finds Liz Cheney Underwater With Wyoming Voters
Biden DHS Offers No Plan to Deport Illegal Alien Murderers and Sex Offenders
Biden Admin Holds Record 25k “Kids in Cages” Without Parents
Hannity Interviews Caitlyn Jenner About Gubernatorial Run
Republican Turned Independent Turned Democrat Charlie Crist Challenges Gov. DeSantis
Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Have Created a Labor Shortage
Trump, McCarthy, Scalise All Back Stefanik to Replace Cheney in Caucus Leadership
Calls For CDC Director to Resign Over Reports Of Collusion With Teachers Union
AG Garland Asks Congress for Additional $85 Million to Fight Domestic Terrorism
Culture War
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Allow Permitless Gun Carry
Cop Who Mocked LeBron James in Viral Video Returns From Suspension, Announces Book Deal
Jake Tapper to Stop Allowing Republicans Who “Don’t Meet His Standards” on His Show
Texas Looks to Ban Critical Race Theory in Public Schools
The Great Brainwashing in Public Schools Is Worsening
Fox Continues Dominating CNN in Ratings
Gov. DeSantis Commits to Funding Florida Police
Dave Portnoy Slams Magazine That Apologized For Featuring Him
Appeals Court Unlikely to Overturn Idaho Transgender Sports Ban
Biden Issues National Day of Prayer Proclamation Without Using the Word “God”
U.S. Birth Rate Sees Largest Drop in 50 Years
Economy
States That Voted Biden Lost Twice as Many Jobs Amid Pandemic
Treasury Sec Yellen Backtracks After Telling Truth About Economy
SBA Launches $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Krispy Kreme Files to Go Public
Costs of Lockdowns Outweighed Benefits for 89% of the Population
Auto Sales Reach Highest Level Since 2005
Norfolk Southern Issues $600 Million Worth of 100-Year Bonds
Biden’s Family Plan Will Cost $700 Billion More Than White House Estimates
Bank of England Predicts U.K. Growth of 7% This Year
Jessica Alba’s “Honest Company” Raises $412.8 Million in IPO
Hertz Backs Improved Bid to Support Exit From Chapter 11
Italy Will Remain the Economic Sick Man of Europe
Federal Judge Vacates CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
Swamp Watch
CNN and MSNBC Ignore Bombshell Report on Gov. Cuomo Nursing Home Coverup
FBI Raid Was Political Retaliation Against Giuliani and Trump
More Malarkey: Biden’s Amtrak Story Doesn’t Add Up
Biden Put Radical Anti-Trumper in Charge of Vetting U.S. Military for Extremism
Democrats Want to Stop Holding First Primaries in New Hampshire, Iowa Because the Population Is “Too White”
New Jersey Police Officer Fired for Social Media Post Calling BLM Protesters “Terrorists”
Biden’s Agriculture Secretary Defends Discrimination Against White Farmers
Facebook Under Fire Over Ads for Human Smugglers
Alleged Second Steele Dossier Emerges in British Media
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
Biden Presidency
Education Sec. Cardona: Nation's Schools Fully Open by September
DOJ Warns Arizona Recount May Illegally Intimidate Voters
Blinken: US Stands With Ukraine Against Russia |
Newt Gingrich: China 'Thrilled' to Be Gifted Vaccine Tech
White House Blasts Florida Voting Law: 'Wrong Direction'
Rick Scott Demands Answers on Any Abuses of Enhanced Jobless Benefits
Sen. Grassley Escalates Call for John Kerry Iran Probe
Nikki Haley Rips Biden’s ‘Welfare’ Plan
US Downplays Prospect of Post-Brexit Trade Deal with UK
Blinken Says US May Ramp up Security Assistance to Ukraine
Jill Biden to Meet Military Spouses in Colorado
Newsfront
Poll: 1 in 6 Stay at Unwanted Job for Health Insurance
More than 16% of adult workers stay in jobs they might otherwise leave because they fear they'll lose their health benefits, according to a new survey released Thursday. The survey, conducted by West Health and Gallup...... [Full Story]
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A free poem, read by a Frenchman, with images from Capra's "A Wonderful Life" http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=48174
Life is beautiful, my child,
Though many things go wrong,
And you may hear much sadness in
Its strange and lovely song.
Fighting culture wars is ugly. President Trump is engaged in the culture wars, and is being sued by a porn star who apparently wants to make a political statement. Maybe Trump's money brought the porn star's reputation into disrepute? And if Trump paid the money and did not benefit, should punters be outraged? Trump's wife puts forward a positive message for kids and gets condemned by those who lauded Obama's wife. Some complain Melania's message was confused? But Michelle's message to fat kids was positive?
Trump is engaged in the culture wars and as a result he is achieving well with the economy. The two issues are related. Progressives try to distract from the economy, because when conservatives are successful with the economy they look good. In Victoria, LDS are becoming more involved with politics in the Liberal Party, a conservative party. This is a healthy thing. Mormons are known as the world's best neighbours for a reason. But news media like the Age cast the LDS involvement as something sinister. But LDS's agenda in politics is to make things better. What on earth are progressives trying to achieve?
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Here is a video I made Life is Beautiful, My Child
A free poem, read by a Frenchman, with images from Capra's "A Wonderful Life" http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=48174
Life is beautiful, my child,
Though many things go wrong,
And you may hear much sadness in
Its strange and lovely song.
Though friends and loved ones die, my child,
They're never really gone.
Nor more nor less than yesterday,
In you they will live on.
They're never really gone.
Nor more nor less than yesterday,
In you they will live on.
They will live on in you, my child,
As everything you see,
Though it must vanish, will remain
Alive in memory.
As everything you see,
Though it must vanish, will remain
Alive in memory.
Alive in what you think and feel
And dream and say and do,
For all who ever were still are
Upon this earth in you.
And dream and say and do,
For all who ever were still are
Upon this earth in you.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon
https://rumble.com/valirz-life-is-beautiful-my-child.html=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Today has a budget for Australia which news media are keen to cast as terrible. It won't be a surplus. Peter Costello budgeted Australia out of deficit over a decade. Tony Abbott promoted fiscal responsibility, but got rolled by Turnbull. Turnbull has in the past leaked against the treasurer. No major leaks from Turnbull this time, but political enemies are gloating the budget won't be a surplus. Today, the debt is a similar size as what Costello faced. But the political leadership from Turnbull is not that of Howard. It is likely no one alive today will be alive when Australia is out of debt initiated by the ALP. Even ALP supporting independents get free passes, as Cathy McGowan has when not confirming that Sophie Mirabella had not pushed a political opponent during a campaign. A court has verified Sophie was innocent. McGowan profited from the defamation. The senior Liberal political ranks are not engaged in the culture wars, and so people like McGowan get free passes for appalling behaviour. But also, those wanting to work for Australia's prosperity get sidelined. Turnbull will not be PM when Australia next has a surplus budget. Fighting culture wars is ugly. President Trump is engaged in the culture wars, and is being sued by a porn star who apparently wants to make a political statement. Maybe Trump's money brought the porn star's reputation into disrepute? And if Trump paid the money and did not benefit, should punters be outraged? Trump's wife puts forward a positive message for kids and gets condemned by those who lauded Obama's wife. Some complain Melania's message was confused? But Michelle's message to fat kids was positive?
Trump is engaged in the culture wars and as a result he is achieving well with the economy. The two issues are related. Progressives try to distract from the economy, because when conservatives are successful with the economy they look good. In Victoria, LDS are becoming more involved with politics in the Liberal Party, a conservative party. This is a healthy thing. Mormons are known as the world's best neighbours for a reason. But news media like the Age cast the LDS involvement as something sinister. But LDS's agenda in politics is to make things better. What on earth are progressives trying to achieve?
=== from 2017 ===
James Bolt from IPA has highlighted a piece on red tape. "Red tape costs Australia $176 billion every year. Today the IPA's Daniel Wild published his report on how Australia needs a Trump-style 'one in, two out' rule on red tape. If we had that rule since the Coalition formed government in 2013, there would be 107,885 fewer pages of red tape." That annual expense never comes back. It is an inefficiency which makes Australia uncompetitive with the world. Australia has been the lucky country, but cannot be the lucky country while she has so much inertia strangling business. And trade partners will not thank Australia for being this bad. President Trump will exploit the weakness, but not respect us for it. Ordinary citizens are complaining about it, but the obfuscations of the political class and media mean those complaints are unfocused. But even the most bent politician and jaded news reporter is aware of bill shock which hurts the poorest in our communities.
Some things should not happen, but they do. Regularly. The Fairfax strike now echoes a similar one three years ago. Made for the same reason. Abysmal standards have resulted in lost readership and a shrinking of revenue. It is argued that lots of people now read Fairfax papers online, and so the readership is expanding. But it is also the case that fewer pets now require the papers? Was the paper only ever useful as cheap packaging and easy disposal? But that is no longer environmentally friendly? The cats of Australia have made their choice. But are the striking journalists listening?
Some things should not happen, but they do. Regularly. The Fairfax strike now echoes a similar one three years ago. Made for the same reason. Abysmal standards have resulted in lost readership and a shrinking of revenue. It is argued that lots of people now read Fairfax papers online, and so the readership is expanding. But it is also the case that fewer pets now require the papers? Was the paper only ever useful as cheap packaging and easy disposal? But that is no longer environmentally friendly? The cats of Australia have made their choice. But are the striking journalists listening?
=== from 2016 ===
I have moved to a good home. I leave behind the ice house. Dan Andrews would rather I lived with an ice addict, and that you should too.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
Bill Shorten mentioned recent leadership debates among Liberals and Greens and made the specious claim that members did not get the leader they wanted. He claimed only the ALP does that. He failed to note he was rejected by members overwhelmingly and only appointed by caucus. To be fair, Shorten had voted for himself or in his own self interest, and he probably meant that. No Liberal or Green supports Shorten.
On this day in 351, the Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus, brother to Constantius II and son of Constantine the Great began. Constantius favoured Christians and in turn their clergy practiced intolerance to others, including Jews. Christian leaders had encouraged lynchings and riots which killed Jews. So the Jewish revolt was for self determination. Only it would fail badly. Several thousand Jews died as Rome reasserted authority and some cities were destroyed. In 1429, Joan of Arc ended the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. For half a year, the sieging English seemed to be winning. But only nine days after Joan entered the fray, France won. It was the first French success in major terms since Agincourt. In 1824, at the world premiere of his ninth symphony, Beethoven needed to be turned around to see the audience's wild applause. He could no longer hear. But he had composed brilliance. Three years later, he died. He had been very sick and analysis of his bones suggests he was killed by doctors treating him with lead based medication.
In 1915, Germany made a simple marketing mistake, sinking RMS Lusitania with submarine U-20. Until then, US had many sympathisers for Germany. After, they feared the empire. On the same day, Japan made demands on China that the then weak government conceded. China had felt the demands were less than they would have conceded. But Japan had diplomatically betrayed trust with the US and Great Britain. In 1940, the Norway Debate in Britain's Parliament in London resulted in a dying Chamberlain being demonstrably unable to continue in government. In a few weeks, Winston Churchill was PM over a unity war time government. Exactly five years later, in 1945, General Alfred Jodl signed unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document took effect the next day.
On this day in 351, the Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus, brother to Constantius II and son of Constantine the Great began. Constantius favoured Christians and in turn their clergy practiced intolerance to others, including Jews. Christian leaders had encouraged lynchings and riots which killed Jews. So the Jewish revolt was for self determination. Only it would fail badly. Several thousand Jews died as Rome reasserted authority and some cities were destroyed. In 1429, Joan of Arc ended the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. For half a year, the sieging English seemed to be winning. But only nine days after Joan entered the fray, France won. It was the first French success in major terms since Agincourt. In 1824, at the world premiere of his ninth symphony, Beethoven needed to be turned around to see the audience's wild applause. He could no longer hear. But he had composed brilliance. Three years later, he died. He had been very sick and analysis of his bones suggests he was killed by doctors treating him with lead based medication.
In 1915, Germany made a simple marketing mistake, sinking RMS Lusitania with submarine U-20. Until then, US had many sympathisers for Germany. After, they feared the empire. On the same day, Japan made demands on China that the then weak government conceded. China had felt the demands were less than they would have conceded. But Japan had diplomatically betrayed trust with the US and Great Britain. In 1940, the Norway Debate in Britain's Parliament in London resulted in a dying Chamberlain being demonstrably unable to continue in government. In a few weeks, Winston Churchill was PM over a unity war time government. Exactly five years later, in 1945, General Alfred Jodl signed unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document took effect the next day.
From 2014
The debate is heating up as the budget nears. The question posed is "Will Mr Abbott keep his election promise?" ABC are adding piquancy to the discussion by claiming that if Abbott fails, it will just be like Gillard's failed promise. It is worth noting a few things as the left try to inflate the situation to resemble something other than what it is. Prior to the '10 election, Abbott and Hockey claimed Gillard would initiate a Carbon tax. Gillard said that she wouldn't. Swan said that such claims were hysterical fear mongering. Then came the election and soon after Gillard took steps to implement the tax. She did not have to. She would have had ample parliamentary support to not implement the tax, but she chose to. When Gillard was finally deposed, Rudd claimed he had finished the tax. When Shorten became leader, he said he would protect the tax. And so the ALP have lied to the Australian electorate on several occasions and continue to do so to preserve a useless tax that obstructs business. Compare that with Abbott's promise to fix the budget. The short term levee will not impede business long term because it won't exist long term. But if nothing is done to begin repaying ALP debt, it will be very bad for all of Australia, moving forward. In such stark terms, there is no equality in election betrayal claims. Fact check.
Herod the Great is tied to this day from a modern discovery of his tomb in 2007. Only, as was a frequent problem in antiquity, he is not buried in his tomb. Herod was a great builder as exemplified by the remaining wall of the second temple. Herod was also a high order bastard who added a twist to the modern practice of a man calling their loved one honey. Also on this day in 351, there was a Jewish uprising against their persecutors. Only the persecution was not imaginary, and the advantages resulted in slaughter. In 1429, Joan of Arc plucked an arrow out of her shoulder and led a charge at the siege of Orleans, winning and turning the tide in the hundred year war.
On this day, prototypical leftist Robespierre, in 1794, tabled to the national convention in France, the plans for a cult of a supreme being. He had wanted to reject Catholicism and institute a worship of reason that was different to the Atheism he witnessed and did not like. Thirty years later, Ludwig Van Beethoven produced his supremely glorious ninth symphony. Today is Radio Day because in 1895 in Russia, AS Popov invented and demonstrated a radio receiver. On this day in 1940, a dying Neville Chamberlain was replaced with Winston Churchill as PM. In 1952, plans for the integrated chip were first tabled. In 2000, Putin was inaugurated President of Russia.
Herod the Great is tied to this day from a modern discovery of his tomb in 2007. Only, as was a frequent problem in antiquity, he is not buried in his tomb. Herod was a great builder as exemplified by the remaining wall of the second temple. Herod was also a high order bastard who added a twist to the modern practice of a man calling their loved one honey. Also on this day in 351, there was a Jewish uprising against their persecutors. Only the persecution was not imaginary, and the advantages resulted in slaughter. In 1429, Joan of Arc plucked an arrow out of her shoulder and led a charge at the siege of Orleans, winning and turning the tide in the hundred year war.
On this day, prototypical leftist Robespierre, in 1794, tabled to the national convention in France, the plans for a cult of a supreme being. He had wanted to reject Catholicism and institute a worship of reason that was different to the Atheism he witnessed and did not like. Thirty years later, Ludwig Van Beethoven produced his supremely glorious ninth symphony. Today is Radio Day because in 1895 in Russia, AS Popov invented and demonstrated a radio receiver. On this day in 1940, a dying Neville Chamberlain was replaced with Winston Churchill as PM. In 1952, plans for the integrated chip were first tabled. In 2000, Putin was inaugurated President of Russia.
Historical perspective on this day
In 351, the Jewish revolt against Gallus broke out. After his arrival at Antioch, the Jews began a rebellion in Palestine. 558, in Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapsed. Justinian Iimmediately orders that the dome be rebuilt. 1274, in France, the Second Council of Lyon opened to regulate the election of the Pope. 1429, Joan of Arc ended the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. 1487, the Siege of Málaga commenced during the Spanish Reconquista. 1664, Louis XIV of France began construction of the Palace of Versailles. 1697, Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medievaltimes) was destroyed by fire. It was replaced by the current Royal Palace in the eighteenth century. 1718, the city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. 1763, Pontiac's Warbegan with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British. 1794, French Revolution: Robespierre introduced the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
In 1824, world premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance was conducted by Michael Umlaut under the composer's supervision. 1832, the independence of Greeceis recognised by the Treaty of London. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria was chosen King. 1840, the Great Natchez Tornadostruck Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It was the second deadliest tornado in United States history. 1846, the Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, was published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1847, the American Medical Association was founded in Philadelphia. 1864, American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, broke off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moved southwards. Also 1864, the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide was launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. 1895, in Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrated to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day was celebrated as Radio Day.
In 1915, World War I: German submarine U-20 sank RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turned many formerly pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire Also 1915, Japanese 21 Demands Ultimatum to China (Commemorated as National Day of Humiliation) 1920, Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force captured Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later. Also 1920, Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognised the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. Also 1920, the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opened the first exhibition by the Group of Seven. 1937, Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrived in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
In 1940, the Norway Debate in the British House of Commons began, and led to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later. 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacked and sank the Japanese Imperial Navylight aircraft carrier Shōhō. The battle marked the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fought without visual contact between warring ships. 1945, World War II: General Alfred Jodl signed unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document took effect the next day. 1946, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) was founded with around 20 employees. 1948, the Council of Europe was founded during the Hague Congress. 1952, the concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, was first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. 1954, Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended in a French defeat and a Vietnamese victory (the battle began on March 13). 1960, Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announced that his nation was holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. 1964, Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, a Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reported that a cockpit recorder tape indicated that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger. 1974, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned. 1986, Canadian Patrick Morrow became the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
In 1992, Michigan ratified a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment barred the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. Also 1992, the Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched on its first mission, STS-49. Also 1992, three employees at a McDonald'sRestaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, were brutally murderedand a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It was the first "fast-food murder" in Canada. 1994, Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream was recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. 1998, Mercedes-Benzbought Chrysler for $40 billion USD and formed DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. 1999, Pope John Paul II travelled to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054. Also 1999, Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens were killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Also 1999, in Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira was ousted in a military coup. 2000, Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia. 2002, a China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunged into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. 2004, American businessman Nick Berg was beheaded by Islamic militants. The act was recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. 2007, Israeliarchaeologists discovered the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem. 2009, over 100 New Zealand Police officers began a 40-hour siege of a lone gunman in Napier, New Zealand. 2013, 27 people were killed and more than 30 injured, when a tanker truck crashed and exploded outside Mexico City.
In 1824, world premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance was conducted by Michael Umlaut under the composer's supervision. 1832, the independence of Greeceis recognised by the Treaty of London. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria was chosen King. 1840, the Great Natchez Tornadostruck Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It was the second deadliest tornado in United States history. 1846, the Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, was published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts 1847, the American Medical Association was founded in Philadelphia. 1864, American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, broke off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moved southwards. Also 1864, the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide was launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. 1895, in Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrated to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day was celebrated as Radio Day.
In 1915, World War I: German submarine U-20 sank RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turned many formerly pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire Also 1915, Japanese 21 Demands Ultimatum to China (Commemorated as National Day of Humiliation) 1920, Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force captured Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later. Also 1920, Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognised the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. Also 1920, the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opened the first exhibition by the Group of Seven. 1937, Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrived in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
In 1940, the Norway Debate in the British House of Commons began, and led to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later. 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacked and sank the Japanese Imperial Navylight aircraft carrier Shōhō. The battle marked the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fought without visual contact between warring ships. 1945, World War II: General Alfred Jodl signed unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document took effect the next day. 1946, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) was founded with around 20 employees. 1948, the Council of Europe was founded during the Hague Congress. 1952, the concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, was first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. 1954, Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended in a French defeat and a Vietnamese victory (the battle began on March 13). 1960, Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announced that his nation was holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. 1964, Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, a Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reported that a cockpit recorder tape indicated that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger. 1974, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned. 1986, Canadian Patrick Morrow became the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
In 1992, Michigan ratified a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment barred the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. Also 1992, the Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched on its first mission, STS-49. Also 1992, three employees at a McDonald'sRestaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, were brutally murderedand a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It was the first "fast-food murder" in Canada. 1994, Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream was recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. 1998, Mercedes-Benzbought Chrysler for $40 billion USD and formed DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. 1999, Pope John Paul II travelled to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054. Also 1999, Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens were killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Also 1999, in Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira was ousted in a military coup. 2000, Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as president of Russia. 2002, a China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunged into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. 2004, American businessman Nick Berg was beheaded by Islamic militants. The act was recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. 2007, Israeliarchaeologists discovered the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem. 2009, over 100 New Zealand Police officers began a 40-hour siege of a lone gunman in Napier, New Zealand. 2013, 27 people were killed and more than 30 injured, when a tanker truck crashed and exploded outside Mexico City.
=== Bible Reading ===
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Today's reading: 1 Kings 21-22, Luke 23:26-56 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible Gateway
Today's Old Testament reading: 1 Kings 21-22
Naboth's Vineyard
1 Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 Ahab said to Naboth, "Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth."
3 But Naboth replied, "The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my ancestors...."
Today's New Testament reading: Luke 23:26-56
The Crucifixion of Jesus
26 As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27 A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. 28 Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' 30Then
"'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!"
and to the hills, "Cover us!"'
and to the hills, "Cover us!"'
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Morning
Do you want a house for your soul? Do you ask, "What is the purchase?" It is something less than proud human nature will like to give. It is without money and without price. Ah! you would like to pay a respectable rent! You would love to do something to win Christ? Then you cannot have the house, for it is "without price." Will you take my Master's house on a lease for all eternity, with nothing to pay for it, nothing but the ground-rent of loving and serving him forever? Will you take Jesus and "dwell in him?" See, this house is furnished with all you want, it is filled with riches more than you will spend as long as you live. Here you can have intimate communion with Christ and feast on his love; here are tables well-stored with food for you to live on forever; in it, when weary, you can find rest with Jesus; and from it you can look out and see heaven itself. Will you have the house? Ah! if you are houseless, you will say, "I should like to have the house; but may I have it?" Yes; there is the key--the key is, "Come to Jesus." "But," you say, "I am too shabby for such a house." Never mind; there are garments inside. If you feel guilty and condemned, come; and though the house is too good for you, Christ will make you good enough for the house by-and-by. He will wash you and cleanse you, and you will yet be able to sing, "We dwell in him." Believer: thrice happy art thou to have such a dwelling-place! Greatly privileged thou art, for thou hast a "strong habitation" in which thou art ever safe. And "dwelling in him," thou hast not only a perfect and secure house, but an everlasting one. When this world shall have melted like a dream, our house shall live, and stand more imperishable than marble, more solid than granite, self-existent as God, for it is God himself--"We dwell in him."
Evening
A little stay on earth will make heaven more heavenly. Nothing makes rest so sweet as toil; nothing renders security so pleasant as exposure to alarms. The bitter quassia cups of earth will give a relish to the new wine which sparkles in the golden bowls of glory. Our battered armour and scarred countenances will render more illustrious our victory above, when we are welcomed to the seats of those who have overcome the world. We should not have full fellowship with Christ if we did not for awhile sojourn below, for he was baptized with a baptism of suffering among men, and we must be baptized with the same if we would share his kingdom. Fellowship with Christ is so honourable that the sorest sorrow is a light price by which to procure it. Another reason for our lingering here is for the good of others. We would not wish to enter heaven till our work is done, and it may be that we are yet ordained to minister light to souls benighted in the wilderness of sin. Our prolonged stay here is doubtless for God's glory. A tried saint, like a well-cut diamond, glitters much in the King's crown. Nothing reflects so much honour on a workman as a protracted and severe trial of his work, and its triumphant endurance of the ordeal without giving way in any part. We are God's workmanship, in whom he will be glorified by our afflictions. It is for the honour of Jesus that we endure the trial of our faith with sacred joy. Let each man surrender his own longings to the glory of Jesus, and feel, "If my lying in the dust would elevate my Lord by so much as an inch, let me still lie among the pots of earth. If to live on earth forever would make my Lord more glorious, it should be my heaven to be shut out of heaven." Our time is fixed and settled by eternal decree. Let us not be anxious about it, but wait with patience till the gates of pearl shall open.
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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
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I'm looking for former students to endorse me
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