Via Matt Christiansen Media, comes the story of a New Mexico police officer, Darian Jarrott, gunned down (Feb 4th 2021) after making a routine stop of a vehicle which happened to have a wanted fugitive (Omar Felix Cueva) being tailed by the federal police. Immediately following the shooting of the policeman, federal agents were on hand to give aid to the dying officer and to chase down the fugitive, killing the fugitive an hour later in a shoot out.
Video footage of the officer making the stop suggests the officer is unaware of the nature of what he is facing. He even asks the fugitive for their firearm shortly before the officer was gunned down. However, the watching federal government agents had known that the fugitive was an armed threat.
It used to be said only doctors could bury their mistakes. Was this a mistake? Are any federal agents responsible for the tragedy? What about the Biden administration? The fallen officer was a young father, and his family will miss him dearly.
It used to be said only doctors could bury their mistakes. Was this a mistake? Are any federal agents responsible for the tragedy? What about the Biden administration? The fallen officer was a young father, and his family will miss him dearly.
Editorial Parents stumped by NAPLAN test
Media campaigning against cheap, effective tests are not new. NAPLAN is such a test, being straight forward to mark and providing important assessment data which allows government to track student achievement from years 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. The results could also be reverse engineered to track teacher performance, but unions won't allow that. The results allow schools to target weaknesses in student learning, and for government to address needs of schools. The results have no bearing on subsequent employment achieved by students in life.
Here, a question that 'stumps' adults is a two card trick. The purist view is that commas are not employed to separate phrases in a sentence, where they might in practice. Or, where they might, in practice. The math question is less of a challenge. One day, the illiberal press will achieve the end of having this eleven year old test removed. The loss of analytical data won't achieve further dysfunction. Just as COVID did not create election fraud.
Editorial Beijing exploits poor US Cold War policy
Now that Trump is not pursuing bilateral relations, Biden's renewed Cold War regionalism policy is failing to address world needs. The Phillipines President is isolated and weak and unable to address China's invasion of the South Sea. That is how regionalism works. The long term goal of China is to dominate the Pacific so as to contain India. In the future, US may have to cede Hawaii.
Illiberal media are authoritarian and Australian PM Scott Morrison has belled that cat in declaring social media 'The work of the Devil.' Mr Morrison was at a Christian Convention on the Gold Coast and his words are being reported by press as if they were a press release. However, Mr Morrison's words do not presage a government decree regarding social media. However there is a need for government to address the abuse of power of technocrats running social media. Social media banning of conservative politicians is unacceptable. Likewise social media banning of conservative content. Election fraud is not isolated to the US.
TESLA executives have claimed that there is evidence that a crash involved human error. Local authorities claim it was a TESLA vehicle under auto control which crashed inexplicably. It seems like someone among local authorities has an axe to grind?
Clear evidence is that woke corporatism is unpopular and results in poor outcomes for shareholders. Trump is right again.
It was woke corporatism that endorsed voter fraud which underpins Biden's Cold War policy. USA is suffering as her democracy crumbles.
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Exposed! In this episode, I expose the scandalous methods the intelligence community used to target Rudy Giuliani and other “enemies” of the deep state.
News Picks:
- Here’s the link to my book about the deep state targeting of Trump allies, if you’re interested.
- Additional proof that “Trickle Down” economics doesn’t exist outside of the minds of liberals.
- Twitter let a racist attack against a GOP Senator continue on its platform for hours.
- An easy to read rebuttal to the “Second Amendment is racist” attacks.
- Momentum is growing for an expansion of firearm Rights.
- The inside story about how Spygate was uncovered.
=== Bongino Headlines ===
“Lets Kill People” – Secret Recordings of Antifa Leaked by InfiltratorFBI Raids Alaska Spa Looking for Pelosi’s Laptop Stolen on January 6
Travel to Be Restricted From India to U.S. Effective May 4th Due to Their Surging Coronavirus Cases
Republican Senator Introduces Bill to Regulate Big Tech Companies as Common Carriers
Poll: Democrats Support Puerto Rico Statehood at a Higher Rate Than Puerto Ricans
Biden Says He Wears a Mask Despite Being Vaccinated Because It’s “Patriotic”
Capitol Hill
Only 36% of Voters Say Biden’s First 100 Days in Office Were a Success
GOP Reps Allege “Political Interference” in Census
New Video Shows Michigan State Rep. Refusing Orders After DUI Arrest
Elections Bill Passes in Florida Implementing New Restrictions on Vote-by-Mail, Ballot Drop Boxes
Biden Tries to Blame Trump for Border Surge (Again)
Texas AG: More Lawsuits Against Biden Admin Over Border Crisis Are Coming
Pelosi Counting on “Hispanics, African-Americans, and the Rest” to Turn Red States Blue
Taxpayer Cost for Border Surge Surges
Biden Says “I’m in Trouble” After Briefly Losing Mask During Speech
Biden Tells Far-Left Hecklers He Agrees With Them: “Give Me Another Five Days”
Trump Says He’d Consider Ron DeSantis for Running Mate If He Runs in 2024
Culture War
Biden’s Trojan Horse Presidency
Jeopardy! Contestant Under Fire for Making Non-Existent “White Supremacy Hand Symbol”
Biden Says Schools Should “Probably” Be Open in Fall After Promising Them Open Within First 100 Days
Idaho Becomes First State to Ban Critical Race Theory
Matt Palumbo Writes New Book About Cuomo and de Blasio: “Dumb and Dumber”
SCOTUS Hands Victory to Illegal Facing Deportation on a Technicality
WaPo Mocked for Referring to Biden as “Very Catholic”
Ted Cruz to Woke CEOs: Republicans Are Done With You
Hate Crimes Against Asians Up 169% So Far This Year
Pastor Who Stood Up to Coronavirus Police Now Has Warrant Out for His Arrest
Joy Behar Attempts to Lecture Tim Scott on Systemic Racism
Economy
Potential Unintended Consequences of Biden’s Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
Progressives Take Credit for Biden’s Massive Spending Plan
Twitter Stock Plunges After Missing on Users, Low Guidance
Forbes Explores Going Public Via SPAC Deal
Oil Prices Head Towards $70
China’s Regulators Crack Down on FinTech
Two Million Homeowners May Be Eligible for New Refinancing Program
Amtrak Asks Congress for $5.4 Billion
SEC Enforcement Head Resigns After Five Days (0.5 Scaramuccis) on the Job
Ford Says Chip Shortage Will Cut Q2 Output by Half
Capital Gains Tax Hikes Haven’t Impacted Stock Returns Historically – but Corporate Tax Hikes Do
Mayor de Blasio says NYC to “Fully Reopen” on July 1st
Swamp Watch
Biden’s CIA Director Falsely Claimed to Have Cut Ties to CCP-Linked Influence Group
Rudy Giuliani Joins Tucker to Discuss FBI Raid
Rioter Who Tried to Set Minneapolis Police Station on Fire Hit With $12 Million Fine, Four Years in Prison
FBI Acknowledges Assassination Attempt Against Rep. Scalise Was Classified as “Suicide by Cop”
Connecticut Ends Religious Exemption to Vaccine for Students
DOJ Would’ve Arrested Derek Chauvin at Courthouse If Found Not Guilty
Biden Voted for the Reagan Tax Cuts He Now Says Didn’t Work
USPS Admits Its Covert Surveillance Program Exists
Border State Dems Break With Border Over Biden Crisis
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
Biden Presidency
House Republicans Question WH 'Interference' in Census Numbers
Pentagon Cancels Trump’s Border Wall Projects Under Biden Order
Poll: Biden Less Popular Than Police, Law Enforcement Agencies
Homeland Security to Fix Damage Linked to Border Wall
Biden Bans Travel From India as Coronavirus Cases Surge
After Review, WH Sees Limits to NKorea Diplomacy
Biden to Help Amtrak Mark 50 Years on the Rails
Protesters Disrupt Biden Speech, Call for End of Detention Centers
Sen. Blackburn to Newsmax TV: Tim Scott Speech More Meaningful Biden Address
Newsfront
Manchin Pans DC Statehood Bill in Another Break With Dems
A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state got a little longer on Friday.Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said that he opposes unilateral action by Congress to make the nation's capital a state and that...... [Full Story]
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Here is a video I made Jerusalem
"And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun but the poem was printed c. 1808. Today it is best known as the hymn "Jerusalem", with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916.
The song is best heard as part of a crowd of screaming spectators, but this is what I got.
David Ball5 years ago
Ja, aber was willst du tun? Sie haben bereits gehört und Sie können nicht un-eine Glocke läuten.
Walk upon Englands mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen!
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green and pleasant Land.
=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Persecution of Pell continues as he has been committed to face charges on two events twenty years apart. The press are saying 'multiple charges' and 'multiple complainants' but there were multiple charges dismissed which were clearly wrong. The virtue of these two being they could not be immediately dismissed? One allegation refers to a swimming pool in the '70s. The other charge relates to the 90's when Pell was Archbishop. One accuser is 80 years old. If one were kind to the incompetents who have helped bring this case to this stage, it might be said that this is to give Pell a voice so he can say why these accusations are absurd. But that would be taking these charges in isolation and would ignore what are clear motivations for the pedophile lobby to hurt a gifted administrator who would otherwise be ending corruption with Papal coffers. Aside from these two allegations, Pell has led an exemplary life which had him being a mover and shaker within the Catholic Church, important in getting JPII made pope and initiating victim support groups for victims of clerical abuse in Australia, having been the first senior cleric to have addressed the issue and bring probity to church on the issue. At the end of 2018, the Attorney General in Victoria should lose his job at election. But a competent government would dismiss the Attorney General straight away because of this travesty of justice.
Victorian budget is an awful mess. The ALP are spending big on infrastructure, but their figures are rubbery and don't include important needed projects. It looks like an exercise in pork barrelling, promising spending in ALP electorates which they won't have to keep when they aren't re elected later this year. However, in subsequent years, from opposition, ALP can claim any conservative government is not spending enough.
FB Page is set up so an abusive spammer can't be blocked. There are instructions for blocking spammers that do not work. I blocked the profile but they persist. Then I couldn't find the account name of the abuser. I'm trying to run a serious business and the constant messages send alerts to me which I seek to respond to, only to find it is nothing. Following is a sample from HE
22 APRIL 02:25
im friend with yang ...
David Daniel Ball
Hi Helen, thanks for your message. We aren't here at the moment, but we'll get back to you soon!
hi hello...
yes..
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yes....
22 APRIL 08:16
David Daniel Ball
Yang?
22 APRIL 10:13
hi hello..David mrning..
David Daniel Ball
Thanks for messaging us. We sell books on history or bible quotes. We aren't here right now but will respond as soon as we can.
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yes....
22 APRIL 08:16
David Daniel Ball
Yang?
22 APRIL 10:13
hi hello..David mrning..
David Daniel Ball
Thanks for messaging us. We sell books on history or bible quotes. We aren't here right now but will respond as soon as we can.
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22 APRIL 13:51
Im glad too
23 APRIL 17:34
hi hello David hw..r..u..rigth now....good morning.....
will ...u..plz rply me..?
23 APRIL 21:15
hello Dave...
23 APRIL 23:50
what u doing now....
24 APRIL 15:45
hello dave....
24 APRIL 22:45
have a nice day Dave...
WED 10:16
good mrning...
FRI 17:59
hi hello my bestfriend...Daniel..thise is my.maintain acount....they others acount not use bcoz im forgot my password....it will be change ..And then this my own acount...now...
can u rply me plz..?
can...u.responds me my messeges...friend...
SAT 23:19
thank ..u..Dave...
I..promise ...Dave..im waiting..u..yang till that about...U..&..me....Be a good health Dave...
SUN 10:40
good mrning my honey Dave...
MON 11:53
hi hello..Dave..hw..r..u..now..
I ..want to help ..u..dave...
MON 23:11
hi hello David....hw...r.....U...
rply me plz.....
TUES 18:14
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01:01
hi dave....
rply me plz...coz .I want to chat u...
I..seriouse u..dave..said me yang..u..r..honest ..I like friend good ..&honest...
22 APRIL 13:51
Im glad too
23 APRIL 17:34
hi hello David hw..r..u..rigth now....good morning.....
will ...u..plz rply me..?
23 APRIL 21:15
hello Dave...
23 APRIL 23:50
what u doing now....
24 APRIL 15:45
hello dave....
24 APRIL 22:45
have a nice day Dave...
WED 10:16
good mrning...
FRI 17:59
hi hello my bestfriend...Daniel..thise is my.maintain acount....they others acount not use bcoz im forgot my password....it will be change ..And then this my own acount...now...
can u rply me plz..?
can...u.responds me my messeges...friend...
SAT 23:19
thank ..u..Dave...
I..promise ...Dave..im waiting..u..yang till that about...U..&..me....Be a good health Dave...
SUN 10:40
good mrning my honey Dave...
MON 11:53
hi hello..Dave..hw..r..u..now..
I ..want to help ..u..dave...
MON 23:11
hi hello David....hw...r.....U...
rply me plz.....
TUES 18:14
whers ur thrue acount dave ..ur david daniel ball..or david daniel addely...till me dave wt acount u .so that we chat anytime ok...plz rply me..
01:01
hi dave....
rply me plz...coz .I want to chat u...
I..seriouse u..dave..said me yang..u..r..honest ..I like friend good ..&honest...
=== from 2017 ===
IPA Review April 2017 has a piece on standing for freedom. IPA made a submission to an inquiry and gave detailed evidence showing how section 18c of the racial vilification code had been abused, not used properly, and was dysfunctional. A fallback position that could salvage the flawed legislation was suggested. However, the dysfunctional senate and incompetent PM Turnbull have failed to speak up for free speech. Australians do not have free speech and even abolishing 18c won't return it. Free speech is gone until the culture of free speech is returned. Try not to kill someone like Bill Leak, and if we are very lucky, free speech will return.
Some things should not happen, but they do. Eyes have been off Ukraine since Obama left office. They made bad choices, and had HR Clinton won government, Ukraine might have profited from being a cold war hot spot. Instead, Trump won, and Trump has ended the cold war Obama used to keep little nations in tow to big ones. And that means Russia is licking her lips. Ukraine is now playing the anti semitic card to side with the Arab block, only that block is fractured too. President Trump means a new world order, where nations like Ukraine can't afford to beat up Jews and paint civilian planes to be shot down.
Some things should not happen, but they do. Eyes have been off Ukraine since Obama left office. They made bad choices, and had HR Clinton won government, Ukraine might have profited from being a cold war hot spot. Instead, Trump won, and Trump has ended the cold war Obama used to keep little nations in tow to big ones. And that means Russia is licking her lips. Ukraine is now playing the anti semitic card to side with the Arab block, only that block is fractured too. President Trump means a new world order, where nations like Ukraine can't afford to beat up Jews and paint civilian planes to be shot down.
=== 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 ===
Drug smugglers and hero worship. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukomaran were executed for their crime of attempted drug smuggling. We have been told they had reformed, but they never set out what it was they had done, precisely, and apologised for it. Partly that is because of legal issues, they had hoped for clemency in even the last minutes. The personal entitlement lobby had trumped their personal responsibility. Had they confessed all when they were caught they might still be alive today. But they claimed shadowy figures had threatened their loved ones. The focus, early on was on ensuring that others were not executed. So Andrew and Myuran took the hit. There is little doubt they had changed. Hugging their executors and singing hymns without being blindfolded suggests behavioural change. But they should have admitted the sentence was right and the laws were just too. Life is sweet and it is ok to hold on. But faith sometimes means letting go.
The lobbyists using the names of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukomaran are not doing so for their benefit. A college scholarship fund is a good idea in many circumstances, but not for the two who failed to confess what they had done. But the Australian Catholic university have a scholarship, for the writer of an essay on the sanctity of life. The scholarship is in the names of the drug smugglers. It is no good reason to break relations with Indonesia, and luckily that is not how the government are treating it. But the press are interpreting it that way. Australia's government lobbied hard to have the executions commuted to another sentence, but the Indonesian government refused to listen, refused phone calls and refused to discuss the issue. For that reason, Australia has downgraded relations with Indonesia and is seeking to rebuild them. Because the dialog is important and if Indonesia feel they can walk away at any time then the system is flawed. But the media are hoping it is a breakdown like that caused by the ABC's inflations of ALP Government indiscretions. And the ALP are using the names in a cynical way too. Politicising the personal tragedy and misleading the public over how the tragedy played out. Meanwhile, the educators at Castle Hill High School are wrong. They have a flashing electric sign saying the executions were "Merciless, barbaric, futile, weak." But the government of Indonesia was none of those things. They were merciful with Scot Rush and Renae Lawrence. They were not barbaric, or Andrew would not have had those wishes fulfilled. The executions were not futile, as it is a deterrent to drug traffickers. And it was not weak to proceed against the international calls to not do so.
In 1328, England recognised Scotland as a sovereign nation. In 1707, Scotland joined with England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1759, Josiah Wedgwood founded a pottery company. In 1786, Mozart's The marriage of Figaro was performed for the first time in Vienna. As opera goes, it is definitely a cut above. In 1840, the Penny Black, the world's first self adhesive postage stamp had postage problems licked. In 1844, Hong Kong Police became the world's second modern police force. In 1851, Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in London. In 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black person to play in a professional baseball game. In 1900, the Scofield Mining Disaster happened, when coal dust exploded and killed some 200 people. It had been the worst mine disaster at that date, in the US. In 1915, RMS Lusitania embarked from NYC on her 202nd and final crossing of the Atlantic. In 1927, the first cooked meals were served n an airflight for Imperial Airways between London and Paris. In 1930, Pluto was first named. In 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated in NYC. In 1941, Germany launched an attack on Tobruk.
In 1945, a German newsreader officially announced that Adolf Hitler had "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". Also in 1945, Goebbels and his wife killed their own children and then each other, because they didn't want to live with reality. On the same day, in Demmin, Germany, 2500 committed suicide rather than see the Soviets win. In 1956, Jonas Salk's Polio vaccine was made available to the public. In 1960, Francis Gary Powers in a U2 Spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union sparking a diplomatic incident. In 1961, Cuba's elections were cancelled and Fidel Castro made a Rudd like backflip, calling Cuba a socialist nation. It is largely forgotten today that Castro had campaigned for Cuba on the promise of making it a modern democratic state. In 1970, protests erupted in Seattle following President Nixon's announcement that terrorists would be opposed in Cambodia where they were hiding. In 1987, Pope John Paul II beatified Edith Stein, a Jewish Carmelite nun gassed but the Nazis at Auschwitz. In 1999, the body of George Mallory was found on Everest, 75 years after he died there. In 2003, President George Bush announced 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq. In 2011, Osama Bin Ladin was killed before being interrogated and possibly embarrassing Obama over Pakistan intelligence links.
The lobbyists using the names of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukomaran are not doing so for their benefit. A college scholarship fund is a good idea in many circumstances, but not for the two who failed to confess what they had done. But the Australian Catholic university have a scholarship, for the writer of an essay on the sanctity of life. The scholarship is in the names of the drug smugglers. It is no good reason to break relations with Indonesia, and luckily that is not how the government are treating it. But the press are interpreting it that way. Australia's government lobbied hard to have the executions commuted to another sentence, but the Indonesian government refused to listen, refused phone calls and refused to discuss the issue. For that reason, Australia has downgraded relations with Indonesia and is seeking to rebuild them. Because the dialog is important and if Indonesia feel they can walk away at any time then the system is flawed. But the media are hoping it is a breakdown like that caused by the ABC's inflations of ALP Government indiscretions. And the ALP are using the names in a cynical way too. Politicising the personal tragedy and misleading the public over how the tragedy played out. Meanwhile, the educators at Castle Hill High School are wrong. They have a flashing electric sign saying the executions were "Merciless, barbaric, futile, weak." But the government of Indonesia was none of those things. They were merciful with Scot Rush and Renae Lawrence. They were not barbaric, or Andrew would not have had those wishes fulfilled. The executions were not futile, as it is a deterrent to drug traffickers. And it was not weak to proceed against the international calls to not do so.
In 1328, England recognised Scotland as a sovereign nation. In 1707, Scotland joined with England to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1759, Josiah Wedgwood founded a pottery company. In 1786, Mozart's The marriage of Figaro was performed for the first time in Vienna. As opera goes, it is definitely a cut above. In 1840, the Penny Black, the world's first self adhesive postage stamp had postage problems licked. In 1844, Hong Kong Police became the world's second modern police force. In 1851, Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in London. In 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black person to play in a professional baseball game. In 1900, the Scofield Mining Disaster happened, when coal dust exploded and killed some 200 people. It had been the worst mine disaster at that date, in the US. In 1915, RMS Lusitania embarked from NYC on her 202nd and final crossing of the Atlantic. In 1927, the first cooked meals were served n an airflight for Imperial Airways between London and Paris. In 1930, Pluto was first named. In 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated in NYC. In 1941, Germany launched an attack on Tobruk.
In 1945, a German newsreader officially announced that Adolf Hitler had "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". Also in 1945, Goebbels and his wife killed their own children and then each other, because they didn't want to live with reality. On the same day, in Demmin, Germany, 2500 committed suicide rather than see the Soviets win. In 1956, Jonas Salk's Polio vaccine was made available to the public. In 1960, Francis Gary Powers in a U2 Spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union sparking a diplomatic incident. In 1961, Cuba's elections were cancelled and Fidel Castro made a Rudd like backflip, calling Cuba a socialist nation. It is largely forgotten today that Castro had campaigned for Cuba on the promise of making it a modern democratic state. In 1970, protests erupted in Seattle following President Nixon's announcement that terrorists would be opposed in Cambodia where they were hiding. In 1987, Pope John Paul II beatified Edith Stein, a Jewish Carmelite nun gassed but the Nazis at Auschwitz. In 1999, the body of George Mallory was found on Everest, 75 years after he died there. In 2003, President George Bush announced 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq. In 2011, Osama Bin Ladin was killed before being interrogated and possibly embarrassing Obama over Pakistan intelligence links.
From 2014
There are many reasons to beat up the LNP over policy and activity. But as the press gleefully engage in it, it should be remembered it might not be fair or right.
At the moment, many are tut tutting Abbott over broken promises for something he has not yet done, but which he probably should do; cut spending in numerous areas. Will he cut elements of the ABC budget? Has he promised he wouldn't? The ABC could prosper, were it allowed to, through partial privatisation, or full privatisation. It won't be less unbalanced. The recent attempt by the ABC to undermine government policy in Indonesia cannot be allowed to continue. However, that could happen in the next term of an Abbott government. The campaign regarding election promises then comes into play. The ABC and their 'friends' could claim they are confused about any cuts. As with the GST, they could campaign against it until the ALP are in government. Hockey promised to cut waste. So did Abbott. The hate media will ignore one promise, and hold onto another.
The Gillard broken promise over a carbon tax was a betrayal of the Australian people. It should be remembered that the Carbon tax will never benefit Australia as a policy. It has not shrunk the production of Carbon Dioxide and it has curtailed industry. However, should Mr Abbott break a 'no cut' election promise, there will be immediate benefits to all Australians. The question is, and this is what confuses the hate media, was the ALP lie the betrayal, or the bad policy? Even if the issue of AGW is real, we cannot afford to do expensive empty gestures ..
Another case of clear media bias on an issue where criticism may be legitimate is the case of former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell. There are no suggestions, yet, O'Farrell has done anything wrong, but he looks bad for his association with hucksters who had been well placed after sixteen years of ALP rule. But, it doesn't matter who is in government, they will have a limited pool of talent. The issue of corruption is serious and things need to be transparent. It is clear the ALP ran a corrupt government and fostered corruption. It is a truth of management that anyone can be corrupt, but it is important to limit their ability to be corrupt. It requires eternal vigilance. As sad as the O'Farrell case is, it shows anti corruption process for the libs is working. But it also exposes the libs to hyper criticism. And the disturbing thing is that there may be truth to the barbs. But the scrutiny has not been applied to the ALP and that is not balanced. Mr O'Farrell would have been a fool not to speak to talented, involved individuals. Shame on those individuals for being corrupt. It is a legacy of bad ALP government. A fabulous way to celebrate the life of the corrupt Neville Wran is to recognise how bad he was in office. One valid question of O'Farrell is to do with his support for the appallingly bad legislation of racism and censorship on the federal books. Mike Baird is a supporter of the bad legislation too. The fact is, the law does not protect those who are victims of bigots, but can be used by racists to silence valid public enquiry. It isn't moral to support such bad law.
At the moment, many are tut tutting Abbott over broken promises for something he has not yet done, but which he probably should do; cut spending in numerous areas. Will he cut elements of the ABC budget? Has he promised he wouldn't? The ABC could prosper, were it allowed to, through partial privatisation, or full privatisation. It won't be less unbalanced. The recent attempt by the ABC to undermine government policy in Indonesia cannot be allowed to continue. However, that could happen in the next term of an Abbott government. The campaign regarding election promises then comes into play. The ABC and their 'friends' could claim they are confused about any cuts. As with the GST, they could campaign against it until the ALP are in government. Hockey promised to cut waste. So did Abbott. The hate media will ignore one promise, and hold onto another.
The Gillard broken promise over a carbon tax was a betrayal of the Australian people. It should be remembered that the Carbon tax will never benefit Australia as a policy. It has not shrunk the production of Carbon Dioxide and it has curtailed industry. However, should Mr Abbott break a 'no cut' election promise, there will be immediate benefits to all Australians. The question is, and this is what confuses the hate media, was the ALP lie the betrayal, or the bad policy? Even if the issue of AGW is real, we cannot afford to do expensive empty gestures ..
Another case of clear media bias on an issue where criticism may be legitimate is the case of former NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell. There are no suggestions, yet, O'Farrell has done anything wrong, but he looks bad for his association with hucksters who had been well placed after sixteen years of ALP rule. But, it doesn't matter who is in government, they will have a limited pool of talent. The issue of corruption is serious and things need to be transparent. It is clear the ALP ran a corrupt government and fostered corruption. It is a truth of management that anyone can be corrupt, but it is important to limit their ability to be corrupt. It requires eternal vigilance. As sad as the O'Farrell case is, it shows anti corruption process for the libs is working. But it also exposes the libs to hyper criticism. And the disturbing thing is that there may be truth to the barbs. But the scrutiny has not been applied to the ALP and that is not balanced. Mr O'Farrell would have been a fool not to speak to talented, involved individuals. Shame on those individuals for being corrupt. It is a legacy of bad ALP government. A fabulous way to celebrate the life of the corrupt Neville Wran is to recognise how bad he was in office. One valid question of O'Farrell is to do with his support for the appallingly bad legislation of racism and censorship on the federal books. Mike Baird is a supporter of the bad legislation too. The fact is, the law does not protect those who are victims of bigots, but can be used by racists to silence valid public enquiry. It isn't moral to support such bad law.
Historical perspective on this day
In 305, Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 524, King Sigismund of Burgundy was executed at Orléansafter an 8-year reign and was succeeded by his brother Godomar. 880, the Nea Ekklesia was inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches. 1328, Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton the Kingdom of England recognised the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state. 1455, Battle of Arkinholm, Royal forces ended the Black Douglas hegemony in Scotland. 1576, Stephen Báthory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, married Anna Jagiellon and they became co-rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
In 1707, the Act of Union joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1753, publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. 1759, Josiah Wedgwood founded the Wedgwoodpottery company in Great Britain. 1776, establishment of the Illuminatiin Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt. 1778, American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet began in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. 1785, Kamehameha I, the king of Hawaiʻi, defeated Kalanikūpule and established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. 1786, in Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro was performed for the first time. 1794, War of the Pyrenees: The Battle of Boulouended, in which French forces defeated the Spanish and regained nearly all the land they lost to Spain in 1793.
In 1840, the Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, was issued in the United Kingdom. 1844, Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, was established. 1846, the few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicated the Nauvoo Temple. 1851, Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in London. 1852, the Philippine peso was introduced into circulation. 1856, the Province of Isabela was created in the Philippinesin honour of the Queen Isabela II of Spain. 1862, American Civil War: The Union Army completed its capture of New Orleans. 1863, American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville began. 1865, the Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay signed the Treaty of the Triple Alliance. 1866, the Memphis Race Riots began. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1869, the Folies Bergère opened in Paris.
In 1875, Alexandra Palace reopened after being burned down in a fire in 1873. 1884, Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States. Also 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States. 1885, the original Chicago Board of Trade Building opened for business. 1886, rallies were held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affairin Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 was celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries. 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago. 1894, Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrived in Washington, D.C. 1898, Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The United States Navy destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the war.
In 1900, the Scofield Mine disaster killed over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what was to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. 1901, the Pan-American Exposition opened in Buffalo, New York. 1915, the RMS Lusitania departed from New York City on her two hundred and second, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives. 1925, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions was officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members. Also 1925, the first Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer was held at the University of Toronto, Canada. 1927, the first cooked meals on a scheduled flight were introduced on an Imperial Airways flight from London to Paris. Also 1927, the Union Labor Life Insurance Company was founded by the American Federation of Labor. 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was officially named. 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated in New York City. 1933, the Roca–Runciman Treaty between Argentina and Great Britain was signed by Julio Argentino Roca, Jr., and Sir Walter Runciman. 1933, the Humanist Manifesto I published.
In 1940, the 1940 Summer Olympics were cancelled due to war. 1941, World War II: German forces launched a major attack on Tobruk. 1944, World War II: Two hundred Communist prisoners were shot by the Germans at Kaisariani in Athens, Greece in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi. 1945, World War II: A German newsreader officially announced that Adolf Hitler had "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag was raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Also 1945, World War II: Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda committed suicide in the Reich Garden outside the Führerbunker. Their children were also killed by having cyanide pills inserted into their mouths by their mother, Magda. Also 1945, World War II: Up to 2,500 people died in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. Also 1945, World War II: Yugoslav Partisans freed Trieste. 1946, start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians. Also 1946, the Paris Peace Conference concluded that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy. 1947, Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons were killed and 33 wounded. 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established, with Kim Il-sung as leader.
In 1950, Guam was organised as a United States commonwealth. 1956, the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was made available to the public. Also 1956, a doctor in Japan reported an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease. 1957, thirty-four people were killed when a Vickers Viking airliner crashed in Hampshire England. 1960, formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Also known as "Maharashtra Day". Also 1960, Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, was shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. 1961, the Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaimed Cuba a socialist nation and abolished elections. 1965, Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, took place. 1970, protests erupted in Seattle, following the announcement by U.S. President Richard Nixon that U.S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country. 1971, Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) took over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. 1974, the Argentine terrorist organisation Montoneros was expelled from Plaza de Mayo by president Juan Perón. 1977, thirty-six people were killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations. 1978, Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, became the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
In 1982, the 1982 World's Fair opened in Knoxville, Tennessee. Also 1982, Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacked the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War. 1983, Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize. 1987, Pope John Paul II beatified Edith Stein, a Jewish-born Carmelite nun who was gassed in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. 1989, Disney-MGM Studios opened at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. 1990, the former Philippine Episcopal Church(supervised by the Episcopal Church of the United States of America) was granted full autonomy and raised to the status of an Autocephalous Anglican Province and renamed the Episcopal Church of the Philippines. 1991, Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athleticsstole his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in this category. However, his accomplishment was overshadowed later that evening by Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, when he pitched his seventh career no-hitter, breaking his own record. 1993, Dingiri Banda Wijetungabecame president of Sri Lanka automatically after killing of R Premadasa in LTTE bomb explosion 1994, three-time Formula Oneworld champion Ayrton Senna was killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. 1995, Croatian forces launched Operation Flash during the Croatian War of Independence. 1999, the body of British climber George Mallory was found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.
In 2001, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the existence of "a state of rebellion", hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, stormed towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA III rebellion. 2003, Invasion of Iraq: In what became known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended". 2004, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. 2006, the Puerto Rican government closed the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow. 2007, the Los Angeles May Day mêlée occurred, in which the Los Angeles Police Department's response to a May Day pro-immigration rally became a matter of controversy. 2008, the London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, entered into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention. 2009, Same-sex marriage was legalised in Sweden. 2011, Pope John Paul II was beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. Also 2011, Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks had been killed by United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Due to the time difference between the United States and Pakistan, bin Laden was actually killed on May 2.
In 1707, the Act of Union joined the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1753, publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. 1759, Josiah Wedgwood founded the Wedgwoodpottery company in Great Britain. 1776, establishment of the Illuminatiin Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt. 1778, American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet began in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. 1785, Kamehameha I, the king of Hawaiʻi, defeated Kalanikūpule and established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. 1786, in Vienna, Austria, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro was performed for the first time. 1794, War of the Pyrenees: The Battle of Boulouended, in which French forces defeated the Spanish and regained nearly all the land they lost to Spain in 1793.
In 1840, the Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, was issued in the United Kingdom. 1844, Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, was established. 1846, the few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicated the Nauvoo Temple. 1851, Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in London. 1852, the Philippine peso was introduced into circulation. 1856, the Province of Isabela was created in the Philippinesin honour of the Queen Isabela II of Spain. 1862, American Civil War: The Union Army completed its capture of New Orleans. 1863, American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville began. 1865, the Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay signed the Treaty of the Triple Alliance. 1866, the Memphis Race Riots began. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1869, the Folies Bergère opened in Paris.
In 1875, Alexandra Palace reopened after being burned down in a fire in 1873. 1884, Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States. Also 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States. 1885, the original Chicago Board of Trade Building opened for business. 1886, rallies were held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affairin Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 was celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries. 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago. 1894, Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrived in Washington, D.C. 1898, Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The United States Navy destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the war.
In 1900, the Scofield Mine disaster killed over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what was to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. 1901, the Pan-American Exposition opened in Buffalo, New York. 1915, the RMS Lusitania departed from New York City on her two hundred and second, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives. 1925, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions was officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members. Also 1925, the first Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer was held at the University of Toronto, Canada. 1927, the first cooked meals on a scheduled flight were introduced on an Imperial Airways flight from London to Paris. Also 1927, the Union Labor Life Insurance Company was founded by the American Federation of Labor. 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was officially named. 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated in New York City. 1933, the Roca–Runciman Treaty between Argentina and Great Britain was signed by Julio Argentino Roca, Jr., and Sir Walter Runciman. 1933, the Humanist Manifesto I published.
In 1940, the 1940 Summer Olympics were cancelled due to war. 1941, World War II: German forces launched a major attack on Tobruk. 1944, World War II: Two hundred Communist prisoners were shot by the Germans at Kaisariani in Athens, Greece in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi. 1945, World War II: A German newsreader officially announced that Adolf Hitler had "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag was raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Also 1945, World War II: Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda committed suicide in the Reich Garden outside the Führerbunker. Their children were also killed by having cyanide pills inserted into their mouths by their mother, Magda. Also 1945, World War II: Up to 2,500 people died in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. Also 1945, World War II: Yugoslav Partisans freed Trieste. 1946, start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians. Also 1946, the Paris Peace Conference concluded that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy. 1947, Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons were killed and 33 wounded. 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established, with Kim Il-sung as leader.
In 1950, Guam was organised as a United States commonwealth. 1956, the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was made available to the public. Also 1956, a doctor in Japan reported an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease. 1957, thirty-four people were killed when a Vickers Viking airliner crashed in Hampshire England. 1960, formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Also known as "Maharashtra Day". Also 1960, Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, was shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. 1961, the Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaimed Cuba a socialist nation and abolished elections. 1965, Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, took place. 1970, protests erupted in Seattle, following the announcement by U.S. President Richard Nixon that U.S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country. 1971, Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) took over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. 1974, the Argentine terrorist organisation Montoneros was expelled from Plaza de Mayo by president Juan Perón. 1977, thirty-six people were killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations. 1978, Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, became the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
In 1982, the 1982 World's Fair opened in Knoxville, Tennessee. Also 1982, Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacked the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War. 1983, Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize. 1987, Pope John Paul II beatified Edith Stein, a Jewish-born Carmelite nun who was gassed in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. 1989, Disney-MGM Studios opened at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. 1990, the former Philippine Episcopal Church(supervised by the Episcopal Church of the United States of America) was granted full autonomy and raised to the status of an Autocephalous Anglican Province and renamed the Episcopal Church of the Philippines. 1991, Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athleticsstole his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in this category. However, his accomplishment was overshadowed later that evening by Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, when he pitched his seventh career no-hitter, breaking his own record. 1993, Dingiri Banda Wijetungabecame president of Sri Lanka automatically after killing of R Premadasa in LTTE bomb explosion 1994, three-time Formula Oneworld champion Ayrton Senna was killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. 1995, Croatian forces launched Operation Flash during the Croatian War of Independence. 1999, the body of British climber George Mallory was found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.
In 2001, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the existence of "a state of rebellion", hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, stormed towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA III rebellion. 2003, Invasion of Iraq: In what became known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended". 2004, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. 2006, the Puerto Rican government closed the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow. 2007, the Los Angeles May Day mêlée occurred, in which the Los Angeles Police Department's response to a May Day pro-immigration rally became a matter of controversy. 2008, the London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, entered into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention. 2009, Same-sex marriage was legalised in Sweden. 2011, Pope John Paul II was beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. Also 2011, Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks had been killed by United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Due to the time difference between the United States and Pakistan, bin Laden was actually killed on May 2.
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Today's reading: 1 Kings 8-9, Luke 21:1-19 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible Gateway
Today's Old Testament reading: 1 Kings 8-9
The Ark Brought to the Temple
1 Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of the LORD's covenant from Zion, the City of David. 2 All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.
3 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark, 4 and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it. The priests and Levites carried them up, 5 and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted....
Today's New Testament reading: Luke 21:1-19
The Widow's Offering
1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 "Truly I tell you," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
5 Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6 "As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down...."
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Morning
There are murmurers amongst Christians now, as there were in the camp of Israel of old. There are those who, when the rod falls, cry out against the afflictive dispensation. They ask, "Why am I thus afflicted? What have I done to be chastened in this manner?" A word with thee, O murmurer! Why shouldst thou murmur against the dispensations of thy heavenly Father? Can he treat thee more hardly than thou deservest? Consider what a rebel thou wast once, but he has pardoned thee! Surely, if he in his wisdom sees fit now to chasten thee, thou shouldst not complain. After all, art thou smitten as hardly as thy sins deserve? Consider the corruption which is in thy breast, and then wilt thou wonder that there needs so much of the rod to fetch it out? Weigh thyself, and discern how much dross is mingled with thy gold; and dost thou think the fire too hot to purge away so much dross as thou hast? Does not that proud rebellious spirit of thine prove that thy heart is not thoroughly sanctified? Are not those murmuring words contrary to the holy submissive nature of God's children? Is not the correction needed? But if thou wilt murmur against the chastening, take heed, for it will go hard with murmurers. God always chastises his children twice, if they do not bear the first stroke patiently. But know one thing--"He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men." All his corrections are sent in love, to purify thee, and to draw thee nearer to himself. Surely it must help thee to bear the chastening with resignation if thou art able to recognize thy Father's hand. For "whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons." "Murmur not as some of them also murmured and were destroyed of the destroyer."
Evening
Divine omniscience affords no comfort to the ungodly mind, but to the child of God it overflows with consolation. God is always thinking upon us, never turns aside his mind from us, has us always before his eyes; and this is precisely as we would have it, for it would be dreadful to exist for a moment beyond the observation of our heavenly Father. His thoughts are always tender, loving, wise, prudent, far-reaching, and they bring to us countless benefits: hence it is a choice delight to remember them. The Lord always did think upon his people: hence their election and the covenant of grace by which their salvation is secured; he always will think upon them: hence their final perseverance by which they shall be brought safely to their final rest. In all our wanderings the watchful glance of the Eternal Watcher is evermore fixed upon us--we never roam beyond the Shepherd's eye. In our sorrows he observes us incessantly, and not a pang escapes him; in our toils he marks all our weariness, and writes in his book all the struggles of his faithful ones. These thoughts of the Lord encompass us in all our paths, and penetrate the innermost region of our being. Not a nerve or tissue, valve or vessel, of our bodily organization is uncared for; all the littles of our little world are thought upon by the great God.
Dear reader, is this precious to you? then hold to it. Never be led astray by those philosophic fools who preach up an impersonal God, and talk of self-existent, self-governing matter. The Lord liveth and thinketh upon us, this is a truth far too precious for us to be lightly robbed of it. The notice of a nobleman is valued so highly that he who has it counts his fortune made; but what is it to be thought of by the King of kings! If the Lord thinketh upon us, all is well, and we may rejoice evermore.
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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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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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