Thursday, May 06, 2021

Thu 6th May 2021 Current Affairs

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

Did a black box of the Rwandan air disaster which sparked the 1994 genocide contain exonerating evidence for five senior French officers accused of aiding the genocide? Without knowing how or who, it was decided officially that missiles had shot down the aircraft. The black box was recovered shortly after the incident and sent to UN HQ in New York by diplomatic pouch. There it was filed. This allowed the architects of the genocide (Including Annan?) to blame Tutsi 'forces' for the atrocity which engulfed them when the missing black box may have shown the tragedy was not a missile strike. The black box was discovered ten years later and authorities who examined it said it was not exculpatory of the incident and was not the black box of the incident. Which sounds like bureaucratic code for saying the box did not contain what the authorities wanted to hear. Either it was not the black box of the incident, or it did not say what the conspirators wanted it to say. 

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. 

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More explosive connections between the deep-state swamp rats targeting Rudy Giuliani. In this episode, I discuss the troubling connections, and what they’re hiding. I also address the latest decision by communist Facebook, and the Biden gaffe machine.

News Picks:

=== Bongino Headlines ===
Republicans Threaten to Break Up Facebook Following Trump Ban Decision READ MORE

Federal Judge Vacates CDC’s Eviction Moratorium

Firing of Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Reversed

U.S. Birth Rate Sees Largest Drop in 50 Years

CNN’s Chris Cuomo Delivers His Least Self-Aware Argument of All Time

Facebook’s Trump-Banning Oversight Board Is All Far-Left

Investigation Finds Massive Wrongdoing by Soros-Backed Prosecutor Kim Gardner

Capitol Hill
Trump Releases Statement Slamming Big Tech After Facebook Ban
DNC Begins Investigating Potential 2024 Challengers to Biden – Including Tucker Carlson
Biden Admin Denies Permits for Veterans’ Memorial Event
Losing Texas Candidate Warns Fellow Dems 2022 “Could Be Major Setback”
Sen. Grassley Asks Blinken for Details About Possible Financial Conflicts Involving John Kerry
AOC Wants a “Climate Corps” That Employs 1.5 Million People
Biden Says He Hopes to Meet Putin During Europe Trip in June
Dems Explore Attaching Immigration Reform Bill to Infrastructure Bill
Rep. McCarthy Caught Trashing Liz Cheney on Hot Mic
Dems Urge Biden to Ditch Bipartisan Negotiations

Culture War
CNN Host Endorses Shunning Unvaccinated Family and Friends, Requiring Vaccination for Employment
Tucker Carlson Reacts to Cringe Inducing Woke CIA Recruitment Ad
MSNBC Condemns Caitlyn Jenner for Sane Comments on Transgender Sports
NYC Public Schools Cancel Columbus Day
CCP-Run Media Outlets Back “Defund the Police” Push in U.S.
NPR Journo Mocked for Saying She Needs a Bulletproof Vest for Her Job
Study Finds PolitiFact Eight Times More Likely to Defend Biden Than Check His Facts
Influence of Scandal-Plagued Lincoln Project Tanks
Jeopardy! Ratings Tank With CNN’s Anderson Cooper as Host

Economy
Biden Nixes Trump-Era Rule Classifying Gig Workers as Contractors
ADP: Private Payrolls Rise 742k in April, Missing Expectations
The Great Ammo Shortage Will Likely Continue Until at Least Early 2022
Investors Get Defensive on Inflation
Treasury Sec Yellen Says Interest Rates May Have to Rise to Prevent Economy From Overheating
Billionaire Makes $6.7 Billion Bet on Tobacco
SPAC Returns Trail S&P 500
U.S. Trade Deficit Hits Record High
Gun Stocks Jump as FBI Background Checks Grow
Biden Taps Former Consumer Watchdog to Manage Federal Student Aid
Biden Repeats Lie He Won’t Raise Taxes on Anyone Earning Under $400k

Swamp Watch
Texas Dems Refuse to Accept Resignation of Party Leader Who Called Tim Scott a Racial Slur
California Dems Pressured Tech Companies to Censor “Misinformation” About 2020 Election
Biden’s Transportation Czar Invested in Firm Flagged by State Department as “Tool” of the CCP
Federal Judge Slams DOJ and Barr as “Disingenuous” – Orders Release of Mueller Report Memos
Juror in Chauvin Trial Defends Photo of Him Wearing “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” Shirt During 2020 Protest
Mark Zuckerberg to Continue Big Spending on Georgia Election Workers
SCOTUS Declines Hearing Arizona Election Fraud Challenge
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
"Facebook is more interested in acting like a Democrat Super PAC than a platform for free speech and open debate," House House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy wrote on Twitter. "If they can ban President Trump, all conservative voices could be next. A House Republican majority will rein in big tech power over our speech." [Full Story]

Biden Presidency
US Backs Waiver of Patent Protection for Vaccines
Biden Says He’s Open to Compromise on Corporate Tax Rate Hike
Robert Gates: Security Assistance Must Continue in Afghanistan
DOJ Reviewing Court Decision on Eviction Moratorium
Dem Moderates Concerned Biden's Massive Spending Could Affect Midterms
Biden Looking at Issuing Clemency to Prisoners Early in Term
AOC, Sen. Markey Push $10B, 1.5M-Person Climate Corps
Yellen: Not Predicting or Recommending Fed Rate Hike

Newsfront
Atlanta Ordered to Reinstate Policeman Charged With Killing Black Man
The city of Atlanta must reinstate a police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a Black man outside a Wendy's restaurant in June, an oversight board said on Wednesday, ruling that he was wrongly terminated.The Atlanta Civil Service Board ruled that the city failed to...... [Full Story]
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Here is a video I made Letter to the Front

"Ginger Mick was a likeable rogue who, before he answered the call to arms to defend democracy, sold fresh rabbits in the streets of Melbourne. This book by CJ Dennis tells of his tender love for Rose and his experiences at war in North Africa. The verse is full of humour and pathos and truly captures the spirit of the era.
Contents:

INTRODUCTION
I. DUCK AN' FOWL
II. WAR
III. THE CALL OF STOUSH
IV. THE PUSH
V. SARI BAIR
VI. GINGER'S COBBER
VII. THE SINGING SOLDIERS
VIII. IN SPADGER'S LANE
IX. THE STRAIGHT GRIFFIN
X. A LETTER TO THE FRONT
XI. RABBITS
XII. TO THE BOYS WHO TOOK THE COUNT
XIII. THE GAME
XIV. "A GALLANT GENTLEMAN"

I suppose you sometimes dream, Bill, in between the scraps out there,
Of the land you left behind you when you sailed to do your share:
Of Collins-street, or Rundle-street, or Pitt, or George, or Hay,
Of the land beyond the Murray, or "along the Castlereagh."
And I guess you dream of old days and the things you used to do,
And you wonder how 'twill strike you when you've seen this business through,
And you try to count your chances when you've finished with the Turk,
And swap the gaudy war game for a spell of plain, drab work.


Well, Bill, you know just how it is these early days of Spring,
When the gilding of the wattle throws a glow on everything.
The olden days, the golden days that you remember well,
In spite o' war and worry, Bill, are with us for a spell.
For the green is on the paddocks, and the sap is in the trees.
And the bush birds in the gullies sing the ole, sweet melodies;
And we're hoping, as we hearken, that when next the Springtime comes
You'll be with us here to listen to that bird-talk in the gums.


It's much the same old Springtime, Bill, you recollect of yore;
Boronia and daffodils and wattle blooms once more
Sling sweetness over city streets, and seem to put to shame
The cult of greed and butchery that got you on this game.
The same old,sweet September days, and much the same old place;
Yet, there's a subtle something, Bill, upon each passing face:
A thing that cannot be defined; a look that you put there
The day you lobbed upon the beach and charged at Sari Bair.


It isn't that we're boasting, lad; we've done with most of that -
The froth, the cheers, the flapping flags, the wildy waving hat.
Such things are childish memories; we blush to have them told;
For we have seen our wounded, Bill, and it has made us old.
Nor with a weary child's regret, not with a braggard's pride,
But with a grown youth's calm resolve we've laid our toys aside.
And it wus you that taught us, Bill, upon that fateful day,
That we at last had grown too old for everlasting play.


And, as a grown man dreams at times of boyhood days gone by,
So shall we, when the mood is here, for carefree childhood sigh.
But, as a clean youth looks out on life, clear-visioned and serene,
So may we gaze, and ever strive to make our mandood clean.
When all the strife is over, Bill, there yet is work to do;
And in the bloodless fights to come we shall be needing you.
We will be needing you the more for what you've seen and done,
For you were born a Builder, lad, and we have just begun.


There's been a deal of talk, old mate, of what we owe to you,
of what you've braved and done for us, and what we mean to do.
We've hailed you as a heroe, Bill, and talked Of just reward,
When you have done the job you're at, and laid aside the sword.
I guess it makes you think a bit, and weigh this gaudy praise;
For even heroes have to eat, and - there are other days:
The days to come when we no more need stalwart sons to fight,
When the wild excitement's over, and the Leeuwin looms in sight.


Then there's another fight to fight, and you will find it tough
To doff the khaki for a suit of plain civilian stuff.
When all the cheering dies away and hero-worship wanes,
You'll have to face the old drab life and fight for other gains;
For still your land will need you, as she needs each sturdy son.
To fight the fight that never knows the firing of a gun -
The quiet fight, the steady fight, when you shall prove your worth,
And milk a cow on Yarra Flats or drive a quill in Perth.


The gold is on the wattle, Bill; the sap is on the trees,
And the bush-birds in the gullies sing the old, sweet melodies;
There's a good, green land awaiting you when you come home again
To swing a pick at Broken Hill or ride Yarrowie Plain.
The streets are gay with daffodils, but, haggard in the sun.
A wounded soldier passes; and we know old days are done.
For down, deep down inside our hearts, is something you put there
The day you landed on the beach and charged at Sari Bair.
"Den"
Bulletin 23 September 1915, p6
This poem was later published in The Moods of Ginger Mick with the same title but a different emphasis - basically this version shows the letter as being written by Ginger Mick, whereas the book version has it written to Ginger Mick by Bill (the Sentimental Bloke). In addition an entirely new first verse has been added in the book version.
This poem was also published in:
Favourite Poems of C.J. Dennis
https://rumble.com/vgj4vz-letter-to-the-front-by-oddball.html

=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. I have a 20 plus book concept for a Cyber Punk post apocalyptic tale which I think will be quite popular among the young crowd. People who have heard my pitch say they like it. Ten years ago I sent it to NY publishers, and those connected to the Ridley Scott team which made Avatar felt it was too like Avatar. One big difference between my work and that of pretty much all other writers is that it is not relentlessly anti Christian. I note this because I'm enjoying Netflix's CyberPunk offering of Altered Carbon. It is very solid in the genre, but falls down on religious issues like the rest. Also, the writers have made the extraordinary step of having a Muslim character who work on forgiveness and tolerance, and multiple Christian characters that worship death and are angst ridden. And while I'm sure there are plenty of the latter in the world, I know the majority to be different. 

Christians can be stupid and ignorant and wrong about most things. Sometimes, they are not a credit to much. Highly lauded Christians can worship poorly and lead sheep astray. A pro tip being that it is better to worship Jesus than the devil if you are to be an effective Christian. You can tell me about end times, Nibiru, how one set of groups are idolaters while only your sect is pure, but my path is to follow Jesus through the Word. Even those quoting the Word mislead. But those with Jesus in their life have salvation. They will die as anyone else, but they will be saved in accordance with scripture. Scripture is debated too, but that becomes quibbling. I have it on good authority that Christians who are Catholic will be saved, as well as others. There is a message I'd love to share about salvation, joy and life, but from my vantage point, things seem bitter and unimpressive. I am blessed, but it does not *look* that way. 

My characters will have the tensions of people struggling with spirituality too. But just like the 'real world,' good intentions don't always (often) save mortal lives. And the real world does not always (often) reward the wholesome. Bad things happen. And there is hope that although bad things happen, there is hope. Because anyone who gardens believes in tomorrow. While those worshipping end times? Nibiru? AGW? Overpopulation? GMO apocalypse? Or even Oblivion, will not be able to have a future. 
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James Bolt from IPA has highlighted a piece on environmental legislation. "In 1971 there were 57 pages of federal environmental legislation. In 2016, there was an astonishing 4,669 pages." The extra regulation is often red tape preventing necessary building, mining or energy production. Farmers can't burn down trees to save their lives. Green councils will prevent a homeowner from stopping a tree from growing into their home. Meanwhile a potentially profitable mine can't be operational before over three thousand environmental concerns are addressed, and so a mine in a third world nation which doesn't have the regulatory issues, proceeds in preference. 

Some things should not happen, but they do. Online shopping is available in Australia, but regulators have limited the ability of competitors to compete. Local councils won't let shops trade profitably. Victoria's government is pushing out established small business from Melbourne with excessive taxes. Amazon is coming to Australia and the press writes as if that is a bad thing. Shopping is about to get more convenient. Legislators are working hard to prevent it. Some are being openly nostalgic for times when people could not shop on weekends, or at night, and could not get things shoppers overseas take for granted. Welcome Amazon, I hope you profit handsomely. 
=== 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. 
=== from 2015 ===
Milne resigned from Greens leadership in Australia's Federal Parliament. Her 'achievements' include preventing the Franklyn Dam in '83, campaign against a pulp mill in '88, implementing a carbon tax, establishing Australia's highest ever debt, failing to prevent the abolition of the carbon tax. Her achievements mean that Australia must cut spending now or risk being unable to support her children in Welfare, Education or Health. As inept as Milne was, she still managed to freeze out aspirant Adam Bandt. Band is not competent either. But the party is full of bigots who hate Israel and whose commitment to actual environmentalism is questionable. So that they are more likely to support BDS sanctions than they are to work for a healthy Australian environment or even affordable healthcare. It isn't about the personality, it is all about policy. But there is little difference at the moment between ALP and Greens. 

On this day in 1527, Rome was sacked by soldiers of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. Charles had inherited very large estates, and had trouble managing it all. Some Italian states and France squared off against Charles V in an attempt to free the papacy from Charles V's control. But after Charles V won an engagement against French troops, he had not sufficient funds to pay his men their promised wages. So his victorious troops marched on Rome and sacked it. Twenty thousand faced barely six thousand defenders. The killing included the 147 strong Swiss Guard who defended the Pope, allowing him to flee, as well as 45000 civilians dead, wounded or exiled. It has been called the end of the Renaissance. In 1536, Incan forces attempted to retake Cuzco from Spain. It wasn't solely defended by Spain but by locals as well. Over a hundred thousand Incan warriors besieged it for over ten months against some thirty thousand defenders. The siege was unsuccessful. On the same day the siege began, Henry VIII ordered English language bibles into churches. In 1542, Francis Xavier made it into Goa, India, where he would do his most successful missionary work. In 1659, a faction of the British Army removed Richard Cromwellas Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalled the Rump Parliament. That was a crucial step for the restoration of Charles II. 

In 1757, poet Christopher Smart was entered into an insane asylum. It is doubtful he was insane, but rather owed money. He became 'devoutly' religious and his excessive prayers were found to be obnoxious. He wrote what are now recognised as his greatest works in the six years he was in asylum. Few people today would have heard of him, he died in debt. Few things are more irritating than left wing leaders making promises they never intend to keep. Irish republicans murdered Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish on this day, in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Cavendish was the nephew of Gladstone, then PM of England. Cavendish had just been appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland. The guilty were found and hanged. In 1933, the Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books. In 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people were killed. 
From 2014
ICAC is campaigning very hard to have its work curtailed by political intervention. It has claimed a police minister and two premiers of NSW without ever presenting a case against any of them. It now threatens to produce a report and time it for three months prior to the next election without providing details to the accused of what they are accused of. Coincidentally, today is the birthday of Maximilien de Robespierre who was incorruptibly stupid. His contribution to modern society was to model behaviour that gives teflon to the left .. he had his convictions of left wing idealism. He silenced his enemies by killing them. And he was executed by many that had been used by him to kill others. It seems that the ICAC are daring conservatives to shut it down before it executes its duty to weed out corruption .. corruption that flowered for sixteen years of ALP government under an ICAC watch. 

Today is also an anniversary of a success of Thomas Cochrane. Cochrane was the protofigure of Hornblower. He was radical and persecuted by Tory conservatives. On this day in 1801, Cochrane, on board HMS Speedy (14 guns, 54 men) captured El Gamo (32 guns, 319 men) from Spain. Cochrane flew an American flag and approached so closely to El Gamo that its guns could not depress to fire on the Speedy's hull. The Spanish tried to board and take over the ship. Whenever the Spanish were about to board, Cochrane pulled away briefly and fired on the concentrated boarding parties with his ship's guns. Eventually, Cochrane boarded the Gamo, despite being outnumbered about five to one, and captured her. Thirteen years later, Cochrane was accused of profiteering from a fake report of Napoleon's death. He had profited, but legitimately, but was convicted by a conservative court and government willing to turn a blind eye to facts. He was later pardoned, after twenty years, and reinstated into the navy where he rose to Admiral of the Red. 
Historical perspective on this day
In 1527, Spanish and German troops sacked Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, die fighting the forces of Charles V in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo. 1536, the Siege of Cuzco commenced, in which Incan forces attempted to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish. Also 1536, King Henry VIII ordered English-language Bibles be placed in every church. 1542, Francis Xavierreached Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time. 1659, English Restoration: A faction of the British Armyremoved Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalled the Rump Parliament. 1682, Louis XIV moved his court to the Palace of Versailles. 1757, Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fought an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War. Also 1757, the end of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757). Also 1757, English poet Christopher Smart was admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums. 1782, construction began on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.

In 1801, Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedycaptured the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo. 1835, James Gordon Bennett, Sr. published the first issue of the New York Herald. 1840, the Penny Black postage stamp became valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1844, the Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opened. 1857, the British East India Company disbanded the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantrywhose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and was considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence. 1861, American Civil War: Arkansas seceded from the Union. Also 1861, American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia was declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America. 1863, American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ended with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops. 1877, Chief Crazy Horseof the Oglala Sioux surrendered to United States troops in Nebraska. 1882, Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish were stabbed and killed during the Phoenix Park Murders in Dublin. Also 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. 1889, the Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

In 1902, Macario Sakay established the Tagalog Republic with himself as President. 1910, George V became King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII. 1916, Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists executed in the Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. 1933, the Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books. 1935, New Deal: Executive Order 7034 createed the Works Progress Administration. Also 1935, the first flight of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. 1937, Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people were killed.

In 1940,  John Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. 1941, at California's March Field, Bob Hopeperformed his first USO show. Also 1941, the first flight of the RepublicP-47 Thunderbolt. 1942, World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese. 1945, World War II: Axis Sally delivered her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. Also 1945, World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, began. 1949, EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, ran its first operation. 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.

In 1960, More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. 1962, St. Martín de Porres was canonized by Pope John XXIII. 1966, Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England. 1972, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan were executed in Ankara for attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. 1975, during a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gathered in Beirut to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 1976, an earthquake struck the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages. 1981, a jury of architects and sculptors unanimously selected Maya Ying Lin's design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from 1,421 other entries. 1983, the Hitler Diaries were revealed as a hoax after examination by experts. 1984, one hundred three Korean Martyrs were canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. 1989, Cedar Point opened Magnum XL-200, the first roller coaster to break the 200 ft height barrier, therefore spawning what was known as the "coaster wars"

In 1994, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiated at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Also 1994, Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed a lawsuit against United States President Bill Clinton, alleging that he had sexually harassed her in 1991. 1996, the body of former CIA director William Colby was found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. 1997, the Bank of England was given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. 1998, Kerry Woodstruck out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start. 1999, the first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly were held. 2001, during a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to enter a mosque. 2004, the series finale of the television sitcom Friends was aired on NBC. The finale attracted 52.46 million viewers, making it the fourth most watched television series finale in U.S. history. 2013, Three women missing for more than a decade were found alive in the U.S. city of Cleveland, Ohio. Ariel Castro, was taken into custody. 2014, six people were injured in a knife attack at a Chinese train station in Guangzhou.

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Today's reading: 1 Kings 19-20, Luke 23:1-25 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: 1 Kings 19-20

Elijah Flees to Horeb
1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them."
3 Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. "Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.

Today's New Testament reading: Luke 23:1-25

1 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate. 2And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king."
3 So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?"
"You have said so," Jesus replied.
4 Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no basis for a charge against this man...."

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"I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
2 Corinthians 6:16
What a sweet title: "My people!" What a cheering revelation: "Their God!" How much of meaning is couched in those two words, "My people!" Here is speciality. The whole world is God's; the heaven, even the heaven of heavens is the Lord's, and he reigneth among the children of men; but of those whom he hath chosen, whom he hath purchased to himself, he saith what he saith not of others--"My people." In this word there is the idea of proprietorship. In a special manner the "Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance." All the nations upon earth are his; the whole world is in his power; yet are his people, his chosen, more especially his possession; for he has done more for them than others; he has bought them with his blood; he has brought them nigh to himself; he has set his great heart upon them; he has loved them with an everlasting love, a love which many waters cannot quench, and which the revolutions of time shall never suffice in the least degree to diminish. Dear friends, can you, by faith, see yourselves in that number? Can you look up to heaven and say, "My Lord and my God: mine by that sweet relationship which entitles me to call thee Father; mine by that hallowed fellowship which I delight to hold with thee when thou art pleased to manifest thyself unto me as thou dost not unto the world?" Canst thou read the Book of Inspiration, and find there the indentures of thy salvation? Canst thou read thy title writ in precious blood? Canst thou, by humble faith, lay hold of Jesus' garments, and say, "My Christ"? If thou canst, then God saith of thee, and of others like thee, "My people;" for, if God be your God, and Christ your Christ, the Lord has a special, peculiar favour to you; you are the object of his choice, accepted in his beloved Son.

Evening

"He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he."
Proverbs 16:20
Wisdom is man's true strength; and, under its guidance, he best accomplishes the ends of his being. Wisely handling the matter of life gives to man the richest enjoyment, and presents the noblest occupation for his powers; hence by it he finds good in the fullest sense. Without wisdom, man is as the wild ass's colt, running hither and thither, wasting strength which might be profitably employed. Wisdom is the compass by which man is to steer across the trackless waste of life; without it he is a derelict vessel, the sport of winds and waves. A man must be prudent in such a world as this, or he will find no good, but be betrayed into unnumbered ills. The pilgrim will sorely wound his feet among the briers of the wood of life if he do not pick his steps with the utmost caution. He who is in a wilderness infested with robber bands must handle matters wisely if he would journey safely. If, trained by the Great Teacher, we follow where he leads, we shall find good, even while in this dark abode; there are celestial fruits to be gathered this side of Eden's bowers, and songs of paradise to be sung amid the groves of earth. But where shall this wisdom be found? Many have dreamed of it, but have not possessed it. Where shall we learn it? Let us listen to the voice of the Lord, for he hath declared the secret; he hath revealed to the sons of men wherein true wisdom lieth, and we have it in the text, "Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he." The true way to handle a matter wisely is to trust in the Lord. This is the sure clue to the most intricate labyrinths of life; follow it and find eternal bliss. He who trusts in the Lord has a diploma for wisdom granted by inspiration: happy is he now, and happier shall he be above. Lord, in this sweet eventide walk with me in the garden, and teach me the wisdom of faith.

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I am a decent man and don't care for the abuse given me. I created a video raising awareness of anti police feeling among western communities. I chose the senseless killing of Nicola Cotton, a Louisiana policewoman who joined post Katrina, to highlight the issue. I did this in order to get an income after having been illegally blacklisted from work in NSW for being a whistleblower. I have not done anything wrong. Local council appointees refused to endorse my work, so I did it for free. Youtube's Adsence refused to allow me to profit from their marketing it. Meanwhile, I am hostage to abysmal political leadership and hopeless journalists. My shopfront has opened on Facebook.

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I am publishing a book called Bread of Life: January.

Bread of Life is a daily bible quote with a layman's understanding of the meaning. I give one quote for each day, and also a series of personal stories illustrating key concepts eg Who is God? What is a miracle? Why is there tragedy?


January is the first of the anticipated year-long work of thirteen books. One for each month and the whole year. It costs to publish. It (Kindle version) should retail at about $2US online, but the paperback version would cost more, according to production cost.If you have a heart for giving, I fundraise at gofund.me/27tkwuc (Gofundme finished the fund raiser, 2017)

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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August, September, October, or at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows a free kindle version.


The Amazon Author Page for David Ball

UK .. http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01683ZOWG

French .. http://www.amazon.fr/-/e/B01683ZOWG

Japan .. http://www.amazon.co.jp/-/e/B01683ZOWG

German .. http://www.amazon.de/-/e/B01683ZOWG

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Other Stuff

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I'm now on MAGAbook to sidestep FB censorship

https://www.magabook.com/register?invite=11673951025fadd3f055eca4.00045664

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I'm looking for former students to endorse me

https://www.superprof.com.au/write-recommendation-13371374-1cc2cf0f56166c9b04ad4097fc7d0b67.html

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