Thursday, June 24, 2021

Thu 24th June 2021 Current Affairs

Editorial Chinese spy defects with evidence China compromised Biden over Wuhan flu

An uncorroborated report of a senior Chinese official defecting to the United States is not a surprise. Even after the Biden coup in which a fraudulent election imposed a socialist administration on the United States, the US lifestyle is still highly desirable for many around the world. This official is alleged to have defected with his daughter, who had gone to university in the US. The official is alleged to have been the senior counter intelligence spy of China. He defected with terabytes of data showing Wuhan flu was part of Chinese bio weapons research partly funded by the US government. He also provided evidence of senior US officials in Chinese pockets. He also provided evidence of US universities compromised by Chinese student spies. Evidence. Students who had been supposed to be studying in USA returning to China in February 2020 prior to lockdown. 

There is circumstantial evidence of the defection. The Biden administration has backflipped over the issue of a Wuhan institute release of Wuhan flu, possibly by accident. China has demanded the return of the spy at a meeting scheduled with no apparent purpose. Redacted freedom of information documents from Fauci emails suggest an investigation at the DOJ over Fauci's Wuhan handling. The redaction was coded as if Fauci's apparent corruption was not what was being investigated. 

Now that Biden's most recent pet dog has died of old age, how does Biden feel? What does it mean for Biden's attempts to deal with racism in America? Why are Biden administration officials spending US dollars on Chinese bio weapons research? 

Editorial AGW campaign claims Japanese institution?

Toshiba has a history dating back to 1875 Japan. She is most famous for tv electronics and nuclear power stations. Since Japan scaled back nuclear power stations following Fukushima, when a nuclear disaster was averted by effective standards, following an earthquake. Toshiba is no longer a consumer electronics producer, following bankruptcy of her subsidiary Westinghouse in 2017. 

Keeping the books balanced during the anti nuclear crusade is hard. But the press won't admit the issue. So instead, corporate malfeasance becomes the story. Green industry is unprofitable and funded by hollowing out valuable industry. AGW hysteria is making the world poorer. 

Editorial, Who speaks for 'all women'?

It is a truth that only racists speak for all black peoples, who is it in the media who speaks for all women? Under what circumstance might their claim be verified? Polling booths? Except that data is not captured in Australian voting booths, where the vote is secret. The 'journalist' Samantha Maiden, has written a piece claiming former deputy PM Barnaby Joyce could not get votes from females, according to unnamed colleagues. Are these the same colleagues who claimed Abbott could not get votes from females? How could the journalist verify the source claims? Or, hasn't the journalist made any effort to verify anything? Under what world view could such a claim be made? 

Barnaby Joyce was an effective leader with Abbott. Joyce was responsible for '100 dams' legislation which will change Australia from a desert dominated wasteland to a world breadbasket. ALP has opposed all such progressive moves, as did Malcolm Turnbull. Where Joyce has run afoul is over his personal life in which he had had the sad fact of a failed marriage and went on to marry a trusted adviser. Joyce has never betrayed his public trust, and might be faultless privately, for all the public knows. Similar could not be said of the ALP, or Turnbull. 
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Is the Biden administration hiding a Chinese communist party spy? Why can’t anyone pinpoint his location? In this episode, I discuss the scandal and I address the dangerous influence of “Zuckerbucks” in our elections.

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=== Bongino Headlines ===
“Make Them Feel Pain” – House GOP Demands China Be Held Accountable for Pandemic READ MORE

Sen. Hawley Introduces Legislative Agenda to Hire 100,000 More Police Officers

CDC Safety Group: Likely Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Heart Inflammation in Young People

Joy Reid’s Unwatchable MSNBC Show Has Worst Week Ever

Finally! VP Harris to Visit U.S.-Mexico Border After Months of Ignoring Border Crisis

Trust in Media Lower in U.S. Than Anywhere Else in the Free World

Leaked Cable: Hillary Clinton Privately Warned that Wuhan Lab May Lead to Bioweapon Research

Capitol Hill
Psaki Defends VP Harris’ Flip Flop on Border Visit
Sen. Cruz: Dems’ Election Overhaul Bill Is the Real Jim Crow 2.0
Eric Adams Takes Lead in NYC Dem Mayoral Primary – Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa Wins GOP Primary
Crime Wave Threatens Bipartisan So-Called “Justice Reforms”
House Dem Floats Stripping Catholic Church of Tax-Exempt Status If They Deny Biden Communion
Psaki Blames Guns for Rising Crime in “Defund the Police” Era
Biden Honeymoon Ends: Disapproval Numbers Spike
Lawyer Demands Full Investigation Into “Horrendous” Fulton County Ballot Irregularities
Michigan County Requests Statewide Forensic Audit of 2020 Results
Biden Officials Continue Bipartisan Infrastructure Negotiations

Culture War
John McAffe Found Dead in Prison Cell
SCOTUS Sides With “Cursing Cheerleader” in First Amendment Battle
Gov. DeSantis Bans CRT, Signs Bill Mandating Students Learn Evils of Communism
Oakland Residents Celebrating Juneteenth Twerk on Ambulance Trying to Reach Shooting Victim
Amazon Is Funding Distribution of “Antiracist” Books in VA Public Schools
Fauci Flip-Flops on His Defense for His Flip-Flop on Masks
Philadelphia Food Truck Festival Cancelled Due to Planned Presence of Israeli Vendor
NJ School Board Reverses Decision to Remove Holiday Names From Calendar Following Parent Blowback
A Majority Say Religious Freedom Is “Very Important” to a Healthy American Society
WaPo “Clarifies” Piece Riddled With Major Errors

Economy
SCOTUS Crushes Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Shareholder Lawsuits, Shares Tank
Home Sales Fall for Fourth Straight Month, and Prices Keep Climbing
Vaccinated Republicans Are Going Out Far More Than Vaccinated Dems
Bitcoin Bounces Back After Falling Below 30k
New Iranian President Means Oil Prices Will Likely Continue Climbing
Hedge Fund That Bet Against GameStop During “Meme” Rally Shutting Down Following Massive Losses
Colonial Pipeline Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Fuel Shortages
New CFPB Rules to Ban Most Foreclosures Until 2022
Senate Introduces Solar Manufacturing Tax Credit
Krispy Kreme to Go Public for a Second Time in $640 Million IPO

Swamp Watch
House GOP Launches COVID-19 Origins Inquiry – Asks to Grill Dr. Fauci
Tucker Carlson Exposes Peter Daszak
Disgraced COVID Origin Investigator Defended Fauci-Funded Gain-of-Function Research With “Pandemic Potential”
Portland Police Association Leader: Morale the Worst It Has Ever Been
Eight Crazies Arrested at Climate Protest Outside Ted Cruz’s Home
White House Confirms They’ll Fail to Meet July 4 Vaccination Goal
Gov. DeSantis Slams So-Called “Experts” Predicting “Summer Surge” in COVID Cases
ProPublica Report on Billionaires Not Paying Enough Taxes Ignores Billionaires That Donate to ProPublica
Michigan Finally Drops Mask and Capacity Requirements – After 15 Months
CNN’s Don Lemon Actually Claims He “Doesn’t Do Opinion”

National Security
Is a U.S.-Russia War in the Arctic Possible?
Could This U.S. Navy Patent Account for Many UFO Sightings?
Local Media Claims Iranian Authorities Stopped “Sabotage” Attempt on Nuclear Building
Enemy Drone Attack Ended Instantly By U.S. Air Force’s THOR Microwave Weapon
The F-35 Stealth Fighter Could Soon be Soaring Over the Alps
Israel Shoots Down Drones With High Powered Airborne Laser
Is North Korea Headed Towards Starvation?
DC Mayor Lies, Claims Her City Only Saw a Single Night of Rioting Last Summer
Background Checks Block a Record 300k Gun Sales

Around the World
After More Than a Year of Lockdowns, Young Children Having Panic Attacks After Playdates
Report Says Almost 3,000 Stranded Migrants in Mexico Were Assaulted, Kidnapped or Raped
Iran Accuses U.S. Of Meddling in Its Presidential Election
Coronavirus Quarantine Rules For Travellers From Britain Tightened in Poland
British Government Once Again Considering Vaccination Passports for Pubs
Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Law Condemmed By EU Countries
Power Grid For China’s Sprawling Southern Factory Belt is Failing
Major Offensives Launched by Taliban in Northern Afghanistan

Opinion
Dennis Prager: If America Is Racist, Why Have Millions of Blacks Emigrated Here? Did Jews Emigrate to Germany in the 1930s?
Rachel Mardsen: Delay of US-Canada Border Reopening Raises Questions
Patrick Buchanan: Will Bishops Deny Biden Communion?
Derek Hunter: Liberals Made Me into A Racist
Oliver L. North and David L. Goetsch: Wokeness Gone Wild
Stephen Moore: Biden Economic Strategy: Put America Last
Star Parker: Equality Act Slams the Door on Religious Freedom
John R. Lott, Jr.: If Republican Voting Reforms are “Anti-Democratic,” All of Europe Is “Anti-Democratic”

Entertainment
Bill Maher Threatens to Leave California
Vin Diesel Discusses Feud With Dwayne Johnson
Meghan Markle and Buckingham Palace Reportedly Heading for a “Brutal Showdown” Over Bullying Claims Lobbed at Her
Joy Behar Apologizes to Co-Hosts, Audience of “The View” For Making an “Inappropriate” Gay Joke on Air
“Actor” and “Actress” Emmy Statues to be Replaced With “Performer” at Nominee or Winner’s Request
Chris Pratt, Katherine Schwarzenegger Looking at $8.5 Million Santa Barbara Home
Woman Says Chris Brown Smacked Her So Hard Her Hair Weave Fell Off
Things Still “Very Strained” Between Prince William, Prince Harry

Sports
Packers’ Star Davante Adams Discusses Aaron Rodgers, His Contract Situation and More
Minnesota Vikings Rookie Shot While Visiting Aunt in DC
Chiefs Defensive End Frank Clark Arrested for Felony Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Gerard Gallant Makes His Rangers Mission Clear When He Becomes Head Coach Next Year
Poll: Majority of Americans Are Against Men Competing in Women’s Sports
As He Awaits Clarity From Navy on NFL Pursuit, Bucs’ Cameron Kinley Living “Double Life”
One Bad Race Shatters Reigning World Champion Donovan Brazier’s Olympic Dreams
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
Trump: I'm the Reason Kamala Finally Is Visiting the Border
Vice President Kamala Harris would "have never gone" to the U.S.-Mexico border, says former President Donald Trump, if he had not scheduled a trip there with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. [Full Story]
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Sen. Hawley Proposes Hiring 100,000 New Police Officers to Combat Crime Wave
Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday said he will introduce legislation to combat rising crime nationwide by hiring 100,000 new police officers. ... [Full Story]
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Here is a video I made The Singing Soldiers

"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"

https://rumble.com/vc4z09-the-singing-soldiers.html

=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. I once corresponded with criminal reporter Gary Hughes. The online group he formed looked at current cases. One case was an Underbelly case of a hitman who was jailed. One of our group responded they wanted him to feel pain in jail. The guy, Melbourne mafia .. replied to the reporter he had killed others that had not been caught .. then posted a post card to the guy who wanted him to feel pain. The card was from the Australian TV show Homicide. Thing is, he could not spell to save his own life but got the address perfect .. suggesting help. Pain guy contacted the jail to see if it really was him, and they refused to confirm it without letting him know he was successful in getting to Pain guy, but they said it could be him. So some jerk prison warden approved a mafia hit on a joe blow citizen. Pain guy took it to Fairfield police and the Detective sergeant kept it, and left no record he had it. It should concern Victorians that the ALP have let things get so bad. There is an argument that the ALP should be wound up as an ongoing criminal concern steeped in corruption. 

Albanese is like the drover's dog. ALP long for him, but he will do nothing worthwhile. Shorten is an ugly prospect who will hurt Australia if he is PM. However, Shorten has come to this position because he is dog whistling the ALP faithful who left because of Rudd Gillard. Add to that the awful MT PM experience after MT spent years undermining the Libs and aligned with the Clinton Foundation. Conservative supporters are denied a direction of support with the collapse through smear of Joyce and Gichuhi and the stiff arming of Cory Bernardi and Abbott .. last federal election Australia threaded the needle returning Libs but very little majority and no senate so MT would get rolled .. but he stays .. next time .. ?

Sweden recycling claims are substantial and not believable. They claim they only place 1% of their rubbish in landfill, import rubbish and use rubbish to generate power, and profit. My local council claims to recycle to save the world. But, my local council only gets residents to separate some of the rubbish. Then local council has to further sort it. Only council does not save the world and the process is inefficient. Landfill is a superior option at the moment. But how about we examine the Swedish claims? Anyone is free to burn their own rubbish in back yards (Via BF). If Sweden's method is profitable the world would do it. So it isn't. And so landfill is a superior option, if it is done right. 

Vic Department of Education claims there may be students who need to gender transition without parental permission. Think about what that means. 
=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. The issue of waste and overspending in schools is salient, and Pauline Hanson correctly called it out recently. But she is also a little gun shy and defensive, and when the outrage lobby went digging, Hanson had not the acumen to stand by her position. On Bolt Report, Hanson was asked about how Hansard was not the same as what she read in parliament. Hanson denied changing Hansard. But that was not the issue. In Hanson's maiden speech she made wildly wrong population figures to illustrate her argument that Australian borders needed to close. The protectionist argument is irrational, because migration (of the orderly type) is an essential mix to a growing economy. Australia has boundless plains to share. But the issue of some autistic children being mainstreamed is important. Australia spends a lot on education, and much is wasted. In some circumstances, mainstreaming some autistic children is wrong. Because there are more appropriate ways of helping those children. Cheaper too. But while Hanson started that argument, she got lost. And that is sad. 

In 109, Roman emperor Trajan inaugurated the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channeled water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Rome. 474, Julius Nepos forced Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaimed himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 637, the Battle of Moira was fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dalriada. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland. 972, Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, took place.
=== from 2016 ===
 The 52 to 48 vote to exit EU for the UK will not end the UK's relationship with Europe, but it will change it. Probably for the better. As Turkey jumps on, UK saves herself. The socialist elites did not want it. They threatened a new world order would erupt with Brexit. One that would bankrupt the UK. But now there is the possibility of free trade where there was not. The socialist pollsters did not get it right again. They had it much closer, and going the other way. Even after the voting began. At 11am Melbourne time, news reported Farage conceding and the vote being 49.5 to 50.5 for remaining in Europe. By 3pm Cameron offered his resignation in October. A chance for UK to get a good conservative leader not subject to AGW hysteria. So will cats sleep with dogs? Would their offspring be loyal mouse catchers? We shall soon know. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.  
=== from 2015 ===
UN report denies Israel's right to self defence. The report suggests Israeli leaders could be arrested. There are few bigoted organisations more corrupt, or well endowed with funds, than the UN. One organisation that would like to be as endowed and corrupt is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ABC have recently paid a known terrorist advocate to ask a question of a government spokesperson on their QandA program. The audience sided with the bigot. 

It is hard to remove the confederate flag from South Carolina's Capitol. The white supremacists have stolen the flag for their purposes, but it is doubtful it had another purpose. 

Under ALP, the ADF were compromised. And many soldiers died. They hadn't died under Mr Howard, but as the ALP entrenched itself, inquiries became public regarding sexual matters. In office, the ALP need to 'tame' rogue unions and the ADF and Victoria Police Force are two bodies that are seen to be independent. During WW2, Labour unions shamefully betrayed Australian soldiers. Time has not healed wounds. In early '08, Rudd appeared to have failed to follow through with his promise to have close relations with Timor after what appeared to be his bungled black op nearly got the leaders of Timor killed. 

Dick Van Patten has died. 86 is enough. JK Rowling discusses the difficult social life of Harry Potter and his aunt and uncle. James Horner has crashed his single seater plane. A music great has passed. 
From 2014
Tonight around the world, many journalists are hammering home a point .. Al Jazeera is a news network reporting news. Another point they will claim is that Greste was falsely convicted on trumped up charges. It is claimed that the prosecution was inept and used footage of Greste out of context. The truth is Egypt is allowed to prosecute criminals who have endorsed terrorism and misrepresented news around the world. Egyptians have died from Islamic Brotherhood propaganda and Greste has wilfully profited from spreading that propaganda. Had I been paid by Al Qaeda to spruik their activity I would expect the US to arrest and detain me. If anyone wants to help Greste, they should encourage him and Al Jazeera to apologise to the world for spreading propaganda. Egyptians have died for the lies, and not only them. 

The truth is that leftists will cut their own throats before admitting they have been broadly wrong across most issues. Were it any different, ABC would have a bigger audience, and the Age and SMH would sell more papers. Blood is flowing across the Middle East and the only nation capable of peaceful interaction with all the peoples is held in contempt by Al-Jazeera .. Israel. Israel does not want to run the middle east, but she wants peace. You would not know that if you followed Al Jazeera .. or the ABC .. or the Age and SMH. Greste does not deserve to be jailed for seven years in Egypt. And neither does he deserve to profit from the freely flowing blood. 

The Battle of Bannockburn was fought today, 1314. Scotland won the enduring right to shake their bare bottoms at their enemies. In 1340, the English King commanded a fleet which almost annihilated the French fleet. In 1374, Germany, the people experienced St John's dance. Lefties experience it today when they heard of mosques being planned to be built in inner city locales. In 1509, Henry VIII married his older brother's wife. In 1846, Adolphe Sax could at last play his instrument on stage in front of a public audience. 1947, Arnold reported a UFO .. another expression of St John's Dance. In 1957, The US Supreme Court ruled that obscenity was not protected by freedom of speech. In 2010, Julia Gillard surprised the ABC by deposing Rudd, a leader the ABC could not fault, for reasons she did not give. Sadly, she failed to change the policies which did not work .. another expression of St John's dance. On the same day, the longest match in Wimbledon history was played. 
Historical perspective on this day
In 109, Roman emperor Trajan inaugurated the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channeled water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Rome. 474, Julius Neposforced Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaimed himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 637, the Battle of Moira was fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dalriada. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland. 972, Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, took place.

In 1128, Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Alfonso I defeated forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba. After this battle, the future king called himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" that would be reached in 1139 after the Battle of Ourique. 1230, the Siege of Jaén started in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. 1314, First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concluded with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce, though England did not recognise Scottish independence until 1328 with the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton. 1340, Hundred Years' WarBattle of Sluys: The French fleet was almost completely destroyed by the English Fleet commanded in person by King Edward III. 1374, a sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of AachenGermany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. 1497, John Cabot landed in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.

In 1509, Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were crowned King and Queen of England. 1531, the city of San Juan del Río, Mexico, was founded. 1535, the Anabaptist state of Münster was conquered and disbanded. 1571, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines. 1597, the first Dutch voyage to the East Indiesreached Bantam (on Java). 1604, Samuel de Champlain discovered the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New BrunswickCanada. 1622, Battle of Macau: The Dutch attempt but fail to capture Macau. 1717, the Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England), was founded in London. 1762, Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated French forces in Westphalia. 1779, American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar began. 1793, the first Republican constitution in France was adopted.

In 1812, Napoleonic WarsNapoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River beginning the invasion of Russia. 1813, Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeated the United States Army. 1821, the Battle of Carabobo took place. It was the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. 1859, Battle of Solferino(Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeated Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. 1866, Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeated the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War. 1880, first performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. 1894, Marie Francois Sadi Carnot was assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.

In 1902, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom developed appendicitis, delaying his coronation. 1913, Greece and Serbia annulled their alliance with Bulgaria. 1916, Mary Pickford became the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract. Also 1916, World War I: The Battle of the Somme began with a week-long artillery bombardment on the German Line. 1918, First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. 1932, a bloodless Revolution instigated by the People's Party ended the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand). 1938, pieces of a meteor, estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. 1939, Siam was renamed Thailand by Plaek Pibulsonggram, the country's third prime minister.

In 1940, World War IIOperation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. 1947, Kenneth Arnold made the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount RainierWashington. 1948, start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union made overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. 1949, the first television westernHopalong Cassidy, was aired on NBC starring William Boyd. 1954, First Indochina WarBattle of Mang Yang PassVietminh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambushed G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. 1957, in Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that obscenity was not protected by the First Amendment. 1963, the United Kingdom granted Zanzibar internal self-government. 1973, the UpStairs Lounge arson attack took place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people died as a result of fire or smoke inhalation.

In 1981, the Humber Bridge was opened to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years. 1982, "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. 1989, Jiang Zeminsucceeded Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chinaafter 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests. 1995, "Rugby World Cup final": South Africa defeated New Zealand, Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb-Ellis trophy in an iconic post-apartheid moment. 2004, in New York, capital punishment was declared unconstitutional. 2010, John Isner of the United States defeated Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in professional tennis history. Also 2010, Julia Gillard assumed office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia. 2012, Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise, died. 2013, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty of abusing his power and having sex with an underage prostitute, and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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Today's reading: Esther 9-10, Acts 7:1-21 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Esther 9-10

1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them. 2 The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them. 3 And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king's administrators helped the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had seized them. 4 Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful....

Today's New Testament reading: Acts 7:1-21

Stephen's Speech to the Sanhedrin
1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, "Are these charges true?"
2 To this he replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran. 3 'Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.'
4 "So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Harran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living. 5 He gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child. 6 God spoke to him in this way: 'For four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated. 7 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' God said, 'and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.' 8 Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth. Later Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs...."

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Morning

"Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 7:8
A cake not turned is uncooked on one side; and so Ephraim was, in many respects, untouched by divine grace: though there was some partial obedience, there was very much rebellion left. My soul, I charge thee, see whether this be thy case. Art thou thorough in the things of God? Has grace gone through the very centre of thy being so as to be felt in its divine operations in all thy powers, thy actions, thy words, and thy thoughts? To be sanctified, spirit, soul, and body, should be thine aim and prayer; and although sanctification may not be perfect in thee anywhere in degree, yet it must be universal in its action; there must not be the appearance of holiness in one place and reigning sin in another, else thou, too, wilt be a cake not turned.
A cake not turned is soon burnt on the side nearest the fire, and although no man can have too much religion, there are some who seem burnt black with bigoted zeal for that part of truth which they have received, or are charred to a cinder with a vainglorious Pharisaic ostentation of those religious performances which suit their humour. The assumed appearance of superior sanctity frequently accompanies a total absence of all vital godliness. The saint in public is a devil in private. He deals in flour by day and in soot by night. The cake which is burned on one side, is dough on the other.
If it be so with me, O Lord, turn me! Turn my unsanctified nature to the fire of thy love and let it feel the sacred glow, and let my burnt side cool a little while I learn my own weakness and want of heat when I am removed from thy heavenly flame. Let me not be found a double-minded man, but one entirely under the powerful influence of reigning grace; for well I know if I am left like a cake unturned, and am not on both sides the subject of thy grace, I must be consumed forever amid everlasting burnings.

Evening

"Waiting for the adoption."
Romans 8:23

Even in this world saints are God's children, but men cannot discover them to be so, except by certain moral characteristics. The adoption is not manifested, the children are not yet openly declared. Among the Romans a man might adopt a child, and keep it private for a long time: but there was a second adoption in public; when the child was brought before the constituted authorities its former garments were taken off, and the father who took it to be his child gave it raiment suitable to its new condition of life. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be." We are not yet arrayed in the apparel which befits the royal family of heaven; we are wearing in this flesh and blood just what we wore as the sons of Adam; but we know that "when he shall appear" who is the "first-born among many brethren," we shall be like him, we shall see him as he is. Cannot you imagine that a child taken from the lowest ranks of society, and adopted by a Roman senator, would say to himself, "I long for the day when I shall be publicly adopted. Then I shall leave off these plebeian garments, and be robed as becomes my senatorial rank"? Happy in what he has received, for that very reason he groans to get the fulness of what is promised him. So it is with us today. We are waiting till we shall put on our proper garments, and shall be manifested as the children of God. We are young nobles, and have not yet worn our coronets. We are young brides, and the marriage day is not yet come, and by the love our Spouse bears us, we are led to long and sigh for the bridal morning. Our very happiness makes us groan after more; our joy, like a swollen spring, longs to well up like an Iceland geyser, leaping to the skies, and it heaves and groans within our spirit for want of space and room by which to manifest itself to men.

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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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