Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Tue 22nd 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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Nancy Pelosi and AOC are at it again. In this episode, I discuss the biggest messaging mistake the Republican Party can make. They have an opportunity to speak out about the dignity of work and strike back against the latest AOC/Pelosi scheme.
https://rumble.com/viug9t-ep.-1546-nancy-pelosis-latest-scam-is-peak-hypocrisy-the-dan-bongino-show.html

News Picks:

=== Bongino Headlines ===
Debt Ceiling Showdown Looms on Capitol Hill READ MORE

Fauci Says Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Offered Him “Resources and Money” in Redacted Emails

Former Obama Ethics Chief Rips Hunter Biden Selling Art at “Obviously Inflated Prices”

Psaki Urges “Global Conversations” When Pressed on COVID-19 Origins

600+ Vets Release Letter Denouncing Biden’s “Woke” Military

Rep. McCarthy Releases Eight Point Plan to Hold China Accountable for Pandemic

SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Student Athletes in NCAA Case

Capitol Hill
Lol: Psaki Says Biden Admin Has the “Highest Ethical Standards” in History
GOP Chairman Says Arizona-Style Audit Needed in Nevada
GOP Demand DHS Sec Mayorkas Release Biden Immigration Overhaul Blueprint
NYC Voters Head to Polls Tuesday for Democrat Mayoral Primary – Results Could Take Weeks Due to Ranked-Choice Voting
Democrat Sen. Defends Family Membership in All-White Social Club
Mark Meadows Says DeSantis Won’t Run Against Trump in 2024
Only 145 Miles of Texas Border Has a Wall – Gov. Abbott Vows to Build 1,100 More
Four States Could Decide Control of Congress in 2022: AZ, FL, GA, NC
Granddaughter of Singer Nina Simone Claims VP Harris Bullied Her Mother to “Almost Killing Herself”
Top Trump Officials Prepare for Court Fight Over Biden Energy Policies

Culture War
Dr. Carol Swain Exposes the Origins of Critical Race Theory
World’s Most Premature Baby Given “0% Chance of Survival” Turns 1
Violence Breaks Out at Juneteenth Celebrations Nationwide
Study: Republicans Fare Better Than Dems on Citizenship Test – Most Voters Fail
Man Charged With Felony for Doing Burnouts on Rainbow-Painted Intersection
Media Matters Director Admits to Running Scams, Wanting to “Kill All Men”
Man Qualifies for Women’s Weightlifting for New Zealand in Tokyo Olympics
Mark McCloskey Shows Off New AR-15 After Guns Were Seized Following BLM Encounter
Investigative Journalist Exposes WaPo’s Lies on Critical Race Theory
Seattle Pride Parade Charges White People “Reparations Fee”

Economy
Average Time on Market for U.S. Homes Drops to Just Six Days
Over 60k Sign Petition Asking for Jeff Bezos Not to Return From Space
American Airlines Forced to Cancel Hundreds of Flights Due to Staffing Shortage
Bitcoin Falls on China Crackdown
Sen. Portland: Senate Republicans “Absolutely Committed” to Getting Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Passed
Federal Judge Rules CDC Can’t Regulate Cruises
Rick Scott: Dems Trying to Spend Us Into Oblivion With largest Expansion of Government Since FDR
Maine Requires State Pension System to Divest From Fossil Fuel Industry Over Next Five Years
Former SEC Chair Opines on Market Risks Today
Why Many Remote Job Listing Are Actively Excluding Colorado

Swamp Watch
Discredited COVID-19 Investigators Now Lead New WHO “Strategic Group” on Pandemics
Former Detroit Police Chief: No Surprise Cops Quitting in Large Numbers Due to Bad Reforms, Failed Leadership
The Racist Training Program for the U.S. Navy
Atlanta Mayor Blames City’s Skyrocketing Crime on Georgia Reopening
Adam Schiff Says He’s Pressing AG Garland for “Full Investigation” of Trump DOJ
CNN’s Don Lemon Thinks America Doesn’t See Him as “Fully Human”
Report: Social Justice Nonprofit Tied to BLM Co-Founder Failed to Disclose Hundreds of Thousands in Donations

Coronavirus
Sen Johnson Calls Out Fauci, Media For Discounting Some Coronavirus Treatments
Biden Official Lays Out Mild Consequence For China Over Coronavirus Origin
Wuhan Institute Selected By China as Candidate for “Outstanding Science and Technology” Award
With Restrictions Easing, First U.S. Cruise in 15 Months Set to Sail
Dem-Run Baltimore, San Francisco Had Largest Declines in Population in First Months of Pandemic
The Harsh Criticism Is Getting to Dr. Fauci
A Cold, or Coronavirus? Here are the Symptoms to Look For

National Security
Lightfoot’s Chicago: 23 Shot Friday Into Saturday Night
Could China Really Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier?
U.S. Can Learn From China About Securing Rare Earths
U.S. Army’s New Training System Will Help It Save Some Funding
Shock and Awe: How China Would Try and Win a War Against America
Verizon Secures $495 Million DoD Contract to Provide Research Network
The U.S.-China War of 2026: U.S. Navy Battleships Go to War?
Biden Pulling Patriot Missile Defense Systems from Middle East

Around the World
British Judicial System Fails to Imprison One-Third of All Convicted Sex Offenders
Far-Right in Southern French Battleground Polling Ahead in Regional Vote
Palestinians Refuse a Deal for 1 Million “Perfectly Sound” Coronavirus Vaccine Doses From Israel
Israel’s PM Bennett Warns Against Nuclear Talks With Iran
Germany Bans Hamas Terrorist Flags in Response to Rising Anti-Semitism Attacks in Country
18 Killed in String of Shootings in Mexico Border Town
Diplomats to Meet in Vienna to Negotiate and Advance Iran Nuclear Talks
“Diamond Rush” in South Africa Finds Only Quartz Crystals: Officials

Opinion
Wayne Allyn Root: What Difference Does Proving a Stolen Election Make? All the Difference in the World
Larry O’Connor: I Deny Myself Communion, So Should Joe Biden
Debra J. Saunders: Jan. 6 or June 2020
Derek Hunter: Joe Biden Lets His True Self Show
Steve Cuozzo: Eat It and Weep: Death of NYC’s Restaurant Scene Was Greatly Exaggerated
Nicholas Waddy: Let’s Be Honest: Establishment Views on Race and Gender are Asinine and Hypocritical
Charles Gasparino: Team Biden’s Leftist Bid to Batter Successful Big Business
Jeff Crouere: The Biden-Putin Summit: Much Ado About Nothing

Science/Entertainment/Sports
Radio City Music Hall Reopens 15 Months Later With Dave Chapelle, Fully-Vaccinated Audience
Hellen Mirren Did Her “Tonight Show” Interview From a Bathtub
Mets Owner Steve Cohen Talks About Jacob deGrom Contract
Dancer Joy Vogelsang, Nicholas Cage’s Mother, Dead at 85
Astronauts Installing a New Solar Array on the Space Station
Filming of Fifth Installment of “Indiana Jones” Franchise Making Life a “Living Hell” for Londoners
O.J. Simpson Fighting Court Claims That He Owes $60 Million in Civil Case Judgements
Even in Defeat, Kevin Durant’s Legend Grew
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
USA Olympic Team Trans Cyclist Chelsea Wolfe Vowed to ‘Burn Flag on Podium’
Transgender Team USA alternate BMX Cyclist Chelsea Wolfe reportedly said she would "burn a US flag on the podium" if she won a medal during the games this year in Tokyo, Japan. [Full Story]

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Newsfront
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Here is a video I made The Push

"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/vc4zep-the-push.html

=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Rubbish collection is a major part of the work of local council. However, at bus stops, some responsibility is on the shoulder of public transport. Or, in front of business, like the actual bus company, it might be the purview of that company. The Keneally St stop in Dandenong outside Ventura busses in Dandenong is a grey area. It is supposed to be so green there is no rubbish bin for collection. And so refuse is left there, sometimes for months on end. Occasionally, a wheelie bin is left next to the stop, and it quickly fills, then spills rubbish. The last two summer vacation time periods have had the wheelie bin filled and not emptied for months at a time. Since about March the bin is gone, and people leave bags of rubbish there. 

Former Australian Chief Justice Laurence Street has died aged 91. It is ok to die old and blessed. Streets' own life was distinguished and high achieving having been highly promoted from a young age by successive ALP governments, after going to war in WW2 at a young age. He had five children, divorced his first wife and had another. He once chaired Fairfax and was lieutenant governor of NSW. The press report totally ignores his extraordinary background, being descended from William the Conqueror. 

Loss of Charles Krauthammer is profound, as an article from 2012 shows. He understood. Blame for Eurydice murder does not rest on all men, but is partly at the foot of Dan Andrews as well as the perpetrator. Obama administration placed children into the arms of people smugglersIndonesia sentences terrorist to death. The radical Islamic cleric Abdurrahman had publicly called for terrorist hits in Indonesia. Crying girl on Time Magazine cover had not been separated from mother, parents claim. The award winning hoax photographer hasn't clarified? 

“The June 12 photograph of the 2-year-old Honduran girl became the most visible symbol of the ongoing immigration debate in America for a reason: Under the policy enforced by the administration, prior to its reversal this week, those who crossed the border illegally were criminally prosecuted, which in turn resulted in the separation of children and parents," TIME editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said. "Our cover and our reporting capture the stakes of this moment.”

Yet, in its story about the photo, TIME included the following correction: "The original version of this story misstated what happened to the girl in the photo after she taken from the scene. The girl was not carried away screaming by U.S. Border Patrol agents; her mother picked her up and the two were taken away together."
Facing station from Ventura HQ

Ventura HQ with rubbish lined path

Rubbish remains weeks

Rubbish not collected

=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. Australian conservatives were conned into dumping Tony Abbott as PM. Malcolm Turnbull did not cleverly or surgically knife Abbott, but unleashed uncontrollable forces which are now claiming Turnbull too. A year out from elections, robot call polling 250,000 by Catholics in marginal seats for Liberals is painful. The Victorian Liberals had gained a 53:47 lead over the ALP. The Federal Liberals trail the ALP 47:53. At the grass roots, the Liberal Party state and federal are the same. The difference is Malcolm Turnbull. Malcolm is trying to spend more money on ALP areas so as to nullify the advantages the ALP have of claiming anything. But in doing that, he has sacrificed the actual principles of Liberal Government the brand founded by Menzies thrived on. The Libs don't have the rust of the ALP. Once the Libs ditch their heartland it won't come running back. And only Tony Abbott has the skill and proven ability to restore the core values of the Libs. But the enormity of Turnbull's betrayal may yet prevent that.

Turnbull knifed Abbott many ways. One was using the Clinton Foundation using foreign aid money while Bishop was foreign minister under Abbott. The Clinton foundation had many well placed ALP friends. In order to roll Abbott, Turnbull needed polling data. It seems strange that Gillard would use her misogyny speech as she did against Abbott. Because Abbott is a family man with three healthy daughters, a loving wife and working well with a female press secretary. Unless you realise it was part of a concerted campaign against him.  Because much has been made about how women distrust Tony Abbott, and yet there is nothing in his background or public life deserving of such a reputation. But the negative campaign fed into polls, and although the polls were real, the campaign to target those polls was specific and damaging. So damaging as to threaten Abbott supporters should he be considered again. But that is what millions of dollars of foreign aid money will buy from the Clinton Foundation. At the same time, Turnbull promised Libertarians he would do things he never did, or apparently even ever intended to do. It is very hard for Libertarians to now know what to do as they naturally don't like conservatives anyway. A lot of good people were duped into supporting Turnbull. And now the lie is being pedalled that Australia cannot go back to Tony Abbott. But the truth is, Tony Abbott is still a capable leader capable of leading the Liberals to victory over the ALP. Malcolm Turnbull is only capable of further humiliating himself in office. 

In 217 BC, Battle of RaphiaPtolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeated Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Both kingdoms were Greek cultured, descending from Alexander the Great's campaigns. Both used similar mixes of infantry, cavalry and elephants. African elephants used by Ptolemy panicked and charged their own troops. But overall, Ptolemy had the larger, better infantry and won. It had implications for Jerusalem. 168 BC, Battle of PydnaRomans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeated Macedonian King Perseus who surrendered after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War. The night before the fight there was a lunar eclipse which spooked the Macedonians. The battle favoured the larger (44000) Macedonian force to the (29000) Roman two legions, but when the legions had an orderly retreat onto uneven ground, and the heavy Macedonian cavalry failed to engage in the retreat, the tide turned and the Macedonian King fled. Rome lost over a thousand men. Macedon lost over twenty five thousand men. 1633, the Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the centre of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. 

In 1807, in the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacked and boarded the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The British had a pretext of searching for deserters, and they captured four men, one of which they hanged. The result was President Jefferson, in impotent fury, resorted to a trade embargo. 1813, War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in OntarioLaura Secord set out on a 30 kilometre journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon. 1897, British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst were assassinated in PuneMaharashtraIndia by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who were later caught and hanged. The hate crime was committed to prevent the British from treating the area hit hard by plague. 
=== from 2016 ===
Malcolm Turnbull spoke to the cameras and misrepresented the party he represents and the positions he holds. He became PM promising to voice the need for reform. Instead on Medicare he promises never to improve it. Then Shorten spoke to the camera and lied about what he was claiming. According to Shorten, Turnbull is intending to bring in a US style health care system (Obamacare?) but, Shorten claims Turnbull can do this by privatising the collection service of medicare. As if using Australia Post to accept deposits would ruin a health care system that kills hundreds annually from inefficiency. Shorten feels the issue validates his calling pensioners and push polling the idea that the Liberals will privatise Medicare. But what is needed is for Australian health to be run as efficiently as Amazon. Some will claim we must fight to save people whatever the cost. The truth is that we can only ever own what we can afford. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.  
=== from 2015 ===
NSW Government is expected to have a surplus of $2,1 billion tomorrow morning. That will lower overall debt by about a quarter for NSW. NSW have increased spending on important core sectors of health, education, security and infrastructure. Responsible decision making has meant NSW can prosper. She has a conservative government. Responsible decisions have been opposed by the ALP. When the ALP were in government they expanded expenditure but could not balance a budget. 

A green discussion paper has been released, leaked, by the public service to embarrass the government. Discussion is important and many ideas are presented in green discussion papers that are not present in white policy papers. ALP does not value discussion, and one joke is that one way green papers are made white papers by the ALP is to photocopy them. But conservative governments need public discussion and one idea on the leaked green paper is that rich people pay for the public schooling of their own children. Many wealthy send their children to private schools, so the change would only be subtle. The policy change would threaten the viability of elite performance public schools. The green paper is federal and has no bearing on state schooling. Meanwhile in South Australia a school is being lauded for middle schooling years 8 to 10. The idea is to remove the year designations and stream kids through individualised programs. It is a complete waste of time which makes tremendous demands on staff and parents for no academic reward. It pretends to address individual need, but in fact children at that age prosper in school and class conformity. If the school is traditionally dysfunctional the problem is not the school structure but possibly staff and community issues which will not be addressed by the highly lauded change. 

Reports are coming in that two terrorists who renounced their Australian Citizenship to fight for ISIL have been killed in fighting in Mosul. The papers are calling them Australian. The law says they aren't. Or weren't. The ALP thinks they should be. The Greens feel their comrades are too. 
From 2014
There has been substantial loss on this day. Garland (1969), Astaire (1987), McGrath (2008) and as well, CJ Dennis (1938). The great Australian poet who was the first to use Australian vernacular, explained the enormity of WW1 with his Songs of a Sentimental Bloke and Ginger Mick. Almost unreadable for modern children, it would be tragic if Dennis were forgotten. Even now, the school child's struggle with Shakespeare is better described by Dennis than any teacher's description of Hamlet. And his story of love exceeds any offering  of tv drama. But his soldiers are real. His pride is real. Forget English, new migrants should be made to answer comprehension questions of CJ Dennis poetry. And I'll stoush anyone who disagrees or cheats by using Dusk. He died on the eve of WW2, of old age. A broken and dishevelled Garland had sung of a land over the rainbow. Dennis brought it to us. It is Australia, mate. 

In 1633, Galileo was made to recant his view that the universe travelled around the sun, in favour of the absurd theory that the sun travelled around the Earth. And while Stephen Fry might claim on QI that there was never a time in recorded history that authorities thought the world was flat, it was on this day they came closest to it. In 1783, a poison cloud that was not man made floated from Iceland to France .. but it was natural, not man made, so we didn't need to address it. In 1813, a woman keen to defend Beaver walked 30 km to warn a Fitzgibbon. In 1839, Cherokee John Ridge was assassinated for his signing a document that resulted in the death of a quarter of Cherokee on the trail of tears. In his defence, he had negotiated a bad deal with a Democrat President Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory. 175 years of reform later, Democrat Obama is no better over Iraq. 

In 1954 in Christchurch, two heavenly creatures gave rise to a Peter Jackson film when they murdered the mum who they felt threatened their friendship. In 1990, Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled in Berlin. In 2009, Kodak consigned Paul Simon's Kodachrome song to history by stopping the production of their film.
Historical perspective on this day
In 217 BC, Battle of RaphiaPtolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeated Antiochus III the Greatof the Seleucid kingdom. 168 BC, Battle of PydnaRomans under Lucius Aemilius Paullusdefeated Macedonian King Perseus who surrendered after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War. 1527, Fatahillah chased away Portugal from Sunda Kelapa harbour, and peoples celebrated it as birthday of JakartaIndonesia. 1593, Battle of Sisak: Allied Christiantroops defeated the Ottomans. 1622, Portuguese forces repelled a Dutch invasion at the Battle of Macau during the Dutch–Portuguese War. 1633, the Holy Office in Romeforced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the centre of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. 1774, the British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America. 1783, a poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Icelandreached Le Havre in France.

In 1807, in the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacked and boarded the American frigate USS Chesapeake. 1813, War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in OntarioLaura Secord set out on a 30 kilometre journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon. 1825, the British Parliament abolished feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America. 1839, Cherokee leaders Major RidgeJohn Ridge, and Elias Boudinot were assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears. 1870, US Congress created the United States Department of Justice 1893, the Royal Navy battleshipHMS Camperdown accidentally rammed the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMS Victoria which sank taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. 1897, British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst were assassinated in PuneMaharashtraIndia by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who were later caught and hanged. 1898, Spanish–American WarUnited States Marines landed in Cuba.

In 1906,the flag of Sweden was adopted. 1907, the London Underground's Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway opened. 1911, George V and Mary of Teck were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1918, the Hammond Circus Train Wreck killed 86 and injured 127 near Hammond, Indiana. 1922, Herrin massacre: Nineteen strikebreakers and three union miners were killed in Herrin, Illinois.

In 1940, France was forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany. 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Also 1941, the June Uprising in Lithuania began. 1942, Erwin Rommel was promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk. Also 1942, Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress 1944, Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre. Also 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill. 1945, the Battle of Okinawa came to an end.

In 1954, in Christchurch (New ZealandPauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murdered Pauline's mother because they think she is in the way of their close friendship (movie Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson in 1994). See Parker–Hulme murder case. 1957, the Soviet Union launched an R-12 missile for the first time (in the Kapustin Yar). 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1978, Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, was discovered by American astronomer James W. Christy. 1984, Virgin Atlantic Airways launched with its first flight from London Heathrow Airport. 1986, the controversial Hand of God goal by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century also by Maradona. Argentina would win 2-1 and go on to win the world cup.

In 1990, Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled in Berlin. 2002, an earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw struck a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response. 2009, Eastman Kodak Company announced that it would discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Colour Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon. 2009, a Washington D.C Metro train was traveling southbound at the Fort Totten station when it collided into another train sitting in the station. Nine people were killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others were injured. 2012, ParaguayanPresident Fernando Lugo was removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.

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Today's reading: Esther 3-5, Acts 5:22-42 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Esther 3-5

Haman's Plot to Destroy the Jews
1 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. 2 All the royal officials at the king's gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.
3 Then the royal officials at the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's command?" 4 Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai's behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew....

Today's New Testament reading: Acts 5:22-42

22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, 23 "We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside." 24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
25 Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people." 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them....
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Aristarchus

[Ä‚rÄ­stär'chus] - the best rulerA Macedonian of Thessalonica and one of Paul's travel-companions. This convert from Judaism is spoken of as Paul's "fellow-prisoner," implying imprisonment for the Gospel's sake (Acts 19:29; 20:4; 27:2; Col. 4:10; Philem. 24).

=== Morning and Evening ===


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"Thou art fairer than the children of men."
Psalm 45:2
The entire person of Jesus is but as one gem, and his life is all along but one impression of the seal. He is altogether complete; not only in his several parts, but as a gracious all-glorious whole. His character is not a mass of fair colours mixed confusedly, nor a heap of precious stones laid carelessly one upon another; he is a picture of beauty and a breastplate of glory. In him, all the "things of good repute" are in their proper places, and assist in adorning each other. Not one feature in his glorious person attracts attention at the expense of others; but he is perfectly and altogether lovely.
Oh, Jesus! thy power, thy grace, thy justice, thy tenderness, thy truth, thy majesty, and thine immutability make up such a man, or rather such a God-man, as neither heaven nor earth hath seen elsewhere. Thy infancy, thy eternity, thy sufferings, thy triumphs, thy death, and thine immortality, are all woven in one gorgeous tapestry, without seam or rent. Thou art music without discord; thou art many, and yet not divided; thou art all things, and yet not diverse. As all the colours blend into one resplendent rainbow, so all the glories of heaven and earth meet in thee, and unite so wondrously, that there is none like thee in all things; nay, if all the virtues of the most excellent were bound in one bundle, they could not rival thee, thou mirror of all perfection. Thou hast been anointed with the holy oil of myrrh and cassia, which thy God hath reserved for thee alone; and as for thy fragrance, it is as the holy perfume, the like of which none other can ever mingle, even with the art of the apothecary; each spice is fragrant, but the compound is divine.
"Oh, sacred symmetry! oh, rare connection
Of many perfects, to make one perfection!
Oh, heavenly music, where all parts do meet
In one sweet strain, to make one perfect sweet!"

Evening

"The foundation of God standeth sure."
2 Timothy 2:19

The foundation upon which our faith rests is this, that "God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them." The great fact on which genuine faith relies is, that "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us," and that "Christ also hath suffered for sin, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God"; "Who himself bare our sins in his own body on the tree"; "For the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed." In one word, the great pillar of the Christian's hope is substitution. The vicarious sacrifice of Christ for the guilty, Christ being made sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in him, Christ offering up a true and proper expiatory and substitutionary sacrifice in the room, place, and stead of as many as the Father gave him, who are known to God by name, and are recognized in their own hearts by their trusting in Jesus--this is the cardinal fact of the gospel. If this foundation were removed, what could we do? But it standeth firm as the throne of God. We know it; we rest on it; we rejoice in it; and our delight is to hold it, to meditate upon it, and to proclaim it, while we desire to be actuated and moved by gratitude for it in every part of our life and conversation. In these days a direct attack is made upon the doctrine of the atonement. Men cannot bear substitution. They gnash their teeth at the thought of the Lamb of God bearing the sin of man. But we, who know by experience the preciousness of this truth, will proclaim it in defiance of them confidently and unceasingly. We will neither dilute it nor change it, nor fritter it away in any shape or fashion. It shall still be Christ, a positive substitute, bearing human guilt and suffering in the stead of men. We cannot, dare not, give it up, for it is our life, and despite every controversy we feel that "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure."

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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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