Monday, July 26, 2021

Mon 26th July 2021 Current Affairs

Editorial on Haiti Assassination and Biden Presidency
Because of corruption involving the Clinton Foundation and Haiti reconstruction, the assassination of Haiti's President by a mercenary team involving US citizens takes on a particular piquancy. It does not mean Biden is behind the assassination, But, what must be of concern to non partisan Americans is the circumstance resulting in the death. To draw a parallel, Australia had had a decade of conservative government leading up to the Rudd Government election in 2007. Rudd promised change based on a pragmatic economic conservative approach he never followed. But, before Rudd penned a schoolboy level essay trumpeting the jettison of economic conservatism, he turned to enlightened foreign policy. Rudd would not tolerate insurrection in Timor led by the separatist Alfredo Reinado. Rudd might not have given tacit permission for friendly black ops to hit Reinado, But, the hit almost claimed the lives of Timor's Prime Minister and President. Following, Timor ties with ALP led Australia were poisoned. 

Biden needs a foreign policy win. A strong statement on a nation close to America means a lot for Biden who looks weak and foolish, derided by friends and foes. Who mourns the Haiti strongman? Who mourned Reinado? However, Rudd's bungled foreign policy echoes the Haiti experience. Just like Ukraine's illegal painting of their military aircraft as civilian was never discussed by international media, we may never hear who ordered the hit on the Haiti President, but those involved with the execution will be persecuted. After all, those involved might point the finger, if asked, at .. Biden? 

Editorial Trump policy prosecuting legal cases
Trump legal policy appears to be corruptly deprived of standing and provision. How else can one explain the quandary Trump finds himself? It is as if the Democrats own the judicial process and it is up to the voter to rid the US of Democrats in 2022, so that an independent congress and eventually, judiciary, can reassert themselves. There are powerful truths supporting that view, from Hunter Biden's laptop, through Giuliani's slap down by NY judges, The Russian collusion hoax and two fake impeachment trials. But, sometimes, Trump looks like he is deliberately shooting himself in the foot, as with his lawyer's approach to suing Big Tech. It is as if a Trump lawyer is applying a poison pill to the case to sabotage what Trump could pursue legally in better directions. 

Why else would Trump lawyers use class action to pursue what Trump can claim as a private citizen? Is it because Trump can lose these cases and better pursue public support for 2022? Can Democrats afford to let Trump win these cases so as to avoid losing the publicity war? Or are Democrats geared to lose regardless? 

The corrupt Democrat LBJ stole preselection for Texas from a fellow Democrat in '48. The case went to the Supreme Court which claimed it had no standing as it was a preselection for Democrats, and they were allowed to be corrupt. The federal aspect of any campaign not being decided by Democrats preselecting a thief. It had only been a few years after UK lords had hanged Lord Haw Haw, William Joyce for treason, even though he wasn't English at all, but Irish. The UK Lords had had no standing, but as they say in law, if there aren't double standards, then there are no standards at all. Joyce had had a fake UK passport. I'm sure Barnaby Joyce would understand that such loopholes in citizenship are fraught. 

I no longer care for the opinion of judges. I want Trump to have his presidency restored, and for Democrats to be stripped of their party status. 
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=== Bongino Headlines ===
Donald Trump Slams Biden and Democrats at “Rally to Protect Our Elections” in Arizona READ MORE

Poll Finds 1.8 Million Americans Have Turned Down Jobs to Stay on Unemployment

Sen. Hawley Proposes “Love America Act” to Fight Critical Race Theory

Tucker Carlson Laughs Off Man Trying and Failing to Confront Him in Public

Soros Backs “Defund the Police” Group

Biden Wastes $2 Billion Halting Border Wall Construction

Baltimore PD Requests 100 Federal Officers to Help Fight Crime

Capitol Hill
Rep. Scalise Blasts DOJ’s “Unconscionable” Decision to Drop Cuomo Nursing Home Investigation
New Energy Department Cybersecurity Office Wasted $2.1 Million on “Unused Software”
Five Biden Lies From the Past Week
Democrat Infrastructure Plans to Cost up to $2 Trillion More Than Advertised
Optimism About the Future of Country Plunges 20% In Only Two Months
Rand Paul Sends Criminal Referral to DOJ Alleging Fauci Lied About Funding of Gain-of-Function Research
Report: Biden to Use $100 Million to Help Resettle Afghan Translators in the United States
Pennsylvania Senator to Seek Subpoenas for 2020 Audit

Culture War
Glenn Greenwald: The FBI Orchestrating Its Own Terror Plots Is Nothing New
JD Vance Slams “Childless Left” for the Decline of the American Family
Only 16% of the Unvaccinated Plan on Getting the Shot
Missouri AG to Sue St. Louis for Reinstating Mask Mandate
New Yorkers Fight Over Keeping Outdoor Dining Expansion Permanent
Politifact Says It’s False That Biden Wants to Ban Handguns After Biden Says He Wants to Ban Handguns
CDC-Backed Group Wants to Teach Transgender Ideology to Kindergartners
Parents Sue California Governor Over Mask Mandate
Penn State to Remove Fidel Castro Quote From Campus

Economy
Many BBQ Companies Are Going Public
Combined Capital Gains Tax Rate in California to Hit 56.7% Under Biden Plan
Economists Clash Over How Much Inflation Biden’s Spending Plan Will Cause
U.S. Mulls Response to China’s Digital Yuan
New Maine Law Prohibits Employers From Asking About Criminal History of Job Applicants
Main Street Raising Prices as Inflation Persists
Investors Say Antitrust Bills Will Hurt Start-Ups
Post Office Will Move Forward With Higher Prices
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Would Cost $225,000 Per Job Created

Swamp Watch
Sens. Klobuchar and Luján Introduce Bill to Crackdown on “Online Misinformation”
D.C. Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco and Menthol Cigarettes to “Attack Disparities in Health Outcomes”
Fleeing Texas Dems “Pissed Off” Biden Won’t Meet With Them
Arizona Senate President Confirms Ballots Were Printed on Wrong Paper, Invalidating Them
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Lashes Out at Voter ID Requirements During Talk With Fleeing Texas Dems
Head of Cuomo Impeachment Investigation Issues Warning After “Demeaning” Tweet From Governor’s Aide
NSA Confirms That They Unmasked Tucker Carlson
Biden DHS Cancels Another 31 Miles of Border Wall in Texas

National Security
Air Force and Army Look to Expand Development of Directed Energy Weapons
America’s First Hypersonic Weapons Slated to Be Air-Launched
Peterson, Schriever, and Cheyenne Mountain to Become Space Force Bases
Sens. Cruz, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Protect Parental Rights of Military Academy Cadets
U.S., Japan, South Korea Say They Stand “Shoulder-to-Shoulder” on North Korea, Taiwan Issues
The Military’s New “Light Amphibious Warship” Could Be a Costly Mistake
Russia’s New “Checkmare” Fighter to Be Sold to Developing Countries
Would North Korea Launch a Nuclear War?

Around the World
China Censoring “Negative” Content About Flooding
Palestinians Accuse Hamas of Hiding Weapons in Residential Areas After Explosion
Study Finds 68% of People in India Over Age 6 Have Coronavirus Antibodies
Thousands Protest Tyrannical Lockdowns in Australia
German Police Investigate 1,600 Child Sex Abuse Suspects
U.S. Revises Definition of “Astronaut” to Exclude Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson
Genocide Denial Criminalized in Bosnia
China Says 30 World Leaders Have Received China’s COVID Vaccines, But Omits Xi Jinping

Opinion
Kathryn Lopez: Mississippi Takes Aim at Roe
Stephen W. Mosher: Here’s All the Proof Biden Needs to Conclude COVID-19 Was Leaked From a Lab
Humberto Fontova: Democrat-Media Complex Highly Embarrassed by Anti-Socialist Uprising
Miranda Devine: Veep Joe Biden Skirted “No See” Mail Law With Private Accounts: Devine
Jake Bequette: A Defense of Patriotism in Sports
Ben Shapiro: America’s Silent Majority Must Fight Liberals Killing Freedom of Speech
Mark Thies: Will Congress Now Try to “Amnesty” Us?

Entertainment
Comedian Jackie Mason Dies at 93
Country Star Lee Greenwood to Build Home for Disabled Veteran
R. Kelly Accused of Sexually Abusing Underage Boy in 2006
Brad Pitt to Appeal Disqualification of Private Judge Being Used in Divorce With Angelina Jolie
“Dating Game” Serial Killer Rodney Alcala Dies on Death Row at 77
Meghan Markle’s Estranged Father Wants Court to Allow Him to Visit His Grandchildren
Matt Damon Says He Won’t Belittle Unvaccinated People: It’s a Personal Choice, “That’s the Beauty of America”
Kanye Delivers Emotional Performance of Song About Losing His Family

Sports
NFL to Fine Unvaccinated Players Who Violate COVID Protocols
Phil Mickelson Offers to Help Fellow PGA Tour Winner Who Revealed He’s Struggling With Alcoholism
Agent for Aaron Rodgers Hints He May Retire
U.S. Gymnastics Team Skips Opening Ceremony to Get Extra Rest
Tony Hawk, 53, Tests Out Tokyo’s Olympic Skate Park
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on IOC to Pull 2022 Winter Olympics From Beijing
Tokyo’s Olympics Becoming Huge Economic Flop for Japan
Herschel Walker on Athletes Protesting at Olympics: “If People Don’t Like the Rules, Why Are You Here?”
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
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Here is a video I made A Jackson Farewell to Saddam Hussein 
A corruption of the brilliant Jackson 5 number "Never Can Say Goodbye"
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=52842
Thanks to CNN and news.com.au for the pictures.
Sadly, the life of Saddam was of such a nature that these images may offend. 
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=52869
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The fact I cannot sing does not mean I will not

=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. There are five by elections tomorrow. Many will already have voted. I've gone on record as backing the Liberal Party, but in the two WA seats of Fremantle and Perth that will not be possible. In FremantleJason Spanbroek is spouting slogans without saying what he will do, except he says he is not a party person. John Gray is a Liberal Democrat and former Royal Australian Navy officer who can be relied on to make serious decisions for the wider community. In Perth, Paul Collins is an independent with sound credentials, but Tony Robinson, the ALA founder, could also be an excellent alternative to the ALP. 

The Tasmanian seat of Braddon has Liberal candidate Brett Whitely who is also a former seat holder, having lost to the one who did not get their nationality right, and did not own up to it when they knew they weren't entitled. In the seat of Mayo, Liberals have an outstanding candidate in Georgina Downer. The Centre Alliance candidate who knew they were not entitled to the position but hanged on until their position was declared vacant is campaigning to take Mayo for granted again. Longman has LNP candidate Trevor Luthenberg, a former state member and a former RAAF engineer, who seems great value. Previously the ALP won Longman with One Nation preferences after Julie Bishop and Malcolm Turnbull burned Wyatt Roy. 

The Press and ALP are panicking over the by elections because the ALP had lied about their candidates following the High Court decision on citizenship, and sought to obtain advantage while the Liberals faced by elections last year. Except for Mayo in which the Centre Alliance had a snout in the trough. Instead of debating issues, the press have obfuscated by hating Trump, or inflating a medical records issue. Shorten has whistle blown for ALP rust, leaving the actual campaign work of recruiting supporters for the ALP to the press. Shorten has promised to take money from rich people, or rich companies. Press have said people don't like Turnbull as well as Trump. But people are not voting for Turnbull or Shorten. They are voting for ALP or Lib or a sensible alternative where no Lib is campaigning. 

A daily column on what the ALP have as a policy, supported by a local member, and how it has 'helped' the local community. I'll stop if I cannot identify a policy. Feel free to make suggestions. Contact me on FB, not twitter. I have twitter, but never look at it.

Gabrielle Williams was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Carers and Volunteers, working with the Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing and the Minister for Families and Children. Williams was unavailable for comment on 3AW on Wednesday, but might not want to comment on an investigation into Red Shirts employed by the ALP. The election is a mere 120 days away. It could be the investigation is a Comey like attempt to prevent actual prosecutions from those who are corrupt. The issue has been live throughout the term of this government after Matthew Guy raised the issue in parliament and press failed to report on it or look into it. The ALP spent over a million dollars of taxpayer money opposing investigation. After the ALP were shown that the practice was corrupt, they paid back the money that was found to be corruptly obtained, but the million dollars spent defending their corrupt activity. Neither were they open about the process which led to the corruption. Why did some ALP members avail themselves of 'free' money, but not others? 

As part of the November 24th Vic election campaign I have a petition I want to bring before the Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. I believe Matthew will be the next premier of Victoria and so I am petitioning him as I raise the issues of Employment, Crime and Education in Dandenong. I am also seeking money for my campaign. I don't have party resources, and so my campaign is on foot, and on the internet. Any money I receive that is not spent on the campaign will go to Grow 4 Life. I am asking questions like "What do you love about Dandenong?" and "If you could change something in Dandenong to make it better, what would it be?" I'm not limiting the questions to state issues. I'm happy to discuss anything, and get things done.
=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. Those hoping that a fair trial and due process would be afforded George Pell regarding pedophile allegations have been disappointed. Pell is Australia's highest ranked Catholic cleric. He had a court appearance today in which anonymous protestors have denounced Pell publicly to tv cameras seen around the world. However there are suppression orders at play. Plenty of police were on hand. However, none of those showing contempt for the court were arrested. Pell cannot face a fair trial if anonymous denouncers are allowed to accost publicly him every time he goes to court. Some trolls are saying "where there is smoke there is fire." Where did the masked denouncers come from? They could have come from Bill Shorten's office, or from Australia's Human Rights Council (AHRC). One held a placard with a convicted pedophile priest on one side, and Pell's picture on the other. But the facts known to date are that Pell was the first Australian senior cleric to address pedophilia and help victims. All who have denounced Pell in the past have been found to have been mistaken or liars. Pell has declared he is not guilty and is going to defend himself. He has legal counsel and did not have to face court today, but did so, knowing the travesty of justice he would face. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has protected activist vigilantes from police detaining and identifying them, so we do not know who has shown contempt of court or why. Clearly, now, there is a threat to Pell's safety at future appearances. It seems like Pell is technically guilty of being a conservative, but nothing else. 

Matt Canavan has resigned from federal government Ministry following revelations that he is a dual citizen. However, unlike the recent Greens loss of two members, it appears Matt might be able to keep his seat. The Greens members had been born overseas. They had failed in their due diligence. However, Canavan was born in Australia to Australian born parents. He says he had not known his mother had made the arrangements when he was 25 years old. If that is the full fact, and the Italian Government recognises the validity of the application, then Canavan can void it and retain his seat. Even if Canavan signed a document that had been misrepresented to him, he might still be allowed to retain his seat. Will Turnbull panic? If Canavan is rolled, then some bad scenarios arise for the Liberal Party. Because Turnbull declared at the double dissolution that the most senior elected senators in terms of votes got a full term, any replacement for Canavan would get a half term and an ALP member would get a full term. Turnbull is currently negotiating to get Senate terms lifted from six to eight years. 

I had a situation that is salient. I was a foreign national permanent resident (born in USA) at the time of Hewson's unloseable election on GST. I wanted to support Hewson. When I was 18 I was allowed as a foreign resident to enrol and vote. Bob Hawke got rid of that, but it is unconstitutional to disenfranchise, so anyone who previously voted or registered could continue to vote even if they were not a citizen. I went to an electoral booth and made enquiries about my status. I voted absentee, and got mail weeks later telling me I was not enrolled and my vote was not counted. However, unknown to me, the electoral officer who heard my story at that booth had asked me pertinent questions and I was legally enrolled from that time, even though my vote had not counted. When I moved, as I did often at that time, I did not tell the electoral office, and I did not vote at subsequent elections. Eventually I was fined for not voting. I did not know or pay the fine. I was given a day in court, but had not gone as I had not known. I was sentenced to a day's prison. Only after my car was stolen and I went to report it to the police did I find out about my predicament. I sorted it out with the electoral office, by declaring my citizenship. At the time, that was sufficient for me to be a citizen. I have voted ever since. However, when Bob Carr became Premier of NSW, he destroyed all the paperwork regarding electoral offences. That included my citizenship declaration and when I discovered that, and needed to prove my citizenship, I found the laws had changed and I could no longer make the declaration, so I took the test. 
=== from 2016 ===
 Press are calling for a knee jerk reaction into video of an ice affected young inmate in juvenile detention in the Northern Territory in a spit mask and chair. Words like torture and abuse are tossed around and calls are made for the sacking of government ministers. Tear gas was used too. But clearly the situation is not clear cut. The youth pictured in a chair with a hood over him had been spitting at guards. The use of such chairs is banned in other states, but allowed in NT. The idea of rough handling and gassing youth is clearly illegitimate. But the image of the young man, looking like an Abu Ghraib victim, is confronting. So is the list of offences of the young man. He claims to be Aboriginal and it is apparent that no one who loves him as disciplined him when he was younger. But the issue is not to do with him. The issue is inflated now, and driven by hysterical calls, because there is an election in the NT due next month. The media want to end the conservative government in the NT, but they haven't questioned the ALP on the same issue. "Vote ALP because they don't know what to do. Vote ALP because they didn't know it was happening either." The CLP is divided. So is the ALP. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.  
=== from 2015 ===

Father God, this week my project finishes. It has been eight years since I stood on principle and resigned from my secure teacher's position on a social justice issue. I felt isolated and friendless and betrayed. I had a misplaced trust in process and Australian government. Those that loved me told me I needed to lose weight. That is true, but not the issue, either. I ran for government twice, not to win so much as to raise the social justice issue. With help from the press, I didn't win, or come near to it. But, father, I only wanted to hold to you and I have. At times, like today, I have not gone to church and so I have failed you. But I still hold to you, even as I fail. I have lost much I built on sand. I have lost my home, my life savings and all those possessions one collects in life as tokens, reminders of whom they are. I have a few months before all I have is exhausted. But, if I were given a choice, I'd hesitate, and do it again. 

Two million words across twelve books written in a year. Four are published and eight will be written in the next fortnight or two. I have sacrificed much friends I have trusted I have also betrayed and I cannot undo it. But I stand by what I did because to not do so would have been worse. Still, I thank those who supported me to persevere when it would have been very easy to give up. My Aunt Joan Watson and my late grandmother Mary MacMahon and their respective offspring are big motivators for me. My cousin Dé Hurwits and his family. My students John Tran, Remi Oh, The Sosins, and their families. My Happy Cup Cabramatta friends Tuan, Christine and Helen. My online colleagues Stephanie Carroll, Mandy McLean, Phil Box, Jenny Vuong, Daniel Katz, Don Kramer and all their families. My close friends from Jesus Family Cabramatta and Marrickville, especially Timothy Ly, and those rogues from Inspire Church and the wonderful former US Army Chaplain John Morris and our Gathering. Also, Edu-Kingdom Bankstown’s William and Anne. This work is not over, the journey is not ended, but definitely we have reached a landmark. Some very special people I cannot name PFB, SLW (nee B) and TMN. Because the dream of tomorrow is the hope given by God. And lastly, thank you to my ‘daughter’ Tammy. Sometimes I long to go home. But, then I remember you are here, Tammy, and I want your future to be bright. 
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep. 
Robert Frost (Stopping by woods on a snowy evening)

Father, you know the IPA (Institute of Public Affairs) and John Roskam, who used to work for my late father. I want my books to reinforce their campaign for free speech. Father God, the work is not complete. Not even as I finish with it. I have failed in my work I dedicated to you. But that is ok. I don't want it to be about me. I don't want people to read it and hear me, but know you. Such a failure is better than any of the wildest successes I might imagine. 
From 2014
There is a logical fallacy whereby free speech is compared to hate speech. There is a difference. There may be truth applied to events which the hate mongers describe, but, the weight that hate applies to the subject unbalances it. Free speech is noble and something to aspire to. It is a truth of academia that anyone can have a good idea, it is an idea which should be judged, not the person suggesting it, but a bad idea is not something to be accepted because a bad person suggested it. Australia's government and culture is founded on secular virtues and practice. Not because religion is absent from the members, but because it has been found that that is a way for all the members to work together. Sometimes members don't. Some members here hate a lot. It is a lousy way to live and unhelpful in addressing issues. 

A wikipedia article on Al Quds claims to be about the arabic word for Jerusalem. Al Quds day was instituted by the terrorist cleric Khomeini, to be on the last day of Ramadan and allow Iran to fund riots against Israeli government. It is a celebration of Iran sponsoring terrorism, and it has existed for almost ten years. It is a protected article with many terrorist sympathisers resisting balance being brought to the article. A major rewrite is needed for the article, or deletion. The article was placed on the daily summary bulletin as being an international day. It is an example of what is produced by hate. 

On this day, the FBI was given personnel in 1908. The CIA was signed into law in 1947. Fidel Castro began the Cuban revolution in 1953. On the same day in 1953, Arizona opposed polygamy. In Vietnam in 1968, the opposition leader was sentenced to five years hard labour for advocating a coalition government to end the war. In 2008, Ahmedabad India was bombed by terrorists. In 2009, Boko Haram attacked Nigerian police. Also on this day, 1989, a guy was indicted for creating a worm on the internet. Winston Churchill was booted from government by the Labour Party in 1945. Passing on this day were Sam Houston (1863), Eva Perón (1952), Mary Wells (1992) and Mary Tamm (2012). Born on this day Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791), George Bernard Shaw (1856), Carl Jung (1875), Aldous Huxley (1894), Gracie Allen (1895), Stanley Kubrick (1928), John Howard (1939) Sandra Bullock (1964) and Kate Beckinsale (1973)
Historical perspective on this day
In 657, First Fitna: in the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clashed with those led by Muawiyah I. 811, Battle of PliskaByzantine Emperor Nikephoros I I was killed and his heir Staurakios was seriously wounded. 920, rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona.

In 1309, Henry VII was recognised King of the Romans by Pope Clement V. 1469, Wars of the Roses: the Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, took place. 1509, the Emperor Krishnadeva Raya ascended to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire. 1581, Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): the northern Low Countries declared their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II. 1745, the first recorded women's cricket match took place near Guildford, England. 1758, French and Indian War: the Siege of Louisbourg ended with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. 1775, the office that would later become the United States Post Office Department was established by the Second Continental Congress. 1788, New York ratified the United States Constitution and became the 11th state of the United States.

In 1803, the Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opened in south London, United Kingdom. 1822, José de San Martín arrived in GuayaquilEcuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar. Also 1822, first day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis. 1847, Liberia declared her independence. 1861, American Civil WarGeorge B. McClellan assumed command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. 1863, American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ended; At Salineville, OhioConfederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers were captured by Union forces. 1882, premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth. Also 1882, the Republic of Stellaland was founded in Southern Africa. 1887, Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement. 1890, in Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque took place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation. 1891, Franceannexed Tahiti. 1897, Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah led an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.

In 1908, United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issued an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation). 1914, Serbia and Bulgaria interrupted diplomatic relationship. 1936, the Axis powers decided to intervene in the Spanish Civil War. Also 1936, King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicated the thrоne, officially unveiled the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. 1937, end of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.

In 1941, World War II: in response to the Japanese occupation of French IndochinaUS President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States. 1944, World War II: the Soviet Army entered Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survived out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation. 1945, the Labour Party won the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power. Also 1945, the Potsdam Declaration was signed in PotsdamGermany. Also 1945, HMS Vestal was the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the Second World War Also 1945, the US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrived at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb. 1946, Aloha Airlines began service from Honolulu International Airport 1947, Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence AgencyUnited States Department of DefenseUnited States Air ForceJoint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council. 1948, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 desegregating the military of the United States.

In 1951, Walt Disney's 13th animated filmAlice in Wonderland, premiered in London, England, United Kingdom. 1952, King Farouk of Egypt abdicated in favour of his son Fuad. 1953, Fidel Castro led an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement Also 1953, Arizona Governor John Howard Pyleordered an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which became known as the Short Creek raid. Also 1953, soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repelled a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement was signed, ending the Korean War. 1956, following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan DamEgyptianleader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalises the Suez Canalsparking international condemnation. 1957, Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, was assassinated. 1958, Explorer programExplorer 4 was launched. 1963, Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster. Also 1963, an earthquake in SkopjeYugoslavia (now in Macedonia) left 1,100 dead. Also 1963, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development voted to admit Japan. 1965, Full independence was granted to the Maldives. 1968, Vietnam WarSouth Vietnamese opposition leader Truong Dinh Dzu was sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.

In 1971, Apollo program: launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. Also 1971, Nicolette Milnes-Walker completed sailing non-stop single-handedly across the Atlantic, becoming the first woman to successfully do so. 1974, Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis formed the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule. 1977, the National Assembly of Quebec imposed the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. 1989, a federal grand jury indicted Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed into law by President George Bush. 2005, Space Shuttle programSTS-114 Mission – Launch of DiscoveryNASA's first scheduled flight mission after the ColumbiaDisaster in 2003. Also 2005, MumbaiIndia received 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people. 2007, Shambo, a black cow in Wales that had been adopted by the local Hindu community, was slaughtered due to a bovine tuberculosis infection, causing widespread controversy.

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Today's reading: Psalm 37-39, Acts 26 (NIV)

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Today's Old Testament reading: Psalm 37-39

Of David.
Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.

Today's New Testament reading: Acts 26

1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself."
So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense: 2 "King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,3 and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently....

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Morning

"He left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out."
Genesis 39:12
In contending with certain sins there remains no mode of victory but by flight. The ancient naturalists wrote much of basilisks, whose eyes fascinated their victims and rendered them easy victims; so the mere gaze of wickedness puts us in solemn danger. He who would be safe from acts of evil must haste away from occasions of it. A covenant must be made with our eyes not even to look upon the cause of temptation, for such sins only need a spark to begin with and a blaze follows in an instant. Who would wantonly enter the leper's prison and sleep amid its horrible corruption? He only who desires to be leprous himself would thus court contagion. If the mariner knew how to avoid a storm, he would do anything rather than run the risk of weathering it. Cautious pilots have no desire to try how near the quicksand they can sail, or how often they may touch a rock without springing a leak; their aim is to keep as nearly as possible in the midst of a safe channel.
This day I may be exposed to great peril, let me have the serpent's wisdom to keep out of it and avoid it. The wings of a dove may be of more use to me today than the jaws of a lion. It is true I may be an apparent loser by declining evil company, but I had better leave my cloak than lose my character; it is not needful that I should be rich, but it is imperative upon me to be pure. No ties of friendship, no chains of beauty, no flashings of talent, no shafts of ridicule must turn me from the wise resolve to flee from sin. The devil I am to resist and he will flee from me, but the lusts of the flesh, I must flee, or they will surely overcome me. O God of holiness preserve thy Josephs, that Madam Bubble bewitch them not with her vile suggestions. May the horrible trinity of the world, the flesh, and the devil, never overcome us!

Evening

"In their affliction they will seek me early."
Hosea 5:15

Losses and adversities are frequently the means which the great Shepherd uses to fetch home his wandering sheep; like fierce dogs they worry the wanderers back to the fold. There is no making lions tame if they are too well fed; they must be brought down from their great strength, and their stomachs must be lowered, and then they will submit to the tamer's hand; and often have we seen the Christian rendered obedient to the Lord's will by straitness of bread and hard labour. When rich and increased in goods many professors carry their heads much too loftily, and speak exceeding boastfully. Like David, they flatter themselves, "My mountain standeth fast; I shall never be moved." When the Christian groweth wealthy, is in good repute, hath good health, and a happy family, he too often admits Mr. Carnal Security to feast at his table, and then if he be a true child of God there is a rod preparing for him. Wait awhile, and it may be you will see his substance melt away as a dream. There goes a portion of his estate--how soon the acres change hands. That debt, that dishonoured bill--how fast his losses roll in, where will they end? It is a blessed sign of divine life if when these embarrassments occur one after another he begins to be distressed about his backslidings, and betakes himself to his God. Blessed are the waves that wash the mariner upon the rock of salvation! Losses in business are often sanctified to our soul's enriching. If the chosen soul will not come to the Lord full-handed, it shall come empty. If God, in his grace, findeth no other means of making us honour him among men, he will cast us into the deep; if we fail to honour him on the pinnacle of riches, he will bring us into the valley of poverty. Yet faint not, heir of sorrow, when thou art thus rebuked, rather recognize the loving hand which chastens, and say, "I will arise, and go unto my Father."

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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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