Saturday, July 03, 2021

Sat 3rd July 2021 Current Affairs

Editorial NSA spying on US citizens for political masters

When Nixon was asked about the NSA he replied it stood for 'No such agency.' Recently, FBI joined with numerous other police agencies worldwide to wrap up a sting where criminals had used a communication network the FBI had invented for criminal use. Thousands around the world were arrested, but not in USA, as their communication was protected. The US government was not allowed to read them. Except, it is apparent that the US government has been reading such intelligence involving people not engaged in criminal activity. Why give criminals a free pass? Is it because many of those criminals were Democrats? 

How are we to respond to news that NSA have been spying on Tucker Carlson? We know that they bungled spying on Carter Page over Spy-gate. NSA have emails from Tucker Carlson after Carlson met with a world leader from central America. Why is it that those without 'Democrat Insurance' are faced with lawless bureaucracy from USA, while Democrats maintain no oversight? Or can the FBI begin prosecuting the criminals whose emails they have? Hillary Clinton 'wrote' a book called "It takes a village." Did that village include police?

Editorial Cancel culture claims woke

Babylon Bee, satirical media outlet, had been cancelled by Mail Chimp. Mail Chimp corrected their 'mistake' but Babylon Bee have taken their services elsewhere. The 'mistake' severed communication for Babylon Bee with their subscribers. Mail Chimp had declared the email content of Babylon Bee as being 'harmful information.' It is an escalation of FB's practice with users. FB users have public content. Mail Chimp merely facilitates email. Not only had Mail Chimp lawlessly mislabelled private content of their users, but they had accessed it to judge it, illegally. 

Imagine a teen girl maintaining a secret diary where she revealed her personal thoughts for herself to consider. Imagine how that girl would feel if her worst critic had snuck into her room, found the diary, and corrected it, posting the correction publicly at school. That is what Mail Chimp did to a paying client. However, is what other sites are doing lawful? What about FB's activity censoring accounts for no reason other than disagreeing with their politics? How about those who were censored for posting on Wuhan lab leak theory? Or for posting on Hunter Biden's laptop? What is happening to the land of the free, and the home of the brave? 

Editorial Dan Andrews obfuscates on his fall

He felt he was so badly off that he refused an ambulance or anyone who might have screened his blood toxicology. And he has had a press conference to obfuscate details. We know that after time, Andrews lies and claims he forgets. He cannot remember details of his choices giving a security gig to mates who failed during a COVID lockdown, killing over a hundred Victorians. Andrews says he thought he was going to die. So why the cover up? And why does the article finish with a shaming statement for anyone who asks why? 

If Andrews fell because he was blotto, then Victorians need to know. Letting Andrews take the reigns off power when he has flagrantly failed in his duty in the past is wrong. Over a hundred Victorians have died because of Andrews' mismanagement. Billions of dollars have gone missing. 
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The NSA/Tucker Carlson scandal is exploding, In this episode, I discuss the growing scandal. Also, I address the troubling new story about the dangers of mask usage in children.
News Picks:
=== Bongino Headlines ===
New Images From Hunter Biden Laptop Prove Joe Biden Lied About Knowledge of His Business Dealings READ MORE

Donald Trump Jr. and Mark Robinson to Join “Unfiltered With Dan Bongino” Saturday 10PM ET

Psaki Just Can’t Stop Lying About Republicans Supporting “Defund the Police”

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Appeal From Florist Who Refused Service to Same-Sex Wedding

Dems Scared VP Harris Won’t Be Able to Defeat Any Republican If She’s the Nominee in 2024

Biden Pushes for Millions to Apply for Citizenship

Death Toll in Florida Condo Collapse Increases to 20 – 128 Unaccounted for

Capitol Hill
SCOTUS Drops Border Wall Funding Case
JD Vance Announces Senate Run in Ohio
The SCOTUS Is Split 3-3-3
Biden Admin Begins Implementing Trump’s Ban on Surprise Medical Bills
Biden’s Plan to Eliminate Suburb-Friendly Zoning Could End Up in Dems’ Filibuster-Proof Budget Bill
State Department Backs Iranian Protesters as Biden Emboldens Regime
Pelosi Won’t Say If She Condemns Ilhan Omar’s Latest Inflammatory Comments
California Budget Gives Illegals Free Health Care
Two Thirds of New Yorkers Say Gov. Cuomo Shouldn’t Run for Governor Again
Vote for Recall Election of California Gov. Newsom Set for September 14

Culture War
Trump Jr. Slams Political Persecution of Trump Organization CFO
NY Post Editorial Board: Trump Organization Indictments Are a Travesty of Justice
Video Captures Leftist King County Council Candidate Threatening to Blow Up a School Bus With Kids in It
Judge Orders Minneapolis Hire More Cops in Ruling on Lawsuit Over Rising Crime
AG Garland Halts Federal Executions
Pinterest Bans All Ads Promoting Weight Loss
TIME Magazine Ponders How to Fix the “Air Conditioning Problem”
San Francisco Is on Track to Lose Nearly Half Their Residents
Facebook Starts Issuing “Extremism Warnings” to Users Who “May Have Been Exposed”
How Mass Immigration Turned California Blue

Economy
U.S. Economy Adds 850k Jobs in June – Unemployment Rate Ticks Higher to 5.9%
Biden Admin Responds to Rising Inflation Concerns by Bragging That the Price of July 4 Food Has Gone Down by 16 Cents
IPO Market Activity Breaks 2000 Tech Bubble Record
NYC Faces Blackout Threat Due to Heat Wave
Fed’s Bullard Says Inflation in 2022 May Be Higher Than Expected
Joblessness Falls to Lowest Level Since Pandemic Began
“Big Short” Investor Michael Burry Says Meme Stocks Are Set to Crash
Krispy Kreme IPO Off to a Sweet Start
130 Nations Agree to Corporate Minimum Tax Proposal
The Top 1% Hold a Record Amount of Wealth Due to Pandemic-Era Policies
Households Face Up to $14k in Annual “Hidden” Taxes
AAA Warns Gas Stations Could Struggle to Meet Summer Fuel Demand

Swamp Watch
Journalist to Sue NY Times for Falsely Depicting Him in Jan 6 Documentary
Studies Used to Justify Eviction Moratorium Don’t Hold Up
Judge Approves Unsealing of Documents That Link Ghislaine Maxwell to the Clintons
SCOTUS Verdict on Arizona Voter Rules Could Be an Issue for the DOJ’s Suit Against Georgia
Jan 6 and America’s New Political Prisoners
Texas Sheriffs and ICE Officers Sue Biden Admin for Stopping Deportations of Criminal Illegal Aliens
Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger Praises CCP’s Treatment of Alibaba’s Jack Ma
Stacey Abrams Purchases $1.4 Million Home After Reporting Massive Debts in 2018
Fewer Smugglers Are Being Detained Because Border Towns Are Running Out of Jail Space

National Security
Japan Warns of “Pearl Harbor” Style Attack from China and Russia
In Swiss Fighter Contest, F-35 Destroys Competition
How to Make Sure the Black Sea Doesn’t Become a Geopolitical Black Hole
Congress Needs to Provide Reliable Funding for Directed Energy Weapons
Is North Korea Headed Towards Starvation?
In Just Two Months, Taliban Has Doubled the Number of Afghan Districts Under Its Control
U.S. Air Force Successfully Flies Second Drone With Skyborg AI System
All Soldiers Must Now Serve as Corporals Before They Can Be Promoted to Sergeant
Iran Is Marching Towards Deploying Deadly Long-Range Missiles (Like ICBMs)
U.S. Forces Withdraw From Bagram Airfield, the Largest Military Base in Afghanistan

Around the World
UK Govt Now Says LGBT Equality Is a “Key Economic Asset”
Women Protest in Turkey at Country Leaves Violence-on-Women Treaty
10,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children Admitted to U.S. by Biden Administration
Hostilities Continue as Ethiopia Urges Tigray Rebels to Join Ceasefire
Iran Restricting Access to Main Uranium Enrichment Plant By IAEA
UK Plans to Offer Third Coronavirus Vaccine Dose to Over-50s Starting in September
U.N. Tells Myanmar Military to Release Aung San Suu Kyi
U.S. Adds Turkey to List of Countries That Have Used Child Soldiers in the Last Year

Opinion
Newt Gingrich: Don Rumsfeld – Romantic, Patriot, Defender of America
Jackie Cushman: Proud To Be an American
Katie Yoder: Media Ask Non-Catholics to Comment on Catholic Abortion Beliefs
Neil Patel: Why Are Republicans Agreeing to Send Armies of IRS Agents After American Small Businesses?
Kurt Schlichter: Every New Republican Is the Most Evil Republican Ever
David Limbaugh: On a Collision Course with National Disaster
Derek Hunter: CNN’s Ratings Collapse: It Couldn’t Happen to Nicer People
Veronique de Rugy: Let’s Make a Deal – to Abdicate Responsibility

Entertainment
Quentin Tarantino Tells Off “Woketards” Upset at His Portrayal of Bruce Lee
“Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
Bill Clinton Sax Signed By Michael Jackson to Go Up at Auction
Upcoming Central Park Concert to Celebrate NYC’s “Rebirth” to Feature Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon
Bill Cosby’s Prison Release Sparks Uproar
Meghan McCain to Leave “The View”
Bill Cosby Looking to Sue County for His Incarceration
“Forever Purge” Follows Far-Left’s Fear of White Supremacy, Ignores Antifa

Sports
Caitlyn Jenner Slams Gwen Berry Over Anthem Protest
Year Of Probation Given to Two Men Who Ran Onto Field of Super Bowl LV in February
Yankees Will Have a Longer Wait to Recover From Thursday’s Disastrous Loss
Tour de France Decides to Not Press Charges Against Woman Who Caused Crash
Joe Panik Has Superb Debut With Miami in 11-6 Win Against Phils
New NCAA Policy Set to Create an “Entirely New Landscape” for College Sports
LeBron James Unlikely to Ever Play in Olympics Again: Team USA Basketball Director
Injury Rules Giannis Out For Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals Against the Atlanta Hawks
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
The vice president's office is said to be in disarray, and she has been a polarizing figure for some, though the White House chief of staff continues to express confidence in Harris. [Full Story]

Newsmax TV

Grover Norquist: Jobs Report Still Lags Biden Predictions


Newsfront

Eric Trump to Newsmax: Trump Family Not Charged Because Nothing to Charge Them With

It's no mystery why Manhattan prosecutor's didn't elect to charge [Full Story]
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Here is a video I made Wednesday Morning 3am

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut album by folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released October 19, 1964. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. It initially flopped, but was re-released in January 1966 to capitalize on their newfound radio success and reached #30 on the Billboard pop charts. It is perhaps best known for the acoustic version of "The Sound of Silence". In several concerts, Art Garfunkel related that during the photo sessions for the album cover, several hundred pictures were taken that were unusable due to the "all-familiar suggestion" on the wall in the background, which inspired the song "A Poem on the Underground Wall".

Seriously awful lyric writing must be celebrated

Of the girl that I love
As she lies here beside me
Asleep with the night
And her hair, in a fine mist
Floats on my pillow
Reflecting the glow
Of the winter moonlight

She is soft, she is warm
But my heart remains heavy
And I watch as her breasts
Gently rise, gently fall
For I know with the first light of dawn
I'll be leaving
And tonight will be
All I have left to recall

Oh, what have I done,
Why have I done it?
I've committed a crime,
I have broken the law
For twenty-five dollars
And pieces of silver
I held up and robbed
A hard liquor store

My life seems unreal,
My crime an illusion
A scene badly written
In which I must play
Yet I know as I gaze
At my young love beside me
The morning is just a few hours away
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=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Tuesday night I was in Springvale for Richard Stockman's Grow 4 Life supporting wine dinner. I don't drink wine (or bathe in it) but the Thai meal at Thai Paradise 171 Coleman parade was worth it. Lots of Liberals and affiliated were present, no ALP, although some obviously lean that way. But it wasn't about politics. It was about supporting the neediest in our community. I have an education program that could fix education in Victoria, and Australia, which targets middle ability students. Grow 4 life targets people without a home, work, or, hope. I have decided that any funds I raise, which are not spent directly on my campaign, will go to Grow 4 Life to support their Tiny houses project and their Grow 4 Life gardeners. 

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.

David Leyonhjelm is being savaged by people who claim he offends them. However, those people offended have said some really offensive things too. Not necessarily about David, but that does not matter. Being offensive is not a terrible problem. Breaking the law is a terrible problem. As is supporting terrorism. Sarah Hanson Young has supported a borderless policy which has claimed the lives of many. I find that offensive, but worse, I see no reason to allow her continued presence in the senate s long as she supports taking lives of people who merely want to live better lives. Before David retracts anything, Sarah should apologise and admit liability.

Coles and Woolworth shopping bag policy is being criticised by many inconvenienced. They are profiting from it, and they are not helping the environment. I'm ok with business profiting. I note checkout times are increasing as inconvenienced customers need to rearrange shopping. Another issue is being raised by environmentalists in the form of plastic straws. Environmentalists are too concerned at how you live, but not concerned at the consequences of their actions. The straws and plastic bags issue is directly a result of failed recycling policy. It is true that Australia has not the plastic problem of China, Indonesia or Vietnam, but the fact is that environmentalist noise is directly a consequence of failed policy in recycling. To address the need, we should end inefficient recycling now. For the short term, we should direct rubbish to landfill until we know how to deal with it right.

Malaysia's former PM Najib Razak is up on corruption charges, relating to over $4 billion of misdirected donations to a charity he established. In his defence, he didn't know he would get caught.

A Newsweek report on an Iranian General with conspiracy theory on Israel thieving rain clouds. Apparently Israel are only taking the silver linings. Why is the article worthy of international attention? There is drought in the region atm. Were Iran not led by bigots, Israel could help them with a range of technologies allowing Iran to prosper despite drought. Israel is not holding that technology out of reach from bigots. It is bigots that prevent Iran from being helped. Bigots, like Newsweek journalists, who promote anti semitism.
The refugee crisis in Europe is abating. It is really poor analysis to blame Merkel for the problem and the solution. Greece and Italy opened the tap with socialist governments. Italy elected an anti immigrant government to turn the tap off. Hungary's response was effective, building a wall and keeping the illegal migrants out, but their problem was a different order of magnitude to Germany's problem at the time. As RL points out, Merkel was the architect of the open door policy. But at the time, it was the only response open to Merkel, and tellingly, socialists are pointing at Merkel too. Because Merkel took leadership when they set off the bomb and ran. 
=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. Radio station 3AW in Melbourne is discussing unpaid work, like internships. Internships are great providing opportunity for even the poorest to display their skill sets. Naturally the ACTU is opposed to such an idea. The Australian Council of Trades Unions wants it that anyone who gets opportunity must do so through a union. When the ALP aren't in government, their hangers on get paid through trade unions. When conservatives are not in government, their supporters do not get paid, or work. Internships are important. Foreign students face a barrier against accessing internships, unless they are independently wealthy. Foreign students have to work for income to secure university fees and accommodation. Internships for students are free to universities, but they still charge some $12k a semester. I'm not for slave labor, but volunteer positions are not that. Volunteer positions are far more flexible than Centrelink. But one impost on society is paid activism. Trade unions do not have enough checks and balances, leading to corruption. 

In 324, Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeated Licinius, who fled to Byzantium. 987, Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792. 1035, William the Conqueror became the Duke of Normandy, reigned until 1087. 1767, Pitcairn Island was discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret. 1775, American Revolutionary War: George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1778, American Revolutionary War: British forces killed 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.

In 1819, the Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opened. 1839, the first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State College, opened in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students. 1844, the last pair of great auks was killed. 1848, slaves were freed in the Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) by Peter von Scholten in the culmination of a year-long plot by enslaved Africans. In 1863, American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminated with Pickett's Charge. 1866, Austro-Prussian War was decided at the Battle of Königgratz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria. 1884, Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average. 1886, Karl Benz officially unveiled the Benz Patent Motorwagen: The first purpose-built automobile. Also 1886, the New York Tribune became the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. 

In 1913, Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenacted Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they were met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors. In 1940, World War II: In order to stop the ships from falling into German hands the French fleet of the Atlantic based at Mers El Kébir, was bombarded by the British fleet, coming from Gibraltar, causing the loss of three battleships: Dunkerque, Provence and Bretagne. One thousand two hundred sailors perished. 1979, U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. 2013, Egyptian coup d'état: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the military after four days of protests all over the country called for Morsi's resignation, to which he didn't respond. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour was declared acting president.
=== from 2016 ===
Halle Yaffa Ariel rests in the arms of the Lord. She deserved a long full life. And she was denied it by cowards who hide from reason in their safe spaces. Killed by those who gave Muslim extremists a free pass. She was Jewish, and so after a dance recital seen by 150, she went to her home and went to sleep. A 17 year old extremist Islamic broke into her home while she slept, and stabbed her to death. The so called Palestinian (Muhammad Nasser Tarayrah) had entered the house while both parents and two younger sisters were elsewhere. He later stabbed a security guard and was killed. Some two hundred so called Palestinians have been killed trying to commit similar atrocity since October 2015. They have succeeded in claiming some 33 innocent Israeli lives. It is what Obama and Kerry call 'Peace.' Some would say the cowardly Muhammad was not really Islamic, but many claim that in killing an innocent sleeping child he represents the Islamic ideal. Palestinian leadership have repeatedly called for similar attacks, and the UN endorses it.

Turnbull's legacy is assured and eternal. He could attempt to stab a Muslim woman and fail, when it turned out to be an umbrella. Police could seize him and no one would think less of him.The speech matched Turnbull as PM. Divisive, desperate and incapable.Bill Shorten had not campaigned to win, but to get back the ALP heartland that had deserted ALP when it became apparent that they lied and were corrupt in 2013, but even so did not reflect true ALP values which are also selfish and spiteful. Shorten's lies about Medicare weren't believed by ALP heartland, but were examples of Shorten connecting with those who want to believe we will all go down together come the revolution. Or evolution. Or something. On radio 3AW, in Melbourne, one caller post election said she believed the ALP lies because she had once heard a reporter say the Libs were planning to privatise Medicare. When it was explained to her that privatising Medicare could not be done as it was loss making, but privatising the fiscal collection aspect had been discussed and shelved, she said she knew the truth and liked Bill Shorten. Heartland. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.  
=== from 2015 ===
AFL coach Phil Walsh stabbed to death, allegedly by his son. His son is 26 years old, his daughter is 22 years old and he is survived by his wife who was also stabbed. The Adelaide Crows, the entire code and Australia mourn the loss of a dedicated, hard working and kind man. Mr Walsh had had a near death experience in 2012 which sparked him to focus on things. Earlier this year, Walsh admitted he had lost a connection with his son, and begun surfing with him and his daughter to reconnect. We have not been told if drugs were involved. The match scheduled for Sunday with the Crows has been cancelled. 

Typical of the left wing, the issues facing Greece are met with calls claiming it is not possible to run Greece well. All that is required is a cut in spending. The Greek government claims it can still find other people's money to spend. Ten years ago Greece did not have a problem. Those pointing to historical issues have got it wrong. Greece needs to cut spending, to live within her means, and to repay her debts. It will be better for Greece than try to steal more money. 

ALP member for Wollongong, Noreen Hay, has stepped down over allegations of voter fraud. 
From 2014
Some terrorists, possibly from those who were released by demand from Obama for 'peace,' murder three Israeli boys. Then an honour killing of a gay Islamic boy is blamed on Israel by media. Turns out US money is funding terrorist operations but no one is blaming a military official as Oliver North was blamed .. this ugly situation is at the feet of world leaders like Obama and the UN secretary General. And neither of them is denying it. Meanwhile, Iran has apparently been granted permission to build an atomic bomb. When will the madness end? 2016? 

Today, in 1035, a supposed descendant of Rollo, reputed brother of the semi mythical Ragnar Lothbrok, became Duke of Normandy. He was also an ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II. The French royal line was also founded on this day in 987, with Hugh Capet crowned. For equivalent US royalty, George Washington committed his only surrender in 1754, and took command of the US army in 1775. But it was a royal stuff up by General Lee to order Pickett's charge at Gettysburgh in 1863. Wasting the lives of 50% of his men in a futile charge. Years later, when interviewed about the cause of the defeat, a confederate officer remarked that the Union forces had a lot to do with it. Touchingly, 50 years later, to the day, opposing forces met and held hands at the high point of the charge. And there is the majesty of royalty, that so many die for the state. But it is no explanation for the deaths of four youths in Israel at the hands of terrorists. 

Born on this day in 1943 was Judith Durham, a Seeker. Jim Morrison passed through a door on this day in 1971, and the carnival was over. 
Historical perspective on this day
In 324, Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeated Licinius, who fled to Byzantium. 987, Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792. 1035, William the Conqueror became the Duke of Normandy, reigned until 1087. 1608, Québec City was founded by Samuel de Champlain. 1754, French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity to French forces. 1767, Pitcairn Island was discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret. Also 1767, Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, was founded and the first edition was published. 1775, American Revolutionary War: George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1778, American Revolutionary War: British forces killed 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.

In 1819, the Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opened. 1839, the first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State College, opened in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students. 1844, the last pair of great auks was killed. 1848, slaves were freed in the Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) by Peter von Scholten in the culmination of a year-long plot by enslaved Africans. 1852, Congress established the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco.

In 1863, American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminated with Pickett's Charge. 1866, Austro-Prussian War was decided at the Battle of Königgratz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria. 1884, Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average. 1886, Karl Benz officially unveiled the Benz Patent Motorwagen: The first purpose-built automobile. Also 1886, the New York Tribunebecame the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. 1890, Idaho was admitted as the 43rd U.S. state. 1898, Spanish–American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, was destroyed by the U.S. Navy in Santiago, Cuba.

In 1913, Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenacted Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they were met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors. 1938, World speed record for a steam railway locomotive was set in England, by the Mallard, which reached a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h). Also 1938, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lit the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.

In 1940, World War II: In order to stop the ships from falling into German hands the French fleet of the Atlantic based at Mers El Kébir, was bombarded by the British fleet, coming from Gibraltar, causing the loss of three battleships: Dunkerque, Provence and Bretagne. One thousand two hundred sailors perish. 1944, World War II: Minsk was liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration. 1952, the Constitution of Puerto Rico was approved by the Congress of the United States. Also 1952, the SS United States set sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship took the Blue Ribandaway from the RMS Queen Mary. 1967, the Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retook the Crater district following the Arab Police Mutiny. 1969, Space Race: The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurred when the Soviet N-1 rocket exploded and subsequently destroyed its launchpad.

In 1970, the Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" began in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1979, U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. 1988, United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. Also 1988, the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey was completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus. 1995, Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party won the general elections and was restored to power after being in opposition for 15 years. 1996, Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland. 2013, Egyptian coup d'état: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the military after four days of protests all over the country called for Morsi's resignation, to which he didn't respond. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour was declared acting president.

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Today's reading: Job 22-24, Acts 11 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Job 22-23

Eliphaz
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 "Can a man be of benefit to God?
Can even a wise person benefit him?
3 What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?
What would he gain if your ways were blameless?

4 "Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges against you?
5 Is not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins endless?
6 You demanded security from your relatives for no reason;
you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.
7 You gave no water to the weary
and you withheld food from the hungry,
8 though you were a powerful man, owning land--
an honored man, living on it.

Today's New Testament reading: Acts 11

Peter Explains His Actions
1 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him 3 and said, "You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them."
4 Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: 5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. 6 I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. 7 Then I heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.'

=== Morning and Evening ===


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Morning

"Our heart shall rejoice in Him."
Psalm 33:21
Blessed is the fact that Christians can rejoice even in the deepest distress; although trouble may surround them, they still sing; and, like many birds, they sing best in their cages. The waves may roll over them, but their souls soon rise to the surface and see the light of God's countenance; they have a buoyancy about them which keeps their head always above the water, and helps them to sing amid the tempest, "God is with me still." To whom shall the glory be given? Oh! to Jesus--it is all by Jesus. Trouble does not necessarily bring consolation with it to the believer, but the presence of the Son of God in the fiery furnace with him fills his heart with joy. He is sick and suffering, but Jesus visits him and makes his bed for him. He is dying, and the cold chilly waters of Jordan are gathering about him up to the neck, but Jesus puts His arms around him, and cries, "Fear not, beloved; to die is to be blessed; the waters of death have their fountain-head in heaven; they are not bitter, they are sweet as nectar, for they flow from the throne of God." As the departing saint wades through the stream, and the billows gather around him, and heart and flesh fail him, the same voice sounds in his ears, "Fear not; I am with thee; be not dismayed; I am thy God." As he nears the borders of the infinite unknown, and is almost affrighted to enter the realm of shades, Jesus says, "Fear not, it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Thus strengthened and consoled, the believer is not afraid to die; nay, he is even willing to depart, for since he has seen Jesus as the morning star, he longs to gaze upon Him as the sun in his strength. Truly, the presence of Jesus is all the heaven we desire. He is at once
"The glory of our brightest days;
The comfort of our nights."

Evening

"Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit."
Psalm 28:1
A cry is the natural expression of sorrow, and a suitable utterance when all other modes of appeal fail us; but the cry must be alone directed to the Lord, for to cry to man is to waste our entreaties upon the air. When we consider the readiness of the Lord to hear, and his ability to aid, we shall see good reason for directing all our appeals at once to the God of our salvation. It will be in vain to call to the rocks in the day of judgment, but our Rock attends to our cries.

"Be not silent to me." Mere formalists may be content without answers to their prayers, but genuine suppliants cannot; they are not satisfied with the results of prayer itself in calming the mind and subduing the will--they must go further, and obtain actual replies from heaven, or they cannot rest; and those replies they long to receive at once, they dread even a little of God's silence. God's voice is often so terrible that it shakes the wilderness; but his silence is equally full of awe to an eager suppliant. When God seems to close his ear, we must not therefore close our mouths, but rather cry with more earnestness; for when our note grows shrill with eagerness and grief, he will not long deny us a hearing. What a dreadful case should we be in if the Lord should become forever silent to our prayers? "Lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit." Deprived of the God who answers prayer, we should be in a more pitiable plight than the dead in the grave, and should soon sink to the same level as the lost in hell. We must have answers to prayer: ours is an urgent case of dire necessity; surely the Lord will speak peace to our agitated minds, for he never can find it in his heart to permit his own elect to perish.

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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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