Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Tue 20th 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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What is Pegasus? This is the biggest story of the day. In this episode, I discuss the troubling revelations about this new surveillance tool.

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=== Bongino Headlines ===
Free the Terrorists: White House Exploring “All Available Avenues” to Close Guantanamo Bay READ MORE

What Is Pegasus?

AOC Invests Over $1.4 Million in “Tax the Rich” Themed Merchandise

Flashback: Democrats Voiced Identical Concerns as Republicans About Voter Fraud Just Years Ago

Biden Speaks on Economy and Doubles Down on Support for Big Tech Censorship

AG Garland Formally Prohibits Federal Prosecutors From Seizing Reporters’ Records

1619 Project Founder Under Fire for Comments Praising Cuba

Capitol Hill
Arizona Senate President Says State’s Elections Can’t Be Recalled After Maricopa Audit
It’s Infrastructure Week, Again
Staff Abuse Allegations Against VP Harris Predate Her Vice Presidency
Inspired by Texas Dems, Sen. Graham Says He’ll Leave for Vote on Spending Bill
Georgia Voting Official Makes Excuses for 10,300 Georgians Who May Have Illegally Voted in 2020
Rep. Malliotakis Rips “Communist Sympathizer” AOC
Mike Pence Gives First Interview Since Jan 20
Trump: Biden Crime Wave Far Worse Than Even I Thought
Georgia’s House Speaker Demands Investigation Into Fulton County 2020 Election Irregularities
9/11 Victims Slam Dems’ Hysterical Claim That Jan 6 Was Worse
More Fleeing Texas Lawmakers Test Positive for COVID

Culture War
California Appeals Court Overturns “Anti-Misgendering” Law
Actual Number of Illegal Immigrants in U.S. Could be 35 Million, Compared to Official Estimate of 11 Million
Canadian Nurse May Lose Professional License for Praising J.K. Rowling’s View That Biological Sex Trumps Gender Identity
Dan Bongino Debuts New Fox Nation Series on Cancel Culture in America
Antifa Gets Pummeled by LAPD
Dr. Fauci Continues Undermining His Own Credibility
Insider Leaks Video Exposing Hasbro Trying to Indoctrinate Kids With Critical Race Theory
CNN’s Cuomo Tries and Fails to “Prove” Illegal Aliens Commit Fewer Crimes
Cuba Protesters Tell Americans Che “Was a Terrorist”
40% of Baltimore’s Public High School Students Earn Below a 1.0 GPA
Rep. Byron Donalds Slams CNN’s Brianna Keilar
CNN’s Brian Stelter Hilariously Gets Schooled by His Own Guest

Economy
Top Wall Street Execs Warn Inflation Could Be Worse Than Predicted
New Legislation Would Remove Permit Requirement for Kids to Run Lemonade Stands in Illinois
Why Disney Is Moving 2,000 Jobs From California to Florida
There Probably Won’t Be Any U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks in 5-10 Years
NYC Restaurant Breaks World Record for Most Expensive French Fries
The U.S. Has Become the World’s New Bitcoin Mining Hub
Study Finds Flying Cars Would Cost More Than Ferrari’s Top Model
Leveraged Bets Blow Up on Crypto Traders
Provision Beefing Up Tax Enforcement Dropped From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
This Economic Week Ahead
Big Tech Companies Interfere in Support of DACA

Swamp Watch
“Black Rifle Coffee” Goes Off the Rails
Peaceful Jan 6 Protester Sentenced to Eight Months for “Entering the Capitol to Obstruct Congress”
Watergate: Energy Department Proposes Overturning Trump Rule to Allow More Showerhead Water Flow
Atlanta Police Exodus Continues
Government Accountability Institute Head Says Biden Selling Art to Anonymous Buyers Is “Genius in a Corrupt Way”
Facebook Releases Data Disproving Biden Claim the Company Is Hindering Vaccination Efforts
Data Analyst Suspended By Facebook for Questioning Masks on Children Threatens Lawsuit
Sen. Klobuchar Says It’s Better if Justice Breyer Retires “Sooner Rather Than Later”

National Security
First Detainee of Biden Admin Transferred Out of Guantanamo Bay
U.S. Accuses China of Carrying Out Massive Microsoft Hack
California and Oregon Wildfires Worsen
Pentagon Funneled $39M to EcoHealth Alliance, the Group That Gave Funding to Wuhan Institute of Virology
Taliban Surge Stokes Fears of Terrorism in Russia and China
Marine Corps Chooses Textron Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems For New Recon Vehicle Prototypes
A North Korea Collapse Means One Thing: Find the Nuclear Weapons, Fast
GAO: Marines Need More Training to Reduce Fatal Vehicle Mishaps
North Korea Forcing Women Living Near China to Make Cement Blocks for Border Wall

Around the World
North Korea Sets New Punishments for Citizens Committing “Anti-Socialist Acts”
Leak: Authoritarian Governments Using Hacking Software to Spy on Journalists, Opponents
Iran Insists U.S. Has Agreed to Prisoner Swap Deal After Washington Denial
Cuba Protester to Bernie, AOC: “You Don’t See Americans Going to Cuba on a Raft!”
Report: Netanyahu Urged Trump to Strike Iran Before Leaving Office
Indonesia Now Has the Most New COVID Cases in the World
319Tbps: Japan Breaks Internet Speed Record
European Countries Locking Unvaccinated People Out of Normal Lives

Opinion
Matt Vespa: Joe Biden Is a DISASTER
Humberto Fontova: Biden Team Invites Cuba to Investigate and Critique U.S. Human Rights Violation
Kevin D. Williamson: Democrats Fleeing Texas Hold Democracy Hostage While Pretending to Save It
Kathryn Lopez: Religious Freedom? Yeah, Right!
Christian Toto: The Only Reason the Media Tries to Cancel Joe Rogan: He Terrifies Them
Kenny Cody: Biden’s Proposed “Vaccine Outreach” Program is An Authoritarian Power Grab
Charles Lipson: Cuba Libre?
Newt Gingrich: Biden: America Last or America Never

Entertainment
American Kids Binge Watching British Cartoon “Peppa Pig” During Pandemic Leads to Some Developing British Accents
Comedian Bill Burr Says CNN Are “Un-American Pieces of…”
Gloria Estefan Calls on U.S. to Strongly Condemn the Cuban Government
Netflix Drama “Bridgerton” Shuts Down Production Again After Positive COVID Test
Label CEO Defends Aaron Lewis’ Number-One Country Song Bashing Liberals: “It’s Speaking to Millions of People”
Networks Barely Mention New Illegal Immigration Record and Ignore Hunter Biden Bombshell
Royal Family Wishes Camilla a Happy 74th Birthday
Britney Says Conservatorship “Killed My Dreams”

Sports
Slovenian Pogacar Defends Tour de France Title
Tennessee State University Player Who Suffered Devastating Injury Receives Coaching Offer from Tennessee Titans
American Tennis Player Coco Gauff Out of the Olympics After Positive COVID Test
China Blocks LeBron’s “Space Jam” Despite His Pandering
American Collin Morikawa Wins Open Championship for Second Major Title
UFC’S Jorge Masvidal Says Calls Kaepernick a Coward for Wearing Fidel Castro Shirt
Giants Running Back Barkley Should Be Ready for Weak One
FBI: “No Reason to Believe” Suspects Arrested With Guns Near Stadium Were Targeting MLB All-Star Game
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
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Here is a video I made You Must Remember This 

You must remember this .. for the lyrically challenged
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=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. I posted on Nixon on Quora the other day and got a response asking if I wrote non fiction. I asked them what they disagreed with, and got no reply. I can only assume it was the 'vibe of the thing,' to quote the Castle from working dog pictures. I don't mind being found wrong, it is how I learn. A great article "The Ideological Turing Test" expresses my view really well on this matter (Linked after Change.org petition). People grow, and change their minds about views they had held strongly. And they would have defended their view to death, before they changed their mind. I was raised as an Atheist and as a supporter of left wing views. I have changed my views on each, but remember why I had felt so strongly on each. I make mistakes, but I am fastidious about allowing argument without what debaters call "denial of case." Maybe the poster had found something which meant Nixon truly was evil and beyond redemption and had never done anything worthwhile. And maybe Obama is basically good but underachieved a lot in office.  Without evidence, we may never know. 

Unions have so much influence in Australia they are corrupt. They need to be focused on their members and work practices, not politics and money acquisition. Former PM Paul Keating was too generous in giving unions control of superannuation. They don't need it if they are effective in dealing with workplace issues and members. I've reported a terrible workplace incident to the NSW Teacher's federation but they weren't interested as I had not been a paid up member. Yet now, unions are keen to tell Bill Shorten they want to have people die from people smuggling and they want to hurt investment in Australia. It is as if you can't be an effective unionist and a loyal Australian. Australia needs substantial corporate tax cuts because the US recently got substantial ones, and if we don't we will lose business, but if we do, we can expand business as it grows overseas too. 
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. Questions have been asked of Dan Andrews of some $400k that was illegally obtained from taxpayers to pay for Red Shirt volunteers. It has been said he may have mislead parliament, but that assumes parliament does not assume he lies. What about Williams on the issue? Or didn't she need to fleece the public purse to take advantage of her constituents? If Williams chose not to steal money for Red Shirts, why? 

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. Caroline Glick has been touring Australia and was interviewed by Andrew Bolt. She was to give a speech in Melbourne. But Melbourne is lawless under the ALP and Dan Andrews and so Glick was unable to tell the public where she would talk and when. Because otherwise her security could not be guaranteed. This follows some Antifa activists accosting Andrew Bolt earlier in the year on his way to a talk. Free speech has been shut down in Victoria and around Australia. The movie the Red Pill could not be shown because activists deemed it unacceptable. Caroline Glick is a similar person to Netanyahu as Peta Credlin had been to Tony Abbott when he was PM. Caroline is razor sharp, and talks like a New Yorker. Speedily, accurately and always apt. Many things she said stood out, but one thing in particular is worth noting. Australia gives some $40 million a year aid money to so called Palestine which directly funds terrorism. Antifa activists, Greens, ALP and others don't want you knowing that. 

911, Rollo laid siege to Chartres. 1189, Richard I of England officially invested as Duke of Normandy. 1304, Wars of Scottish IndependenceFall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England took the stronghold using the War Wolf. 1402, Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of AnkaraTimur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeated forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I. 1592, during the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it. 

In 1807, Nicéphore Niépce was awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France. 1885, The Football Association legalised professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.

In 1903, the Ford Motor Company shipped its first car. 1932, in Washington, D.C., police fired tear gas on World War I veterans, part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, who attempted to march to the White House. 1934, Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fired upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven. Also 1934, West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fired tear gas on and clubbed 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon called out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks. 1938, the United States Department of Justice filed suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.

1941, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidated the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and named Lavrentiy Beria its chief. 1944, World War IIAdolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. 1949, Israel and Syria signed a truce to end their nineteen-month war. 1950, Cold War: In PhiladelphiaHarry Gold pled guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs. 1951, King Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem. 1954, Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defected to East Germany.

1964, Vietnam WarViet Cong forces attacked the capital of Định Tường ProvinceCái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of which were children). 1969, Apollo programApollo 11's crew successfully made the first landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon later that day (Eastern Time Zone). 1976, the American Viking 1 lander successfully landed on Mars. 1977, the Central Intelligence Agency released documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.

In 1982, Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses. 
=== from 2016 ===
A troublemaker died in 1972. David Saul Alinsky was highly lauded as a community organiser who helped to shape modern America. In the 1950's focusing on black ghettos, Alinsky organised community to campaign for reforms. One of his achievements would be #BlackLivesMatter. His success was to leave a wasteland, but have people firmly embracing left wing politics, clutching at divisive identities and shunning cultural assets. Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles organised. Rules for Radicals list successful argument techniques for people disinterested in truth. It works, but conservatives should not fall for it. Cultural assets unite us. Like raising children who know how to behave appropriately in a class, or talking to strangers with politeness and appropriate distance. Jazz hands for school children, and gender neutral rules are divisive and mask cultural assets. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.  
=== from 2015 ===
Current affairs including President Obama regionalising foreign affairs and re creating a cold war demands that todays history be examined. The shooting down of MH17 by Ukrainian separatists in civil war caused by Washington intervening in Ukrainian politics has meant that victim's families get no answers as well as no justice. But Obama's new cold war goes beyond Ukraine to the Middle East where a humbled Al Qaeda and nascent democracy have been replaced through Obama Policy with a resurgent ISIL and administrations held together by military. Obama's treatment of Israel has been appalling, forcing Israel to free terrorists whom had been justly incarcerated and limiting Israel's ability to defend herself from missiles and terrorism, exposing her to a new nuclear threat. The US's burgeoning debt under Obama, borrowing more money than the US had borrowed in all her combined history, has exposed the US to foreign interests like China. Maybe Obama will make up for it all by freeing Jonathan Pollard? 

But the issue of Jews is telling on this day in history. Jews are recorded through history as having been trained by God. That statement means different things to different people, but even in secular terms, a bronze age people keeping a flame alive in the desert for hundreds of years is impressive. Modern people might not be able to do such a thing for more than a few hours, if at all. A dozen tribes and closely related, they are high in the three known inheritable characteristics of activity (work), irritability and emotionality. Something happened over those years. But on this day in 70, Jerusalem was invaded and the Jews would be outcast, spread through all the world by order from Rome. It didn't have to happen that way, but Nero had been a terrible Emperor and the new one wanted to stamp out rebellion. In 1949, Israel and Syria signed a truce for their eighteen month war, begun on the day Israel came into existence. In 1951, in Jerusalem, which Israel hadn't held, Jordan's king was assassinated by a Jordanian civil warrior latterly called Palestinian. The king was in prayer in a mosque, and it is customary to Islam to kill their enemies that way, apparently. The Peace movement, famously anti semitic, have not addressed the atrocity by North Vietnam in killing thirty children on this day in 1964. The children weren't Jewish. In 1982, the Provisional IRA blew up bombs in Hyde Park and Regents Park in central London, killing eight soldiers and wounding 47 people. Not everything is about Jews. But if one persecutes through bigotry, anything becomes a stumbling block. The world needs to show she isn't anti semitic, and should free Jonathan Pollard. 

Saudi Arabia arrest 400 over ISIL plot to cause strife in festival season. OPEC nations are concerned at the disruption ISIL presents to oil distribution according to news reports, which probably means they fear domestic uprisings and terror, which they should. US bombing is too limited against ISIL to be effective and Iraqi forces are unable at the moment to win back ground they have lost to weaker forces. Iraq's military problem seems to be that her army lacks national pride as it is fighting for Iran to maintain control of Iraq. On the ground, people are given the choice of supporting oppressors or bloodthirsty aggressors. McCain is right, there are no good guys, that choice has been eliminated by Obama's decision to promote regionalism through cold war as a means to security. McCain is a war hero, and should leave congress. Trump's pathetic slam aside, there are younger people in Arizona better suited to putting forward the dream of small conservative government. Alexander Meluskey is one who is campaigning on a flat tax for the US from Arizona. 

Surf Champ hits away a shark because 'Straya. The shark was in the midst of a surf championship competition in South Africa and the Australian is Mick Fanning, and he would have won, but the shark intervened. Fanning hit away the shark and the event organisers divided the points and money between competitors. 

Green tape strangling mining in NSW. In the Liverpool Plains, Chinese investors are starting up a medium size coal mine. Only activists have got a locally based minister to speak against it even though it meets the high requirements set by green tinged legislation. And now there are more delays. 

Tolerance according to the left means silencing opposition? Green dream of one party to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them .. apologies to JRR Tolkein for the misquote. Sherry Joseph of Fairfax, who flew to Europe to holiday in summer, tweeted she wanted the two major parties to disappear and be replaced by the Greens. But the dreams of lefties everywhere seem to follow that line. So that a green standing journalist says they need to celebrate freedom of speech by forcing others to shut up. 

Bronwyn Bishop is accused of another expense which seems more legitimate .. done within entitlement. There is rising hysteria for this issue which is being used to cover up ALP failings. One failing is the intended re introduction of a carbon dioxide tax. Another is the corruption of unions within Australian workplaces, and the resultant corruption of the ALP. In terms of proportion, one is in the order of ten thousand dollars, the other is in the order of trillions of dollars. But the papers are disproportionately focusing on the Speaker because she is a conservative. Another consideration is the issue of corruption. What the unions have done is criminal and probably people have died from resultant activity with organised crime. While what the speaker has done is a minor issue regarding entitlements. 

Raising GST to 15% ? NSW Premier Mike Baird has suggested it. Papers have lauded it as he isn't in federal government. The issue is serious, as if it is not addressed, then health budgets will eat through all the others. But at the moment there is so much waste in the system that a cut of 25% of the budget would not hurt anyone except some inept public servants who would be on work for the dole. 


AGW issues as the world is not heating but many hucksters want it to so they can embezzle more. 

Bob Ellis has liver cancer. The ALP supporter and writer has had life long substance abuse problems. It is worthwhile to thank him for being an example regarding drinking to excess. Some may say that the Conservative Voice is not being compassionate, but then would Bob Ellis respect that from the Conservative Voice?
From 2014
George Llewelyn Davies was born on this day, 1893. One of the most loved boys in history thanks to the work of his foster father who had a fascination with a petite actress Maude Adams. The writer, JM Barrie was a scot with wide connections to the greatest of the day. Children were entrusted to his care and there is no evidence he ever betrayed that trust, but rather it inspired him. George's behaviour with his siblings became part of Barrie's work Peter Pan. He once remarked that death would be a remarkable adventure, and that became words of Peter Pan. His father died in 1907, and his mother in 1910, and Barrie became his foster father. George was 21 in 1915, a second lieutenant, fighting in trenches. Shot in the head. Cruelly denied an adulthood. 

Another well loved boy born on this day 356 BC was Alexander, son of Macedonian King Phillip. Phillip was ambitious and had a tutor for his son, Aristotle. Alexander became king on the assassination of his dad when Alexander was twenty years old. He ruled for thirteen years and conquered the known world and much that was discovered. Thanks to him, Greek philosophy was spread throughout the world and the Pharaoh of Egypt was his family. But he died young, bereft of friendship and prone to drink too much. Some would say the moral lesson was not to kill their friends when drunk. Others would say there was no need to get drunk. Also born on this day was the poet Petrarch (1304), Edmund Hillary (1919), and Diana Rigg (1938, same day as Natalie Wood). Passing on this day was James Garner (2014), Bruce Lee (1973) and the despicable Helen Thomas (2013). 

Israel defends herself legitimately, but bigots like Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon have lied to incite hatred against Israel, to terrorist supporters. Recently, Rhiannon was filmed at a protest gathering including Hezbollah and Jihad flags where she claimed that Israel was a terrorist state targeting women and children. It is true women and children have been collateral damage to attacks by Israel against Gaza rocket launching sites. However, Israel has met conventions for firing such weapons, phoning and letter dropping in advance their intention. But terrorists for so called Palestinians have used civilians as shields, which is another war crime that has gone un-prosecuted by the world court. Terrorism cannot be allowed to continue, or there becomes unwelcome consequences, as with MH17 being shot down by Ukrainian separatist forces. It has become increasingly clear that Russia is behind the weapon which fired, but the issue of Ukraine encouraging the targeting of the airliner is not being addressed. The Ukraine government is illegitimate, but favours the white house. Until Obama comes clean on his dealings on the issue of the division of Ukraine by Russia, then the blame game will not be productive or conducive to peace. 
Historical perspective on this day
In 70, Siege of JerusalemTitus, son of emperor Vespasian, stormed the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army was drawn into street fights with the Zealots. 911, Rollo laid siege to Chartres. 1189, Richard I of Englandofficially invested as Duke of Normandy. 1304, Wars of Scottish IndependenceFall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England took the stronghold using the War Wolf. 1402, Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of AnkaraTimur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeated forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I. 1592, during the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it. 1738, Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reached the western shore of Lake Michigan. 1799, Tekle Giyorgis I began his first of six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia.

In 1807, Nicéphore Niépce was awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France. 1810, Citizens of BogotáNew Granadadeclared independence from Spain. 1864, American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, GeorgiaConfederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attacked Union troops under General William T. Sherman. 1866, Austro-Prussian WarBattle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeated the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea. 1871, British Columbia joined the confederation of Canada. 1885, The Football Association legalised professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.

In 1903, the Ford Motor Company shipped its first car. 1917, World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which led to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, was signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia. 1922, the League of Nations awarded mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom. 1932, in Washington, D.C., police fired tear gas on World War I veterans, part of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, who attempted to march to the White House. 1934, Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fired upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven. Also 1934, West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fired tear gason and clubbed 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon called out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks. 1935, Switzerland: A Royal Dutch Airlines plane en route from Milan to Frankfurt crashed into a Swiss mountain, killing thirteen. 1936, the Montreux Convention was signed in Switzerland, authorising Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime. 1938, the United States Department of Justice filed suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.

In 1940, Denmark left the League of Nations. Also 1940, California opened its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway. 1941, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidated the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and named Lavrentiy Beria its chief. 1944, World War IIAdolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. 1949, Israel and Syria signed a truce to end their nineteen-month war. 1950, Cold War: In PhiladelphiaHarry Gold pled guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs. 1951, King Abdullah I of Jordan was assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem. 1954, Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defected to East Germany.

In 1960, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) elected Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister, the world's first elected female head of government. Also 1960, the Polaris missile was successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time. 1961, French military forces broke the Tunisian siege of Bizerte. 1964, Vietnam WarViet Cong forces attacked the capital of Định Tường ProvinceCái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of which were children). 1968, the first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. 1969, Apollo programApollo 11's crew successfully made the first landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon later that day (Eastern Time Zone). Also 1969, a cease fire was announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War". 1974, Turkish occupation of Cyprus: Forces from Turkeyinvaded Cyprus after a coup d'état, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios. 1976, the American Viking 1 lander successfully landed on Mars. 1977, the Central Intelligence Agency released documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.

In 1982, Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses. 1985, the government of Aruba passed legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles. 1989, Burma's ruling junta put opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. 1992, Václav Havel resigned as president of Czechoslovakia. 1997, the fully restored USS Constitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrated its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years. 1999, the Chinese Communist Party began a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide. 2012, a gunman opened fire at a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado, as it was showing The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 and injuring 70 others.

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Today's reading: Psalm 23-25, Acts 21:18-40 (NIV)

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Today's Old Testament reading: Psalm 23-25

A psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

Today's New Testament reading: Acts 21:18-40

18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present. 19 Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law. 21 They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs. 22What shall we do? They will certainly hear that you have come,23 so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow. 24 Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law. 25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality."

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Morning

"The Lord our God hath shewed us his glory."
Deuteronomy 5:24
God's great design in all his works is the manifestation of his own glory. Any aim less than this were unworthy of himself. But how shall the glory of God be manifested to such fallen creatures as we are? Man's eye is not single, he has ever a side glance towards his own honour, has too high an estimate of his own powers, and so is not qualified to behold the glory of the Lord. It is clear, then, that self must stand out of the way, that there may be room for God to be exalted; and this is the reason why he bringeth his people ofttimes into straits and difficulties, that, being made conscious of their own folly and weakness, they may be fitted to behold the majesty of God when he comes forth to work their deliverance. He whose life is one even and smooth path, will see but little of the glory of the Lord, for he has few occasions of self-emptying, and hence, but little fitness for being filled with the revelation of God. They who navigate little streams and shallow creeks, know but little of the God of tempests; but they who "do business in great waters," these see his "wonders in the deep." Among the huge Atlantic-waves of bereavement, poverty, temptation, and reproach, we learn the power of Jehovah, because we feel the littleness of man. Thank God, then, if you have been led by a rough road: it is this which has given you your experience of God's greatness and lovingkindness. Your troubles have enriched you with a wealth of knowledge to be gained by no other means: your trials have been the cleft of the rock in which Jehovah has set you, as he did his servant Moses, that you might behold his glory as it passed by. Praise God that you have not been left to the darkness and ignorance which continued prosperity might have involved, but that in the great fight of affliction, you have been capacitated for the outshinings of his glory in his wonderful dealings with you.

Evening

"A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench."
Matthew 12:20

What is weaker than the bruised reed or the smoking flax? A reed that groweth in the fen or marsh, let but the wild duck light upon it, and it snaps; let but the foot of man brush against it, and it is bruised and broken; every wind that flits across the river moves it to and fro. You can conceive of nothing more frail or brittle, or whose existence is more in jeopardy, than a bruised reed. Then look at the smoking flax--what is it? It has a spark within it, it is true, but it is almost smothered; an infant's breath might blow it out; nothing has a more precarious existence than its flame. Weak things are here described, yet Jesus says of them, "The smoking flax I will not quench; the bruised reed I will not break." Some of God's children are made strong to do mighty works for him; God has his Samsons here and there who can pull up Gaza's gates, and carry them to the top of the hill; he has a few mighties who are lion-like men, but the majority of his people are a timid, trembling race. They are like starlings, frightened at every passer by; a little fearful flock. If temptation comes, they are taken like birds in a snare; if trial threatens, they are ready to faint; their frail skiff is tossed up and down by every wave, they are drifted along like a sea bird on the crest of the billows--weak things, without strength, without wisdom, without foresight. Yet, weak as they are, and because they are so weak, they have this promise made specially to them. Herein is grace and graciousness! Herein is love and lovingkindness! How it opens to us the compassion of Jesus--so gentle, tender, considerate! We need never shrink back from his touch. We need never fear a harsh word from him; though he might well chide us for our weakness, he rebuketh not. Bruised reeds shall have no blows from him, and the smoking flax no damping frowns.

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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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