Friday, October 29, 2021

Fri 29th October 2021 Current Affairs

My name is David Daniel Ball and I am Voice DDB dot locals dot com a voice of freedom supporting freedom around the world for all peoples. I write on historical and current affairs. I look for the conservative voice where mainstream media eschews it. Around the world media espouses liberalism orthodoxy and proclaims a history of liberalism that never happened. Liberalism of today is based on repeated lies that have been accepted from the past. 

Consider these recent truths

A year ago today, FB dumped their God Emperor Trump account, claiming the 5 yo account had been merely created to overcome FB censorship. The obvious reality being that the partisan outfit of FB was (illegally?) campaigning for Democrats. FB protects pedophiles and terrorists, but attacks conservatives? Did Zuckerberg learn from what happened to Epstein? It is dangerous to have a posture when the wind changes. 

The incompetence of Joe Biden mirrors the past. Gough Whitlam

I dispute that Gough was the worst ever Australian PM at the time of his death. His abysmal foreign policy is still felt around the world, his debt crisis is still unbalancing the Australian economy and his bad 'reform' of ALP has kept it in the nineteenth century and prevented good people from achieving anything, but Rudd, then Gillard were worse. It is worth listing Gough's achievements. Gough distrusted the US who were allies, and embraced Communist China before Nixon went to negotiate freedoms. He ended conscription and pulled Australia out of Vietnam sooner than high command had planned. That meant when US pulled out in '75 that lots of weapons were left behind that were dangerous for the communist world to have. The threat that Communist Vietnam would sell those weapons to Timor's communist rebels meant Gough gave the nod to Indonesia to invade to prevent those communist Timor rebels from buying and using those weapons. The Timor invasion by Indonesia resulted in the apparently planned deaths of Australian journalists at Balibo by Indonesian special forces, some of whom vie for Indonesian politics today. Gough distrusted Southern Vietnamese who had been supported by the US and spurned their pleas for help. Because of his disastrous spending, Gough needed lots of money and sought to embroil Australia with Iraq. Gough had become leader of a disunited infighting ALP and he took steps to reform it by aligning it more closely with unions and producing the model that cannot be reformed now without disentangling from corrupt union leadership. In Australia, Gough spent unsustainably, and made reckless promises. He promised free education and made it harder for better students to study at university, ultimately making it more expensive for everyone. He promised fair access to health care but delivered a faulty product that needed to be reformed. He politicised the High Court and Governor General's position and created the family court which even today is highly criticised for poor decision making. Gough cared little for those he was responsible for and complained when his holidays were interrupted for disasters, like Cyclone Tracy and the Melbourne floods. Gough was the champion of empty symbolism and claimed to do things he hadn't done, like ending the White Australia Policy. He divided Australia on racial lines by creating a body which has failed to address needs of Aboriginals adequately. Gough felt betrayed by the governor general he appointed and he ruined the man who served faithfully, John Kerr. Gough was patron to notable ALP failures in Keating, Gillard and Clare. He was a charming man who could joke about his megalomania in a pasta advert. On the plus side, he got rid of McMahon as Liberal chief. But he ruined that with Fraser. 

We are not lost, despite what we are told by elite. Consider Margaret Thatcher 

It was the radical Socialist writer and patriot, the late George Orwell, who described the left-wing intellectuals as men motivated primarily by hatred of their own country.

Socialists who spoke most about brotherhood of man [sic] could not bear their fellow-Englishmen, he complained. Their well-orchestrated sneers from their strong point in the educational system and media have weakened the nat
ional will to transmit to future generations those values, standards and aspirations which made England admired the world over.
It is just because their message is that self-discipline is out of date and that the poor cannot be expected to help themselves, that they want the state to do more. That is why they believe in state ownership and control of economic life, education, health.

Their wish to end parental choice in where and how their children shall be educated, in spending their money on better education and health for their children instead of on a new car, leisure, pleasure, is all part of the attempt to diminish self and self-discipline and real freedoms in favour of the state, ruled by socialists, the new class, as one disillusioned communist leader called them.


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1974 Oct 18 Fr, Joseph (Sir Keith).
Speech at Edgbaston (“our human stock is threatened”).

via The Grocer's Daughter

We are not lost, despite what we are told by elite. Consider Trafalgar

To set the scene in 1805, England's greatest sailor was facing near certain death and humiliation off the Spanish coast on the morning. He had a desperate plan that had never worked successfully before. He was faced with a larger force of a combined fleet of Spanish and French fleet, under the command of Pierre-Charles Villeneuve for France and Federico Gravina for Spain. Nelson had 27 ships of the line to 33. Classically, the ships would form in two lines and shoot at each other with broadsides until the fleet with less guns and ships was annihilated or surrendered. But Napoleon had had plans to march his grand army into Britain and if Napoleon's fleet was free, her massive army would easily take London. So Nelson was faced with a battle he couldn't surrender or lose, but couldn't win through conventional means. So Nelson's plan addressed it by promoting the superiority of British ships on one to one combat. Britain had had better ships thanks to her guns having triggers instead of lit wicks for firing, better trained men and copper lined bottoms to her ships. Nelson's desperate plan was to sail his ships directly towards the enemy line in two lines at a right angle. He knew the front two British ships would have to weather about thirty minutes of direct fire from the enemy line, but when the closed, he would be able to fight ship to ship with the centre and vanguard of enemy ships, while the enemy ships in the top of the line would have to turn around and re engage. Nelson had two lines because when the tactic had been applied in the past, the concentrated fire on one ship had sunk it and every subsequent one. Two lines, he calculated, would diminish the damage taken to either. Nelson led one line, Cuthbert Collingwood another. Nelson wanted to tell his men he was confiding in them, and he knew they would do their best. But the flag signal man told him he could transmit the message more easily if he substituted a few words. The message, approved by Nelson, is recorded in history and stirring. Instead of Admiral Nelson, the word used was England. Instead of confides, the word used was expects. The message had become "England expects every man will do their duty."

In battle, the forecastle of Victory (Nelson's ship) had lines of marines. Some six were picked off before he gave instructions that they could break ranks and seek cover. Nelson's secretary was adjacent to him when a cannonball knocked his head in, splashing his brains onto Nelson, who remarked he didn't like the taste and regretted that the secretary would not experience victory. Nelson stood with full assignations on his uniform, including a stunning diamond. Smoke obscured the scene as Victory closed with Redoubtable and a sniper shot from Redoubtable's Mast Nest mortally wounded Nelson. Captain Hardy was on hand, and carried Nelson below deck to see the surgeon. Hardy could have been charged with negligence for deserting his post later. Nelson took some five hours to die. Near death, Hardy returned to report success. Nelson thanked God he had done his duty. Britain had not lost a ship, but captured 21 ships and destroyed another. Napoleon would march his Grand Armee on Moscow later. As a result, England would rule the waves around the world until WW2.

We are being lied to. But not by everyone. Our nations and their justice machinery are not broken, but damaged. Things are bad, but they are supposed to be bad, rather than merely breaking. We can't give up. We must reject the liars, and remove them from public office, and prosecute them lawfully. Things can get better, but we must persevere or risk losing hope. We must not fight the Devil by playing the Devil's game. Rather we must resist the Devil by being free. There is no law against doing what is right. Their utter depravity kills us. They target us and they seek to restrain us. But while the greatest among us a hundred years ago has died, their legacy has not. That which we are, we are. Lockdowns were ineffective in dealing with COVID. Effective medication has been denied whole populations. Herd immunity will prevail. Fraud deleteriously affected recent elections around the world. But, Democracy will prevail. Our oppressors will pass. For us to win, we must assert our freedoms. For us to lose, we must willingly surrender our freedoms forever. Our children will have to pay back our debt. We must sacrifice now so that they can. That means telling truth to power. That means pointing up when when some get confused and lose their way. Stand by the one who sacrificed their pension and freedoms to speak out. Prosecute the ones forgiven by a debauched and self interested administration. Vote for those who help you exercise your freedom. Don't wait for free speech. Exercise free speech. 

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Intro to Locals.com

My name is David Daniel Ball I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence. 

I'm not a preacher, but I am a Christian who has written over 28 books all of which include some reference to my faith. Twelve blog books on world history and current affairs, detailing world events , births and marriages on each day of the year, organised by month. Twelve books on the background to and history of Bible Quotes. One Bible quote per day for a year. An intro to a science fiction series I'm planning, post apocalyptic cyber punk. An autobiography with short story collections. 

I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. I had reported the issue responsibly and had not known I'd blown the whistle. The embarrassed left wing government had responded by imposition of a nationwide ban on the use of peanut butter in canteens, despite failing to address the issue of peanut allergy appropriately. 

I've been de-platformed on Facebook and twitter despite not being an activist. Twitter did not like me asking for Obama to face justice in 2011. FB gave no specific reason for removing me following Jan 6th 2021 in Washington DC where a policeman killed an unarmed woman, so a crowd would know he was in control.

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From the Bible, 2 Timothy 2

The Appeal Renewed

You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

Here is a trustworthy saying:

If we died with him,
    we will also live with him;
if we endure,
    we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
    he will also disown us;
if we are faithless,
    he remains faithful,
    for he cannot disown himself.

Dealing With False Teachers

Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”

In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.

Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

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Covid didn’t finish us off, but THIS might do the job. In this episode, I address the destruction being caused by vaccine mandates. I also discuss the media trying to rescue Merrick Garland.

News Picks:

=== Bongino Headlines ===
“I Need You to Help Me” – Increasingly Desperate Biden Begs Democrats to Back Spending Bill READ MORE

With Domestic Troubles Building, Biden Is Flying Off to Europe

SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Restrictions on Gun Permits

House Republicans Probe NSBA For Colluding With White House On Bogus “Domestic Terrorism” Letter Targeting Parents

Dem’s Spending Plan Will Give IRS Massive New Power, Resources

Without Explanation, Biden’s Meeting With Pope Francis Will No Longer Be Broadcast Live

Former Albanian President Sues Secretary of State Blinken for Defamation – Cites Connections to Soros

Capitol Hill
White House Announces $144 Million in Aid for Taliban-Run Afghanistan
Sen. Cruz Slams Swalwell and Omar After They Falsely Accuse Him of “Defending Nazis”
Virginia Dems Stop People From Filming at Their Campaign Events Ahead of Election Day
Biden Admin Expands List of Places Immigration Officers Can’t Make Arrests
Trump Hints He’ll Campaign in Virginia Before Nov 2 Election
Rep. Clyburn: Internal Divisions May Cost Dems House and Senate
Senator Blackburn Grills Biden on Contact With School Board Association
Pelosi: “Confidence” Needed in Build Back Better Act in Order to Pass Infrastructure Bill
Dick Durbin: Parents Shouting Profanities, Ripping Off Masks Are Like the Jan 6 Rioters
Thanks to Biden, U.S. Is Energy Dependent Once Again

Culture War
Biden’s Next Tactic For Forcing The Vaccine Is “Counseling” You To Do As He Says
Psaki Bristles in Response to Reporter’s Abortion Question Ahead of Meeting With Pope
Texas House Goes on Offensive, Investigates Inappropriate Books in School Libraries
NYC May Lose Up to 30 Percent of Its Police Force, Fire Department Due to Vaccine Mandate
Chicago’s Lightfoot Booed Off State at Union Fundraiser
Investigation Underway As It’s Revealed Kentucky High School Hosted Drag Pageant Featuring Male Students Giving Lap Dances to Staff
FDA Panel: In Order to Know the Effects of COVID Vaccine on Children, We Must “Start Giving It”
State Department Issues First Passport With Gender Designation “X”

Economy
With Labor Shortages Continuing, McDonald’s Partners With IBM to Automate Drive-Thrus
How the Dems’ Tax Plan Would Damage U.S. Competitiveness
Pelosi Pushes Electric Vehicle Subsidies While Her Husband Owns Up to $1 Million in Options on Tesla
Third Quarter Economic Growth Slowed to an Anemic 2% Annual Rate
Bank Leaders Share IRS Monitoring Concerns In House Committee Meeting
U.S. Gasoline Prices Skyrocket to New 7-Year High
Dems Unveil Corporate Profits Minimum Tax, Requires Wealthiest Companies to Pay 15 Percent Rate
Marjorie Taylor Green Bought Shares of Trump-Affiliated SPAC As Stock Price Skyrocketed
With Investors Concerned About Bleak Outlook, Robinhood Drops 10 Percent to Below IPO Price

Swamp Watch
Longtime Clinton Operative Charged With Felonies, Warrant for Arrest Issued
New York AG Letitia James Expected to Announce Run for Governor
Florida Strips Schools of Federal Funding Due to Mandatory Mask Policies
Despite Reversing His Firing, Merrick Garland Stands By Conclusion Andrew McCabe Lied
Greg Abbott: Green New Deal Policies Already Causing Increase in Oil Prices
Sen. Rand Paul: Dems Won’t Hold Fauci Accountable. I Will.
Fact Check: Biden Maintains That More People Working Today Than Before the Pandemic
Biden FBI Joins Pelosi to Block GOP From Investigating Jan 6
You Can Almost Smell the Fear as Terry McAuliffe Continues to Lie About COVID-19 and Children

National Security
The Taiwan Crisis You Are Missing: A Chinese Invasion of Quemoy and Matsu
The U.S. Must Boost Its Sea Power
U.S. and Greece Expanding Ties Amid Erdogan’s Increasing Belligerence
America Has a Credibility Problem in Southeast Asia
Mitchell Institute Recommends Ditching F-15EX for More F-35s
What About Chinese Hypersonics?
U.S. Army Awards Laser Weapon Contract to Boeing, General Atomics
Is the U.S. Navy Capable of Fighting and Winning a War?
Yes, China Could Invade Taiwan
Taiwanese President Confirms U.S. Military Presence to Counter Possible Invasion From China

Around the World
Senators in Brazil Charge Bolsonaro With “Crimes Against Humanity” Over Coronavirus
Skirmishes Cause Severe Damage to Libya’s Zawiya Oil Refinery
Hong Kong Legislature Bans Movies That Threaten “National Security”
Biden Promises to Stand With Southeast Asia to Defend Democracy, Freedom of the Seas
U.S. Authorities Appeal UK Court Ruling Against Extraditing Assange to America
World Bank Halts Operation in Sudan in Response to Military Coup
British Parliament Mandates Masks for All — Except Members of Parliament
“Very Concerning” Hypersonic Missile Test by China Confirmed By Top U.S. General

Opinion
Kurt Schlichter: Bare Shelves Will Make This A Merry Nothing-mas
Terrence P. Jeffrey: Will Pope Francis Tell Biden to Protect Unborn Babies?
John Stossel: Lessons from Venezuela
Ben Shapiro: Punishing Achievement Is Punishing Everyone
Star Parker: Give America a New Birth of Freedom in Virginia
Tim Graham: Does Alec Baldwin Deserve Decency?
Jeff Brain: Power Hungry Big Tech Seeks to Devour American Democracy
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: A Press Afraid to Be Free?
John R. Lott, Jr.: Democrats Keep Pushing to Eliminate American’s Due Process Rights, Extreme Risk Protection Orders

Entertainment
“Halloween” Villain Michael Myers Accused Of Being “Homophobic” For Killing Gay Couple In New Film
Actor Nick Searcy Says “Dangerous Leftists At SAG-AFTRA” Are Endangering People’s Lives With “Stupid Diversity And Covid Rules”
Original SNL Cast Member Garrett Morris Defends Dave Chappelle, Schools Woke Writer For The Hollywood Reporter On Gender
Disney & Pixar’s “Lightyear” Director Implies Tim Allen Was Never Considered To Voice Buzz Lightyear
Video: NM Sheriff Details Alec Baldwin Movie Set Shooting: “There Was Complacency On This Set”
Amazon Set To Release “Mayor Pete,” A Documentary On How Pete And Chasten Buttigieg “Changed History”
Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood & Kane Brown To Perform At CMA Awards
Luke Bryan Helps Tennessee Mom Left Stranded With A Blown Out Tire

Sports
Sources: President Trump Will Be In Attendance For World Series Game 4 In Atlanta
World Series: Braves Roll Past Astros In Game 1 Despite Losing Charlie Morton
Braves’ Pitcher Charlie Morton Threw 16 Pitches On A Broken Leg And Then Apologized It Wasn’t More
Cleveland Guardians Sued Over Name Change By Roller Derby Team
Astro Fan Targets Braves Tomahawk Chop With “The Chop Is Racist” Sign During World Series
Dale Jr. Will Compete In Martinsville Xfinity Race in April 2022 – Kyle Larson To Start On Pole
UFC President Dana White: UFC Is “One Place That is Not” Politically Correct
Gronk Back At Practice For Buccaneers – Likely To Play On Sunday Against Saints
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
A majority of likely American voters believe Big Tech censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story amounted to "election inference" that swung the election in favor of President Joe Biden in the month before last November's vote. [Full Story]
Related Stories

Newsmax TV
Severely immunocompromised people may require a fourth mRNA coronavirus shot, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The agency didn't provide an official recommendation about a fourth shot in its updated guidelines, but did say that people should talk to... [Full Story]
Newsfront
Hospitals in Missouri were inundated with COVID-19 patients last [Full Story]
As Congress met in January 2017 to certify Donald Trump's [Full Story]
American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker on Thursday sounded the [Full Story]

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Here is a video I made "Blackbird"
"Blackbird" is a Beatles song from double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). Blackbird was written by Paul McCartney, but credited as usual to Lennon/McCartney.

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Via JF "Where's the lie?"

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Ep. 1380 The Interview That Should Change Everything - The Dan Bongino Show
In this episode, I discuss the astonishing interview of former Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski, and the troubling ramifications for the election.

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Anonymous revealed: Miles Taylor identifies himself as Trump official behind explosive op-ed, book

White House Press Secretary has issued a withering response after the identity of Anonymous, a notorious critic of the President, was revealed.

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/anonymous-revealed-miles-taylor-identifies-himself-as-trump-official-behind-explosive-oped-book/news-story/56186e2b72fae45afc080c53aeef1b5a

Anonymous, the senior Trump official who published an explosive opinion piece and a tell-all book from inside the administration, has finally revealed his identity, six days before the presidential election.

His name is Miles Taylor, and he is the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security.

The Trump campaign will likely breathe a sigh of relief that Anonymous did not turn out to be someone with a higher profile.

Also softening any potential blow to the President is the fact that Mr Taylor has already been publicly critical of Mr Trump since leaving the administration.

He endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in August.

Make no mistake: I am a Republican, and I wanted this President to succeed. That’s why I came into the Administration with John Kelly, and it’s why I stayed on as chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security.

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The President responded to the news during one of his political rallies in Arizona.

“You know Anonymous? You know this Anonymous, that everyone’s been looking for? That law enforcement could have found early if they wanted to? But everybody was looking for Anonymous,” he said.

“It turned out to be a low-level staffer, a sleazebag, who’s never worked in the White House. Anonymous was a nobody, a disgruntled employee who was quickly removed from his job a long time ago, for they tell me incompetence.

“He wrote a phony book. If you heard about Anonymous, it was like somebody that was right next to me. I thought it might have been Hope Hicks, I thought it might have been Jared, I thought it might have been Mike Lee! I was extremely worried about Rand Paul.

“This guy’s a low-level lowlife, that I don’t know. I have no idea who he is, other than I got to see him a little while ago on television. And I think they threw him out a long time ago.

“His phony book was just based on fake articles and left-wing outlets. He worked with the fake news New York Times. And he’s an employee of Google, he works for Google, isn’t that nice?

“The whole thing was just one more giant hoax from the Washington swamp and a corrupt special interest group.

“I tell you what, this guy, in my opinion, he should be prosecuted. He should be prosecuted.”

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France and Germany locked down amid coronavirus chaos in Europe

Two more major European nations have gone back into full lockdowns as the continent struggles with a massive increase in virus cases.

https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/france-and-germany-locked-down-amid-coronavirus-chaos-in-europe/news-story/f5102fdafced63a48a73ec3692b4dd71

Lockdowns are only good for flattening the curve, not treating the virus. They could use effective treatments like HCQ. 

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Coronavirus Australia live: Fears restriction detail could spark a surge in cases

Just two days in to Melbourne's eased restrictions and a trend is already emerging among businesses that some fear could spark a surge in cases.

https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/australia/coronavirus-australia-live-victoria-qld-nsw-covid19-updates/live-coverage/f9515fb2a47b7bf68aac80ab719a0ac2#

Just two days in to Melbourne's eased restrictions and a trend is already emerging among businesses that some fear could spark a surge in cases.

Businesses across Victoria are required to take down the contact details of anyone who is in the venue for more than 15 minutes but there have already been cases of businesses failing to comply with this simple rule.

There have been reports of cafes, hairdressers and beauty salons failing to take down customer’s details for contact tracing purposes.

It comes after queues of people were pictures outside stores as restrictions lifted at 11.59 on Tuesday.

Pictures taken at 24 Kmart stores across Melbourne showed people ignoring social distancing as they lined up and then rushing through the doors as they opened.

Victoria is unprepared to treat sick people?

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Teen ‘too scared’ to reveal pregnancy gives birth in secret then puts baby in freezer

A 14-year-old who was “too scared” to tell her parents she was pregnant gave birth in secret, put the baby in a plastic bag and hid him in a freezer.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/teen-too-scared-to-reveal-pregnancy-gives-birth-in-secret-then-puts-baby-in-freezer/news-story/e066fe410fc9dcb1cb77c796e8e8d3ae

This might never have happened if Joe Biden had been President of Russia like Obama promised?

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Victoria’s COVID contact tracing subject of new inquiry

Victoria’s contact tracing system will now be put to its own inquiry, just one day after Brett Sutton called the state’s set up “the best in the Australia”.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/victorias-covid-contact-tracing-subject-of-new-inquiry/news-story/010224e7d75245349cae8d1d7eeefa15

Victoria’s coronavirus contact tracing system will be put under the microscope, as politicians seek to find out if it played any part in the state’s deadly second wave.

A motion by the Victorian Coalition to establish an inquiry into the system was given the go ahead in parliament on Wednesday.

It will be carried out by parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee, headed by Reason Party Leader Fiona Patten.

The rest of the committee consists of three Labor MPs, two Coalition MPs and two crossbenchers.

Deputy Opposition Leader Georgie Crozier, who put the motion forward in parliament, said the inquiry would help Victorians regain trust in the health system as the state finally begins to move out of lockdown.

“This parliamentary inquiry will get to the bottom of some of those failures that have occurred, but more importantly give Victorians an understanding and give them the confidence that they really need with the contact tracing system,” she said.

The news comes after Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton called Victoria’s contact tracing system the best in the country.

“I’ve been pretty frank about weaknesses or critiques in elements of our response right through, but I will say now, I think our case contact and outbreak management is the best in Australia at the moment,” Mr Sutton said on Tuesday.

Treating sick people has not been a priority of Vic Health during the COVID crisis. They declared a treatment, HCQ, a poison based on bad studies. Fiona Patten will probably try to exonerate herself over her awful decision to give Dan Andrews emergency powers.  

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Dr Anthony Fauci: ‘I’d be in serious trouble’ recommending Australian coronavirus response in US

In a candid new interview, Dr Anthony Fauci admits he wouldn’t dare publicly endorse one key aspect of Australia’s coronavirus response.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/dr-anthony-fauci-id-be-in-serious-trouble-recommending-australian-coronavirus-response-in-us/news-story/2d58dd32eb4798847c203e193eae70e3

Fauci is campaigning for Biden in Australia because it would be illegal in the US? 

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Fauci's message for Victorians

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America's top COVID-19 expert Dr Anthony Fauci has praised Victoria's miraculous recovery from its second wave of coronavirus.

Speaking in a University of Melbourne panel discussion with Doherty Institute director Sharon Lewin, Dr Fauci said Australia had done "quite well" handling the pandemic.

"I would like to say the same for the United States, but the numbers speak for themselves," he said.

Dr Fauci said Victorians in particular were worthy of admiration for how wholeheartedly they have embraced masks.

"I really wish that we could transplant that kind of mentality here, because masks in the United States have almost become a political statement," he said.

"People were ridiculed for wearing masks, it depended on which side of a political spectrum you were at, which is so painful to me as a physician, a scientist and a public health person — to see such divisiveness centred around a public health issue.

"If there's one area of life that there should not be divisiveness, it is in the health of your nation."

The full panel discussion will be premiering on the University of Melbourne YouTube channel at 7:00pm AEDT.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-live-nervous-wait-as-1135-tests-negative-in-northern-melbourne/live-coverage/76c29d4d96c1ed9132a7553e9d89dbc9#

Fauci is campaigning for Biden in Australia because it would be illegal in the US? 

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https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/us-election-2020-border-closure-stops-people-moving-to-canada-if-trump-wins/news-story/ff252da403d7cb9d27cea0e309f41630
US Election 2020: Border closure stops people ‘moving to Canada’ if Trump wins

The US election has seen the return of Americans vowing to flee the country if Donald Trump wins. But in 2020, there’s one big thing stopping them.

They promised the same in '60, too, right? 

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US Election 2020: Why Donald Trump will win again on November 3

Forget the polls, ignore the experts and buckle up your seatbelts because Donald Trump is going to shock the world in just a few days.

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/us-election-2020-why-donald-trump-will-win-again-on-november-3/news-story/8203f65ff36ac439dcd9b60a22f9ad2f

Journalist Ben Graham gives Trump an enormous back hander under the guise of giving opinion. 

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https://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/worlds-fastest-man-christian-coleman-exposed-by-receipts-before-tokyo-olympics-ban/news-story/a9f0d8bde53ad7e5f578206a484bc7a0

Are we catching drug cheats, or are we catching athletes who buck restrictions?

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‘Ms Maguire’: Gladys Berejiklian grilled by reporters over shredding scandal

Gladys Berejiklian’s press conference was derailed today by a man who referred to her as “Ms Maguire”. We now know who it was.

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/politics/shredding-scandal-gladys-berejiklian-slams-fresh-calls-for-her-to-resign/news-story/3f3913c62ced5abf7449e838b858e950

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been grilled by reporters at a fiery press conference amid fresh calls for her to resign over a shredding scandal linked to $250 million in council grants.

Reporters also probed her over the ongoing koala policy saga, with one reporter demanding she answer his question about land clearing.

“Answer the question Ms Berejiklian … sorry, Ms Maguire maybe,” he said.

But the Premier ignored the gibe.

The taunts came from Kristo, who works as a researcher for YouTuber FriendlyJordies, who in recent months has been seen cosying up to Labor leader Jodi McKay.

Kristo, who has previously referred to himself as “the gatekeeper” for FriendlyJordies, was escorted out of the room shortly after his outburst.

Later in the day, Police Minister David Elliott was asked for his opinion on the incident.

He said he was not concerned about the Premier’s level of personal security, but has “always been a big advocate of making sure that media conferences are restricted to bona-fide journalists”.

Mr Elliott said the Youtuber’s relationship with the Opposition Leader said “more about Jodi McKay than it does about FriendlyJordies”.

ALP have not had a competent leader in NSW in a long time. Still don't. 

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https://parler.com/post/2d30ba9959c6476b8df5f46a91f2c6c1

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Kevin Rudd ‘blindsided’ by Jeffrey Epstein donation to think-tank

Kevin Rudd has revealed he was “blindsided” and “deeply disturbed” to learn a bombshell link with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/kevin-rudd-blindsided-by-jeffrey-epstein-donation-to-thinkthank-bombshell/news-story/9702d0133ca47fc3703fde97929a106e

Is it too late to give it back? 

=== From 2017 ===
Don't give up on hope. The blood libel hoax about Jews does not die but keeps morphing. In 1554, Suleiman the magnificent, leader of the Ottoman Empire, issued a royal decree denouncing it. Several Popes have denied it happened. It is not Jewish practice. Yet politically motivated persons spread lies which hurt Jews everywhere. So I greatly distrust the Wikipedia account of the so called Safsaf Massacre of 1948 attributed to the IDF. I know that the UN and British Palestine were supposed to give Israel to the Jews and Jordan invaded to prevent it. I also know Nazis were employed to advise the military of Egypt, Syria and other nations hostile to Israel. I know that despite intense opposition from the world, Israel stands today and is a great world citizen. It is possible an atrocity happened. I think it a long bow to taint all of Israel with it, if it happened at all. But the article only quotes hostile sources to Israel (including internal Israeli memos). Is it real like the hoax story of Billy Jack used to promote Democrats? (Billy Jack was an ok film, but the back story of a Vietnam atrocity did not happen, although tragedies did happen). It is important because of how we deal with it now. Activists are using such material to delegitimise Israel. The truth is that Muslims are safer in Israel than they are anywhere else in the world. Even though terrorists would kill them if they could. 

Cyrus the Great entered Babylon and freed Jews 539 BC on this day. So Cyrus is named in the Bible as anointed, the only non Jew to be named so. Another great freedom story had Constantine the Great entering Rome in 312 AD. Constantine had the body of his enemy removed from the Tiber, where Maxentius had drowned, and then had him beheaded. This impressed many. A century and a quarter later, also on this day, Valentinian III married his cousin in 437 AD, unifying the house that ruled Rome. Within fifty years, the Roman empire would be conquered. 
=== from 2016 ===
It is Halloween and the FBI are investigating a witch. We have come a long way since the time in Salem when a witch who had killed others and wronged a nation might be hanged. In Salem, ergotism has been debunked by people who don’t want to believe it happened. But now, it looks more like egotism. If only Arthur Miller were alive, he could write about Trump and include successful hooks, but his talent, although highly valued by all partisan media, is no longer around. The press have tried to blame Trump. They have coordinated with the witch. And they are failing badly. Who would back Hillary Rodham Clinton knowing she was responsible for ISIS, for Benghazi and for losing some $6 trillion dollars? And her policy is to spend more, and claim that there was nothing she could have done better in the past. And she stands on her record. Will Obama pardon her? Will the FBI pardon her after making them look incompetent and corrupt? Will the US voters pardon Hillary for how she has divided the nation, and taken her supporters for granted and killed people in service to the US? 

Donald Trump's speech at Gettysburg is frightening media. They have supported and protected insider corruption for a long time. Trump will clean up the festering wound, and make America great again. 
=== from 2015 ===
Ted Cruz gives back to media in a reply to a dumb question. The dumb question was bait to see if he would deny making needed cuts to spending or promise more spending. He pointed out that the debates should not be treated as who would give the most generous cake slices. The media journalist denied the opportunity to more fully answer the question, but he had answered it. And the public gallery despise the media for their tricks. 

The media have long denied the need for Islamic community reform. But the truth is the pervasive jihadism brings Islam into disrepute. When even isolated jihadism would bring Islam into disrepute. But the press maintain jihadists are just like Christians. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
From 2014
Following the rules
Poor administration in Rugby and Rugby League is hurting the sport, with tweets becoming the knife that cuts. The issue is not so much the tweets, as the issues behind them, with both codes being hyper vigilant. ARL is sensitive to the fact they have sold players down river in the drugs in sport scandal announced by Jason Clare. An exhaustive inquiry found none of the problems Clare had declared, and so players were 'encouraged' to accept lesser charges so Clare could save face. Among the ARU the micromanaging of players has gone to extremes. Beale could not have done worse were he to sing of his coach and his manageress sitting in a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G .. Ewen McKenzie had been a magnificent coach who almost managed to get the team competitive with the All Blacks, but he was undermined by back door politics.

ALP booted from parliament after failing to follow rules. Jason Clare was just one of the herd failing to represent his electorate. It must be hard on an ALP member. Do they oppose good policy or get booted for being incapable of following simple rules? What had happened was a headline in the Herald Sun, referring to a Bowser Bandit stealing fuel money, was made into a prop as Mr Shorten accused Mr Abbott of being that bandit. Mr Abbott has imposed a fuel levy after Mr Shorten had opposed all cuts from the last budget, including cuts ALP put in place.

Captain's Pick Nova may have used tax payer dollars to carry on an affair according to leaked emails by a Northern Territory newspaper. Details of the affair between the mother of three and an elite athlete are not important, neither is the sad abuse of another Aboriginal athlete, but the apparent suggestion that public funds was used to carry on the affair is corruption that cannot be ignored. It was before she was made a senator, so it is unclear if she had had access to a slush fund. The issue is not the same as that of the poet who was suspended from his university post following leaked private emails that were irrelevant to public discourse. Such a breach of privacy is outrageous and one hopes whomever did it will serve jail time. But exposing corruption is called investigative journalism.

Afghan refugee who grew up in Australia before recruiting some thirty jihadis and flying to fight with ISIL has been killed by a female warrior, it is rumoured. If true, then his extremist faith says he will be denied virgins in the afterlife. But he might be allowed to spend eternity with his thirty buddies. Thems is the rules. ABC is distraught and unbelieving. He was an example of the ABC narrative that says poor Muslims are pushed into terrorism from circumstance. In fact, he was a drug using, porn exploiting brothel strong man who got bored with ordinary crime and turned to terrorism. 

First hand sources suggest that the Stolen Generations is a myth. The sources are Adelaide letters from the mid to late Nineteenth century and early Twentieth century and show no example of a stolen generation. The letters exist online. 

Victorian ALP supports union at public expense. CFMEU is struggling with senior level corruption and has failed to behave as a union for its members. So to prevent drift away from the union, the ALP have pledged that if they are elected then CFMEU employees can have half their car registration paid for. But there are hurdles for non unionists wanting the same. So, if a Victorian wants a good, strong union, they should vote for the Libs. If instead, they want a sound, trustworthy government, they should still vote Lib. However, if they want corruption in unions and empty promises, the ALP is their partner. 

New consensus is that there is no Global Warming Crisis. Only 36 percent of geoscientists and engineers believe that humans are creating a global warming crisis, according to a survey reported in the peer-reviewed Organization Studies. By contrast, a strong majority of the 1,077 respondents believe that nature is the primary cause of recent global warming and/or that future global warming will not be a very serious problem.

Researcher proves claim that Islamo fascists are Islamic, despite evidence to the contrary. Dr Denis MacEoin is a former lecturer in Arabic and Islamic Studies and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Gatestone Institute. The researcher points to terrorism and scripture which underpins it, but ignores discrepancies. For example a Muslim person should not be a criminal, should not drink, sleep around or do drugs, should not kill other Muslims, Should not lie about their god or attribute faults to their god. There is clear evidence that terrorists are not submitting themselves to their god at all. Ever. 

ABC is biased and immature. The Australian editorialises "We accept the need for light and shade, and this newspaper has cried out often enough for the ABC to meet its charter obligation for plurality. Yet for the past three federal elections the ABC has not hosted the leaders’ debates, its prime current affairs program runs only four nights a week with perfunctory attention to state issues on Fridays. On the rare occasions the ABC breaks a significant story it is likely to be delivered to it by activists — such as the 2011 Four Corners expose of animal cruelty in Indonesia that was based on Animals Australia footage — or a case of jaundiced overreach such as claims in January the navy had tortured asylum-seekers — an allegation the ABC now regrets.
Aunty needs to turn away from lowbrow populism and the digital-driven pursuit of fashion in favour of a high-minded approach to the important discussions shaping this country. Perhaps the greatest of our cultural institutions, it has the skills and resources to fulfil expectations…
But mostly, instead of challenging, diverse, fact-based and intelligent reporting and discussion, the ABC joins the Fairfax tabloids and left-wing websites in a mindless pursuit of jejune click bait. This is a world where Sarah Hanson-Young is the go-to voice on refugees, Tim Flannery is the oracle on climate, Wayne Swan is the world’s greatest treasurer, middle-class Western jihadists are victims of injustice and Pauline Hanson speaks for suburbia. This is not reality and it is not a sensible place for the ABC to inhabit. The ABC charter demands “innovative and comprehensive broadcasting services of a high standard” to contribute to a “sense of national identity and inform and entertain, and reflect the cultural diversity of the Australian community”. Mark Scott seems to have confused the “community” with the twittersphere as he allows, even encourages, this public behemoth to chase its social media tail."
Blacks oppose Democrats, the relationship has been close since the Democrats betrayed Black peoples in the twenties, and blamed Hoover. But following the rule unquestioningly is a product of leftism. 

ALP childish infighting is not producing leadership which the public desire from an opposition. Shorten declares they have reformed but he embraces policy that the public rejected, unless it means opposing the government, where he is willing to oppose ALP policy that was declared before the last election. And then Shorten's underlings are challenging Shorten's authority. Shorten claim he supports the war against ISIL but his own party won't pass enabling legislation. 

Image of Napoleon's guard from late 1850s is on Bolt's site today, and will be shown below. It is fascinating, and a privilege, to see. 

MLB World Series update
Royals smash Giants early in game six, making Kansas City the favourites going into game seven. Royals attack scatter the defence for seven runs in the second inning, claiming the starting pitcher for giants after 1.1 innings. San Francisco can still win it, but they need to go against all conventional wisdom to do it, and when has San Francisco ever done that?
From 2013
Dr Nelson tried to change the wording on the tomb of the unknown soldier to something Paul Keating wrote from Rudyard Kipling's "Known unto God." The deletion would be a mistake and an insult to those who have served. ALP are excellent at those types of insults. Gillard devalued Abbott's security while she was PM in petty point scoring in Afghanistan. Note, Abbott extends gracious courtesy to Shorten and takes him on the journey. Was Dr Nelson following orders? Will school children study how Keating was so dismissive of things that unite Australians? Mr Abbott is popular, as evidenced by polls and surveys. Inexplicable to left wing media. Some say Gillard would have lost twice as many seats as Rudd. Others say Rudd lost as many. 

What role does the elephant play in climate change? Perhaps we will never know. Maybe we can get the Age to ask a tree? When it comes to tokens, one will get Carr's senate seat. The ALP will never repay the $billions taken from treasury. While criticising Mr Abbott's 'slow pace' at bringing a budget into surplus, an ABC commentator claimed Swan would do it as quickly. There is no evidence to substantiate that claim. Evidence suggests Swan never would achieve a surplus. Ever. 

CBS seem confused about Hoover vacuum cleaners. It is an old technology .. much like the Hoover Dam. Maybe the FBI will investigate and report back to them? 

Why do terrorists speak for Islamic peoples? Why do liars speak for AGW believers? Some scum beat up some Jewish peoples in Sydney the other day .. but they weren't Islamic .. but they are scum. 
Historical perspective on this day
539 BC – Cyrus the Great (founder of Persian Empire) entered the capital of Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to their land.
312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and beheaded.
437 – Valentinian IIIWestern Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius IIEastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius.
969 – Byzantine troops occupy AntiochSyria.

1268 – Conradin is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily.
1390 – First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people.
1467 – Charles the Bold defeats Liège.
1591 – Pope Innocent IX is elected.

1611 – Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
1618 – English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
1658 – Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.
1665 – Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
1675 – Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus.
1787 – Mozart's opera Don Giovanni receives its first performance in Prague.
1792 – Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.

1863 – Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
1863 – American Civil WarBattle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1888 – The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

1901 – In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
1901 – Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.
1918 – The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny on the night of the 29th-30th, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
1921 – The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.
1921 – United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
1921 – The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
1922 – King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
1923 – Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
1929 – The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.

1941 – The Holocaust: In the Kaunas Ghetto over 10,000 Jews are shot by German occupiers at the Ninth Fort, a massacre known as the "Great Action".
1942 – The Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
1944 – The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
1944 – World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.

1953 – BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
1955 – The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
1956 – Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
1957 – Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into Israel's Knesset.

1960 – In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
1960 – An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
1961 – Syria exits from the United Arab Republic.
1964 – The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
1964 – A collection of irreplaceable gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves (among them is "Murph the surf") from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
1967 – Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.
1969 – The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

1971 – In Macon, Georgia, guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident.
1972 – The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.
1980 – Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.
1985 – Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.
1986 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.

1991 – The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
1994 – Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill US President Bill Clinton.
1998 – In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
1998 – Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
1998 – ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of the STS-95space shuttle mission.
1998 – While en route from Adana to Ankara, a Turkish Airlines flight with a crew of six and 33 passengers is hijacked by a Kurdish militant who orders the pilot to fly to Switzerland. The plane instead lands in Ankara after the pilot tricked the hijacker into thinking that he is landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to refuel.
1998 – Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
1998 – The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures 200.
1999 – A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.

2002 – Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire, a fire destroys a luxurious department store where 1500 people are shopping. Over 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.
2004 – The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
2005 – Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
2008 – Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
2012 – Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
2015 – China announces the end of One-child policy after 35 years.

=== Bible Reading ===

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Today's reading: Jeremiah 15-17, 2 Timothy 2 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Jeremiah 15-17

1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go! 2And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the LORD says:
“‘Those destined for death, to death;
those for the sword, to the sword;
those for starvation, to starvation;
those for captivity, to captivity.’
3 “I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” declares the LORD, “the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away and the birds and the wild animals to devour and destroy. 4 I will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

5 “Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?
Who will mourn for you?
Who will stop to ask how you are?
6 You have rejected me,” declares the LORD.
“You keep on backsliding.
So I will reach out and destroy you;
I am tired of holding back.
7 I will winnow them with a winnowing fork
at the city gates of the land.
I will bring bereavement and destruction on my people,
for they have not changed their ways.
8 I will make their widows more numerous
than the sand of the sea.
At midday I will bring a destroyer
against the mothers of their young men;
suddenly I will bring down on them
anguish and terror....

Today's New Testament reading: 2 Timothy 2


The Appeal Renewed
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. 7Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
11 Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
12 if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
13 if we are faithless,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot disown himself.

=== Morning and Evening ===


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Morning

"I have chosen you out of the world."
John 15:19
Here is distinguishing grace and discriminating regard; for some are made the special objects of divine affection. Do not be afraid to dwell upon this high doctrine of election. When your mind is most heavy and depressed, you will find it to be a bottle of richest cordial. Those who doubt the doctrines of grace, or who cast them into the shade, miss the richest clusters of Eshcol; they lose the wines on the lees well refined, the fat things full of marrow. There is no balm in Gilead comparable to it. If the honey in Jonathan's wood when but touched enlightened the eyes, this is honey which will enlighten your heart to love and learn the mysteries of the kingdom of God. Eat, and fear not a surfeit; live upon this choice dainty, and fear not that it will be too delicate a diet. Meat from the King's table will hurt none of his courtiers. Desire to have your mind enlarged, that you may comprehend more and more the eternal, everlasting, discriminating love of God. When you have mounted as high as election, tarry on its sister mount, the covenant of grace. Covenant engagements are the munitions of stupendous rock behind which we lie entrenched; covenant engagements with the surety, Christ Jesus, are the quiet resting-places of trembling spirits.
"His oath, his covenant, his blood,
Support me in the raging flood;
When every earthly prop gives way,
This still is all my strength and stay."
If Jesus undertook to bring me to glory, and if the Father promised that he would give me to the Son to be a part of the infinite reward of the travail of his soul; then, my soul, till God himself shall be unfaithful, till Jesus shall cease to be the truth, thou art safe. When David danced before the ark, he told Michal that election made him do so. Come, my soul, exult before the God of grace and leap for joy of heart.

Evening

"His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven."
Song of Solomon 5:11
Comparisons all fail to set forth the Lord Jesus, but the spouse uses the best within her reach. By the head of Jesus we may understand his deity, "for the head of Christ is God" and then the ingot of purest gold is the best conceivable metaphor, but all too poor to describe one so precious, so pure, so dear, so glorious. Jesus is not a grain of gold, but a vast globe of it, a priceless mass of treasure such as earth and heaven cannot excel. The creatures are mere iron and clay, they all shall perish like wood, hay, and stubble, but the ever living Head of the creation of God shall shine on forever and ever. In him is no mixture, nor smallest taint of alloy. He is forever infinitely holy and altogether divine. The bushy locks depict his manly vigour. There is nothing effeminate in our Beloved. He is the manliest of men. Bold as a lion, laborious as an ox, swift as an eagle. Every conceivable and inconceivable beauty is to be found in him, though once he was despised and rejected of men.
"His head the finest gold;
With secret sweet perfume,
His curled locks hang all as black
As any raven's plume."

The glory of his head is not shorn away, he is eternally crowned with peerless majesty. The black hair indicates youthful freshness, for Jesus has the dew of his youth upon him. Others grow languid with age, but he is forever a Priest as was Melchizedek; others come and go, but he abides as God upon his throne, world without end. We will behold him tonight and adore him. Angels are gazing upon him--his redeemed must not turn away their eyes from him. Where else is there such a Beloved? O for an hour's fellowship with him! Away, ye intruding cares! Jesus draws me, and I run after him.

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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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