Bairnsdale Conservative: Fri 10th December 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

Biden 'popularity' plummets as he struggles to stand upright. It is elder abuse as Democrats exploit Biden merely because he wears the suit they have given him over decades. However, he wore that suit for decades, and every choice he made lead him to being exploited as an old man. It is hard to be sympathetic to a man who is responsible for the deaths of the Malaysian flight shot down over Ukraine by Russian separatists after Biden set up a sting. Or, responsible for sexual assaults on various women in his life. Or, responsible for outrageous behaviours to minors. Or, connected to corruption and pilfering by family in influence trading around the world. Was he ever popular? Where is the evidence?

Rittenhouse accusers double down on lies they told prior to verdict acquitting Rittenhouse of wrongdoing. It is apparent the FBI were behind riots that opposed Trump under the aegis of Black Lives Matter or ANTIFA.

Cancel culture meets Fatty Arbuckle standard as leftists bend over backwards to excuse Alec Baldwin and fallen Empire star, Jussie Smollett. It is worth noting now, a hundred years later, Fatty Arbuckle was clean cut, and accused by a blackmailer of a rape there is still no evidence even suggesting he committed. Fatty had just let his hair down with a San Francisco party that got wild, and one party goes died from their addiction. Fatty cared for them as a responsible person, and that opened him to a blackmailer and an ambitious district attorney. Media, including Hearst's empire impugned Fatty for their own ends. Hollywood was, then, as now, a hot bed for licentious behaviour. So Arbuckle was unjustly persecuted, and following his acquittal, spent most of the next decade unable to work. He died attempting a comeback. Is that the road for Rittenhouse? Baldwin? Smollett?

Following is what jurors wrote about Arbuckle as they acquitted him on his third trial.

Acquittal is not enough for Roscoe Arbuckle. We feel that a great injustice has been done him. We feel also that it was only our plain duty to give him this exoneration, under the evidence, for there was not the slightest proof adduced to connect him in any way with the commission of a crime. He was manly throughout the case and told a straightforward story on the witness stand, which we all believed. The happening at the hotel was an unfortunate affair for which Arbuckle, so the evidence shows, was in no way responsible. We wish him success and hope that the American people will take the judgment of fourteen men and woman who have sat listening for thirty-one days to evidence, that Roscoe Arbuckle is entirely innocent and free from all blame.

How would ANTIFA or BLM respond to Arbuckle today?

Today is a big day for

In 65 BC, Cicero gave the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations. In 1408, Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reached Moscow. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputised Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany. In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic). In 1496, King Manuel I of Portugal issued a decree of expulsion of "heretics" from the country. In 1766, in London, James Christie held his first sale.

In 1831, former U.S. President John Quincy Adams took his seat in the House of Representatives. In 1847, Jefferson Davis was elected to the U.S. senate, his first political post. In 1848, California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirmed that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California. In 1876, the Brooklyn Theater Fire killed at least 278 people in Brooklyn, New York. In 1916, British premier H. H. Asquith resigned from his post. In 1932, German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein was granted an American visa. In 1933, Prohibition in the United States ended: Utah became the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment. (This overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States.)

In 1941, World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launched a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army, with the biggest offensive launched against Army Group Centre. Also, World War II: Great Britain declared war on Finland, Hungary and Romania. In 1943, World War II: U.S. Army Air Force began attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow. In 1945, Flight 19 was lost in the Bermuda Triangle.

In 1969, the four node ARPANET network was established. In 1977, Egypt broke diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move was in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt. In 1978, the Soviet Union signed a "friendship treaty" with the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. In 2004, the Civil Partnership Act came into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership was registered there.In 2006, Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrew the government in Fiji.

=== From 2020 ===

PJ Media, balanced reporting group, have published an article claiming that the 2020 election was likely not fraudulently drawn, but a result of big tech creating a new lobby effort which institutionalises bias. It is true that big tech have done just that. However, Trump over-performed in the election forcing a Dem cabal to resort to voter fraud and it wasn't finessed as it had been in the past. In fact, it is obvious. Circumstantial evidence points to Biden not being popular at all, and not outperforming Obama by tens of millions. Circumstantial evidence points to it being unlikely 16.7% of counties favouring Biden elected him President, even with up to 350% of votes in a voting area favouring Biden. We have testimony of late postal votes being delivered over state lines in their hundreds of thousands. We know the vote system was vulnerable to outside influence and that checks and balances ensuring a fair election were removed. We know the fraud was prepared in advance, multi pronged, with the COVID health scare employed to overturn voting regulations ensuring fairness. We know voters favoured GOP in down votes on Senate and the house. Trump won fairly. Biden is attempting to steal the election, as Hillary attempted in 2016 with the Russia hoax, for which she has not served jail time, yet.

Is COVID hysteria entirely so China can influence the US election outcome? Were the lockdowns in Europe and Australia so that US states could claim a state of emergency and allow for dysfunctional voting procedure? Is it the case that people have died as a result of COVID hysteria, while the worst affected by COVID are not dying in the same numbers as they were pre-COVID?

There are reports on a Lt General McInerney claiming the Dominion server which was used to change votes and 'elect' Biden has been seized from a CIA site in Germany. Some US soldiers died. Details will be privy to SCOTUS. If true, several significant peoples on Democrat side face treason accusations. Several Deep State operatives face treason accusations. Could the first 'black President' of the United States face justice for his crimes? NB AFP fact check denies claim.

How did #FakeNews predict a blue wave from 16.7% of counties favouring Biden? How did they measure voter fraud? How come #FakeNews is now unaware of voter fraud? Is it now the case that Democrat tactics are to force SCOTUS to make a decision so they can then claim SCOTUS is compromised?

The evidence of Fraud in the 2020 election, so widespread is harmful for democracy. It must be addressed. It was not solely the 2020 election, apparently, but had failed in 2016 after Trump over performed then, as he has now. Trump was so good in 2020, that the fraud became evident. It also highlights the possibility that voter fraud extended to 2006 and underpinned Obama's rise. As did big tech collusion. Recently, every one of my browsers would not let me access MAGAbook, citing privacy concerns.

We know who voted for Trump. We saw them. Queues of people with hats and signs and cheering Trump in their thousands all over USA. We have not seen people in great numbers who supported Biden. There is no evidence they have ever existed outside of a riot or a hissy fit by a Democrat partisan election official.

I watch Dan Bongino on Rumble and heard him on his Rumble cast say Trump should have addressed disloyal swamp creatures sooner. I disagree with it, and might have egg all over my face soon for saying so, but following is my reasoning. Trump has temporised on facing some of the swamp, not hesitated. Late last year, Trump said he was pulling troops out of Syria and was criticised for it severely. But then an ISIS leader stood up and special forces ran him to committing suicide rather than be taken. The operation, a sting masterminded by Trump had not included significant figures within his administration, and sparked a resignation of National Security Adviser Bolton, who had not been in the loop. Imagine the resistance if Trump had opposed more? But now, if Trump politically survives this, the swamp is exposed and has no support from conservatives. I'm reminded of former Premier of Victoria Jeff Kennett who had led a successful conservative government and had a crash or crash through election which he lost. Had Kennett won, he had clear air for a long time, but having lost Victoria is where the US will be if Biden is allowed to cheat a win.

Trump cycle has it Trump is on his knees, before ... Media is cheering expected partisan court decisions to not support inquiry into voting fraud. However, they overstate the meaning of the shortfalls. The Trump campaign to have their electoral win restored was never going to be straightforward. They have the evidence. It points to multiple elections and undermines the credibility of US Democracy. Ultimately, aspects of it will be decided by SCOTUS. We do not yet know how SCOTUS will decide, or even what exact evidence they will face. But we know the evidence is substantial, and in an effort to suppress the will of conservative resistance, media are claiming that the evidence is not substantive and so the evidence is yet to be addressed. Maybe there is a good reason for a CIA asset being deployed to fraudulently control the US election. Let us hear what it is.

It is apparent that Dems committed fraud to steal the 2020 election. They may well have done similar in 2016. In 2016, Fox declared Pennsylvania early to HRC. The demand was made for Trump to concede. Trump won in 2016, but it surprised the establishment that did similar in their voter suppression as they have done in 2020. HRC had organised a victory party, but blessed marching vagina instead. Even her book did not say what happened. Trump has been very good at mobilising ordinary, decent Americans to support him in numbers greater than any GOP ever. Trump does not court race, or gender, like his racist, bigoted opposition have. Yet Trump has extraordinary minority support for a GOP, possibly the highest since Eleanor Roosevelt courted the Black vote as her husband exploited them. The Dem voting pattern and issues echo the Obama wins too. How long have Dems been using these fraudulent methods to obtain votes? Did they use them to bodgy the 2006 mid terms? It is not that the mysterious support of vapour for Dems is so clearly fraudulent, but, other than violent rioters, and #FakeNews, where is their support, really? How come there is no policy platform for Democrats? Why does Big Tech have to censor the truth? How many millions of Trump supporting votes have been given to Biden? The corruption is so apparent, and so pervasive, that if Trump concedes 2020, he will be conceding all elections that follow, and the flame of liberty will be extinguished in America.

=== From 2017 ===

Don't give up on hope. Mainstream press are not covering it, but the US embassy in Israel has been moved by Donald Trump to Jerusalem where it belongs. Terrorists will be losing face with their supporters. It is the third big triumph for Trump today, who also saw the Supreme Court pass his travel ban and the Senate his tax reform.

Trump supports Alabama GOP candidate Roy Moore. Backsliding GOP re endorse him. FBI hunt and destroy General Mike Flynn. Mike Flynn has confessed to nothing of substance, but the establishment has leaked, exposing security operations so as to get him. Mueller let Mark Felt get away with abuse of power. What is different? Is it that Flynn is actually competent while Felt protected the Weather Underground terrorist movement and lied about Nixon?

Meanwhile the Australian senate passed a censure motion against Milo Yiannopoulos, which should be noted as an abuse of power. Milo is not a terrorist supporter. Some say Milo says rude, provocative things, but then so do a lot of terrorist supporters and the senate says nothing about them.

Victorian power bills surge another $277 on top of other recent price increases. Christmas trading is down in Australian retail sectors as Turnbull's clumsy political handling of everything frightens shoppers. Four ALP may lose seats for being dual citizens.

=== from 2016 ===

A centre-ist Italian PM who promoted leftist issues has resigned after a failed attempt to pass draconian legislation. A great NZ PM has resigned on top, after eight years, to be with family. He leaves NZ in great shape. Australian PM, Malcolm Turnbull is getting increasingly desperate. Turnbull cannot do anything worthwhile, so instead he has disbanded the “Green Army” for cost savings (it had been Tony Abbott’s idea) and attempts to legislate for a carbon dioxide tax. Such a tax would be regressive and do little for Australia as the US gets ready to dismantle her entanglements with AGW theory. Carbon Dioxide has nothing to do with so called climate change. The tax will only hurt business and consumers. But Malcolm Turnbull wants to assure his place in history. Another Turnbull move to be anticipated is an attempt to legislate gay marriage. Posterity is very important to Malcolm, and it is obvious if he isn’t rolled by the Liberals, he will lose to the ALP next election. For the empty suit, he might go down in flames, or succeed in bad policy. Gillard is MT’s model.

=== from 2015 ===

Australia has significant debt which has to be paid. It should not be left to our children to pay for it. If we do, our children, or their children, may have to go entirely without something we take for granted. We have a spending problem. We could cut some spending on Education to improve the spending we already have. A second English teacher in front of the top English class in year 10 is probably a waste of resources. It would be of more immediate benefit to Math students in the lower middle to work on basics. That does not cost much. But failure to do so ay mean we have no money for remedial work at all, going forward. And it is similar with bloated services in Health and public administration. At the moment, we have bureaucrats without jobs. Get rid of Climate Change department before we have to ditch meteorology.

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

From 2014

ALP opposition

Shorten still fails and so promotes independent parties. The ALP has said 'no' to almost all government legislation, including legislation the ALP put in place or backed while in office. The result is that minority parties have extraordinary power, but the results are a dysfunctional parliament which upsets the voting public. The government has been relentless, and so a desperate Palmer has pushed his party to fracture when it had every single advantage. PUP could have become a deal breaker, and been credited with bringing in needed reform in Health, Education and Welfare. Instead it has a voting record which closely matches the ALP and a history of being unable to keep its own promises. Even if Palmer himself survives his court cases politically, he has junked his reputation. Lambie, a former PUP, has opposed legislation allowing children that ALP failed to drown out of detention. PUP Lazarus has not opposed that legislation, but has said he found it very confronting. He really wanted those children detained, presumably. Sarah Hanson Young (Green) was appalled that the government would free those children. The media is desperately pointing at polls and hysterically claiming that the government is doomed come the next election. They point to alleged division within government ranks and claim Mr Hockey is to blame for the ALP failing to assert itself. It may well be true that Joe has destroyed the ALP with his budget, but that is not yet widely recognised. Even if an election were called tomorrow, all that would happen would be the public recognition that the ALP have no policy.

ABC struggling to come to terms with children they couldn't drown being freed from detention. When the ALP were in government, it was easy for the ABC, as all they needed to do was ignore the issue, or claim there was no solution. Now they report on the problem and blame the government when it was the fault of the previous government. Meanwhile, 7:30 report finished by highlighting thirty years of partisan politics resulting in systemic failure. Quentin Dempster mentioned he had campaigned against Joh Bjelke-Petersen in Queensland before coming to NSW to campaign against the Liberals. He gloated at how he shielded successive ALP governments from criticism.

Quantising ALP debt isn't hard. It is that big. Bolt posts Hekler's suggestions.

Example 1. The debt left by the Labor party is so great that if we took half of everything earned by every Australian for two years the debt would return to zero.
Example 2. The debt left by the Labor party is so great that if we stopped every Social Security payment for three years the debt would return to zero.
Example 3. The debt left by the Labor party is so great that if we spent no money on health for seven years the debt would return to zero.
Example 4. The debt left by the Labor party is so great that if we spent no money on education for 14 years the debt would return to zero
Example 5. The debt left by the Labor party is so great that if we spent no money on defence for 19 years the debt would return to zero

Chris Bowen admits the ALP has no policy. In an interview with Tony Jones Bowen claims he would reinstate cancelled spending by the Libs, but had no way of paying for that promise, beyond extending debt.

Left wing fantasy land is built where according to Bolt "Passion trumps truth. Hatred substitutes for an understanding of the other." Bolt lists examples, but that list is not exhaustive.

Other issues

Clive Palmer is failing to stay afloat. He is losing court cases and pursued by journalists and China. Instead of making fiends, he has tried to control people, and so his power is failing. Soon he will be as pathetic as a teary Joh Bjelke-Petersen locked in Queensland's parliament having lost election after following Palmer's advice.

Cuneen vs ICAC. ICAC are desperate to be torn apart before they have to finish investigations into the ALP. To that end they have had an investigation into the conservative NSW government that has not shown any corruption, but has claimed scalps. But the disciplined LNP in NSW has weathered the storm. So the ICAC are upping the ante. Prosecutor Cuneen has been maliciously accused of advising her son's girlfriend to avoid breath testing when she had had no alcohol in her system. There is nothing to investigate. But if the ICAC do investigate, they can fish for things that are irrelevant. Few individuals, no matter how virtuous would stand up to such probing. But the ICAC have been denied their attempt at corrupt investigation. But they are appealing the decision based on principle. They really want to be wound up for corruption before they have to investigate the ALP.

The issue of blacks dying resisting arrest. The US does not have a problem with racist policeman. Two recent celebrated cases show conclusively that the real issue is the pop culture mentality of those resisting arrest. If a policeman detains you, you go do as you are told and let the courts and lawyers settle it. It isn't the job of the police to play with idiots resisting arrest. But then, tragically, the miscarriage of justice with the arrest of Rodney King has it that any idiot can get rich resisting arrest. And they can. But they can also die.

Frightbat's tragic tale of an untouched hand as Blair reports on Clementine Ford's boarding of a train and not having her hand touched. Apparently men are awful.

From 2013

Much needs to be done, it is hard to know where to start. One important agenda item is to do with the ABC. It won't be fixed at once, as there is a culture of corruption pervading it from the lowest levels to the top. It is important to have a national broadcaster. It isn't desirable to have a bad one. I believe the news and current affair element needs to be separated. The infotainment that has resulted from the abysmal journalism service has obfuscated all of the most important events of the last forty years. While people would be aware of the role of the ABC in bringing about a diplomatic incident with Indonesia, they would not be aware of how the ABC has protected ALP from corruption investigation. Consider the following Media Watch questions to Tim Blair following the story of a constituent of Nathan Reese having an affair with him. Reese had confessed to parliament his misjudgement and stood aside from his portfolio.

Media Watch asked:1. Were you aware at the time of publication that this story had been rejected by two other media outlets?2. Did that give you any concerns?3. Why did you decide it was in the public interest to reveal what several commentators have described as a private matter?4. Why did you not reveal the name of the woman involved, given that the credibility and completeness of her account may be at issue?5. Were you concerned about this woman’s reported connection to people in the NSW ALP?

The serious issue involved a shadow police minister and a former Premier. The possibility of corruption and blackmail is strong. It is hard to know under what circumstances it would not be in the public interest to run the story. Now consider my issue in finding a reporter for the issue of dead schoolboy Hamidur Rahman and a bungled pedophile investigation at Campbelltown PAHS. I have, through no fault of my own, been unemployed since July 2007. My life savings is gone. I have been illegally blacklisted. My citizenship evidence was destroyed by Bob Carr. I have been denied legal aid because of my race. I have been harassed for being fat and US born by my equal opportunity employer. I have been paid less than award wage by the government under Gillard's Fair Work legislation. My life has been threatened by a known hit man. I have privately engaged with the ALP on many occasions to get the issue sorted without public fuss. Keep in mind, I have never been allowed to put my position before any court. I gave some information to the NSW coroner, but they ignored it after the police incompetently, or corruptly, failed to examine it.

I know journalists of all ages and descriptions. A former student of mine who was a cadet journalist said they couldn't help because it was 'above their pay grade.' A senior journalist has told me they have been instructed by editors they cannot report on my issue. These questions from Media Watch illustrate why it is so hard for me to get my story told, despite extreme privation and substantial evidence.

The ABC can no longer merely balance their abysmal service. We don't need them to lie about conservatives. We need them to report impartially. They have failed by any measure.

We have hope. It is incumbent on us to win back the freedom denied us. And to protect that freedom. We will do that democratically. We will take back our legislature. We will get our courts to return to protecting our constitution.

I have lost everything several times. And yet here I am. Behind me is an Australian flag and a MAGA cap. On my MAGA cap is an American flag. I will die, one day. But, I pledge allegiance to the flag (of Australia and) the United States of America. And to the republics for which they stand. One nation. Indivisible. Under God. With liberty, and justice, for all.

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.

https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/1018405/intro-to-locals-for-the-conservative-voice

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From the Bible, Jude 1

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James,

To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People

Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.

In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.

Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.

These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

A Call to Persevere

But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

Doxology

To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

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https://rumble.com/vqhdwp-ep.-1664-the-covid-goal-post-moves-again-the-dan-bongino-show.html
They moved the covid goal post again! In this episode I address the latest attempt by the corona bros to use this crisis to destroy your civil liberties.

News Picks:

The link between coronavirus and obesity is strong.
Economic red flags are everywhere as productivity continues to crater.
Jussie Smollett’s attorneys make the most ridiculous closing argument I’ve ever heard.
President Trump’s former chief of staff signals a 2024 run.

=== Bongino Headlines ===

Senate Votes to Repeal Biden’s COVID Vax Mandate for Private Employers READ MORE
The Collapse Continues: Only 16% of Americans Strongly Approve of Biden’s Godawful Job Performance in NPR Poll READ MORE

Jussie Smollett Found Guilty on Five of Six Charges in Faux Hate Crime Trial

Senate Passes “One-Time” Rule Change to Ram Through Debt Ceiling Increase With 51 Votes

Biden Admin Reportedly Plans On Advising Ukraine To Hand Over Territory To Russia

NIH: No Docs Available on Why We Removed Definition of “Gain of Function” From Our Website

“Another Witch Hunt” – New York AG Subpoenas Trump

Ghislaine Maxwell Trial: Court Postponed Day Before Defense Calls Witnesses After Attorney Falls Ill

Capitol Hill
Tulsi Gabbard Says Sen. Wicker “Must Be Insane, A Sociopath Or A Sadist” For Hinting At Nuclear War With Russia
AG Letitia James Abandons Her Bid For NY Governor Against Kathy Hochul
Biden Admin Throws AOC, Lightfoot Under The Bus On Organized Looting Comments: “We Don’t Agree”
Liberal Strategist: Democrats Should Mimic Donald Trump’s Policies
Trump Tests GOP Unity in Biden Era as Midterm Elections Approach
Bob Dole Lies in State at U.S. Capitol
Video Resurfaces of Biden U.S. Attorney Pick Threatening Reporter With False Allegations
Mark Meadows Sues Pelosi’s Jan. 6 Committee Over Witch Hunt Subpoena
Man Arrested Attempting to Clear Security at House Office Building With Gun in Bag
Migrants in Mexico Rush to Get Into America Ahead of Biden Restarting Trump Asylum Policy

Culture War
George Soros Discovered to Be Funding “Abolish Police” Activist Network
Twelve Cities Blew Away Their Annual Murder Records – And All Have One Thing in Common
Omicron Variant Linked to Zero Deaths
Kyle Rittenhouse Challenges Biden to Sit-Down Discussion About Trial Acquittal
NYPD: Suspect in Fox News Christmas Tree Fire Released Without Bail
MSNBC’s Joy Reid Compares Trump To Hitler, Says Media Treated Both As Jokes Until It Was Too Late
As Trial Winds Down, Smollett’s Attorney Gets Politically Charged
The Current Obsession With the “Health of the Nation” Conjures Up Some Very Dark Places
Push For Electric Vehicles Leading to Massive Deforestation, Environmental Damage
Report: Schools Closing Classrooms to Please “Burned Out” Teachers, Leaving Parents to Scramble for Child Care

Economy
Florida Debuts Tools to Report Employers Who Violate Vaccine Mandate Restrictions
JPMorgan Predicts “End Of The Global Pandemic” Next Year
Biden Brags About Gas Prices Going Down Seven Cents
Amazon Fined $1.28 Billion by Italian Antitrust Regulators
Think You’ll Be Safe From “Wealth Taxes”? Think Again
U.S. Businesses Advertise a Near-Record 11 Million Job Openings
IRS Data Shows Trump’s Tax Cuts Benefited Middle, Lower Income Earners More Than the Wealthy
Apple Signed $275 Million Deal With China to Avoid Crackdown
In Bid to Make Government Carbon-Neutral by 2050, Biden to Expand Federal EV Fleet
Even Though She Earns $174k a Year, AOC Says Taxpayers Should Pay Her $17k Student Loan
Capitalism is Still Popular…But Woke Big Business is Not
CNN Celebrates Gas Prices Falling 5 Cents After Nearly Doubling

Swamp Watch
Fauci’s Latest Holiday Advice Shows Why No One Listens to Him Anymore
Why The Russiagate Scandal Outranks Every Other In History
The First Order of Business for DHS Secretary Myorkas? Ending the Pandemic
Fauci Now Declares Definition of Fully Vaccinated Will Change: “A Matter of When, Not If”
Congress Pushes for $4.5 Billion in Aid for Ukraine, European Defense
TX Gov Abbott Leads Beto O’Rourke By 15 Points
Hunter Met With Chinese Oil Exec to Discuss “Highly Strategic” African Land Grab
Florida Attorney General Warns Criminals They Will Be Cracking Down on Organized Retail Theft

National Security
Why the Great Ammo Shortage Is Here to Stay
How to Incorporate the Marine Corps Into the Army and Navy
What Will Joe Biden Do If Russia Does Invade Ukraine?
Putin Can Take Eastern Ukraine…But
New U.S. Defense Bill Saves Ships and Adds Super Hornets
China’s Military Spending Is 50% Larger Than India, Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asia Combined
New USFFC Commander Says U.S. Navy Will “Own the Atlantic”
Meet the F-4 Phantom: The Plane Built to Attack Just About Anything?
Defense Sec Austin Rejects Red Lines for Ukraine, Taiwan

Around the World
Once Again, Boris Johnson Locking Down Britain Before Christmas
Putin Claims Russia Will Follow Up Quickly With U.S. After Ukraine Call With Biden
Debut of Italian “Super Green Pass” Met With Confusion, Lack of Enforcement
Germany’s Merkel Era Ends as Scholz Takes Over as Chancellor
Trump Puts Forth Theory That China’s Xi Allowed Coronavirus to Spread
Czech Government to Send Troops to Poland-Belarus Border
Senator Marsha Blackburn Calls Russia, China, Iran and North Korea the “New Axis Of Evil”
UK, Canada Join “Diplomatic Boycott” of Beijing Winter Games

Opinion
Terrence P. Jeffrey: Congressman Who Disbelieves in God Speaks at Christmas Tree Lighting
Michael Brown: Canada Has Just Declared War on Freedom of Religion and Conscience
Tim Graham: Networks Skip Trouble in Kamala’s Camp
Philip Reboli: Gun Control Prevents Citizens From Defending Themselves In An Increasingly Dangerous America
Austin Bay: China and Russia: The Authoritarian-Imperialist Threat To World Peace
Rachel Mardsen: French Youth Are Following In The Footsteps of Trump’s MAGA Movement
Michael Goodwin: Weak Joe Biden No Match for Vladimir Putin and Other Foes
John and Andy Schlafly: Leftists Prefer Censorship Over Democracy

Entertainment
Ben Affleck Praises Hillary Clinton as “Wonderful Role Model” at Fundraiser
George Orwell’s 1984 Gets Feminist Retelling With Approval From Late Author’s Estate
Steven Spielberg Didn’t Subtitle Spanish Dialogue in “West Side Story” Remake to Avoid “Giving English the Power Over Spanish”
Undeniable Proof the Left Wants to Take Joe Rogan Down
“Facts of Life” Star Lisa Whelchel’s Stuns Fans: “Has Not Aged At All”
Classic Christmas Films Cancelled Over “Toxic Masculinity” by Woke Wannabe Film Critics
James Bond Franchise Owner: “I Don’t Think a Woman Should Play James Bond”
Producers Reveal if Season 5 of Cobra Kai Is Final Season

Sports
Brazilian Soccer Legend Pele Receiving Treatment for Colon Cancer
NBA “Begged” Enes Freedom To Remove Shoes that Criticized China
China on Australia Joining Joe Biden’s Olympics Non-Boycott: “No One Would Care Whether They Come or Not”
Tiger Woods Announces Golf Return With Appearance at PNC Championship
Kansas City Chiefs Have Second Best Odds at Another Championship
Jalen Rose & Molly Qerim Filing for Divorce After Three Years of Marriage
Rumor: Russell Wilson Is Eyeing the Broncos, Saints or Giants for Potential Trade
Serena Williams Will Not Play in 2022 Australian Open

=== Newsmax Headlines ===

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/jussie-smollett-racist-black-trial/2021/12/02/id/1047117/?oRef=mixi

Newsmax TV

Rep. Comer: WH Using Mandates as Political Tool |

Rutgers Demands Students in Online Program Get Vaccinated

Helena Garilano isn't sure why her vaccination status matters to [Full Story] |

Newsfront

Jury Reaches Verdict in Jussie Smollett Trial

A jury reached a verdict Thursday in the trial of former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police about it.... [Full Story]

Rittenhouse Tells Podcast Host Killings 'Nothing to be Congratulated About'

Kyle Rittenhouse this week told a podcast host who lauded him for [Full Story]

Elon Musk Pans Charging Station Credits, 'BBB': 'No Need for It; Delete!'

Despite his Tesla automaker potentially benefiting from electric [Full Story]

Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics Is 'Bare Minimum' in Holding China Accountable

A diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics doesn't go far [Full Story] |

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Here is a video I made Kathy's Song

https://rumble.com/vcernt-kathys-song.html

Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Chitty (born 1947) worked part-time selling tickets at the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, UK in 1964. She became the girlfriend and muse of Paul Simon when he lived in England in 1964 and 1965. She is referred to directly or indirectly in at least four of his songs. === It is a depressing lyric and not one I agree with, but I am feeling sick and it feels appropriate.

=== From 2020 ===

How will Swing states argue Texas lawsuit? Will they ask for a safe space from questions? Will they stand their ground and say that they embody the constitution and what they have done, they have done? To date, despite the clear evidence of voter fraud in millions of ballots, left wing media have refused to address the issue. The Texas lawsuit does not rest on voter fraud. Texans who voted have had their votes devalued by unlawful and unjust voting practice ostensibly established as COVID protection. Statistics up to June regarding the politics of COVID was stark. COVID kills left wing peoples in numbers an order of magnitude greater than conservatives. Some have said that is because lockdowns, face masks etc etc aren't effective against that kind of 'flu, but simple hygiene measures left wingers resist are effective. But left wingers know it is because COVID is very political. We don't yet know how SCOTUS might act. Will they direct the states to remedy via their own mechanism in legislature? Had the shoe been on the other foot, what would Ginsburg have done?

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https://www.newsmax.com/politics/georgia-election-recount-coffee-county/2020/12/09/id/1000756/?oRef=mixi

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In this episode, I dare the tyrants at YouTube to kick me off their platform for covering alleged election fraud. I also cover the stunning lawsuit out of Texas which could upend the 2020 election. Finally, I discuss the pending collapse of this major American city and the obvious reason why.

News Picks:

Eight more states join the Texas lawsuit.
There is a remedy for the election malfeasance. Here it is.
Are “science” journals going “woke”?
Lara Trump doesn’t rule out a run for US Senate in North Carolina.
Questions persist over suspicious vote counting, caught on tape, in Georgia.
The stunning lawsuit out of Texas could change everything.
What’s going on in Los Angeles should frighten everyone.
If Biden wins the election, his pick for HHS would be a disaster.

=== Bongino Headlines ===

Capitol Hill
Sen. Hawley (R-MO) Blasts Rep. Swalwell (D-China)
Trump Plans to Intervene in Texas Election Case
Nearly Two Dozen Republicans Urge Trump to Demand a Special Counsel Investigate 2020 Election Integrity
Stacey Abrams May Be Hurting Raphael Warnock More Than Helping Him
Kevin McCarthy Calls for Removal of Eric Swalwell From Congress
Trump Says “Safe Harbor Deadline” Doesn’t End Election Contests, Citing RBG
Biden Announces Retired General Lloyd Austin as Pick for Defense Secretary
Rep. Swalwell Claims Trump Is Behind Report That He Was Entangled With Suspected Chinese Spy
Partial Recount Ordered in Close New York House Race
Did Non-Citizen Immigrants Illegally Vote in the 2020 Election?
Weekday Poll (Rasmussen) – December 9: Trump Approval at 50%

Swamp Watch
Unhinged Michigan State Rep Threatens Trump Supporters in Cryptic Video
Tom Cotton: No Way I am Voting To Confirm Biden’s Radical HHS Secretary Pick
Warnock’s Voter Registration Group Received $482,000 in PPP Loans
House, Senate Concentrate Their Efforts on Aiding Foreign Nationals as 24.5 Million Americans Remain Jobless or Underemployed
While Touring His China-Built Yacht, Ossoff’s Father Met With Chinese Officials
Questions Remain About Early Dismissal of Atlanta Poll Workers
REPORT: California Welfare System Has Huge $2 Billion Fraud Problem
Tucker Carlson: Our Elites Have Been Working on Behalf of China
FLASHBACK: Kamala Harris Says She Believes Biden’s Accusers

Culture Wars
Facebook’s Fact Checker Censors Criticisms of Itself
Conservatives Turn to Rumble Amid Rising YouTube Censorship
Big Tech vs. Conservative Comedy
Tucker Carlson Slams Hypocrisy of Rep. Swalwell in Epic Monologue
CPAC Moving To Orlando for 2021
Biden’s Latest Nominee Shows He Comes to Bring a Sword to the Culture War, Not Peace
Women’s Student Group Offers Choice of Ten Pronoun Options on Application
Anonymous Minnesota Neighbor Triggered by Display of Christmas Lights
MSNBC’s Joy Read to Teach Journalism Class at Howard University
Dictionary.com Justifies Changing Definition of “Court Packing” Because “Language Evolves, So Do We”

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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/09/hunter-biden-under-federal-investigation-over-taxes.html

President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden revealed he is under investigation by the top federal prosecutor in Delaware for his taxes.
The probe was disclosed five days before Joe Biden is expected to be formally selected as the next president by the Electoral College.
President Donald Trump was impeached in 2019 for pressuring Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.

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Missouri led a group of 17 states that Wednesday afternoon filed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting the Texas lawsuit aimed at delaying the appointment of presidential electors from Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

=== FB Memes and Memories ===

A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office.
"Is it true," she wanted to know, "that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so," the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked 'NO REFILLS'."

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John was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers called pullets and eight or ten roosters, whose job was to fertilize the eggs. John kept records and any rooster that didn't perform went into the soup pot and was replaced. That took an awful lot of John's time so John got a set of tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone so John could tell from a distance, which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report simply by listening to the bells.
John's favorite rooster was old Butch, a very fine specimen he was, too. But on this particular morning John noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all! John went to investigate. The other roosters were chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing. The pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover. BUT, to John's amazement, Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one. John was so proud of Butch, he entered him in the county fair... and Butch became an overnight sensation among the judges.

The result...

The judges not only awarded Butch the "No Bell Piece Prize" but they also awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as well.

Clearly Butch was a Politician. Who else could figure out how to win two of the most politically biased awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them.

=== From 2017 ===

Don't give up on hope. It is said US media has suffered its most humiliating debacle in ages. All because of the Mueller investigation that seems to have found evidence of Democrat corruption in the instruments used to investigate Trump. And the press did not anticipate it. In fact, the press colluded to hide it. But the press are routinely humiliated by Trump for being incompetent. Protecting sex abusers that support Democrats has been a US media thing. Bring back Bill O'Reilly. Latika Bourke says Trump is growing as President, but maybe she is growing as a journalist?

8:45 am Wednesday and California's 405 fwy is near empty. Normally it is a car park.
Leftwing rioters attack a Milo Yiannopoulos talk in Melbourne and so police fine Milo $50k for 'protection'? Why not fine the rioters?
I showed a meme showing CO2 in a KM of atmosphere. It is represented by a hair breadth, as CO2 is a trace element needed for plant food. So some idiot showed a Scientific American article supporting the AGW myth, but not explaining why in 20 years with substantial increases in CO2, there is no corresponding heating. CO2 is not a problem to the world, but attempts to limit it are a threat to the world. Don't spend $100 trillion to oppose plant food.
Guardian claims super rich come from wealthy paleolithic landowners. It does not explain Australian Aboriginals.
MIT researchers are looking at cells which can be tattooed to provide feedback as medical sensors. A bit like skin when it gives a rash.

=== from 2016 ===

I love work and I'm good at it. I get to work early and get the job done. I'm very busy at the moment on Friday night and Saturday. I leave home at about 2:40 PM on Friday afternoon and don't get back until about 9:30 PM. Then I leave home the next day at 8am and don't finish working until after 9pm. Then I can begin my writing and blog maintenance. I'm not remunerated very well for the effort, but that isn't the point. Work brings dignity. I'm privileged to work with kids. I get to show them things no other math teacher will from Fibonacci to Thales of Miletus. problem solving and enrichment that gets forgotten when the focus drifts to the bland. People talk about basic skills, and that is important. I want my students to dream, and to achieve those dreams. To reach for the stars. And my reward is to be there when they grow. In March next year I get to go to Adelaide for the first time in my life. One of my former students is getting married. My life is blessed.

=== from 2015 ===

Mr Abbott is accused of speaking out inappropriately. But that is just the Turnbull team quivering in fear that Mr Abbott is behaving like Mr Turnbull, who, when he was Communication Minister, stood in front of a person with a sign with writing "Fuck Tony Abbott." At the time, Turnbull claimed he was unaware of the sign. Turnbull had lied and undermined Mr Abbott, while Minister. Mr Abbott has spoken from the heart on an issue he knows a lot about, and he has spoken well and gained the attention of world leaders, influencing their policy. Miranda Devine may call for him to shut up, but Mr Abbott is speaking well. I mentioned Mr Abbott in yesterday's column because I had petitioned him, and his office had replied. But they never followed up after flick passing the petition to the Attorney General, who passed it to the Justice Minister. Who did nothing. Heffernan spoke on a related issue, but won't correspond. Meanwhile Mr Turnbull has not responded since he was last leader.

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

From 2014

Mike Carlton failed in his fact challenge with award winning historian Colebatch. Carlton issued the challenge, only cited two examples and was wrong with each. Carlton had claimed the judging was biased. The head of the judging panel had previously lauded a book of Carlton's. But Carlton has a reach that extends beyond the truth. Many fans of his will never know the facts, but will know what Carlton wrote. There is an attitude of the left that confuse abuse and denouncement as arguments. Celebrated writer Flanagan, upon being lauded for winning a Booker Prize announced he was ashamed of being Australian. Maybe he felt that it was good to drown asylum seekers. Maybe he felt that dividing Australia by race was a good idea. Maybe he felt a useless tax that limited business was preferable to prosperity, but regardless of his thoughts, he hadn't substantive argument. He just felt ashamed. Had he stated why he felt ashamed, he could have been fact checked like Carlton was. But there is glory and greatness in Australian politics, sometimes. Mr Abbott corresponded with Mr Flanagan and made sure he was awarded a literary prize that was given in the name of his office. If only the left had such paragons of virtue who could be so humble.

Humbleness is not part of the senate make up. Faced with needed health care reform, brought on by the previous ALP government raising outrageously crippling debt, was opposed by senators on the pretext it was a cut in spending. Naturally fact challenged partisan press opposed it, claiming extraordinary hardship for people paying $7 to visit a doctor. The payment was to establish a $20 billion research fund and provided a price signal dampening doctors visits without preventing them. How much worse would it be to limit doctors visits? If it is wrong to pay $7 to see a doctor, isn't it wrong to spend $3.30 on a train to get to work? Or to spend $5.15 to fill a prescription for medicine? Hysterically, Opposition leader Shorten called it a tax, and said Mr Abbott had promised no new taxes. Except it isn't a tax, and even if it were, Mr Abbott had qualified what he had said regarding efficiency measures. But it is in the partisan press' interests to be confused on detail. And Mr Shorten opposes science research.
SMH are exposed through emails of lobbying against treasurer Joe Hockey. Editor in chief of the SMH Darren Goodsir reminds of a Turramurra High School student circa '85 who was son of the Deputy Principal. He had a weak heart and took up journalism. Maybe Darren is not the same, but if he is, he once had honour and capability which is not evident in his work now. Read the emails posted by Bolt who is astonished SMH had not settled before the court was given the evidence.
It is hard to justify the unjustifiable and not say something outrageous. In ALP fantasy land, claiming government spending is not the same as tax payer spending draws an important, albeit artificial, distinction. In fact both are the same. Staying in ALP fantasy land, the suggestion is put out that negative gearing should be scrapped. The theory goes that if investments are ruined for rich people, then poor people would buy houses which are bad investments. The policy mirrors Jimmy Carter's scheme which when wrenched up by Clinton wrought the global financial crisis.
Leftists love red tape. But Queensland Premier Newman has cut it from a coal council which put impediments in the way of buying coastal property because of their 'end of the world' AGW beliefs. AGW predicts drought, or flood, or something. Meanwhile, Lima conference promises to break records for unleashing carbon dioxide to feed world's plants. Their conference attendees have flown in from everywhere and the place was built unsustainably. Even so, the Australian Federal government has rewarded the conference by giving $200 million away to a green fund for poor countries. Money for nothing.
CIA Torture? The CIA does a tremendous job keeping the world safe. Terrorism is a scourge. One cannot compare terrorism with torture from the CIA. The CIA might have made mistakes, but they weren't indiscriminate killers. Obama has demonstrated with the report into CIA terror activity he is only effective at dividing the nation. Had Obama believed in justice, he would have let Bin Ladin face it without killing him prematurely. Let the terrorists show their scars, I thank the operatives of the CIA for their ongoing work.

Cheating in Naplan is reported in a national review giving examples from Queensland. Naplan could be very important in teacher standards as it is with pupil standards, but the results need to be given to schools. Or, as the Courier Mail prints it, Shcools.

From 2013

Holden wants a hand out despite having been gifted millions from cheaper electricity? Warmists devise another lie to promote their religion. Poll illustrates how ALP can be promoted without doing a thing worthwhile. ABC presenter is fighting for the other side? World record cold temperature recorded. Carbon dioxide blamed? How media covered up AWU scandal, similar to how the media covered up holocaust in WW2. Iran is not only given permission to develop nuclear weapons, their moderate terrorist is also executing more people. Who opposes Elton John performing in Russia? Not Putin, but Islamist leaders.

I don't have a Samsung phone and won't post video of how it burns up with routine use. So Samsung need not sue me. But I use Apple products because they work.

Historical perspective on this day

In 1041, the son of Empress Zoe of Byzantium succeeded to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V. In 1508, the League of Cambrai was formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice. In 1510, Portuguese conquest of Goa: Portuguese naval forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, and local mercenaries working for privateer Timoji, seized Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, resulting in 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule. In 1520, Martin Luther burned his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate. In 1541, Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham were executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII. In 1665, the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps was founded by Michiel de Ruyter. In 1684, Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, was read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley. In 1799, France adopts the metre as its official unit of length.

In 1817, Mississippi became the 20th U.S. state. In 1861, American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accepted a rival state government's pronouncement that declared Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy. Also, forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sank the French lorchaL'Esperance. In 1864, American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reached the outer Confederate defences of Savannah, Georgia. In 1868, the first traffic lights were installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they used semaphore arms and were illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps. In 1869, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity was founded at the University of Virginia. In 1884, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published. In 1896, Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premiered in Paris. A riot broke out at the end of the performance. In 1898, Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the conflict. In 1899, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity was founded at the City College of New York.
In 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded. In 1906, U.S. President Theodore Rooseveltwon the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize. In 1907, the worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clashed with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected. In 1909, Selma Lagerlöfbecame the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1927, the phrase "Grand Ole Opry" is used for the first time on-air. In 1932, Thailand became a constitutional monarchy. In 1936, Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signed the Instrument of Abdication. In 1941, World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near Malaya. Also, World War II: Battle of the Philippines – Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma landed on the Philippine mainland. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1949, Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army began its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan. In 1955, Mighty Mouse Playhouse premieres on American television.
In 1963, Zanzibar gained independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah. In 1965, the Grateful Dead's first concert performance under this new name. In 1968, Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", was carried out in Tokyo. In 1976, the United Nations General Assemblyadopted the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques. In 1978, Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1979, Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations were suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organisers were arrested. In 1983, Democracy was restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín. In 1989,Mongolian Revolution: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announced the establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union. In 1993, the last shift left Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marked the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. In 1994, Rwandan Genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-Generaland head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommended that UNAMIR stood down.

=== Bible Reading ===

Today's reading: Daniel 11-12, Jude 1 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Daniel 11-12

¹ And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.)

The Kings of the South and the North

² "Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. ³ Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases. ⁴After he has arisen, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.

⁵ "The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power. ⁶ After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be betrayed, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her....

...read the rest on Bible Gateway

Today's New Testament reading: Jude 1

¹ Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James,

To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:

²Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People

³ Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people. ⁴ For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord....

...read the rest on Bible Gateway

=== Morning and Evening ===

Morning

"Therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you."
Isaiah 30:18

God often delays in answering prayer. We have several instances of this in sacred Scripture. Jacob did not get the blessing from the angel until near the dawn of day--he had to wrestle all night for it. The poor woman of Syrophoenicia was answered not a word for a long while. Paul besought the Lord thrice that "the thorn in the flesh" might be taken from him, and he received no assurance that it should be taken away, but instead thereof a promise that God's grace should be sufficient for him. If thou hast been knocking at the gate of mercy, and hast received no answer, shall I tell thee why the mighty Maker hath not opened the door and let thee in? Our Father has reasons peculiar to himself for thus keeping us waiting. Sometimes it is to show his power and his sovereignty, that men may know that Jehovah has a right to give or to withhold. More frequently the delay is for our profit. Thou art perhaps kept waiting in order that thy desires may be more fervent. God knows that delay will quicken and increase desire, and that if he keeps thee waiting thou wilt see thy necessity more clearly, and wilt seek more earnestly; and that thou wilt prize the mercy all the more for its long tarrying. There may also be something wrong in thee which has need to be removed, before the joy of the Lord is given. Perhaps thy views of the Gospel plan are confused, or thou mayest be placing some little reliance on thyself, instead of trusting simply and entirely to the Lord Jesus. Or, God makes thee tarry awhile that he may the more fully display the riches of his grace to thee at last. Thy prayers are all filed in heaven, and if not immediately answered they are certainly not forgotten, but in a little while shall be fulfilled to thy delight and satisfaction. Let not despair make thee silent, but continue instant in earnest supplication.

Evening

"My people shall dwell in quiet resting places."
Isaiah 32:18

Peace and rest belong not to the unregenerate, they are the peculiar possession of the Lord's people, and of them only. The God of Peace gives perfect peace to those whose hearts are stayed upon him. When man was unfallen, his God gave him the flowery bowers of Eden as his quiet resting places; alas! how soon sin blighted the fair abode of innocence. In the day of universal wrath when the flood swept away a guilty race, the chosen family were quietly secured in the resting-place of the ark, which floated them from the old condemned world into the new earth of the rainbow and the covenant, herein typifying Jesus, the ark of our salvation. Israel rested safely beneath the blood-besprinkled habitations of Egypt when the destroying angel smote the first-born; and in the wilderness the shadow of the pillar of cloud, and the flowing rock, gave the weary pilgrims sweet repose. At this hour we rest in the promises of our faithful God, knowing that his words are full of truth and power; we rest in the doctrines of his word, which are consolation itself; we rest in the covenant of his grace, which is a haven of delight. More highly favoured are we than David in Adullam, or Jonah beneath his gourd, for none can invade or destroy our shelter. The person of Jesus is the quiet resting-place of his people, and when we draw near to him in the breaking of the bread, in the hearing of the word, the searching of the Scriptures, prayer, or praise, we find any form of approach to him to be the return of peace to our spirits.

"I hear the words of love, I gaze upon the blood,

I see the mighty sacrifice, and I have peace with God.

'Tis everlasting peace, sure as Jehovah's name,

'Tis stable as his steadfast throne, for evermore the same:

The clouds may go and come, and storms may sweep my sky,

This blood-sealed friendship changes not, the cross is ever nigh."

=== Bible Quote ===

=== Message ===

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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