Bairnsdale Conservative: Thu 9th 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, 3 John 1

The elder,

To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us. So when I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not satisfied with that, he even refuses to welcome other believers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone—and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.

I have much to write you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

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https://rumble.com/vqfdcg-ep.-1663-the-kgb-defector-video-you-must-see-the-dan-bongino-show.html
This video of a KGB defector is frightening and it was an accurate prediction of where we are now. Also, Ron DeSantis was proven right again!

News Picks:

Another victory as this controversial Biden nominee withdraws herself from consideration.
AOC complains about Jewish voters.
If masks work, then why aren’t masks working?
One arrested after the Fox News’ Christmas tree was set on fire.
Mental health issues are more prevalent in the COVID era.
Democrats really believe we’re bad people.

=== Bongino Headlines ===

Senate Votes to Repeal Biden’s COVID Vax Mandate for Private Employers READ MORE

Federal Judge Sides With Project Veritas, Grants Request for Third Party to Review Phones Seized by FBI

CNN Celebrates Gas Prices Falling 5 Cents After Nearly Doubling

Jury Deliberations Begin in Jussie Smollett Trial

Mo Brooks Calls for Full Select Committee Investigation Into Hunter Biden’s “Art” Dealings

Durham: Evidence Shows Michael Sussmann Lied When Pushing Trump-Russia Claims

4.2 Million Americans Quit Their Jobs in October, the Third-Highest Ever

Capitol Hill
Fauci: Definition of “Fully Vaccinated” Will Eventually Mean Three Shots
Matt Gaetz Pushes for Trump for Speaker If GOP Takes Back House
Recall of Seattle’s Insane Socialist Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Passing in Early Results
House Passes Defense Bill and Moves to Lift Debt Ceiling (Again)
GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Targeted in Questionable and Politicized Case From DOJ
Bill De Blasio Has Left New York City in Shambles
Fauci: Africa Travel Ban Was Passed “In the Dark” – Government Is Reevaluating Policy
Psaki: Ukraine Situation Not Comparable to Afghanistan

Culture War
California to Become Abortion “Sanctuary State”
Black Lives Matter Declares Support for Jussie Smollett
SCOTUS to Hear Case on Public Funding of Religious Schools
Poll: Democrats Hate Us More
Left-Wing U.K. Politician Who Says She Feels Unsafe Around Masked Conservatives Caught Partying With No Mask
Legal Experts: Jussie Smollett an “Unparalleled Disaster” on the Stand
What Do Americans Have in Common Anymore?
Border Crisis Is Killing More Americans Than Ever Due to Spike in Drug Trafficking
California Gov. Newsom Leaves State Amid Crime Crisis for Book Tour

Economy
Treasury to Crack Down on Shell Companies
St. Paul’s Strict Rent Control Law Off to a Bumpy Start Six Months Before Even Taking Effect
Hundreds of Local Papers Sue Facebook and Google, Alleging Ad Monopoly
Visa Launches Cryptocurrency Consulting Services
Apartment Rent and Occupancy Hit Record Highs
Biden Outlines New Regulations for Real Estate Industry
Productivity Crashes More Than Expected in Worst Decline Since 1960
Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Proposed Warner Media/Discovery Merger

Swamp Watch
Zuckerberg-Backed Election Influence Group Founder Served At Chinese State-Funded Center
Seattle Leftists Bail Out Homeless Suspect in Eye Gouging of Cop
Jan 6 Committee Vows Contempt Proceedings If Mark Meadows Continues Ignoring Them
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Other GOP Reps Denounce Treatment of Jan 6 Defendants
“Human Rights” Org Busted Trying to Link Steve Bannon to Patriot Front Group With Fake Posts
National Education Association Board Member Wishes Death Upon Those Seeking Vax Mandate Exemptions
Biden Judicial Commission Avoids Recommendation on Expanding SCOTUS

National Security
Biden: Sending U.S. Troops to Ukraine Not on the Table
Alleged Victims of Duante Wright Speak Out as Trial of Ex-Officer Kim Potter Begins
Today Marks 30 Years Since the Soviet Union Was Dealt Its Death Blow
China’s Military Spending Is 50% Larger Than India, Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asia Combined
Congress’ Spending Freeze Puts a Deep Chill On U.S. Military Modernization
Biden Warns Putin Against Taking Military Action Against Ukraine: May Incur “Very Real Costs”
Resolute Dragon 21: A Preview of How Japan and America Would Fight China?

Around the World
Germans Must Be Fully Vaxxed to Be Eligible for Death by Assisted Suicide
Report: Switzerland Approves “Very Comfortable” Suicide Pods
Border Patrol Facilities in Yuma at 800% COVID-19 Capacity
One of the Suspected Killers of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi Arrested in France: Sources
CAIR Official Says U.S. Jewish Groups, Synagogues Are “Enemies”
With Infection Rates Climbing, Sweden Reimposes Many COVID-19 Measures
Sen Tom Cotton Calls Biden’s So-Called “Diplomatic Boycott” of Beijing Olympic Games “Nothing More than the Sleeves Off of Joe Biden’s Vest”
Kremlin: U.S., Russian Presidents Agree to Further Talks on Ukraine

Opinion
Betsy McCaughey: The Left’s Vaccine Hypocrisy
Oliver L. North and David L. Goetsch: Lawlessness in America: The “Progressive” Culture of Death
Dennis Prager: Why You Should Come Out of the Closet With Your Conservative Values
Star Parker: America Should Be Shining the Light of Liberty, Not Government
Jason Killmeyer: Biden’s Dollar Store Debacle
James Bovard: Biden’s Silly Summit Ignores a Real Peril to Democracy: COVID Crackdowns
Stephen Moore: Will Congress Take Away Your Credit Card?
NY Post Editorial Board: Earth to White House: Idiotic Ron Klain Claims Press Is Tougher on Biden Than Trump

Entertainment
Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Remake Banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Over LGBTQ Character
For Four Months Straight Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon Ratings Crash Among Key Youth Demographic
Prince Harry Shows His Privilege – Tells People To Simply Quit If Their Job Doesn’t Bring Them Joy
Rose McGowan’s Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein Dismissed After Failing Court Deadline
Brooke Shields Torches Barbara Walters Over “Criminal” 1981 Interview
PlayStation Exec George Cacioppo Fired After Appearing To Be Caught In Amateur Pedophile Sting
Country Superstar John Rich Says He “Doesn’t Know How Anyone Can Live” In Los Angeles After Series Of Brazen Crimes

Sports
Piers Morgan Blasts Transgender College Swimmer: “If Michael Phelps Began Competing as a Transgender Woman, All Hell Would Break Loose”
Chiefs’ Safety Tyrann Mathieu Nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
Why NBA Star Enes Kanter Freedom is Proud To Be American
After Arrest Former Saints Lineman Glenn Foster Dies in Police Custody
Richard Petty GMS Motorsports to Compete With Two Full-Time Cup Teams in 2022
Due to Injuries and COVID Protocols Blues Down To 17 Skaters
Patriots Take Sole Possession Of First Place in AFC
Impressive 3rd Quarter Gives Shorthanded Bulls Win Over Nuggets

=== Newsmax Headlines ===

Tensions between the ex-president and the erstwhile onetime Senate majority leader continue to brew, as Trump once again derides McConnell for yielding ground to the Democrats. [Full Story]

Newsmax TV

Don Jr.: GOP Must Stop 'Insanity' Pushed by Liberals, Media |

Russia's Ukraine Invasion Threat Shows Putin 'Doesn't Take Biden Seriously'

As Russian forces mass along Ukraine's border and the United States [Full Story] |

Newsfront

Senate OKs GOP Bill to Nix Biden Vax Mandate

The Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a Republican measure that would overturn President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for private businesses, with two Democrats joining Republicans. It still faces hurdles in the House and a likely Biden veto.... [Full Story]

GOP Reps: DOJ's 'Domestic Terrorist' Memo the New 'Dossier' Pretext

Republican members on the House Judiciary Committee are calling the [Full Story] |

House Passes Bill to Restructure Shipping Supply Chains

The House of Representatives passed the "Ocean Shipping Reform Act" [Full Story]

Nadler Swats Rep. Jim Jordan's Call for School Board Subpoenas

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced [Full Story] |

=== Viva Barnes News ===

1. As forecast, Biden's pandemic policies would not prove popular, contrary to White House expectations. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/08/nolte-only-39-prefer-bidens-pandemic-management-over-trumps/

2. More and more oppose the vaccine mandate, even the weak-kneed Senators. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/584825-senate-poised-to-pass-resolution-to-nullify-biden-vaccine-mandate

3. Cell phone dragnets start to face judicial scrutiny. https://www.courthousenews.com/state-court-could-put-cellphone-dragnets-in-knots/

4. Tucker is right. https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/08/tucker-carlson-rails-against-neocon-push-for-war-with-russia-over-ukraine/

5. Heart condition rise totally unrelated to the drug ("vaccine" ) that lists heart conditions as a predictable side effect. https://summit.news/2021/12/08/explosion-in-new-heart-conditions-explained-as-post-pandemic-stress-disorder/

*Bonus: answering sports & gambling questions. https://sportspicks.locals.com/post/1390505/ama-answers-1

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Here is a video I made four and twenty

https://rumble.com/vcerqv-four-and-twenty.html

In addition to solo careers and within the larger aggregate of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the musical team of David Crosby and Graham Nash have performed and recorded regularly as a duo, mostly during the 1970s. === It is a depressing lyric and not one I agree with, but I am feeling sick and it feels appropriate.

=== From 2020 ===

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https://www.newsmax.com/politics/flynn-case-dismiss-pardon/2020/12/08/id/1000591/?oRef=mixi

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In this episode, I discuss the way to immediately get to the bottom of what happened on election night in that suspicious videotape. I also address the explosive allegations about a Chinese government plot covered in a new Axios report, and an explosive tip I was given.
News Picks:
An explosive story in Axios about a massive Chinese government influence operation in the United States.
Texas sues Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin over election procedures.
An excellent piece about the suspicious Georgia election night video.
Leaked documents out of Los Angeles portend a troubling new future.
Nancy Pelosi is in trouble.
Teacher’s Unions now claiming it’s “racist” and “sexist” to open schools.
“Judge” Sullivan continues to harass General Flynn.

=== Bongino Headlines ===

Capitol Hill
Republican Leaders Refuse to Pass Resolution Stating Biden Is President Elect
Pelosi Has A Narrow Path to Speakership in New Congress
Congressman Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate Hunter Biden
Seattle Somehow on Track to Have Even Crazier Leadership
Chinese Media: Biden Will Put a Stop to U.S. Allies Confronting Beijing
Bernie Sanders Admits Dems Held Up Coronavirus Relief Until After Election
Rep. Trent Kelly Becomes the Highest Ranking Military Officer in Congress
Next Year’s Dem-Run House Will Be the Laziest in Modern History
More Irregularities in Pennsylvania’s Mail-In Ballots
Pelosi to Hold High-Dollar Fundraiser for Georgia Dem Senate Candidates
Weekday Poll (Rasmussen) – December 8: Trump Approval at 49%

Swamp Watch
REPORT: California Welfare System Has Huge $2 Billion Fraud Problem
FLASHBACK: Kamala Harris Says She Believes Biden’s Accusers
Two of Biden’s Cabinet Picks Were Key Players in Clinton-Era “Pardongate” Scandal
Former CIA Director Brennan Blasted for Saying There Was No Spying on Trump’s Campaign
Mark Levin Explains How Pennsylvania Dems Changed the Rules on Election Fraud
Columbia University Didn’t Disclose $1 Million in CCP Funding
New Los Angeles DA Doesn’t Want to Prosecute Much
Pelosi Honors First Black Congressman Without Mentioning He Was a Republican
Alleged Chinese Spy Targeted California Politicians, Including Eric Swalwell

Culture War
Burgess Owens: The Right to Life Is Given to Us by God
Drudge Report Sends Tweet Unintentionally Celebrating 30% Decline in Traffic
The Discovery Channel Produces Show on China – Which Is Supervised by CCP
Washington Post Criticizes Trump for Doing Exact Same Thing Obama Did
Victims of Communism Museum to Open in D.C. Next Year
Only 40% Of Those Polled Think Mainstream Media Has Made a Serious Effort to Determine if Election Fraud Occurred
Former FBI Director’s Investigation Clears Papa John’s Founder of Racial Bias Claims
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! “Woke Santa” Tells Kid He Can’t Have a Nerf Gun

=== Newsmax headlines ===

Republicans Block Inaugural Resolution Recognizing Biden’s Win
Arizona GOP Retweets Call 'to Give My Life' for Election Fight
Gizzi: Judge Orders Selective Recount in NY-22
Rep. Mooney Wants to Condemn Lawmakers Who Call for Trump Concession
Texas AG Paxton Files Election Suit Against 4 Battleground States
Ted Cruz: Pa. Election Case 'Raises Very Serious Issues'
Federalist's Hemingway: Ga. Video Not Debunked
Jenna Ellis to Newsmax TV: Media in 'Rush to Judgment' |

McConnell Says Relief Talks Should Drop Liability, State Aid
Trump Lawyer Giuliani Says He Expects to Leave the Hospital on Wednesday
Labor Sec. Scalia: Warp Speed Will Drop Unemployment Below 5 Percent
Jenna Ellis to Newsmax TV: Axios Report on Party ‘Insanely Reckless’
Manchin: Trump, McConnell Giving 'Encouraging Signs' on Relief Bill
Congress Set to Pass Defense Bill Despite Trump Veto Threat
US Fully Restores Protections for Young Immigrants
Second US Judge Blocks Trump's TikTok Ban
Stephanie Mohr to Newsmax TV: Pardon Me, President Trump |

=== FB Memes and memories ===

Four fonts walk into a bar The barman says "Oi - get out! We don't want your type in here"

Two peanuts walk into a bar One was a salted

A jump-lead walks into a bar. The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything"

A priest, a rabbi and a vicar walk into a bar The barman says, "Is this some kind of joke?"

A woman walks into a bar and asks the barman for a double entendre. So he gave her one

Dyslexic man walks into a bra

A seal walks into a club...

A man walks into a pub, goes up to the bar "Pint of best" he says to the bar man,Whilst waiting for his drink he notices that Vincent Van Gogh is sitting at one of the tables.He goes up to him and says "Are you Vincent Van Gogh?" "Yes" the old man replies "do you want a pint?" "No, ta. I've got one 'ere."

A man walks into a bar with a roll of tarmac under his arm and says: "Pint please, and one for the road."

How Do You Catch A Unique Rabbit? Unique Up On It.

How Do You Catch A Tame Rabbit? Tame Way, Unique Up On It.

=== From 2017 ===

Don't give up on hope. Lots of little news reports are coming in on diverse topics. Latika Bourke is trying to rewrite history and deny Tony Abbott credit for the SSM vote because he abstained from the final vote after the ALP refused to pass amendments. The truth is Abbott wanted the issue put to the people and it was. Turnbull put binds on free speech to prevent debate. Turnbull chose the worst possible mechanism to count the vote. ALP opposed SSM at every turn in government, and opposed the vote as they could in opposition. Abbott's stance throughout was principled and fair. But Boure does not like Abbott?

Meanwhile around the world terrorists have been triggered by the US (Trump) plans to relocate their Israeli embassy to the capital of Israel, Jerusalem. They still commit terrorist atrocities, but claim their hearts aren't in it. The UN is outraged at the US doing what Clinton, Bush and Obama promised to do. Czechoslovakia and Russia are also moving their embassies to Jerusalem.

Outrage is being expressed after a policeman did his job, shooting dead a suspect that failed to comply with clearly stated demands. Apparently the suspect had wanted to pull up his pants. The policeman has been cleared of wrongdoing. So the outrage industry are saying the footage is confronting. It is. Maybe if a policeman is making demands on you, pointing a rifle at you, you should comply?

Allegations surface that Obama's Justice Department was behind a fake dossier that mislead the FBI into trying to prevent Trump from becoming President. How will Mueller react to being a patsy? Same as always?

IS is in tatters, no longer controlling a city, thanks to Trump and Mattis not obstructing the Pentagon as Obama had.

25 years ago Keating voiced the deadly myth suggesting it was bad to work, study or lead a good family life if you were Aboriginal. Keating is still highly lauded for that. Duterte to resume extra judicial killings. ALP are in trouble with revelations a senator of theirs knew she had breached the constitution as dual citizen but remained in parliament to help Shorten pressure conservatives.

=== from 2016 ===

Perseverance brings rewards. I got my first full time teacher's position job interview ever. I didn't need to go to interview in 1991, as I was on a scholarship. The interview is not even in the city I live, but I'm confident I'll get a real job early in the new year. And there are many I will need to thank properly when I get it.

Today is the anniversary of my father's death. I wrote what I intend to write on it in 2013.

=== from 2015 ===

Mr Turnbull, Mr Abbott, Mr Baird, Mr Heffernan, Mr Brandis, you have failed and I am paying the consequences. All I asked was that you be competent. You weren't. Your incompetence and in fighting have meant that my situation has worsened beyond what any Australian citizen should endure. I have appropriately approached you a number of times. I now choose to do so publicly. I have clean hands on the issue, having reported it to police at the appropriate times too. And the coroner. And the ICAC. And the Department of Education. And the Royal Commission into institutionalised responses to pedophilia. The actual corruption you protect was from members of the ALP. Within a month I will have exhausted my resources. And still I don't qualify for welfare. I work over a hundred hours every week for no money. All because I'm a failed whistle blower, having reported on a bungled pedophile investigation and the death of a school child from departmental neglect. Over years I have contacted your offices and you have done nothing.

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

From 2014

Conservative writer gets a literary award. The writer covered the shameful activity of unions during WW2. Outraged leftist writers denounce and abuse those who report this fact. In response to the assertion that conservative writers winning a literary award is very rare, one caustic wit said that Churchill had won such an award. Churchill died nearly fifty years ago. It is a reminder of when the ABC's balance was asserted by saying a WA newsreader was a known conservative. It turned out they actually supported Greens. But Costello pointed out that with fifty thousand employees, it did not surprise him that the ABC might know the name of the one single employee thought to be conservative.

One highly lauded literary figure in Australia is Barry Spurr. He might not be a conservative, but he has helped to write a report for the conservative government. That has meant that the magazine New Matilda has felt licensed to print his personal emails. New Matilda framed the emails as being racist and bigoted, but the professor has explained how they were composed which suggests he is not a racist bigot but instead a victim of lefties who hate bash conservatives. He is still suspended by his university that seems concerned he might in fact be a conservative.

Talking to trees is the brainchild of Melbourne Council who have an agricultural unit posing as trees on email. If a tree could talk it would probably beg to be given plant food and for the IPCC to be chopped up for fire wood. But that kind of realism is beyond the unit. Meanwhile, in a survey of expert commentators, Australia leads the world in climate realism. This is because we ditched the useless tax that only made industry more expensive. It is doubtful this would be reported in the partisan Age or ABC.

CFMEU running amok as Vic Libs are silent. A conservative can never lean far enough to the left to please the left wing. However the Vic Libs have tried, and it has had them ditched from government after one term where they failed to engage in the culture wars. Clearly the Liberals cannot compete with the CFMEU as they are a political party and don't have bottomless slush funds stolen from union members. Which is why they should speak out while speech is free. Except it isn't now, because they didn't stand for it then.

ASC tasked to reform to prove it can build a canoe. Otherwise they cannot be considered to build a submarine. They are currently over budget and very late with their current project and that means there is less money to support the ADF because these parasites are doing exactly what the unions were doing in WW2 when they supported the enemy.

Defending free speech by hiring stoats to judge rabbits is the Watership Down style analogy which sees a censorious non publisher take over the press council. The partisan appointee should resign on bias alone.

Good government finds solutions, and Mr Abbott has a Medicare co payment solution which might get past the blockage called a senate. It is $5, instead of $7, as doctors had opposed a $2 pay rise. It will fund a $20 billion research budget, and those who want scientific research should support that. Once in place, it should be clear that it is not a harmful measure, and is in fact as useful as public transport charges.

Peter Reith advises Hockey to press harder on economic need for cuts. The public understand the need, but they also need to be told, and have it explained. The partisan press will not do so, but will obstruct, which is ok, as the people can see through that. Sometimes.

From 2013

Today is the anniversary of my father's passing, age 76, in 2009. He wrote many books on Educational Psychology, edited the prestigious Journal of Educational Psychology for decades, 'wrote' the original Australian Sale of the Century questions but will primarily be remembered for his work as educational evaluator of Sesame Street and the Electric Company. I didn't know him very well. My parents had separated before I was born. They had a rocky relationship, coming together again when I was five ('72) after my mother burned down our house in Leonia, and we moved to Princeton, NJ, where my dad began work for ETS in educational measurement related to SATs. They stayed together until my sick sister's death in '78. Then we came to Australia to live. I lived with my mother.

He was very good at his work, and was a lovely charming person. The dysfunctional nature of my family is more closely related to my mother, and in some ways he would have had to have been a saint to not fail against her attention. He tried, but he made choices, and had integrity. A half sister of mine nominated him for father of the year, which he won. Tony Barber congratulated him on the birth of his first child while my brother was watching from home. But it is really hard to navigate two families in the public face. No one would have known he had a fractured family life. He was made CEO of the Victorian Board of Studies by Kennett, and did a great job, introducing mass testing of students by computer in a world first.

I posted a tribute to him, following his death. It became top on the google search list for him, so my family ordered me to take it down. I did, but reposted it too. I'm not the son he wanted. I'm not his only child. But he was my father.

Historical perspective on this day

In 480, Odoacer, first King of Italy, occupied Dalmatia. He later established his political power with the co-operation of the Roman Senate. In 536, Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius entered Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison fled the capital. In 730, Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilated an Umayyad army and killed its commander, al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah al-Hakami. In 1425, the Catholic University of Leuven is founded. In 1531, The Virgin of Guadalupe first appeared to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City. In 1775, American Revolutionary War: British troops lost the Battle of Great Bridge, and left Virginia soon afterward. In 1793, New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, was established by Noah Webster.

In 1824, patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeated a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence. In 1835, Texas Revolution: The Texian Army captured San Antonio, Texas. In 1851, the first YMCA in North America was established in Montreal. In 1856, the Iranian city of Bushehr surrendered to occupying British forces. In 1861, American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War was established by the U.S. Congress. In 1872, in Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchbackbecame the first serving African-American governor of a U.S. state. In 1875, the Massachusetts Rifle Association, "America's Oldest Active Gun Club", was founded. In 1888, statistician Herman Hollerith installed his computing device at the United States War Department. In 1897, activist Marguerite Durand founded the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.

In 1905, in France, the law separating church and state was passed. In 1911, a mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, killed 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines. In 1917, World War I: In Palestine, Field Marshal Edmund Allenby captured Jerusalem. In 1922, Gabriel Narutowicz was elected the first president of Poland. In 1931, the Constituent Cortes approved a constitution which established the Second Spanish Republic. In 1935, Walter Liggett, American newspaper editor and muckraker, was killed in a gangland murder. Also, the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later renamed the Heisman Trophy, was awarded for the first time. The winner was halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago. In 1937, Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking – Japanesetroops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launched an assault on the Chinesecity of Nanjing (Nanking).

In 1940, World War II: Operation Compass – British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attacked Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt. In 1941, World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declared war on Germany and Japan. Also, World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacked Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon. In 1946, the "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" began with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia. Also, the Constituent Assembly of India met for the first time to write the Constitution of India. In 1950, Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony was later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. In 1953, Red Scare: General Electric announced that all communist employees would be discharged from the company. In 1956, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashed near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board. In 1958, the John Birch Society was founded in the United States.

In 1960, the first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, was broadcast in the United Kingdom. In 1961, Tanganyika became independent from Britain. In 1962, the Petrified Forest National Park was established in Arizona. In 1965, Kecksburg UFO incident: A fireball was seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh. In 2005 NASA admitted that it examined the object. Also, a Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuted on CBS. In 1966, Barbados joined the United Nations. In 1968, Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse, hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the oN-Line System (NLS). In 1969, U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposed his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which led to civil war in Jordan in September 1970.

In 1971, the United Arab Emirates joined the United Nations. Also, Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executed an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences. In 1973, British and Irish authorities signed the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. In 1979, the eradication of the smallpox virus was certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction. In 1987, Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada began in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. In 1988, the Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland, was officially opened. In 2003, a blast in the center of Moscow killed six people and wounded several more. In 2008, the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, was arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency. In 2013, at least seven were dead and 63 were injured following a train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia.

=== Bible Reading ===

Today's reading: Daniel 8-10, 3 John 1 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Daniel 8-10

Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

¹ In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me. ² In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal. ³ I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. ⁴ I watched the ram as it charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against it, and none could rescue from its power. It did as it pleased and became great.

⁵ As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. ⁶ It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage. ⁷ I saw it attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against it; the goat knocked it to the ground and trampled on it, and none could rescue the ram from its power. ⁸ The goat became very great, but at the height of its power the large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven....

...read the rest on Bible Gateway

Today's New Testament reading: 3 John 1

¹ The elder,

To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

² Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. ³ It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it. ⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

⁵ Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. ⁶They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God. ⁷ It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. ⁸We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth....

...read the rest on Bible Gateway

=== Morning and Evening ===

Morning

"Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy."
Revelation 3:4

We may understand this to refer to justification. "They shall walk in white;" that is, they shall enjoy a constant sense of their own justification by faith; they shall understand that the righteousness of Christ is imputed to them, that they have all been washed and made whiter than the newly-fallen snow.

Again, it refers to joy and gladness: for white robes were holiday dresses among the Jews. They who have not defiled their garments shall have their faces always bright; they shall understand what Solomon meant when he said "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart. Let thy garments be always white, for God hath accepted thy works." He who is accepted of God shall wear white garments of joy and gladness, while he walks in sweet communion with the Lord Jesus. Whence so many doubts, so much misery, and mourning? It is because so many believers defile their garments with sin and error, and hence they lose the joy of their salvation, and the comfortable fellowship of the Lord Jesus, they do not here below walk in white.

The promise also refers to walking in white before the throne of God. Those who have not defiled their garments here shall most certainly walk in white up yonder, where the white-robed hosts sing perpetual hallelujahs to the Most High. They shall possess joys inconceivable, happiness beyond a dream, bliss which imagination knoweth not, blessedness which even the stretch of desire hath not reached. The "undefiled in the way" shall have all this--not of merit, nor of works, but of grace. They shall walk with Christ in white, for he has made them "worthy." In his sweet company they shall drink of the living fountains of waters.

Evening

"Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor."
Psalm 68:10

All God's gifts are prepared gifts laid up in store for wants foreseen. He anticipates our needs; and out of the fulness which he has treasured up in Christ Jesus, he provides of his goodness for the poor. You may trust him for all the necessities that can occur, for he has infallibly foreknown every one of them. He can say of us in all conditions, "I knew that thou wouldst be this and that." A man goes a journey across the desert, and when he has made a day's advance, and pitched his tent, he discovers that he wants many comforts and necessaries which he has not brought in his baggage. "Ah!" says he, "I did not foresee this: if I had this journey to go again, I should bring these things with me, so necessary to my comfort." But God has marked with prescient eye all the requirements of his poor wandering children, and when those needs occur, supplies are ready. It is goodness which he has prepared for the poor in heart, goodness and goodness only. "My grace is sufficient for thee." "As thy days, so shall thy strength be."

Reader, is your heart heavy this evening? God knew it would be; the comfort which your heart wants is treasured in the sweet assurance of the text. You are poor and needy, but he has thought upon you, and has the exact blessing which you require in store for you. Plead the promise, believe it and obtain its fulfilment. Do you feel that you never were so consciously vile as you are now? Behold, the crimson fountain is open still, with all its former efficacy, to wash your sin away. Never shall you come into such a position that Christ cannot aid you. No pinch shall ever arrive in your spiritual affairs in which Jesus Christ shall not be equal to the emergency, for your history has all been foreknown and provided for in Jesus.

=== 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