Thursday, July 22, 2021

Thu 22nd July 2021 Current Affairs

Editorial on Haiti Assassination and Biden Presidency
Because of corruption involving the Clinton Foundation and Haiti reconstruction, the assassination of Haiti's President by a mercenary team involving US citizens takes on a particular piquancy. It does not mean Biden is behind the assassination, But, what must be of concern to non partisan Americans is the circumstance resulting in the death. To draw a parallel, Australia had had a decade of conservative government leading up to the Rudd Government election in 2007. Rudd promised change based on a pragmatic economic conservative approach he never followed. But, before Rudd penned a schoolboy level essay trumpeting the jettison of economic conservatism, he turned to enlightened foreign policy. Rudd would not tolerate insurrection in Timor led by the separatist Alfredo Reinado. Rudd might not have given tacit permission for friendly black ops to hit Reinado, But, the hit almost claimed the lives of Timor's Prime Minister and President. Following, Timor ties with ALP led Australia were poisoned. 

Biden needs a foreign policy win. A strong statement on a nation close to America means a lot for Biden who looks weak and foolish, derided by friends and foes. Who mourns the Haiti strongman? Who mourned Reinado? However, Rudd's bungled foreign policy echoes the Haiti experience. Just like Ukraine's illegal painting of their military aircraft as civilian was never discussed by international media, we may never hear who ordered the hit on the Haiti President, but those involved with the execution will be persecuted. After all, those involved might point the finger, if asked, at .. Biden? 

Editorial Trump policy prosecuting legal cases
Trump legal policy appears to be corruptly deprived of standing and provision. How else can one explain the quandary Trump finds himself? It is as if the Democrats own the judicial process and it is up to the voter to rid the US of Democrats in 2022, so that an independent congress and eventually, judiciary, can reassert themselves. There are powerful truths supporting that view, from Hunter Biden's laptop, through Giuliani's slap down by NY judges, The Russian collusion hoax and two fake impeachment trials. But, sometimes, Trump looks like he is deliberately shooting himself in the foot, as with his lawyer's approach to suing Big Tech. It is as if a Trump lawyer is applying a poison pill to the case to sabotage what Trump could pursue legally in better directions. 

Why else would Trump lawyers use class action to pursue what Trump can claim as a private citizen? Is it because Trump can lose these cases and better pursue public support for 2022? Can Democrats afford to let Trump win these cases so as to avoid losing the publicity war? Or are Democrats geared to lose regardless? 

The corrupt Democrat LBJ stole preselection for Texas from a fellow Democrat in '48. The case went to the Supreme Court which claimed it had no standing as it was a preselection for Democrats, and they were allowed to be corrupt. The federal aspect of any campaign not being decided by Democrats preselecting a thief. It had only been a few years after UK lords had hanged Lord Haw Haw, William Joyce for treason, even though he wasn't English at all, but Irish. The UK Lords had had no standing, but as they say in law, if there aren't double standards, then there are no standards at all. Joyce had had a fake UK passport. I'm sure Barnaby Joyce would understand that such loopholes in citizenship are fraught. 

I no longer care for the opinion of judges. I want Trump to have his presidency restored, and for Democrats to be stripped of their party status. 
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Is the free world still free? This is a serious question given where we are. In this episode, I discuss the growing body of evidence that the free world is collapsing into totalitarian chaos.

News Picks:

=== Bongino Headlines ===
McCarthy Pulls All GOP Picks From Pelosi’s Sham Jan 6 Commission READ MORE

Watchdog Demands Investigation Into Biden Admin Appointee for Potentially “Egregious” Ethics Violation

McConnell Says GOP Won’t Vote to Raise Debt Ceiling

Race Relations Hit New Low Under Biden

House Republicans Gear Up for Border Wall Showdown

Biden Admin Promotes Group Pushing Critical Race Theory Propaganda in Public Schools Then Tries to Walk It Back

French President Macron Among 14 Heads of State Identified as Targets of Pegasus Spyware

Capitol Hill
Jim Jordan Sounds Off on Pelosi’s Jan 6 Commission Witch Hunt
AOC Says GOP Is Setting Stage for “Regime Change” in Cuba
Joe Biden Used Private Email to Send State Department Info to Hunter
Pelosi Says She’ll Decide on McCarthy’s GOP Picks for Jan. 6 Committee “When She’s Ready”
RNC Sets New Fundraising Record
Biden Won’t Sanction China for Hacking U.S. Servers
Schumer Rejects Republican Request to Delay Infrastructure Vote to Provide More Time to Calculate Cost
White House Confirms It’s Hiding Full Number of Staffers Who Contracted COVID From Texas Dem Superspreaders
62% of Arizona Republicans Say Trump Will Win State After Election Audit
Rand Paul to Send Letter to DOJ Asking for Criminal Referral for Dr. Fauci

Culture War
Pro-Rioting Minneapolis Business Owner Has Van Stolen, Business Robbed
10 Bizarre Moments From the First Year of Joy Reid’s MSNBC Show
California Court Strikes Down Transgender Pronoun Law on First Amendment Grounds
Author Says Paper Finding Masks Harmful for Children Got Retracted Over Politics
Rural Democrats Distancing Themselves From What They See as a Toxic Brand: the Democratic Party
Poll: 2020 Was the Most Stressful Year in Recent History
California Cities Shutting Down “America First” Rallies in Blatant Violation of First Amendment
Dem Definition of “Misinformation”: Whatever Hurts Them Politically
Dan Bongino Shares First Place in Saturday Primetime Ratings With Jesse Waters

Economy
Jeff Bezos Gives CNN’s Van Jones $100 Million to Spend on Charities of His Choice
GAO Finds $12.9 Billion in Waste in Unemployment Programs
Dogecoin Is Down Nearly 80% Since Elon Musk’s SNL Appearance
Housing Inventory Grows for First Time in Over a Year
The American Workforce’s Great Resignation
Biden to Nominate Jonathan Kanter to Head DOJ Antitrust Division
House Dems Celebrate Successful Blue Origin Launch by Proposing Tax on Space Flight
Republicans Leadership Pledges to Hold Democrats Accountable “for Their Reckless Handling of the Economy”
Pizza Chain CEO Avoids All Understanding of Economics While Calling for “a Living Wage”

Swamp Watch
Congress Tackles Britney Spears Conservatorship as Nation Faces Historic Border Crisis
Men Accused in Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Say FBI Entrapped Them
Book Says Trump Didn’t Direct Then-AG Barr to Indict Specific Individuals in Durham Inquiry
Biden Says 12 People Are Responsible for COVID Misinformation — Then Never Names Them
Biden Wants U.N. to Investigate “Systemic Racism” While it Looks the Other Way on Existing Problems
Watchdog: Senior FBI Official Took Free Gifts From Media During Trump-Russia Probe
Eric Swalwell Held Meetings With Terrorist-Linked Qatari Charity
Pelosi Makes Millions in the Stock Market on Companies She Regulates

National Security
ISIS and Taliban Already Attacking Kabul Green Zone
Russia’s New Fighter Seen Uncovered for First Time
Air Force Satellite Completes Two-Year Study of the Effects of Radiation on Space Hardware
Why America Needs Delta Force
Philippine Coast Guard Challenges Chinese Warship
China Is Massively Expanding Its Strategic Nuclear Arsenal
Russia Warns on Taliban Conquering Afghanistan
COVID up Staggering 900% Among Illegals Caught In Rio Grande Valley
What We Know About the Company Behind Pegasus Spyware

Around the World
Israel Warns Ben and Jerry’s of “Severe Consequences” Over Boycott
Italian Firm Fined €196 million for Inflating Drug Price 30,000%
Che Guevera’s Daughter Calls for More Repression of Cuba Protesters
Russia Has Transferred 21,000 Troops to Crimea
Taiwan to Use Its Own Name at New Lithuania Office
200 Americans Now Have Havana Syndrome Symptoms After Attacks in Austria
U.K. Defies Beijing, Sails Warships in Disputed Waters Near South China Sea
French Prosecutor Opens Probe Into Pegasus

Opinion
Patrick Buchanan: Why Can’t Biden Stop This Invasion?
Oliver L. North and David L. Goetsch: “Defund the Police” Backfires on the Left — So They Blame Republicans
Stephen Moore: In Biden’s America Everyone Is Entitled to Everything
Derek Hunter: Give Everyone Their Own National Anthem
Star Parker: The Perverse Agenda of Black Lives Matter
H. Sterling Burnett: The Red Queen Would Be Proud of the Impossibly Inconsistent Climate Disaster Claims
Tim Graham: Biden’s Wild Murder and Jim Crow Accusations

Entertainment
Prince Harry Doesn’t Need Queen’s Approval for Memoir but Had Private Talks With Royal Family
Woke Rebranding of Victoria’s Secret Off to an Ugly Start
Harvey Weinstein Extradited to California to Face Additional Charges
Disney Executive Says Woke Jungle Cruise Revisions Are Part of “Healing Journey of America”
Trump Reportedly Insulted Members of Aerosmith Before First GOP Debate
“Canceled in the USA” Reveals How the Woke Mob Hurts Americans
Women’s Magazine “Marie Claire” Complains About Not Enough Low Income Parents Having Abortions in Films and TV Shows

Sports
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Loses 3-0 to Sweden After Taking Knee During National Anthem
911 Dispatcher for Richard Sherman Call Criticized for Being “Combative”
Alabama QB Bryce Young Already Nearing Million Dollar Profit Off His Name, Image, and Likeness
Report: Aaron Rodgers Turned Down Contract Extension With Packers
Jets Assistant Coach Greg Knapp in Critical Condition Following Bike Accident
“Guess She’s Only Tough on the Courts.” Megan Kelly Roasts Naomi Osaka
NBA Finals Game 5 Was a Ratings Disaster
=== Newsmax Headlines ===
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Newsfront
Victims and families who suffered losses in the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront Florida condominium will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation initially, a judge said Wednesday.That sum includes about $50 million in insurance on the Champlain Towers South building...... [Full Story]

Pelosi Blocks 2 GOP Jan. 6 Picks; McCarthy Pulls All 5

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she would not allow [Full Story]
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Here is a video I made Jam Alien Movie 

Aliens can jam with us any time .. 

The brainchild of magnificent music duo on iCompositions Antonello and Cesare. 

I am the monkey who sourced the images and did the fast talking at the beginning .. playing both roles ..

=== From 2018 ===
Don't give up on hope. Tisha B'Av literally "The ninth of Av" is an annual fast in judaism commemorating the loss of the Temple of Solomon in 587 BC and then the second temple by Rome in 70 AD. I've written of the loss of the second temple through internal Roman politics. Nero had messed up a peace agreement in France/Gaul and so the new Roman emperor had to use an iron fist on Jerusalem. The Romans called the land Palestine where Jewish people ruled and Jews made up a sixth of the Roman empire in population terms. The loss of the Temple of Solomon was worse. The temple had been raided ten years before by Nebuchadnezzar II and a puppet king was installed. The puppet allied with Egypt and Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, killed the children of the puppet king and blinded the king in punishment. Early Christians in their genealogy of Jesus had him descended from the king before the puppet king, Jeconiah. Archaeologists have found references to Jeconiah in Babylon having a food requisition for his family. 

Less than a week is to go before there are some six by elections. Australians are discussing the merits of Shorten and Turnbull, but no one will be voting for either. This is a fight between Liberals and ALP, where Liberals contest, but Liberals are not contesting every seat. For me it comes down to issues. On fiscal policy, education and corruption I support Liberals. I don't always agree with Liberals and feel the energy policy put forward by Turnbull is a bad joke, but the ALP promise to be worse on any issue. Don't believe me? Ask the ALP what their energy policy is? What is the ALP's position on union corruption? What steps would the ALP take to improve education or limit crime? What will the ALP do with the border? How will the ALP prevent the drowning of refugees with their open border? 
A daily column on what the ALP have as a policy, supported by a local member, and how it has 'helped' the local community. I'll stop if I cannot identify a policy. Feel free to make suggestions. Contact me on FB, not twitter. I have twitter, but never look at it. 

Gabrielle Williams was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Carers and Volunteers, working with the Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing and the Minister for Families and Children. I love education and one important aspect of education is what parents do at home. Parents do not have to be geniuses to raise smart children. They don't need expensive screens and toys. But they do need books, or a library pass. They need to read to children. They need to be a presence in the lives of their children. Don't worry about gender of children, they will decide that when they are adults. Don't encourage promiscuity. 

As part of the November 24th Vic election campaign I have a petition I want to bring before the Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. I believe Matthew will be the next premier of Victoria and so I am petitioning him as I raise the issues of Employment, Crime and Education in Dandenong. I am also seeking money for my campaign. I don't have party resources, and so my campaign is on foot, and on the internet. Any money I receive that is not spent on the campaign will go to Grow 4 Life. I am asking questions like "What do you love about Dandenong?" and "If you could change something in Dandenong to make it better, what would it be?" I'm not limiting the questions to state issues. I'm happy to discuss anything, and get things done.
=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. Black Lives Matter are involving themselves in the ugly situation regarding a US cop killing a woman who had called the police for help. Justine Damond, a life coach, had called police when she believed she heard a woman being raped in a back alley in Minneapolis. A responding policeman saw her, and drew his firearm and shot her in the stomach. The policeman had had to shoot across his startled partner on duty. It is alleged there is a witness who can shed light on what led to the shooting. Justine was white and the cop is not. Allegations are being made against him in other instances, but it does not see like he has been noted as trigger happy. It looks a tragic accident. Enter Black Lives matter and they howl down the mayor and throw mud. Mud will not bring back Justine, but will make it certain that justice will not be found. 

In 838, Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffered a heavy defeat by the Abbasids. 1099, First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon was elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem. 1298, Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeated William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk. 1484, Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas were defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas was captured. 

In 1916, in San Francisco, California, a bomb exploded on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing ten and injuring 40. 1934, outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger was mortally wounded by FBI agents. 1937, New Deal: The United States Senate voted down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.

In 1942, the United States government began compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands. Also 1942, Holocaust: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto began. 1946, King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandate Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
=== from 2016 ===
In order to avoid responsibility, Turnbull is prepared to blame others. For example, blaming the mentally ill for Islamic fascist attacks. And there is a high correlation between the two. But the clerics who act as gatekeepers claim that Islamic terrorists are Islamic. And so it may be the case Walid Aly is shown to have a mental disease. Which explains why his defence of Sonia Kruger was so back handed. Regardless of the exact relationship between Islam and terror, it is really important for so called moderates to distance themselves from terrorism. There is no excuse for terror, even though the left make claim there is. As Turnbull will soon find, work is stressful even if one works quickly, if they don't in turn work the right way. Turnbull uses blame, rather than accepting accountability, and those who would follow him, reject his leadership. Many already have. 

For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility. 
=== from 2015 ===
Anyone can choose a name, parents can choose a name for many reasons. And many names are similar for different reasons. David Ball the country singer from the US is not the same as David Ball who builds skyscrapers in London, or David Ball the writer from Sydney. Catch the Fire ministries from Toronto or Sydney and around the world are different to Catch the Fire ministry from Melbourne. Danny Nalliah is the senior pastor of the Melbourne group. Danny is Australian born and is of such little faith in the Bible as the word of God that he insists that it must mean the Earth is less than six thousand years old, as a creation. He is convinced evolution means that God does not exist. He is also a political leader of Rise Up Australia which calls itself Christian Conservative but shows no signs of conservatism or the fruits of faith which a humble life embracing God endows. Instead it is a radical group with social conservative mores that are extreme. Danny's God is afraid of Allah. Danny's God wants censorship. Danny's God wants to define people by race. Danny's God has a name, and it isn't God. The God of the Bible has endorsed secular administration, has blessed everyone irregardless of race and despises the selfish. 

Melbourne's Catch the Fire ministry is part of the mob calling itself Reclaim Australia in campaign. Others include neo Nazis.  They are protectionist for industry, meaning that industry is prevented from growing into larger markets and profiting. Protectionism means that the current wealthy can't grow, and the struggling worker can't improve. A healthy, business friendly trade union would want to grow business too, but a corrupt trade union which was willing to prevent workers from having improved conditions, would favour protectionism as it prevents their corruption from being exposed. Social conservatism is all very well, but laws regulating sex lives are over the top and unnecessary and irrelevant to secular administration. Opposing Islam is stupid when opposing jihadism is prudent. 

Danny says he is physically ill thinking of Julia Gillard shaking hands with Bob Brown. Danny also claims to have had three people rise from the dead. But Danny has not got the power of prophecy that is within the Conservative Voice. In 50 years time, Australia will not have sharia law. Jihadism will have been defeated while Islam will still exist, because Islam will join with the world in eliminating the scum. And Danny will have no future within ministry serving God. Australia will have an effective nuclear industry. Dams will have opened the interior of Australia to migration and food production. Sydney will not have extreme high temperatures, from a heated interior of Australia, which will instead be water rich from fresh water Northern Australian rain. 
From 2014
Russia has no defence and is responsible for the terrorist hit on MH17. However, the questions have not been asked which demonstrates Ukraine culpability and Washington influence. It is entirely predictable Moscow wants to spin the event domestically and internationally. What is disturbing is that commentators are so clearly uncomfortable with describing the crime and a balanced way forward. Placing Ukrainians under an illegitimate government by force of arms is not a solution to this tragedy. And it is worth considering that Russia would not have shot down a passenger jet deliberately .. it is an accident and if the Ukraine have deliberately done things to create conditions for the accident, like flying military jets with civilian identifiers, or flying military close to the civilian jet, then the White House should not be able to protect them from censure. If the Ukraine considered it a war zone, they should have communicated that with the civilian airliner. 

On this day, 1209, a theological dispute between Christian sects led to the massacre at Béziers as part of a crusade. In 1298, William Wallace met defeat at Falkirk and lost a valuable second in charge, a Simpsonish name of MacDuff. In 1587, Roanoke Island was reestablished under Queen Elizabeth I. In 1706, the kingdom of Great Britain began through an act of union between England and Scotland. In 1797 Nelson lost an arm at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He had ordered the surgeon to amputate, and his arm was thrown overboard despite Nelson's wish to keep it as a souvenir. Later, he would meet Emma Hamilton, and her practicality and lack of sympathy endeared Nelson. In 1894, the first ever car race was won by a 3hp Peugeot engine. In 1916, the US was gearing up for entry to WW1, and at a Preparedness Day event in San Francisco, two labor leaders left a suitcase bomb in a crowd, because even then unions were useless. In 1934, Public Enemy number one, John Dillinger, saw his last movie thanks to an FBI bullet. In 1937, FDR failed to load the US Supreme Court with his supporters. In 1942, The US began petrol rationing and the Nazis began to deport Jews from the Warsaw ghetto. In 1951, two dogs loyally launched into sub orbital manoeuvres. Most Soviet Dogs survived their special missions .. Laika later being an exception when launched into space without a return goal. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested. In 2003 Saddam Hussein's two sons found justice. In 2005, a reminder of how bad Blair was in government when a shoot to kill order was given on the wrong person, an un-targeted civilian. In 2011, an idiot who wanted to join the EDL carried out two terrorist attacks in Norway. Norway is incapable of protecting their citizens applying law, and the terrorist is to be released in twenty one years. 
Historical perspective on this day
In 838, Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffered a heavy defeat by the Abbasids. 1099, First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon was elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem. 1209, Massacre at Béziers: The first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade. 1298, Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeated William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk. 1456, Ottoman Wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade: John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeated Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire 1484, Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas were defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas was captured. 1499, Battle of Dornach: The Swiss decisively defeated the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I.

In 1587, Colony of Roanoke: A second group of English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony. 1686, Albany, New York was formally chartered as a municipality by Governor Thomas Dongan. 1706, the Acts of Union 1707 were agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each countries' Parliaments, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1793, Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada. 1796, surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company named an area in Ohio "Cleveland" after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party. 1797, Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Battle between Spanish and British naval forces during the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Battle, Rear-Admiral Nelson was wounded in the arm and the arm had to be partially amputated.

In 1805, Napoleonic Wars: War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Cape Finisterre: An inconclusive naval action was fought between a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve of Spain and a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder. 1812, Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War: Battle of Salamanca: Britishforces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) defeated French troops near Salamanca, Spain. 1864, American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta: Outside Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate General John Bell Hood led an unsuccessful attack on Uniontroops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill. 1894, the first ever motor race was held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3 hp petrol engined Peugeot.

In 1916, in San Francisco, California, a bomb exploded on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing ten and injuring 40. 1934, outside Chicago's Biograph Theater, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger was mortally wounded by FBI agents. 1937, New Deal: The United States Senate voted down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.

In 1942, the United States government began compulsory civilian gasoline rationingdue to the wartime demands. Also 1942, Holocaust: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto began. 1943, World War II: Allied forces captured the Italian city of Palermo. 1944, the Polish Committee of National Liberation published its manifesto, starting the period of Communist rule in Poland 1946, King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandate Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.

In 1951, Dezik (Дезик) and Tsygan (Цыган, "Gypsy") were the first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight. 1962, Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flew erratically several minutes after launch and had to be destroyed. 1963, Sarawak achieved independence. 1976, Japan completed its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during the imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War. 1977, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping was restored to power. 1983, Martial law in Poland was officially revoked.

In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee after police discovered human remains in his apartment. 1992, near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobarescaped from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States. 1993, Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois ruptured, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. 1997, the second Blue Water Bridge opened between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. 2003, members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attacked a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard. 2005, Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by police as the hunt began for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings. 2011, Norway was the victim of twin terror attacks, the first being a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, the second being a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.

=== Bible Reading ===

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Today's reading: Psalm 29-30, Acts 23:1-15 (NIV)

View today's reading on Bible Gateway

Today's Old Testament reading: Psalm 29-30

A psalm of David.

1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.
5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf,
Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the LORD strikes
with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the LORD shakes the desert;
the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"

Today's New Testament reading: Acts 23:1-15

1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day." 2 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!"
4 Those who were standing near Paul said, "How dare you insult God's high priest!"

=== Morning and Evening ===


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Morning

"The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee."
Isaiah 37:22
Reassured by the Word of the Lord, the poor trembling citizens of Zion grew bold, and shook their heads at Sennacherib's boastful threats. Strong faith enables the servants of God to look with calm contempt upon their most haughty foes. We know that our enemies are attempting impossibilities. They seek to destroy the eternal life, which cannot die while Jesus lives; to overthrow the citadel, against which the gates of hell shall not prevail. They kick against the pricks to their own wounding, and rush upon the bosses of Jehovah's buckler to their own hurt.
We know their weakness. What are they but men? And what is man but a worm? They roar and swell like waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. When the Lord ariseth, they shall fly as chaff before the wind, and be consumed as crackling thorns. Their utter powerlessness to do damage to the cause of God and his truth, may make the weakest soldiers in Zion's ranks laugh them to scorn.
Above all, we know that the Most High is with us, and when he dresses himself in arms, where are his enemies? If he cometh forth from his place, the potsherds of the earth will not long contend with their Maker. His rod of iron shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel, and their very remembrance shall perish from the earth. Away, then, all fears, the kingdom is safe in the King's hands. Let us shout for joy, for the Lord reigneth, and his foes shall be as straw for the dunghill.
"As true as God's own word is true;
Nor earth, nor hell, with all their crew,
Against us shall prevail.
A jest, and by-word, are they grown;
God is with us, we are his own,
Our victory cannot fail."

Evening

"Why go I mourning?"
Psalm 42:9
Canst thou answer this, believer? Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations? Who told thee that the night would never end in day? Who told thee that the sea of circumstances would ebb out till there should be nothing left but long leagues of the mud of horrible poverty? Who told thee that the winter of thy discontent would proceed from frost to frost, from snow, and ice, and hail, to deeper snow, and yet more heavy tempest of despair? Knowest thou not that day follows night, that flood comes after ebb, that spring and summer succeed winter? Hope thou then! Hope thou ever! For God fails thee not. Dost thou not know that thy God loves thee in the midst of all this? Mountains, when in darkness hidden, are as real as in day, and God's love is as true to thee now as it was in thy brightest moments. No father chastens always: thy Lord hates the rod as much as thou dost; he only cares to use it for that reason which should make thee willing to receive it, namely, that it works thy lasting good. Thou shalt yet climb Jacob's ladder with the angels, and behold him who sits at the top of it--thy covenant God. Thou shalt yet, amidst the splendours of eternity, forget the trials of time, or only remember them to bless the God who led thee through them, and wrought thy lasting good by them. Come, sing in the midst of tribulation. Rejoice even while passing through the furnace. Make the wilderness to blossom like the rose! Cause the desert to ring with thine exulting joys, for these light afflictions will soon be over, and then "forever with the Lord," thy bliss shall never wane.
"Faint not nor fear, his arms are near,
He changeth not, and thou art dear;
Only believe and thou shalt see,

That Christ is all in all to thee."

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I am a decent man and don't care for the abuse given me. I created a video raising awareness of anti police feeling among western communities. I chose the senseless killing of Nicola Cotton, a Louisiana policewoman who joined post Katrina, to highlight the issue. I did this in order to get an income after having been illegally blacklisted from work in NSW for being a whistleblower. I have not done anything wrong. Local council appointees refused to endorse my work, so I did it for free. Youtube's Adsence refused to allow me to profit from their marketing it. Meanwhile, I am hostage to abysmal political leadership and hopeless journalists. My shopfront has opened on Facebook.

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I am publishing a book called Bread of Life: January.

Bread of Life is a daily bible quote with a layman's understanding of the meaning. I give one quote for each day, and also a series of personal stories illustrating key concepts eg Who is God? What is a miracle? Why is there tragedy?


January is the first of the anticipated year-long work of thirteen books. One for each month and the whole year. It costs to publish. It (Kindle version) should retail at about $2US online, but the paperback version would cost more, according to production cost.If you have a heart for giving, I fundraise at gofund.me/27tkwuc (Gofundme finished the fund raiser, 2017)

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Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August, September, October, or at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows a free kindle version.


The Amazon Author Page for David Ball

UK .. http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01683ZOWG

French .. http://www.amazon.fr/-/e/B01683ZOWG

Japan .. http://www.amazon.co.jp/-/e/B01683ZOWG

German .. http://www.amazon.de/-/e/B01683ZOWG

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Other Stuff

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I'm now on MAGAbook to sidestep FB censorship

https://www.magabook.com/register?invite=11673951025fadd3f055eca4.00045664

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I'm looking for former students to endorse me

https://www.superprof.com.au/write-recommendation-13371374-1cc2cf0f56166c9b04ad4097fc7d0b67.html

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