Yesterday, I was about 30-seconds away from sending out my most recent journal, when the whole thing vanished and I could not reclaim it. I even checked my drafts, it was a no-go. This has happened before, so I knew well enough to close the computer down and walk-away before I did anything destructive.
I am not sure how this happens, or by the off-chance it might be Big Brother, but as I said this has happened more than a couple times. Frustrating to say the least. At least all my news sites were written down and I didn't have to re-do my research.
During these last couple of days Moose Pass was struck with a real gully-washer of a rain storm, tied with with heavy winds. Temperatures dropped down to mid-40's and our house heaters were turned on. It is already mid-June and Moose Pass still has snow on the mountainsides. The Chugach Mountain Range is awesome to look at, and nature is putting on quite a show as the Birch, Alder and Cotton Wood trees are filled out with their leaves. Meanwhile, the Spruce has their cones growing. Like pine cones but about half-the-size and plenty-full. We are experiencing roughly 21-hours of daylight here in Moose Pass, while up in Fairbanks the sun dips down to the horizon and bounces back-up. They have a semi-pro baseball game they play in Fairbanks, where the game begins late and they play without overhead lights, almost always a sell-out. Alaska does keep their Solstice events going on between 6/15 to 6/23. Our Moose Pass Summer Solstice Festival is in their second day, wrapping up this afternoon with a large auction of donated items. All the monies raised in the festival go toward the Moose Pass Volunteer Fire Depart/EMS Squad and the new library. We've donated items over the years, but this year we are hoping to begin a multi-weekend garage sale, part of it to be donated to our church to help pay for winter fuel.
I have a request to make, if one of you can help. I'm in need of a 5-inch tall simple wooden cross and without decoration. I normally see one in our thrift store shopping, but since I am looking for a special item I am unable to locate one. That is normally how it goes. If I wasn't looking I'd find a dozen of them. So, if you have one I can borrow, or you find one in a thrift store, I'll reimburse you for cost of mailing and purchase price. The reason: I need the cross for the cover photo of my new "Badge and the Cross" law enforcement series. I plan on having the police patch I used, and the badge I wore, along with a photo of me from back then, with the wooden cross. This will involve a 5-book series, based on my old cases, but with fictional characters. Books 1 & 2 are done, now being edited by Susan. I have decided for my two-book series for "Homeland Security" to not be included and they will stand on their own. I'm wrapping up Book # 1 right now, with about 5 chapters still in need of my editing. I should be done with Book # 1 by next Friday. So, please send me an e-mail if you find such a cross, while I continue searching Anchorage thrift stores and Bible book stores. I also have thrift store employees looking for one to hold for me.
Now for my official news site disclaimer: yes, I make attempts to verify my news sites, but due to my use of foreign news sites, please be weary of propaganda, fake news media and out right lies. But again, I do as much research as I can. I do recommend use go to the news media site and read the whole story, as I only provide the lead. Otherwise I'd need a staff of ten to assist me. Russian, Iran, Turkey, China and the other foreign sites I use can be quite interesting to read. Interestingly, they will run U.S. Stories not being used by our major news media sites, or I have found the American media to print out a story the foreign media had run 2-5 days earlier. So, be wary.
NEWS SITES for 6/13 through 6/16 Jerusalem Online and Jerusalem Post are two different news services. ALSO- LOCAL and NEWS 24 are different sites.
PATRIOTIC VIRAL NEWS: "Valedictorian's speech cut for mentioning "God" and Jesus"." Sam Blackledge, Valedictorian for West Prairie High School, Illinois, this year, was told by school authorities, he could not deliver his speech if he wanted to mention "God" and "Jesus" in it. Guess what, he stuck to his guns and now the high school is looking pretty bad in national news. (Good for him!)
JERUSALEM ONLINE: Syria reinforces their troops by deploying anti-aircraft batteries on their border with Israel.
JERUSALEM POST: Report- "Shinbet (Israel's Security Agency) Chief reveals Israel has prevented 250 terror attacks in 2018- so far. These incident involve bombings, kidnappings and shootings. ALSO- Report: "Hezbollah to be banned in Britain" ALSO- "In a first, U.S. Ambassador Haley to the United Nations proposes the U.N. General Assembly vote to condemn HAMAS. ALSO- Israeli Minister threatens to sue'Twitter' over HAMAS and Hezbollah having accounts with them. ALSO- "Louis Farrakhan loses his Twitter verification after his 'Satanic Jew' rant."
L.A. TIMES: Thefts are on the rise after California reduces their criminal penalties. ALSO- California state politicians now propose a vote this fall to slice California into three states: "Northern California", "Southern California" and "California. ( But it may appear these politicians have not done their homework, because it takes a favorable vote by Congress to allow this to happen. Or so this is what the legal opinion says. Maybe it will be on the ballot just to see what the voters think of the idea. Oh, the state's primary beaches to be in the new State of California.)
GLOBAL TIMES: Syria says 92,000 people have been displaced in the first four months of 2018. ALSO- "Hard-line European Union Ministers unite to fight 'illegal immigration'. The list identifies only Austria, Germany and Italy, who desire to form the "Axis of the Willing", to combat illegal immigration, but Germany remains open to asylum seekers. ALSO- a 5.9 earthquake hits Indonesia, but no reports of damage, injuries/deaths or tsunamis.
TELEGRAPH NEWS- UK: Report by scientists says it would take only 100 nuclear bombs going off to create a global catastrophe.
ITALY NEWS-LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Italy refuses more than 900 refugees being carried in two Italian boats. Refugees to be transferred by boat to Spain. France claims Italy is "irresponsible", but they also refused taking in the refugees.
NORWAY NEWS- LOCAL: Norway announces its desire for the USA to double its troop strength in Norway and for them to be deployed closer to Russian border.
SPAIN NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: #Me TOO organization reports Moroccan fruit pickers have filed sexual harassment complaints in Spain, with the workers calling it "modern slavery". ALSO- Numbers of victims of sexual assault increase in Spain. More than 29,000 registered complaints of sexual abuse in 2017, with an increase of 2.6% over 2016. There were also more than 29,000 domestic assault cases in 2017. ALSO- Spain's new Prime Minister is the first elected politician to take his Oath of Office without the use of a Bible.
GERMANY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Police make 84 arrests at Germany's biggest neo-Nazi Festival. ALSO- Turkey's President Erdogan denounces Austrian decision to close mosques in their country.
POLAND NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: Poland threatens the European Union in Brussels to hold vote to exit the EU. ALSO- Poland asks the USA to launch a military base in Poland to deter Russian Invasion. (Remember, Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939 to kick-off WWII).
HUNGRY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Hungarian Prime Minister vows to create a "Christian Homeland" ahead of the next election.
EUROPE NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: Russia again deploys additional nuclear capable missiles to borders with NATO countries. ALSO- European Union leaders prepare to expel Russian diplomats over the "Salisbury Poisoning" incident. ALSO- Israel accuses Poland of trying to deny the Holocaust. Poland has made it illegal to speak on the Holocaust during political speeches and protests, as earlier reported. ( Not sure why Poland is concerned, they were occupied by Nazi-Germany at the time and had no choice in the matter. 6-million Jews or more in the Polish camps, while Russia murdered 13-million Gypsies, political prisoners and German war prisoners.)
MOSCOW TIMES: "Russia's World Cup opens the flood gates for trafficked sex workers." "Expected to spike during the World Cup", "Russian lawmakers say Russian women should avoid sex with foreign World Cup fans." (It appears the Russians do not want their bloodlines diluted.)
MANILA TIMES: Chinese Coat Guard has been accused of harassing Filipino fishermen, near the Scarborough Shoal, even to going so far as to steal the fishermen's catch. ALSO- (24) police chiefs in the Philippines have been sacked (fired) for low job performance during the country's anti-drug campaign.
JAPAN NEWS: Japan upset after President Trump announced the U.S./Japan military drills would be halted, as part of the deal made with North Korea.
IRAN HERALD: "Weapons Watchdog confirms the nerve agents Sarin Gas and Chlorine Gas were used by Syria in their attacks." ALSO- News reports Jewish Las Vegas self-proclaimed billionaire was behind the US Embassy move to Jerusalem.
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "UN Votes to condemn Israel, against the strong opposition from the Trump Administration, over the Gaza violence. 120 countries vote against Israel, even though the Hague High Court decided Israel acted legally during the Gaza/Israel violence. ( It will be interesting to see what some of these other countries do when these things begin to happen on their borders.) ALSO- China adds advanced missiles to South China Sea Islands. ALSO- "Feds spend $1.1 million training parents in how to talk to their middle-school age kids about sex. (Really???)
THOUGHTFUL MIND QUOTE: "What light is to the eyes, what air is to the lungs- what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man." Robert Green Ingersoll
JERUSALEM POST: "Palestinians prep 5,000 incendiary kite bombs to mark the end of Ramadan". ALSO- UN: parts of missiles fired at Saudi Arabia, coming from IRAN sites. ALSO- UN votes down U.S. bid to condemn HAMAS violence against Israel. ALSO- Report- Hezbollah refuses to comply with Russian demand to leave Syria. ALSO- Report from Reuters: China to impose 25% tariff on 659 U.S. goods- worth $50 billion (US). ALSO- Report: U.S. Could decide to quit the UN Human Rights Council over anti-Israel bias. ALSO- Denmark considering on banning circumcision - Will the Jews stay?
JERUSALEM ONLINE: "25,000 acres of farmland burned so far by fires caused by incendiary kites".
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Watchdog Report- U.S. $8.6 billion dollar anti-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan a pricey failure as opium cultivation in 2017 reaches 63% increase from 2016. (Bring the troops home, 18 yrs is enough!)
MANILA TIMES: New Zealand to initiate new tourism tax in 2019. This means for Americans- $17 - $24 per person.
ITALY NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: France and Italy called on the European Union to set up asylum centers in Africa to prevent these "Voyages of Death", by processing the immigrant there before sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, as immigration crisis divides Europe. ALSO- 25% of young Italians not in work, or education or in training in 2017, they're simply unemployed. ALSO - Rome mayor blocks plan to name street after fascist leader, Giorgio Almirante, founder of Italy's neo-Fascist , Italian Social Movement.
NORWAY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Norway wants to be tougher on immigrants who won't learn the Norwegian language.
FRANCE NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: French police thwart terror plots targeting swingers and gays, while French female terrorists remain a serious threat.
TUNISIA NEWS LOCAL: Dozens of migrants found drown off the Tunisian coast. Investigation underway.
MOSCOW TIMES: Russia arrests gay activist ahead of World Cup, (they wanted him and his followers off the street.) ALSO- Russian Navy off the Crimean Coast put on high alert for World Cup. Russians expect terrorism hitting World Cup.
GERMANY- TELEGRAPH: European ISIL, Jihadists released under security deals agreed by UK Allies in Syria. (That means giving these terrorist a new rifle and throwing them back into the trenches. Similar thing happened when President Obama released 5 ISIS prisoners from GITMO in exchange for a Marine who had deserted. A couple of those ISIS troops who promised not to fight again, were back leading their troops. A shame people can't keep their promises, worst yet is that we trust these people who believe we are only animals. I'm only talking about the fanatics, there are a lot of good Muslim people out there who love America.)
THOUGHTFUL MIND QUOTE: "Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory." Mahatma Gandhi. (Strange, how this famous peace seeker was once a violent terrorist against the British people.)
GREECE NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Greek Prime Minister survives a no confidence vote in Parliament. ALSO- Greek Police arrest a self-proclaimed billionaire, Artemis Soros. He was convicted to 8 years in prison, without parole, for embezzlement in 2017. He claimed he owned 600 billion and had pledged to save Greece from its debts. (Unknown if this Soros is related to the Soros billionaire now in the USA messing with our elections.) The wife of Artemis Soros was also convicted, but she is on the run.
ITALY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Italy bans two more migrant rescue boats, not allowing the boats to land their human cargo at an Italian port. ALSO- Pope gives out 3,000 ice creams in Rome to the poor and homeless.
FRANCE NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: A Defiant French Rail Union to continue strike action into the summer. Talk of rail companies privatizing and using non-union laborers.
GERMANY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: A fight between Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of Germany, and her Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is "threatening to collapse German Government, less than three months after it was formed. (Merkel could very possibly find herself without a job, and it would be her open borders to asylum seekers and the current crime wave in Germany that could bring this about.- according to editorials in the media.) ALSO- Tunisian man held in Cologne , suspected of trying to build a biological weapon that uses the poison "Ricin". ALSO- Volks-Wagon to pay a 1 billion fine, in German money, over emissions cheating.
RUSSIAN HERALD: "Let Us Be Free"- Iranian women protest at World Cup Stadium, as women are banned from watching soccer games back in Iran. ALSO- U.S. State Department warned Americans of terror threats at Russian World Cup and they may target venues associated with the games.
BLAZE REPORT: Obama's Presidential Center in Chicago will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. (I had thought these Presidential Libraries/Centers were paid for by donors, guess now its taxpayers.) ALSO- "Harvard University sued for racial discrimination against an Asian -American- confirmed by their own study." ALSO - Legiionella Bacteria discovered in Loma Linda, CA- VA Hospital's water fountain.
MANILA TIMES: Report- President Donald Trump threatens Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a shipment of 25 million Mexicans during the G7 Summit.
TAIPEI TIMES: U.S. signs agreement to share information on scientific defense research with Taiwan. ALSO- Report: China hacked US Missile Plans. ALSO- Sweden jails Tibetan who reportedly spied for China.
IRAN HERALD: "Arab states try to seize Yemen Port, Houths' positions bombed. Arab forces seize entrances to airport in Yemen Port City. Death tolls continue to climb (No number given). ALSO- ISIS threatens to bomb Russia's World Cup. ALSO- Canadian shoppers are boycotting U.S. goods . ALSO- Thousands of layoffs announced by automaker Rolls-Royce. ALSO- Israeli Military Officials believe war with Iran could come in 10 to 15 years.
That's the news for now. I do hope you all like my news reports, at least as much as I enjoy the research I do.
This Tuesday, 6/19 will be my darling wife's birthday. She will be turning 60 years of age, yet she doesn't look a day older than maybe 40. Very few gray hairs, unlike myself who is all gray, silver and white and look about 90. You can call her cell at 907-740-1162 to wish her happy birthday or send her a greeting. Me, I have to wait until the 25th before I can buy her a gift....maybe another puppy, or a bird to entertain our cats- not really. I love critters too much. We had three very large turkeys and because I learn to like turkey eggs, I wouldn't harvest the birds for their meat. Try the eggs sometime, they are very good.
That's it, folks. I hope this weekend has been a good one. I pray that God blesses your wishes and desires and you are all in good health. Be safe. BILL
During these last couple of days Moose Pass was struck with a real gully-washer of a rain storm, tied with with heavy winds. Temperatures dropped down to mid-40's and our house heaters were turned on. It is already mid-June and Moose Pass still has snow on the mountainsides. The Chugach Mountain Range is awesome to look at, and nature is putting on quite a show as the Birch, Alder and Cotton Wood trees are filled out with their leaves. Meanwhile, the Spruce has their cones growing. Like pine cones but about half-the-size and plenty-full. We are experiencing roughly 21-hours of daylight here in Moose Pass, while up in Fairbanks the sun dips down to the horizon and bounces back-up. They have a semi-pro baseball game they play in Fairbanks, where the game begins late and they play without overhead lights, almost always a sell-out. Alaska does keep their Solstice events going on between 6/15 to 6/23. Our Moose Pass Summer Solstice Festival is in their second day, wrapping up this afternoon with a large auction of donated items. All the monies raised in the festival go toward the Moose Pass Volunteer Fire Depart/EMS Squad and the new library. We've donated items over the years, but this year we are hoping to begin a multi-weekend garage sale, part of it to be donated to our church to help pay for winter fuel.
I have a request to make, if one of you can help. I'm in need of a 5-inch tall simple wooden cross and without decoration. I normally see one in our thrift store shopping, but since I am looking for a special item I am unable to locate one. That is normally how it goes. If I wasn't looking I'd find a dozen of them. So, if you have one I can borrow, or you find one in a thrift store, I'll reimburse you for cost of mailing and purchase price. The reason: I need the cross for the cover photo of my new "Badge and the Cross" law enforcement series. I plan on having the police patch I used, and the badge I wore, along with a photo of me from back then, with the wooden cross. This will involve a 5-book series, based on my old cases, but with fictional characters. Books 1 & 2 are done, now being edited by Susan. I have decided for my two-book series for "Homeland Security" to not be included and they will stand on their own. I'm wrapping up Book # 1 right now, with about 5 chapters still in need of my editing. I should be done with Book # 1 by next Friday. So, please send me an e-mail if you find such a cross, while I continue searching Anchorage thrift stores and Bible book stores. I also have thrift store employees looking for one to hold for me.
Now for my official news site disclaimer: yes, I make attempts to verify my news sites, but due to my use of foreign news sites, please be weary of propaganda, fake news media and out right lies. But again, I do as much research as I can. I do recommend use go to the news media site and read the whole story, as I only provide the lead. Otherwise I'd need a staff of ten to assist me. Russian, Iran, Turkey, China and the other foreign sites I use can be quite interesting to read. Interestingly, they will run U.S. Stories not being used by our major news media sites, or I have found the American media to print out a story the foreign media had run 2-5 days earlier. So, be wary.
NEWS SITES for 6/13 through 6/16 Jerusalem Online and Jerusalem Post are two different news services. ALSO- LOCAL and NEWS 24 are different sites.
PATRIOTIC VIRAL NEWS: "Valedictorian's speech cut for mentioning "God" and Jesus"." Sam Blackledge, Valedictorian for West Prairie High School, Illinois, this year, was told by school authorities, he could not deliver his speech if he wanted to mention "God" and "Jesus" in it. Guess what, he stuck to his guns and now the high school is looking pretty bad in national news. (Good for him!)
JERUSALEM ONLINE: Syria reinforces their troops by deploying anti-aircraft batteries on their border with Israel.
JERUSALEM POST: Report- "Shinbet (Israel's Security Agency) Chief reveals Israel has prevented 250 terror attacks in 2018- so far. These incident involve bombings, kidnappings and shootings. ALSO- Report: "Hezbollah to be banned in Britain" ALSO- "In a first, U.S. Ambassador Haley to the United Nations proposes the U.N. General Assembly vote to condemn HAMAS. ALSO- Israeli Minister threatens to sue'Twitter' over HAMAS and Hezbollah having accounts with them. ALSO- "Louis Farrakhan loses his Twitter verification after his 'Satanic Jew' rant."
L.A. TIMES: Thefts are on the rise after California reduces their criminal penalties. ALSO- California state politicians now propose a vote this fall to slice California into three states: "Northern California", "Southern California" and "California. ( But it may appear these politicians have not done their homework, because it takes a favorable vote by Congress to allow this to happen. Or so this is what the legal opinion says. Maybe it will be on the ballot just to see what the voters think of the idea. Oh, the state's primary beaches to be in the new State of California.)
GLOBAL TIMES: Syria says 92,000 people have been displaced in the first four months of 2018. ALSO- "Hard-line European Union Ministers unite to fight 'illegal immigration'. The list identifies only Austria, Germany and Italy, who desire to form the "Axis of the Willing", to combat illegal immigration, but Germany remains open to asylum seekers. ALSO- a 5.9 earthquake hits Indonesia, but no reports of damage, injuries/deaths or tsunamis.
TELEGRAPH NEWS- UK: Report by scientists says it would take only 100 nuclear bombs going off to create a global catastrophe.
ITALY NEWS-LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Italy refuses more than 900 refugees being carried in two Italian boats. Refugees to be transferred by boat to Spain. France claims Italy is "irresponsible", but they also refused taking in the refugees.
NORWAY NEWS- LOCAL: Norway announces its desire for the USA to double its troop strength in Norway and for them to be deployed closer to Russian border.
SPAIN NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: #Me TOO organization reports Moroccan fruit pickers have filed sexual harassment complaints in Spain, with the workers calling it "modern slavery". ALSO- Numbers of victims of sexual assault increase in Spain. More than 29,000 registered complaints of sexual abuse in 2017, with an increase of 2.6% over 2016. There were also more than 29,000 domestic assault cases in 2017. ALSO- Spain's new Prime Minister is the first elected politician to take his Oath of Office without the use of a Bible.
GERMANY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Police make 84 arrests at Germany's biggest neo-Nazi Festival. ALSO- Turkey's President Erdogan denounces Austrian decision to close mosques in their country.
POLAND NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: Poland threatens the European Union in Brussels to hold vote to exit the EU. ALSO- Poland asks the USA to launch a military base in Poland to deter Russian Invasion. (Remember, Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939 to kick-off WWII).
HUNGRY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Hungarian Prime Minister vows to create a "Christian Homeland" ahead of the next election.
EUROPE NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: Russia again deploys additional nuclear capable missiles to borders with NATO countries. ALSO- European Union leaders prepare to expel Russian diplomats over the "Salisbury Poisoning" incident. ALSO- Israel accuses Poland of trying to deny the Holocaust. Poland has made it illegal to speak on the Holocaust during political speeches and protests, as earlier reported. ( Not sure why Poland is concerned, they were occupied by Nazi-Germany at the time and had no choice in the matter. 6-million Jews or more in the Polish camps, while Russia murdered 13-million Gypsies, political prisoners and German war prisoners.)
MOSCOW TIMES: "Russia's World Cup opens the flood gates for trafficked sex workers." "Expected to spike during the World Cup", "Russian lawmakers say Russian women should avoid sex with foreign World Cup fans." (It appears the Russians do not want their bloodlines diluted.)
MANILA TIMES: Chinese Coat Guard has been accused of harassing Filipino fishermen, near the Scarborough Shoal, even to going so far as to steal the fishermen's catch. ALSO- (24) police chiefs in the Philippines have been sacked (fired) for low job performance during the country's anti-drug campaign.
JAPAN NEWS: Japan upset after President Trump announced the U.S./Japan military drills would be halted, as part of the deal made with North Korea.
IRAN HERALD: "Weapons Watchdog confirms the nerve agents Sarin Gas and Chlorine Gas were used by Syria in their attacks." ALSO- News reports Jewish Las Vegas self-proclaimed billionaire was behind the US Embassy move to Jerusalem.
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "UN Votes to condemn Israel, against the strong opposition from the Trump Administration, over the Gaza violence. 120 countries vote against Israel, even though the Hague High Court decided Israel acted legally during the Gaza/Israel violence. ( It will be interesting to see what some of these other countries do when these things begin to happen on their borders.) ALSO- China adds advanced missiles to South China Sea Islands. ALSO- "Feds spend $1.1 million training parents in how to talk to their middle-school age kids about sex. (Really???)
THOUGHTFUL MIND QUOTE: "What light is to the eyes, what air is to the lungs- what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man." Robert Green Ingersoll
JERUSALEM POST: "Palestinians prep 5,000 incendiary kite bombs to mark the end of Ramadan". ALSO- UN: parts of missiles fired at Saudi Arabia, coming from IRAN sites. ALSO- UN votes down U.S. bid to condemn HAMAS violence against Israel. ALSO- Report- Hezbollah refuses to comply with Russian demand to leave Syria. ALSO- Report from Reuters: China to impose 25% tariff on 659 U.S. goods- worth $50 billion (US). ALSO- Report: U.S. Could decide to quit the UN Human Rights Council over anti-Israel bias. ALSO- Denmark considering on banning circumcision - Will the Jews stay?
JERUSALEM ONLINE: "25,000 acres of farmland burned so far by fires caused by incendiary kites".
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Watchdog Report- U.S. $8.6 billion dollar anti-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan a pricey failure as opium cultivation in 2017 reaches 63% increase from 2016. (Bring the troops home, 18 yrs is enough!)
MANILA TIMES: New Zealand to initiate new tourism tax in 2019. This means for Americans- $17 - $24 per person.
ITALY NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: France and Italy called on the European Union to set up asylum centers in Africa to prevent these "Voyages of Death", by processing the immigrant there before sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, as immigration crisis divides Europe. ALSO- 25% of young Italians not in work, or education or in training in 2017, they're simply unemployed. ALSO - Rome mayor blocks plan to name street after fascist leader, Giorgio Almirante, founder of Italy's neo-Fascist , Italian Social Movement.
NORWAY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Norway wants to be tougher on immigrants who won't learn the Norwegian language.
FRANCE NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: French police thwart terror plots targeting swingers and gays, while French female terrorists remain a serious threat.
TUNISIA NEWS LOCAL: Dozens of migrants found drown off the Tunisian coast. Investigation underway.
MOSCOW TIMES: Russia arrests gay activist ahead of World Cup, (they wanted him and his followers off the street.) ALSO- Russian Navy off the Crimean Coast put on high alert for World Cup. Russians expect terrorism hitting World Cup.
GERMANY- TELEGRAPH: European ISIL, Jihadists released under security deals agreed by UK Allies in Syria. (That means giving these terrorist a new rifle and throwing them back into the trenches. Similar thing happened when President Obama released 5 ISIS prisoners from GITMO in exchange for a Marine who had deserted. A couple of those ISIS troops who promised not to fight again, were back leading their troops. A shame people can't keep their promises, worst yet is that we trust these people who believe we are only animals. I'm only talking about the fanatics, there are a lot of good Muslim people out there who love America.)
THOUGHTFUL MIND QUOTE: "Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory." Mahatma Gandhi. (Strange, how this famous peace seeker was once a violent terrorist against the British people.)
GREECE NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Greek Prime Minister survives a no confidence vote in Parliament. ALSO- Greek Police arrest a self-proclaimed billionaire, Artemis Soros. He was convicted to 8 years in prison, without parole, for embezzlement in 2017. He claimed he owned 600 billion and had pledged to save Greece from its debts. (Unknown if this Soros is related to the Soros billionaire now in the USA messing with our elections.) The wife of Artemis Soros was also convicted, but she is on the run.
ITALY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: Italy bans two more migrant rescue boats, not allowing the boats to land their human cargo at an Italian port. ALSO- Pope gives out 3,000 ice creams in Rome to the poor and homeless.
FRANCE NEWS LOCAL/NEWS 24: A Defiant French Rail Union to continue strike action into the summer. Talk of rail companies privatizing and using non-union laborers.
GERMANY NEWS LOCAL/ NEWS 24: A fight between Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of Germany, and her Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is "threatening to collapse German Government, less than three months after it was formed. (Merkel could very possibly find herself without a job, and it would be her open borders to asylum seekers and the current crime wave in Germany that could bring this about.- according to editorials in the media.) ALSO- Tunisian man held in Cologne , suspected of trying to build a biological weapon that uses the poison "Ricin". ALSO- Volks-Wagon to pay a 1 billion fine, in German money, over emissions cheating.
RUSSIAN HERALD: "Let Us Be Free"- Iranian women protest at World Cup Stadium, as women are banned from watching soccer games back in Iran. ALSO- U.S. State Department warned Americans of terror threats at Russian World Cup and they may target venues associated with the games.
BLAZE REPORT: Obama's Presidential Center in Chicago will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. (I had thought these Presidential Libraries/Centers were paid for by donors, guess now its taxpayers.) ALSO- "Harvard University sued for racial discrimination against an Asian -American- confirmed by their own study." ALSO - Legiionella Bacteria discovered in Loma Linda, CA- VA Hospital's water fountain.
MANILA TIMES: Report- President Donald Trump threatens Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a shipment of 25 million Mexicans during the G7 Summit.
TAIPEI TIMES: U.S. signs agreement to share information on scientific defense research with Taiwan. ALSO- Report: China hacked US Missile Plans. ALSO- Sweden jails Tibetan who reportedly spied for China.
IRAN HERALD: "Arab states try to seize Yemen Port, Houths' positions bombed. Arab forces seize entrances to airport in Yemen Port City. Death tolls continue to climb (No number given). ALSO- ISIS threatens to bomb Russia's World Cup. ALSO- Canadian shoppers are boycotting U.S. goods . ALSO- Thousands of layoffs announced by automaker Rolls-Royce. ALSO- Israeli Military Officials believe war with Iran could come in 10 to 15 years.
That's the news for now. I do hope you all like my news reports, at least as much as I enjoy the research I do.
This Tuesday, 6/19 will be my darling wife's birthday. She will be turning 60 years of age, yet she doesn't look a day older than maybe 40. Very few gray hairs, unlike myself who is all gray, silver and white and look about 90. You can call her cell at 907-740-1162 to wish her happy birthday or send her a greeting. Me, I have to wait until the 25th before I can buy her a gift....maybe another puppy, or a bird to entertain our cats- not really. I love critters too much. We had three very large turkeys and because I learn to like turkey eggs, I wouldn't harvest the birds for their meat. Try the eggs sometime, they are very good.
That's it, folks. I hope this weekend has been a good one. I pray that God blesses your wishes and desires and you are all in good health. Be safe. BILL
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