Midday Rant ™

by Bill White

Daily News Politics

Season 1

Russians* Not Welcomed Here

by Bill White [Transcript] * Belarusians too Honestly, I wonder how far the ‘tolerant’ among us will take this nonsense… On Wednesday we learned that the ‘All England Club’ and the ‘Committee of Management of The Championships’, who operate Wimbledon, will refuse entries from Russian and Belarusian players to The Championships 2022 at Wimbledon. Ian Hewitt, who is Chairman of the All England Club, in making the announcement spoke of "universal condemnation" of Russia's actions, which he described as "illegal". I would suggest that “universal” is perhaps a tad bit overstated. And like most of his ilk, Hewitt appears to have forgotten that two wrongs don’t make a right. For the record, discrimination on the basis of nationality is illegal, even in the United Kingdom. The only reason why these players are being refused entry to this event is that they are Russian and Belarusian. That's unlawful discrimination. This may come as a surprise to Hewitt, but under the Equality Act 2010, it is illegal for anyone to be discriminated against in the workplace due to their race or nationality. Before ascending to the lofty post of Chairman of the All England Club, Hewitt was a partner for over 25 years with Freshfields, an international law firm, so you would think that he would know discrimination when he commits it, I mean, sees it, but I guess he thinks he can get away with breaking the law because all such acts of discrimination and the theft of people's property is all the rage today. All that’s needed to deny someone their rights, since the end of February this year, is that they may or may not have had a passing association with Vladimir Putin. But in this case, these athletes are being unlawfully discriminated against merely because they carry the wrong passport. Ian Hewitt and each of the Committee Members who voted for this unlawful discrimination should be ashamed of themselves. I am calling on everyone to ignore the All England Club and its upcoming event scheduled in June. I also call on all other tennis players to withdraw from the event but if they do not, then, by their actions they support the unlawful discrimination being perpetrated upon the Russian and Belarusian players. I say, you may regret your acquiescence and lack of protest, when your passport falls out of favour, somewhere, anywhere, maybe here in the UK. Shame on Ian Hewitt, shame on the Committee that runs Wimbledon. You’re all part of the Woke Mob and should be ignored. ###

No More Masks on Planes

by Bill White [Transcript] Well, well, well. Here’s a bit of good news… On Monday, the 18th of April, US District Judge Kathryn Mizelle, a Federal Court judge in the U.S. State of Florida, ruled that former Vice President Joe Biden's 'national mask mandate' had exceeded the authority of US Health Officials. Many European countries have already cancelled these ridiculous mandates and in the UK, where I live, we have been able to claim an exemption from the start meaning that we could self-exempt and this could not be challenged by government officials or the Karens among us, AND so thank G-D I never have worn a mask, but people in the United States have not been so fortunate and as I am an American, this story caught my eye. In her 59-page ruling, Judge Mizelle struck down the Federal mask mandate for airplanes and other modes of public transportation, writing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, had exceeded its authority and failed to follow proper rulemaking procedures. But as expected, the Left immediately sprang into action attacking the judge, who was (shock horror!) appointed by President Trump in September 2020 and confirmed by the Senate later that year. All of the normal attack dogs were immediately dispatched and are still out, criticizing the judge, for her age (she's 35 years old now but was just 33 when she was chosen by President Donald Trump for the lifetime judicial appointment, for her experience, anything and everything about the judge is fair game and these hounds are busy searching for something they can use against her... It’s textbook Leftist warfare. The White House spokesperson, who is a pathological liar, indicated that if the CDC wishes, the Biden Administration will appeal the decision, so it's not over yet. In fact, while some airlines have reversed their policies on masks, saying instead that passengers can choose whether or not to wear them, others, such as the New York City Transit Authority will continue to enforce the illegal mandate. The Talking Heads on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and all the Leftist sources of government propaganda got the memo and then collectively spread their mantra that "masks save lives" with one of these sick individuals actually saying, "masks have saved millions of lives". Millions of lives? Really? These people are delusional. They are the worst of our society. They are evil, power-hungry deviants, not satisfied unless they're telling you what to do, what to say and they would prefer if they could control your inner thoughts, which after all, their policies seek to do, by causing many people to self-censor on social media and elsewhere for fear of being cancelled by these Communists. Well as I said, it’s not over yet, but should this ruling stand, if the CDC relents and decides not to appeal or if the decision is eventually upheld, I want to know who's going to jail. If I break the law, I get arrested. If a court finds that I broke the law, one that has negatively impacted the lives of hundreds of millions of people, infringing on their G-D given right, permanently damaged the ability of children to learn effectively, to interact socially with their peers and to communicate with others, I will go to jail. So, I want to know who's going to jail? Continue reading https://www.wirenews.org/post/midday-rant-no-more-masks-on-planes ###

Men and Women are Different

by Bill White [Transcript] Let’s start by me confirming that I am NOT trying to convince anyone of my religious belief, which for the avoidance of doubt is rooted firmly in Judaism. I am Jewish and I am not proselytising for our Team; primarily because Jews don’t proselytize. But if you find yourself rooting for another team, then, I am willing to bet that the founding documents that you claim to accept contain precisely what I am about to explain. Okay, some background. Although I don’t like dividing Jews into different denominations because it’s been said that there are only Jews; just some are more observant than others, I am what you could describe as an Observant Jew, and by that I mean, I keep Shabbat (in other words, I don’t work from Friday evening for at least 25 hours, I eat only Kosher food and I rise each night after midnight and before dawn to pray and read from the Torah and The Zohar. The Talmud notes that the Torah contains 613 Mitzvot or Commandments. The word mitzvah comes from the root word le-tZaVet (לצוות), which means “to join.” This teaches us that the performance of mitzvot is the means by which we can “join” and attach ourselves to G-D in order to experience the Divine. There are 248 positive commandments (things we must do), and 365 prohibitive commandments (things we must not do). Briefly, and I do mean briefly, an overview of the topics covered in no specific order include G-D, Torah, Signs and Symbols, Prayer and Blessings, Love and Brotherhood, the Poor and Unfortunate among us, the Treatment of non-Jews, Marriage, Divorce, and Family, Forbidden Sexual Relations, Times and Seasons (relating to Agriculture), Dietary Laws, Business Practices, Employees and Servants, Vows, Oaths and Swearing (for legal purposes), the Sabbatical and Jubilee Years (again, relating to Agriculture), the Court and Judicial Procedure, Injuries and Damages, Property and Property Rights, Criminal Laws, Publishment and Restitution, Prophecy, Idolatry, the Treatment of Animals, Clothing, the Firstborn, the Kohanim (or Priests) and the Levites (who have political and educational responsibilities within the Community), Tithing (Tzedakah or Charity) and Taxes, The Temple, Sanctuary and Sacred Objects, Offerings, Purity and Impurity, the King, Nazarites (those who dedicate themselves for a period of time to intense religious devotion and finally my list concludes with the subject of War. Of course, some of these mitzvot are currently redundant because they relate only to the Temple, in Israel, and because the first two Temples were destroyed, we’re left with a list that will still fill even the longest of days. And each of these requires an in-depth discussion of their own, but I wanted you to get an idea of the comprehensiveness of the list because many people will think of the “ten Commandments” and stop there. These mitzvot cover all areas in life, providing a sort of “cradle to grave” management for living. But today, I wanted to focus on just two Negative Commandments: Numbers 39 and 40. Both are found within a single verse in Devarim, or you might know it as Deuteronomy; verse 22:5, which says “A woman must not put on man’s apparel, nor shall a man wear woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is abhorrent to your G-D.” Now, I am NOT a biologist, but I would say that’s a reasonably unambiguous statement. Whether you’re Jewish or not, if you believe in G-D, you must take those words to heart and recognise that G-D had a very good reason to include them. Continue Reading https://www.wirenews.org/post/midday-rant-men-and-women-are-different ###

Idolatry

by Bill White [Transcript] In case you’re wondering, I’m Jewish. Being Jewish and living among the Diaspora, or outside Israel, has a limited number of benefits and a great many challenges. For starters, depending on where you are there may not be a Synagogue nearby. And in truth, there needs to be at least two synagogues: the one you go to and the one you couldn’t ever possibly go to… In my case, that’s not an issue. But then, there is a scarcity of Kosher food and that means there’s an added cost for shipping food that is suitable to eat. And then, there’s the constant in-your-face idolatry. I’m afraid to say that now, this even extends into Israel. It’s everywhere. In fact, the Talmud tells us that idolatry was chief among the reasons that Solomon’s Temple, or the First Temple was destroyed in 422 BCE, before the Common Era. The others being immorality and bloodshed. At a fundamental level, Idolatry is focusing on anything that diverts our attention from HaShem. Whether that’s the self, personal gratification; for example, seeking the attention or accolades of others for the good we might do, or the unhealthy quest for money or material gain, belief in false gods or the practicing of rituals or faith systems that are antithetical to the Torah. But not only the practicing, studying or thinking about these other ‘faiths’ or ‘religions’ in a way that either leads to or could lead one to a loss of trust in HaShem. These are all forms of idolatry. But there are many others. With the blatant commercialisation of these other ‘faith systems’, it’s often very difficult to avoid their message, which of course, is the intent. We have recently experienced an event practiced by the billion or so followers of HeyZeus, that began last Friday and ended yesterday with nearly every shop or business decreeing support for the myth. I say nearly every shop because even some Jewish-owned businesses have begun the practice of ‘celebrating’ this myth in hopes of attracting more business or out of a misguided sense of inclusion or perhaps simply because they have forgotten what it is to be Jewish. Even the Israel Defense Forces or IDF mark every non-Jewish event with online greetings in what is obviously a PR stunt or worse, appeasement… you decide. And I say myth because there is no evidence to support the claim by the supporters of this event. It’s a myth founded on a tale that is supported by the suggestion the absence of evidence is the evidence. But on closer inspection, the written basis of this ‘faith system’, warned against the very concept of what followed. In brief I’ll offer just three places in the Tanakh, the Five Books of Moses, or some might call it the Old Testament, where these warnings are given. Of course, you’ll find them in any Siddur word for word without variation whatsoever, but I’ll add the links into the description below so you can check my source. I would also suggest that you can use any of the 21,000 versions of the complete ‘revealed’ message of HeyZeus where you’ll find them. Devarim 4:2, or you may call it the Book of Deuteronomy, says: “You shall not add anything to what I command you or take anything away from it, but keep the Commandments of your G-D that I enjoin upon you.” Moving down a bit in Devarim to 13:1 it says, “Be careful to observe only that which I enjoin upon you: neither add to it nor take away from it.” And then there’s Yehoshua, or Joshua 1:7, which says “But you must be very strong and resolute to observe faithfully all the Teaching that My servant Moses enjoined upon you. Do not deviate from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.” Continue Reading https://www.wirenews.org/post/midday-rant-idolatry ###

Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day

by Bill White [Transcript] In the interests of full disclosure, I should confirm that I am a Conservative, with a capital C, but that I didn’t vote for Boris Johnson. BoJo isn’t a Conservative, and so I voted LibDem in the last election. Yes, it was a wasted vote. I get it. But that said, if Boris Johnson is the Conservative Party’s candidate in the next General Election, the LibDems will be getting my vote again. I don’t like Boris Johnson. He’s a liar. A morally bankrupt charlatan, who should never have been selected Leader of the party. That said, today, Boris Johnson’s government has announced its plan to deter irregular migration by transferring thousands of would-be immigrants to Rwanda. More than 28,526 people, mostly young men, arrived in the UK via small boats in 2021, a peacetime record number for people wanting to make Great Britain their home. To counter that influx of migrants, the plan will see men who cross the Channel in small boats being sent to Rwanda where their asylum applications will be processed. It's not very often that I approve with what Boris Johnson does, in fact, I rarely agree with him, but I completely support this plan and I am very pleased to read that Rwanda has confirmed it has agreed to host UK asylum seekers. Rwanda will receive an “upfront investment” of £120 million under the deal, which would “fund opportunities for Rwandans and migrants”, including secondary qualifications, vocational and skills training, language lessons, and higher education. Of course, I’m sure you’ll be shocked to learn that ‘Opposition Leaders’, ‘Liberal Charities’ and most of the ‘Corporate (Leftist) Media’ are against the plan. For example, in hopes of rallying the public against the idea, Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor for The Times wrote: “The cost will be funded by the British taxpayer and is likely to reach thousands of pounds per person.” What a ridiculous statement for someone at The Times to make... Matt, name one thing that the government does that isn’t funded by the taxpayer. As I have said many times, the government has no money. It’s our money. The taxpayers are paying for everything. Bravo Boris… Even a broken clock is right twice a day. I like this plan. I like it very much. And if I were Home Secretary, I would make similar agreements with every country from where asylum seekers originate and upon arrival in the UK, I would return them to their home countries, where their applications would be processed. I guarantee that my plan would greatly reduce the number of applications. ###

Boris Johnson Convicted!

I’m shocked. Shocked I tell you. Surely, no one will have seen this one coming… Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, have been given fixed penalty notices or fines by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID19 restrictions that BoJo’s own government had imposed on the filthy masses. This comes as the Metropolitan Police announced 30 additional fines yesterday in relation to Operation Hillman, which is looking into breaches of COVID regulations by Government officials. Police have now handed out over 50 fixed penalty notices in their “Partygate” probe. But first a little history… After a press conference video was leaked, on 8 December 2021 Boris Johnson announced a Cabinet Office inquiry would be undertaken by the Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, to investigate whether COVID19 restrictions were broken at that or any other staff events. Case stepped back from the inquiry on 17 December, amid reports that his own office had also held a party in December 2020, and responsibility for the inquiry was handed to Sue Grey. During this period, Boris Johnson repeatedly denied that any rules were broken. In January 2022, the Metropolitan Police opened its own investigation into potential breaches of COVID19 regulations in government buildings, leading to uncertainty over the timing and possible content of Gray's report. An update on Gray's investigation was published at the end of January, which found some behaviour related to the gatherings "difficult to justify", and the report said that the gatherings representing a failure of leadership and to uphold standards expected of the government and public. Her report also stated that "excessive consumption of alcohol is not appropriate in a professional workplace at any time". As I mentioned, since last December, Prime Minister Boris Johnson categorically denied that any COVID19 rules had been broken by him or anyone at Number 10; saying quite clearly in the House of Commons and elsewhere that “No rules were broken”. He repeated this claim a number of times. But the details of party after party, work gathering after boozy work gathering, not to forget the Prime Minister’s own birthday party were being dripped into public view by a disgruntled Number 10 special adviser, Dominic Cummings, who felt as many millions of people feel that the Prime Minister broke the rules and lied about it because he believes that these rules simply don’t apply to him. The Prime Minister knew then what we know now, that the rules and restrictions were simply unnecessary. BoJo did what BoJo does, he ‘kicked the can’ down the road, refusing to comment further than to lie that “No rules were broken” because he knew that the investigation would eventually reveal his true involvement but that by then, rising energy costs, the war in Ukraine, the threat of nuclear war and just the passage of time would divert people’s attention from his lies. This recent behaviour is merely a pattern of this Prime Minister’s entire life. He’s a serial liar and when caught, he denies the obvious, points a finger elsewhere, and keeps dancing, confident that a disheveled haircut, a jolly demeanour, and a quick whit will carry the day. And it seems to work, not least of which because a majority of the Ministers of Parliament are more concerned for their job than they are the integrity of their office. In the end, the investigation was a waste of the taxpayer’s money, a stalling tactic used by BoJo… who refuses to go despite obvious breaches of the Ministerial Code. He refuses to resign even though anyone else with any degree of integrity would have resigned already but this Prime Minister is not concerned that his behaviour continues to erode the public’s trust in government. Boris Johnson doesn’t care about that... The rules are for you and me, they don’t apply to him.

Mass Propaganda

by Bill White [Transcript] It’s hard to know who to listen to anymore and by that, I mean, who is telling the truth... Over the last two- and a-bit years, we have all become a little weary of the ‘experts’ and the ‘professionals’ each with their agenda causing many of us to wonder if objective truth even exists? The current news cycle, which began around six weeks ago, is focused on the war in Ukraine, and under the guise of “propaganda”, Western nations have worked together to censor Russian television company, RT, which has been taken off-air and off-line in several markets. It would be hilarious, if it wasn’t such a serious subject.. the pot is literally calling the kettle black. Just days after the media-driven government propaganda stopped trying to convince the population that all our freedoms should be restricted for the health and well-being of the Global Community, the corporate talking heads now want to persuade us to stand up for the freedoms of Ukraine. In the United States, for example, the same Administration that operates an illegal open-door policy, allowing millions of people to cross into the country seeks to convince the citizens that the national borders of Ukraine MUST be respected at any cost and that even the threat of a world war is worth the risk. Any objective analysis of this would recognise the irony. The full-on attack against everything Russian started almost immediately after the invasion of Ukraine, with some zealots pouring Russian vodka that they had purchased, into the street and quickly moved onto the seizure of the assets of a growing list of Russian billionaires, who may or may not have had a passing association with Vladimir Putin. Now, we hear the media elite intimating that Russia ‘may have used’ chemical weapons in Ukraine and while very few presenters dare to ‘confirm’ such a ridiculous story, the stage has been set so you can expect that if Putin has not used chemical weapons (and he hasn’t), then, some other nation will, and Russia will get the blame. Propaganda in one form or another has been going on throughout history, ever so slowly progressing to where we are today. Governments have always conducted some form of disinformation, usually during wartime, but previously, these activities would be focused outward, toward the enemy. Today, mass propaganda is targeted inward, with the government lying to its own people in order to achieve the agenda of the ruling class. And as I mentioned back in March 2020, COVID19 could not have come at a more opportune time. The economies of many of the Western nations were in tatters. In the UK, Brexit would have shown itself to have been a grievous error without something larger rearing its head to take the blame. Then, just when people started to push back and it became obvious to our leaders that they could continue the charade no longer, almost as though it had been planned, Russia invaded Ukraine. And so that is where we are today, with Russia being the current focus of the Western mass propaganda campaign. It’s anyone’s guess how this will end, but what is for certain is that a great many people will die and those who remain will be paying the financial costs of the elite’s agenda for generations. I’ll leave you with one thought. The government is lying. All governments are lying. Question everything. ###

California Law Supports Infanticide

by Bill White [Transcript] It’s been more than six weeks, and the FakeNews media continues to work overtime to convince us that our hearts should ache and our wallets should bleed for the “atrocities” being reported in Ukraine. People, who until recently, have sported a vaccine, NHS or other front-line warrior framed social media profile image, have now switched to a Ukrainian flag or colours and their help is greatly appreciated. That said, I can’t take any of these people seriously when they lament the deaths in Ukraine, and in particular, the death of children, but ignore the murders of hundreds of thousands of babies by abortion in our own country. In 2020 more than 209,000 abortions were performed in England and Wales. 13,815 abortions were carried out in Scotland in the same year. By comparison, Northern Ireland had fewer than 200 abortions, but this number is set to increase sharply as a result of changes to the law in March 2020, and by some estimates, the number is expected to increase to more than 6,500 abortions per year. Currently, the UK slaughters 223,000 children each year. To put that into perspective, across the pond, in the United States, the CDC, which we know is statistically challenged, reported nearly 620,000 abortions in 2018. The Guttmacher Institute says that number is more like 860,000 abortions… With that in mind, between the United States and Great Britain more than 1 million children are murdered each year. One million children, murdered. Per year. Not satisfied with murdering hundreds of thousands of children in the womb, a California Assembly committee has passed a shocking Bill that supports infanticide or the killing of babies up to one year AFTER birth. According to a report by LiveAction, a U.S.-based pro-life organization founded by Lila Rose, the Bill includes wording that could legalise infanticide, allowing newborns to die during the perinatal period after birth. Perinatal is the period of time from becoming pregnant, and up to a year after giving birth. The California Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Assembly Bill 2223 last week on Tuesday, the 5th of April, which states: “Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, or perinatal death.” So, this Bill would prohibit the prosecution of any woman who acted or more importantly, failed to act to preserve the life of their child until after the child’s first birthday. Mothers who kill their babies through neglect, including starving them to death, during the perinatal period would be protected from prosecution. Therefore, until the FakeNews media and social media warriors start talking about this subject, until people add images of murdered fetuses to their social media profiles until people demand that laws that support and I say, encourage the wholesale slaughter of more than a million children each year are abolished, don’t talk to me about Ukraine. I am not interested. ###

Media Stirring Up the Peasants, Again

by Bill White [Transcript] Here’s another non-story for you -- the UK Media is doing its level best to make anyone who will listen upset with Rishi Sunak. And while my comments have the effect of encouraging this nonsense, my take is to point the finger at the truly guilty, not the useful idiots among us. First a little background… Sunak is a British politician, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, since 2020, who was previously the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. As part of the month-long and growing assault on everything “Russian”, Sunak is now being condemned by many for his wife’s very small shareholding in Infosys, a global company based in India that was founded by her father, which has committed the unforgivable act of continuing to operate in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Again, according to the media, InfoSys has links with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, but the evidence of this claim is statements made by the media after the invasion began. The most recent uproar is that Akshata Murthy, who is an Indian citizen, has non-domiciled status, referred to by most as “non-dom”, meaning that she doesn’t have to pay income tax on income earned abroad despite living in the UK. This is in full compliance with UK tax laws. In fact, the Constitution of India does not allow holding Indian citizenship and the citizenship of a foreign country simultaneously, I guess those people who are criticising Sunak would prefer that his wife either give up her Indian citizenship or pay tax in both countries. I’d bet that this storm in a teacup originated from Number 10. From where I sit it looks like the handiwork of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is probably still sore over what some described as a lack of support from Sunak during Bojo’s recent Partygate troubles. This kind of thing is so, so typical of the UK; a Nanny State, where the average person has nothing or next to nothing and exists week to week, supported by the taxpayers and is easily rallied against anyone else who has more than they do. BoJo wants to make sure that Sunak is never Prime Minister, but I think it’ll take more than his wife paying all the tax she’s legally required to pay to unseat the Chancellor of the Exchequer… ###

Putin’s War in Ukraine is Not Genocide

by Bill White [Transcript] A couple of segments ago, I promised a comment on the war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine is terrible. War is never good. And the deaths of civilians, if there are any in Ukraine at this stage are regrettable, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine was something the West could have and should have prevented. That said, today, I do not believe it’s our fight. I am against any involvement in the war. I don’t believe we should be supplying weapons; in my opinion, it’s splitting hairs to supply weapons and claim that NATO is not involved in the war and I also disagree with these ever-increasing sanctions that will cause more economic damage for the West than they will for Russia. Despite what the corporate media is telling you, the war in Ukraine is not genocide. According to widely held beliefs, genocide is the intentional destruction of a people - usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group - in whole or in part. With that said, based on that definition, EVERY war is genocide, even those perpetrated by the West. But Putin did not invade Ukraine because they’re Ukrainian. He didn’t attack the country because of their race, the religion of its people, or anything like it. Vladimir Putin launched this war because the West has for thirty years continued to encroach past previously defined lines, which our leaders had agreed not to overstep. The continued expansion of NATO, toward Russia, is not the fault of Russia. For its part, Ukraine has courted the West and encouraged the atmosphere that it would join NATO or at least that it would like to join NATO, which is a red line for Russia. According to their own statements, since the late 1990s relations between NATO and Ukraine have developed into one of the most substantial of NATO’s partnerships. If you’re looking for someone to blame for the war in Ukraine, look West, not East. Russia is naturally protecting its sovereignty, much like the United States did in the 60s when Russia parked itself 90 miles off the coast of America. If Putin’s war is genocide, then our wars are genocide. ###

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