My name is David Daniel Ball. I am an evangelical Christian but I am running on a secular platform, wanting all to prosper. I am running for Greater Dandenong, Redgum Ward. I am not a Liberal Party person, but an independent Conservative with Libertarian leanings. Unlike some Libertarians, I am for zero tolerance on drugs. That means I feel that drug users should not have access to illegal drugs, and need and deserve appropriate support in getting off drugs. Not the same philosophy as the Philippine President. But my 'compassionate' colleagues vying for local council seats are willing for people to die or be killed through risk minimisation which fails to address the actual scourge.
I am Libertarian, and I am for free speech. Not because I enjoy abuse, but because I know I can face criticism and address it in debate. I am uncomfortable with restrictions on free speech which prevent open debate but instead promote group think. I proudly wear a name tag with IPA (Institute of Public Affairs) badge I got from a conference because they stand for free speech. I don't agree with the IPA on everything, but I don't have to.
I wish that my home were open for business. I want local business to employ local people. They want to. But they want their costs to be cheaper to allow them to trade. I want forklift drivers to go to work and not face OHS failures from corruption. When council fails through inappropriate legislation everyone suffers. We have inappropriate recycling procedures that are expensive and problematic. We have at least one neighbourhood which cannot get internet access unless individual households negotiate with Telstra. We have a need for better and more parking. The Greens are claiming they are opposed to overdevelopment. Yet nowhere is Dandenong overdeveloped, but there are needs. Public transport is good, and problematic too. Local Council has a role in making public transport better through better routing and better, more appropriate facilities.
Facilities for worship are needed. Churches don't raise commercial amounts of money, but are good citizens. Or can be. One evangelical church, New Life, is looking for a new home and better facilities. Chisholm on Cleeland St has been a good host, but now needs the territory New Life has used for the better part of a decade. Three hundred members may not have a place for worship, yet they are an international church with a presence all around the world. If there is not a place that is available (without handouts) then clearly local council has failed in her planning duty to her constituents. Worth thinking about on voting day, when Greens claim that land is over developed and they are needed to prevent more.
So long as Turnbull is in the position of leader, Liberals will underperform.
Why are the left wing trumpeting their diversity using intolerance as a tool?
My father did not drink much ever. He suffered from gout. Yet he was called too old for a kidney transplant and died before he should have. Hinch is taking much for granted.
I stand for free speech. But I seem to be in opposition to the leader of the Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull.
Thing is, Trump described the culprit before he was known. Trump was right. Hillary and the NYC Mayor prevaricated over the identity and motive of the perpetrator before he was known. They were wrong. Hillary Clinton is campaigning on her skill of making decisions seem hard. It keeps her in touch with youth.
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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
That's the jingle bell rock
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bell chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle...
David Daniel Ball calls himself the Conservative Voice.
I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence.
I'm not a preacher, but I am a Christian who has written over 28 books all of which include some reference to my faith. Twelve blog books on world history and current affairs, detailing world events , births and marriages on each day of the year, organised by month. Twelve books on the background to and history of Bible Quotes. One Bible quote per day for a year. An intro to a science fiction series I'm planning, post apocalyptic cyber punk. An autobiography with short story collections.
I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. ...
In Tanami’s red sands where spinifex grows,
Where waterholes gleam ‘neath the sun’s golden glare,
Lived Yaparla, sweet maid, with a heart pure as snow,
Her kindness a light in the desert so bare.
Her father, a wise man, kept songs for the land,
To guard the soak’s waters where life held its sway.
But drought gripped the earth with a merciless hand,
And he sought a new spring to ease their dismay.
Deep in a gorge where the rocks hid the sky,
He found a clear pool with fish dancing free.
But a voice shook the stones with a thunderous cry,
“Who steals my sweet water without leave of me?”
Out slid the Wanyarra, half-man, half a snake,
His scales flashed like opals, his eyes cold with pain.
“For your kin’s life,” he hissed, “one price I must take—
Send Yaparla to me, or your land drinks no rain.”
The father returned, his heart heavy with woe,
And told his dear daughter the serpent’s demand.
“I’ll go,” said Yaparla, her voice soft and low,
“For my people, my country, I’ll walk that red sand.”
She came to the gorge with her digging stick strong,
Singing songs of her kin ‘neath ...
AI adapted
To adapt the story of Bambi to the Dreamtime of Warlpiri culture in the Tanami Desert, we’ll reimagine the tale with respect for Warlpiri storytelling traditions, cosmology, and the desert environment. The Dreamtime (Jukurrpa) is a sacred framework where ancestral beings shape the land, law, and life, so Bambi’s journey will reflect Warlpiri values like kinship, connection to country, and survival in harmony with nature. I’ll keep the essence of Bambi—a young creature’s growth amid loss and discovery—while grounding it in the Tanami’s ecology and Warlpiri worldview. Since Bambi is a specific narrative, I’ll translate its core themes rather than reproduce the original text verbatim, ensuring cultural sensitivity. The story will be concise yet vivid, as requested.
Bambi in the Jukurrpa of the Tanami
In the Jukurrpa, when the Tanami Desert glowed under the first stars, the ancestral beings shaped the land. From the spinifex and red sand, they formed Jampijinpa, a young red ...
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Content from listening to podcasters Hunley and Groubert of America's Untold Stories. They tell it better than me
Folk Song: "The Ballad of Lee Harvey Oswald"
Verse 1
Oh, Lee Harvey Oswald, a man they did frame,
The deep state and CIA, they tarnished his name.
They said he went to Mexico, a lie they did spin,
While he fought for his service, his honor within.
Chorus
Sing for Lee Oswald, innocent and bold,
Framed by the shadows, a story untold.
With courage he stood, though the truth they denied,
A patriot’s heart in a nation that lied.
Verse 2
On that dark day in Dallas, they said he shot Tippit,
Left a wallet behind, but the tale didn’t fit.
Arrested with his own in hand, the proof was right there,
But the deep state kept spinnin’ their web of despair.
Chorus
Sing for Lee Oswald, innocent and bold,
Framed by the shadows, a story untold.
With courage he stood, though the truth they denied,
A patriot’s heart in a nation that lied.
Verse 3
They trained him in Russian, sent him off to the East,
A ...
