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The Battle of Evermore was written by Page/Plant of Led Zeppelin.Performed by Melbourne choir Shaking the Tree on location at the Northcote Uniting Church and the Darebin Parklands.Shaking the Tree Choir directed by Bronwyn Calcutt.Video devised and directed by Bronwyn Calcutt with assistance from Rebecca Palmer, Karen Mecoles and Julie Moore.Filmed by Leo Dale http://wefostudios.comWith assistance from Marek Silver and Joe EidelsonAudio recorded by Myles Mumford Rolling Stock Studio Melbourne.Choral Arrangement by Bronwyn Calcutt.Choreography assistance by Marlena Raymond and Nellie Montague.Musicians: Jonathan Liddelow and Simon LevertonEdited by Bronwyn Calcutt, Leo Dale and Rebecca Palmer.The Battle of Evermore - Shaking the...

His own track record isn’t spotless. In 1985, as AIDS was overwhelming American gay communities, Young used a homophobic slur in an interview and said of gays and the virus, “You go to a supermarket and you see a f— behind the f— cash register, you don’t want him to handle your potatoes.”

“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion” (Proverbs 1:1-4).

During the armed militant takeover of the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct following the death of George Floyd to form the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in 2020, Seattle officials drafted legislation to transfer the East Precinct to a local Black Lives Matter activist group, according to documents recently obtained by The Seattle Times. Three memos and a draft resolution about transferring the East Precinct were sent to former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan from Calvin Goings, the director of the city's Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS), in an email on June 8, 2020—the same day SPD evacuated the precinct,...

Japan's parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on the "serious human rights situation" in China, and called Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to take steps to relieve the situation, as the Beijing Winter Olympics loom just days ahead. Japan has already announced it will not send a government delegation to the Games, following a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott over concerns about China's human rights condition, although Tokyo avoided explicitly labelling its move as such. Since taking office in October, Kishida has said on multiple occasions that Japan would not mince words with China when necessary, and in November appointed former defence...

Actor and professional wrestler Dylan Postl weighs in on Disney thinking of replacing the seven dwarfs of 'Snow White' on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'

“Remember that California children are forced to wear masks in schools all day and that California extended their indoor mask mandate through February,” radio host Ari Hoffman tweeted, posting a picture of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, maskless with Magic Johnson Sunday at the Los Angeles Rams’ home playoff game. Newsom, of course, is no stranger to COVID hypocrisy — remember his trip to the French Laundry? — but, like so many politicians, is seemingly without shame. So we have AOC dancing maskless with drag queens in Florida, Nancy Pelosi getting her hair done when shops are closed, UK Prime Minister...

Special election tax report! Fort Smith citizens are fighting their city leaders who are trying to schedule another special election tax increase. Joey McCutchen is leading the fight against after defeating the Marshal Museum tax! https://www.facebook.com/joey.mccutchen.3 ____ Garland County tax increase/extension February 8th Early voting starts Feb 1st only at Election commission at 649 Ouachita St in Hot Springs and Community Baptist Church on Hwy 7 close to HSV west gate and across from Walmart. Please get the word out. Garland County Tax Alliance is fighting this. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GCTaxAlliance/__ Fountain Lake School District going for more millage February 8th as well....

Thousands of trucks, thousands of cars, and thousands of pedestrians too, have descended upon downtown Ottawa, Ontario, the national capital of Canada, in what is now being called the Freedom Convoy of 2022. As often happens in the United States, the counts will vary widely from news outlet to news outlet, perhaps based on the political affiliation of the speaker. With tens of thousands of trucks in different processions all meeting this week, it seems certain that the total number of protesters will be at least six figures, a truly stirring figure for a nation of only 38 million people...

Join together with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Author-ity in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

Hospitals in multiple countries reportedly declined to treat a 3-year-old boy with a serious heart condition because his parents weren't vaccinated against COVID-19. Hospitals have faced criticism for prioritizing transplants for vaccinated individuals and some health care workers have expressed frustration in having to treat influxes in unvaccinated people. For a boy in Cyprus, the inoculation made it more difficult for his parents to find a hospital to treat him. The boy was hospitalized due to his heart condition, according to Politico, and hospitals in Cyprus were unable to perform the surgery. So, the health ministry arranged for the boy...

Joe Rogan apologized for his Spotify show over the weekend, which was bad enough, but he managed to make things far worse in his Instagram statement.Rogan’s in the spotlight because singer Neil Young — he of “Rockin’ in the Free World” fame — pulled his music from the streaming service because Rogan’s COVID-19 discussions were not deferential enough to the government. It’s that free speech guy or me, said Mr. Stick-It-to-the-Man, Anti-War, four-dead-in-oh-HI-oh to Spotify. Spotify’s CEO couldn’t handle the heat and even though he let Young walk and sided with his 100-million-dollar man Rogan, he announced that from here...

Dr. Sona Pekova explains that “vaccine” mandates are a ”purely political decision” not based in science.A Czech Molecular Biologist reveals that based on publicly available data, the vaccinated are more likely to get sick from the Omicron variant. Further, Dr. Sona Pekova explains that certain batches of Covid vaccines “kill” while others are “benign.”Pekova’s explosive remarks took place in a video presented at Czech Independent News and translated exclusively for RAIR Foundation USA.Pekova was highly critical of vaccine mandates imposed by the government, as foreign data from Scotland and Australia clearly indicates that the Covid vaccine causes harm. The molecular...

In many grocery stores across the country, there are shortages of certain items, and food supplies have become scarce globally. Many farmers will find it impossible to plant corn this year due to dramatically increased fertilizer costs, according to a new report. Below is an excerpt from an email from an insider in the industry. “Things for 2022 are interesting (and scary). Input costs for things like fertilizer, liquid nitrogen and seeds are like triple and quadruple the old prices. It will not be profitable to plant this year. Let me repeat, the economics will NOT work. Our plan, is...

Click here to view the full articleActor Michael Rapaport returned to his neighborhood Rite Aid on Sunday only to find shelves empty just days after he saw a brazen thief calmly walk out of the store with two shopping bags full of stolen goods.‘Back in my Rite Aid,’ he said in a video posted to his Instagram on Sunday. ‘And there’s nothing to steal because this Rite Aid like so many other Rite Aids is closing down because everybody stole everything. And the workers here don’t know if they’re getting jobs.‘Congratulations, losers,’ the 51-year-old actor concluded in the video, which...

Non-stop Truck horns (hilarious)

Surrounded and forced to make a difficult decision. Motion has passed, they are staying.Stay tuned.More at https://t.co/NxAr5V5Iko pic.twitter.com/kIyM8lGmTA— K2 (@kiansimone44) January 31, 2022🚨BREAKING: Look west. A group of truckers parked across the Canada-US border between Alberta and Montana have been given a police SWAT team ultimatum to move. They just voted to refuse. We have two reporters on site. Follow along at https://t.co/QBAE7LfY31. https://t.co/rjyQEFRxcj— Ezra Levant 🍁 (@ezralevant) January 31, 2022UPDATE: truckers speak after decision to stand their ground.More at https://t.co/NxAr5V5Iko pic.twitter.com/Ib1tpxEnT6— K2 (@kiansimone44) January 31, 2022A local was watching twitter for updates in her pajamas, shocked to see tactical...

A bill that would have created the nation's only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a legislative deadline. The bill had to pass by midnight on Monday to have a chance at becoming law this year. Democrats needed 41 votes for that to happen, a threshold that did not seem impossible given that they control 56 of the 80 seats in the state Assembly and universal health care has long been a priority for the party. But intense lobbying...

TWEET FROM THE PRESIDENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦@PresidencyZA· Jan 31, 2022 Replying to @PresidencyZABased on the trajectory of the pandemic and the levels of vaccination in the country, Cabinet has decided to make the following changes to Adjusted Alert Level 1 with immediate effect: • Those who test positive with no symptoms do not have to isolate. · If you test positive with symptoms, the isolation period has been reduced from 10 to 7 days.· Contacts do not have to isolate unless they develop symptoms.— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) January 31, 2022 South...