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FORUM | Allt fler utplacerade kärnvapen i världen ●●● https://www.svd.se/a/dRnOPw/allt-fler-utplacerade-karnvapen-i-varlden Antalet kärnvapenarsenaler ökar i världen, precis som mängden nya kärnvapentyper under utveckling. Geopolitiska spänningar har lett till att kärnvapen som avskräckningsmetod har fått ökad betydelse, bedömer fredsforskningsinstitutet Sipri. Världens kärnvapenstater fortsätter att modernisera sina arsenaler. Länderna har under 2023 också placerat ut nya vapensystem som antingen är kärnvapenbestyckade eller som kan bära kärnvapen, visar en rapport från Sipri. Enligt analysen var det totala antalet stridsspetsar i världen i januari i år 12 121, varav 9 585 i militära lager klara att användas av kärnvapenstaterna USA, Ryssland, Storbritannien, Frankrike, Kina, Indien, Pakistan, Nordkorea och Israel. Ryssland och USA har sammanlagt nästan 90 procent av alla världens kärnvapen. 2 100 av de utplacerade stridsspetsarna hålls i högsta beredskap monterade på robotar. Främst gäller det ryska och amerikanska stridsspetsar, men även Kina tros ha några stridsspetsar i högsta beredskap. ”Trots att det totala antalet stridsspetsar fortsätter minska genom att vapen från det kalla kriget gradvis demonteras, kan vi tyvärr för varje år se ökningar av antalet operativa kärnstridsspetsar”, säger Siprichefen Dan Smith i ett pressmeddelande. ”Trenden kommer troligen fortsätta och sannolikt eskalera under de närmaste åren och det är utomordentligt oroande.” Kristin Groth/TT

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SUNDAY JUNE 16TH 2024 TOPIC: THE FATHER'S BLESSINGS MEMORISE: “The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.” - (Genesis 49:26) READ: GENESIS 27:27-40 (KJV) 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. MESSAGE: A father has tremendous power over the lives and destinies of his children. Any wise child will always seek his or her father’s (biological or spiritual) blessings. This is why you must always think of ways to provoke your father to bless you. Unfortunately, these days, most people are after getting material things from their fathers and hardly think of what they can do to make their fathers bless them. One day, I had just returned from a journey, and two of my spiritual children came to welcome me. The one who got to me first merely greeted me, the other followed suit when he joined us and then proceeded to collect my bags. Immediately he did that, I said to him, “God bless you.” The first son said, “Daddy, you did not say ‘God bless you’ to me.” I responded, “What did you do for me? You saw me carrying these bags, but you didn’t help me.” If you want your father to bless you, you must be ready to do something that will provoke him to do so. One very important thing about a father’s blessing is that it is irreversible. Even though Isaac realised that he had blessed Jacob instead of Esau, he could not reverse it (Genesis 27:33). This is why you must seek your father’s blessing in every way you can.

Once your father blesses you, you are blessed forever. Nevertheless, blessings are different. Some blessings come from the soul, some from the heart and some from the mouth. When Isaac wanted to bless Esau, he told him to prepare his favourite meal so that after he had eaten it, he could bless him from deep within his soul (Genesis 27:4). A father can bless three of his children, but one will still be greater than the rest because the father loves that one in a special way. How well does your father love you? Do you often provoke him to pray for you or are you the type that provokes him to anger regularly? Some people hardly send money to their old parents, some hardly call them, while some others don’t even visit them. They may be old and frail now, but their blessings and curses remain very powerful. Whatever you do, ensure that you get as many blessings as possible from your father before he dies. ACTION POINT: Do something for your father today that will provoke him to bless you. If you are a father, call your children and bless them from your soul. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: PSALMS 69-72 AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE

FORUM | Globalism Hungary Threatens EU Over ‘Insane’ Migrant Fine – Media ●●● https://www.rt.com/news/599293-hungary-threatens-eu-migrants-fine/ by RT June 15th 2024, 5:30 am The bloc’s top court has imposed a €200 million penalty on Budapest for “deliberately” violating refugee laws. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has threatened Brussels with retaliation after an EU court slapped Budapest with a €200 million ($216 million) fine over its asylum policy, according to national media. The European Court of Justice (ICJ) imposed the penalty on the Orban government on Thursday, accusing it of “deliberately avoiding” compliance with the bloc’s refugee laws. The ICJ also ruled that Budapest must pay an extra fine of €1 million a day until it changes its policies. Shortly after the ruling was announced, Orban took to social media to describe it as “outrageous and unacceptable.”  “It seems that illegal #migrants are more important to the Brussels bureaucrats than their own European citizens,” the prime minister said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). https://x.com/PM_ViktorOrban/status/1801179166588502400 Orban also reportedly threatened retaliation in an interview with Radio Kossuth on Friday. “We’ll figure out a way, so it hurts Brussels more than it hurts us,” the leader said, without elaborating, according to Hungarian news outlet Liner.hu and Bloomberg. Obran described the fine as “a huge amount” and claimed that it was unprecedented. “It’s just insane,” Liner.hu quoted the prime minister as saying. The ICJ ruling relates to a 2020 judgement that found that Hungary had restricted access to international protection procedures, unlawfully detained asylum seekers in transit, and illegally removed third-country nationals. Hungary has since closed transit zones but otherwise has not complied with the ruling, which “constitutes a serious threat to the unity of EU law,” the court said in a statement. Hungary has taken a hard stance on migrants from outside the EU since the number of daily arrivals more than quadrupled during the migrant crisis of 2015, which saw over a million people arrive on the continent, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan. In September and October of that year, Hungary put up fences at its southern borders with Serbia and Croatia. The standoff comes as Hungary is set to take over the EU presidency on July 1. Orban’s government has also consistently criticized the Western approach to the Ukraine conflict. Budapest has opposed NATO’s funding and arming of Ukraine, as well as the sweeping sanctions on Russia, instead calling for a ceasefire and diplomatic solution. https://www.rt.com/news/599293-hungary-threatens-eu-migrants-fine/

Försoning för fred Välkommen, lilla barnet som föds just nu. Du har en hel planet som ditt andra moderliv Du är min påminnelse om hur ren jag också var vid den jordiska resans avstamp, och såsom jag, kommer inte heller du att lämnas växa i fred i ditt medfödda ljus. Krig, vet du inget om, lille barn. Det drar sina frontlinjer långa över sinnen, idéer och land. Du tilldelas en trosuppfattning, en ideologi, en skyttegrav. Du piskas att jaga hägringen av pengar, status, trasiga relationer, nationer. Du kommer att känna dig vilsen i vuxnas djungel av vilsenhet, politikerna sitter fast i trötta cirkusupptåg, ideologerna är papegojor med teatraliska följetong, andliga barrikaderar i sina lusthus av neonljus, generalerna jonglerar med domedagens eld. Det är faktiskt oturligt att födas i dessa blinda tider, vi står ju mitt i historiens första slag som kan bli det sista. Varje dag är ett roulettespel med vapnens atomer. “Kommer de att avfyras idag?” frågar vårt tysta, uppgivna djup. Du tillhör ett släkte som har lärt sig spendera gränslöst med pengar, tid och kraft på att ögonblickligen förgöra sina egna livsverk och allt på att röka landmassor och supa sig i berusningsfloder, på att surfa dag och natt på ettors och nollors osynliga moln. Likgiltighet är folkets egna oreflekterande kött och blod som gåva till kriget Men fred, fred inombords, fred mellan oss, fred för planeten, har släktet vårt inte lärt sig ägna ens en miljondels tid på. Du, nyfödde barn, välkommen till denna vackra världs motstridiga dröm. Såsom vi gör, kommer du att tycka att “allt är mitt fel”. ”Tack för din varning, du som har kommit längre än mig på livets vandring. Med hjärtat och handen som bundsförvant Förlåter jag mig själv för att jag föddes i denna värld bönande för hjälp. Förlåter jag mig själv för att jag föddes i denna förlorade tidsanda. Förlåter jag mig själv för att jag föddes bland er vackra förvirrade människor. Jag försonas med mig själv för att jag föddes på denna missförstådda jord. Jag försonas med mig själv för att jag föddes i denna ofredens tid. Jag försonas med mig själv för att jag föddes bland människor främmande för sig själva. Jag förlåter er allihopa, för ni har tappat bort barnhjärtat och det lilla ljuset i lek och skratt. Jag försonas med er allihopa, trotts att ni har tappat bort barnhjärtat och det lilla ljuset i lek och skratt." Och jag håller fast vid mina av Moder Jord givna rättigheter: Min rätt att aldrig ge order till krig och mord. Min rätt att aldrig lyda order till krig och mord. Min rätt att aldrig kliva ner i en skyttegrav, vare sig med vapen eller ord. Min rätt att avskaffa krig, militär och vuxnas segerillusion. Min rätt till en värld av fred, byggd på hjärtats lagar. Min rätt att odla fred i varenda hjärta, varenda öga, varenda hand. Min rätt att be er att sprida detta fredens brev, över från hjärta till hjärta planeten runt. PS: Kära medmänniska, jag vädjar till dig om hjälp. Militarism och krig har stulit sex år av min ungdom. Detta krig i Europa kan bli slutet på alla våra liv. För att stoppa kriget nu behöver vi gå samman, ägna tillräckligt med tid och hjärta för att tillsammans åstadkomma fred 🌿💜 Pêl Rostam

Indeed, LifeSiteNews recently reported on how Trudeau’s Liberal government has spent over $30 million DEI affiliated contracts amongst many federal ministries since January 2019.    When it comes to DEI, Musk has been a formidable opponent to the discriminatory hiring practices. In Canada, the only main party speaking out against it is the People’s Party of Canada, under its leader Maxime Bernier. He has been outspoken against radical gender ideology repeatedly over the last few years as well as the COVID jabs and mandates.  In April, he announced a new party policy officially denouncing the so-called DEI agenda, saying it is nothing more than a “fundamentally racist, sexist, and discriminatory ideology” that “divides Canadians.”  Bernier told LifeSiteNews recently that the only way to stop the “radical policies” of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda – which he calls a combination of “official discrimination against white heterosexual males” and the “promotion of weird mental illnesses” – is for people to fight back against those seeking to undermine “traditional norms and values.”  https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/maxime-bernier-ppc-dei-racist/ https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1797656777972199569 https://x.com/GadSaad/status/1797656101107712015 https://x.com/GadSaad/status/1797656101107712015 https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-liberals-spent-over-30-million-to-push-lgbt-ideology-in-federal-departments-report/ https://www.lifesitenews.com/tags/tag/maxime-bernier/ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/maxime-bernier-suggests-pride-month-alternative-dedicated-to-not-pushing-gender-confusion/ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/maxime-bernier-says-its-astounding-alberta-is-pushing-covid-boosters-tells-danielle-smith-to-stop-it/ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-canadian-university-posts-job-listing-that-excludes-white-heterosexual-men/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa “Candidates from these groups must self-identify as belonging to one or more of the designated equity groups to be considered for the position,” notes UBC. 

FORUM | World News Top Canadian University Posts Job Listing that Excludes White Heterosexual Men ●●● https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-canadian-university-posts-job-listing-that-excludes-white-heterosexual-men/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=usa by Anthony Murdoch | Lifesite June 10th 2024, 7:42 am The University of British Columbia says the new job is 'restricted to members of the following federally designated groups: people with disabilities, indigenous people, racialized people, women, and people from minoritized gender identity groups.' VANCOUVER, British Columbia (LifeSiteNews) –– One of Canada’s most well-known universities has posted a job opening for a new research chair position but has essentially barred non-homosexual white men from applying for the job.  https://www.lifesitenews.com/canada/ A recent job posting for the position of “Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Oral Cancer Research” at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver campus has explicitly mentioned that those who don’t meet its so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements need not apply.   https://research.ubc.ca/sites/research.ubc.ca/files/vpri/CRC-Tier1-Oral_Cancer_Research.pdf The UBC job posting was published on May 21, and notes that the seven-year contract for the chair role has with it certain “eligibility requirements,” such as candidates having to demonstrate a track record of “supporting equity, diversity, and inclusion.”   According to UBC, the selection for the role will be “restricted to members of the following federally designated groups: people with disabilities, indigenous people, racialized people, women, and people from minoritized gender identity groups.”  This rules out straight white men from applying for the role. UBC uses its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan as well as the B.C. Human Rights Code as validation for its job requirements.   https://research.ubc.ca/federal-research-chair-programs/canada-research-chairs/ubcs-commitment-equity-diversity-and%22%20/t%20%22_blank https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/consol15/consol15/00_96210_01 The UBC claims that its current faculty is underrepresented by those who “self-identify” as having a disability, thus it notes that a person from this category is “preferential.”  To ensure that straight white men do not apply for the job, the UBC is also mandating that anyone who applies for the role must first conduct what it calls an “equity survey.”  https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6WJHol7SfPxRMu9 According to the UBC, “Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence.”  “We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the BC Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or indigenous person.”  Musk: Is the even legal?   As news of the UBC job posting spread on social media, X owner Elon Musk chimed into comment on the matter, writing on June 3, “Is this legal in Canada?” in reply to a sarcastic post from Quebec-based academic Gad Saad mocking the job posting.   “Yes! Oral cancer research has long been dominated by white heterosexual males. Imagine the progress that can be made if the relevant research were conducted by Trans People of Color. Thank you @UBC for your epistemological courage in fighting against the scourge of White Heterosexual Science,” sarcastically wrote Saad on June 3 on X.   In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the promotion of so-called DEI requirements on employers, because of a push for it from the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 

FORUM | World at War Ukrainian Air Force Hits First Target on Russian Territory as War Continues to Escalate ●●● https://rmx.news/article/ukrainian-air-force-hits-first-target-on-russian-territory-as-war-continues-to-escalate/ by Dénes Albert | Remix June 10th 2024, 7:26 am This was the first attack against Russia carried out by a Ukrainian aircraft. A Ukrainian military aircraft has hit a target on Russian territory for the first time, a Kyiv military source announced, in the latest sign that Ukraine and the West are willing to bring the war to Russian soil. https://ziare.com/avion-ucrainean/avion-ucraina-atac-teritoriu-rusia-premiera-1875019 According to the Ukrainian source, a “Russian command center” was reportedly attacked on Sunday, June 9, near Belgorod in western Russia. It is not yet clear what type of ammunition was used in the attack, including whether it was a Western weapon. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the military source told Sky News, “The Ukrainian air force hit a Russian command center in Belgorod. Although damage assessment is still ongoing, the attack resulted in a direct hit. This is the first Ukrainian airstrike on a target on Russian territory.” https://x.com/RMXnews/status/1797252678549946426?t=PLasawlPktgVoxX5PqBcZQ&s=19 The strike comes after a number of Western countries, namely Germany, France, and the U.S., approved the use of Western-supplied missile systems against military targets on Russian territory. Ukraine already regularly carries out drone strikes deep into Russian territory, but this is the first time a military aircraft has been used to strike targets inside Russia. The day before, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian armed forces had shot down several Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod region. The United States and France recently said that Ukrainian armed forces are allowed to use their weapons to strike military targets in Russia, from where Russian troops launch attacks on Ukraine. Under new guidelines approved by President Joe Biden, U.S. munitions could be used on Russian territory to defend the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov. https://x.com/RMXnews/status/1796665004374085673?t=HIgMAdCSbPRzGVBZg3laVA&s=19 David Cameron, the British foreign secretary, was less specific, saying simply that Ukraine has yet to decide how it will use British weapons, such as Storm Shadow cruise missiles, which could be launched from Ukrainian aircraft. A Ukrainian military source also said that on Saturday, June 8, they carried out a “coordinated attack” on a Russian landing ship that had recently passed into the Sea of Azov from the Black Sea. The ship was the fifth of seven Ropucha-class amphibious assault ships that were sunk as a result of Ukrainian attacks, the source said.  “This successful strike shows the Russians that they cannot operate freely either in the Black Sea or in the east,” the source added. According to him, the Russian military uses such ships to transport ammunition and cargo to the occupied city of Mariupol for further transport to the frontline. https://rmx.news/article/ukrainian-air-force-hits-first-target-on-russian-territory-as-war-continues-to-escalate/