Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For July 1, 2017
California and New York have joined Virginia in refusing to cooperate with a
federal probe of possible illegal aliens voting in the last election (as
opposed to the fantasy of the left in their Trump Russian collusion delusion,
illegal aliens voting is a real threat to our democracy that must be crushed); if you voted for Trump as this poet did, these
are the times that try a poet’s soul—the idea of yet another Twitter war this
time with two hack “journalists” Morning Joe and his pathetic sidekick fiancé Mika defies any logic or rationality when the
president should be focused 24/7 on healthcare, the economy, tax cuts, repatriation
of earnings, border security and what to do to effect regime change in North
Korea; Mika once again has crossed the rhetoric line slamming Melania Trump as
the worst First Lady and for being a worst mother for her son (Mika’s status as
a mother of two daughters does not give her standing to attack the First Lady as
an “unfit” mother); President Trump is not the only leader facing an obstructionist
Blue as New Jersey due to the refusal of its Blue Speaker of the House Prieto
to compromise has failed to pass a budget and has had to shut down many of its
government functions; in another reminder that Mexico is no longer the Amigo
Land, police and army troops in Mazatlan engaged in a shoot out with cartel
members killing 19 of them (Sinaloa is definitely a place not to visit as an
American tourist); Rahm Emanuel’s top priority for
Chicago remains making it the premier sanctuary city in the country as the
carnage continues unabated in the month of June with good news that the number shot
and wounded for the month totaled 324, a 13% decline over June of 2016 but the
bad news is the shooters’ aim is getting better by killing 75 a 9 % increase
over June of 2016; through June 30, 1779 shot with 312 killed, a major tragedy
that the powers to be in Chicago seem to completely ignore except for those
fortunate enough to own a mortuary or an emergency care center; fortunately
Trump has had enough of this Plantation Owner Mayor who cares for his black
constituents only until they vote for him and after that forget it until the
next election cycle and is sending in a force of ATF agents (Illinois due to
its unfunded liability pension crisis and deficit crisis is hobbled and cannot
call out the Illinois National Guard to stop this nonsense).
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Billy
Preston, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote by
Dustin Milligan, hoping that the Jihadists are forced by Muslim clerics to
adopt indifferntism, secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events
like weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide
you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the
event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.
1.
Canada Day—celebrating
in Canada the enactment of the British North America Act 1867 which united the colonies
of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one colony Canada, now one our
best trading partners and allies.
2. Tartan
Day—celebrated in most countries with large numbers of Scots on
April 6, but if lucky enough to be in Australia and in search of bagpipes and
parades, it is celebrated on this day commemorating on this day in 1782 the
repeal of the Act of Proscription 1746 which banned the wearing of tartans (if
my mother were still alive she would be proudly wearing her tartan and playing
her bagpipes).
3. 1973 Number One Song—the number one song in
1973 on a run of 2 weeks in that position was “Will It Go Round In
Circles?” by Billy Preston. Here is a performance by him of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghj5V5cUo1s
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “indifferentism” which means a belief
that all religions should have as one of their tenets namely that all religions
are equally valid—what a better place this world would be with people of different
faiths unwilling to kill people in the name of their God.
5. The
Best Canada Had To Offer-- celebrating the birth on this day in
1967 of one really attractive Canadian Pamela Anderson who would be the dream
of any male swimmer drowning and in need of CPR.
On this day
in:
a. 1916 on the first day
of the bloodbath known as the Battle of the Somme, 19,240 British soldiers were
killed and 38,230 wounded in one of the worst displays of military leadership
the world has ever seen to be compounded by the fact that General Haig
continued the battle into mid November with almost nothing other than the
bodies of thousands more dead soldiers and wounded to show for it.
b. 1957 the first
International Geophysical Year commenced with over 60 nations participating in
a full range of joint scientific projects ending on December 31, 1958.
c. 1963 Zip Codes in the
United States were introduced.
d. 1965 the CIA
instituted the Phoenix Program designed to capture, interrogate by all means
including torture, and assassinate the leadership of the National Liberation
Front and its supporters; by the time it ended in 1972 some 40,000 Vietnamese
had been killed many of whom more likely than not had no involvement with the
National Liberation Front.
e. 2007 in a great move in
support of public health of its residents, smoking was banned in all public
places in the United Kingdom; sadly in the U.S. only 53% of the population
lives in areas where smoking is banned in the workplace and in all bars and
restaurants.
Reflections
on Canada on Canada Day: “It's like Canada is
the little brother to the United States and one day they are going to show the
world they're just as cool as their successful big brother.” Dustin
Millligan, noted Canadian actor. Had you known my mother you would agree that
as a typical Canadian who immigrated to this country, Canada is cool and
successful. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you
like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and
entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in
History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on
breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's
Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.
© July 1, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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