Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 6, 2018 Taiwan was hit
by a 6.4 earthquake, killing 2, injuring almost 150 and causing huge damage;
the troika of Democratic state AGs from California (to no one’s surprise),
Illinois and New York have launched into a taxpayer wasting Don Quiote charge
against the Trump Agenda from trying to ban fracking to overturning the tax cut
due to limitations on SALT deductions under a false mantra of trying to enforce
the rule of law (total joke, really about more scorched earth in another
venue); just when you thought the stench of corruption emanating from Obama and
the HRC campaign on the Russian collusion could not get worse, the Senate has
released its memo on the collusion of the Obama Administration, HRC campaign
and Steele in funneling false Russian information designed to destroy Trump’s
candidacy (since when it comes to reporting on the illegal activities of the
HRC or Obama the MSM always seems to lose its tongue, here is a news link: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/02/06/sean-hannity-senate-releases-memo-2-0-and-it-should-scare.html);
on the dueling memos, the 10 page Blue version is supposed to have a lot of
sources and methods endangering our national security that was Leaker and Liar
Schiff’s argument for not releasing the Red’s 4 page memo (redact and release
to the American people along with the supporting material for the FISA warrant
and appoint a special counsel to investigate the sham investigation of HRC’s
private email server); freight in the U.S. is handled by private companies
while passengers are hauled by a quasi public AMTRAK dependent on the
government which has been hit with 24 derailments since 2014 and just had the
misfortune of having one of its high speed (125 mph) trains have a car separate
from the train in Maryland (not sure whether this is a justification for more
infrastructure or the result of government incompetence but for trainophiles
like me it’s scary); not all illegals are criminals but some are and that brings
into clear focus that the needs of the “Dreamers” should never trump the needs
of Americans to be protected from assault by illegals as represented in
Maryland when an illegal from El Salvador urinating in public (which is
probably acceptable behavior) at a bus terminal attacked someone who had the
temerity to suggest he should use a public restroom with a box cutter (hopefully
he is convicted on assault with a deadly weapon and after serving time is
deported and when he returns as it is almost certain he will, the Senate will
have come to its senses and passed Kate’s Law and should he cross and be be
caught face 5 years in prison);); in Chicago through February 5, 2018 240
people have been shot of whom 43 have died.
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s
holidays and observances, a music link to Paula Abdul, factoids of interest for this day in
history, the fact that many of our lakes and streams are not polluted for our
limnetic friends and a relevant quote by Joseph Osuigwe Chidiebere on FGM,
secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any
memorable events like birthdays, 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. International Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Day—created by the UN
in 2003 to attack this feudal barbaric practice emanating primarily out of
Muslim countries which sadly immigrants from them often bring their barbaric
beliefs with them (wonder how long the practice would continue if the fathers
or husbands complicit in the practice on
their daughters or wives would suffer a similar fate).
2. Ronald Reagan Day—created by proclamation of 21 governors in 2011 on the 100th anniversary
of Ronald Reagan’s birth and increased to 40 to honor his service as a two term
governor of California and two term president of the United States.
3. 1990 Number One Song— the number one song in 1990 on a run of 3 weeks in that
position was “Opposites Attract” by Paula Abdul. Here is a recording of the
song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xweiQukBM_k
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “limnetic” which means living in
fresh water which in D.C. has been diluted and contaminated by the features and
creatures of the Swamp.
5. The Greatest Generation and There But For the Grace of God--celebrating the
birth on this day in 1940 of the man who turned down an offer to be the press
secretary for Richard Nixon, Tom Brokaw, noted television journalist for NBC News
and co-anchor for many years of the Today
Show and anchor for many years of NBC
Nightly News and author of The
Greatest Generation.
On this day in:
a. 1918 British women
over the age of 30 who meet certain property requirements were given the right
to vote upon passage of the Representation of the People Act 1918 by
Parliament.
b. 1922 the London Naval
Agreement limiting the size of the navies of the United States, England, Japan,
France and Italy was signed.
c. 1959 Jack Kilby of
Texas Instruments filed the first patent for an integrated circuit.
d. 1976 the president of Lockheed Corporation testifying before
a Senate Subcommittee admitted that the company had paid $3 million in bribes
to Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka.
e. 2016 two years before Taiwan
was hit by a massive earthquake today, Taiwan was hit with a 6.6 earthquake
which killed 117 people.
Reflections on the
barbaric practice of FGM: “You or any of your family members may not have
practiced female genital mutilation, but that is not enough reason to keep
silent about it. You need to speak out against it to discourage others from the
practice”- Joseph Osuigwe Chidiebere, noted Nigerian author, anti gender
violence activitist and anti-trafficing advocate. 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.
© February 6, 2018 Michael P. Ridley
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