On the
government shutdown front another day closer to a government shutdown a
midnight October 1, if the House cannot get rebels like Matt Gaetz and Marjorie
Taylor Green to compromise and get their
act together on the Red side of the
aisle and pass 12 funding bills Time to for all Americans concerned about the
economic and social effects of a shutdown to contact their Congressional
representative and tell them in no uncertain terms to compromise and come to a
deal to keep the government however bloated and wasteful it has become in
business. When Americans suddenly have their benefits cut and services
curtailed they will see the Freedom Caucus as a bunch zealots unwilling to
compromise wearing Togas and playing fiddles as the Capitol figuratively burns
to the ground.
On the transgender front,
Blue Governor Gavin Newsom showed that despite past liberal behavior he is
capable of doing the right thing when he vetoed a bill passed by the Blue
supermajority legislature that would have required in custody battles parents
seeking custody affirm their child’s perceived identity. The $64 question is
will the supermajority legislature seek to override the veto to drive another
nail in the left’s despised parental rights coffin?
On the anti-aging front, Bryan
Johnson, a high tech entrepreneur who founded Braintree and sold it to PayPal,
is the new Ponce de Leon seeking the fountain of youth not in the Florida
swamps but in the 111 pills taken daily, vegetarian diet, in bed by 8:30,
measuring his erections while sleeping and eating dinner at 11:30 A.M. and who
now claims at 46 he has the bones of a 30 year old and the heart of a 37 year
old but has little or no time for a social or personal life (If he should with
his focus live into his 110’s or 120’s he will be even lonelier as his
acquaintances and associates and his 3 children will have long ago gone to
their graves.
On the political corruption
crime front in New Jersey, at least a dozen prominent New Jersey and national
Blues are demanding that Senator Menendez immediately resign as Governor Murphy
claimed that although he is innocent until proven guilty, with this criminal
indictment he cannot properly represent the people of New Jersey who deserve
better. The Senator is defiantly refusing but do not be surprised if like in
the case of disgraced Senator Al Franken, the number of Blues trying to show that
they are also a party that believes in the rule law increases and the cries
become more vehement (fortunately for the Blues, his resignation would not
affect the balance in the Senate as Murphy who is a Blue would appoint a fellow
Blue.
On the crime front, Robert Murdaugh
who has pled guilty to federal charges of bank fraud, wire fraud and money
laundering, on his appeal for a new trial may have a strong case due to alleged
jury trafficking by a court clerk pursuing a book deal and the fact that the
jury was exposed to 3 weeks of testimony not in any way related to the murders
but on his financial crimes. Whether he is successful or not and if granted
whether the same verdict will be reached, at age 55 and with only a 46 month
sentence for his federal crimes he could be a free man at age 60 if successful
or if not die in prison. On
the criminal lack of smarts front, the Denver police have issued an arrest
warrant for Keanna Rosenburgh and her face now graces a reward poster of up to
$2,000 for information leading to her arrest. Unless she has dyed and cut her
hair and started wearing glasses and going on a crash diet to lose facial
weight, someone should recognize and since money often trumps friendship, a
friend may be informing on her whereabouts if she is still in the Denver area
or still in Colorado.
On the carjacking front and
why you may need to be packing when driving even if pulling up to your own
driveway, at a Minnetonka City Council
meeting council meeting angry and fearful residents vented their frustration of
a carjacking and assault of Kelly Beason and her 13 year old son as they pulled
into their driveway. Fortunately no one was seriously injured but the 13 year
is still traumatized and one perpetrator has been arrested although the jury is
out whether the D.A. of Hennepin County, Mary Moriarty, who
identifies herself as a “progressive D.A.” will prosecute to seek prison terms
as opposed to probation (could not find out whether her successful campaign was
financed by George Soros but it would not come as a surprise).
On the reptilian brain front
which resides on both aisles of politics, Melody Duncan, the wife since 1988 of
Red House member Jeff Duncan who touts himself as “strong advocate for life and
family values” has just filed for divorce claiming her soon to be ex-husband is
in an extramarital relationship and has admitted to having several over the
years.
On Biden’s continuing mental and physical decline front, Sharon Sweda, the
leader of the Blues in Lorain County, Ohio has weighed in that Biden “is in a
period of his life where passing and death is imminent.” Without any primary
debates likely between Biden and RFK, Jr. the DNC will be able to conceal his
mental and physical infirmities so despite significant objections to his
candidacy, he will be nominated and if he strokes, dies or has a McConnel
moment before the election the Blues will be in a world of hurt, the same
position Reds will find themselves in with Trump being nominated and a guilty
verdict being handed down prior to the election. Not sure the cost, but the
Blues should have a plan B to qualify in all 50 states 1 or more candidates so
they would appear on the ballot if Biden had to drop out or died.
On the
strike front, the Writers Guild Association and the studios ended their 3rd
day of talks without a deal but talks resumed Saturday to try to end the strike
that started on May 2nd. On the UAW strike front, the strike has now
expanded to all 38 parts distribution centers at GM and Stellantis and Biden
has announced he will be heading to a
picket line to show solidarity with UAW strikers but as Trump wisely pointed
out Biden’s push to accelerate EV production faster than the infrastructure
will make usage and recharging problematical and require far less workers to
assemble an EV as opposed to a fossil fuel powered car.
On the
weather front, Tropical Storm Ophelia has made landfall in North Carolina
bringing with it near hurricane force winds, massive rainfall, 70,000 residents
without power and 4 NFL games in storm’s path to be hit with massive rainfall
and diminished stadium attendance unless in a luxury sky box.
September 23, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka
The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: Teal Talk
Day: Created by Ovarcome, an ovarian cancer foundation, on this day in
2017 to promote awareness of the ovarian cancer that will affect close to
20,000 women this year and cause more than 13,000 deaths and raise funds to
find a cure.
Word of the Day: The word
of the day is “auto-da-fe” which means burning to death
at the stake a heretic, a common practice during the Inquisition which gave
Catholicism a very bad reputation.
Song
of the Day: The number 1 song on this day in 1983 was “Dreamlover” by Mariah Carey on a run of 8 weeks to share number 1 status with 10 other songs
achieving number 1 ranking while 6 acts achieved number one status for
the first time. Here is a video recording with lyrics of Mariah Carey
performing “Dreamlover”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBtS6BIP1E September 23 Birthdays: “Vlogging to
Fame and Fortune”—Lloyd Cadena, born on this day in 1993 in Parañaque, Philippines to become
a noted and successful vlogger in the Philippines with 5.88 million subscribers
but who On September 1, 2020 was hospitalized with a high fever and dry cough
to be diagnosed with COVID-19 and die from a heart attack on September 4, 2020. September 23
Historical Events in Rhyme
1. On
this day in 2012 Billie Joe Armstrong of the band Green Day/Announced he was was heading into Rehab to hold his substance abuse problems a bay/2 days
earlier in a sign his drinking was out of control on a concert stage/He broke
his guitar, stormed off the set in an expletive laden expletive rage/The rehab
against the demon rum and prescription pills was the icing on the road to
sobriety cake/After a hiatus for the rest of 2012 and 3 ½ months of 2013, the band announced touring
dates they again would start to make.
2. On
this day in 2004 Hurricane a CAT 3/Did not make landfall on the Coast of Haiti/But
massive rains triggering deadly mudslides its residents would see/After it
moved and left Haiti over 3000 bodies would be found after its killing spree.
3. On
this day in 1913 in Colorado, the United Mine Workers tired of low wages and
unsafe mines/Where mine deaths two to three times the national average one
would find/Went on strike which quickly degenerated into the Colorado Coalfield
War/With both strikers on one side and coal mine security and the National
Guard on the other the laws against assault and murder both chose to ignore/Probably
the deadliest and longest labor confrontation in our past/Finally in December
1914 the strike ended when the UMW funds would no longer last.
4. On
this night in 1884 the French ship Arctique ran aground near Cape Virgenes
and by a rescue ship placer gold was found/News of the gold created the Tierra
de Feugo Gold Rush/Like all gold findings the first comers became wealthy and
those later their dreams of wealth crushed/Collateral damage from the onrushing
prospectors’ tide/Were the Indians native to the region who experienced
genocide.
5. On
this day in 1868 in the town of Lares, Puerto Rico the El Grito de Lares was
proclaimed/In Puerto Rico Spanish rule would no longer be retained/Some 475 revolutionaries
marched to the next town seize only to find/A larger number of militia better
armed that put them in a bind/Soon surrounded they surrendered and sent off to
jail/To for their acts the death penalty would entail/But after pleas of
diffusing the rebellion to the troops amnesty/To the leaders exile so Puerto
Rico never again would they see.
Quote on the Colorado Coalfield War by Teddy Roosevelt
in a letter to Rep. Edward P.Costigan: “Whenever trouble arose
between the workingmen and the employers, whenever the miners began to organize
to support or enforce demands for improved conditions, the State, whether in
control of a Republican or Democratic
administration, thereupon surrendered its right
and duty to enforce the law and maintain order. It turned over this right and
duty to the mining companies, themselves, who thereupon imported into the State
or organized within the State crews of gunmen and of private detectives and the
like, organized them as guards round their property and prepared for open
warfare which such actions inevitably precipitated. Many of these special
deputies and detectives were excellent men; but this has no more to do with the
case than has the fact that many of the riotous striker were also excellent
men. The point is that the State recognized in the contestants the right
of private war.”
©
September 23, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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