On the Hamas
Israeli War propaganda front Biden as usual on his Delaware Beach as hundreds
of Pro Palestinian protesters gathered in front of his house calling him out
for genocide, demanding not a peep on the demands to release the hostages
ranting the two state solution: “From the mountains to the seas, Palestinian
will be free”. The Anti-Israeli demonstrations that are surging across the
nation’s college campuses show no signs of abating are spawning final some
pushback alumni and donors as Henry Swieca resigned from Columbia University’s
Board of Directors due to schools moral coward ship in the university’ response
to the pro-Palestinian rallies. Columbia University already seeing an expected
decline in scholarships due to the rise in antisemitism has suspended 2 radical student groups
support Palestine and demanding we end all military aid to Israel.
On the Hamas Israeli War
front the IDF has released photos of it troops in the Hama Parliament building
as the IDF proclaims that Hamas has lost control of Gaza and its troops fare
fleeing from the Israelis. The Jewish American songwriter and rapper Matisyahu will hold a concert Monday evening
at Columbia University and be joined virtually by Israeli actress and activist
Noa Tishby to be livestream live across the nation to counteract the rising
tidal wave of antisemitism sweepings our college campuses across the nation.
Don
Samuels, a rare centrist Blue who lost to Ilhan Omar by less than 2 percentage points, has added his name to
the candidacy on the Blue ballot while Red candidate Dalia al-Aqidi has labeled Omar the Hamas Candidate as the Blue
Primary candidates will not have the tailwinds
of the George Floyd’s death behind the
their tailwind.
On the fire front, a fire
that erupted under the an 1-10 underground storage has closed down an portion
of the I-10 in the downtown area with no word of the extent of damage and how
long it will take to restore service but commuters will be in a world of hurt
until the damage can be repaired by a fire that shows all indications of being
attracted by arson.
On the American Thanksgiving
Travel front, a record number of 55 million
Americans, most of whom will be traveling by car, are expected to be
visiting friends and family for the Thanksgiving weekend.
On Dwarfs against Trump
front, Red Senator Tim Scott, facing the reality of not qualifying to be on the
4th debate, has suspended his campaign, leaving opponents scrambling
to see if they can pick up his supporters and donors.
On the pending
governmental shutdown front, the Gaetz Chickens for removing McCarthy and the
delay in not having an acceptable candidate as Speaker are coming home to
roost, as Rogers is proposing a 2 part plan to fund the government, the first
bill would extend funding until January 19, including funding for military
construction, Veterans Affairs, transportation, housing and the Energy
Department and the second part of the bill, which would extend funding until
February 2, would include funding for the rest of the government but neither
bills include any funding for Ukraine or Israel.
On Pending
Volcano eruption front, Iceland, which has experienced 800 quakes since Friday
could be facing an volcanic eruption, is notifying residents in certain
anticipated volcanic eruption zones to evacuate.
On support for Israel, Chris Christie became the first Red Candidate for
President to visit and return from Israel who after seeing the devastation
caused by Hamas on October reaffirmed support for the Jewish State and warned
Americans that is they don’t understand what is a stake here, “All is lost.”
November
13, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: National Actors Day: Clueless as to who created
this observance or when but know it is promote appreciation for the hard work
involved to become a success in the acting business and given the long strike
between SAG and the Motion Pictures Producers that was settled after 148 days
is celebrated more vigorously than in years past.
Word of the Day: The word
of the day as we continue with words starting with “b” is “berceuse” which
means a lullaby, a parent’s first line of defense to get a small child to
fall asleep.
Song of the
Day: The number 1 song on this day in 1944 was “I’ll Walk
Alone” by Dinah Shore on a run of 4 weeks non continuous with 11 other songs achieving number 1
ranking. Here is a recording of Dinah Shore performing I’ll Walk Alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKxH0X7DaVY
November 13 Birthdays: “Stronger Yellow Ribbons to Support an Old Oak Tree”-Celebrating the birthday of Gregg Abbott, born
on this day in 1957 in Wichita Falls, Texas to become a noted lawyer, judge and
Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Texas AG for 16 years and now
since 2015 the governor of the State of Texas becoming the third governor after
FDR and George Wallace be serve while confined to a wheel chair. As Texas AG he
filed 31 actions against the Obama Administration so when asked for a job
description he jokingly replied, “Sue Obama and then go home for the day.” His
bussing of illegal aliens to sanctuary cities like NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles
and D.C. has resulted in the mayors there pleading that the flood of illegals,
a mere pinprick compared to what border cities in Texas are suffering from, are
over whelming their social nets. The ribbon reference is due to the Old Oak
Tree that fell down in a storm on Abbott while jogging at age 26 to leave him
paralyzed below the waist and generated vast sums in damages to pay for his
hefty medical fees.
November 13 Historical Events in Rhyme
1. On
this day in 2013 ISIL terrorists, in Paris and its northern suburb Saint Denis,
carried out 7 coordinated mass shootings and coordinated suicide bombing
attacks/When the smoke had cleared 7 attackers would not make it back/To their
homes intact/Joined by 130 victims who by bullets or shrapnel had been fatally
thwacked/ 413 victims had been wounded some 100 with serious wounds to total
casualties to 543 bring/Largest number of deaths in France since the Paris
Massacre by French Police on October 17,
1991 on Algerians some shot others drowned as they into the water were flinged.
2. On this day in 1993
the Governor of Hawaii in a special
session the legislature had the a same sex marriage resolution passed/Signed
the bill so marriages of same sex couples would last/Another win for humans who
loved each other could be viewed as man and wife until their last breath was
their last.
3.
On this day in 2002 the misnamed single hull 26 year old MV Prestige, Laden
with 77,000 tons of oil/4 miles off the coast of Spain encountered a violent Atlantic storm siege/Soon developed a 15 meter
crack on its starboard side/its oil began to leak outside/Under tow and near
ports, Spain, Portugal and France refused it permission to dock/On November 19th,
battered hull could no longer the incoming ocean block/It sank 130 miles off
the Spanish Galicia coast/Sadly releasing 60,000 tons of oil to pollute 1439
miles of coastline earning the infamy of a larger spill than Exxon Valdez boast.
4.
On this day in 1982 the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated/As
thousands of Vietnam War Veterans marched sensing their sacrifices had been by
the nation appreciated/The Memorial was a long awaited first step/To remove the
pain of troops returning in uniform being spit on that will take years to
forget.
5. On
this day in 1969 The March Against Death took place/with 40,000 marchers single
file carrying the name of a dead U.S. soldier and a candle with drums beating a
funeral pace/To end at the White house to place into the coffins the
signs/Followed on Saturday by a march of 500,000 demanding that from the Vietnam
War we resign.
Quote by Richard Nixon on the Moratorium
Day March that followed the March of Death to the White House: “Now, I understand that there has been, and continues to be,
opposition to the war in Vietnam on the campuses and also in the nation. As far
as this kind of activity is concerned, we expect it; however, under no
circumstances will I be affected whatever by it.”
November
13, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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