© December 16, 2023 Ridley’s Believe It Or Not
On the Ukraine War front, the
European Union has opened the door to admit Ukraine as a member which something
Zelensky has wanted to ameliorate not being able to join NATO to join the
protection of Article 5 but a positive economic and political step to further
isolate Russia from Europe but his trip to Washington was not productive in
getting more military aid to fight the Russians.
On the Iran-backed Houthis
who have embarked on a mission to sink or interfere with shipping in the Red
Sea, HMS Diamond sank a Houthi drone in the Red Sea leaving more and
more U.S. Military leaders wondering when a more robust military strike will be
levied against Iran for its sponsored attacks on shipping in the region and on U.S.
assets on land in the region that have wounded almost 100.
On our southern border, the
surge of illegals continues to overwhelm CBP but despite the border of the Mediterranean
Sea, countries like Libya are facing surges of illegals with deadly
consequences as a boat from Libya swamped with 81 migrants swamped drowning 61.
On the climate change front,
despite the massive amount of greenhouse gasses which should increase temperature,
China Meteorological Association has just issued a low temperature warning to
affect the whole nation.
On the 2020 election defamation month,
the jury in Rudi Giuliani's defamation trial of several Georgia poll workers has
rendered a $148 million verdict against him which will be appealed and if not
reversed or significantly reduced will put Rudi in a world of hurt.
On the sex scandal front, 2
men appeared online engaging in a sex act on the dais in a Senate Hearing room
with one of the 2 a Senate staffer of Blue Senator Ben Cardin who is now no
longer employed by him.
December 16, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: Boston
Tea Party: Celebrating the attack on British Tea Ships in Boston Harbor by
some 100 Sons of Liberty members who to protest the Tea Tax boarded tea ships
and emptied 342 casks of tea into Boston Harbor and the march to Lexington and
the Declaration of Independence was on its way.
Word
of the Day: The word of the day as we continue with words
starting with “b” is “bodach” which means smoked
herring.
Song of the
Day: Leaving the number 1 songs on this day in 1940’s to
come back to the number song in 2009 in the U.S.A. was “Empire
State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia
Keyes on a run of 5 weeks to share
number 1 status with 12 other songs, while 6 acts, including Jay-Z, achieved
their 1st number 1 single. Here is a music video with lyrics of
Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes performing “Empire State of Mind:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk6014HuxcE
December 16 Birthdays: “Climbing out of the Pit”: celebrating the birthday on this day in 1963
of Brad Pitt, noted actor and ex-husband of Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie,
2 time Academy Award Winner and sober recovered alcoholic.
December
16 Historical Events in Rhyme
1.
On this day in 2014 the Pakistani Talban formed to by armed force w Pakistan
overthrow attacked the Army Public School in Peshawar, a school with 1099
students and staff/ 6 foreign national jihadists scaled the walls to begin the
morning craft/There not to seek hostages to enable desired reform/But only there
to kill children of the military in an automatic rifles and grenade firestorm/Pakistani
security forces in 15 minutes arrived on site to 990 victims save/But not
before the terrorists had wounded 121 and sent 133 children and staff to their
graves.
2. On this day in
1971 the Bangladesh Independence War and the Indo-Pakistan War Came to an end/Pakistan
made the mistake of trying to follow the surprise attack trend/Tried to ape the
IDF in the June 6 Day War with attacks on Indian air bases/Trying to India air
superiority erase/Failed and with Pakistani forces fighting in East Pakistan to
stamp out the revolution in the nation that would soon be known as Bangladesh/India
invaded Pakistan with troops that were fresh/1 week and 6 days with 95,000 in
East Pakistan prisoners of war/Pakistan surrendered before casualties and loss
of large chunks of West Pakistan would soar.
3. On this day in 1968/After too many
years too long to wait/The Vatican Second Council ordered the revocation of the
Alhambra Decree/Issued in 1492 to all Jews in Spain to convert in 4 months or leave/The
penalty for not to either option adhere/ Was the executioner would soon appear.
4. On this day in
1944 on the ETO front the idea of “Home Before Christmas” came to a bloody trend/Hitler
in a surprise déjà vu in the Battle of France would 3 armies into the Ardennes
Forest send/The Americans initially surrendered or fled, butchered and
bled/Shortage of fuel and men and the insertion of the Band of Brothers
Division at Bastogne/Slowed then stopped and were sending the Germans desperate
gamble back across the Rhine heading home.
5. On this day in 1811 in New Madrid
Missouri the Earth began shaking with the first of 4 over 3 months with the first at 8.1 on Richter
scale/The second at a slightly weaker 7.8 to less shaking entail/And the last
at a then record 8.8/Buildings as far away as Boston, New York, Washington D.C.
and Pennsylvania with no earthquake codes with their owners fearing they were targets
for a crumbling fate.
Quotes by Antony Beevor, Ardennes
1944:The Battle of the Bulge: “While undoubtedly an American triumph,
the Ardennes campaign produced a political defeat for the British. Monty’s
disastrous press conference and the ill-considered clamour of the London press
had stoked a rampant Anglophobia in the United States and especially among
senior American officers in Europe.”
“On 18 January, determined to
repair fences, Churchill made a speech in the House of Commons to emphasize
that ‘the United States troops have done almost all the fighting and have
suffered almost all the losses . . . Care must be taken in telling
our proud tale not to claim for the British Army an undue share of what is
undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be
regarded as an ever famous American victory.”
© December 16, 2023 Ridley’s Believe It Or Not
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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