Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For May 9, 2019 A 17,000 ton North
Korean coal transporting ship has be seized by the U.S. for violating UN
sanctions; Democratic former San Francisco Supervisor is in hot water for using
the N word at San Francisco Democratic Central Committee meeting as demands
surface that she resign; total hack politics on display at Adler the viper
Nadler’s Judiciary Committee hearings on display to bring contempt charges
against Barr for not violating the law by redacting small portions of the
Mueller Report (Blues on the Committee are making total fools of themselves); Adler the viper Nadler is in the running for
hypocrite of the year along with numerous Blue Representatives who went totally
ballistic when Holder was found in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas
on the ill fated and inanely conceived Fast and Furious; the double standard practiced
by the MSM reeks as Nancy Pelosi met with biased hack Al Sharpton to lambast
Trump when a conservative pundit from Fox meets with a Red politician there is
all hell to pay; Trump has filed law suits to prevent Deustche Bank and Capital
One from responding to witch-hunt subpoenas from two House Committees because they
lack a substantial legislative purpose (the Blues have chosen a path to try to
destroy Barr and Trump due to their unrestrained animus against him); students
at STEM Highland Ranch in Colorado where one person was killed and 7 were
wounded bolted from a vigil when two Blue Politicians used the venue to
advocate for gun control; AOC and Sanders are set to roll out today a plan
which will curb greed and excesses in the banking and credit card industry;
Jeff Zucker whose pivot to the left in news coverage has proved him to be a
losing ratings sucker has confirmed that sexual abuse pervert Matt Lauer will
not be joining CNN which will probably having employees exclaiming a huge whew
over job loss concerns; new studies on Hawaii indicate rising water levels due
to climate change will threaten the beaches and the tourism industry big time
and studies on the Alps indicate two thirds of the ice cover will disappear by
2100; noted Peruvian chef Vigilio Martinez was held for questioning after
trying to bring in 40 frozen piranhas to serve in his restaurant in Los Angeles;
through May 8, 2019 739 people have been shot in Chicago of whom 146 have
died (what makes the Smollett case so frustrating is that it forced the city of
Chicago to allocate scarce detective resources when in only 9% of the shootings
resulting in murder have a suspect being charged this year).
As always, I
hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to 50
Cent feat. Olivia, factoids of interest
for this day in history, the fact that you are not in need of paregoric,
and a relevant quote from Billy Joel on competence in a an age of incompetence,
secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable
events like college graduations, 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. Victory Day—celebrated
the victory over Nazi Germany by the Soviet Union.
2. National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day--Created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
to promote awareness of mental health issues facing children, especially mental
health arising when the fetus is exposed to drugs during pregnancy.
3. 2005 Number One Song—the number one
song on this day in 2005 on a run of 6 weeks in that position was “Candy Shop”
by 50 Cent feat. Olivia. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcnnId15BA
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day as we move from words beginning with “o”
to words beginning with “p” is “paregoric” which means soothing or lessening
pain, a feeling when we are not forced to listen to the rants on Maxine Waters
demanding Trump’s impeachment..
5. A Chip Off the Old Keyboard—celebrating the birthday on this day
in 1949 of singer and song writer Billy Joel whose father was a noted pianist
who passed his genes on to Billy who learned to play the piano at 4 and is best
known for his iconic hits “The Piano Man” and “Uptown Girl.”
On this day
in:
a. 1887 Bill Cody’s Wild West
Show successfully opened in London, England.
b. 1941 the U-110
with its Ultra code book undamaged was
successfully captured.
c. 1980 at a Security Pacific National Bank 5 heavily armed and
masked robbers unsuccessfully tried to rob the bank with one deputy killed and
two perpetrators killed; in the ensuing chase 33 police cars and a helicopter
were damaged; the three surviving robbers were caught, tried and sentenced life
without possibility of parole are currently rotting in state prison.
d. 2002 the 38
day standoff at the Church of the Nativity came to an end when the Palestinians
inside agreed to have 13 suspected terrorists be deported to several countries
that would accept them.
e. 2015 Russia staged its largest Victory Day Parade in Moscow
to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Victory Day over Nazi
Germany.
Reflections on competancy:
“As I have said I am merely competent but in an age of incompetence, that makes
me extraordinary.” Billy Joel, noted singer and songwriter.
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This Day in History.
© May 9, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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