Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For April
28, 2020 The CV pandemic across the planet continues with 56,356 new cases (2.18% increase in new cases) to
bring the total to 3,118,871 cases, 1,955,460 of which are active, 1,163,411
of which have been closed with 947,190 recoveries (81.41% compared to over
yesterday’s 81.33%) and 216,221 deaths (18.59% compared in yesterday’s 18.67%);
in the U.S. which has the dubious distinction of leading the world in total
cases with new cases of 16,668 have
brought total cases to 1,027,024 (a 2.61% increase compared to yesterday’s 1.4%
increase) with 828,605 active cases and
198,419 closures, 58,281 of which have been deaths (29.37% compared to yesterday’s 29.1%) and 140,138 of which have been recoveries (70.63% compared to
yesterday’s 70.9% ), while total testing
has increased to 5,823,807, an increase of 184,264 (governors starting to
open their states must be on pins and needles that a spike in new cases not
attributed to increased testing is manifested); Sunny Hostin of The View is just as clueless as Behar as
she attacks Doctor Birx for enabling Trump to spread “misinformation” was
slammed by Amy Klobochar, who really wants to be VP candidate for Biden; Hidin’
Biden held a virtual town hall with Hillary Clinton to pick up her endorsement
but to no one’s surprise not a single question was asked about Reade’s sexual abuse
allegations (is there not a single member of the MSM free of TDS who will
confront Biden on Reade’s allegations?); in a news conference today President
Trump raised the possibility of more aid to mostly run Blue cities in a
conjunction with an end to sanctuary city status (talk about a needed silver
lining in the midst of a crisis); Florida’s Governor DeSantis has defended his
partial opening of Florida while the Governor of Massachusetts is going to
extend his lock down until May 18; in the propaganda war China is blasting the
U.S. for lying through its teeth as YouTube censors any video critical of the
W.H.O.; first it was toilet paper, paper towels and sanitizers and now
potentially meat as various meat processing plants have been hit with
coronavirus surges (Trump announced he was invoking the Defense Production Act
to keep meat processing plants open as supplies are reaching critical levels in
markets); another industry commercial fishing is taking it in the shorts due to
the large number of restaurants not buying their products; Kamala Harris who
never met an open border she didn’t like has lost her voice and remains mute on
Reade’s allegations against Biden (she must want that VP slot very, very bad);
Pfizer has announced that a COVID-19 vaccine may be ready for emergency use
this fall (don’t bet the farm but definitely good news); in Chicago, as
of April 27, 2020, 751 shootings of whom 141 have died but none yesterday (so
much for the effectiveness of Chicago’s stay at home order); Baltimore with a
fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against all hopes that 2020 will
not be a record in terms of deaths is now 52 behind Chicago with 89 murders
(when will Chicago and Baltimore get serious about this carnage or is this the
case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the
slaughter of people of color by people of color and when will the left focus on
the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run cities which have been more
deadly and more numerous than random mass shootings?).
As always, I hope you enjoy
today’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest for this day in
history, a musical link to Celine Dion, the fact that you do not suffer from
ornithophobia and a quote by Mick Jaggar after learning of the death of L’Wren
Scott, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any
memorable events like Father’s Day, 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. International Workers Memorial Day—created
by created by the AFL-CIO in 1989 and celebrated on this day as the anniversary
of the enactment of OSHA in 1970 as a day of remembrance for workers killed,
disabled, injured of otherwise made unwell in the course of their work.
2. Great Poetry Reading Day—not sure by whom or when
this day to enjoy poetry was created but it is easy to celebrate by reading
some poetry and if you have no ideas let me suggest @Alaskanpoet.com on Twitter
or www.Alaskanpoet.blogspot.com.
3. 1996 Number One Song— the number 1 song
in 1996 on this day on a run of 6 weeks in the position was “Because You Loved
Me” by Celine Dion. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDcuRgk-JEI
This incredibly successful Canadian with a great voice is still going strong and
bringing great enjoyment to her millions of fans.
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “ornithophobia”
which means a fear of birds which you might develop after seeing Alfred Hitchcock’s
The Birds.
5. Designing Clothes But Not LIfe—celebrating
the birth on this day in 1964 of Laura “Luann” Bambrough better known as L’Wren
Scott, a noted model, stylist and fashion designer and who was in a long term
relationship with Mick Jaggar from 2001 until her death on St. Patrick’s Day
2014 when she killed herself by hanging.
On this day
in:
a. 1944 6 German E-Baots
attacked a convoy of LSTs practicing an amphibious landing for D-Day at Slapton
Sands, England sinking several ships and killing 746 sailors and soldiers and wounding
some 200, an attack which was not repeated with any major success on D-Daydegre.
b. 1945 Benito Mussolini
and his mistress Clara Petacci were shot dead by Italian partisans and then
hung up in public in Milan before angry crowds.
c. 1973 Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon rose to Number 1
on the Billboard 100 Chart to begin a record 741 week run on the charts.
d. 1994 former CIA counterintelligence agent
Aldrich Ames pled guilty to committing espionage for the Soviet Union and later
Russia; has was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole and
is currently rotting in a federal prison at Terra Haute, Indiana.
e. 2004 in a black for the
U.S. Army, CBS News released video showing rape and abuse of Iraqi prisoners at
the Abu Ghraib detention facility.
Reflections that suicide
always has more than one victim: “I am still struggling to understand how my
lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way. We spent many
wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves. She had great
presence and her talent was much admired, not least by me. I have been touched
by the tributes that people have paid to her, and also the personal messages of
support that I have received. I will never forget her.” Mick Jaggar on his web
site after learning of her death.
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