Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For April
29 , 2020 The CV pandemic across the planet continues with 70,656 new
cases (2.27% increase in new cases compared to 2.18% yesterday) to bring the
total to 3,207,164 cases, 1,982,969 of which are active, 1,224,195 of which have been closed with 996,826 recoveries ( 81.43% compared to over
yesterday’s 81.41%) and 216,221 deaths (18.57% compared in yesterday’s 18.59%);
in the U.S. which has the dubious distinction of leading the world in total
cases with new cases of 20,881 have brought total cases to 1,056,646 (a 2.03% increase
compared to yesterday’s 2.61% increase) with
850.146 active cases and 207,500
closures, 61,180 of which have been deaths (29.48% compared to yesterday’s 29.37%) and 140,138 of which have been recoveries (70.03% compared to yesterday’s 70.63%), while total
testing has increased to 6,096,763, an increase of 272,956 (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); New Jersey Governor has bowed to protest and will open
parks and beaches this weekend but Arizona is extending the stay at home order
set to expire tomorrow to May 15; Hidin’
Biden received and endorsement from Hillary while in his basement and looked
like he was nodding off and appeared to not know where he was as he continues
to remain silent on Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegations; Hidin’ Biden has been
letting the MSM carry his water to mount his Tara Reade defense but today the
NYT rebuked the Biden campaign for misstating and recasting its report on the
growing scandal (Biden should be listening to WAPO’s urging for him to address
the issue); finally the good news on the CV front as Fauci announced promising
results of patients using Gilead Science’ drug remdesivir which in one study
significantly reduced the recovery time and Vermont announced no new coronavirus
cases in 7 weeks; Representative Justin Amash who left the Reds to become a
Blue has announced he has launched an exploratory group to consider running for
president as a Libertarian; as the world wonders where the North Korean
equivalent of Where’s Waldo and what his
health is; satellite images of luxury yachts at an exclusive resort near Wonsan
suggest he may be there; in a never underestimate the ingenuity of American
business, the Devil Lounge in Portland, Oregon is staying open by having a
drive-thru strip performance which includes delivery to the car of any food
ordered along with a complimentary roll of toilet paper; in Chicago, as
of April 28, 2020, 759 shootings of whom 143 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 54 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 Puff Daddy featuring Mace, the fact that you enjou
ornithoscopy and a quote by Jody David Armour on the 1992 L.A. Riots, secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events
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1. Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare—created
by the UN on November 11, 2005 and first celebrated on this day in 2006 to
honor the dead who have died or been wounded by exposure to chemical weapons.
April 29 was chosen as it marked the anniversary of the effective date of Chemical
Warfare Convention.
2. International Dance Day—created in 1982 to
celebrate the contribution of dance to our culture and society.
3. 1997 Number One Song— the number 1 song
in 1997 on this day on a run of 6 weeks in the position was “Can’t Nobody Hold
Me Down.” By Puff Daddy featuring Maze. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMh_VsTuXtE
This rapper and record producer is estimated to have a net worth of $750 million.
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “ornithoscopy”
which means bird watching with is a relaxing occupation to enjoy.
5. Sing a Song of Tax Relief—celebrating
the birth on this day in 1933 of a true music icon who started writing songs at
7 and started playing guitar for a local band at age 9 and went on to sell
millions of records, write 3 books and to pay off millions to the IRS, released
The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories with
the profits going to his substantial IRS debt; a long time supporter of marijuana
and user with numerous arrests to show for it, he has recently sworn off it
because of respiratory problems but still performing now and then at 87.
On this day
in:
a. 1968 the controversial
and long running musical Hair opened
at the Biltmore Theater on Broadway.
b. 1986 in a Fahrenheit 451 moment, a massive fire at
the Los Angeles Central Library destroyed or damaged over 400,000 books and
other items.
c. 1992 the acquittal of LAPD officers
beating Rodney King but unfortunately for them caught on camera prompted a riot
in Los Angeles that in 5 days caused 63 deaths, 2,383 injured, some 12,000
arrests, hundreds of structures burned and damaged, widespread looting and over
$1 billion in damages.
d. 2011 Prince William married Kate Middleton
at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony viewed by millions in the U.K. and around
the world.
e. 2015 in an omen of what
baseball may be like under the coronavirus the Baltimore Orioles played the
Chicago White Sox before zero fans due to the Baltimore Riots that were taking
place.
Reflections on the 1992 L.A.
Riots: “"When the verdict came out, it was a stunner for people coast to
coast. My jaw dropped.There was ocular proof of what happened. It seemed
compelling, and yet, we saw a verdict that told us we couldn't trust our lying
eyes. That what we thought was open and shut was really 'a reasonable
expression of police control' toward a black motorist."Jody David Armour,
a criminal justice and law professor at the University of Southern California
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