As Ron De Santis chances as
a possible candidate one of the failed Trump backed supporters in the
disappeared Red Wave, Sarah Palin who lost has come out saying he does not have
to and should not run (the issue Reds should really fear is that the non MAGA
voters should fear is that opposition to Trump on the ballot will be a lightning rod
that will overcome Biden’s advance cognitive disabilities and the Reds and the
down ballot Reds will lose. Lori Lightweight must be fearing an upcoming loss
as she blurted out that anyone that does vote for her should sit he election
out only run back the statement, saying she misspoke and all voters in Chicago
should go to the polls. The second person son of legal Indian immigrants who is
a very successful and wealthy entrepreneurs, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy,
has announced his candidacy for president with a bold move of announcing he
would do away with affirmative action if elected. Belt tightening may be in
order in California as the state has gone from a near $100 billion surplus to a
some $30 billion surplus. Biden has visited Ukraine and Poland affirming the
support of America of Ukraine and NATO (hopefully the increase in NATO budgets
due to Trump’s hectoring and Putin’s rash invasion move will continue). I hope
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Ridley’s Believe It Or Not
February 21, 2023
Noted Holidays: Mardi Gras: Celebrating the street party of all street parties with parades
and masked balls especially in the Big Easy, New Orleans culminating the next
day of Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Unfortunately unwanted violence
too often joins the party and 5 people were shot with one dying on Sunday in
New Orleans.
Word of the Day: The word of the day is “agyiophobia”
which means a fear of crossing busy streets which is a good fear to have
especially in sanctuary cities with hit and run drivers often being illegals
and even with cross walks clearly marked unless also bordered by flashing lights
means a pedestrian is putting his or her life at a grave risk.
Number 1 Song: The number 1
song on this day in 1952 was “Cry” by Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads on a run of
10 weeks to share with 10 other songs that achieved number one status. Here is Johnnie
Ray with The Four Lads performing “Cry”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iob-_shdLQ0
February 21 Famous Birthdays: Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly, identical twins and astronauts born at Orange, New Jersey on this
day in 1964 with Scott Kelly who spent a yearlong mission in space at the
International Space Station to see what changes space and its zero gravity
environment were making on him while his identical twin Mark was on Earth. He
ended his career with 4 space flights and 520 days in space while Mark also made
4 much shorter space flights to spend a total of 54 days in space. Mark married
Congresswoman Gabby Gifford who was severely wounded in a shooting in Arizona
and retired from Congress while Mark is now the Junior Senator of Arizona,
having replaced John McCain.
February 21 Notable Events
1. 1952—The British Government
under the direction of Winston Churchill abolished identity cards.
2. 1958— The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct
Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
was designed and completed completed by Gerald Holtom:
3. 1971—The Convention on Psychotropic Substances,
designed to control the use of both illegal drugs ad legal drugs was signed in
Vienna and now has 184 nations as parties to it, but given the number of deaths
in the United States from overdoses of drugs like heroin and fentanyl to China
it is not worth more than the cost of the paper it is printed on.
4. 1994—Aldrich Ames, a 36 year counter
intelligence agent for the CIA was arrested on this day by the FBI in Arlington,
Virginia for spying for the Soviet Union. Ames was a notorious heavy drinker
had numerous write-ups for poor performance
and in the years prior to his arrest seemed to be living in a manner
that his $60,000 a year salary could support but the CIA turned a blind eye
until March of 1993 when he was put under extensive surveillance. With Ames
scheduled to attend a conference in Moscow in March, the FBI was forced to move
and arrest him. His espionage had compromised a 100 or so spy missions, uncovered
to the Soviets a large number spies and resulted in the deaths of at least 10
executions. He pled guilty to espionage in a plea bargain that including his
wife pleading guilty to tax evasion and receiving a 5 year sentence while he
was sentenced to life without possibility of parole. He is at age 81 rotting in
a medium security federal prison in Terra Haute, Indiana.
5. 2022—Putin declares that the Luhansk
People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic in Eastern Ukraine are
independent from Ukraine which declaration is not recognized and condemned by
the U.S. and the nations in NATO Russians moved troops into the areas to
springboard attacks against Ukraine.
Famous Quote on Notable Events Or
Persons: Scott Kelly, Astronaut with Longest Time in Space on achieving great
dreams: “After spending a year in space, I was absolutely inspired that
if we can dream it, we can do it...and most importantly, if we work as a team,
because teamwork makes the dream work. The sky is not the limit.”
© 2/21/2023 Michael P.
Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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