Today a historic moment in our history occurred as Donald Trump became the first sitting ex-president to be indicted and finger printed by not having a mug shot for a campaign poster to be affixed and likewise a photo of him in cuffs. As expected he pled not guilty to all 34 counts which occurred to conceal the commission of other crimes which surprisingly the affidavit did not name but astute legal scholars believe it may be election contribution violations which the DOJ refused to prosecute. The judge did not impose a gag order on Trump but intoned he did not want to see more of the tweets like what the D.A.’s presented and definitely did not want to see calls for violence. Unless Trump’s team cannot quickly have the case dismissed for failure to state a crime or having the charges barred by the statute of limitations, Trump will be hobbled from campaigning which is probably what Bragg intended when Trump was indicted. Jill Biden after suggesting the losing Iowa team also be invited is backpedaling like crazy that only LSU should appear.
           Ridley’s Believe It Or Not April 4, 2023
           Noted Holidays: 404 Day: In Computer speak, 404 means that a website’s URL typed in was not found to the frustration of the searcher. The Electronic Freedom Foundation has used the day to promote its fight against internet censorship which thanks to Musk’s purchase of Twitter as lessened but still is out there in spades. al). 
          Word of the Day:  The word of the day is “allotriophagy” which means the love of strange foods.
          Number 1 Song: As we have left the past and returned to start the clock backwards from the present, the number 1 song on this day in 2021 was  “Peaches” by Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon  on a run of 1 week to share with 23 other songs that achieved number 1 status  while 9 acts including Daniel Caesar and Giveon achieved number 1 status for the first time. Here is a music video with lyrics of Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar and Giveon performing “Peaches”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ0yjYUFKAE
          April 4 Famous Birthdays: Kelso, born on this day in 1957 near Paris Kentucky was a talented thoroughbred horse who is considered to be one of the greatest racehorses of the 20^th Century who never won a Triple Crown race, but raced for 8 seasons, winning a record  $1,977,896 in purse money and won Horse of the Year 5 times and won 62 % of his 63 starts. He died  on October 16, 1983 after 17 years of being a very happy and well cared for stud.
          April 4 Notable Events 
           1.    1887—The political glass ceiling was shattered in Argonia, Kansas when Suzanna Salter was elected as the first mayor in the United States. 
          2.    1968—Martin Luther King was assassinated by James Earl Ray as he was on the balcony of a Nashville motel, sparking nationwide riots.
           3.    1991—Senator John Heinz and 6 others died when the plane he was in collided with a helicopter over Merion Elementary School near Philadelphia and debris fell onto the school killing 2 and injuring 7. The crash also resulted in the widow Teresa Heinz, marrying John Kerry to enable him to fly in private jets to his heart’s content.  
            4.     2009—France announced the full return of its forces to NATO.
            5.     2020—China has a day of mourning for the deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus which we now believe for certain was leaked from the Wuhan Lab.  
            Famous Quotes on Events and Issues
            Robert F. Kennedy on the day Martin Luther King was shot and killed: “Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice for his fellow human beings, and he died because of that effort.
            In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. For those of you who are black--considering the evidence there evidently is that there were white people who were responsible--you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred, and a desire for revenge. We can move in that direction as a country, in great polarization--black people amongst black, white people amongst white, filled with hatred toward one another.
            Or we can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.”                                                                © 4/4/2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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