As the default clock keeps
ticking on resolving the debt ceiling crisis and the Blues seem digging their
heels not wanting to reduce spending and not wanting to have any meaningful
reductions in future expenditures and worse they are floating the idea that he 14th
Amendment ratified after the Civil War gives them the right to increase debt
despite any limits imposed by the debt limit statute which argument will have a
New York Second’s life expectancy before SCOTUS. The House is going into
recess, subject to 24 hour recall which belies the sense of urgency we need to
have. On June 2, $25 billion of social security checks are scheduled to go out
and if the Treasury Department does not have the funds to cover the checks
millions of seniors will be outraged by the delay. Ron DeSantis has announced his
candidacy in a Twitter Livestream which was beset with technical delays and
problems which resulted in only 250,000 watching it which may have set both De
Santis’ campaign back and set back Musk’s possible role as a Red kingmaker. The
head of the private military group fighting for Russia in Ukraine has blasted Putin
for his handling of the war and the ability of his generals involved. Ukraine
has denied that drones that attacked the Russian region of Belgorod, wounding 9
people were launched by it (Biden is terrified that weapons given to Ukraine
would be used to target launching sites in Russia that could prompt a tactical
nuclear response). Several Oath Keepers will be before a federal judge for
hearings on sentencings with prosecutors seeking 10 to 25 years. The Human Rights Campaign in partnership with Equality
Florida, a state LGBTQ advocacy group, issued an updated travel notice
outlining the potential impacts of six bills that were recently passed under
the hand of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Celtics down 3-1 are playing the Heat today in Boston for Game
5 on Thursday at 5:30 P.M. PDT viewed on TNT.
May 24, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: Asparagus Day: Clueless
on who created this holiday and when it was first celebrated to promote the
consumption of this delicious vegetable that has be enjoyed by humans since
Greek and Roman times..
Word of the Day: the word
of the day is “anodyne” which means something that is not likely
to produce dissent or offense which does not describe the prevalence of
political ad hominem traded across the political aisles.
Number 1 Song: The number 1 song
on this day in 1983 was “Let’s Dance”; by David Bowie on a run of 1 week
to share with 16 other songs achieving number 1 ranking, while 9 acts achieved
number 1 status for the first time. Here is a music video of David Bowie “Let’s
Dance”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_kBJc_gI
May 24 Famous
Birthdays: “More of Me to Love” Dwight Arrington Meyers better
known to his fans as Heavy D was born on this day in 1967 in Mandeville,
Jamaica was a noted rapper, record producer and actor whose stage performances
featured his 395 pound frame dancing and gyrating with ease. He fought his
obesity and at one point in 2008 he had lost 150 pounds but kept his Heavy D
stage name. In 2011 he was trying again to lose weight and had lowered his
weight to 344 pounds when he died of a coronary embolism on November 8, 2011 in
Los Angeles at age 44.
May 24, Historical Events In
Rhyme
1. On this day 2022 Salvador Ramos came
to Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School/ Armed with 7 30 shot clips and an AR-15
like gun as his killing tool/Police were there in minutes but did not charge to
the gun sounds/Giving Ramos much time to shoot 36, killing 19 and 2 teachers leisurely
firing many rounds.
2. On
this day in 2019 given Britain’s difficulties in exiting from the EU
Conservative Party Prime
Minister Theresa May was forced by her party to say effective June 7 her time in office was through.
3. On
this day in 1994 4 Islamist Terrorists who bombed World Trade Center in 1993/
Were each sentenced to prison for 240 years so never again will they be free.
4. On
this day in In 1976 the Judgment of Paris quality of wines/Ruled that
California wines no longer had to go to the back of the tasking line.
5. On
this day in 1967 Egypt started on the Red Sea Israel coast a siege and
blockade/ Leading to the 6 Day War where the Sinai, the West Bank and the Golan
Heights Israel successfully would invade.
Quote on the 6 Day War by Jordan’s King Hussein: "I
knew that war was inevitable. I knew that we were going to lose. I knew that we
in Jordan were threatened, threatened by two things: we either followed the
course we did, or alternatively the country could tear itself apart if we
stayed out."
© May 24, 2023 Michael P.
Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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