Devon Archer
testified before the House Oversight Committee unfortunately in executive
session so we do not know the extent to which he has linked Biden to Hunter’s
activities and more importantly we do not know the extent to which Biden was
involved in the alleged Burisma bribery. We do know a lot of money flowed into
Biden Family LLC’s foreign bank accounts and that Biden blatantly lied to the
American people that he had no knowledge of Hunter’s business dealings and never discussed them with him when Archer
testified to at least 20 calls to Biden as VP with Archer and Hunter in the
room and that Hunter regularly introduced his father to prospective clients and
investors. He testified that in December 2015 Hunter Biden, Zlochevsky and Pozharski, 2 Burisma executives left
the room to call “D.C” to get the Ukraine prosecutor who was investigating
Burisma fired but was not on the call so could not testify whether it was Joe
Biden. Lori Vallow in a crime that shocked the nation when she was found guilty
of killing her two young children and conspiring to attempt to murder her
husband’s first wife was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of
parole in a St. Anthony, Idaho courtroom. 35 year old Colin Kaepernick who hasn’t
taken a snap since 2016 is still trying to mount a comeback in the NFL which is
receiving a lot of scorn by former players. As large parts of the world are on
the edge of famine exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, Kerry is demanding agriculture
cut carbon emissions which Reds claim would bankrupt many farmers and lead to
reduced output and higher prices. In another case of not wanting to go into the
rivers or lakes for a swim a resident in Georgia became the 6th person
in that state to die from Naegleria
fowleri, the brain eating amoeba. Paul Ruebens, better known to his large number
of fans as Pee-Wee Herman died after a 6 year struggle with cancer.
July 31, 2023 Michael P. Ridley
aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: World Ranger Day: Created by the international Ranger Federation on this day
in 2007, marking the 15 anniversary of the IRF in 1992 to commemorate and honor
the work done by Rangers to protect our environment and promote the safety of
those who visit to enjoy our national and state parks.
Word of the Day: the word
of the day is “argute” which means cleverness, shrewdness or sagacity,
traits desired in our politicians but too often rarely found.
Song of the Day: The number 1 song on this day in 1946 was “The
Gypsy” by The Ink Spots on a
run of 10 weeks to share with 13 other songs achieving number 1 ranking. Here
is a recording of The Ink Spots performing “The Gypsy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yovIyTnUr5I
July 31 Birthdays: “More than close and
with a cigar”: Mark Cuban, noted entrepreneur who sold his company
Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.9 billion in 1999 and is the owner of the Dallas
Mavericks, private investor and Shark Tank panelist , was born on this day in
Pittsburgh in 1958 and is probably endearing to many as he started life as a
bartender, disco dancing instructor and party promoter before becoming a high
tech entrepreneur.
July 31 Historical
Events In Rhyme
1. On this day in 2012 at the London
Summer Olympics Michael Phelps broke Larisa Latynina’s medal record of 18 set
in 1964/Then before the games had come to an end added 3 more/In 2016 at the
Rio Summer Olympics his last/ Added 6 more showing he was still very, very
fast/Ended this career with a 28 medal record haul/ A barrier to surpassing it
also very tall.
2. On
this day in 1991 the Soviet Union and the U.S. signed START 1/The first attempt
to reduce nuclear stockpiles with verification had begun/The threat of a nuclear
winter to human life on the planet try to erase/ Not ended but a first step in
making our planet a far safer place.
3. On this day in 1971 the Apollo 15
astronauts became the first to in Lunar land rover/A much larger area of the
service of the Moon to traverse over/ Proved what we expected in the absence of
air/ A rock and feather dropped to the surface the same speed share/ Brought
some postal stamps sheets to a West German stamp dealer sell/ Were reprimanded
and never again in a space craft would they dwell/ But even with a passable
lunar golf cart did not Alan Shepard ape/Try to show how far from the low
gravity airless Moon a golf ball could escape.
4. On this day in 1970 after centuries of tradition
on Royal Navy Ships/ Of a daily serving of rum to wet sailors’ lips/ The quantities
had been over the years/ Reduced until today when on Black Tot Day it
disappeared/ While Napoleon intoned an army marches on its stomach to rations
can/ Enabling the French Army to conquer many lands/ The Royal Navy sails
enhanced by a daily rum tot/Until today when it like for the officers and
warrant officers for the ratings was no longer sought.
5. On this day in 1941 a day which will surpass December 7, 1941 standings of infamy/ Hitler
instructed Goering and General Heydrich to plan what was needed for the Final
Solution/ Which when implemented would be total affront to all human dignity/ Resulting
in for over 6 million innocents their execution/ A stain on humanity we must
never forget or allow itself to repeat/ Why even the slightest hint of
antisemitism we must be quick and ruthless to defeat.
Famous Quote on Today’s
Birthday Boy Observation of Donald Trump: Mark Cuban: “I liked Trump's
honesty because it was different and had a chance to change the business of
politics. What I didn't realize he was missing at the time was a complete and
utter lack of preparation, knowledge, and common sense.”
© July 1,
2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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