On the
Hamas Israel War front, Tlaib and Omar continue to push the lie that the IDF
bombed the Gaza hospital while the evidence clearly shows a Hamas rocket fired
at Israel went awry, sparking worldwide protests against Israel and the U.S. In
a humanitarian gesture that should have been conditioned on some if not all of
the hostages, Israel and Egypt have allowed 20 truckloads of humanitarian supplies
into Gaza with the stern warning that if a scrap of that aid finds its way into
Hamas, truckloads will end. Hezbollah and Israelis have been trading rockets
and artillery between Israel’s Northern border and Lebanon. Biden has warned
nations unnamed with the words “Don’t, Don’t” hoping that will deter Iran who
must be rejoicing that without a Speaker Congress could not refreeze the $6
billion of Iran’s assets. Now that Biden has left the Middle East the gloves
should be the IDF to enter and seek to destroy Hamas down to the last
terrorist.
On the 2024 presidential election
front, polls show Biden and Trump running neck and neck Biden 49%, Trump 46%
and undecided 5% but if RFK, Jr. is running as an independent the votes are
Biden 44%, Trump 37%, RFK, Jr. 16% and undecided 3%. If these polls are correct
in predicting where the Indie votes will be going the DNC’s tooth and nail
efforts to cause RFK, Jr. out of the party make all the sense in the world and
the RNC needs to be more involved to see if the number of candidates can be
pared down as credible and winnable opponents against Biden.
Also on the 2024 presidential
election front, the race may have gotten more muddled as Vivek Ramaswamy is
reported to be considering his options to run as a third party candidate with
the proverbial snowball’s chance in Hell to win but like RFK, Jr. could draw
votes away from Trump with probably little effect on Biden’s totals.
On the political bribery front,
Senator Mendez’ wife and 3 co-conspirators charged with Senator Mendez have
entered not guilty pleas while the New Jersey Senator continues to ignore calls
for him resign.
On the why California has
become more unlivable front, the bill that Gavin Newsome signed back in 2022
that eliminated the banning of loitering to commit prostitution has made
Amsterdam’s Red Light District look like a church picnic and turned California
streets and sidewalks into near strip clubs as sex workers in near nude outfits
strut and shake to try to entice customers.
On the cruise ship front the Ocean Voyager's pocket cruise ship Ocean Navigator while docked at the Gateway
Center in Portland, Maine had a generator catch in its engine room requiring
evacuation of its 128 passengers and 82 crew members as the Portland Fire
Department indicated the passengers would not be reboarding the ship which
hopefully means the fire occurred at the end of the cruise and not the
beginning which would mean a great disappointment.
On the Ivy League front, students at
Harvard who seem incapable of having open minds due to brainwashing by the
leftist leaning professors there were holding a “die-in” protest of their
erroneous belief that the IDF was responsible for the Gaza hospital attack. A
veteran State Department Official Josh Paul
of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which oversees the
provisions of arms to U.S. partners and allies, has resigned in
disagreement with the Administration’s support of Israel’s response to the
Hamas invasion.
October 18, 2023 Michael P.
Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: Hagfish Day, created by Whale Time in 2009 and
celebrated on the 3rd Wednesday of October to teach children to
appreciate all animals in our ecosystem no matter how ugly they may be like the
hagfish, an eel that secrets copious amounts of slime and feeds on dead animals
by entering their nostrils or mouths and eating them from the inside out.
Word of the Day: The word
of the day as we continue with words starting with “b” is “basiation” which means kissing which Biden has a proclivity
for doing in the past which borders on sexual harassment.
Song of the Day: The number 1 song on this day in 1960
was “Save the Last Dance For Me” by The Drifters on a run of 3 weeks noncontinuous to share number
1 status with 18 other songs achieving number 1 ranking while 16 acts achieved
number one status for the first time. Here is a recording of The Drifters performing
“Save the Last Dance For Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-XQ26KePUQ
October 18 Birthdays: “B-Ball
in Russia Is Like Being Against a 4 Player Fast Break”: Brittany Griner, born
on this day in 1990 in Houston, Texas to become a 6’9” woman’s basketball
scoring, dunking and shot blocking collegiate and professional phenom and 2
time Olympic Gold Medal winner in basketball but to earn additional money
played professional basketball in Russia to be arrested on February 17, 2022,
plead guilty and was sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison and released on
December 8, 2022 in exchange for the arms dealer Viktor Bout known as the
Merchant of Death”.
October 18
Historical Events in Rhyme
1.
On this day in 2019 the glass ceiling in space was shattered by the first all-female
EVA into space/Jessica Meir and Christina Koch left the ISS to a power
controller on it replace/Jessica is a marine biologist with 2 ISS missions and 204 days, 15 hours and 19 minutes in space/Christina is an
electrical engineer who holds the record at 328 continuous days before her feet
would Earth grace/As part of NASA’s return to the moon she has been named a
mission specialist for Artemis II that will circle the Moon in
2024/Reviewing landing sites for a return to the lunar floor.
2. On
this day in 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan/Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto had
returned after an 8 year self-exile to her homeland/As her motorcade crossed a
bridge to her rally/2 suicide bombs bomb detonated with 189 killed and 500
wounded as the deadly tally/Bhutto from any harm escaped/Only to on December
27, 2007 succumb to gun shots and a suicide bomb’s deadly fate.
3. On
this day in 1979 thanks to a ruling by the FCC/Freed from the heavy cost of
cable installation the ability to use satellites for cable TV/No longer a
government license need to put one’s roof a dish to broadcasts receive/Soon
millions upon millions of subscribers the cable companies would achieve.
4. On this day in 1954 Texas Instruments
announce the Regency TR-1/the world’s first commercial radio and by November sales
had begun/Listeners were no longer tethered to home, office or car to programs,
news and sports to be able to hear/A first step toward a cornucopia of small,
hand held devices like calculators, mobile phones, tablets and the like that
would soon in the future appear. 5. On
this day in 1867 pursuant to a treaty on March 30, 1867 agreed to/The U.S. took
possession of Alaska and the rule of the Tsar was through/For a $7.2 million bargain
basement purchase price/Ridiculed by some land without roads and covered in
snow and ice/Little did we know that in addition to fisheries, timber and
furs/Billions more in gold, minerals and petroleum would add to the purchase’s
allure.
Quote
on Transistor Radios By Steven Wozniak: “My first transistor radio was the
heart of my gadget love today. It fit in my hand and brought me a world of
music 24 / 7.”
©
October 18, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet”
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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