On the Hamas Israel War front in
what may or may not be another red line in the sand, Secretary of State Blinken
has warned Iran that if it crosses the line to target American citizens or
armed forces that we would not hesitate to respond (since we are at the bottom
of the barrel on sanctions on Iran who with China is raking in billions in
Iranian oil being sold to it must mean military).
On Hamas Israel War front,
thanks to the magic of teleprompters Biden’s speech from the Oval Office drew
positive responses with only a few slight coughs instead of his normal lapses
and gaffes. Whatever drugs he may have taken to appear alert must have worn off
as he and Jill once again retreated to his Delaware beach to recover with walks
along the sand. Rapper 50 Cent slammed Biden going MIA on the beach while the
world is on the verge of going up in flames as the Washington Post published
that 40% of Biden’s trips are personal. (Wouldn’t it be great if Oliver Anthony
and 50 Cent made duet on Biden ridiculing his mental impairment and lack of
energy?) Israel claims that its airstrikes have claimed 5 Hamas commanders’
lives.
On the Hamas Israel War
protesting front, in London thousands gathered to protest the Hamas Israel War
and demand a ceasefire while in the U.S. pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel rallies
were occurring with 160 protestors arrested in Chicago at a pro-Palestinian
rally while at a pro-Israel rally in Skokie, Illinois, a man was surrounded by
a group causing him to fire his gun into the air causing them to flee.
Ex-Governor Hogan of Maryland has withdrawn his fellowship offer with Harvard
over student antisemitism. On the propaganda front, the Palestinians, with the
number of Gazans despite all efforts by the IDF to minimize civilian casualties
and the MSM erroneous reporting that the IDF bombed the Gaza hospital instead
of the errant Hamas rocket, are probably winning the call for a ceasefire war.
On the needed good news
front, former Olympics icon Mary Lou Retton is out of ICU after being infected
by a rare form of pneumonia that almost killed her and is now at home
recovering (No one who scored a gymnastics “10” should ever have to die in an
ICU).
On airplane travel front,
passengers and crew on an Alaska Airlines flight from Everett to SFO had fear
of a lifetime as an off duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to shut down the
engines in flight and failed as the plane was diverted to Portland where the
pilot was arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder.
On the Guinness Book of Records front the
world’s oldest dog, Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, has died at the
record breaking age of 31 years 165 days after never having been on a leash and
eating human food diluted to removed seasonings. Not to be outdone on the
feline front Bella, a 14 year old mixed breed cat living in Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire, U.K. has claimed the Guinness Book of Records for the loudest
purr at 54.59 decibels just shy of the noise an average washing machine makes.
On the urban violent crime front Mayor Bowser
seeing the writing on the Wall on 2024 election night is pushing Addressing
Crime Trends (ACT) Now Act as a small first step in taking the streets of the
Swamp back.
On the video is worth more
than a thousand words front, a video has surfaced showing a Chinese worker
urinating into a tank of ingredients at a Tsingtao Brewery.
October 23, 2023 Michael
P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted
Holidays: National Croc Day which is not a holiday observance in honor of
crocodiles but rather a foamed boat shoes named Crocs which were introduced in
2003 and memorialized by a unknown fan on September 20, 2017 and first
celebrated on October 23, 2017. Easy to celebrate by picking a pair of Croc out
of your closet and wearing them.
Word of the Day: The word
of the day as we continue with words starting with “b” is “bevardage” which
means chattering or prattle which in our 24/7 hectic world most people have
little time for.
Song of the Day: The number 1 song on this day in 1956
was “Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel” by Elvis Presley on a run of 10 weeks non continuous to share
number 1 status with 15 other songs achieving number 1 ranking. Here is a
recording of Elvis Presley performing “Hound
Dog” with lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHJ12Vhpyc and “Don’t Be Cruel with lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81IktPflsA
October 23 Birthdays: “May
Be Short But to Throw the Hail Mary You Stand Tall”: Celebrating the
birth on this day in 1961 of Doug Flutie noted college and professional QB best
remembered not for his Heisman trophy but his “hail Mary” pass against Miami with
6 seconds left from the 48 yard into the endzone that was caught by a Boston
College player to beat Miami on the day after Thanksgiving. Small in stature at
5’10” but large in scrambling and passing heart to play 21 years in
professional football, 1 with the USFL, 12 with the NFL and 8 with the CFL.
October 23 Historical Events in Rhyme
1. On
this day in 2022 Xi Jinping was named CCP Party secretary for his 3rd
term/Emboldened he is on a path to the U.S. crash and burn/With the U.S. mired
in funding two wars/We should be worried that very soon CCP landing craft on
Taiwan will coming ashore.
2. On
this day in 2002 in Moscow the Palace of Culture was seized/By Chechen separatists
who by Russia’s occupation of Chechnya were totally aggrieved/850 hostages were
taken as bargaining chips/To force Russia to loosen its on Chechnya repressive
grip/In 4 days of negotiations small numbers of hostages were released/But at
the end of the 4th day the negotiations ceased/Russian troops with
deadly gas assaulted the Palace to the hostages free/Killing all the terrorists
and sending to the morgues 140 hostages to see.
3. On
this day in 2001, Apple Computer to the public its iPod released/Consumers in
the their hands had access to music that would never cease/ 450 million units
were sold before in 2022/The iPod came to a well-deserved end.
4.
On this day in Beirut in 1983 2 truck bombs exploded near the
barracks of the French and U.S. Marines/Deadly blasts that turned barracks into
a massacre scene/241 Marines and 58 French Parachutists were blown to smithereens/Largest
number of one day Marine deaths since Iwo
Jima and French deaths since the Algerian war both nations had seen.
5. On
this day in 1940 Franco and Hitler who sent his Condor Legion to bomb his way
to win/Met to discuss Spain entering the war on Germany’s side that Franco did
not want to be in/Despite Hitlers Spanish Civil War support Franco said no/
Refusal saved a beleaguered England in Egypt as through the Straits of Gibraltar
Allied shipping into North Africa could still go.
Quote on the “Hitler’s View on Working with Franco” from Albert Speer’s
Diary Entry for 12/26/1950 recalling a conversation with Hitler in January,
1943: “You
know my opinion of Franco... We ought to keep these Red Spaniards on the back burner... They're lost to democracy,
and to that reactionary crew round Franco too... I believe you to the letter,
Speer, that they were impressive people. I must say, in general, that during
the civil war the idealism was not on Franco's side; it was to be found among
the Reds... one of these days we'll be able to make use of them... The whole
thing will start all over again. But with us on the opposite side.”’
© October 23,
2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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