© December 19, 2023 Ridley’s Believe It Or Not
On the Presidential Election front, 4 justices
of the Colorado Supreme Court appointed by Blues have made infamous history by
tossing due process out the window and replacing it with Trump is guilty until
proven innocent and an indictment not a guilty verdict by a jury is an
“insurrection and grounds for removing Trump from the Colorado Republican
Ballot. Kudos to the 3 Justices in the minority who wrote scathing dissents.
Removing the presumptive nominee of the Reds for President is a heinous ends
justify the means that is tantamount to the threat to end democracy of this
nation. Hopefully SCOTUS will overturn the decision and remand these 4 Justices
to a course on due process guaranteed by our Constitution.
On the Hamas Israeli War,
the UN Security Resolution calling for a
ceasefire to enable humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza has been postponed to
try to craft language relating to a “suspension of hostilities” to get the U.S.
to not veto the resolution by a least abstaining from voting as the daily
scenes of more dead and maimed Gazans are not playing well throughout the
world. Israel has walked back its demand that all hostages be released before a
ceasefire to evidently propose a one week ceasefire in exchange for the release
of 40 hostages.
On the illegal immigration front,
a civil rights group, ignoring the clear and convincing evidence before their
very eyes that Texas is being invaded by the daily
10,000+ illegals, has filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin implementation of the
statute. Our dysfunctional Senate has informed us it is still stalled in
efforts to craft legislation to secure the border so any vote on Ukraine and
Israel military air is pushed over to next week.
On the COVID-19 front, the
CDC has warned the latest variant known as JN.1 is rapidly spreading with it
responsible for 20% of new cases but it is claiming there should be no concern
for people who want to travel over the Christmas weekend which will be
challenging due to weather but will experience some relief as the military will
open up some of its restricted space to commercial air travel.
December 19, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
Noted Holidays: National
Oatmeal Muffin Day: Created in 2022 first celebrated on this day in
2022 by the National Day Calendar® and
the Beach Body Company, a publicly held company offering both streamed and live
fitness and nutrition programs as well as a broad range of products to
enhance fitness. Easy to celebrate this day by either buying some oatmeal muffins or making them
yourself to enjoy a high fiber, low fat snack.
Word
of the Day: The word of the day as we continue with words
starting with “b” is “bombosity” which means the buttocks
which is a part of the body that has a tendency to attract fat buildup.
Song of the Day: Leaving
the number 1 songs on this day in 1940’s to come back to the number
song in 2006 in the U.S.A. was “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé on a run of 3 weeks to share number 1 status
with 18 other songs, while 20 acts, achieved their 1st number 1
single. Here is a music video of Beyoncé performing “Irreplaceable”: https://www.youtube
watch?v=2EwViQxSJJQ.com/
December 19 Birthdays: “Portraying Life As It
Is”: celebrating the birthday on this
day in 1957 in Paris of Cyril Collard, young aspiring French author, filmmaker,
composer, musician and actor who was very open about his bisexuality and HIV
Positive status but died from AIDS on March 5, 1993.
December 19 Historical Events in
Rhyme
1. On this day in 2016 Anis Amri, a
Tunisian who had been denied asylum status in Germany in Berlin hijacked a
semi-truck/After killing the driver he drove the truck into a Christmas market
to drive amok/Killed 12 and injured 56 others, 1 of whom would die from his
injuries after 5 years/To then flee the scene before police could appear/With
the EU’s open borders in the next 3 days took a train to Nijmegen, the
Netherlands, then a bus to Lyon, France
then a train to Chambéry to Milan via Turin trying to disappear/Looking like a
terrorist on the run and suspicious in Milan when 2 police asked to search his
backpack/He immediately fired back wounding 1 before being shot dead to end his
attack.
2. On this
day in 2012 Park Geun-hye broke the political glass ceiling in South Korea when
she followed in the footsteps of her father Park Chung Hee/To become the first
elected female to South Korea’s Presidency/She sought closer ties with the U.S.
and suggested steps to take the North and South unify/Looking forward to
running for a second term when a close aide’s influence peddling would that
idea deny/Impeached and removed from office and sentenced to 24 years/But
pardoned on compassionate grounds by her successor and 2012 opponent Moon
Jae-in and released on December 31, 2021 to at her home on March 24, 2022
appear.
3. On this day in 1998 the sexual harassment
claims by Paula Jones against Bill Clinton came home to roost/Clinton was
charged by Independent Counsel Ken Starr with perjury and obstruction of
justice with the background of Moncia Lewinsky scandal to chances of
impeachment given a boost/The House with 5 Blues also voting to impeach,
Clinton became the second impeached president/Off to the Senate for trial the Articles
of Impeachment soon went/The Senate along mostly party lines voted to
acquit/Although a majority of Americans supported impeachment and Gingrich touting
Reds would pick up some 30 seats, they lost 5/Gingrich resigned and Republican
control in the Senate in the 2000 election did not survive.
4. On this day in
1984 China and Great Britain agreed/That on July 1, 1997 Hong Kong back to
China Britain would cede/A prosperous nation with freedoms the CCP would slowly
repeal/The people of Hong Kong were short changed in the Hong Kong “special
circumstances” cecession deal.
5. On this day in 1941 with Operation Typhoon
coming to a failed end/With Soviet Red Army resurgence starting to become the rising
trend/Adolph Hitler in a move that would result in disaster and
disaster/Appointed himself as Oberkommando des Heeres which required military
training and skills that were beyond Hitler’s ability to master.
Quote by William Nee, Research and Advocacy
Coordinator at China Human Rights Defenders: “Good old Hong Kong was an
ecosystem that had something to offer everyone: efficient and clean
bureaucracy, courteous and professional police, an excellent education system
for locals and expats, world-class universities, free media, an exciting arts
scene, and cultural events.
Hong Kong was a great place for
China-watching. It was where journalists, academics, international
non-governmental organizations, local groups, and China-based ones gathered to
learn from one another, exchange ideas, receive training, and just to have fun.
Liberal Chinese would come to seek education and carry out human rights work,
while corrupt officials would come park their dirty money. Of course, it had
plenty to offer those who worked in international finance.”
© December 19, 2023 Ridley’s Believe It Or Not
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