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© December 30, 2023 Ridley's Believe It Or Not

 

 © December 30, 2023  Ridley’s Believe It Or Not

            In the Russia Ukraine War Russia has launched massive missile and drown strikes against Kviv in response to Ukraine drone and missile strikes on the Russian city of Belgorod while our aid package to Ukraine is in limbo at a time where our military aid to Israel and Taiwan is in limbo also at a time when President XI is rattling sabers promising Taiwan will be reunited with force.
            Iran’s continued financial and military aid to the Houthi Rebels as they continue to try to sink shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will be isolated further as a sponsor of terror as India is joining the fray to prevent attacks in the Indian Ocean. Assuming Biden still as some spine left do not be surprised if the Houthi Rebels are able to destroy or severely damaged an oil tanker that the response would be to destroy an Iranian oil production platform. We are sinking Houthi Rebel small attack boats whenever with hostile intent they appear in the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden.
             On the EV front subsidies for EV’s are facing a risk as they are curtailed for cars with batteries made in China which means we need a Manhattan like project to produced batteries here, to produce batteries with a longer range and a quicker charging time and many, many more charging stations being built or reduced emissions from fossil fueled powered cars will be a frustrating pipe dream.
             On the illegal surge front a caravan of illegals totaling more 8,000 has just crossed into Mexico’s southern border with the organizer a zealot open border proponent bragging that it will near 15,000 when it reaches the U.S. while Blinken is hand in hand visiting Mexico seeking their assistance in securing their southern border. So far only Texas has recognized what the surge of illegals really is—an invasion mostly without arms and is now arresting illegals crossing into Texas which Arizona, New Mexico and most importantly California should follow coupled with no aid and assistance and sending them back home which cause illegal immigration to dry up overnight. We cannot allow this continuing level of illegals continue to surge across the border and thin into our interior.
              The cry in California by surfers of “Surf’s Up” has been drowned out by cries of the “Surf’s Really, Really Up” as waves in the 20 to 40 feet range have been hitting California north of Ventura to the Bay Area.     
               ©   December 30, 2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet 
               Noted Holidays: National Soda Day: Clueless who or when created this holiday to promote the use of an ubiquitous kitchen and household product from cooking to eliminating orders of state food in the refrigerator but fortunately it is relatively inexpensive.
              Word of the Day: The word of the day as we continue with words starting with “b” is “breedbate” which means someone looking for an argument and probably not at all interested in using reason and logic to win but more likely ad hominem  attacks and ignorance of the facts.
               Song of the Day: Leaving the number 1 songs  on this day in 1940’s to come back to the number song in 1995 in the U.S.A.  was  “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men  on a run of 5 weeks to share number 1 status with 7 other songs, while 5 acts achieved their first 1st number 1 single. Here is a music video with lyrics of Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8
               December 30 Birthdays: “Dieting No Longer Slam Dunk Sign of Running For President”: Celebrating the birthday on December 30, 1963 of Mike Pompeo in Orange, California who went on to graduate first in his class at West Point to after 5 years retire a captain and enroll in Harvard Law School Formed an aerospace company with West Point classmates to then serve in the House of Representatives and CIA Director and Secretary of State in Trump Administration; strong Trump supporter but a political realist and even after losing weight unlike Chris Christie and a presentable candidate chose not to run for president but if Trump wins do not be surprised to see Pompeo well qualified to deal with Iran, China and Russia as Secretary of Defense.
               December 30 Historical Events in Rhyme
               1.      On this day in 2006 after mounting a defense that Iraq had no right to charge him for his crimes/As military leader he demanded a firing squad all the time/Not granted so with a Koran in his hand and not it military dress/These were his last words to the witnesses to his execution to address/“Down with the traitors, the Americans, the spies and the Persians”/Trying to create the false legend that death defending Iraq he had no aversion.  
               2.        On this day in 2004 at a nightclub República Cromañon in Buenos Aires/A fire broke out due to indoor flares that would spread quickly to injure 1429 and 194 bury/The club was a deadly fire trap with 5 of 8 fire exits locked and a 6th by the stage blocked/No fire alarms, only 5 of 15 fire extinguishers with pressure stocked/capacity limits by over 2300 mocked/Interior decorations bursting into flames when set off by flares/spewing smoke and deadly  gases into the air. 
               3.     On this day in 1967 in a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand had done/From Riga to Liepāja on Aeroflot Flight L-51/The pilot was coming in too fast on too deep to descend/Retracted gear and flaps and increased thrust to go around and try landing again/Right engine on full power and left also but in full reverse thrust/Law of physics said roll the was a must/fuselage and wing tip hit the ground then a pole that ripped 6 meters off the right wing/To a crash into the ground the jet bring/43 passengers and crew died and only 8 survived/If both right and left engines in same operation, no crash all would still be alive.
              4.      On this Day in 1936 at the Fisher body Plant in Flint, Michigan the UAW learning operations were going to be moved began a first ever sit-down strike/Instead of walking off the job to freeze picketing that no one wouldlike/Camp out in factory and no one leave/until management was forced to come to the table and listen to labors’ grieves/After 44 days GM caved to recognize UAW and not discriminate against the sit downers and a small 5% increase in pay/ UAW from a small union to a major union in labor relations was on its way.
               5.      On this day in 1903 during a matinee performance of a musical Mr. Blue Beard/A fire from an arc lamp quickly spreading to the muslin curtains appeared/The safety curtains could not be lowered and death from smoke or fire was became an panic induced fear/Exits not marked or opened inward or worse were locked/A stampede of panicked 1700 theater goers found themselves quickly blocked/575 were killed on site by trampling, smoke inhalation, or fire/200 injured and another 27 after reaching hospitals expired/Largest death toll of any theater and single building until 9/11 World Trade Center disaster/Though no one was charged criminally but changes in fire codes were implemented such as doors opening outward or being marked to patrons escaping fires master.

               Quotes on the Iroquois Theater Fire and the Architect who designed it by Anthony P. Hatch, author of Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903:
               
He[the architect] was very young, and he said he studied every theater disaster previously to avoid any such thing happening with the Iroquois. Well, he should’ve done more homework.”
               
[Architect Benjamin Marshall] didn’t want exit signs to be displayed in the theater because he thought it would ruin the look. He was all for the design.”
                
In my opinion, it shouldn't have happened. The people responsible should have been brought to trial. What more can be said, except that the lessons are learned so that we can avoid future accidents like this.                                                            

               © December 30, 2023 Ridley’s Believe It Or Not
                 
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