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Friday, June 15, 2018

June 15, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World Wind Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 15, 2018 The Blue wave on the political front may be fading but not on the baseball front as the Blue Congressional Baseball Team thumped the Reds 21-5; on the immigration front, Reds are in locked horns between conservatives and moderates over immigration reform which appears not to fund the wall and does not end chain migration (which Blues to a man or woman reject); on the sports front the World Cup begins today in Russia amidst threats by ISIS urging lone wolf attacks; fallout continues from the IG report on Comey’s insubordination and a pervasive practice of FBI agents leaking to the press and receiving in return gifts, dinners, tickets to events and other things of value; Pompeo is returning from South Korea and China still confident that North Korea will make significant progress during Trump’s first term in denuclearizing; FEMA is in hot water over the mess in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria by failing to stock supplies on the island before the hurricane blasted the island; on the opiod front, Kentucky has sued Walgreens for filling larger numbers of prescriptions of opioids than medically warranted; the IG’s report revealed that Obama flat out lied to the American people when he asserted that he learned of HRC’s private email server from the news media (so typical of the you can keep your plan man); in Chicago through June 13, 2018, 1183 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 191 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?)

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Janet Jackson, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact you may be masticating on a lobster on National Lobster Day, and a relevant quote from Abraham Lincoln on harnessing and taming the wind, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, college graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. Global Wind Day—created by the European Wind Energy Association in 2007 to promote the use of wind energy in the creation of electricity.

2. Magna Carta Day—celebrating the execution of the Magna Carta on this day in 1215 by King John which granted certain rights to the nobility and included the basis for guaranteeing a trail by a jury of one’s peers.

3. 1993 Number One Song— the number one song in 1993 on a run of 8 weeks in that position was “That’s the Way Love Goes” by Janet Jackson. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpQ88a6zy8E

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “masticate” which means to chew which the IG’s report at over 500 pages has a lot to digest.

5. Being Ernest on the Road to Success—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1949 of James Varney best known for his character Ernest Worrell who appeared in numerous commercials but unfortunately a chain smoker who contracted lung cancer and died way too early at the age of 50.

On this day in:

a. 1864 200 acres formerly owned by General Robert E. Lee was set aside as a military cemetery known as Arlington by Secretary of War Edward Stanton.

b. 1916 President Wilson signed a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only youth organization to have a federal charter.

c. 1970 Charles Manson went on trial for the Sharon Tate murders.

d. 1992 SCOTUS ruled in the case of United States v. Alvarez-Machain that the United States could forcibly extradite a suspect without the consent of the country that such suspect was being extradited from.

e. 2012 Nik Wallenda became the first person to successfully walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls.

Reflections on wind power: “As yet, the wind is an untamed and unharnessed force; and quite possibly one of the greatest discoveries to be made hereafter will be the taming and harnessing of it.” Abraham Lincoln Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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June 14, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World Blood Donor Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 14, 2018 The long awaited and maybe watered down IG report on the HRC “investigation” was released and it paints a sad picture of Comey’s insubordination and failure to follow protocol and marked examples of clear bias by agents Strzock (who is still with the FBI) and Page, the FBI sitting on recovered HRC emails until just before the election yet to no one’s surprise found no evidence that the FBI “investigation” was compromised by such bias (believe that and you’re a candidate for buying the London Bridge); predictably the MSM touted the report as evidence of Trump’s war against Meuller and Fox is slamming the report’s failure to take various anti-Trump texts as evidence that the investigation had to biased and designed to insure HRC’s election; by mere coincidence the new New York AG has filed suit against the Trump Foundation for alledged fraudulent practices; latest polls show that support for Mueller’s witch-hunt is evaporating even among Blues; to no one’s surprise the DOJ continues to hold back on subpoenaed documents (when will Congress either impeach Rosenstein or better yet when will the president order him to comply with the subpoena?); on the illegal alien front, ICE nabbed 162 illegals in Southern California, 90 percent of whom had criminal records; Jim Acosta and Brian Karem are in a contest to see who is the better and less civil fool at White House briefing over the issue of separating children from their parents apprehended for coming here illegally; on the business front AT&T has completed the Time Warner merger; in Chicago through June 13, 2018, 1183 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 191 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?)

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Mariah Carey, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that the economy keeps giving a reason to exercise our masseters, and a relevant quote from an anonymous source on donating blood, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, college graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. Flag Day (U.S.) —celebrating the adoption of the U.S. Flag by the Continental Congress on this day in 1777.

2. World Blood Donor Day—created by the World Health Organization in 2004 as one of its 8 Health Issue days to create awareness of the need for safe blood donations and to thank donors for their support of blood drives.

3. 1992 Number One Song— the number one song in 1992 on a run of 2 weeks in that position was “I’ll Be There” by Mariah Carey. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIt3dx4an9c

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “masseter” which means a muscle used to lower the lower jaw which is getting lots of exercise as the economy seems firing on all cylinders.

5. Youngest and Most Energetic 72 Year Old on the Planet—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1947 of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States whose first 500 days despite being dogged by scorched Earth policies of the Blues and 24/7 hostility of the press has the economy running on all cylinders and may be on track to denuclearize North Korea.

On this day in:

a. 1775 the Continental Army was established by the Continental Congress.

b. 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill adding the words “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.

c. 1966 in a what took you so long moment the Vatican announced the end of its Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Prohibited Books) which was created in 1557.

d. 2002 Near Earth Asteroid 2002 MN missed Earth by 75,000 miles which is fortunate in that the 73 meter in diameter asteroid had the same mass and velocity as a 1908 asteroid that crashed into Siberia and leveled over 800 square miles of trees.

e. 2017 after Republican Congressman and Majority Whip Steve Scalise and three others were shot by a left wing agitator who was killed by Capitol Police while practicing for a charity baseball game between Red and Blues.

Reflections on giving blood: “The Blood You Donate Gives Someone Another Chance At Life. One Day That Someone May Be A Close Relative, A Friend, A Loved One Or Even You.” Anon but so true. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Random Acts of Light Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 13, 2018 The ink is barely dry on the agreement between North Korea and the U.S. on the issue of North Korea’s giving up its nukes and already the Blues are in whining mode that Trump was snookered and insulting to our G-7 Allies; tomorrow the IG will release its report on the botched “investigation” by the FBI a once proud agency so politicized under Obama, Holder, Lynch and Comey (the real collusion in the 2016 elections was not between Trump and the Russians but between HRC and the DNC and Russia with the fake anti-Trump dossier that led to Mueller and illegal FISA warrants on Americans); James Wolfe former top staffer for the Senate Intel Committee pled not guilty to charges of leaking classified information to his paramour, New York Times reporter Ally Watkins (shades of Strzock and Page on steroids and another example of the reptilian brain corrupting ethics and integrity); the war on women is alive and flourishing even among the Blue hypocrites as Archie Parnell running for the House in South Carolina who beat his wife with a tire iron and won a Blue primary; Robert DeNiro unleashed a stream of F*Bombs at the Tony Awards against Trump and Alec Baldwin must be in the grip of delusions of grandeur indicating he would be a great presidential candidate; on the immigration front AG Sessions is slamming the asylum system as being scammed; on the homeless front the City Council of Seattle has rescinded due to objections of large employers like Amazon a controversial employee head tax designed to raise money to cope with the burgeoning homeless problem; in Chicago through June 12, 2018, 1191 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 191 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?)

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Paula Abdul, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that the Pelosi’s martinet ways will not have a chance to be exercised as the Blue Wave seems to be receding for the midterms, and a relevant quote by from Murray Bootchin on the Exxon Valdez disaster, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, college graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. Random Act of Light Day—created by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 2017 to shed light on the need for research in finding a cure for leukemia and lymphoma.

2. Sewing Machine Day—celebrating the creation of the sewing machine the first patent for which was issued to Thomas Saint in England in 1790.

3. 1991 Number One Song— the number one song in 1991 on a run of 5 weeks in that position was “Rush Rush” by Paula Abdul. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNPb931HqeM

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “martinet” which means a strict disciplinarian which describes Pelosi to a tee when it comes to controlling how Blues will vote and is why the Reds must not lose control of the House.

5. Center Square—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1926 of comedian and actor Pual Lynde, best known for being the center square in the game show “Hollywood Squares” but who battled alcoholism and died from a heart attack at the age of 55.

On this day in:

a. 1971 The New York Times began publication of the Pentagon Papers which detailed the fraud and deception of the Pentagon of getting us into and keeping us in the Vietnam War.

b. 1981 at the Trouping of the Colour Ceremony in Buckingham Palace, Michael Sergeant fired six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II for which he spent three years in prison.

c. 1994 a jury in Anchorage, Alaska found Exxon and Captain Hazelwood reckless in the Exxon Valdez disaster in Prince William Sound enabling the victims of the oil spill to pursue $15 billion in damages.

d. 1997 a jury sentenced Timothy McVeigh to death for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing of a federal building there, which sentence was carried out on June 11, 2001.

e. 2002 the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Reflections on the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster: “We tend to think of environmental catastrophes -such as the recent Exxon Valdez oil-spill disaster in the Bay of Alaska-as "accidents": isolated phenomena that erupt without notice or warning. But when does the word accident become inappropriate? When are such occurrences inevitable rather than accidental? And when does a consistent pattern of inevitable disasters point to a deep-seated crisis that is not only environmental but profoundly social?” Murray
Bookchin, noted American author and early ecologist.Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

June 12, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Loving Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 12, 2018 President Trump and Premier Kim have signed an agreement committing North Korea to denuclearization following their historic summit meeting in Singapore with the details to be worked out but with sanctions to remain in place until Kim’s arsenal of ballistic missiles, nukes and production facilities have been destroyed while the U.S. is committed to insure no regime change of Kim’s regime (devil is in the details and a lot of work remains for Pompeo and his counterpart to hammer out the details especially the need for verification but at least a start); grandstanding Jim Acosta the Cack News Network’s “star” made a typical fool out of himself at the Singapore Summit shooting out questions at Trump and Kim on how the meeting was going; the populist wave against illegal immigration that helped propel Trump into office is alive and well in Italy as that nation in defiance of the EU is closing its ports to illegal immigrants and moving forward with plans to deport some 500,000 illegals from the country; CNN’s latest “news” show Cuomo Prime Time heavily promoted was crushed by Fox and MSNBC in its debut leading to speculation that CNN’s anti-Trump bashing strategy is failing; Pelosi is making a fool of herself with her stupid and false remarks that wages and consumer confidence is not rising (she is the best weapon the Reds have in causing higher Red turnout as most voters are terrified of the prospects on the recovery if she were to become Speaker of the House); Mt. Kilauea on Hawaii continues to spew lava and has destroyed 600 homes in the path of numerous lava flows; on the weather front Hurricane Bud some 350 miles south of Cabo San Lucas has risen in intensity to a Cat 4 as it continues toward Baja California; on the political front primaries are being held in 5 states today; in Chicago through June 11, 2018, 1172 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 191 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?)

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Roxette, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that the Blue incoming tidal wave has disappeared from the political marigraph, and a relevant quote by from George H. W. Bush on America, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, college graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. Loving Day—celebrating the 9-0 decision by SCOTUS in the 1967 case of Loving v. Virginia which ruled that the anti-miscegenation laws banning interracial marriages in Virginia and 15 other states were unconstitutional.

2. World Day Against Child Labor—created by the International Labor Organization of the United Nations in 2002 to combat child labor which deprives children of their access to education and exposes them to unsafe working conditions and trafficking.

3. 1990 Number One Song— the number one song in 1990 on a run of 2 weeks in that position was “It Must Have Been Love” by Roxette. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2C5TjS2sh4

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “marigraph” which means an instrument for measuring tide levels which if used to measure the size of the Blue Incoming Tide to the dismay of Blues like Pelosi has all but disappeared.

5. Youngest To Fly Oldest To Parachute—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1924 of George H.W. Bush, the 41^st President of the United States and the youngest U.S. Navy pilot to fight in World War II at age 18 and probably the oldest ex-pilot to parachute from a plane on his 90^th birthday to commemorate his first parachute jump on September 2, 1944 after being shot down by the Japanese in World War II. He is the first and only former president to reach the age of 94 and the last former president who had served in World War II.

On this day in:

a. 1776 The Virginia Declaration of Rights was unanimously adopted by the Fifth Convention of Virginia at Williamsburg, Virginia which heavily influenced our Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

b. 1987 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Ronald Reagan publicly challenged Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev “to tear down this wall.”

c. 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were killed outside her home in Brentwood; O.J. Simpson was charged with the murder but acquitted of all charges.

d. 2016 Omar Mateen, a son of naturalized Afghan parents, in revenge for a droning of an ISIL leader, opened fire at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 and wounding 58 before being shot and killed by police.

e. 2017 after spending 15 months in a North Korea prison Otto Warmbier returned home in a coma and died one week later.

Reflections on America from George H.W. Bush: “My view, is let Mike Dukakis go around there and talk about pink slips, despair, pessimism in the United States. I'll be the guy out there talking about hope and opportunity and challenge, and the fact that the United States is the best, the fairest, the most decent nation on the face of the earth. Let them apologize for America, and let me lead her to new greatness.” George H.W. Bush Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not D-Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 6, 2018 Businessman John Cox broke through the jungle primary rules that have thwarted Red attempts to win state office to race Moonbeam clone Gavin Newsom in the race for California Governor as the Blue wave nationwide may be looking more and more like a barely perceptible ripple (watch for Red turnout to go off the charts with the campaign against Pelosi as speaker if the House is flipped); the IG’s report has still not been released leading to growing concern that it will be watered down to protect Comey, Lynch, and Clinton; April Ryan of the biased Cack News Network had to retract her false tweet that Trump was booed and heckled at a gathering at the White House on Tuesday; add to the list of Blue scandals as the Pakistani IT staffer for the Blues in Congress appears to be close to a plea detail on the issue of mishandling classified material; on the recall front California voters recalled the judge who had sentenced former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to six months for sexually assaulting an unconscious female; Stormy Daniels is back in the news again, suing her lawyer for becoming a pawn of President Trump; the former White House communications staffer who dismissed McCain’s opinion as irrelevant since he was dying anywhere is no longer working at the White House; in Chicago through June 5, 2018, 1105 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 178 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?)

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Bette Midler, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that your diet is working and you are blessed with marcidity, and a relevant quote by from Lt. Col Robert Wolverton on D-Day, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, college graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. Normandy Landings—commemorating the landings by 5 Allied Divisions on 5 beaches in Normandy, France as part of Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious invasion in history.

2. Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day—promoting awareness of and the need for research to combat Huntington ’s disease, an inherited disease that attacks and destroys brain cells causing mood swings and loss of coordination.

3. 1989 Number One Song— the number one song in 1989 on a run of 1 week in that position was “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iAzMRKFX3c

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “marcidity” which means a state of great leanness which is a great state to be in if a marathon runner or jockey or describing the federal budget.

5. Committed To His Every Core—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1934 of Roy Innis, noted civil rights activist and former head of the Congress for Racial Equality.

On this day in:

a. 1932 the Revenue Act of 1932 was passed imposing a federal gasoline tax of 1 cent per gallon.

b. 1942 in the turning point of the War in the Pacific U.S. Navy dive bombers sank 4 Japanese carriers and the cruiser Mikuma.

c. 1946 the Basketball Association of America, the precursor to the National Basketball Association, was founded at New York City.

d. 2002 a near Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter exploded over the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Greece with a force estimated at 26 kilotons, approximately the same size as the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.

e. 2005 SCOTUS in the case of Gonzalez v. Raich upheld the law banning marijuana, including marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Reflections on D-Day: “Men, I am not a religious man and I don't know your feelings in this matter, but I am going to ask you to pray with me for the success of the mission before us. And while we pray, let us get on our knees and not look down but up with faces raised to the sky so that we can see God and ask his blessing in what we are about to do." -- Lt Col Robert L Wolverton, commanding officer of the 3^rd Battalion 596^th PIR. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World Environment Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 5, 2018 Senator Mitch McConnell has cancelled the August Recess in order to overcome unprecedented Blue obstruction on critical issues of the budget (no budget no salaries for these obstructionist senators ); latest conspiracy theory floated by the MSM is that Trump has beaten FLOTUS following her recovery from surgery; on the over the top rhetoric front Samantha Bee will address her use of the C-word in describing Ivanka Trump on her show tonight; Harvey Weinstein entered a plea of not guilty in new York City today and is facing up to 54 years in prison if convicted on rape charges; Mueller has charged Paul Manafort with witness tampering charges and is expected to move a federal court to revoke his bail pending trial (in an attempt to pressure him to cooperate in the bogus obstruction of justice case against Trump?); the IG’s report on the FBI’s botched investigation of the private email server of HRC still has not been released and the FBI is still continuing to ignore subpoenas of Congress for documents relating to FISA court abuse by the FBI (what a complete mess meriting contempt of Congress charges against Rosenstein who although a witness to the Comey firing and the author of one FISA warrant refuses to recuse himself); after only 10 Eagles responded to go to the White House to meet with the president to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl LII victory, President Trump cancelled the meeting; in a another show of disrespect some students at Notre Dame’s commencement address walked out on Vice President Pence’s speech; Bill Clinton showed in a interview promoting his new book co-authored with James Patterson that he has learned nothing from his sexual predator escapades and reverted to playing the victim role for his behavior; in Chicago through June 4, 2018, 1100 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 177 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?)

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to George Michael, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that you are not suffering from marasmus, and a relevant quote by from Steve Wozniak on the Apple II, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, college graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. World Environment Day—created by the United Nations on June 5, 1974 to create awareness of environmental issues facing the planet with the theme this year being “Beat Plastic Pollution.”

2. Apple II Day—commemorating the release on this day in 1977 of the Apple II personal computer.

3. 1988 Number One Song— the number one song in 1988 on a run of 3 weeks in that position was “One More Try” by George Michael. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG5N3GC-m20 A hard living partying co-founder of Wham and a very successful British artist, the music stopped for him at the age of 53.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “marasmus” which means an emaciation of the body due to malnutrition a malady prevalent in large parts of Africa but here dwarfed by obesity.

5. Being Left Footed Is Never Sinister—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1931 of Christy Brown, noted Irish author and poet who was born with cerebral palsy that other than his left foot completely paralyzed most of his body. He persevered and went on to write a bestselling autobiography My Left Foot.

On this day in:

a. 1963 in a reptilian brain moment that knows no national borders, U.K. Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, a married man was forced to resigned due to his affair with 19 year old Christine Keeler, a model and topless dancer.

b. 1975 the Suez Canal reopened for business for the first time since the start of the Six Day War.

c. 1981 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the existence of 5 cases of a rare form of pneumonia in Los Angeles found usually in patients with a weakened immune system, marking ground zero of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S.

d. 1998 a strike commenced at the General Motors assembly plant in Flint, Michigan and quickly spread to 6 other GM plants to last for 6 weeks.

e. 2017 the Arab countries of Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic ties with Qatar over its support of terrorism in the region.

Reflections on the Apple II Computer by its developer: “Steve Jobs didn't really set the direction of my Apple I and Apple II designs but he did the more important part of turning them into a product that would change the world. I don't deny that.” Steve Wozniak Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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Monday, June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 4, 2018 A recent survey of residents in the Bay Area revealed that 46% of them are fed up with the quality of life and expense of living there and are expecting to move out of California in the next few years (news flash to Governor Moonbeam you and your elitist Blues are destroying this state); the public trough that city and county executives have been gorging on may be getting smaller as a bill has been proposed in the state legislature to limit public sector executive salaries to no more that the salary paid to Governor Moonbeam which currently stands at $195,803 excluding benefits which means that 28,000 public sector hogs would be facing a pay cut if the legislation were to be implemented; on the litigation front, former Navy Seaman Kristian Saucier who served one year in federal prison for taking photos of a classified area of a nuclear submarine before being pardoned by President Trump will be suing James Comey and President Obama for prosecuting him as opposed to Hillary Clinton for her mishandling of classified information on her private server (if he as a case maybe the wheels of justice could start moving again and she may be prosecuted); country and western singer Austin Rick’s planned book about sexual abuse by his manager and publicist Kirk Webster Surviving Possession: Inside Kirk Webster’s Twisted Toy Chest will soon be released and is expected to reveal a sordid past of Webster’s perversions in the country music arena; Howard Schultz will step down as Starbuck’s Executive Chainman; on the political front primary races will be held in several states tomorrow including California where Republican candidate John Fox has a great chance of going to the general to face Gavin Newsome, another Moonbeam clone; in Chicago through June 3, 2018, 1083 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 174 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?)

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Kim Wilde, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that you are enjoying the manurance of your garden, and a relevant quote by from Jess Row on the Tiananmen Square Massacre, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day, college graduations, birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.

1. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression—created by the United Nations on August 19, 1982 and celebrated first on June 4, 1983 to promote the protection of children from acts of violence occasioned by civil war and wars between nations.

2. Tiananmen Square Memorial Protest Day (International)—commemorating the massacre of Chinese protestors by Chinese troops in 1989 who were protesting the lack of freedom under Communist rule.

3. 1987 Number One Song— the number one song in 1987 on a run of 1 week in that position was “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” by Kim Wilde. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1luhn-L9J0w

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “manurance” which means the cultivation of land.

5. It’s A Snap—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1990 of Evan Spiegel, a co-founder of Snap, Inc. a social media publicly held platform that has made Mr. Spiegel a very wealthy man who is also married to Australian supermodel, Miranda Kerr.

On this day in:

a. 1975 Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act giving farm workers in California the right to unionize.

b. 1986 Jonathan Pollard pled guilty to spying for Isreal as was sentenced to life imprisonment but released on parole on November 15, 2015.

c. 1989 two trains passing near each other near Ufa, Soviet Union caused a natural gas explosion from a leaking pipeline that killed some 575 people and injured some 800.

d. 1989 the Chinese People’s Liberation Army fired into masses of Chinese protesting in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, killing some 241 demonstrators.

e. 2010 Falcon 9 Flight 1 the maiden launch of the Falcon SpaceX Rocket was launched into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Florida.

Reflections on the legacy of Tiananmen Square Massacre: “Hong Kong has been the place where the memory of Tiananmen Square lives on; Hong Kong people have become more and more committed in their resistance to authoritarian government, and also, not surprisingly, committed to safeguarding their culture and heritage as something distinct and worth preserving.” Jess Row, noted American short story writer and author. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.

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