Saturday, February 24, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 18-24, 2018

FEBRUARY IS BOTH 💗NATIONAL HEART HEALTH💗 MONTH
AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
FEBRUARY 24 IS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN ESTONIA.
MARCH 1 MARKS THE 215TH ANNIVERSARY OF
OHIO BECOMING JOINING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MARCH 2 MARKS THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL KING KONG.🙊
TIME CELEBRATES 95 YEARS OF PUBLICATION ON MARCH 3.
ROWAN AND MARTIN’S LAUGH-IN CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.



AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
THIS PAST WEEK…
*Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with US President Donald Trump February 23.
*The 2018 Winter Olympics conclude Sunday, February 25, with Norway leading the medal count as of the close of events Friday, February 23.

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

😭PASSING PARADE…
*Minister Billy Graham has gone to meet his creator.
*Actress Nanette Fabray (Sid Caesar’s Hour, The Band Wagon) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with US President Donald Trump February 23.
*As 13 Russians face indictments for interfering in the 2016 Presidential election and the investigation continues, President Trump considers it all “fake news”, other Republicans are blaming former President Barack Obama, and apparently Russia wanted anyone BUT Hillary Clinton to win the election. (There are 4-FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Investigator Robert Mueller has since filed 32 more indictments against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates on multiple charges as part of his ongoing investigation.
*Is the President sending mixed signals concerning his position on guns??? Yet he does want the Justice Department to outlaw modifications like bump stocks. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Trump did meet with survivors of shooting victims, while the NRA is already “fighting back” against gun control advocates. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Other officials say the world should ignore President Trump’s Tweets! But not because of their inaccuracies. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
MEANWHILE…
*Speaker of the House Paul Ryan wasn’t in a good position after the Valentine’s Day tragedy in Florida.
ELSEWHERE…
*The Florida State Legislature apparently does NOT want to discuss gun control.
*The National Rifle Association appears to be losing commercial partners after the Stoneman Douglass High School massacre February 14 in Florida. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)

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