Saturday, June 9, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 3-9, 2018

JUNE 9 IS THE ANNUAL QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
JUNE 16 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREASE: THE MOVIE.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Will there be a summit between Syria and North Korea???
*American President Donald Trump’s thoughts on the recent G-7 conference, and vice versa. But what happens next??? (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Can Russian President Vladimir Putin use the European Union’s opinions about Donald Trump to his advantage???
*Did Chinese hackers attack a United States Navy contractor???
*Life on Mars???

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.

đŸ˜­PASSING PARADE…
*The victims of Volcan de Fuego.
*Actor Leonid Nevedomsky (The Blue Bird, Monologue) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*TV producer Kevin McCray (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie) has passed away.
*Journalist Jerry Hopkins (Rolling Stone magazine) is no longer with us.
*Designer Kate Spade has passed away.
*Actor Jerry Maren, the last surviving Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz, took his last bow on life’s stage before the sad event was actually made public knowledge.
*TV travel/food host Anthony Bourdain is no longer with us.
*Guitarist Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac, Tramp) has passed away.
*Actress Eunice Gayson (James Bond movies Dr. No and From Russia With Love) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*President Donald Trump’s thoughts on the recent G-7 conference, and vice versaBut what happens next??? (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Special Investigator Robert Mueller has indicted Paul Manafort on obstruction of justice charges.
*As the investigations into Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign continue, he says that any investigation is unconstitutional(???), and that he has the power to pardon himself! (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*But what do other Republicans think???
*Apparently, President Trump doesn’t like football players exercising their First Amendment Rights either, even to the point of canceling an impending White House visit by the Philadelphia Eagles, the 2018 Super Bowl champs. Instead Trump held a hastily organized Patriotism event, where a man knelt during the national anthem! (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Will President Trump visit Canada or not???
MEANWHILE…
*Apparently the Senate WON’T be going on summer vacation this year.
*One Congressman’s theory about President Trump.



ELSEWHERE…
*Is the First Amendment in danger???
*Did Chinese hackers attack a United States Navy contractor???
*Scattered wildfires have occurred in California, New Mexico, and Colorado.
*Was the baker right??? The Supreme Court seems to think so.
*Another high school graduation speech "edited" by the school!
*The Miss America contest will no longer include a swimsuit competition.
*Does the source of a quote matter in its applause???
*Can "Justify" win the 150th Belmont Stakes to claim the Triple Crown of professional horse racing??? YES! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The Washington Capitals have won the 2018 Stanley Cup in professional ice hockey.
*The Golden State Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the 2018 NBA Finals.
*Will the New York Yankees boycott ESPN???

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