Saturday, July 7, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 1-7, 2018

JULY 9 IS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRED BASSET COMIC STRIP.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been elected the new President of Mexico.
*The latest on the Tham Lung cave rescue efforts.
*Scott Donaldson has become the first person to successfully cross the Tasman Sea in a kayak.

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…
*The little girl killed at her own third birthday party July 2! WHEN WILL THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE END???
*Legendary comic book creator Steve Ditko (Spider-man, Dr. Strange, The Question, The Creeper) has passed away.
*Those who have lost their lives in the severe flooding in Japan. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Dame Gillian Lynne (The Phantom of the Opera, Cats) is no longer with us.
*Musician Richard Swift has passed away.
*TV producer Peter Firmin (various children’ programs) is no longer with us.
*Recording engineer Jim Malloy, who oversaw records by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and other musical greats) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUE…
*President Trump wants Congress to “fix” immigration regulations.
*Will this issue affect the 2018 mid-term elections???
*While NOT recommended, one lady took protesting the issue to new heights.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to discuss the costs of all this, let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
TARIFF TALK…
*Does Trump want to ESCALATE the trade war???
*Who’s losing the trade war???
*What is President Trump’s position on other trade matters???
POLITICALLY…
*President Trump doesn’t want to enter into any NAFTA agreement until after the 2018 mid-term elections.
*Who will be Trump’s Supreme Court nominee???
*Scott Pruitt has resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency, but his temporary(?) replacement is a former coal lobbyist! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Will the unaccounted for funds raised to cover Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration affect Mueller’s Russia investigation???
*Who’s side is Wal-mart on???
*Donald Trump versus Elizabeth Warren???
MEANWHILE…
*Churches don’t want to pay taxes??? At least not the Republican ones.
*Apparently, Kentucky’s governor doesn’t like Medicaid, even if the courts say otherwise.
*What (if anything) did Jim Jordan know and when did he know it???
*So, why are 8 Republican Congressional members currently in Russia???
ELSEWHERE…
*Hawaii’s volcano troubles continue.
*Algae once more plagues the Florida coast.
*Voters’ Rights have won a court case against Voter Suppression!😃
*MAJOR gun protest in Chicago!
*It seems like Pricewaterhouse Coopers owes the Federal Government money for failing to do its job properly.
*Vermont has decided to legalize recreational marijuana.
*Sears has increased the total of planned store closings this year to 78.
*What’s wrong with the bathroom???😕
THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 2,031 PAGE VIEWS IN JUNE 2018.

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