Saturday, July 28, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 22-28, 2018

JULY 28 IS THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION, GUARANTEEING DUE PROCESS, BECAME ACTIVE.
JULY 29 DISNEY CELEBRATES MICKEY AND MINNIE’S 90TH ANNIVERSARY BASED UPON THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST SOUND CARTOON
STEAMBOAT WILLIE,
although the mice first appeared in Plane Crazy on May 15, 1928.
AUGUST 2 MARKS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PT-109 (COMMANDED BY THEN LT.jg JOHN F. KENNEDY) BEING SUNK DURING WORLD WAR 2.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*SALMONELLA IN SNACKS???
*Russian President Vladimir Putin’s impending visit to the United States has been postponed until 2019.
*The death toll in the 2018 Japanese Heat Wave has sadly risen to 77.
*Can there be peace in the trade war between the European Union and the United States???
*Medical marijuana is on the verge of being legalized in Great Britain.
*The remains of some of America’s soldiers from the Korean war have finally come home.
*Was Albert Einstein right about “red shift”???
*Francesco Molinari has won the 2018 British Open of professional golf.🏆
*There’s more water on Mars than first thought???
*Are Sauropods older than first suspected???
*Where were you during the "blood moon"🌑 eclipse???

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…
*Film/TV composer Patrick Williams (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, The Toy, Swing Shift) is no longer with us.
PAUL Williams is still with us! 😃

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
TARIFF TALK…
*The Trump Administration is now planning a bailout of farmers hurt by the current trade war.
*Did Trump just “blink” in the trade wars???
*Yet the President thinks “the economy is great”???
*The Associated Press fact checks Trump on the above.

POLITICALLY…
*Because of Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into the 2016 Presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s impending visit to the United States has been postponed until 2019. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Does Vice President Pence have any opinions of Trump???
MEANWHILE…
*More indictments as investigations into the 2016 Presidential election continues.
*Why does Congress want to impeach the Deputy Attorney General???
*Will Congress accomplish anything before Labor Day???
ELSEWHERE…
*The remains of some of America’s soldiers from the Korean war have finally come home.
*Individual states are starting to take precautions in case the Supreme Court eventually decides to overturn “Roe v. Wade”.
*What happens when a Democrat appears on FOX News???
*Why was there a sudden drop in Facebook stock???
*Disney buying part of FOX is closer to becoming reality.

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