Saturday, July 14, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 8-14, 2018

JULY 14 IS BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE.
JULY 17 IS W🌍RLD EM😎JI DAY.
JULY 19 MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF
THE VERY FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE 115 YEARS AGO.



AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The latest on the Tham Laung cave rescue efforts. ALL have been rescued! 😁(There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*More American tariffs against China.
*Will Macedonia join NATO???
*Turkey released over 18,000 government employees before their new President took office.
*Cabinet members are resigning over details concerning Great Britain’s departure from the European Union. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The winners of the 2018 Wimbledon Tennis 🎾🏆 Tournament, except for the Men's Singles Champion, which will be determined July 15th.
*A new active volcano has been confirmed on Jupiter's moon Io.
*WHY haven't any human beings been to the moon 🌔since 1972???
*July 12 was the 25th anniversary of the 9 Chickweed Lane comic strip.

AMERICAN PRESIDENT TRUMP IN EUROPE...
*At the latest NATO Summit, American President Donald Trump believes Germany “is a captive of Russia” and Germany’s response. Trump later went on to say that he doesn’t believe “America is treated fairly” and that the other members will soon start “raising their defense spending”. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Then Trump went on to the United Kingdom, and the New York Times fact checks his statements there. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Did Donald Trump insult Queen Elizabeth???
*Trump is taking a golfing break in Scotland before his scheduled meeting with Vladimir Putin in Russia, but his thoughts on the trip thus far. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

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…
*Those who have lost their lives in the Japanese floods of 2018.
*Saman Kunan, the diver who lost his life during the Tham Laung cave rescue efforts.
*Actor Robert Perry (credits too numerous to mention) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Choreographer Alan Johnson (The Producers, Young Frankenstein) has passed away.
*Actor Tab Hunter (credits too numerous to mention) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUE…
*A Federal Judge has ruled on part of the issue.
*President Trump’s latest executive order on the matter.
*Does the Senate Majority Leader know where the babies are???
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…
*More American tariffs against China.
*Is the trade war hurting the American auto industry???
POLITICALLY…
*President Trump wants Brett Kavaughan as his new Supreme Court Justice, and the impending debate on the matter. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*This week, President Trump attended the latest NATO meeting and went on to visit England before his planned stop in the Soviet Union to see Russian President Vladimir Putin. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The New York Times fact checks Trump in England, and did our President insult Queen Elizabeth??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Now what does the Trump Administration have against breast feeding babies, and why it's wrong.
*Donald Trump pardoned Dwight and Steven Hammond???
*Is it just coincidence that Stormy Daniels was arrested while President Trump is out of the country??? In any event, the charges were quickly dropped.
*Jimmy Kimmel versus Donald Trump???
MEANWHILE…
*Indictments have been issued for 12 Russian Intelligence officers suspected of hacking the Democratic Party’s National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign during the 2016 Presidential campaign; and President Trump believes it's all former President Obama's fault. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The Republican Party's new slogan.
ELSEWHERE…
*How a “Build A Bear” promotion backfired.


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