Saturday, December 1, 2018

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2018

DECEMBER 1 IS WORLD AIDS AWARENESS DAY.
DECEMBER 2 IS NATIONAL DAY IN LAOS.
HANUKKAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN DECEMBER 2.
DECEMBER 3 IS THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF
ILLINOIS JOINING THE UNITED STATES.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The Administration of American President Donald Trump still denies the existence of climate change!
*Trump canceled a proposed meeting with Putin.
*At the latest G-20 meeting, guess who Trump talked to, but a good time wasn’t had by all as the summit concluded. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Georgia the country has a new President.
*Brexit’s current status.
*So, what is a “Bitcoin” actually worth???
*After a tie-breaker in the 2018 World Chess Championship, a winner has been decided.
*Reggae’s cultural heritage honored.
*The latest probe arrives on Mars.
*What’s in a name???
*What does a pickle ornament on your Christmas tree🎄 mean???

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…
*Animator Stephen Hillenburg (Spongebob Squarepants’ creator, Rocko’s Modern Life) is no longer with us.
*Film director Bernardo Bertolucci (Last Tango In Paris) has passed away.
*George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States, has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*Has Paul Manafort broken his plea deal??? President Trump says a pardon for Manafort is still a possibility. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The Trump Administration is still denying the existence of climate change!
*Well, whatever your opinion of the man, you can’t say President Trump lacks self confidence.
*The President wants a balanced budget, yet is threatening a government shutdown if funds aren’t allocated to his border wall project. What happened to “Mexico will pay for it”??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Did Donald Trump have previous interest in Russia???
MEANWHILE…
*Congress gains another Democrat in 2019!
*The North Carolina election will remain undecided for a while longer.
*Will Nancy Pelosi be Speaker of the House again???
*Thanks to Vice President Pence, Trump "gains another judge".
*Congress is back in session until their winter/Christmas break.
ELSEWHERE…
*NEW developments in Robert Mueller’s investigation!
*Earthquakes in Alaska!
*Is General Motors in trouble???
*The Federal Department that isn’t, but should be.
*Are driver’s licenses becoming a thing of the past???
*Is Campbell Soups in trouble???

THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 2,642 PAGE VIEWS IN NOVEMBER 2018.

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