Saturday, February 16, 2019

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 10-16, 2019

FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL HEART💗HEALTH MONTH & BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
FEBRUARY 17 IS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN KOSOVO.
FEBRUARY 22 MARKS THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF CALVIN COOLIDGE BECOMING THE FIRST US PRESIDENT TO SPEAK ON THE RADIO.📻
2019 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WENDY’S.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Accused drug cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been found guilty on ALL counts! Sentence is pending.
*With everything else they currently have to deal with, Venezuela has an interesting opinion of the United States.
*North AND South Korea will make a joint bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics between them.
*The House of Commons has expressed its opinion on the latest Brexit plan.
*Burger King has settled the latest lawsuit against them.
*Don’t pack your bags for that trip to Mars yet!
*Unfortunately, another Opportunity is over too.
*A new controversy at the Oscars!
*And now for something completely different...

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…
*Actor Carmen Argenziano (credits too numerous to mention) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Oceanographer Walter Munk.
*The innocent victims of the senseless shooting in Aurora, Illinois February 15.
*The Martian Rover Opportunity.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*The firestorm of “potential wall funding”.
*Although it came without border wall funding, President Trump DID sign a new budget to keep the government open for the foreseeable fiscal future, but then turned around and declared the lack of a border wall a "national emergency!" (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*"I didn't need to do this."—Donald Trump. Then why? Especially since your fellow Republicans are upset over it. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*With the "emergency" in place, Trump is taking money from the Pentagon to fund his wall.
*With government operations not at risk, Congress is prepared to fight Trump on the wall.
*The American Civil Liberties Union is preparing to sue Trump too.
*Believe it or not, if Trump gets his wall, butterflies are at risk too!
*Fact checking the whole mess.
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 separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of two detainee minors, let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
POLITICALLY…
*The latest on Robert Mueller’s and other investigations concerning Donald Trump. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Yes, Paul Manafort did lie.
*Puerto Rico to President Trump: "Remember us?"
*The government is preparing to cut payments to 9/11 survivors.
*William Barr is now officially the new Attorney General, but Trump will soon need a new director for FEMA. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*In "The World According To Trump", former President Barack Obama was considering going to war with North Korea!
*From one government doctor to another…
*Did Republicans steal from Hillary Clinton???
*A Democratic front runner already in the 2020 Presidential election???
THE BUDGET BATTLE…
*The shutdown began at midnight December 22, 2019.
*Congress came back into session with its newly elected members January 3, 2019.
*The country was under a temporary reprieve from government shutdown until February 15 in hopes that a new budget agreement could be reached.
*Although it came without border wall funding, President Trump DID sign a new budget to keep the government open for the foreseeable fiscal future, but then turned around and declared the lack of a border wall a "national emergency!" (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*With or without a budget, the national debt keeps growing!
MEANWHILE…
*Congress came back into session with its newly elected members January 3, 2019.
*A new budget was signed before the February 15 deadline, but since it had no funding for a border wall, President Trump has declared the lack of one a "national emergency!"
*With government operations not at risk, Congress is prepared to fight Trump on the wall. See our BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION section above for more details.
ELSEWHERE…
*Apparently, Virginia’s Governor Northam doesn’t plan to resign.
*Payless Shoes Source is going out of business.
*The USS Hornet has been found!
*Apparently there was more to Stan Lee's last cameo than we first thought.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*Happy 73rd Wedding Anniversary to (Former US President) Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter!

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