Saturday, February 2, 2019

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JANUARY 27-FEBRUARY 2, 2019

FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL HEART💓HEALTH MONTH & BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
FEBRUARY 2 IS GROUND HOG’S DAY.
FEBRUARY 4 IS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN SRI LANKA.
FEBRUARY 5 IS THE CHINESE NEW YEAR (of the pig) 🐷


AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*American President Donald Trump has decided to pull the US out of a missile treaty with Russia. Russian President Vladmir Putin has since done the same and said his country will start developing new missiles! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Another vote on how to proceed with Brexit is scheduled for February 13.
*The Associated Press and Snopes are no longer helping Facebook???

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…
*Actress Erica Yohn (An American Tail, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, ER) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Singer/songwriter James Ingram(“Baby Come To Me”, “Somewhere Out There”, “100 Ways”) has passed away.
*Actress Martha Ross (East Enders) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Character actor Dick Miller (credits too numerous to mention) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Famed country music guitarist Harold Bradley (credits too numerous to mention) is no longer with us.
*Actor Clive Swift (Keeping Up Appearances) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*Are you aware of the current national emergencies???
*Trump is pulling the US out of a missile treaty with Russia! Russian President Vladmir Putin has since done the same and said his country will start developing new missiles! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Plutonium in Nevada???
*Roger Stone was arrested on obstruction charges. What might happen when he goes to trial, but is Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s possible involvement in the 2016 Presidential election nearing the end or not??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Is suspending a whistle blower legal???
*President Trump STILL doubts the existence of Climate Change???
*Donald Trump’s latest opinions on current events.
*Is the lack of a border wall truly a national emergency???
*On Donald Trump on his intelligence advisers and religion. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
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 is under a temporary reprieve until February 15 in hopes that a new budget agreement can be reached, but it appears to still come down to Trump’s wish for a border wall.
*Will the Republican Party suffer because of the shutdown??? Some government employees certainly are! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The effects of the shutdown on the ECOLOGY!
*Can a new budget be created before the February 15 deadline to avoid another shutdown???
MEANWHILE…
*Congress came back into session with its newly elected members January 3, 2019.
*Although the government is temporarily reopened until at least February 15, the on going (since December 22, 2018) Federal Budget Crisis has yet to be fully resolved, as reported in the section above this one.
*The originally postponed State of the Union address is now scheduled for February 5.
*Does Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have any connections to Russia???
*Will Election Day EVER be a Federal holiday???
ELSEWHERE…
*Will Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam resign???
*Can you deport teachers???
*How bad has YOUR winter been???
*So, how did Christmas 2018 turn out for the retail industry???
*And finally, a little good news.

THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 2,946 PAGE VIEWS IN JANUARY 2019. 😁

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