Saturday, June 8, 2019

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 2-8, 2019

JUNE IS GAY/LGBT PRIDE MONTH.
JUNE 8 IS THE FORMAL OBSERVANCE OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
IN THE UNITED KINGDOM & TUVALU.
FOR THOSE OBSERVING, SHAVUOT BEGINS AT SUNDOWN JUNE 8.
JUNE 9 MARKS THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF DONALD DUCK’S DEBUT IN
THE SILLY SYMPHONY “THE WISE LITTLE HEN”.
JUNE 9 MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF
STAR TREK 5: THE FINAL FRONTIER.
JUNE 12 MARKS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME OPENING IN COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK.
JUNE 14 IS FLAG DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
JUNE 16 IS FATHER’S DAY.



AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Pope Francis recently visited Romania.
*James Marape is the new Prime Minister-elect of Papua New Guinea.
*United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May has officially resigned as leader of her party.
*The International Space Station is going commercial!
*Was George Orwell right???
*The neon blue volcano!
*Just how slow IS snail🐌 mail???

AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT IN GREAT BRITAIN...
*American President Donald Trump visited Great Britain, to mixed reactions of England. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*How well was Trump received???
*Trump's opinions of London's mayor.
*"I can't see FOX News in England?"
*Trump shared his views on climate change with Prince Charles and attended a Royal dinner party. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Who’s paying for the travel expenses of Trump’s family entourage???
*IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*Trump observed the 75th anniversary of D-Day while in Great Britain.
*After England, Trump went on to Ireland.
*Is Trump planning to golf in Ireland while abroad???
*Did anyone pay the bar tab???

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 Alistair Browning (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Artist Keith Birdsong (various Star Trek series, Shadowrun, Star Wars, the US Postal Service) is no longer with us.
*Actor Paul Darrow (Blake’s 7, Doctor Who) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Musician Doctor John (aka Malcolm John Rebennack) (“Right Place, Wrong Time”) has passed away.
*Actor Alexander Kuznetsov (The Alaska Kid, Space Cowboys) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actress Nonnie Griffin (Good Fences, The Believers) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
TARIFF TALK…
*Whose side are the Republicans on???
*Mexico’s reaction to the increased Trump Tariffs.
*Will Trump declare another national emergency just to issue more tariffs??? For now, it looks like he’s trading “No tariffs” for a “new immigration policy”. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY…
*President Trump visited Great Britain, to mixed reactions of England. SEE ABOVE FOR MORE DETAILS. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett has resigned.
*Trump wants AT&T boycotted to “correct” CNN!
*Will Hope Hicks testify or not???
*It should come as no surprise that Trump still doesn’t like Nancy Pelosi, but to consider her “a disgrace to her family”???
*The Trump Administration wants to sell arms to Taiwan, and has changed the travel guidelines for any possible trip to Cuba. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*"Climate change doesn't exist if we don't hear about it."
*The moon versus Mars???
*The Taxpayer’s bill for all of Trump’s presidential golf trips is $102 MILLION, so far.
*And where were you Sunday, June 2???
THE MUELLER REPORT…
*The House of Representatives isn’t done discussing the matter yet.
MEANWHILE…
*Will the American Dream and Promise Act replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act???
*If Congress won’t take any action on the issue, will Virginia tackle gun control locally after last week’s senseless shooting??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*So what has Mrs. Mitch McConnell been up to lately???
*Why would Republicans want to stop a disaster relief bill???
*Will South Carolina Republicans do away with their 2020 Primary in favor of Trump???
*North Carolina failed to overturn the veto on their abortion bill.
ELSEWHERE…
*YouTube has changed its rules concerning hate speech.
*Who’s killing transgender people in Dallas, Texas???
*Fired and arrested for NOT doing his job!
*“You may be valedictorian, but you CAN’T talk about your parents!”
*Jeopardy! has a new champion.
*So, how have things been at your Walmart lately???
*Vegan versus beef. Which are you getting???
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*“I want to graduate too!”

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