Saturday, June 1, 2019

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 26-JUNE 1, 2019

JUNE 1 MARKS THE 35 ANNIVERSARY OF
STAR TREK 3: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK.
FOR THOSE CELEBRATING, ELD AL-FITR BEGINS AT SUNDOWN JUNE 4.
JUNE 5 IS DONUTS🍩 DAY.
JUNE 6 IS D-DAY.
FOR THOSE CELEBRATING, SHAVUOT BEGINS AT SUNDOWN JUNE 8.
2019 MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Is China preparing to fight back in the trade war???
*Great Britain is preparing for a visit from American President Donald Trump.
*♫Trying to reason with Hurricane season.♫–Jimmy Buffett.

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…
*The innocent victims of the Virginia Beach shooting May 31.
*Former professional football play and Green Bay Packers legend Bart Starr has passed away.
*Actor Stephen Thorne (Z Cars, Doctor Who) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*John Gary Williams of The Mad Lads has passed away.
*Actor Carmine Caridi (The Godfather Part 2, Summer Rental, Bugsy) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Former Senator Thad Cochran has passed away.
*Singer-guitarist Leon Redbone is no longer with us.
*Blues musician Tony “Little Sun” Glover has passed away.
*Musician Roky Erickson (original version of “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone”) is no longer with us.
*Suspected drug kingpin Frank Lucas (basis for American Gangster movie) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
TARIFF TALK…
*Is China preparing to fight back in the trade war???
*How the trade war is actually faring, so far.
*Trump is preparing to start taxing goods from Mexico more, even though his advisers are against it. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

POLITICALLY…
*Has Donald Trump employed undocumented workers???
*One opinion about Trump’s spelling abilities.
*What’s behind investigating the investigators??? Including a possible witch hunt against the FBI! (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Examining the bank records has been (temporarily?) put on hold.
*“I don’t care if I did break the law.”
*Will a pending executive order affect the health care industry???
*I guess he isn’t pro-Trump any more.
*Republicans AGAINST Trump???
*Just what did happen with the USS John McCain???
*Great Britain is preparing for a visit from President Trump.
*One less challenger Trump will have to face in 2020.
THE MUELLER REPORT…
*Was Robert Mueller prepared to INDICT Trump???
*Mueller speaks, and what it all means. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Fact checking Trump on the matter.
MEANWHILE…
*Ironic Republican plans for the Supreme Court.
*95 years ago on June 1, 1924; Congress granted citizenship to all (native) American Indians. Interesting, considering they were in what we know today as the United States first.
ELSEWHERE…
*Sidestepping the abortion debate among other activities of the Supreme Court this week. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Another company announces they may not work in Georgia if the state’s new anti-abortion law takes effect!
*Paying the ransom versus the possible consequences of not doing so.
*Maine will no longer allow conversion “therapy”.
*Simon Pagenaud has won the 2019 Indianapolis 500 auto race.🏁
*IT'S AN 8 WAY TIE!🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
πŸ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 2,177 PAGE VIEWS IN MAY 2019.

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