Saturday, July 13, 2019

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 7-13, 2019

JULY 14 IS BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE.
JULY 16 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE APOLLO 11 MISSION LAUNCH.
JULY 20 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
APOLLO 11 LANDING ON THE M🌑🌕N!
THIS IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
♫SUGAR, SUGAR♫ BY THE ARCHIES, THE #1 HIT OF 1969.



AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Turkey is still getting its missiles, despite hopes otherwise.
*It looks like there will be no extradition bill in Hong Kong.
*"And we lift our lamps beside the golden door!"
*Britain’s ambassador to the United States has resigned, and why! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the new Prime Minister of Greece.
*The US team has won the 2019 Women’s FIFA World Cup of professional soccer⚽ (football). But when will women’s teams receive equal pay???
*Can the Vatican mystery be solved???
*The Volkswagen Beetle 2 is ending.

THE LATEST FROM/ON IRAN...
*They allegedly tried to do what???

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 Cameron Boyce (Jessie, Grown Ups, Descendants) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Business tycoon and former Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot has passed away.
*Actor Rip Torn (Men In Black, The Larry Sanders Show) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional baseball player (Astros and Yankees), author (Ball Four) and actor (The Long Goodbye) Jim Bouton is no long with us.
Actress Valentina Cortese (Malaya, Brother Sun-Sister Moon, Day For Night) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Actress Denise Nickerson (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, The Electric Company, Dark Shadows) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor Albert Shepherd (Crossroads) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*With families being separated upon apprehension, President Trump declared the lack of a border wall a “national emergency”. There have since been legal and legislative battles initiated over this.
*One observation on border conditions.
*"THE CRISIS IS REAL!" 🤯The Vice President toured border facilities. “Are you comfortable?”–Mike Pence. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The kids have their say.
*Trump still wants his wall!
*One opinion about an impending set of new raids.
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 FOUR detainees (to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
POLITICALLY…
*The issue of getting a citizenship question on the 2020 Census apparently isn’t over yet. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Did he or didn’t he??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*President Trump needs a new Secretary of Labor.
*The question of emoluments at Trump Hotels will remain unanswered, at least for now.
*Has President Trump turned on FOX News??? He certainly doesn’t like “Fake” news. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump’s more recent opinions on the media.
*While he’s still supporting the current ones, can Trump find new supporters online??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Is there a Republican Trump DOES like???
THE MUELLER REPORT…📖
*“We don’t want you testifying.”—the Department of Justice.
*A slight delay on the much anticipated event.
*And other investigations continue...
MEANWHILE…
*Who monitors Congress???
*Will Congress get to see at least Trump’s STATE tax returns???
*Justin Amash on his ex-fellow Republicans.
*Republicans versus Paul Ryan on Trump.
*The first departure as another candidate now hopes to be the 2020 Democratic Presidential nominee. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*Protesting REVERSE price discrimination!
*Does he or doesn’t he???
*Sorry. That ship has sailed.
*Is there a strike in Major League Baseball’s ⚾future???
*The END of Mad magazine??? Yes, me worried!
*Maybe the principal needs to go back to school!
*The winners of the 2019 ESPY Awards are…
*For those interested, R. Kelly now faces even more official charges.
*Whatever happened to all of Bob Ross’ paintings??? He always painted 3. A preshow attempt to see how a project would turn out, the actual one produced during recording an episode of The Joy of Painting, then a final version after the show to correct any “mistakes”.
*What would you do if your guest didn’t show up???
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*THE DOG🐶 CAME HOME!
*AT&T is planning to start blocking robocalls!
*“We finally found your wallet! Granted, it's 75 years later though, but still...”

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