Saturday, December 28, 2019

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 22-28, 2019

DECEMBER 31 IS NEW YEAR’S EVE AND WHEN PHILIP J. FRYE WAS
CYROGENICLY FROZEN TO AWAKEN IN FUTURAMA.
JANUARY 1 IS NEW YEAR’S DAY AND THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF
WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A Y2K BUG.
JANUARY 1 MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN THE 18TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION, INITIATING PROHIBITION, TOOK EFFECT.
JANUARY 1 MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE ROARING (19)20’s BEGINNING.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Concerns continue over North Korea.
*Criminal justice has made progress in the murder of Jamal Khashoogi, but was it the right action??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Sadly, France’s pension reform conflict continues.
*Who will be the next Prime Minister of Iraq???
*No more Holland???
*A new mineral???

CONCERNING CHINA...🌏
*NOT the card message you were expecting!
*Why is China building in Cambodia???
*China is reducing its tariffs in hopes of increasing business.
*Changing the punishment, but it's still a crime.

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.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…🌐
*Netherlands’ Supreme Court has ruled their government MUST meet established emission reduction milestones!

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Actor Tony Britton (The Day of the Jackal, Agatha, much more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Film producer David Foster (1982 version of The Thing, Short Circuit) is no longer with us.
*Songwriter Allee Willis (“I’ll Be There For You”, “September”, and more) has passed away.
*Radio personality Don Imus is no longer with us.
*Composer Jerry Herman (Hello Dolly, Mame, La Cage Aux Folles) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
IMPEACHMENT VERSUS IMPENDING TRIAL…
*Trump wants to turn students’ opinion in his favor.
*Next???
*Trying to figure things out.
*Impeachment TWO??? And you can imagine how Republicans feel about thatespecially Trump himself! (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Trump thinks he can be “unpeached”???
*Is the impending trial dividing the GOP???
*To recap…

POLITICALLY…
*WHEN will gerrymandering end???
*Just how many judges does Trump “have”???
*“I never understood wind.”—Donald Trump. Say WHAT???
*Is Trump trying to use the ecology against the Democrats???
*Religion and Donald Trump, pro and con. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Will the fate of “Obama Care” decide the 2020 Presidential Election??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*FINALLY, a pay raise!
*Just what DID Joe Biden say???
TARIFF TALK...
*Just how successful ARE tariffs???
TRUMP TWEETS...
*Ranting against impeachment.
*Is this for real???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*Impeachment = official indictment on criminal charges. Trial = ???
*Trump on wind.
*How much does YOUR state governor make??? List is arranged from lowest to highest.
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Speculation: why are Republicans leaving their party???
*Are Mitch McConnell’s Senatorial days nearing their end??? He now faces Amy McGrath for his position! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Congress is now in recess until the conclusion of their Winter Break in January 2020.
ELSEWHERE…
*The legal age to buy tobacco products in this country is going UP!
*Sorry folks, no political ads on Spotify!
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*FOUND THEM!

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