Saturday, April 18, 2020

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 12-18, 2020


APRIL 21 IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF YOSEMITE SAM’S DEBUT
IN THE BUGS BUNNY CARTOON “HARE TRIGGER”.
APRIL 22 IS THE 50TH ANNUAL EARTH DAY!🌎
APRIL 22 IS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY.
APRIL 25 IS WORLD PENGUIN DAY.🐧

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*US President Donald Trump wants to halt American funding to the World Health Organization because of "their mishandling” of the pandemic???
*The pandemic, as of April 16/17, 2020.
*Who is cyber attacking the Czech Republic???
*The results of the 2020 South Korea elections are…
*More than just "bricks"!
*♫What a marvelous night for a star dance!♫🌟
*What a super nova!

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…🌐
*In America, doesn’t the Donald Trump Administration have more important things to worry about than weakening the Environmental Protection Agency???
*April 22 is Earth Day, AND the 50th anniversary of the observance!

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost from the Easter tornado storms.
*Actor Danny Goldman (The Smurfs, M*A*S*H, Young Frankenstein) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Famed wrestling announcer Howard Finkel has passed away.
*Author Donna Kauffman is no longer with us.
*Actor Brian Dennehy (Cocoon franchise, Tommy Boy, etc.) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Hank Steinbrenner (co-owner of the New York Yankees) has passed away.
*Animator Ann Sullivan (Lion King, The Little Mermaid) is no longer with us.
*Stage and Voice Actor Rick May (Starfox franchise, Imagination Theatre) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Musician Moraes Moreira (Novos Baianos) has passed away.
*Actor Bruce Myers (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Classic Doctor Who writer Pip Baker (no relation to Tom or Colin) is no longer with us.
*Cinematographer Allen Daviau (ET, Empire of the Sun, etc) has passed away.
*Animator Gene Deitch (early 1960s Tom and Jerry, Tom Terrific) is no longer with us.
*Early disc jockey Robin Seymour has passed away.
*Actor Sergio Fantoni (Von Ryan’s Express, What Did You Do In The War Daddy?) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…
*Bernie Sanders and former President Barack Obama are officially endorsing Joe Biden for President. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The shape of the November election will be…??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*A fraud suit over a “hoax”???
POLITICALLY…
*Trump wants to halt American funding to the World Health Organization because of “their mishandling” of the pandemic???
*One great big disaster area???
*Trump versus Doctor Fauci. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*News or a soap box???
*Blame China, or do we???
*Opinion: Is Trump losing supporters???
*Opinion: What should of happened.
*Ego stroking???
*Even if you qualify, WILL you get your stimulus check???
*WHO got HOW much???
*Is the above problem fixable???
*WHERE’S the money???
*Trump versus state governors.
*When will the country reopen???
*States’ reopening thoughts, as of April 15.
*Can Trump threaten the states if they don’t reopen when he wants them to???
*Trump’s reopening plan apparently favors him.
*What to face when the country does reopen...
*THEY have masks??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump’s plan to fill vacancies, whether you like it or not???
*Doesn’t the White House have more important things to worry about than weakening the Environmental Protection Agency???
*We’re supposed to be doing WHAT???
TRUMP TWEETS...
*You shouldn’t hate someone just because they’re right.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*Investigating hydroxychloroquine.
*Wrong claims that keep getting repeated about the pandemic.
*WHO decides when to open and close states???
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Because of the pandemic, Congress will not be returning to work before May 4 at the earliest.
*What is he thinking???
ELSEWHERE…
*The Supreme Court is now in session. Sort of. But will they do the right thing??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Illegal treatment???
*Does this seem right???
*DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT!
*Does this make sense??? Despite the pandemic, Florida reopens its beaches but keeps the schools closed! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*April 19 marks the 245th anniversary of the American Revolution beginning.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*The survivor count GROWS!

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