Saturday, May 16, 2020

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 10-16, 2020


MAY IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.๐ŸŽ—
MAY 16 IS ARMED FORCES DAY.
MAY 16 MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
JOAN OF ARC RECEIVING SAINTHOOD.
MAY 16 MARKS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST OPERATIONAL LASER.
MAY 17 IS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF KLM’S FIRST FLIGHT.
MAY 21 MARKS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF
STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W๐ŸŒRLD
THIS PAST WEEK…
*COVID-19 TWO???
*New cases developed in Germany when they tried to reopen.
*Is New Zealand WINNING against COVID-19???
*Will there be a prisoner exchange between Iran and America???
*A “super” Earth and other space explorations. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*For those curious, what has The Simpsons actually gotten right??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

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…๐ŸŒ
*One good pandemic statistic: the environment HAS improved!
*Renewable energy is overtaking coal in the United States!

๐Ÿ˜ขPASSING PARADE…
*Singer Betty Wright (“Clean Up Woman”, “Tonight Is The Night”) has passed away.
*Former Professional football๐Ÿˆ player/coach John Teerlinck is no longer with us.
*Comedian Jerry Stiller (credits too numerous to mention) has passed away.
*Writer Martin Pasko (credits too numerous to mention) is no longer with us.
*Former Professional baseball⚾ player Bob Watson has passed away.
*Historic photographer Astrid Kirchherr is no longer with us.
*Film director Lynn Shelton (Your Sister's Sister, Hump Day) has passed away.
*Comedian Fred Willard (credits too numerous to mention) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…๐Ÿ—น
*New Jersey’s primary will be by mail due to the pandemic.
*Despite Jared Kushner’s opinions, the election IS on!
*Does Trump honestly believe this???
*How important is Pennsylvania to the election???
*Apparently Trump isn't worried about Biden.
*But just in case…
POLITICALLY…
Logo copyright infringement???
*No more Inspector Generals???
*Is Social Security on the “hit list”???
*Criminal charges against Trump’s enemies???
*Trump obviously doesn’t like whistle blowers. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Which witch hunt is this???
*Opinion: WHO is Donald Trump actually for???
*Distraction time, but why does that “new” logo look familiar???
THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
*Mixed messages from the White House. At first they were concerned about COVID-19 when Vice President Pence wanted to self isolated after his aide came down with the virus, but now the action is being downplayed. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The Trump Administration versus the Center For Disease Control???
*If you don’t like the numbers…
*Not the press conference he was expecting. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: ego problems???
*No surprise that Trump disagrees with Doctor Fauci.
*Trump doesn’t believe in testing???
*Why does Trump want to CUT food benefits during the pandemic???
*No more stimulus packages???
*Unfortunately, unemployment continues to grow because of the pandemic.
*When all else fails: blame Obama. WHY???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*THERE WAS NO “OBAMAGATE”!
*Obama DID plan ahead against a potential pandemic, but the current administration…
*Trump’s medical advice.
*Trump and this past week...
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*When will it get better???
*Senator Rand Paul versus Doctor Fauci. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*More stimulus/relief??? Maybe, but President Trump still has to approve it. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*A mask maker speaks!
*Opinion: What are Republicans’ re-election chances this fall???
*“Obama should have kept his mouth shut!”—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
*Switching sides.
*Investigating the illegal stock trades.
ELSEWHERE…
*The state of your state, and its pending reopening plans… (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*But maybe Texas should have thought their's through more carefully. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*HERE’S HOPING!
*How can someone even THINK such a thing???
*Why does racism still exist???
*Retailer J. C. Penney has gone into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
*Baseball⚾ in July??? Maybe. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*You try to do the right thing…
*If this is “judgment day”, what are we protesting??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*What is inside the 1795 Time Capsule???
*For those interested: more “UFO” details.
*May 19 marks the 240th anniversary of a “mysterious darkness” covering New England and parts of Canada that remains unexplained to this day!
๐Ÿ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*There WILL be more Jeopardy!
*The next seasons for Fox and the CW. But don’t expect some shows until 2021! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

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