THE WEEK IN REVIEW: AUGUST 16-22, 2020

 BEWARE THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS!

WATCH OUT FOR STORMS LAURA AND MARCO!

AUGUST 23 IS BLACK RIBBON🎗 DAY IN EUROPE,

REMEMBERING THE DEAD OF WORLD WAR 2.

AUGUST 25 IS URUGUAY'S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

AUGUST 26 MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION, GIVING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE & RUN FOR/HOLD OFFICE.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*EDITORIAL: THERE WAS COLLUSION BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIA IN 2016!

*On top of everything else… 

*Luis Abinader is the new President of the Dominican Republic.

*The Belarusian protests for democracy continue.

*More brown dwarfs???

*August 25 marks the 145th anniversary of Matthew Webb becoming the first person to successfully swim the English Channel.

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…

*“How hot was it?” 

*The Trump Administration plans to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!

*Unfortunately, there are more wildfires in California.

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent victims who have lost their lives during the California wildfires.

*Actor Ben Cross (Chariots of Fire, 2009 Star Trek movie, First Knight, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Drummer Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot, others) has passed away.

*Guitarist Jack Sherman (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is no longer with us.

*Robert Trump, youngest brother of Donald.

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. But what about the health/safety of all the “detainees”???

*Trump’s still trying to fund his (unnecessary?) wall.

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” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.

THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…🗹

*Donald Trump claims the only way he’ll lose in November is if the election is rigged, but considering how he’s treating the Post Office, most people fear HE’S doing the rigging! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*How many ex-Trump staffers are supporting Joe Biden???

*On the first night of the virtual Democratic Convention, Trump didn’t like what Michelle Obama had to say.

*Night two of the convention: SEVENTEEN key note speakers.

*The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket is now official.

*A sneak peak at the potential guest speaker list for the Republican National Convention next week.

POST OFFICE DISPATCHES… 📮 (this item is big enough to deserve its own listing this week)

*It should come as no surprise that Trump supports Louis DeJoy, the man ruining the post office for him, who has a bad history as an employer as it is. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The lawsuits because of Trump's continued attacks against the post office should be no surprise either.

*Yet Trump is now suing New Jersey over their planned use of mail-in ballots this November, and isn’t happy the Senate wants to investigate the Post Office too! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*DeJoy says everything is “on hold” now until after the election. Yet nothing already done will be undone, because employees are NOT allowed to reassemble the sorting machines! (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*But still… what is this??? Another rule change??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Yet DeJoy claims to support vote by mail???

*The House of Representatives returns to session in hopes of saving the Post Office, but what is the Senate up to??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Don’t count on Senator Susan Collins' help trying to save the Post Office.

*The White House/Trump has vowed to veto any Congressional effort to save the Post Office.

*Yet despite all of Trump’s claims, THE SYSTEM WORKS! 

*Trump unable to prove other claims of voter mail fraud too.

*But Trump can't stop ALL the support for the Post Office!

POLITICALLY…

*Opinion: Russia’s guilty and Trump lied.

*Sorry Trump. The judge said you have to give them health care! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Trump versus Goodyear.

*When will Trump surrender his tax returns???

*Apparently Trump and Pence disagree over Q Anon.

*Speculation: What side of the law is Attorney General William Barr REALLY on???

*Will Trump give Edward Snowden a pardon???

*Will Trump pardon them too???

*Trump wanted to pardon Susan B. Anthony for voting when women couldn’t, but her museum/foundation said “no”. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Apparently Trump still doesn’t like Barack Obama.

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE… (originally just George Floyd news)

*Was this necessary???

😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19… (separated from the purely political news)

*The state of your state, from two different perspectives. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*NO vaccine mandate??? And other health news. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The next Hydroxychloroquine??? Trump’s already being questioned about it while he says “We’ll look into it.” (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Is it a question of money or population???

*Sadly, the death toll continues to rise.

*Poll: What Americans think of Trump versus the pandemic.

*Trump now thinks lack of testing is the FDA's fault!

TRUMP TWEETS…

*Trump’s latest “opinion”.

*Trump’s comments on Kamala Harris and Barack Obama as they spoke at the Democratic Convention.

IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅

*Kamala Harris does NOT want to take your guns!

*Kamala Harris did NOT lie about her education!

*Despite Trump’s claims, THE SYSTEM WORKS! 

*Trump unable to prove other claims of voter mail fraud too.

*Trump on the Democrats versus the Pledge of Allegiance.

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*The Senate’s findings after investigating the 2016 Presidential election.

ELSEWHERE…

*All that over a SIGN???

*Q Anon now has a reduced presence on Facebook.

*The Golden State Killer will be in prison for a mighty long time.

*Since it has been transformed to EDGE, Microsoft will soon be ending support for Internet Explorer.

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

*Support for the US Postal Service.

*Enjoying nature naturally.

*As you can see, we are slowly mastering the new Blogger controls, although placing images and sorting labels is still a chore.