Saturday, December 26, 2020

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 20-26, 2020

 


DECEMBER 26 IS BOXING DAY AND THE START OF KWANZAA.
JANUARY 1 BEGINS 2021.
♫LET’S HOPE IT’S A GOOD ONE, WITHOUT ANY FEAR.♫
John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Could there really be a DIFFERENT Coronavirus on the horizon??? 😲
*As cases keep rising, Vaccine Programs are underway in Switzerland, Chile, Argentina, Serbia, and Hungary. (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)
*Great Britain and the European Union have finally reached an agreement! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Did you see Jupiter and Saturn form a "double planet"??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Black hole??? WHAT black hole???
*December 29 sadly marks the 80th anniversary of the Axis beginning their World War 2 bombings of England.

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…🌐
*FYI: There are coastal areas that accept used Christmas Trees to help rebuild sand dunes along the beach. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.
*FYI: Some zoos accept used Christmas Trees to help feed their animals. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Animator Douglas Crane (Hanna-Barbera Studios, Terrytoons, Filmation, much more) has passed away.
*Actress Rosalind Knight (the Carry On franchise, Tom Jones, more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Screenwriter/producer David Giler (The Money Pit, Alien, more) is no longer with us.
*Country music singer/songwriter K. T. Oslin (credits too numerous to list all) has passed away.
*Professional football🏈 Hall of Fame member Kevin Greene is no longer with us.
*Broadway actress Rebecca Luker (revivals of Show Boat, The Music Man, much more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Professional athlete (football🏈 and basketball🏀) Rod Widby is no longer with us.
*Actress Kay Purcell (Emmerdale, Waterloo Road, more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Author James E. Gunn (credits too numerous to mention) has passed away.
*Musician Leslie West (a member of multiple groups) is no longer with us.
*Famed violinist🎻 Ivry Gitlis has passed away.
*Broadway producer Roger Berlind (Rex, Amadeus, Sophisticated Ladies, more) is no longer with us.
*Former Olympian, professional basketball🏀 player and coach K. C. Jones has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
AFTER THE VOTES WERE (RE)COUNTED…
🗹🗹🗹
TRANSITION TIME…
POLITICALLY…
*Just how bad WAS the recent Cyber Attack??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Will Trump veto the pending COVID-19 relief bill??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*In what may be his last official act of office, outgoing Attorney General William Barr said there is NO reason/grounds to investigate election fraud or Hunter Biden.
*Pardons, pardons, pardons, and even MORE pardons! (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19… (separated from the purely political news)
*The state of your state, from two different sources. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Is a new pandemic relief/stimulus bill on the horizon??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Ironically founder Rupert Murdoch got a vaccine shot while his FOX News still can’t get their pandemic facts straight.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Congress is taking a short Christmas break, but is scheduled to resume December 28.
ELSEWHERE…
*There’s a suspect in the Nashville, Tennessee Christmas Day explosion. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*Doing good where one can. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

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