Saturday, January 2, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 27, 2020-JANUARY 2, 2021


♫LET'S HOPE IT'S A GOOD ONE, WITHOUT ANY FEAR.♫
John Lennon and Yoko Ono.





JANUARY 4 IS THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF
UTAH JOINING THE UNITED STATES.
JANUARY 5 IS BIRD DAY.
JANUARY 6 IS CUDDLE DAY.
JANUARY 7 IS INTERNATIONAL SILLY WALKS DAY. (Monty Python)
JANUARY 7 IS OLD ROCKS DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The Czech Republic, Austria, Oman, Palau, and Greece have started anti-pandemic vaccinations. (There are 6/SIX 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…🌐
*January 5 is Bird Day. Our fine feathered friends depend upon us to maintain a healthy environment so they might live.
*January 7 is Old Rocks Day. Do you know just how old this planet really is???
*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…
*Legendary baseball⚾ Hall of Famer Phil Niekro has passed away.
*Professional wrestler🤼 Jonathan Huber is no longer with us.
*Animator Tuck Tucker (Spongebob Squarepants, Hey Arnold!, more) has passed away.
*Reality TV personality Nick McGlashan (Deadliest Catch) is no longer with us.
*Hall of Fame professional football🏈 player Loyd Phillips has passed away.
*Actor Marcus D’Amico (Tales of the City, Angels in America, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*William Link (writer, co-creator of Columbo, Mannix, Murder She Wrote, more) is no longer with us.
*Actress Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island, Return to Boggy Creek, numerous guest appearances on other shows) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*TV writer Adele Rose (Coronation Street and other BBC dramas) is no longer with us.
*Actor/dancer Shabba Doo (Breakin’ 1 and 2, numerous live performances) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Saxophonist🎷 Alto Reed (Bob Seger, Little Feat, Grand Funk Railroad) is no longer with us.
*Actor/director Robert Hossein (Les Miserables, The Scarlet Lady, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Singer Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters (♫Sincerely♫, ♫Picnic♫, more) is no longer with us.
*Fashion designer Pierre Cardin has passed away.
*Legendary casting director Mike Fenton (credits too numerous to mention) is no longer with us.
*Actor Mark Eden (Coronation Street, Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time, more) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Professional basketball🏀 player and coach Paul Westphal has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
AFTER THE VOTES WERE (RE)COUNTED…🗹🗹
TRANSITION TIME…
*Trump’s potential future, post January 20, 2021. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
😷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.)
*WHY??? WHY??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
TRUMP TWEETS…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*“$600 only. NOT $2000.”—Mitch McConnell.
*A delaying tactic, or something worse??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump to stump for the Republicans in the Georgia Senatorial run-offs, BUT (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*He made it. Sort of.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…


THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 7,449 PAGE VIEWS IN DECEMBER 2020.

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