Saturday, January 23, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JANUARY 17-23, 2021

"TODAY, WE CELEBRATE THE TRIUMPH NOT OF A CANDIDATE, BUT OF A CAUSE. THE CAUSE OF DEMOCRACY.
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE HAS BEEN HEARD, AND THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE HAS BEEN HEEDED.
WE HAVE LEARNED AGAIN THAT DEMOCRACY IS PRECIOUS.
THAT DEMOCRACY IS FRAGILE.
AND AT THIS HOUR, MY FRIENDS, DEMOCRACY HAS PREVAILED."
—Excerpt from Joseph Biden's speech, Inauguration Day (January 20) 2021.

OF THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS!

JANUARY 23 IS SQUIRREL APPRECIATION DAY.
JANUARY 29 IS THE 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF
KANSAS JOINING THE UNITED STATES.
JANUARY 29 IS ALSO PUZZLE DAY!
JANUARY 29 IS THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BASEBALL⚾ HALL OF FAME IN COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK, USA.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Some global reactions to the Biden-Harris administration. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Saint Patrick will understand. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*January 27 is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 265th birthday.

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…🌐

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Legendary baseball⚾ player Hank Aaron has passed away.
*Baseball⚾ Hall of Fame member Don Sutton is no longer with us.
*Actress Mira Furlan (Babylon 5, other shows) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Television writer/producer David Richardson (The Simpsons, 2 and a Half Men, more) is no longer with us.
*Actor Rod Perry (original SWAT, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional football🏈 player and sports executive Ted Thompson (Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers) is no longer with us.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Mike Sadek (San Francisco Giants) has passed away.
*Professional golfer🏌 Lonnie Nielsen is no longer with us.
*Broadway choreographer/producer Bob Avian (Dream Girls, A Chorus Line, more) has passed away.
*Writer/artist Jean Graton (most known for Michael Valiant) is no longer with us.
*Stuntman Remy Julienne (worked on James Bond movies, The Da Vinci Code, others) has passed away.
♫Jazz composer/arranger Sammy Nestico (worked for Count Basie, numerous other acts and accomplishments) is no longer with us.
*Famous talk show personality Larry King has passed away.
*Former professional football🏈 player Tony Jones is no longer with us.
*Music producer (and convicted murderer) Phil “The Wall of Sound” Spector has passed away.

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”???
*Newly instated President Biden will be addressing the issues covered in this section during his administration.
*Biden has nullified Trump’s “national emergency”. This stops further wall construction, but what to do with the existing sections and other questions remain pending.
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 financial costs under Donald Trump 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.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*Suspect arrests continue throughout the United States of America. (There are 8/EIGHT separate links in this item.)
TRANSITION TIME…
POLITICALLY, THE LAST DAYS OF TRUMP…
*What Trump might collect as an ex-President, pending Impeachment trial results.
*The last round of Trump pardons, and what his final act as President will cost America. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY, BIDEN-HARRIS BEGINS…
*Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris have been sworn in as the new President and Vice President (respectively) of the United States. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Already busy on Day One! (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Seriously cleaning house. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opposition to the new  administration already??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Trump’s administration claims there was NO slavery in America’s history??? (There are 2/TWO 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.)
*Masks are now MANDATORY on Federal properties and during Interstate travel for at least the next 100 days.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*While initial establishment was necessary under the Donald Trump administration, this section is dedicated to covering anything and everything as the need arises.
NOTE: Unless a newsworthy one is somehow made despite all the bans against him, TRUMP TWEETS has been discontinued.
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Has Senator Mitch McConnell finally come to his senses??? Maybe not. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*“Save our democracy!” —Senate Democrats to their Republican counterparts.
*“Not me.”—Worried Republicans.
ELSEWHERE…
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*REJOICE! Donald Trump is no longer President of the United States!

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