Saturday, February 13, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 7-13, 2021


♫THE ONLY ONE FOR ME IS YOU,
AND YOU FOR ME,
SO HAPPY TOGETHER.♫
"So Happy Together" by The Turtles.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!💞




BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

HAPPY LUNAR/CHINESE NEW YEAR of the Ox.
FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AWARENESS MONTH.
FEBRUARY IS HEART💓 HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
FEBRUARY 14 IS VALENTINES’💕 DAY.
FEBRUARY 14 ALSO MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS MOVIE.
FEBRUARY 15 IS PRESIDENTS’ DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
FEBRUARY 15 IS BOTH FLAG AND FAMILY DAY IN CANADA.🍁
FEBRUARY 16 IS MARDI GRAS.
FEBRUARY 17 IS ASH WEDNESDAY.
FEBRUARY 21 IS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE ORIGINAL LEGEND OF ZELDA VIDEO GAME.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Just how many COVID-19 variants are there??? (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)
*Citizen protests continue after the Myanmar Coup. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Mars gets more visitors. (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.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Actor Harry Fielder (a lot of British television and movies) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*House of Representatives member Ron Wright of Texas.
*Mary Wilson of the Supremes is no longer with us.
*Author/screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has passed away.
*Publisher Larry Flynt is no longer with us.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Billy Conigliaro has passed away.
*Poet/writer/pianist Bruce Berger is no longer with us.
*Actor Christopher Pennock (original Dark Shadows, original Melrose Place, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Brayden Smith, Alex Trebek's last Jeopardy! champion, is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>
AFTERMATH
*More background details emerge as we’re not done with the arrests yet. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY...
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
*The state of your state, from two different sources. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Just how many COVID-19 variants are there??? (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Trump walks again yet they'll honor the heroes. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
IMPEACHMENT TWO
*Let the Constitutional Second Impeachment Trial begin! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*"I voted not guilty, BUT—" Senator Mitch McConnell.
ELSEWHERE…
*The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl 55 🏈against the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. Considering “neutral” locations for the game are selected way in advance, this was the first time in Bowl history the “home” team wound up playing within their own stadium.
*The game also goes down in history for having the first female referee officiate.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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