Saturday, April 10, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 4-10, 2021

BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

APRIL 12 IS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
YURI GARAGIN BECOMING THE FIRST MAN IN SPACE.
APRIL 13 IS THE BEGINNING OF RAMADAN FOR THOSE OBSERVING.
APRIL 13 IS ALSO INTERNATIONAL PLANT APPRECIATION DAY.
APRIL 14 IS DOLPHIN🐬 DAY.
APRIL 15 IS YON HA’ATZMAUT FOR THOSE OBSERVING.
APRIL 15 IS WORLD ART🎨 APPRECIATION DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Cases rise as vaccinations continue. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Even if they manage to hold the delayed Summer Olympics this year, North Korea will not be attending.
*Global status, as of April 10, 2021.
*Russian Presidents, including current office holder Vladimir Putin, will now be serving longer terms.
*The coup and the protests continue in Myanmar. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*And the winning rider in the 2021 Grand National Horse🏇 Race is...
*April 17th marks the 60th anniversary of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

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…🌐
*April 13 is International Plant Appreciation Day, the prelude to Earth Day April 22.
*April 14 is Dolphin Day.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Noted New Pulp author Derrick Ferguson has passed away.
*April the Giraffe🦒 has passed away.
*Actress Gloria Henry (TV’s Dennis the Menace, other works) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor Paul Ritter (James Bond’s Quantum of Solace, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, other works) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Writer and noted Mad magazine contributor Frank Jacobs is no longer with us.
*Actor Padmanabhan Balachandran (Gandhi, other works) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Voice actor Mark Elliot is no longer with us.
*Actor James Hampton (F Troop, Teen Wolf, other works) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Comedy writer Anne Beatts (Square Pegs, National Lampoon, more) has passed away.
*Actor Walter Olkewicz (Twin Peaks, Grace Under Fire, Seinfeld, other works) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Grammy winning rapper DMX (Earl Simmons) is no longer with us.
*Columnist Paul Greenberg has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*The lawsuits against former “President” Trump over this mess are growing!
POLITICALLY…
*Trying to resolve problems in America the Trump Administration never addressed: hunger and gun control. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: The Republican Party is losing military voter support, and members too! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Just what’s going on in Arkansas??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
*The state of your state, from two different sources. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*The Prosecution’s impending case against Florida’s Republican Congressional Representative Matt Gaetz. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)
*It’s only a study, NOT a decision.
*Opinion: Mitch McConnell’s future agenda??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*And the winners of the 2021 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards are...
*Sadly, April 12th marks the 160th anniversary of the American Civil War beginning.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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