Saturday, August 21, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: AUGUST 15-21, 2021

GET VACCINATED &
BEWARE ANY VERSION


BEWARE GRACE & HENRI!


AUGUST 21 IS SENIOR CITIZENS DAY.
AUGUST 25 IS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR 1 ENDING
 & THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF VOYAGER 2 PASSING SATURN.
AUGUST 27 IS MOLDOVA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Just like the delayed Summer Olympics, Tokyo will host the delayed Paralympics without an audience too because of COVID. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of August 21, 2021.
*While a three day coup against former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev failed, August 21 marks the 30th anniversary of the Soviet Union starring to fall.

*World reaction to the Taliban take over. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Is the Taliban breaking their word already??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Despite some efforts otherwise, evacuation efforts ARE underway!
*Question: Where is Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani during all of this???

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…
*Folk singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith (“Love at the Five and Dime”, “Other Voices, Other Rooms” more) has passed away.
*Former professional football🏈 player and coach John Pease is no longer with us.
*Actor-martial artist Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba (Kill Bill, Tokyo Drift, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Country music legend Tom T. Hall (numerous classics and other achievements) is no longer with us.
*Actor Frankie Mossman (2010 version of Spartacus, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional football🏈 player, coach and executive Floyd Reese is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*Trump wanted to remain President, no matter how it came about.
POLITICALLY…
*Some are blaming President Biden removing American forces for the Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan. but that policy actually started under Trump’s “administration”. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Other than the growing concern over the reversal of human rights with the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, there is not really anything else to report in this section right now.
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
*The state of your state. Sadly, our second source for this item seems to have disappeared from the Internet.
*A judge is among the many who think Texas Governor Greg Abbott is wrong about not letting children wear masks at school. Yet the State’s Supreme Court has sided with Abbott. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*WHAT??? When will this madness end??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Only a brief recess after all, with the Infrastructure and Voters’ Rights on the horizon. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…

*August 25 marks the 105th anniversary of the US National Parks Service being established.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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