Saturday, October 8, 2022

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 2-8, 2022: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS


ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY!

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANNINGS AND BURNINGS!

GET VACCINATED, WEAR YOUR MASK😷
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15 IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
OCTOBER IS FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.
OCTOBER 8 IS CROATIA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
OCTOBER 8 IS ALSO WORLD OCTOPUS🐙 DAY.
OCTOBER 10 IS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY AND
THANKSGIVING IN CANADA.
OCTOBER 12 IS WORLD EGG🥚🥚🥚 DAY. (koo-koo koo-choo😉)

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*While COVID and its variants continue to be a global problem, thankfully the vaccination battles continue too. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The COVID state of the world, as of October 8, 2022.
*The global Monkey Pox status, as of October 8, 2022.
*October 9 marks the 1,020th anniversary of Norse mariner Leif Ericson landing in what is now known as North America.
*October 15 marks the 25th anniversary of Royal Air Force Pilot Andy Green breaking the speed of sound (764mph) record in a jet powered car at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA.

THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZES
Medicine/Physiology: Svante Paabbo for his work studying relations between Humans and Neanderthals.
Physics: Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for new discoveries in quantum mechanics.
Chemistry: Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Karl Barry Sharpless and Morten P. Meldal for developing click/bio orthogonal chemistry.
Literature: Annie Emaux for self and social analysis.
Peace: Activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian Human Rights Society Memorial and the Ukrainian Human Rights Organization The Center For Civil Liberties.
*There has been no announcement concerning the Economics Prize yet.

*Russia’s Constitutional Court claims the recent annexations of former Ukraine territories were legal, and Vladimir Putin has made them official.
*The Ukraine offensive continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The “spoils” of war. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Is Russia “unraveling”??? Well… (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…
*The innocent lives lost during the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
*Civil Rights Activist and actress Sacheen Littlefeather has passed away.
*Country music legend Loretta Lynn (decades long career) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Songwriter George Ivy Jo Hunter (many hits for Motown and other labels) is no longer with us.
*Comedian/actress/musician Judy Tenuta (a decades long career) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Country music singer Jody Miller (♫Silver Threads and Golden Needles♫,♫Queen of the House♫, more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*Former President Trump declared a “national emergency” to build his border wall, separating families upon apprehension. President Joseph Biden nullified the emergency, but other matters pertaining to these issues still have to be dealt with.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to fully discuss the health and safety of all the detainees as well as the various costs under Donald Trump of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FIVE detainees (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*While the Congressional Committee is still investigating, there has been no word regarding the next televised hearing at press time.
THE PAPERS CAPER...
*Trump wants the Supreme Court involved, but it may not go as he hopes. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: Next???
POLITICALLY…
*October 13 marks the 230th anniversary of then President George Washington himself laying the cornerstone of what would be the White House.
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*Court is back in session, with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on the bench too.
*Among the opening items on the docket: examining satire/parody and “Race Neutral Redistricting”. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*All that over a FLUTE??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Who went on a Vegas stabbing spree October 6??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
😷THE US VERSUS MONKEY POX…
*The state of your state, Monkey Pox wise.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
ELSEWHERE…
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS!

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