Saturday, March 18, 2023

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MARCH 12-18, 2023: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WE NEED
MORE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY!

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!


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

MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.
MARCH IS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH.
MARCH 18 IS GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY!
😀MARCH 20 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS.😀
MARCH 20 IS THE SPRING EQUINOX.
MARCH 20 IS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF DROOPY DOG’S DEBUT
IN TEX AVERY’S DUMB HOUNDED.
MARCH 21 IS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY.
MARCH 22 IS WORLD WATER DAY.🌊
MARCH 22 IS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BEATLES’ FIRST ALBUM: PLEASE PLEASE ME.
MARCH 23 IS THE START OF RAMADAN FOR THOSE OBSERVING.
MARCH 23 IS WORLD BEAR DAY.🐻🧸
MARCH 24 IS WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY.
MARCH 26 IS BANGLADESH’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

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 March 18, 2023.
*The global M(onkey) Pox status, as of March 18, 2023.
*Great Britain and New Zealand have prohibited the use of Chinese based Tik-Tok on all government devices. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*How close is Finland to joining NATO??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Status update: March 15, 2023.
*Poland and Slovakia’s latest aid to the Ukraine. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for alleged war crimes against Ukrainian children. (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.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…🌐
*March 18 is Global Recycling Day.
*March 22 is World Water Day.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost during the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Joe Pepitone has passed away.
*Actor Lance Reddick (Bosch, Fringe, John Wick franchise, much more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Magician/actress Gloria Dea (first magician to ever perform in Las Vegas, original Around the World in 80 Days, Plan 9 From Outer Space, more) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Animator/designer Roland/Rolly Crump (Peter Pan through 101 Dalmatians, many architectural projects) is no longer with us.
*Former professional basketball🏀 player Felton Spencer has passed away.
*Singer Bobby Caldwell (♫What You Won’t Do For Love♫, much songwriting for others) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*Trump versus Pence continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
THE PAPERS CAPER…
POLITICALLY…
*Looking into the Silicon Valley Bank failure and bailout. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Meanwhile, at Signature Bank… (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: Who’s at fault???
THE BUDGET BATTLE…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Opinion: As part of Florida’s “anti-woke” campaign, race no longer matters in the history of Rosa Parks! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
😷THE US VERSUS M(ONKEY) POX…
*The state of your state, M(onkey) Pox wise.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
ELSEWHERE…

*“No.”—Trump to a Grand Jury.
*The 2023 Razzies, for the worse in films went to…
*The 2023 Oscars, for the best in films went to…
*March Madness🏀 2023 is under way
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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