THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 9-15, 2023: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 

WE NEED

MORE GUN RESPONSIBILITY NOW!

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANNINGS AND BURNINGS! 

GET VACCINATED, WEAR YOUR MASK😷

& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS

OR M(ONKEY) POX!

APRIL 15 IS JACKIE ROBINSON DAY.⚾

APRIL 15 IS THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUEY, DEWEY AND LOUIE’S DEBUT

IN THE DISNEY CARTOON DONALD’S NEPHEWS.

APRIL 15 IS WORLD ART APPRECIATION DAY.

APRIL 20 IS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOX TROT COMIC STRIP.

APRIL 22 IS EARTH DAY! WE ONLY HAVE ONE PLANET. TAKE CARE OF IT!

APRIL 22 IS THE 3OTH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE UNITED STATES’ HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM.

APRIL 22 IS RECORD⏺ STORE DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*Did Florida, USA lie about COVID vaccines???

*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 April 15, 2023.

*The global M(onkey) Pox status, as of April 15, 2023.

*North Korea conducted another missile “test” aimed toward Japan.

*Why have Germany and Chad expelled their respective ambassadors???

*Sweden has closed its embassy in Pakistan.

*Twitter is now LIMITING automated emergency notices!

*Will liking your own gender become a death penalty offense in Tanzania???

*More pieces of the original New Testament have been found.

*The European Space Agency is going to search for life around Jupiter.

*Are you ready for the Lyrid Meteor Shower???

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR!

*Both the European Council and Poland are sending additional aid to the Ukraine. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Has the recent leak been found???

*Who “controls” Bakhmut???

*The missile barrages against the Ukraine continue.

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…

*The Seine has been cleaned, for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

*Germany has deactivated their last nuclear reactors.

*APRIL 22 IS EARTH DAY! WE ONLY HAVE ONE PLANET. TAKE CARE OF IT!

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost during the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.

*The innocent lives lost to a bank employee who LIVE STREAMED his shooting spree April 10!

*Musician Ian Bairnson (The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot) has passed away.

*Famed Mad magazine artist and creator of the back cover Fold In Al Jaffe is no longer with us.

*Actor Michael Lerner (Barton Fink, 8 Men Out, much more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Actress/screen writer Garn Stephens (Phyllis, The Sunshine Boys, St. Elsewhere, much more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.

*Illustrator Ed Koren (The New Yorker, Don’t Talk To Strange Bears, other magazines and books) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

POLITICALLY…

*How did that secret get out??? In this case, it wasn't him. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Why does the Tennessee legislature want to halve the Nashville City Council???

*Will President Biden run for a second term???

*Opinion: The Republican response to Trump’s indictment???

*The latest from the White House.

💲THE BUDGET BATTLE…

*Will this be part of the next Republican budget proposal???

*Do the Republicans actually have a plan???

⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…

*The Justices decided not to take action on Student Loan Debt relief.

*Can President Biden persuade the Court to “do the right thing” in regards to the abortion pill??? The Court has temporarily put the pill ban on hold until they make a formal decision. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The Sabbath versus Sundays and Civil Rights.

ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH

*The pending abortion ban in Montana.

*In Florida, don’t plan on getting an abortion if you’re more than 6 weeks pregnant.

*Analysis: Which states could decide the abortion issue for themselves locally.

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

*Justin Jones, one of the Tennessee House of Representative members expelled for wanting gun reform was  reinstated April 10 as his own “interim replacement”. Justin Pearson didn’t become his own “interim replacement” until April 12. Special elections are pending for both positions to be officially refilled, with both men expected to run. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: What being reinstated means.

*The Tennessee State Governor has now taken a stand on guns.

*Juul has to pay in youth addiction cases.

*A Wisconsin teacher is on administrative leave for complaining about a song being banned from a school program.

*April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, celebrating his breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball.⚾

STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!

*He LIVE STREAMED his shooting spree!

*Opinion: Does a convicted murderer deserve a pardon???

😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…

*The state of your state.

*Florida lied about COVID vaccines???

😷THE US VERSUS M(ONKEY) POX…

*The state of your state, M(onkey) Pox wise.

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Is wanting to cut Social Security Benefits part of the Republican campaign platform for 2024???

TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…

*Opinion: Did Trump say more than he intended to in court???

ELSEWHERE…

*Twitter is now LIMITING automated emergency notices!

*Will Montana issue a state wide ban against Tik Tok???

*FOX News doesn’t look good in new development concerning the Dominion lawsuit.

*Now it’s FOX News versus… Bud Lite???

*National Public Radio to no longer use Twitter???

*Are you ready for the Lyrid Meteor Shower???

*All Americans must file their Federal Income Tax forms by April 18.

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

*More pieces of the original New Testament have been found.