Saturday, June 10, 2023

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 4-10, 2023: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WE NEED
MORE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY 
NOW! 

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS! 
THE VIRUSES ARE STILL ONGOING.
WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH.🌈
JUNE 11 IS KING KAMEHAMEHA DAY IN HAWAI’I.
JUNE 11 IS INTERNATIONAL LYNX DAY.
JUNE 12 IS THE PHILIPPINES’ INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JUNE 15 IS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY DAY.
JUNE 16 MARKS THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREASE: THE MOVIE.
JUNE 18 IS FATHER’S DAY & INTERNATIONAL PICNIC DAY.
JUNE 19 IS JUNETEENTH. See Social (In)Justice below for more details.
JUNE 19 MARKS THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GARFIELD COMIC STRIP.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The COVID state of the world, as of June 10, 2023.
*The global M(onkey) Pox status, as of June 10, 2023.
*Some opinions on the impending golf merger. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Who blew up a dam, endangering innocent civilians in the process??? (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…
*Canadian Wildfires affect the United States. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*June 15 is Nature Photography Day, although we can hopefully do more to preserve everything than just take pictures.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost during the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, like this.
*The innocent lives lost during the India Train Wreck June 2. (Waited until now to post this as details emerged and were confirmed.)
*Guitarist Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs, solo career, other groups) has passed away.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player/coach and World Series champion Roger Craig is no longer with us.
*Pianist George Winston (numerous albums over a long career) has passed away.
*Former professional wrestler “The Iron Shiek” (aka Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) is no longer with us.
*Singer Astrud Gilbreto (♫The Girl From Ipanema♫,more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Noted religious figure Pat Robertson has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE PAPERS CAPER…
*Former President Donald Trump has been officially indicted on multiple counts for mishandling official/top secret government documents. Arraignment pending for next week.
POLITICALLY…
*The 2024 Republican Presidential hopefuls now include Chris Christie, Doug Burgum and former Vice President Mike Pence. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*It's the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, but the gaps still remain. 😒
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*There's one flying in Surfside, Florida despite opposition to it.
*June 19 is Juneteenth, when African Americans in Galveston, Texas finally discovered they had been freed. Two years AFTER the Emancipation Proclamation became an active law.
😷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…
*Opinion: What will Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy do next??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*June 16 is the 165th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s famous “House Divided” speech while running for the Senate.
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
ELSEWHERE…
*While the Writers’ strike is unsettled, the Actors may strike next. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Some opinions on the impending golf merger. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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