Saturday, August 12, 2023

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: AUGUST 6-12, 2023: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WE NEED
MORE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY
NOW! 

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

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

AUGUST 12 IS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY.
AUGUST 13 IS THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
AUGUST 15 IS INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY & KOREA’S LIBERATION DAY.
AUGUST 19 IS WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY.
AUGUST 20 IS WORLD HONEY BEE 🐝DAY.
2023 IS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF RED DWARF.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The World Bank will no longer lend money to Uganda over that country’s new LGBTQ+ policies.
*The COVID state of the world, as of August 12, 2023.
*The global M(onkey) Pox status, as of August 12, 2023.
*With its 60th anniversary approaching, how many Doctor Who episodes are still lost???

*What will the Ukraine do with captured Russian weapons??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Some worry that the Ukraine’s counter offensive might be failing. (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…
*The Canadian Wildfires and the smoke/bad air they produce unfortunately continue.
*August 20 is World Honey Bee🐝 Day.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Movie Director William Friedkin (The French Connection, the original Exorcist, more) has passed away.
*Movie composer and founding member of The Band Robbie Robertson is no longer with us.
*Writer/comedian Johnny Hardwick (King of the Hill) has passed away.
*Singer/songwriter Sixto Rodriguez (♫I’ll Slip Away♫, ♫Sugar Man♫, more) is no longer with us.
*Songwriter Tom Jones (NOT the singer) who wrote the tunes for The Fantasticks, 110 In The Shade and other plays; has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*Trump wants a new judge and his trial moved out of Washington, DC. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Does a memo tell everything??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: It WAS a coup!
POLITICALLY…
*Opinions: Ron DeSantis thinks Donald Trump is finished while other’s think DeSantis doesn’t have a chance of winning the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*The Supreme Court is in recess until the first Monday of October 2023, but the Justices are going over the pending fall docket.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
😷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…
*Congress is on Summer Vacation until after Labor Day 2023.
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
*Trump wants a new judge and his latest indictment trial moved out of Washington, DC. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Does a memo reveal everything??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*The 2023 Emmy Awards presentation is postponed to at least January 2024 because of the ongoing Writers and Actors Strike. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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