THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 18-24, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 

WE NEED

MORE GUN RESPONSIBILITY

NOW! 

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS! 

ALTHOUGH W.H.O. HAS ENDED THE IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY,

THE VIRUSES ARE STILL ONGOING.

PLEASE GET VACCINATED,

WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY

& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS!

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

FEBRUARY 24 IS ESTONIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

FEBRUARY 29 IS LEAP YEAR AND SUPERMAN’S KRYPTONIAN BIRTH DATE, TRANSLATED TO EARTH BASED CALENDARS.

MARCH 1 IS THE 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF REBECCA LEE BECOMING

THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO RECEIVE

A MEDICAL DEGREE IN THE UNITED STATES.

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

*A Norwegian Court has blocked potential oil projects over environmental concerns.

*Banding together to fight election misinformation.

*The COVID state of the world, as of February 24, 2024.

*M(onkey) Pox is not currently considered a global threat. 

*What is going on in the Mediterranean???

*There is more marine life than first thought!

*The winners of the 2024 British Academy Film and Television Awards are...

ON ISRAEL, PALESTINE, HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH AND THE GAZA STRIP…

*There are 4/FOUR separate links in the header above.

*"Israeli settlements are inconsistent with international law.”—United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

THE RUSSIAN REPORT...

*Is Russia in financial trouble with China???

*Is Russian President Vladimir Putin's Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) falling apart???

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR!

*Denmark will be sending the Ukraine Artillery shells.

*The growing graveyard.

*Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky hopeful of winning as war enters year 3.

*Speculation: Is Russia running out of aircraft???

*Speculation: Regardless of the outcome, can Russia recover from invading the Ukraine???

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…

*On Antarctic ice and global warming.

*Is the Great Lakes ice in danger???

*On Texas banks versus the environment.

*What is going on in Death Valley???

🌠SPACE NEWS…

*What is in the Kuiper Belt???

*New moons have been confirmed orbiting Uranus and Neptune.

*Earth's moon has another visitor.

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost to war.

*Neuroscientist and 1977 Nobel Prize winner Roger Guillemin is no longer with us.

*Actor Stuart Organ (much TV, film and stage work over a long career) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

*Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl 12 winner Golden Richards is no longer with us.

*Animation sculptor Kent Melton (Hanna-Barbera, Warner Brothers, Disney) has passed away.

*Actor Paul D'Amato (Slap Shot, The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, more) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE DORITOS TANGY CHEESE RECALL?

POLITICALLY…

*Banding together to fight election misinformation.

*Forgiving more student loan debt.

*New district maps over rule attempted Republican gerrymandering in Wisconsin.

*A brief look at Trump’s choice to head the Republican National Committee.

*Is a Political Action Committee hoping to get Trump reelected in trouble???

*A brief look back at the Trump’s history as President and First Lady.

*Speculation: Does Nikki Haley have a chance of getting the Republican Presidential nomination???

*Speculation: The future of Health Care if Donald Trump wins reelection.

*Speculation: What lies ahead for Republicans??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and moral, then it is not a political party. It is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”—Former Republican President and retired General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

*The latest from the White House. 

⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…

*The Court ruled the sanctions must be paid.

*Apparently Justice Samuel Alito doesn’t believe in marriage equality.

*Will Clarence Thomas leave the Court???

ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH

*Many wonder what the future holds for Invitro Fertilization now that the Alabama State Supreme Court has declared embryos living people. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Speculation: So what next for Republicans and the rest of the country??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

*A look at the states that rejected Federal Funds to feed needy kids over the summer months.

*No lottery winnings because of a “mistake”???

*Texas school can punish a black student for his hair style.

STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!

*Missouri Republicans won’t try to change their state gun laws, for now.

*South Carolinians want state officials to improve their gun laws.

😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…

*The state of your state.

✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!

*Is there water in outer space???

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Can another potential government shutdown be avoided???

*Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hopes so.

*Will a formal Senate impeachment trial for Homeland Security Director Mayorkas be a condition of avoiding another potential government shutdown???

*Does the Republican Senate hopeful actually live in Wisconsin???

*Opinion: Can Texas Senator Ted Cruz win reelection??? Maybe not. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

ON THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRYING TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT BIDEN...

*Turns out one "witness" is a Russian mole wanted by the FBI! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Jim Jordan addresses the "facts".

*Yet not every Republican is confident in the objective.

*Opinion: Why are House Republicans continuing their investigation of possibly impeaching President Biden???

TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…

*Despite requests otherwise, Trump’s classified documents case is still on schedule.

*Yet will a change in motion procedures accomplish what Trump wants???

*Trump’s position on having classified documents.

*“It was just for services.”—Trump on his businesses receiving money from foreign governments while he was President.

*"The Republican Party shouldn't have to pay Trump's legal bills."—Henry Barbour.

ELSEWHERE…

*Why was there no cellphone service February 22??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*A court has ruled that “The Pillow Guy” must pay the winner of the “Prove Mike Lindell Wrong” Challenge after all.

*Will Capital One acquire Discover Financial???

*William Byron won the 2024 Daytona 500.

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

*There is more marine life than first thought!