Saturday, May 18, 2024

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 12-18, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 THEY'RE NOT BEHAVING THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, BUT WE HAVE MANAGED TO ADD SOME OF THE INTENDED TEXT COLORS AFTER THE FACT.

WE NEED
MORE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS!
WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

MAY IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.🎗
MAY IS ALSO ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
MAY 18 IS INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY.
MAY 18 IS ALSO FLAG DAY IN HAITI AND ASTRONOMY DAY.
MAY 19 IS ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY.
MAY 19 IS WORLD BAKING DAY.
MAY 19 IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF
STAR WARS, EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE.
MAY 21 IS INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY.
MAY 22 IS INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DAY or, in Star Trek terminology: INFINITE DIVERSITY IN INFINITE COMBINATIONS.
MAY 23 IS WORLD TURTLE🐢 DAY.
MAY 23 IS THE 4OTH ANNIVERSARY OF
INDIANA JONES (2) AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM.
MAY 25 IS AFRICA DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK
*Who tried to assassinate Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Singapore’s new Prime Minister is now in office. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The COVID state of the world, as of May 18, 2024.

*There are 5/FIVE separate links in the header above.

THE RUSSIAN REPORT...
*On the Russia-China Summit, including their position on nuclear war. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Russia has allegedly found a new oil and gas reserve, in environmentally protected British Antarctic territory.

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…
*Summer 2023: The hottest, to date.
*Efforts to save the world honey bee🐝 population are so far successful.
*May 23 is World Turtle🐢 Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS…
*May 18 is Astronomy Day.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*World War 2 Triple Flying Ace Bud Anderson has passed away.
*Roger Corman, the King of the B Movies, is no longer with us.
*Author and 2013 Nobel Prize Laureate Alice Munro (too many credits to list) has passed away.
*Actor/playwright and producer Samm-Art Williams (Homes, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, much more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Jazz saxophonist🎷David Sanborn (worked with Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Carly Simon, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, more) has passed away.
*Comic Book Artist Don Perlin (some DC work, co-created Moon Knight at Marvel and Bloodshot at Valiant) is no longer with us.
*Actor Dabney Coleman (numerous credits over a long career) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Drummer🥁John Barbata (Jefferson Airplane/Starship, The Turtles; Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young; more) has passed away.
*Songwriting guitarist🎸John Koerner (numerous credits over a long career) is no longer with us.
*Stuntman Tony McFarr (doubled for Chris Pratt and others) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*While President Biden is cautious about sending more weapons to Israel, the House of Representatives thinks otherwise.
🗹ELECTION 2024…
*Although neither man has yet to be declared their party’s official candidate, President Joe Biden will debate Former President Donald Trump June 27 on CNN.
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
ELSEWHERE…
*The last of the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage in Baltimore, Maryland has been removed, with all water lanes expected to be reopened before the end of May.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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