Saturday, June 15, 2024

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 9-15, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
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

JUNE IS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH.🌈
JUNE IS ALSO WORLD OCEANS MONTH & BLACK MUSIC MONTH.
JUNE 15 IS NATURE PHOTOGRAPH DAY.
JUNE 16 IS FATHERS’ DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
JUNE 18 IS INTERNATIONAL PICNIC DAY.
JUNE 19 IS JUNETEENTH. See Social (In)Justice section below for more details.
JUNE 19 IS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE TASMANIAN DEVIL’S DEBUT IN DEVIL MAY HARE.
JUNE 22 IS WORLD RAIN FOREST DAY.
JUNE 24 MARKS 1 YEAR SINCE THE US SUPREME COURT
OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*At the latest G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy from June 13-15... (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The COVID state of the world, as of June 15, 2024.

THE CHINA CHRONICLES…
*When one country has multiple news items, they will get a separate header that week.

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

*The Ukraine will receive more aid from the European Union and the United States. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Will there be peace??? Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposed peace plan includes the Ukraine surrendering everything they "won" and never entering NATO.

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…
*June 22 is World Rain Forest Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS…
*Although it hasn’t left the ISS yet, Boeing’s Starliner is suffering helium leaks.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Professional basketball🏀 Hall of Famer Chet Walker is no longer with us.
*Singer-songwriter, actress and model Françoise Hardy (many credits over a long career) has passed away.
*Singer Angela Bofill (♫This Time I’ll Be Sweeter♫, ♫Break It To Me Gently♫, much more) is no longer with us.
*Basketball🏀 Hall of Famer and 1960 Summer Olympics Gold Medalist Jerry West, who was also the inspiration for the NBA Logo, has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
ELECTION 2024…
*Some complain about President Biden's age, but Candidate Donald Trump turned 78 today. 🎂
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*The recordings of assorted Justices. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The Supreme Court will not rule against the drug Mifepristone, for now. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*On June 19, 1865 Blacks in Galveston, Texas were finally notified they were officially free, despite the fact that the Emancipation Proclamation had been active since January 1, 1863 and the Civil War ended on April 9 of that year. The day has since become a holiday known as Juneteenth.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*The size of Candidate Trump’s Las Vegas rally and what he said. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Donald Trump privately spoke to select Republicans on Capitol Hill June 13. Including his opinions of the Ukraine, Milwaukee and… Taylor Swift??? (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
The Georgia Election Interference Trial…
The Classified Documents Trial…
New York’s ‘Hush Money’ Trial…
Other Trump Troubles include…
ELSEWHERE…
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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