Showing posts with label December 27-January 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label December 27-January 2. Show all posts

Saturday, January 2, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 27, 2020-JANUARY 2, 2021


♫LET'S HOPE IT'S A GOOD ONE, WITHOUT ANY FEAR.♫
John Lennon and Yoko Ono.





JANUARY 4 IS THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF
UTAH JOINING THE UNITED STATES.
JANUARY 5 IS BIRD DAY.
JANUARY 6 IS CUDDLE DAY.
JANUARY 7 IS INTERNATIONAL SILLY WALKS DAY. (Monty Python)
JANUARY 7 IS OLD ROCKS DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The Czech Republic, Austria, Oman, Palau, and Greece have started anti-pandemic vaccinations. (There are 6/SIX 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…🌐
*January 5 is Bird Day. Our fine feathered friends depend upon us to maintain a healthy environment so they might live.
*January 7 is Old Rocks Day. Do you know just how old this planet really is???
*FYI: There are coastal areas that accept used Christmas Trees to help rebuild sand dunes along the beach. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.
*FYI: Some zoos accept used Christmas Trees to help feed their animals. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Legendary baseball⚾ Hall of Famer Phil Niekro has passed away.
*Professional wrestler🤼 Jonathan Huber is no longer with us.
*Animator Tuck Tucker (Spongebob Squarepants, Hey Arnold!, more) has passed away.
*Reality TV personality Nick McGlashan (Deadliest Catch) is no longer with us.
*Hall of Fame professional football🏈 player Loyd Phillips has passed away.
*Actor Marcus D’Amico (Tales of the City, Angels in America, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*William Link (writer, co-creator of Columbo, Mannix, Murder She Wrote, more) is no longer with us.
*Actress Dawn Wells (Gilligan’s Island, Return to Boggy Creek, numerous guest appearances on other shows) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*TV writer Adele Rose (Coronation Street and other BBC dramas) is no longer with us.
*Actor/dancer Shabba Doo (Breakin’ 1 and 2, numerous live performances) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Saxophonist🎷 Alto Reed (Bob Seger, Little Feat, Grand Funk Railroad) is no longer with us.
*Actor/director Robert Hossein (Les Miserables, The Scarlet Lady, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Singer Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters (♫Sincerely♫, ♫Picnic♫, more) is no longer with us.
*Fashion designer Pierre Cardin has passed away.
*Legendary casting director Mike Fenton (credits too numerous to mention) is no longer with us.
*Actor Mark Eden (Coronation Street, Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time, more) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Professional basketball🏀 player and coach Paul Westphal has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
AFTER THE VOTES WERE (RE)COUNTED…🗹🗹
TRANSITION TIME…
*Trump’s potential future, post January 20, 2021. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19… (separated from the purely political news)
*The state of your state, from two different sources. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*WHY??? WHY??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
TRUMP TWEETS…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*“$600 only. NOT $2000.”—Mitch McConnell.
*A delaying tactic, or something worse??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump to stump for the Republicans in the Georgia Senatorial run-offs, BUT— (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*He made it. Sort of.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…


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Saturday, January 2, 2016

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: DECEMBER 27, 2015-JANUARY 2, 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*While other countries are still trying to figure out what to do with refugees fleeing terrorism in the Middle East, Germany has hired tutors to help those resettling to that country learn the native language.
*The World Health Organization has declared Guinea free of Ebola.
*Current President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has announced he will not seek re-election.
*Parents in China can now have up to 2 children in their family, instead of one.
*Japan and South Korea have reached their "final and irreversible agreement" on the matter of comfort women (sex slaves during World War 2). South Korea will oversea Japan's effort to re-compensate the survivors, while removing a statue memorializing them from the grounds of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul.

PASSING PARADE...
NOTE: This list is only of those who have left us since IN MEMORIUM 2015 was posted.
*Actor Wayne Rogers (M*A*S*H*, City of Angels, House Calls) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Singer Natalie Cole, famous daughter of the late Nat King Cole.
*Northern Mariana Islands Governor Eloy Inos has passed away while still in office.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*Congress is still officially on Winter Break for the moment.
*Former New York Governor George Pataki has officially ended his bid for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination, in a multi-candidate field that still has Donald Trump as the current front runner. The poll process is scheduled to begin soon.
*While authorities are still investigating the matter, someone didn't like Donald Trump enough to express that opinion in skywriting over the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade!
ELSEWHERE...
*Despite his recent counter suing against 7 of his accusers, Bill Cosby has officially been arrested on sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania, stemming from a 2004 allegation. The actor/comedian has posted a $1 million dollar bond as is awaiting trial.
*Did Quentin Tarantino really violate copyright laws while creating Django Unchained? That's what the lawsuit claims.
*Does the "Soft Kitty" song of The Big Bang Theory actually belong to someone else, and has been used by the show all this time without permission? That's what the lawsuit people connected with the series are being asked.
*With the Dow Chemicals merger on the horizon, DuPont has announced the impending layoff of 1700 employees.
*Dan Rather has spoken about the back story concerning the new Robert Redford movie Truth.
*While he is still scheduled to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics, swimmer Michael Phelps has announced his intentions of taking a swim coach position at Arizona State University, leaving many to suspect he plans to retire soon.
*Could Office Max, US Airways, Radio Shack, and Sears cease to exist by the end of 2016?

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