Showing posts with label June 4-10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 4-10. Show all posts

Saturday, June 10, 2023

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 4-10, 2023: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WE NEED
MORE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY 
NOW! 

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!

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

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH.🌈
JUNE 11 IS KING KAMEHAMEHA DAY IN HAWAI’I.
JUNE 11 IS INTERNATIONAL LYNX DAY.
JUNE 12 IS THE PHILIPPINES’ INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JUNE 15 IS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY DAY.
JUNE 16 MARKS THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREASE: THE MOVIE.
JUNE 18 IS FATHER’S DAY & INTERNATIONAL PICNIC DAY.
JUNE 19 IS JUNETEENTH. See Social (In)Justice below for more details.
JUNE 19 MARKS THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GARFIELD COMIC STRIP.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The COVID state of the world, as of June 10, 2023.
*The global M(onkey) Pox status, as of June 10, 2023.
*Some opinions on the impending golf merger. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Who blew up a dam, endangering innocent civilians in the process??? (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…
*Canadian Wildfires affect the United States. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*June 15 is Nature Photography Day, although we can hopefully do more to preserve everything than just take pictures.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost during the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, like this.
*The innocent lives lost during the India Train Wreck June 2. (Waited until now to post this as details emerged and were confirmed.)
*Guitarist Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs, solo career, other groups) has passed away.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player/coach and World Series champion Roger Craig is no longer with us.
*Pianist George Winston (numerous albums over a long career) has passed away.
*Former professional wrestler “The Iron Shiek” (aka Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) is no longer with us.
*Singer Astrud Gilbreto (♫The Girl From Ipanema♫,more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Noted religious figure Pat Robertson has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE PAPERS CAPER…
*Former President Donald Trump has been officially indicted on multiple counts for mishandling official/top secret government documents. Arraignment pending for next week.
POLITICALLY…
*The 2024 Republican Presidential hopefuls now include Chris Christie, Doug Burgum and former Vice President Mike Pence. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*It's the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, but the gaps still remain. 😒
⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*There's one flying in Surfside, Florida despite opposition to it.
*June 19 is Juneteenth, when African Americans in Galveston, Texas finally discovered they had been freed. Two years AFTER the Emancipation Proclamation became an active law.
😷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…
*Opinion: What will Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy do next??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*June 16 is the 165th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s famous “House Divided” speech while running for the Senate.
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
ELSEWHERE…
*While the Writers’ strike is unsettled, the Actors may strike next. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Some opinions on the impending golf merger. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
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Saturday, June 10, 2017

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 4-10, 2017

JUNE 12 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE SUPREME COURT DECLARING INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE LEGAL.
JUNE 14 MARKS THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FIRST TIME A U.S. PRESIDENT EVER SPOKE ON THE RADIO.
WHETHER OR NOT IT’S STILL OFFICIAL, JUNE 14 MARKS THE 30TH WEDDING “ANNIVERSARY” OF PETER PARKER TO MARY JANE WATSON.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*A diplomatic crisis has arisen in Qatar as several countries have suspended communications and ordered their people out of Qatar.
*Did North Korea’s latest “missile test” involve anti-ship missiles???
*China, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines all promised to reduce their plastic water pollution at a recent United Nations’ Oceanic conference.
*The chargé d'affaires (person who runs an embassy when the diplomat isn’t present) for the United States embassy in Beijing, China has resigned over President Trump pulling America out of the Paris Climate Accords.
*After already reporting their original findings, astronomers have confirmed the existence of yet another moon orbiting Jupiter.
*Skeletal remains of Homo Sapiens have been found in Morocco dating back even earlier than previously established specimens.

FROM ENGLAND...
*An unprovoked attack against pedestrians June 3 has left 7 dead and more injured. Whether they're actually guilty or not, ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities do have suspects in custody.
*Theresa May is still Prime Minister of Great Britain after the recent "Snap Election", but her Conservative Party is no longer the majority in Parliament.
*Ariana Grande held a benefit concert for the survivors of the attack at her original London concert. Otherwise, the remainder of her current European tour remains suspended.
*Despite recent terrorist attacks, May has stated Great Britain will proceed with leaving the European Union.

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*Bombs, including the recent use of one outside a Baghdad ice cream parlor, are still the terrorists’ primary weapon of choice.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The 7 innocent victims of the unprovoked attack against pedestrians in London, England June 3.
*Actor Roger Smith (77 Sunset Strip, Mister Roberts) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Television producer Marilyn Hall (A Woman Called Golda) has passed away.
*Actor Washington Sixolo (Shaka Zulu, Ernest Goes To Africa) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actress Glenne Headly (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mister Holland’s Opus, Warren Beatty’s version of Dick Tracy) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor Adam West (the 1960s Batman, Family Guy, The Outlaws IS Coming) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Sam Panopoulos, inventor of the Hawaiian style Pizza, has passed away.
*Actor Peter Sallis (Wallace of Wallace and Grommit, Last of the Summer Wine) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*Christopher Fray is President Trump’s new nominee to head the FBI.
*As reported last week, if President Trump doesn’t want to participate in the Paris Climate Accords, that doesn’t mean the rest of America feels the same way. Hawaii has just enacted anti-pollution measures in hopes of preventing rising sea levels, which the state will also chart. (There are 2 links in this item.)
*Given recent events in London, Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has urged President Trump to reconsider budget cuts to anti-terrorist programs.
*OPINION: How can you represent the President when the President contradicts you???
*How low can President Trump's approval rating sink???
PRESIDENT TRUMP VERSUS JAMES COMEY???
*James Comey testified Thursday before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
*The event took over 3 hours.
*President Donald Trump believes James Comey committed perjury during his testimony and offers to give his own "under oath," denying that he requested Comey to drop the Flynn investigation or demanded his allegiance. (There are 2 links in this item.)
*Although Comey's testimony was "interesting", apparently it alone is not enough to attempt impeaching the President. (There are 2 links in this item.)
*Yet, regards of Comey's testimony, Congressional Republicans apparently don't care.
MEANWHILE...
*The chargé d'affaires (person who runs an embassy when the diplomat isn’t present) for the United States embassy in Beijing, China has resigned over President Trump pulling America out of the Paris Climate Accords.
*The Republican controlled House of Representatives has passed a bill to end the Dodd-Frank Fiance Reform/Consumer Protection Act, but while the GOP also controls the Senate, the measure is expected to be defeated there.
*What might be on the new GOP's new Oversight Committee Chairman's agenda???
*Did Dan Scavino violate the Hatch Act???
*Are impeachment proceedings pending against President Trump anyway???
*OPINION: Is Donald Trump abusing his Presidential powers???
*OPINION: One man who has a valid reason to stand against President Trump's concept of "draining the swamp".
ELSEWHERE…
*Verizon is now closer to gaining ownership of Yahoo.
*Human remains have been found inside a Civil War era submarine.

For more news at any time, either scroll down to our ELSEWHERE feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.
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