Showing posts with label June 5-11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 5-11. Show all posts

Saturday, June 11, 2022

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 5-11, 2022

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY!

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!
BAN BOOK BANNINGS AND BURNINGS!

GET VACCINATED, WEAR YOUR MASK😷
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH, AT LEAST IN AMERICA.🌈
JUNE 11 IS KING KAMEHAMEHA DAY IN HAWAII.
JUNE 11 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ET: THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL.
JUNE 12 IS THE PHILIPPINES’ INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JUNE 19 IS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSIC MAN, THE MOVIE.
JUNE 19 IS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BATMAN RETURNS.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*While COVID and its variants continue to be a global problem, thankfully the vaccination battles continue too. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of June 11, 2022.
*Unfortunately, Monkey Pox is becoming a serious medical issue too. (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)
*British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a “no confidence” vote. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*June 14 is the 35th anniversary of Peter “The Amazing Spider-man” Parker marrying Mary Jane Watson.

TWITTER TROUBLE?

*On top of everything else, now Mariupol has to deal with Cholera too.

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…🌐

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost during the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
*Bon Jovi’s founding bassist Alan John Such is no longer with us.
*Songwriter Paul Vance (♫Yellow Polka Dot Bikini♫, ♫Catch A Falling Star♫, ♫Tracy♫, more) has passed away.
*Jim Seals of Seals and Croft is no longer with us.
*Singer (♫Falling♫)/actress (Twin Peaks franchise) Julee Cruise has passed away.
*Actor Matt Zimmerman (Thunderbirds franchise, many TV and stage productions) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*“There IS an organized conspiracy.”—January 6 investigating committee.
*Five members of the “Proud Boys” have been charged with sedition. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Let the formal hearings begin. Day 1. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY…
*Louisiana has to try again drawing their Congressional map. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino is PRO Adolf Hitler???😮
*June 12 marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous Watergate Break-in, which eventually led to the resignation of then President Richard M. Nixon.
*June 14 marks the 100th anniversary of Warren G. Harding to be the first President to address the nation over the radio. Baltimore radio station WEAR at the Francis Scott Key Memorial Dedication at Fort McHenry.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Will Utah pass the “Mugshot Relief” Bill??? Shouldn’t everyone have rules like this???
*June 12 is the 55th anniversary of the Supreme Court declaring Interracial Marriages legal. Will they still do so the next time the question appears before them???
*June 19 is Juneteenth Day in Texas, when the 1865 African Americans of Galveston finally heard they were free! Presumably the rest of the state already knew.
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
😷THE US VERSUS MONKEY POX...
*Texas, Arizona, and Hawaii are now reporting cases. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅
*Sorry folks. Blake Masters is wrong.
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
ELSEWHERE…
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
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Saturday, June 11, 2016

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 5-11, 2016

JUNE 12th MARKS THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

 AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*Hoping to improve relations between the two countries, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visited Fiji.
*The World Health Organization advises women in areas with known cases of the Zika virus to delay becoming pregnant.
*June 11th marks the Queen's official birthday celebration in the United Kingdom.
*The International Tennis Federation suspended Maria Sharapova for two years after failing a drug test for meldonium before the Australian Open began.
*You soon may be able to add nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson tp the periodic table of elements.
*Amazon.com is allegedly preparing to enter the streaming music service.
*ABBA recently reunited, briefly, to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

TERRIBLE TERRORISTS ACTIVITIES...
*Bombs are still the terrorists' weapon of choice this past week.
*The Taliban is also still executing prisoners. The latest known victims were 12 members Afghanistan security force members captured Ghazni Province ambushes between June 3 and 5.
*Meanwhile, it is suspected that ISIS/ISIL forces canNOT pay their fighters!

PASSING PARADE...
*Legendary professional hockey player Gordie Howe is no longer with us.
*Professional Mixed Martial Artist and actor Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson) has passed away.
*Actress Theresa Saldana (Raging Bull, The Commish, I Wanna Hold Your Hand) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Chess Grandmaster Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi is no longer with us.
*Playwright/screenwriter Sir Peter Shaffer (Amadeus, Equus) has passed away.
*Christina Grimmie, a former The Voice contestant now with Before You Exit, was killed by an as yet unidentified assailant before killing himself attempting to flee authorities.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
*A RECALL OF NATURE MADE VITAMINS IS NOW UNDERWAY!
POLITICALLY...
*After this past week's primaries, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are the presumed candidates for the 2016 Presidential election, although their parties' respective conventions this summer still need to make that official.
*After a White House meeting between the two Democratic candidates, President Barack Obama officially endorsed Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
*Meanwhile, Elizabeth Warren has officially endorsed Clinton too, leaving Trump to unfavorably compare Warren to Pocahontas.
*The surviving members of the rock group Queen have formally told the Republican candidate he does NOT have permission to use their music in his campaign.
*Would you believe Donald Trump's lawyer actually supports the Democrats?
*Is the Republican Party's new "Poverty Agenda" just more of the same old bull? And why have they still refuse to even hold a consideration hearing on President Obama's potential Supreme Court nominee???
*Did David Perdue, a Republican Senator from Georgia, actually pray in public for President Obama's death???
*Alabama State Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R) has automatically lost his position after being found guilty of ethics violations by a jury.
*The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that there is no Second Amendment protection for concealed weapons, upholding a California law that does not consider "general self-defense" sufficient for a weapon's license.
*Medical marijuana is now legal in Ohio.
*President Obama was simply a proud father at his oldest daughter's Malia's high school graduation.
ELSEWHERE...
*Although Hurricane season in the United States is officially June 1 to November 30 this year, the Atlantic saw it's THIRD bout of activity with Tropical Storm Colin BEFORE the clock started.
*After losing its Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit filed by former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, Gawker Media has agreed to be bought out by Ziff Davis.
*The rock group Black Sabbath has announced their final(?) United States tour dates.

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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