THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 25-31, 2020

"...WILL ONE DAY LIVE IN A NATION WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE JUDGED BY THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, BUT BY THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER."

—Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior.

BEWARE THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS!

OCTOBER 31 IS BOTH HALLOWEEN🎃 AND A BLUE MOON!🌕

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS OVERNIGHT BETWEEN OCTOBER 31 & NOVEMBER 1.

NOVEMBER 2 IS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF

KDKA, THE FIRST AMERICAN RADIO📻 STATION.

NOVEMBER 3 IS ELECTION DAY IN THE UNITED STATES!

NOVEMBER 5 IS GUY FAWKES DAY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*Europe, Asia, South Africa, and other parts of the world... Wish we had some good news on the pandemic front. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)

*Chile will soon attempt drafting a new Constitution.

*Germany wants to investigate Amazon and Apple.

*Having already gone through TWO lists of names, what to do now considering the Atlantic Hurricane season lasts until November 30! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*And the 2018 meteorite is…???

*Something new in the Great Barrier Reef???

*WHAT IS IT???

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.

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost during Hurricane Zeta.

*Robert Murray, the coal tycoon who hated its safety protocols, has passed away.

*Actor Johnny Leeze (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Musician/songwriter Stan Kesler (“I Forgot to Remember to Forget”, more) is no longer with us.

*Songwriter Billy Joe Shaver (“Honky Tonk Heroes”, “Georgia on a Fast Train”, more) has passed away.

*Stage magician and skeptic James Randi is no longer with us.

*Leanza Cornett, 1993’s Miss America, has passed away.

*Actor Bobby Ball (Last of the Summer Wine, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Charity fund raiser Travis Roy is no longer with us.

*Actor Sir Sean Connery (James Bond franchise, Darby O’Gill, and so much more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Former professional football🏈 player Herb Adderly has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES 🌎F AMERICA…

THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…

*With families being separated upon apprehension, President Trump declared the lack of a border wall a “national emergency”. There have since been legal and legislative battles initiated over this. But what about the health/safety of all the “detainees”???

*Will the United Nations’ Commission for Human Rights investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and their private contractors???

*Opinion: What would President Joe Biden do with Trump’s wall???

NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to discuss the costs of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR “detainees” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.

THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…🗹

*Is the Trump campaign not following health/safety protocols??? Despite warnings and news coverage, several of Mike Pence’s aides have tested positive for the virus and the Vice President is still on the campaign trail. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*And MORE people at Trump rallies have caught it too!

*What a way to court the female voters!

*Who would dare do such a thing???

*NOT the way to treat potential voters! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: Could Trump lose Wisconsin???

*Was Trump robbed???

*Trying to eliminate foreign influence on the election in Facebook.

*You can vote in Outer Space too!

*If there is voter fraud in Texas, it’s Republican generated!

*Opinion: Trump’s second term???

POST OFFICE DISPATCHES… (this item important enough to deserve its own listing)

*Will ALL the mail in ballots be counted???

POLITICALLY…

*Borat 2 versus Republicans. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Trump apparently still hates former President Barack Obama.

*Some surprise.

*Trump on the Michigan situation.

*Over ruling the rules???

*Is Trump now against FOX News???

*William Barr versus Geoffrey Berman.

*2018’s Anonymous is…. Someone Trump still wants jailed and prosecuted. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: Has the Supreme Court been helping Trump get his way???

*Opinion: Nice work if you can get it.

*Opinion: Are some Republicans turning against each other???

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE… (originally just George Floyd news)

*WHY???😧

*Had they already surrendered??? Let alone, did the police let him die??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*If you must protest, please do so peacefully.

*Maybe Jared Kushner needs to rethink his opinions. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19… (separated from the purely political news)

*The state of your state, from two different perspectives. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*NINE MILLION!😨😨😨

*Does Trump hate the thought of more testing, or just the Democrats who want it???

*North Dakota’s COVID-19 relief efforts includes FRAKING GRANTS???

*2022???

*Trump’s declared the pandemic over. AS IF! Several states can sadly say otherwise. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*White House “policy” is…???

IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅

*Despite the opinions of the White House, the pandemic is FAR from over!

*You shouldn’t lie when we have the proof!

*Donald Trump JUNIOR on the pandemic.

*Amy Coney Barrett versus Greta Thunberg on climate change.

REPLACING RUTH (the battle for Ginsburg’s Supreme Court position)

*It should come as no surprise Republicans “officially” confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as the new Supreme Court “Justice” October 26, and sworn in at a potential White House super spreader event later that night. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: What does having Barrett on the bench hold for the future???

*Opinion: Does Trump hope to win reelection through the courts???

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Congress has gone into recess until after the 2020 Presidential Election WITHOUT another COVID-19 relief bill, among other things.

*Opinion: How might the Barrett appointment affect Congressional races???

*Opinion: Is THIS who Mississippi wants representing them???

ELSEWHERE…

*Madison Square Garden hosted the first car show ever held in America on November 3, 1900!

*KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania went on the air November 2, 1920 as America’s first radio station.

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

*The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays to win the 2020 World Series of professional baseball.⚾

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 25-31, 2015

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING, DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS TONIGHT.

NOVEMBER 1st IS ALL SAINTS DAY & NATIONAL DAY IN ALGERIA.
NOVEMBER 2nd IS "THE DAY OF THE DEAD".

NOVEMBER 3rd IS ELECTION DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
PANAMA CELEBRATES ITS INDEPENDENCE DAY NOVEMBER 3rd.
NOVEMBER 5th IS GUY FAWKES DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...

*European countries are coordinating efforts with the European Union and the United Nations to help all the refugees fleeing terrorism in the Middle East.
*A commercial Russian aircraft crashed on its way to Egypt, losing all aboard in the process. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.
*Bidhya Devi Bhandari has been elected Nepal's first female President.
*The People's Republic of China has announced that henceforth, it will allow families to have TWO children instead of one.
*Argentina's Presidential election will be decided in a run off in late November 2015.
*The results of the 2015 Presidential election in Haiti may not be known until late November 2015.
*Jimmy Morales is the new President-elect of Guatemala.
*Alassane Ouattara has been re-elected President of the Ivory Coast.
*The territorial dispute over navigating the waters around China's artificial islands in the South China Sea continues.
*Somebody is poisoning elephants in Zimbabwe.
*Scientists fear some areas of the Persian Gulf may become uninhabitable within a century, due to global warming and climate change.

TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*Fighting against terrorist forces continues in Libya, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, and other regions of the Middle East.
*Direct military attacks seem to be the "weapon dujour" for terrorist forces this past week.

PASSING PARADE...
*Character actor Al Molinaro (Happy Days, The Odd Couple) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...

*Remember when Congress cut funding to America's foreign embassies, but then needed a scapegoat after Benghazi was attacked?
*Republican Paul Ryan is the new Speaker of the House.
*Hoping to avoid another government shutdown, Congress has sent a budget to President Obama for his consideration.
*Ben Carson is the current front runner in the race for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. Donald Trump is second, with the first primaries not scheduled until January.
*The election to determine Louisana's next governor will be decided in a run off in late November 2015.
ELSEWHERE...
*Changes in the Social Security system are scheduled to occur as of January 1, 2016.
*As if police departments across the country don't have enough bad publicity to begin with, an off-duty officer in Hawaii arrested a lesbian couple for kissing in public!
*The Batmobile from the 1966-68 Batman television series is for sale. Asking price? $5 million dollars.
*Wal-mart's plans to reorganize merchandise are not sitting well with suppliers.
*The owners of Hobby Lobby are under federal investigation for allegedly obtaining religious artifacts illegally.
*Just in time for Halloween. A witch says a warlock is harassing her.

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