Showing posts with label September 14-20. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 14-20. Show all posts

Saturday, September 20, 2025

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS


 BEWARE
TROPICAL STORM

WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

SEPTEMBER IS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH AND MUSHROOM🍄 MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15 IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
SEPTEMBER 20 IS THANK YOU DAY.
SEPTEMBER 21 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.🕊
SEPTEMBER 21-27 IS BANNED BOOK WEEK.
SEPTEMBER 22 IS ASTRONOMY DAY.🌠
SEPTEMBER 22 IS THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX FOR THOSE NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND THE SPRING EQUINOX FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.
SEPTEMBER 22 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST FARM AID CONCERT.
FOR THOSE CELEBRATING,
ROSH HASHANAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN SEPTEMBER 22.
SEPTEMBER 24 IS SOUTH AFRICA’S HERITAGE DAY
& GUINEA-BISSAU’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
SEPTEMBER 25 IS ONE HIT WONDERS DAY.
SEPTEMBER 26 IS WORLD CASSOWARY DAY.
SEPTEMBER 27 IS WORLD TOURISM DAY.
SEPTEMBER 29 IS WORLD HEART💖 DAY.
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
& FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
FACT BASED OPINION
*Trump's visit to Great Britain, and what the British thought. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of September 20, 2025.
*Although Notre Dame Cathedral has been reopened for awhile now, The Towers are finally reopened too.
*Decades after the end of World War 2, the search to recover stolen treasures continues.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Is Israel guilty of genocide??? What the United Nations' report says. (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 through arrest and trial.

🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…
*Working to save the Red-Yellow Mountain Frogs.🐸

🌌SPACE NEWS...
*September 22 is Astronomy Day.🌠

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Oscar winning actor/director Robert Redford, who also founded the Sundance Film Festival and TV channel, has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Ted Ford is no longer with us.
*Actress Pat Crowley (much TV and movie work from 1950-2012) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Singing songwriter and record producer Bobby Hart (wrote for The Monkees, other TV shows and his own music) has passed away.
*Former professional hockey player turned coach and broadcaster Eddie Giacomin is no longer with us.
*Child actress turned musician, songwriter and playwright Marilyn Knowlden (many great films until she retired upon becoming an adult) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Former member of Buddy Holly’s Crickets and songwriter (including The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme) Sonny Curtis is no longer with us.
*Former professional football🏈 player and 3/THREE time Super Bowl Champion Jim Fahnhorst has passed away.
*Singing songwriter and record producer Brett James (a very long career) and some members of his family passed away from a plane crash September 18.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…



SEPTEMBER 25 IS THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS ORGANIZATION.

WE NEED MORE
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!


POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*Trump's visit to Great Britain, and what the British thought. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Trump still has to wait on attempting to fire Lisa Cook, but has already gotten one of his nominees on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*New rules for ICE in Connecticut. Will they comply???
FACT BASED OPINION
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...

ALSO…
REDFORD'S OPINIONS

*On September 19, the Trump/Republican regime was told that "gender ideology" cannot be applied to National Endowment for the Arts recipients AND documents concerning Federal employee firings must be presented to the courts.
*Trump tried suing The New York Times. The case was tossed out of court, but Trump does have 28 days to attempt refiling. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: First the University of California Berkeley. Is UCLA next??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
CITY SEIZURES…
*The Trump/Republican regime has declared "ANTIFA" a terrorist group, but is unclear how it will proceed against  Anti-Fascists.
*Dispatching the National Guard, Trump vows to "clean up Memphis" before concentrating on Chicago. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
NOTE: Washington, DC is the only city the Trump/Republican regime has any official authority to act within. The rest are questionable, at best.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*Opinions: FBI Director Kash Patel on Jeffrey Epstein and the hearing itself. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*NOTE: Any possible crimes happened BEFORE his first Presidential campaign so as a potential civilian suspect, Donald Trump is NOT covered by the Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Ruling in The Jeffrey Epstein Situation.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE CHARLIE KIRK SITUATION>AFTERMATH...
*A possible look at the texts the suspect might have sent to his roommate. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
*Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Trump/Republican regime still believes "the radical left" is responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk and plans to "react accordingly" to "hold them accountable." (There are 7/SEVEN separate links in this item.)
CONAN O'BRIEN'S OPINIONS
THE JIMMY KIMMEL SITUATION...
*Opinion: Is killing Charlie Kirk the death of free speech??? An opinion expressed before Jimmy Kimmel was suspended.
*Former President Obama's thoughts on current events. Including Jimmy Kimmel. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
OPINION: WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN???

*David Letterman's opinions on current events.
FACT BASED OPINION
MEDICAL NEWS…
*Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy, Junior wants to end Mental Health screenings in schools.
*Speculation: Is cocaine on the rise???
⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*Except for administrative functions, the Court is technically in recess until October 6.
FACT BASED OPINION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
FACT BASED OPINION
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Will there be a new budget or a shutdown??? The House has passed a budget that has been sent to the Senate, yet Democrats want improvements in health care, especially after the last budget changes. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*At the 2025 Emmy Awards... Stephen Colbert was among the honorees. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2014

AMONGST EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*Australia has sent combat forces to Iraq to face the Islamic terrorist ISIL threat after terrorist incidents on their own shores.
*As the Ebola virus crisis grows in West Africa, the United States has agreed to send medical forces and troops to the region, in light of rioting and the killing of medical personnel there. It is estimated over 2500 people have lost their lives to the disease!
*Sierra Leone has decided to lock down the entire country in wake of the Ebola crisis!
*The Philippines fear an eruption of the Mayon Volcano and have evacuated the surrounding area.
*Al-Qaeda terrorists seized control of the Pakistani frigate Zulfiquar, but the Pakistan Navy regained ownership before the terrorists could use it as a weapon.
*Miro Cerar is the new Prime Minister of Slovenia.
*North Korea has sentenced American tourist Matthew Miller, detained since April 2014, to six years of hard labor.
*Fiji's first general election since 2006 resulted in the Fiji First Party winning by a 60% majority.
*Voters in Scotland have decided against seeking their independence from Great Britain.
*Microsoft has announced an agreement to buy the Swedish firm Mojang for $2.5 billion US dollars, which would give them ownership of the Minecraft franchise.

BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE...
*Ukraine has joined the European Union as an independent country, an act
Russia opposes.
*Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Pro-Russian rebels set the Donetsk International Airport on fire.
*Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the United States in hopes of obtaining military help against the rebel forces. The US Congress has yet to make a decision on his request.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
*The United States Senate has authorized President Barack Obama to spend money equipping and training anti-ISIL forces in Syria.
*It is estimated that by the end of the 2014 calendar year, the United States Congress will have actually "worked" less than six out of the twelve months.
*Democratic and Independent candidates are crying foul against "super pacs" and other supporters pouring enormous amounts of money into Republican campaigns across the country for the 2014 mid-term elections in November after Supreme Court decisions earlier this year seriously changed the election rules.
*Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Tony Auth has set down his pencil for the last time.
*Actress Polly Bergen (the original Cape Fear, War and Remembrance) has left life's stage.

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