Saturday, March 15, 2025

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MARCH 9-15, 2025: NEWS HIGHGLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH.
FOR THOSE OBSERVING, RAMADAN IS MARCH 1-29.
MARCH 15 IS WORLD SHEEP🐑 DAY
AND THE INFAMOUS IDES OF MARCH.
MARCH 15 IS ANTARCTIC PRESS’ 40TH ANNIVERSARY.
MARCH 16 IS PANDA🐼 DAY.
MARCH 17 IS THE UNIFICATION OF ITALY DAY & SAINT PATRICK’S DAY🍀.
MARCH 17 IS ALSO THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LUANN COMIC STRIP.
MARCH 20 IS THE SPRING EQUINOX FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.🌏
MARCH 21 IS INTERNATIONAL FORESTS DAY, WORLD POETRY DAY
AND WORLD DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY.
MARCH 22 IS WORLD WATER🌊 DAY.
MARCH 23 IS PUPPY DAY.
MARCH 24 IS WORLD TUBERCULOSIS AWARENESS DAY.


AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The trade war continues as US President Trump issues more tariffs against Canada. Yet both Canada AND the European Union don’t like the new charges. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The COVID state of the world, as of March 15, 2025.

*Canada's warning to the US Secretary of State as the Trump Tariff War continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union all support the Ukraine.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Massive fighting in Syria has left over 1,000/ONE THOUSAND innocents dead! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Israel shut down Gaza electricity to “punish” Hamas. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*"What trapped soldiers?"—Ukraine President Zelenskyy.

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
*Sea levels are rising while the Western United States is worried about its water status. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Oklahoma and Texas USA recently suffered wildfires. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*March 15 is World Sheep🐑 Day.
*March 16 is Panda🐼 Day.
*March 21 is International Forests Day.
*March 22 is World Water🌊 Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost to war.
*Prince Frederik of Luxembourg is no longer with us.
*Former US Senator (1979-1997) Alan Simpson has passed away.
*Arizona Congressional Representative (2003-passing while still in office) Raúl Grijalva is no longer with us.
*Actor Simon Fisher-Becker (many roles from 1990-2025) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional basketball🏀 player turned businessman Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman has passed away.
*Movie producer Stanley R. Jaffe (Kramer Vs. Kramer, Fatal Attraction, much more) is no longer with us.
*Actress Eileen Bennett (The Outsider, Thursday's Child, more) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Actress Maria Grazia Spina (many roles from 1958-1983) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Voice Actor Dave Mallow (numerous roles from 19669-2019) is no longer with us.
*Former professional basketball🏀 player Donald Earl "Slick" Watts has passed away.
*Former professional football🏈 players Ken Hall and Craig Wolfley have passed away. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!


POLITICALLY
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*The trade war continues as Trump issues more tariffs against Canada. Yet both Canada AND the European Union don’t like the new charges. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.) 3HUFF
*"What trapped soldiers?"—Ukraine President Zelenskyy.
*Guess who’s now wondering if Trump could actually be a Russian asset??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*Trump tried an old wartime law to speed up deportations, but a Federal Judge said no and those deported under that attempt must be returned. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*Musk is still claiming massive fraud and wants to “audit” (cut) Social Security'. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Is Musk/DOGE intentionally keeping Congress “out of the loop”??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Some fired workers will be getting their jobs back, at least until the matter is formally settled.
*After everything DOGE claims to have done on behalf of America, why is Federal spending still rising???
ALSO...
*Despite losing some court battles on the subject, Trump is planning more firings. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Lara Trump thinks everyone should be thanking Trump and Musk, regardless of how bad things are for them.
*The chart on the right recaps the Economy and every President in living history
*Did Trump buy a Tesla??? The For Profit President DID do a Tesla commercial! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
MEDICAL NEWS…
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Still marching… 60 years after Selma.
*What’s going on at the Department of Education now??? Layoffs are in progress as they try to rid colleges and universities of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion programs. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*March 15 is the 65th anniversary of then President Lyndon Baines Johnson demanding Congress pass law(s) guaranteeing EVERY citizen the right to vote.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*Trump' claims about Canada and his dairy tariffs. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
Image of actual press release statement
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*The issue of transgender people is heating up in Congress. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
💲🄏THE BUDGET BATTLE…
ELSEWHERE…
*Why was Twitter/X offline??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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