THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE: THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 20-26, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…

*They want to “dim” the sun???

*US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the closing of The Office of Global Change, since the Trump regime doesn’t acknowledge Climate Change exists.

*Trump has stopped construction on a wind farm off the New York Coast.

*Trump has also authorized fossil fuel drilling and coal mining on American Public Lands.

*Why are temperatures rising across the entire United States???

*About Renewable Energy...

*Does more seals also mean more sharks???

*April 28 is Arbor Day.🪴

*May 3 is Wild Koala Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

*The 70 year old astronaut is home again.

*A dying planet with a tail???

*Examining the “space peanut”.

*There is a “skull” on Mars???

*How Trump regime budget cuts could affect NASA.

*April 28 is World Astronomy Day.🌠

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost to war.

*Pope Francis (originally Jorge Mario Bergoglio) has returned to God.

*Former Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman is no longer with us.

*Puppeteer Noreen Young (Under the Umbrella Tree, Sesame Park, more) has passed away.

*Former professional football🏈 player Steve Kiner is no longer with us.

*Actor Will Hutchins (Sugar Foot, numerous other TV and movie roles throughout his career) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

*Singer, comedian Lulu Roman (born Bertha Louise Hable) of Hee Haw and other venues is no longer with us.

*Former professional baseball⚾ player Ricky Peters has passed away.

*Former professional football player🏈 and Super Bowl 20 champion and wrestling champion Steve McMichael is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

EVERY AMERICAN MUST HAVE A “REAL ID” BY MAY 7TH.

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE GOOD AND GATHER CUT GREEN BEANS RECALL???

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE MARTINELLI'S APPLE JUICE RECALL???

WE NEED MORE

GUN RESPONSIBILITY

NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…

ON FOREIGN ISSUES…

*Marco Rubio will reorganize the State Department to align with the Trump regime’s agenda. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Trump is still blaming Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for not ending the war, yet calls out Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop his massive attack on Kyiv April 24. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*However Trump still wants Zelenskyy to sign a mineral deal with the US.

*Is Trump considering offering Saudi Arabia an over $100 Million US dollar arms package??? He apparently hasn't given up on making Canada the 51st member of the United States. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Trump now believes US Ships should get free passage through both the Panama and Suez Canals.

*Remembering Pope Francis’ meetings with past US Presidents.

THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL…

*Trump says tariffs against China will come down. Yet China denies having any recent conversations on the subject. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Allegedly many trade deals are in the works, but no details have been revealed yet.

*Trump versus Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell continues…

*DHL has suspended making high value deliveries because of the ongoing tariffs.

*Retail executives have a different projection of the tariff future.

*Several US states have combined legal forces to attempt stopping the tariffs.

ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…

*Apparently all foreign student Visas have been restored until "proper procedures" can be established. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The Judge isn’t happy with the Trump regime concerning Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

*Meanwhile, Mrs. Garcia had to move her family to safer quarters after someone posted her home address online!

*Another deportee must be returned to the US.

*A Milwaukee, Wisconsin Judge has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly helping an illegal alien escape deportation. The Wisconsin Governor's response. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Yet Attorney General Pam Bondi warns any Judge obstructing the Trump regime will be prosecuted.

*The Supreme Court has ruled that immigrants leaving America voluntarily can have some scheduling leeway in regards to weekends and holidays affecting departure plans.

*Why did a native born American receive a “leave now” notice???

*A wrong turn on the freeway leads to possible deportation???

*The mystery of a 2 year old child possibly having been deported.

*There are even more reports of other families suddenly deported. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Trump is still thinking about sending American criminals to foreign prisons.

*Speculation: An actual Press Briefing or Public Relations Stunt???

ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...

*Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum gave Elon Musk and DOGE access to his agency.

*The National Science Foundation needs a new leader.

*Another consequence of Federal budget cuts.

*To cut, or not to cut???

*Two different law firms are hoping to curb Trump’s executive orders as Trump now hopes to curtail Democratic fundraising by having his Justice Department investigate Act Blue. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants a make up room at the Pentagon???

*Opinion: Has Musk and DOGE actually saved America anything???

THE SIGNAL SCANDAL…

*The Atlantic wasn’t the only one looped in to a confidential chat. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Turns out Pete Hegseth’s Internet connection wasn’t secured! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Signal Gate wasn’t the first classified documents sharing incident.

*Trump wants to meet with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic.

*Speculation: If Pete Hegseth fails, what happens to National Security???

ALSO…

*Is the Trump regime compiling a list of who is Jewish???

*Donald Trump should be somewhat happy. The current producer of 60 Minutes resigned. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.

*Trump has pardoned Michele Fiore.

*The Trump regime is planning to remove “improper ideology” from the Smithsonian.

*Someone stole the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s purse. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*After his Corporate Sponsored White House Easter Egg Roll, the For Profit President went golfing. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Donald Trump’s latest poll numbers. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Trump thinks Americans don't want taxes raised on millionaires???

*Will Trump help Arkansas???

*Voter remorse continues.

*Analysis: If Trump does end the Federal Emergency Management Agency/FEMA…

*Analysis: Via the Freedom of Information Act, major contributors to Trump's 2024 reelection campaign include...

*Analysis: Budget cuts at times favor no one.

*Opinion: The Trump regime and children. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: Will the rich ever be taxed like everyone else???

*One opinion of the Trump regime, so far.

*Speculation: How might Trump celebrate 100 days in office???

*Keeping track of all the legal actions against the current Trump Administration and its personnel: Elon Musk, etc.

Scientific Fact

*The latest from the White House.

MEDICAL NEWS…

*The US Department of Agriculture is changing the Salmonella Poultry rules.

*The Measles Crisis has spread to Montana.

*With all the budget cuts, less dairy food safety inspections are on the horizon! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*At least there will eventually be less food dyes in what we eat. Maybe… (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Robert F. Kennedy, Junior versus Autism.

⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…

*The Court is hearing arguments on Kennedy v. Braidwood over what medical insurance should cover for free, which may affect the future of the Affordable Health Care Act, aka Obama Care.

*The Court has ruled that immigrants leaving America voluntarily can have some scheduling leeway in regards to weekends and holidays affecting departure plans.

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

Actual George Carlin Observation

*The Trump regime wants to do away with the Civil Rights Act that then President Lyndon B. Johnson championed. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)

*Paula White-Cain of the White House Faith Office says “women should submit to men/their husbands.”

*Harvard University is now suing the Trump regime.

*Yet now Trump wants all colleges and universities examined for “wokeness”, while signing other Executive Orders concerning education. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Journalists/reporters and their sources no longer have legal protection!

OPINION

*Trump Attorney Ed Martin has accused Wikimedia/Wikipedia of "information manipulation and propaganda".

*No more help for LGBTQ+ children???

*Churches are uniting in an effort to protect Black History from the Trump regime.

*Trump's changes to Federal Employees' Union Rights is now officially on hold for the moment.

*A Jury has ruled that The New York Times did NOT libel Sarah Palin.

*A bill to help victims may become law, but who will enforce it???

*The Department of Justice's Consumer Protection Branch will be permanently closed by September.

*If you have outstanding Student Debts, don’t count on a Social Security check or Tax Refund but do expect your wages to be garnished. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*All states have been reminded to make sure everyone on the program meets the SNAP/Food Stamps eligibility rules.

STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!

*Funding to stop gun violence and opioid addiction has been cut!

✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!

*Just how much has been removed from the Federal Budget???

*Trump's beliefs versus actual prices.

*About Renewable Energy.

*The states that currently DON'T tax Social Security benefits.

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Trump’s dream budget plan has made it through Congress but the House and Senate versions need to be unified before Trump can sign the budget to become official.

*The House is considering CUTS to the Federal Employee Pension System!

*Republican Representative Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee versus Democratic Representative Al Green over Donald Trump.

*The Town Hall had a prescreened audience but the Republican Representative still got booed.

*Doesn’t Congress have more important things to do than investigate old, already disproven 9-11 rumors???

*If the Republicans won't hold Town Halls...

*Ex-Congressman George Santos' guilty verdict resulted in a 7+ year prison sentence.