Saturday, June 14, 2025

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 8-14, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JUNE IS PRIDE🌈 MONTH, WORLD OCEANS MONTH, CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND BLACK MUSIC MONTH.
JUNE 14 IS WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY.
JUNE 15 IS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY📸 DAY.
JUNE 16 IS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISNEY’S LADY AND THE TRAMP.
JUNE 17 IS WORLD JUGGLING DAY.
JUNE 18 IS INTERNATIONAL PICNIC DAY & AUTISTIC AWARENESS PRIDE DAY.
JUNE 19 IS JUNETEENTH.
See the Social (In)Justice section below for more details.
JUNE 20 IS WORLD REFUGEE DAY.
JUNE 20 IS THE SUMMER SOLSTICE FOR THOSE NORTH OF THE EQUATOR
AND THE WINTER SOLSTICE FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR.
JUNE 21 IS INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY, CANADA’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY AND WORLD MUSIC DAY.
JUNE 22 IS WORLD RAIN FOREST DAY.
JUNE 23 IS CREATIVE WRITING DAY.
JUNE 25 IS GLOBAL BEATLES DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of June 14, 2025.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR 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…
*June 15 is Nature Photography📸 Day.
*June 22 is World Rain Forest Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost to war.  
*Author Fredrick Forsyth (The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, much more) is no longer with us.
*Founding Beach Boy Brian Wilson has passed away.
*Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis is no longer with us.
*Actor Harris Yulin (Ghostbusters 2, Scarface, much more) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Actress Betsy Gay (many roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood: before sound; as well as numerous parts throughout other movies, TV and radio) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Actor Clifton Jones (many TV and movie roles between 1958-1994) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Sly Stone, founder of Sly and the Family Stone (♫Everyday People♫, ♫Family Affair♫, other hits)
*Former professional basketball🏀 player David Greenwood is no longer with us.
*TV writer and producer Terry Louise Fisher (LA Law, Cagney and Lacey, much more) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
JUNE 14 IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US ARMY
FIRST FORMING AS THE CONTINENTAL ARMY.
JUNE 14 IS ALSO FLAG DAY.
EVERY AMERICAN MUST HAVE A “REAL ID”.

"WHEN TYRANNY BECOMES LAW, REBELLION BECOMES DUTY."
Founding Father and Former President Thomas Jefferson.

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
FACT BASED OPINION
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*"Dismiss your cases so we an arrest them." The Current Department of Justice to Immigration Judges.
*Speculation: Will ICE soon start raiding soccer⚽ games??? All potential attendees are being warned to have a valid ID with them. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
...IN CALIFORNIA...
OPINION OF UPCOMING EVENT
*Apparently California's Governor will not be arrested, for now.
*California Governor Gavin Newsom's national address June 10. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*JUNE 11: More deployments???
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
OPINION OF A FORMER PRESIDENT
ON DONALD TRUMP'S BIRTHDAY PARADE... 
*And those who don't like the Trump/Republican regime had their own parades. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.
*Despite the weather Trump got his parade, but the crowds did not reach expectations. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.
*Yet besides all the NO KINGS parades, someone else might have also had a bigger audience.
ALSO…
OPINION
*The DC Bar (of Lawyers) has a new leader.
FACT BASED OPINION
MEDICAL NEWS…
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
FACT BASED OPINION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*On June 19, 1865: Blacks in Galveston, Texas were finally notified they were officially free, despite the fact that the Emancipation Proclamation had been active since January 1, 1863 and the Civil War ended on April 9 of that year. The day has since become a Federal holiday known as Juneteenth.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
OPINION
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
ANALYSIS
THE BUDGET BATTLE...
*The House suddenly wanted to change the Bill! They re-voted on a revised version June 11, which made the Senate have to restart their review. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*Harvey Weinstein: Guilty and Not Guilty.
*First it's ghost weapons, now it's ghost cars.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.

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