THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 6-12, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 

ALTHOUGH W.H.O. HAS ENDED THE PANDEMIC,

THE VIRUSES ARE STILL ONGOING.

PLEASE GET VACCINATED,

WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY

& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

THE COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS!

JULY 12 IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF

 SAN TOME & PRINCIPE BECOMING INDEPENDENT.

JULY 12 IS COW🐮 APPRECIATION DAY.

JULY 12 IS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE BEACH BOYS’ ♫CALIFORNIA GIRLS♫

JULY 13 IS ROCK🪨 DAY.

JULY 14 IS BASTILLE DAY.

JULY 17 IS SOUTH KOREA’S CONSTITUTION DAY.

JULY 17 IS ALSO WORLD EMOJI😀😍😎 DAY.

JULY 18 IS TROPICAL FRUIT DAY.

JULY 19 IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISNEY’S VERSION OF TREASURE ISLAND.

JULY 21 IS BELGIUM’S NATIONAL DAY AND ICE CREAM🍨 DAY.

JULY 22 IS WORLD BRAIN🧠 DAY AND ANT🐜 DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*American issued tariffs will soon be on the rise, unless you sign a trade deal with the US. Will South Korea and Japan make deals??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Trump wants to raise tariff rates again. Canada is looking at a larger increase. Because of their trial of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's could affect future coffee prices. Thirty percent for the European Union and Mexico. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)

*The potential consequences of a copper tariff.

*Turkey has blocked parts of X/Twitter after Grok the AI's recent actions. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*There are two new COVID strains that apparently don't care about the weather.

*The reported COVID state of the world, as of July 12, 2025.

FACT BASED OPINION

*A potential new cure for Parkinson???

*As the 2025 Wimbledon Championship🎾 draws to a close...

*Russia needs a new Transportation Minister.

*Italy's Ferrero to buy America's Kelloggs.

*The Western Australian Murujuga rock art gallery landscape is now an UNESCO World Heritage site.

*Happy Birthday to Moo Deng the Hippo.

*Has a "lost" tomb been (re)discovered???

*The dog assisted rescue.

*Speculation: Is there impending trouble with China's military???

AT THE 2025 BRICS SUMMIT...

*US President Donald Trump warns any country agreeing with BRIC policies will face additional tariffs!

*The BRIC members condemn the threat while trying to address the world's problems. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…

*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)

*Ceasefire negotiations continue, but so does the fighting along the Gaza Strip.

*The United States issued sanctions against an United Nations investigator???

*Opinion: Israel's future plans???

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR!

*As the war continues…  

*The US has promised to send the Ukraine more weapons from its supply inventory  and sell its NATO allies weapons too. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Russia's largest drone attack against the Ukraine yet before a smaller follow up attack. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: The tensions grow in Europe over Russia.

THE TERRORIST REPORT…

*The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Taliban members, accusing persecution of girls, women and the LGBTQ+ community.

*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…

*World Mercury levels have fallen between UN Treaty and coal phase out.

*The next La Niña???

*Complain about the current US Environmental Protection Agency, get put on leave.

*Chicago, Illinois USA is still using lead pipes???

*July 12 is Cow🐄 Appreciation Day.

*July 13 is Rock🪨 Day.

*July 22 is Ant🐜 Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

*US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is now the (interim) head of NASA.

*July 14 is the 60th anniversary of Mariner 4 photographing Mars.

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost to war.  

*World War 2 Veteran Donald Rose is no longer the oldest known living human in Great Britain.

*David Gergen, who worked for 4/FOUR past presidents but never held an actual Cabinet post, is no longer with us.

*Formal professional football🏈 player Pettis Norman has passed away.

*Former professional baseball⚾ player turned manager Lee Elia is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE LATEST WALMART RECALLS???

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE REGIONAL BREAD RECALL???

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE CELERY SEED RECALL???

WE NEED MORE

GUN RESPONSIBILITY

NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…

ON FOREIGN ISSUES…

*The US has promised to send the Ukraine more weapons in its supply inventory.

*The Trump/Republican regime has new VISA restrictions for Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria.

*The next US Ambassador to Malaysia???

*Trump apparently isn't happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

*After the Supreme Court ruling, the State Department is first. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The Trump/Republican regime is doing away with the last of their Diversity, Equality and Inclusion/DEI guidelines while changing the American National Park rules, but only for foreign visitors???

*Trump warns any country agreeing with BRIC policies will face additional tariffs!

*You no longer have to remove your shoes at airports.

*Opinion: "Good English"???

THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL…

*American issued tariffs will soon be on the rise, unless you sign a trade deal with the US. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Will South Korea and Japan make deals???

*Trump wants to raise tariff rates again. Canada is looking at a larger increase. Because of their trial of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's could affect future coffee prices. Thirty percent for the European Union and Mexico. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)

*The potential consequences of a copper tariff.

*Some Walmart shipments could be affected.

*Oil prices in tariff world.

*Beef prices are rising.

*The tariffs' effects on toys.

*One business has closed because of the tariffs.

ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…

FACT BASED OPINION

*Trump's Executive Order ending Birthright Citizenship is now on hold again.

*Recently released legal immigrant Mahmoud Khalil is now suing the Trump/Republican regime.

*Will Kilmar Abrego Garcia be deported again???

*"People can get off Medicaid by replacing the deported field workers."—Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

*"Americans want to work hard jobs for little pay."—Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

*The ICE raid(s) of Los Angeles' MacArthur's Park.

*Another ICE raid resulted in a death.

*A Federal Judge has declared, at least temporarily in Southern California, ICE raids cannot be conducted solely based on race, language, occupation or skin color.

*Opinion: Tom Homan on how ICE operates.

*Opinion: Someone is lying.

*Opinion: Trying to get their children home.

*Opinion: Are Education and Food Banks the next targets???

*Opinion: Supporter remorse.

*Opinion: The effect on sports.

*Speculation: Is JD Vance's wife a target???

ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...

*The US Military to restructure their drone policies. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired 20/TWENTY Department of Justice employees who assisted Jack Smith's investigations into Donald Trump.

*The Trump/Republican regime is suing California over the price of eggs???

*Texas Republicans want to redraw their district boundaries before the 2026 mid-term elections.

*Schools and communities aren't being given the Federal funds they were originally promised.

*Elon Musk doesn't agree with the current Department of Justice and FBI's thoughts on the Epstein Files, so far. While Trump doesn't want to talk about Epstein at all, will there be a scapegoat??? (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)

*The Epstein issue is causing inner turmoil.

*The White House Rose Garden is gone!

*Opinion: More voter remorse.

ALSO…

*Trump is back to wanting reduced funding for National Public Radio/NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting/PBS.

*What is going on within EPA headquarters???

*The Trump/Republican regime to soon end all student loan repayment support.

*There is now a Marco Rubio based scam???

*And yet another potential scam.

*Trump wants to takeover Washington, DC: the city???

*As Trump versus Elon Musk continues...

*Trump versus Rosie O'Donnell has resumed.

*Trump's latest ratings, as of July 6, 2025.

*Citizen Trump lost his appeal concerning E. Jean Carroll.

*Opinion: The Social Security Administration on current events.

*Opinion: Trump's niece Mary on current events.

*Speculation: Is Elon Musk's AI Grok operating properly??? Did it threaten to rape someone??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Speculation: What conspiracy theories???

*Keeping track of all the legal actions against the current Trump/Republican regime and its personnel.

*The latest from the White House.

*July 16 is the 235th anniversary of Washington DC. The city has voting rights and a representative in the House but, not being a state, no Senators.

THE TEXAS FLOODS>AFTERMATH

FACT BASED OPINION

*Thoughts and Prayers time again.

*The death toll has risen but there are still people unaccounted for.

*The one man rescue team.

*California's Democratic Governor and Texas' Republican Governor both asked for Federal help. Guess which one the Trump/Republican regime may assist.

*Representative Marjorie Taylor Green versus Senator Ted Cruz on the weather as the current EPA weighs in on the issue. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Has anyone considered Climate Change???

*And of course it's all former President Joseph Biden's fault???

*Trump visited Texas July 11, defending the state and Federal responses to the disaster. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*As politics enter the aftermath...

*Analysis: Why was FEMA slow to respond to the disaster???

*Opinion: The unwanted come to help.

*Opinion: Reporters weren't supposed to ask about the families???

*Opinion: A brief review of Camp Mystic.

*Speculation: Was the stricken county denied improvement money to update their warning systems???

*Speculation: Texas' initial responses: right or wrong???

*Speculation: What about the NEXT disaster???

FACT BASED OPINION

MEDICAL NEWS…

*A WARNING ABOUT WEED KILLERS!

*There are two new COVID strains that apparently don't care about the weather.

*The Measles Crisis continues.

*The Trump/Republican regime's budget cutting affects the National Cancer Institute.

*Preparing for the future.

*A potential new cure for Parkinson???

*An opinion concerning Trump's position on science.

*Does anyone remember Robert F. Kennedy, Junior's anti-vax lawsuit???

*Speculation: Is it plague???

⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…

*The Court has approved the Trump/Republican regime's authority to reorganize the government via layoffs, for now.

*Despite the Court's ruling otherwise, lower courts are still hearing cases and making decisions concerning the Trump/Republican regime.

*The Court will not allow Florida to enact its new anti-immigrant legislation???

*Justice Clarence Thomas may soon be able to get the Court to change Voting Rights, but not for the better.

ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH

*Planned Parenthood is suing against their impending Federal defunding. Trump's Department of Justice is prepared to see the funding ended. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

OPINION

*No more paid sick leave in Missouri???

*No more "Click to cancel"???

*Stonewall can't talk about its history???

*Trump wants the Washington Commanders🏈 to call themselves the Redskins again???

*Remembering Della Reese.

*Opinion: Church and state are no longer separated???

*Opinion: Ann Coulter on Native Americans.

*Speculation: Is Black History being preserved???

*Speculation: Will Republicans like the new Superman movie??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!

*Sadly, the Fourth of July holiday wasn't as peaceful as hoped for.

✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!

*At Trump's latest Cabinet meeting...

*Pesticides in your vegetables.

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Will Congress make DOGE's budget cutting suggestions official???

*Opinion: Will the Senate approve Emil Bove for a judge position??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: The best session of Congress???

*The latest Bills pending before Congress.

HISTORICAL FACTS

THE BUDGET BATTLE>AFTERMATH

*The Trump/Republican regime is already downplaying the impact the new budget will have.

*"No Tax On Tips" isn't as great as first hoped.

*After voting for the budget, Republican Representative Mark Green of Tennessee has resigned from Congress.

*The White House claims Americans are celebrating the Budget's passage into law.

*Opinion: Is there a double standard???

*Analysis: Kentucky, post budget.

*Analysis: Illinois, post budget.

*Analysis: Louisiana, post budget.

*Analysis: So what is the status on Social Security taxes???

*Speculation: The future of SNAP/food stamps???

*Speculation: Since she voted against the budget, can Republican Senator Susan Collins get reelected???

ELSEWHERE…

*Italy's Ferrero to buy America's Kelloggs.

*Are you aware of the latest Amazon based scam???

*What's next after the penny ends production in 2026???

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

*Opening the time capsule.

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