THE WEEK IN REVIEW: AUGUST 17-23, 2025: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 

BEWARE

HURRICANE

ERIN!

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!

AUGUST 23 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBERANCE

REGARDING THE SLAVE TRADE AND ITS ABOLITION.

AUGUST 23 IS BLACK RIBBON🎗 DAY IN EUROPE.

AUGUST 23 IS WORLD AVIATION DAY.

AUGUST 24 IS THE UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE DAY,

despite Russia’s opinions on the subject.

AUGUST 26 IS WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY AND DOG🐶 DAY.

AUGUST 27 IS MOLDOVA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.

AUGUST 30 IS VICTORY DAY IN TURKEY.

AUGUST 31 IS MALAYSIA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY, INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY AND ZOO AWARENESS DAY.

SEPTEMBER 1 IS LABOR DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*Kim Jong Un wants North Korea more nuclear active.

*Postal Services between Europe and the United States are now limited in some respects because of the Trump tariffs. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Relations between China and India are improving.

*Relations between Venezuela and the United States grew tense this week.

*Mothers can't keep their newborn babies in Denmark if they fail a parenting test???

*The reported COVID state of the world, as of August 23, 2025.

*Prince Andrew's new book Entitled, was allegedly edited to remove any Jeffrey Epstein references.

*The Unknown Samaritan painting over graffiti in Italy.

*Trying to restore fun in West Sussex, England.

*What archeologists found.

*Opinion: The Trump/Republican regime's effect(s) on the world.

*August 25 is the 150th anniversary of Matthew Webb becoming the first person to swim the English Channel (from Dover, England to Calais, France in 22 hours) successfully.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…

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

*Not everyone in Israel supports their government's current position(s). (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Israel has called more reservists to active duty. Are they planning a ground invasion to seize Gaza??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The United Nations has officially declared an Israeli caused famine in Gaza.

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR!

*As the war continues…  

*Trump is still blaming the Ukraine for the Russia invasion??? Yet wants Putin and Zelenskyy to talk. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*"If Russia wants peace, why are they still attacking us?"—Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

*Trump will allegedly raise Russian tariffs 100% if there is no ceasefire within 50/FIFTY days.

*The Ukraine has a new weapon, but will they use it???

*Did Russia attack a US owned factory in the Ukraine???

*Speculation: Is Russia isolating the territories it has taken over from the rest of the world???

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…

*Some species are thriving again in England.

*The Eagle population is increasing in France.

*Will the Axial Seamount underwater volcano erupt again???

*The Trump/Republican regime no longer wants solar panels and wind mills on American farm lands.

*August 31 is Zoo Awareness Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

*The hand in outer space???

*Astronaut visors are coated with gold to block harmful solar radiation.

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost to war.  

*Actor Terrance Stamp (numerous roles from 1959-2021) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

*Saxophonist🎷 (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band) turned actor (Eddie and the Cruisers movies) Michael Antunes has taken his last bow on life's stage.

*Former professional baseball⚾ player Phil Meeler is no longer with us.

*Former professional basketball🏀 player Walt Piatkowski has passed away.

*Folk singer and songwriter (♫Where Have All The Flowers Gone♫) Joe Hickerson is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

WALMART SHRIMP IS NOT AT ITS BEST RIGHT NOW.

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE NATIONWIDE

SAUSAGE/MEAT RECALL???

WE NEED MORE

GUN RESPONSIBILITY

NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…

ON FOREIGN ISSUES…

FACT BASED OPINION

*Trump met with Ukraine President Zelenskyy and his allies August 18.

*Were classified documents left behind in Alaska last week???

*Trump is still blaming the Ukraine for the Russia invasion??? He's still blaming former President Biden for not allowing the Ukraine to defend itself. Yet he wants Putin and Zelenskyy to talk. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Trump will allegedly raise Russian tariffs 100% if there is no ceasefire within 50/FIFTY days.

*There is now a pause on any visitors from Gaza entering America.

*Relations between the US and Venezuela grew tense this week.

*The United States sanctioned members of the International Criminal Court???

*Trump's opinions on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

*Trump's current opinions on war heroes.

*Opinion: About the Trump-Putin Summit of August 15.

*Opinion: It wasn't a good press conference.

*Speculation: Was it a joke???

*Speculation: Was a State Department employee fired for trying to do their job???

FACT BASED OPINION

THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…

*Postal Services between Europe and the United States are now limited in some respects because of the Trump tariffs. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Canada has canceled many of its counter US tariffs.

*The steel and aluminum tariffs have been expanded.

*Trump wants Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign.

*Analysis: Tariffs and the average American.

*Opinion: Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

*Opinion: Trump on his economic actions.

*Speculation: What tariffs may and may not do.

*Speculation: Why is Las Vegas Tourism down???

*Speculation: Will Target suffer???

ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…

*The Trump/Republican regime is trying to tie Crime Victim Restitution to how well states cooperate with the government's current immigrant policies. States with Democrat Governors, which seem to be the ones most affected by this new policy, are suing to get Victims Rights restored. However a Federal Judge has since ruled legitimate Federal funds cannot be denied to Sanctuary Cities. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Citing pre-existing laws before the Trump/Republican regime started their changes, Boston has said "NO!" to mass deportations. But ICE says they will "patrol" the city anyway. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Legal immigrants can still look for work, provided they pass an Anti-Americanism screening.

*Every Visa holder is being reviewed for potential deportation, depending upon their records.

*Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from Federal custody pending trial, yet is still being monitored. But are his options now either to make a guilty plea or be deported to Uganda??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Until all the legal issues can be settled, Alligator Alcatraz is closed to new detainees. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*ICE has opened a new detention center in Texas and turned a World War Two era Interment Camp into another. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Meanwhile the southern border wall is to be repainted again.

*Analysis: Just how many immigrants, illegal and otherwise, have been deported???

*Analysis: Where are they being sent???

*Analysis: How not counting immigrants in any Census will hurt more than just voting.

*Analysis: Inside an ICE training facility.

*One detainee's view of what it's like inside Alligator Alcatraz.

*Speculation: What happened to Adrienne Villa???

*Speculation: What will happen to Rodney Taylor, who has legally been in America since age 2/TWO???

FACT BASED OPINIOIN.

ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...

*The Trump/Republican regime wants to END mail-in ballots! It also wants all future ballots counted by hand only. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*A Federal Judge has denied dropping the charges for three former Trump aides accused of interfering with the 2020 Presidential Election in Wisconsin.

*She was arrested, tried and convicted for attempting to alter voting machines. Now Trump wants her released. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*FOX News knew they were reporting election misinformation???

*Opinion: Donald Trump and National Security.

*Speculation: Some news agencies are still reporting the false 2020 Presidential election beliefs???

ALSO…

FACT BASED OPINION

*The FBI raided the home and office of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton August 22!

*The Trump/Republican regime has canceled the security clearances of more past and present personnel. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Why has the head of Defense Intelligence been fired???

*Trump still wants a ballroom at the White House.

*The Federal Bureau of Investigation/FBI now has a new co-deputy director.

*A New York Appeals Court found that while Civilian Donald Trump did commit fraud, the fine was obsessive.

*South Park versus the Trump/Republican regime: Episode 3/THREE.

*Analysis: The Pros and Cons of Federal Union contracts.

*Opinion: Religion and the military.

*An opinion on Trump's White House redecorating.

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

*The latest from the White House.

FACT

THE WASHINGTON, DC TAKEOVER...

*More National Guard personnel have arrived in DC.

*Now Trump wants to redecorate DC???

*Each side claims the crime data has been faked, but the Department of Justice is investigating the DC Police.

*Reviewing the troops.

*Other Mayors are noting the lower crime rates in their cities. despite the Trump/Republican regime's opinions otherwise.

*Is Trump eyeing Chicago next???

*Opinion: Legitimate peace keeping or military takeover???

*Opinion: Donald Trump Junior supports invading US cities.

*Speculation: The latest "evidence" Capital residents are actually happy the Trump/Republican regime took over the city.

THE TEXAS GERRYMANDERING BATTLE...

*The State Democrats have returned. Now what??? Unless they sign Permission Slips, the Democrats are not allowed to leave the Capitol. Even then, it's with a police "escort". (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)

*Democratic State Representative Nicole Collier is suing for her freedom. She can't even go to the bathroom alone! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Texas got their new districts after all. But the Democrats are still fighting. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Texas Governor Greg Abbott is against Democrats' counter redistricting proposal and vows to fight it in court.

*California now plans to counter Texas with their own redistricting. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Mississippi has to redraw their attempt at redistricting because their state Supreme Court ruled it violates the existing Voting Rights Act.

*Speculation: Will other states redistrict before the 2026 mid-term elections???

*Speculation: What else will Trump attempt to make sure Republicans win the 2026 mid-term elections???

FACT BASED OPINION

THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…

*The House of Representatives is trying to obtain the Epstein Files.

*Yet the coverup(s) and denials continue. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*A look at the transcripts of the Justice Department's interviews with Epstein's assistant Ghislaine Maxwell.

*Prince Andrew's new book Entitled, was allegedly edited to remove any Jeffrey Epstein references.

*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.

MEDICAL NEWS…

FACT BASED OPINION

*The current Department of Justice tried to obtain Trans people's medical records.

*Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy, Junior isn't happy that doctors are not taking his advice.

*Florida supports raw milk???

*Analysis: The current status of Hospitals under the Trump/Republican regime.

*Analysis: Human Health versus the Agricultural Industry.

*Speculation: Why are Native Americans not getting health coverage???

*Keeping track of hospitals.

⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…

*The Court lifted a block to allow research funding cuts based on the Trump/Republican regime's anti Diversity, Equality and Inclusion/DEI beliefs, but all future possible cuts must follow established guidelines.

*Except for administrative duties, the Court is in recess until the first Monday of October 2025.

*Analysis: How future Court decisions could affect the world.

*One Justice's opinions of the Court supporting the Trump/Republican regime.

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

FACT!

*The Trump/Republican regime is reviewing the Smithsonian and other museums across the country, especially concerning their focus on how bad slavery allegedly was. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Yet August 23 is the International Day of Remembrance for the Slave Trade and its Abolition.

*Apparently Free Speech is subjective in this matter.

*But one Trump aide wonders: "Who cares about slavery?"

*Who displayed Nazi flags at a Texas school???

*Since she was not properly appointed, a Federal Judge has ruled everything Alina Habba did as the acting US Attorney for the District of New Jersey unlawful, null and void.

*Eric Menendez has been denied parole. Lyle Menendez was denied parole in a separate hearing. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*The Trump/Republican regime will no longer support Federal grants to colleges with Hispanic students???

*Religious tests are no longer required for college students in Minnesota.

FACT BASED OPINION

*A Park Ranger was fired for an off duty activity.

*Did Delta and United Airlines try selling window seats where there were no windows on the plane???

*Alabama has changed its Parental Leave guidelines.

*Florida has changed the rules concerning school punishments.

*She was stuck working a shift all by herself, so Burger King fired her???

*A decades old missing person case may have been resolved.

*Remembering Aretha Franklin.

*Analysis: The current status of America's public education system.

*Analysis: How Oklahoma is currently assessing Teaching candidates.

*Analysis: The current status of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Trump/Republican regime.

*Analysis: Law firms under the Trump/Republican regime.

*Opinion: Different viewpoints.

*Opinion: Do Trans People count???

*Opinion: JD Vance's views on homeless people.

*Speculation: Will schools still be able to teach the English language???

STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!

*US Attorney General Jeanine Pirro has allegedly instructed her office not to pursue gun charges from public carries in Washington DC.

*Who started a fake Active Shooter alert at Villanova University August 21???

✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!

TRUTHS

*What gift from the European Union???

*Trump and Intel Computers.

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Congressional Democrats want to investigate CBS.

*The latest Bills pending before Congress.

THE BUDGET BATTLE>AFTERMATH...

*Opinion: Republicans are still trying to spin the "One Big Beautiful Bill" positively to the people.

ELSEWHERE…

*Did someone working for New York City Mayoral hopeful Eric Adams try to bribe a reporter???

*Will 2026 be the final Gathering of (Native American) Nations???

*TSA has changed the allowed items on flights.

*Cracker Barrel is changing its logo.

*Analysis: Why Adults are ordering Kids' Meals.

*Speculation: Is Mass Transit in trouble???

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

*A lost wallet was finally returned after 10/TEN years.

*Go Squirrel! 

*The 2025 College Football🏈 season has started.

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.