Saturday, January 24, 2026

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JANUARY 18-24, 2026

 
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!

JANUARY 24 IS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION.
JANUARY 24 IS ALSO PEANUT BUTTER🥜 DAY.
JANUARY 26 IS AUSTRALIA DAY, INDIA’S REPUBLIC DAY AND SPOUSE DAY.
JANUARY 27 IS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY.
JANUARY 28 IS KAZOO DAY.
JANUARY 29 IS PUZZLE🧩 DAY.
JANUARY 31 IS NAURU’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JANUARY 31 IS ALSO HOT CHOCOLATE DAY AND GORILLA SUIT🦍 DAY,
according to Mad magazine’s Don Martin.
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
FEBRUARY IS ALSO HEART HEALTH💖 MONTH.
FEBRUARY 1 IS DARK CHOCOLATE🍫 DAY.
FEBRUARY 2 IS GROUNDHOG’S DAY AND WORLD WETLANDS DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of January 24, 2026. But why has there been no data from the United States since January 21, 2025???
*Analysis: The Trump/Republican regime has NO valid claim to Greenland. The United States traded it for the Virgin Islands in 1917!


FACT BASED OPINION
IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)

THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR!

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…
*The severe winter storm threatening the United States. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*February 2 is World Wetlands Day.
*FYI: There are coastal areas that accept used Christmas Trees🎄 to help rebuild sand dunes along the beach. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.
*FYI: Some zoos accept used Christmas Trees🎄 to help feed their animals. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Former professional baseball⚾ players Wilbur Wood and Rob Maurer have passed away. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Mathematician Gladys West, who helped figure out the shape of the Earth which contributed to the creation of GPS, is no longer with us.
*Former professional hockey🏒 player turned coach and Stanley Cup champion Phil Goyette has passed away.
*Former professional football🏈 player turned coach Claude Gibson is no longer with us.
*Animator turned director Roger Allers (The Lion King, Open Season, more) has passed away.
*Former professional rugby football🏉 player David Young is no longer with us.
*Jazz musician Ralph Towner, who played with many groups throughout a decades long career has passed away.
*Famous fashion designer Valentino has taken his final walk on the runway.
*Actress Patsy King, noted for many famous international roles in her native Australia, has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Voice artist Stefan Gossler, noted for animation roles and dubbing many performers in German.
*Actor Floyd Vivino, also known as Uncle Floyd (many TV and movie roles) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Singer Guy Hovis (The Lawrence Welk Show, more) is no longer with us.
*Actress Yvonne Lime (many TV and movie roles from 1956-1968 before turning to charity work) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional football🏈 player John Brodie has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*Analysis: The Trump/Republican regime has NO valid claim to Greenland. The United States traded it for the Virgin Islands in 1917!
ANALYSIS BASED OPINION
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
FACT BASED OPINION
THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA MENACE...
*First a 5/FIVE year old boy, now a 2/TWO year old girl! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: WHY???
THE DEATH OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD...
*The New York Times confirms that ICE Agent Jonathan Ross was NOT struck in any way, shape or form by Renee Good's vehicle before he shot and killed her.
FACT BASED ANALYSIS
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*Trump gave an impromptu press conference January 20 to celebrate his first year back in office.
THE BALLROOM BLITZ...
*
ALSO…
*Who still currently has a grant???
*Keeping track of all the legal actions against the current Trump/Republican regime and its personnel.
*The latest from the White House. (Briefing Room)
CITY SEIZURES…
*
NOTE: Washington, DC is the only city the Trump/Republican regime has any official authority to act within. The rest are questionable, at best.
THE GERRYMANDERING ATTEMPTS…
*
NOTE: With the 2026 mid-term elections drawing near, the Trump/Republican regime is trying to make sure the Republican Party maintains control of the House of Representatives and the Senate to continue their agenda.
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
SPECULATION

*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.
FACT BASED OPINION
MEDICAL NEWS…
*Yet the man who also thinks makes a good preventative for COVID wants to make the measles and other vaccinations voluntary only.
*The current status of your hospital.
⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
DEFENDING FREE SPEECH…
*
ICE & OBSERVER'S OPINIONS
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
🛑STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!
*
✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
The Trump/Republican regime has NO valid claim to Greenland. The United States traded it for the Virgin Islands in 1917!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*The latest Bills pending before Congress.
ELSEWHERE…
*Green Day is joining Bad Bunny as this year's Super Bowl🏈 entertainment, an event Trump has announced he won't attend. But ICE will! (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*January 29 is the 90th anniversary of the first group of honorees inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.
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THE PUZZLE CORNER: JANUARY 24. 2026

 😎FUN FACT
January 29 is the 90th anniversary of the first group of honorees being inducted into the Baseball⚾ Hall of Fame.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
Can you name all the honorees from that inaugural group?

SUPER SECONDS🥈
After the FAMOUS FIRSTS, what comes next?
Who were the next group of honorees in 1937?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the January 17, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {treat, uncle} = Dutch. Dutch treat, Dutch uncle.
02. {sesame, easy} = Streets. Sesame Street, Easy Street.

RHYME TIME⏰
The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?
More problems than you were expecting. = Double Trouble.
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Monday, January 19, 2026

DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR DAY 2026

 The following is an editorial.

KING MEMORIAL, WASHINGTON DC
Once again we pause to honor a good man who is no longer with us, but sadly this year is different because those currently running the United States do not believe in "wokeness", let alone diversity, equality and inclusion.

Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior (1929-1968) was a minister and civil rights leader who believed that all were created equal, regardless of skin color, gender, wealth or whatever other factors society might use to attempt dividing its people.

"THE SOFT MINDED MAN ALWAYS FEARS CHANGE. HE HAS AN ALMOST MORBID FEAR OF THE NEW. FOR HIM, THE GREATEST PAIN IS THE PAIN OF A NEW IDEA."

Doctor King grew up in a world of segregation and even after some achievements to correct this issue, including then President Lyndon Baines Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, realized there was still a long way to go before "the dream" was truly achieved.

"I HAVE A DREAM THAT MY FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN WILL ONE DAY LIVE IN A NATION WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE JUDGED BY THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, BUT BY THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER."

Sadly Doctor King was assassinated in 1968, his work unfinished, but others strive to continue the task.


We are one race upon a singular planet within the vastness of the universe.
Regardless of who you are, we must all work together for not only the betterment of this world, but ourselves, our civilization today and the generations to come.

"WE MUST LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS, OR PERISH TOGETHER AS FOOLS."

With current events in Minnesota and elsewhere, hopefully by next year's Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior Day I may have something more positive to post.

"DARKNESS CANNOT DRIVE OUT DARKNESS. ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT.
HATE CANNOT DRIVE OUT HATE. ONLY LOVE CAN DO THAT."

"I BELIEVE THAT UNARMED TRUTH AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE FINAL WORD IN REALITY.
THAT IS WHY, EVEN TEMPORARILY DEFEATED, RIGHT IS ALWAYS STRONGER THAN ANY EVIL TRIUMPHANT."

ALL QUOTES BY DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR.

Lee Houston, Junior
Editor-In-Chief, The Free Choice E-zine
19 January, 2026
The 2/TWO separate links above were active at the time of posting this article.

The above was an editorial.
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Sunday, January 18, 2026

SUNDAY FUNNIES: CATTY CELEBRITY CITINGS, JANUARY 2026

 Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here and once again it's time for Catty Celebrity Citings!
As usual, an actual quote from a real celebrity past or present will be followed by a hopefully witty remark by yours truly.
Ready?

"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity and dares all things."~~Famous mystery author Agatha Christie.
You think hell hath no fury like a woman scorned?
Threaten her children and be ready to face the police, the courts and who knows what else.

"It is dangerous to be right when the establish authorities are wrong."~~Voltaire, famous French writer and philosopher.
Opinions are like noses. Everybody has one but just because you might have the strength to back up your thoughts doesn't mean you're correct.

"If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fires, then what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us."~~Comedian George Carlin.
Hopefully they fight for freedom and not against it.

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."~~Actor Robin Williams.
Just make sure they're the right words and ideas.

"You can beat forty scholars with one fact, but you can't beat one idiot with forty facts."~~Rumi, thirteenth century poet.
"The problem is that intelligent people are full of doubts, while stupid people are full of confidence."~~ author Charles Bukowski.
Don't you just hate trying to fight a battle of wits against an unarmed opponent?

"You can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country."~~Historian Will Durant.
"It is also in the interests of the tyrant to make his subjects poor. The people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time to realize the truth."~~Greek Philosopher Aristotle.
Anyone been keeping up with the news lately?

So on that note♫, take care.
STAY SAFE!
Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—PDK.

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JANUARY 11-17, 2026: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 THIS IS THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE'S 3,300TH BLOGGER POST!😀

WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JANUARY 18 IS WINNIE THE POOH DAY, BASED ON A. A. MILNE’S BIRTHDAY.
JANUARY 18 IS ALSO WORLD SNOWMAN⛄ DAY.
JANUARY 19 IS POPCORN🍿 DAY.
JANUARY 20 IS CHEESE🧀 DAY.
JANUARY 21 IS HUGGING DAY, SQUIRREL APPRECIATION DAY.
JANUARY 22 IS PENGUIN🐧 AWARENESS DAY.
JANUARY 24 IS PEANUT BUTTER🥜 DAY.
JANUARY 26 IS AUSTRALIA DAY, INDIA’S REPUBLIC DAY AND SPOUSE DAY.
WIKIPEDIA CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of January 17, 2026. But why has there been no data from the United States since January 21, 2025???
FACT BASED OPINION

*The Trump/Republican regime isn't happy that Canada and China have a new trade agreement. (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.)
THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR!
*As the war continues…  

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…
*January 18 is World Snowman⛄ Day.
*January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day.
*January 22 is Penguin🐧 Awareness Day.
*FYI: There are coastal areas that accept used Christmas Trees🎄 to help rebuild sand dunes along the beach. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.
*FYI: Some zoos accept used Christmas Trees🎄 to help feed their animals. Check with yours to see if this program is available in your area.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Author Erich von Daniken (Chariots of the Gods?, other works) is no longer with us.
*Actor Derek Martin (many roles from 1962-2016) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Former professional baseball player and World Series champion⚾ Dave Guisti is no longer with us.
*Actor Marcus Gilbert (many TV and film roles from 1982 until his passing) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Sound Engineer Thomas Causey (many projects from 1972-2008) is no longer with us.
*Actress Catherine Samie (many International roles from 1955-2016) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Former professional football🏈 player and Super Bowl Champion Chet Brooks has passed away.
*Cartoonist Scott Adams (Dilbert) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…



WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
FACT BASED OPINON
*The Trump/Republican regime isn't happy that Canada and China have a new trade agreement. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
*The American Civil Liberties Union/ACLU is now suing ICE.
*Analysis: ICE tactics.
*Speculation: Could ICE be abolished???
THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA MENACE...
FACT BASED OPINION

FACT BASED OPINION
THE DEATH OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD...
*US Attorney General Pam Bondi isn't happy about several Prosecutors resigning from the Department of Justice instead of investigating Good's background or her widow. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
FACT BASED OPINION

THE BALLROOM BLITZ...
ALSO…
*Was Trump joking about cancelling the 2026 mid-term elections??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
CITY SEIZURES…

NOTE: Washington, DC is the only city the Trump/Republican regime has any official authority to act within. The rest are questionable, at best.
THE GERRYMANDERING ATTEMPTS…
*Was Trump joking about cancelling the 2026 mid-term elections??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
NOTE: With the 2026 mid-term elections drawing near, the Trump/Republican regime is trying to make sure the Republican Party maintains control of the House of Representatives and the Senate to continue their agenda.
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
REMEMBER???

*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…
DEFENDING FREE SPEECH…
FACT BASED OPINION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
FACT BASED OPINION

ELSEWHERE…
😁AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.
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