Saturday, April 18, 2026

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 12-18, 2026: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

APRIL IS JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH, ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH
AND GARLIC🧄 MONTH.
APRIL 18 IS WORLD🌍 HERITAGE DAY.
APRIL 21 IS TEA🫖 DAY.
APRIL 22 IS EARTH🌍 DAY.
APRIL 23 IS WORLD BOOK DAY.
APRIL 24 IS INTERNATIONAL GUIDE DOG🦮 DAY.
APRIL 25 IS ANZAC DAY FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, ITALY’S LIBERATION DAY AND WORLD PENGUIN🐧 DAY.
APRIL 26 IS WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY
AND INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE DAY.
APRIL 27 IS HAIRBALL AWARENESS DAY, to promote better pet health.
APRIL 27 IS KING DAY IN THE NETHERLANDS.
APRIL 27 IS ALSO MORSE CODE DAY.
APRIL 28 IS ARBOR🌳 DAY AND WORLD ASTRONOMY🌌 DAY.
APRIL 28 IS ALSO THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEXTER’S LABORATORY.
APRIL 29 IS INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY.
APRIL 30 IS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌏RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
FACT BASED OPINION
ANALYSIS:
HUNGARY'S FUTURE.
*Donald Trump versus Pope Leo XIV??? First Trump posted an image of himself as ChristNow an image standing next to Christ. After various and assorted comments from Trump and his allies, the Pope says he will not debate him, but keep praying for and preaching peace. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)
*Pope Leo XIV on his first Papal tour visited Africa, Cameroon and other stops of note, yet he still has to deal with Trump's comments. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Hungary has a new Prime Minister as Peter Magyar defeated Viktor Orban. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*While the US is worried about Iran, what about North Korea's nuclear weapon(s) development???
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of April 18, 2026. But why has there been no data from the United States since January 21, 2025???

BRITISH BULLETINS...

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…
*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*Iran wouldn't open the Strait of Hormuz, but now the Trump/Republican regime will block it in retaliation???
*Speculation: Could Russia wind up with Iran's uranium??? Or will America cut a deal for it??? (There are 2/TWO 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…
FACT BASED OPINION

*A look at Japan's new heatwave terminology as that country reports its lowest greenhouse gases output, to date. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*April 22 is Earth🌍 Day.
*April 24 is International Guide Dog🦮 Day.
*April 25 is World Penguin Day.
*Sadly, April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
*April 27 is Hairball Awareness Day to promote better Pet Health. 
*April 28 is Arbor🌳 Day.
🌌SPACE NEWS...
*April 28 is World Astronomy Day.🌠

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Community activist Minerva Solla is no longer with us.
*Actress Joy Harmon (Cool Hand Luke, Angel In My Pocket and other movies) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Artist Frank Stack (illustrated Harvey Pekar’s Our Cancer Year and other works of note) is no longer with us.
*Author Ian Watson (The Jonah Kit, The Martian Inca, much more) has passed away.
*Former World Series champion professional baseball⚾ player Garret Anderson is no longer with us.
*Saturday morning superstar Sid Kroft (too many great credits to list them all) has passed away.
*Actor Alexander Morton (Monarch of the Glen, Taggart, and much more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Songwriter Don Schlitz (Kenny Rogers’ ♫The Gambler♫, the songs for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Musical, much more) 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…
FACT BASED OPINION
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
*Donald Trump versus Pope Leo XIV??? First Trump posted an image of himself as Christ. Now an image standing next to Christ. After various and assorted comments from Trump and his allies, the Pope says he will not debate him, but keep praying for and preaching peace. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)
*First Iran wouldn't open the Strait of Hormuz, but now the Trump/Republican regime will block it in retaliation???
*Speculation: Could Russia wind up with Iran's uranium??? Or will America cut a deal for it??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: As of April 18, what will the Trump/Republican regime do next???
ANALYSIS
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
FACT BASED OPINION
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
*Donald Trump is now suing the Internal Revenue Service! Opinion: Isn't that a conflict of interest???
THE 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS…
FACT BASED OPINION

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.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE BALLROOM BLITZ...
ALSO…
*First the Gulf of Mexico became the Gulf of America. Now it might become the Gulf of Trump???
THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN SITUATION…
*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

*Analysis: Which milk???
FACT BASED OPINION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
FACT BASED OPINION
FACT BASED OPINION
*Congress returned from vacation and the first thing Republicans did was celebrate the anniversary of the "One Big Beautiful Bill"???
ELSEWHERE…
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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