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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 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.)
*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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Saturday, April 18, 2020

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 12-18, 2020


APRIL 21 IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF YOSEMITE SAM’S DEBUT
IN THE BUGS BUNNY CARTOON “HARE TRIGGER”.
APRIL 22 IS THE 50TH ANNUAL EARTH DAY!🌎
APRIL 22 IS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY.
APRIL 25 IS WORLD PENGUIN DAY.🐧

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*US President Donald Trump wants to halt American funding to the World Health Organization because of "their mishandling” of the pandemic???
*The pandemic, as of April 16/17, 2020.
*Who is cyber attacking the Czech Republic???
*The results of the 2020 South Korea elections are…
*More than just "bricks"!
*♫What a marvelous night for a star dance!♫🌟
*What a super nova!

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.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…🌐
*In America, doesn’t the Donald Trump Administration have more important things to worry about than weakening the Environmental Protection Agency???
*April 22 is Earth Day, AND the 50th anniversary of the observance!

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost from the Easter tornado storms.
*Actor Danny Goldman (The Smurfs, M*A*S*H, Young Frankenstein) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Famed wrestling announcer Howard Finkel has passed away.
*Author Donna Kauffman is no longer with us.
*Actor Brian Dennehy (Cocoon franchise, Tommy Boy, etc.) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Hank Steinbrenner (co-owner of the New York Yankees) has passed away.
*Animator Ann Sullivan (Lion King, The Little Mermaid) is no longer with us.
*Stage and Voice Actor Rick May (Starfox franchise, Imagination Theatre) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Musician Moraes Moreira (Novos Baianos) has passed away.
*Actor Bruce Myers (The Unbearable Lightness of Being) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Classic Doctor Who writer Pip Baker (no relation to Tom or Colin) is no longer with us.
*Cinematographer Allen Daviau (ET, Empire of the Sun, etc) has passed away.
*Animator Gene Deitch (early 1960s Tom and Jerry, Tom Terrific) is no longer with us.
*Early disc jockey Robin Seymour has passed away.
*Actor Sergio Fantoni (Von Ryan’s Express, What Did You Do In The War Daddy?) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…☑
*Bernie Sanders and former President Barack Obama are officially endorsing Joe Biden for President. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The shape of the November election will be…??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*A fraud suit over a “hoax”???
POLITICALLY…
*Trump wants to halt American funding to the World Health Organization because of “their mishandling” of the pandemic???
*One great big disaster area???
*Trump versus Doctor Fauci. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*News or a soap box???
*Blame China, or do we???
*Opinion: Is Trump losing supporters???
*Opinion: What should of happened.
*Ego stroking???
*Even if you qualify, WILL you get your stimulus check???
*WHO got HOW much???
*Is the above problem fixable???
*WHERE’S the money???
*Trump versus state governors.
*When will the country reopen???
*States’ reopening thoughts, as of April 15.
*Can Trump threaten the states if they don’t reopen when he wants them to???
*Trump’s reopening plan apparently favors him.
*What to face when the country does reopen...
*THEY have masks??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Trump’s plan to fill vacancies, whether you like it or not???
*Doesn’t the White House have more important things to worry about than weakening the Environmental Protection Agency???
*We’re supposed to be doing WHAT???
TRUMP TWEETS...
*You shouldn’t hate someone just because they’re right.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!✅
*Investigating hydroxychloroquine.
*Wrong claims that keep getting repeated about the pandemic.
*WHO decides when to open and close states???
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Because of the pandemic, Congress will not be returning to work before May 4 at the earliest.
*What is he thinking???
ELSEWHERE…
*The Supreme Court is now in session. Sort of. But will they do the right thing??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Illegal treatment???
*Does this seem right???
*DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT!
*Does this make sense??? Despite the pandemic, Florida reopens its beaches but keeps the schools closed! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*April 19 marks the 245th anniversary of the American Revolution beginning.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*The survivor count GROWS!
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Saturday, April 18, 2015

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: APRIL 12-18, 2015

TODAY IS ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
APRIL 22 IS ADMINISTRATIVE'S ASSISTANTS DAY.
APRIL 22 IS EARTH DAY!
APRIL 24 IS ARBOR DAY!

 AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...
*As both countries strive for improved diplomatic relations, United States President Barack Obama wants to remove Cuba from the States who Sponsor Terrorists list.
*Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands that any agreement with Iran over their nuclear program includes a clause where Iran officially recognizes and will not act against Israel's right to exist.
*The European Union has officially charged Internet giant Google with Anti-trust Breach allegations.
*Wikileaks has recently posted a lot of material originating from the cyber attack against Sony Pictures Studio.
*Space X has yet to successfully recycle their Falcon 9 rocket after a mission.

BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE...
*Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized the delivery of the S-300 missile air defense system to Iran, despite protests from Israel and the United States that Iran is a known terrorist sponsor.

TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*For reason(s) unknown, terrorists attacked the South Korean embassy in Tripoli, killing 2 guards while wounding another. Security otherwise successfully repelled the attack. Then the Moroccan embassy in Tripoli was bombed later that same day. ISIS/ISIL forces have claimed responsibility for both events.
*It has been confirmed that Al-Qaeda forces have captured the Riyan Airport, along with the seaport and oil terminal in Al Mukalla, Yemen.
*Civilians are fleeing the city of Ramadi, Iraq; after ISIS/ISIL forces initiated an attack.

PASSING PARADE...
*Author Günther Grass (The Tin Drum, Dog Years) is no longer with us.
*Singer Percy Sledge ("When A Man Loves A Woman") has left the stage.
*Herb Trimpe, famed comic book artist and co-creator or Wolverine, has passed.
*Former diplomat and historian Elizabeth Brown Pryor is no longer with us.
*Actor and anime voice artist Kinya Aikawa has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
POLITICALLY...
*Hillary Clinton has formally announced her campaign to win the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2016. Political analysts are already applauding her stragety of not only linking herself to America, because then any attack ads against her would also appear to be attacking the country itself; but also actually announcing an agenda (helping working families succeed, climate change, clean energy, and building small businesses) for her first term, should she be elected President in 2016.
*Florida Senator Marco Rubio has announced his hope of becoming the Republican nominee for President in 2016.
*While Jeb Bush is still "exploring the possibility" of running for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016, there is evidence to suggest that as Governor of Florida, he directed almost $2 billion dollars in pension funds to companies that supported his brother George W.'s 2000 and 2004 bids for the Presidency.
*Congress is fast tracking the United States joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, despite protests that much of the details have yet to be made public.
*As both countries strive for improved diplomatic relations, President Barack Obama wants to remove Cuba from the States who Sponsor Terrorists list.
ELSEWHERE...
*Wal-mart has suddenly closed 5 stores between Texas, California, Oklahoma, and Florida without any advanced warning. These 5 locations recently experienced "plumbing problems". While the company has announced plans to eventually repair and reopen the stores, no building or construction permits have yet to be applied for at post time, and it has been noted that most of the locations were sites where employees have demonstrated for better wages.
*George Lucas now plans to build a low income housing project on property he owns in Marin County, California; despite protests from local residents of the exclusive neighborhood, who previously rejected Lucas' proposal to build a movie studio on the land.
*Former professional football player Aaron Hernandez has been convicted of first degree murder.
*Jordan Spieth won the 2015 Masters Professional Golf Tournament.

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