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

 

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

THE VIRUSES ARE STILL ONGOING.

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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.

ALL MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 6-12, 2014

THIS MONTH IS THE FIRST "SUPER MOON" OF 2014.

TODAY IS INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR

KIRIBATI, ALONG WITH SAÕ TOMÉ AND PRINCIPÉ.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S ANNUAL ALL STAR GAME

WILL BE PLAYED TUESDAY, JULY 15TH.

AMONGST EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...

The moon, super and otherwise

*Scientists are worried that pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides are causing a serious DECREASE in some of the world's fauna, including the Monarch Butterfly, the common firefly, and 14 different species of birds. There is fear that these animals may become endangered and eventually extinct!
*Category 4 Super Typhoon Neoguri is still a concern in the Pacific, but the current (known) death toll has been "minimal" because of the advanced warnings being heeded by citizens in its path.
*There are reports of a cholera outbreak in South Sudan, which has already claimed 60 lives.
*South Korea says that North Korea has fired two more missiles into the water near its borders.
*Civil servants are on strike in the United Kingdom over salary freezes and budget cuts.
*Sengal President Macky Sall has named Mohammed Ben Abdallah Dionne his country's new Prime Minister.
*Australia has signed a free trade agreement with Japan.
*The United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled in favor of Bangladesh in a border dispute with India over the Bay of Bengal.
*Germany and Argentina will face each other in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Sunday, July 13th. Meanwhile, The Netherlands beat Brazil to win the Third Place Cup.
*The prehistoric Pelagornis sandersi is now believed to be the largest (known) flying bird ever.
*Civil unrest continues in Syria, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Afghanistan.

CONCERNING THE UKRAINE AND RUSSIA...

*Moldova's TV and Radio Council has suspended the license for Russia-24, and sanctioned four local stations due to a lack of pluralism.
*Ukrainian military forces have reclaimed Kostiantynivka, Artemivsk, Siversk, Kramatorsk, and Druzhkivka from pro-Russian separatists. They have since started rendering aide to the locals and repairing the infrastructure, while accusing insurgent leader Igor Strelkov of ordering death sentences under laws from the Joseph Stalin era of Russia.
*Russia's Angara rocket successfully completed its maiden flight. It is Russia's hope to develop a system independent of the factories located in other parts of what was once the Soviet Union.
*The European Union has begun imposing sanctions against known pro-Russian dissident leaders, including travel bans and freezing assets.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...

*There is a grass roots effort in progress in hopes of getting Congress to consider legislation that would overturn the Supreme Court's recent decision favoring corporations in regards to medical coverage based on religious beliefs.
*While Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner is still considering legal action President Barack Obama for trying to accomplish what Congress won't, former governor and Republican spokeswoman Sarah Palin is now attempting another impeachment rally against the President. Do our readers know what a "wasted effort" and "smoke screen" are?
*The U.S. Department of Justice is currently holding trial against the American Express credit card company on anti-trust allegations.
*The Federal Reserve has announced that it will end quantitative easing (bond purchasing) this October.
*Germany expelled the Central Intelligence Agency's Berlin station chief over a "series of spy scandals".
*Tommy Ramone, former drummer with The Ramones, has lost his battle against cancer.
*Tracy Morgan; on behalf of his fellow passengers Ardley Fuqua, along with Jeffery and Krista Millea; is suing Wal*Mart after one of their truck drivers (who allegedly had already been on the road beyond daily safety limits at the time) crashed into their vehicle, resulting in the death of comedian James McNair, aka: Jimmy Mack, while injuring Morgan and the rest of his passengers.

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