THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE: May 11-17

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🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…

*Is China hiding “kill switches” in other countries' Solar Farms???

*Is the head of the Trump/Republican regime’s Environmental Protection Agency against saving gasoline???

*America’s weather services are seriously understaffed as Hurricane Season draws near.

*Speculation: Does the Trump/Republican regime care about saving energy???

*Speculation: Will America's drinking water remain safe???

*Speculation: Is the Endangered Species Act endangered???

*May 20 is World Bee🐝 Day.

*May 23 is World Turtle🐢 Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

*A nuclear power plant on the moon???

*Trump cut the Boeing/Lockheed Space Project budget.

*China launched an improved methane powered rocket.

*The latest on Voyager 1.

*May 18 is Astronomy Day.🌠

😢PASSING PARADE…

*The innocent lives lost to war.

*Former Governor of Missouri turned Senator Kit Bond is no longer with us.

*Famous mathematician Peter Lax has passed away.

*Oscar winning director Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer, Bonnie and Clyde, and much more) is no longer with us.

*Composer Charles Strouse (Bye Bye Birdie, Annie and much more) has passed away.

*John Edwards of The Spinners has passed away.

*Former professional Major League Baseball⚾ players Jason Conti, Jack Curtis and Rich Rollins are no longer with us. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Former professional basketball🏀 player Larry Miller has passed away.

*Keyboardist Billy Earheart (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band and other artists) is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

MAY 17 IS ARMED FORCES DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE EYE PRODUCTS RECALLS???

EVERY AMERICAN MUST HAVE A “REAL ID”.

WE NEED MORE

GUN RESPONSIBILITY

NOW!

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…

ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
OPINION

*A proposed trade deal with China. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Hamas plans to release the last of the American hostages as a goodwill gesture towards Donald Trump.

*Trump says America will soon drop all sanctions against Syria. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*A Mexican Navy training ship accidentally struck America's Brooklyn Bridge May 17.

*Why did America revoke the Visas of Baja, California’s governor and her husband???

*Will Trump accept a jet from Qatar??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Other Republicans’ opinions about the possible jet.

*Now Congressional Republicans want to hear from Canada???

*Analysis: Donald Trump and oil. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Speculation: Is President Trump’s trip to the Middle East diplomatic or business???

*Trump’s thoughts on Saudi Arabia.

*Opinion: Should America become the AI capital of the world???

ANALYSIS

THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL…

*Recounting the Trade Wars, to date.

*Walmart was preparing to raise prices store wide. Yet Trump warned the retailer they "better eat the tariff costs themselves". What happens next??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Consumers are not happy.

*Analysis: The current economy and you.

OPINION

ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…

*America’s Attorney General Kristi Noem says she “doesn’t have to follow the Constitution.”

*The Wisconsin Judge accused of allegedly helping an immigrant escape ICE has been officially charged to face trial.

*A Federal Judge in Philadelphia approved the Alien Enemies Act for deportations again. However the Supreme Court said "No". Yet others disagreed with the Philadelphia Judge and were fired for expressing their opinions. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)

*Trump did allow some immigrant refugees into the country recently. Yet where is the evidence of their oppression??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*But while immigrants are still here, Congress wants to tax their remittances.

*Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wants to turn the quest for citizenship into a reality TV show???

*Analysis: Just who can and can’t enter the United States???

*Analysis: The Trump/Republican regime concerning immigrants and the law.

*Analysis: What has all the deportations cost tax payers, so far.

*Opinion: Trump and Immigrant Religion.

*Opinion: Why do ICE personnel wear masks on raids???

*Speculation: Which story about Kilmar Abrego Garcia is true???

ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
OPINION

*The Trump/Republican regime now has court approval to halt Federal Employees' Union Bargaining.

*The potential costs if Trump gets his birthday military parade.

*Guess who else wants a private jet???

*US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick thinks everyone will be working factory jobs for the rest of their lives and future generations.

*The Trump/Republican regime versus Harvard continues.

*Harvard's President is voluntarily taking a pay CUT to help the university out.

*Opinion: Has DOGE located the right fraud???

*Speculation: Why is Sean Duffy still blaming former President Joseph Biden for all of the Transportation Department’s problems???

*Speculation: Commercial plans for America's 250th anniversary in 2026 are already underway???

ALSO…

A formal response to some Trump comments

*Trump’s pick to replace Carla Hayden as the Head Librarian of Congress is…

*Yet Congress doesn’t like Trump messing with the Library.

*Could the Trump/Republican regime be against nonprofit organizations???

*CBS versus Donald Trump continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Trump versus the law firm Wilmer Hale continues.

*A high school student wants to know “Why is Trump orange?”

*Trump’s latest poll numbers as the country's credit rating sinks. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: More voter remorse.

*Analysis: All the budget cuts, so far.

*Analysis: The For Profit President is selling access to the White House.

*Opinion: Bruce Springsteen’s thoughts on Donald Trump as Trump versus Springsteen continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*Opinion: Why Trump is "picking fights" with celebrities.

*Opinion: Trump believes how he earns money while President is none of America’s business.

*Keeping track of all the legal actions against the current Trump Administration and its personnel: Elon Musk, etc.

*The latest from the White House.

NEWS BASED OPINION
MEDICAL NEWS…

*While now fighting against fluoride, Robert F. Kennedy Junior, the head of National Health and Human Services, took his family swimming in polluted waters??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*During a Congressional Subcommittee hearing, Kennedy admitted “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”

*At least one Representative doesn’t agree with the proposed drastic cuts in medical research.

*Florida will no longer allow fluoride in their drinking water. Dentists disagree.

*Analysis: The Trump/Republican regime on drug prices.

*Opinion: Others about Robert F. Kennedy, Junior’s position on autism.

*Speculation: Trump and medical science.

⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…

*The Court’s decision in a pending case on Birthright Citizenship could be the deciding factor for the Trump/Republican regime to attempt limiting judicial powers. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)

*The Court's current opinions on deportations and the Alien Enemies Act.

*But how will the Court respond to Federal layoffs and budget cuts???

ROE V. WADE OVERTURN>AFTERMATH

*Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy, Junior is trying to use an inaccurate study to change the regulations concerning mifepristone.

*Missouri Republicans want to change their state's rules, again.

SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…

*Your private information may soon no longer be private!

*Are Sexual Assault Victims getting the help they need???

*Florida’s ban on female impersonators has been ruled unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds.

*Speculation: Will Trump pardon George Floyd’s killer???

STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE!

*Who bombed a Florida Fertility Clinic May 17???

✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!

*Trump and the Qatar Jet.

*Remember: The Statute of Liberty was a gift to the COUNTRY. If accepted, the Jet is just a gift to Trump.

FACTS

MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Will Congress impeach Donald Trump???

*Do School Vouchers lie in the future???

*And Congress is also tackling the question of pornography.

*Yet Senator Ted Cruz apparently doesn't like the US Constitution???

*The latest Bills pending before Congress.

FACT BASED OPINION
THE BUDGET BATTLE...

*The House of Representatives hopes to cut almost 14 MILLION people from Medicaid!

*The House also wants to seriously cut SNAP/Food Assistance too.

*Yet the proposed budget is in trouble as Congress tries to figure out how big a tax break the rich will get because some Republicans think the budget doesn't cut enough from Medicaid and Food Stamps! (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)

*Who suffers if Medicaid is cut???

ELSEWHERE…

*Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson are now eligible for the Major League Baseball⚾ Hall of Fame again. But will they get in???

*HBO Max will be HBO Max again.

*The race horse Journalism won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.

*Speculation: The new book about ex-President Joseph Biden: Truth or Fiction???

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

*Capital One owes Savings Account holders money.

*The self taught 12 year old baker.

MEMES COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.

Saturday, May 17, 2014

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 11-17, 2014

The king of the kaiju (giant monsters) Godzilla

celebrates his 60th anniversary this year.

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

*The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram claims to have 100 of the kidnapped Chibok girls and wants to start exchanging them for imprisoned members of their group.
*A new Facebook page called "My Stealthy Freedom", where Iranian women can post images of themselves NOT wearing their hijabs, is quickly becoming popular. The act is akin to ladies burning their bras in the 1960s for Women's Lib.
*A pregnant Sudanese woman has been sentenced to 100 lashes for marrying a Christian man and death for not renouncing Christianity.
*After the Soma mine collapse in Turkey, 282 miners are confirmed dead while 120 others are trapped within the cave in.
*Rescue efforts after the sinking of the MV-Miraj 4 ferry have been (temporarily?) ended after recovering 54 bodies. It is unknown how many passengers might have been on board that are still missing.
*The remains of the historic Santa Maria have allegedly been found north of Haiti.
*The largest dinosaur remains ever discovered have been unearthed in Patagonia, Argentina.
*The Bharatiya Janta Party has won a majority in India's recent general elections.
*Civil unrest continues in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.

WITHIN THE UKRAINE...

*Pro-Russian insurgents have declared the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk "independent states" that will allegedly soon join the Russian Union.
*Talks have begun in hopes of settling the regional unrest, but without any Pro-Russian representatives present.
*The United Nations is concerned about the deterioration of Human Rights in the region.
*The Ukrainian Presidential election is still scheduled for May 25th.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...

*The National September 11th Memorial and Museum near Ground Zero is officially open.
*"California Chrome" won the Preakness horse race, leaving many to wonder if it can win the Belmont Stakes in June to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
*Journalist Barbara Walters has officially retired, but will continue as Executive Producer of ABC's The View.

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