Saturday, July 4, 2026

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 28, 2026-JULY 4, 2026: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JULY 4 IS REPUBLIC DAY IN THE PHILIPPINES
AND LIBERATION DAY IN RWANDA.
JULY 4 IS ALSO AMERICA’S 250TH INDEPENDENCE DAY!
JULY 6 IS MALAWI’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JULY 7 IS WORLD CHOCOLATE🍫 DAY.
JULY 8 IS VIDEO GAME DAY.
JULY 9 IS INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR ARGENTINA AND SOUTH SUDAN.
JULY 10 IS THE BAHAMAS’ INDEPENDENCE DAY,
CAPYBARA APPRECIATION DAY AND KITTEN DAY.
JULY 11 IS WORLD POPULATION DAY AND MUFFIN DAY.
JULY 12 IS COW🐄 APPRECIATION DAY.
JULY 13 IS ROCK🪨 DAY.
JULY 14 IS BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE.
JULY 14 IS CHIMPANZEE DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of July 4, 2026. But why has there been no data from the United States since January 21, 2025???

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

*The latest Ukraine drone attack and Russia's response. (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, preferably through arrest and trial.

ONLINE AND RUNNING!
🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…
*July 10 is Capybara Appreciation Day and Kitten Day.
*July 12 is Cow🐄 Appreciation Day.
*July 13 is Rock🪨 Day.
*July 14 is Chimpanzee Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Actress Dame Penelope Keith (many TV and movie roles from 1959 till her passing) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional football🏈 player Keith Mitchell is no longer with us.
*Author Justin Richards has passed away.
*TV screenwriter and producer Wilford Lloyd Baumes (most famous for creating The Love Boat) is no longer with us.
*Film producer Moritz Borman (the Terminator franchise, many other movies) has passed away.
*Weight lifter turned actor Kjell Nilsson (active in the 1980s) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.


WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…



JULY 4 IS AMERICA’S 250TH INDEPENDENCE DAY!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
THE US-IRAN WAR…
FACT BASED OPINION
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Trump is bragging about his Crypto Earnings, despite the fact that the Presidency should be a non-profit position. Yet the Crypto Industry is suffering. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
HISTORICAL OBSERVATION
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
THE 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS…
*Trump still wants his "Save America Act" to become law despite
FACT BASED OPINION

the fact that the individual states are responsible for running their elections. (There are 3/THREE 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.
FACT BASED OPINION
THE BALLROOM BLITZ...
FACT BASED OPINION
ALSO...
*Speculation: Is JD Vance lying???
THE UN'S OPINION
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
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
FACTS FROM GOOD REPORTING
*Except for administrative duties, the Court is now in recess until the first Monday in October 2026.
THE MORAL OBLIGATION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
REMEMBER JANUARY 6, 2021!
*Opinion: Justice, Trump style.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*With the Save America Act unable to pass, Mike Johnson has recessed the House of Representatives early. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's opinions on the Supreme Court's decision as Trump now wants Congress to end Birthright Citizenship. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION
ELSEWHERE…
*Trump doesn't like the fact that a new book about him: Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, by political journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, is fast becoming a best seller.
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…


THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP (and their bots?) FOR GRANTING US 267,227 PAGE VIEWS😮😲 IN JUNE 2026.

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THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 4, 2026

 😎FUN FACT
HAPPY 250TH BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

FILL IN THE BLANKS
All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?
250 = _ _ _ I_ _IN_ _N_ _NNI_ _.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you make out of the letters in INDEPENDENCE.
Hint: There’s more than you think.

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the June 27, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {black, blue, rasp, straw} = berries. Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and Strawberries.
02. {base, foot} = balls. Baseball, Football.

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question except there are only two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE or FALSE: Chickens🐔 have teeth.
FALSE, but medical exams reveal chickens are capable of growing teeth if they ever wanted to.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

SUNDAY FUNNIES: CATTY CELEBRITY CITINGS: JUNE 2026

 Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here with a whole new batch of my Catty Celebrity Citings.
As usual, an actual quote from a real celebrity past or present is followed by a (hopefully) witty response from meow.
Ready?

"In the Beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." ~~ Author Douglas Adams, best known for the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy series. 
Well Douglas, that's probably because everyone around at the time was hoping to have a say in the matter. I shudder to think of the end results if that actually happened.

"The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is to check the obituaries. If my name is not there, I fix breakfast." ~~ Famed comedian George Burns.
Say George, why not skip the depressing news and just go for the meal? It works for us cats.

"However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing." ~~ Author George Orwell, famous for 1984, Animal Farm and other works.
I know what you mean. I keep telling the people who still think the Earth is flat that if that were true, us cats probably would have knocked everything off of it by now.😼

When the brilliant scientist Albert Einstein released his work, it was mentioned there were a hundred books published trying to prove he was wrong. He said "If I was wrong, it really only would have taken one."
And there are things Einstein thought of that people are still trying to figure out. Then again, us wise cats know the answers, but we're sworn to secrecy. OOPS! I shouldn't have even mentioned that. Moving on...

"Never follow a leader who is more in love with power than people." ~~ Native American Proverb.
Wise words indeed. Too bad there are people in this world who won't listen and heed them.

"They call it The American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." ~~ Famous comedian George Carlin.
How did I manage to get three Georges in this post?
Anyway, while the Dream may have become a bit tarnished and battered over the years, it's still worth believing and striving for.

So on that note♫, take care.
STAY SAFE!
Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies as The Free Choice E-zine's Editor-in-Chief Lee Houston, Junior serves as guest host because Koda Canine and myself will be off celebrating America's 250th Independence Day!
Which reminds me.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL ABOUT YOUR PETS WATCHING AND HEARING FIREWORKS DISPLAYS THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.
THE COLORS MIGHT BE PRETTY BUT THE NOISES SCARE US!PDK.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JUNE 21-27, 2026: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WEAR A MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JUNE IS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH,
WORLD OCEANS🌊 MONTH,
PRIDE MONTH🌈 AND BLACK MUSIC MONTH.
JUNE 27 IS INTERNATIONAL POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AWARENESS DAY.
JUNE 27 IS ALSO INTERNATIONAL PINEAPPLE🍍 DAY.
JUNE 27 ALSO MARKS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF DARK SHADOWS.
JUNE 28 IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMOS N’ ANDY. DESPITE THE STEREOTYPES, IT WAS THE FIRST PROGRAM WITH AN ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN CAST.
JUNE 28 IS ALSO LGBTQ+ DAY.🌈
JUNE 30 IS ASTEROID AWARENESS DAY
AND THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE TROPICS.
JULY 1 IS CANADA DAY, REPUBLIC DAY IN GHANA
AND RWANDA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JULY 2 IS WORLD UFO👽 DAY.
JULY 3 IS BELARUS’ INDEPENDENCE DAY, INTERNATIONAL NO PLASTIC BAGS DAY, WORLD MEERKAT DAY AND CLAM DAY.
JULY 4 IS AMERICA’S 250TH INDEPENDENCE DAY!
JULY 4 IS ALSO REPUBLIC DAY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
JULY 6 IS MALAWI’S INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JULY 7 IS WORLD CHOCOLATE🍫 DAY.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The reported COVID state of the world, as of June 27, 2026. But why has there been no data from the United States since January 21, 2025???

IN THE MIDDLE EAST…

*Concerning Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Gaza Strip and more. (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*While the Strait of Hormuz is open, traffic is not at its pre-war pace.

*Their missiles and drones continue to lead the Ukraine's strategy. (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, preferably through arrest and trial.

RECYCLING AT WORK
🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…
*June 30 is the International Day of the Tropics.
*July 3 is International No Plastic Bag Day, World Meerkat Day and Clam Day.

🌌SPACE NEWS...
*June 30 is Asteroid Awareness Day.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost to war.
*Noted economist and former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has passed away.
*Actress Ann Blyth (many roles from 1933-1985) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Former professional baseball⚾ player Ange Armato has passed away.
*Special Visual Effects Artist Jeff Olson (too many movies to list) is no longer with us.
*Former professional hockey🏒 player Ab DeMarco, Junior is no longer with us.
*Noted record producer Clive Davis (too many credits to list) has passed away.
*Former professional football🏈 player Steve Zabel is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…




JULY 4 IS AMERICA’S 250TH INDEPENDENCE DAY!


ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS!

POLITICALLY…
ON FOREIGN ISSUES…
THE US-IRAN WAR…
THE TRUMP TARIFF TURMOIL AND THE ECONOMY…
*Analysis: The US economy is good, for the rich. Taxes too. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ON IMMIGRANT ISSUES…
FACT BASED OPINION
ON DOMESTIC ISSUES...
FACT BASED OPINION
THE 2026 MID-TERM ELECTIONS…
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…
*As America's 250th semiquincentennial approaches, more celebration plans of the Trump/Republican regime. Apparently not good so far. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
FACT BASED OPINION



*Although he can't legally do so, Trump is still considering a THIRD term!
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

FACT BASED OBSERVATION
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*With the Trump/Republican regime still trying to completely eliminate the Department of Education, it is now up to the individual states to protect students' civil rights.
*The state of Texas' new mandatory reading list will soon include bible passages.
*June 28 is the 75th anniversary of Amos n' Andy. Despite the stereotypes, it was the first program with an all African American cast.
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
ELSEWHERE…
*The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels to win the 2026 College World Series.⚾
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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