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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning, it's a cloudy ☁️, grey 🌫️ day 👅💦 out there, how boring! The little girl sighs as she broodily looks out the window, her cheeks resting in her hand, elbows on the windowsill, sad, like she just got lost, alone in droopy land, where everything is grey and drab or something like that. I remember feeling like that over seventy years ago when I was little.

TODAY'S TOPIC NEWS RECAP

'We have guns, too.' Indiana Democrat Jamie West viral interview says she'll fire 'all Republicans'

"Wheeeeee!" 💃🏻🕺🏽👯💃🕺🎺🎷🥁♪♫♭｡♪˚♬

A local Indiana candidate's interview during a televised forum has gone viral after the Democrat slammed the Make America Great Again movement and said she planned to fire "all Republicans."

*Jaime West, a Democrat running for a seat on the Fayette County Council, slurred and stuttered over her words throughout her interview. The IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network*...

Watch Video Below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

I don't care if this lady stutters; I've met a lot of people who stutter. The message matters: that's what I call a real Democrat;

🐁🕴️She has backbone 𖠣 and speaks her truth 🫦 🔊

WE GOT ▄︻ 💥• TOO

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TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

October 13, at 12:48 PM - 2026

THE BROWN FOAM:

Even as peacekeepers, we must fight for justice and happiness; above all, we need justice to be free so we can have empathy, peace, and harmony among us in the world.

NOTE: Now that the foam has all come to the surface, it's a good time for democracy to get your nets 🗑️🐡 ready to skim off the dirty brown foam on the surface; hopefully, after November's elections, there will be a sale on fishing nets.

Straight from the horse's mouth 🐎👄 Trumpo The Typo 🤡 ⌨ "I am going to be the last Republican president"... Yes, but of course, the Republicans will be about as popular as a dose of crabs 🦀 after this. But I do believe that America hasn't lost the backbone or courage to fight another civil war for freedom IF NEED BE; all of you nutcases out there, you nonsense nocturnal bang bangers out there, GET OUT OF YOUR NUTSHELL 🥜 NONSENSE, get smart. Learn to point those ▄︻ 💥• in the right direction, eh!

Almost as though I had foreseen this two days in advance.

The Democrats Awaken

*WE HAVE! 🐁🕴️🫡 Welcome back!

🙏 Prayer of the Day: May the Great Spirit 🪬 be with you to guide you to make the right decisions, and may you be protected 🌈 on Election Day. Amen 🙇‍♀️

The truth lies within you; deep down, under all the other chaos, the lies, and the vocal garbage some members of the human race emit, is it true or false? It's up to you to accept or deny what you already know is true within you.

Google AI: What do you think about:

To accept or deny what you already know is true within you.

🔹AI Overview

Accepting what you know to be true means acknowledging reality as it is, while denying it means fighting an ongoing battle against facts that do not change.

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Why argue that a purple Cadillac was parked there but isn't anymore? What's the point of arguing about a car that was there but isn't there now — Eh? That's like saying you had two birds in the bush. What's two birds in the bush worth? A Canadian wooden nickel 🥮with termites 👾

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Exclusive: Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptor missiles as Zelensky and Trump clash over war

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine has run out of missiles for the US-made Patriot air defense system, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks, a source familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday.

The stark development comes amid an increasingly bitter public feud between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. In recent days, the White House struck a highly criticized deal to import Russian diesel and heaped increasing pressure on Ukraine to halt its strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure.

Zelensky said he felt betrayed by Trump’s deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin and has since announced Ukraine would continue striking Russian refineries. For months, Zelensky has repeatedly warned that Ukraine is running out of the US-made Patriot interceptor missiles, which are one of the few defensive weapons capable of knocking down a ballistic missile...

Related Article:

• Exclusive: Ukraine reveals its Achilles’ heel to CNN as Patriot missile launchers run dry:

Related article

• Zelensky says Ukraine will resume strikes on Russia refineries as frustration with Trump mounts:

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Updated Oct 15, 2026, 11:08 AM ET - 22 min ago

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SCIENCE - ENVIRONMENTAL

Scientists find Doomsday Glacier is melting ‘more aggressively’ than thought, with big impacts for sea level rise

The planet’s widest glacier is melting “more aggressively” than previously projected, meaning its impacts on global sea level rise could be double current estimates, according to new research by a team of glaciologists. Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica — nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of the catastrophe its collapse would trigger — is a huge wildcard when it comes to forecasting global sea level rise.

Real-time coverage, so you're never caught off guard.

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The Florida-sized glacier, which lies in one of the least accessible places on Earth, has been retreating for decades and its melting ice currently contributes around 4% to global sea level rise. But the mechanisms behind its retreat are exceptionally complex, making it tricky to precisely map out its future...

Related Article:

• Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet:

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• Journey to the disappearing edge of the Arctic:

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Updated Oct 15, 2026, 10:58 AM ET - 45 min ago

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The dog has caught the car’: Why AOC is campaigning in Michigan’s Trump country

Progressives see Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate race as a test case for their movement. A win could boost Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as she weighs a presidential bid.

NEWS VIDEO | Included:

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is heading into deep-red territory on Thursday, campaigning in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for Abdul El-Sayed in a Senate race that could determine control of the chamber.

It could also shape her own political future.

El-Sayed, a progressive, is running neck and neck with former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers. He won the Democratic nomination in August after narrowly defeating Rep. Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter and bruising primary that became a proxy war over the direction of the party.

With El-Sayed at the top of the ticket, Democrats are betting that a liberal candidate with progressive policies can win in a purple state — a risky wager that will reverberate through the 2028 presidential race and the progressive movement. A win, they argue, could help propel Ocasio-Cortez to mount a presidential run in 2028...

More Articles:

• Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary:

For the Democratic Party’s future, that makes Michigan the center of the political universe. For progressives, the stakes cut both ways.

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Oct. 15, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

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Living in Calgary showed me Albertans don't realize how good they have it, but their grievances are real

The voice of my home province, Saskatchewan, matters even less in Ottawa but separation is not the answer

This First Person is the experience of Chris Regier, who lives in Saskatoon. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Also, check out our series on the Alberta referendum here and learn how we selected the writers.

The private jet sitting on the tarmac of the Calgary airport was a sight to behold. The inside was even more opulent that I could have imagined. A small but ornate bar; ultra-wide leather seats. This jet had been hired by a company to fly our group to Estevan, Sask., for a four-hour Christmas party before returning to Calgary that same night.

For a guy who grew up in rural Saskatchewan, it was astounding. I was just an ordinary engineer. Was this normal for Albertans?...

VIDEO | Included: Leaving Canada could cost Alberta up to $170B: report

WATCH | Canada's equalization payments, explained:

Cross Country Checkup is asking: What conversations are you having about the Alberta referendum with friends and family? Leave your comment here and we may read it or call you back for this Sunday's show

VIDEO Included: Would Alberta be wealthier if it didn't have to pay into equalization?

Posted: Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

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(( RECENT BREAKING NEWS 📣))

Zelenskiy receives full-throated UK support after Trump turns on him

LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Volodymyr Zelenskiy received a strong show of support in London on Wednesday, meeting Prime Minister Andy Burnham and ​King Charles after the Ukrainian leader's relationship with the US took ‌a sharp turn for the worse.

Zelenskiy was given the red-carpet treatment, arriving in Britain after another night of heavy Russian attacks and hours after Ukraine accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of crippling ​its drones by limiting Starlink services.

Get a look at the day ahead in European and global markets with the Morning Bid Europe newsletter. Sign up here. he diplomatic display, which included a 25-minute ​audience with Charles and a ceremonial guard in Downing Street, echoed ⁠Zelenskiy's February 2025 visit to London shortly after he had clashed with ​US President Donald Trump and his deputy JD Vance...

Britain has said it does not support the ‌US-Russia ⁠diesel deal, and called for allies to keep up the economic pressure on Moscow.

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October 13, 20265:37 PM EDTUpdated 21 hours ago

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We have guns, too.' Indiana Democrat Jamie West viral interview says she'll fire 'all Republicans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Tiwtwr_dg

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning, all!

Morning prayer 🙏: I pray all is well, that the Great Spirit guides you to make the right decisions, and that you have a reasonably productive, fulfilling day and stay safe 🙇‍♀️ "Amen!"*_

Another grey day 🌫️ here at the Tree House 🏡🌳 but so mild, more like early June 🦜🐝🌸 than mid-October 🍂 A Super El Niño, I guess, is about to show us what it can do 🌬️🌨 or ⛅️🌧 and 🌪️👅 this winter, ya know, a mixed bag 💰This year is supposed to be an El Niño on steroids; it already seems to be, with all the Biblical-proportion disasters we had this summer. In case you didn't know, I strongly believe we are in the part of the Biblical passages.

I am not religious, but I'm very interested in ancient writings, scripts, scrolls, and history, and I started by reading the Bible when I was old enough to read. I have come to believe these writings were WARNINGS OF THINGS TO COME. About FUTURE events that could be CHANGED; IT IS EVEN MENTIONED IN THE BOOK HOW ONE COULD CHANGE THESE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS; it isn't written in stone, unchangeable. WE KNOW WE SHOULD FIX IT, then say, who am I to fix the world? "TRUE!" We can't do it alone, but we can as one force: One People, or We, the People.

🔹AI Overview

In the Bible, the seven angels with the seven bowls (also called vials) appear in the *Book of Revelation (chapters 15 and 16)* to pour out the final, ultimate bowls of God’s wrath upon the earth.

Question, AI: - Bible, the angels with the seven bowls

The Seven Bowls of Wrath

• First Bowl: Poured out on the earth, causing painful and loathsome sores on people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image.

• Second Bowl: Poured out into the sea, turning the water into blood like that of a corpse and killing every living creature in the sea.

• Third Bowl: Poured out onto the rivers and springs of water, turning them into blood.

• Fourth Bowl: Poured out on the sun, allowing it to scorch people with intense fire and heat, yet people cursed God instead of repenting.

• Fifth Bowl: Poured out on the throne of the beast, plunging its kingdom into deep darkness and causing people great anguish and pain.

• Sixth Bowl: Poured out on the great river Euphrates, drying up its waters to prepare the way for kings from the east, while demonic frog-like spirits gather global rulers for the battle of Armageddon.

• Seventh Bowl: Poured out into the air, accompanied by a loud voice from the heavenly temple saying "It is done," followed by severe lightning, thunder, a catastrophic global earthquake, the collapse of cities, the disappearance of islands and mountains, and 100-pound hailstones.

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All of this is already happening, NOW.

What's Next sounds to me like a thousand years of peace for the human race, as we grow and evolve toward our intended place in the universe. On the evolutionary process, for lack of a better term

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Judge says Trump press ban likely violates First Amendment

The Trump administration must allow CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to access the White House while their lawsuit over the president’s press ban plays out, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

US District Judge Tim Kelly said that President Donald Trump’s press ban likely violated the First Amendment, expanding upon his previous legal rationale for ordering that the three outlets be allowed access to the White House.

He wrote that Trump’s own comments explaining the ban show a “likely causal link between Plaintiffs’ protected First Amendment speech and his revocation of their hard passes.” Those comments helped the outlets prove that Trump had banned them for retaliatory reasons, in violation of the First Amendment, Kelly said....

• Judge expresses sympathy with Trump’s ‘concerns’:

Related Article:

• Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s White House press ban and other hearing takeaways:

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Updated Oct 13, 2026, 11:58 PM ET - 8 hr ago

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Republicans take an ominous turn in their midterm campaign

It’s getting ugly out there.

The worse GOP midterm prospects look, the darker the rhetoric from top Republicans becomes as they single out Democratic candidates as weird, threatening and antithetical to what it means to be and look like an American.

President Donald Trump is mocking the name of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and slandering him as a “jihadist.” Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a joke that implied James Talarico is gay. Trump keeps claiming the Democratic Senate nominee is a vegan who is incompatible with the carnivorous Lone Star State. Talarico is now often seen pictured with a plate of meat...

• Why do they do it?:
• Trump escalates offensive against Ilhan Omar:

Updated Oct 14, 2026, 7:48 AM ET - 1 hr ago

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Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer, undergoes successful surgery

In an announcement made over the weekend, the Catholic leader revealed he would need surgery to remove a nodular lesion found in his lung.

Pope Leo XIV underwent planned surgery Tuesday, during which doctors confirmed he has lung cancer, according to the Vatican. The operation was completed successfully without complications.

The Catholic leader, 71, announced Sunday that he would need surgery to remove a “small, localized” nodular lesion on his right lung detected during recent medical examinations. Leo made the announcement after a prayer, saying he would follow his doctors’ advice and welcoming prayers for his recovery.

During Tuesday’s surgery at Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung using a “video-assisted technique.” An intraoperative histological examination confirmed a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, a common type of cancer...

More Articles:

• Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.13.26:
• Leo will be absent from all public events, including the weekly mass on Wednesday, until October 20 due to his hospitalization.:

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Oct. 13, 2026, 4:52 PM EDT

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Black Hawk down: Trump's trade war pauses Canadian helicopter deal

Ottawa halted plans to buy 16 U.S.-made helicopters ahead of trade talks: sources

The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned.

The aircraft, which are intended for use by Canada's special forces, are manufactured by Sikorsky, a subsidiary of the U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin.

The decision to suspend the acquisition is linked to trade and diplomatic tensions with the Trump administration, according to several sources within the government and defence industry.

Front Burner:

• Should Canada have taken the U.S. deal?:
• Government 'continues to evaluate options':
• Low public support for buying American:

WATCH | Canada-U.S. trade minister on state of negotiations:

• Other projects stalled:

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Posted: Oct 14, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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CANADIAN SPACE NEWS

The high-stakes race to get Canadian rockets into orbit

October 8

Canada is the only G7 country without space launch capabilities and it may soon lose its main ride into orbit with SpaceX planning to phase out the Falcon 9. CBC’s Abby Hughes looks at the high-stakes race to build homegrown rockets and secure the nation’s space sovereignty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o668DjEWQcY

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning 🌫️ If you like cloudy, drizzly 🌧️ weather and you're a duck and go quack quack in the rain 🦆💦, then have at it! After I had my coffee ☕️ and finished the Newsroom opening today, I will take a break and turn on all the lights; they're bright LED lights ☀︎ ☀︎☀︎ and don't use much power. They don't replace the sun ☀️ but they help. "Siiiiigh, the dark time again." 🥴

I pray 🙏 to the Great Spirit 🪬 that we all get through the winter 🌬️🌨 safely and find peace, brotherhood, and sisterhood 👥🫂💕 again. Amen 🙇‍♀️That will be about it from me here in the

Tree House Newsroom 🏡 REMEMBER: HARD TIMES BRING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE; this is where empathy in its true form arises. The Earth Angels 🧑‍⚕️👨‍⚕️👩‍🌾👩‍🍳👩‍🎤👩‍🏫👩‍💻👩‍💼🧑‍🔧👩‍🔬👩‍🚀👨‍✈️🫅👸🤶👼🙇‍♀️💃🕺👼⬅️ LAND OF THE HAPPY PEEPS🎉🥳 .•:ˎ° 🎆🎇*_

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

THE BROWN FOAM:

Even as peacekeepers, we must fight for justice and happiness; above all, we need justice to be free so we can have empathy, peace, and harmony among us in the world.

NOTE: Now that the foam has all come to the surface, it's a good time for democracy to get your nets 🗑️🐡 ready to skim off the dirty brown foam on the surface; hopefully, after November's elections, there will be a sale on fishing nets.

Straight from the horse's mouth 🐎👄 Trumpo The Typo 🤡 ⌨ "I am going to be the last Republican president"... Yes, but of course, the Republicans will be about as popular as a dose of crabs 🦀 after this. But I do believe that America hasn't lost the backbone or courage to fight another civil war for freedom IF NEED BE; all of you nutcases out there, you nonsense nocturnal bang bangers out there, GET OUT OF YOUR NUT SHELL🥜 NONSENSE, get smart. Learn to point those ▄︻ 💥• in the right direction, eh!

GREED, for power and money, JEALOUSY, and the LAW of One Orange Snot Ball 🟠🫟⚾️ 's Shnuckarica, A criminal's Shangri-La is what we have in America right now. As I said before, a Pirates' Den. 🥷☠️ 🛖🏝️ where a presidential pardon of any crime can be bought directly from, you guessed it, Trumpo The Typo.

Question: "AI" Todays republicans are like the brown scum on top of clean white foam on water. If the Republicans are voted out, will it dissolve into a non-party?

🔹AI Overview

Whether the Republican Party would dissolve if voted out of power depends heavily on historical precedents, institutional rules, and political incentives. In the American two-party system, major political parties rarely dissolve entirely when they lose elections; instead, they historically adapt, rebrand, or restructure to regain voter support.

Factors Preventing Dissolution

• Institutional Protections: The U.S. electoral system—specifically first-past-the-post voting and single-member districts—strongly favors a two-party system. These structural rules make it incredibly difficult for third parties to rise, meaning an existing major party has an institutional incentive to reform rather than collapse.

• Historical Resilience: Both the Democratic and Republican parties have experienced severe electoral defeats throughout history (such as the Republicans after the Great Depression or the Democrats during the 1980s). In each case, the losing party eventually shifted its platform to appeal to a broader segment of the electorate.

• Infrastructure and Funding: The Republican Party possesses an extensive nationwide infrastructure, including state-level committees, fundraising networks, and a deeply loyal voter base. This organizational backbone makes sudden dissolution unlikely

Scenarios of Realignment

Scenarios of Realignment

If a major party suffers consecutive, devastating losses, political scientists generally outline two paths rather than outright disappearance:

• Ideological Realignment: The party shifts its platform away from unpopular positions to win back moderate or independent voters, effectively changing its public identity while keeping its name.

• Replacement: In rare historical instances (like the collapse of the Whig Party in the 1850s), a major party can fracture so deeply over a core issue that it is replaced by a new coalition.

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as US ambassador to Greece

The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as US ambassador to Greece after a string of reports about alleged misconduct, the new press secretary said Tuesday.

“We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” Katie Zacharia said during her first press briefing.

“She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her luck,” Zacharia added. Representatives for Guilfoyle did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.

Her ouster comes following reports that she sought money in exchange for providing access to administration figures before she was confirmed to her position...

Following Tuesday’s announcement that Guilfoyle had been asked to resign, the House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats noted that “resigning does not shield her from accountability.

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Updated Oct 13, 2026, 10:49 AM ET

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What the DHS raid on Ilhan Omar’s home is really about

There are signs of desperation in the Trump administration’s new attack on the congresswoman.

NEWS VIDEO | Included:

The Department of Homeland Security raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home Monday morning is a shameful and shocking attempt to use the pretext of immigration enforcement to advance an extreme right-wing nationalist political agenda.

The notion that raiding the home of a congresswoman was necessary or may have been motivated by a good faith attempt to uphold the law is laughable. Omar, a Democrat representing Minnesota, has been a U.S. citizen since 2000 — when she was 17 years old. According to Fox News, citing two sources close to the investigation, “the search stems from a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child.”

That this investigation is reportedly being spurred by a possible problem with paperwork filled out by her father when she was a child...

• Trump sees Omar as a convenient target for his white nationalist agenda.:

More Articles:

• Rep. Ilhan Omar says she ‘will not be silenced’ after federal agents search home:

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Oct. 13, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Trump is using a program for unaccompanied children to separate families

A new report reveals how a program built to care for children who arrive in the U.S. alone is now being used to separate families across the country.

NEWS VIDEO | Included:

This is an adapted excerpt from the Oct. 10 episode of “Connect with Jacob Soboroff.”

The government uses the term “unaccompanied minors” to refer to kids who arrive in the United States without a parent. But what do you call a child who had a parent until immigration agents took them away? Rendered unaccompanied? Separated? Kidnapped?

According to new reporting from Mother Jones, those children now make up a “huge chunk” of caseloads inside one government child welfare organization. Like one 11-year-old who was ripped away from his father and sent into a system meant for children who arrive in this country all alone...

• Luis felt like ICE tricked him, telling Mother Jones he believed ICE “kidnapped” his son.:

More Articles:

• Mullin clashes with Rep. DeLauro over child separation in ICE custody:

Andrés and Luis’ story shows that, yet again, the cruelty is the point — it always has been. And their experience isn’t unique; it’s a repeated nightmare across the country...

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Oct. 13, 2026, 8:46 AM EDT

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine had 'no warning' from its partners about Russian ballistic missile attack

Ukraine's Foreign Minister says delay in activating air alert due to weapons used by Russia

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv received no intelligence from its partners about an incoming ballistic missile attack that struck the capital on Monday evening, with five missiles hitting what he described as civilian infrastructure.

When explosions began ringing out shortly after 10 p.m. local time, there was initially no air raid alert warning of a ballistic missile attack, meaning the blasts were the first warning residents received.

"Intelligence data about the launch of ballistic missiles helps save lives and this is one of the most critical issues," Zelenskyy wrote in a social media post on Tuesday morning...

• Threats to cut off intelligence:

WATCH | Ukraine's partnership with U.S. appears at a breaking point:

• Ukraine still dependent on U.S.:
• Ceasefire? What ceasefire?:
• The politics of fuel prices:
• 'Trumpian deal':

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· Posted: Oct 12, 2026 3:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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Advance polling opens today for Alberta referendum. Here’s what you need to know

Voters can cast ballots at advance polls over the next five days

Audio Icluded

Advance voting for the Alberta referendum starts Tuesday and continues until Saturday.

Albertans are being asked to weigh in on 10 questions dealing with constitutional issues, immigration and Alberta’s future within Confederation.

People who didn’t request a mail-in ballot, or who requested one but didn’t meet the deadline to return it, can vote at the advanced voting location in their electoral district rather than cast their vote on Oct 19...

• Where can I vote in an advanced poll?:
• What kind of lineups should I expect?:
• What if I didn’t return my mail-in ballot on time?:
• Is there anything else I should know?:

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Posted: Oct 13, 2026 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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"If they get in…I will be the last Republican president."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h-UIXTonek

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

GOOD MORNING, 🌅 CANADA! 🍁 And ELBOWS UP 💪 to those in the Western Hemisphere who work at killing our nation.

My prayers 🙇‍♀️🙏 are with you all —all the peeps in the world 🌐 eh! 👶👧🧒👦👩👨‍🦰👩‍🦳🧑‍🦳👳‍♀️🧔🧕👷‍♂️💂‍♀️👩‍🌾👨‍⚕️👨‍🔧👩‍🔬👨‍🚀🫅👸POP ˗ˏˋ ✸ ˎˊ˗∘○˚.•o * GOES THE WORLD! 🌍

😉 May you all be guided to make the right choices, stay safe, and be blessed. 🙇‍♀️ Amen!

So, which weasel 🦡 are we after this morning, or shall it be one of Trumpo The Typo's 🤡⌨ or👑💩 sacrificial lambs 🐑🐑🐑🐑?

TODAY'S DISCUSSION

Hi Google AI, who is the noisiest Trump weasel today, making the most noise?

🔹AI Overview

Donald Trump himself continues to dominate the headlines and generate the most volume. Trump is presently generating significant noise with a series of highly controversial, high-profile statements and policy actions ahead of the 2026 midterm elections:

• The Russia-Ukraine "Ceasefire" Claim:
• The Russian Diesel Deal & Attacks on Zelenskyy:
• Media Crackdowns:

If you are referring to Trump's loudest outside surrogates or media defenders,

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Question AI: If Nazism was not part of Project 2025? Then why did it change course to this Nazism? If this is NOT NAZISM, it's a carbon copy of WW2

🔹AI Overview

Project 2025 is a conservative policy initiative designed by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank, rather than a Nazi or neo-Nazi organization. While critics strongly argue that its proposals point toward authoritarianism, historians and political scientists generally distinguish its framework from World War II-era Nazism, citing fundamentally different core ideologies.

Why Critics Make the Comparison

Project 2025 to fascist regimes or historical authoritarianism point to several specific, controversial proposals

• Centralization of Power:
• Nationalist and Social Policies:

Key Differences from WWII Nazism

Political scientists and historians emphasize that while Project 2025 proposes radical changes to American governance, it lacks the defining characteristics of National Socialism (Nazism):

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MY ARTHRITIC 🌩️🦶 UP YOUR (‿ˠ‿) TOO, BUDDY!

I've been around for a few years, and I remember the early post-WWII days, the stories. You don't say anything specifically about ICE Agents. I call them the DUNCE CADETS, ▄︻ 💥• people in the torso, legs, arms; and in their cars, it doesn't matter, or beating them up, then throwing them in concentration camps to die from some viral 🫟infection or many other medical 🩺 reasons, like neglect; some even starve.

1945 CONCENTRATION CAMPS? 🏚️In 2026 𖡿 ? And the Gestapo patrolling the streets, Dunce Cadets 🙃𓉴 who will

▄︻ 💥• anything that moves. And the rule of law is in the hands of one unstable man 🟠🤡 If anyone thinks this is not NAZISM, I would suggest that ya better consult a shrink, because they're even loonier than our Canadian dollar coin🪙 and not worth a Canadian wooden nickel 🥮 Already, most social programs no longer exist

Like the Nazis of the past, I wouldn't put it past them that they would even pull the gold teeth out of your mouth and cut your hair to stuff mattresses if you were defeated. There was no mercy or empathy or justice in that kind of regime. I SO THANK 🙏 G-D 🪬 THAT I'M IN 🍁

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

‘Trump is dragging the party down’: GOP scrambles to stop steep midterm losses

The Republican Party’s midterm campaign has turned into a triage operation just three weeks out from November, as officials race to avert losses in a string of once-safe seats that they increasingly fear could cost them total control of Congress.

The worsening landscape has alarmed GOP operatives across several battleground states, forcing the party to pour resources into traditionally red districts and states at the expense of their once-expansive ambitions in Democratic areas.

And after months of pressing President Donald Trump to ramp up his travel on behalf of key candidates, some Republicans now worry he’s grown so unpopular that his presence on the campaign trail may in some cases be doing more harm than good. One House Republican running for re-election said of the president’s numbers: “Trump is dragging the party down.”...

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• ‘You don’t work, you don’t eat’: How voters feel about today’s high prices:

President isn’t currently expected to travel to Maine

Still, there’s little expectation that any GOP candidate can fully escape the gravitational pull that Trump has exerted on the political landscape since returning to the White House.

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PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2026, 5:00 AM ET - 6 hr ago

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Don’t let Trump spark panic about election monitors

However much the president might like to swarm polling places with federal officers, he simply doesn’t have anywhere close to enough at his disposal.

In July 2026, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice reportedly dispatched six federal prosecutors to oversee Arizona’s primary elections, according to Democracy Docket, which cited records it had reviewed. The prosecutors were reportedly sent to the state’s two most populous counties, Maricopa (home to Phoenix) and Pima (home to Tucson). This comes as the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said it will dispatch 1,000 monitors to the polls for the midterm elections, and as FBI Director Kash Patel continues to equivocate about whether FBI agents will be sent to the polls (even though federal law explicitly bans armed officers from polling sites).

These threats raised serious concerns about the openness and fairness of the upcoming midterms. And we should definitely not downplay the ongoing assaults on voting rights that the Trump administration certainly didn’t start but has definitely amplified in unprecedented ways...

Because we rely on cities, counties and states for most law enforcement activities, the federal government simply does not have as many police and prosecutors as it would need to threaten elections on a real scale.

Trump lacks the manpower to deploy agents at any sort of real scale, and those he can deploy will likely face overt hostility from dedicated poll workers and monitors.

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Oct. 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Zelenskyy says Russia violating Trump's 'energy ceasefire' as attacks on Ukraine continue

Zelenskyy says 'ceasefire' can help end war 'if Americans truly step in now'

Russia has violated an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, ‌Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, urging Washington to step in to ​ensure that Moscow abided ​by the terms of the putative agreement.

"There were Russian violations ​of the energy ceasefire announced ⁠by President ⁠Trump," Zelenskyy told a security conference in Warsaw via video link.

"We are waiting for the details ⁠of the conditions between the Americans and Russians, and we are ‌waiting to see one specific step the Americans are ready to take," added Zelenskyy, who said ​he had learned about the ⁠ceasefire deal from the media.

WATCH | Trump announces Russian diesel deal:

• Kremlin says contacts ongoing:
• EU foreign policy chief skeptical:

WATCH | Carney speaks to Ukraine's president on Sunday:

• Russian attack kills 3:

WATCH | Ex-U.S. ambassador weighs in on 'energy ceasefire':

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Posted: Oct 12, 2026 5:48 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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How good is this year's flu shot? Here's what to know about flu season

It may seem like everyone is getting sick right now, but does an early flu season mean a rougher one?

Walking down the street this week, it may seem like everyone is sneezing and hacking up a lung. But as health officials announce the start of an earlier than usual flu season, how worried should Canadians be? And as we head into Thanksgiving weekend, should we be scrambling to update flu and COVID-19 shots?

Some experts say that while this year's flu season may have arrived on our doorstep sooner than usual, it's not necessarily a cause for alarm — but other experts are stressing the importance of prevention in heavy-hit regions such as Toronto and Calgary, where one of this season's two influenza deaths so far has occurred, according to authorities.

The strain making up roughly 98 per cent of cases in Canada so far tends to be a milder one, according to Brian Ward, professor emeritus at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal...

"So far at least, this looks like an H1N1 dominated year, and the years where H1N1 dominates, you can have very large outbreaks, but the number or the proportion of people … who get very sick, is relatively small compared to years that are dominated by H3N2,

• Is everyone getting sick right now?:

WATCH | B.C. launches fall immunization campaign:

WATCH | Ontario deals with earlier-than-usual flu season:

• How effective is the flu shot this year?:
• When can I get my flu and COVID-19 shots?:

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Posted: Oct 09, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 9

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New customs rules could massively increase the cost of imported prescription drugs

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