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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Have a pleasant, blessed, sunny Sunday 😇🌞morning, everyone. 👩👱🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🦰👩🏻👧🏽👶According to AccuWeather, it should be sunny, with temps between the mid-60s and 70°F for the next five days... Then we'll see 🤞. I was out in my Green Space 𓊐🌱🌿 🍃𓊐 for a while with my coffee ☕️ watching the sun 🌄 come up. I've felt much better the last couple of days 🌞🌞 actually enjoying the taste of food instead of just shoving something into my stomach without tasting it, only to get nauseated 🤢 Believe me, this is an improvement🙏🙄

Now the GERD attacks are less frequent, but often enough to keep me at home. I don't want to go anywhere or do anything; the attacks zap my energy, and I just want to curl up in a corner. It's not just nausea; it's painful, like my innards are twisting themselves into a big knot like wringing out a wash rag. But with fewer attacks and more comfort between them now, I'm still a long way from doing The Nauseiorama Crunch, a new dance in town 👅, but please don't ask me to teach it 🤪. Thank you, The Fairy Lady 🧚‍♀️

Now, that's enough of my personal report from the Newsroom; it's time for today's discussion and the local and national news updates. Thank you very much for joining me here at the Tree House News 🏡

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Ukraine defies Trump and launches one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia this year

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand that it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure. There have been growing tensions between Ukraine and the US in recent days, prompting fears in Kyiv that it could lose essential support as it approaches another winter under relentless Russian attack.

But Ukraine is keeping up long-range strikes into Russia. Russia’s defense ministry said it shot down 1,015 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday over various parts of the country. Russian authorities said one target was the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal. The terminal can handle up to 12.5 million tons per year.

AI, be honest! What is the condition and status of the people of Gaza?

🔹AI Overview

The humanitarian condition of the people of Gaza remains catastrophic and perilously fragile. Although a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement was reached in October 2025, humanitarian and *human rights organizations report that the ceasefire exists “in name only,”* as military activities, aid blockades, and severe infrastructure collapses continue to trap the population in a state of perpetual crisis.

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What's the point of sending humanitarian aid to help? _*They just get "sshkapootskie by Israeli soldiers ▄︻ 💥• for their efforts." It's still a live battlefield, and any moving body is a target, and they're turning the West Bank to rubble, too.

He kidnapped the Maduro couple and took over the production and distribution of oil in Venezuela. He blocked oil shipments to Cuba and put Cuba into darkness and starvation mode. He then tried to squeeze South Korea by refusing to let U.S. ships and troops participate in the annual defensive exercises. He threatened to annex Canada and Greenland, and started a war with Iran that continues today.

A PEACE PRESIDENT HE CALLS HIMSELF? Yeah, yeah, a peanut-brained 🥜🧠👑 Kink 🟠 Orange 💩 head 🤡 Then turns around and does the circle pee-pee 🕺💦 dance all around on the pant legs of his audience 🧍‍♀️👬🧍‍♂️👬👫🧍🧍‍♀️ world leaders of the EU, through his (‿ˠ‿)💩🕳️ tariffs

_*China has been after Taiwan since 1949, which is an American ally, but our Kink Orang 🟠(‿ˠ‿)💩🕳️want to stab them in the back 🔪𖠣 by refusing to sell modern weaponry to Taiwan.

If this guy is supposed to be the antichrist, he's missing a part. As evil as the antichrist was in the book, he was supposed to perform miracles too; that's why he had followers. WHAT MIRACLES HAS THIS CON MAN DONE FOR HUMANITY?

FAKE ANTICHRIST: just another simple but evil-minded wannabe Hitler. Maybe a forerunner.

WHERE IS ALL THIS LEADING TO?

I imagine spider monkeys 🐒 🪾🐒jumping from branch to branch, screaming and throwing their own 💩 at each other.

I believe it's part of Project 25's plan to break the backbone of the world economy so everyone will be beholden to the US for recovery. That's another topic to research later.

And there you have it, folks. What happens after that? Well, you can pick any post-apocalyptic movie; we've got one live one happening right now; they'll do for an idea. My advice: watch one or two, and you'll get the message.

🔹AI Overview

According to the Bible, Book of Revelation, the Antichrist and his companion (the false prophet) use supernatural power, deceptive signs, and "lying wonders" to mislead humanity.

Key Biblical Passages and Actions

• 2 Thessalonians 2:9: The coming of the "lawless one" (Antichrist) is powered by Satan, working with "all power and signs and lying wonders".

• Revelation 13:13: The second beast (the false prophet) performs great signs, including making "fire come down from heaven to earth in the presence of the people"...

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Question AI, Bible: Antichrist creates miracles

AI: These are results for Bible antichrist creates miracles

Search instead for Bible antichrist creates miracles

According to the Bible, the Antichrist and his companion (the false prophet) use supernatural power, deceptive signs, and "lying wonders" to mislead humanity.

Sound familiar?

Key Biblical Passages and Actions

• 2 Thessalonians 2:9: The coming of the "lawless one" (Antichrist) is powered by Satan, working with "all power and signs and lying wonders".

• Revelation 13:13: The second beast (the false prophet) performs great signs, including making "fire come down from heaven to earth in the presence of the people"...

1. Counterfeit Power and "Lying Wonders"

In his second letter to the Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul directly attributes the Antichrist's abilities to demonic origin, explaining that his supernatural deeds are specifically tailored to deceive those who reject the truth.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:9: "The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder..."

2. Specific Miracles of the End Times

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So! It seems we have two chiefs in this tribe, and one is only a prop, or puppet.

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

‘These are really tough times’: House Republicans confront voter fury over Trump’s Washington in final midterm stretch

GOP operatives conducting a focus group in a traditionally red Midwestern state this month were taken aback by what they heard from their own party’s voters.

Asked what they blamed for rising gas prices, those voters pointed to “corrupt politicians” and “billionaires” — a response that surprised some longtime strategists who’ve never seen government corruption emerge as a top issue for so many Republican voters in congressional races, according to a person involved in the discussions.

Those observations in the reliably red farm belt are just one instance of a glaring pattern for Republicans, as their House battlefield expands into places like Kentucky, Wisconsin and Arkansas. Even some GOP lawmakers acknowledge their party needs to do a better job of making sure they’re responding to voters’ anger at what they see as a broken system of government — or risk losing them altogether...

Streaming Now:

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

Read More;

Updated Oct 18, 2026, 10:49 AM ET

- CNN -

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Ukraine defies Trump and launches one of its biggest drone attacks on Russia this year

Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure.

There have been growing tensions between Ukraine and the US in recent days, prompting fears in Kyiv it could lose essential support as it approaches another winter under relentless Russian attack. President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” the US siding with Russia would be a “historic mistake.”

Despite this, the Ukrainian president said he spoke to US envoy, Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on Sunday as part of “nonstop communication” to work towards to goal of peace...

• A deepening spat:

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Updated Oct 18, 2026, 11:51 AM ET - 34 min ago

- CNN -

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Vance desperately targets white voters as Trump’s grip slips

In speech after speech, Vance has seemingly tried to groom white American voters to turn their ire on nonwhite people rather than on Trump and the Republican Party.

Donald Trump and the MAGA movement’s grip on white voters appears to be slipping, and in an effort to reverse that trend, it seems Vice President JD Vance has designated himself the pied piper of racist rage.

Numerous polls this year have spotlighted Trump’s declining support among white voters — particularly, white working-class voters who’ve been key to his and his party’s political success.

Amid this trend, Vance — in speech after speech — has resorted to rhetoric seemingly designed to groom the white American psyche so that white voters turn their ire on nonwhite people rather than on Trump and the Republican Party.

The latest example came during a rally Vance hosted in Michigan on Thursday, in which he suggested Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is resentful of certain people and places because they’re “too white, too proud or too American.” ...

More Articles:

• Marco Rubio’s rising star on the right is a sign of the times:

Read More;

Oct. 16, 2026, 3:54 PM EDT

- MS NOW -

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Should Alberta separate? Here's why these Canadians feel the way they do

We asked for the personal stories that helped them decide

On Oct. 19, Alberta will have a referendum on many questions, including separation.

Specifically, the ballot will ask: should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?

CBC News asked Albertans — and Canadians with a personal connection to Alberta — to share the personal experience that shaped how they will vote in the 2026 referendum. We had a large volume of responses to our online callout and also went into the community to ask people to contribute...

• To my family, Brexit seemed laughable. Now I don’t think the threat of Alberta separation is funny:
• I was pushed to be self-sufficient. I want my province to stand on its own, too:
• I'm an Indigenous entrepreneur fighting to keep my business. Alberta needs change, but not separatism:
• Hosting a radio show taught me immigrants came for Canada, not a separate Alberta:
• My mom’s funeral showed me Alberta is more complicated than its stereotypes:
• I don't know many committed separatists. But I know people who are angry and hungry for change:
• Read More:

Posted: Sep 19, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 15

- CBC -

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Live: Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks after deadly fire at Canadian Military Base

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsjzN0jCwTc

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning, folks🌄 The sun is finally coming out, but it's jacket time out in my green space. It was still nice to sit out there with my coffee ☕️ in the early-morning stillness and silence at the Tree House 🏡🌞

Yes, for those who didn't know, here is an update: that construction🚜👷🚧💥🏗️ ˎˊ˗ 🎵🎶 noise has finally left the neighborhood, and now it's back to the silence of the parkland that is all around this apartment building. From the fifth floor, the view overlooking the treetops feels like a treehouse from the balcony

🌳🌲𓊐🌱🌿 🍃𓊐🌲🌳 That's all from the Tree House Newsroom for today; now it's time for the discussion of the day.

I started today's news blog late, at 10:00 a.m., so it will be shorter than usual because I had to do a little housework on another file before starting here, and thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

IN GENERAL:

Question: What is the worst, most blatant news today, A!?

🔹AI: Did you mean: What is the worst, most blatant news today, A!?

🔹AI Overview

Determining the "worst" or "most blatant" news is subjective, as different events impact people in different ways. However, according to various news outlets on October 17, 2026, several major headlines involving controversies, legal battles, and geopolitical tensions are drawing significant attention:

Political and Legal Controversies

Matt Gaetz Lawsuit: Media outlets like MeidasTouch via YouTube are reporting on a new federal civil lawsuit filed in Florida involving former Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, which alleges involvement in a major sex trafficking scandal.

- YouTube -

White House Press Briefing Scrutiny: Newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is facing intense criticism and scrutiny after a very brief debut press conference and subsequent The Wall Street Journal reports revealing that she has not passed the California bar exam.

- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

International and Geopolitical Fronts

Ukraine Front Line Realities: Reports from the front lines in Ukraine highlight what journalists are calling a devastating "kill zone". Extensive drone usage and advanced weaponry have escalated the intensity and danger to levels rarely faced by soldiers in modern warfare.

- The New York Times -

*Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz: Striking escalations continue in the Middle East. Attacks on shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have reached record highs, disrupting international oil flows and putting pressure on global energy markets.

- NBC News -

Local Government and Institutional Integrity

Ontario OSAP Career College Ban: In Canadian news, the Ontario government has officially blocked three career college locations under shared ownership from receiving Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) funding until 2030. The CBC News investigation revealed blatant issues connecting the colleges to immigration services firms, unverified student enrollments, and irregular financial applications.

- CityNews Toronto -

*Alberta Secession Referendum: Voting is underway for a highly contentious referendum on Alberta separatism. The vote has drawn fierce pushback from federal leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, who actively rallied in Calgary to warn against the dangers of national division.

- YouTube -

I guess insanity 🥴😵‍💫 reigns in Calgary, just like the Orange Slime Ball's🎃 🫟 ⚾️⚾️ of SHMUCARICA STARS & STRIPES💥༘ ‧₊˚✩*彡ˊ ~𓂃.. .. . ...-╮

....🕳️"clink, clink, clink!" Black hole, "eh!" 👅 MAGATs, and Dunce Cadets 🙃𓉴 WITH PEANUT 🫘 SIZED BRAINS 🧠 just in different shells 🥜 Nazi ✠ slimebugs 🐛🪱🐌and 💩 cockroaches 🪳🪳🪳🪳🪳🪳🪳

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Trump waives Russia-related sanctions before they even kick in as Ukraine ties worsen

US President Donald Trump has waived a further slate of sanctions related to Russian fossil fuel sales, days before they were to take effect under a bill he signed into law last month. The waiver announced in an executive order Friday comes as Trump increasingly feuds with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and cracks appear in Washington’s support for Kyiv in its four-year-old war against its invading neighbor, deepening alarm among European allies.

The White House has heaped pressure on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil facilities, as it seeks to ease oil prices ahead of midterm elections at home. Ukraine briefly acceded to the request, but has since resumed attacks – and Russia has continued to pound Ukraine’s energy infrastructure throughout the week.

Zelensky condemned the move, which came as Russia carried out what he said was one of their biggest attacks on Ukrainian energy...

VIDEO | Included:

'It feels like the world is forgetting about us': Kyiv resident in life under Russian attacks

I can feel this emotion 😪😥

Related Article:

• Trump says he didn’t meddle with Elon Musk’s Starshield in Ukraine as ties with Zelensky fracture:
• A bitter feud:

Related Article:

• Zelensky praises ‘real leaders’ in Europe as his relationship with Trump deteriorates:

Related Article:

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

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Updated Oct 17, 2026, 9:30 AM ET - 2 hr ago

- CNN -

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‘Vote early’: No Kings rallies focus on voter turnout in midterm elections

“Voting early means your voice is locked in and safe, days before anyone else can decide what happens next,” the movement advises.

What To Know:

The No Kings coalition that has driven millions of people to the streets across the country during President Donald Trump’s second term is back in action today with a unique focus: getting Americans to vote. The collective event, involving rallies in towns and cities across the United States, is titled “No Kings: Vote Early,” and is “about protecting our elections and putting power back in the hands of the people,” according to organizers.

The grassroots group anticipates about 3,000 different demonstrations and events across all 50 states, with early voting in the high-stakes 2026 midterms underway. Protestors are turning out in Trump’s backyards — in the nation’s capital and surrounding suburbs, and in Palm Beach, Florida, where the president spent last night at Mar-a-Lago before heading to Kentucky today. The Blue Grass State is one of many areas where Republicans find themselves playing defense in a volatile midterm election landscape...

22 minutes ago / 11:52 AM ET

Rally in Maricopa County, Arizona

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11:13 AM ET

**‘Raging Grannies’ roar at No Kings**

More to Read:

Updated Oct. 17, 2026, 11:33 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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Here's why some people say the 2-day weekend is due for a makeover

Henry Ford widely credited, but labour movement fought for it in Canada and U.S.

As the two-day weekend turns 100 years old, some say it's high time for a calendar shakeup. "Almost nobody alive remembers the time before we had a five-day week and a two-day weekend," said Grace Tallon, co-founder of Work Time Revolution, a Toronto-based consultancy group that helps employers adopt shorter work hours.

Labour historians and advocates for workweek reform point out that much has changed since the two-day weekend became standard about a century ago, depending on where you are in the world. Tallon notes that only 20 per cent of women were in the workforce at that time...

• How the two-day weekend came about:
• Work has changed:
• When every weekend is a long weekend:
• 'The week is unnatural':

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Posted: Oct 17, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

- CBC -

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8 days to midterms: Corruption now top voter concern, Musk spends big on Paxton | MS NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpvGWAuIpg8

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Layers of emotion and feelings; they can vary from feeling alone in a cold, damp, grey 🌫️ gloomy place, like you're already feeling droopy and oozy 🫟 like a snail 🐌 would feel under Trumpo The Typo's🤡 ⌨ (‿ˠ‿) Being stuck under a stinky diaper 💩🩲 , NOW THAT COULD BE VERY DEPRESSING! I believe boredom, fear, fight-or-flight, or overactive senses aren't necessarily psychological; they could be natural reflexes, not always dysfunctional, but sometimes overactive or beyond the statistical norm of observable behavior caused by a particular stimulus. Extrasensory perception might be part of what causes an organism to react as it does to a given stimulus. Any of the above could enhance and/or amplify the situation, good or bad; to the senses, it's all the same, a stimulus is neither good nor bad until we process what we sense and assign it meaning.

Our daily news is a constant stream of political news that is simply BRAINWASHING 🧠🧼. The Orange Butt Head and his Dunce Cadets direct a fire hose of negativity our way 24/7. Chaos, war, lies, character assassination, deception, corruption, grifting, annexing nations at will, and whatever is negative — it's constantly fed to the world at large, including us who live in Canada.

At least the mind also has escape mechanisms that can take us to more pleasant memories AND PLACES of better times with sunnier days and fewer grey clouds.

Not even the Orange 🟠 Wannabe Hitler🙋‍♂️ , Putin's 👳 Boot 🥾Licker 👅 and his Dunce Cadet 🙃𓉴🙃𓉴🙃𓉴 coo coo's 🦜🦜🦜can take that away from me

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Why do ADHD people startle easily?

🔹AI Overview

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition marked by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that interfere with daily functioning and development.

🔹AI Overview

People with ADHD startle easily primarily due to differences in sensorimotor gating (how the brain filters sudden or irrelevant sensory input) and emotional regulation.

Patient Advice

Key Reasons for an Amplified Startle Response

Impaired Sensory Filtering: Research on sensorimotor gating shows that the brain struggles to screen out background noise or unexpected changes, making sudden sounds or movements hit much harder.

• Highly Sensitive Person: is a non-clinical personality trait (also called sensory processing sensitivity) where individuals process environmental and emotional signals more deeply. It affects roughly 20% to 30% of the population and brings high empathy and creativity, alongside vulnerability to overstimulation.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

LONG READ BUT WORTH IT, THANK YOU FOR READING TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

REALITY: HOW MANY LAYERS 🌌OR WAVES ᝰ˒)) OF DARK LIGHT ENERGY AND MATTER HOW FAR AND BY WHOSE *PERCEPTION* OF THIS REALITY AS WE KNOW IT 🖼️

Hyperacusis: Jumping at loud sounds and sudden movements, even the tiniest, *like bug-sized*. Or regular-sized objects others can't see because they can't focus on them, I suppose. If I point it out, they see it alright! This is where it gets a little screwy: Are all these perceptions and reactions related to, or indicative of, a mental processing disorder, or are they just normal, ordered differently, without us realizing we have that level of perception in how a person conceives things?

Gravitational or Vestibular Insecurity: A sensory processing issue where the inner ear's balance receptors overreact, making a person perceive tiny or normal shifts in movement as much larger and destabilizing - Startling.

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As they say, WHO THE HELL ROLLED THAT GRENADE 💣💥 UNDER THE DOOR🚪 !!!

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*ME:*

What if Trump decided to put a 100% tariff on electricity going from NewYork to Ontario

*AI:* While a 100% tariff sounds like a nightmare scenario, the actual mechanics of the cross-border grid mean such a move would hurt the U.S. far more than Ontario—which is why, even amidst escalating trade tensions, energy has historically been a delicate piece on the board.

If a 100% U.S. tariff were imposed on electricity sales to Ontario, the situation would unfold across three distinct realities:

1. The Financial Reality: Ontario Dictates the Flow

Ontario is overwhelmingly a net exporter of electricity to the United States. The province routinely generates an energy surplus and sends power south to keep the lights on for over 1.5 million homes and businesses in New York, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Ontario actually can and does buy electricity from other provinces, but the reason it isn’t a simple, cheap, or unlimited solution comes down to physics, geography, and changing supply dynamics.

And there you have it, folks: Ford the Pirate 🥷🏴‍☠️ COULD shut the power switch off to the U.S. if Trumpo The Typo 🤡⌨ gets even more stupid 🙃👅with his tariffs 💸 than he already is.

AI and ME Question Period:

*ME:* AI, my friend, why would Ontario depend on the US for electricity? I thought that was the other way around. Who's pulling whose leg?

*AI answer:* Nobody is pulling your leg—both realities exist because the electricity market is highly dynamic, and Ontario's energy landscape is changing.

1. Nuclear Refurbishments & Maintenance:

*ME:* OK, AI, my friend, why can't Ontario buy its electricity from other provinces?

🔹AI* While it is easy to suspect political games, the reality of Canada's electrical grid explains why the province cannot just lean on its neighbors entirely:

1. The Grid Runs North-South, Not East-West

Canada's electrical infrastructure was built to connect provinces directly to the United States rather than to each other. High-voltage transmission lines (called interties) run primarily north-south because American markets historically offered shorter geographical distances and highly lucrative U.S. dollar payouts. Ontario operates 26 interties. While it connects with Manitoba and Quebec, it features major, highly integrated structural pathways leading into Michigan, Minnesota, and New York.

2. Physical Capacity is Maxed Out

You cannot just push power across the country without a physical highway to carry it. The physical capacity of the transmission lines connecting Ontario to Quebec and Manitoba is strictly limited. Building massive, new interprovincial high-voltage lines over thousands of kilometers is incredibly expensive, requires complex environmental approvals, and takes years to complete.

3. Quebec Doesn't Have a Massive Surplus Anymore

The most common question is usually: "Why don't we just buy all our power from Hydro-Québec's cheap dams?"

• Exploding Demand: Quebec is facing its own massive surge in electricity demand due to population growth, industrial greening, and massive data centers.

4. Peak Demand Mismatches & Shared Swaps

The Future Outlook

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*AI:* _*I smell a skunk.

AI Responds: There is no skunk here—just some heavy structural realities about how North American infrastructure was built. Ontario actually does trade electricity with other provinces, but it cannot rely on them to completely replace U.S. power imports. The reasons come down to geography, power-grid physics, and a sudden shift in Canada's energy supply.

*ME:* AI, then what happens if Trump decides to impose a 100% tariff on the electricity they sell to Ontario? He can do that; he's nuts.

*AI:* While a 100% tariff sounds like a nightmare scenario, the actual mechanics of the cross-border grid mean such a move would hurt the U.S. far more than Ontario—which is why, even amidst escalating trade tensions, energy has historically been a delicate piece on the board.

If a 100% U.S. tariff were imposed on electricity sales to Ontario, the situation would unfold across three distinct realities:

1. The Financial Reality: Ontario dictates the Flow.

*ME:* And there you have it, folks. If I were digging for worms, I could go into the fishing bait business. Thank you for your assistance, AI.

I should join,

The Men in Black 👤👤👤

In the 21st century, I believe they hire women 🚺 too by now, eh! I wanna fly the Black Helicopter! 🚁***** and fly around looking for aliens and flying saucers 👽🛸 I'm sure they're around watching the show. I wonder if they have a chip wagon 🍟🚚

Incognito! The Fairy Lady 🧚‍♀️

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Teen shooter kills 3 children, teacher in Oregon elementary school before being shot by bystander

What We Know

• The victims: Three children, aged 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. Another child and teacher were rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.

• The shooter: The 16-year-old Bend resident was shot dead by a community member who pursued him into the school, police said. The shooter’s motive is currently unclear.

• School shooting surge: This is the 36th shooting on K-12 school grounds across the United States this year, according to a CNN data analysis...

2 min ago

Bend teacher’s union asks for privacy for students, teachers and staff

Updated 9:01 AM EDT, Fri October 16, 2026

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The midterms map is shifting purple. Don’t mistake that for going blue.

There’s still almost three weeks until Election Day. Things look good for Democrats but that’s not a guarantee for victory.

Democrats are in an unfamiliar spot with less than three weeks to the midterm elections — things are looking surprisingly sunny. A new Gallup poll released Tuesday shows the Democratic Party is viewed more favorably overall than its Republican counterparts. When combined with a slew of positive indicators in races around the country, the conventional wisdom is increasingly leaning on the side of Democrats taking back at least one chamber of Congress, if not both, as well as having a shot at several key governorships.

A large part of this optimism comes from in-roads in congressional districts that strongly supported President Donald Trump in 2024. The polling swing has given a sea of races in once-deep-red territory a purple tint, moving them closer to true toss-ups.

• Consider this a reminder: It’s too early to characterize a district turning purple in the polls as a win.:

More Articles:

• Key Republican super PAC eyes 8 Senate races that will dictate control of the chamber:
• Purple isn’t the same thing as blue — but it means the opportunity is there if it can be properly seized.:

Oct. 15, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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Danielle Smith has said no to a second referendum. But that decision might not be hers to make

Should an appeal of the original separation petition win, it could still move ahead

Premier Danielle Smith has drawn a line in the sand, saying that she will not hold another referendum on Alberta separation should the majority of her province vote to remain in Canada.

But her statement raises questions about the fate of the original citizen’s initiative petition that called for a vote on separation — one of the first falling dominos to put Alberta on the referendum path — that remains stalled before the courts.

Should an appeal by the Alberta government and a separatist group be granted, that petition could again move forward, potentially reviving the referendum conversation, legal experts say, whether Smith wishes it to be or not.

• Carney says Albertans should vote ‘No to the Nine’ in referendum:
• Who else besides Danielle Smith is saying 'yes to the nine' in Alberta's referendum?:

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Posted: Oct 16, 2026 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Ottawa weighs legal actions as Stelco owners defend layoffs at Hamilton, Ont. plant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Qrpoii3jA

 

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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*...

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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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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.

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

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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...

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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.

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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...

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

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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.

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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...

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• 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?

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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

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