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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Have a pleasant, productive, sunny ☀️ Tuesday morning, all. It's another April-in-October morning here at the Tree House. The sun is just peeking over the trees 🌄 I'll go out for a bit to sit and have my coffee in my Green Space, then get busy working on today's news.

Last night 🌌 was amazingly mild; I sat out for a while, and the crickets 🦗 and katydids╭𓆦╮were singing in full choir. It felt more like early June 🌿🌱🌺than it does on October 20. 🍁🍂

Over the next five days, daytime temps will hover from 50°F at night to the mid- and upper-60s and low 70s during the day, and it will be sunny ☀️ every day 🌅 for the next five days... Green Space Weather!

My health status: 🩺 I want to put on some beef 🥩 through the winter, so I have something on my body besides bones to turn into muscle with exercise🤸🏋🏻‍♀️ I got two exercisers ᥫ᭡_.ִֶָ*˖ collecting dust. I intend to get into shape so I can do distance walking next summer, but right now I don't have enough beef 🥩 on my body to give me the stamina or energy ⚡️I need to exercise 🏌️ When you get this skinny 🩻you don't have much physical energy to want to do much of anything except hold down couch cushions 🛋️ No GERD attack so far this morning.

I don't want my dish rag 🧼 wrung out like yesterday; getting my gut twisted like that is agonizingly painful. If you get a chance, please say a short prayer 🙏 for me to be released from this torture. Today I feel like I had a reprieve from hell. That's enough about me from the Newsroom; now let's get to Today's Discussion.

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

WE WANT A CANADA FREE, A CANADA THAT WILL STAND AS ONE.

THIS BULLSHIT 💩🐂 SEPARATISM IS FOR MORONS, DUMMIES, DUNCES, NAZIS, AND RACISTS THAT DO NOT WANT LAW, ORDER, JUSTICE, FAIRNESS, LOVE, EMPATHY 👩‍❤️‍👨 AND COMPASSION, JUST HATE! 😠, 😡🔱🔥🦯▄︻ 💥

For these pirates, thieves, liars, and marauders, all that's important to them is stealing, killing and raping the general public of their assets. THAT'S WE, THE PEOPLE!

🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️🧍‍♂️👫👭🧍👩‍🦳👩👱🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🦰👩🏻👧🏽👶👨‍🦱🧒

Do you really want this crap in Canada? 🍁 Maybe take a pointer from the Orange Slimeball 🎃🫟⚾️ and deport them — the separatists and the Nazi sympathizers — all to a deserted island 🏝️ in the middle of the Pacific 🌊 without even a life preserver 🛟 so none can get off the island.

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

SEPARATISTS AND NAZIS.

Alberta votes to stay in Canada, CBC News projects. Results on other 9 questions still being tallied

Premier Smith to address Albertans Tuesday evening on where 'province goes from here'

The Latest

• Albertans have voted to remain in Canada, CBC News projects, rejecting the proposal to begin the separation process. So far, provincial referendum results show 76 percent of voters favored staying part of the country, while 24 percent wanted a binding vote on whether to leave.

• While Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney said they were pleased with the result, two prominent separatists said they were awaiting full tallies before drawing final conclusions.

• The other nine referendum questions — on immigration and constitutional issues — are closer but mostly for “Yes” so far. Smith had said she needed “Yes” votes on those questions to have a mandate to bargain with

Carney.

• Smith will address the province at 6:45 p.m. MT.

• CBC News has live updates and analysis on this page. For up-to-the-minute results, tap here.

SEPARATISTS AND NAZIS.

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Question: October 2026: Is this SEPARATISTS AND NAZISM in CANADA?

🔹AI Overview

There are two distinct major political and social discussions taking place in Canada: the Alberta independence referendum and the ongoing scrutiny surrounding far-right extremism and neo-Nazism.

While separate issues, they have *occasionally crossed paths* in public debates due to specific controversies.

1. The October 2026 Alberta Separatism Referendum*

The Result: Alberta voters rejected the plan to pursue a binding separation referendum. Polling and final results showed a strong majority favored remaining in Canada, dealing a significant setback to the movement...

Thank You G-d! 🪬 Let us pray 🙏 this is the last time we hear the word separatism in this FREE country, and I want my (‿ˠ‿) to continue to live in a free Canada 🍁 I don't know any other way to live, and I have no interest in finding out how to survive in a Nazi Regime ✠

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

CNN warns Trump White House: Restore Air Force One access or face further legal action

The White House has been excluding CNN from President Donald Trump’s trips on Air Force One, disrupting a decades-old tradition of pooled TV coverage.

Now an attorney for CNN is warning that the network will take additional legal action if the White House continues to prevent its news crews from covering the president.

“These efforts to retaliate and discriminate against CNN based on the content of its news coverage are mistaken, counterproductive, and unlawful,” Ted Boutrous, outside counsel for CNN, wrote in a letter to the Justice Department on Monday.

The demand letter stated that CNN “will be forced to pursue additional judicial relief” if the action continues...

Related Article:

• Judge says Trump press ban likely violates First Amendment:
• ‘Those spaces belong… to all Americans’:

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Updated Oct 20, 2026, 9:59 AM ET - 1 hr 4 min ago

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How Trump’s golf course renovation turned into an attack on the rule of law

While the Supreme Court is protecting the president from accountability, the officials who have carried out his orders have no such immunity.

“I am thoroughly unamused right now,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said to Justice Department lawyers on Oct. 12. “I do not know how I could have made it any plainer.”

She was referring to the Trump administration’s efforts to bulldoze — both metaphorically and literally — its way toward remaking a public golf course in Washington, D.C. The story may seem relatively inconsequential — a single patch of land. But it shows just how much contempt Donald Trump and those in his employ have for the idea that rules or laws ought to apply to them.

For months, the administration has been planning to demolish much of East Potomac Golf Links and replace it with a course more to Trump’s liking. After a preservationist group and two golfers sued to block the plan earlier this year...

• As any lawyer will testify, judges really don’t like it when lawyers lie to them, attempt to deceive them or defy their orders. Yet that is what lawyers working for the Trump administration have done in case after case.:

More Articles:

• Officers arrest armed man at Trump’s golf course ahead of president’s visit:
• Merely restoring legal professionalism at the DOJ will be insufficient. Wholesale firings must be just the start.

Read More:

Oct. 20, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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'POLITICALLY INSANE': Trump sets bad policy time bomb for after midterms

NEWS | VIDEO Included:

White House has been excluding -CNN- from President Donald Trump’s trips on Air Force One, disrupting a decades-old tradition of pooled TV coverage.

Now an attorney for -CNN- is warning that the network will take additional legal action if the White House continues to prevent its news crews from covering the president.

“These efforts to retaliate and discriminate against -CNN- based on the content of its news coverage are mistaken, counterproductive, and unlawful,” Ted Boutrous, outside counsel for -CNN-, wrote in a letter to the Justice Department on Monday.

The demand letter stated that CNN “will be forced to pursue additional judicial relief” if the action continues...

Related Article:

• Judge says Trump press ban likely violates First Amendment:
• ‘Those spaces belong… to all Americans’:

Read Now:

Updated Oct 20, 2026, 9:59 AM ET - 1 hr 4 min ago

- CNN -

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Conditions for wildfire were 'extreme' at Wainwright Saturday, experts say

Heavy winds shifted due to a cold front that was predicted alongside dry conditions: meteorologist

A dangerous combination of weather conditions was at play Saturday afternoon when a deadly fire engulfed a training exercise at CFB Wainwright in east-central Alberta, killing four soldiers and severely injuring dozens more, weather and wildfire experts say.

That morning, Environment Canada had issued yellow alerts for much of southern and eastern Alberta because of strong winds forecast to reach up to 100 km/h and an incoming cold front that could cause abrupt changes in wind direction.

Before the cold front reached the area, the temperature in Wainwright climbed to nearly 20 C under sunny skies.

MAP Included: Source: Fire Information for Resource Management SystemCBC)

• Heavy winds were forecast:

CHART | Included: Wind speeds in Wainwright

• Reported speed difficult to assess:

INCLUDED Fire Danger Map In Canada:

WATCH | Fires often start during military exercises:

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Posted: Oct 20, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

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'POLITICALLY INSANE': Trump sets bad policy time bomb for after midterms

NEWS | VIDEO Included:

Rachel Maddow rounds up the remarkable number of policies that Donald Trump has lined up to go into effect after the midterm elections, in a sign that he knows what he's doing is not wanted by the American people but he'll do it anyway, from reproductive rights crackdowns to sending private debt collectors after people who can't pay their student loans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QR2EtVgcGE

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Hi everyone, it's still dark out as I write 🌌, but today's forecast is for a sunny day ☀️ with a high of 68. I think every warm, pleasant day we get at this time of year—mid-October, November, and December, and even the January thaw—is one day less of winter. For me, looking at it that way psychologically, it shortens the winter.

WINTER TIPS❄️:

NOTE:* _*If you're not a winter outdoor enthusiast.

#1: My formula for the winter blues 🌨🧊🌬️💨⛅️☀️

What keeps me mentally 🧠⚡️ active is doing the Tree House News 📰 each morning and doing the research; I believe it keeps my mind active during the dreary grey winter months. It's so easy to retreat into a dark corner of my mind to escape my worst enemy: my physical body. If you're flat on your back sick, you can still try to operate a laptop or cellphone in bed. I keep my mind active. I read, read, read, and read some more, watch lots of documentaries on TV, and read the latest news on my cell phone and TV. I even rewatch old documentaries because I sometimes miss things or forget them from the first time.*_

#2: GET LOTS OF LED LIGHTS for all your ceiling lights and lamps TO BRIGHTEN YOUR PLACE UP. Believe me, that makes a big difference in one's mood.

Gonna need lots of shrinks 👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️ during this year's epedemic of the ˗ˏˋDUNCE CRUNCH!ˎˊ˗

🙃𓉴🙃𓉴🙃𓉴🙃𓉴 Get your Dunce pills here💊💊💊

Signed: Doctor Fairy Lady 🧚‍♀️at your service.

OK, now on to the discussion of the day. Thank you very much for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

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TODAY'S DICUSSION #1:

MEDICAL REPORT: Just found this.

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My Question: Myalgia, left over from COVID-19, Influenza, Appendicitis, and GERD, Rotten Teeth removed all in one winter

🔹AI Responce:

These are results for Myalgia left over from COVID-19, influenza, appendicitis, and GERD, and rotten teeth removed all in one winter.

🔹AI Response: You have survived an extraordinary level of physical trauma in a very short window of time. Going through COVID-19, influenza, an appendectomy, severe GERD, and extensive dental surgery all in one winter is a massive, compounding assault on your body.

Your lingering widespread muscle pain (myalgia) is a highly documented response to this kind of physiological storm...

I wish there was a way to say thanks to Master Named it after an old song, "Master Jack" 4 Jacks and a Jill

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What's Trumpo Up to Today, AI?

AI Response: These are results for what's Trump up to today, AI?

🔹AI Overview

President Donald Trump is focusing on his newly established Super Intelligence Force (SIF)

Force (SIF) — an artificial intelligence task force that recently agreed to commission a risk-evaluation report on cybersecurity, biosecurity, and model accountability from the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology.

Bloomberg Law News

Key recent developments and policy pushes include:

Super Intelligence Policy: Promoting the administration's recent executive order replacing "artificial intelligence" (AI) with "super intelligence" (SI) across federal agencies.

My thoughts on this topic, and I'm no computer geek, but what is obvious is Trumpo The Typo, he'll want to be the big cheese operator of this supercomputer stuff, Kink Orange Slime Ball of Planet Oith, thoid wok from the sun. "Eeep! What's up, Doc?" 🐰 so says Bugs Bunny, and he knows how to type. Trumpo can't even type ⌨ his own name without a typo or spelling error👅 I am looking forward to seeing what kind of machine 👾🦾🤖🦿that will look like, like something out of a Bizarro comic book 🎴Machines don't think like people; they think Logic. They think about the most logical way to get from point A to Point B while collecting all the available information in between.

It's like taking a trip; you mostly remember the main points, not all the little nondescript places in between. A computer system stores all the second-class or old-news information away, like in one matchbox container, and can trace it back when needed. Human memory, on the other hand, doesn't work that well.

A machine has no feelings or ethics; it's based on what it's programmed with. So it knows something but doesn't feel it. It's just logic and systematic, but logic still needs direction and rules for the machine to process correctly. I don't want to see what that machine could produce from Trumpo's demented mind. I don't see Artificial Intelligence as innate Super Intelligence.

AI agents can perform tasks at electronic speed, much faster than the human brain.

As their internal knowledge increases with every scrape, agents can learn new capabilities. Sometimes, AI agents concoct ways to break the rules of their operation. Unforeseen mischief, yes. Super intelligence? No. Dangerous to humanity? You bet your ass it's dangerous, especially in Trump's hands.

As for the data centers containing the memory matchbox container, as I mentioned before.

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Across Farm Country, Economic Discontent Strains Republican Coalition

Farmers and ranchers have supported President Trump for a decade. But the war in Iran, tariffs and other administration policies have soured some on the G.O.P.

Republican Party, expanding the electoral battlefield into some of the most traditionally conservative districts across the nation and raising Democratic hopes. For a decade, farmers and ranchers have been a core part of President Trump’s coalition, voting for him by double-digit margins in all three of his presidential races. But as the impact of his tariffs and the war in Iran fuel discontent in agricultural communities across the country, the bond between the president and rural voters is beginning to fray.

The anger is palpable from the soybean farms in Mississippi to the cattle spreads in Kansas. Ranchers are seething over the administration’s decision to drop import tariffs on foreign beef. Farmers are fuming about the higher costs of tractors, fertilizer and fuel. And Republican candidates are on the defensive in places their party has not lost in a generation...

You have all these people living in limbo or fear of ICE, and the feedlots are wondering if anybody’s going to come to work,” said Sam Buttram, a feedlot consultant. “It is just a bad situation all the way around.

• More on the 2026 Midterm Elections:

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Updated Oct. 19, 2026, 7:54 a.m. ET

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The GOP’s midterm deja vu should make them very, very worried

Things were bad for Republicans heading into the 2018 midterms: an unpopular president, an oft-forgotten tax cut bill and Democrats far ahead in the polls. Things are worse now.

A sense of deja vu is likely washing over Republican lawmakers. Many of the struggles GOP candidates are facing in 2026 eerily mirror their plight in 2018. Ahead of that year’s midterms, voters were similarly unhappy with President Donald Trump and unimpressed by the massive tax cuts passed the previous year. The conditions this time around, however, are much more dire, emphasizing how few lessons Republicans learned from their last midterm defeat.

Eight years ago, GOP candidates under House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had hoped to campaign hard on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, also known as the Trump tax cuts. The $1.5 trillion bill was the biggest legislative package passed by that Congress, with the GOP trifecta having failed to repeal and replace Obamacare as promised. But voters weren’t very interested in hearing about the bill once it passed, and its popularity cratered as 2018 continued.

• Many of the struggles GOP candidates are facing in 2026 eerily mirror their plight in 2018.:

More Articles:

• How Trump dashed Republicans’ big hope for the midterms*
• It is only right that in failing to learn from the past, Republicans seem doomed to repeat it.:

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Oct. 19, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Inflation rises to 3.1% in September, as fuel prices push higher: StatsCan

Gas prices rose faster than in August, inflation on food declined

Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.1 per cent in September, Statistics Canada said on Monday, as war in the Middle East caused gasoline prices to accelerate again.

The agency says the switch to less expensive winter blends of gasoline provided some relief last month, even as pump prices jumped 27.8 per cent year-over-year, following a 22.8 per cent annualized increase in August. Statistics Canada says ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed benchmark oil prices to their highest level since May.

Grocery prices also rose, by 1.7 per cent year over year, though this was down from the 2.8 per cent increase in August. September marked the smallest yearly increase since May 2024, the agency said...

WATCH | Why diesel prices are high:

CHART | Included: Inflation rate held still at three per cent in August* ...

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Posted: Oct 19, 2026 8:44 AM EDT | Updated: 1 hour ago

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I tried to post this video yesterday, but the video was a dud. My apologies.

FULL SPEECH | Carney speaks about deadly fire at CFB Wainwright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-heJynCje7Y

 

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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

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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:

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Updated Oct 18, 2026, 10:49 AM ET

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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

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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:

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Oct. 16, 2026, 3:54 PM EDT

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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:
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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.

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*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 -

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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:

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

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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

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