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Great Spirit bless 🙏

' Morning, everyone. Well, at least the weather is much more reasonable out there. Don't know about all the other peeps out there, if they are being more reasonably happy on this partly sunny day. Smile a little, instead of succumbing to the melancholy that is all about us. That would be so incredibly, sneezeably, incoherently, persistently, being stupidly so deplorably ornery and contrarily on the right, like an unwanted 💩 stuck to your (‿ˠ‿)

😉 See, I should start my own comic strips using emoticons 😁 ~

Upstairs apartment 🏘️ 🐰🍾🐷🥊💥🏏✨ 🔊 ♪♫ | ♪♫♭

Landlady shouting! - 😡 🧙‍♀️- "BETTER BE QUIET UP THERE, BUCKO, OR I'LL TURN YOU INTO A COCKROACH!" - 🪳

Shortly after that party, the tenants above gave up cocaine for snortin' breadcrumbs and have two growths on their heads which look very much like the beginning growth of insect antennae. Now, entomologists may argue about which species, but they are certainly Blattodea. - About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Trumpo The Typo's 😡🫟 and followers. "Take it from there, and the hossy they rode in on!" 🐴

IN MY OPINION, the Great Spirit, G-d, is the Creator of the quanta in which this universe is only one tiny particle of an infinite whole. The basic laws of nature teach us what is right and what is wrong as we learn to survive in our ever-changing environments. Both mental and spiritual growth work together; one is fully aware of the other unless you choose to shut one off from the other. It's the confusion, through DECEPTION, in between that can unbalance or confuse our judgment of what is good or bad, thus leading us astray in the intended evolutionary process of homo sapiens.*_

The way I see it, I take the time to analyze it inside, see if it feels right or wrong, and then it is up to me to make my choice. NOTE! - WITHOUT MAKING EXCUSES TO MAKE IT SOUND RIGHT! If so, that's not empathy, that's self-deception. Or believing in someone else's deception instead of listening to what your own heart told you in the first place.

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Question: Government Deceiving the Masses:

WAS THIS ALL PREPLANED? I do pray not! 🙏

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone;

is a 2016 Canadian documentary film directed by Fred Peabody. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. The film profiles several independent journalists inspired by the late I. F. Stone, a Washington-based independent journalist who published I.F. Stone's Weekly from 1953 to 1971.

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As Freddy the Free Loader, the character played by Red Skeleton used to say while holding his cigar in one hand and the mic in the other, and that dumb hat sitting cattywompus on his head, May G-d Bless! 😊

Now for the news.

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump leans in on a major 2026 issue: possibly replacing Justices Alito and Thomas

• President Donald Trump seems to be leaning in on the idea that elderly conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas might think about a conveniently timed retirement this year.

• Trump couched his comments to Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo in respect for the jurisprudence and decision-making processes of both justices. But he also repeatedly gestured at the political utility of them retiring soon:

• “I think he is one of the great justices of all time,” Trump said of Alito, before adding: “It’d be nice to say, now I have somebody for 40 years.”

Trump said he already had a short list of possible replacements.

• He seemed to point to the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a cautionary tale, noting she declined to retire and then died when Trump was able to appoint a conservative replacement. “She really hurt herself within the Democrat Party,” Trump said.

• He twice alluded to how justices can preserve their ideology on the court for decades to come by allowing for a like-minded replacement.

As they often are, Trump’s comments about the Supreme Court were remarkably political...

_Both could stick it out, but if Republicans lose the Senate in November, the justices could be well into their 80s before the GOP holds the White House and the Senate again._ ...

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PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2026, 4:00 AM ET - 6 hr ago

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I can hear Trumpo The Typo tuning up his bus again 🎃🧒🚌

A New Jersey special election could soon narrow the House GOP’s razor-thin majority

Two months after progressive Analilia Mejia won a special election in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th District, voters will decide Thursday whether they want to send her to Congress. Mejia will face Republican Joe Hathaway, a member of the Randolph Township council.

In a district where there are about 65,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans, according to the state’s Department of Elections, Mejia is favored to win the special election for the seat Mikie Sherrill vacated after being elected governor in November. Mejia has united most of the Democratic Party behind her, including former Rep. Tom Malinowski, who ran in the special primary and lost after facing a barrage of spending from a group linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

A Mejia victory on Thursday would be a boon for progressives, notably Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who endorsed her after she was national political director for his 2020 presidential campaign...

• AIPAC’s attacks on Malinowski boosted a more strident Israel critic:
• ‘You meet people where they’re at’:

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2026, 5:00 AM ET - 5 hr ago

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It’s Tulsi Gabbard’s turn to target Trump’s enemies

Declassified documents posted Monday aren’t the impeachment bombshell Gabbard claims — but they say plenty about how unfit she is for her job.

President Donald Trump was impeached in December 2019, charged by the House of Representatives with abusing his office to gain leverage over Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election. This week, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard rebooted that scandal with the release of a handful of newly declassified documents that question the beginning of the impeachment investigation — in hopes of discrediting everything that followed.

MS NOW confirmed Wednesday that Gabbard’s office has sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department for the whistleblower whose concern over a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched the impeachment inquiry and the former inspector general who fielded their complaint. The referrals were first reported by Fox News. Gabbard’s new disclosures mirror a well-worn playbook used by Trump’s loyalists to investigate his investigators...

• In every instance, the evidence gathered of wrongdoing on Trump’s part has far outweighed proof of misconduct from his investigators:

It is literally the job of the intelligence community to consume partial information as it is received and work that raw data into a complete analysis:

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Apr. 16, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

'We failed,' Ontario health authority official tells inquest into Indigenous woman's death

Lawyer for Heather Winterstein's family questions Niagara Health doctor on her death in hospital

The Latest:

• A virtual coroner’s inquest examining the circumstances of Heather Winterstein’s death from sepsis in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital is in its 12th day.

• Winterstein, a member of the Cayuga Nation with ties to Six Nations of the Grand River, was trying to get help for pain from a fall, first on Dec. 9, 2021, and then the next day, when she collapsed in the ER. On her first hospital visit, a physician ruled out an infection and sent Winterstein home with Tylenol.

• Today, Dr. Rafi Setrak, regional chief of emergency medicine, testified Niagara Health is "committed" to evaluating doctors. But, "By virtue of the fact that Heather died, we failed."

• Family, friends and a family physician have previously said they believe racism and bias affected the quality of care Winterstein received.

• In her testimony yesterday, the head of Niagara Health said "it's very clear" anti-Indigenous racism exists in health care and that the hospital network needs to have the "humility" to acknowledge it to improve patient care...

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2 hours ago

What to know about the inquest

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Updated April 16, 2026 - 6 minutes ago

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I do pray that this will create a good shake-up in our Ontario Health Care System, or should I say, the management of the funds for our Health Care System by USING THE FUNDS to hire doctors, nurses, and enough emergency room personnel. NOT for anything else, especially private enterprise, NO! ->🔘 PERIOD that's it.

Artemis II astronauts set to share more about historic mission around the moon

Since returning, crew has had medical examinations, technical debriefings and been reunited with families

After flying 406,771 kilometres around the moon — the farthest any humans have ever been — Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch are ready to share more of their experiences with the public.

The four astronauts will be taking questions from the media from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, at 2:30 p.m. ET today. CBC-ca will carry the news conference live. Since returning from Earth last Friday, the four have been examined by doctors and debriefed about their mission, but best of all, they've reunited with their families. And they've had some great receptions.

Neighbours lined the sidewalks with flags and signs, cheering as Victor Glover returned home in League City, Texas...

• Back at work:

Posted: Apr 16, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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O'Donnell credits Canada & Carney for fighting back against Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gamzMLB8rw

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning! I pray that you are all well on this day, Wednesday, the 15th of April 2026. Another cloudy day, but I feel a shift, like the effect of the motion of the first falling domino. Not sure if it has to do with the weather.

I sat outside with my coffee for a bit, contemplating; it was just daybreak, but overcast and a little dripply 💧😉 It's cool, but still much milder than it's been. It could be what I call one of those MELANCHOLY days if I were to let it slide in that direction. Keep the Mind Busy and the Body Occupied. I have come to learn that you can stop to relax and rest, just as long as it is not enough time to allow the mind to drift and get caught up in the web of gloom and doom,-> wars and more wars, incompetence, lies, theft, conspiracies, and deceit that lie everywhere around us like the fallout from a nuclear winter at this time. The red button in the hands of MANIACS

WHERE ARE YOU, U.N., hiding under your desk? MAYBE THE RED BUTTON HAS ALREADY BEEN PUSHED, BY THE ->HOUSE and SENATE<-

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Quetion: Maniac

The meaning of MANIAC is someone who is or acts mentally unsound; especially: a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner.

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THE WORLD HAS BEEN KNEECAPED 🦵🏏 by Made in America, AND THE WORLD HAS LOST ITS CRUTCH 🩼

Stay Cool! Give guidance, NOT PANIC, that's what I am attempting to do with the Tree House News, one view at a time.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

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Question: What is Melancholy?

🔹AI Overview

Melancholy: is a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness or gloomy mood, often characterized by thoughtful reflection rather than frantic emotion.

It is used as a noun (a state of melancholy) or an adjective (a melancholy song) to describe a quiet, wistful, or profound sadness

• Synonyms of Melancholy:
• Sadness/Depression:* Dejection, gloom, sorrow, unhappiness, woe, despondency:

• Thoughtful/Quiet:* Pensive, wistful, reflective, somber, wistful:

Descriptive: Gloomy, downcast, dispirited, mournful, forlorn.

That will be enough of the doom and gloom; - 😰💥- it's spring! -🌅🪷 - Even though it's cloudy, cool, and damp out, it is spring! The Rebirth has begun: the birds, green grass 🌱🌾 tiny leaves 🍃 coming out of some bushes and trees, and most are now in the different stages of budding. The maples with very large buds 🎍 and the beautiful sunshiny yellow forsythias 🌼 and in the early morning silence, I could hear the trickling of the creek below the embankment where the woods are across the driveway from my Green Space, the balcony. Good perch, the Tree House 🏡 Now if I had a Jacuzzi 🛀 ... forget it, I'm happy with what I have.

BREAKING NEWS:

Iran threatens retaliation over blockade as Trump hints at further peace talks

US Central Command said the blockade has "completely halted" Iran's economic sea trade.

Here's The Latest:

• US blockade: Iran’s military has threatened shipping in the Red Sea if the US continues its blockade of Iranian ports, after US Central Command said the blockade has “completely halted” Iran’s economic sea trade.

• Strait of Hormuz: US President Donald Trump said China is “very happy” the US is working to open the Strait of Hormuz and that it has agreed to not send weapons to Iran. Some commercial traffic is still transiting the vital waterway.

• US-Iran talks: The US has not formally agreed to extend the ceasefire with Iran, a senior US official told CNN, while messages are being exchanged between the two countries via mediator Pakistan after the weekend’s talks ended with no agreement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.

• In Lebanon: Israel’s military says it has conducted fresh strikes on Lebanon in the past 24 hours and has warned residents in southern parts of the country to evacuate. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to hold further ceasefire negotiations after taking part in their first direct talks in decades...

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11 min ago

"Strained" public budgets less able to protect consumers from high energy costs, IMF warns

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Updated 10:20 AM EDT, Wed April 15, 2026

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BREAKING FROM THE TORONTO STAR:

Opinion | This isn’t just a Carney majority. It’s a NATIONAL UNITY government

Unity,” said Mark Carney last weekend, “does not require UNIFORMITY.”

Accommodation beats assimilation, the prime minister told the Liberal faithful at the party’s convention in Montreal — and partnership is better than domination. He didn’t say it, but Carney was inaugurating an unexpected Canadian national unity government. Having bolstered the Liberals’ ranks with defectors from rival parties, he’s given Canada something it could really use right now: a cross-partisan amalgam of politicians who want to get big things done.

Polling by Ipsos confirms Canadians aren’t fond of floor-crossings, at least in the abstract — yet it also suggests voters are fine with political chameleons in our current context: 40 per cent of survey respondents said the stampede to the government benches had had no impact on their opinion of Carney, and more than a third said their opinion had improved.

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Updated - April 15, 2026 - 2 hrs ago

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After Trump’s latest broadside, Pope says ‘world needs to hear’ message of peace

Pope Leo said Wednesday that his visit to Africa offers *A MESSAGE OF UNITY* and peace “the world needs to hear” as he continues to face criticisms for his stance on the war in Iran from the president and the vice president of the United States.

Speaking on board the papal plane from Algeria to Cameroon, Leo XIV pointed to his visit to the Great Mosque of Algiers, the largest in Africa, and to the birthplace of Saint Augustine of Hippo, a hugely influential Christian figure who inspired him to become a priest.

The pontiff said going to the mosque showed that while “we have different beliefs, we have different ways of worshipping, we have different ways of living, we can live together in peace.” He added: “I think that to promote that kind of image is something which the world needs to hear today...

Trump is feuding with a pope — again. Why it’s different this time

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Updated Apr 15, 2026, 10:27 AM ET - 7 min ago

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Vance ups the ante, presses pope to be ‘careful when he talks about matters of theology’

If the White House sees a political upside to its increasingly outlandish papal rebukes, it’s mistaken.

VIDEO | Included:

For reasons that still don’t make sense, Donald Trump picked a fight with Pope Leo XIV, of all people, lashing out at the pontiff on Sunday night as someone who “likes crime,” caters to “to the Radical Left,” is taking steps that are “hurting the Catholic Church” and has met with “Obama Sympathizers.”

On Monday, the president was offered an opportunity to apologize, or at least to walk back his rhetorical offensive. He refused, insisting again that the pope “said things that are wrong.” A day later, the Republican kept going, scolding the pontiff during an interview with an Italian newspaper; shortly before midnight on Tuesday night, Trump apparently thought it would be a good idea to chide the pope once again by way of his social media platform.

Not to be outdone, his vice president — the first Catholic Republican to ever hold the office — has joined the rhetorical offensive. On Monday night, JD Vance appeared on Fox News and insisted that “it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality … and let the president of the United States stick to dictating American public policy.” Putting aside the fact that the president isn’t supposed to be “dictating” anything, the Ohio Republican’s advice didn’t make a lot of sense:

The pope drew Trump’s ire by speaking out on matters such as a deadly and destabilizing war in the Middle East and the plight of immigrants seeking a better life, both of which are, by any reasonable measure, “matters of morality.” ...

Apr. 15, 2026, 8:54 AM EDT

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Patient tells Ontario inquest Heather Winterstein was on floor 'crying in pain' in hospital ER on day she died

Winterstein, 24, sought treatment over 2 days in St. Catharines ER in 2021

The Latest

• A coroner’s inquest examining the circumstances of Heather Winterstein’s death from sepsis in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital continues today.

• Winterstein, 24, died in the hospital on Dec. 10, 2021, after waiting hours to get help for pain from a fall.

• She had already been in the hospital the previous day for severe body pain, but the emergency department doctor who assessed her ruled out an infection, sent her home with Tylenol and told her to come back if her condition worsened.

• A patient who was in the ER waiting room on the day Winterstein died testifies today she saw her crying in pain but didn’t approach hospital staff because she was "scared" to get involved.

• Dr. Suzanne Shoush tells the inquest today that system racism and biases were “contributing factors” in the type of care Winterstein received.

• Family members, community groups say they’re concerned addiction discrimination and anti-Indigenous racism might have affected the way Winterstein was treated.

3 hours ago

It’s been an emotional inquest — here’s what’s happened so far

More To Read:

Updated April 15, 2026 - 3 minutes ago

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WATCH: Vance says Pope Leo should 'be careful' when talking about religion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hq-q8Ijm14

 

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MY PROSE FOR THE EVENINK FROM MRS. KLINK

Adventures of the Orange Cockroach Wanker😡🪳🫱👃

Devoted to 😡🪳 Trumpo The Typo, Kink of the World! The shambling, clueless, blabbering, incoherent, nincompoop idiot 🧟‍♀️😵‍💫 nut-case brain-dead, arrogant meat suit zombie, 🌰💼 50 pounds of orange 😡💩 in a five-pound bag 🛍, with a teeny weenie 🌭 that matches his peanut🥜 size brain 🧠 that's all he requires is tiny hands 👐 to wank that weenie 🌭 We can only hope that he skins his knuckles 🤜 in the corner >

So the Fat Orange Idiot wanker sang as he played the one-string guitar 🎸 "And another dang WANK!" ~ ♪♫ | ♪♫♭~

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good Morning all!' Grey clouds 🌫️, but the boids are 🎵🎶 🐥🦜🐦‍⬛🐦‍🔥🐦, and it's nice and mild out. I even went out into my Green Space, dressed only in my nightgown, and sat in a patio chair 🌳🪑🪴 for a couple of minutes to relax and contemplate the day ahead. It was raining, a soft, gentle, peaceful rain that was so relaxing. I was kept dry by the balcony platform of the apartment above, which protrudes over us and serves like a shed roof that works well under less than gale-force winds and torrential rains 💦😱☂️ Don't mind the Wayward wind 💨 though. I tried to follow that wind when I was younger, my learnin' years.

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

I lived the waywardwind, and it brought me to where I am today. I wouldn't give up where it got me today, for all the gold I could steal from all the crooks in the world. Justice will be restored soon.

I'm a little late getting started today. Reorganizing, changing, and regrouping some of my emoticons that I have personally collected for my groups was an excursion down the rabbit hole! Maybe I'm a bit slow today, too. I believe and hope the Icons may help those who are not fluent in English. I noticed that many social networks don't have translators, unless you download your own.

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Google Translate - Website Translator

Pick One:

🔹AI Overview

• Top internet interpreters include:
• Entre los principales intérpretes de internet se encuentran:

Google Translate (supports 130+ languages, live text/voice), DeepL (high-accuracy text/document translation), and Immersive Translate.

_*Grammarly is my app for checking spelling, punctuation, grammar, and writing style*_

Thank you, dear followers, for visiting and reading the news. Now it is time to get on with the news.

I may be MUCH LATER POSTING THE NEWS today due to a medical appointment I have at 12:00 noon, and having doddled around may mean I have to finish the news when I get back this afternoon. I AM NOT IMPRESSED.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

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Question: Finding Peace in Turmoil

AI Overview

Finding peace in turmoil involves intentionally anchoring yourself through self-care, controlling your focus, and limiting external noise. Key strategies include limiting news/social media, practicing gratitude, exercising, maintaining supportive relationships, and accepting what you cannot control. Grounding techniques, such as meditation, deep breathing, and purposeful action, can help calm inner turbulence...

Finding Peace Within

I know from experience, this is not easy. I still have problems with it at times. Letting go of something I couldn't control was hard. I learned to accept when there is nothing further physically I can do, then send the intent through prayer and meditation, and "BELIEVE!" Truly believe in your heart. Because without the belief, the prayer doesn't mean much more than a dust mote floating in the air currents at sea.

_*Thank you for reading the Intro and discussion. I will follow it as far as I can with the NEWS for now.

BREAKING NEWS:

US eyes potential second round of in-person talks with Iran as blockade takes hold

Marathon talks that failed to produce a breakthrough between the United States and Iran were not the final word in negotiations, officials in the US and the region said Monday, as the contours of the two sides’ disagreement — primarily over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions — came into sharper focus.

In Islamabad on Saturday, American negotiators proposed a 20-year pause on Iran enriching uranium, a source familiar with the discussions said. Iran responded with a proposal for a five-year suspension, which the US has rejected, according to a US official. The gap, for now, remains unresolved. But the detail illustrates the challenges ahead in the negotiations.

President Donald Trump remains open to resuming in-person negotiations soon if he believes Tehran is ready to submit to his demands, according to people familiar with the matter...

• Sticking points in negotiations:
• Why Trump turned to a blockade:

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Updated Apr 14, 2026, 9:32 AM ET - 40 min ago

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Was he kidding?’ Trump reacts to FEMA official’s claim he teleported to Waffle House

For years, Gregg Phillips — now a senior FEMA official — has told stories that blur the boundary between the ordinary and the supernatural.

A dead girlfriend once lifted his car off the road to avoid a crash. Satan once spoke to him while he walked across Spain. After collapsing inside an Indianapolis Lowe’s, he came to in a McDonald’s parking lot across the street with 15,000 steps logged on his health app, a Big Mac in his lap, and little understanding of what had just happened.

In telling these stories across various right-wing podcasts, Phillips has said many of the experiences occurred while he was in and out of treatment for metastatic bone cancer. Rather than undergo chemotherapy, Phillips says he chose instead to rely on a self-directed regimen of ivermectin and fenbendazole, antiparasitic drugs commonly used to deworm animals...

• A history of claimed supernatural encounters:
• Turmoil inside FEMA:

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2026, 5:00 AM ET - 5 hr ago

CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney temporarily suspending federal fuel excise tax on gas, diesel and aviation fuel

Measure will see 10 cents on a litre of gas, 4 cents on litre of diesel removed starting Monday

A day after sweeping three byelections in Ontario and Quebec that gave him a majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that he is temporarily removing the federal excise tax on gas and diesel. The move means that the cost of gas will drop by ten cents on a litre of gasoline and four cents per litre of diesel starting Monday and lasting until Labour Day.

The fuel tax holiday, which Carney said would also see the four cent per litre excise tax removed on aviation fuel, is expected to cost an estimated $2.4 billion. "We all know that because of the war with Iran fuel prices have increased sharply around the world including right here in Canada," Carney said in Ottawa Tuesday...

Locations chart: Daily average price of regular gasoline per liter, taxes included:

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Apr 14, 2026 9:01 AM EDT | Last Updated: less than a minute ago

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CBC investigation finds grocers Loblaw, Sobeys overcharging for underweight meat — again

Findings come 1 year after similar CBC probe found grocers selling underweight meat

A CBC News secret shopping investigation has uncovered — once again — several Loblaw-owned and Sobeys-affiliated stores overcharging for underweight meat, despite claims last year the grocery giants had taken steps to rectify the problem.

"People are getting ripped off," said Terri Lee, a former inspector with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Lee, who spent 24 years with the federal food regulator before retiring in 2021, estimates misweighed meat costs Canadian shoppers millions of dollars annually.

"Obviously, these retail stores are not to be trusted that the weight on the package is accurate," she said. Over the past two months, CBC visited 17 Loblaw-owned or Sobeys-affiliated stores in the Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax areas, targeting packaged fresh meat sold by weight...

• Where's the beef?:
• Highest overcharges at Farm Boy:
• What about fines?:
• CFIA responds:

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Posted: Apr 14, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: less than a minute ago

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Raskin offers bill setting up 25th Amendment process to remove Trump from office

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wants to set up a new commission to determine whether Trump is mentally fit for office.

Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill on Tuesday that seeks to kick-start the removal of President Donald Trump through the 25th Amendment — a long-shot effort that, while unlikely to succeed, aims to put renewed focus on the president’s mental fitness and recent rhetoric.

The legislation, which was offered with 50 Democratic co-sponsors, would establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office. That body would be composed of 17 members tasked with determining whether the president is incapacitated — “either mentally or physically” — and unable to discharge the powers and duties of office, as called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. In introducing the bill, Raskin pointed to Trump’s recent rhetoric on the war in Iran, his actions in the Middle East and the photo he posted on social media depicting himself as Jesus. (Trump later claimed he was portraying himself as a doctor.)...

• How the 25th Amendment would work against Trump amid his Iran belligerence

• Trump’s weird text to Norway’s prime minister renews 25th Amendment talk

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Apr. 14, 2026, 12:23 PM EDT

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Carney says he will temporarily suspend Canada's fuel excise tax amid Iran war | FULL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Ndj-em2V0

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good Mornin' Sun is a shinin and the boids are tweetin' 🎵🎶 ♪♫♭

🌞🐥🦜🐦‍⬛🐦‍🔥🐦

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whmzEXywq40

Well, Sunshine, you say! Where, where? In your red polkadot underwear. But sorry to say, "IT AIN'T SUNNY OUT!"

Sorry for shouting out loud. But at least the song helps to bring a little sunshine inside.

Actually, you can play the Group Theme song at the top of the group page, click on the ARBOL... sticker - TRIBAL MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL while reading the news.

First, I would like to say thank you all for the FOLLOWS yesterday. The reason I wish to make a special note of this is that it seems I've gotten anywhere from above-average to higher-than-average views across all six social networks I publish on, numbers I haven't seen before.

Especially Facebook, where the response has been quiet and small. Then last night, it suddenly came alive! Apparently, I did something right that resonated with more readers! I can only say that I am grateful for the reaction to whatever insight I put out that caused that spike in readers. It was well worth drafting, polishing, and posting it. I pray it was useful and served its purpose for someone. Thank you again for helping me to serve.

So, what topic shall we discuss today?

"The Idiot of the day, or the genius of the day? Or shall we discuss climate change, pollution, war and peace, or shall we begin with the new habitat they are planning to build on the Moon as a national symbol of peace and collaboration among nations? Not just among nations, but for ALL of humanity?"

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

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DUNCE CADETS:

Question: Why do they allow idiots to rule the world

🔹AI Overview

The idea that "idiots" rule the world is a common sentiment often rooted in psychological, systemic, and historical factors Several theories explain why people who are perceived as incompetent or "stupid" frequently attain positions of power:

• The Dunning-Kruger Effect:

• The Peter Principle:

• Mass Psychology and Voting Habits: In democratic systems, voters often favor candidates they feel they can relate to or who present simple, emotionally resonant messages rather than complex, fact-based arguments Some argue that mass psychology allows leaders to manipulate public emotion to gain power despite a lack of wisdom.

• Systemic Preservation of Mediocrity:

• The "Basic Laws of Human Stupidity":

• Financial and Corporate Influence: Critics often argue that those in power are not necessarily "idiots" but are incentivized by large-scale capital and profit maximization, which can lead to policies that appear nonsensical to the general public but serve specific elite interests.

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US military to blockade ships from Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices have topped $100 a barrel as the imminent blockade threatens to further disrupt the global economy.

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• Strait blockade: The US military said it will enforce a blockade on all traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz from 10 a.m. ET today, after weekend peace talks in Pakistan faltered. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to retaliate.

• Pope criticism: Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV said he has “no fear of the Trump administration” and will continue to speak out after criticism from President Donald Trump, who denounced his stance on the Iran war and said he was “terrible for foreign policy.”

• Markets roiled: Oil prices have again topped $100 a barrel and stock markets fell as the collapsed weekend talks, and imminent blockade, threatened to further disrupt the global economy.

• Lebanon talks: The focus of the Israeli military is on Lebanon during the two-week ceasefire with Iran, a source says. Ahead of direct talks between the two countries tomorrow, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about a “deeper security zone” held by Israel inside southern Lebanon

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Pope says he has ‘no fear of Trump administration’ after president slams his Iran war criticism

Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war.

“I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do, what the church is here to do,” the pontiff told reporters aboard his plane where he was starting a 10-day trip to the African continent.

“We are not politicians, we don’t deal with foreign policy with the same perspective (as) he might understand it,” he continued. “But I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker.” The comments came after Trump tore into the pope on Sunday evening, denouncing his stance on the Iran war and saying he’s “terrible for foreign policy.” ...

Both Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have invoked God in public messaging during the conflict, with Hegseth framing the war effort as divinely supported and even using scriptural justification.

Leo has repeatedly pushed back against this idea. ...

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Democrats sense new GOP defections on a war powers vote

Democrats are teeing up votes on war powers resolutions in the House and Senate — and they think they could win over some new Republicans.

Congressional Democrats will, once again, try to rein in President Donald Trump’s war with Iran this week — and this time, they believe there’s a pathway to success.

Top Democrats in both the House and Senate say they will force votes this week on war powers resolutions aimed at cutting off hostilities in Iran. They only need a handful of Republicans to join them to constrain the president over the conflict, though Democrats would need a two-thirds majority in both chambers if Trump vetoed a war powers resolution — which he almost certainly would do.

In that practical sense, Democrats face long odds. But on a political level, the GOP is increasingly tying its midterm fate to a conflict growing more unpopular every week.

“Every day that Republicans stand in the way of Democratic efforts to end this war,” Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said Thursday, “is another day that they own the chaos, the bloodshed and the economic volatility that has resulted.”

Initially estimated at around $200 billion, recent reporting from The Washington Post suggests it could be half that.

While Republicans may try to use reconciliation to pass that funding with solely GOP votes, there are early signs that not all Republicans would support the supplemental. ...

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Israel launches attack to seize Lebanon border town ahead of U.S.-hosted talks

Hezbollah opposed to talks; Israel says it won't discuss ceasefire

Israeli troops launched an attack to seize a key south Lebanon town from Hezbollah fighters holed up inside on Monday, pressing its war on the Iran-backed group on the eve of historic talks between Israeli and Lebanese government envoys. With the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States set to meet on Tuesday in Washington, Lebanon's foreign minister said Beirut would use face-to-face negotiations to press for a ceasefire in the war that has complicated wider diplomacy to halt the conflict in the Middle East.

But the outlook for the meeting — a rare, face-to-face encounter between countries formally in a state of war — has been overshadowed, with Israel saying it won't discuss a ceasefire while Hezbollah has objected to negotiations with Israel, reflecting sharply worsening political tensions in Lebanon...

• Ongoing assaults in Lebanon:

WATCH | Lebanese in Canada hoping for peace:

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Oil prices rise, global markets decline ahead of U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz

Brent crude oil rose to $102.24 US a barrel on Monday as markets in much of Europe and Asia declined

Oil prices resumed their climb and global markets mostly declined on Monday as the U.S. military prepared to blockade traffic to and from Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz, where most shipping has been stalled by Iran since the start of the war. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the planned blockade after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement, and the U.S. military said the blockade involving all Iranian ports would begin Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran.

Oil prices have been rising as shipping through the strait has essentially stalled since late February. Brent crude oil, the international standard, has gone from roughly $70 US per barrel before the war in late February to more than $119 at times...

• Analysis: There's a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada's oil and gas industry

• Oil and fuel prices to remain high throughout the year: Deloitte report

At the moment, it doesn't look very nice.

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