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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning all, it's another beautiful sunrise 🌅 here at the Tree House 🏡 It feels more like early spring than early fall. The leaves are still quite green, and I can comfortably sit out here in my Green Space 𓊐🌱🌿 🍃𓊐 without a jacket or sweater 🥼 sipping my coffee ☕️ That's one of those small blessings in life that I don't forget to be grateful for: to sit back, enjoy the green around me, the rising sun over the treetops, peace; then I simply let my thoughts drift to wherever they will. 〰️⛵〰️ You might try this journey, too.

While my mind is drifting to a comfortable place, call it "Inspiration Ville" or "Dreamland," wherever I find my inspiration to write, I allow random thoughts to become whatever materializes in my conscious mind. The returning thoughts formed in my conscious mind take shape. It's like recording feedback. Or getting a return text message from The Master Of All Consciousness 🌌

All that in only about 5 minutes or so of sitting, relaxing, and allowing my thoughts to flow, instead of keeping them caged in a melee fighting for attention, like the speech bubble filled with little stars, lightning, and little fists flying around, like in a cartoon strip ➡️ 🗨✊✨*•.°💫✊

It's important to have some quiet time to yourself, a place where you feel most comfortable to sit, release, and let the strained mental pathways drift for a few moments.

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TODAY'S TOPIC:

Cleveland-Cliffs Leaving Ontario**_

THE GREAT CLEVELAND CHICKENS IN RETREAT FROM ONTARIO! BUNCH OF CLUCK, CLUCK, CLUCKS🐓🍗🐔🐥🐓🫟💩and🪶

Prime Minister Carney should throw all the US companies 👅 that are potentially 🔪𖠣 cockroaches 🪳🪳🪳 out of Canada 🍁and nationalize their property. BEAT THEM TO THE PUNCH🥊💥🥊

NOTE: STELCO WAS OFFERED FEDERAL HELP WITH THE TARIFFS BY MARK CARNEY! INSTEAD, THEY ARE CLOSING THEIR HAMILTON PLANT!

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Question: Google AI: U.S.-owned Stelco leaving Hamilton, Ontario.

🔹AI Overview

Stelco is not fully leaving Hamilton, Ontario, but its U.S. parent company, Cleveland-Cliffs, has announced it will indefinitely idle a major portion of the Hamilton Works facility. Beginning October 9, 2026, the company will shut down its cold-rolled and coated steel finishing operations in Hamilton, resulting in the layoff of 350 to 500 workers across its Ontario footprint.

Key Details of the Shutdown

• The Cause: Cleveland-Cliffs blamed the decision on severe U.S. tariffs (including a 50% tariff imposed on Canadian steel in August 2026), a collapsing export market, and an influx of cheap foreign steel dumping into Canada. Demand for Stelco's cold-rolled and galvanized products reportedly dropped by nearly 25%.

• Shift to Lake Erie Works: Cleveland-Cliffs is concentrating its remaining raw steel production at its Lake Erie Works facility in Nanticoke, Ontario. The company stated that total steel tonnage will not change, but the product mix will shift to hot-rolled steel. It has promised to offer replacement jobs at the Lake Erie facility to affected workers in Hamilton.

• Political Backlash: The decision sparked intense outrage. Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the layoffs as a "betrayal" of Canadian workers. The federal government has threatened legal action, noting that Cleveland-Cliffs’ $3.4-billion acquisition of Stelco in late 2024 carried strict legal commitments to protect unionized Canadian jobs until 2029. Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath also strongly criticized the move, calling it "unacceptable and unfair".

Would you like more details on how the Canada-U.S. trade disputes are impacting other Canadian steel manufacturers, or more information on the legal terms of Cleveland-Cliffs' acquisition of Stelco?...

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Mark Carney blasts U.S.-owned Stelco after Hamilton layoffs, says workers were ‘betrayed’

“We intend to use all powers that we have and pursue them to the full extent of the law,” Carney said.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a terse rebuke Tuesday to steelmaker Stelco and its parent company for breaching “legal obligations” to maintain jobs in Canada, saying Ottawa will pursue legal action against the company if it fails to meet those obligations.

The day after Stelco Holdings announced it would lay off up to 500 workers at its Hamilton and Lake Erie facilities, citing the import pressures of the tariff dispute and weak demand, the prime minister laid the blame squarely at the feet of the Trump administration and its corporate allies.

Yet Carney insisted Canada remains ready to negotiate “in good faith” with the U.S. president, saying Ottawa believes a “mutually advantageous trade arrangement that respects both our countries’ sovereignty” is still possible, even as evidence mounts that President Donald Trump‘s tariff sledgehammer is drawing investment south of the border...

• ‘Spitting in our face’: Up to 500 Stelco workers face layoffs:
• Donald Trump’s tariff war on Canada won’t achieve what the president promised — and it was never meant to:

In a more “dangerous and divided world,” Carney said fundamental issues of energy security, food security, information security, and financial resilience and security “are best addressed through reliable partnerships.

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Updated Sept. 30, 2026

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Pilot may have sought to crash Israel-bound flight after stabbing other pilot, Netanyahu says

The Flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a struggle in the cockpit in what the Israeli PM called "a most serious security incident."

• Hijacking attempt: A pilot on the Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia stabbed the other pilot and appears to have tried to crash the plane, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. He said passengers and crew subdued the assailant, who has been arrested.

• Passengers’ fear: The incident caused the aircraft, traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, to plummet 17,400 feet in less than two minutes, flight tracking data shows. One passenger told Israeli media there were moments she believed she was going to die.

• Repatriation flight: A replacement Flydubai flight carrying most of the stranded passengers just landed in Tel Aviv. Saudi Arabia earlier rejected an Israeli request to send a military or civilian plane to bring passengers home...

READ MORE:

20 min ago

Breaking news: Passengers from diverted flight land at Tel Aviv airport

More To Read:

Updated 11:49 AM EDT, Wed September 30, 2026

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Mike Johnson picked a terrible time to tell the truth

The speaker told CNBC that the GOP keeping control of the House would lead to two more years of the same situation that voters seem eager to reject.

NEWS VID | Included:

making. Five weeks before Election Day, he’s crisscrossing the country, attempting to shore up the dwindling odds that the GOP keeps its House majority. Johnson took a break from that sprint Tuesday morning to chat with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and share what amounts to a closing message for House Republicans.

Asked just what Americans should expect if they were to vote to keep the GOP (or, as Johnson put it, “the grownups”) in charge, he said, “What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already, and that has been putting the conditions in place for a strong America again.”

Johnson filled his nearly 15-minute “Squawk Box” appearance with less-than-credible assertions, but his vow that House Republicans would keep doing what they have been doing was most honest...

• “Squawk Box” appearance with less-than-credible assertions, but his vow that House Republicans would keep doing what they have been doing was most honest.:

More articles

• House paralyzed as Speaker Johnson confronts another revolt from his own members:
• As bad as things look for his party, the speaker said, unconvincingly, “I’m convinced my team, the Republicans, are going to keep the majority in the House and the Senate.”:

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Sept. 30, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Stelco's U.S. owner to face 'fullest extent of the law' over layoffs: PM Carney

Stelco, owned by Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs, directly linked its layoff plans in Hamilton to trade war

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's federal government will "use all powers that we have" against the U.S. owner of an Ontario steel plant that announced hundreds of layoffs on Monday. Stelco, owned by Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs, directly linked its plan to cut up to 500 jobs in Hamilton with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada.

The Trump administration imposed 50 per cent tariffs on foreign steel under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act last year. Canada has retaliated with duties on many U.S.-made steel products. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Carney singled out the company's CEO, Lourenco Goncalves, for "applauding" Trump's move to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian steel...

'It's devastating': Hundreds of Stelco workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke face uncertain future due to layoffs ...

Posted: Sep 30, 2026 11:32 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

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Stelco ‘betrayed’ workers at Hamilton, Ont. plant: PM Carney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynXSSTDA9EU

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning, everyone. It's another grey ☁️boring ☁️ morning. I pray you all have a good day and are blessed 🙏 Not much new here in the Tree House Newsroom 🏡📰 just sipping my morning coffee and winding up to do the news of the day.

No matter what news I bring up, it's going to be negative. From either side of the border, it's all negative, like a runaway busted cesspool. "WHO BLEW THE 💩 DAM?" The master of cesspools himself, the Orange Slime Bag 🟠🫟 👛 is corrupting everything that's good, which will remain corrupted for many years to come because human values will not be the same. GO VISIT ANY WAR-RAVAGED COUNTRY AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

Why isn't anyone getting off their butts and doing something about it? Aside from doing nothing, like in "nothing burgers" 🍔or "air sandwiches," 🥪 the Democrats are too busy hiding like worms under their desks 🪱⛩ 🪑 YOU, THE PEOPLE, are the ones allowing this insanity to continue; It's your country, society, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE!

IF you wish to be recognized as a satellite nation of Russia, then so be it! Go ahead and kiss Russkie butt all you want and leave the rest of the free world alone; we're better off alone. Less dead meat on the wagon to pull for the rest of us.

SAME GOES FOR CANADA;

WATCH IT, YOU'RE SLIPPING TOO! Major car industries either left it off or are considering it. Steel Industry shutting down, Layoffs high, fuel prices, which in turn means more for groceries and many other goods... etc. But THE MOST IMPORTANT:

HEALTH CARE ACROSS CANADA 🍁 IS GOING TO THE DUMPSTER FIRE 🚛🔥

Isn't that the same as what's going on south of the border? Only people who have money can afford a doctor. Are we 🍁 going Fascism as well? Has FASCISM become the rage of the age?

·˚ ༘💥🚀₊· 💫♫♭｡♪˚♬🎷➳Age:

Hey everyone, which wannabe fascist country do you wanna live in? Ain't going to be much of a choice, is there? The final showdown will have to be: We, the People, expect to fight for what's right.

Why Ontario's MRI wait times keep rising

September 28

- CBC News -

Duration2:31

A new report by The Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives found that wait times for MRIs in Ontario have increased since the province moved more of them out of hospitals and into outside clinics. And as Queen's Park reporter Lorenda Reddekopp tells us, it's not the only medical procedure seeing increased wait times.

VIDEO LINK BELOW: ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

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Question: Why Ontario's MRI wait times keep rising

🔹AI Overview

According to a September 2026 report by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, MRI wait times in Ontario continue to rise because government policies have increasingly outsourced services and funneled billions into private, for-profit clinics rather than expanding public hospital capacity.

📊 Key Findings From the Report

• Longer Waits: Median MRI wait times jumped 34% from 35 days (2017) to 47 days (2025).

• Severe Delays: Wait times for the 90th percentile of MRI patients surged by 95%.

• Funding Shift: The province paid out $4.1 billion to for-profit private facilities (integrated community health services centers) between 2017 and 2025.

• Public Drain: Critics argue that shifting resources to private clinics hollows out public hospital staffing and fails to improve overall system efficiency.

OHIP-covered diagnostic imaging rights or how to check average wait times at regional hospitals near you?

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I really do think it's time for the picket signs again. Maybe bring your pitchforks and torches to Queen's Park because the Ford government is not improving healthcare delivery by any measure. Our tax money goes in, and what I think is planned failure comes out as longer waiting times for us to get help.

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Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee

What we're watching

• Former special counsel Jack Smith is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee said the hearing will examine his alleged “abuse of authority” and targeting of Republicans. You can watch it in the livestream at the top of this page.

• Smith is expected to be questioned about not divulging that his office had seen the content of members’ text messages sent to White House staffers around the 2020 election and obtained through the White House phones.

• Smith has confirmed that his special counsel’s office sought records from phone companies of members of Congress’ call logs — an effort that’s lawful and typical of federal criminal investigations, but which members have heavily criticized.

• In his opening remarks, Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley — who has has released several rounds of documents from Smith’s investigation over the past year— accused Smith of undermining the rule of law.

10 min ago

Grassley accuses Smith of acting as a "partisan weapon" in opening remarks

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Updated 9:34 AM EDT, Tue September 29, 2026

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Why it’s mind-boggling that Trump may have offered weapons to China

U.S. ambassador to China David Perdue’s shocking statement Sunday to Fox News that President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons has spurred denials from Trump. But regardless of what exactly happened, Perdue’s claim speaks to something profoundly amiss in the Trump administration’s approach to navigating U.S.-Chinese relations.

Let’s consider the possibility that Perdue was accurately conveying something that happened. While discussing Xi’s state visit to Washington last week, Perdue said on Fox that Trump and Xi talked about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan — a long-running point of frustration for Beijing, as China opposes Taiwanese independence...

“Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world,”

• It would not make sense to boost Beijing’s arsenal:*

More articles

• Trump asked China’s president if he wants to buy U.S. arms, ambassador says: ...

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Sept. 29, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Deloitte Canada cuts GDP forecast by 20% as tariffs grip economy amid Trump's trade war

Statistics Canada says economic growth stalled in July

Deloitte Canada has shaved 20 per cent off its growth forecast for Canada's economy in 2027, citing increasingly tough conditions for consumers and businesses.

The accounting firm's latest outlook comes as a new American ban on select Canadian imports took effect on Tuesday. Deloitte sees the fallout of recent escalations in the Canada-U.S. trade war causing a sharp economic slowdown in the final quarter of this year and into early 2027.

Chief economist Dawn Desjardins says the weight of billions of dollars in U.S. tariffs and Canada's reciprocal measures will not fall evenly across the Canadian economy, hitting some sectors hard, while others prosper...

• Canada's economic growth flat in July:

Posted: Sep 29, 2026 8:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 30 minutes ago

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LNG Canada expansion gets go-ahead, as Carney set to highlight 'historic investment' in Canadian energy

Expansion of LNG Canada project would double exports from Kitimat, B.C., to overseas markets

LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to overseas markets.

In a statement Tuesday, LNG Canada CEO Chris Cooper said the project will create thousands of jobs and further strengthen Canada's role as a trusted energy partner.

"LNG Canada Phase 2 is another nation-building investment that demonstrates Canada can build big things when governments, First Nations partners, local communities, skilled trades, contractors and investors work together with shared purpose," Cooper said.

It comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Vancouver on Tuesday to highlight what his office calls a "historic investment in Canada's energy industry."

Under Carney, and has support from both the B.C. NDP and B.C. Conservative Party — who have each pledged to ramp up LNG production should they form government following the Oct. 24 election.

WATCH | Expanding LNG Canada plant is a major priority, Carney says:

WATCH | Is LNG an example of greenwashing?

• What is the LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion?:

WATCH | Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Maureen Nyce on LNG:

More To Read:

Posted: Sep 29, 2026 7:13 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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Ontario private clinics haven't cut wait times: report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3FGT_7Tkis

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, all 🌄 if you like cloudy, grey, and wet 🌨 mornings and you're a duck 🦆 I've got something hot cookin on the HOT POLITICO STOVE today 🎛️ ♨️🍲 I got up later than usual again this morning; with the overcast weather, it was still dark at my usual wake-up time. Have a blessed day; be happy like that emoji ➡️😂

This thought has crossed my mind 🧠 before, just as many other thoughts do: that which I either suspected or I could plainly see the point quite clearly beforehand, sometimes months or so before, while everyone else was either blind to it or sitting on it, squirming, maybe felt it but ignored it or pretended it was not real;

Some call the point fake news. Like crabs in a bucket, dragging each other back into the cesspool, they all think they're the King or Queen of the hill. That's the way the distorted mind of a psychopath works. Maybe some got smart and left their cycle by the path and walked the path the rest of the way around the precipice of insanity 🧗 thus avoiding getting run over by the big yellow bus 🚌

If Trump tries any bullshit with the midterms, we will call for a Sustained General Strike to drive that criminal from office.

Courtesy of;

TRM - Trump Resistance Movement - Facebook

A BIG THUMBS UP TO THAT! If you're still around; if not, you should be.

"NOTE: me, moi, mí, niin," I never really considered myself American or Canadian; I'm a native of the land I live on. I lived on both sides of the border, so I could say: WE, the People 🫡 👶👦👩👨‍🦱👨‍🦰🧓👵 and WE are in control of the on/off ⏻ button on the controls 🎮 for this nation 🌏

Remember that. A sacrifice now may be required to reaffirm our freedom and rights

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

GENERAL STRIKE

Question: A sustained national general strike to drive Trump from office

🔹AI Overview

Calls for a sustained national general strike to oppose President Donald Trump's administration have been raised by public figures such as musician Tom Morello and U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego.

Origins of the Recent Calls

• Minneapolis Protests:

Following fatal shootings by immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis in January 2026, local protests and work stoppages inspired broader national discussions.

• Tom Morello's Appeal:

Guitarist and activist Tom Morello publicly called for a sustained general strike to drive Trump from office during events in Minnesota.

Political and Labor Discussions

• Election Concerns:

Senator Ruben Gallego stated that a general strike could become necessary to "grind the country to a halt" if the administration attempts to interfere with elections or uses federal agents to monitor polling locations.

• Civic Uprisings:

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich wrote in a commentary that large-scale resistance could take the form of millions of citizens refusing to work or buy goods to challenge government policies.

Practical Challenges

• Hurdles to Organization:

• Lack of Formal Backing:

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Inside the Trump campaign strategy to reverse Republicans’ dwindling hopes of winning the midterms

The midterms mood among Donald Trump’s inner circle has soured as GOP candidates openly break with the president and his approval ratings hit an all-time low, prompting a largely unspoken but age-old question: How does an unpopular president best help his party keep control of Congress?

Trump advisers have privately acknowledged that there’s little expectation he can win over large numbers of independents and swing voters, which was part of his path to victory in critical states in 2024. And while they’re more concerned about losing control of the House, Republicans’ previous confidence that they can hold onto the Senate is dwindling by the day.

“It’s obviously going to be f***ing rough,” one Trump adviser told CNN, adding that they believe the best-case scenario is achieving what Democrats did in 2022, when under former President Joe Biden they narrowly lost control of the House but kept the Senate...

• Running away from Trump:
• Trump’s midterms catch-22:
• Deploying Vance:

Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:17 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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Why Susan Collins is hanging on so tightly in Maine

A new poll provided a reality check to Democrats’ hopes that Troy Jackson would unseat the Republican incumbent.

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Three months ago, Troy Jackson’s hopes of political success seemed dashed, as the former state senator finished third in the Maine Democratic gubernatorial primary. But then came a reversal of fortune so rapid that, if it were a script, Hollywood would reject it as too fanciful.

After Graham Platner’s sudden fall, Jackson became the party’s standard-bearer for the U.S. Senate, facing the difficult task of beating Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Now a new poll has provided a reality check. The latest New York Times/Siena survey shows Collins ahead (though within the margin of error), 49%-46%. With control of the Senate in the balance, the poll set off alarm bells among Democrats hoping the upper chamber will be a check on President Donald Trump. But the president’s opponents shouldn’t panic.

Other surveys, including two released the same day, show Jackson leading or tied. And regardless of what the polls say on any given day, any race involving Collins was always going to be a true toss-up right till the end.

• Collins’ attacks have come fast and furious, and her side has a considerable cash advantage:
• The core of Collins’ case for herself, though, focuses on how she’s helped Maine in small, concrete ways:
• Collins has asked the Trump administration to tap the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to stem price hikes, but it’s unclear how much that would help:

Sept. 28, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Carney's comments over possibility of U.S. invasion reveal how contingency plans are always in place

Former army commander says defence plans would have been amended in light of Trump's threats to sovereignty

A senior U.S. military commander recently dismissed a journalist's hypothetical question about a feared American invasion of Canada as "absolutely and utterly preposterous."

The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo, added: "Would you ask me please, also, what my attack plans are for the Martians?"

It seems, however, it hasn't been such a far-fetched notion for Prime Minister Mark Carney, nor his senior defence officials who have dusted off various long-established — in some cases decades old — contingency plans and worst case scenarios.

That's his way of saying there's a really, really low probability of this happening, but the risk is not zero.

Me: Yas, you cain't play dice wit de devil and expect to win, I tells ya! 🎲🔥😈🔱

WATCH | Nothing unusual in military *analyzing risk scenarios, defence minister says:*

• Vault full of contingency plans:
• 'Heightened focus' in light of Trump's threats:

WATCH | Invasion talk highlights state of U.S. relations, NDP's Don Davies says:

• Impact of Trump's threats go unnoticed in U.S.

· Posted: Sep 24, 2026 10:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 24

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This tiny N.S. community was frustrated with big-box grocers. So they opened their own store

Fiddlehead Market Co-op opened in Bear River — population 1,000 — in July

High prices. Long travel times. Poor-quality produce. Food insecurity.

There were so many reasons that some people in the tiny, rural community of Bear River, N.S., in the Annapolis Valley were growing frustrated with their grocery options at large, mainstream grocers.

“The prices are, you know, inhumane,” said Bear River resident Drew Tozer. “You're getting produce that has been rotting on the trucks for 48 hours … It's like half-spoiled because Nova Scotia is at the end of the food supply chain.”

WATCH | Residents band together to open community-owned grocery store:

Can a non-corporate grocery chain work across Canada?

A menu shows some food options at Fiddlehead Market Co-op.

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Posted: Sep 28, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

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How Tariffs Are Creating a Buy Canadian Boom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeyixW8Ox50

 

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Great Spirit bless

Hi there! We continue to be blessed with sunny mornings here at the Tree House 🏡🌳. I pray all of you have a productive, safe, and blessed day.

Today's Discussion: Lost In Thought

For me, it's just one of those mornings, ya know, when your 80-year-old inner self notices more klutziness in your physical movements and a few blank spots in your short-term memory. I used to remember all the tools I needed for a project, a project as simple as making a bologna sandwich 🥪. Now I have to make a list 📃to bring with me. Even at home, I should have a list. I have to make a trip for each tool I will need, one at a time, because my mind drifts elsewhere, and I forget the other tools I need to do the job. Self-analysis in a nutshell 🌰🥜 eh!

ᝰ||၊၊THE DRIFTING MIND 🧠 ၊၊||ᝰ

Maybe make a good title for something out of *Psychology Today*

That damned gap in memory and the klutzing times — I won't get into the klutz stuff, but they eat time, and I get impatient. I believe they're connected. For example, like a curse: I'm simply going to the bank to cash a check, and on arriving I discover I forgot my pocketbook at home. Or if I am not constantly on guard, I knock stuff down, drop stuff, etc. But now I believe my memory chip is just skipping like an old record player, short-circuiting or something. Maybe all that Martian🟠 dust... never mind, that's another story 😉

I go to start a project, plop my butt down at my workstation 'empty-handed', and have to make a half-dozen trips to get all the necessary tools to do the job. Anyway, when you're 80 and have to get up for each item, 'brain fartz' you don't just feel it physically from age; when you're approaching 80, I also find myself easily distracted or sidetracked. So my thought process is sometimes not on the scene.

It's not that I forgot it; it just got blanked over by other thoughts. Then it comes back in pieces with new pieces attached. Then I have the re-dos, and end up with something with an entirely different set of details from the original thought. Like playing yo-yo; except the above is a good yo-yo, you can do all kinds of tricks with it. If there were such a contest, an imaginary yo-yo 🪀 contest, I would probably be the pro imaginary yo-yo 🪀 player of the century. I like those yo-yos

Can you imagine what is going on in Trump's malfunctioning yo-yo neuronetwork 🪀🕸️? Don't fall into that bucket 🪣of bits and bytes; WATCH IT! The bytes really bite. A Network of CHAOTIC yo-yos, like a runaway RED MONSTER GALAXY of 0s and 1s swirling and swirling, and feeding upon the others, caring nothing about anything except what pleases it, just like a vampire Jabba the Hutt 💩🟠😬🦇

💥GREED💥

Well, that's enough about me and surely enough about the Orange Menace. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

And here it is: 12:00 noon, and I'm going to take a break; I'll be back in a bit to continue with Today's Discussion.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

LOST IN THOUGHT

Question: slowed down short-term memory forgetting because of an overactive mind

🔹AI Overview

An overactive mind does not actually slow down how quickly you forget things; in fact, it usually accelerates short-term memory loss by creating mental clutter, anxiety, and constant distractions that disrupt the brain's data-encoding process. When your mind is racing, your working memory becomes overloaded, making it incredibly difficult to transfer short-term thoughts into stable long-term memories.

If you feel like your thoughts are "stuck" or dragging, or if you are looking for ways to intentionally slow down how quickly you lose track of short-term information, the key lies in managing your cognitive load...

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I thought that, for a change, we could use a day off from the Orange OOZ BAG 👛🫟.

Just sharing things I learned from personal experience. Thank you.

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

UK police arrest five men on suspicion of terror offenses near air base used by US forces

UK police arrested five men close to an airbase in England that is used by US long-range bombers on suspicion of terror and explosives offenses.

Army bomb disposal units are at the scene while dozens of houses nearby have been evacuated as a precaution with the investigation ongoing.

The arrests were made after information was received from residents in the area soon after midnight, according to Richard Ocone, a senior detective in the county of Gloucestershire. The men have not been identified and no clue has been given about a possible motive. A senior officer in Counter Terrorism Policing, Vicki Evans, confirmed:...

• PM being kept informed:

One local resident, who asked not to be identified, told PA Media that there had been heightened security precautions around the base in recent weeks.

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Updated Sep 27, 2026, 11:29 AM ET - 53 min ago

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How Trump’s terrible policy decisions led to this one surprising outcome

Seven months into the Iran war, it’s clear Trump had no concrete goals in mind. Least of all accidentally driving down global carbon emissions — and yet here we are.

President Donald Trump’s second administration has by now waged numerous wars, both literal and metaphorical. But amid the catastrophic absurdity of the past two years, a twisted case of kismet has emerged: Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran may have done the environment a favor in the process.

Yes, it is hard to imagine Trump doing anything that benefits the climate. But according to a Washington Post analysis of International Energy Agency data, that’s exactly what has happened. The IEA initially predicted a big jump in emissions this year compared with last year.

But energy shipments from the Middle East remain stymied by Tehran closing the Strait of Hormuz. That in turn has prompted a reduction in oil and gas consumption around the world, which has significantly reduced overall carbon emissions. As the Post reported: The IEA analysis suggests global demand for oil in 2026 will decline 2.5 percent compared with last year...

• More articles: Iran war discord at CPAC is a warning sign for Trump
• The longer the conflict persists and oil shipments remain hindered, the more likely the shifts in oil demand we’re seeing are to become permanent.:

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Sept. 27, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Putin appears to be eyeing NATO. The question is, will he actually attack?

European countries on high alert amid mounting signs of danger from Moscow

European military experts are tracking urgent danger signs that suggest Vladimir Putin may be preparing for a direct escalation against the NATO alliance.

What analysts are split over is whether the Russian president is merely weighing his options or has already decided to pull the trigger.

"What's pretty clear from public intelligence briefings by … a number of heads of state and defence secretaries across different member states is that Russia is planning [some] sort of aggression, probably with multiple potential forms," said Justin Bronk, senior research fellow for airpower and technology at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based military think-tank...

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A Russian drone then attacked a Ukrainian passenger train on the border with Poland, a NATO ally, just as it unloaded a carriage full of European VIP

• 'Rat in the corner':

WATCH | Moscow poses real threat, says Norway's PM:

• Eerie similarities:

Posted: Sep 27, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours ago

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Zelensky Says Ukraine Downs Jet-Powered Russian Drones As Strikes Continue | VERTEX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbEzwVN5d-Q

 

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NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS

Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning. I pray it's a warm, splendid, sunny morning like the one we're experiencing here at the Tree House. ☀️🏡🌳

With the still air out there and the bright sun, it feels more like July 🍃 than it does the end of September 🍂 It's the most spectacular summer-like end-of-September day I've seen in a long time, at least not since I was a kid and couldn't wait to get out of school to go swimming in the lake this late in September.

The forecast is for more of the same next week. See the smile on that emoji ➡️😁 More time for Chief Smoking Bush 🪶🌾ᝰ to spend in her Green Space 𓊐🌱🌿 🍃𓊐

That will be about it from me in the Newsroom. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

For today's topic, take a politician of your choosing; those cute little cupie dolls they used to give you at the county fair. Except these cupie dolls look more like the cabbage patch kids after crawling out of a swamp.

Some politicians have always been as crooked as a dog's hind leg, 🐕🦵with a master's degree from THE COLLEGE OF APPLIED FARTS, DECEIT, LIES, THEFT, and PEDOPHILIA.

WHAT ABOUT THE BIG RED BUTTON 🔴

I would say that the highest and most important requirement for becoming a president or Prime Minister SHOULD BE to be thoroughly psychologically tested and found sound of mind, be emotionally stable, and ensure there is sufficient cogency and sanity to make the most ethical and rational final decision.

_*We all can, and should, pray that the nuclear launch code has been changed and that there is another level of government that is not subservient to the Nutcase 🥜 Orange 🟠 Menace, or to any president or Prime Minister, especially in a dictatorial country. Underground doesn't mean just what's beneath the Earth.*_

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Question: Description of underground

🔹AI Overview

Underground:

Underground Infrastructure Data Standard MUDDI Explained

The word underground describes anything located, occurring, or operating beneath the surface of the earth. It also refers to secret movements or urban transit systems.

Figurative and Cultural Meanings

Resistance movements: A clandestine group organized in secret to fight an occupying force or authoritarian government.

Counter-culture: Unconventional, avant-garde, or experimental art, music, and lifestyles that operate outside the mainstream establishment.

• Secret operations: Activities conducted in hiding or away from public view, such as an underground economy

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Question: Would they change the atomic code if the president is suspected of being insane?*

🔹AI Overview

No, the military or government cannot and would not simply "change" or deactivate the nuclear launch codes to lock out a president suspected of being insane. Under United States law and military doctrine, the President retains sole, unilateral authority as Commander-in-Chief to order a nuclear strike. Deactivating the codes or withholding the "Biscuit" (the card containing the authentication codes) ...

It would essentially constitute a military coup.

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I have heard, though not conclusively yet, that the coup may have already begun aboard some of those military ships in the Strait of Vamoose. Yours or mine 🫎? They can't keep that a secret forever. Psychopathic liars keep secrets? Think about it: do you trust the snake 🐍 in the grass ෴⚘/ not to bite 𓂏 you?

Chief Smoking Bush🪶🌾ᝰ hears a lot of stuff through the brush pile 🌿⚘/🪾🌾 but I do not have the time in this one report to do all the research on the whole deal with the atomic stuff; it appears to have more legs than a millipede 🐛

But to be plain and simple, it does sound like the only way to stop the president, even if he or she isn't of sound mind, from using the nuclear codes — the big red button 🔴 — IS a military coup.

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Question: What happens if a president orders a first strike and the military does not agree with it?

If a president orders a first nuclear strike and the military considers the order illegal, personnel can legally refuse it, though the president retains the constitutional authority to replace *dissenting commanders. ⬅️⬅️⬅️

Presidential Authority vs. Military Duty.

• Sole Authority: The U.S. President has the exclusive authority as Commander-in-Chief to order the use of nuclear weapons, and does not legally require permission from Congress or military leaders to launch a strike.

• The Legality Test: Military officers are bound by the laws of armed conflict and are legally obligated to disobey unlawful orders. This includes a strike that violates principles of proportionality, necessity, or discrimination (such as a wanton, unprovoked first strike where conventional options suffice).

• Chain of Command Friction: If top generals—such as the head of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) or the Secretary of Defense—believe a first-strike order is illegal or irrational, they can demand clarification, delay transmission, or question its validity. What Happens Next? Resignation or Replacement: If military leaders refuse a direct order based on legality, the president can legally fire and replace them down the chain of command with compliant officers.

• The Successor Problem: Even if a commander is replaced, any new officer stepping into the role remains equally bound by military law to refuse an unlawful order.

• A De Facto Standoff: Because the operational launch crew at the end of the chain requires validation and confirmation, a severe dispute between the civilian Commander-in-Chief and the Pentagon creates an unprecedented constitutional and military crisis, effectively halting the launch unless a clear lawful justification is established...

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SO MOTE SHALL IT BE, I guess we'll find out in November if THE TRUE OF HEART AMERICAN WANT AMERICA BACK!

And there are the basics on that topic, a pile of 🐢💩💩💩-

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Trump rejects Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling it “unacceptable.”

Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, announced earlier this week that Tehran had submitted a fresh offer to the United States that would see the critical waterway reopen and negotiations resume between the two nations, in exchange for the US meeting several long-standing demands.

The Iranian foreign minister did not elaborate on the exact conditions but said they were “nothing more” than what was included in the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed in June but collapsed shortly after amid renewed fighting. That initial agreement included provisions on sanctions relief; the release of frozen assets; and a cessation of military operations, including in Lebanon...

• ‘We are not in a rush’:

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Updated Sep 26, 2026, 11:25 AM ET - 1 hr 43 min ago

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Canadian citizen detained at U.S. border crossing, questioned about voting for hours

'Tip of the iceberg': One lawyer warns more Canadians could be detained over illegal voting concerns

Paige Adamson was on her way home from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Sept. 15 when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing.

It was a regular stop that Adamson — a Canadian citizen who has lived in Point Roberts, Wash., as a U.S. permanent resident for 14 years — had grown used to.

But this time, they had a new question for her. "The very first thing she asked was, 'Have you ever voted in a federal U.S. election?'" said Adamson. Adamson, 61, said she told the border agent she had never voted in a federal election...

• Grounds for removal:
• A broader trend:
• Voter registration issues:

The Detainment:

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Posted: Sep 26, 2026 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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Why go across the US border? You may as well try the Russian border; it may be even safer there, especially if you vote for Putin.

"COCROACHES 𓉴🪳𓉴🪳𓉴🪳"

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Donald Trump rejects new proposal to end Iran War

Military and national security expert Anthony Seaboyer gives more information on the implications of the U.S. president rejecting an off-ramp from the Iran War.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cDCOejm0dA