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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good Morning! I pray that all who are up and about are well, having survived another night and ready for their day's pursuits. Beginning today, *NOTE!* TODAY WE, THE PEOPLE,* need to take matters into our own hands and fight for the Constitution, democracy, justice, independence, freedom, and liberty!*_

Let VIVE LA RESISTANCE! begin today, before it's too late. There are two lunatics out there with access to the BIG RED BUTTON 🔴 one with brains and more dangerous than the other, who has no brains or soul, just possibly dangerous because at 80 years old, he may have a DEATH WISH! A dying 80-year-old, spoiled child like the evil Id within him. If you have no soul, no conscience, what do you have to lose? Schadenfreude mixed with his narcissism within ...

If you know you're old and dying, your earthly time is limited. You have no soul, so anything is game with no bars held, certainly no conscience, and you are a selfish, greedy, morbid, sadistic, child molesting old predator wanker of an excuse for a human. If you are a human, I wanna be a Martian. SERIOUSLY think about it, eh! I would sooner my home plane be past the edge of our observable universe, I don't want to see, hear, or feel anything when the 💩 hits the fan⚙️💨

My antennas are on backorder; it took a long time to find a pair. Only Lockheed makes 'em. I wasn't a-goin' ta pay tariffs on my antennas! I had to order them through China. So my antennas are on back order.

Welcome to The Fairy Lady's 🧚‍♀️ Tree House 🏡 in Ogden's Swamp 🌾🫟Ontario 🍁 So says my dragon 🐲😁

Just thought I would attempt to shine a little light 💡on this gloomy planet ⚫️ says the Martian Fairy Lady. My antennas have arrived, and they work. ((((🥢)))) - "Bleep, bleep..." Whew! No Ker -Fluck - A - Boom yet either! 🌟One day at a time. Now there's work to do.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

SCHADEFREUDE & PYROMANIA

What is Schadenfreude?:

AI Overview

*Schadenfreude* is a German loanword that translates literally to "harm-joy" (Schaden = damage/harm; Freude = joy). It describes the experience of feeling pleasure, satisfaction, or amusement at the misfortune, failure, or humiliation of another person...

* Key Aspects of Schadenfreude:*

*Definition:* It is "malicious joy" obtained from another's bad luck.

Context: It often arises when the victim is a rival, a disliked person, or someone perceived as deserving of their misfortune.

* Psychology:*

* Physical Reaction:*

* Commonality:*

* Opposites:*

*- Wikipedia -*

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Question: Fascination with exploding things

• Release of Tension:
• Feelings of Power:
• Stress Management:
• Curiosity and Awe:

Biological and Developmental Aspects:

• Brain Chemistry:
• Adolescent Experimentation:
• Gender Differences:

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Question: IS SENILITY RELATED TO SCHADENFREUDE & PYROMANIA?

"Senility"—now more accurately referred to as dementia or major neurocognitive disorder—is not directly caused by or a direct cause of schadenfreude or pyromania. However, the neurodegenerative processes associated with dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's, behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia) can lead to personality changes, reduced empathy, poor impulse control, and emotional regulation issues, which may manifest as behaviors similar to schadenfreude or, in rare cases, impulsive firesetting.

Isn't that about the same behavior as the rest of Trumpo The Typo's Dunce Cadets? He picked well, all soulless automatons. C'MON BOYS AND GIRLS, THIS IS NOT A COMIC BOOK, IT'S FOR REAL! Wake up, there, Jimmy, the teacher, Miss Cathaway, yeah, Cast away, shouts, "Wake up!" as she throws a great curveball with her left shoe, right betwixt Jimmy's eyeballs.

BREAKING NEWS:

HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FAMILIES GET SEPARATED BY ICE

And then they ask why Canadians are not crossing the border? You might wake up in Tierra del Fuego.

'Americans at heart': ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU

Juan Chavez Velasco's case reflects a growing pattern:

The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.

Twelve days after his youngest daughter was born prematurely, Juan Chavez Velasco was on his way to deliver milk to her hospital room — still in his own neighborhood in Weslaco, Texas — when immigration agents pulled in front of his car. His wife, Stephanie Villarreal, 32, was on the phone with him and heard the agents yell at him to get out of the vehicle.

"I immediately became really panicked," she said in an interview with -MS NOW-. He told them he had children. He told them he had a wife. He told them he had DACA. He remembers their response.

“They said, ‘That doesn’t matter,’” Chavez Velasco recalled.

Chavez Velasco, 35, was taken into custody and transported to a detention center in Laredo, leaving behind a U.S.-citizen wife and three U.S.-citizen children, the youngest of whom was in an isolation chamber in the neonatal intensive care unit. “I never got to hold her” before being taken away, he said in a phone interview from the Webb County Detention Center...

Data provided by DHS to congressional Democrats shows that between Jan. 1 and Sept. 28 of last year, 270 DACA recipients were arrested and 174 were deported.

This week, Villarreal brought their son Damien to see Juan for the first time since his detention. They hadn’t told him the full truth about where his father was. But sitting on the other side of the glass barrier, Damien began to cry.

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Mar. 18, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

Trump’s pick to lead DHS faces questions about his temperament at Senate hearing

At a separate hearing, administration intelligence officials are testifying about the Annual Threat Assessment.

What We're Covering:

• DHS confirmation hearing: Sen. Markwayne Mullin is testifying before a Senate committee to be the next Homeland Security secretary. In a tense start, Sen. Rand Paul accused the Oklahoma senator of having “anger issues.”

• “I shouldn’t have said that”: Mullin admitted that his early comments calling Alex Pretti a “deranged individual” were a mistake. Pretti, an ICU nurse in Minnesota, was killed by immigration officers in January.

• Global threats hearing: Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s intelligence chiefs are testifying before a Senate hearing about the Annual Threat Assessment, which is the first such report not to mention foreign threats to US elections since Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. The war in Iran is also expected to be a key topic during the hearing, and you can follow CNN’s live coverage on Iran here...

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8 min ago

Why Fetterman is expected to save Mullin

More To Read:

- CNN -

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%, saying war will boost global inflation

Too soon to assess conflict's impact on Canadian economy, says governing council

The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, saying that higher oil and gas prices from the war in the Middle East are likely to boost global inflation, but that it's too soon to assess the conflict's impact on the Canadian economy.

The bank expects the Canadian economy will grow "modestly" as it adjusts to U.S. trade policy uncertainty, but that recent data suggests that near-term economic growth will be weaker than the bank anticipated at the beginning of the year. The war in Iran has added "a new layer of uncertainty" and Canada is facing more volatility, said Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem during a press conference in Ottawa...

CHART | Bank of Canada interest rates:

He also noted that while Canada is somewhat shielded from the Strait's closure, "oil and natural gas are not the only commodities that go through the Strait of Hormuz."

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Posted: Mar 18, 2026 9:51 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute ago

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Iran threatens attacks on Gulf oil infrastructure as Israel kills another regime official

Iranian state television confirms Israel killed Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib

Iran’s state television published a threat on Wednesday saying the Islamic Republic would be attacking oil and gas infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates amid a new wave of strikes on its Persian Gulf neighbours and Israel.

Iran used some of its latest missiles to evade air defences and kill two people near Tel Aviv, as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of slowing. The threat to oil and gas infrastructure resembled other attack warnings put out by Iran during the war, copying the style used by the Israeli military. Iran specifically threatened Saudi Arabia’s Samref Refinery and its Jubail Petrochemical Complex.

It also threatened the U.A.E.’s Al Hasan Gas Field and the petrochemical plants and a refinery in Qatar...

• Iran shows no sign of relenting:

WATCH | Three million people displaced in Iran:

WATCH | Top U.S. counterterror official quits:

• Iran fires multiple-warhead missiles:

Posted: Mar 18, 2026 5:45 AM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago

- CBC -

Global National: March 16, 2026 | Trump warns NATO of "very bad" future amid Strait of Hormuz crisis

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

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, I pray that you are all well, safe, and blessed on this Tuesday morning. Let us pause for a moment or two to meditate and pray for all those in need today, the survivors of both the wrath of nature and that of their fellow human beings, those who think they are "gods!"<- with a small g please. Yeah, the tin-can gods. DO THESE tin-can gods HAVE A SOUL? Trumpo The Typo's Dunce Cadets. There are too many of this kind of authoritarianism today, and a still-growing number of warmongering lunatics with access to the BIG RED BUTTON. May the Great Spirit bless and protect us and guide us all. AMEN.

Today is another one of those damned windy days, and in that beautiful park area, the forest floor is full of garbage that got blown there by this infernal wind. It makes something beautiful look ugly. I guess we should count ourselves lucky; in some places, they have far more garbage in the bush than there is here. Let us pause to pray for those folks, too. I'll have more about this later in the news section.

If it's a team effort by the folks here in this apartment building to organize a cleanup bee, I would join in, even if all I did was carry the cups and a couple of thermos jugs of fresh coffee for them. Well, that's about it from the Newsroom this morning. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

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Question: Do Trump followers have a soul?

🔹AI Overview

Whether Donald Trump's followers have a soul is a subjective question that touches on psychology, religion, and political polarization, with viewpoints largely depending on one's perspective on the MAGA movement.

• Supporter Perspectives:
• Psychological Interpretations:
• Critic Perspectives:

Ultimately, the perception of Trump supporters is highly divided, with some viewing them as passionately patriotic, while others, particularly political opponents, view them as misguided by a "cult-like" devotion.

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The way I look at it, if you have to question its validity, then the entire idea is MOOT! At least until further research. And my research bag gets fuller every day. This last Google Search gets as close as I could get. Cultlike.

- Google Search -

Question: Cultlike:

🔹AI Overview

"Cultlike" describes groups or behaviors marked by undue influence, excessive devotion to a charismatic leader, and manipulative techniques, not limited to religion. These groups often exist in social, corporate, or self-improvement settings, exploiting members financially or emotionally. Key traits include isolating members from outside support and discouraging questioning

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Well, anyway, if you can't look back, I mean open your eyes and really look, and see for yourself, the insane demented bloops this person has made, maybe it hasn't affected you, yet. Still, you may know someone in the Orange Lunatic's defunding everything campaign, the tariffs, high cost of living, Venezuela, Iran war, more oil, DRILL BABY DRILL, the Hell with the environment! the Cuba caper, then add a Lunatic with access to the BIG RED BUTTON, etc. You still have your 👃 up his (‿ˠ‿)! At least a straitjacket would do wonders for tucking in his big, fat, ugly, Big Macs Stomach!*_

"HEY THERE BIG MACK ATTACK!" I got a tent to sell to your tailor for your next suit.

That's enough tacking out the garbage for the day; now let us go on to the return of sunshine and springlike conditions. Spring is the great rebirth

In Ojibwe: Mino bimadizwin is not certain in spelling but means "Good Life Cycle."

- Google Search -

Question; The Great Rebirth Native American Tradition

🔹AI Overview

The "Great Rebirth" or "Amerindian Rebirth" refers to a widespread, yet often overlooked, belief in reincarnation and the cyclical nature of life among various Native American and Inuit societies. This tradition views life as a continuous, interconnected circle rather than a straight, finite line.

Question: The Great Rebirth in Ojibwe

In Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) tradition, concepts of rebirth are deeply embedded in their understanding of the cyclical nature of life, death, and spirituality. This is often framed within the context of the "good life" (Mino-bimaadiziwin)

• Cycles of Life and Death:
• Reincarnation of Resources:
• The Afterlife Journey:
• The "Bearwalk" and Transformation:

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BREAKING NEWS:

Trump muses over ‘taking Cuba’ as island’s power grid collapses after weeks of US oil blockade

Havana

—

US President Donald Trump mused over whether he would have the “honor of taking Cuba”

on Monday, the same day the communist-run island’s electricity grid suffered its first nationwide collapse since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to the country. “You know, all my life I’ve been hearing about United States and Cuba, when will the United States having the honor of taking Cuba? That’s a big honor,” Trump said in remarks from the Oval Office. “Taking Cuba in some form, yeah, taking Cuba — I mean, whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.”

Pressed on if a US military operation in Cuba would mirror January’s capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela or would look more like the United States’ continued military conflict with Iran...

• A street vendor tends to a customer on the Malecón during a blackout in Havana on March 16, 2026. Ramon Espinosa/AP

• Nationwide power outages:

• Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday that no oil had been delivered to the island in the last three months. He also said on Friday that Cuban officials have held talks with the United States to “identify the bilateral problems that need a solution.”

VIDEO | Included:

• Canada’s largest airline Air Canada announced last month that it was suspending flights to Cuba due to a shortage of aviation fuel on the island. The pause in service is expected to last until November 1, it said.

• Cuba has rejected the claim and urged the US to ease its pressure campaign.

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Updated Mar 17, 2026, 1:25 AM ET - Updated 8 hr ago

- CNN -

Israel says it killed Iran’s top security leader, as Tehran targets US embassy in Baghdad

A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marine ground troops to the Middle East has been tracked off Singapore.

Here's The Latest

• Israel says Iranian official killed: Israel says it killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official and one of its most powerful decision-makers. The head of the Basij, Iran’s feared paramilitary force, has also been killed, Israel said. Iran has not yet commented on the claims.

• US Embassy hit: A blast was heard close to the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, as videos geolocated by CNN appeared to show air defense systems engaging a projectile close to the compound. The embassy was previously attacked on Saturday.

• Intel official resigns: A senior US counterterrorism intelligence official appointed by President Donald Trump abruptly announced he is stepping down, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.”

• Strait of Hormuz: NATO allies have decided against expanding naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz despite President Donald Trump’s criticism of allies for a lack of support. A senior Iran leader says the waterway “cannot be the same as before.”...

Read More:

21 min ago

Iranian regime "built for resilience” if senior leaders are killed, analyst says

More To Read:

Updated 10:16 AM EDT, Tue March 17, 2026

- CNN -

SPACE NEWS:

Once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed, asteroid 2024 YR4’s path is now clearer

The possibility that a huge space rock — once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed — could hit the moon now appears to be off the table.

Discovered at the end of December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 at first seemed a serious threat to Earth, with scientists estimating as much as a 3.1% chance of it impacting our planet on December 22, 2032. A series of observations from ground- and space-based telescopes quickly helped rule that out, but by June 2025, a new concern emerged: a 4.3% chance YR4 would slam into the moon instead.

While Earth wouldn’t face any significant physical danger if the building-size asteroid struck the moon, researchers suggested that any astronauts or infrastructure on the lunar surface at the time could be at risk — as could satellites that we depend on to keep vital aspects of life, including navigation and communications, running smoothly...

• Searching for a nearly invisible object:

CHART | A green circle marks the observed position of YR4: determined with Webb, versus the red circle indicating an orbit that could have led to a lunar impact. NASA/ESA/CSA/A. Rivkin/J. de Wit

• Reducing the unknowns:

Read More:

Updated Mar 10, 2026, 6:38 PM ET - Mar 10, 2026

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Thinking of moving to a more 'affordable' part of the country? Consider this

CBC explores different measures of affordability across Canada

From affordable housing in Alberta to high taxes in Quebec, there are many widely accepted claims about the cost of living in different parts of the country. But are these preconceptions accurate?

"I lost a lot of money while I was in Alberta. I had quite a lot of debt," said Sarah Lopes Rodrigues. In July 2022, the mother of two moved from Vancouver to Calgary to take advantage of the province's supposed affordability. But she found the lower home prices, and the fact that Alberta has no sales tax, weren't enough...

• Alberta: Canada's last resort for affordable homes?:
• Rising grocery costs everywhere:
• Car insurance siphons Ontarians' budgets:
• Are Quebecers the most heavily taxed?:
• Water and power bills sting outside Quebec:
• 'You shouldn't idealize a province':

Read More:

Posted: Mar 17, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

- CBC -

Another Loblaw store fined $10K for promoting imported food as Canadian. Sobeys could be next

Canada's food regulator cracks down on grocers making incorrect country-of-origin claims

A year after the "Buy Canadian" movement started sweeping the country, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is cracking down on grocery stores that promote imported food as Canadian.

So far this year, the federal food regulator has issued two fines to Loblaw-owned grocery stores for this type of violation. The CFIA is also investigating Canadian labelling and advertising practices at grocer Sobeys' head office, CBC News has learned. "Canadians have been clear that they want to support Canadian businesses and buy Canadian products," said the agency in an email. "The CFIA will take the appropriate action to protect Canadians from misleading claims."...

WATCH | No fines for grocers mislabelling food as Canadian:

• No more mercy:
• Ex-CFIA inspector criticizes $10K fine:

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Posted: Mar 17, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

- CBC -

NOTE:

I will leave the newsroom today, I say, may you be blessed with the light within. When my mind began to slip into that dark pool of dread, the sun came out from behind a cloud, and I felt the warmth of the bright sunlight warming me from the inside out. On the spiritual side, I see it as the true I am who I am; that's how I shut down the doom and gloom, before it begins to seep in like a chill that goes to the bones. I turn on the inner light, align with Life, and honor your values.

Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the evolving situation in the Middle East

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhUPoX38owE

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, I pray that you are all well, safe, blessed, and guided to make the right choices on this day. I don't know what the weather is going to do this morning, the 16th of March. With this wind, I will be surprised if I don't lose all of the plants and stuff in my Green Space. That possibility saddens my heart. I feel like I can't have anything nice anymore, ya know, the broken doll syndrome. It's like a shadow that's been lingering around since last January, the ghost of last January. Like I was being cursed by that supreme disgusting Orange Slime Ball Blimp floating over and 💩 all over We, The People, who are no more than little pieces of 💩 Orange Slime Ball! "Wanker!"

Poisoning our planet? I guess that will encourage people to build spaceships that can really reach Mars and live on it, which will be less polluted than Earth.

Poluted? Yes, like the ugly stuff that's oozing out of the ground everywhere like F'n crude oil, sewage, radioactive waste, garbage, and then high unemployment rates hit, the market dies, followed by illness from malnutrition, living in tents, starvation, death, and diseases running rampant because of a lack of medical help.

To The Powers That Be, all I have to say is, once We, the People, have all gone, who's going to run your factories and keep the lights on?

I'm sorry to say, but that's how I see the New America within a couple of years, and I am not certain that it isn't already too late to throw a pipe wrench into the gears of this monster. There doesn't appear to be anyone up to bat for that one yet.

That's not to mention all the destruction by tornadoes and hurricanes, which have already begun their havoc. At this rate, Iran won't have to waste time retaliating against Americans; America is already destroying itself.

I would like something cheery to look at in the mornings aside from the prospect of this dreary negativity transpiring all around us. Someone mentioned the antichrist. I would say that we have a manifestation of the antichrist in the Brown 💩 House in Washington.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Authoritarian America

- Google Search -

Question: Authoritarian America

🔹AI Overview

As of early 2026, concerns about American authoritarianism have intensified, with observers noting significant democratic backsliding. Many experts and reports describe the United States as facing a "no longer... a full democracy" or an electoral autocracy due to the concentration of executive power, efforts to control information, and pressure on democratic institutions.

• Executive Power Expansion:
• Democratic Decline:
• Politicized Tactics:
• Resilience and Risk:

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Where is all this insanity going?

How long do we want to keep riding the wild bronco without a saddle?????? "Hello there, Chief Sore Butt!" - 🪶👹

Well, it is now 9:15 AM, and it's still grey, cloudy, and gloomy looking out, but on the bright side, the wind has died down, and my artificial plants in my green space survived with only a few bent branches, thank goodness.

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump’s allies noncommittal despite demand to help secure Strait of Hormuz

Israel launches "limited and targeted" ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Here's The Latest:

• Strait of Hormuz: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his country is working with allies on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. No countries have committed to sending warships after US President Donald Trump warned NATO faces a “very bad” future if they failed to assist. Iran says Hormuz is “not closed” but operating under “special conditions.”

• On the ground: “Hundreds of thousands” of people have been evacuated from southern Lebanon after Israel said it launched “limited” ground operations. In Iran, smoke billowed over Tehran as state media reported loud booms. Meanwhile, one person was killed in Abu Dhabi after a missile hit a vehicle.

• Oil prices spike: EU energy ministers are meeting today to discuss how to curb rising energy costs. The price of oil yesterday rose to its highest level since July 2022. US gas prices are now at their highest since October 2023, with diesel just shy of $5 a gallon.

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4 min ago

Israel says it has destroyed Iran's space and satellite center

More To Read:

Updated 9:18 AM EDT, Mon March 16, 2026

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Trump’s allies noncommittal despite demand to help secure Strait of Hormuz

Israel launches "limited and targeted" ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Here's The Latest:

• Strait of Hormuz: US officials are looking to rally support for a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his country is working with allies on a plan to reopen the crucial shipping route. No countries have yet committed to sending warships to the waterway, which Iran claims is operating under “special conditions.”

• On the ground:

• Oil prices spike:

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15 min ago

Israel says it has destroyed Iran's space and satellite center

More To Read:

- Science -

Africa’s great divide: Why the continent’s split is so exciting for science

Time and time again, Hollywood has embraced an imminent apocalypse, as films like “2012” beamed the fictionalized end of the world onto the big screen.

Fortunately, the scientific logic for many such movies has been, to put it lightly, creative. The planet’s crust did not suddenly shift 14 years ago and sweep most of us away in a flurry of earthquakes, eruptions and megatsunamis. And yet, by the time you reach the end of this sentence, Africa will have moved a little closer to splitting apart.

The remote Afar region of Northern Ethiopia sits at the center of a Y-shaped rift system, along which the continent is separating to form a new ocean...

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PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2026, 5:56 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

U.S. allies wary of Trump's pleas for help in Strait of Hormuz amid war in Middle East

U.S. president leaning on NATO allies, warning of consequences

U.S. President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it's not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz.

"If the meeting for some reason was rescheduled, it would be rescheduled because of logistics," the secretary said on CNBC. "The president wants to remain in D.C. to co-ordinate the war and travelling abroad at a time like this may not be optimal." Trump has suggested he may delay the trip as he seeks to ramp up pressure on Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calm oil prices, which have soared during the Iran war...

• Countries wary over Trump's call:

WATCH | Seeking help in the strait:

• Price of oil skyrocketing:

WATCH | Reopening strait won't be simple:

WATCH | Underwater war for the strait?:

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Posted: Mar 16, 2026 4:58 AM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago

- CBC -

Carney, Starmer meet amid deepening Middle East crisis

Rising energy prices a major concern for both leaders, PMO says

The war in the Middle East, the fear that it could escalate and the economic consequences were top of mind as Prime Minister Mark Carney met his British counterpart Monday in the United Kingdom at the tail of a whirlwind trip to Europe.

Carney met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, where the two leaders discussed the ongoing military operations of the United States, Israel and Iran and the closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz. An official statement from Carney’s office following the meeting said that both Canada and the U.K. condemned Iran's missile and drone attacks, including on civilian and energy infrastructure...

• Carney to meet King Charles:

• U.S. allies wary of Trump's pleas for help in Strait of Hormuz amid war in Middle East

• Israel military says it launched 'limited' ground operations in south Lebanon

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Posted: Mar 16, 2026 7:28 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

- CBC -

Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February, war's impact not yet reflected

High gas prices will almost certainly be felt in next month's inflation report

Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada said on Monday, with the end of last year's "tax holiday" reflected in the year-over-year numbers but the Iran war still missing from the picture.

February's inflation rate slowed compared to the same time last year, as prices were driven higher when the GST break ended mid-month, the data agency said, in what economists refer to as a "base effect." Food prices saw the largest slowdown, largely driven by slower price growth for fresh and frozen beef. But StatsCan noted that grocery prices have risen more than 30 per cent since February 2021...

• Gas prices likely to jump in March report:

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Posted: Mar 16, 2026 8:36 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

- CBC -

Scientists Finally Know Why Africa Is Splitting Apart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCni0mSRwDk

 

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BREAKING NEWS:

Ford government proposes FOI law change that would keep premier's records secret

Minister Stephen Crawford said province is 'modernizing' its freedom of information laws

Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the political process.

Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Minister Stephen Crawford, however, said his government is still "one of the most transparent governments in the history of Ontario," citing an open data catalogue, an audit of a regulator and a move eight years ago to publish financial information from the former Liberal government.

"We're very focused on transparency," he said at a news conference Friday.

The changes will be retroactive and may put in jeopardy numerous ongoing battles by news organizations fighting for information about the Greenbelt scandal and Ford's cellphone records, including an ongoing court case over the latter. The government is trying to prevent the release of those records.

Once enacted, the new law will mean that records of the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their offices would no longer be subject to freedom-of-information laws. Members of the public could still request records held by public servants in government ministries.

• 'Public accountability is eviscerated': privacy commissioner:

• Ontario government has spent $270K on outside lawyers in fight to remove bike lanes: FOI

• Province spent over $7.5M on Ring of Fire ads seen during Blue Jays playoff run

• WATCH | Critics last year called on the province to launch the delayed Greenbelt review:
• Ford government 'dodging accountability': Greens leader:

• Ontario set to table budget March 26, with eye on productivity and competitiveness: minister

• Premier Ford defends Ontario's Skills Development Fund in wake of ethics probe

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Mar 13, 2026 10:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: March 13

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning. Well, it will be as soon as we get out of this freezing, snow garbage weather we're getting right now. It's forecast to get up to 51°F this afternoon. I hope Accuweather is right, if they are, that ain't too shabby for the Niagara Peninsula region of Southern Ontario. I like it here, since we moved here more than 8 years ago. The most snow I have seen here was 20 inches, 16 of that in one night, but it doesn't last long here, which I don't mind. Something to do with the Niagara Escarpment.

As I sit here sipping on my morning coffee, I thought it would be a good time to pause for a moment to meditate and pray. Thank you.

My thoughts for the day:

FOR US CANADIANS 🍁 G-d bless and protect Canada. May this land always be FREE from tyranny, dictatorship, piracy, bloodshed, plunder, terrorism, and lawlessness.

Let us also PRAY AND MEDITATE for those who are of a free democratic society, and let us not forget to pray for the true-hearted Americans, those who have compassion and empathy, those who care for their family, friends, and neighbors, who care for each other, and believe in a Higher Power of their understanding. For America, I pray for the preservation of the Rights and Freedoms Act and the American Constitution. "AMEN!"

I understand that Higher Power as I believe: ONE Humanity - Life -Creator - Created - Creation - Universe. "AMEN!"

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

- Google Search -

RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS ACT

Question: Rights and Freedoms Act

🔹AI Overview

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 🍁is a cornerstone of Canada's Constitution, enacted on April 17, 1982, that guarantees fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, mobility rights, legal rights, equality rights, and language rights. It protects individuals from government actions that infringe upon these rights.

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Key aspects of the Charter include:

Fundamental Freedoms (Section 2): Freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, expression, press, assembly, and association.

• Democratic & Mobility Rights:

• Legal Rights (Sections 7-14):

• Equality Rights (Section 15):

• Language & Indigenous Rights:

• Limitations:

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• Religion:
• Speech:

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• Limitations and Scope:
• Government Action Only:
• Exceptions:
• Content Neutrality:

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Question: American Constitution

🔹AI Overview

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

The First Amendment is in the Bill of Rights.

Americans often talk about the First Amendment.

The First Amendment protects individual rights or freedoms.

These rights are for everyone living in the United States.

Freedom of Religion—You can practice any religion, or you can practice no religion.

• Freedom of Speech —
• Freedom of Assembly —
• Freedom of the Press — The government cannot control what people write in newspapers and the media.

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• Freedom to Petition the Government:
• Government Action Only:
• Exceptions:
• Content Neutrality: The government cannot restrict speech based on its message, content, or subject matter.

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Well, as you can see, the two seem intertwined. The golden rules and guidelines to keep peace and order, and equality among We, the People.

And here I solemnly pledge to unveil to my readers only what is true to the best of my knowledge. The freedom of speech still holds true here in Canada🍁 I pray it also does here on the airways. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

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Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, then the No. 2 at US Central Command, needed to see the problem for himself. Cooper, who was in charge of coming up with a plan to combat the Houthis, knew the waters well as former commander of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain, said Dan Shapiro, who worked at the Defense Department on Middle East Affairs. Experiencing the problem firsthand meant that Cooper would be placing himself under the command of officers far junior to himself...

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• No dissenting concerns:
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The episode helped ignite decades of speculation that something far stranger had fallen from the sky — and that whatever was recovered, including rumors of bodies that didn’t belong to human beings, was quietly transported to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a sprawling military installation in Ohio long speculated to house secret government research into unidentified flying objects...

• Inside Wright-Patterson, once the heart of UFO investigations:
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Kashechewan chief walks back calls for Indigenous Services minister to resign

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On March 5 Wesley called for Gull-Masty’s resignation because she hadn’t visited the community since he declared the state of emergency, nor had she met with the 2,000 residents who had to leave Kashechewan...

• No end in sight to Kashechewan First Nation evacuation

• Kashechewan First Nation calls for Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty to resign

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Mar 15, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: - 6 hours ago

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Nordic leaders meet in Oslo with Carney as Arctic tensions sharpen over Greenland, Russia

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Posted: Mar 15, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: - 41 minutes ago

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PM Mark Carney meets with Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo – March 14, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFSb6O1LPbI