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Good morning, welcome to another grey, cold mini iceage morning. The way I see it, predicting it from just going on feelings, like back in mom and dad's day, some people could feel a change in the weather coming the next day. I don't feel it, but I predict it from arthritis in my knee or hands. Mine is more like an inside job. I feel something like a switch flipping inside, but I just don't know exactly when or where, just that this weather pattern will come to an ABRUPT end within the next couple of days.

Which I will settle for and be happy. February is usually chilly; our normal maximum low is around +15 F, and a high of up to +35 to 40 F, but this year we were 15 F below our usual low of 15 F and an additional 15 F colder, for a total of 0 F. It is chilly, but there is usually plenty of bright sun here on the Niagara Peninsula in February. Another old saying is: "Winter comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, or vice versa." I believe that saying holds more water than just by chance. So get the rain barrel out, Martha, it's a goin' ta rain!

PRAYER TIME:🙏

Let us all pray 🙏 that when the rains come, it's not too much too quick. We got lots of snow this year, which hopefully will replenish the reservoirs both west of the California mountains and on the East Coast. I especially pray that this will give Lake Mead and the Mississippi River a good kick in the pants as far as water level goes, at least for the springtime. I pray for more consistent rain in those areas during the summer, and please keep Canada free of major forest fires. Thank you, Great Spirit, for hearing this prayer, AMEN!

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

In The BREAKING NEWS:

TRUMPO THE TYPO & PUTIN THE PUDDIN' HEAD

Epstein tried to cozy up to Russian officials, including Putin, documents show

Jeffrey Epstein had a message he wanted to get to Russian President Vladimir Putin. It was June 2018 – about a year after Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, had suddenly died. Churkin had been someone Epstein met with regularly in New York, according to new documents released by the Department of Justice, and Epstein had even offered to help Churkin's son, Maxim, get a job at a wealth management firm there.

Now, Epstein was looking to talk with a different Russian official: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. On June 24, 2018, Epstein emailed Norwegian politician Thorbjørn Jagland, then the secretary general of the Council of Europe, "I think you might suggest to Putin, that Lavrov, can get insight on talking to me. Vitaly Churkin used (to) but he died. ?!"...

Tusk said:

"I don't need to tell you how serious the increasingly likely possibility that Russian intelligence services co-organized this operation is for the security of the Polish state," Tusk added. "This can only mean that they also possess compromising materials against many leaders still active today."

On May 9, 2013, according to the documents, Epstein wrote to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that Jagland "is going to see Putin in Sochi" on May 20 and that Jagland asked if Epstein would make himself available to meet with the Russian president "to explain how Russia can structure deals in order to encourage Western investment." ...

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PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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And of course, Trumpo the Typo is Putin's useful idiot! 🃏 What happens once Trumpo the 💩 head falls off his high horse 🪅 onto his knees before his Idol Putin The Puddin' Head to kiss 🫦💋 his everlovin' 💔 Butt.

Gambling With The Devil

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Question: What does gambling with the devil mean?

ANSWER:

"Gambling with the devil" is an idiom describing a situation where an individual takes a reckless, dangerous risk—often involving their morals, reputation, or long-term well-being—in exchange for immediate, fleeting rewards, such as wealth, power, or pleasure. It signifies a losing scenario where the "house" (the devil/sin) always wins, resulting in ultimate destruction, ruin, or the loss of one's soul. _*<- Big Period,_ that's it. I heard that expression way back since my grandad was still alive, and my dad, Dad, was a successful gambler, a sideline hobby, and he used that statement a lot.*_

Devil notwithstanding, it's all chance, and you set yourself up. The puddin' head part is: if you're not a good actor or a bluffer, and if you don't have a lot of self-confidence, and cannot be straight-faced, FORGET IT. You'll just end up with a broken leg and a busted head in the city dump.

But I do know someone like the aforementioned, his name is Mark Carney

BREAKING NEWS:

‘We will pay,’ Nancy Guthrie’s children say to possible captors as search enters 8th day

What We're Covering:

• Family says “we will pay”: Missing Nancy Guthrie’s children posted a new plea for their mother’s return on social media, with “Today” host Savannah Guthrie saying, “we will pay.” Purported ransom notes had demanded millions in Bitcoin in exchange for her return and a second deadline is approaching on Monday.

• No suspects:

• New ransom note details emerge:

• Officials continue investigating second note sent Friday:

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26 min ago

No question" FBI helped Guthrie's children with new statement, former deputy director says

Former FBI Deputy Director and CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe said there is “no question” in his mind that the agency helped the children of Nancy Guthrie craft their latest statement calling for their mother’s return...

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Updated 10:24 AM EST, Sun February 8, 2026

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Cooperation with ICE is the latest red vs. blue state divide

Cooperation with federal immigration enforcement is emerging as a major dividing line between red and blue states — and a source of intensifying conflict between President Donald Trump’s administration and local Democratic officials.

Even as Republicans and Democrats in Congress clash over setting new limits on the tactics used by federal immigration agents, red and blue states are pulling apart on whether to enlist in Trump’s agenda of mass deportation. Red states are now passing laws requiring all local law enforcement agencies to sign formal partnership agreements with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even as more blue states are moving to prohibit local law enforcement from entering such agreements.

As on many fronts, Trump and congressional Republicans are trying to pressure blue states into adopting the red-state policies. Trump has repeatedly sought to block federal funding for states and cities that do not provide unfettered cooperation with his deportation agenda —  only to have his attempts repeatedly stopped by courts...

• How ICE cooperation works:
• Big cities hesitate to sign ICE agreements:
• Blue states push back — to a point:

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PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2026, 6:00 AM ET

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Man behind the Clarity Act has choice words for Alberta separatists and Danielle Smith

'No patience for separatist blackmail,' says former Liberal minister Stéphane Dion

Former Liberal cabinet minister Stéphane Dion is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding that Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next steps depending on the outcome of a possible independence referendum.

"I have no patience for separatist blackmail," Dion said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live airing Sunday morning. He served as intergovernmental affairs minister under Jean Chrétien and tabled the Clarity Act after the 1995 Quebec referendum. "[Smith] needs to be clear," Dion told host Rosemary Barton. "Is she indifferent about the fact that Alberta is in Canada or not? Does she care? And if she cares, then she should say so." ...

WATCH | Alberta premier welcomes Conservative Party delegates to Calgary:

*Alberta separatism and the U.S.:*

WATCH | B.C. Premier David Eby slams Alberta separatist group:

• Former PM Harper calls for unity:

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Posted: Feb 08, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Provincial officials still trying to find way to raise abandoned tidal turbine

The former Cape Sharp turbine was abandoned more than 7 years ago

Ten months after the Nova Scotia government’s Energy Department took the lead on finding a way to recover an abandoned tidal turbine from the depths of the Bay of Fundy, officials still cannot say when — or if — the 1,300-tonne device might be removed.

In an email last week, the executive director of the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) said survey work by a remote-operated vehicle has been completed, as has a high-resolution multi-beam scan of the area. “We’re now gathering additional input to assess the feasibility of safely retrieving the turbine and ultimately help inform any decisions by the province,” Lindsay Bennett said...

New attempt to harness Bay of Fundy tidal power_

Tidal power junk: N.S. village wants huge, abandoned moorings moved from fishing area ...

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Posted: Feb 08, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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❤️TRUMO THE TYPO & PUTIN THE PUDDIN' HEAD LOVE AFFAIR❤️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4llTGC-ps4

 

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May Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning, everyone! Yep! It's another grey, gloomy, windy, cold day. A real puky 🫟 day. It's a good day to stay in and turn on all the LED lights and get busy occupying myself here at the keyboard.

Aaaah, this makes it all worth getting up in the morning, with a still steaming cup of fresh-brewed coffee in my hand. ☕️👌 Drained that one pretty quickly. Have you ever gotten really thirsty while drinking coffee? It evaporates 💨 out of the cup 💨🥣 How nice it is to have a stomach 🤰 that's behaving itself and allowing me the pleasure of at least enjoying a good coffee, thank you, Great Spirit 🎆 and I pray that soon my appetite returns.

It's hard to have an appetite when trying to eat with those contraptions they call dentures. I really didn't need this tooth 💩 problem on top of all the other problems I was recovering from at the time, which was just one more unnecessary kick in the butt that nearly killed me. I thought the old saying was: "Problems always come in threes." Well, in my case, I guess the driver of the calamity truck 🚍💥🚛🛑 failed to stop after the third stop sign.

That's enough about me. Thank you for reading.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Racist video is merely the latest in a long line of Trump's ugly social media posts

The White House has belatedly backed down from a racist video shared on President Donald Trump’s social media feed after blowback from Republicans.

The video promoting false claims of voter fraud concluded with a brief clip of images of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s heads affixed to the bodies of apes. After initially trying to defend the post and leaving it up for hours — even labeling the outrage “fake” — the White House eventually gave in to bipartisan backlash, removed it, and changed its tack.

Its new explanation: The video was “erroneously” posted by a staffer. Trump later Friday expanded on that, saying he had reviewed the first section of the video and passed it along to a staffer, who then failed to review the whole thing and catch the offensive content at the end...

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PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2026, 12:00 AM ET - 8 hr ago

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Sadly, this Orange Feces Bag made racism legal again, just like the wonderful little dictator 👃🥔 he is. May he come down with a dose of 'Feces-eating Worms,' 💩👺🪱 you know, the ones that come complete with fangs.

Meanwhile, back at the Ranch, the Hatfields and the McCoys are still taking potshots. I know because that was when my hossie, Whistle Butt, got shot in the backside. Now you know why I call her Whistle Butt; her butt whistles in the wind. 🐎💨

Actually, it began with the Northern Native Americans, who encountered the first French colonists, the "Oui-Oui!" people, which sounded like they were saying"wee-wee," like in urinating. Oui in French means Yes.

I guess that means, Injun beware of frogs, horses, especially with bullet holes in their butts, and stay away from Oui-Oui people's shootouts at the OK Corral, and don't go to the saloon unless you intend to take the job of the wooden cigar-holding Injun standing next to the batwing doors.

It's much safer to go to Sally's Saloon in South Saskatchewan on the plains in my Surrey on an early Sunny Sunrise on a Summer Saturday. Well, the denturist told me to practice making the "S" sound a lot. 😅

And then we have Black people who become slaves again. Work camps like the Nazi had? They already exist. When will the gas chambers arrive? This is what The Orange Pus Bag wants, and to establish the law of one unto the Orange Insane Jabba the Hutt Regime for eternity 🔘<- BIG PERIOD THAT'S IT! I do not believe that for one moment anyone can stanch or stop the process of evolution.

'Remember,' we are only seeing what's on the surface right now because that's who is in power, the flotsom on top of the water in a full 45-gallon rain barrel. The water in the barrel makes up for most of humanity on the planet, who are sane, just lost at the moment.

BREAKING NEWS:

FBI probing new message in Nancy Guthrie disappearance as neighborhood search resumes

Where Things Stand:

• No suspects: There are still no suspects named as the search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, enters its seventh day. Authorities resumed examining Guthrie’s home and her neighborhood as the FBI offered a $50,000 reward for information.

• New message: Officials are probing the authenticity of a new message sent to KOLD yesterday about Guthrie. The note included sensitive information and no deadline, according to an anchor at the outlet.

• Clues emerging: Authorities say they believe she was abducted from her home near Tucson last weekend. Blood found on her porch belonged to her and a front door camera is missing, authorities said. A camera also detected motion around 2 a.m. Sunday, around the time her pacemaker last pinged her phone...

*Read More:*

8 min ago

A car was towed away from near Nancy Guthrie's home last night

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Updated 10:18 AM EST, Sat February 7, 2026

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PLEASE, READ THIS ARTICLE COMPLETELY. IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY OF YOU 🫵

‘I am so afraid of these policemen’: How an Alabama police force spiraled out of control

HANCEVILLE, Alabama

—

There’s a fog rolling through Hanceville.

It seeps out at night from the fields and the creeks, dancing in headlights after dark. It floats over the banks of the Black Warrior River, which snakes through the state but withers and dies north of town. It drifts towards the hills of the Tennessee Valley, which unfurls across the South but stops just shy of this neck of the woods. It settles in at this time of year, thick enough to hide one neighbor from the next.

But Evelyn remembers brighter days. She used to carry lemonade to Hanceville’s police officers when the Alabama sun hung white-hot overhead, Evelyn tells CNN. She’d take cookies each Thanksgiving – peanut butter and fudge, she says, a recipe perfected through the years. She’s the proud daughter of a cop: she says her father policed Birmingham during the civil rights protests of the 1960s...

And that’s how Evelyn thought her story would end: a terrifying personal ordeal, filed away among all the private injustices, big and small, that populate every street in every town in the country.

Hanceville, home to around 3,000 people, is now the unlikely site of a bold experiment in American policing.

• CHAPTER ONE: The Town:
• CHAPTER TWO: The Police:

Then, starting in late 2023, three events turned a cold war between the police and the city into an open conflict.

• CHAPTER THREE: The Dispatcher:
• CHAPTER FIVE: The ‘Stray Dogs’:
• CHAPTER SIX: The Fight:
• CHAPTER SEVEN: The Reformer:
• CHAPTER EIGHT: The Future:

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PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 5 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Will Canada's new auto strategy put as many EVs on the road as Carney says?

Climate experts say emission rules still need to be worked out — and automakers hold much power

Despite widespread approval from provinces and auto manufacturers, Prime Minister Mark Carney's auto plan might not accelerate the transition to electric vehicles as fast as he says.

On Thursday, Carney ended Canada's electric vehicle mandate, resumed purchase incentives and said higher standards for fuel efficiency were coming. Ontario and Alberta's premiers said they were both "pleased" and car manufacturers said the move provided "welcome policy stability." Carney says his government expects EVs to hit 75 per cent of new car purchases in 2035 without a sales mandate. Some climate change experts not only doubt this — but say the new strategy undermines Canada's climate goals.

WATCH | Why ending EV mandates could be a mistake:

WATCH | NDP on Carney's climate record:

• Carney's climate commitments a 'joke': May:
• Canada's EV plan compares to the old one, CHART included:
• More questions than answers:

WATCH | CBC's At Issue on EVs:

Posted: Feb 07, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Warming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, a study suggests

This year’s record-low snowpack in the West is a preview of things to come

A record-breaking snow drought in the western U.S. is raising concerns about water scarcity and wildfires next summer. A new Canadian study suggests the conditions could signal a longer-term trend that threatens water supplies for millions across the country.

Snow cover in the western U.S. is well below what it normally is at this time of year, and the lowest ever recorded since NASA’s Terra satellite began monitoring in 2001. A warming climate is likely making this more common. The snow deposited in winter on parts of western Canada, and the water contained in that snow, declined from 2000 to 2019, according to the study from researchers at Concordia University in Montreal...

.What’s happening this year with the snow?

.Will these trends continue?

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Posted: Feb 07, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Sheeeesh! What Global Warming? On the East coast It's been like a mini ice age here since the end of December. Global warming, my foot! Speaking of foot, my right ankle hasn't thawed out since the end of September last fall.

Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vhc1K0Bq04

 

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BREAKING NEWS:

Good morning... well, maybe yes, maybe no, it's kind of grey out there, so we may get another dumping of 💩❄️. At this time of year, I am getting quite bored with the gray sky and white stuff, and the news is not better than the weather. I wonder if there's sometimes a relationship between the weather and people's temperaments and moods. Enough to start a war?

I also believe that all those chemicals and othe pollutants in the air and water, not just from industry and cars, but also from ALL THOSE WARS, the tearing up and leaving mortal wounds in our Mother Gaia, and the environment releasing more bacteria and disease from all the dead bodies, all those chemicals and compounds laying about and no one to bury them because nowadays they shoot you for trying to clean up the place or you get shot or exploded for your efforts if you try to save someone or to clean up the dead bodies. Most of the bodies you find will have bullet holes in their backs.

That is the trend today: we allow the flotsam to come to the top, sit around on our hands, whimper and complain, and do nothing. WHAT KIND OF COWARDS DO WE HAVE IN THIS NEW GENERATION TAKING OVER THE RIGS? DUNCE CADETS? Today, it feels like empathy has left the planet altogether. And that's not just on the battlefield; it's beginning to spill over into our streets here at home as well. Don't be blind, it's happening in Canada too, just at a slower rate.

But what we see today is only the flotsam coming up to the top of the water in the rain barrel. We just can't see the water in the lower layers because of the flotsam on the top.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

THE GREAT CANADIAN HEALTH CARE CAPER

"Who Stole The Money? 👨‍⚖️💸💵

Ontario Hospitals Under Strain Feb 5, 2026

THIS WAS ON LAST NIGHT'S CBC TV NEWS, NOT THERE THIS MORNING

Link for News Ontario Heath Care Report:

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Feb. 1, 2026

Ontario Hospitals Under Strain: Warnings From a New Report_

A new report from the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions is warning that provincial funding levels are pushing hospitals into a downward spiral.

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🔹AI Overview

Question: Ontario Hospitals Under Strain Feb 5, 2026

As of early February 2026, Ontario hospitals are facing a severe, multi-faceted crisis characterized by intense financial pressure, staffing shortages, and deteriorating patient care, according to reports from the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE) and the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA).

Here is a summary of the situation as of Feb 5, 2026:

Financial Crisis and Operational Strain

Widespread Deficits: Over 60% of Ontario hospitals were in the red at the end of the 2025 fiscal year and are resorting to private bank loans to cover operating costs.

Funding Shortfall: While hospitals require a funding increase closer to 6% to maintain operations, the provincial government has directed them to plan for a 2% annual increase, which is considered insufficient, leading to a projected $3.2 billion shortfall in core funding.

"No Easy Choices": Hospital executives are facing severe pressure, resulting in the cutting of services, closure of emergency rooms, reduction of diagnostic hours, and laying off staff.

Shift to Private Clinics: Increased funding for private clinics is being criticized for exacerbating, rather than helping, the public system's instability.

Impact on Patients and Staff

"Hallway Health Care": Overcrowding is severe, with reports indicating a significant shortage of staffed beds (approx. 4,080).

Longer Wait Times: Patients are experiencing longer waits in emergency departments, rushed care, and a potential for more preventable mistakes.

Staffing Shortages: A new report highlights that over 1,000 positions have already been eliminated in hospitals across the GTA, Hamilton, and North Bay. The sector is facing a projected need for tens of thousands of additional staff by 2027-28.

Rural Vulnerability: Small-town hospitals are particularly at risk of permanent emergency room closures.

• Key Developments (Feb 5, 2026):
• NDP Demands Funding Changes:
• Union Warnings:

Internal Disruptions:

The Ontario Hospital Association has confirmed that "there are no easy choices left" as they struggle with operating costs.

BUNCH OF LIARS!

IF NOT! then please explain where this money went that was allotted for HEALTH CARE ONTARIO. I have written about this at least half a dozen times, but I never got an answer. I believe maybe it's time for all of us Canadians to demonstrate for a better health system, by getting the Feds to see the theft and get rid of the thieves in charge.

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Search: Feb. 2023 Trudeau government made health care deal with provinces

Based on the results, it appears the major health care funding deal between the Trudeau government and the provinces was announced on February 7, 2023.

In February 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposed a 10-year, $196.1- BILLION HEALTH CARE FUNDING PLAN, which included $46.2 billion in new funding, to address immediate pressures on the health-care system, such as emergency room wait times and surgery backlogs.

Key details of the February 2023 deal include:

$2-billion immediate, unconditional, one-time top-up to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) to address immediate pressures.

$25 billion over 10 years in tailored, bilateral agreements with each province and territory to focus on four key areas: expanding access to family health services, supporting health workers, mental health and substance use services, and modernizing health data.

A 5% annual increase to the CHT for the first five years.

$2 billion more over 10 years for Indigenous health priorities.

Although the provinces initially sought $300 billion in funding, they accepted this deal in principle in February 2023, with individual provinces signing agreements in the following months, such as Ontario and the Atlantic provinces in February 2023.

Before February 2023, the government was providing significant pandemic-related funding throughout that period, including a $4 billion one-time top-up to the CHT announced in 2021 for pandemic recovery, alongside separate agreements for long-term care and mental health.

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NOTE! It was also around the time of the pandemic that everyone who was eligible to retire did so, leaving most businesses and health care systems struggling to hire replacement workers, but fell short because SOMEONE STOLE THE FUNDING, as far as I can see.

It never got better after the pandemic because of all the doctors and nurses who either retired or sought other employment, *and that's the truth of it.* If we, The People, allow this to continue, this country will also go to the dogs. I believe we have to get our little placards out and begin a beat on some streets of our native land of Canada, or become another Somalia, just like Trump the Typo's Somalia. "No Matter The Weather!" I promise that as soon as it's a little warmer, I'll be joining you all with my own placard. I'll just bring a thermos of soup and coffee, and a lawn chair. My sign will read, WHAT THE F'n HELL DID YOU DO WITH THE HEALTH CARE MONEY YOU DAMNED THIEVES?

That's it for me. It's no damned wonder America is in the "can - 🥫 like it is, it allowed a Jabba the Hutt 💩 to be president,

🎩✨🟰 and a bunch of Outlaw Makers ⚖️🥷 Dunce Cadets 🧙🧙 🧙🧙 Corporate thieving ☠️liars 🤥 executioners 🧌 and prosecutioners 👩‍⚖️ running the show under the law of one, The Orange Kink Jabba the Hutt.

**💩**

BREAKING NEWS:

She thought ICE agents were taking her to school. The 10-year-old ended up 1,200 miles away at a detention facility

More than an hour before dawn, on a pitch-black street lined with heaps of Minnesota snow, 10-year-old Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother headed out to her school bus stop – just like they do every weekday at 6:10 a.m.

Out of nowhere, federal agents’ vehicles surrounded the family’s car in suburban Minneapolis. Elizabeth thought the agents were going to take her to school, her father told CNN. Instead, the aspiring doctor and her mother were detained and flown 1,200 miles away to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas – with the young girl’s future up in the air.

Over the next month, at least five other kids from her small school district were also sent across the country to Dilley – including 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos...

• ‘ICE is going to drop me off at school’:
• Two boys discover another schoolmate detained:
• A young girl thought her ‘dream was over’:
• ‘It’s like they’re stalking everybody’:
• Elizabeth and her mom are back home in Minnesota:

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Updated Feb 6, 2026, 10:04 AM ET - 49 min ago

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No suspects and a new reward: Family pleads for Nancy Guthrie’s return as search enters sixth day

Where Things Stand:

• No suspects, new reward: There are still no suspects named as the search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, enters a sixth day. The FBI, now working jointly with local authorities, announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the 84-year-old, who authorities believe was abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona, over the weekend and is without critical medication.

• Son’s plea:

• Clues emerging:

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THIS IS WHAT WE GET FOR THE FUNDS WE WERE GIVEN IN FEBRUARY 7 2023, $196.1- BILLION HEALTH CARE FUNDING PLAN, which included $46.2 billion in new funding, to address immediate pressures on the health-care system. What happened to all that money?????? ACCOUNTABILITY PLEASE! Thank you.

Unions call on the Ontario government to increase health-care-funding

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

 

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BREAKING NEWS:

Trans Mountain proceeding with first of three expansions of oil pipeline

It's one of several upgrades proposed to several major export pipelines

Trans Mountain is moving ahead with its first project to pump more oil through its pipeline system between Alberta and British Columbia. The Crown corporation applied to the Canada Energy Regulator this week to use drag reducing agents (DRA) with the goal of moving up to 10 per cent more oil.

The original Trans Mountain pipeline system was built in the 1950s, while the $34-billion expansion project began transporting oil from Edmonton to the Vancouver area in May 2024.

The Crown corporation had planned to only begin looking at possible increases to the pipeline later this decade, but the timeline was sped up as oil production in Alberta continues to climb and existing export pipelines are expected to reach capacity in the coming years.

The project would cost $9 million, and construction is expected to begin this August, according to documents submitted to the regulator. The project could be operational by January 2027...

Related Stories:

• Video Pipeline a 'national imperative,' needs Ottawa backstop: Fmr. Alberta minister
• New transmission line will help boost major LNG project in northwest B.C.: minister
• Some Canadians are ready to work in Venezuela‘s oilpatch — if they're allowed in
• Oilpatch drilling slows as oil and natural gas prices sink ...

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Posted: Feb 04, 2026 3:42 PM EST | Last Updated: February 4

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Have A safe and Blessed afternoon, from the Tree House News.

 

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May Great Spirit bless 🙏

I dedicate some time today to a topic more interesting than the Orange 😡💩🤡. Just thinking his name feels like something dark eating away at the light from my very soul. POISON!!

Have You Ever Imagined the Enormity of the Observable Universe Alone? ✨☁️

Nebula X 20 in Sector 66, somewhere in the Delta Quadrant.

All that gas escaping from what appears like a dark storm cloud, gas swirling around like cigarette smoke, lazily floating upwards in the sunlight, the sunlight here being the myriad of stars all around, like spectators in an arena. Background: starlight shining through the swirling gas, like early-morning sunlight through mist over the glades, slowly and eventually swallowed up into the darkness of the space between a multitude of stellar systems. In all that gas, there are particulates containing various chemical compounds that could have been, given the right environment, genetically produced living forms. The program for "Information is Never Lost - Quantum Mechanics" was already there. One would have to go back to the beginning to understand the Big Picture.

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My question: Word for fear of knowing the greatness of the mystery of all things.

I used to fear the unknown void where even human imagination could go until you get lost in a black void; then the imagination goes wild, like the reaction of a claustrophobic person caught in a tight space, just as for those whose consciousness is entering limbo. There could be anything in that darkness. That's a normal human reaction to something that does not fit the parameters of their understanding.

Note: I was looking for just a word, then more than the jack came out of that box.

Cosmophobia (or Spacephobia): The fear of the cosmos or space itself—its vastness, infinity, darkness, and the overwhelming uncertainty of it. It is often described as a fear of the unknown magnitude of everything, bordering on existential dread.

The way I look at it, which is not really scientific, religious or spiritual, it's more like art, colors, shapes, feelings, emotions, an infinity of them; The Infinite Potentialities. You don't need to be scared, just go with the flow.

The theory of infinite potentiality originates in a long philosophical and mathematical dialogue about the nature of the "infinite," transitioning from ancient concepts of formless, never-ending processes to modern technical definitions of "actual" sets. The core concept is that behind all observable, finite, and changing realities, an unbounded source of potentiality exists — a field of possibilities from which all things emerge. Historical Foundations: Ancient Greek

"Apeiron" (c. 6th Century BC): The earliest conception came from Anaximander, who proposed the apeiron (the unbounded, indefinite, or infinite) as the primary, creative element of the universe.

Aristotelian Potential Infinity (384–322 BC): Aristotle fundamentally shaped the theory by arguing that the infinite only exists potentially, never as a completed, "actual" whole. In this view, infinity is a non-terminating process—a "never-ending" capability, such as counting numbers (\(1,2,3...\)) or dividing magnitudes."Horror of the Infinite":

For nearly two thousand years, Western thought followed Aristotle, largely rejecting the idea of a completed infinite, often called a "horror of the infinite". Transition to Actual Infinity (19th Century) Cantor's Set

Theory (1880s): Georg Cantor revolutionized the concept by defining the actual infinite—a completed set of infinite elements. He proved that there are different, measurable sizes of infinity (transfinite numbers), enabling mathematicians to treat infinite possibilities as completed, countable objects.

Dedekind's Definition: Richard Dedekind added rigor by defining an infinite set as one that can be placed in a one-to-one correspondence with a proper subset of itself. Modern Theoretical Perspectives The "origin" of modern interpretations of infinite potentiality spans multiple fields: 

Mathematics & Calculus: Infinity in modern mathematics is a technical, rigorous tool required for calculus and the continuum, moving beyond mere philosophical debate.Quantum Physics & Cosmology: Some interpretations, such as the Many-Worlds Interpretation, suggest an infinite number of parallel universes, making "potentiality" an actual, branching reality.Metaphysics & Relational Theory: Recent philosophy suggests that "infinite potential" is not just a math concept but a relational one, where "reality" is created through interaction, turning endless possibilities into actualized, tangible forms. 

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"Infinite Potentiality" Einstein:

Also, General Relativity,* The Unified Theory, or Theory of Everything by Einstein:

Imagination vs. Knowledge: Einstein is famous for stating, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world". This implies that while current knowledge is finite, human imagination has the potential to explore infinite possibilities and create new realities.

The Boundless Universe: Einstein grappled with whether the universe was finite or infinite. While he initially preferred a finite, "closed" model, his general theory of relativity allowed for a "spatially finite but boundless" universe, which functions as a form of "limitless" space

"Two Things are Infinite": 

The Field as Potential: In his pursuit of a *Unified Field Theory,* Einstein aimed to explain all physical forces as emerging from a single, foundational, and potentially infinite field. Some interpretations of his work link this to the idea that energy and consciousness are fundamentally interconnected in a "field of consciousness".

Spiritual Connection to Infinity: Einstein expressed a deep, almost mystical appreciation for the universe, feeling connected to a "cosmic" reality that transcends individual existence, sometimes described as a form of intellectual or spiritual "infinity". 

.1 This implies that while current knowledge is finite, human imagination has the potential to explore infinite possibilities and create new realities.

.2 Einstein expressed a deep, almost mystical appreciation for the universe, feeling connected to a "cosmic" reality that transcends individual existence, sometimes described as a form of intellectual or spiritual "infinity".)

.3 The Field as Potential:* In his pursuit of a Unified Field Theory, Einstein aimed to explain all physical forces as emerging from a single, foundational, and potentially infinite field. Some interpretations of his work link this to the idea that energy and consciousness are fundamentally interconnected in a "field of consciousness".

Einstein's interpretations of his work link this to the idea that energy and consciousness are fundamentally interconnected in a "field of consciousness." CONSCIOUSNESS MEANS THOUGHT! When, where, who, which, and what thought "us" before the Big Bang?

BREAKING NEWS:

Elizabeth Warren launches probe into booming car repossessions

New York:

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The car repo business is booming as Americans fall behind on increasingly expensive car payments. Cars are being repossessed at the highest rate since the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. The repo tactics have drawn the attention of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who launched a probe into the auto lending industry on Wednesday, a Senate Banking Committee spokesperson told -CNN-.

The investigation is focused on illegal and mistaken repossessions, when cars are seized even if borrowers are current on their bills or have reached agreements with lenders...

• ‘Devastating and deeply disruptive’:
• $50,000 average car price:
• Highest subprime delinquency rate on record:

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Updated Feb 5, 2026, 6:40 AM ET - 4 hr ago

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Bitcoin is acting weird.

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New York:

The world’s most famous cryptocurrency has tumbled 44% from its October peak, falling below $70,000 Thursday for the first time in 15 months. That decline is actually not unusual at all. Crypto is notoriously volatile, and it’s gone through numerous crashes that are bigger than this one.

What’s strange is this: Bitcoin’s four-month slump has come at a time when, in theory, it had everything going for it. Geopolitics have gotten spicy this year: President Donald Trump is threatening to attack Iran after the United States removed the leader of Venezuela. The US president has recently been going after allies in Europe and Canada over Greenland, and he’s threatening higher tariffs on South Korea.

Meanwhile, significant AI advances are giving stock market investors the heebie jeebies. Anthropic’s Claude can now perform tasks for law firms, sending software shares plunging...

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Heebie-jeebies: like the jitters, the willies, jumping after a sudden sound or flashing light, jumping at sudden movements, or from excitement, just being jumpy or twitchy, from stress.

Or just think of a fingernail-biting situation, like watching a hockey game without the rules, or a car accident, or Billy about to fly off the precipice with his bicycle.🎭

CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney announces Canada bringing back EV incentives for consumers

• Government scrapping EV mandate that would have required all new vehicles sold to be electric by 2035*

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• The federal government has announced Canada's new national automotive strategy today.

• Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to reporters at an automotive plant in Woodbridge, Ont.
• Carney said that Canada will scrap electric vehicle (EV) mandates that would have required 60 per cent of all new cars to be electric by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035.
• Instead, EV incentives for consumers are coming back. The five-year program will give individuals and businesses up to $5,000 when they buy battery electric and fuel EVs, and up to $2,500 for plug-in hybrids.
• The moves come as Carney and the auto industry manage multiple pressures, including U.S. tariffs...

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Carney says he's still a climate leader

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Stephen Harper says Canada must urgently reduce its dependence on the U.S.

Former prime minister says Canada should consider hitting U.S. goods with tariffs as trade war drags on

Former prime minister Stephen Harper said late Wednesday that Canada must urgently pivot in the face of an erratic U.S. president and reduce its dependence on the American market to protect its sovereignty and the continued functioning of the economy. Speaking at a gala in Ottawa to mark the 20 years since he formed a Conservative government, Harper said while he has "largely stayed silent" on U.S. aggression up until now, he feels compelled to speak out about what he described as an existential threat.

He said the U.S. has become "hostile" and its leader, President Donald Trump, is openly questioning Canadian sovereignty, launching threats and betraying trade deals, which poses a "serious challenge" that demands a muscular response...

WATCH | Stephen Harper speaks at his official portrait unveiling ceremony:

• Consider tariffs against U.S.: Harper:
• Harper invokes historic comparisons:

WATCH | Former PMs Stephen Harper, Jean Chrétien discuss Canadian unity:

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Posted: Feb 04, 2026 11:05 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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That will be it for me today, folks. May be back later. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

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