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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning 🌳🌾˗ˏˋ🟠ˎˊ˗ all! Today's publication will be rather brief. We're receiving a new piece of furniture, and I'm not sure when that disturbance will happen this morning. Tomorrow, I have a doctor's appointment midmorning and another late afternoon. So that blows most of the day away

🌬️🌅 For tomorrow. And all this when I'm feeling lower than a snake's 🐍 belt buckle )⫘( on a pile of 💩 this morning. Those damned waiting rooms are the reason. Doctors' small, crowded rooms full of all kinds of domestic and exotic bugs flyin' around, so even a mask 😷 is only useful for a short time when exposed to a room saturated with those bugs

🦠🧬 ༘🪸🪱🐛

I wish they would never have stopped calling you on your cell in your car, as they did during COVID-19. NO WAITING ROOM. HEY THERE! YA WANNA GET SICK, ANYONE??? It's not hard; go to a doctor's waiting room and sit there for about an hour, even with a mask. 😷 I double-double dare you🤞🤞😁

And there you have it, what's happenin' at the Tree House Newsroom this morning. I will write up ᝰ🪶 what I can while I have the time. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

The sunrise is just beginning to show over the treetops; 🌄 it looks mostly clear, with a few cirrus clouds 🌤️ here and there. Very mild 〰️ though. Well, that's about all I have from the Newsroom; now let's move on to today's discussion 💁‍♀️🙋🧏‍♀️🎙️👩🏻‍⚖️ I feel much better than earlier now; I'll see what happens through the day.

NOTE: BY THE WAY, I MAY NOT BE PUBLISHING THE NEWS TOMORROW AS I HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS TO ATTEND TOO

I dislike boring appointments, so I always do my best to bring my bag 👛 of humor 😂😆🤣 with me to brighten ˗ˏˋ☀️ ˎˊ˗ things up.

I suppose we could dedicate today's discussion to how important it is to get your shots. To put it this way, how much do you value life? As I see it, those who do not value life have no soul.

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ME to *AI:* How important is getting your flu and COVID shots?**_

🔹AI Overview

Getting annual flu and updated COVID-19 shots is very important to lower your risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and long-term health complications.

Key Recommendations

• Who should get them: Recommended annually for everyone 6 months of age and older.

• Best timing: Get your shots in the fall—ideally by late October—before seasonal respiratory viruses peak in the winter months.

• Getting both at once: You can safely receive the flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine during the same visit (in the same arm or different arms) with no waiting period required.

Why They Matter:

• Prevent Severe Disease: The flu causes tens of thousands of hospitalizations and deaths each year, while COVID-19 has caused over a million deaths in the U.S. alone. Vaccines significantly reduce your chance of ending up in the hospital.

• Lower long-term health risks: Flu infections can spike your risk of a heart attack in the first week, and COVID-19 is linked to lingering cardiovascular, lung, and neurological risks. Vaccination helps protect against these secondary complications.

• Protect vulnerable people: Staying vaccinated reduces your viral load and transmission to high-risk individuals—such as infants, older adults, pregnant women, and people with weak immune systems.

• Updated strains: Both viruses mutate over time, which is why annual updates to the vaccines are necessary to match the circulating strains. ...

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ME to *AI*: how important is getting your flu and Covid shots**_

*AI:* Getting annual flu and updated COVID-19 shots is very important to lower your risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and long-term health complications.

AND HOW MANY DIED?;

*AI:* how many died during covid 19 in the US and Canada

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🔹AI Overview

United States: Approximately 1,239,049 confirmed COVID-19 deaths.

Canada: Approximately 60,871 confirmed COVID-19 deaths (as reported nationally through September 2024

ME to AI: Thank you very much again, AI, for your assistance in this research

*AI:* You're very welcome! I'm glad I could help you with your research. If you need any more information on health guidelines, vaccine availability, or anything else in the future, just let me know. Take care!

I NEARLY DIED TWICE FROM BOTH COVID AND THE FLU WHEN I WAS IN A WEAKENED CONDITION FROM OTHER HEALTH COMPLICATIONS. NO, CHARLIE BROWN, I WAS AT SOMEBODY'S GATE THREE TIMES IN MY LIFE, BUT NO ONE WAS THERE TO OPEN THE GATE, YET. The point is, if I hadn't got the shots, the gate would have opened. OK! Thank you for hearing me out.

🔹AI Overview

The phrase "My kids will probably never live here: The district facing a housing crisis" refers to a prominent CNN video report detailing the severe housing market squeeze impacting residents across a crucial U.S. congressional district.

-CNN-

Core Background of the Crisis

The segment highlights an issue facing many American voters: working-class residents are being entirely priced out of the very neighborhoods that may decide the balance of control in Congress. *The video underscores that:*

-CNN-

• Generational Disconnect: Local parents express deep anxieties that skyrocketing real estate values, high interest rates, and stagnant wages mean their children will never achieve the same milestones of homeownership in their hometowns.

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And the lightbulb doesn't appear to be shining any brighter on this side of the border either🍁

ME, *AI:* Will Canadian children live at the same standards as the last generation?

🔹AI Overview

Current economic projections and social trends indicate that Canadian children face a high risk of living at a lower material standard of living than the previous generation. High-profile domestic policy research, such as tracking from Generation Squeeze and data from Statistics Canada, demonstrates that young Canadians are experiencing a widening generational wealth gap driven by severe housing unaffordability and stagnant real productivity.

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Thank you again, AI, for your assistance in this research. It's helpful to know where to find the pieces.

*AI:* You are very welcome! It is a complex topic with a lot of moving pieces, but looking at it through those specific lenses—housing data, productivity metrics, and demographic shifts—usually provides the clearest picture.

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The bright side of the GOP’s big-spending midterm bailouts

Super PACs and other outside spending groups are getting less bang for their buck in their bid to save Republican candidates who have struggled to raise money from small donors.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and already the biggest

single donor this election cycle, poured even more money into midterm campaigns on behalf of Republicans in early October. The $445 million he has allocated this cycle makes him a unique force in American politics — but he’s not the only deep-pocketed power.

A slew of Republican megadonors, super PACs and other sources of outside spending are aligning to dwarf the amount that Democratic-aligned groups have on hand in the campaign’s final week.

As stunning as the amounts are, there are drawbacks to the GOP’s reliance on big donors. The ways that money is being spent and for whom — especially on contests in historically red states — speak to long-term issues for the Republican Party. These factors appear to be keeping this enormous infusion of money from fatally damaging Democrats. Much of Musk’s spending has gone to his super PAC, which The New York Times says has built “a sprawling canvassing program to try to turn out hard-to-reach Republican voters.”...

• As many beneficiaries of these GOP funding boosts are realizing, late money is often inefficient:

More Articles:

• The Supreme Court’s campaign finance decision is a win for both parties — and wealthy donors:
• If enough Republicans continue to feel alienated from politics, that could be disastrous for the party’s long-term electoral outlook.

Oct. 26, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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The Bank of Canada's inflation dilemma

Canada's economy has 2 key issues; the Bank of Canada can't fight both

This story is part of Mind Your Business, a weekly analysis of the biggest business stories emailed to subscribers on Monday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.

The Canadian economy is facing two very distinct problems right now.

On the one hand, inflation is high and rising. So far, at least, price increases have been contained to energy. Inflation ticked up to 3.1 per cent last month, but core measures (which strip out more volatile components) remained subdued.

Weak growth would usually prompt the central bank to cut interest rates to spur some economic growth. But rising inflation makes the bank want to raise rates to slow the economy and keep prices from increasing too quickly.

WATCH | Bank has held interest rates 7 times in a row:

CHART | Icluded: Inflation and interest rates in Canada

CHART | Included: Monthly change in GDP in Canada

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Posted: Oct 26, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

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THE ORANGE BUTT PLUG STRIKES AGAIN 🟠(‿ˠ‿)🪵

This Morning’s Top Headlines – Oct. 26 | Morning News NOW

President Trump continues his campaign blitz for Republican candidates as 30 million people vote early, at least 12 people suffer injuries in a shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium and hundreds of residents across the Southwest were forced to evacuate due to catastrophic flooding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVIYx1OXqZ0

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning 🌞 all 🧍‍♂️👫👭 and may the Great Spirit 🌌 watch over you and guide you to make the right choices for today and every day, one day at a time. "Amen!" 🙇‍♀️BE SAFE☮️🌼🌺

Not much going on here in the Tree House Newsroom, except me just winding up to write up the news for today.

Each day covers a different topic, from politics, daily events, and discoveries, local and national, anything from science and spirituality to quantum physics, plus the daily comments on the reports on the Breaking News of the Day.

Thank you for visiting and reading the news; now it's on to the Discussion of the Day

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

KILLER FUEL PRICES

Question to "AI": These are results for Fuel Crisis, Red Flag: What is the federal government, Carney, going to do about the high prices of fuel and transportation falling to a critical situation! What happens when transportation and other industries begin shutting down because they can't afford the fuel?? October 25, 2026

🔹AI Overview

To address the severe economic strain caused by high fuel prices, Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government has introduced Bill C-38 (the Canadian Fuel Affordability Act), which extends the complete temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax until January 31, 2027. The policy will transition to a 50% reduced tax rate from February 1 through March 31, 2027, before returning to full rates on April 1, 2027. This continuous intervention follows the government's earlier cancellation of the consumer carbon tax, aiming to provide billions in relief amid an energy market crisis triggered by geopolitical conflicts like the war with Iran.

How reliant is Ukraine on US support – and could Kyiv carry on without it?

It has been a bewildering period in US-Ukraine relations, after US President Donald Trump slammed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for failing to negotiate an end to the war and Kyiv accused Washington of withholding key military support.

Trump then sent his envoy to Norway and Russia to try to advance the peace process – but Washington walked away with only a plan to resume trilateral talks.

Meanwhile, deadly Russian attacks continue, as Ukraine raises concerns about cracks in support from the US. The latest tensions are far from the first bout between Kyiv and Trump, who began his second term by halting aid for Ukraine’s war effort.

💩🫦🪳COCROACH !!!

EConomic: Ukraine aid already cut:

CHART Included:

Many of the donations come in the form of NATO allies purchasing US-made weapons that they then transfer to Ukraine

• Military: Intel sharing and satellite internet:
• Political: Giving hope to Putin:

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Updated Oct 24, 2026, 5:53 PM ET - 17 hr ago

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Hillary Clinton thinks we should have 13 Supreme Court justices. Here’s why that matters.

A once-fringe position in the Democratic Party has become mainstream – and the court only has itself to blame.

Hillary Clinton may no longer be the most influential voice in the Democratic Party, but she remains a member in good standing of the party establishment. So when she expresses support for expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court, it tells us that what was once a radical idea has gone mainstream.

“We should seriously look at expanding the court while the Democrats are in power,” Clinton said on a recent podcast. “You know, it used to be that you’d have one justice for each circuit. We now have 13 circuits, we should have 13 justices.”

Adding four justices to the court is just one of the potential reforms that have been suggested as a way of curbing the court’s abuses. Others include 18-year term limits for justices, ethics rules with actual teeth. (no more billionaire-funded junkets for you, Justice Thomas....

More Articles:

• Hillary Clinton joins growing chorus in support of Supreme Court expansion:

Court’s decisions rubber-stamping partisan gerrymandering showed “a lack of the appropriate concern or understanding of the consequences ​of their decisions

Read More:

Oct. 24, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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5 reasons why Lorne Doerkson is the next premier of British Columbia

Eby's snap election gamble backfired, while the B.C. Conservative leader projected normalcy

Even by the standards of British Columbia politics, this was an election for the history books. Five weeks ago, Lorne Doerkson was a little-known MLA from the Interior, vacationing in Africa while his Conservative Party was self-immolating. Today, he's set to become the 38th premier of British Columbia, leading the second-largest caucus the province has ever seen, while the NDP sits with its worst election night in 25 years.

Plenty of analysis will follow in the days and weeks — and frankly years — to come about the 2026 B.C. provincial election. But here are five reasons why the election ended the way it did, based on conversations with campaign leaders with both major parties and nine years covering the outgoing NDP government...

• Eby's snap election call:

WATCH | Eby gives concession speech:

• Doerkson projected normalcy:
• Conservatives projected stability:

WATCH | Conservatives battle for critical Surrey seats:*

Voter turnout:

Time for a change:

Posted: Oct 25, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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Could the state of Tennessee try to execute Christa Pike again? What happens now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPOHcxgxs4g

CRUELTY! If they try again. Only in NAZI ✠ Shmucerica

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning 🌄 all 🚶‍♂️👫👭👬 May everyone be safe and blessed 🌈 on this beautiful, bright, sunny ☀️ Saturday morning. If it's not sunny where you are, I pray the sun shines within you. Happy Saturday 🌳🏖️🌞🍻 "EH!"

_*Not much is shakin' here at the Tree House Newsroom 🚪📰 this morning except that it was nice to sit out in my green space

𓊐🌱🌿 🍃𓊐 watch the sun rise above the tree line, and let my mind drift for a while. Although it was cool enough 🧊 that I had to wear a jacket 🧥 I checked the weather: 40°F, with an expected high of 65°F, and pretty much a carbon copy of the 65 to 70°F range, partly to mostly sunny ⛅️☀️ for the Niagara Peninsula region for the next week and maybe beyond into November. I have a lot of 💩'n doctor's appointments coming up this winter, and I dread them during bug season 🦠🔫 🪱🫟🧬 Well, at least now I feel safer; I got all my bug shots 🐛💉 for the season.

Now let us go on with today's discussion, and thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

ESSENTIALS NOT COVERED BY OHIP

What my partner, Edditor, has compiled from our personal experience with OHIP and what it DOESN'T COVER!

Question: What goods or services are not covered by OHIP?

🔹AI

OHIP only covers medically necessary healthcare services provided by a doctor or inside a hospital. Any service deemed cosmetic, administrative, or routine care outside a hospital setting is generally not covered.

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I don't expect that OHIP, Ontario's Health Insurance Plan, should cover everything. When my partner needed a 4-way artery bypass that included a ride in an advanced life support ambulance and 11 days in the hospital, all expenses were covered except for the rental of a walker for her at home. That was excellent!

When she went to the ER with abdominal pain and was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix, five hours in surgery and 12 days in the hospital getting all of the tests and medicine she needed to begin her protracted convalescence and outpatient wound care, everything was covered.

I went to the ER with pain in one eye. I was lucky that there was an eye surgeon there. He diagnosed me with open-angle glaucoma. I had laser surgery a week later, with prescription eye drops to follow. OHIP covered all of it.

An optometrist referred me to an eye surgeon for cataract surgery. OHIP covered everything except the lenses I elected to have implanted and the Heidelberg Test. That was the first time I learned about a test OHIP doesn't cover. The Heidelberg Test is a laser mapping of the retina used for the early detection of glaucoma.

Why would OHIP not cover it?

My partner was referred to an internist to find out why she has no appetite and why she cannot gain weight. The last two years she has gone through multiple systemic traumas, so the internist ordered a battery of basic tests to establish what could or could not be her problems. He ordered three tests to see if cancer might be present. OHIP doesn't pay for these cancer tests. That does not make any sense to me!

🔹AI Overview

OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) covers most routine, medically necessary laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered by an authorized health care provider (such as a physician or nurse practitioner). However, OHIP does not cover specialized, non-routine tests, elective procedures, or tests that do not meet specific clinical criteria.

Examples of Medical Tests Not Covered by OHIP

Specialized / Non-Routine Lab Tests:

Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody / ARAB ($56 – $100)

Acylcarnitine ($55 – $163)

ADH Vasopressin ($175)

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VAIP) ($135 – $683)

Vitamin K ($180)

Genecept (Gene testing) ($495)

Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT / Harmony / MaterniT 21) ($550 – $795, unless high-risk criteria are met) [1, 2]

Conditionally Covered Tests (Uncovered if criteria are not met):

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test: Covered only if you have a prostate cancer diagnosis/follow-up or if a doctor suspects prostate cancer based on your history and exam; otherwise, it is out-of-pocket (around $30).

25-Hydroxy Vitamin D test: Covered only for specific conditions like osteoporosis, rickets, osteopenia, malabsorption syndromes, or renal disease; otherwise, it is out-of-pocket (around $38). [1, 2]

Other Non-Insured / Administrative Services:

Routine adult eye exams for ages 20 to 64 (unless a specific medical condition like diabetes or glaucoma is present), travel medicine tests/vaccines outside Canada, third-party exams, and cosmetic or elective procedures.

Why Are These Tests Not Covered?:

• Not Deemed "Medically Necessary":
• Lack of Evidence for Routine Use:
• Specialized or Experimental Scope:

I don't object to paying for prescription medicines that aren't in the OHIP formulary. I buy what the doctor ordered. I paid for the Heidelberg Test because I am concerned about the health of my retina. There are TV ads for medicines to help with retinal diseases and disorders. I prefer to know before my vision is degraded. Why is OHIP willing to gamble?

"ME!" It's all about 💵💴💶💷💰including your gold fillings 🦷

And since when is checking a person for the presence of cancer - or not - a necessary diagnostic test? I think OHIP should cover this lab test.

After reading this, you might think that OHIP covers almost everything and you have nothing to worry about. You might get a bill from the province for uncovered items, and you call the number on the bill to discuss it. Get ready to pay up. Once it's on a bill, you can't discuss it.

Please call your Member of Provincial Parliament, the office of the provincial Minister of Health, and the chief of provincial pirates and crooks, Doug Ford. If you call, someone must take the time to note your call and your message. Keep everyone very busy!

Thank you, Paula, for your assistance in this research.

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

The 2026 campaign is getting ugly — especially on the right

Any campaign that involves Donald Trump is bound to get pretty ugly. The 2024 campaign was marred by the now-president and now-Vice President JD Vance falsely claiming Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating people’s pets.

But the 2026 campaign is getting really ugly — especially on the Republican side. Morality aside, the question is whether that ugliness is a sign of sound GOP strategy or of desperation. It seems to be a large helping of the latter.

The big news this week has been Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s decision to run an ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her daughter a liar.

Left unsaid in the ad: Acton has said she hasn’t seen her mother since she was 12 years old, when her mother lost custody of her children and the man she married was indicted for allegedly sexually abusing Acton...

• The road to the 2026 midterms starts now:

Husted’s and Hinson’s decisions to distance themselves from the ad certainly suggest they’re worried about its impact on their races. ...

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PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2026, 6:30 AM ET - 3 hr ago

- CNN -

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Hillary Clinton thinks we should have 13 Supreme Court justices. Here’s why that matters.

A once-fringe position in the Democratic Party has become mainstream – and the court only has itself to blame.

Hillary Clinton may no longer be the most influential voice in the Democratic Party, but she remains a member in good standing of the party establishment. So when she expresses support for expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court, it tells us that what was once a radical idea has gone mainstream.

“We should seriously look at expanding the court while the Democrats are in power,” Clinton said on a recent podcast. “You know, it used to be that you’d have one justice for each circuit. We now have 13 circuits, we should have 13 justices.”

Adding four justices to the court is just one of the potential reforms that have been suggested as a way of curbing the court’s abuses. Others include 18-year term limits for justices, ethics rules with actual teeth (no more billionaire-funded junkets for you, Justice Thomas...

More Articles:

• Hillary Clinton joins growing chorus in support of Supreme Court expansion:

_Even Elena Kagan, the most conciliatory of the liberal justices, said in a recent speech that the court’s decisions rubber-stamping partisan gerrymandering showed “a lack of the appropriate concern or understanding of the consequences ​of their decisions.”_

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Oct. 24, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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Black Sea sailors thought a rescue boat was racing toward them. Instead, it was a drone that sank their ship

Nearly 50 commercial vessels were struck in the Black Sea in October alone, according to maritime analysts

In the early hours of Oct. 13, the crew from the HS Dignity gathered on the deck of the cargo ship and put on life jackets as the vessel rocked in the churning waves of the Black Sea. The captain had given the order to abandon the vessel because it was sinking after a sea drone struck its hull.

As the 16-man crew, made up of Syrian and Egyptian nationals, peered into the darkness, they spotted the outline of a boat moving quickly toward them. They shone their flashlights, thinking rescuers might have already responded to their distress call.

But what they saw alarmed them. No one was driving the boat...

WATCH | How the dramatic rescue happened:

• More than 30 killed or missing:
• Adrift in the Black Sea:
• 18-year-old among the missing:
• Shipping companies scale back operations:

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Posted: Oct 24, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

- CBC -

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U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra offers Canada help following Wainwright tragedy

Twenty-seven soldiers remain in hospital, including 13 in critical condition

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the United States has offered to help following the deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.

Four soldiers were killed and 39 injured on Oct. 17 when a fire that began during a training exercise on an anti-grenade launching range was picked up by fierce winds.

The military has said the fire took less than a minute to race about a kilometre, where a different training exercise was taking place on the base about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.

• Rapid spread of fire was main factor in CFB Wainwright deaths, injuries: top military commander:

WATCH | Commander corrects *details on deadly Wainwright fire:

Video: Canada's top soldier questioned over deadly CFB Wainwright fire

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Posted: Oct 24, 2026 12:09 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago

- CNN -

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Drone Attack Sinks Ship in Black Sea

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

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

I pray that it's a Good Morning for you all. Here, it's gorgeous; the sun is just coming over the tree line, like the perfect sunrises you see in the movies, with its first light shimmering over the trees.

Anyway, those moments are the best times to take 'time' to sit and let your imagination take you somewhere on the Good Ship Lollipop. Meditating that way is much more fun. Let it take me on whatever excursion it wants; I'm just a passenger, an observer seeking the true nature of things. That's my way of meditating; amazing how the answers to what's bugging me will come up by the time I get back to reality.

OK, that's it from me from the Newsroom for today; now it's on to the Discussion Of The Day. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

Let us start with this one; I nearly fell off my chair, not only in surprise, but from laughter, too.

TODAY's DISCUSSION:

(‿ˠ‿) AWARD OF THE DAY🏆

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AI: who's the biggest asshole in today's news?

🔹AI RESPONSE:

These are results for AI; who's the biggest asshole in today's news?

Search instead for AI: who's the biggest asshole in today's news?

🔹AI Overview

The term "biggest asshole" is subjective, meaning public opinion varies widely depending on political perspectives, personal values, and media coverage. On any given day, several public figures dominate news cycles and draw intense criticism from different groups.

Because "asshole" is a personal judgment rather than an objective fact, major news organizations and public commentators point to different individuals based on current global events:

ME: Like, you can find lots of those in Washington. They're worth about a Canadian wooden nickel 🍁🥮 a piece.

• Political Leaders: Figures involved in ongoing international conflicts, controversial legislation, or polarizing domestic policies frequently face harsh criticism and negative labels from political opponents and human rights organizations.

• Corporate Executives: Tech CEOs, billionaires, and corporate leaders often draw public ire in the news for major layoffs, controversial platform changes, or anti-competitive business practices.

• Public Figures & Celebrities: Individuals involved in highly publicized legal battles, ethical scandals, or offensive public statements regularly dominate trending news cycles and face widespread backlash online.

Because media outlets report on these events from many different angles, who is viewed most negatively depends heavily on the specific news story or platform you are following.

ME: It would seem like there are a few 🔪𖠣s involved in this play.

NOTE: If you are looking for a breakdown of a specific current event...

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AI Mode Conversation: AI; who's the biggest asshole in today's news?

You said: AI; who's the biggest asshole in today's news?

AI: Who's the biggest asshole in today's news?

The term "biggest asshole" is subjective, meaning public opinion varies widely depending on political perspectives, personal values, and media coverage. On any given day, several public figures dominate news cycles and draw intense criticism from different groups.

Because "asshole" is a personal judgment rather than an objective fact, major news organizations and public commentators point to different individuals based on current global events:

• Political Leaders: Figures involved in ongoing international conflicts, controversial legislation, or polarizing domestic policies frequently face harsh criticism and negative labels from political opponents and human rights organizations.

• Corporate Executives: Tech CEOs, billionaires, and corporate leaders often draw public ire in the news for major layoffs, controversial platform changes, or anti-competitive business practices.

• Public Figures & Celebrities: Individuals involved in highly publicized legal battles, ethical scandals, or offensive public statements regularly dominate trending news cycles and face widespread backlash online.

Because media outlets report on these events from many different angles, who is viewed most negatively depends heavily on the specific news story or platform you are following.

If you are looking for a breakdown of a specific current event, political debate, or corporate scandal dominating today's headlines, let me know which topic or industry you'd like to focus on.

if the set of assholes includes Donald Trump, JD Vance, all elected Republicans, Elon Musk, Russell Vought, Jared Kushner, the entire presidential cabinet, Mark Zuckerberg as a sample, how many more can you find?

Determining who belongs in a subjective category like "assholes" depends entirely on individual perspective, as political figures, tech executives, and public personalities are viewed differently by different people.

Determining the "most reviled" or least popular figures in American politics can be tracked through public opinion data, specifically looking at high national disapproval ratings and low favorability scores.

Because American politics is highly polarized, major leaders from both major political parties frequently face substantial public disapproval, largely driven by the opposition party's base.

According to data compiled from polling agencies like Pew Research Center, Gallup, and YouGov, several high-profile American politicians hold the highest negative perceptions among the public.

High-Profile Political Leaders with Significant Disapproval

• Donald Trump: National polling shows deep polarization and consistently high net-disapproval. As of October 18, 2026, the NBC News Polling Average registers his presidential job disapproval at 60% (with an approval rating of 38%). Recent aggregate tracking highlights that 53% of registered voters "strongly disapprove" of his performance, reflecting a highly hardened public opinion.

• Mitch McConnell: The longtime Republican Senate leader has historically ranked near the bottom of individual congressional popularity polls. According to national tracking released in January 2026, McConnell held a 63% disapproval rating, making him one of the least popular senators in the nation among general respondents.

• JD Vance: As the Vice President, Vance's national unfavorability tracks closely with the administration's broader numbers. In a September 2026 data review, he held a 54% unfavorable rating nationally.

• Chuck Schumer & Nancy Pelosi: On the Democratic side, top legislative leaders regularly draw the highest negative marks, driven heavily by conservative opposition. Congressional leadership figures like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer consistently poll at the lower end of national "feeling thermometers," scoring around 30 out of 100 in public warmth as of June 2026. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi similarly tracks with persistent net-negative public...

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And there you have it, all folks. To me, I can readily tell which is black and which is white on the black-and-white scale of colors... or no colors. We are all in the shades of grey, but some are in the darker region closer to black. If you can't see or sense that in these snakes, then your sensory capacitor has just been snuffed out; you're totally blind...

ME: Thank you very much, AI, for your information in my research on political assholes

 

AI: You are very welcome! If your research requires more specific details on any of these figures, their policies, or the public and political backlash surrounding these events, feel free to ask. Good luck with your research!

I'll keep the Breaking news short today; I believe that will leave sufficient reading time for the above.

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Ukrainian officials say Starshield restrictions still in place, despite Trump’s claims

US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Elon Musk had restored Ukraine’s access to a military-grade version of his Starlink internet service, called Starshield, but Ukrainian officials have said restrictions remain in place that are complicating Kyiv’s war effort.

Trump asked Musk in a phone call in recent days to restore Ukraine’s full access to the Starshield satellite system, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Trump had been seeking out information about the slowdown and went to Musk after Ukrainian officials reported disruptions, the source said.

However, Trump has declined to comment on the call publicly, telling reporters at the White House, “Whether I called or whether somebody else called, doesn’t make any difference, I guess. The bottom line – he put it back.” But those restrictions remain in place despite the comments from Trump, Ukrainian officials said on Friday morning...

• Russian attacks persist while Ukrainian interceptors hindered:

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Updated Oct 23, 2026, 8:23 AM ET - 1 hr 51 min ago

- CNN -

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Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care

Neighbour says Paige Adamson refused to call paramedics despite being unable to stand unaided

A 61-year-old Canadian woman living in the isolated U.S. town of Point Roberts, Wash., has died after refusing to seek medical care out of fears she would be detained or deported.

Paige Adamson made headlines last month when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing, south of Tsawwassen, and interrogated for hours about whether she had unlawfully voted in a U.S. election.

The U.S. permanent resident was scheduled to appear at a deportation hearing before a federal immigration judge in Seattle on Nov. 4.

Borrowed a pair of crutches from local nonprofit Circle Of Care. "I took them over and found her literally debilitated on the sofa, in very, very bad pain," Norman said.

* 'Absolute worst case outcome':*

Posted: Oct 23, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

*- CBC -*

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Jeffries tells CNN the GOP could 'scheme' to suppress midterm votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNLqhqtNz1k