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Great Spirit bless 🙏

' morning people, I'm a little slow to get going this morning, like Bugs Bunny 🐰 showing up onstage, his tuxedo buttoned on cattywompus, he stands in a slouch, panting, ears drooping, half a cawwot in hand, the spot light comes on, and Bugs says: "Eeeep! What's up, Doc?" Bugs has really lost his bag of marbles! "And another dang twang! ♪♫♭｡♪˚♬ " says Marvin the Martian, twanging on his one-string guitar. 🎸👽🌕

SOMETIMES I WONDER IF THE WHOLE WORLD IS CONSPIRING ON SWALLOWING ITSELF UP LIKE THE UROBOROS 🐍∞

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Question: What is Uroboros

Uroboros: is an ancient, enduring symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail, representing infinity, eternal return, and the cycle of destruction and rebirth.

Of course, I've been feeling kind of coo-cooish for the last four days, good thing I don't have feathers, or I'd have an identity crisis to go along with it too, eh!

But the weather patern seems to have changed here in the Niagara Peninsula just in the last couple of years; we moved here 8 years ago. The sunny days back then have turned cloudy, and spring warmth has been replaced by early March temperatures in early May. At least today appears to have a ray of hope that it will be a bit sunnier than most previous days of grey, dull stuff. It would greatly help with this seasonal depression stuff.

Bright lights only help for so long; the body instinctively knows when it's time for spring. Last year, we didn't get warm sunny weather until July. But we had no winter to speak of, not like all around us, until the middle of February. In the middle of March, we had a warm spell, then back into the icebox.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

The Uroboros:

This thought about the Urobos hasn't crossed my mind in a long time, but now I think it might be a good time to revisit this phenomenon for which I don't have a better description. I do quite well using my imagination. I try to see myself as an observer somewhere and imagine what others in that place might have actually observed. Like an archeologist, drawing the skeletal frame of a dinosaur first on the canvas, then its meat suit over it.

That way, I can look into the future or the past, or enter the potentialities. Are the potentialities and information never lost in quantum mechanics? Are they the same, like spacetime? Going Back To The Beginning. I mentioned many times before, all the way back during the Indigo Adults days on Yahoo, in 2009, 20010 maybe, and no one understood then either.

Going Back To The Beginning.

Hey, Mr. Me-thane, Professor Brian Cox! Do an old gal a favor. I invite you over for tea and, of course, a barbecued stake on the grill too, up here in the Wine Country of Ontario, Canada.

Hey! Stop running, you'll wear out your running shoes. Sit here for a bit and have fun with a few puns and a good steak with a bun.

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I pray that you all have a safe and productive day, and may the Great Spirit be with you. Thank you for reading the Tree House News 📰

BREAKING NEWS:

Spirit Airlines canceled all flights and is going out of business

Spirit Airlines, the pioneering discount airline that shook up the budget travel business, is shutting down its operations.

The company is in its second bankruptcy and was in serious financial trouble well before the Iran war sent jet fuel prices surging. America’s eighth-largest carrier tried to reach a deal with the Trump administration on an 11th-hour rescue package, but a key group of creditors balked at the proposal.

Spirit is the first major US airline in 25 years to go out of business because of financial problems. Its demise has stranded thousands of passengers who have to adjust plans and millions who have tickets for future dates — Spirit canceled all flights, shut down its customer service and instructed customers not to go to the airport. Customers with Spirit tickets will be issued refunds, and they have been instructed to rebook travel on other carriers...

• Stranded passengers:
• Out of money; out of time:
• Rejected bailout:
• Winding down operations:

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Updated May 2, 2026, 8:29 AM ET - 1 hr 44 min ago

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Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser

When US President Donald Trump launched the war on Iran, he promised a swift and decisive victory. Just ten days into the conflict, he said the United States had “already won the war in many ways.”

Two months on, the fighting has been suspended but a definitive end to the war is nowhere in sight. Washington remains short of clear strategic gains, while a conflict once framed as limited is now dragging much of the world into a widening quagmire – with few, if any, coming out ahead.

“There aren’t any real winners from the war, but there are some countries that are comparatively well-positioned to manage its effects,” Melanie Sisson, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, told CNN. Here is where the key actors stand...

• Losers:

The Iranian economy has also suffered a heavy blow; The Lebanese people; Gulf countries; The American people; The global economy and consumers everywhere.

• Too early to tell:

The Iranian regime; Ukraine; Fossil fuel companies; Russia; Renewable energy; Drone producers and weapons manufacturers.

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PUBLISHED May 2, 2026, 12:01 AM ET - 10 hr ago

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Trump’s time-bending claim about the Iran war is truly absurd

• There’s no “pause” button on the War Powers Resolution and 60 days is not the same as 40 years.

The Trump administration told Congress Thursday that the legislative branch doesn’t need to worry about authorizing the war with Iran that President Donald Trump launched two months ago. The War Powers Resolution says that a president only has 60 days after deploying U.S. military forces to either fully withdraw those forces or get formal approval from legislators for the campaign to continue. Despite hitting that deadline Friday, the White House is now saying that as far as it’s concerned, the hostilities that began two months ago are “terminated,” leaving no reason for Congress to act.

It’s a confounding sentiment given the U.S. warships still blockading Iranian ports and the possibility that Trump could launch a new round of strikes at any time...

• The result is a quantum-flux state of play regarding the Iran war that’s as absurd as it is illegal.

• Moreover, simply claiming that there’s no fighting isn’t the same as the war endingrum

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May. 2, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Invasive spotted lanternfly found in Ontario. U.S. officials say stomp it

The insect can arrive in shipments or hitch rides on vehicles from the U.S.

A recent spotted lanternfly discovery in St. Catharines, Ont., is renewing concern about the destructive insect reaching Canada from the United States.

There are no established populations of spotted lanternfly in Canada — meaning no confirmed reproducing populations in the wild — but experts say the invasive insect still poses a serious threat to vineyards, fruit trees and hardwoods because it feeds on plant sap and can kill grapevines. Last month, Ontario resident Aidan Dagg found a dead spotted lanternfly and uploaded it to iNaturalist, a social network and mobile app where people post and identify plants and animals...

The different phases of the spotted lanternfly, from egg mass to adult lanternfly. (Sue Ogrocki/The Associated Press

• Spotted lanternfly can survive in both hot and cold temperatures:
• Read and View More Images:

Posted: May 02, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Elections Alberta alerted to improper use of voters’ information in late March, journalist says

Political writer says she’s baffled Elections Alberta declined to investigate her complaint

A journalist says she warned Elections Alberta weeks ago about what she believed could be a massive privacy breach affecting millions of voters. But the agency says provincial legislation passed last year constrained them from investigating a complaint about voter information posted on a website belonging to a separatist group.

Jen Gerson, a journalist and political commentator who is the co-founder of The Line on Substack, said she wrote Elections Alberta on March 31 after a source contacted her about information on a website run by Alberta separatist group the Centurion Project that appeared to come from the provincial voters list.

On Thursday morning, officials with Elections Alberta appeared in an Edmonton courtroom where they successfully obtained a temporary injunction to force the Centurion Project into removing the voter information from its website. The group complied hours later...

• Complainant baffled by inaction:

• Judge orders Alberta separatist group to pull down online database of voter information

• Alberta premier calls for accountability as separatist group faces voter list investigations

WATCH | Alberta voters' information posted on separatist group's website:

WATCH | Alberta voters' names and addresses posted online by

separatist group:

• Changes to verification:

Posted: May 01, 2026 9:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 1

- CBC -

Canada needs to be “very careful” in US trade negotiations, former minister says

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b3z6tzr8Pk

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

GOOD MORNING, and I mean it! Think good. First, do your part to do what's best for the good of all, for today, one day at a time. Accept the choices of that which is true to the heart, without hesitation. No fence sitting allowed. It's a picket fence anyway ⬆️=⬆️=⬆️=⬆️ 😉

As for the weather, the temps are crummy. Nice sunrise, but I had to wear a jacket to sit comfortably outside in my Green Space. I feel like I'm sitting under the coconut tree on a tropical island wearing an Inuit parka, mukluks, and fur mitts. We used to call that wimpy weather.

Anyway, dear friends, today I would like to discuss a bit about recycling Naziism. It may be of great interest to those who would like to look into that potential. Yeah, part of the same infinite potentilities I have mentioned here before. If you're a good dart thrower, take your shot; if not, leave it.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Question: Recycling Nazism

🔹AI Overview

Nazi Germany implemented intense recycling and salvage campaigns (1934–1945) as a key element of its economic, ideological, and expansionist war strategies. Under the guise of national duty and racial purity, citizens were urged to conserve resources like paper, rags, and metals, while the SS used concentration camp labor to process, sort, and reprocess waste, turning camps into industrial waste-sorting facilities...

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#1 The detention centers for deportees that will never see the shore of another country, unless it's to dump excess human garbage.

#2 Detainees, become the slave force

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What was life like that led to Nazism?

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Question: What was life like at the beginning of Nazism?

🔹AI Overview

Life at the beginning of Nazism (roughly 1933–1934) was characterized by a rapid, intense transformation from a democratic republic to a totalitarian dictatorship. For many ordinary Germans, this period brought a sense of national renewal, a reduction in unemployment, and the end of street violence, while for others—particularly Jews, political opponents, and social minorities—it meant immediate terror, persecution, and loss of rights.

• Key aspects of life in the initial Nazi period include:

1. Rapid Totalitarian Control ("Gleichschaltung")

• Abolition of Democracy:
• institutions One-Party State:
• By July 1933, all political parties except the Nazi Party were banned."Synchronization":
• End of Free Speech:
• First Concentration Camps:
• Targeting Jewish People: In this case, today, anyone of color.
• SA and SS Violence:
• 3. Economic Changes and Propaganda Employment Programs:

Almost immediately, Jews, today, any people of color were excluded from government employment, including teaching and civil service. A nationwide boycott of Jewish-owned businesses, today, colored people, was organized in April 1933.SA and SS Violence: Paramilitary groups (the SA or "Brownshirts"). _*Today, it's Trumpo The Typo's Dunce Cadets, or better known as ICE,*_ acted with impunity, conducting arbitrary arrests, torture, and violence against those deemed "enemies of the state".3. Economic Changes and Propaganda... _*Sound familiar?*_

These KNIVINE, BUTTWHAKING, NARSISTIC, DEMENTED, SADIST, WANKERS! will stop at nothing for the love of money and power.*_

Another bingo for Tree House News' Potential of the Year? Unless WE, THE PEOPLE, say OUCH! Then pay attention, those darts can be hard on a person's butt."I am not gonna take this anymore!"

I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! 🔊 ၊၊||၊၊

Speech from Network (1976)

NOTE: Youtube Video at the bottom of the page:

BREAKING NEWS:

Iran has sent a fresh peace proposal to mediators, sources say

Meanwhile, US gas prices have surged to their highest since July 2022.

Here's The Latest:

• Peace talks: Iran has sent its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States to Pakistani mediators, according to sources. US President Donald Trump said earlier no one knows the status of talks with Iran aside from himself and a handful of others.

• Pain at the pump: As the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, US gas prices are now at an average of $4.39 per gallon — their highest level since July 2022 — marking an increase of 33 cents just in the last week.

• War powers: Lawmakers and US officials disagree on whether a legal deadline for the use of military force without congressional authorization has passed, with the Trump administration insisting that the ceasefire “terminated” hostilities for the war powers deadline.

• In Lebanon: More than a dozen people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon yesterday and today, the country’s health ministry said, despite a ceasefire that was extended last week.

12 min ago

Iran has sent a fresh peace proposal to Pakistani mediators

More To Read:

Updated 9:26 AM EDT, Fri May 1, 2026

- CNN -

The weirdest aspect of the Iran war that has befuddled oil experts

For two months, the economic narrative about the Iran war boiled down to this: Oil and gas prices are really high, exacerbating an affordability problem that could send America’s economy into the toilet.

No doubt prices are high, increasing the risk of a recession. But there’s a key problem with that story: Prices aren’t as high as they should be, considering the historic destruction of the world’s oil supply.

• In 2022: When Russia attacked Ukraine, it threatened to take 3 million barrels offline (but never did). Oil soared above $120 a barrel and gas surged to $5 a gallon.

• Today: When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, it took 14 million barrels offline immediately – the biggest supply disruption in history. But oil is trading around $110. Gas is at $4.39. Oil was supposed to be at $150 by now, according to analysts’ expectations at the outset of the war. Some more aggressive forecasts predicted oil could rise even higher...

• Supply and demand:
• The Trump effect:
• Why prices could rise:

Affording g the high price of gas.

CNN’s contribution to this report.

Are you having a tough time affording the high price of gas? Tell us about it.

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Updated May 1, 2026, 8:12 AM ET - 1 hr 31 min ago

- CNN -

My son is a disabled adult. The Trump White House has him in its sights.

The administration is reportedly changing two rules that benefit disabled adults who live with their families.

I have been writing about the politics and policies around disability in the United States for almost 20 years. My wife is the board chair for a Minnesota disability nonprofit organization. So when it comes to disability policy, I usually feel like I know what’s going on — in the abstract, that is.

And yet, when it comes to my son, a disabled adult, I often feel at sea. I never really know what he should apply for, what the process will be like or whether he’s likely to get the support he needs without a fight. And here’s the bigger problem: You’re not supposed to know what you or your loved ones qualify for. Otherwise, you might get what you are actually owed. Complicated administrative systems, by their very complexity, do the work of shrinking social programs and promoting an anti-safety-net agenda...

Here’s what the administration is proposing (or at least what I think it is proposing):

• I should be able to reliably predict what my son’s financial, medical, housing, educational, employment and social opportunities will look like in the next phase of our lives.

Read More:

May. 1, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal

Contract notice shows Canada is included in $1.1B artillery system deal

• Last October, the U.S. State Department gave Canada the green light to potentially buy the sophisticated rocket systems, which the army considers essential for defending troops in Latvia and for its overall modernization...

Complete report:

WATCH | Weighing Canada's fighter jet options: F-35 versus Gripen:

The HIMARS deal is just one on a long list of U.S. military gear that's either on order or about to be delivered.

The F-35 stealth fighter, also built by Lockheed Martin, is the most high-profile example. Carney ordered a review of the plan to buy the warplanes, setting off a high-stakes scramble by Swedish competitor Saab to sell Canada its Gripen-E fighters.

• Defence Minister David McGuinty re-iterated this week that the government still hasn’t finished that review...

Read More:

Posted: May 01, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

- CBC -

Paging Dr. AI to the ER? Artificial intelligence shows promise in emergency room diagnosis

U.S. study shows AI tool capable of outperforming physicians, but not seen as replacement

When a patient first comes through the doors of an emergency room, Ontario physician Dr. Nour Khatib says it can be a puzzle determining a diagnosis, course of treatment and what they might need to be sent home safely. Khatib, who works in ERs at Oak Valley Health's Markham Stouffville and Uxbridge Hospitals, is like many other physicians who are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence to make that process more efficient.

"It's just another tool to help us give the patient the highest quality care possible," she said. A new study published Thursday in the journal Science may be a further step toward that...

• How can AI be used in emergency rooms?:

WATCH | Doctors turn to AI transcription tools to cut down on paperwork:

• How was AI put to the test?:

LISTEN | How one family doctor is using AI in his daily practice:

• What could this mean for doctors and patients?:
• What challenges, concerns still exist?:

WATCH | Should you be asking your AI chatbot for health advice:

Read More:

Posted: May 01, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

- CBC -

I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! Speech from Network (1976)

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

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

I did have an introduction here when I started, but it's gone now. First, I lost part of my discussion for the day. I get that corrected, only to find out my daily introduction was missing as well. Goodness, too much rewriting, it can get very confusing. Trying to patch things up again eats up a lot of time, not to mention it's all very frustrating.

I'm the type that, unless it goes out dressed perfectly, I will not send it out on stage wearing any oversized catwampus, wrinkled, old red polka-dot too-too, disheveled hair, and a puffin on a joint. I was still a bit under the weather with the stomach problems this morning, but the ominous storm cloud on the horizon seems to have cleared, revealing a clearer sky. Speaking of the sky, it is getting brighter out there 👩 Still a little too cool for my liking, though, sweater weather todayay.

Well, boys and girls, that brings us to the discussion of the day.

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BREAKING! Pope Leo XIV Speech:

I wish to raise my voice on behalf of the forgotten. They are young people whose dreams are being buried beneath the rubble of hatred.

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Pope Leo XIV, My breakdown:

I wish to raise my voice on behalf of the forgotten,

the invisible, the ones the media only covers a small fraction of the casualties counted. the invisible, the civilians, who, by all appearances, the authorities don't think their lives are worth much of anything except as an enslaved people.

They are young people whose dreams are being buried beneath the rubble of hatred.

It doesn't matter if it was a theocratic regime or not, at least there was some conformity to their lives; now what does anyone have, rubble? That will create more hate and animosity, not less. Then why conflict? Then they are just goading the other party into a conflict, like it were just a mere game of checkers or Parcheesi, "Hey Bobbie, Louigi is playing pocket pool again!"

Let us not allow strategy to blind us to the human reality. Every life lost is a defeat for all humanity. There is no victory worth the sacrifice of innocence.

A life lost is a defeat for all humanity.

It sets us back on the evolutionary scale every time we stumble, and it's happened time and time again throughout the history of the species known as Homo sapiens of the Alpha Quadrent, third rock from the star Sole.

- Google Search -

LACK OF CARING:

Caring refers to: displaying kindness, empathy, and concern for others' well-being.

- Google Search -

Question: Psychopaths who think their god and get sexually aroused over catastrophes

🔹AI Overview

Individuals who exhibit traits of psychopathy along with a belief that they are "G-d" and experience sexual arousal from catastrophes generally fit the profile of a malignant narcissistic psychopath or someone with severe sexual sadism combined with psychopathic, antisocial tendencies. Such individuals possess a "god complex," characterized by inflated feelings of power and superiority, and use destruction to satisfy needs for control and thrill-seeking

KER-FN-BINGO!

BREAKING NEWS:

Demand destruction: How the Iran war could rattle or break the US economy

DEMAND DESTRUCTION \dɪˈmænd dɪˈstrʌkʃən\ n : The process by which persistent high prices or limited supply cause a permanent or sustained decline in the willingness or ability to purchase a good or service. At its linguistic core, the two-word phrase “demand destruction” feels severe, harsh, maybe even violent.

In practice, that’s not far off: It means that the magnitude of a price shock can be so large, so persistent and so painful that spending behaviors shift – sometimes to the point where they permanently alter the course, the structure and the stability of a sector or an entire economy.

Earlier this month, the International Energy Agency warned that in the wake of the “most severe oil supply shock in history … demand destruction will spread as scarcity and higher prices persist.”

In the US, this “destruction” has already started to unfold. Fast-rising gas prices have quickly eaten away Americans’ hard-earned pay and tax refunds – landing the heaviest blows on those who can least absorb them. Inflation has jolted higher, wage growth sharply slowed and consumer sentiment slumped, a potential harbinger of further fallout to come.

American consumers have remained resilient thus far. But economists warn that the longer the Iran war keeps the critical Strait of Hormuz blocked to oil tankers and cargo ships, the greater the danger of drastically worse outcomes...

• A chain reaction of destruction:
• RSM laid out the potential chain reaction:

• First, oil prices:

• Second, confidence sinks:

• Then, big purchases freeze:

• Next, businesses feel the squeeze:

• Then, the Federal Reserve gets involved:

• Finally, if high prices persistent, permanent behavior changes occur:

• On top of all of this, other commodities could see compounding supply problems:

• The paths forward:

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Updated Apr 30, 2026, 9:47 AM ET - 1 hr 42 min ago

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John Roberts’ effort to gut the Voting Rights Act is complete

The Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday rolling back protections for Black and Latino voters marks another dramatic turn in the long-fought effort by conservative justices to reverse measures vital to overcoming America’s legacy of race discrimination.

The decision also marks a defining moment for the court under Chief Justice John Roberts, who declared soon after joining the bench in 2005, “the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

Three years ago, the justices by the same 6-3 vote as Wednesday ended racial affirmative action in higher education admissions. The newest decision, which follows a series of rulings led by Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito restricting the reach of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, will reverberate deeper.

Taken as a whole, the pattern would mean fewer chances for minority voters to elect candidates of their choosing. That, in turn, would mean fewer opportunities for the voice of Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans and other minorities in government...

• George W. Bush nominees work in tandem:
• Midterms looming:

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Updated Apr 30, 2026, 9:20 AM ET - 2 hr ago

- CNN -

I WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN THE LAND of these dirty, crooked thieves, liars, disgusting, racist, sick, demented, twisted-minded, child molesting, evil carrion-eating MAGAts, Anti-Christ worshiping Nazis.

The entire place is run by demented cockroaches. Where's the bug exterminator?!*_

Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops Senate bid, upending critical race for Democrats

The move leaves Graham Platner the presumptive Democratic nominee to face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a pivotal campaign for Democrats as they hope to retake the Senate.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is ending her U.S. Senate campaign after struggling to contend against a progressive-backed competitor in a campaign critical for national Democrats’ hopes of retaking the chamber in this fall’s midterms.

Democrats are determined to try to oust GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins this year after failing to defeat the moderate during her five terms in Washington. The 78-year-old Mills was seen by some as the Democratic Party’s best chance of defeating Collins, given her past electoral performance in New England.

That picture was drastically complicated, however, by the campaign of Democrat Graham Platner, an initially unknown candidate whose progressive and plainspoken approach made him a national name, even as controversial actions and comments from his past threatened to hurt his general election viability. Despite Mills’ more traditional background, Platner had become the favorite ahead of the state’s June primary.

“While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else — the fight — to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,” Mills said in a statement Thursday morning posted to social media. “That is why today I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate.” ...

Maddowblog

• Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.17.26: Trump backs ‘all three’ Texans in Senate race

Maddowblog

• Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.4.26: Talarico awaits winner of Cornyn-Paxton race

Read More:

Apr. 30, 2026, 11:47 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Oil prices hit new wartime high before easing, as few signs of breaking stalemate with Iran

Prices briefly rose about $126 US, the highest since March 2022

The price of Brent crude oil briefly surged past $126 US a barrel overnight — the highest since March 2022 — before coming back down, as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raised doubts over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to the Mideast war.

Brent crude to be delivered in June then slid to about $114 US per barrel. Before the war began in late February, Brent crude was trading around $70 US per barrel.

At the same time, the price of gasoline is continuing to tick higher. In Canada, the average price for a litre of gas was $1.814 on Thursday morning according to GasBuddy — up 2.9 cents compared to yesterday, and up 46.4 cents compared to a year prior. Prices were highest in B.C., averaging just over $2 a litre...

CHART | Oil Prices per barrel - West Texas intermediate:

CHART | CANADA Passing Gas pain in the Arse at the pump:

WATCH | Crisis provides opportunities for government

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Posted: Apr 30, 2026 7:27 AM EDT | Last Updated: 43 minutes ago

- CBC -

Will the visit by King Charles help mend fences between the U.K. and the U.S.?

As the royal trip winds down, questions loom about how it will impact tense Anglo-American relations

There were wide smiles and hearty handshakes, warm welcomes and much talk of all the strengths that lie in a shared past. And the two highly anticipated speeches King Charles made during his state visit to the U.S. were warmly received by their audiences in Washington as he settled into a trip that was haunted by the question of what it could do to mend the fraught relations between the United States and the United Kingdom.

As the four-day visit winds down Thursday, new questions loom: What did the visit accomplish — and what is the ultimate litmus test of the impact it will have? "The question is how long does the good feeling last?" Garret Martin, a professor at American University's school of international service in Washington, D.C., said in an interview...

WATCH | A breakdown of King Charles's speech to U.S. Congress:

WATCH | The president's soft spot for royalty:

LISTEN | Is royal soft power a fix for U.K.-U.S. tensions?:

• On to New York and Virginia:
• Winnie-the-Pooh diplomacy:
• Royally quotable:
• Royal reads:

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Posted: Apr 30, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

- CBC -

Jimmy Kimmel fires back after Melania Trump calls for him to be fired over "expectant widow" joke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLC9qa1zwkg

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

I wasn't well again this morning; it's like morning sickness or a hangover, for about the first hour of the morning, but lately it's more like 2 or 3 hours. I'll be seeing the specialist early in May anyway. I have to face the possibilities that, not me! MOIS! My consciousness is ready, but the body is pooped out. I don't want to play tricks anymore, I just want to be part of the couch.

So if I am to continue, that stomach has to stand to attention and listen up! "You dumb Ass stomach!" If I am to survive, "I need to step up to the plate, woman up!" Like the rest of me, who is willing to take action, but my stomach goes a skulkin' away like a beat-up puppy to hide and wee-wee in the corner! Like a spoiled child who throws themselves on the floor, pounding feet and fists, screaming obscenities, then their face turns purple from holding their breath.

You know, we got a good example of that type of humanoid in the White House, now known as the Brown 💩 🛖.

TODAY'S BREAKING NEWS VIDS:

Carney promises 'good news' for Canadians in economic update | CTV National News for April 28, 2026

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

Global National: April 28, 2026 | Canada unveils new fiscal plan with billions for skilled trades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL9wvvb2JU8

WATCH: King Charles Pays Tribute to America in Historic Congress Speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI6YuTE5Qek

According to my speedy wristwatch calculator indicator, I would say that about 38% of the applauding audience were republicans, or should I say, Trumpeter supporters. That's about consistent with their current popularity. In other words, 38% definatly lunatic hypocrites.

I am just about running out of time. I have an appointment this afternoon that I would rather go to hell and miss it. Today, gray, damp, cool. Just one more to check, MS Now.

Democrats finally get their chance to grill Pete Hegseth on Iran

As the Iran war enters its third month, Democrats get their first opportunity to demand answers from the Defense Secretary.

For the first time since President Donald Trump launched the U.S. into war with Iran more than two months ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will publicly answer questions from lawmakers on Wednesday.

Democrats see the hearing before the House Armed Services Committee as their best chance so far to hold the administration publicly accountable for what they describe as an “undefined” and “unauthorized” war. Hegseth will be joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine...

News

• Pete Hegseth to testify before House panel for first time since Iran war began

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• Hegseth rejects the idea that the war in Iran is ‘spreading,’ despite reality

Apr. 29, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

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Three Blind Mice playing a Micky Mouse Game, except Donald Duck showed up instead of Mickey Mouse and his three nephews, Hewie, Dewie, and Lewie in tow. They came a-bristling with the tools for the trade of combat; now the three blind mice are a sportin' bandaids on their noses, bunch of inbreds, McGee grumbles, as the coconut falls out of the coconut tree, upon his head.

Just a little humor for the day

That about sums it up for today, folks. I pray that you all have a productive day and that each day is better than the day before, one day at a time. G-d Bless. I also have an appointment for 2:00 PM, and I want to give myself enough time to get my stuff together before then.

 

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Good morning, everyone! If you're on Canada Pension, Happy Canada Pension Day. It's a rather tiny blanket that never quite covers your feet. So you get a towel, your work pension to cover your feet, and the darn blanket keeps shrinking. Still, we should be thankful for what we have, but that doesn't mean to stop striving for better.

At least we're lucky to have pensions and health insurance. Just south of the border, many have nothing to aid them. They're lucky if they have a tent to live in, thanks to the Orange Kink of Wankers, the messiah of the Goofball Brigade of Imbecile MAGAte Wankers.

Thank you, G-d, for hearing this prayer, AMEN!🙏

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

World Without Order

America is no longer a republic in which its Constitution is the law of the land. What's running it? A cult of personality that is NAZIISM, plainly open for all of us to see at work. THAT'S WHAT IT IS, exactly like what I heard and read about since I was a child, the depression, repression, enslavement, abuse, torture, slaughter, genocide, show no mercy. WHO WANTS THIS INSANITY BACK AGAIN? You've got to be a F'n DUNCE! WHY DRAG THIS HORRIBLE SKELETON OUT OF ITS GRAVE AGAIN? DUNCES! HATEFUL DUNCES! 𓉴🤡

Every time I think of this, it makes me sick to my stomach, literally. Like eating a 💩🥪 - 👅🤢🤮 These people can't be human or of human stock from which descended homo sapiens. Talk about CREEPY CRAWLERS! Better stay out of crowds, or you may have prowlers stealing the crawlers out of your drawers!*_

Oh Lordie, what a day! Let us all pray that the great Boss upstairs expedites whatever Karma He has judged and passed onto the ORANGE TURD 😡💩

I LOVE COMEDIANS. I met a lot of them in my travels, some good, some mediocre, and some, well, to put it this way, they wouldn't know a joke if they tripped over it and it turned around and bit them on the ankle.

Well, that is certainly a thought worth considering at some point today. In The Begining: Let there be light, energy, and heat. Analyze the *artifact. In science, an artifact can refer to a false result or a product of a testing procedure. From energy to molecular particles, compressed together by gravity into larger level structures that formed the mass, Nature has order. How can there be order in chance manifestations? Would that without order be chaos? I don't think I care to experience greater chaos than the Orange Menace sows daily.

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🔹AI Overview

In the Bible, a world without order represents a state of chaos, emptiness, and darkness, mirroring the "formless and empty" void present before creation

(Genesis 1:2). It is characterized by spiritual confusion, selfish ambition, evil practices, and the absence of divine structure, fundamentally diverging from God's character as a God of peace and order

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A world without order—or an era of "un-order"—is characterized by the collapse of established, US-led rules-based systems, replaced by unpredictable, hyperconnected crises and heightened great power competition. This shift stems from structural disruptions like economic instability, climate change, and technological advances, where "law no longer reliably constrains power".

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BREAKING NEWS:

Exclusive: Trump moves to accelerate deportations of migrant children in US custody

The Trump administration is taking steps to accelerate the deportations of migrant children in US custody amid White House pressure to quickly move kids through the system, according to administration officials and lawyers for the children.

Immigration hearings, where a judge will eventually decide whether a child can stay in the US or be deported, are being moved up by weeks or even months, making it more difficult for attorneys to obtain immigration relief for kids in an already cumbersome process.

Children as young as four years old are being forced to repeatedly appear in court and provide updates on the status of their case, at times without legal help, within a matter of weeks...

* Exclusive: Beatings, restraints and isolation: Allegations of abuse at a migrant children's shelter trigger federal review:*

• 'They feel the walls are closing in':
• Long stays in HHS custody:

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Updated Apr 28, 2026, 10:28 AM ET - a minute ago

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NOTE: Below is a photo of a dirt yard with a barbed wire fence enclosing it. ON the ground lies a small American Flag. I wonder; I think, then I feel that person who dropped the flag is a lost, sad, lonely person with nowhere to call home or anyone to go to for comfort. Sad, huh?

I wish these DHS and ICE cockroaches had EMPATHY. It would be such a curse to them that they would evaporate like the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz.

NAZIS! Speak about HORRIBLE CRUELTY, stone-hearted, sadistic, apathetic, vomit-eating, fat, ugly, orange, blood-sucking Jabba the Hutt scourge! I would sooner have a good dose of crotch crickets than deal with those 💩😝💩

NOTE: It seems to, or it's beginning to feel like we are losing ground with the media. The only dependable networks reporting all the news are CBC and MS NOW. CNN was once a trusted source, but it is bending to the demands of new ownership ahead of the impending Paramount/Warner Brothers merger. There are a few smaller news networks and podcast shows that have retained their news integrity, but they, too, are getting fewer.

UAE to quit OPEC in blow to world’s leading oil exporters, as Iran war roils energy sector

Iran is expected to submit a revised peace proposal, sources say, after President Donald Trump indicated he would not accept an earlier version.

*Here's The Latest:*

• UAE quits oil cartel: The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) this week, as the Iran war roils global energy markets. The UAE took the decision now because the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will limit the impact on the oil market, the country’s energy minister told CNN.

• Peace talks: Mediators in Pakistan expect to receive a revised proposal from Iran in the next few days, after President Donald Trump indicated that he would not accept an earlier version, sources close to the process say.

• In Lebanon: The Israeli military has warned residents in more than a dozen villages to evacuate northward after claiming that Hezbollah “violated” the ceasefire. Israeli forces and Hezbollah have continued to trade strikes, with each side accusing the other of breaking the truce...

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UAE's OPEC+ exit may prompt others to follow, expert says

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Updated 11:02 AM EDT, Tue April 28, 2026

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Oppinion:

See real reason so many House Republicans aren’t returning to

CongressRetirements from the House are the highest since 1992

The number of House members who have opted not to run for re-election has surged, marking the largest wave of departures in three decades. A handful of them are Republicans from swing districts who appeared to be headed toward a loss in the November elections.

But a lot more are from safe GOP seats that would likely withstand the biggest of blue waves, and their possible reasons for leaving are an indication of what’s going wrong in Washington.

• In all, 55 incumbents have announced they will not run for re-election, the second highest since 1992:
• Ten House Republicans are running for governor, a sign they see state government as a better place to make a mark.:

Apr. 28, 2026, 10:12 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Trump details shared U.S.-U.K. history as he warmly welcomes King Charles to the White House

4-day trip intends to highlight historic ties between U.K. and U.S. but comes as leaders trade criticism

The Latest:

• King Charles arrived Monday in Washington, D.C., for his first official state visit to the U.S. as monarch, to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence and celebrate the country's "historic connections" with the U.K.
• After a number of events this morning, Charles will address U.S. Congress at 3 p.m. ET — a rare honour for a British monarch last bestowed to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991. The day will wrap with a state dinner at the White House.
• The four-day trip will also include a wreath-laying at Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery and a stop in New York City, before the royals continue to Bermuda, which is a British overseas territory.
• The visit comes as tensions have flared between the U.S. and the U.K. over the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying earlier this month he was "fed up" with energy price swings.
• Starmer has defended the state visit, though, saying the royal institution "is often able to reach through the decades," and suggesting the King's visit could help steady relations.

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A history of royal visits to calm bilateral bad blood

Support for Alberta separatism flat, struggling high earners more likely supporters: poll

Most Albertans skeptical referendum on separation would pass

After months of signature-gathering and with a potential referendum on independence on the horizon, a new poll done for CBC News suggests Albertans' support for separatism remains flat, with few persuaded to change sides.

"What was amazing was how very close the numbers this year were with last year, well within the margin of error," said Calgary-based pollster Janet Brown, whose Janet Brown Opinion Research directed a random survey of 1,200 Albertans between April 7 and 22, carried out by Trend Research.

"Given how much the economic environment in Alberta is changing, it's interesting to see separatist sentiment holding steady in these uncertain times." The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

CHART | Separation referendum:

Would you vote for or against separation?

WATCH | From the CBC archives: Separatist rally draws a crowd in Alberta in 1980:

• Who's most likely to be a separatist:

Vote intentions versus income and difficulty meeting monthly expenses

CHART | Difficulty meeting monthly expenses:

• Separation referendum by voting intention:

If a referendum were held today, would you vote for or against separatism?

• Separatist supporter says he seeks better position:

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

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Canada launces $25B sovereign wealth fund | CTV News Yorkton for April 27, 2026

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