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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, everyone, this is WD - 40 socks back at ya. Someone made a mess with WD-40 on the floor from all the way to my partner's chair in the Newsroom, and wouldn't you know it, I stepped right in it with my nice woolly socks my sister knitted for me. I wasn't impressed, but then, if you turn it into a comic book strip using my imagination, I look at it this way: if I can turn the situation into humor to myself, then why not share the same amusement with others? They will laugh anyway, so give them something to laugh about, and everybody goes away thinking they just left an AI symbiotic sermon on the mount comedy show on WD-40 North St, Mooesenne, Ontario.

Unless I got a sore arse about something, and that doesn't last long, metaphorically, it only lasts as long as until my stubbed toe stops throbbing. You see, I'm working on being the Steven Colbert North, Eh!

~ WELCOME TO CINDY'S COMEDY HOUR ~

😆😂😁🤣😅🎭

Anyway, what do we have for discussion today? Who wishes to be The World's Worst Person In The World - A real ( T&C ) The Arse Pick Trophy of the Year, Presented By the Nobel Peace Prize Peeps.-

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

So who is:

THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD?

*The first class #1 ARSEKISSERS of T&C of the day trophy goes to...

( T&C meaning: Trumpo and Company. )

The # 1 Kink of Shmucarica, the Orange Oozeball, and chief in the Brown 💩 House in Washing - a - ton DC 🛀🧽😶‍🌫️🛁🩳🩲👚 ( slave labor, of course ) 🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️

And let us not forget the Dunce Cadets. 🙄🔼🙄🔼🙄🔼🙄🔼💥⚔️

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Question: Who is an "ass kisser"

An "ass kisser" is a vulgar, slang term for a sycophant or a person who acts obsequiously toward authority to gain personal advantage, favor, or promotion...

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What's so different about this "WAR" with the Orange Oozball and Iran appears to be: "Ladies and gentlemen, hang on to your chair, or put on your seat belt! It's a face-off and elbows-up time for the other nations; Shmucarica is on its own. It would seem to be the response at this time. In my opinion, Trump's ego had blown out of proportion after his success in invading Venezuela and capturing the drug dealer Maduro. After that, he thought he would go on to something bigger, either just to show off, ego, or he is an explosion fanatic - Pyromaniac.

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Question: Pyromaniac

A rare, severe impulse control disorder characterized by a deliberate, irresistible urge to start fires to relieve tension, gain pleasure, or satisfy curiosity...

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Question: What is war?

AI Overview

The Five Reasons Wars Happen - Modern War Institute. War is an intense, organized, and often prolonged armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups.

So, the Best Arse Pick of the year Trophy (‿ˠ‿) 💥🪡🥇🏆 I would say goes to JD Vance, the snake in the grass, best Arsekisser of the day says ( T&C ). And in second place, Prize 🥈🏆 # 2 goes to Pete Hegseth, CONGRATULATIONS GUYS, I pray 🙏 you fall off the pressipice of karma, and please lord, would you expidite that prayer in whatever way you see fitting please and thank you. 👋👅

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump says US will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks end without a deal

In marathon meetings this weekend, sources say the two sides were deadlocked over Tehran's nuclear program and control of the strait.

Where Things Stand:

• Uncertain future: Sources say a stalemate over Iran’s nuclear stockpile and control of the Strait of Hormuz dashed hopes the US and Iran could agree to a long-term peace deal this weekend. About 10 days remain in a tenuous ceasefire reached last Tuesday.

• Blockade in the strait: President Donald Trump said the US Navy will start preventing ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz and interdicting any vessel that pays a toll to Iran for use of the waterway, accusing Tehran of “extortion.” Global energy supplies will remain throttled in the absence of a deal securing the vital shipping channel.

• Conflict in Lebanon: Meanwhile, talks between Israeli and Lebanese diplomats are due to take place this week. Israeli attacks targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah continued overnight, resulting in deaths and injuries...

Read More:

5 min ago

Global protests about Iran war take place, as peace talks falter

More To Read:

Updated 10:03 AM EDT, Sun April 12, 2026

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Trump’s closest ally in Europe faces toughest test yet as Hungary votes. Here’s what to know

Budapest, Hungary — Viktor Orbán is seeking a fifth consecutive term as Hungary’s prime minister.

During 16 years in office, he has transformed his small central European country from a burgeoning Western democracy into an illiberal one, providing a model of right-wing populist governance that has won praise from abroad.

At home, however, many are tired of the system Orbán has built. The opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has campaigned relentlessly against corruption and Hungary’s economic stagnation. Meanwhile, Orbán’s Fidesz party – backed by the United States and Russia – has focused mostly on perceived external threats to Hungary, such as those that the party says are posed by neighboring Ukraine and the European Union.

Tisza has held a double-digit lead over Fidesz in most polls for more than a year. But analysts say Hungary’s heavily gerrymandered electoral system means the result of the parliamentary vote could be tight...

• A former Fidesz insider:
• Orbán’s anti-Ukraine campaign:
• Why America cares:
• Why Europe cares:

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

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What’s troubling about Delcy Rodriguez’s transition from pariah to Trump’s partner

The key questions:* What is the Trump administration getting for its concessions, and what does lifting sanctions mean for the Venezuelan people over time?

Some major changes are looming for Venezuela: A law passed Thursday opens mining to foreign investors — a priority of the Trump administration. The U.S. government recently recognized the regime of acting President Delcy Rodriguez and removed long-standing sanctions against Rodriguez herself. The message is clear: The priority is economic recovery.

So the question must be asked: What are the people of Venezuela getting out of all this, and what is the Trump administration getting for its concessions? As things stand, the U.S. risks frittering away the leverage it holds over Venezuela’s recovery...

• What are the people of Venezuela getting out of all this, and what is the Trump administration getting for its concessions?:
• It cannot be forgotten that Venezuela’s stability is merely a continuation of the same regime under new management.:
• The Trump administration’s logic appears to be: If you want to stabilize an imploding petro‑state, manage migration and keep global oil markets calm, you deal with the person who commands the bureaucracy and security forces:

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Apr. 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

There's a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada's oil and gas industry

Gulf LNG shuts down as LNG Canada comes online, raising prices and showcasing low risks of Canadian energy

The energy fallout of the U.S. and Israel-Iran war is a reminder that life is often unfair. The United States, which started the war with a surprise attack on Iran in the middle of negotiations, could escape largely unscathed in terms of its energy supply — even as its international reputation takes a hit and U.S. inflation spikes as a result of oil prices.

But U.S. allies in Asia and Europe, who were neither consulted nor warned about the U.S.-Israeli attack, are facing sustained shortages. For Canada the outcome — if it holds — represents a soft landing from a potentially disastrous situation, with a considerable silver lining for Canada's oil and gas industry...

• The biggest losers:
• Turning the taps back on is not so simple:
• Qatar's loss, Canada's gain?:
• Tolls, missiles and mines:
• A more piratical future:

Posted: Apr 12, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Viktor Orbán spent 16 years building Hungary's 'illiberal' democracy. On Sunday, he may be voted out

A number of independent polls suggest Orbán’s party trails the opposition Tisza, led by Péter Magyar

In the hours before polling stations opened up across Hungary, while candidates wrapped up last-minute campaigning in cities and villages spanning the Hungarian plains, a sense of nervousness swept through the electorate ahead of what’s being seen as a pivotal vote.

Independent polls have suggested that Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party could lose to the opposition party Tisza, which is led by Péter Magyar, a one-time Fidesz loyalist-turned-challenger. Loyal supporters of Hungary’s strongman fear an end to his 16-year-rule, while those who have been campaigning against him for years are worried a surge in opposition support still may not be enough to clench the two-thirds majority they covet...

• Long-time leader:
• Party loyalist to challenger:
• EU friction:
• The Ukraine factor:
• Election observers:

Posted: Apr 11, 2026 7:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 11

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BREAKING: Trump says ‘effective immediately’ U.S. will blockade ships from Strait of Hormuz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqIQbU-oX5o

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

'mornin' all! I see the sun is a' shinin' 🌄 and the boids 🐦🐤🦜🕊️ are a singin' "tweet, tweet ♪♫♭" here on my roof. See! Told you so, it wasn't the boids, I think the Boids are on a tour somewhere in the Scottish moors. It's bug season there. No, not that kind of bugs, I meant it was Bugs Bunny a' playin' the flute 🐰🪈 Toot, toot! Now that's a toot from a different flute, eh? Right. That's what you call having a conversation with yourself: make sure you make note of it in case you get lost. AND YOU NEVER, EVER, DEPLOY YOUR PARACHUTE IN A HURRICANE!

PROCESSOR MALFUNCTION ... Robot comes out in the open, arms waving, and shouting in its mechanical voice -" Warning! Warning!"

My processor thinks at supersonic speed! My inner voice is shouting out, warning, warning! along with the little red light flashing on the dashboard of my imagination. Don't worry! All that the processor needs is a good cup of coffee, then it will all come back into focus, the pressure is off, and the Titanic didn't sink after all. 😟🧐😕😲

PS, Doc dropped his monocle in his water glass.

"Well, that's another story." 😆😂😆😄🤣🥲

Try this again on my third cup of coffee, stepped out in the sunlight in my green space for a couple of moments, NICE. But the coffee really tastes good this morning. I think I just got the right mixture of fresh ground coffee per cup of water for the right blend. I think I got it as close to my taste buds' satisfaction as I could, or take up step dancing. Even after being ill for a while, I can still do the spin dancing for a short spurt. I love that feeling of freedom. I don't really recommend it after 80 🫤

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

BETRAYAL:

We, The People, live under the Law of The Land: Under The Constitution and the Bill of Rights of America. Not some;

💩 PANTS DICTATOR WHO HAS TURNED THIS GREAT LAND INTO A BANANA REPUBLIC OF LIARS, THIEVES, AND PIRATES.

Vance meets Pakistan’s prime minister ahead of US-Iran talks

Iranian officials also separately met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif before high-stakes US-Iran peace negotiations expected later today.

Updated 8:24 AM EDT, Sat April 11, 2026

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The Vatican rarely needs to raise its voice. When it quietly cancels a papal visit, REJECTS A NATIONAL INVITATION, and chooses REFUGEES OVER WASHINGTON ON AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY, the message lands harder than any press conference ever could...

This is bigger than one speech or one diplomatic clash. It is about what happens when a superpower tries to COMMAND MORAL LEGITIMACY BY FORCE and discovers that some institutions have survived too much history to be intimidated now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmn66MsutqQ

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Question: Betrayal

What Does Betrayal Mean?

Betrayal means "an act of deliberate disloyalty," like when your friend told other people all your secrets. What a betrayal! Betrayal's root is betray, which comes from the Middle English word bitrayen — meaning "mislead, deceive." Betrayal has to do with destroying someone's trust, possibly by lying...

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☮️✊ VIVE LA RESISTANCE ✊☮️

BREAKING NEWS:

US and Iran begin peace talks in Pakistan, according to Iranian state media

The US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, and Iranian officials each met separately with Pakistan’s prime minister earlier Saturday.

Here's The Latest:

• Pakistan talks: A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance has begun Saturday’s closely watched negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, Iranian state media reports. The high-stakes talks are expected to take place both directly and through intermediaries, sources previously told CNN.

• Lebanon diplomacy: Lebanese and Israeli diplomats are also planning to meet to discuss a ceasefire, in Washington, DC, next week. The first days of the US-Iran truce were some of the deadliest for Lebanon, with hundreds of people killed by Israeli strikes.

• Alleged weapons shipment: Meanwhile, US intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran amid the fragile ceasefire, according to sources. The Chinese embassy in Washington said “the information in question is untrue.” ...

Read More:

46 min ago

Iran-US talks begin in Pakistan, state broadcaster says

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Updated 9:25 AM EDT, Sat April 11, 2026

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These moms had daughters sucked into a deadly online school shooter community. What they need you to know

Jaimee Seitz loved to make crafts for her daughter, Audree Heine. So when Audree asked for customized T-shirts, Seitz got out her supplies and went to work. She didn’t recognize the slogans Audree wanted — one shirt was supposed to say “Natural Selection” and the other “Wrath” — and thought it must be slang she didn’t know.

It was only after the death by suicide of Audree, a 13-year-old who did well in school and who loved Eminem, Olivia Rodrigo and dirt bikes, that her mother learned the significance. “Natural Selection” and “Wrath” were on the shirts worn by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold when they killed 13 people and then themselves at Columbine High School in April 1999...

• Doodling love hearts for a killer:
• From fandom to fixation:

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PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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Trump’s white supremacy refugee policy is in full effect

The administration is letting in only a handful of refugees this year. More than half are from South Africa, in line with Trump’s false claims of an Afrikaner “genocide.”

VIDEO | Included:

The United States once prided itself on being the final destination of people around the world seeking refuge from war and strife. The State Department reports that America has welcomed a total of more than 3.1 million refugees to its shores since the U.S. refugee program was established in 1980.

But President Donald Trump has decimated the number of applicants who were granted refugee status — and those who made it through are overwhelmingly the beneficiaries of an insidious shift in policy to favor white South Africans...

• Of the 4,999 refugees admitted, 4,496 were from South Africa; the remaining three newcomers were from Afghanistan:
• The cruelty of this racist policy is only exacerbated when you consider the compounded effect of the other actions Trump has taken:

Apr. 11, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Judge orders pause on signature validation process for Alberta independence petition

Court issues month-long stay pending judicial review

A judge has granted a month-long stay preventing Alberta’s chief electoral officer from certifying the results of a petition to force a referendum on a proposal for Alberta to separate from Canada. Justice Shaina Leonard’s ruling on Friday afternoon also prevents Stay Free Alberta, the group behind the petition, from referring the matter to Justice Minister Mickey Amery once signatures are submitted.

The decision follows an application from two of three First Nations groups who say they believe the petition process threatens treaty rights. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) and the Blackfoot Confederacy have been seeking a stay on the petition campaign pending a final ruling...

WATCH | Judge issues ruling on Alberta separation petition case:

First Nations' court challenge may block Alberta separatism itself, not just *petition drive

Argument that a province leaving country severs Indigenous treaties may affect Quebec, too

The argument First Nations groups made this week in an Edmonton courthouse wasn’t only aiming to block Alberta separatists’ petition drive toward a referendum, even if that was the specific, narrow goal of an injunction and a related hearing. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and other litigants are challenging the very idea that a province can split from Canada, and in doing so sever their constitutionally protected First Nations treaties.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is centred in northeast Alberta, but its ancestors followed caribou throughout what’s now Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories — and members today freely cross those boundaries to hunt, fish and trap, lawyer Kevin Hille told the court this week.

“Any constraint on those activities by an international border would violate those [rights],” Hille said...

VIDEO | Included: Why it’s almost impossible for Alberta to separate from the rest of Canada

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Posted: Apr 11, 2026 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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WELL RUFFLE ME FEATHERS 🪶🪶🪶 Another honorable, sir Judge! Thank you.

Trump, Iran trade demands ahead of high-stakes peace talks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56erdHvALM0

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

I see the sunrise 🌄, but it's already getting overcast 🌫️ with grey clouds. The forecast today is calling for cloudy and 41° F. That's pathetic, it's still like March weather out there 😖 Tomorrow sounds more promising, 50° F and mostly sunny 🌤️

I wonder how long my gardening apparatus will be sitting on the kitchen table before it's nice enough to go back to puttering around in my balcony garden again, next June? I hope sooner than that, I might die of old age before then, too, you know. I want my seedlings to sprout before THIS coming June.

It's lovely to sit out there when everything is green, but since February, we have had only one nice day when I could sit with my coffee in my Green Space. I keep it cleaned of snow and green with artificial plants all winter for such occasions. This year, I sat out there three times, once in February and twice in March. There was simply too much wind this past winter, especially that infernal freezing wind. Too cold to sit out there much this year so far.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

THE SYSTEM

What will happen if the system breaks down? That's quite a good possibility, given the Orange Snot Ball messing it all up with his TARIFFS and illegal business transactions. What happens to a government that doesn't govern? It can't run by itself. Who's going to want to deal with a government that has no laws, rules, or regulations?

Whose currency will we use to settle international transactions? The Chinese Yuan or cryptocurrency. Personally, I place my bet on the Chinese Yuan. A group of industrialized nations is already pushing for the use of the Yuan instead of the U.S. Dollar. Is America, in the new world order, becoming, "I can see the road sign now!"... floating on a buoy in the ocean? The Port of Pirates? Heck, if I'm going to be a soothsayer, I'm better at tooth-saying: "dumb dentures!" Canada will be China's Western Hemisphere Distributor. I can see it all now, sitting reclined in my office chair, admiring my office door. On the glass panel, in nice, fancy writing, on my office door was: 'Master of Tooth Saying'.

No. I'm not related to Colbert on the late-night show, wish I were, though ☺️

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Question: Symptoms of a falling empire

🔹AI Overview

Symptoms of a falling empire often include severe economic decay (high inflation, debt, and inequality), political dysfunction, loss of territorial control, and declining social cohesion. Key indicators include reliance on foreign troops, declining quality of life for citizens, constant and unprofitable warfare, and an overextended military.

• Key Symptoms of Imperial Decay:
• Economic Collapse:
• Internal Political Decay:
• Loss of Social Cohesion:

* Infrastructure Failure:

• Constant Warfare:

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Better not waste time putting it off for later to think about it, THERE MAY NOT BE A LATER, and it just might be that if you had been there at the right time, one tiny little act that you needed to do could have changed the course of events on the fabric of time and space as well as in your life. Like writing a story, you don't like how it's going, so you change the events to lead away from the catastrophe. We're at the edge of the precipice, and behind us is The Conflagration.

ONLY WE, WE, THE PEOPLE, CAN STOP THIS CONFLAGRATION!

☮️✊ VIVE LA RESISTANCE ✊☮️

BREAKING NEWS:

US inflation tripled last month on record spike in gas prices

What We're Covering Here:

• The war with Iran drove up monthly US inflation threefold in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report, released Friday morning.

• The annual rate of inflation reached 3.3% in March, up from 2.4% in February. The monthly rate measured 0.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• The price spike was overwhelmingly driven by spiraling energy costs from the chokehold that Iran has on global oil supply. Gasoline rose by a record 21.2% last month.

*Read More:*

8 min ago

White House touts egg prices

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Melania Trump tried to sweep the Epstein saga away, but she ended up reviving it

The most plausible explanation for first lady Melania Trump’s out-of-the-blue address on the Jeffrey Epstein drama was that she was trying to make it go away. But her stunning on-camera statement Thursday from the White House Cross Hall — the spot where her husband last week spoke to the nation about the Iran war — will almost certainly have the opposite effect.

“I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump,” she said, in a statement that was all the more remarkable since there had been no widespread public speculation about the matter in recent days.

The optics were of a first lady fed up with reports and speculation she believes falsely link her to Epstein.

• A new political nightmare for the White House:

Trump is also at odds with some high-profile former supporters who regard his Iran adventure as flouting his campaign pledge of no new foreign wars ...

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PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2026, 12:00 AM ET - 9 hr ago

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The beautiful, violent world awaiting the Artemis II’s return

The view from a quarter million miles away from the planet we call home puts the chaos down below into perspective.

VIDEO | Included:

Shortly before the four-person crew of Artemis II crossed behind the moon Monday and briefly lost contact with NASA’s Mission Control, pilot Victor Glover, quoting the Bible, urged humanity to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. “To all of you down there on Earth and around Earth, we love you, from the moon,” Glover said. Forty minutes later, with its signal restored, the crew made history as it reached nearly 252,760 miles from this planet, the farthest human beings have ever traveled.

Most days, the vastness of space has no appeal to me over the comforts of the Earth. But the following morning, as I stared at my phone in disbelief, I grew jealous of the astronauts who were away from it all on that mission to orbit the moon...

• What a juxtaposition: Trump’s threat to obliterate an ancient land with the awe-inspiring images of Earth being beamed back from the Orion spacecraft.

• The crew of Artemis II reminded us that we must appreciate this fragile oasis we’ve been granted. ...

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Apr. 10, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

A RAY OF HOPE!

Canada's ecoomy adds 14,000 jobs in March after February's whopping losses

Labor force survey from February showed a loss of 84,000 jobs

Canada's economy added a modest 14,000 jobs in March, Statistics Canada said on Friday, clawing back a fraction of the sharp job losses seen during the first two months of the year.

The data agency's previous Labor Force Survey from February showed a loss of 84,000 jobs, a result that was largely a surprise to economists and analysts. Given the earlier losses, "no one is going to mistake this small back-up as a sign of strength," wrote Douglas Porter, chief economist at Bank of Montreal, in a note to clients.

Chart | Included: Monthly in jobs in Canada:

Chart | Included: Unemployment rate in Canada:

Posted: Apr 10, 2026 8:38 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Pentagon denies report of heated meeting with Vatican representative

Cardinal Christophe Pierre 'summoned' by White House in January, according to The Free Press

The Pentagon pushed back late Thursday on a report that suggested a meeting in January between a U.S.-based cardinal and a member of Donald Trump's administration grew heated.

The Pentagon said on social media that Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, had a "respectful and reasonable discussion" with Cardinal Christophe Pierre on Jan. 22, slamming "grossly false and distorted recent reporting." "We have nothing but the highest regard and welcome continued dialogue with the Holy See," the department said on X.

The digital outlet the Free Press reported on Monday that Pierre was "summoned" by the White House over comments made by U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV two weeks earlier...

• U.S. ambassador slams 'fabrications':
• Criticism of current war:
• No U.S. trips on horizon:

LISTEN | The rise of evangelicals in U.S. politics:

Posted: Apr 10, 2026 9:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago

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The End of the American Empire | The David Frum Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb_2J7-Es6g

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

I suppose it's a good morning. Actually, it's an excellent morning. Well, let us start with my prayer for today.*_

PRAYER 🙏

I woke up, I'm alive, and all of my parts are working. The world around me is still here and in one piece. I was outside in my Green Space; it's windy but much milder, and the birds are singing. Thank you, G-d, for the privilege of living one more day, one day at a time. Maybe one more day to have the privilege and honor of sharing the light today. Thank you, G-d. AMEN!

Yesterday's header bloop. No, I didn't change my HEADER, but I think Grammarly did when I copied and pasted it elsewhere. I didn't notice, and all six of yesterday's copies went out to my platforms with the same header error. My apologies all the same. Blame it on the Foo Fighters 🛸 they're all over the place, well, aren't they? "Get the aluminum foil out, ma!" - NA! It's jest the after effects from that kick in the head from that mule 🫏😖✨ back on the tird of the tirty-tird day of the tird month of 18 and 67 when Whistle Butt, my hossy 🐎 got shot in the butt (‿ˠ‿) Now her butt whistles on a windy day.🤣

Anyway, on with Today's Discussion.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

25th AMENDMENT

Republicans silent as Democrats call on US cabinet to oust Trump over Iran

➡️ Lawmakers call for use of 25th AMENDMENT after president brazenly threatens to commit WAR CRIMES in Iran ⬅️

Guardian on Google

As Donald Trump unleashes curse-filled threats against Iran, Democrats are raising alarm over his mental stability and calling for his removal from office – while Republicans remain conspicuously silent.

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Tue 7 Apr 2026 20.54 BST

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Question: Who can invoke the 25th Amendment against the President?

🔹AI Overview

The 25th Amendment (Section 4) can be invoked against a President deemed unable to discharge their duties by the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet. They must submit a written declaration to Congress, immediately making the Vice President the Acting President. Congress decides if the President contests it...

People also ask:

Question: Who can invoke the 25th Amendment against the President?

🔹AI Overview

The 25th Amendment (Section 4) can be invoked against a President deemed unable to discharge their duties by the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet. They must submit a written declaration to Congress, immediately making the Vice President the Acting President. Congress decides if the President contests it.

Brookings

Key Entities Involved

• The Vice President:
• Cabinet Secretaries:
• Congress:

Key Considerations

• Purpose:
• Never Used Involuntarily:
• Challenge:*

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Anyone got an instruction manual on how to use the only crowbar there is to pry the Orange stench from its throne when it's his own Dunce Cadets and MAGAts who are in charge of the only crowbar?

So what next? What about simply and unannounced going in under cover and arresting the Orange piece of 💩 stench, scoop him up with a long handled fishing net BIG PERRIOD 🔘 that's it! Then insert a clothespin on their nose and walk him out to the paddy wagon in cuffs?

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Question: What does it take to impeach Trump?

Impeaching a U.S. President, including Donald Trump, is a two-stage political process outlined in the Constitution. The House of Representatives must pass articles of impeachment by a simple majority, acting as a formal accusation of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors". A Senate trial follows, requiring a two-thirds majority to convict and remove. (Wikipedia)

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This one seems like the more likely one, but quite possibly a lengthy process, time-consuming, and we WE NEED TO ACT NOW - OR GET CONSUMED

BREAKING NEWS:

US and Iran prepare for talks as Strait of Hormuz remains restricted

What We're Covering:

• Status of ceasefire: The two-week ceasefire deal appears to be largely holding, with fewer attacks reported across the region today. A US delegation will go to Pakistan for talks beginning Saturday.

• Strait of Hormuz: Only a handful of vessels have been allowed to pass through the crucial waterway since the ceasefire announcement. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed shipping through the strait stopped following Israel’s attack on Lebanon Wednesday, which Tehran has said was a ceasefire violation.

• International backlash: Condemnation is mounting after hundreds were killed and wounded in Israel’s largest strikes on Lebanon since the war started. Iran and Pakistan insist Lebanon is part of the ceasefire deal, but the US and Israel claim the agreement doesn’t cover Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

• Trump on deal: President Donald Trump said US forces will remain “in place” until a full agreement is reached with Iran. Trump added that if a deal is not reached, “which is highly unlikely,” then the “Shootin’ Starts.” ...

15 min ago

Oil surges back to $100 as traffic remains slow through Strait of Hormuz

More To Read:

Updated 10:10 AM EDT, Thu April 9, 2026

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‘The nuclear button for the Vatican’: Pope Leo steps into the political fray

This week, Trump’s threats to end “civilization” in Iran prompted a move Vatican historians call extraordinarily rare.

Pope Leo XIV has never shied away from denouncing injustice. But for months, he avoided anything explicitly political. Then, this week, President Donald Trump threatened to destroy an entire “civilization,” and the first American-born pope crossed a line he had never crossed: urging citizens to call their elected leaders.

“I would like to invite everyone to think in their hearts of so many innocent children, so many totally innocent elderly people who would also be victims of this escalation,” the pope said. “I would like to invite everyone to pray, but also to seek ways to communicate — perhaps with congressmen, with authorities, saying that we don’t want war; we want peace.”

The remarks surprised Vatican observers and marked a defining moment of Leo’s tenure, as his papacy nears the one-year mark. Leo, who is widely viewed as more reserved and measured than his predecessor, has long spoken about migrants, poverty and war in moral terms...

MS NOW Opinion:

• Pope Leo calls on U.S. bishops to stand up for migrants’ rights

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• Pope Leo condemns Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization: ‘Truly unacceptable ...

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Apr. 9, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney’s Liberals are attracting support from unlikely places

Carney government moves 1 more seat closer to a majority

During his brief and ill-fated time as leader of the Liberal Party, Michael Ignatieff invited Canadians to join him inside the "big red tent." This appeal obviously did not work out for Ignatieff. But perhaps he was merely ahead of his time.

Fifteen years after Ignatieff's time as Liberal leader came to a sudden end, Mark Carney is exploring just how big of a tent the Liberal Party can build. In the past several months, Carney's Liberals have gained a remarkable five MPs who chose to cross the floor from other parties...

• Collegial, but controversial:

WATCH | Canada needs 'serious' leader, Gladu says:

• Can a tent be too big?:

WATCH | Carney a seat away from a majority:

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Posted: Apr 08, 2026 6:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 8

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Heather Winterstein shouldn’t have been in wait room, needed frequent checks, a medical expert tells inquest

24-year-old's vital signs were fluctuating widely en route to St. Catharines, Ont., hospital, inquiry hears

On the day she died of sepsis, Heather Winterstein shouldn't have been placed in the emergency room waiting area at the St. Catharines hospital until she could see a doctor, an emergency medicine expert told a coroner's inquest Wednesday.

But even if she had to wait in the ER for limited resources and staffing shortages, it would have been critical for her to be reassessed frequently for any signs that her condition was deteriorating, Dr. Ron McMillan of McMaster University testified. The inquest also heard that as paramedics brought Winterstein to what's now known as the Marotta Family Hospital on Dec. 10, 2021, her vital signs appeared to be fluctuating widely. Winterstein died after spending two days trying to access health care at the hospital...

• Reassessment ‘extremely important,’ inquest told:
• Health system in ‘unprecedented times’ due to pandemic:
• Paramedic says Winterstein’s vital signs were fluctuating:
• Health network releases statement:

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Posted: Apr 09, 2026 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute ago

- CBC -

This is what happens when you take away Federal Funding for Public Health care to GIVE GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO PRIVATE CARE ORGANIZATIONS: (‿ˠ‿) 🪛 ! People are dying in the Provincial Hospitals because of a shortage of Doctors and Nurses, you fn' 🦦 I pray you sleep well, Mr. FORD!

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