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Great Spirit bless 🙏

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Authoritarian America

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Question: Authoritarian America

🔹AI Overview

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

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

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Where is all this insanity going?

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

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

BREAKING NEWS:

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

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

Here's The Latest:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here's The Latest:

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

• On the ground:

• Oil prices spike:

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15 min ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

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CANADIAN NEWS:

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

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

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

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

• Countries wary over Trump's call:

WATCH | Seeking help in the strait:

• Price of oil skyrocketing:

WATCH | Reopening strait won't be simple:

WATCH | Underwater war for the strait?:

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

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Carney, Starmer meet amid deepening Middle East crisis

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

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

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

• Carney to meet King Charles:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Gas prices likely to jump in March report:

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

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Scientists Finally Know Why Africa Is Splitting Apart

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

 

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BREAKING NEWS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 'Public accountability is eviscerated': privacy commissioner:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

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

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

My thoughts for the day:

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

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

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

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

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RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS ACT

Question: Rights and Freedoms Act

🔹AI Overview

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

- Department of Justice Canada -

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Key aspects of the Charter include:

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

• Democratic & Mobility Rights:

• Legal Rights (Sections 7-14):

• Equality Rights (Section 15):

• Language & Indigenous Rights:

• Limitations:

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• Religion:
• Speech:

- American Library Association (ALA) -

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

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Question: American Constitution

🔹AI Overview

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

The First Amendment is in the Bill of Rights.

Americans often talk about the First Amendment.

The First Amendment protects individual rights or freedoms.

These rights are for everyone living in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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

BREAKING NEWS:

The admiral navigating the battlefield — and the politics of Trump’s Iran war

In the summer of 2024, the threat to maritime shipping in the Red Sea was at its peak. Houthi rebels in Yemen were firing on international vessels, forcing marine traffic to avoid one of the world’s most critical waterways and to sail thousands of miles around Africa instead. By August, they sank two ships and killed several crew members, as US and UK strikes failed to deter them.

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

*VIDEO | Icluded: Shows strikes on Kharg Island*

• Thirteen American service members have been killed, with another 140 wounded. And the possibility of the US striking an Iranian girls’ school that killed 168 children.

• ‘He’s a people pleaser’:
• Navigating the political waters of Washington:
• Deep ties to Israel:

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PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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Unanimous vote in risk assessment clears way for 4 astronauts to launch on moon mission

NASA has finished a crucial risk assessment ahead of its upcoming lunar flyby mission, and during a news conference Thursday, the agency revealed a new target launch date and discussed how officials evaluated the dangers the mission’s four-person crew will face.

The agency is now aiming to launch the historic mission, called Artemis II, on April 1 as soon as 6:24 p.m. ET. In the event of a delay, there are six additional windows for lift off next month on April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 30.

The assessment — known as a Flight Readiness Review, or FRR — took place over two days this week and is a crucial step toward liftoff in which mission managers convene to determine whether the rocket, spacecraft and ground systems are ready for launch...

• No dissenting concerns:
• Technical questions:

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Updated Mar 13, 2026, 7:52 AM ET

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Retired Air Force major general missing for weeks once led Wright-Patterson, an Ohio base steeped in decades of UFO theories

Streetlights shaped like alien heads line the roads of Roswell, New Mexico, where murals of flying saucers streak across storefronts and tourists pose beside statues of little green men.

Nearly eight decades after a mysterious crash in the desert sparked global fascination with extraterrestrials, the small city remains synonymous with one of the world’s most enduring mysteries: the Roswell Incident. In July 1947, the US military announced it had recovered the wreckage of a UFO from a nearby ranch before quickly retracting the claim, saying the debris was from a weather balloon.

The episode helped ignite decades of speculation that something far stranger had fallen from the sky — and that whatever was recovered, including rumors of bodies that didn’t belong to human beings, was quietly transported to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a sprawling military installation in Ohio long speculated to house secret government research into unidentified flying objects...

• Inside Wright-Patterson, once the heart of UFO investigations:
• The lore of UFO and extraterrestrial sightings:
• Congressional hearings and modern whistleblower claims:

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PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Kashechewan chief walks back calls for Indigenous Services minister to resign

Minister Mandy Gull-Masty visited evacuees from the Cree community on Saturday

Kashechewan First Nation Chief Hosea Wesley says he takes back a call he made earlier in the month for Indigenous Services Canada Minister Mandy Gull-Masty to resign. The Cree First Nation, located near the James Bay coast in northern Ontario, has been in a state of emergency since Jan. 4 when issues with the water treatment plant led to orders not to use the tap water.

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

• No end in sight to Kashechewan First Nation evacuation

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

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

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

Leaders' joint statement refers to deepening defence industry co-operation

The leaders of five Nordic countries — plus Canada — gathered in Oslo for a mini-summit to discuss strengthening defence capabilities in the face of higher international tensions, including recent threats by the Trump administration to take over Greenland.

The meeting on Sunday was the last stop in Norway for Prime Minister Mark Carney, who arrived early Friday to witness a major NATO military exercise in the northern part of the country involving more than 30,000 troops, sailors and aircrew. Carney was asked pointedly by the Danish media whether Canada would commit troops to defend Greenland against threats of U.S. annexation by the Trump administration...

• Carney, Norway PM push message of oil-market stability as war in Middle East rattles global supply

• Canada is strengthening defence ties with Finland and Sweden. What can they teach us?

AUDIO | Finland and Sweden are preparing for the next Russian attack

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

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

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

 

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Catigory - SPACE:

 

Why doesn't SpaceX land Starship on the ground instead of the ocean? Isn't that a waste?

 

Have you wondered why Elon Musk's SpaceX Texas Base is not bringing back the Starship, or payload or second stage, part of the two stage rocket back down to solid ground like the first stage or booster? After all, it is the most important part of the ship if it is going to transport humans.

 

It's ok to transport satellites and other equipment and heavy payloads into space, but why waste all of the delivery part of the ship just disposing of it in the ocean? It seems they can land the launcher, which is much larger, bulkier, and heavier than the second stage, Starship, which is much smaller than the launcher and much lighter coming back after delivery in space and being quite capable of maneuvering coming through the atmosphere  after delivering the payload as it comes back down through the atmosphere. It doesn't make sense to waste all that hardware, electronics, rocketry, and other expensive alloys metals and other matrials used in it’s construction with the shell of a giant stainless-steel spaceship.

 

And if he can't return the most important part of the ship to Earth, then what good is it? I am beginning to believe I will not see man go any further than the space station in my lifetime, and even that has a time limit of 2030.

 

It also doesn't appear like our other Rocket Scientist, Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin, has come up with anything indicating progress with his part of NASA’s Artemis program. I haven’t heard anything about him being ready to send anything up, either. His lips seem to be sealed like a tight-lipped clam. It doesn't appear like he's anywhere near sending peeps to the Moon , let alone Mars.

  

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Question: Why doesn't SpaceX land Starship on the ground instead of the ocean? Isn't that a waste?

 

🔹AI Overview

SpaceX does not land Starship on the ground immediately because it is still in testing. While it seems wasteful, landing in the ocean is a deliberate, strategic choice to maximize safety, refine technology without destroying infrastructure, and maximize payload capacity during development.

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The long-term goal is to catch both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage using the launch tower ("Mechazilla") at the launch site, but this requires extreme precision that is still being tested.

• Here is why SpaceX currently uses ocean landings:

Safety and Risk Management: Landing a massive, 50-meter-tall ship is incredibly dangerous. If a landing goes wrong, it is far safer for the rocket to crash into the ocean than to explode on land, destroying the launch pad, injuring personnel, or damaging nearby infrastructure.

 

Testing Limits: SpaceX uses these water landings to push the vehicle to the limit, learning how it handles re-entry and landing maneuvers.

 

• Fuel Efficiency and Payload: Returning to the landing pad requires a "boost-back" burn, which consumes a massive amount of fuel. More:

 

• Technical Challenge: Landing on solid ground requires the rocket to hover, which is difficult. Water acts as a cushion. More:

• Avoiding Landing Legs:  Landing legs would reduce the payload it can carry to orbit. More:

 

Isn't it a waste?:

 

SpaceX's ultimate goal is full reusability, but during testing, destroying a prototype in the ocean is considered a necessary cost of learning. SpaceX has already proven it can successfully land and reuse the smaller Falcon 9 rockets; the same principles are being applied to Starship, which has to deal with much higher energy, making the testing process more complex.

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'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission

"NASA does not want to have to rely on only one contractor."

Artemis II Flight Readiness Polls Go to Proceed Toward April Launch

- Nasa-gov - March 12, 2026 4:36PM

'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission

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News:

"NASA does not want to have to rely on only one one contractor."

New Mission:

NASA's Artemis 3 mission will no longer land astronauts on the moon — and it might not involve SpaceX's Starship megarocket, either.

On Friday (Feb. 27), the space agency announced that it's revamping the architecture of its Artemis program of lunar exploration.

NASA's new plan launches Artemis 3 in 2027 but keeps it in low Earth orbit.

The mission will aim to demonstrate a range of technologies and capabilities there, including a rendezvous and docking procedure between the Orion crew capsule and "one or both commercial landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin," agency officials said in a statement on Friday...

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Published February 28, 2026

After spending all this time since last night researching this, I would say we have a bit of a mix-up in the meanings of debauchery and disorder, and I wouldn't be surprised if someone's wallet is being held hostage. Maybe NASA's wallet is getting some prodding by the can full of flesh-eating worms 🥫🪱🪱🪱 from the Great Brown 💩 House 🛖 on the hill ⛰️

BREAKING NEWS:

Two weeks of war: Inside Trump’s risky decision to attack Iran — and the scramble to contain the fallout

President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was only hours old, and already the plan had gone awry.

Spurred by fresh intelligence that the country’s 86-year-old supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was meeting with his top officials on the morning of Feb. 28, the US and Israel had accelerated plans for an attack in hopes of wiping out the regime’s senior leadership all at once. If it worked, officials calculated, the resulting power vacuum could be filled by a slate of lower-tier leaders they hoped would be open to ushering in a more US-friendly era in Iran.

The first strikes on targets across the country succeeded in killing Khamenei and other high-ranking aides. Yet as early reports trickled in, it became clear they’d created a new problem: All the candidates the administration had eyed to lead Iran had been wiped out too...

MAP Included: Locations in and around Tehran hit by strikes since Feb. 28

• Emboldened by prior strikes:
• ‘Shock and awe times 10’:
• ‘Depart now’:

MAP Included: Strikes across the Middle East

• The biggest ‘I told you so’:
• ‘They’re all over the map’:
• ‘We haven’t won enough’:
• The costly oil fallout:

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PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2026, 6:01 AM ET - 4 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

He thought he followed all the rules. Then border guards arrested him on the street

Youth mental health worker forced to leave Canada despite pleas from hospital staff

Just weeks ago, Dillon Nolan was envisioning a new chapter of his life in Canada. He married his partner, Dylan Fox, on Valentine’s Day and was, by all accounts, excelling at his job as a social worker specializing in youth mental health at B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Canadian man stuck in ICE detention centre for 4 months, awaiting deportation hearing A couple of weeks later, he was arrested and handcuffed outside a music venue in Vancouver's Gastown where he was about to perform, detained in an immigration holding centre and ordered to leave the country "I was so upset. I was so shocked," Nolan said. "I didn't really know what happened or why."...

WATCH | Youth mental health worker forced to leave Canada:

• Never received letter:
• 'It was so shocking':
• 'I did not think that this could happen':

• The Canada Border Services Agency said in a statement it could not comment on the specifics of Nolan's detention due to privacy.

• The statement also said that visa overstay and misrepresentation could both result in a removal order that the agency would act to enforce.

• IRCC did not respond to CBC's questions by deadline.

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Posted: Mar 14, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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CANADA🍁: Let us pray 🙏, and please do not forget to write to your member of Parliament.

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Email your Member of Parliament (MP) by finding their address at -ourcommons-ca -, ensuring you include your postal code to prove you are a constituent. Use a clear subject line, keep it concise (3-4 paragraphs), focus on one issue, and use a respectful tone to outline your concern and requested action.

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May Great Spirit bless 🙏

Now that I have had my first cup of coffee and am now fully awakened, I still feel like there's that darn leftover mental fog from yesterday. OK, maybe it's only the seasonal change that can affect one emotionally; maybe it's the anticipation of spring after that sunny spring-like weather we had, then the letdown of the last little stretch of old man winter, leaving us a little souvenir to remember it by.

As Billy says to his Ma, "I believe the rowboat is a sinkin' ma! I lost the tomato can and cain't bail the boat." Billy stands at attention, salutes with one hand, holding his hat over his heart, and commences to sing "O, Canada" as he and Ma slowly slip below the surface... bubble, bubble... ✨End of Story✨ Except, that would be about where my mood gauge is at this morning... at the part where the water is up to Billy's nose 🤣

I suppose I should have pursued a career in comedy when I had the chance, telling stories at the downtown hotel on karaoke night. But everything went the way it was meant to, and I got to where I am through my own choices, at my own pace, and the Grace of the Great Spirit.

Took a break and went out to my green space for a few moments to watch the beautiful orange and red sunrise. There's something special about that, especially up here on the balcony, my Green Space, five floors up, overlooking the trees of the park, which is all around our building, all the way down to the creek.

I am thinking back that if I were ten years old again, I would probably be spending the day playing with the water striders and tadpoles and inspecting whatever species of insect that may be out and about at this time of year along the creek. Creeks, lakes, edges of swamps, and beaver ponds were always places of great interest to me at that age. I should have been a comedian, botanist, entomologist, astrophysicist, archaeologist, cosmologist, and an armchair shrink, comic book philosopher, and rocket scientist... 🤣😂😆😁

I cannot be certain if anyone got anything out of this, but I certainly did; both the good and the bad were guides for me to follow to where I am today. If you have any brains, you shouldn't get your fingers caught in the same mousetrap twice. Even done that when I was a kid, around 4 or 5, playing chicken with the mousetrap until I got my finger caught in it, I certainly wouldn't forget stuff like that.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

THIS TO SHALL END

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Question: This too shall end

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"This too shall pass" (often phrased as "this too shall end") is a timeless adage of Persian origin reflecting on the impermanence of all situations, both good and bad. It serves as a reminder that no joy or sorrow is permanent, urging endurance during struggles and humility during success.

• Key Aspects of the Adage:

Origin: Often attributed to medieval Persian Sufi poets and popularized through stories of King Solomon.

• Meaning:

• Usage:

• Context:

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The phrase encourages living in the moment and finding peace in the knowledge that change is inevitable.

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Me, I don't care. If it were Billy's distant cousin from three ice ages ago, hanging upside down from a coconut tree branch, I quite agree with those words above by that Persian fellow or gall for us to read and make up our own minds about it. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

BREAKING NEWS:

Four US crew killed in Iraq plane crash as blasts rock Tehran during mass rally

The US confirmed the deaths after a refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, in an incident it said was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.”

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• Plane crash: At least four US service members were killed when a refueling aircraft went down in Iraq. The US military said the incident was “not due to hostile fire” but an Iranian proxy group claimed responsibility. A second plane was damaged but then landed safely.

• New leader: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been “likely disfigured,” casting doubt on Khamenei first purported message released yesterday.

• Tehran blasts: A strike killed at least one person in Tehran, where explosions were reported near large crowds marking Al Quds Day, an annual international rally in support of Palestinians.

• War on land and sea: Fresh strikes have rocked the region, including more Iranian attacks on Gulf states.

Sources told CNN the White House significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US-Israeli strikes. Hegseth waved off Iran’s actions in the crucial waterway, saying there’s no “need to worry about it.” ...

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US gas prices are at a 22-month high

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Updated 10:23 AM EDT, Fri March 13, 2026

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Four US crew killed in Iraq plane crash as blasts rock Tehran during mass rally

The US confirmed the deaths after a refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, in an incident it said was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.”

*Here's The Latest:*

• Plane crash: At least four US service members were killed when a refueling aircraft went down in Iraq. The US military said the incident was “not due to hostile fire” but an Iranian proxy group claimed responsibility. A second plane was damaged but then landed safely.

• New leader: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has been “likely disfigured,” casting doubt on Khamenei first purported message released yesterday.

• Tehran blasts: A strike killed at least one person in Tehran, where explosions were reported near large crowds marking Al Quds Day, an annual international rally in support of Palestinians.

• War on land and sea: Fresh strikes have rocked the region, including more Iranian attacks on Gulf states. Sources told CNN the White House significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US-Israeli strikes. Hegseth waved off Iran’s actions in the crucial waterway, saying there’s no “need to worry about it.”

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US gas prices are at a 22-month high

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Updated 10:12 AM EDT, Fri March 13, 2026

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How rare is it for a prime minister to attract 4 floor-crossers in 4 months?

Macdonald, Chrétien each saw nearly 10 opposition MPs join them during their tenures

Floor-crossing has always been a feature of Canadian politics dating back to the first Parliament — and seeing four opposition MPs jump ship to join the government in a matter of months is rare but not unprecedented.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has only been in office for a year and is ranking near the top in terms of prime ministers who have had opposition MPs join his caucus during a parliamentary session. John A. Macdonald, Robert Borden and Jean Chrétien attracted a swath of MPs to their respective governments — though all in vastly different circumstances...

CHART | Is a number of MPs crossing the floor unprecedented?

• This chart shows how rare it is for floor-crossers to survive the next election

• Latest floor-crossing puts Liberal majority within grasp — but Carney could still hit snags

WATCH | Why are so many MPs crossing to Carney’s team?:

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Posted: Mar 13, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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BREAKING NEWS WARNING! HEALTH CARE C.A. IN DISTRESS!

Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?

Patients across the country can spend days on stretchers and in storage rooms waiting for beds

Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms. Patients dying in their seats. No, we're not describing an episode of HBO's gritty medical drama The Pitt. These are real-life scenes playing out in Canada's emergency rooms.

From Carbonear, N.L., where a man recently died of a heart attack during a 10-hour wait to see a doctor, to Calgary, where a woman pleaded "please don't let me die" during the hours she bled onto a stretcher in the ER, hospitals are bursting at the seams as backlogs and access issues affect patient flow...

WATCH | Patients at Newfoundland hospital have spent days in overflow:

• 'Breaking point':

WATCH | Edmonton woman wants answers after husband dies in waiting room:

• Ongoing pressure on the system:

CHART | Hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2023

• More primary care needs:
• Is this the new normal?:

WATCH | Long wait times shouldn't be normalized, ER docs say:

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Posted: Mar 13, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

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Question: March 12, 2028 Canada's hospital emergency rooms debaucle

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As of early 2026, Canada's hospital emergency rooms continue to face a severe and escalating crisis, characterized by record-high patient wait times, chronic understaffing, and a high volume of patients leaving without receiving care.

Key Data and Trends (Leading into March 2026):

• Patients Leaving Untreated: A September 2025 report revealed nearly 300,000 Ontarians left emergency rooms without being treated in the previous year, a 35.6% increase in premature departures across Canada.

• ER Closures: 2024 was marked as the worst year for Ontario ER closures, with 14,980 hours of temporary closures, according to a CBC analysis.

• Wait Times: Patients in some regions are waiting over 20 hours ER Closures:* 2024 was marked as the worst year for Ontario ER closures, with 14,980 hours of temporary closures, according to a

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends his health-care record as hospitals warn of a $1B structural funding deficit. This video breaks down what the funding gap means for patients, hospital services, and the upcoming budget. We explain hallway health care, why doctors and nurses worry about staffing, and what to watch in the 2026 budget.

WHERE ARE ALL THESE NEW RECRUITS OF DOCTORS, NURSES, AND AID WORKERS, MR. FORD? YOU KNOW, THE ONES WE WERE SUPPOSED TO RECRUIT FROM THE U.S.? ANYONE AWAKE UP THERE ON PARLIAMENT HILL?

WHO'S GOING TO WORK YOUR FACTORIES IF EVERYONE IS SICK IN BED OR DEAD?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv7vgXhxEUM