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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, everyone. I pray that you are all safe and well, blessed and guided by the Higher Power of your understanding to make the right decisions on this day. It's a cloudy, cool, grey Sunday morning. At least we didn't get those strong winds they were calling for, which is good; I'm getting rather tired of rearranging my Green Space after a dum-dum 🗿 wind. Now that I have my Green Space 🍃 all set up for the summer months 🌺🐝🌞 the last thing I need is one of those spring winds to blow away a lot of the loose pieces.

I have my garden set up to withstand the usual expected wind on our balcony, but it's the strong, gale-force early-spring winds I can't trust and have to watch for. Today's OK so far; it's almost flat calm out there. The Niagara Escarpment may have saved our butt again from bad weather.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

WASHING A TON

Washington, the Orange Pus Bag Kink of the Shmucarians in Shmucarica.

Washington is a place where ethics and empathy go to die.

WELCOME to the Kinks Castle, The Brown 💩 House on the Hill, and his servants, The Divergents, the Cluster F's, all the way down the ranks to the Dunce Brigade Gestapo. There's also the Den of Thieves, the Liars, and the backstabbing Congress. Can't forget these (‿ˠ‿)

Washing a Ton:

So it goes with Trumpo The Typo's regime change. Go to Washington to wash a ton of 💩 diapers only to create two tons before he even got on the bus, Gus. By the time he gets to Washington, he has three tons of 💩 diapers and four by the time he gets to the coin laundry, and so on; ya know, they multiply like his lies. His catastrophe spreads like a rash from bed bug bites; the bed bugs are the Republicans in general, if not all of them. They are like malaria or Covid-19.

THEY, REPUBLICANS, ARE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN, SO WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS IMPEACHED AND CHARGED WITH TREASON, AND HE WILL BE, SO SHOULD ALL HIS COHORTS BE IMPEACHED OR INDICTED, TRIED, AND FOUND GUILTY AS CONSPIRATORS OF THE SAME. Like malaria or Covid-19. SOMEONE or many SOMEONES<- 😉 the plural. We, the People, must find an antidote to this mental affliction that may be a runaway genetic disease 🦠🫟🧬🔬💉

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Question: Genetic brain disease:

🔹AI Overview

Genetic brain disorders are conditions caused by gene mutations or variations—inherited or random—that disrupt brain development and function, often causing progressive neurological, motor, and intellectual impairments. Key examples include HHuntington'sdisease, Rett syndrome, leukodystrophies, and Fragile X syndrome.

• Types and Examples of Genetic Brain Disorders:*

Neurodegenerative/Neurogenetic Disorders: Conditions that often present later or show progressive decline, such as Huntington's disease, Spinocerebellar ataxia, and Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

• Leukodystrophies:

A group of rare disorders affecting the white matter (myelin sheath) of the brain, disrupting nerve communication (e.g., Adrenoleukodystrophy).

• Metabolic Brain Disorders:

• Developmental Malformations:

• Neurodevelopmental Syndromes:

• Causes and Mechanisms:

Question: Can Genetic brain disease also bring about schizoid or psychopathic syndromes?

🔹AI Overview

Yes, genetic brain diseases and syndromes can directly cause or significantly increase the risk of developing schizophrenia (psychotic symptoms) and, in certain contexts, traits associated with psychopathy (antisocial personality disorder). These conditions are often the result of abnormal brain development, structural deficiencies, or neurotransmitter imbalances coded for in an individual's DNA.

• Here is the breakdown of how genetic brain issues can lead to these syndromes:

1. Genetic Brain Disease and Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is strongly linked to genetics, with heritability estimates ranging from 60% to 80%

22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome): This is a primary example of a genetic brain syndrome that causes psychosis. People born with this syndrome have a 20 to 30 times higher risk of developing schizophrenia by adulthood. This deletion causes significant defects in the white matter of the brain, which affects how neurons communicate.

• Copy Number Variations (CNVs):

• Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1):

2. Genetic Brain Disorders and "psychopath" syndrome (Psychopathy)

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MY CONCLUSION:

This mental disorder seems to be unchecked, growing, like a rampant virus. Is it climate change-related? This strange phenomenon is not only restricted to humans, but also the denizens of nature, like the OUT OF PLACE bugs, birds, mammals, reptiles, and even the fish in the sea migrating to novel habitats, often closer to human populations.

Wild animals usually avoided or ignored us unless there was a reason to fear us, or we got in the way, well, very much the same reaction as we would if a shadowy figure showed up right in front of us in a dark place. First reaction: every hair on your body stands up at attention. An animal does too.

Now people have become vicious and attack people, both verbally and physically, for no apparent reason. We can't deny the aggressive behavior across all kingdoms of nature, even down to messing with the DNA of the plant kingdom at this time; all species in all kingdoms appear to be restless.

THINK ABOUT IT:

No more time for empathy, we are being blinded constantly by the lies and hate. Bad news after bad news, day after day, like no matter what, you end up shoveling 💩 into the wind and no light at the end of the tunnel. Just a fire hose of hate and lies spews from every nook, crack, and cranny, anyplace that has a speaker in it, from micro to macro, without a monitor or those with the large monitors like in stores, and you have the laptops, fixed desk systems, or cellphones.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE, MAN! Learn to live and cope with it, or learn to live in a cave. Give me my Earthship in the middle of the Amazon with swamps full of alligators all around, man!

OK, now Onto the news;

BREAKING NEWS:

Inside the mission to recover a downed American airman

Hiding alone in a mountain crevice behind enemy lines, the injured American airman knew exactly what to do: survive and evade.

For more than a day, the weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down inside Iran avoided being captured by encroaching Iranian forces. At one point, he scaled the rugged terrain to a ridgeline 7,000 feet above sea level, equipped with little more than a pistol, a communication device and a tracking beacon.

It was into the high mountains that a team of American commandos, accompanied by US aircraft dropping bombs to clear the area, swarmed to locate the officer, bringing him and themselves to safety. Two US officials described the details of the risky operation afterward...

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Updated Apr 5, 2026, 9:23 AM ET - 1 hr 48 min ago

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More than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts grappled with a toilet problem

VIDEO | Included:

The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission currently hurtling through space have had a largely quiet journey so far. Very few in-flight issues have cropped up that could disrupt their peace of mind.

Except, that is, for the toilet.

The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-meter-wide) Orion capsule experienced a waste management-related problem that arose in the early hours of Saturday as Day 3 was winding down. “It’s an issue with dumping the waste out of the toilet,” Artemis II Flight Director Judd Frieling told reporters Saturday morning...

• Glistening space pee:
• ‘The most important piece of equipment’:
• Orion’s legacy:

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Updated Apr 5, 2026, 12:27 AM ET - 10 hr ago

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Trump’s expletive-laced Easter message to Iran: Open the strait or ‘you’ll be living in Hell’

“There will be nothing like it!!” Trump said, alluding to potential U.S. military operations. He added, “Praise be to Allah.”

VIDEO | Included:

Fresh off the daring nighttime rescue early Sunday of the U.S. airman shot down in Iran on Friday, President Donald Trump warned Iran, “Open the F—-n’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”

Just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, the president praised the crew member who was rescued and the special military team that got him safely out of Iran...

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Apr. 5, 2026, 11:36 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, conquest

'Let those who have weapons lay them down!' the first U.S. pope said

Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.

The pope, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran war, lamented in a special message to the thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square that people "are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent." "Let those who have weapons lay them down!" the first U.S. pope exhorted. "Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!" ...

Posted: Apr 05, 2026 9:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

- CBC -

🙏 Let us all please take a moment here for meditation and prayer, for all nations to lay down their pitchforks and torches and other implements of war and replace the hate, lies, and schemes for power, conquest, and or domination with love, empathy, and harmony. AMEN!

Yukon man grows pineapple at home — and it only took 9 years

'If you're patient, then good things will come to you,' says Alex Oberg of Whitehorse

Alex Oberg is not the first person to grow a pineapple in the North, but he may well be the most dedicated. It took nine years, from when he first adopted the leafy pineapple crown that some friends had rooted in water, until he was finally able to bite into a golden, homegrown fruit.

"If you're patient, then good things will come to you," Oberg said.

Alex Oberg is not the first person to grow a pineapple in the North, but he may well be the most dedicated...

• 'Fantastic' level of commitment:

"We don't exactly have the conditions that favour their growth."

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Posted: Apr 05, 2026 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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Question: Is aggression genetic or learned?

All of the studies concluded that environment and genetics both play a complex role in the development of aggression, but their influence varies. Genetics generally has a substantial influence through childhood into adulthood across the board, but environmental and familial influence decreases with age. (Wikipedia)

Why the world is going crazy—and how to win back our minds | Jamie Wheal | Big Think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqJQvJ7i7Ek

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

'Morning all! Well, at least it's a beautiful sunrise here on the Niagara Peninsula. The temps are still cool, but spring is definitely here. We're in what I call the drooping appengage effect phase right now. Ya know, the drooping jetstream effect, eh. Just north of Toronto, they could still probably have snow. They're calling for buckets of rain 🪣💦 here, but I don't see either the buckets or rain falling out there. Ya know how that is. Presently, the sun is shining through broken clouds 🌤️

And I 👩 wouldn't mind that because today is bath day. Well, I could pretend I had an imaginary bath in the imaginary tub 🛁 full of imaginary buckets of rain water 🪣💦 and ya kins "hold the towel, Ma!" 🤕 That reminds me of what they did before running hot and cold water and the bathroom indoors. It was more convenient during the warm weather months, when you could take a bath in the lake, only a few hundred yards behind the house.

During the wintertime, everything took more work and planning. Water just wasn't as plentiful; we had baths in a washtub and went out to the unheated outhouse for as brief a time as possible. We chopped and split a lot of wood for the stove, drew drinking water from the lake, and used melted snow and ice knocked down from the eaves for washing. At 8 years old, I went hunting with a .22 caliber bolt-action rifle and fished with a homemade rod and a cheap reel. We grew a garden and picked wild berries. ANOTHER WAKE-UP CALL!

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

BREAKDOWN IN SOCIAL NORMS.

If it came to that, I believe that the best chance for survival is for folks to begin migrating back out into the countryside but remain connected. It's going to be dog-eat-dog in the larger population centers.

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Question: BREAKDOWN IN SOCIAL NORMS - Migrating back to country living

🔹AI Overview

The migration back to the country living is increasingly driven by a perceived breakdown in social norms and urban quality of life, including rising crime, high density, and social disorder. This trend is fueled by a desire for a slower pace of life, greater privacy, and higher social cohesion, which is often found in smaller communities.

• Factors Driving the Shift:
• Breakdown of Social Norms:
• Remote Work Freedom:
• Financial Pressures:
• Social Cohesion & Health:

Migration Trends

• Exodus from Core Areas:
• Shift to "Small-town Canada":
• Return Migration:

Rebuilding Social Norms

• Rebuilding Networks:
• Community Integration:
• Shifting Family Dynamics:

The shift can also bring stress, particularly for children and teenagers who may face a "reverse culture shock"

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Question: Community Living

Community Living Meaning - in a nutshell 🥜-

Community living involves people or families living in one area, sharing the everyday use of property and facilities, making decisions, and attending to social matters jointly. Living together is more than mere habitation; it focuses on cooperation, complementarity, and people's well-being...

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That will be it for the discussion today. Thank you for reading the Tree House News. Now on with the news.

BREAKING NEWS:

Downed jets puncture Trump’s and Hegseth’s claims of air invulnerability

An Iran war that was already proving quite unpopular with the American people has entered a new, more problematic phase. That comes with the news that a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran.

There remains a lot we don’t know, including the status of the two crew members. While CNN has reported one of them has been rescued and is receiving medical treatment, we don’t know the fate of the other. And that was followed by news that Iran hit a second US combat aircraft on Friday. The pilot was able to navigate the plane out of Iranian territory before ejecting from the aircraft and was subsequently rescued, a US official told CNN.

Neither of these incidents means Iran is suddenly on anything close to an equal footing militarily. And there have thus far been limited American casualties, including no known deaths in the last three weeks...

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Updated Apr 3, 2026, 5:35 PM ET - 15 hr ago

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The global oil crisis is turning into an everything crisis

Taipei, Taiwan — One month into the war in Iran, a growing shortage of crude oil is threatening to morph into something worse: a shortage of nearly everything...

The conflict in the Middle East has crimped oil and natural gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, reducing global supply by about one-fifth. The disruption has not only sent fuel prices soaring, but has squeezed supplies of petrochemicals needed to make everyday items like shoes, clothing and plastic bags.

That strain is now spreading into every corner of the consumer market as prices rise for materials like plastic, rubber and polyester. The impact is so far most evident in Asia, which accounts for more than half of the world’s manufacturing and is heavily reliant on imports for oil and other commodities.

In South Korea, where people have been panic-buying trash bags, the government has encouraged event organizers to minimize use of disposable items. The conflict in the Middle East has crimped oil and natural gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, reducing global supply by about one-fifth. The disruption has not only sent fuel prices soaring, but has squeezed supplies of petrochemicals needed to make everyday items like shoes, clothing and plastic bags.

That strain is now spreading into every corner of the consumer market as prices rise for materials like plastic, rubber and polyester. The impact is so far most evident in Asia, which accounts for more than half of the world’s manufacturing and is heavily reliant on imports for oil and other commodities.

In South Korea, where people have been panic-buying trash bags, the government has encouraged event organizers to minimize use of disposable items. Taiwan has started a hotline for manufacturers that have run out of plastic, while its rice farmers told local media they may hike prices because they can’t get vacuum-sealed bags...

• No recourse:
• Moving westward:

“I’m anxious,” Qiu said. “The whole industry feels the same. No one knows how the war will play out.”

Others are trying to cut costs by minimizing the amount of plastic used in packaging.

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Updated Apr 4, 2026, 12:19 AM ET - 9 hr ago

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Trump’s new budget proposal is historic — in one of the worst ways possible

The proposal would double down on last summer’s “big beautiful bill” and its legacy of cutting programs that struggling Americans rely on.

On Friday, the Trump administration submitted its annual budget request to Congress. The document called for dramatically reducing what the United States government does for Americans. The budget called for steep cuts to funding for education, housing and health, funneling resources toward the military as the war in Iran reaches its fifth week. This shift would leave the portion of the budget known as “nondefense discretionary,” or NDD funding, which accounts for most domestic activities aside from Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and SNAP, at its lowest level since at least Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency.

These NDD programs have already suffered more than 15 years of disinvestment, including particularly sharp cuts over the last three years. In total, the president called to cut NDD funding (excluding Veterans Affairs medical care) by $83 billion below last year’s levels.

• The Trump budget calls for historic cuts to domestic funding:

Base nondefense discretionary budget authority as a percentage of GDP

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Apr. 4, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Burdett 'Burd' Sisler, war veteran and oldest known living Canadian, has died at 110

One of the last Second World War veterans 'will be missed by so many'

SALUTE! 🙋‍♀️ and may G-d Bless 🙏

How the Middle East war is already impacting mortgage rates in Canada

War, Strait of Hormuz closure impacting Canadians in ways we may not have expected

The Middle East war is impacting something most Canadians may not have expected: the cost of some mortgages. Last month, three- and five-year fixed mortgages increased by 0.5 per cent in just three weeks, said Marshall Tully, a Toronto-based mortgage broker.

"Unfortunately, it's possible that trend could continue," Tully said. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 1.4 million mortgages will be renewed by the end of the year...

• The 'uncertainty premium':

WATCH | How the war is affecting B.C.'s housing market:

• Longer-lasting impacts:

WATCH | Trump's Wednesday update on the war:

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Posted: Apr 04, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen talks about 'incredible' views of Earth in live video call from deep space

It was the first in a series of planned space-to-Earth communications during the Artemis II mission

Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen connected with Earth from deep space early Saturday in a historic first for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), as part of a live question-and-answer session during the Artemis II mission.

Hansen shared his impressions of the journey so far and provided insight into daily life aboard the spacecraft as it travels beyond low Earth orbit...

WATCH | Astronaut Jeremy Hansen shares what it was like seeing Earth from space:

WATCH | Hansen says 1st time in space 'makes me feel like a little kid':

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Posted: Apr 04, 2026 8:23 AM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago

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April 2026 what is Carney up to with the fuel problem?

🔹AI Overview

As of early April 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing intense pressure regarding high fuel prices driven by international volatility (specifically, disruptions due to the war in Iran). Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the government to remove the fuel excise tax and Clean Fuel Regulations (referred to by critics as "Carbon Tax 2.0") to provide relief, a move the Carney government has so far resisted.

Key Fuel and Energy Issues - April 2026:

• Surging Prices & Taxes:
• Government Focus on Transition:
• EV Strategy Shift:
• International Diplomacy:
• Green Incentives Promise:
• Federal-Alberta Energy Plan:

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What does Canada's EV plan mean for the future of our auto sector? | The Big Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ATM3wxpuEg

 

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NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS

Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, everyone, and I sincerely mean that, too. I feel pretty chipper today, I guess, even if it doesn't look like it on the outside. Spring is still in the air, or I'm coming down with a manic high. WOW! Could I use one of those right about now! That would put a TIGER 🐯 IN MY TANK 🖱️

I was thinking of a new description for this News Group. How about the illustration below? I can't put everything in one bag, I don't think even Santa Claus's Elves Shop at the North Pole makes bags that large 🛍🤔

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In The Visible Universe

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

TARIFFS & BUY CANADIAN

Now, how about the topic of tariffs? To me, I look at those tariffs as a knee-capping session by a thug with a baseball bat, or parting your hair with a Colt 45. A Fat Ornage Clown Pirate 🤡☠️ Turning America into a Pirates' Den, "DEBAUCHERY!"

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Ye, sure, Buy American and 'eat' the American tariff 💵 along with your baloney sandwich 🥪 that's the deal? 🖕Go pick your nose 👃 with that finger, then eat it 🫦 Anyway, America, is like the snake 🐍 eating itself

Question: "Buy Canadian" procurement policy and provincial alcohol rules as trade irritants

🔹AI Overview

A March 2026 U.S. Trade Representative report has officially flagged Canada's "Buy Canadian" procurement policies and provincial alcohol rules as significant trade irritants. The U.S. cites these as unfair barriers to American exports, specifically targeting provincial liquor board regulations and federal procurement policies ahead of upcoming CUSMA trade agreement reviews.

CP24

Key Trade Irritants Identified:

• "Buy Canadian" Procurement:
• Provincial Alcohol Rules:
• CUSMA Review: These issues are being raised ahead of a critical review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
• Economic Stakes:

It seems to me that how much we will be dependent or not dependent on the US will be decided at the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) deal.

IF WE BUY CANADIAN:

Question: I thought buying more Canadian would eventually lead to cheeper prices?

AI Overview

While buying Canadian is often promoted as a way to support the local economy and build economic resilience, it does not automatically or immediately lead to lower prices for consumers. In many cases, it leads to higher prices in the short term, despite long-term potential for better value.

Here is why "buying Canadian" often costs more .

• Economies of Scale:
• Production Costs:
• The Price of "Patriotism":
• Supply Chain Limitations:

Because of Canada’s climate and, in some cases, limited agricultural output, it is sometimes difficult or impossible to procure certain goods entirely within Canada, leading to higher transportation and logistics costs. - CBC -

When Buying Canadian CAN Lead to Cheaper Prices

The idea that buying Canadian leads to lower prices is more likely to be true in the long term, or under specific conditions

• Stability Against Tariffs:

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Thank you, everyone, for reading the Tree House news. Have a good, safe, and blessed day.

BREAKING NEWS:

Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say

Roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact and thousands of one-way attack drones remain in Iran’s arsenal despite the daily pounding by US and Israeli strikes against military targets over the past five weeks, according to recent US intelligence assessments, three sources familiar with the intel told CNN.

“They are still very much poised to wreak absolute havoc throughout the entire region,” one of the sources said of Iran. The US intelligence assessment total may include launchers that are currently inaccessible, such as those buried underground by strikes but not destroyed.

Thousands of Iranian drones still exist — roughly 50% of the country’s drone capabilities — two of the sources said the intelligence indicated The intelligence, compiled in recent days, also showed a large percentage of Iran’s coastal defense cruise missiles were intact, the sources said, consistent with the US not focusing its air campaign on coastal military assets though they have been hitting ships.

Those missiles serve as a key capability allowing Iran to threaten shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz....

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PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2026, 7:16 PM ET - 14 hr ago

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The US economy added a higher-than-expected 178,000 jobs last month

The US economy added 178,000 jobs in March, a signal that businesses were moving forward with hiring plans before the war with Iran escalated. The unemployment rate eased to 4.3% from 4.4%, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Friday’s jobs report far exceeded expectations – economists forecast businesses would add 60,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate would stay at 4.4% – and last month’s employment gains were the strongest since December 2024.

March’s 178,000-job gain follows a downwardly revised 133,000-job loss in February and a 160,000-job gain in January. Taken together, monthly job growth is averaging just above 68,000 so far this year, an improvement from 2025, when a mere 12,000 jobs were added per month.

The US added jobs in March and the unemployment rate decreased to 4.3%.

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Updated Apr 3, 2026, 9:30 AM ET - 20 min ago

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My hunch is that the new Head Honcho, William Wiatrowki, in charge, was told to pick a number.

Paula White sparks MAGA backlash after comparing Trump to Jesus

The presidential faith adviser faced fierce criticism after comparing the president to Jesus Christ during an event at the White House.

Paula White, a spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, continues to be a source of division within the MAGA movement. The controversial preacher of the so-called prosperity gospel has garnered side-eyes and allegations of heresy from some right-wing Christians ever since she was tapped to lead the White House Faith Office.

White also has come under fire from conservatives, including Tucker Carlson, amid speculation about her involvement in MAGA influencer Carrie Prejean Boller’s recent removal from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. Boller’s ouster has fueled backlash toward the commission — and a member’s resignation as well. White is facing rebuke, yet again, from liberals and conservatives alike after comparing Trump to Jesus during an event the president hosted with faith leaders.

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Apr. 2, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT

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CHEETO JESUS

CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney leans on private money, alternative approaches in nature strategy. Will it work?

Plan will give credit to non-governmental efforts to conserve lands

Canada has only four years left to reach its ambitious goals to protect 30 per cent of its lands and oceans by 2030. That’s about double what’s protected right now, which means the government is trying to speed up the work.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new nature strategy, released on Tuesday, leans heavily on two approaches that are raising some eyebrows: efforts to get businesses and investors to put private funding into conservation, and officially recognizing what are known as "other effective area-based conservation measures," or OECM, which are areas that are protected by local communities and private groups.

• Carney announces $3.8B to protect nature, new conservation sites in James Bay and Manitoba

The new approaches could provide an important boost to conservation in Canada and reduce the burden on Ottawa to do the work alone, but experts say if it’s not done correctly, these other-conserved areas may end up existing on paper but not providing the level of protection necessary for ecosystems to thrive...

• What are other-conserved areas?:

WATCH | Indigenous-led conservation growing in Canada:

• What’s the role of private money in the new strategy?:

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Posted: Apr 03, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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The energy crisis is getting worse. How protected is Canada?

Some countries are declaring emergencies, hoarding fuel, and sending workers home

As gasoline prices keep ticking higher toward $2 a litre and diesel sits near $2.50, there is little relief for Canadian drivers as the global energy crisis grows with no end in sight to the Iran war. The conflict continues to choke transit through the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off roughly 20 per cent of the world's oil and natural gas supply from international buyers.

Countries around the world are feeling the strain. Governments have ordered staff to work from home, reduced the work week and closed universities to conserve fuel...

*WATCH |* Why oil prices are rising in Canada, but natural gas is *so far unchanged:*

• Worsening crisis:
• Rising prices, but no shortages:
• Ample supply:

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Posted: Apr 03, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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How higher oil prices are complicating the outlook for rates and the economy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImRiHCSr1Q0

 

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NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS

Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good mornin'! Well, weather-wise... It's crummy out there. A crummy air sandwich 🥪, grey sky, soggy, ya know, like in soggy socks. and cool. A low jetstream that refuses to move on, like a useless drooping weenie. ANYONE WANT A HOT DOG? Not even a foot long? What are ya supposed to do with a foot of drooping weenie? Hee, hee, hee... I had to stimulate myself somehow; I chose this instead of a slap along the side of the face to wake me up so I can slap myself on the backside with both hands, so then I know which end is supposed to be the thinking one before I begin typing! Now that's an example of the speeding mind, and I'm 80 years old 😉👩💨👍🤪🥵

I can do pretty well with the verbal cartoons, too. I call them my comic-book jokes, using comic-book characters. I guess I built on that through the years when I had kids around the house.

😉👍🤪🙃🧐😎🥸🙀🦄🐰🦊🐲🤠🤡🎃👽🤖🧑‍🦲

As I sit here sipping my coffee and listening to Countdown with Keith Olbermann, talking about birth rights, among the many other downfalls of the orange clown in charge. What are birthrights?

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

BIRTHRIGHTS

LAST NIGHT'S April 1, 2026, REPORT:

Supreme Court skeptical of Trump's birthright citizenship order

Several justices — including those Trump appointed — aggressively questioned the president's effort to reimagine birthright citizenship.

Today In Court:

• Birthright brawl:

• What the justices said: In response to the Trump administration's argument that "we're in a new world" since the 14th Amendment was passed, Chief Justice John Roberts shot back: "It's the same Constitution." Conservative justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch also questioned Trump's central arguments.

• Trump in court:

• High stakes: The court's decision, expected by the end of June, could have enormous practical implications for millions of people, including US citizens...

16 hr 5 min ago

See inside the Supreme Court as President Trump watches the arguments

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Question, BIRTHRIGHT:

🔹AI Overview

Birthrights are rights, privileges, or property, such as citizenship or inheritance, that a person is entitled to upon birth by virtue of their parentage or place of birth. Examples include jus soli (citizenship by territory) and jus sanguinis (citizenship by bloodline), as well as inherited property. Synonyms include inheritance, heritage, birthright, prerogative, and right.

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Key Aspects of Birthrights

Citizenship: Many nations, particularly in the Americas, PROVIDE AUTOMATIC CITIZENSHIP TO CHILDREN BORN WITHIN THEIR TERITORY, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS JUS SOLI. Conversely, most countries outside the Americas follow jus sanguinis, where citizenship is determined by the parents' nationality.

Inheritance:

Fundamental Rights:

"Birthright Israel":

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BREAKING NEWS:

Oil prices surge on Trump's vow to hit Iran 'extremely hard'

Iran's military says the US and Israel face 'lasting regret, and ultimate surrender,' dismissing Trump's claims that it has been weakened by more than a month of war.

• Here's The Latest:

• Trump's address: President Donald Trump used familiar talking points in his first address to the nation on the Iran war, telling Americans the conflict is "nearing completion" and projecting another two or three weeks of involvement. Trump signaled the US is prepared to intensify its military response and threatened to take Iran "back to the stone ages."

• Tehran responds:

• Oil prices up:

• Latest strikes:

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Updated 9:17 AM EDT, Thu April 2, 2026

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What was missing from Trump's oddly low-energy Iran address: a case for war

Trump attempted to slap some gold paint on his foreign policy disaster while acting like the global fallout from the conflict he started is not his problem to solve.

If that was the best case President Donald Trump could make for why launching a war against Iran was necessary, it’s clearer why he didn’t bother to make it before he started the war a month ago.

In a prime-time address from the White House, a decidedly lethargic president argued both that the war was necessary — lest Iran rain destruction down on America and much of the world — and that the war is going great and will soon be over. If there is anyone not already on board with Trump’s war who would have been convinced by that speech, it’s hard to imagine who and where they are.

If there is anyone not already on board with Trump’s war who would have been convinced by that speech, it’s hard to imagine who and where they are.

If there is anyone not already on board with Trump’s war who would have been convinced by that speech, it’s hard to imagine who and where they are.

• If there is anyone not already on board with Trump’s war who would have been convinced by that speech, it’s hard to imagine who and where they are.

• Only in Trump’s mind could an agreement that included close monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program made it more likely Iran could build nuclear weapons than with no monitoring at all.

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Apr. 2, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Here comes the BLAME GAME! 👉👈

Either one of two retard leaders are going to swing if Trump gets put under pressure, either an advisor or advisors<-with an s, or who ever lines his pockets the most who tend to fall by the wayside, or his butt-kissing bucaneers, The MAGAt Team, I call them the Dunce Cadets. or if the Fat Orange Psycho Clown really gets upset they will all get the CITY BUS TREATMENT. They will still all get the City Bus Treatment if the Dems manage to get in the House.

So get to those poles in November like they were the last life preservers off the sinking American Titanic.

Be Warned

THE SAME WITH YOU CANADIANS, TOO MUCH GIVING IN, BUTT KISSING. EVENTUALLY YOU WILL BE GIVING UP THE 🍁 FLAG TO BUTT KISS A SKUNK IN DIAPERS!

CANADIAN NEWS:

Bogus maple syrup from Quebec producer found on grocery store shelves

Lab tests reveal cans labelled ‘pure’ maple syrup cut with at least 50% cane sugar

Radio-Canada's Enquête program has uncovered a major Quebec maple syrup producer selling fake maple syrup in cans on store shelves. The investigation began by chance, when a Radio-Canada journalist noticed maple syrup he purchased at a grocery store had a strange taste, and he wondered why it tasted off.

Enquête traced the can, which was labelled "pure maple syrup," to a producer based in Saint-Chrysostome in the Montérégie region southwest of Montreal, Steve Bourdeau...

• 'Not entirely legal':
• Producer blames suppliers:
• A 1st in Quebec:
• Producer says he'll make changes:

Posted: Apr 02, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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🔹AI Overview

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is visiting the United States, specifically Texas, to advocate for the removal of American tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and automobile products. He aims to convince U.S. leaders that these tariffs harm workers and businesses on both sides of the border, urging for improved trade relations and continued free trade.

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Key aspects of Ford's visit include:

Targeting Tariffs: Ford is opposing U.S. President Donald Trump's levies, which have particularly affected Ontario's manufacturing sector.

Economic Lobbying: He is meeting with politicians and industry leaders to discuss Ontario's economic importance to the U.S..

Promoting Investment: Ford aims to promote Ontario's critical minerals and business-friendly environment to encourage investment.

Defending Sector Jobs: The trip follows concerns about the impact of tariffs on jobs, such as production shifts in the automotive sector.

Stance on Trade: This follows a strategy of confronting U.S. tariffs, having previously engaged in a "charm offensive" and enacting a controversial anti-tariff commercial.

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One year on, Trump tariffs still shape Doug Ford’s politics as ...

Feb 27, 2026 — U.S. President Donald Trump is dropping all trade talks with Canada, he says, because of Ontario's anti-tariff commercial featurin...

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Tariffs, trade: Everything you need to know about Ford’s visit to ...

Apr 1, 2026 — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in Texas meeting politicians and business leaders to discuss trade with Ontario. CBC's Lorenda Reddek...

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CBC News Toronto 4:09

Ontario to pull ad that angered Trump on Monday, Ford says - CBC

Oct 24, 2025 — Ford will pull the Reagan ad — but not before it airs during the World Series. ... Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will pull the...

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THE WEEZLE IS AT IT AGAIN! ANYONE GOT A WEEZLE TRAP?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford heading to Texas to talk trade and tariffs

Premier to meet with politicians, business leaders in Houston, Dallas, and Austin

On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford will meet with Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican and an ally of Trump. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The tariffs remain in place and now fresh talks are underway related to the renegotiation of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)

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Posted: Mar 28, 2026 2:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 28

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📢 FINALLY, SOMEONE LISTENS TO THE PEOPLE! 📣

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Question: March 2026 what is Carney going to do about Canada's failing health care system?

🔹AI Overview

As of March 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is focusing on a combination of infrastructure investment, workforce training, and targeted partnerships with provinces to address healthcare challenges.

Here is a summary of actions and initiatives associated with the Carney government regarding healthcare as of early 2026, based on reports:

• Health Infrastructure Fund: The federal government is initiating a $5 billion, three-year fund starting in 2026-27 to improve hospitals, emergency rooms, and medical schools, with an emphasis on addressing severe understaffing.

• Primary Care Funding: The federal government is requiring provinces and territories to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners, aimed at stopping patients from being billed for "medically necessary services".

• Workforce Expansion Plan:

• Focus on Mental Health and Modernization:

• Partnerships and Policy:

• Criticism and Pressure: While the government aims to modernize care, it has faced criticism from the Canadian Health Coalition, which urged the government in early 2026 to defend the Canada Health Act against provincial privatization initiatives (such as in Alberta) and to enhance public-sector funding rather than relying on private alternatives...

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PM Carney announces new measures to accelerate homebuilding | CTV National News for March 30, 2026

The federal and provincial governments will jointly spend $8.8 billion over the next decade to lower municipal development charges that drive up housing costs, with the initial funding expected to cut those charges in half for the next three years...

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