TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

What a great morning - quiet and peaceful, the dazzling sun rising over the trees, still a verdant green. The next three days will be more typical of a summer day, then it will fall to the low 70s and high 60s after that. There are many sunny days interspersed with rainy days in the forecast; this is typical for the temperature cycle in September so far.

As I sit here next to the sliding glass doors overlooking my green space, I think about the winter ahead and wonder how nice it will be to look out at my green space, still green during the winter. Artificial plants, palms, and a coconut tree. At least it makes me feel warmer inside on a sunny winter day. If we get a typical February, which is usually dry and cold, the brilliant sun can make it feel warm enough to sit in my green space with my coffee, just wearing a light jacket. Ain't a goin' ta Nazi-merica for a while. But nothing says I can't bring a little of the South to me. With only a few hundred bucks, I don't need a lot to turn a concrete slab into a tropical island.

As a survivalist, I am also prepared to live off the grid for an extended period of time. I have always prepared to withstand the initial impact of unforeseen forces, particularly in the event of outages caused by natural or human-induced disasters.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

SURVIVALISTS:

Personally, my first rule is that I salute the Canadian flag and say, 'Elbows up, guys and girls.' No matter which country I lived in, whether in the US or Canada, I have always identified Canada as the Peacekeepers, and I pray for them to come back strong and proud. 🫵👍🍁

I was prepared for the Cuban Missile Crisis and have always had stashes of extra rations, just in case, ever since. I always had the items listed next to me wherever I went: a Coleman heater, lantern, and stove, a bucket of ice, and a gallon of water, just in case, when things appeared to go from bad to worse.

I refuse to go down because of one dumb, dumb, coo-cco, neurosyphilis genius, 🔫with the IQ of a Maga-magot 🦠 KINK ORANGE🪳 HIS ROYAL CHIEF IN DUMBNESS & DUNCE BRIGADE!

I PRAY TO SAINT PETER TO HOLD ON TO MY TICKET, PLEASE!

At least hold that ticket until after I SEE THAT COCROACH SIX FEET UNDER.

You must be prepared and at peace with the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects - The Quanta. THE Creator - A Thought in the fabric of time and space ∞, Creator, Creation, and created as one.

☮️✊(((VIVE LA RESISTANCE!)))✊☮️

BREAKING NEWS:

Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself an alternative global leader

Tianjin, China

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a veiled swipe at the United States on Monday as he criticized “bullying practices” and cast his country as a new leader of world governance, at a time when President Donald Trump’s America First foreign policy is upending the globe.

“The house rules of a few countries should not be imposed on others,” Xi told more than 20 world leaders gathering at a two-day summit orchestrated to play-up China’s global leadership and its close and enduring partnership with Russia, as the two neighbors seek to rebalance global power in their favor at the expense of the US and its allies...

• Close rapport:
• Ukraine war looms over summit:

“India and Russia have always stood shoulder to shoulder even in the most difficult times,” Modi said at the start of the meeting. “We have been in constant dialogue on the situation in Ukraine. We welcome all the recent efforts for peace.”

A readout from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said the two leaders discussed the latest developments concerning Ukraine. “(Modi) reiterated his support for the recent initiatives that have been taken to address the conflict in Ukraine, and emphasized the need to expedite a cessation of the conflict, and find a durable peace settlement,” the ministry said. ...

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Updated Sep 1, 2025, 6:30 AM ET - Updated 4 hr ago

- CNN -

Chicago braces for federal immigration enforcement operation while Trump criticizes local officials

Officials in Chicago are bracing for a major federal immigration enforcement operation that could begin as soon as this week, with the city’s mayor signing an order over the weekend aimed at resisting the Trump administration’s planned crackdown.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday such a move would be an “invasion” and that he has had no communication with the Trump administration about reported plans to send National Guard troops to Chicago.

“No one in the administration – the president or anybody under him – has called anyone in my administration, or me. So, it’s clear that in secret they’re planning this – well, it’s an invasion with US troops, if they in fact do that,” Pritzker said Sunday.

The operation is expected to kick off in Chicago by this Friday and could involve agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and potentially be backed by guard forces in a peacekeeping role, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning...

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PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2025, 10:10 AM ET - 42 min ago

- CNN -

Plane carrying EU’s top leader targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming

A plane carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, a spokesperson for the commission told CNN.

The commission received “information from Bulgarian authorities that they suspect this blatant interference was carried out by Russia,” said European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson Arianna Podestà.

The plane landed safely, the spokesperson said. A source familiar with the situation told CNN the pilots landed the plane using paper maps. Von der Leyen and the commission have been staunch supporters of Ukraine as Kyiv tries to defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked aggression. She was one of the European leaders who attended US President Donald Trump’s summit on Ukraine last week and has consistently urged EU member states to allocate more resources to helping Ukraine...

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Updated Sep 1, 2025, 8:30 AM ET - Updated 2 hr ago

- CNN -

Those pilots should be commended with a medal for heroism, not just for landing that plane safely, but also because they can even read a paper map today? Heck, I used to draw them on a drafting table.

CANADIAN NEWS:

Fort Providence, N.W.T., evacuation due to fast-moving wildfire expands as emergency personnel ordered out

Evacuees arriving in Hay River 180 km away for accommodations, food, and other services

A fast-moving wildfire that has led to an evacuation order in Fort Providence, N.W.T., was within one kilometre of the hamlet early Monday, the territorial government said. Residents and emergency and essential personnel have been told to leave since the evacuation began late Sunday, with evacuees going to Hay River.

"Fort Providence residents and emergency/essential personnel must evacuate now," the government said in a bulletin...

Situation 'critical' as Fort Providence ordered to evacuate

Whatı̀ residents displaced by fire turn to community in difficult times...

• Focus on protecting buildings:
• Hay River ready for evacuees:

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Posted: Sep 01, 2025 6:50 AM EDT | Last Updated: 33 minutes ago

- CBC -

Israeli tanks advance in Gaza City as scholars' association says Israel is committing genocide

At least 19 killed in airstrikes in Gaza City on Monday, 98 killed over the past 24 hours across enclave

Israel pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City and detonated explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as airstrikes killed at least 19 people on Monday, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.

The reports came as the president of the world's leading genocide scholars' association said it had passed a resolution saying the legal criteria have been met to establish that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

THEN DO SOMETHING!!!!! 💫💥⚡️

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Posted: Sep 01, 2025 10:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 33 minutes ago

- CBC -

I read enough of all this nasty news to:

~make me feel sick to the stomach!~🤮

No fines for big grocers that promoted imported food as Canadian

Some shoppers say it’s time to start doling out fines to send a message

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has identified 12 cases where grocers engaged in "maple washing," a practice where companies use Canadian branding, like the maple leaf, to promote imported food products.

The violations stemmed from complaints filed with the CFIA between February and May, and all but one involved national grocery chains, the agency told CBC News in an email. The CFIA can impose fines of up to $15,000 per offence. No fines or other penalties were issued in the cases, including one that took four months to fully resolve.

CBC investigation finds some big grocers promoting imported food with Canadian branding

• Correct signage is the law:
• The avocado oil case:
• CFIA responds:
• What can shoppers do?:

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Posted: Sep 01, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

- CBC -

🌺🌸🪷~THOUGHT FOR THE DAY~🪷🌸🌺