Wednesday, 15 October 2025

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pine 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Yes, I'm here and I am feeling well. A day's respite? Or is the antibiotic I took last night for the pain in my teeth rescuing me from their unrelenting torture chamber? I pray it's the antibiotic. No more getting kicked in the face by a draft horse 🐴 wearing one ton horse shoes ♎️ Extreme pain is not much fun, and I've been there a few times too many. As for the teeth, I pray 🙏 that for now, it's the antibiotic. In 16 days, I will go to the dentist. So I will be off the air for at least a couple of days following the surgery, I guess. How long? It depends on how much pain.

When in pain, I mentally shut down. I curl up in a ball to weather the storm like a small helpless animal exposed to the elements; at least that's how I feel. I disconnect from the outside world. I prefer to stay in my comfort zone in the darkness, like the cat lying on the radiator, than to go to the surface and greet the light and the pain of reality.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

The Safe Zone

I came to call that place a safe zone. I mentioned it here in my experience in the hospital last year. I am only here to hold the fort for anyone who has EMPATHY, the Earth Angels, like first responders, medical personnel, firefighters, Coast Guard, search and rescue squads, and any organization that supports and reaches out to those in need. I kneel on my squeaky old knees and thank The Great Spirit we still live in a land that upholds those ideals—the true Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.

ELBOWS UP CANADA 💪🍁

- Google Search -

Empathy An Element of Nature?

Nature’s influence on the development of empathy: An exploratory study

The aim of the study is to examine whether and to what extent nature connectivity directly impacts an individual’s level of empathy. The results may suggest a positive correlation, potentially serving as a humanitarian tool in the future. The compiled information on the beneficial impact of the natural world on mental awareness may be relevant in social work, given the increased global demand for emotional adjustments and presence to improve societal well-being.

Read More @:

- ResearchGate - net - Nature's influence on development of empathy -

There is so much more I would like to discuss on this topic of the mental or awareness connection with the *nature* of the natural world, science, and spirituality equal quantum physics🔬&👻= ⚛️

BREAKING NEWS:

Supreme Court hears Louisiana redistricting case that could undercut Voting Rights Act

What You Need to Know

• The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments this morning in a major case that threatens to undermine the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Louisiana v. Callais centers on the creation of a second Black-majority congressional district in the state.

• While the dispute is focused on Louisiana’s congressional map, the outcome will have nationwide implications. The Pelican State is squaring off against voting rights groups who warn that undermining the Voting Rights Act protections for redistricting risks “wiping out minority representation and re-segregating legislatures, city councils, and school boards.”

• Going into the arguments, signals from the justices have pointed to a potential reversal and suggest a looming retrenchment of the landmark civil rights law.

Read More:

3 min ago

Ben Aguiñaga, former Alito clerk, is arguing for Louisiana

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6 min ago

Attorney for Black voters tells Kagan that gutting Section 2 would be ‘pretty catastrophic’

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11 min ago

Key vote Brett Kavanaugh says race-based redistricting can’t last forever

More To ReaD

Updated 10:53 AM EDT, Wed October 15, 2025

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Can Trump’s surgeon general pick convince the country that RFK Jr. is Making America Healthy Again?

A series of tumultuous health policy changes seems to have shaken faith in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to tackle chronic disease and question science.

Fifty-nine percent of Americans now disapprove of the Health and Human Services secretary’s performance, according to a KFF poll released last week. And six surgeons general from Democratic and Republican administrations, including President Donald Trump’s first term, say he is “endangering the health of the nation.” Jerome Adams, Trump’s surgeon general from his first term, even said he should be fired.

Dr. Casey Means, Trump’s nominee for the post, would play a key role in trying to convince Americans that Kennedy is, in fact, “Making America Healthy Again.”

MAHA comes to DC:

I have a suggestion. How about a country-wide STRIKE? That means ALL of "We, the People." What would the rich do without us? And for how long? Along with Trump's tariffs, and the government shutdown. NOTHING IS MOVING IN THE COUNTRY.

Grocery stores go empty. How long before the remaining machinery that runs a government, even a Nazi regime, can stand without rules and regulations? However, the rules and regulations are prone to suit the choice of the big cheese in charge? But without some kind of order, you have chaos. A third-world country without a government, the remaining overworked pieces without proper maintenance begin to overheat and fly apart into lumps of worthless smoking debris.

~ We Stand Together Or Alone We Fall ~

For all those who are resisting tyranny: stand together, never give up

JUST A REMINDER:

Historic turnout expected for nationwide 'No Kings' protests against Trump overreach

Rachel Maddow reports that the number of events planned for the "No Kings" day of protest on Saturday, October 18, already exceeds the previous "No Kings" protests that drew millions of Americans to voice their opposition to Donald Trump's overreach and attacks on democracy in the United States. Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible, joins to discuss the planning and organizing taking place.

October 14, 2025

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WITCH HUNT Eh!< Hey, all you witches, don't forget the cauldron, kindling, waterproof matches, and a tripod to slowly boil a big fat orange frog in the cauldron like he did to you.

CANADIAN NEWS:

Politicians call on Stellantis to fulfil promises to Brampton, Ont., autoworkers

Premier Doug Ford is speaking about the move at 11:30 a.m. ET in a news conference CBC will carry live

Canadian politicians are calling on Stellantis to fulfil its commitment to workers at the company's assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., after the automaker announced plans to shift Jeep production slated for the plant to the United States.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the company has a duty to live up to its promise to workers. "I have spoken with Stellantis to stress my disappointment with their decision to prioritize investment into the U.S.," said Ford in a statement...

*Union asking Ottawa to protect Canadian jobs:*

Posted: Oct 15, 2025 10:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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The ORANGE PUS BAG OF BIZARROMARICA WINS AGAIN!"

Ya Piece Of;

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Honda to postpone plans for EV plant in Canada for at least 2 years

Honda had announced plans for the Alliston, Ont., plant just over a year ago

A year after the $15-billion electric vehicle project in Ontario was announced, Honda Canada is pushing the project back. The company said Tuesday it would put the plan to build an EV supply chain — which included a proposed EV battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly facility — in Alliston, Ont., on hold for about two years.

"Due to the recent slowdown of the EV market, Honda Motor has announced an approximate two-year postponement of the comprehensive value chain investment project in Canada. The company will continue to evaluate the timing and project progression as market conditions change," Honda Canada spokesperson Ken Chiu told CBC News in an email statement on Tuesday.