Friday, 10 October 2025

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Sorry for the late news this morning. I certainly wasn't in one of my most energetic states, not like yesterday. Maybe I forgot to plug myself in to charge before I went to bed. At my age, who knows? I do that with my cellphone all the time! I get up in the morning, check my phone, and find it's dead. Then I have to tether myself to the phone with a cord if I want to check it out. You know that kind of putzing around in the morning type of thing, knocking over stuff, putting the milk in the cupboard. I sat down and reclined on the couch for a moment, and I was gone with the wind.🤨💨🤔

The best part of this whole donkey barbecue this morning was waking up from my nap to find the coffee ready. At least I managed to do that correctly; my toenails didn't curl up when I tasted the coffee, either. ☕🦶⤴️ 😂🤣 That is why I am so grateful I don't have to do anything by the clock anymore.*_

_*Well, that's about it from the Newsroom this morning. Partner is up, so we did a bit of chin waggin' and once more I turned back to doing the news while sitting in the bright sunlight streaming through the sliding glass doors. I contemplatively sipped on my coffee, then commenced typing.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Stress From Clock Watching

My personal observation on Clock Watching and Stress:

I already wasted most of my life clock watching, and I must say, the clock was also my worst enemy on the job as well. The passage of time was especially miserable in those tiny doctors' waiting rooms, or any small rooms without even a hook to hang your cane, coat, and purse. You just throw them on the floor behind the chair, I guess. And most times, those places are full of people. It's not just the bugs they carry. I also feel like I'm stuck in a Sargasso Sea of bubbling, gooey, irritating emotions that feel like tiny gnawing insects. Clock Watching is about as interesting as watching cockroaches molting 🪳. At least, it's probably more interesting to watch a cockroach taking its suit off than watching the grass grow. ⛳️

Too much feedback, eh? Anyway, crowded places made me feel kind of panicky! They make me want to crawl into a hole and pull the hole in with me! So I learned to get "Lost in Space" to go to a safer and more comfortable place in my mind. That worked, except for one thing: if you don't mind being invisible, nobody notices you standing right there beside the lamppost with all the posters stapled to it, or next to the fire hydrant the dog just urinated on. You see the dog, the hydrant, the lampost, and the posters, but not me. I like self-deprecatory humor and making fun of dunces. I call it cartoon time. I share the cartoons a lot with my partner.

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Stress from clock-watching stems from increased pressure, anxiety about time running out, and a feeling of being out of control. This can manifest as obsessive behavior, a sense of overwhelm, sleep disruption, and a negative impact on work performance and relationships. To reduce stress, focus on specific tasks, manage your time with tools, and avoid looking at the clock, especially at night...

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Constantly being aware of the time creates a sense of pressure and urgency, making time feel limited.

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I hope you have all enjoyed today's Discussion... I still think Stephen Colbert should invite me to his show. Maybe we could hav a CARTOON TIME!

BREAKING NEWS:

Israel says ceasefire in effect as troops withdraw from parts of Gaza

Where Things Stand

• Ceasefire in effect:

The Israeli military said a ceasefire is now in effect in Gaza, as its forces pull back in accordance with the deal approved by the government overnight.

• On the ground:

• Netanyahu remarks:

• What’s next: The 72-hour period:

13 min ago

Catch up on what's happened since the ceasefire period began

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32 min ago

Exhausted Palestinians feel a "glimpse of hope," says aid worker in Gaza

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40 min ago

Watch: What we know — and don't know — about the Gaza ceasefire agreement

More To Read:

Updated 11:11 AM EDT, Fri October 10, 2025

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Court battles over National Guard troops deliver win for Chicago as Portland awaits ruling

What We're Covering
Courts step in:

Federal courtrooms on opposite sides of the country on Thursday served as stages for the ongoing showdown between Democratic-led cities and the Trump administration – as judges weighed whether the president is exceeding his authority by deploying National Guard troops to quell demonstrations outside ICE facilities near Chicago and Portland.

• Judge halts Chicago deployment:

• Portland on hold:

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1 New Update

12 min ago

Protesters chant outside ICE facility near Chicago as local law enforcement observes

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26 min ago

National Guard troops seen patrolling in Memphis alongside local police

More To Raed:

Updated 11:27 AM EDT, Fri October 10, 2025

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney announces long-awaited automatic tax filing, makes school food program permanent

Canada Strong Pass being extended over holiday season and summer of 2026

The Liberal government will begin rolling out a long-awaited automatic tax filing system for low- income Canadians and make the national school food program permanent in advance of a federal budget that the prime minister is promising will lay the groundwork to support the country’s most vulnerable citizens.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the measures at a news conference Friday in his home riding of Nepean, Ont., where he also promised to extend the Canada Strong Pass over the holiday season and the summer of 2026. “In the budget, we will have to make responsible and pragmatic choices, and, yes, difficult decisions,” Carney said.

“We will take pragmatic decisions so we can protect programs and initiatives that support the most vulnerable in our society.… We will build programs that help you get ahead.” ...

A permanent national school food program:

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Oct 10, 2025 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago

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Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, with gains led by manufacturing

Economists expected only a modest uptick in employment number

Canada's economy added 60,000 jobs in September, beating expectations with gains largely led by the tariff-vulnerable manufacturing sector, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The data agency said 28,000 jobs were added to manufacturing, marking the industry's first increase in employment since January and since the U.S. trade war forced it to contend with thousands of job losses.

"Trade-exposed industries are far from out of the woods given ongoing tariff uncertainty. But the solid month highlights how things are holding on, at least in the near term," wrote Brendon Bernard, senior economist at Indeed...

Unemployment Rate in Canada - Chart:

Posted: Oct 10, 2025 8:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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