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Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

I was up and at it at my usual time this morning, feeling better than I did yesterday. I got the coffee on, put away the clean dishes from the dishwasher, had my cereal, took my dumdum pills, and then went out to my Green Space with my coffee.

It was cloudy, dark, gloomy, damp, and cool, so I came back in and turned on a few lights to brighten the place up. Now it is 9:00 a.m., and the sun finally appears to be trying to break through the clouds.

I don't think there is a soul in today's society that hasn't heard it said or read somewhere that the deterioration of society began with the Baby Boomers. The information was available for those sufficiently curious to understand the mechanics of government decision-making or law-making. It also covered the behavioral patterns of thinking and feeling regarding the welfare of its people. The human factor, including emotions and beliefs about how the system should be run, is where politics, religion, and the scientific community clash.

You have all this confusion: one side says this, the other side says that. With all the lying going on, like selling hotcakes at a street bakeoff competition, it is confusing to evaluate who's right or wrong. Because today, too many psychoes are given the reins to control the government. We now have a country run by IDIOTS with the IQ of an amoeba, knuckle draggers. A TOTALITARIAN ORANGE PUS BAG AND HIS DUNCE CADETS make the rules and decisions, with a Congress that has given its powers to the Pus Bag et al. THAT is scary.

Take it from an 80-year-old HIPPIE, there have been better days, and We, the People can make it better days again, let the waves roll, let the thunder roll, no matter who is on patrol, play those drums! It's Harry the Mole on the skins, with Bobbie McGee on the fiddle, and we the people a' playin' the banjo! We will all have a barrel of fun, until McFee decides to pee over the precipice into Lake Cherokee. There we have McFee holding his wee wee and a singin' "Come Fly with me!"

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

60's Flower Children

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60's Flower Children

"60's flower children" were young people, primarily associated with the hippie movement, who rejected conventional society in favor of peace, love, and alternative values. The term, also called "flower power," was popularized by the San Francisco scene, especially during the 1967 Summer of Love. Their lifestyle was characterized by an opposition to war, particularly the Vietnam War, and a rejection of consumerism, often expressed through communal living, music, art, and a focus on peace, love, and spiritual exploration.

Signed, FLOWER CHILD, aka _The Fairy Lady_ from back in the Sixties and Seventies, where the sun rose in the East and set in the West. All was well; most were happy and filled with hope and aspirations for the future.

I can only say that back then, in the 60s and 70s, in my teen years, we had our warts, but We, the People also had a dream for the future, and the "American carnage" Trump has caused certainly ISN'T THE PICTURE WE HAD IN MIND. This is like stopping at the edge of the trail to use the outhouse, and while you're sitting in it, some Conservative butt hole shoves the outhouse over because you're a Liberal.

If there is another Flower Child Movement, I want to be active, even if I have to show up in a wheelchair loaded with flowers for everyone to put in a soldier's gun barrel. What will they do? This whole donkey barbecue we're living will someday make it into the annals of history. How would you like to read it?

BREAKING NEWS:

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

The master mind behind all this have to be sadist and right

It’s the most dramatic step yet by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson to attempt to force Democrats to end the government shutdown, even as they realize their party will, too, face political pain for the move. And it comes at a high-stakes moment for both parties: This will be the first time in recent history that active-duty military service members will miss a paycheck on a large scale during a shutdown.

But behind the scenes, Thune and Johnson have agreed that Republicans can make no attempts to lessen the pain they argue Democrats are causing millions of Americans by rejecting the GOP’s plan to simply extend current funding – concerned that if Congress took that step, Democrats would face less pressure to reopen the government, according to multiple GOP leadership sources...

• The GOP’s political bind:
• A dicey health care fight:

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5 hr ago

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2025, 5:00 AM ET

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Trump says hostages being retrieved ‘now’ as aid trucks start entering Gaza

What We're Covering

• Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning home in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entered a second day. Many found only ruins while local authorities say scores of bodies have been pulled from rubble. Some aid has begun entering the territory under the terms of the agreement.

• Israelis are expected to rally later as families of hostages held in Gaza await the return of their loved ones. The countdown for the release of hostages held by Hamas has begun and a source said it could come as early as overnight Sunday into Monday local time. Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel will also be freed.

• US President Donald Trump, who will be in the region Monday, said yesterday hostages are being retrieved “now” and thinks the ceasefire will hold because countries involved in and affected by the conflict are “all tired of the fighting.” ...

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18 min ago

Palestinian prisoners transferred to facilities in Israel’s south ahead of release

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23 min ago

Hostages Square bagel vendor ready to retire — once hostages are returned

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58 min ago

Gaza ceasefire shows Russia-Ukraine war can be ended too, Zelensky says in call with Trump

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Updated 10:26 AM EDT, Sat October 11, 2025

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CANADIAN NEWS:

One of the world's biggest AI companies wants a deal with Canada. Is sovereignty the trade-off?

Company needs energy to power massive centres to store AI data

One of the world's biggest artificial intelligence companies is knocking on Canada's door, potentially armed with an offer that — under normal circumstances — would be hard to refuse. OpenAI is building a global network of data centres to store the massive amounts of information collected by its services, including ChatGPT — and Canada's cheap energy could help with that.

The company believes AI and its associated infrastructure will be the base of future economic development, and it says it wants to help spread what it calls "democratic AI." It recently launched "OpenAI for countries" to pounce on the opportunity...

• U.S. access to Canadian data:
• Meetings aren't endorsement, says minister's office:
• 'We can't be walling off the border':

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Posted: Oct 11, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Carney announces launch of new housing agency, earmarks funding for new projects

Build Canada Homes was part of Liberal promise to double housing construction

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Sunday afternoon the launch of Build Canada Homes, the federal government's new agency that will oversee federal housing programs. The agency was part of the Liberals' election promise to double housing construction.

The government is touting Build Canada Homes as a centralized agency to oversee new affordable housing programs initiated at the federal level.

Parliamentary budget officer says 3.2 million new homes needed to close housing gap

Slowing housing market will trigger construction job losses, Ontario builders group says

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Posted: Sep 14, 2025 2:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 14

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Peter, Paul and Mary - Where Have All the Flowers Gone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgXNVA9ngx8