Thursday, 23 October 2025

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

It started as a beautiful sunny day here at the Tree House Bar-X Ranch, 🐴🐄🏞 NO DUNCE CADETS ALLOWED! - TREEPASSERS WILL BE SUBLIMATED! And don't bother stopping to wee-wee under the tree either. 🐕🌳

Have a wee shot of the shine, then we cans retire out back with Billy Joe a' playin' us a little fiddle with Popeye the sailor man at the pipe and Bobbie McGee playin' the warshboard, Yippi-Ki-yiy-ya Cowgirl Cindy!..

~♫♪~ ♪♫~ ♪♫♪♫♭~

I should know better than to sing in public, darned weather just turned kind of a half-cloudy, and the trying-to-be-sunny deal, 🌥 now it's cool out here in my Green Space. I guess the regular fall weather is back, unfortunately.

That's about all that's a' shakin' here in the Newsroom for today, unless someone tries to pull my leg; then I may do a lot of shakin', but right now I prefer some bacon to go with the eggs, please. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

TODAY'S TOPIC:

~ INTUITION OR LITTLE VOICE ~

When I say my little voice, I mean it is more like information booths at Grand Central Station or Toronto Airport. Of course, airports are more of a gamble when it comes to whether your plane will arrive on time. But in times of high stress, the speakers do come on if you're listening.

Where do the sources of packets of information come from to form a thought? Ever wondered about that? Yeah, in these modern times, well, in the academic field of science and research, anyway, we are learning a lot about the brain — how it processes information and communicates with the rest of the body.

But just exactly where does the source, not the process, of each thought come from?. You know, like, when you see the precipice, something should be setting off alarm bells in your mind. Instinctively, you should become aware and stop. What is it that tells you to stop?

On the other hand, the precipice is quite real, but your mind is not present to see it. So you don't see it!

What is it that indicates to your mind to stop? How many pieces of information, and from what sources, do these pieces of information come to indicate that something is out of place, then make me aware of my surroundings, and I suddenly STOP! Given I haven't got my nose stuck in a cell phone.

BREAKING NEWS:

US military strikes 2 boats in Pacific in apparent expansion of campaign against alleged drug trafficking

The US military conducted lethal strikes against two boats in the eastern Pacific this week, killing all people on board each vessel, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

The two strikes on vessels in the Pacific — the eighth and ninth known strikes by the US military on alleged drug-smuggling vessels since the start of September — appear to mark an expansion of the US military campaign, with all seven previous strikes targeting boats in the Caribbean Sea.

At least 37 people in total have been killed in the nine strikes, officials have said.

“Narco-terrorists intending to bring poison to our shores, will find no safe harbor anywhere in our hemisphere,” Hegseth said on X Wednesday, noting a Tuesday strike in the Pacific had killed both people on board. Hegseth said the boat in that strike was “being operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization...

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Updated Oct 22, 2025, 11:46 PM ET - Updated 10 hr ago

- CNN -

Trump plows past concerns over East Wing demolition — and envisions an even bigger ballroom than initially planned

President Donald Trump has proceeded with enormous latitude as he constructs his massive new ballroom, bypassing concerns raised by preservationists and so far stopping short of seeking approval from the commission overseeing construction on federal buildings to tear down the entirety of the White House East Wing.

The ballroom is now expected to be larger than initially planned, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The president has shown visitors two flat tabletop models, at times quizzing the room on which version they preferred: the smaller one or the larger one. Most answered that the bigger one was better, to which Trump agreed. While it’s not clear how much larger, Trump did say Wednesday that the ballroom is expected to cost a projected $300 million, seemingly in line with a larger structure. Previously, the administration had put the cost at $200 million...

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PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2025, 7:03 PM ET - 15 hr ago

- CNN -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Canada Post workers union loses challenge of back-to-work order

Government ordered end to postal worker strike last December

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has dismissed an argument from the Canada Post workers union that a government back-to-work order was unconstitutional. On Dec. 13, 2024, federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon exercised his authority under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to direct the CIRB to end the postal workers strike and take over arbitration of the labour dispute.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) argued that using Section 107 to end the strike was unconstitutional nd questioned whether striking workers’ Charter rights had been violated...

Hotly contested legislation:

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Posted: Oct 23, 2025 8:32 AM EDT | Last Updated: 16 minutes ago

- CBC -

AS I promised last night, here is the complete report on Carnie's Budget

Carney says Canada should prepare for ‘sacrifices’ as he outlines plan for budget

Liberals aim to double non–U.S. exports over next decade, prime minister says

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians should be ready for some “challenges” and “sacrifices” in a speech outlining some of his government’s priorities for the upcoming federal budget. Carney touted that his government is preparing to “build a stronger economy” against the backdrop of “a more dynamic, a more competitive, a more hostile world."

“If we don’t act now, the pressures will only grow,” he said in an address to university students in Ottawa on Wednesday night...

Carney talks budget with opposition leaders:
Bloc's demands 'absolute':
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Posted: Oct 22, 2025 12:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 22

- CBC -

Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour, a Canadian take on Charlie Kirk’s movement

Jamil Jivani’s campus tour puts a spotlight on struggling young men

With one guiding question, Conservative MP Jamil Jivani hopes to expand a movement and ignite a national conversation. “How do we restore the North? ” Jivani asked roughly 50 people at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) last Friday.

“How do you make sure we restore the promise of Canada for as many people in this great country as possible?”