Monday, 17 November 2025

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

I will not be on for long today as I was ill again all morning. I believe that this time I have a stomach virus (flu) complicating things. In the afternoon, it appears to fade away somewhat.

There isn't much happening here in the Newroom today; it pretty much seems to be the same as the outside world, with everyone happily chewing on an air sandwich.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

PROJECT 25

I had hoped that it would not go so far as to necessitate a discussion about what lies ahead if the Trump 2025 plan is allowed to manifest itself, or, instead, if the cancer is left unchecked. It may not be limited to just America; it appears that numerous democratic countries are in unrest these days. Are we being overtaken by a WORLD WIDE REGIME?

Are we all being stricken by the same cancer? Something like Fascism, but if America is an example, it will be more like an authoritarian or Nazi like regime, and even Nazis had rules and regulations, order, a government, but of course, changeable at any time by the great leader's desire. The Trumpo one has what? No government, just the rich, the leaders, and their Dunce Cadets, they are the "Queen ant," and the poor, the rest of the peasants, are the worker and slave ants, like in an ant colony?

I can't see it being anything that has the potential for the good of all in this 💩 fricasse, making it more complicated, not better for the regular folks. It's given us only pain and misery. That's what you voted for!

Have you heard of a GOOD REGIME ushering in the good through the suffering of others? If so, please share your information!

But if it's ushering in the good only for the elite, to receive its benefits, YOU HAVE REACHED G-D HOOD.. It's all about greed, hate, theft. "Only little people pay taxes." Leona Helmsley, Billionaire New York Hotelier

It seems the only requirement for special treatment from the president is if you join the Pedophile's Club. Ask Ghislaine Maxwell.

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump administration latest: House vote on Epstein files looms as US tensions grow with Venezuela

• Epstein files: President Donald Trump encouraged House Republicans to vote this week to release more files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — a stark reversal in the president’s position as momentum grows in support of the effort in Congress.

• Political breakup: Meanwhile, Trump is feuding with GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a staunch ally, who told CNN the rift “has all come down to the Epstein files.” Greene is among a handful of Republicans who are adamant about releasing the documents.

• Venezuela tensions: Trump has yet to make a decision on whether to attack Venezuela on land, officials tell CNN, as the president hints a window may be opening for diplomacy. This comes after the US increased pressure on the South American country over the weekend, saying it will designate a Venezuelan cartel as a foreign terrorist organization.

Read More:

- CNN -

Wow, now I know where the maid at the White House keeps getting 🔩⚙️ caught in her vacuum cleaner is coming from.

1 hr 3 min ago

Trump’s sudden reversal in the Epstein file saga is an “exercise in theater,” Jake Tapper says

Read More:

- CNN -

1 hr 16 min ago

Mexico’s president says she hopes for dialogue between the US and Venezuela amid rising tensions

More To Read:

Updated 12:01 PM EST, Mon November 17, 2025

- CNN -

Marjorie Taylor Greene reveals what she says caused her breakup with Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene talks with CNN's Dana Bash in her first interview since President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of her and attacked her online as a "traitor."

VIDEO Included:

November 17, 2025 - 02:11

- CNN -

This hidden canyon in the Mediterranean teems with whales and dolphins. But it’s under threat

Sardinia, Italy

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One thousand meters (3,281 feet) under the Mediterranean Sea, a crab tangled in plastic is fighting to crawl across the rocky sea bottom. At 240 meters (787 feet) down, an entire population of bamboo coral is being choked by fishing gear.

These are some of the sights Italian marine biologist Ginevra Boldrocchi witnessed during a deep-sea exploration to the subaquatic world known as Caprera Canyon. Found in the rough, blue waters spanning some 20 to 40 kilometers (12 to 25 miles) off the coast of Sardinia, Italy, Caprera Canyon is a vast underwater valley that supports a variety of marine life and helps keep our oceans in balance. ...

ROV mission:
The case for a Marine Protected Area:
ROV findings:
A source of hope:

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2025, 4:17 AM ET - 9 hr ago

- CNN -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Budget, government’s fate up in the air as MPs prepare for crucial vote

Liberals have already survived 2 confidence votes on the budget; final vote expected Monday evening

The House of Commons is set for one final vote on the main budget motion that will determine if the fiscal policy can go ahead and if the Liberal Party can keep governing...

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Posted: Nov 17, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

- CBC -

Stay tuned for the Results. 'I Do Pray: Not Just Another Air Sandwich.'

Inflation rate ticks down to 2.2% in October, mostly due to falling gas prices

Excluding gas, inflation came in at 2.6%, same as September

Canada's annual inflation rate edged down to 2.2 per cent in October, largely due to gas prices falling at a faster pace, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

Pump prices fell at a rate of 9.4 per cent in October, after falling 4.1 per cent in September, as drivers switched to cheaper winter gas blends and crude prices came down "amid continued concerns of oversupply," the data agency wrote. When excluding gasoline, inflation came in at 2.6 per cent last month, the same as in September.

The details of the inflation report "were a tad on the disappointing side," wrote BMO chief economist Douglas Porter, "as lower gasoline and food prices were a big reason for the moderation, while many underlying prices ticked up."...

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Posted: Nov 17, 2025 8:36 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

- CBC -

Rogers clients complain of customer service nightmare, spending hours on hold to resolve simple issues

Frustrating customer service experiences due to lack of competition, weak protections, experts say

When Anil Sedha decided to cancel his Rogers business internet service, he expected he’d go online, click a few buttons and be done. But the customer support link was broken. A chatbot told him he could only cancel by calling. Thus began what the Winnipeg man estimates was a seven hour ordeal spread over several weeks last summer, trapped in a maze of hold music, dropped calls and endless transfers between departments.

“It was a non-stop theme of ‘We are having a heavy call volume,’ ” said Sedha. “I tried calling at different times of the day and on different days.”...