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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning folks. Well, the morning is beginning with some sun and clouds, warm out there for the moment. There were supposed to be winds gusting to 65 miles an hour today, but that hasn't materialized, thank the Great Spirit, that certainly would have damaged the tropical arrangement I have in my Green Space. So far it's been behaving itself, and by five this afternoon the high winds should subside. That's about it from the Newsroom. Thank you for dropping by to view and read the Tree House News.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

SENDING IT OUT

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Question: In spiritual beliefs, "sending it out

AI Overview

In spiritual beliefs, "sending it out" refers to projecting your thoughts, intentions, or energy into the universe to influence reality, manifest desires, or help others. Practitioners believe this focused energy impacts the world around them, often functioning similarly to concentrated prayer or the law of attraction. Depending on your spiritual framework, this concept generally falls into one of three core expressions:

I do try my best to do that here on the Tree House News each day, to SEND OUT. I do that by sharing my thoughts, feelings, and opinions on a world event, government policy or action, or other occurrence that seems to be a few degrees off plumb. Even if I don't understand all of what the bull 💩 is in politics, I can still tell bull 🐂💩 by the smell ♨️ even if they were describing and promising a rose garden, standing there BAREFACED describing to you the aroma 🍃the delicate beauty 💃🏞️ and the various colors and shades 🌈 of a rose.

MEANWHILE! Behind curtain number 3, Doug Ford has some stooges 🤡🙃🥳 and a 🪏digging a hole for the public outdoor 💩🛖house.

Intention in spiritual beliefs

AI Overview

In spiritual beliefs, INTENTION is the foundational "why" driving our thoughts, words, and actions. It is the *'concentrated' internal energy* and focus that *shapes personal reality*, connecting inner values to the universe and transforming passive wishes into active, purposeful living.

Whatever the intention of others on the internet, you have a voice too, at least for as long as we have public internet service. The greedy corporate thieves, vampires 💉 🦇 won't shut down the internet for as long as they can still suck blood out of it by allowing rampant advertising that breeds tracking cookies, data scraping, and colossal data centers. BUT there's nothing wrong with expressing, or putting out there what's right in your heart. I am certain there are enough positive voices out there with the truth in their heart,... IT'S TIME TO EXPRESS THAT VOICE. The Blue Hats, "Take America Back!"*_

_*IT WAS MY COUNTRY, TOO, at one time. I lived there for months at a time. I am glad I came back to the country of my birth, where things still make sense. I haven't been back there, the US, since that Orange Jack Ass 🫏 NAZI 👮 took office 🏛️ the first time.

Think about it.

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BREAKING NEWS:

A Drone Barrage on Moscow Escalates Ukraine’s Push to Take the War to Russia

The attack, which shut down the capital’s airports for several hours, appeared to be the biggest wave of strikes on the city since the start of the war.

Black smoke from a burning oil refinery filled the Moscow sky. The city’s four airports were urgently closed. And part of the busy highway that rings the Russian capital, a metropolis of 13 million people, was shut down. As Ukraine escalated its effort to bring the war home for Russians, the strikes on Thursday appeared to be the largest drone attack on the Russian capital since President Vladimir V. Putin launched the war more than four years ago.

No deaths were immediately reported. But the large-scale assault seemed likely to feed fears among Russians that the Kremlin’s ability to isolate society from the impacts of the war was sharply eroding. That would usher in a new stage for a conflict that has now run longer than World War I. For days, lines have formed and rationing has been implemented at gas stations in dozens of Russian regions, as persistent Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries and processing facilities have threatened a fuel shortage...

Damage in the Moscow suburb of Zhukovsky on Thursday after a Ukrainian drone barrage...Reuters

The aftermath of the strikes across the Moscow sky on Thursday.Credit...Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Debris in a playground next to a damaged apartment building in Zhukovsky.Credit...Reuters*

• Damage in Moscow after Ukrainian drone strikes:

June 18, 2026

Updated 9:50 a.m. ET

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Supreme Court sides with weed user over Trump administration in gun case

The administration has cast itself as a defender of gun rights but, in this case, sought to disarm a man over what it called his “habitual use of marijuana.

The Supreme Court sided with a marijuana user over the Trump administration in the court’s latest Second Amendment ruling, with Justice Neil Gorsuch writing for the court that the prosecution of Ali Danial Hemani ran afoul of the amendment. The case involved a federal law that bans gun possession by someone who’s an “unlawful user” of, or addicted to, any controlled substance.

The Trump administration, which has cast itself as a great defender of the right to keep and bear arms, wanted to disarm Hemani due to what it called his “habitual use of marijuana.” In light of recent high court precedent that requires historical analogies to justify modern gun laws, the government pointed to laws from the time of the country’s founding that restricted the rights of “drunkards.”

Hemani countered that the federal law in question is too vague and that the country has no historical tradition of “stripping anyone who consumes an intoxicant a few times a week of the right to keep a firearm in the home for self-defense.” ...

• The Supreme Court takes on guns and drugs in its latest Second Amendment hearing;

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Jun. 18, 2026, 10:09 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Trump wants CUSMA to expire 'immediately.' Here's the reality behind his takes on the trade deal

U.S. can only withdraw from the deal with Canada and Mexico by giving 6 months' notice

U.S. President Donald Trump has sounded off once again about his country's three-way trade deal with Canada and Mexico, this time musing about the agreement "expiring immediately."

Trump spoke about the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in response to a reporter's questions Wednesday at Orly Airport near Paris, on his way back from the G7 Summit. Each of the three countries must declare by July 1 whether they want to extend CUSMA beyond its 2036 expiry date.

WATCH | A deeper dive into Trump's latest comments about terminating CUSMA:

• 'We do better as a country if we don't have an agreement':
• 'I view it as possibly expiring immediately':
• 'I'd rather have it terminated':
• 'To be honest with you, I'm not a big fan of it':
• 'I would prefer not having an agreement, but I'm open to doing it':

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Posted: Jun 17, 2026 8:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 17

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Now Canada and Mexico know where they stand. I believe Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo were already expecting this result; they should get Brazil (specifically the state of São Paulo) to connect with them, too. Mexico could ship directly to Canada without going through NAZI-LAND, exchanging commerce rights around the U.S. Canada could be the hub distributor for the northern region.

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NHL fans will now have to pay to watch games on Sportsnet. What that means for Rogers — and CBC

Experts say CBC could carve out new business with women's sports leagues

The National Hockey League season came to a close this month and with it came the end of an era as longtime partners Rogers and CBC were unable to come to a new agreement for NHL broadcasts. So fans will no longer find NHL games on CBC platforms and will, at this point, only be able to watch if they pay for a Sportsnet cable or streaming subscription.

Rogers Sports and Media, the parent company of Sportsnet, recently renewed its agreement with the NHL for the exclusive Canadian English television broadcasting and streaming rights in an $11.2-billion deal for the next 12 years. It first acquired those rights in 2013, for $5.2 billion at the time, but struck an agreement with Canada's public broadcaster to air playoff games and regular-season games featuring Canadian teams on its Saturday night show Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) since 1952...

WATCH | Why men's major league hockey will no longer air on Canada's public broadcaster:

• Money matters:

YEA, Fn' Greedy Thieving Cocroaches! 🪳💸🪳

WATCH | NHL move away from CBC a loss for Canadian culture, says hockey analyst:

• A costly move:

Hockey Night in Canada is gone. Could women's hockey be what comes next? Click 'Join the Conversation' at the bottom of this story

LISTEN | What will change, has already changed when it comes

• watching Canada's game:
• Eye on a new prize:

WATCH | Here's how much women's professional hockey players are making:

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Posted: Jun 18, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery and residential building in Moscow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2emMAPUmQM

 

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NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS

Great Spirit bless 🙏

Hello, everyone! Well, it's a good day for life and living 🍃🪺🦜🦁🐸👼🤵👸🌈 For me, each day I wake up, I'm still alive in this bag of bones and still active; it's a good day. As far as my state of health goes lately, on a scale of better or worse, the needle indicates improving, I pray the pressure valve going to the needle doesn't blow a gasket 🤞🙏

And if you have a spare second, please send a prayer and/or meditation to the Great Spirit to please send the Dragon Slayer 🤺🐉 to chase this Fire-Breathing Dragon 🔥🐲 out of my stomach 🫄, please! I would greatly appreciate it. And the dragon's rent 📃 is way overdue anyway.

I haven't much more to share from the Newsroom. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News. Now, let us go on with the topic of discussion of the day.

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

GOVERNMENT RESOURCE REMOVALS

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Question: List of institutes and government services Trump destroyed

2025 United States government online resource removals

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Beginning in January 2025, a series of web page and dataset deletions and modifications across multiple United States federal agencies began.

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🔹AI Overview

President Donald Trump has systematically downsized, dismantled, or severely restricted numerous federal agencies and public services, primarily through mass workforce layoffs, budget cuts, and executive orders. While several of these sweeping closures have faced legal challenges or require formal acts of Congress, many key functions have been significantly impaired.

Targeted Departments and Institutes:

• Department of Education:

• National Institutes of Health (NIH):

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):

• Gutted Government Services and Agencies:

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA):

• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS):

• Foreign Aid and Global Initiatives:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):

Track the ongoing legal, legislative, and functional updates to these agencies through the PBS News and Science.org legislative portals.

During his second term, the Donald Trump administration has engaged in a historic, systematic effort to downsize, restructure significantly, and strip powers from several federal agencies by establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, and issuing executive orders targeting the civil service and numerous government institutions. The specific institutions and government services most severely dismantled, defunded, or restructured include:

The list of institutes and government services has been destroyed by Trumpo The Typo

• The Donald Trump administration has not destroyed or permanently eliminated any major Cabinet-level department:

• U.S. Department of Education:

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) & Global Media:

• U.S. Civil Service & Personnel Operations:

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Science Agencies:

• General Services Administration (GSA):

Note: While many of these aggressive staffing cuts, budget freezes, and structural transfers have been implemented, dozens of active lawsuits from federal worker unions, non-profits, and state governments are moving through federal courts to determine if the administration exceeded its legal authority...

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IS THIS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR?

To get thrown out of your home to go live on the street, and if you're lucky, you have a makeshift tent to live in, and maybe catch a rat for your lunch. But don't tell anyone! YOU'RE LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM, eh?

TAKE AMERICA BACK, put that on your hat 🧢

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BREAKING NEWS:

Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran

The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon, according to a draft copy of the text obtained by CNN.

The 14-point memorandum of understanding has not yet been officially released but a copy of it was obtained by CNN from a US official. A diplomat who saw it at the G7 summit in France this week confirmed its contents, as did two other diplomatic sources with knowledge of negotiations.

Given both the US and Iranians’ secrecy around the language, it remains unclear whether the draft text shared with CNN will reflect the exact wording of the final document due to be signed in person on Friday in Switzerland Technical details are also being finalized, so the wording could still shift. A White House spokesperson said the text did not reflect the actual memorandum.

Below is the text in full:

1 — The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States:

2 — Islamic Republic of Iran the U.S. to agree on sovereignty and territorial integrity:

3 — The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States negotiate and agree within a maximum period of 60 days:

4 — Immediately upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding:

5 — Upon signing this Memorandum of Understanding, Iran will immediately ensure the movement of merchant ships:

6 — The United States undertakes, together with its regional partners,

7 — The United States commits to ending, on a schedule agreed upon:

8 — The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons:

9 — The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree that:

10 — The United States undertakes signing of this Memorandum of Understanding:

11 — The United States undertakes negotiations and agreement to release frozen funds and assets of Republic of Iran:

12 — Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States agree future commitment to the Final Agreement:

13 — Following the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding:

14 — Final agreement approved through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council:

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Updated Jun 17, 2026, 7:52 AM ET - 2 hr ago

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Vance’s slick answers on ‘The View’ can’t hide his biggest problem for 2028

Succeeding a president from your own party is hard enough, and being Trump’s vice president makes it harder.

Vice President JD Vance knew the assignment, and he likely knew how that assignment would go. Promoting his new book in an interview on “The View,” whose co-hosts are no fans of Donald Trump, he would have to defend the president’s gaffes and policy mistakes, while not looking too thirsty to replace the president come 2028.

Vance performed well, as he usually does in TV interviews. But he also revealed the awkward position in which he finds himself — as does just about every other Republican who will run for president in two years. Succeeding a president from your own party is hard enough; being Trump’s vice president makes it harder.

• The vice president has had plenty of practice being confronted with his criticisms of the president, and the answer he gave was quite revealing:

• Trump may be a despicable and dangerous figure, but when Vance saw that he could ride Trump to power, he jumped aboard eagerly:

More from MS NOW Daily

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'Major shock': Canadians grapple with loss of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada tradition

CBC will no longer air NHL games as Rogers Sportsnet takes over

Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end. "It came as a major shock," Craig Baird, host of the Canadian History Ehx podcast, told CBC News.

"It's not just a show, it's a part of our culture. It's woven into the fabric of Canada." The national broadcaster said it was unable to come to an agreement on a new sublicensing deal with rights-holder Rogers Sportsnet on the NHL games, including its staple Saturday night double-header broadcasts...

• How 'massive' was the cultural impact?:

CBC will no longer air NHL games in 'end of an era' as broadcast deal expires

WATCH | The classic theme:

• 'Huge loss':

Sports fans 'flabbergasted' after Sportsnet announces double-digit price hike

WATCH | Jeff Marek on the loss of HNIC:

• Is there room for HNIC in 'vastly different' digital world?:

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Posted: Jun 17, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Carney says he's seen U.S.-Iran framework to end war, calls it a 'game changer' in CNN interview

Deal lays groundwork to ensure Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon, prime minister says

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's seen a copy of the preliminary deal struck between the U.S. and Iran to end hostilities in the Middle East and is calling it a "game changer."

"I have to say, it's exceeded my expectations. We're very pleased with the deal that's been struck," the prime minister said in an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.

The precise terms of the deal haven't been made public, and Carney didn't say specifically how he came across the copy he reviewed other than "sources." He also didn't address criticism of the deal, namely that negotiations didn't include Israel or Hezbollah...

WATCH | The U.S. and Iran's deal to make a deal | About That:

WATCH | Trump says Iran deal details coming soon, slams Israel's Lebanon war tactics:

WATCH | How Strait of Hormuz shutdown caused history's biggest oil crisis:

• 'Constructive' talks on Ukraine:

Posted: Jun 16, 2026 11:08 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 16

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2026 G7 Leaders’ Summit: PM Mark Carney speaks with reporters – June 17, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElkLu0IsBoo

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Hi everyone! Well, it's another beautiful, bright, sunny morning here at the Tree House. Countdown to my own birthday in 14 days, but birthdays never meant much to me except maybe when I was little.

A little more about me.

Until I met my present partner, I was pretty much a loner, and after retirement, it doesn't matter what day it is unless it's something special for someone else or I have an appointment; I stay home and mind my business.

I had had enough of people's attitudes and trying to dump on me when I was in the workforce. Feeling all that mixed bag of emotions at work, then getting caught up in a raging tornado 🌪️ when I got home 🏠 My whole life felt like being stuck in a typhoon with a very tiny umbrella 💨💦☂ In the end, I don't know if I did the right or wrong thing. What I had hoped to be a normal family life just turned into a big pile of 💩 Sadly, I even had to give up a property valued at $1 million. I dumped the entire bag, family, and property behind me if I wished to survive, and I moved on to a fresh beginning in life. I paid for my sins.

So birthdays don't mean much to me except that I'm one year older than last year. I may get irritated about the little things going sideways on me, but NOT MUCH IN THIS WORLD SURPRISES ME anymore. I can only pray, meditate, and share with you, the reader, where the black hole is hiding in that swirling nebula gas.

Like Johny Fartpants 'Farts' = Poof! then shouts...METHANE! Don't light any matches!

And that was the birth of my satirical and comic book humor.

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

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Question: Psychopathic

🔹AI Overview

Psychopathic behavior is characterized by a persistent lack of empathy, shallow emotional responses, and a tendency toward manipulation, impulsivity, and antisocial actions. While not an official diagnosis, these traits are heavily linked to Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) in the clinical and legal communities.

Psychopathy is typically categorized by behavioral, interpersonal, and affective traits:

1. Interpersonal Traits (How they interact with others):

2. Affective Traits (Emotional profile):

3. Behavioral Traits (Lifestyle and actions)

Assessment & Distinction

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My personal experience with Psychopathy

Psychopathic behavior: Impulsive, system busters, excited speech, but with no display of emotion, just glee in their preconceived inventive and precisely laid out plans, but without the true inner feelings, just a cold, calculated train of thoughts, but they can display excitement over their own preconceived ingenious ideas.

Trumpo The Typo seems to fit that shoe perfectly, like a ROBOT programmed with the data stored from his dad's brain or a clone, a psychotic father raising a psychotic son, that must have been fun.

"Son of a gun, gonna have big fun down on the bayou ♪♫♭｡♪˚♬"

Just like a psychopath doesn't have feelings, everything is black and varying shades of grey. Impulsive, yes, "I am Superman!" and be convinced they are. I should know, I worked with a couple of those people in my time as a social worker. Psychos are dangerous without their meds •<- Big period that's it.

I am bipolar myself, and when the highs have hit, my behavior was also somewhat psychotic, especially when mixed with alcohol. I thought I could fly! I'm glad I never experimented with that thought by jumping off a building or something.

And as for Trumpo The Typo, Mojtaba Khamenei, Netanyahu, and Putin, they are nothing more than a bunch of psychopathic cutthroat junkie pirates. I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR NEW STAUS IN THE WORLD Mr (‿ˠ‿) hole 🕳️ in 💩🏳️ diaper

That will be it from the Newsroom for today. Tomorrow, I will discuss how a psychopath has destroyed things that you didn't think were possible for a psycho to do. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News.

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BREAKING NEWS:

Trump meets world leaders at G7 summit with Iran agreement high on agenda

The US president said Israel's Netanyahu needs to be 'more responsible' in Lebanon, as world leaders seek clarity on Iran framework.

Here's The Latest:

• G7 summit: World leaders have gathered at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, where discussions about US President Donald Trump’s agreement with Iran have been “frank,” sources say. Trump is due to speak with the leaders of three Arab states as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

• US-Iran agreement: Trump vowed to publicly release the text of the agreement “in a couple of days,” and even floated reciting the document in front of cameras. He also said he’d send it to Congress for review. Trump earlier claimed the next phase of talks, meant to resolve thorny issues around Iran’s nuclear program, would be “easier.”

• Trump criticizes Israel: Trump also criticized Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister needs to be “more responsible with respect to Lebanon.” Israel and Hezbollah continued fighting yesterday, and Netanyahu has made clear he does not intend to withdraw from southern Lebanon, Gaza or Syria...

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16 min ago

Trump says he will send eventual Iran agreement to Congress for review

More To Read:

Updated 9:10 AM EDT, Tue June 16, 2026

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The Trump candidate who could cost Republicans Georgia

Rep. Mike Collins has the president’s support. Winning in November is another question

Donald Trump has praised his pick for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat as a warrior and a winner. The winning part of that may not hold up to the scrutiny that voters are set to dispense in the fall.

The president endorsed Rep. Mike Collins just days before Tuesday’s GOP primary runoff, positioning the conservative congressman as the party favorite to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff this fall. But within the Republican Party, that endorsement has landed with a clear sense of dread.

“If you went to a laboratory and tried to create the worst general election candidate for this state and environment possible, you couldn’t do better than Mike Collins,” a prominent Georgia Republican strategist, granted anonymity to speak candidly, told MS NOW. “He has a ton of personal baggage and won’t be able to raise money. He possesses the unique ability to offend female voters with that personal baggage but also with the hardest right abortion stance you can have. He will lose the Atlanta metro in unprecedented fashion, and we have to hope he doesn’t take everyone else down with him.” ...

News

• Republicans headed to runoff to decide who will challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff:

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Jun. 16, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Some Canadians are crowdfunding their way through the cost of living crisis

More than 15,000 fundraisers for essential needs launched on GoFundMe

When he found himself strapped for cash to pay his bills, Luke Alberton says he had to “swallow his pride” and do something he normally wouldn’t do. “After a little bit of soul searching and difficult decision-making, I ended up starting a GoFundMe for myself,” said Alberton. “[It’s] a little against my typical way of getting through life.”

Originally from Sudbury, Ont., Alberton has lived in Toronto for the past 14 years and built a career largely in telephone-based customer service In August 2024, Alberton got laid off from his job.

He went on employment insurance (EI) and began searching for work. But unlike previous job hunts, this one dragged on...

• Canadians still worried about economy, remain cautious about spending

• No pickaxe needed. Why Canadians are sifting for gold in unusual places

• Gaps in social support:

WATCH | Volunteering hours are down for some community organizations:

• Are online fundraisers the answer?:

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Posted: Jun 16, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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Bell, Telus under under fire for charging fees that 'appear' to violate new rules

Canada's telecom regulator sent warning letters to each telecom suggesting their new fees should be scrapped

Bell and Telus are facing scrutiny from Canada's telecom regulator for introducing wireless fees the regulator says appear to violate new federal rules.

On Friday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) implemented new rules banning telecoms from charging extra fees to activate, change or cancel cellphone plans. The now-outlawed charges include early cancellation fees and the once-ubiquitous activation fee for phone plans. The regulations are meant to make it easier for Canadians to switch wireless and internet plans to secure better deals.

Shortly before the new rules took effect, the CRTC sent stern letters to Telus and Bell, warning that Telus' newly introduced $15 SIM card fee and Bell's new $40 device handling charge appeared to violate the regulations...

• CRTC fires off letters to Bell, Telus:

WATCH | Calls for investigation into telecom price hikes:

• What happens now?:

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Posted: Jun 16, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 37 minutes ago

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Carney says G7 'united' behind Ukraine during meeting with Zelenskyy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmzHVl7cDwk

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Well, so far, Accuwether was lying about being stormy. It's bright and sunny, and they got the cool part right; it's sweatertime again 😝 Welcome back to mid-April! I love the bright sunlight, though. I can feel the warmth of the life-giving golden green - chartreuse - glow of the trees 🌳and foliage 🌿 inside of me, in contrast to the crisp, cool, clear blue sky 🟦 Anyhow, I do pray that you all be well on this Monday morning of June 15, 2026

Let us all pause for a moment for prayer and meditation, or whenever you can find time. Even just to simply give it a 'thought prayer' I call it.

Thought Prayer, or meditation:

If there is a need for a prayer where it's inconvenient to do so, I just pause and think it, then move on with my day.

I believe:

_*The Universe, the Great Spirit of the Universe, is thought, and we are all ONE within the 'THOUGHT'. or Consciousness. Without thought or consciousness, there would be no universe ⋆⭒˚.☄️🌑⋆*🪐💫 Without that thought or consciousness, even if there was something out here, WHO or WHAT would be here to be conscious of it?

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Question: What is prayer?

🔹AI Overview

Prayer is a deliberate act of communication directed toward a sacred, transcendent, or divine entity. It serves as a way for individuals to express devotion, seek guidance, offer gratitude, or request assistance...

• Core Forms of Prayer:
• Common Expressions, Verbal expression:
• Meditative & Contemplative:

Sitting in silent reflection, listening, or focusing on the divine presence.

• Ritual:

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On the humor side, don't pray while walking. You could end up in the emergency room with a busted nose when you walk into that telephone pole. That's like Impaired Cell Phone Walking. Please find a park bench. 🤣

Well, dear friends, that is about all I have coming from the Newsroom this morning. Now it's time to move on to the Discussion of the day. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

I thought I would run this through the Fake News Mill search and see what comes out at the other end, as I thought, A BIG PLOP OF TRUMPO THE TYPO 💩

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Question: Did Trump stop his 9th war?

🔹AI Overview

President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had "SOLVED" 8 to 9 WARS and was actively working on his 10th. However, fact-checkers and news organizations like Forbes report that these claims are heavily exaggerated or lack a factual basis.

Many of the "wars" Trump claims to have resolved were either long-standing border disputes, tensions over resources with no active fighting, or short-term skirmishes. Furthermore, the "9th war" Trump referred to shifts depending on his announcements.

For example:

• The Middle East Conflict:
• Russia-Ukraine:

For granular breakdowns and real-time fact-checking of Trump's diplomatic claims, you can consult the *Associated Press News* overview or the *British Broadcasting Corporation*

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All we get from the ugly, fat orange toad's drooling, blubbery lips is telling incoherent gobbledegook slop about nothing with the squeals of a pleased pig. I don't lie, beat around the bush, I say it as I feel it and portray it in my mind, sometimes with satire, not usually sarcasm, except for this piece of NAZI 💩

BREAKING NEWS:

The true test of Trump’s Iran agreement will come only if the fighting stops

The mixed martial arts fights at President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday party showcased the power of dominance and unequivocal victories. The White House event beneath stormy skies formed an extraordinary backdrop to an announcement by Trump that he’d clinched a memorandum of understanding to end the Iran war.

But any parallels Trump was drawing with his own kinetic brand of politics went only so far, since the Middle East stalemate between the US superpower and its weaker rival lacks the clarity of knockout blows landed in the octagon on the South Lawn...

► Do the opening of the strait and the end of the blockade signal only a return to the pre-war status quo, since the critical nuclear question is still undecided?

► Is Trump any nearer to securing a nuclear deal superior to the internationally backed and monitored pact negotiated by the Obama administration, with which Iran was complying until Trump tore it up in his first term?

► And most fundamentally, beyond a downgrading of Iran’s conventional military capacity, did a war that a majority of Americans didn’t want and that triggered huge global hardship achieve any results that justify its cost?

• Reasons for optimism that the war could end:
• Gaps are already forming between the US and Iran on memo’s meaning:
• Hopes for economic relief could ease political heat on Trump:

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Updated Jun 15, 2026, 10:13 AM ET - 29 min ago

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Trump’s deal with Iran doesn’t resolve anything

With this framework to end the war, the U.S. and Iran are trying to wipe the slate clean and pretend the past four months never happened.

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After a few dozen false starts, it looks like the United States and Iran have finally struck a framework agreement to pause the war for another two months, stabilize global energy prices and reopen detailed negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump, in typical fashion, announced the accord on Truth Social, claiming it would put the Middle East on the road to peace. He quickly gave several interviews reiterating yet again that more U.S. military action was in the cards if Tehran didn’t satisfy its end of the bargain.

For once, the Trump administration and the Iranians are singing from the same song sheet. Both declared that a signing ceremony would take place this Friday, and while the actual text of the agreement hasn’t been published yet, both sides sketched out its general parameters.

• The war has hurt every one of its combatants mightily:...

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Jun. 15, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Pensions, passports and misinformation: What each side says the other gets wrong about Alberta independence

CBC News set up listening stations at Let’s Talk Alberta and Forever Canadian events

Would Alberta seniors lose their Canadian pensions if the province separates? Would Albertans lose their Canadian passports?

Even these basic questions are disputed in Alberta right now as both sides gear up for a referendum on the question of independence this October.

Separatist supporter Wendy Fitzpatrick said pensions were the biggest point of concern she heard from older Albertans while gathering signatures, and she believes the pro-Canada side is spreading misinformation on that.

• Can a province just decide to leave Canada? Here's what the law says

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• A guide to the (many) groups running Alberta's separatist and remain camps

• Alberta separatists claim independence means holding onto a Canadian passport. We asked legal experts

• Pro-Canada supporters say benefits of independence are a myth:
• Real draw for separation is self-determination: organizer

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• I was proud to be Canadian. Now, I support separatism for Alberta:

Posted: Jun 15, 2026 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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Toronto Port Authority says Billy Bishop expansion would be self-funded. Some experts are skeptical

The port authority’s net income in 2025 was less than $17M

As the federal government begins consultations on the future of Billy Bishop Airport, some experts say they’re skeptical the Toronto Port Authority, which owns the airport, will be able to fund the proposed expansion.

Last month, Toronto Port Authority CEO RJ Steenstra pegged the cost of the expansion at $4 to $5 billion.

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osted: Jun 15, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Global stocks soar and oil prices drop as U.S., Iran reach tentative deal to end war

Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, was priced around $83 US a barrel Monday morning

Stock markets are rallying worldwide and oil prices are easing, after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to get the global flow of crude going again.

The S&P 500 rose 1.5 per cent early Monday on hopes that this time, the announcement of an Iran-U.S. agreement will mean a long-term fix to a conflict that has sent prices up worldwide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.2 per cent as of 9:35 a.m. ET, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.3 per cent higher...

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• SpaceX stock jumps after record IPO, making Musk the first trillionaire.

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Posted: Jun 15, 2026 8:50 AM EDT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago

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UN Welcomes US-Iran Deal | Guterres Urges Restraint | Middle East at Turning Point

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