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"HELLO from Igloo land!" It's another cold, frosty morning, with snow trying to fall again.😁🫨 Even the penguins 🐧 are packing their little suitcases 🧳 and moving south ⬇️ Does the term "climate change" mean climate warming or freezing? Today, it feels more like another Ice Age is on its way. Maybe frostbite will keep the Americans south of the border. Even the atomic bombs in their silos will not want to come out in this cold. Freeze all the little atoms in them. I have read somewhere that all those atomic bombs stored without the human intervention of a launch command would sit there harmlessly until they disintegrate into piles of rust; that's a good thing to know.

Unless this is the beginning of another Ice Age, the sun will come up over the horizon, and the birds will tweet again when spring arrives. With all this snow, rain, avalanches, and floods, I would think this past winter should put somewhat of a damper on forest fires until later this summer. Forest fires started in early May last year in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. We were lucky in Ontario that the fires mainly stayed to the northwest of us.

I am 80 years old and grew up in the northland of Ontario. My personal recollection from ages 4 to about 7 is that we never had forest fires until late June or mid-July, lasting until the end of August. That was the hottest and driest part of the year in the low 90° F. Still, it felt more like in comparison, after I personally visited Arizona a few years back, both the northland and Arizona share the dry air, like the northern region above the Timmins area of Ontario during late June to late August. I remember playing desert in a sand pit left over from a highway construction site. The sand was so hot it burned my feet when I was barefoot. Good memories, my sister and I used to play "jungle" in the bush behind the house, too.

TODAY'S DICUSSION:

What would happen if "AI" were to tank, Slang: To fail, and the world economy were to go into a state of moridund?*_

A governmentless land that lies open for grabs for any pirate nation that comes along. Worse than, for example, Cuba and Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Suriname, Ecuador, and the Somalians in East Africa, and probably all of Spanish, African descent, and Native Americans, where will he deport them?.

The EU is certainly not going to deal with a Pirate Nation, then the pirate nation manifests itself as pests like blood suckers sailing the seven seas.

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US moribund becomes pirate nation

AI Overview

Recent commentary and analysis have drawn parallels between U.S. foreign policy actions and 17th-century piracy, specifically regarding "flagrant violations of international law" in the Caribbean and Latin America. This rhetoric accuses the U.S. of acting above the law, with critics pointing to actions such as threats to seize vessels, targeting foreign resources, and ignoring international court rulings.

Allegations of "Pirate State" Behavior

Critics argue that current U.S. actions, particularly regarding Venezuela, mirror piratical behavior rather than lawful international conduct. Now on to the Tree House Breaking News.

BREAKING NEWS:

Journalist Don Lemon taken into custody after Minnesota church protest

Journalist Don Lemon was taken into custody on Thursday night in connection to a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to his attorney. Lemon was with dozens of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters as they rushed into Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month, interrupting a church service and leading to tense confrontations.

Court records related to his arrest were not immediately available. Lemon is expected to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on Friday morning. Lemon was in Los Angeles to cover the Grammy Awards and was arrested after 11pm local time in a hotel lobby in Beverley Hills as he was leaving for an event...

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Updated Jan 30, 2026, 9:29 AM ET - 11 min ago

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Most snow in years, blizzard conditions possible in parts of Southeast from powerful bomb cyclone

A rapidly strengthening winter storm, known as a bomb cyclone, is less than 24 hours away from delivering an unusual amount of snow, damaging winds and dangerous coastal flooding to parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.

Impacts will begin late Friday into Saturday, with snow and hurricane-force wind gusts possibly whipping up blizzard conditions along parts of the North Carolina and Virginia coasts by Saturday night. Coastal New England, particularly eastern Massachusetts, could see snow and wind later in the weekend if the storm tracks closer to shore.

The storm is expected to form near the North Carolina coast late Friday before rapidly strengthening as it moves north Saturday, a process known as bombogenesis. As the bomb cyclone intensifies, it will draw very cold air southward, allowing snow to fall across areas that don’t often see significant winter weather. This will also increase its winds, particularly along the coast...

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Updated Jan 30, 2026, 9:31 AM ET - 13 min ago

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Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote

Senate leaders have a bipartisan funding deal in hand but it remains to be seen whether they will avert a costly government shutdown as the clock ticks down toward Friday’s midnight deadline.

Lawmakers left Capitol Hill late Thursday after all rank-and-file senators could not come to agreement to swiftly move the spending package – the contours of which negotiators from both parties and the White House struck earlier in the day. Senators are set to return Friday with an eye toward sending the bills back to the House for final approval, but negotiations can change rapidly. “I hope we can get these issues resolved. Right now, we got snags on both sides, but tomorrow’s another day,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters as he left the US Capitol.

Any one senator can object to quick consideration of a measure on the floor, slowing down the process...

If the Senate is successful Friday, however, final passage could still be delayed until Monday

Eleventh-hour talks:

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Updated Jan 29, 2026, 11:58 PM ET - 9 hr ago

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Trump names Kevin Warsh as his pick to replace Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve

What We're Covering Here

• President Donald Trump said Friday he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair. Warsh will take over from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term as chair ends in May. The role requires Senate confirmation.

• The announcement caps an extensive search that started in September and was spearheaded by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who whittled down a list of half a dozen candidates and presented four finalists to the president.

• Trump has castigated Powell for months, calling him a “numbskull,” a “moron” and a “jerk” for not lowering interest rates more quickly. His administration also launched a criminal investigation of Powell and the Fed earlier this month, which led Powell to issue an extraordinary rebuke of Trump’s efforts to politicize the independent central bank...

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Why did Trump pick Warsh? Watch live at 10 am ET

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Trump threatens Canadian aviation industry with heavy tariffs, decertification of Bombardier planes

U.S. president said the threats would persist until Canadian regulators certify a number of American planes

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to slap 50 per cent tariffs on "all aircraft made in Canada" until Canadian regulators certify several American-produced aircraft.

He also threatened to decertify Canadian-produced Bombardier Global Express business jets — a move that would affect many U.S. airlines.

• Trump himself doesn't have the authority to decertify aircraft; that's the job of the Federational Aviation Administration (FAA).
• A White House official told Reuters that Trump was not suggesting decertifying Canadian-built planes currently ⁠in operation.
• Montreal-based Bombardier said in a statement it has reached out to the Canadian government.
• More than half of Bombardier's global fleet of 5,200 aircraft reportedly operate in the U.S. ...

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Blanchet says threat 'undermines economic stability' of continent's air transport network

Good morning. I'm Peter Zimonjic, and I am a senior writer in CBC's parliamentary bureau, where we will be looking at the political side of the story.

This morning, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet issued a statement saying he is concerned about Trump's threats against the Quebec-based company. "The aircraft marketed by Bombardier fully comply with all applicable U.S. regulations and certifications and are essential to routine air operations there," he wrote.

"This threat undermines economic stability and the entire continent's air transport network on false pretenses, potentially jeopardizing its safety.

"The U.S. government must abandon its threats, obtain complete information from its agencies, their Canadian counterparts, and Bombardier, which has a significant presence in the United States, and rescind the proposed 50% surcharge and flight ban,” Blanchet said...

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"Ah, Ha!" Got them by the hairies. THEY CAN'T STEAL BOMBARDIER FROM CANADA, BOMBARDIER IS AS CANADA AS IS OUR SNOW. Bombardier will also be the new builder of the Swedish fighter jet, the Saab JAS 39 Gripen E, and is clearing a factory to produce the new Canadian version of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen. Somebody has their thinking cap 🧢 on, and it's certainly not a dunce hat 🧙

U.S. ambassador gives prime minister the cover he needs to cut Canada’s F-35 order

At this point, the only commitment is to buy 16 F-35s. Mark Carney will be making the final decision on whether to proceed with purchases of another 72 of the stealth fighters.

For the past 10 months Prime Minister Mark Carney has been carefully treading a fine line on the ongoing review of Canada’s purchase of U.S.-built F-35 fighter jets.

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Carney ordered a review of the F-35 purchase in mid-March in the wake of threats against Canadian sovereignty by U.S. President Donald Trump. At this point, the federal government is only committed to buy 16 F-35s — Carney will be making the final decision on whether to proceed with the additional purchase of another 72 of the stealth fighters.

The prime minister has to contend with a number of factors in weighing his decision, including that the Royal Canadian Air Force has argued the F-35 is superior to the Saab Gripen, the other aircraft being considered as a result of Trump’s threats...

Jan. 15, 2026, interview with a Montreal radio station in which the ambassador stated the United States didn’t need Canada for anything.

Davos signals, judicial catalysts and the policy path ahead

Franklin Templeton Institute offers this quick take on potential market impacts of President Trump’s Davos comments and pending US Supreme Court cases.

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Published Jan 29, 2026 - updated 15 hours ago

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Canada’s 88-Jet Gripen DEAL With Sweden Just CHANGED Everything!

Canada is quietly rewriting its defense future. A potential 88-jet Gripen partnership with Sweden signals a decisive break from reliance on Washington and a move toward true military sovereignty. With Saab offering domestic jobs, full technology transfer, and fighters designed for Arctic conditions, Ottawa’s long-assumed F-35 path — and Canada’s role inside global power structures — is being put under real pressure.

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