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Great Spirit bless 🙏

It's a great morning at the Tree House! Other than the threat of severe thunderstorms sometime this afternoon, it is a sunny and peaceful morning out there, with the early-rising sun, singing birds, and the lush green trees against a purply blue sky. Spiritual? To me, it is.

As for storms, I pray everyone is safe and prepared, especially if you live in a watershed area. May you be able to get to high ground and rent a motel room, etc., for the night away from home. And if you can't because of a rapidly worsening storm, take shelter in any windowless room, hallway, or bathtub if there is nowhere else to go. I can't remember how many stories I've heard on the news of people miraculously surviving hurricanes or twisters in a bathtub. Just Google it.

O.M.G. We're no longer in Ontario, Toto!! 👩🐕 We're in the land of Oz! 🥰 🌈🪄🎩✨🏰

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Is a bathtub safe during a tornado?

Question: Can you really ride out and survive a tornado by sheltering in your bathtub?

• 1 Yes, and this technique has saved many people.

• 2 Or find a room in the middle of your home, away from outside walls.

• 3 Or an enclosed area like a closet or windowless room on the opposite side of the house and lie low, away from the tornado's path if you know the direction it's coming from.<- in my own words.

If you have solar batteries, make certain they are fully charged.

Check your water and food supplies. We have a water cooler, so we usually have three or four five-gallon plastic water jugs full of clean, filtered water around. If you still have city water service, outside contact via cell phone and a WiFi hotspot, then you've got it made in the shade, Jake. The Achilles' heel in my home is if the windows get shattered. I pray a storm wind isn't directly from the south. Other than that, I just sit still till they repair whatever damage is out there and turn the power back on. Weapons? No firearms, but a few household items can be turned into weapons. I'm thinking about buying a small crossbow.

I'm a SURVIVALIST from the Cuban Crisis.

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Question: Survivalist:

AI Overview

The Survivalist (2015) - IMDbA survivalist is an individual who proactively prepares for emergencies, natural disasters, or catastrophic societal collapse. They emphasize self-reliance, stockpiling essential supplies, and learning wilderness or urban living skills to ensure their long-term safety.

• Core Concepts and Philosophy:

• Prepping & Self-Reliance:

• Bugging In vs. Bugging Out:

• Skill Building:

• The Modern Survivalist:

While the label historically evoked images of armed loners, modern survivalism spans a broad spectrum of people. It encompasses everything from general emergency preparedness (like having an emergency kit for a power outage) to devoted subcultures. For those actively preparing, resources and guidance are available on official government channels like Get Prepared Canada, which provides practical steps for managing local emergencies, power outages, and severe weather...

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BREAKING NEWS:

Tricorn hats or Trump rally? Americans have July Fourth options

The United States is celebrating a jubilee: July Fourth is the 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the foundational document for Western democracy.

Donald Trump, more than any president in the centuries since then, challenges some of the basic ideas of the document, which was written as list of complaints against the king of England.

READ THE ANNOTATED DECLARATION

A copy of the Declaration of Independence at Sotheby's auction house in New York City, on July 1, 2026.

The Declaration of Independence: Annotated 250 years later — during the Trump era

So it seems predictable that, rather than a Fourth of July celebration for Americans of all political persuasions, he’s advertising the massive fireworks display on the National Mall as “the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all, a ‘TRIBUTE TO AMERICA.’”...

• Who wants a Trump rally?:
• Will the fireworks be worth it?:
• A million people watched the 1976 fireworks show in DC:
• As with so much in DC, Trump took over:
• PBS will turn to Williamsburg, Virginia, instead of DC:

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PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 4 hr ago

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My thoughts only, WHO WANTS A BLOODY DEMENTED IDIOT PEDOPHILE ROTTEN NAZI RIPPING OFF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? By next year, America will look like the movie "The Day After" from 1983 ⚛🍄, or how about "Mad Max and the Thunderdome," 1985 after a ⚛🍄war. WAKE UP MAGAts and SHEEPLE, or you will get clipped to your shorts, and you're lucky if they don't go for the shorts, too. What about getting a gasoline-operated meat grinder, ya know, like a chainsaw, then trying the meat grinder on that long red tie? 😁

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‘It’s going to be a disaster’: Concerns mount about Trump’s supersized July Fourth

"HA, ha, ha!" Trumpo the Typo is a Disaster on Legs! - 💥🦵- signed, me.

Experts warn a record-breaking display and 100-degree heat could trap toxic smoke over Washington. It’s one of several problems shadowing a celebration the president has hyped.

Temperatures near 100 degrees, a massive security apparatus and potentially dangerous plumes of smoke from a record-breaking fireworks display are escalating concerns around the July Fourth celebration on the National Mall — an event that President Donald Trump has already politicized as “the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all.”

With Saturday’s celebration days away, the production company building out the physical apparatus for the country’s marquee 250th anniversary event was still actively recruiting professional help for crowd management assistance on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the company’s planning, who, like others interviewed for this piece, was granted anonymity to address a topic they were not authorized to speak about.

Multiple sources familiar with the production of the event expressed concern to MS NOW that the same organizers behind The Great American State Fair, which has drawn markedly small crowds, are also producing the July Fourth celebration, an event that happens annually but usually without the security measures required because of the president’s attendance...

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• Trump says July 4th celebration on National Mall will be a ‘Trump rally’:
• Trump is planning a Christian ‘revival’ for America’s 250th anniversary:

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Jul. 3, 2026, 7:40 AM EDT

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Emotional victim impact statements read at sentencing for Ontario couple in boy's murder, brother's torture

Prospective parents Becky Hamber, Brandy Cooney in Milton court for hearing

The Latest:

• The sentencing hearing for Becky Hamber, 47, and Brandy Cooney, 45, who’d been trying to adopt the two brothers, is underway in Milton, Ont.

• Several people, some through tears, are reading victim impact statements.

• In May, Superior Court Justice found the Burlington couple guilty of first-degree murder of the 12-year-old, and confining and assaulting his younger brother. The identities of L.L. and J.L. are protected under a publication ban.

• Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan determined Hamber and Cooney confined L.L. in a "dungeon-like bedroom.” He was severely malnourished when he died on Dec. 21, 2022. J.L. testified about how the boys were also made to wear wetsuits.

• A first-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.

• Warning: Court proceedings detailed alleged child abuse, and referenced self-harm and suicide.

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13 minutes ago

Couple listening to victim statements, sometimes shaking their heads:

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**Former foster mom says she took hundreds of notes at trial**

More To Read:

Updated July 3, 2026 - 7 minutes ago

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What's behind all the wild weather in Canada this summer?

Canadians across the country suffering through different forms of extreme weather

Zoom in on nearly any part of Canada this summer and you're likely to find people suffering from various forms of extreme weather. Intense storms in Western Canada have caused severe flooding, particularly in Manitoba. Parts of Ontario, Quebec and B.C. have been under heat waves and thunderstorm watches, while the North has been plagued by wildfires — and that's a non-exhaustive list.

Just this week, a storm ripped apart a house in southwest Winnipeg, tearing down fences and throwing barbecues across yards. Kingston, Ont., was briefly under a tornado warning on Tuesday, while Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa were cancelled amid thunderstorms and flooding.

• How jet stream, El Niño could impact weather:

WATCH | What to know about the 'super' El Niño being predicted this year:

• What else to expect:

WATCH | Ottawa deals with fallout from Canada Day storm:

• How you can prepare:
• How does climate change factor in?:

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Posted: Jul 03, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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Federal and Alberta governments reach agreement on new pipeline, carbon capture – July 2, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7etQCRaI0Q