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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good Saturday morning, everyone! Well, it's a good morning that I'm alive and well, and not the sickly, tortured, "I'm a dying cockroach!" - 🧟🪳 like I was earlier this winter. Anything is better than going through that again. I'd sooner get run over by a pavement road roller or get hit by a meteorite.

I am quite happy to be sitting here in my comfy chair, thanks to Paula. It's a very ordinary-looking office chair, not a big one either, but very comfortable to sit in; the seat conforms to my butt 🪑🟫(‿ˠ‿)

I'm in my Tree House Newsroom 🏡 where it's pleasant, warm, and bright, sitting here comfortably, sharing what I hope is useful information and updates on the News, along with my comments, shared wisdom, and thoughts and feelings on various news topics. *WARNING!* Don't throw any rotten tomatoes at me; it could mess up your monitor 🍎🖥️

I was out briefly in my Green Space ☘️🌾🌺, it's pretty wet 💧 out there, must have had a good dousing of rain 💦 last night. I can hear the water from the swollen creek 🌊 in the woods nearby; I can see it from here, and the temperature is mild, but not where they are calling for yet. It is supposed to be around 70° F today. I would say it was around 40° F when I was out there at 7:00 AM. Well, that's about all there is to report from the Newsroom this morning. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

- Google Search -

Question: Trump nonsense utterances

False or misleading statements by Donald Trump

• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

For more narrowly scoped articles, see False or misleading statements by Donald Trump (first term), ... (between terms), and ... (second term).

Fact-checkers from The Washington Post (top, monthly), and -CNN- (bottom, weekly) compiled data on "false or misleading claims" and "false claims", respectively. The peaks corresponded in late 2018 to the midterm elections, in late 2019 to his impeachment inquiry, and in late 2020 to the presidential election. The Post reported 30,573 false or misleading claims in four years, an average of more than 20.9 per day.

This article is part of a series about Donald Trump's life and business

Views and ideology, Trumpism, Political positions, "Make America Great Again" Movement, Religion, Rhetoric, Nicknames, Endorsements, Racial views, Antisemitism, Fascism, Conspiracy theories, Misinformation,

"Trump derangement syndrome."

45th and 47th President of the United States

During and between his terms as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. Fact-checkers at The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or misleading claims during his first presidential term, an average of 21 per day. Commentators and fact-checkers have described Trump's lying as unprecedented in American politics [13] and the consistency of falsehoods as a distinctive part of his business and political identities. A scholarly analysis of Trump's tweets found significant evidence of intent to deceive...

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Trumpo The Typo: The Kink of Liars: But who is stupider? Trumpo or the Peeps - people that really believe this venomous 🫟🐍 full of 🦬💩

So we have a demented, narcissistic, sadistic, pathological Liar-in-Chief running a powerful nation with the RED BUTTON at his disposal??? Why is WE, THE PEOPLE, allowing this psychopath's thinking to pass as sane? Allowing such an obvious lunatic to run the nation, free to commit such ATROCITIES AS IT HAS TO ALL HUMAN KIND, and enjoying the suffering, it is like a feast for the Orange Slime Ball Megalomaniac Kink of SADISTS in the LAND OF LIARS, CHEATS, THIEVES, THROAT SLITTERS, AND MURDERERS, as he is, IN HIS IMAGE, so shall it be. "AMEN!" and that's The Truth! - 👍👼 or just another Air Sandwich? - 🥪💨 That's your choice.

Now time for the News. Happy Trails, Everyone! - 🤠🐎🏞️

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump signals he will escalate war with Iran as Tehran mulls new US targets

The latest signs of escalation come after Iran’s president apologized to Gulf neighbors for recent strikes.

Here's The Latest:

• Trump’s warning: US President Donald Trump says Iran “will be hit very hard” today, with new areas of the country under consideration for “complete destruction and certain death.” Tehran is looking for new US assets to strike in response, a senior Iranian official told CNN.

• Iranian president’s apology: The latest signs of escalation came shortly after Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for strikes on neighboring Gulf states. But the Iranian president said Tehran would still target areas where US attacks originated, and it’s unclear if his statements align with the goals of the country’s armed forces and powerful Revolutionary Guard.

• Fallen troops to return home: A dignified transfer for the six US service members killed in the conflict will take place today at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to attend...

Read More:

29 min ago

In pictures: Israel strikes Tehran and Beirut

More To Read:

Updated 9:17 AM EST, Sat March 7, 2026

- CNN -

Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over there’

VIDEO | Included:

President Donald Trump told CNN Friday morning that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon.”

“Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon, by the way, unrelated, but Cuba is gonna fall too. They want to make a deal so badly,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash in a phone interview when touting US military success in his second term.

“They want to make a deal, and so I’m going to put Marco (Rubio) over there and we’ll see how that works out. We’re really focused on this one right now. We’ve got plenty of time, but Cuba’s ready — after 50 years,” he added, explaining that Iran is the current priority. He added of Cuba: “I’ve been watching it for 50 years, and it’s fallen right into my lap because of me, it’s fallen, but it’s nevertheless fallen right into the lap. And we’re doing very well.” ...

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Updated Mar 6, 2026, 10:45 AM ET

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Ukraine’s counter-drone expertise has been hard won. War in the Middle East may reveal its silver lining

As Iran unleashes a wave of retaliatory drones strikes on critical infrastructure around the Persian Gulf, Ukrainian expertise in countering those drones appears to be in demand.

Days into the war with Iran, the Trump administration has identified Tehran’s arsenal of Shahed one-way attack drones as a serious military challenge. In a closed-door briefing earlier this week on Capitol Hill, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine acknowledged that the relatively cheap and low-flying drones, which can saturate and overwhelm air defenses, have been a bigger problem than anticipated, according to two sources that were present.

It’s a military challenge the Ukrainians have become intimately familiar with four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Cities around Ukraine are routinely bombarded by a combination of drones and missiles, sometimes hundreds in one night. But even as Moscow continues its bid to break Ukrainian resolve by targeting power generating facilities and the energy grid, officials in Kyiv are signaling that they can share their know-how on combating drones with states in the Middle East...

• facility in Alabuga,

• deploys one-way attack drones

• dramatic recent video

And More:

PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2026, 7:42 AM ET - 2 hr ago

- CNN -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Slain Windsor woman expressed fears to CBC News days before she died

She spoke of death threats and an arson at her home

Less than a week before she died, a woman stabbed in a small southwestern Ontario town had spoken to CBC about the threats she was facing for speaking out about Khalistan extremism. Nancy Grewal, 45, was identified by police as the victim in a stabbing outside a home on Todd Lane in LaSalle, Ont., on Tuesday.

She was at the home working as a personal support worker. On Feb. 25, she spoke with a CBC journalist about extremism within the Sikh separatist movement...

WATCH | Sikh politics alleged as motive for fatal stabbing in LaSalle:

• Grewal expressed concerns about Khalistani signage at Windsor's gurdwara:

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Posted: Mar 06, 2026 9:06 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

- CBC -

Canada could be called on to help defend Gulf states, says top military commander

Conservatives say Parliament should debate any military participation in Middle East

The head of the Canadian Armed Forces says Canada may be called on to help defend Persian Gulf states from Iran's strikes as the U.S.-led offensive expands into a wider regional war. The comments come after Prime Minister Mark Carney left the door open to participating in the escalating situation in the Middle East if Canada's allies need help.

Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of the defence staff, made it clear that Canada is *NOT* participating in Operation Epic Fury, the joint Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran that began six days ago, but stressed the situation is "quite dire and dangerous *FOR THE GULF STATES*.

On the sidelines of a defence conference in downtown Ottawa on Thursday, the top military commander said "our Gulf partners may require defence and support" and "this would be the type of military options that we could consider."...

• Carney doesn't rule out participation:

WATCH | Carney won't 'categorically rule out' military action:

• No talk of triggering Article 5: Rutte:

WATCH | Carney defends not calling for de-escalation earlier:

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Posted: Mar 05, 2026 6:42 PM EST | Last Updated: March 5

- CBC -

Canada may help defend Gulf allies if needed: top general

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QSXxAumTCr8

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, everyone! I chalked up another day of gray and cool, but next week is forecast to be back up into the mid-60s °F, with lots of sun on Monday. Wow! That's bikini weather time for penguins. "Hey, Ma! You git the beer and I'll gits the suntan lotion and me old one-string guitar, plunk-plunk!" Just like Spot the dog thumping his tail on the fence post while watching Billy barbequing the steak in liquid smoke 😁😆😂

Happy Spring, Niagara Peninsula, The Spirit Of Southern Ontario, Grape Country! G-D BLESS CANADA 🙏🍁

And please watch over our neighbor to the south 🙏 AMEN.

✨🟰☮️✊~VIVE LA RESISTANCE~✊☮️✨🟰

🌏🌍🌎MAY G-D or G.S. BLESS THE WHOLE WORLD! 🌏🌍🌎

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Terrorism; Terror,

What exactly is terror?:

- Google Search -

Question; Terrorist:

"Terror" refers to a state of intense, overwhelming fear or panic, and can also denote violent actions used to intimidate. It describes someone or something that causes great dread.

Question; Terrorism:

🔹AI Overview

Terrorism is the use of, or threat of, serious violence against people or property to intimidate a government, population, or group, often to advance political, ideological, or religious goals. It encompasses international, domestic, and state-sponsored acts, including bombings, kidnappings, and digital radicalization, designed to cause widespread fear.

Question; Terror:

🔹AI Overview

"Terror" refers to a state of intense, overwhelming fear or panic, and can also denote violent actions used to intimidate. It describes someone or something that causes great dread, or informally,

Filled with fear and terror to the point of mental retreat, hiding in the darkest corners of their mind, not daring to peek out in the light of reality. Mindless slaves, human robots.

Causing Psychological and Emotional Reactions Such as a PTSD or (ASD) symptoms

- Google Search -

Question: Mental effects after terrifying experiences?

🔹AI Overview

No one can buy your soul or your spirit, the part of you within that makes you who you are, your identity, it depends on your mental constitution, not just your physical constitution, if you can hold on to that identity, I believe the key word or operative word here is B.E.L.I.E.V.E! and H.O.P.E as long as you keep a candle lit and *believe* that the candle will lead you out of the darkness, that is *hope.*

At the point of suffering PTSD, I can only recommend that you seek professional psychological counseling.

- Google Search -

Question: Extra sensitive person:

I would fit more in the category of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP),

🔹AI Overview

An HSP individual is someone with a biological trait known as Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), involving deeper cognitive processing, high empathy, and increased reactivity to emotional and physical stimuli.

• Deep Processing: HSPs reflect deeply before acting and take in more details...

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Like, for example, a sudden sound like someone drops something, maybe a book. For me, that's like someone rolled a grenade under the door. I'm hanging onto the lightbulb on the ceiling, even with the tinier, but unexpected, sounds or motions, especially quick movements, also will make me jump, like a tiny insect from across a twenty-some foot or so further space away. I will catch the movement before I even notice it was an insect.

I also feel other people's emotions. Some days my sensitivities are higher than at other times, like the weather, depending on the Barometric pressure. All I can do is remain as calm as I can, stay away from crowds, chill, and pray that this too shall pass. Doing a lot of praying here in the Newsroom lately, maybe I should convert the Newsroom into a nunnery, eh!

BREAKING NEWS:

Iranian hardliners gather in Tehran to mourn death of Iran's Supreme Leader

- CNN - joins demonstrators as the government attempts to put on a defiant face. - CNN - operates in Iran only with government permission.

VIDEO | Included:

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March 5, 2026 - 01:45

• Source: - CNN -

Democrats see new openings for House wins in Trump country after first midterm races

Jamie Ager acknowledged that his path to flipping his western North Carolina seat involves what he called “difficult math.” Democrats haven’t represented the state’s 11th District in more than a decade, and President Donald Trump carried the seat by 10 points in 2024 under its current district lines.

BELIEVING is the candle that guides us out of the darkness into the light of HOPE!

But Ager, a fourth-generation farmer who won the Democratic primary Tuesday, is hoping his deep ties to the community will help overcome his party’s reputation. “Because I know so many people in the community, I’ve been a good business partner to a lot of folks, people see me less in the context of political partisanship, and more in the context of a friend, a neighbor, community member,” Ager said...

• Democrats see a wide map; Republicans see a fantasy:
• Where redistricting stands:

The latest on redistricting

*Republicans could flip 3 more seats than Democrats*

Republicans have enacted new congressional maps in 4 states, targeting nine US House seats currently held by Democrats. New maps in California and Utah could flip as many as six seats for Democrats.

👉 Why it matters

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Updated Mar 6, 2026, 7:54 AM ET - 2 hr ago

- CNN -

Why Wall Street is calling out ‘echoes’ of the 2008 financial crisis

New York

—

For months, investors and analysts have kept a close eye on the shadowy corner of finance known as private credit, where alarm bells have stoked fears of a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. Whether those alarms amount to a handful of isolated bad bets or a more menacing systemic weakness in the $1.8 trillion sector is far from clear. But if the latter is even a remote possibility, it’s worth understanding what the heck is going on.

A quick primer on ‘private credit’

Very simply, the term refers to investors lending money directly to private businesses, bypassing banks...

• Blue Owl, Blackstone and Beyond:
• Ghosts of 2008:

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PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2026, 5:30 AM ET - 4 hr ago

- CNN -

Where the battle for Senate control stands after the Texas and North Carolina primaries

The fight for control of the US Senate is now officially underway after primaries in Texas and North Carolina delivered the first clues for Democrats and Republicans as they prepare for an eight-month march to the November midterm elections. Democrats see some encouraging signs in Tuesday’s results about the energy in the party. Turnout in the Texas Democratic primary hit record levels for a midterm year, with more than 2.3 million ballots cast...

In the North Carolina primary, Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper easily clinched the Senate nomination, receiving more than 750,000 votes — compared with about 625,000 for the entire GOP field. Those numbers align with CNN polling that shows Democrats are far more motivated to vote in the midterms than Republicans, despite having dismal views of their party leaders...

• The kickoff contests:
• North Carolina*
• Texas
• True toss-ups:
• Georgia
• Maine
• Michigan
• Expansion opportunities:
• Alaska
• Ohio
• Iowa
• New Hampshire

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PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2026, 6:00 AM ET -

- CNN -

CANADIAN NEWS:

3,500 Canadians requesting assistance in departing 'volatile' Middle East, foreign affairs minister says

Anand confirms ground transportation option for some Canadians in region

The Latest:

• Israel carried out heavy airstrikes in Tehran and on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut overnight into Friday after ordering its residents to leave, while the Iran-backed group warned Israelis to leave towns and villages at the frontier.
• Iran continued countering with attacks on Israel, U.S. bases and nearby nations.
• U.S. President Donald Trump said this morning that the only deal with Iran would be "unconditional surrender," adding that what follows would include "acceptable" leaders and a "better" Iran.
• Canada continues working to secure flights for Canadians out of the region, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced Friday.
• More than 108,000 Canadians were registered in the Middle East as of today. Roughly 3,500 of them have requested help evacuating the region, Anand said.
• Canada’s defence chief Gen. Jennie Carignan said Canada won't be participating in Operation Epic Fury, but may help Gulf states bombed by Iran along with other allies.
• The death tolls as of Thursday include more than 1,200 people in Iran, more than 100 in Lebanon, around a dozen in Israel and six U.S. soldiers.

Read More:

3 hours ago

What to know on Day 7 of the U.S. and Israel's ongoing war with Iran in the Middle East

More To Read:

Updated12 minutes ago

- CBC -

In Tokyo, Carney signs agreement with Japanese counterpart to expand trade and defence ties

PM meets with his Japanese counterpart, automakers while in Tokyo for a day

Prime Minister Mark Carney inked a series of agreements with his Japanese counterpart Friday designed to expand and “modernize” the bilateral relationship as he continues his push to develop deeper ties to like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific — now that the Canada-U.S. relationship is on shaky ground.

Carney and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, who won a landslide election victory in February, put pen to paper on what Ottawa is calling a “comprehensive strategic partnership,” designed to spur bilateral co-operation in areas from defence, energy, critical minerals to trade and technology...

• 1st leader to visit after Takaichi's landslide win:
• Japan was watching China trip closely:

WATCH | Carney hails ‘landmark’ China trade deal, but not everyone’s happy:

• 'Leaders need to get to know each other':

WATCH | Carney pitches Canada-Australia 'middle power' team-up:

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Posted: Mar 06, 2026 2:20 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

- CBC -

Canada PM Carney Announces Major Strategic Partnership With Japan in Tokyo | AC1G

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hknZj-hM1s

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, folks! I do pray that you are all well and safe, and may the Great Spirit bless you and help you make the right choices on this day 🙏. Today, my prayers also go to all the good folks I met and knew in America, especially in Tennessee. Back then, to me, it didn't matter what flags they flew or religions they belonged to; I went to their church with them. It didn't matter to me which denomination; I went with my friends. May the Great Spirit especially bless the good-hearted, no matter what religion they are. The Middle East should take a lesson from me, eh? The Canadian Wayward Hippie, they wouldn't have all those wars and disputes and throat-cutting as they do.

MY HOUSE IS YOUR HOUSE.

The G-d of the universe, I have personally come to understand, is the very fabric of time and space, with an evolving consciousness, like the evolving stars, galaxies, nebulae, planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, and the many chemicals and gases, capable of forming life or the environment to support life, etc. Of itself, in this section or dimension in time and space, the temporal world and all the ingredients and chemical compounds required to form life.

How did all the right elements required to form life get here? And how much of that ingredient for life is there in a place as large as the universe, where we can't even detect the outside edge? It's actually hard to tell which way the outer edge points. From what we were told, we are closer to the Big Bang than we are to the outside edge of the universe; that's my guess.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Universe, Great Spirit/G-d.

- Google Search -

🔹AI Overview

Yes, we are significantly "closer" to the Big Bang in terms of time and location than we are to the edge of the universe, primarily because the Big Bang happened everywhere at once.

Universe Today

Question: Are we closer to the Big Bang than the outside edge of the universe?

Here is a breakdown of why this is the case:

• The Big Bang is "Here": The Big Bang was not an explosion in space; it was an explosion of space itself that occurred everywhere simultaneously 13.8 billion years ago. The matter that makes up Earth was present at the Big Bang. In that sense, we are sitting exactly on top of where the Big Bang happened.
• The "Edge" is Farther: When we talk about the "edge" of the universe, we are referring to the observable universe—the limit from which light has had enough time (13.8 billion years) to travel to us. Due to the expansion of space, this edge is actually about 46 billion light-years away in every direction.
• No "Outside" Edge: The universe is not believed to have a physical edge or boundary. The "edge" we see is a temporal boundary (the cosmic microwave background) rather than a physical wall.

WELL, HAPPY TRAILS, EVERYONE. It's one Hell of a long way to Tipperary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztwNogPha6I

🥊✊☮️ ~ VIVE LA RESISTANCE ~ ☮️✊🥊

BREAKING NEWS:

Evacuation flights ramp up as Iran war spreads beyond the Middle East

Thousands are leaving the region as the US vows to strike deeper into Iran and Tehran lashes out at US allies.

Here's The Latest:

VIDEO | Included:

• On the ground: There has been no letup in strikes with the war in its sixth day. Israel says it hit Iranian missile sites while Iran carried out fresh retaliatory strikes across the region, with several injured in Abu Dhabi. A CNN team has entered Iran, the first US network to cross into the country since the war began.

• Widening conflict: There are further signs of the war spilling beyond the Middle East. Iran denied its drones struck an airport in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Tehran called the US torpedoing of a warship near Sri Lanka an "atrocity."

• Evacuations ramp up: Stranded passengers are starting to leave the Middle East as airlines schedule new services and governments rally charter flights. But many remain stuck with limited travel options.

• Kurds targeted: Iran said it targeted "separatist terrorist groups (that) intended to enter the country's western borders." The statement follows reports that the CIA was working to arm Kurdish forces, with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran.

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6 min ago

US gas prices are now at their highest level in 11 months

More To Read:

Updated 7:41 AM EST, Thu, March 5, 2026

- CNN -

The Iran war is spreading like a wildfire, and I don't see any firefighters anywhere in sight! Just a bunch of clucking chickens sitting on their useless little chicken wings, U.N. and Congress will never fly, leaving their citizens at the mercy of The Republinazis of Bizaromerica. CAN YOU TRUST YOUR LIFE IN THE HANDS OF A DEMENTED MANIAC? The Coo-coo in charge!

America is the oil king of the world. So why is the Iran war sending gas prices higher?

The United States is producing more oil than any country in the history of the planet. Yet the war with Iran has sent gas prices up 20 cents a gallon, or 7% in just a few days.

Why?

No matter how much crude the United States produces domestically, oil is traded in a global market – one that President Donald Trump just upended. Without all of the United States’ substantial crude production, Americans could already be paying $4 or even $5 a gallon for gasoline...

• How the US oil boom happened:
• The Strait of Hormuz:

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Updated Mar 4, 2026, 7:42 AM ET

- CNN -

- Google Search -

Question: _*Canada having its own oil, what are we planning to do if the prices of fuel keep skyrocketing

🔹AI Overview

Despite being a major oil producer, Canada's fuel prices are largely determined by global market forces, making them susceptible to international conflicts, currency fluctuation, and supply constraints. As of early 2026, with fuel prices threatening to climb due to volatility in the Middle East, the strategic approach focuses on boosting domestic production, accelerating the energy transition, and leveraging market mechanisms.

Here is what is planned to manage skyrocketing fuel prices

1. Increasing Domestic Production and Infrastructure

Growing Output: Canadian oil supply is projected to grow by roughly 4% in 2026 to about 5.5 million barrels per day, with producers actively seeking ways to increase output to meet demand.

Upgrading Infrastructure: To address constraints in transporting oil to market, there is a focus on increasing pipeline capacity to prevent bottlenecks that can exacerbate price differences.

*Energy Security:* The federal government is addressing supply concerns, with reports of other nations calling to leverage Canadian energy, signaling a push to boost Canadian production to enhance self-sufficiency.

Financial Post:

2. Accelerating the Transition to Renewables

• Electrification: High and volatile oil prices are accelerating the shift toward electric transportation, which is expected to reduce long-term global oil demand and decrease reliance on fossil fuels.

Alternative Investments: The government is focusing on investing in clean alternatives, such as heat pumps, public transit, and electric vehicles to cut long-term costs and pollution.

-CBC-

3. Policy and Regulatory Measures

• Removing Carbon Pricing: Effective April 1, 2025, the federal government moved to remove the consumer carbon charge to help lower gas prices and reduce inflationary pressures.

Market-Based Pricing: The federal government maintains that, outside of emergencies, it does not regulate retail gasoline prices, relying on competition to set prices.

*Strengthening Competition:* The government is acting to strengthen the Competition Act to ensure fair competition among fuel retailers.

4. Consumer Support and Relief

• Provincial Tax Relief: While federal, some provincial governments have previously introduced temporary gas tax cuts during price spikes, and may consider such measures again to provide relief.
• Direct Rebates: The federal "Climate Action Incentive" program is designed to provide rebates to households to offset costs, with 80% of households in applicable provinces receiving more in rebates than they pay in carbon costs.

While these measures are in place, the immediate trend in early 2026 indicates that rising global demand and conflict-driven uncertainty could lead to further price volatility, with experts encouraging consumers to use, where possible, alternative transportation and monitor local fuel cycles...

How America’s war with Iran has shattered the U.A.E.’s sense of security

When debris from an intercepted Iranian missile struck the Fairmont The Palm, a five-star hotel on Dubai’s opulent manmade archipelago on Feb. 28, it pierced not just the country’s advanced missile defence system but also its carefully crafted image of security. For decades, the United Arab Emirates has positioned itself as an economic and cultural hub, connecting European and Asian markets.

“The U.A.E. in particular, but more broadly, the rest of the Gulf positioned itself as a haven, surrounded by a pool of chaos for the last 40 years … and that's all been shattered now,” said Stephen, a political analyst who now resides in Ireland...

• 'It's not a noise that we're used to':
• A more expansive attack:
• WATCH | A Canadian in Dubai speaks to CBC:
• Serious questions sure to rise:

Posted: Mar 05, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

- CBC -

Rising conflict fuels oil price surge, raising concerns for Canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su63E3xbqN8

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Hi everyone, it's another beautiful, sunny morning again at the Tree House News. I am moving in slow motion this morning, but everything is going fine after what seemed like an endless task, getting the morning chores done. I finally sat down a little later than usual, with my fresh-brewed coffee in hand. Looking out the sliding glass doors, in the warming rays of the early sunlight, I felt peaceful, like a babe in a mother's arms, "new life!"

_*That is what guided me in my first meditation today. 🌄 I sat there, still, for a few moments. Now here I am in the Newsroom 📰 with my partner and Editor, and me, the Publisher and Chief of News Gathering, Comments, My Views, and Discussions. Your thoughts are appreciated; just please leave the pitchforks and torches at the door 🔱🔥🚪 Unless you can cuss in @?#%&*, then no cussing. Or another example, "they're nothin' but a bunch of debauchery! Nincompoops! Dumbbells! Numbskulls! Creepology, Idiot Syndrome;" actually they're all listed in the dictionary, some are for real, others are just Colloquial Diction, some with a history dating back as far as 1670s, Latin, and of course, my favorite, the Dunce Cadets, my own Cindy's invented Colloquialism. November 2025.

That's The Trumpo The Typo's Smorgasbord for, We, The People, for today.

A smorgasbord of airsandwiches, with any ingredient you wish, but it has to be imaginary. 2 bits for one, and if you have 4 bits plus 1 bit for tax, you can have the whole lot of them. "But be warned!" If you find a dead mouse in your air sandwich, don't go a' wavin' it aboot, or they'll charge you 8 bits more for meat 🐭🥪 Thank you.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

AI / Red Button

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 at Moscone Center on June 2, 2025, in San Francisco, California

Messages written in chalk covered the sidewalk outside OpenAI's San Francisco offices Monday morning: "Where are your redlines?" "You must speak up." "What are the safeguards?" The messages, according to social media and news reports, were written by activists. But some of those feelings are shared by many within the building, after OpenAI struck a deal with the Pentagon on Friday to use its AI models in classified systems.

Anthropic had already rejected an update to its contract with the Pentagon because it felt the language didn't adhere to the company's redlines around the use of AI in mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The Pentagon blacklisted the company as a result, designating it a supply chain risk.

The contracts are steeped in legal and technical complexity. But in public forums and in private conversations, OpenAI employees are venting about how OpenAI leadership handled the Pentagon negotiations. Many employees "really respect" Anthropic for standing up to the Pentagon and are frustrated with OpenAI's handling of their own contract, one current employee told CNN on the condition of anonymity to speak freely...

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Updated Mar 4, 2026, 7:55 AM ET - 1 hr 44 min ago

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LET THAT SINK IN, FOLKS. I do pray that the Great Spirit help guide everyone to make the right decisions. Our decisions could be just as deadly a result as allowing the Demented Trumpo The Typo have access to the big red button. Now think about having the demented orange puss head with two big red buttons? THINK ABOUT IT!

If I ever wished I could get abducted by aliens, I wish the time were now. They can keep me as a pet, "arf, arf!" 🐕

🥊✊☮️~ VIVE LA RESISTANCE ~☮️✊🥊

BREAKING NEWS:

US says it will strike ‘deeper’ into Iran as war spreads across region

A US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean as Turkey says NATO shot down an Iranian missile.

Here's The Latest:

• US to strike “deeper” into Iran: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US will start “striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory,” as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cautioned Americans that it’s “very early” in military operations against Tehran.

• Widening conflict: A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Hegseth said, and NATO air defense systems shot down an Iranian missile that was passing through the airspace of Iraq and Syria and toward Turkey’s airspace.

• • Death toll rises: More than 1,000 people have been killed in Iran since the war began, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

• Scramble to evacuate: The US has closed embassies in three countries, reduced its regional diplomatic staffing and warned Americans to leave. The United Arab Emirates said it opened safe air corridors with its neighbors as countries rush to evacuate stranded nationals...

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European leaders walk a fine line as they try to avoid being sucked into Iran war

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Updated 10:42 AM EST, Wed March 4, 2026

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CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say

The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN. The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing them with military support, the sources said.

Iranian Kurdish armed groups have thousands of forces operating along the Iraq-Iran border, primarily in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. Several of the groups have released public statements since the beginning of the war hinting at imminent action and urging Iranian military forces to defect. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been striking Kurdish groups and said on Tuesday that it targeted Kurdish forces with dozens of drones. The CIA support for Iranian Kurdish groups began several months before the war, one of the sources and a senior Kurdistan Regional Government official said...

• ‘Clearly trying to jump-start’ an uprising:
• The US has a long history with Kurdish forces:

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Updated Mar 4, 2026, 9:35 AM ET - 1 hr 15 min ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Vancouver teacher says sudden licence suspension felt like a 'gut punch'

Questions remain about missed pay and better communication from the ministry

As a birthday surprise for secondary school teacher Chris Matisz, he received what he felt like a "gut-punch" when he opened a letter from the Ministry of Education saying he had lost his job.

"It literally feels like in the moment that your whole world has turned upside down," said Matisz. Matisz was one of dozens Lower Mainland teachers who had their licences revoked last week after critical emails about updating their criminal record checks were sent to spam folders, or not received at all. Every five years teachers in B.C. must renew their criminal record checks through the Ministry of Education and Child Care...

• Letter felt like a bomb dropped:
• Ministry won't say if teachers will be paid:
• BCTF told Ministry about spam issue:

Posted: Mar 04, 2026 10:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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'It's not easy, let's be clear': Carney speaks frankly about dealing with Trump at an event in Australia

Carney said Trump is open to hearing ideas and solicits opinions from those he speaks with

Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled back the curtain on his relationship with his American counterpart Wednesday evening in Australia saying it's not easy dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump and he must choose his words carefully to avoid any blowback.

Speaking at a think tank question-and-answer session in Sydney on his Indo-Pacific tour, Carney said Trump is also somewhat different in private than he is in public and there's room for a free flow of ideas when you sit down with him face-to-face. Asked how he has navigated the relationship with the sometimes erratic Trump so far, Carney said: "Respect but not obsequiousness." ...

Carney lands in Australia looking to draw closer to a Commonwealth cousin also grappling with Trump

Carney says his support for U.S. and Israel's war on Iran 'not a blank cheque'

WATCH | Carney calls for de-escalation :

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Posted: Mar 04, 2026 3:41 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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As Iran war raises terror risk, U.S. enforcement agencies are spread thin, experts say

U.S. faces heightened threat level after a year of big changes to agencies that oversee security

In the hours after the U.S. began its military operation in Iran, a cascade of national security departments and agencies, including the FBI and Homeland Security, began notifying the public that they would be stepping up their activities around the country because of a heightened risk of international and domestic terrorism.

But after a year of federal budget cuts, resignations, firings, layoffs and a reshuffling of the Trump administration's priorities, some national security experts are worried about the ability of those agencies to respond. "The administration has reduced U.S. capabilities in this area, so the United States might be more vulnerable than it was a year ago," said Daniel Byman, director of the Warfare of Irregular Threats and Terrorism program at the non-partisan Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. ...

• Homeland Security in shutdown:

WATCH | Iran's internet throttling capabilities:

• Iran may have 'no reason for restraint':

Posted: Mar 04, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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