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BREAKING NEWS:

First Fusion Powered Rocket**_

ESA Backs UK’s Pulsar Fusion as Demand Grows for Next-Gen Space Propulsion

A major step forward for the UK’s space ambitions is underway as Bletchley-based Pulsar Fusion secures an 18-month European Space Agency contract to accelerate work on its Hall-Effect Thruster. The plasma-based propulsion system, which ionises gas to drive spacecraft, is becoming a key technology for future space missions.

The ESA award, part-funded by the UK Space Agency, brings Pulsar into Europe’s in-orbit mobility supply chain at a time when sovereignty over propulsion capabilities is becoming increasingly important. It also strengthens the UK’s growing influence in Europe’s space propulsion sector.

*Momentum Builds Ahead of 2026 Demonstration Flight*

• UK Space Sector Eyes Strategic Advantage
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Last updated: 5th Dec 2025

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Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Here it is, 1:45 am. I wasn't tired or ill, for a change. I have been taking two capsules of ginger at lunch and supper per day, and an extra one if needed throughout the day, "YEP!" just plain old ginger, and it seems to be keeping the nausea at bay. I actually feel normal if this is what they call normal, I feel as cosy as the proverbial bug in a fur rug, comfy! I do hope the bug doesn't get stepped on and squished!

I could really appreciate and love this feeling *nothing*. I am sitting here reclined on the couch with my laptop ready to do some brainstorming. If I can't sleep, I may as well take my prefrontal cortex out for a walk. Outside of my health status report, there isn't much else going on here at the Newsroom this morning, except that we will be getting less chilly weather for the next few days, 64° F, and the ✨ for this Friday morning on The Niagara Peninsula.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Trust and Faith

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Trust and Faith

Faith is the intellectual belief in something or someone, while trust is the action of relying on that belief. Faith is believing a tightrope walker can cross a rope, but trust is actually getting in the wheelbarrow they're offering to push across the rope. Faith is the conviction, while trust is the emotional and physical act of surrender to that conviction.

My Experience of Losing Trust and Faith

Many lose their faith and trust during hard times. I know, I was there, and I was a social worker for twenty years, now retired. Bad life situations, like death in the family, getting fleeced, losing the house, the spouse, the kids, the family dog biting you on the ankle on the way out, even the house mouse packed and headed south. Then you feel alone and defeated, like a whipped puppy dog. All you have left is the clothes you're wearing, a case of beer at your feet, sitting on a bed in a motel room. You throw your arms up in the air and say, "What the hell is the sense!" Might as well drink another one, "Cheers!"

Been there, done that.

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Losing Trust and Faith

Losing trust and faith due to failures is a common human experience that can lead to disappointment and fear. However, failures can also serve as opportunities for growth, resilience, and developing deeper trust if approached with the right perspective.

Strategies to Rebuild Trust and Faith After Failures

Acknowledge and Process Emotions: Allow yourself to feel the disappointment and grief associated with the failure.

Acknowledging these emotions is the first step toward healing and prevents them from defining you.

Acknowledge and Process of Emotions: I used to call this part Bleeding Out The Poison. You need to feel it, then release it before you can even anticipate healing from it. This process can be done by taking an inventory, making amends, and/or corrections wherever you can, then moving on and never looking back.

Belief vs. Faith

Belief: The mental acceptance that something is true. It's the foundation, like a seed.

Faith: The active, practical demonstration of that belief. It is what grows from the "seed" of belief and involves trusting and acting as if it is true.

TODAY'S PRAYER

Let us all take a moment for prayer and meditation for the people of America. Great Spirit, be with them, guide them to do what's right and just, and protect the Earth Angel Warrior from harm and defeat. There are many ways to be a warrior; it's called resistance. You can do it from your kitchen table or from the front line at a congregational gathering. Empaths, or Earth Angels, are warriors. Pray for the body and soul of the warriors to remain strong and united, together as one mind, one soul, moving in unison, as one entity.

AMEN!

BREAKING NEWS:

FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say

The US Food and Drug Administration intends to put a “black box” warning on Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans, the latest move by President Donald Trump’s health officials to undermine a vaccine that was a standout victory of his first term. The plan shocked outside experts, who said there was no basis for the warning...

A boxed warning, which appears at the top of prescribing information for medicines, is the agency's most serious, designed to warn about risks such as death or life-threatening or disabling reactions that should be weighed against the intervention's benefits. They can also be used when a risk might be lowered by using a medicine in a targeted way, such as only in certain groups.

Boxed warnings on opioids, for example, warn about risks of abuse, addiction, overdose, and death. The acne medication Accutane carried a warning about the risks of birth defects when used during pregnancy. ACAM2000, a smallpox and mpox vaccine, has a warning about complications such as heart inflammation and encephalitis...

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Updated Dec 12, 2025, 7:53 AM ET - Updated 2 hr ago

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*STUPID, DUMBELL, SADISTIC, IDIOTIC, PSYCHO, NINCOMPOOP, BRAINLESS, SNOT BUCKETS, TRUMPO THE TYPO'S 💩 DIAPER 🏳️ EATING SLIME WORMS🪱 GOONS! WHERE THE LARCENOUS, THIEVING, PIRATOUS, NARCISSTIC, MURDEROUS, LYING SACKS OF 💩 FORM THE QUAGMIRE OF ALL OF THOSE PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIORS, AND CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING ON A 💩 LAGOON ISLAND * 🫟 🦠 🏝️ Guess that turns their crank, probably turning their crank at this minute just reading the possibilities of what I wrote here. BOY! or GIRL! Did someone ever boo-boo and strum the wrong Cosmic String at the beginning of the Big Bang on that one? Better tune up that harp there, Mrs. Dr. Dolittle! Except, don't change my string, I'm fine sitting on the couch with the sun streaming in, and wearing the knitted socks my sister knitted for me, they go up to the knees, cozy, eh! 🧦 😊

Navy delivers report to Hegseth on potential of punishment for Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

The US Navy has submitted its recommendations on potential punishments, if any, for Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a video that reminded US troops they have a duty to refuse illegal orders, a Pentagon official told CNN on Thursday.

Those recommendations have been submitted to the Pentagon’s Office of General Counsel, “where they are providing a legal review and input,” the official said. It was not immediately clear what recommendations were included in the report.

A spokesperson for Kelly told CNN in a statement that the senator was “never notified or contacted” about the Navy secretary delivering a report at Hegseth’s request and reiterated he will not be intimidated by the Defense Secretary [Pete Hegseth] or President Donald Trump...

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Updated Dec 11, 2025, 4:58 PM ET - Updated 19 hr ago

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Other Conservatives 'frustrated' with Poilievre, says Liberal House leader a day after 2nd floor crossing

Liberals now 1 MP shy of majority

Hours after the Liberal government picked up another member in a surprise floor crossing, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon claimed he’s spoken to other Conservative MPs who are increasingly disgruntled with that party’s leadership. “There are lots of Conservatives, I assure you, who do not like [Leader Pierre] Poilievre’s approach,” he said Friday morning at a news conference.

“You have seen two to date. There are others, for sure. Others exist.” The final day of the winter sitting ended with a bombshell, when Ontario MP Michael Ma announced Thursday evening he was leaving the Conservative caucus and joining the Liberals...

• Conservatives express shock, disappointment
• Another Conservative leaving politics:
• Conservatives express shock, disappointment:
• Another Conservative leaving politics:

Posted: Dec 12, 2025 11:35 AM EST | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago

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House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate

Democrats pledge to continue to release photos in days and weeks ahead

U.S. House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew.

The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House oversight committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received from the estate of Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges. The photos released Friday were separate from the case files that the Department of Justice is now compelled to release.

The photos were released without captions or context and included a black-and-white image of Trump alongside six women whose faces were blacked out. The committee did not say why their faces were blacked out...

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· Posted: Dec 12, 2025 12:04 PM EST | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago

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Maybe someday, if we really try and really, really believe and work hard to make the dream come true, we will be eating Rainbow Soup and a Drinkin' That Bubble Up!

~ ♪♫♭ ~ * ♪♫ ~ I ♭*_

Rainbow Stew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZqvDI3d8w

 

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Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Another one of those sleepless nights. I came out to the couch and got my laptop and commenced to do some research on a couple of things I meant to look up yesterday, but I just was not in any shape to do much except to nap away most of the afternoon and still felt like 💩 The good thing is, I don't need to leave the house to go anywhere for a couple of months. I pray for healing time. 🙏

I went to see the dentist yesterday, and everything was fine as far as the extracted teeth go, healing well. I mentioned the nausea to him, and he suggested Gravol. So now I'm taking Gravol; at least I get some relief from the nausea for a while.

A few days ago, I brought up the topic of What Was Before The Big Bang. I happened across a video of Michio Kaku that explains this quite eloquently, better than I could.

I wonder how long a person can drag themselves around with nausea and not eating? I have an appointment with my gastroenterologist on the 18th. Maybe I can get some answers then 🙏 🤞 If I'm not better tomorrow, I may take a couple of days to rest. If I do, I will drop a note to let everyone know.

I believe that is all I have to report from the Newsroom for this morning. Thank you for reading the Tree House News.

For today, I thought I would put the Kick Arse Boots away and find something a little more useful to do today besides kicking TRUMPO THE TYPO in the shinbones.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

"The God Equation"

2 Hours of MICHIO KAKU Explaining the Existence of God

Join renowned physicist Michio Kaku on an extraordinary 2-hour journey into the deepest mysteries of existence. In this comprehensive exploration, Professor Kaku reveals how string theory and the quest for the "God Equation" might unlock the universe's ultimate secrets.

Discover how Einstein's unfinished dream of unifying all forces of nature is now closer to reality than ever. Learn about the 10 dimensions predicted by string theory, the possibility of parallel universes, and what the mathematics of reality tells us about the mind of God.

From the Big Bang to black holes, from quantum mechanics to consciousness itself, this deep dive covers:

The God Equation and what it means for existence

String Theory's revolutionary insights into reality

Extra dimensions and the fabric of space-time

The multiverse and parallel universes

Black holes, wormholes, and time travel possibilities

What physics reveals about consciousness and meaning

The future of humanity and advanced civilizations

Why the universe is mathematically beautiful

Whether you're a science enthusiast or simply curious about life's biggest questions, Professor Kaku's clear explanations and infectious enthusiasm make complex physics accessible and profoundly meaningful.

This isn't just physics—it's philosophy, meaning, and wonder wrapped in the language of mathematics.

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

Consciousness: Where does a thought come from? Where did the thought come from before it began its journey from the cerebral cortex through the synapses to the conscious mind, which is then formed into the spoken word? The time from thought to actually speaking the word is only a split second. But the thought's birth was instantaneous.

Do we have a pail full of the alphabet, and there's a little person up there picking out the letters from the pail to make the word? 😂That goes well with the old guy with the beard in the clouds.🤣

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump’s affordability argument just got the unlikeliest champion

The main reason Americans are upset about the economy: They are still adjusting to high prices that surged during years of runaway inflation that took place during former President Joe Biden’s term.

Inflation is no longer in crisis, so the best way to help the economy has been to cut interest rates to stimulate job and paycheck growth. Who said it best: President Donald Trump or his economic archnemesis, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell?

Within 24 hours, Trump and Powell each addressed Americans on key economic issues, including affordability concerns. They both discussed their preferred policies to help people’s financial prospects...

• Trump’s Economic Case:
• Powell’s economic case:

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PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2025, 8:00 AM ET - 1 hr 37 min ago

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Pentagon did not conduct routine investigation on whether Hegseth damaged national security by sharing strike plans on Signal

The Pentagon did not conduct a routine investigation into the impact of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of sensitive military information in a group chat on Signal earlier this year and whether it damaged national security – in part because Hegseth never authorized it, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

A classification review and damage assessment would typically be initiated following any unauthorized disclosure of sensitive defense information, in part, to examine whether sources and methods or ongoing US military and intelligence operations have been compromised in a way that would require mitigation.

Hegseth did not order an assessment, two former senior officials who were working at the Pentagon at the time and a current US official with knowledge of the situation said.

After the Signal messages came to light, Hegseth, instead turned his attention inward and focused on formally investigating suspected leakers on his own staff, even threatening to polygraph defense officials he believed were disclosing potentially embarrassing details about him, multiple current and former officials said. Those threats had a “chilling effect” among DoD officials who became increasingly wary of doing anything that could be perceived by Hegseth as an attempt to undercut him, according to those officials...

• ‘100 percent expect a damage assessment’:
• Other agencies weren’t contacted:

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My Diagnosis

Dangerous Psychopathic, Superiority, spontaneously with the only emotions driving them: SUPERIORITY, ANGER, and REVENGE, ALWAYS BEING RIGHT, TANTRUMS, EVERYONE ELSE IS THE DUM-DUMS, NO FEELING OR EMOTION FOR ANYONE ELSE, CARING ONLY FOR No. 1 believe I nailed it before I even checked - Google Search -*_

_*The person in question has thrown enough people under the bus to qualify for first prize. Or a gold-leaf papier-mâché medal, also very good at throwing babies out with the bathwater, and he trims his toenails at the Gulf Course Shooting Range. He trims his toenails with a Colt .45. He should take his shoes off first, though, because it will ruin those expensive shoes.*_

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What Is a PSYCHOPATHIC Maniac?

a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.

A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums

Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week, laying out a GOP health care agenda that ignores the soon-to-expire enhanced subsidies that help tens of millions of Americans afford Obamacare — despite pleas from some in their own party.

Top Republicans didn’t come to the decision easily. As recently as last week, it wasn’t clear whether GOP leaders in either chamber would offer their own health care plans alongside a high-profile Democratic push to extend those Covid-era Obamacare subsidies. There are plenty of frustrated rank-and-file members still trying to convince Republican leaders to change course and offer a short-term fix for the subsidies. Multiple battleground Republicans are plotting how they can intervene, including lobbying President Donald Trump directly or potentially going around their own leadership to force a vote on extending the subsidies, multiple sources told CNN.

While they say Obamacare is rife with problems, they insist Republicans can’t simply allow huge premium hikes for millions of people – especially in an election year. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a centrist from New York, said her next step is to “appeal to the White House.”...

Battleground Republicans clash with hard-liners over Obamacare subsidies as party talks health care strategy

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PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2025, 12:01 AM ET - 11 hr ago

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Water rescues, evacuations in Washington as rivers rise toward historic levels

What We're Covering:

• Relentless rain: Heavy rain from an atmospheric river is pounding parts of Washington and creating “potentially catastrophic” flooding that is forcing water rescues, some by helicopter.

• Evacuations underway: As many as 100,000 people in Washington face potential evacuations as the flood danger rises. Many are in Skagit County, where the entire 100-year floodplain has been ordered to evacuate.

• Records could fall: Several rivers in Washington hit major flood stage, the most severe level, as more than 10 inches of rain drained into the waterways. Some are still rising and threatening record levels.

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6 min ago

Climate change is leading to more frequent, extreme heavy rainfall events

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Updated 10:49 AM EST, Thu December 11, 2025

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Family physicians reach agreement in principle with Quebec over Bill 2

Deal would 'halt the disengagement and departure of Quebec family doctors,' FMOQ says

Quebec family doctors have struck a tentative agreement with the province, only weeks before the implementation of controversial reforms that threatened clinic closures and the departure of GPs to other provinces.

The Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ) announced the tentative deal Thursday morning. The two sides have been at odds for months over Bill 2, legislation that ties doctors' pay to collective performance targets. Hundreds of doctors have applied for a licence in Ontario in recent months, while many family medicine clinics across Quebec have said they would be forced to shut down next year.

In a statement, the FMOQ thanked Premier François Legault for stepping in to spark a negotiating blitz, in order "to halt the disengagement and departure of Quebec family doctors, and to increase Quebecers' access to family medicine. "...

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Posted: Dec 11, 2025 8:26 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Beef prices are soaring. Here's why Canada is facing record-low cattle numbers

High demand, drought, international trade, tough decisions on the ranch are all factors

If there is a small bit of positive news for those who love to grill a steak in the summer or enjoy a roast dinner during the chilly winter months, beef prices are expected to climb further in 2026 — but not by as much as in recent years. “The bad news is it won’t be going down,” said Mike von Massow, a food economist at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ont.

Beef prices are at record highs after climbing 16 per cent over the last year and up 35 per cent in October compared with the five-year average. The retail price of beef is expected to creep up again next year...

• For the love of beef:
• Too few cows:
• VIDEO Included:

WATCH | How much more will groceries cost in Canada in 2026?

• Difficult choices for ranchers:
• Outside factors affect prices:
• The steaks are high:

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Posted: Dec 11, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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1 Min Ago: Trump's $2 Billion Asset Freeze - The Court Filing Everyone Missed | Warren Buffett

1 Min Ago: Trump's $2 Billion Asset Freeze — The Court Filing Everyone Missed | Warren Buffett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFRHa1RE_ls

 

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

It's a mild, wet morning here on the Niagara Peninsula; 🗾 it will undoubtedly be an LED 💡artificial sunlight day. With the Christmas tree all lit up 🎄 at least it makes the place look warm, bright, welcoming, and cheery; no gloom-pusses in this house!

Now my Green Space looks greener and more tropical, with rainwater droplets dripping from the plants. Our landlord and friend, Rick, was up here yesterday fixing a door, where I heard him talking to my partner about my Green Space. He called it "the little paradise."

I am certainly looking forward to being active again and not this sack 💩 🤢 🤮 in pain, taking up space on the couch 🛋️. I keep praying, and I keep hurting; either G-d is deaf, or he forgot to take out his earbuds 🎧

I always did my best, no matter how many faceplants I made doing so, and there were times when I succeeded. Failing taught me that when you take on a project, you do what you know best. These groups are what I know best, that which keeps my crank cranking for now. You do what you do best. An old, retired social worker can't just stop working, especially if they care for people. Do what you know best and what makes you feel fulfilled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfR6kW61Oks

Do what you do, do well, eh, and that's the best ya kins do gals and boys. It does the heart good to listen to a good, uplifting, sunshiny tune in the early morning. Try it, get into it while doing your morning duties, and turn up the noise box! Good for chasing away all of the coming days' ghosts. Just put one foot ahead of the other, dance around the room a couple of times, hum along with the music, and keep on a truckin'!

If I could only feel good again, I would get down on my knees in reverence and kiss the ground, Mother Gaia. I don't think anyone who hasn't suffered anything worse than a headache or a sore thumb from hitting it with a hammer has any idea what excruciating pain is. Being healthy and pain-free, I don't think that person would have any idea what suffering is about, especially when it's constant. Not knowing if you're going to spray lunch is not fun. IT SUCKS.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Doing What You Do Best

That's what we all have to do, isn't it? Apply this maxim to your personal resistance. You can resist by putting your best foot forward, fighting for what's right. Sharing and informing others for the sake of saving them, We, the People, here on the web, or among those you meet as you go about your day. I am retired from social work. Being a social worker is about helping other people because you care for them, a deep caring as though they were part of you. If you don't feel this within you, you're in the wrong job.

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My question: A Social Worker?

A social worker helps individuals, families, and communities address life's challenges, improve well-being, and access resources by providing counselling, therapy, and advocacy for social justice, working in diverse settings like hospitals, schools, and agencies to tackle issues from poverty to racism and domestic violence. They use specialized skills and knowledge to assess problems, develop solutions, and connect people with support, focusing on empowerment and practical, strengths-based solutions for better psychosocial functioning.

Eileen Higgins will win the Miami mayor's race, -CNN- projects, breaking a nearly 30-year GOP hold

Eileen Higgins will be the next mayor of the city of Miami, according to a projection from -CNN's- Decision Desk, breaking a nearly 30-year Republican streak in holding the nonpartisan seat and giving Democrats another example of strong performance in elections during the first year of President Donald Trump's second term.

Higgins, a former county commissioner, will defeat city manager Emilio Gonzalez, who was endorsed by Trump. She won Tuesday's runoff after leading the first round of voting on November 4 with 35% of the vote to Gonzalez's 19% Democrats are already riding a wave of momentum after a dominant performance in November's off-year elections and over-performing their 2024 results in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, shrinking a 22-point 2024 margin to single digits in a special election last week...

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Updated Dec 9, 2025, 9:14 PM ET - Updated 11 hr ago

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Is this a sign of a trend moving in the other direction? Did someone bend the arrow back? 🏃‍♂️---↩️ I certainly pray so. We'll see. Well, this about wraps it up. Thank you for reading the Tree House News

BREAKING NEWS:

The Fed just cut interest rates for the third-straight time

What We're Covering Here

• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year.

• The central bank also gave more details on its plans for 2026 rate moves, issuing its quarterly economic projections, aka the “dot plot.”

• Today’s meeting caps off a rough year for central bank officials: They have battled stubborn inflation, a weakening labor market, more than the usual number of committee dissents, and a series of personal attacks from President Donald Trump.

• Fed Chair Jerome Powell is set to head up a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET that will be closely watched. His tenure ends in May and Trump has promised to name a successor who will cut rates...

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9 min ago

Three dissenting votes were cast

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18 min ago

Fed lowers interest rates for the third time in a row

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Updated 2:10 PM EST, Wed December 10, 2025

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Battleground Republicans clash with hard-liners over Obamacare subsidies as party talks health care strategy

A number of endangered GOP lawmakers on Wednesday privately pressed Republican leaders to address expiring Covid-era health care subsidies — but faced sharp pushback from the right flank of their party.

And House Republican leaders remained adamant that they did not support a short-term fix, making it increasingly likely that the GOP-led Congress will allow the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire at year’s end. Inside a packed meeting of House Republicans, multiple battleground Republicans, including Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, called on Speaker Mike Johnson to put a bill on the floor that would extend the expiring subsidies for more than 20 million Americans. He argued that it needed to take priority over leadership’s other, longer-term health care plans that are expected to come to the floor next week.

GOP leaders are eying smaller-scale measures, such as expanding HSA accounts and expanding cost-sharing reduction — a way that helps offset costs for lower-income people by requiring insurers to pay more...

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PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2025, 11:41 AM ET - 2 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Recall petition targeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith approved

21 MLAs now facing recall petitions, including one Opposition NDP member

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is now one of 20 United Conservative MLAs subject to a recall petition amid a growing movement to try to remove members of her party from office.

Petitions approved by Elections Alberta were posted for Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Smith, environment minister Rebecca Schulz and technology minister Nate Glubish on Wednesday morning.

Those additions bring the total number of provincial representatives facing recall efforts to 21, including one Alberta New Democrat.

Canvassers hit the streets and MLAs push back as Calgary-area recall campaigns are in full swing 3 more UCP MLAs and 1 NDP MLA face recall petitions in Alberta...

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Posted: Dec 10, 2025 12:35 PM EST | Last Updated: 29 minutes ago

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Trump’s point man on trade floats separate deals with Canada and Mexico

'Our economic relationship with Canada is very, very different,' says U.S. trade rep Jamieson Greer

U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator says the administration is considering breaking up the three-way free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, moving toward separate deals instead.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that the Trump administration is keeping all options on the table for the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) as it comes up for renewal in 2026.

But Greer, who plays a key role in all trade negotiations, including the looming review of CUSMA, is laying out a strong case for separate bilateral deals with the country’s northern and southern neighbours — a move that would end 30 years of North America having a unified free trade agreement...

• Already talking separately to Canada and Mexico:

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Posted: Dec 10, 2025 2:12 PM EST | Last Updated: 31 minutes ago

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May the Great Spirit Bless and be with you as you venture out to do what you "do, do best!"

CANADA REJECTS U.S. FIFA WORLD CUP DEAL - TRUMP STUNNED | Warren Buffett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu2WuLxd2MM

 

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Here it is Tuesday morning coming down, 🌅 and all is well here on the Niagara Peninsula. 🗾 The sun is shining 🌤️ and it's 26°F, but not for long; they're calling for some nasty weather later this afternoon, windy and 3 inches of snow. Tomorrow, it's 41°F and raining, that's the norm here, we get a dumping of snow and a few days later it melts. Fluctuating between 23°F and 41°F, it is about the best climate one can find in Canada outside of the Okanogan Valley in BC. The Okanogan would have been my second choice to live in. Still, when we had the opportunity to move back to Ontario, we chose the Niagara Peninsula area, grape country, the best place in Ontario.

I didn't get out of bed this morning until 8:00 am, on purpose, to shorten my misery while I'm sleeping, so I nap every chance I get, the great escape 👅 This stomach stuff has to go or I will. Well, that's about all I have to report from the Newsroom for this morning. Thank you for reading the news.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Investigations launched after more unexplained drone sightings off two European coasts

Investigations are underway in Ireland and France after two more incidents this week involving unidentified drones flying close to the coastlines of each country.

On Monday night, several drones were seen flying off the coast of Dublin, just as the plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was about to land ahead of his first official visit to Ireland. On Thursday night, several drones flew close to a French naval base on the Atlantic coast housing nuclear ballistic missile submarines, French prosecutors told local media.

The two incidents are the latest in a string of unexplained sightings in several European countries since September. Some drones have disrupted civilian air traffic, while others have flown close to airbases and other military facilities.

European officials have said that they believe Russia is behind at least some of the incidents, but no drone has been retrieved or shot down....

Dec 6, 2025

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2025, 11:13 am ET

It's happened before, one was shot down; NATO forces shot down Russian drones over Poland Sept. 10, responding to an incursion at a scale unprecedented since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian drones were also found in Sweden and Romania. If this is not PROVOCATION FOR WAR, then what is?

I am just guessing, but my feelings are based on a gut hunch about what is going on. I do that sometimes, like on 9/11, I knew or felt that there was some kind of disaster going to take place, I felt it inside me. It was the night before the Twin Towers disaster, 24 hrs before it took place. I'm the one who wrote in large letters on Yahoo groups, "G-d Save America!"

And on several other occasions, I have recorded in my Blog, for later reference's sake, which I have shared with my partner, I am sometimes treated to visions or premonitions. I'm an empath, "I can feel the texture of the fluffy hairs on a moth's antennae."

That cockroach Putin the Puddin' is edging for nuclear war, and nutcasses like that don't care; they have no ethics, empathy, or value for anything; he will not have any restraints or qualms about tossing bombs at whoever he wants or feels like.

That was why yesterday 🌅 <- 🌄 I mentioned a comprehensive strike may be the only answer, get as many as we can in one shot, 💥 if that's the only way to scatter cockroaches 🪳 🪳 🪳 and hope that when it's done, there's still enough world left to live on. 🏜️ THAT'S ALL THAT TURTLE SHIT FOR BRAINS WILL LISTEN TO. The turtle shit 🐢 💩 Putin and his arse kissing buddy Trumpo The Typo 🚯

TREE HOUSE NEWS

I started this news group especially to inform and point out what may not be so apparent to the reader of the news. I only share my own opinions, which, like any other, can be argued. Draw your own conclusion, neg. or pos.

There is so much I would like to share if my stomach would only go back to operating normally. As it is, I honestly don't know where everything is going right now; I'm all twisted up inside, like a pit of snakes, with little respite. But I am thankful I have this group to keep me concentrated on something else; it helps to lessen or distract me from the discomfort. How would you like a 24 - 7 hangover without the alcohol consumption?

CANADIAN NEWS

We’re in a ‘windchill’ economy, where things feel worse than they are

New York — Most Americans agree: *This economy stinks.

Practically every consumer sentiment survey and political poll points to that theme. People feel like their dollars aren’t stretching as far as before, and the cost of living is rising beyond their means.

There’s just one problem: That part is not true.

Most Americans are getting raises that outpace overall inflation. It’s not even a new trend. It’s been happening each month since June 2023. So, why do people feel so lousy about their finances if they’re getting wealthier? A number of key factors are at play, and most of them are messing with our minds more than our wallets...

• Paycheck gains are shrinking as inflation heats up again:
• The pandemic screwed with our collective psychology. Americans got a brief taste of financial security that very rapidly eroded during the inflation crisis:
• Prices on items you can’t avoid buying are growing much faster than overall inflation:
• And wealthier Americans are skewing the data:
• So this is the windchill economy: It feels worse than it actually is. For many Americans, it’s deeply unpleasant:
• Wage gains are shrinking:
• The goalposts keep moving:
• Not all prices are created equal:
• The K-shaped economy:

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UPDATE ON PROMINENT DOCTORS AND HEALTH RESEARCHERS HIRED IN ONTARIO?

numerous doctors and healthcare researchers are moving from the United States to Ontario, with several individuals and specific recruitment efforts being highlighted in the news.

*Prominent Moves and Recruitment Efforts*

• Dr. Wes Wilson:

A Canadian-born scientist, Dr. Wilson packed up his lab at Penn Medical in Philadelphia and moved to Toronto to work on advanced cellular therapies for brain tumours at the University Health Network (UHN), collaborating with the renowned Canadian oncologist Dr. Tak Mak.

• Dr. Marc Ruel:

A heart surgeon and researcher, Dr. Ruel notably turned down a prestigious job offer at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco to stay in Canada, citing the changing political landscape in the U.S. as a factor in his decision.

• University Health Network (UHN) Campaign:

Toronto's UHN has launched an active recruitment campaign targeting top scientists in the U.S. who face job cuts at federal health agencies like the NIH and CDC. The goal is to reverse Canada's "brain drain" by offering lab space, salaries, and collaborative opportunities. UHN's Toronto General Hospital is ranked as one of the top hospitals in the world, making it an attractive destination for top talent.

*Influx Data and Ontario's Initiatives*

Ontario has seen a significant increase in U.S.-based physicians registering to practice in the province

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"Now, this is the latest statistic I could find; it would appear by this report, WE HAVE SOME ACTIVITY, FINALLY." I hope it's not just another singing suckerfish at the end of my line, and I pray Ford doesn't throw another monkey wrench in that gearbox. Get your hand off that person's purse! Thief! Thief!

Accused B.C. extortionist was allegedly in Canada on expired student visa

Prosecutor claimed CBSA flagged Vikram Sharma after he submitted fraudulent documents to extend visa

A man charged in two high-profile B.C. extortion incidents was living in Canada on an expired student visa at the time of his alleged crimes, according to court records.

CBC News has learned that Vikram Sharma was flagged by authorities weeks before attacks in Surrey and on Vancouver Island in 2024 because he allegedly relied on fraudulent documents in his bid to extend the visa that first allowed him into Canada in June 2022. The 24-year-old — whose student visa expired in April 2024 — is currently believed to be in India...

• 'Fell in with the wrong crowd'
• Targeted by Bishnoi gang
• A narrow escape'I

did a horrible and terrifying things

Posted: Dec 09, 2025 8:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

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Liberals to vote against Poilievre's pipeline motion, calling it 'immature' and an 'insult'

Conservative motion designed to force Liberals to vote on pipeline to Pacific

The Liberal government will vote against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's motion Tuesday calling for a new oil pipeline to the Pacific — but ministers insisted it doesn't mean Ottawa has given up on the memorandum of understanding signed with Alberta last month.

Poilievre's motion, which lifts some of the language included in that agreement brokered between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, calls for MPs to back at least one pipeline that moves a million barrels of Alberta bitumen to the coast for export to Asia. The Conservatives brought forward this non-binding motion to show divisions in the Liberal caucus on the issue — a divide the party says puts the possibility of a pipeline at risk...

WATCH | 'This game-playing is ridiculous' says Alberta Liberal MP:*

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Posted: Dec 09, 2025 11:05 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 minute ago

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What Is Empathy? (Karla McLaren's Six Essential Components)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Bqy4D3N3c