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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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PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2025, 9:59 AM ET - 1 hr 51 min ago

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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

 

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Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Here it is, Monday morning coming down, darn cold out there, 18° F, but little snow. This time, I woke up with a toothache or aching where the teeth had been extracted, not excruciatingly so, just enough to keep me awake. What I fear most about extreme cold and no snow is that it could cause water mains to break. I hope not. But it's always nice to be prepared, like the stunt person needs a soft prop, like a net or airbag, to break their fall after they jump over the precipice.

We're even prepared for a possible water shortage; we have six five-gallon bottles of spring water stored up here at all times for our water cooler. The last time we had a power outage, we got to try out our two solar generators, the big and the little one. With enough south-facing windows to charge the solar panels, it's in the bag. Both worked fine. That's just part of our short-term survival kit.

I figure if we have two months' worth of survival supplies stored, and we have used them up, there ain't nobody out there a' comin' to rescue, our butts. But we are not stranded; we do have a good Jeep, only two years old, which can take us places, too. We just need to figure out which way to point it.

Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump's new security strategy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with European leaders in London on Monday, in a show of solidarity, after US President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the latest peace proposal, and as the Kremlin praised America's new, harder posture towards Europe.

Trump criticized Zelensky on Sunday after talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators over the weekend in Miami ended with unresolved questions over security guarantees, territorial issues, and continued concern that the US proposal tilts in Russia's favor. "We've been speaking to [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin, and we've been speaking to Ukrainian leaders, including… President Zelensky, and I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal, which was as of a few hours ago," Trump said...

• Europe to 'take stock' of situation:
• 'Hybrid warfare':

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PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2025, 11:48 PM ET - 4 hr ago

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Zelensky & European Leaders

My Opinion Only.

This is what I was talking about yesterday, about the UN and the EU being as useless as a bunch of chicken-livered cowards as far as Putin goes. Trumpo the Typo? Just give him a hero biscuit, THE WHOLE BLOODY WORLD IT SEEMS, wanna hide under a rock when it comes to those two nut cases, 🧆 👝#1 🌰 💼#2 Trumpo the Typo and Putin the Puddin', both as crazy as BED BUGS, 🛏️ 🪲 🪲 🪲 both in charge of the big red button 🔴 On one side, you have the clap. On the other side, you have syphilis, and both are dizzier than a couple of shithouse rats 🐀 🛖 They will lob bombs at each other no matter who wins or loses because they're NUTS 🧆🌰🫘 Psychopaths don't think; they just do, without consequence or consciousness. THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO ANNIHILATE ONE ANOTHER. CAN A THIEF TRUST ANOTHER THIEF IN A DEN OF THIEVES? Whoever is left holding the bag gets the lead pill.

If you can't trust them, maybe a PREEMPTIVE STRIKE IS CALLED FOR. Hit before they do, AND DON'T MISS! But chicken-livered European Leaders, the EU, and NATO won't do it; they all have a bad case of constipation, or is it amnesia when it comes to both Gaza and Ukraine. They would sooner kneel at Trumpo The Typo's feet and give him nonesence medals to appease the Rusty Tin Can god when they should be wrapping their hands around his neck and shaking the bejesus out of him until his insane little brain rattles its way out of his right ear.

European Leaders, THIS SITTING AROUND TWIDDLING THUMBS AIN'T GETTING ANYONE ANYWHERE. But then it appears as though everyone is preparing to kneel at the feet of these CHEEP PSYCHOPATHIC RUSTY TIN CAN gods. Or is that what the world wants to have as their national flag to wave, that ugly, rotten, old Nazi crooked cross! If that's so, please place me on my stomach with a puke bucket in my coffin and kiss my ever-lovin' butt as you walk by.

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump’s first problem on the economy and health care: admitting he’s got a problem

President Donald Trump has a fresh chance this week to act on a priority voters continually say they want fixed — but over which he’s in denial.

The high and rising prices of health care, groceries and housing are a leading impediment to the lives of millions of Americans. But Trump, not unusually for presidents, seems more interested in his own political goals and obsessions. Americans wracked by economic insecurity can’t wait. Nor can Republican lawmakers, who fear the president’s response — which is largely to blame his predecessor Joe Biden — will doom their reelection chances next year...

• Why the latest Obamacare fight is so crucial:
• Trump’s efforts to show he shares economic pain often backfire:

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PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2025, 12:00 AM ET - 9 hr ago

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Marjorie Taylor Greene defiant since announcing resignation after falling-out with Trump

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stood defiant in her first interview since announcing her resignation from Congress, making clear she’s not afraid to speak out on the issues that made President Donald Trump “furious” with her, including her support for releasing all files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

“He was extremely angry at me that I had signed the discharge petition to release the files,” Greene said in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday evening. She said her concerns lie with survivors of the convicted sex offender’s abuse, who she said are “asking for all of it to come out.”

“They deserve it. And he was furious with me,” she said. In an announcement last month that shocked many in Washington and in her district, the Georgia Republican said she would resign from her seat early next year amid a feud with her longtime ally...

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PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2025, 8:10 PM ET - 13 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Trump lauds 'good relationship' with Carney but won't say if they'll restart trade talks

Comments come days after Canada, U.S. and Mexico leaders spoke at World Cup event

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke highly of Canada on Sunday. But when asked if he would restart trade talks with his northern neighbour, he replied with a vague, "We'll see."

While on his way to a gala at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Trump said he had a "very good, very productive" talk on Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the sidelines of a World Cup draw event.

A spokesperson for Carney said those talks were "constructive." But on restarting the trade talks with Canada, which were suspended in October after the U.S. president bristled at anti-tariff ads run by the province of Ontario during the World Series, Trump was non-committal, only saying "we'll work it out."...

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Posted: Dec 07, 2025 9:52 PM EST | Last Updated: 10 hours ago

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Majority of Ontario fraud cases tossed since 2020 due to limited resources: Crowns’ association

Fraud still on the rise across Canada, incidents in Ontario more than doubled over last decade

The majority of fraud cases in Ontario have ended with charges being stayed or withdrawn since 2020 because of COVID-19-related backlogs, the growing complexity of frauds, and a lack of resources in the province’s criminal justice system, according to the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association.

“When there aren't enough resources, Crowns are put in the unenviable position of having to prioritize,” said Lesley Pasquino, the association’s president. “It's not something that we want to do; every criminal offence has an impact on someone.”...

• Crowns under ‘enormous pressure’:
• $500M earmarked to address backlogs:
• A Canada-wide problem:
• Private sector could help: experts:

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Posted: Dec 08, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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Paramount Skydance makes $108B hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix move

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on Netflix's planned acquisition on Sunday

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion US for Warner Bros. Discovery, throwing a wrench into the deal with Netflix in a last-ditch effort to create a media powerhouse that would challenge the dominance of the streaming giant.

The streaming giant had emerged victorious on Friday from a weeks-long bidding war with Paramount and Comcast, securing a $72-billion equity deal for Warner Bros. Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming assets. The announcement comes less than a day after U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that a Netflix-Warner Bros. combination could raise market share concerns for regulators...

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Posted: Dec 08, 2025 9:33 AM EST | Last Updated: 36 minutes ago

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Theft is a Destroyer Of Economics

The statement that theft is a destroyer of economies is widely supported by economic and social analysis, as it undermines the foundations of prosperity and a functional society. While some niche economic theories might argue it is merely a wealth transfer, the consensus is that its overall impact is negative due to a variety of damaging effects.

Understanding the Economy: Is Finance Theft?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aCcuN2IcR0

 

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Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

I was up for part of the night again last night. Now I know I need to cut back on my daytime naps. I sat in the corner of the couch scrolling through the news and social networks. The web is like New York, the City That Never Sleeps. But wow, can you ever run into some weird stuff! I worked on the news for a while, until 3:20 AM, then went back to bed and got up again. It was 8:00 AM. Turned all the lights in the house to make it look more like a sunny day.

I'm just a bit upset because somehow I lost the first page of my three-page draft for today's news. Oh well, I did find a piece of the first page, the most essential part, about greed.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

IT'S THEFT AND CORRUPTION THAT CAN LITERALLY DESTROY THE ECONOMY OF AN ENTIRE GOVERNMENT, LIKE A CANCER.

The government is for the people; when you suck its lifeblood out, you are also sucking out the lifeblood of the people.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING SOUTH OF THE BORDER. MONEY HAS BECOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN HUMAN LIVES

I'm not a Bible thumper, but I am familiar with many of the passages within it

Human Life is Infinitely More Valuable Than Money

The Bible: teaches that human life, especially the eternal soul, is of incomparable and infinitely greater value than all the money and material wealth in the world. Worldly possessions are temporary, but a human soul is eternal. Mark 8:36-37 (also in Matthew 16:26 and Luke 9:25)

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Money Worth More Than Life?

The Soul's Worth (Matthew 16:26): "What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?" This passage highlights that no amount of money can buy eternal life or redeem a lost soul.

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The Love OF Money And Greed

The Bible strongly condemns the love of money and greed, considering them forms of idolatry and the ROOT OF ALL KINDS OF EVIL, which can lead to actions as severe as murder. The concept of a "court of greed" is not a specific biblical term, but the Bible describes how the wealthy can use corrupt courts to oppress the innocent.<- Trumpo The Typo

Or like any narcissistic, sadistic, coo-coo, "Psycho maniac" dictator, who makes their own rules, laws, and regulations. Even Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Xi Jinping have governments governing their countries. So even a fascist or nazi regime needs a government, although they can change the laws and regulations at will, anytime it suits the Rusty Tin Can 🥫 god in charge.

Trumpo the Typo doesn't know Jack 💩 about governing and governments from Shinola 🍫, and there you have an example of Trumpo the Typo's from Bizarromerica. Give America five years, and even Cuba will look like a preferable place to live.

That'll be it from the newsroom for today, thank you for reading The Tree House News.

Think about it, Rusty Tin Can god, 🫵 YOU RE NOT GOING TO EXIST FOREVER!🔥 👿 Eventually, even Tin Can gods disintergate into rust dust. You will perish just like every other COCKROACH 🪳 🪳 🪳 🪳 that came before you, and the people 🚶‍♀️ 👫 🚶‍♂️‍➡️ will then spit and dance on your grave 🫟 💃 🕺 ☠️

I know what you should do with 💩 like that. If you see one floating around in a toilet, it is guaranteed to work for both cockroaches and a poo elimination. 💩 🪳 Please flush it! 🚽

BREAKING NEWS:

What is Netflix buying? A visual history of 100 years of Warner Bros.

*Netflix announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's film studio and HBO assets, including the streaming service, for $82.7 billion, including debt.*

Netflix outbid media conglomerates Paramount and Comcast in a bidding war that began after Warner Bros. Discovery announced in June that it would split into two companies in mid-2026. Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company of CNN. Netflix expects the acquisition will close in 12-18 months...

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Here's a brief look at Warner Bros.' 102-year history.

1920s

*The studio's first official release was a silent drama, "Main Street," in 1923.*

1930s

Warner Bros. produced about 100 motion pictures annually by the 1930s and controlled 360 theatres in the United States.

• Warner classics:
• Crime, horror and drama adaptations:
• Owning the DC Universe:
• Into the 2000s:

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PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2025, 4:00 AM ET - 6 hr ago

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Federal agents have repeatedly detained or used force against people who seem to be protesting peacefully, videos show

Federal agents deployed during the Trump administration's law enforcement surge in American cities have shot two Christian clergy members in the head with chemicals or projectiles. One was meditating while holding a sign, and the other had his arms outstretched in prayer. The administration says both were among groups of protesters impeding law enforcement.

Other protesters have been shoved to the ground by immigration or border agents, been chased after taunting them, or had their phones snatched away. One person wearing an animal costume was pepper sprayed while trying to assist someone who had fallen. Another person was detained by local police after trolling National Guard troops deployed to Washington, DC, by playing "The Imperial March" from Star Wars.

Segments of the media and even some elected officials are not accountable; it is vilification."

• Debate over use of force:

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PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2025, 5:00 AM ET - Dec 6, 2025

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The UN and NATO are like that as well; the whole damned world is bending its knee to Trumpo the Typo! Vilifying things or pretending they don't exist, Useless bunch of COWARDS! Oh my! Putin may throw an atomic bomb at us! Well, what the -> (insert the F word here), Putin may decide to drop one anyway, just for the Hell of it. Crazy people don't make sense, and they don't have to have a reason, and they have no compassion or empathy for anything or anyone except themselves. Now we're dealing with two nutcases, 🧆💼 #1 & 🌰👝 #2 with access to the big red button 🔴* _

"HEY! Machine gun Harriet? 👀 WHERE ARE YOU?"

CANADIAN NEWS:

Winnipeg moves to scrap bird-friendly window bylaw developers argue is barrier to development

Window treatments among 'the easiest ways that we can help to reverse the biodiversity crisis': Nature Canada

Conservationists are raising concerns as the City of Winnipeg considers walking back a development bylaw designed to help save birds from fatal window strikes, less than a year after the rules came into effect. The City of Winnipeg says it will hold a public hearing Dec. 18 to consider "deleting" the bird-friendly window requirements for a mix of builds along major corridors and near malls.

"I'm kind of ... shocked," said Kevin Fraser, an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Manitoba who focuses on bird migration and ecology...

• 'Very little benefit' to coating: industry association:
• Industry needs education: FLAP Canada:

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Posted: Dec 07, 2025 7:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?

Yellow cedar's diameter measured 2.79 metres — a size that should have ensured protection, buffer around it

Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

The monumental cedar stood in what was one of the few intact or nearly intact old-growth valleys left on the island, says Wright, an advocate who also recorded the sounds of marbled murrelet birds — a threatened species under federal law — within the same forest. Wright measured the cedar's diameter at 2.79 metres, a size that should have ensured protection for the tree, along with a one-hectare logging buffer under provincial law.

They should wipe that person's (‿ˠ‿) with that chainsaw <xxxO=💤

REMEMBER:

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~ Greed ~

Greed in today's society manifests as an excessive, insatiable desire for more (money, power, status, things), driving materialism, overconsumption, and inequality, leading to environmental damage and exploitation, but some argue it also fuels economic growth. It's linked to negative outcomes like anxiety, corruption, and ethical compromises, while critics see it as undermining community, driving unsustainable practices, and creating stark wealth disparities, despite its perceived role in capitalism. Counter-arguments suggest that while personal greed can be harmful, it's also seen as a motivator for innovation and survival in economic theory.

"YOU GREEDY FAT CAT!"

 

TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡

Land of Whispering Pines 🌲

Good morning! May the Great Spirit bless you 🙏

Well, I'm alive and well, but not yet ready to dance. 💃 But each day, as the toxins slowly leave my body, I am gradually getting back to full functionality. I actually sipped some coffee this morning without any ill effect. I am not pushing anything, though. What's the point if it causes me to spray lunch?

It's overcast and 38° F, which is a little closer to normal than the last couple of days. Yesterday was beautiful, even if it was cold. With the sun shining brightly and no wind, it was nice enough for me to sit in my Green Space for a while, just wearing a jacket.

A lot of snow, and down to as low as 15° F north of Toronto, and south of the border; it seems the weather was harsher there, just as cold. More snow, actually: some places, like Buffalo, New York State, and Ohio, were even colder with lots more snow, while here on the Niagara Peninsula we got zilch, and the coldest morning we got was about 20° F. You can't really depend on more than a 75% accuracy rate in the weather forecast during the winter up here, and that's the fortcast for the bad weather.

For as long as I can remember, from October to April, when forecasting the weather, you don't need to watch it on TV. One could simply wet their thumb, stick it in the air, and say, "It's going to be cloudy with sunny showers, and a sprinkling of snow," and they would be right 99% of the time 🌥️ 🌨️ 🌫️

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Before we begin the discussion for the day

MAY WE PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO PRAY FOR THE ILL, THE DISABLED, THE HOMELESS, AND THE SUFFERING?

I learned what that is like. In the past 25 years. *Speaking of REDEMPTION!

I nearly died from illness, 4 TIMES! AND BEING ILL IS NOT FUN!

I was lucky, or I was lucky G-d was looking after me; there certainly was nothing or nobody else around to do it, and certainly not me. I wanted out of the shit show.

I'm lucky, or blessed, I managed to get enough income to survive.

NOW, I have a pension; nobody is GOING TO STEAL IT FROM ME.

I have HEALTH INSURANCE, a roof over my head, and food on the table. Many in the UNITED STATES will not even have that come by this time next year. LET US PRAY FOR ALL THE DISABLED, THE HOMELESS, and the ILL

"AMEN!"

Cindy takes the preacher's collar off and hangs it on the hook on the way down from the podium, turns to the congregation, salutes, then says, STAGE LEFT! as she leaves in a cloud of dust for the local bar across the street. *JOKE!* and fibbing a little too, I ain't drunk in goin' on ta thirty years now. A bit of weed, *rumatiz medicin*. Occasionally, for the rumatiz, ya know, and I certainly got me a good lot of rumatiz!

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

THE GREAT FALL

WHAT WILL AMARICA BE LIKE IN Dec. 6, 2026

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The U.S. isn't expected to "fall" by next year. Still, rather face continued economic shifts (AI boost, potential slowing) and political polarization, with some envisioning a more authoritarian turn under specific leadership, increased nativism, and growing social tensions, while longer-term issues like climate impacts and debt loom, creating a volatile period of potential transformation, not collapse, according to expert analyses and projections.

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Me Question: The fall of the American Empire in 2026

The "fall of the American empire in 2026" isn't a single event but a narrative within broader discussions about American decline, citing factors like political polarization, national debt, economic shifts (rise of China), and institutional dysfunction as signs of waning power, though many sources suggest a gradual, slow process rather than a sudden collapse, with some commentators predicting critical junctures around the mid-2020s (2025-2030) for significant changes.

HOW CAN A COUNTRY GOVERN IF IT HAS NO GOVERNMENT outside of a bunch of DUNCE CADETS running around in circles like loose cannons on deck trying to please Trumpo The Typo? But that is the outlook I found in a - Google Search - I think the report is as full of 💩 as a Christmas 🦃

I believe that;

THE GREATEST CHANGE AND DAMAGE WILL BE FELT AT HOME, FIRST!

I would be more inclined to believe the statistics shared to us by Tom Bilyeu

~ IMPACT THEORY ~

The signs are everywhere economic decay, social division, political chaos.

The loadbearing walls of the American system are cracking.

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BREAKING NEWS:

The ‘war on drugs’ felt over. Donald Trump restarted it

The Trump administration’s undeclared war on what it calls “narco-terrorists” in Latin America opens an aggressive new chapter in US history and reignites the war on drugs.

Declared by President Richard Nixon in the 1970s, the war on drugs is a decades-long campaign, woven into American foreign, justice and public health policy, to forcefully stop the flow of drugs into the US and harshly punish traffickers, dealers and even users.It has also recently been regarded — by academics, activists and policymakers — as a failure. Drugs remain a major problem. Their flow into the US has not stopped. The recent trend was away from harsh penalties that predominantly impacted Black and Brown people and toward treatment and education...

• A new front in the war on drugs:
• Nixon’s ‘all-out offensive’:
• Trump seeks justice outside the justice system:
• The US considered this type of offensive before, but not without allies:
• The war actually started long before Nixon:
• A wink and a nod here; regime change there:
• The war on drugs had been on the decline:

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PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2025, 4:00 AM ET - 8 hr ago

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FDA in turmoil after exit of veteran cancer researcher

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is under renewed scrutiny by Trump officials amid continued turmoil at the agency, including a series of high-profile departures that have raised questions in the administration about Makary’s ability to lead, according to two people familiar with conversations.

The pending exit of Dr. Richard Pazdur, a veteran researcher who pioneered the FDA’s approach to cancer treatments, has caused the most concern, sources say. Pazdur plans to retire this month just weeks after accepting a role heading the FDA’s largest division overseeing prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and pharmacy staples. Pazdur’s departure comes amid wider clashes with FDA top brass over who should lead the agency’s key departments, and how to balance sped-up drug reviews with quality control, according to three people familiar with the dynamics within the agency...

• Turbulence at the FDA:

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PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2025, 12:00 AM ET - 12 hr ago

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Netflix has a big unanswered question. That may kill its Warner Bros. deal

Netflix’s shocking $72 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. and HBO is the rare corporate mega-merger that can shift the tectonic plates of an entire industry and permanently change the way all of its participants do business. In other words: It’s the kind of deal that could force antitrust regulators to put away their rubber stamps and take out their magnifying glasses.

Hollywood is at a precarious moment, upset by rapidly changing consumer behavior fueled by significant growth of tech rivals, including YouTube, TikTok and, well, Netflix. That has created massive uncertainty for legacy movie and television businesses. Hollywood acknowledges that its industry is in crisis and needs to adapt – perhaps through consolidation...

• Antitrust concerns:
• What Netflix will do with Warners:
• Workers may be key:
• The Trump factor:

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2025, 7:00 AM ET - 5 hr ago

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Indigenous cultural belongings return to Canada from Vatican after long journey

62 items arrived at Montreal airport on Saturday

More than five dozen items belonging to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are one step closer to returning home. Following three years of negotiations, 62 cultural items previously held in Vatican museums and vaults for a century landed at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport just before noon on Saturday.

"It is a positive step toward reconciliation," said Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)...

• Collected by missionaries:
• Manitoba Métis Federation excluded:
• More work to be done:

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Why Danielle Smith's government is not withstanding many court challenges

UCP stepping in on legal files, from transgender policies to referendums to 'conservative' party names

It’s been hard to keep track of how many legal challenges and active court proceedings the United Conservative government has tried to quash or pre-emptively block in the last six weeks, but let’s try to tally:

• The notwithstanding clause to thwart separate constitutional challenges by the Canadian Medical Association (1) and 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy groups (2) against Alberta’s ban on some transgender youth health care.

• Notwithstanding clause against those advocacy groups’ challenge against the school pronouns law (3).
• Notwithstanding clause against any potential challenges against the ban on transgender women in women’s sports (4).
• Notwithstanding clause against teachers’ potential challenge to the strike-ending and imposed contract (5).
• Bill 12’s provision to block public sector pensions from suing over the Alberta wealth management fund’s past trading losses (6).
• And then the measure in this week’s Bill 14 designed to discontinue the court hearing about the constitutionality of a citizen’s initiative petition for Alberta separation from Canada (7).

One could argue there’s an eighth case the UCP government’s legislation would nullify if passed — one filed by the United Conservative Party itself...

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Posted: Dec 06, 2025 6:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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