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Air Canada Suspending Cuba Service in Response to Aviation Fuel Shortage
Airline will operate empty flights to Cuba to pick up and return customershttps://www.aircanada.com/media/air-canada-suspending-cuba-service-in-response-to-aviation-fuel-shortage/#:~:text=MONTR%C3%89AL%2C%20Feb.%2009%2C%202026%20%28GLOBE%20NEWSWIRE%29%20–%20Air,ongoing%20shortage%20of%20aviation%20fuel%20on%20the%20island.?msockid=25ddfdb53ff76a59398deb4e3e306baa
Air Canada currently has approximately 3,000 customers in Cuba, most of whom are travelling on Air Canada Vacations Packages.
Air Canada Vacations is now introducing a refund policy, allowing customers who had scheduled departures to Cuba and experienced flight cancellations to automatically receive a full refund in their original form of payment. There is no need for these customers to contact the Air Canada Vacations’ Contact Centre.
Lets have fun
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trump-gordie-howe-bridge-9.7081924
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and DetroitHere is a sample
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47215/47215-h/47215-h.htm
THE SACRED TREE
OR
THE TREE IN RELIGION AND MYTH
BY
MRS. J. H. PHILPOTLondon
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
189710:25 PM IST, Feb 9
Iran arrest senior reformist politician
10:04 PM IST, Feb 9
US Tells American Ships in Hormuz to Keep Away From Iran
9:47 PM IST, Feb 9
Iran NewsIran defence forces pause public unveilings of military
8:44 PM IST, Feb 9
Iran prepared to dilute enriched uranium if US lifts sanctions
7:52 PM IST, Feb 9
Iran lawmaker says oil exports will continue despite US naval presenceScience fiction OR ….?
Yesterday and today.
The Tree of life.
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James Cameron’s Avatar draws inspiration from various sources, including nature, science fiction, and indigenous cultures. The film’s concept of a tree of life among the Na’vi inhabitants reflects a deep connection to nature, as seen in the lush landscapes and bioluminescent flora of Pandora, which were inspired by Earth’s ecosystems. Cameron’s personal experiences and dreams also played a role in shaping the film’s narrative and visual elements. Overall, while Cameron did not create a literal “tree of life” for the Na’vi, the film’s themes of interconnectedness and the importance of nature are central to its storytelling.
TIME
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If you want, get your AI to compile the data.
Copilot:ConclusionThis compilation provides a culture-by-culture reference list of the earliest and most authoritative primary sources—texts, artifacts, and visual depictions—attesting to the Tree of Life, Tree of Knowledge, or equivalent sacred/cosmic trees.
Each entry is limited to direct, canonical, or archaeological evidence, as preserved in ancient manuscripts, funerary and mythological texts, and museum collections.
This list is intended as a foundational resource for comparative study and further research into the cross-cultural significance of sacred trees in the ancient world.
———-USA is reducing the numbers of target for Iran to destroy, by concentrating it military assets in the middle east where Iran can destroy them.
“A total of 112 U.S. Air Force C-17’s have now either arrived or are en route to the Middle East with a further 17-18 in-progress flights, a number of Royal Air Force logistics flights from RAF Marham to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, and movement on U.S. Air Force CORONETs,” the source said.
Prior to these weekend comments, the Iranian top diplomat stated, “If the United States launches an attack against us, we do not have the capability to attack its territory, so we would target American bases in the region. This would draw the entire region into war. We do not attack neighboring countries; we target American bases.”
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@@@Michael Reid
It’s all China’s fault that the financial system is failing.
IT’S OVER: China Just Sold All US DebtWe are not at war. We are there for defence. WINK<
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/videos/2025/08/26/canadas-renewal-operation-reassuranceCanada’s renewal of Operation REASSURANCE.
Transcript – Canada’s renewal of Operation REASSURANCE
August 26, 2025
Thank you. Thank you, thank you very much, Prime Minister, dear Evika. It’s a pleasure. I’ll make a couple of quick observations. One, there are many areas where we’re cooperating economically, culturally. We also need to cooperate in hockey as well, because I was at that match in the World Junior tournament when Latvia beat Canada, and beat Canada fairly, I have to say. We could see it coming, beat Canada fairly. So, we have much to learn from each other; we’re stronger together and we do that as well.Look, we, as the Prime Minister mentioned, we first met, actually, in April at the Vatican. We’ve had regular discussions through the Coalition of the Willing and other formats since then. But when we first met, the Prime Minister kindly invited me here and I made a point to ensure that I came. We picked a date to come here, which actually is the 34th anniversary of when Canada recognized Latvia’s independence, becoming the first G7 country to do so.
But I also mentioned to the Prime Minister at the time, I recall, because I knew this by reputation, Latvia, by reputation of your contribution to the international community, contribution, obviously through NATO – and I’m going to say a few more words about that in a moment, our cooperation in NATO – but your leadership, as I’ve seen in the Coalition of the Willing, very importantly, and also represented, and we look forward to this, we’re a strong supporter of Latvia’s membership of the UN Security Council, which will come in a few years.
And I think, if I may suggest, that one of the reasons for this strong, these strong contributions, is that this nation understands how precious freedom is and how precarious freedom can be. That recognition by Canada, coming 34 years ago, of course, was after Latvians courageously reclaimed your independence, in this case from the Soviet Union, going to the barricades at the major buildings, including the Parliament. Subsequent to that, a little over 10 years ago, as we know, the menace begins to return to the region, 2014 and Russia’s illegal seizure of… invasion, seizure of Crimea.
Recognizing that this is not… some have described Russia as a far-off foreign threat. It’s not a far-off foreign threat; in Latvia, it’s an immediate threat. Here, one that we recognized and my predecessor, Stephen Harper, and the Canadian government recognized. So, not only taking action in Ukraine to begin Operation UNIFIER to train Ukrainian troops, an operation that’s led to over 45,000 Ukrainian troops being trained, but also contributing troops here from 2014 onwards.
As in 1991, Canada is under no illusions about the importance of your fight, and you should not ever, you should never doubt Canadians’ commitment to your cause; it is like our own.
From that initial 100 troops that were contributed as part of what we call Operation REASSURANCE, a little over a decade ago, it grew then to over 450 troops three years ago, as the menace increased with the start of this horrific illegal war of Russia against Ukraine. And our message is absolutely clear; it was clear from the day that Latvia joined, it’s clear now, that an attack of any sort on this country is an attack on Canada as a member of the NATO alliance.
An attack against the Baltic States is an attack against NATO and against Canada.
Today, that force, that multinational battle group – and the Prime Minister and I discussed the modalities of this earlier – that group has grown to over 3,500 soldiers from 14 different nations under Canadian leadership. Over 2,000 of those brave women and men are Canadians. It’s Canada’s largest current contribution to the NATO alliance.
And, when we look at the current situation, and we discussed this, and I mentioned this when I was in Kyiv a few days ago, we look back at the differences from the years leading up to Latvia’s reclaiming of independence. If you recall, the peace efforts of… disarmament efforts, I guess I should say, of President Reagan. His slogan at the time was “Trust, but Verify,” trust, but verify the actions of Gorbachev. Well, Vladimir Putin is not Mikhail Gorbachev; he seeks darkness, not glasnost; he seeks empire, not perestroika. We can’t trust, but verify with Putin. As we think about the process through the Coalition of the Willing, we must deter and fortify, and that is the way that we can provide true reassurance.
So, to that end, it’s my honour, I’m very proud, along with David McGuinty, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, to announce that Canada will extend Operation REASSURANCE. Our leadership of that, our commitment here on the ground, will extend for three more years. The three more years is just how we do these things; we extend over three years. And we will, in the process, increase the brigade’s capabilities here in Latvia, reinforce our collective defence, strengthen our cooperative security, and keep the NATO presence strong.
I do want to take this opportunity, Prime Minister, to thank you on behalf of the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces who are currently serving, but who have served in the past, and will serve in the future. You referenced this with some humility, but the hospitality and the experience that they have had means that they do want to stay, they do return, and they are proud to have provided this support.
Together, we have important work ahead, more broadly. As members of the Coalition of the Willing, we are working to secure peace and security in Ukraine. We know that that security can only come through strength, and that means tough sanctions on Russia; it means reinforcing the capabilities of the Ukrainian armed forces, and it means… it will mean developing robust and credible security guarantees for tomorrow. In June, both of our nations have pledged, as the Prime Minister mentioned, to increase our defence spending to 5% of GDP. For Canada, that will represent, in cash terms, a quadrupling of defence expenditure from 2024 levels to the end of this decade.
We had this conversation, we’ve had a running conversation on this; it will continue. And we have, as I said earlier, a lot to learn from Latvia; we have a lot to learn from the experience in Ukraine. Because what matters is not what we spend, but how we spend, how we spend in cooperation, how we learn the lessons of the changing nature of the battlefield, the changing nature of defence. And so, it is very important, direct bilateral cooperation with Latvia, also with Ukraine, but our broader cooperation as Canada with the European Union as part of our participation in safe security action for Europe as the instrument of the ReArm plan.
So we, three decades on… or to be more precise, 34 years on to the day from when we recognized your independence, we stand alongside you. We’re honoured to be by your side to deter aggression. And if I just finish by going back to when we first met in Rome in April – it feels like a few years ago, given all that’s happened, but it was a few months ago – and in his remarks, the Pope – this was at the papal inauguration, as you said – he reminded that peace is more than the absence of war. True peace is more than the absence of war. Madame Prime Minister, you rightly referenced values, so values of tolerance, of solidarity, compassion; values that Latvia and Canada share.
We also know, though, as NATO partners, as friends, that at this point, at this point of actual war in Europe and threat… an actual hybrid war that affects Latvia and others, security, distinct from peace, security can only come from strength. So, today’s commitment to Operation REASSURANCE contributes to the peace, to the security through strength, and of course, our values contribute to the strength of our values.
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A Major US-Russia Deal
The Perpetrator Has Been Detained
Zaporizhzhia Counterstrike
MS 2026.02.08
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Ukraine – Long-term Countrywide Blackouts – U.S. Presses For Peace Agreement
Last night another large Russian missile and drone strike further degraded the already severely damaged electrical energy system of Ukraine.The main targets were around Kiev and in western Ukraine. The attack, especially in western Ukraine, was mostly by drones and subsonic cruise missiles. Except for Kiev air defense seems to have been absent or out of munitions.
Ukraine – Long-term Countrywide Blackouts – U.S. Presses For Peace Agreement
Opinions
A charade and a cover-up of extreme proportion.
if we have evidence
Everything is a blatant in-your-face lie.
everything you know with absolute certainty about anything is completely wrong or a misdirection.
I can’t do anything about it, I can’t change it, and trying to educate others is a fool’s errand.
In order to have a hold on people they had to commit actions seen as taboo.
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Large-Scale Attack on Energy Infrastructure
Offensive Momentum Resumes
Military Summary 2026.02.07————-
Motivators
Sex – “incestuous” culture among America’s political and business elites. “Corruption” – among political and business elites. Pot calling the kettle black.
“Greed” – Finance Gambling
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Ukraine and World Affairs: Weekly Update
6th January 2026
Dr. Rob Campbellhttps://robcampbell.substack.com/
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The Great Disconnect: Initial Aftermath
Kropyvnytskyi Hit
A New Gamble?
Military Summary 2026.02.6
————–Iran has formally deployed the Khorramshahr‑4 long‑range ballistic missile inside its underground IRGC “missile cities,”
– Khorramshahr‑4 (a.k.a. Kheibar)
– Range: ~2,000 km
– Warhead: ~1,500 kg
– Speed: Up to Mach 16 outside the atmosphere; ~Mach 8 inside atmosphere
– Role: Designed to penetrate modern air defenses and strike regional targets including Israel and U.S. bases.– The missile’s range puts all of Israel, U.S. Gulf bases, and parts of NATO Europe within reach.
– Iranian sources claim it could reach Israel in 10–12 minutes.
Deploying the missile in underground facilities is intended to give the Revolutionary Guards a “second strike” capability and high survivability in the event of a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear or missile facilities.
Canadians Prices will go up
https://trumprx.gov/
Find the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugsIn case you are interested …
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/Would you trust/rely on your immune system to be able to protect you if you walked in sewage/garbage/chemical infected flood waters?
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/irans-irgc-seizes-two-fuel-smuggling-vessels-gulf-amid-showdown-us
Iran’s IRGC Seizes Two ‘Fuel-Smuggling’ Vessels In Gulf Amid US ShowdownPeace talks – “say, “Uncle””
(“Say ‘uncle’!” is a chiefly North American expression demanding that the opponent in a contest submit.)
Thanks to RIM, and commentators, Dr. D,, John, etc. for their work.
Man made problems
# 1. New York Released Almost 7,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens
Catherine Salgado
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/02/new-york-released-almost-7k-criminal-illegal-aliens-n4949034
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# 2. Peace with Russia? Not until the EU changes its political class
Brussels can’t make peace with Moscow until it breaks its habits
By Vitaly Ryumshin,
https://web.archive.org/web/20260202095535/https://www.rt.com/news/631840-peace-with-russia-eu/
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# 3. Sex
Ghislaine Maxwell claims dozens of Epstein’s accomplices got off scot-free
Twenty-five men reached “secret settlements” with accusers, while four others were never charged, the late sex offender’s partner has claimed
https://web.archive.org/web/20260131102935/https://www.rt.com/news/631788-maxwell-epstein-accomplices-scot-free-secret-settlements/
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# 4. Financial Frauds
Gold round number $5,000. But also goes back through it, from both sides.Remember, there are no markets, only lies.
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That’s it, they’ve gone completely mad. And I thought they were gibbering insane before.
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Same thing here.
I searched for info, on the web, for metamucil, and even the TV is bugging me.
🙁Does “low hanging fruit” apply to everyone the same way?
USA … Somalians … Haitians …. Cubans …. Iranians … Ukrainians
“low hanging fruit”: the obvious or easy things that can be most readily done or dealt with in achieving success or making progress toward an objective
Diplomatic Negotiations -Take advantage of their weakness
Helmer: Note the meta-context: This is solely a U.S. war and solely a U.S. peace. —————-
https://www.rt.com/trends/un-news-united-nations/
Trump claims he could ‘easily’ solve UN money problems
The global body is at risk of “imminent financial collapse,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned
Feb 2, 2026Mexico, Russia and China have reaffirmed their support for Cuba.
https://www.rt.com/news/631820-trump-us-cuba-oil/
Trump issues ultimatum to Cuba as humanitarian crisis looms
Things are looking “very bad” for the Caribbean nation now that it has lost access to Venezuelan oil, the US president has said.The Cuban authorities would have to reach an agreement with Washington if they want to avoid a humanitarian crisis, US President Donald Trump has warned.
Earlier this week, Trump signed an executive order to impose tariffs on goods from any countries that sell oil to Cuba, further strengthening an embargo against the Caribbean nation which dates back to the 1960s.
The move comes after last month’s kidnapping by Washington of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro; his country had served as Havana’s primary source of oil.
Mexico had increased oil deliveries to Cuba in recent weeks; Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned on Friday that the US president’s order could “trigger a large-scale humanitarian crisis, directly affecting hospitals, food supplies, and other basic services for the Cuban people.”
Trump did not explain which specific concessions he wants from the Cuban government, only saying that “we have a lot of people in the US right now that would love to go back to Cuba and we’d like to work that out.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Washington of the “economic suffocation” of Cuba on Saturday. She reiterated Moscow’s opposition to unilateral sanctions not endorsed by the UN, expressing confidence that Havana would be able to overcome its economic difficulties.
The Cuban authorities have declared an “international emergency” over Trump’s pressure campaign, which they are describing as an “extraordinary threat” originating in “the US anti-Cuban neo-fascist right wing.”
February 2, 2026
Trump TACOs on Iran Through NegotiationsTrump needs a victory.
A war on Iran is unlikely to bring one.
A new agreement that can be claimed to curb Iran’s non- existent nuclear weapons can be sold as one.
For now Trump seems to have decided to try that route.
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/1354537.shtmlWORLD / MID-EAST
Exclusive: Satellite images reveal accelerating US military presence in Middle East; Chinese expert says it is difficult for Washington to replicate ‘Venezuela model’ in Iran
By Fan Wei and Ding Yazhi
Published: Jan 30, 2026 10:39 PMUS President Donald Trump said on social media platform Truth Social on January 28 local time that a carrier strike group led by the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is heading toward Iran, warning that any further US military action against Iran would be “far worse” than last summer’s US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
On the same day, Ali Shamkhani, senior political adviser and representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, wrote on social media that “any military action by America, from any source and at any level, will be considered the beginning of a war, and the response will be immediate, comprehensive, and unprecedented, and will target the aggressor, the heart of Tel Aviv, and all its supporters”
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A report published on January 28 by The War Zone
( https://www.twz.com/https://www.twz.com/news-features/destroyer-electronic-surveillance-jet-joins-u-s-forces-massing-in-middle-east
Destroyer, Electronic Surveillance Jet Joins U.S. Forces Massing In Middle East
Amid the ongoing military buildup, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that no one knows who would lead Iran next should the Khamenei regime fall.
Howard AltmanPublished Jan 28, 2026 6:00 PM EST
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https://southfront.press/water-is-a-luxury-complete-water-cut-in-kyiv-exposes-fragility-of-critical-infrastructure/
Water Is A Luxury: Complete Water Cut In Kyiv Exposes Fragility of Critical InfrastructureOn the morning of January 31, the city of Kyiv, with its millions of residents, fell into a silence broken only by the howling wind. Not only had the metro and trams stopped, but for the first time since the war began, the pumps supplying the city with water had ceased operating completely. The total shutdown of the water supply in all districts of the Ukrainian capital marked the darkest period of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict thus far, exposing the fragility of the metropolis’s life support systems when critical infrastructure is attacked.
Trust in the city’s ability to perform its basic functions has been undermined, and under ideal conditions, the path to recovery will be measured not in days but in years.
https://www.rt.com/news/631820-trump-us-cuba-oil/
1 Feb, 2026 09:21
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