Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦
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Travel journal: https://journeys.klebanoff.com
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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦
@joel.klebanoff.com
· Nov 11
How does one get added to a starter pack of introverted, insecure neurotics?
Nah, never mind. I'm not worthy of being added to a starter pack. And I'm worried that people might start interacting with me if I do get added to one.
Nah, never mind. I'm not worthy of being added to a starter pack. And I'm worried that people might start interacting with me if I do get added to one.
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And a woman was fatally shot by a masked Trump thug.
Murderers.
Murderers.
In the last 18 days alone:
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
A third immigrant held at Camp East Montana has died, reportedly by suicide. Victor Manuel Díaz was detained in Minnesota. He is the sixth migrant to die since Jan. 1 in ICE detention.
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
And a woman was fatally shot by a masked Trump thug.
Murderers.
Murderers.
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Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
Promised Land - for Renee Good, Bruce Springsteen, Light of Day, 1/17/26, Count Basie Theater
YouTube video by MarcGlenRock
m.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
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The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
WASHINGTON—Calling the discovery the “clearest proof yet” of how the U.S. government was originally designed to function, archaeologists published new evidence Thursday that suggests the Capitol build...
theonion.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
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DO YOU REGRET THE RUDE LANGUAGE YOU USED TOWARD THE OCCUPIERS KILLING PEOPLE, SIR?
KARL: In the hours after the shooting of Renee Good, you went on national TV and said to ICE, 'get the F out of Minneapolis.' Do you regret that language? That doesn't sound like turning the temperature down
JACOB FREY: I don't regret it at all. If I seemed like I was angry and frustrated, I was.
JACOB FREY: I don't regret it at all. If I seemed like I was angry and frustrated, I was.
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM
DO YOU REGRET THE RUDE LANGUAGE YOU USED TOWARD THE OCCUPIERS KILLING PEOPLE, SIR?
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Not just Canada. It's some sort of Trump MLM scam.
"Jordan, Greece, Cyprus & Pakistan on Sunday said they had received invitations to join the board. Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, Argentina & Albania have already said they were invited. It was not clear how many have been invited in all"
"Jordan, Greece, Cyprus & Pakistan on Sunday said they had received invitations to join the board. Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, Argentina & Albania have already said they were invited. It was not clear how many have been invited in all"
More countries confirm invites to Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza. $1 billion buys a permanent seat
Israel-Hamas war: Countries confirm invites to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
At least four more countries on Sunday said the United States has invited them to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s 'Board of Peace,' a new body meant to oversee next steps in Gaza that’s showing ambitions for a broader mandate in global affairs.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Not just Canada. It's some sort of Trump MLM scam.
"Jordan, Greece, Cyprus & Pakistan on Sunday said they had received invitations to join the board. Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, Argentina & Albania have already said they were invited. It was not clear how many have been invited in all"
"Jordan, Greece, Cyprus & Pakistan on Sunday said they had received invitations to join the board. Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Paraguay, Argentina & Albania have already said they were invited. It was not clear how many have been invited in all"
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BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
Noem: You can’t believe what my agency tells you. They are liars. They report to me. What do you expect?
BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
January 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Noem: You can’t believe what my agency tells you. They are liars. They report to me. What do you expect?
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📌The convicted felon who just pocketed a used Nobel Peace Prize has us on the verge of WWIII AGAINST our allies.
January 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
📌The convicted felon who just pocketed a used Nobel Peace Prize has us on the verge of WWIII AGAINST our allies.
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I was fascinated by fascism and nazism as a kid bc Dad fought them and was antifa. So I studied. Dad asked me if I knew how Hitler rose and what caused his downfall. I replied, “He surrounded himself with ‘Yes’ men and didn’t consider any other perspectives or ideas.” That is MAGA.
January 18, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I was fascinated by fascism and nazism as a kid bc Dad fought them and was antifa. So I studied. Dad asked me if I knew how Hitler rose and what caused his downfall. I replied, “He surrounded himself with ‘Yes’ men and didn’t consider any other perspectives or ideas.” That is MAGA.
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NATO IS THE SECURITY UMBRELLA. That is why UKRAINE WANTS TO BE UNDER IT.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
WELKER: Is Greenland or NATO more vital to natl security?
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
NATO IS THE SECURITY UMBRELLA. That is why UKRAINE WANTS TO BE UNDER IT.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
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If the basic project is expanding and straightening the American empire, everything this administration has done - destroy soft power, wreck alliances, abandon shared ideals, withdraw for the intl institutions America built, and general erratic behavior - will have the opposite effect.
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
If the basic project is expanding and straightening the American empire, everything this administration has done - destroy soft power, wreck alliances, abandon shared ideals, withdraw for the intl institutions America built, and general erratic behavior - will have the opposite effect.
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Wait, so everything Bessent said to Welker today was... gaslighting? No way.
Merz: We stand resolutely and united by the side of Denmark and the people of Greenland. As a NATO member, we are committed to strengthening security in the Arctic. Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and carry the risk of escalation.
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Wait, so everything Bessent said to Welker today was... gaslighting? No way.
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"We're the hottest country in the world."
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"We're the hottest country in the world."
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
Can you even hear yourself, man? Do you not have any self-respect left at this point?
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“The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota, according to defense officials cited by The Washington Post and ABC News, as Minnesota officials have also mobilized the National Guard.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/u...
1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, reports say, as state mobilizes National Guard | CNN
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota, according to defense officials cited by The Washington Post and ABC News, as Minnesota officials have ...
www.cnn.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
“The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota, according to defense officials cited by The Washington Post and ABC News, as Minnesota officials have also mobilized the National Guard.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/u...
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This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
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I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
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It gives former American allies no joy to take such steps, but there really hasn't been much choice given.
Against the odds, Trump has succeeded in peacefully uniting the world. Unfortunately, he's uniting it against us.
This Pax (Ex) Americana era was illustrated Friday, as Canadian PM Mark Carney wrapped up a trip to China--the first by a Canadian PM in 8+ years. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-maki...
This Pax (Ex) Americana era was illustrated Friday, as Canadian PM Mark Carney wrapped up a trip to China--the first by a Canadian PM in 8+ years. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-maki...
Trump Is Making China Great Again
America’s friends and trading partners are running into the arms of our adversaries. What a mess.
www.thebulwark.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
It gives former American allies no joy to take such steps, but there really hasn't been much choice given.
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January 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.
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Europe’s decoupling from the U.S. defense industry is not going to be easy, but the continent’s leaders now believe it is necessary.
Europe United, Europe Alone
As Trump doubles down on Greenland, Europe doubles down on Europe.
foreignpolicy.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Europe’s decoupling from the U.S. defense industry is not going to be easy, but the continent’s leaders now believe it is necessary.
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The Trump admin is moving to quickly deport two men who witnessed, they say, ICE guards choke a fellow detainee to death.
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
wapo.st
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Trump admin is moving to quickly deport two men who witnessed, they say, ICE guards choke a fellow detainee to death.
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
I have subsidized supermarkets, and all other stores I shop at, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Decades, it is time for them to give back.
Someone should explain the concept of "buying stuff" to Trump.
Someone should explain the concept of "buying stuff" to Trump.
And remember, American citizens and businesses pay the tariffs, not the other nations. Other nations complain not because they pay the tariffs, but because they lose business since the tariffs have illegally raised the price for American buyers.
Trump is basically putting tariffs on Denmark and its allies for deploying troops on Danish territory
January 18, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I have subsidized supermarkets, and all other stores I shop at, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Decades, it is time for them to give back.
Someone should explain the concept of "buying stuff" to Trump.
Someone should explain the concept of "buying stuff" to Trump.
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And remember, American citizens and businesses pay the tariffs, not the other nations. Other nations complain not because they pay the tariffs, but because they lose business since the tariffs have illegally raised the price for American buyers.
Trump is basically putting tariffs on Denmark and its allies for deploying troops on Danish territory
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
And remember, American citizens and businesses pay the tariffs, not the other nations. Other nations complain not because they pay the tariffs, but because they lose business since the tariffs have illegally raised the price for American buyers.
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You read this correctly.
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board
The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.
www.bloomberg.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM
You read this correctly.
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...