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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦

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Worrier & retired person (in that order). Boomer, grumpy old man (since forever). Travel. | Be nice. Especially to me. | repost≠endorse | Be all you can be. Wake me when you’re done. | Toronto 🇨🇦 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.

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NPR @npr.org · 16m

The Smithsonian's museums and zoo are now closed due to the government shut down. Tours of historic Washington, D.C. sites have been suspended and the National Gallery of Art is also closed.

Smithsonian closes as government shut down continues

The Smithsonian's museums and zoo are now closed due to the government shut down. Tours of historic Washington, D.C. sites have been suspended and the National Gallery of Art is also closed.

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 12m

If fear of ICE and anger at tariffs weren’t enough to keep tourists away from the U.S., shutting down historic and cultural sites should help with that.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 50m

The One Big Beautiful Bill cut a trillion dollars from healthcare, Schoolmarm Johnson

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 56m

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 41m

They also don’t care about the troops, or as Trump calls them suckers and losers. But not paying the troops is bad optics.

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 48m

“Planning” is probably doing a lot of work in Vance’s response.

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 55m

Irony wishes it never existed.

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 1h

Trump: Biden was so brilliant and capable that he was able to manipulate the FBI even before he was president.

Also Trump: Biden was totally senile and always a moron.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

Asked by Kristen Welker on Meet the Press this morning whether the White House was seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act, Vice President Vance said, "The president is looking at all his options."

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 1h

The Trump administration can’t tell the difference between an insurrection and a dance party. 🤷‍♂️

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 1h

Trump: Biden was so brilliant and capable that he was able to manipulate the FBI even before he was president.

Also Trump: Biden was totally senile and always a moron.

Jonathan Casey @jonathantcasey.bsky.social · 2h

Trump forgot that he was President on Jan. 6th. 2021.

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 12h

If you think its a coincidence that they are pushing BS autism causes while the DeptEd empties its special education division and ICE had an autistic child in dention without any of their family knowing, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

This is a purposeful attack on our most vulnerable.

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 1h

Jordan thought bubble: Brutalization is the point. I love brutalization.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1h

So are very large number of CDC/HHS employees fired on Friday are already being hired back

Politico @politico.com · 1h

Some DHHS employees who were fired by reduction-in-force notices on Friday are being rehired.

HHS rehiring some people fired through reduction-in-force efforts

A Trump administration legal document said HHS initially targeted 1,000 to 1,200 employees for dismissal, and people speaking with POLITICO say the firings focused on the CDC.

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 1h

Trump administration: Fuck around. Find out. Rinse. Repeat. Ad infinitum.

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 2h

The Trump family motto: Always. Be. Grifting.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 2h

Must be nice. Good thing there aren’t any problems in the U.S. that the House Republicans should be dealing with.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 15h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

I mean. C’mon. 💔

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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 15h

Ominous.

Gaza: Hamas mobilises fighters as fears of internal violence mount

Clashes have already taken place between the group and an armed clan in Gaza City.

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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 16h

'Pam Bondi is on the ropes internally': Trump officials said to have 'knives out' for AG

www.rawstory.com/trump-knives...

'Pam Bondi is on the ropes internally': Trump officials said to have 'knives out' for AG

Trump administration insiders are turning on Attorney General Pam Bondi in a big way, according to a reporter.Jake Lahut of Wired appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, and was asked about a recent Truth Soci...

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Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 15h

What a shame. Poor Pam.

(<sarcasm>)

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 16h

Yeah, I know. Hard to believe, right?

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦 @joel.klebanoff.com · 16h

You know, I think <sarcasm>it might be possible that</sarcasm> the Trump administration is just blindly making it up as they go along, much to the detriment of the United States.

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