Ell2Bee
@ell2bee.bsky.social
Retiree - I respond to ill-informed, ignorant tweets that trigger me and those others that I just find amusing, humorous or otherwise worthy of a response!
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Bessent claims "7 or 8 percent" economic growth is possible for the US
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Bessent claims "7 or 8 percent" economic growth is possible for the US
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Sadly, we have no choice but to prepare…
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Sadly, we have no choice but to prepare…
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Bessent: "The SCOTUS hearing on the Fed is today or tomorrow. Jay Powell has announced he's going to attend, & I gotta tell you I think that's a mistake. Because if you're trying not to politicize the Fed, for the Fed chair to be sitting there trying to put him thumb on the scale is a real mistake"
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Bessent: "The SCOTUS hearing on the Fed is today or tomorrow. Jay Powell has announced he's going to attend, & I gotta tell you I think that's a mistake. Because if you're trying not to politicize the Fed, for the Fed chair to be sitting there trying to put him thumb on the scale is a real mistake"
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Belgian PM Bart De Wever warned that Trump’s threats toward NATO allies are “unprecedented.” Ahead of U.S. midterms, he said Europe must stand firm: “If someone says they’ll take NATO territory or start a trade war, then we start a trade war.” #NATO
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Belgian PM Bart De Wever warned that Trump’s threats toward NATO allies are “unprecedented.” Ahead of U.S. midterms, he said Europe must stand firm: “If someone says they’ll take NATO territory or start a trade war, then we start a trade war.” #NATO
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KERNEN: Do you see perhaps there's a couple things that we wanted Chair Powell to make clear, and if that were done, would the subpoena go away?
BESSENT: Perhaps these questions could be answered and we could move along. I'm not going to comment on an ongoing investigation
BESSENT: Perhaps these questions could be answered and we could move along. I'm not going to comment on an ongoing investigation
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
KERNEN: Do you see perhaps there's a couple things that we wanted Chair Powell to make clear, and if that were done, would the subpoena go away?
BESSENT: Perhaps these questions could be answered and we could move along. I'm not going to comment on an ongoing investigation
BESSENT: Perhaps these questions could be answered and we could move along. I'm not going to comment on an ongoing investigation
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Who you gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes?
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Who you gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes?
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The big day is finally here! Today is the day that credit card interest rates for Americans will be capped at 10%, thanks to the leadership of Donald J. Trump. Promises made, promises kept!
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The big day is finally here! Today is the day that credit card interest rates for Americans will be capped at 10%, thanks to the leadership of Donald J. Trump. Promises made, promises kept!
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ERMOTTI: Inflation is not really until control
KERNEN: It's under 3%
ERMOTTI: Well, the target is 2, right?
KERNEN: It's under 3%
ERMOTTI: Well, the target is 2, right?
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
ERMOTTI: Inflation is not really until control
KERNEN: It's under 3%
ERMOTTI: Well, the target is 2, right?
KERNEN: It's under 3%
ERMOTTI: Well, the target is 2, right?
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Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
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CNBC: McConnell has said that if the president moves on Greenland, this would something that Republican senators would impeach him on. Are you in that camp?
TILLIS: I'm not going to go to impeachment. Let's say it was a kinetic action -- I'd immediately go for a War Powers resolution.
TILLIS: I'm not going to go to impeachment. Let's say it was a kinetic action -- I'd immediately go for a War Powers resolution.
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
CNBC: McConnell has said that if the president moves on Greenland, this would something that Republican senators would impeach him on. Are you in that camp?
TILLIS: I'm not going to go to impeachment. Let's say it was a kinetic action -- I'd immediately go for a War Powers resolution.
TILLIS: I'm not going to go to impeachment. Let's say it was a kinetic action -- I'd immediately go for a War Powers resolution.
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Probably just a minor point worth noting, but as Trump threatens new tariffs on wine imports it just so happens that he is also in the wine business so the tariffs would benefit him personally.
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Probably just a minor point worth noting, but as Trump threatens new tariffs on wine imports it just so happens that he is also in the wine business so the tariffs would benefit him personally.
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Rep. Randy Fine on protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "These people have to go to jail. They have to go to jail for a very long time."
January 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Rep. Randy Fine on protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "These people have to go to jail. They have to go to jail for a very long time."
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📊Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Pallas Data:
🔴LPC 40%
🔵CPC 37%
🟠NDP 11%
⚜️BQ 7% (30% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
→ 338canada.com/20260111-pal...
[Pallas Data, January 10-12, 2026, n=1,120]
#canpoli
🔴LPC 40%
🔵CPC 37%
🟠NDP 11%
⚜️BQ 7% (30% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
→ 338canada.com/20260111-pal...
[Pallas Data, January 10-12, 2026, n=1,120]
#canpoli
338Canada | Pallas Data federal poll, January 2026
338canada.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:12 PM
📊Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Pallas Data:
🔴LPC 40%
🔵CPC 37%
🟠NDP 11%
⚜️BQ 7% (30% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
→ 338canada.com/20260111-pal...
[Pallas Data, January 10-12, 2026, n=1,120]
#canpoli
🔴LPC 40%
🔵CPC 37%
🟠NDP 11%
⚜️BQ 7% (30% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
→ 338canada.com/20260111-pal...
[Pallas Data, January 10-12, 2026, n=1,120]
#canpoli
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Rep. Claudia Tenney on Minnesota: "That's the whole point of all these protests -- continuing to gin them up to distract everyone from the tremendous fraud, abuse, and waste that we've seen in Minnesota uncovered by Nick Shirley."
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Rep. Claudia Tenney on Minnesota: "That's the whole point of all these protests -- continuing to gin them up to distract everyone from the tremendous fraud, abuse, and waste that we've seen in Minnesota uncovered by Nick Shirley."
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Ursula von der Leyen called for a “new European independence,” saying security is Europe’s greatest challenge. She reaffirmed support for Ukraine, citing €90 billion in aid and frozen Russian assets, and vowed Europe will stand with Kyiv until a just peace. #EU
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Ursula von der Leyen called for a “new European independence,” saying security is Europe’s greatest challenge. She reaffirmed support for Ukraine, citing €90 billion in aid and frozen Russian assets, and vowed Europe will stand with Kyiv until a just peace. #EU
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Trump: "Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the UK, is planning to give away Island of Diego Garcia ... China & Russia have noticed this act of total weakness ... UK giving away important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, & is another in a long line of reasons why Greenland has to be acquired"
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Trump: "Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the UK, is planning to give away Island of Diego Garcia ... China & Russia have noticed this act of total weakness ... UK giving away important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, & is another in a long line of reasons why Greenland has to be acquired"
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Trump: "Just watched footage of the Church Raid in MN by the agitators and insurrectionists ... They are troublemakers who should be thrown in jail, or thrown out of the Country. The first to go should be Walz, and Fake Sleazebag, Ilhan Omar ... Investigate these Corrupt Politicians, & do it now!"
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Trump: "Just watched footage of the Church Raid in MN by the agitators and insurrectionists ... They are troublemakers who should be thrown in jail, or thrown out of the Country. The first to go should be Walz, and Fake Sleazebag, Ilhan Omar ... Investigate these Corrupt Politicians, & do it now!"
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let me be clear.
the tsar? very good. excellent. good tsar.
the things the tsar is doing? awful. terrible. bad boyars.
the tsar? very good. excellent. good tsar.
the things the tsar is doing? awful. terrible. bad boyars.
Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
let me be clear.
the tsar? very good. excellent. good tsar.
the things the tsar is doing? awful. terrible. bad boyars.
the tsar? very good. excellent. good tsar.
the things the tsar is doing? awful. terrible. bad boyars.
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Yeah, the strategy is he’s gonna punish America with his bad policies just like he did with the tariffs
Bessent: "Everyone take a deep breath. Do not escalate. Do not escalate. President Trump has a strategy here. Hear him out and then everything will be fine."
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Yeah, the strategy is he’s gonna punish America with his bad policies just like he did with the tariffs
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Diego Garcia and Greenland are in entirely different hemispheres and unrelated anywhere except in the rancid pile of gas station oysters that is Trump's curdled brain.
Trump: "Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the UK, is planning to give away Island of Diego Garcia ... China & Russia have noticed this act of total weakness ... UK giving away important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, & is another in a long line of reasons why Greenland has to be acquired"
January 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Diego Garcia and Greenland are in entirely different hemispheres and unrelated anywhere except in the rancid pile of gas station oysters that is Trump's curdled brain.
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Yes, it is. Nice job, Cameron.
Kasky to Jennings: I understand that your job is predicated on just getting increasingly more demented every single week
January 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Yes, it is. Nice job, Cameron.
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NYT documents how Trump made at least $1.4 billion off the presidency during his first year in office, although that is not the full amount since many of his other deals are hidden from the public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NYT documents how Trump made at least $1.4 billion off the presidency during his first year in office, although that is not the full amount since many of his other deals are hidden from the public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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ICE dumped a six year old girl out on the street in freezing New Jersey.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
ICE dumped a six year old girl out on the street in freezing New Jersey.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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Let me guess. “Manifest DONstiny?”
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Let me guess. “Manifest DONstiny?”