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John Panzer

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Digital nomad riding the desert on a device with no name. Software engineer; past social software geek. Into democracy, martial arts, open platforms. Also at: https://mastodon.social/@jpanzer Also: https://abstractioneer.org, http://johnpanzer.com

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · Aug 26

The Trump junta continues to triple down on trying to torture and make an example of Kilmar Garcia. A judge ordered them to stop today. We will see if they defy the court openly now.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · Jul 19

The Trump regime, continuing to ignore court orders regarding victims they kidnapped and disappeared to CECOT, has just proven they have also been lying to the courts when they said they had no control over them in CECOT. Proof: They just trafficked over 200 of them to Venezuela.

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · Jun 7

The Executive branch, after two months of lying to the Court that they had no power to bring Abrego Garcia back, just brought him back.

They’re now going to pretend that they didn’t spend two months defying this court order. (They are still defying court orders regarding other people!)

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1h

Perfection.

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Yeah. and I think that's really the problem, the TAM is being advertised as "every white collar worker pays 10% of their salary" and there's no way that's true
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And it's not going to be a small miss.
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Ed Zitron
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Well, I've got some great news. Oracle is building eight buildings (which is considered one data center) full of the GB200 for OpenAl, and the GB200 has negative 100% margins. Oracle is charging $300 billion to OpenAl and this is maybe 30% of that contract.
According to Oracle this is good!

Oracle executives on Thursday encouraged investors to focus on its projected revenue growth rather than its margin percentages, because the growth will help the firm generate more profits overall, even if margins are lower.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1h

Oh that’s great. I had the impression KSR had given up on everything except hiking the Sierras after his last book! Glad to be wrong.

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Science and Sanity Silicon Valley @scienceandsanity.bsky.social · 3h

#NoKings-MakeHistory #JoyousDemonstrations

Stand Up for democracy and find community on October 18, No Kings Day

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No Kings short video

YouTube video by No Kings

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11h

ICE arrested a cop--a white guy, even--for deportation in Chicago.

Probably offended he's not wearing a mask.

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ICE arrests police officer in Chicago suburb and accuses him of being in US illegally | CNN Politics

The Department of Homeland Security says the officer, Radule Bojovic, overstayed a tourist visa that expired in 2015.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 17h

From the Declaration of Independence:
"The history of the present King...is a history of repeated injuries/usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws..

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 16h

1. As we look forward to seeing the effect of the “No Kings” protests this Saturday, I think it’s important to bring forward the theological nature of what millions of Americans will be demonstrating against.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 23h

You know, these are NOT the actions of a party that believes it’s popular and has wide support.

It’s the actions of a party that is desperate and knows it will lose a fair fight.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 23h

👏👏👏

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"In unison."

Amen.

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Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 23h

Insanely high tariffs on imported real public hair.

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Indivisible Palo Alto Plus @indivisiblepaplus.bsky.social · 1d

These are non-political servants of the Constitution. They’re ringing the alarm bells.

Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 1d

Jack Smith & thousands of other DOJ alumni are calling on all Americans to join us in speaking up for justice.

We'll never stop fighting for those who served our country & for our Constitution & our democracy.

Sign up to join: bit.ly/4ojXpzt

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Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 1d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

The fuck he did. He had somebody write words that are completely illegal. Seems like that’s something you should be telling your readers.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

A 3,000-pound, 17-foot-long "DEMOCRACY" ice sculpture is melting away on the National Mall today, a statement from activists and artists on the weakened state of American democracy under the Trump administration.
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A 3,000-Pound Ice Sculpture Of 1 Word Is Melting In Front Of The U.S. Capitol

“It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

Well. Fuck.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Taken together with impoundments, this would break everything. The president is claiming the power to not spend money he doesn't want to and now also to spend money where it's not allowed. And SCOTUS might say no one has standing to stop him. That would make him an appropriations king.

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

Committing more crimes just to avoid releasing the Epstein files really is peak GOP.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

And the craziest part is this was needless. Congress would've passed a military pay bill with near unanimous support! Congressional Ds have been begging Rs to bring a bill to pay the military to the floor! But Johnson refuses to gavel in because he doesn't want an Epstein vote.

Johnson wearing a jacket that's photoshopped to say "this has nothing to do with epstein"

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

Treat this government as damage and route around it.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

Total corruption.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

I’ll be at Rinconada Park, Palo Alto.

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the-wolves.bsky.social @the-wolves.bsky.social · 2d

Musk and Benioff requesting to have the National Guard in San Francisco should spark outrage in the streets of Silicon Valley

Bring the No Kings crowrds to Tesla and SalesForce

Palo Alto Tesla Takedown Wednesdays, 4-6

#BoycottTesla
#BoycottTwitter
#NaziMusk

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Regarding past rallies Indivisible has organized, such as the “Hands Off” rallies that took place in all fifty states in April, co-executive director Ezra Levin said: “It was far larger than January 6th, and there was no violence. None.” www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

You know what? Fuck him. No law says he has to be the one to swear you in. Go across the street and have Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson do it.

Then go move into your office and dare that little weasel to try to kick you out.

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 1d

Seems like she was right about Hitler, and woefully wrong about the German political establishment of the era.