P. Orin Zack "the POZ that refreshes"
@gznork26.bsky.social
Spent a career in IT stacking bits and stringing words.
High point: NASA/JPL's Deep Space Network during Voyager 1's encounter at Saturn.
Wrote 3 novels & 200+ short stories.
klurgsheld.wordpress.com
Help fix the OS of our self-governance.
#gOS_2.0
High point: NASA/JPL's Deep Space Network during Voyager 1's encounter at Saturn.
Wrote 3 novels & 200+ short stories.
klurgsheld.wordpress.com
Help fix the OS of our self-governance.
#gOS_2.0
Pinned
Fair warning to visitors…
F-I.W. (Freedom: I Won’t) from SF short “And Then There Were None” by Eric Frank Russell
There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Lunch - Heinlein
My ‘Simon Jester’ signature - from “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” by Heinlein
F-I.W. (Freedom: I Won’t) from SF short “And Then There Were None” by Eric Frank Russell
There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Lunch - Heinlein
My ‘Simon Jester’ signature - from “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” by Heinlein
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Never reactivate it.
BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security shuts down as the White House and Democratic leaders continue to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement.
Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes
The White House and Senate Democrats have been trading offers on changes to DHS and ICE after two Americans were killed in Minneapolis.
nbcnews.to
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Never reactivate it.
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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1/21 OK we are gonna start with this story. This is gonna be long and a little nuanced so stick with me. There will be a lot in here that will address SSA employees directly so if you know an SSA employee, please share with them! And if you see any errors or gaps in my knowledge, please let me know!
For reference this is the other article I’m talking about. More to come tomorrow. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
www.wired.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
1/21 OK we are gonna start with this story. This is gonna be long and a little nuanced so stick with me. There will be a lot in here that will address SSA employees directly so if you know an SSA employee, please share with them! And if you see any errors or gaps in my knowledge, please let me know!
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The underlying principle of the Trump presidency is that rules are merely instruments of power with no inherent legitimacy. If Clinton or Obama had done this the GOP would have howled for impeachment, and they'd have been right.
February 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The underlying principle of the Trump presidency is that rules are merely instruments of power with no inherent legitimacy. If Clinton or Obama had done this the GOP would have howled for impeachment, and they'd have been right.
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The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
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"Whats wrong with the Masons? I'm a Mason. Hey, that fella's talking about me!"
"And that makes a difference, doesn't it?"
In 1945, Dont Be a Sucker was made as a warning and reminder.
"And that makes a difference, doesn't it?"
In 1945, Dont Be a Sucker was made as a warning and reminder.
Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"Whats wrong with the Masons? I'm a Mason. Hey, that fella's talking about me!"
"And that makes a difference, doesn't it?"
In 1945, Dont Be a Sucker was made as a warning and reminder.
"And that makes a difference, doesn't it?"
In 1945, Dont Be a Sucker was made as a warning and reminder.
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Police don’t wear masks. State troopers don’t wear masks. The National Guard doesn’t wear masks. But you know who does?
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Police don’t wear masks. State troopers don’t wear masks. The National Guard doesn’t wear masks. But you know who does?
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
White supremacists, militia groups, insurrectionists, and ICE.
Say Its Name
What Trump and his MAGA followers are doing to the US and to the world has many names, but one nature. They are desecrating the rule of law; destroying the public's confidence in science, experts, and government; looting the public purse and enriching billionaire oligarchs. They are…
What Trump and his MAGA followers are doing to the US and to the world has many names, but one nature. They are desecrating the rule of law; destroying the public's confidence in science, experts, and government; looting the public purse and enriching billionaire oligarchs. They are…
Say Its Name
What Trump and his MAGA followers are doing to the US and to the world has many names, but one nature. They are desecrating the rule of law; destroying the public's confidence in science, experts, and government; looting the public purse and enriching billionaire oligarchs. They are transforming democracy into autocracy, oligarchy, dictatorship or fascism. And although there is some truth in each of these descriptions and others, none of them reflect the core of what is going on.
klurgsheld.wordpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Say Its Name
What Trump and his MAGA followers are doing to the US and to the world has many names, but one nature. They are desecrating the rule of law; destroying the public's confidence in science, experts, and government; looting the public purse and enriching billionaire oligarchs. They are…
What Trump and his MAGA followers are doing to the US and to the world has many names, but one nature. They are desecrating the rule of law; destroying the public's confidence in science, experts, and government; looting the public purse and enriching billionaire oligarchs. They are…
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
@altspaceforce.altgov.info @alt-hhs.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social (pass it on)
Heritage Foundation published their plan to repress women last month. This has far-ranging implications, and has probably been overshadowed by ICE activity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbyz...
Heritage Foundation published their plan to repress women last month. This has far-ranging implications, and has probably been overshadowed by ICE activity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbyz...
www.heritage.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
@altspaceforce.altgov.info @alt-hhs.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social (pass it on)
Heritage Foundation published their plan to repress women last month. This has far-ranging implications, and has probably been overshadowed by ICE activity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbyz...
Heritage Foundation published their plan to repress women last month. This has far-ranging implications, and has probably been overshadowed by ICE activity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbyz...
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A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 AM
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
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Technologists for good.
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Technologists for good.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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They dismantled the Dept of Education, much of the CDC, NSF and nih in a year so it's totally doable to dismantle DHS. You can also expedite the process by treating those officials like the entire federal workforce has been treated. Make em miserable, and rip out wires at random. That'll do it.
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
They dismantled the Dept of Education, much of the CDC, NSF and nih in a year so it's totally doable to dismantle DHS. You can also expedite the process by treating those officials like the entire federal workforce has been treated. Make em miserable, and rip out wires at random. That'll do it.
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Thanks, boss. 💞
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Thanks, boss. 💞
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40 years ago today, STS-51-L, the Space Shuttle Challenger, was boarded by
Francis R. Scobee, Commander
- Michael J. Smith, Pilot
- Donald McNair, Mission Spec
- Ellison Onizuka, Mission Spec
- Judith Resnik, Mission Spec
- Gregory Jarvis, Payload Spec
- Christa McAuliffe, Payload Spec
Francis R. Scobee, Commander
- Michael J. Smith, Pilot
- Donald McNair, Mission Spec
- Ellison Onizuka, Mission Spec
- Judith Resnik, Mission Spec
- Gregory Jarvis, Payload Spec
- Christa McAuliffe, Payload Spec
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 AM
40 years ago today, STS-51-L, the Space Shuttle Challenger, was boarded by
Francis R. Scobee, Commander
- Michael J. Smith, Pilot
- Donald McNair, Mission Spec
- Ellison Onizuka, Mission Spec
- Judith Resnik, Mission Spec
- Gregory Jarvis, Payload Spec
- Christa McAuliffe, Payload Spec
Francis R. Scobee, Commander
- Michael J. Smith, Pilot
- Donald McNair, Mission Spec
- Ellison Onizuka, Mission Spec
- Judith Resnik, Mission Spec
- Gregory Jarvis, Payload Spec
- Christa McAuliffe, Payload Spec
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January 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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"Anyone else notice how the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, Oath Keepers, Patriot Front, etc. were always out there marching to support and protect law enforcement...until recently?" asked University of Washington biologist Carl T. Bergstrom.
www.rawstory.com/ice-proud-bo...
www.rawstory.com/ice-proud-bo...
Speculation grows over who ICE hired to build 'Trump's army': 'That’s why they’re masked'
Speculation is growing in the wake of another fatal shooting in Minnesota that the Department of Homeland Security is hiring pardoned Jan. 6 rioters as immigration agents.Border Patrol commander Greg ...
www.rawstory.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"Anyone else notice how the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, Oath Keepers, Patriot Front, etc. were always out there marching to support and protect law enforcement...until recently?" asked University of Washington biologist Carl T. Bergstrom.
www.rawstory.com/ice-proud-bo...
www.rawstory.com/ice-proud-bo...
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100% agree. Calling them “federal agent/law enforcement” legitimizes them. They are rent-a-militia with unchecked powers on the streets.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
100% agree. Calling them “federal agent/law enforcement” legitimizes them. They are rent-a-militia with unchecked powers on the streets.
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Moments after Alex Pretti was killed, this photo was taken by Minnesota resident & photographer David Guttenfelder, NYT.
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Moments after Alex Pretti was killed, this photo was taken by Minnesota resident & photographer David Guttenfelder, NYT.
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The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM
The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)
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IMPORTANT‼️ Repost for all to know.‼️
ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
www.instagram.com/p/DT6ec8DAEVX/
ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
www.instagram.com/p/DT6ec8DAEVX/
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
IMPORTANT‼️ Repost for all to know.‼️
ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
www.instagram.com/p/DT6ec8DAEVX/
ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
www.instagram.com/p/DT6ec8DAEVX/
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I want to talk about AltNPS, Minneapolis, #AltGov, and Luddites.
One of my fears have come true. I knew this would happen when I made my AltNPS video, but it sucks to be right. And I know I'm not American, and I may not have the "right" to do so, but I will, because this is history repeating. 🧵
One of my fears have come true. I knew this would happen when I made my AltNPS video, but it sucks to be right. And I know I'm not American, and I may not have the "right" to do so, but I will, because this is history repeating. 🧵
I'm seeing a lot of calls to block/report any and all "Alt" accounts in the replies, but I think it's worth saying that AltNPS is BY FAR the worst, most harmful, and most dangerous "Alt" account.
The others are generally pretty harmless, and I don't want to unnecessarily lump them in with AltNPS.
The others are generally pretty harmless, and I don't want to unnecessarily lump them in with AltNPS.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 6:47 AM
I want to talk about AltNPS, Minneapolis, #AltGov, and Luddites.
One of my fears have come true. I knew this would happen when I made my AltNPS video, but it sucks to be right. And I know I'm not American, and I may not have the "right" to do so, but I will, because this is history repeating. 🧵
One of my fears have come true. I knew this would happen when I made my AltNPS video, but it sucks to be right. And I know I'm not American, and I may not have the "right" to do so, but I will, because this is history repeating. 🧵