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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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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 5h

Our vaunted business titans are weenies

Several executives said they had discussed opposing some of Trump's policies, including tariffs. Before a meeting with Trump and the Business Roundtable this year, some executives discussed how to quietly confront the president and question his policies, people with knowledge of the discussions said. But when Trump showed up, no one asked tough questions.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 4h

Destroying our defense against viruses both organic and cyber.

If they had been bribed to destroy America, what would they heh doing differently right now?

(Also: All of this is flagrantly illegal during a shutdown and there better be court hearings tomorrow morning or at the latest Sunday.)

John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 4h

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 4h

Ok so they’re all aliens, that doesn’t prove it’s ai generated.

(But yeah, check sources carefully folks.)

Anna Phylaxis @quatoria.bsky.social · 4h

this video is AI generated. the reporter has three arms and people in the background phase in and out of each other, and it comes from an AI sharing account

be cautious with what you share these days, friends

Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 5h

Seems like they are going after reporters who are women. They hit one w/pepper spray ammo in her car, the WGN reporter and now this.

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 4h

This wildly illegal action is also a betrayal that will, almost certainly, kill someone you love.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 4h

Hey remember that meme from 2016 with Hillary standing in front of your door with a series of signs saying “he’s going to kill us all”?

Yeah.

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 4h

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From the TikTokCringe community on Reddit: Sherman should be an inside dog

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 8h

We really should talk about how Shadow President Miller is leading Dementia Donnie by the nose more and more.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 8h

Presumably joy of TikTok = GoodThink(tm)

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 12h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 14h

Yep, it’s pure gaslighting at this point. To take any of his mouth noises as true requires unmooring your own eyes and ears from what is happening.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 15h

I don’t know how to describe this other than organized evil. ICE is protecting and hiding pet killers.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 15h

I reconcile these statements by recognizing Johnson as a weaselly little liar who will say anything he’s ordered to by the Trump regime, truth and facts be damned.

spooky tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 16h

If I were a DC reporter, I’d consider maybe pressing Johnson on how he reconciles these two statements.

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Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, l'm a very patient guy, but l've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ..."

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Mike Johnson: "People have got to stop framing simple policy disagreements in terms of existential threats to our democracy. You can't call the other side fascists and enemies of the state and not understand that there are some deranged people in our society who will take that as cues to act."

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 15h

These are the right questions.

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 15h

A reader recently emailed me a question I've been asked 100 times: How do we—the little guys—turn the tide. It got me thinking about a related but in some sense more challenging question: What would a national resistance that we could place our faith in look like? www.offmessage.net/p/how-to-rev...

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 15h

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery.”

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 15h

According to her standards of indictment this constitutes fraud

John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 16h

Fractures:

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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stukrusell.bsky.social @stukrusell.bsky.social · 17h

This is very bad. I will be out on the 18th and I am a fmr GOP state comm member, GOP candidate, and worked for IRI. It is about freedom and democracy. The Speaker needs to face reality or be part of the destruction of the US.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 19h

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h

Finally, Pritzker says more Dems must sound the alarm, though he notes some exceptions (like Chris Murphy).

"I am surprised that more leaders have not stood up," he says.

He urges people to join No Kings protests to let the country know something's wrong. 5/5

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

we have been working on this new polling aggregation website for a few months now, and are excited to share it with the world! plenty more features and polls to come.