Chris Panza
@cpanza.bsky.social
Dad | Hubby | Friend | Philosophy Professor | PhD | Marathon Runner | Awful Fortnite Gamer | Brief Manifestation of Dao.
I (co)wrote "Ethics for Dummies" and "Existentialism for Dummies". In today's whack-a-doodle world both are become essential reads
I (co)wrote "Ethics for Dummies" and "Existentialism for Dummies". In today's whack-a-doodle world both are become essential reads
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Chris Panza
@cpanza.bsky.social
· Jan 4
Running Wrap Up, 2024
Not as good as 2023; ran less miles, slower, with less elevation. But, as a result, I had few injuries (the plan).
Total Miles: 2,180
Miles Per Week: 42
Speed: 10:40 a mile
Always thankful I can still run, since at 58, any injury or worse could put an end to it for good.🙏
Not as good as 2023; ran less miles, slower, with less elevation. But, as a result, I had few injuries (the plan).
Total Miles: 2,180
Miles Per Week: 42
Speed: 10:40 a mile
Always thankful I can still run, since at 58, any injury or worse could put an end to it for good.🙏
"If Trump grants her clemency, she is prepared to testify that Trump is innocent".
Sounds on the up and up to me.
Sounds on the up and up to me.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"If Trump grants her clemency, she is prepared to testify that Trump is innocent".
Sounds on the up and up to me.
Sounds on the up and up to me.
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
Lutnick is right that Trump brought back the golden age - Gold has never been so expensive as it is during his administration. I wonder why.
January 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Lutnick is right that Trump brought back the golden age - Gold has never been so expensive as it is during his administration. I wonder why.
This is so true. Any organization whatsoever or work with respect to supplies, signs, whatever - these people assume automatically it must have been Soros & Co. Can't possibly be the case that some people simply took care of it.
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is so true. Any organization whatsoever or work with respect to supplies, signs, whatever - these people assume automatically it must have been Soros & Co. Can't possibly be the case that some people simply took care of it.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
"Why did the leopard eat MY face?" Part 8937
Trump Shivs Another One: Republicans "never learn that when they hand over their trust and loyalty to Trump, they can’t count on the president repaying it in kind. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest to realize this only after the president’s knife has been embedded firmly in his back."
Trump Shivs Another One
Bill Cassidy learns an easy lesson the hard way.
www.thebulwark.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"Why did the leopard eat MY face?" Part 8937
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This is called a "heist"
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
This is called a "heist"
Walz should just follow the MAGA lead and say "yeah, so what, I myself got a kickback from the fraud - that's what any smart person would do" and then insult reporters who ask about it further.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek third term as fraud scandal churns | CNN
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes no questions in a news conference announcing he won’t seek a third term. Follow here for live updates.
www.cnn.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Walz should just follow the MAGA lead and say "yeah, so what, I myself got a kickback from the fraud - that's what any smart person would do" and then insult reporters who ask about it further.
This is an irresponsible headline from the NYT. Should be called "Science Changes: That's Why We Should Trust It" since that's the conclusion of the piece. Instead, the NYT generates skepticism where there is none though a deceptive title.
Opinion | Science Keeps Changing. So Why Should We Trust It?
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is an irresponsible headline from the NYT. Should be called "Science Changes: That's Why We Should Trust It" since that's the conclusion of the piece. Instead, the NYT generates skepticism where there is none though a deceptive title.
My Thoughts on Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
My Thoughts on Venezuela
Jesus! I had no idea I was about to die! I need to get. my affairs in order pronto!
🧪A few more hours to go…
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Jesus! I had no idea I was about to die! I need to get. my affairs in order pronto!
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Jack Smith, p. 27: "There is no historical analog for what President Trump did in this case … [W]hat he was not free to do was violate Federal law and use knowing-- knowingly false statements about election fraud to target a lawful government function. That he was not allowed to do."
BREAKING:
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
December 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Jack Smith, p. 27: "There is no historical analog for what President Trump did in this case … [W]hat he was not free to do was violate Federal law and use knowing-- knowingly false statements about election fraud to target a lawful government function. That he was not allowed to do."
Boycotting the "Trump-Kennedy Center" is not the same as "boycotting the arts". What a dumbass.
Cry harder about ruining an American institution we used to be proud of, you stupid quisling bitch.
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Boycotting the "Trump-Kennedy Center" is not the same as "boycotting the arts". What a dumbass.
Ah, now I see the concepts of the plan murkily.
FOX: What is the Republican plan to provide an alternative to the ACA?
REP. JASON SMITH: The difference Republicans and Democrats is Democrats are focused on 7% of the population. Republicans are focused on creating more choice and lowering healthcare costs for every single American.
REP. JASON SMITH: The difference Republicans and Democrats is Democrats are focused on 7% of the population. Republicans are focused on creating more choice and lowering healthcare costs for every single American.
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ah, now I see the concepts of the plan murkily.
Trump and Vance: We need to annex Greenland so that their mail can be properly delivered.
December 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trump and Vance: We need to annex Greenland so that their mail can be properly delivered.
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Plato doesn't mean that tyrants can't have a good time and enjoy their misrule. He just means that tyrants are slaves to their passions, and so internally chaotic. As a result, it's not possible for them to have peace, or well-being (which is different from enjoyment).
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Plato doesn't mean that tyrants can't have a good time and enjoy their misrule. He just means that tyrants are slaves to their passions, and so internally chaotic. As a result, it's not possible for them to have peace, or well-being (which is different from enjoyment).
This is a very useful and helpful point. I think most people project the general narrative of rulings in their lifetime to the court in general, historically. In truth, the SCOTUS 'protecting the minority' is a historical deviation from that narrative as opposed to the narrative itself.
The idea that the Supreme Court uses its independence to protect political minorities and uphold the Constitutional text is pretty ingrained in many people especially liberals. Even though it only did that for ~25 years of the 20th century and at best ~35 years of the 19th century.
The comments on this video on TikTok are so interesting to me because it is a lot of people saying that we can’t do this because what if Republicans try it to or what if Republicans reverse it. “We have to change the court the traditional way.”
December 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is a very useful and helpful point. I think most people project the general narrative of rulings in their lifetime to the court in general, historically. In truth, the SCOTUS 'protecting the minority' is a historical deviation from that narrative as opposed to the narrative itself.
HASSETT: "All the good things, Trump Economy. All the bad things, Biden Economy."
CNN: Is it Biden's economy or Trump's economy right now?
HASSETT: 4.3% GDP growth is happening because of Trump's policies, but Biden's policies did things like reduce real incomes
HASSETT: 4.3% GDP growth is happening because of Trump's policies, but Biden's policies did things like reduce real incomes
December 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
HASSETT: "All the good things, Trump Economy. All the bad things, Biden Economy."
Why aren't 60 minutes people resigning en masse?
December 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Why aren't 60 minutes people resigning en masse?