Eric Panzer
@ericpanzer.bsky.social
Arguing since birth. Urban planning, politics, weather, Drag Race, and photography are all fair game. Opinions are strictly my own—unless others agree. I assume that strings of emojis in people's bios are their washing instructions
Honestly, how at this point is it enough just to "observe" if one of these is being built in your community and/or if people in your community are being taken to one?
What do we wish Germans had done when Jews/others were rounded up? Answer that question, and that's what we should be doing now
What do we wish Germans had done when Jews/others were rounded up? Answer that question, and that's what we should be doing now
Instead of train cars, we'll have semi truck trailers of people being loaded into concentration camps where they'll race substantial likelihood of dying from neglect, malnutrition, disease, and murder.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Honestly, how at this point is it enough just to "observe" if one of these is being built in your community and/or if people in your community are being taken to one?
What do we wish Germans had done when Jews/others were rounded up? Answer that question, and that's what we should be doing now
What do we wish Germans had done when Jews/others were rounded up? Answer that question, and that's what we should be doing now
Once again we have a narrative violation by today's young people, among whom Trump's approval rating stands at 28%
In mid 2006, Bush's approval rating among the same age demographic stood at 33%
But I thought that social media had turned all the young people into alt-right reactionaries? 🤔
In mid 2006, Bush's approval rating among the same age demographic stood at 33%
But I thought that social media had turned all the young people into alt-right reactionaries? 🤔
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Once again we have a narrative violation by today's young people, among whom Trump's approval rating stands at 28%
In mid 2006, Bush's approval rating among the same age demographic stood at 33%
But I thought that social media had turned all the young people into alt-right reactionaries? 🤔
In mid 2006, Bush's approval rating among the same age demographic stood at 33%
But I thought that social media had turned all the young people into alt-right reactionaries? 🤔
Been saying this for months
But the left is so anti-AI pilled that they are letting the oligarchs distract them from what are likely the real causes of the current hiring and economic slow down (and also giving the AI hype boys a boost by making AI seem more broadly capable than it actually is yet)
But the left is so anti-AI pilled that they are letting the oligarchs distract them from what are likely the real causes of the current hiring and economic slow down (and also giving the AI hype boys a boost by making AI seem more broadly capable than it actually is yet)
my priors are so confirmed right now www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US companies accused of ‘AI washing’ in citing artificial intelligence for job losses
While AI is having an impact on the workplace, experts suggest tariffs, overhiring during the pandemic and simply maximising profits may be bigger factors
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Been saying this for months
But the left is so anti-AI pilled that they are letting the oligarchs distract them from what are likely the real causes of the current hiring and economic slow down (and also giving the AI hype boys a boost by making AI seem more broadly capable than it actually is yet)
But the left is so anti-AI pilled that they are letting the oligarchs distract them from what are likely the real causes of the current hiring and economic slow down (and also giving the AI hype boys a boost by making AI seem more broadly capable than it actually is yet)
Y'all, the most watched televised event of the year in the US just delivered a direct and unmistakable rebuke to white nationalism and the racist, demented man in the White House
We are going to win. Let's work together to make it happen as quickly as possible
We are going to win. Let's work together to make it happen as quickly as possible
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Y'all, the most watched televised event of the year in the US just delivered a direct and unmistakable rebuke to white nationalism and the racist, demented man in the White House
We are going to win. Let's work together to make it happen as quickly as possible
We are going to win. Let's work together to make it happen as quickly as possible
Are the utility poles a comment on how the US mainland left Puerto Rico to suffer without electricity for weeks and months after Hurricane Maria?
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Are the utility poles a comment on how the US mainland left Puerto Rico to suffer without electricity for weeks and months after Hurricane Maria?
"Being human shouldn't be this hard" coming from the religion that has for centuries led the charge on persecuting Jews, gays, witches, indigenous people, etc., is truly rich
This is what I get for agreeing to watch the half time show and the surrounding ads
This is what I get for agreeing to watch the half time show and the surrounding ads
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
"Being human shouldn't be this hard" coming from the religion that has for centuries led the charge on persecuting Jews, gays, witches, indigenous people, etc., is truly rich
This is what I get for agreeing to watch the half time show and the surrounding ads
This is what I get for agreeing to watch the half time show and the surrounding ads
Reposted by Eric Panzer
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
The enormous swings we are seeing in state elections are not especially likely to translate fully to federal elections, but it is worth keeping in mind that 30+ point swings put Senate seats in states like SC, FL, TN, and KS in play
We must keep our feet on the gas and also protect the vote
We must keep our feet on the gas and also protect the vote
With 100% of precincts now reporting in Louisiana State House 60:
- 🔵 Chasity Verret Martinez (D) - 5,159 (62.0%)
- 🔴 Brad Daigle (R) - 3,169 (38.0%)
🟦 ~D+37.2 overperformance
- 🔵 Chasity Verret Martinez (D) - 5,159 (62.0%)
- 🔴 Brad Daigle (R) - 3,169 (38.0%)
🟦 ~D+37.2 overperformance
February 8, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The enormous swings we are seeing in state elections are not especially likely to translate fully to federal elections, but it is worth keeping in mind that 30+ point swings put Senate seats in states like SC, FL, TN, and KS in play
We must keep our feet on the gas and also protect the vote
We must keep our feet on the gas and also protect the vote
Not enough people talk about how the effective ban on cannabis users becoming law enforcement officers reinforces the fascistic tendencies of many law enforcement agencies
Think about the types of young people nowadays who 100% abstain from cannabis usage. That's who's allowed to become police
Think about the types of young people nowadays who 100% abstain from cannabis usage. That's who's allowed to become police
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Not enough people talk about how the effective ban on cannabis users becoming law enforcement officers reinforces the fascistic tendencies of many law enforcement agencies
Think about the types of young people nowadays who 100% abstain from cannabis usage. That's who's allowed to become police
Think about the types of young people nowadays who 100% abstain from cannabis usage. That's who's allowed to become police
Imagine getting to the afterlife and the person behind the desk reviewing your file goes "OK, let's see what we've got here... A judge, I see! Very impressive—oh, you approved bringing concentration camps back to America? Hmm... just wait here a moment while I get the downstairs manager..."
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Imagine getting to the afterlife and the person behind the desk reviewing your file goes "OK, let's see what we've got here... A judge, I see! Very impressive—oh, you approved bringing concentration camps back to America? Hmm... just wait here a moment while I get the downstairs manager..."
Sorry I scared you
I'm just scream-laugh-crying at the folks on BlueSky saying we shouldn't welcome the safety benefits of Waymo because AVs will undermine the car-free future that even 88%-for-Kamala Berkeley can't agree to create because heaven forbid we build bike lines where we said we would
I'm just scream-laugh-crying at the folks on BlueSky saying we shouldn't welcome the safety benefits of Waymo because AVs will undermine the car-free future that even 88%-for-Kamala Berkeley can't agree to create because heaven forbid we build bike lines where we said we would
February 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Sorry I scared you
I'm just scream-laugh-crying at the folks on BlueSky saying we shouldn't welcome the safety benefits of Waymo because AVs will undermine the car-free future that even 88%-for-Kamala Berkeley can't agree to create because heaven forbid we build bike lines where we said we would
I'm just scream-laugh-crying at the folks on BlueSky saying we shouldn't welcome the safety benefits of Waymo because AVs will undermine the car-free future that even 88%-for-Kamala Berkeley can't agree to create because heaven forbid we build bike lines where we said we would
Love to see it: Properly parked scooters in a designated scooter parking area!
Did I briefly stumble into a bubble of the good timeline?
Shout out to @berkeleyca.gov @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social @markhumbert.bsky.social who have been working to make such small miracles happen more often
Did I briefly stumble into a bubble of the good timeline?
Shout out to @berkeleyca.gov @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social @markhumbert.bsky.social who have been working to make such small miracles happen more often
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Love to see it: Properly parked scooters in a designated scooter parking area!
Did I briefly stumble into a bubble of the good timeline?
Shout out to @berkeleyca.gov @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social @markhumbert.bsky.social who have been working to make such small miracles happen more often
Did I briefly stumble into a bubble of the good timeline?
Shout out to @berkeleyca.gov @cecilialunaparra.bsky.social @markhumbert.bsky.social who have been working to make such small miracles happen more often
If the Trump regime is going to claim the video was posted by a staffer, Dems should demand the staffer be fired and identified so others don't hire them
Keep repeating the demand. Insist that if it was a staffer they must be dismissed and made an example of
If they don't, ask why not
Keep repeating the demand. Insist that if it was a staffer they must be dismissed and made an example of
If they don't, ask why not
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
If the Trump regime is going to claim the video was posted by a staffer, Dems should demand the staffer be fired and identified so others don't hire them
Keep repeating the demand. Insist that if it was a staffer they must be dismissed and made an example of
If they don't, ask why not
Keep repeating the demand. Insist that if it was a staffer they must be dismissed and made an example of
If they don't, ask why not
I just saw a cyclist to get hit at Shattuck and Hearst. Despite a ton of witnesses, I was the only person to report it or approach the cyclist to offer contact information (other than the driver)
Makes you realize just how much traffic violence probably goes wholly unreported
Makes you realize just how much traffic violence probably goes wholly unreported
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I just saw a cyclist to get hit at Shattuck and Hearst. Despite a ton of witnesses, I was the only person to report it or approach the cyclist to offer contact information (other than the driver)
Makes you realize just how much traffic violence probably goes wholly unreported
Makes you realize just how much traffic violence probably goes wholly unreported
"Crypto winter" is a term used by snakeoil salespeople and those who make money reporting on them to dupe people into believing that there should and always will be a new " crypto spring" that follows
But cryptocurrency deserves to perish in fire and water, and probably will someday
But cryptocurrency deserves to perish in fire and water, and probably will someday
February 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"Crypto winter" is a term used by snakeoil salespeople and those who make money reporting on them to dupe people into believing that there should and always will be a new " crypto spring" that follows
But cryptocurrency deserves to perish in fire and water, and probably will someday
But cryptocurrency deserves to perish in fire and water, and probably will someday
I've been watching / attending various Berkeley City Council meetings for 20 years now and have seen pretty much all of them beginning to end for the last ~5 years
This comment goes harder than any other public comment I have ever heard in my life
This comment goes harder than any other public comment I have ever heard in my life
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I've been watching / attending various Berkeley City Council meetings for 20 years now and have seen pretty much all of them beginning to end for the last ~5 years
This comment goes harder than any other public comment I have ever heard in my life
This comment goes harder than any other public comment I have ever heard in my life
A few years ago, I would not have expected "fucking spineless press corps" to be something I'd see Jen Rubin write, but we've arrived and I'm kinda here for it
www.mediaite.com/media/news/f... the fucking spineless press corps could stop his by reasking her question. What is wrong with you people?
‘F*cking Gross’: Democrats and Journos Decry Trump’s Attack on Kaitlan Collins
Democratic representatives and prominent media figures rushed to decry President Donald Trump for comments he made about CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday.
www.mediaite.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 AM
A few years ago, I would not have expected "fucking spineless press corps" to be something I'd see Jen Rubin write, but we've arrived and I'm kinda here for it
If I hear one more NIMBY talk about how much infill housing is "costing" the City or state, I might start shrieking incoherently
The current exposure for the California FAIR plan (California’s insurer of last resort) sits at $724 billion. Its liability almost doubled in two years and is now more than double the state’s annual budget. In its most recent financial reporting it had about $1.5 billion on hand.
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
If I hear one more NIMBY talk about how much infill housing is "costing" the City or state, I might start shrieking incoherently
I would say I fed four birds with one scone with this strategic repositioning of a scooter that was blocking the ADA access ramp to the sidewalk
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I would say I fed four birds with one scone with this strategic repositioning of a scooter that was blocking the ADA access ramp to the sidewalk
I unironically believe that whatever happens to the Kennedy Center—demolition and abandonment, actual rebuilding, whatever—once Trump is gone we should 100% rename it the Kennedy-Obama Center
Not because the Obamas have anything to do with it, but because it will drive Trump/MAGA absolutely crazy
Not because the Obamas have anything to do with it, but because it will drive Trump/MAGA absolutely crazy
February 2, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I unironically believe that whatever happens to the Kennedy Center—demolition and abandonment, actual rebuilding, whatever—once Trump is gone we should 100% rename it the Kennedy-Obama Center
Not because the Obamas have anything to do with it, but because it will drive Trump/MAGA absolutely crazy
Not because the Obamas have anything to do with it, but because it will drive Trump/MAGA absolutely crazy
Now's as good a time as any to recapitulate the importance of reframing debates
When someone says "Why are you for open borders?" just reply "Do you think people should go to prison for moving between US states?" or "Do you think people should go to prison for trying to keep their kids safe?"
When someone says "Why are you for open borders?" just reply "Do you think people should go to prison for moving between US states?" or "Do you think people should go to prison for trying to keep their kids safe?"
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Now's as good a time as any to recapitulate the importance of reframing debates
When someone says "Why are you for open borders?" just reply "Do you think people should go to prison for moving between US states?" or "Do you think people should go to prison for trying to keep their kids safe?"
When someone says "Why are you for open borders?" just reply "Do you think people should go to prison for moving between US states?" or "Do you think people should go to prison for trying to keep their kids safe?"
Unironically this
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Unironically this
I am willing to bet that none of these proposed new concentration camps are in California or other West Coast states in part because they know we should shut that shit down like *snap* that
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 AM
I am willing to bet that none of these proposed new concentration camps are in California or other West Coast states in part because they know we should shut that shit down like *snap* that
I did not have Trump laying bare the fundamental problem with US housing policy on today's bingo card
Housing can't be affordable 𝘢𝘯𝘥 a good investment
It's almost refreshing to be able to briefly focus on some utterance of his that hits on interesting policy questions rather than just raw fascism
Housing can't be affordable 𝘢𝘯𝘥 a good investment
It's almost refreshing to be able to briefly focus on some utterance of his that hits on interesting policy questions rather than just raw fascism
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I did not have Trump laying bare the fundamental problem with US housing policy on today's bingo card
Housing can't be affordable 𝘢𝘯𝘥 a good investment
It's almost refreshing to be able to briefly focus on some utterance of his that hits on interesting policy questions rather than just raw fascism
Housing can't be affordable 𝘢𝘯𝘥 a good investment
It's almost refreshing to be able to briefly focus on some utterance of his that hits on interesting policy questions rather than just raw fascism
Paging "popularist" Democrats and consultants
What Americans think is and isn't acceptable from immigration officers and the general public, per new @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Paging "popularist" Democrats and consultants