John Panzer
@johnpanzer.com
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
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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Well, here we go. The country, quite likely a majority of it, just returned a criminal to power over all of us. It’s going to be a rough time for keeping the Republic, if we can.
I predicted in ear...
mastodon.social
One year ago today.
I was right.
But also, yesterday we had our first victory, the first step in climbing out of this very deep hole. Good work everybody. Let’s keep it up.
I was right.
But also, yesterday we had our first victory, the first step in climbing out of this very deep hole. Good work everybody. Let’s keep it up.
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The Fiji coral spawning video has dropped. Son says this is the best spawning in 8 years. Coral normally spawns in the dark of night but this happy reef is so fecund it carries on spawning in the daylight! Give it a like on YouTube if you back marine conservation!
youtu.be/t4RKai4e2h0?...
youtu.be/t4RKai4e2h0?...
Coral Spawning 2025
YouTube video by Drawaqa Marine Conservation Trust
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The Fiji coral spawning video has dropped. Son says this is the best spawning in 8 years. Coral normally spawns in the dark of night but this happy reef is so fecund it carries on spawning in the daylight! Give it a like on YouTube if you back marine conservation!
youtu.be/t4RKai4e2h0?...
youtu.be/t4RKai4e2h0?...
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QUARTERBACK HAKEEM JEFFRIES: we love all our fans, everything we do out there is for them
REPORTER: you forfeited the game at halftime
QUARTERBACK HAKEEM JEFFRIES: well it's a long season. and at the end of the day, there's always next year
REPORTER: you forfeited the game at halftime
QUARTERBACK HAKEEM JEFFRIES: well it's a long season. and at the end of the day, there's always next year
CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
QUARTERBACK HAKEEM JEFFRIES: we love all our fans, everything we do out there is for them
REPORTER: you forfeited the game at halftime
QUARTERBACK HAKEEM JEFFRIES: well it's a long season. and at the end of the day, there's always next year
REPORTER: you forfeited the game at halftime
QUARTERBACK HAKEEM JEFFRIES: well it's a long season. and at the end of the day, there's always next year
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I signed this petition organized by The Wolves. They still need more signatures. Can you sign and share as well? www.mobilize.us/thewolves/ev...
Urge the City of Palo Alto to divest from Tesla and Musk Businesses · The Wolves
A RESOLUTION calling on the pension and treasury systems of Palo Alto, California to divest from Tesla, and calling on all government agencies to cancel contracts and commit to doing no future busines...
www.mobilize.us
July 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I signed this petition organized by The Wolves. They still need more signatures. Can you sign and share as well? www.mobilize.us/thewolves/ev...
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Calling these criminals “alternate electors” is like referring to Jeffrey Dahmer as dietary adviser.
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Calling these criminals “alternate electors” is like referring to Jeffrey Dahmer as dietary adviser.
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Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
CuckSchumer.com was sitting right there? How?
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
CuckSchumer.com was sitting right there? How?
I’m still trying to find the “graffiti” or “defacement” and I bet they could find a good pro bono attorney around here.
UCPD has charged four UC Berkeley undergrads with *felony vandalism* because they attempted to hang a cardboard bug on Sather Gate.
4 UC Berkeley students arrested on felony vandalism charges for anti-TPUSA art installation
UCPD arrested four students early Monday morning for felony vandalism, according to information from campus administrators.
www.dailycal.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I’m still trying to find the “graffiti” or “defacement” and I bet they could find a good pro bono attorney around here.
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Phang: These firings were illegal in the first fucking place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Phang: These firings were illegal in the first fucking place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
It’s like the Republicans are supposed to think that they’ve now done something right by not doing what is illegal in the first place.
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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
🤢
Near the end of the vote to reopen the government Jeanne Shaheen and John Thune shook hands.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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A what now
child sex trafficker Ghislane Maxwell has access to a SERVICE PUPPY??!!! While the people randomly grabbed by ICE are kept in conditions that amount to torture, and idiots keep saying ICE’s victims deserve what they get because they BROKE THE LAW?
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A what now
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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"I've gone ahead and notified Nyarlathotep's hierophants that we'll give them everything they asked for, and will also throw in a few sacrificial firstborn children for the inconvenience."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wev...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wev...
We’ve Defied President Nyarlathotep’s Psychic Siege Long Enough
Well, everyone, it was a valiant and brave endeavor. We refused to capitulate during the Dread Lord Nyarlathotep’s nationwide psychic siege for ove...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"I've gone ahead and notified Nyarlathotep's hierophants that we'll give them everything they asked for, and will also throw in a few sacrificial firstborn children for the inconvenience."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wev...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wev...
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
Yes and that’s how you know Schumer is fine with all this, and why both he and Durbin (the whip) need to exit leadership yesterday.
How does the fucking WHIP betray the caucus and minority leader? I mean, isn't that grounds for immediate loss of your post. You are supposed to whip FOR the leader, not against.
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Yes and that’s how you know Schumer is fine with all this, and why both he and Durbin (the whip) need to exit leadership yesterday.
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Is that the promised vote? Does that count as fulfilling Thune's pledge?
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Is that the promised vote? Does that count as fulfilling Thune's pledge?
Maybe we can get the GOP House Insurrection Caucus to tank the bill until it includes them too.
Is there another cloture vote for reconciliation or is that only 50?
Is there another cloture vote for reconciliation or is that only 50?
This hidden provision is so crooked and selfish, it doesn't even apply to US Representatives. Just US Senators.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Maybe we can get the GOP House Insurrection Caucus to tank the bill until it includes them too.
Is there another cloture vote for reconciliation or is that only 50?
Is there another cloture vote for reconciliation or is that only 50?
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Time for @schumer.senate.gov to go. Use this letter campaign to demand Senate Dems who opposed this terrible bill REMOVE Schumer as Senate Minority Leader. OR lose our donations and support.
Demand Democratic Senate Leadership Accountability: Remove Senator Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader
This petition calls on sitting Democratic US Senators to remove Chuck Schumer from his role as Senate Minority Leader due to his failure to protect millions of Americans during the recent government s...
actionnetwork.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Time for @schumer.senate.gov to go. Use this letter campaign to demand Senate Dems who opposed this terrible bill REMOVE Schumer as Senate Minority Leader. OR lose our donations and support.
“And the messages from New Hampshire have been very positive”, Shaheen lied.
Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter ... good for the daughter! too bad she's not the senator
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“And the messages from New Hampshire have been very positive”, Shaheen lied.
Yo @kaine.senate.gov @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @schumer.senate.gov here’s your chance to withhold unanimous consent until this little weasel at least promises to vote on your bag of magic beans!
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Yo @kaine.senate.gov @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @schumer.senate.gov here’s your chance to withhold unanimous consent until this little weasel at least promises to vote on your bag of magic beans!
Well, all the healthcare millions will be kicked off of is all worth it so Tim can catch some Z’s
Tim Kaine on backlash he's getting: "I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct 1, b/c I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed fed worker would say to me at church, or what somebody would say about SNAP"
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Well, all the healthcare millions will be kicked off of is all worth it so Tim can catch some Z’s