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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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If Putin was directing this war, what would Trump be doing any different?

(Not a thing.)

07.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People who care about America (right now, this seems to be just the Democrats) should hold a ceremony today in front of this long-delayed plaque.

07.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

His cowardice is on full display. Behold, Trump's pick for the next Secretary of Homeland 'Security'. Cowardice.

07.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Adam Schiff: We are unquestionably at war now. The founders made an extraordinary decision at the time, which was not to give that power to the president, but to give it to the Congress. As Hamilton said, a president would grow too fond of making war.

Don Lemon: Donald Trump is not a king.

07.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

06.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 6268 πŸ” 1534 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 21

You might be right. And I wonder how Iraq 2.0, boots on the ground to defend shipping lanes to keep the stock market from taking, will go over in the next 3 years of US elections.

07.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Capitol rioter pardoned by Trump given life sentence for molesting two children β€” Guardian US Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, of Florida among several January 6 defendants charged with new crimes

🀬 trump

06.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 4190 πŸ” 1706 πŸ’¬ 366 πŸ“Œ 186

The fuck you mean? Put the money in the bag.

06.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 6559 πŸ” 889 πŸ’¬ 216 πŸ“Œ 22
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Massie on Newsmax: "We're not getting the answers we need from Pam Bondi. I just spent 3 hours at the DOJ this week looking at the unredacted files. And I'm finding evidence of files they haven't released yet." (Note that the Newsmax anchor agrees with him!)

06.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 12498 πŸ” 3793 πŸ’¬ 325 πŸ“Œ 149
A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, β€œKristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

Screaming

05.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 16482 πŸ” 3349 πŸ’¬ 257 πŸ“Œ 173

My assessment of Markwayne Mullin stands. He isn’t qualified to be either a Senator or DHS Secretary. I can’t think of anything he is qualified for.

06.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Say it plain: This is a terrible jobs report.

The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, nearly double the expected loss of 50,000. It’s the third payroll decline in the past five months.

πŸ“ŒNote: This is one of the worst monthly payroll drops since Covid.

06.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 2827 πŸ” 1184 πŸ’¬ 179 πŸ“Œ 89
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Moral Clarity | Andrew Weinstein | Substack Moral Clarity is a place to dissect the challenges facing our democracy, to explore the roots of hatred and the pathways to dialogue, and to examine the intricate ways that law, policy, and justice in...

If you’ve been following me here on Bluesky, I’d be grateful if you’d subscribe on Substack. New subscriptionsβ€”free or paidβ€”help the publication grow and ensure you never miss a post.

05.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Firing Kristi Noem is not enough.
She must be prosecuted.
She must be punished.

Justice must be served.

05.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 1695 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 16
06.03.2026 05:09 πŸ‘ 2325 πŸ” 498 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 0

This simply doesn't seem all that far-fetched and needs to be investigated.

06.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 1795 πŸ” 281 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 3
Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on
U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die'

Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die'

β€œSome of you will die, and that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make”

06.03.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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JB Pritzker, reminding Kristi Noem that although she's been fired by the pedophile fΓΌhrer, she's still going to prison when the fascist authoritarian regime's reign of terror comes to its inevitable end. πŸ˜³πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit

05.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be wrong not to!

05.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Voters, to Ron:

05.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

did he just forget what the subject was in the middle here?
have they merged their stupid, bad bills into one Voltron stupid, bad bill?
is he off his meds?

05.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An Iranian warship destroyed in a US torpedo strike on Wednesday was "defenceless" and participating in an international naval exercise as a guest of the Indian navy, according to reports.

Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal said β€œthe Iranian ship will not be where it was if we had not invited it to talk [sic] part in our Milan exercise”. Sibal added that because it was taking part in an exercise β€œit was defenceless”.

Indian politician Supriya Shrinate said on social media: "These Iranian navy men parading at an event in India, were our guests. Invited by us.

"US submarine targeted their ship and killed them while they were returning home."

Shrinate also criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his failure to make a statement on the attack.

An Iranian warship destroyed in a US torpedo strike on Wednesday was "defenceless" and participating in an international naval exercise as a guest of the Indian navy, according to reports. Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal said β€œthe Iranian ship will not be where it was if we had not invited it to talk [sic] part in our Milan exercise”. Sibal added that because it was taking part in an exercise β€œit was defenceless”. Indian politician Supriya Shrinate said on social media: "These Iranian navy men parading at an event in India, were our guests. Invited by us. "US submarine targeted their ship and killed them while they were returning home." Shrinate also criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his failure to make a statement on the attack.

The Iranian warship that was bombed by the US was unarmed

www.middleeasteye.net/news/iranian...

05.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 566 πŸ” 291 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 33

Indeed. Of course the Tea Party was also secretly financed by the Kochs and others, while there’s no similar slush fund on the left.

05.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

GET UNDER THE BUS NOEM

05.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NBC's top climate reporter quits In an exclusive interview, veteran NBC meteorologist Chase Cain opens up about burnout, suppression, and why he's going independent.

Yes, newsrooms are laying off climate reporters left and right. (Our podcast producer was recently laid off by CBS News)

But our story today shows that layoffs aren't the only way climate coverage gets suppressed.

More often, it's death by 1000 cuts

05.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The people at @wired.com are kicking ass. The people at @404media.co and @techdirt.com and @theverge.com are, too.

We should all be subscribing, donating, or in other ways GIVING THEM MONEY if they ask for it and we have it to give. Same goes for so many other journalists and news sources.

05.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

So you’re not mentioning how Sheena assaulted the Marine veteran and, per video evidence, broke his arm?

05.03.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Serial killers often start off with animals, I hear

05.03.2026 06:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow.

05.03.2026 06:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0