jonziegler.bsky.social
Retired software guy, hiker, skier, cat lover. Caltech drop-out.
Married dad to four adult kids. 3x cancer survivor.
Ex-Tesla enthusiast.
Favorite jobs:
my first: Caine, Farber, & Gordon (1977-89)
my last: Apple (2002-10) [Compiler group]
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Yes, everything Trump says is a lie. We know that. We've known that for at least a decade (New Yorkers far longer).
What are you doing about it? Stop whining and act! Ifr you can't manage that, continue whining and act.
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Yes. We all know that.
So what are you doing about it? What moves are you making to stop it?
What can I do to help?
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I think that would be "von Clausewitz, Dunning, & Kruger". Seniority and honorifics and all that.
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I don't see the part where you point out that Trump's actions are illegal and say you're bringing impeachment proceedings.
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Yup. It's clear that Elon is a real asshole. But when Seth states a bunch of nonsense along with the harsh truths you mention, it destroys his credibility. Anybody who understands what SpaceX has accomplished will just dismiss Seth's claims.
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And yet most of the payload to orbit in the world goes up on SpaceX rockets. It's a tremendously successful program, and dwarfs all earlier efforts.
Your constant claims that Elon accomplished nothing are nonsensical on their face. He made SpaceX.
Document that he's a shithead without lying.
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... Protest has been surging since, with large boosts coming from major, multi-location actions in April and May.”
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer...
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Yup. On the other hand, Vance in charge means the techbro/oligarchs threaten his weak opposition with semi-infinite money. A different form of criminal enterprise.
So, I think worse because they're Yarvinists. But agreed more likely to fall apart.
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Anything will do.
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Problem is… Vance is worse. The only real practical difference is that he’s owned by Peter Thiel rather than Putin.
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Elon has always claimed that his hard right, nationalist, white supremacist views are “moderate” and “centrist”.
He’s utterly delusional.
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Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He's a world-class hater.
You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate.
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For those of you attending #NoKings events across the country next Saturday, we recommend attending these trainings:
Know your rights (with the @aclu.org): act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
Safety and deescalation: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Maybe you should ask David Sacks? He's also wrong about everything. It's uncanny.
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Oh, come on. Everybody knows that Trump's people are incompetent, amoral, clowns going in.
What they realize eventually is that whatever goodies they hope to get for prostituting themselves, those last only so long as they demonstrate absolute fealty to Trump. And maybe not even then.
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And you need to remember that Elon's father isn't a reliable source, not in any sense. Pretty much nothing but self-serving lies from him.
I can't imagine any reputable journalist citing him.
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The first couple of minutes of Elon's remarks were just stunning. Nothing but excuses and stream of lies about DOGE and protesters and his achievements there.
I can't imagine what he thought he was doing. It had no place at a Tesla earnings report, even if any of it was true.
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“Of course, the next person will be just as morally awful, but maybe not as completely incompetent.”
You know, I’m fairly certain that we want our villains to be as incompetent as possible.
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When you have no self-awareness, how can you be embarrassed?
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My take is that it is better that Trump is babbling about nonsense than actually doing horrible things.
Nobody should discuss this seriously, rather it should be covered as evidence of his mental derangement.
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Keep in mind that after tax income will also go up for all the people who cheat on their taxes and now need fear no audit because the auditors have been fired.
So, the richest and the emboldened cheats. Only the best people.