crystal
@cim.bsky.social
33 / f / chicago. mechanical engineer / product designer, speedrunner, vaguely leftist, queer / polyam / transfemme. @iscrystalme on Twitter
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crystal
@cim.bsky.social
· Apr 6
most drunk texts: blahhhhhhhh
me: the world is full of beauty and wonder and it is a joy to share it with those close to me
me: the world is full of beauty and wonder and it is a joy to share it with those close to me
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maybe the primitivists were right because i don’t know how to avoid all the companies that are making nakedly fascist turns these days
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
maybe the primitivists were right because i don’t know how to avoid all the companies that are making nakedly fascist turns these days
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look, I'm sure they meant well, it was just another huge and inexplicable violation of all journalistic principles that favored very identifiable political interests in a very particular direction, this just happens, it's an accident
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
look, I'm sure they meant well, it was just another huge and inexplicable violation of all journalistic principles that favored very identifiable political interests in a very particular direction, this just happens, it's an accident
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
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Michael Shannon cooking with gas here:
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Michael Shannon cooking with gas here:
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What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
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"I didn't need him when he was busy ratfucking Mamdani in favor of a rapist endorsed by Trump, Musk, and Miller. And then a week later he guaranteed I lose my healthcare."
And, each person thinking that has literally just come off an *extremely* successful campaign organization.
And, each person thinking that has literally just come off an *extremely* successful campaign organization.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"I didn't need him when he was busy ratfucking Mamdani in favor of a rapist endorsed by Trump, Musk, and Miller. And then a week later he guaranteed I lose my healthcare."
And, each person thinking that has literally just come off an *extremely* successful campaign organization.
And, each person thinking that has literally just come off an *extremely* successful campaign organization.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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Where is @govpritzker.illinois.gov?
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Where is @govpritzker.illinois.gov?
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the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
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The point of a political party is what it does
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The point of a political party is what it does
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people
something about sitting on a futon couch, which always has that very strange angle and length, just immediately warps me back to college, I feel an immediate Pavlovian response to reach for an end table to pack a nonexistent bong
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
something about sitting on a futon couch, which always has that very strange angle and length, just immediately warps me back to college, I feel an immediate Pavlovian response to reach for an end table to pack a nonexistent bong
Bring back the Western Blue Line Danny Devito cutout
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Bring back the Western Blue Line Danny Devito cutout
Handlebar vegan nachos are the best nachos in Chicago, vegan or otherwise
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Handlebar vegan nachos are the best nachos in Chicago, vegan or otherwise
broke: ChatGPT as therapist
woke: the AIM account "SmarterChild" as therapist
woke: the AIM account "SmarterChild" as therapist
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
broke: ChatGPT as therapist
woke: the AIM account "SmarterChild" as therapist
woke: the AIM account "SmarterChild" as therapist
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shitfaced jamaal bowman saying this is so fuckin funny i feel so seen right now
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
shitfaced jamaal bowman saying this is so fuckin funny i feel so seen right now
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wtf now i’m addicted to people telling me i’m pretty
the informed consent forms never warned me about this
the informed consent forms never warned me about this
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
wtf now i’m addicted to people telling me i’m pretty
the informed consent forms never warned me about this
the informed consent forms never warned me about this
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going back to ringing the bell that Trump's win in 2024 wasn't because of a huge cultural shift to the right, especially among young voter blocks that went for him, as much as it was a general frustration with Biden, with centrism, and with the lack of a clearly articulated positive vision from dems
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
going back to ringing the bell that Trump's win in 2024 wasn't because of a huge cultural shift to the right, especially among young voter blocks that went for him, as much as it was a general frustration with Biden, with centrism, and with the lack of a clearly articulated positive vision from dems
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you can win without billionaires supporting you
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
you can win without billionaires supporting you
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
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if you can't savor the villains losing you've lost the spark of beauty and ingenuity that makes life worth living
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
if you can't savor the villains losing you've lost the spark of beauty and ingenuity that makes life worth living
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It's always cost them votes worldwide & never actually been popular. It says a lot they keep acting as though it is while meanwhile totally ignoring people like Mamdani. If they actually cared about winning elections, no centrist left party would be like this. They care about the status quo more.
Throwing trans people under the bus is not a winning campaign strategy.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's always cost them votes worldwide & never actually been popular. It says a lot they keep acting as though it is while meanwhile totally ignoring people like Mamdani. If they actually cared about winning elections, no centrist left party would be like this. They care about the status quo more.