Steve Crist
@steve.thecrists.com
Mostly a lurker. Following predominantly politics, law, computer science, retro gaming. Father and certified wife guy. ♾️
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Has Feminism Failed Women? Brought to you by Bank of America.
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Has Feminism Failed Women? Brought to you by Bank of America.
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The reaction to this story and Michael’s thread is a prime example of how social media makes people coldhearted assholes
This is going to trigger another round of abuse for this woman but the basic facts appear to be that she was separated at the time and so was the CEO. She recoiled on the jumbotron because her husband was attending the same concert.
At a Coldplay concert in July, Kristin Cabot appeared on the Jumbotron in the arms of her boss. Cabot retreated, trying to make things right with the people who mattered most. Now, for first time since that viral moment, Cabot is sharing her side of the story. trib.al/I8tWdU4
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The reaction to this story and Michael’s thread is a prime example of how social media makes people coldhearted assholes
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this feels like a minor harbinger of how things will play out after It Happens
I knew Charlie Kirk’s assassination would have an impact on the conservative movement, but even I underestimated the impact it would have.
It has torn people apart and the biggest impact is at the grassroots level.
It has torn people apart and the biggest impact is at the grassroots level.
December 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
this feels like a minor harbinger of how things will play out after It Happens
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I think a big part of our eventual healing after all this is over will be Democratic leaders and public figures talking very bluntly about what a dumb piece of shit Trump is/was.
December 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I think a big part of our eventual healing after all this is over will be Democratic leaders and public figures talking very bluntly about what a dumb piece of shit Trump is/was.
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Hi Senator, excuse me for jumping in, but... while I agree with you that this is really damaging, I couldn't help but notice YOU VOTED FOR THE FREAKING BILL THAT GAVE TRUMP THIS POWER (which some of us warned you not to do).
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hi Senator, excuse me for jumping in, but... while I agree with you that this is really damaging, I couldn't help but notice YOU VOTED FOR THE FREAKING BILL THAT GAVE TRUMP THIS POWER (which some of us warned you not to do).
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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The unrealized promise of America is good, actually, and we should fight for it
i have been thinking a bit about how any political program that requires the premise of “america bad” is a dead end
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The unrealized promise of America is good, actually, and we should fight for it
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if they were going to mass arrest leftists and liberals they would have by now. they have even less capacity now than they started with, with the sole exception of immigration
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
if they were going to mass arrest leftists and liberals they would have by now. they have even less capacity now than they started with, with the sole exception of immigration
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There will come a time when people of good faith are empowered to uphold the law.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
"They had done nothing wrong. They were not protesting. They were not chasing ICE vehicles. They were simply shopping."
Matt DeMateo recounts how three U.S. citizens, including a toddler, were tear gassed in Cicero by federal agents.
Matt DeMateo recounts how three U.S. citizens, including a toddler, were tear gassed in Cicero by federal agents.
December 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
There will come a time when people of good faith are empowered to uphold the law.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
When that time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.
The truth of what Trump and his masked agents are doing in Chicago will be told.
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It’s true. Every single Bluesky post I write uses about 500watts. My posting is enough to power a small city
Things one says when one's war on reality reaches 'desperate last stand'
December 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It’s true. Every single Bluesky post I write uses about 500watts. My posting is enough to power a small city
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I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture
September 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture
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"Your argument that something is sacred is boring" is, admittedly, very funny.
December 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Your argument that something is sacred is boring" is, admittedly, very funny.
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i believe that david brooks may not have specifically vetted everyone he ended up at some business event in 2011 and been photographed with.
him + the nyt should have vetted this and disclosed the connection before he started publishing "nothing to see here" articles. this fucking stinks
him + the nyt should have vetted this and disclosed the connection before he started publishing "nothing to see here" articles. this fucking stinks
NYT statement to me: "David Brooks regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns, which is exactly what happened at this 2011 event. Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this single attendance at a widely-attended dinner."
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
i believe that david brooks may not have specifically vetted everyone he ended up at some business event in 2011 and been photographed with.
him + the nyt should have vetted this and disclosed the connection before he started publishing "nothing to see here" articles. this fucking stinks
him + the nyt should have vetted this and disclosed the connection before he started publishing "nothing to see here" articles. this fucking stinks
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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If we get absolutely destroyed an election because we stood with trans people, stood against the government kidnapping “immigrants“ off the street, etc., then let us go down with all flags flying
December 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If we get absolutely destroyed an election because we stood with trans people, stood against the government kidnapping “immigrants“ off the street, etc., then let us go down with all flags flying
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almost nobody is willing to update their priors, but when your entire brand is "we are only following where the data leads us" and then you refuse to change your views when the data doesn't back you up that sort of gives the game away
matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong.
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
almost nobody is willing to update their priors, but when your entire brand is "we are only following where the data leads us" and then you refuse to change your views when the data doesn't back you up that sort of gives the game away
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There is no way to escape right-wing views in America. They're relentlessly promoted by wingnut billionaires who own both the legacy and social media.
i know what conservatives think, its the whole reason i have zero respect for them
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
There is no way to escape right-wing views in America. They're relentlessly promoted by wingnut billionaires who own both the legacy and social media.
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Any Democrat who thinks it's appropriate to "find common ground" with the Republicans on issues like high school sports teams is negotiating with a political party that does not believe trans people should exist. This policy will kill people, so maybe stop wringing your hands about volleyball.
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Any Democrat who thinks it's appropriate to "find common ground" with the Republicans on issues like high school sports teams is negotiating with a political party that does not believe trans people should exist. This policy will kill people, so maybe stop wringing your hands about volleyball.
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a lot of random semantic disputes about "generative" ai seem to be people wanting there to be some way in which the companies and products that they don't like are doing something categorically different from those that aren't
it's just really not categorically different
it's just really not categorically different
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
a lot of random semantic disputes about "generative" ai seem to be people wanting there to be some way in which the companies and products that they don't like are doing something categorically different from those that aren't
it's just really not categorically different
it's just really not categorically different
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From the WH release announcing "Freedom 250" projects — dang, this reminds me of something from pop culture, just can't quite put my finger on it right at this moment ...
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
From the WH release announcing "Freedom 250" projects — dang, this reminds me of something from pop culture, just can't quite put my finger on it right at this moment ...
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this is the headline
Donald Trump interrupted national tv today to promise a million people (with guns!) two billion dollars he doesn’t have on a timeline he cannot meet to buy Christmas gifts he has personally fought to make less affordable
he doesn’t and the most likely outcome of this is that it doesn’t happen
December 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
this is the headline
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I was wavering on this Administration but that Address won me over.
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I was wavering on this Administration but that Address won me over.
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What the fuck was the point of that.
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
What the fuck was the point of that.
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Meanwhile you can get real analysis from this former ABC employee
trump is panicking because democrats have a huge lead on affordability right now www.gelliottmorris.com/p/affordabil...
December 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Meanwhile you can get real analysis from this former ABC employee