Brent Crossman
@bcrossman.bsky.social
Mainer, ex-banker, ex-distressed debt private equity, probably staring at a spreadsheet right now. Here's a little game I made http://reelationshipsgame.com
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someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
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Citizens waving American flags protest Trump violating the Constitution.
MAGA: They’re Marxists who hate America.
GOP operatives praise Hitler and joke about rape and gas chambers in their group chat.
MAGA: Boys will be boys!
MAGA: They’re Marxists who hate America.
GOP operatives praise Hitler and joke about rape and gas chambers in their group chat.
MAGA: Boys will be boys!
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Citizens waving American flags protest Trump violating the Constitution.
MAGA: They’re Marxists who hate America.
GOP operatives praise Hitler and joke about rape and gas chambers in their group chat.
MAGA: Boys will be boys!
MAGA: They’re Marxists who hate America.
GOP operatives praise Hitler and joke about rape and gas chambers in their group chat.
MAGA: Boys will be boys!
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August 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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These Americans served with honor for more than a decade. Put their lives on the line. Trump fired them, just for being who they are-and now is denying retirement benefits our nation promised them for their service.
Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.
Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
apnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
These Americans served with honor for more than a decade. Put their lives on the line. Trump fired them, just for being who they are-and now is denying retirement benefits our nation promised them for their service.
Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.
Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.
Just to post something not political. Universal Studios did an amazing job with the new Epic Park. Each universe is as immersive as the Harry Potter sections of the older parks. Dining in particular has been good food and a great experience.
August 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Just to post something not political. Universal Studios did an amazing job with the new Epic Park. Each universe is as immersive as the Harry Potter sections of the older parks. Dining in particular has been good food and a great experience.
This is a very important question and you scan the responses and not see a single good solution. I don't have great ideas either but I do know the solution has to involve helping young guys understand the socially acceptable steps to a) express interest in a girl b) get girls interested in them.
i think the correct way to think about the lonely boy question is not "how do we reach out to incels?" but "how do we make sure that a teenage boy looking for romantic advice isn't flooded with right-wing propaganda?"
August 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This is a very important question and you scan the responses and not see a single good solution. I don't have great ideas either but I do know the solution has to involve helping young guys understand the socially acceptable steps to a) express interest in a girl b) get girls interested in them.
This is really well done.
Republicans just voted to give billionaires like Linda McMahon a giant tax cut.
I asked her what she needed the money for.
I’m still waiting for her answer.
I asked her what she needed the money for.
I’m still waiting for her answer.
July 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is really well done.
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"I asked them what costume I was supposed to wear, as there are rules around how much fabric can be on your body," Coombes told the Reading Chronicle. "They confirmed that I need to wear a female swimming costume despite having to compete with the men." www.advocate.com/news/trans-w...
A trans woman, forced to compete against men, swims topless in protest
Anne Isabella Coombes stood up to Swim England's gender policies in an innovative way.
www.advocate.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"I asked them what costume I was supposed to wear, as there are rules around how much fabric can be on your body," Coombes told the Reading Chronicle. "They confirmed that I need to wear a female swimming costume despite having to compete with the men." www.advocate.com/news/trans-w...
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very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867
June 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
very fun to read frederick douglass accurately describe the problem with the pardon power in 1867
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The solution to the Democrats messaging problem isn’t to replicate the rw media ecosystem, but to recognize what makes it powerful, including the participatory storytelling and sense of agency it provides to its audiences, and to adapt those dynamics in ways that align w/ Dem/progressive values.
Democratic strategists are pushing the party's megadonors to invest in an army of left-leaning online influencers, pushing to “find the next Joe Rogan,” to help the party capture the digital mojo that helped President Trump win, documents show.
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The solution to the Democrats messaging problem isn’t to replicate the rw media ecosystem, but to recognize what makes it powerful, including the participatory storytelling and sense of agency it provides to its audiences, and to adapt those dynamics in ways that align w/ Dem/progressive values.
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Zucman and co were proven exactly right—extreme wealth inequality makes democracy and the rule of law untenable. A global wealth tax is probably the most pro-democracy policy out there.
www.ft.com/content/859e...
www.ft.com/content/859e...
Meet the insurgent economists promoting a global wealth tax
Gabriel Zucman is leading a movement for billionaires to pay at least 2 per cent of their net worth each year
www.ft.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Zucman and co were proven exactly right—extreme wealth inequality makes democracy and the rule of law untenable. A global wealth tax is probably the most pro-democracy policy out there.
www.ft.com/content/859e...
www.ft.com/content/859e...
I just scored 10,200 on a game of at://2048.
@2048.blue.
@2048.blue.
May 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I just scored 10,200 on a game of at://2048.
@2048.blue.
@2048.blue.
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Post a film you think almost everybody underrates.
(I'll go with another Clooney)
(I'll go with another Clooney)
April 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Post a film you think almost everybody underrates.
(I'll go with another Clooney)
(I'll go with another Clooney)
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
April 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I think it’s very funny that one of the go-to defenses for Trump’s very stupid version of mercantilism is “he’s had these views for forty years.” Oh well, then we absolutely *gotta* let him wreck the global economy if he’s believed this nonsense for long enough.
April 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I think it’s very funny that one of the go-to defenses for Trump’s very stupid version of mercantilism is “he’s had these views for forty years.” Oh well, then we absolutely *gotta* let him wreck the global economy if he’s believed this nonsense for long enough.
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We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
![[text from the Declaration of Independence]
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qvyj3hxm4opuuddzrhcbiio6/bafkreiahlp7acp6y2hakkfu5h66vg2ifckdo6b7fqaebenki3qoxswp73e@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
I have no doubt the price is dropping...
March 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I have no doubt the price is dropping...
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If Elon would put down his chainsaw for a minute and open his eyes, he would see that Social Security and Medicare are far more efficient than private sector alternatives cepr.net/publications...
News for Elon Musk and the DOGE Gang: Government Can be More Efficient than the Private Sector
Is the private sector truly more efficient? Find out how government agencies, like Social Security, prove otherwise.
cepr.net
March 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If Elon would put down his chainsaw for a minute and open his eyes, he would see that Social Security and Medicare are far more efficient than private sector alternatives cepr.net/publications...
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my actual unironic advice to undergrads is to major in something you're actually passionate about/interested in, and then try and *minor* in either CS or stats. you would be surprised how how much being the person who knows a substantive thing and can do some basic computer/stats stuff can pay off
March 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
my actual unironic advice to undergrads is to major in something you're actually passionate about/interested in, and then try and *minor* in either CS or stats. you would be surprised how how much being the person who knows a substantive thing and can do some basic computer/stats stuff can pay off
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God dammit. Timing couldn’t be worse but here goes.
Chuck Schumer and I are launching our new podcast “Soul Deep: A Weekly Deep Dive Into the Music of Collective Soul” tomorrow. I do NOT support his latest decision and want to make clear this is strictly a music podcast. Please check it out
Chuck Schumer and I are launching our new podcast “Soul Deep: A Weekly Deep Dive Into the Music of Collective Soul” tomorrow. I do NOT support his latest decision and want to make clear this is strictly a music podcast. Please check it out
March 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
God dammit. Timing couldn’t be worse but here goes.
Chuck Schumer and I are launching our new podcast “Soul Deep: A Weekly Deep Dive Into the Music of Collective Soul” tomorrow. I do NOT support his latest decision and want to make clear this is strictly a music podcast. Please check it out
Chuck Schumer and I are launching our new podcast “Soul Deep: A Weekly Deep Dive Into the Music of Collective Soul” tomorrow. I do NOT support his latest decision and want to make clear this is strictly a music podcast. Please check it out
Bad day in Elonville
March 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bad day in Elonville
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NO KINGS
NO SLAVES
NO NAZIS
gets you the three good American wars, in chronological order no less. sounds insane to argue against any of them and yet it is very clear which side you're on
NO SLAVES
NO NAZIS
gets you the three good American wars, in chronological order no less. sounds insane to argue against any of them and yet it is very clear which side you're on
I see the phrase "competitive authoritarianism" thrown around a lot on here and while that may be descriptive of the moment we're in I cannot stress enough that you should never say that phrase to a normal voter and instead just say Trump's trying to be king.
March 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
NO KINGS
NO SLAVES
NO NAZIS
gets you the three good American wars, in chronological order no less. sounds insane to argue against any of them and yet it is very clear which side you're on
NO SLAVES
NO NAZIS
gets you the three good American wars, in chronological order no less. sounds insane to argue against any of them and yet it is very clear which side you're on