David Christopher
@dchristopher.bsky.social
I play 6 stringed instruments, write things, fail in the kitchen. My profile picture is an antique...
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Reagan's project was successful: now, many Americans have no idea what a "public good" is.
Their only framework for social interaction--outside friends & family--is set by the concepts of private property & consumer choice.
That explains a lot about voting patterns & the dying sense of civic duty.
Their only framework for social interaction--outside friends & family--is set by the concepts of private property & consumer choice.
That explains a lot about voting patterns & the dying sense of civic duty.
Today I helped someone at the library who didn't know you could borrow items for free. She gave me her library card and $40 to pay for the books. Was delighted when I said everything is free to use.
I'd never encountered that before. I assumed people just knew library items were free and public.
I'd never encountered that before. I assumed people just knew library items were free and public.
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reagan's project was successful: now, many Americans have no idea what a "public good" is.
Their only framework for social interaction--outside friends & family--is set by the concepts of private property & consumer choice.
That explains a lot about voting patterns & the dying sense of civic duty.
Their only framework for social interaction--outside friends & family--is set by the concepts of private property & consumer choice.
That explains a lot about voting patterns & the dying sense of civic duty.
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AOC on a 2028 presidential race against JD Vance: “I would stomp him.”
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
AOC on a 2028 presidential race against JD Vance: “I would stomp him.”
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This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less?
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less?
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This just…. I…Steve please
October 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This just…. I…Steve please
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Jesus Houdini Christ, this is great.
September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Jesus Houdini Christ, this is great.
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The Trump-Miller administration's single-minded focus on migration is starting to impact the availability of drugs in the US, according to this detail from a very good investigation @wsj.com published today.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
September 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Trump-Miller administration's single-minded focus on migration is starting to impact the availability of drugs in the US, according to this detail from a very good investigation @wsj.com published today.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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👇🎯 The case for more, not less, liberal arts education, remains as strong as ever.
No matter what crypto bros, AI paladins, or CEOs regurgitating right-wing talking points about skills & higher education tell you, the ability to read & write well are the two scarcest resources in the labor market.
No matter what crypto bros, AI paladins, or CEOs regurgitating right-wing talking points about skills & higher education tell you, the ability to read & write well are the two scarcest resources in the labor market.
I think more than anything else AI feels like a miracle to people with questionable literacy because it can read and write for you, and a lot of us who are highly literate underestimate how many of our society's leaders, esp in business, struggle with literacy.
It's pretty much mandatory at work that I appear to be using it, so I've doe a few functional things with it, and it's a moderate time-saver if used right. But nowhere near worth it's stock value, energy cost.
Then I realize there's a lot of people who simply can't write coherent paragraphs.
Then I realize there's a lot of people who simply can't write coherent paragraphs.
September 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
👇🎯 The case for more, not less, liberal arts education, remains as strong as ever.
No matter what crypto bros, AI paladins, or CEOs regurgitating right-wing talking points about skills & higher education tell you, the ability to read & write well are the two scarcest resources in the labor market.
No matter what crypto bros, AI paladins, or CEOs regurgitating right-wing talking points about skills & higher education tell you, the ability to read & write well are the two scarcest resources in the labor market.
Amazon ai. About as worthless as any other ai.
September 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Amazon ai. About as worthless as any other ai.
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I really feel for the play by play guys who have to say this name throughout the game.
www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/...
Cameron Schlittler, New York Yankees, SP - News, Stats, Bio
Get the latest on New York Yankees SP Cameron Schlittler including news, stats, videos, and more on CBSSports.com
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August 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I really feel for the play by play guys who have to say this name throughout the game.
www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/...
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And this is why The Argument getting so much funding as a supposed "left" leaning publication is so ridiculous. They're going to argue for the status quo, not building a better world. What a joke.
August 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And this is why The Argument getting so much funding as a supposed "left" leaning publication is so ridiculous. They're going to argue for the status quo, not building a better world. What a joke.
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This is America.
August 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is America.
Anyone else get another propaganda email from the Social Security Administration today?
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
August 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Anyone else get another propaganda email from the Social Security Administration today?
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
You won't see this on the news.
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
You won't see this on the news.
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I've seen this on Bluesky and had to try it myself. The image below was the response to the prompt: "Show me a diagram of the US presidents since Herbert Hoover, with their names and years in office under their photos" Bravo, OpenAI, bravo.
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I've seen this on Bluesky and had to try it myself. The image below was the response to the prompt: "Show me a diagram of the US presidents since Herbert Hoover, with their names and years in office under their photos" Bravo, OpenAI, bravo.
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Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.
July 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.
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one of the reasons the US is an empire in decline is because it could never fully reckon with and reconcile its anti-Black racism. it has destroyed itself because harming itself means that it also harms Black people.
June 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
one of the reasons the US is an empire in decline is because it could never fully reckon with and reconcile its anti-Black racism. it has destroyed itself because harming itself means that it also harms Black people.
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C.E.O. pay increased last year, and the disparity with what employees are paid is the highest since companies began reporting this measure.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
June 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
C.E.O. pay increased last year, and the disparity with what employees are paid is the highest since companies began reporting this measure.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/b...
