Kim Stiens
@kimstiens.bsky.social
Nonprofit operations in DC - currently working with the best people in the world at Employ America. she/her
Kathy Hochul is a Democrat, right? She could be quietly working with a member of her own party to get a better deal for their constituents - even if "free" is somehow impossible, many other things are possible! - and she's going with "loud opposition" instead?
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November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Kathy Hochul is a Democrat, right? She could be quietly working with a member of her own party to get a better deal for their constituents - even if "free" is somehow impossible, many other things are possible! - and she's going with "loud opposition" instead?
zeteo.com/p/democrats-...
zeteo.com/p/democrats-...
The fact that Progressives still say stuff like this in 2025 - regarding the 50mil+ Black people in America as a monolith of magical wise sages - is one of the bigger indictments of DEI and identity politics as practiced over the past decade
This isn't liberatory, it's condescending as hell
This isn't liberatory, it's condescending as hell
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The fact that Progressives still say stuff like this in 2025 - regarding the 50mil+ Black people in America as a monolith of magical wise sages - is one of the bigger indictments of DEI and identity politics as practiced over the past decade
This isn't liberatory, it's condescending as hell
This isn't liberatory, it's condescending as hell
Really symbolic of the Dem's issues on the whole: this person declaring Total Victory and tactical success in the shutdown, based on Trump having low approval ratings.
No healthcare premium subsidies have been secured. No food benefits preserved. They've accomplished none of their ostensible goals.
No healthcare premium subsidies have been secured. No food benefits preserved. They've accomplished none of their ostensible goals.
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Really symbolic of the Dem's issues on the whole: this person declaring Total Victory and tactical success in the shutdown, based on Trump having low approval ratings.
No healthcare premium subsidies have been secured. No food benefits preserved. They've accomplished none of their ostensible goals.
No healthcare premium subsidies have been secured. No food benefits preserved. They've accomplished none of their ostensible goals.
This is baffling. Describing actions of a small number of people (who've always existed, statistically in greater numbers in dense cities) as though Kids These Days are out of control
People drive around playing loud music, people walk with speakers, play music on the Metro. Have done all my life!
People drive around playing loud music, people walk with speakers, play music on the Metro. Have done all my life!
October 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is baffling. Describing actions of a small number of people (who've always existed, statistically in greater numbers in dense cities) as though Kids These Days are out of control
People drive around playing loud music, people walk with speakers, play music on the Metro. Have done all my life!
People drive around playing loud music, people walk with speakers, play music on the Metro. Have done all my life!
This stuff is gross and it's really disappointing to see self-proclaimed Progressives post it.
There is not a class of people called "criminals" whose political interests include reducing police
You know who refers to a "criminal" class? Scaremongering conservative pundits, usually being racist
There is not a class of people called "criminals" whose political interests include reducing police
You know who refers to a "criminal" class? Scaremongering conservative pundits, usually being racist
October 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This stuff is gross and it's really disappointing to see self-proclaimed Progressives post it.
There is not a class of people called "criminals" whose political interests include reducing police
You know who refers to a "criminal" class? Scaremongering conservative pundits, usually being racist
There is not a class of people called "criminals" whose political interests include reducing police
You know who refers to a "criminal" class? Scaremongering conservative pundits, usually being racist
Whenever I see posts like this, they have the opposite of the (I assume) intended effect: he's admonishing AI users for being intellectual children, but you can only believe this if you only pay attention to edge cases in the news and completely ignore the many, many use cases people regularly share
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Whenever I see posts like this, they have the opposite of the (I assume) intended effect: he's admonishing AI users for being intellectual children, but you can only believe this if you only pay attention to edge cases in the news and completely ignore the many, many use cases people regularly share
The most frustrating thing about this take is that it chooses one (1) totally arbitrary point in time when Choices Mattered
Any of the choices anyone made that led to this point? Irrelevant, practically blasphemous to even talk about. Nothing that happened >6 months ago is worth considering
Any of the choices anyone made that led to this point? Irrelevant, practically blasphemous to even talk about. Nothing that happened >6 months ago is worth considering
September 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The most frustrating thing about this take is that it chooses one (1) totally arbitrary point in time when Choices Mattered
Any of the choices anyone made that led to this point? Irrelevant, practically blasphemous to even talk about. Nothing that happened >6 months ago is worth considering
Any of the choices anyone made that led to this point? Irrelevant, practically blasphemous to even talk about. Nothing that happened >6 months ago is worth considering
I don't think men dating Chatbots is great, but I think it is so gross when people take the actions of a vanishingly small number of men and impute them onto ALL men
The classic "most violent crimes are committed by men" vs "most men commit violent crimes"
One is true, the other emphatically not
The classic "most violent crimes are committed by men" vs "most men commit violent crimes"
One is true, the other emphatically not
July 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I don't think men dating Chatbots is great, but I think it is so gross when people take the actions of a vanishingly small number of men and impute them onto ALL men
The classic "most violent crimes are committed by men" vs "most men commit violent crimes"
One is true, the other emphatically not
The classic "most violent crimes are committed by men" vs "most men commit violent crimes"
One is true, the other emphatically not
One of the worst things about social media culture is that the obsession with gotchas and dunking have completely warped people's perceptions of what is important, useful, or even a good dunk
July 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
One of the worst things about social media culture is that the obsession with gotchas and dunking have completely warped people's perceptions of what is important, useful, or even a good dunk
Everyone above me in the column is clearly fascist, everyone to the right of me is a weirdo, and everyone to the left of me is on the guillotine list
July 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Everyone above me in the column is clearly fascist, everyone to the right of me is a weirdo, and everyone to the left of me is on the guillotine list
I own a Green Bay Packers hat. Once I was waiting in a security line, a guy points to it and asks "oh you a Packers fan?" I responded "Eh, I'm moreso a fan of public ownership."
They said "oh" and then looked away to do something else.
Whenever I see a story like this, that's what I think about
They said "oh" and then looked away to do something else.
Whenever I see a story like this, that's what I think about
June 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I own a Green Bay Packers hat. Once I was waiting in a security line, a guy points to it and asks "oh you a Packers fan?" I responded "Eh, I'm moreso a fan of public ownership."
They said "oh" and then looked away to do something else.
Whenever I see a story like this, that's what I think about
They said "oh" and then looked away to do something else.
Whenever I see a story like this, that's what I think about
An underrated, interesting part of the AI conversation is that a lot of people absolutely refuse to countenance the idea that we could create artificial life that could warrant empathy or protection
It's fascinating to see people regard the idea as out of pocket in a world where Blade Runner exists
It's fascinating to see people regard the idea as out of pocket in a world where Blade Runner exists
June 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
An underrated, interesting part of the AI conversation is that a lot of people absolutely refuse to countenance the idea that we could create artificial life that could warrant empathy or protection
It's fascinating to see people regard the idea as out of pocket in a world where Blade Runner exists
It's fascinating to see people regard the idea as out of pocket in a world where Blade Runner exists
Ha they include this one with nary a note that wearing red to a wedding (traditionally, perhaps apocryphally) means you've slept with the groom
Yes this is a tidbit I learned by wearing a red dress to a wedding
Yes this is a tidbit I learned by wearing a red dress to a wedding
June 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ha they include this one with nary a note that wearing red to a wedding (traditionally, perhaps apocryphally) means you've slept with the groom
Yes this is a tidbit I learned by wearing a red dress to a wedding
Yes this is a tidbit I learned by wearing a red dress to a wedding
Finally, an ad with information I actually care about!
May 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Finally, an ad with information I actually care about!
The interviewee calls it cheating herself, and it surely is, but in the last sentence, she says she works for 2 hours on a paper that would normally take 12.
That's still 2 hours of engagement with material, but I saw this shared with comments about how students will be "illiterate" in the future
That's still 2 hours of engagement with material, but I saw this shared with comments about how students will be "illiterate" in the future
May 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The interviewee calls it cheating herself, and it surely is, but in the last sentence, she says she works for 2 hours on a paper that would normally take 12.
That's still 2 hours of engagement with material, but I saw this shared with comments about how students will be "illiterate" in the future
That's still 2 hours of engagement with material, but I saw this shared with comments about how students will be "illiterate" in the future
It's 'Drangaea season babes, but the peonies are looking mighty fine as well
May 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's 'Drangaea season babes, but the peonies are looking mighty fine as well
Very funny how many people sharing this clearly didn't read it
Look at this graph from the piece. Personal appliance use will comprise a significantly larger share of electricity growth, but how many people are yelling at you for "boiling the oceans for a Hot Pocket"?
Look at this graph from the piece. Personal appliance use will comprise a significantly larger share of electricity growth, but how many people are yelling at you for "boiling the oceans for a Hot Pocket"?
April 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Very funny how many people sharing this clearly didn't read it
Look at this graph from the piece. Personal appliance use will comprise a significantly larger share of electricity growth, but how many people are yelling at you for "boiling the oceans for a Hot Pocket"?
Look at this graph from the piece. Personal appliance use will comprise a significantly larger share of electricity growth, but how many people are yelling at you for "boiling the oceans for a Hot Pocket"?
I assume I'm going to be sharing this @carlbeijer.bsky.social piece a lot in the coming years
Please, do not fall into the trap of defending all DEI practices on the misguided notion that you're Resisting by doing so
www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...
Please, do not fall into the trap of defending all DEI practices on the misguided notion that you're Resisting by doing so
www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...
April 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I assume I'm going to be sharing this @carlbeijer.bsky.social piece a lot in the coming years
Please, do not fall into the trap of defending all DEI practices on the misguided notion that you're Resisting by doing so
www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...
Please, do not fall into the trap of defending all DEI practices on the misguided notion that you're Resisting by doing so
www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...
These are two primary complaints of job seekers, and they are both absolutely, completely unnecessary. There's no excuse to not send rejections to candidates that took the time to apply. No reason to make candidates fill in their previous jobs after already submitting a resume. Lazy hiring!
March 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
These are two primary complaints of job seekers, and they are both absolutely, completely unnecessary. There's no excuse to not send rejections to candidates that took the time to apply. No reason to make candidates fill in their previous jobs after already submitting a resume. Lazy hiring!
I never liked Hairspray so I don't have the memories many women seem to have with it, and it does seem specifically shitty to replace fat women in existing media with Gigi Hadid (of all people).
That being said, Gigi is also allowed to love (and reference) Hairspray, and is this not a fat woman?
That being said, Gigi is also allowed to love (and reference) Hairspray, and is this not a fat woman?
March 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I never liked Hairspray so I don't have the memories many women seem to have with it, and it does seem specifically shitty to replace fat women in existing media with Gigi Hadid (of all people).
That being said, Gigi is also allowed to love (and reference) Hairspray, and is this not a fat woman?
That being said, Gigi is also allowed to love (and reference) Hairspray, and is this not a fat woman?
Oh whoops I didn't include the screenshot haha
March 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Oh whoops I didn't include the screenshot haha
The only good thing about the Internet now is the React Turducken. I wanna see a fourteen stage deep react turducken
March 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The only good thing about the Internet now is the React Turducken. I wanna see a fourteen stage deep react turducken
There are plenty of AI issues that are interesting and urgent and worth talking about. But the reflexive "all AI is inherently morally bad" stance that a lot of people seem to be taking is silly
Like you don't "need" to use a plow to till the soil but it's sure faster than doing it with a shovel
Like you don't "need" to use a plow to till the soil but it's sure faster than doing it with a shovel
January 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There are plenty of AI issues that are interesting and urgent and worth talking about. But the reflexive "all AI is inherently morally bad" stance that a lot of people seem to be taking is silly
Like you don't "need" to use a plow to till the soil but it's sure faster than doing it with a shovel
Like you don't "need" to use a plow to till the soil but it's sure faster than doing it with a shovel
I'm seeing a lot of reactions to companies rolling back DEI initiatives, so I want to share this important @carlbeijer.bsky.social bit I've been thinking about a lot lately: "DEI" is not the same thing as "progressive politics"
From: www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...
From: www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...
January 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I'm seeing a lot of reactions to companies rolling back DEI initiatives, so I want to share this important @carlbeijer.bsky.social bit I've been thinking about a lot lately: "DEI" is not the same thing as "progressive politics"
From: www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...
From: www.carlbeijer.com/p/live-and-l...