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
the Venn diagram of democratic politicians who are willing to compromise on trans issues, and democratic politicians who will quietly give ICE more money and power, is a circle
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 18, 2026 at 6:36 AM
the Venn diagram of democratic politicians who are willing to compromise on trans issues, and democratic politicians who will quietly give ICE more money and power, is a circle
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
I'm not supposed to work today I'm supposed to Stare Wistfully Into The Distance While Contemplating How My Life Went This Way
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I'm not supposed to work today I'm supposed to Stare Wistfully Into The Distance While Contemplating How My Life Went This Way
when does anyone even have _time_ to learn and practice femininity, if I cannot recreate the meme where a top applies makeup to me I would prefer to audit a class or something
January 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
when does anyone even have _time_ to learn and practice femininity, if I cannot recreate the meme where a top applies makeup to me I would prefer to audit a class or something
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None if this trash is ever inevitable and you can help crush this surveillance creep tech by calling it surveillance creep tech.
The funny thing is that you can see these exact same articles written about Google Glass in 2012. Casting them as inevitable is part of the hype cycle.
You Won’t Be Able to Escape Smart Glasses in 2026
Meta is betting big on AI eyewear, with production of its Ray-Ban collaboration expected to hit 10 million pairs annually by the end of the year. But will the tech-ified accessory ever actually be con...
www.gq.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
None if this trash is ever inevitable and you can help crush this surveillance creep tech by calling it surveillance creep tech.
how much snow is on your car during the morning commute in Chicago is honestly a pretty robust class signifier
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
how much snow is on your car during the morning commute in Chicago is honestly a pretty robust class signifier
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making yourself look insincere, not on your constituents side, AND a total wimp who will fold to the right wing at the slightest push: that's the democrat way
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
making yourself look insincere, not on your constituents side, AND a total wimp who will fold to the right wing at the slightest push: that's the democrat way
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
excuse me, I was told that making kofefe-tier cringe tweets meant that Gavin is the only person who could possibly be president under any circumstances, even if his policies directly enable the architects of our current path to destruction
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vowed to block a tax on billionaires, saying that a ballot proposal has already scared off tech leaders.
Gavin Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
excuse me, I was told that making kofefe-tier cringe tweets meant that Gavin is the only person who could possibly be president under any circumstances, even if his policies directly enable the architects of our current path to destruction
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it is 2016. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
January 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
it is 2016. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
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*sips morning glass of estrogen* no it's actually pretty woke that I can't cook
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
*sips morning glass of estrogen* no it's actually pretty woke that I can't cook
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At one point in Chicago I found bags with ICE whistles and bilingual know your rights pamphlets taped to wrought iron fences in the fucking Gold Coast
The scale of the neighborhood watch network in Minneapolis is insane and it’s growing every day.
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM
At one point in Chicago I found bags with ICE whistles and bilingual know your rights pamphlets taped to wrought iron fences in the fucking Gold Coast
outing myself as a packers fan to show off this gaffe tape abomination I made to avoid giving the NFL or Fanatics money
January 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
outing myself as a packers fan to show off this gaffe tape abomination I made to avoid giving the NFL or Fanatics money
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
the Four Loko to Espresso Martini pipeline
January 10, 2026 at 12:17 AM
the Four Loko to Espresso Martini pipeline
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The rage that has to exist in the average Minnesotan to watch someone stuck on an icy hill and STAND BY AND TAUNT THEM
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The rage that has to exist in the average Minnesotan to watch someone stuck on an icy hill and STAND BY AND TAUNT THEM
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tip for parent management: my parents were asking me about chatGPT, and have some friends who love it, and none of my attempts to caution them were as successful as just sending them the Wikipedia page for AI hallucinations
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
tip for parent management: my parents were asking me about chatGPT, and have some friends who love it, and none of my attempts to caution them were as successful as just sending them the Wikipedia page for AI hallucinations
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here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
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It's well past time for *everyone* to treat the New York Times as a hostile propaganda network. Over and over we see eugenicist rhetoric - or, yesterday, fascist narrative laundering - pushed in the paper. Stop making excuses for your favorite op-ed writers. To work at the NYT makes you complicit.
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 8, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It's well past time for *everyone* to treat the New York Times as a hostile propaganda network. Over and over we see eugenicist rhetoric - or, yesterday, fascist narrative laundering - pushed in the paper. Stop making excuses for your favorite op-ed writers. To work at the NYT makes you complicit.
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Facebook is a total dead zone. viral AI images of the ICE agent‘s face. Fake AI images of gigantic protest crowds. This moment is about what is real and what we all saw while being shoveled lies and it’s being processed through a fake engagement slot machine.
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Facebook is a total dead zone. viral AI images of the ICE agent‘s face. Fake AI images of gigantic protest crowds. This moment is about what is real and what we all saw while being shoveled lies and it’s being processed through a fake engagement slot machine.