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Matt Crespi

@mattcrespi.bsky.social

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Social scientist. Researcher of networks, policy, and innovation. Enthusiast of maps, graphs and sandwiches. Former top 25 duck chess player.

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 23h

Me, pulling out my fancy chef's knife to chop vegetables:

Drawing of Shane Falco (played by Keanu Reeves in the movie The Replacements) with his famous quote, "Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever."

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 9d

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 🥳🎉🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

I mean cool.

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 12d

Hang on, I think I can save this:

RELEASE THE VREENAK FILES!

The people deserve to know how the Romulans got involved in the Dominion War!

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 13d

fry from futurama is eating a sandwich with his mouth open

Alt: fry from futurama, sandwich in mouth, clapping his hands which contain another sandwich, third sandwich on his lap

media.tenor.com

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 13d

Every town needs a blogblog.

Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · 13d

the hyperlocal civics blog i cofounded with friends help increase voter turnout in my community (in 2023) by almost 30%. i’m not involved much these days but anyone can make a blogblog.

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 14d

Costco is really a cheaper way to get a "nice" casket (the kind someone will try to sell you for 4k). There are more affordable caskets and coffins out there for sure, though. As for making your own...depend on how skilled you are I guess?

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 14d

Not to be that guy, but you can get them for a third this price at Costco.

Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 15d

I can't believe caskets cost $4,000 Y'all can just put me in the trash

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 14d

Erin, I want to personally thank you for the work you've done sharing info about both the mayoral candidates and antisemitism in NY and the US.

Recently had this convo:

Them: "Mamdani said antisemitic things."
Me: "No he didn't."
"How are you so sure?"
"Because Erin Biba would have told me."

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 27d

You're in such high demand, you'll need one of those software solutions that lets you post to multiple platforms with one click!

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you for attending and sticking it out. The more voices like yours the better. Sorry they didn't make it easy.

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Sep 8

To whoever wrote this post: do you mean the Pedestrian Protection Act?

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's a fair question.

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Exciting, because I'm up tomorrow.

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Sep 8

On good teams, you take turns.

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is too good to be true. Possum? Almost done? Free? ...oh, snap, am I about to be recruited into a cult?

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Sep 5

You had me at "raccoon and possum." Where do I preorder?

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 25

This one certainly is, but also since 2007 the PA government has siphoned off around $8 billion for other projects elsewhere in the Commonwealth, which has put extra financial pressure on the turnpike commission.

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 20

How does everybody feel about this?

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 20

it's ok to not have a take on everything

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 12

Yeah, it was two parter!

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just found out my tailor planted a bomb in his own shop as part of a ruse to avoid an actual assassination attempt, so you can't convince me that crime isn't up.

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Did AI write this?

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Relevant to the justification: bsky.app/profile/stev...

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Aug 11

Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 9

Nobody will get this reference, but serious Sleve McDichael vibes from GPT-5.

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · Aug 8

500 billion dollars and the robot can't even count to twelve

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Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Follow up: is it still your passion after trying to run a 12 way interaction?

Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · Aug 6

I'll see myself out