Chris Halstead
@c20d.us
Technology leader and advisor, car nerd, veteran
We can’t keep going like this. Something has got to give, and the longer it takes to happen the worse it’ll be.
January 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
We can’t keep going like this. Something has got to give, and the longer it takes to happen the worse it’ll be.
The thing is, many of the things he’s talking about will eventually become reality. Visiting and living on Mars, regular interplanetary travel, vastly more intelligent autonomous systems and vehicles, etc.
He’s just very, very, very wrong about how quickly they’ll come to be.
He’s just very, very, very wrong about how quickly they’ll come to be.
"We want to make Star Trek real," said Elon Musk.
"We want to make Starfleet Academy real so that it's not always science fiction, but one day the science fiction turns to science fact."
"We want to make Starfleet Academy real so that it's not always science fiction, but one day the science fiction turns to science fact."
January 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The thing is, many of the things he’s talking about will eventually become reality. Visiting and living on Mars, regular interplanetary travel, vastly more intelligent autonomous systems and vehicles, etc.
He’s just very, very, very wrong about how quickly they’ll come to be.
He’s just very, very, very wrong about how quickly they’ll come to be.
This is incredibly, incredibly bad.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This is incredibly, incredibly bad.
lol, I can’t believe that this was actually so prescient.
Has anyone confirmed that you can’t just click the black redaction boxes and delete them? Seems like a mistake these idiots would make.
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
lol, I can’t believe that this was actually so prescient.
This guy is an odious, lying, vile, racist piece of shit. It angers me to white hot rage to know that he will almost certainly be president sometime in the next three years.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This guy is an odious, lying, vile, racist piece of shit. It angers me to white hot rage to know that he will almost certainly be president sometime in the next three years.
I get the sentiment, but I still think that a separate U.S. “Space Force” comprised of “Guardians” is a monumentally stupid premise when the Air Force already existed.
Happy Birthday to the United States Space Force! We salute the Guardians of the Higher Frontier who protect our nation beyond Earth’s horizon.
Your service strengthens our security, advances innovation, and inspires new generations to dream big, reach higher and explore farther.
Your service strengthens our security, advances innovation, and inspires new generations to dream big, reach higher and explore farther.
December 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I get the sentiment, but I still think that a separate U.S. “Space Force” comprised of “Guardians” is a monumentally stupid premise when the Air Force already existed.
Despite all the cries of “no!” In the replies, I think that a rigorous primary process with multiple qualified candidates is a good thing. Let’s let the voters decide!
All signs point to the former vice president preparing to enter the 2028 presidential race.
Harris Lays Groundwork for 2028 Run With Damning New Message
The former vice president has crafted a new message as she lays the groundwork for another shot at the White House.
trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Despite all the cries of “no!” In the replies, I think that a rigorous primary process with multiple qualified candidates is a good thing. Let’s let the voters decide!
Hard agree. Felt the same about I Think You Should Leave. After one episode of that, I did. TimR’s stuff just doesn’t do it for me.
The Chair Company is unwatchable.
December 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hard agree. Felt the same about I Think You Should Leave. After one episode of that, I did. TimR’s stuff just doesn’t do it for me.
I feel like with everything else that is happening, these things just add more tension to the situation, like the pressure building up on the Cascadia Fault. At some point, the tension is too much and the megathrust event happens. It isn’t going to be pretty.
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I feel like with everything else that is happening, these things just add more tension to the situation, like the pressure building up on the Cascadia Fault. At some point, the tension is too much and the megathrust event happens. It isn’t going to be pretty.
Absolute malpractice here to describe destroying decades of established science and positive health policy as an “overhaul.” His work will literally kill people that should not have to die.
A New York Times examination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary shows how he has laid the groundwork to overhaul American vaccine policy, walled himself off from government scientists and elevated longtime allies to help carry out his agenda. trib.al/3MsBal8
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Absolute malpractice here to describe destroying decades of established science and positive health policy as an “overhaul.” His work will literally kill people that should not have to die.
Ugh. I guess the regular update emails from the VA are just going to be Trumpist propaganda for the foreseeable future. 🤮
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Ugh. I guess the regular update emails from the VA are just going to be Trumpist propaganda for the foreseeable future. 🤮
Dems have an opportunity here. Every single Dem member of congress should issue a statement identical to the one that set Trump off this morning. Force the conversation about illegal orders and signal to the military that they have their backs. He’s obviously scared. Time to press the advantage.
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Dems have an opportunity here. Every single Dem member of congress should issue a statement identical to the one that set Trump off this morning. Force the conversation about illegal orders and signal to the military that they have their backs. He’s obviously scared. Time to press the advantage.
Here’s me putting down a marker that the senate vote will be a majority, but *just* shy of veto-proof. I’m sure they can cobble together enough nay votes from Rs that are retiring or not up in ‘26. Oh, and I bet Fetterman votes no.
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Here’s me putting down a marker that the senate vote will be a majority, but *just* shy of veto-proof. I’m sure they can cobble together enough nay votes from Rs that are retiring or not up in ‘26. Oh, and I bet Fetterman votes no.
Proof that JD never did anything very strenuous while in the Corps. They don’t call the 400mg Ibuprofen tabs “Ranger candy” for no good reason.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Proof that JD never did anything very strenuous while in the Corps. They don’t call the 400mg Ibuprofen tabs “Ranger candy” for no good reason.
He desperately wants to send out checks to people with his name on them. He knows that people will like that and not really think much about what they are or why they got them.
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He desperately wants to send out checks to people with his name on them. He knows that people will like that and not really think much about what they are or why they got them.
ygtbfkm
there is a second photo sourced from nbcnews on reddit ✨
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Sunday mental health hike along the Hood Canal
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sunday mental health hike along the Hood Canal
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October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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For anyone who wants more context on the controversies surrounding the Alamo, I highly recommend reading “Forget the Alamo“ by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford. There’s a mythology around the Alamo that is almost entirely fictional.
The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, suggesting that her views aren’t compatible with the history of the Texas shrine. https://to.pbs.org/47sQjC9
Head of the Alamo's historic site resigns after top Texas Republican criticized her views
The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, suggesting that her views aren't compatible with the history of the Texas shrin...
www.pbs.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
For anyone who wants more context on the controversies surrounding the Alamo, I highly recommend reading “Forget the Alamo“ by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford. There’s a mythology around the Alamo that is almost entirely fictional.
The grift, graft, and corruption of this administration is far, far beyond the scope and scale of any previous examples. The most unsettling aspect is that there is no longer any attempt to conceal it. Our leaders have overwhelmingly failed us.
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The grift, graft, and corruption of this administration is far, far beyond the scope and scale of any previous examples. The most unsettling aspect is that there is no longer any attempt to conceal it. Our leaders have overwhelmingly failed us.
Straight up exploitation. This is some truly evil shit.
October 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Straight up exploitation. This is some truly evil shit.
I give it no more than 2-3 months before Platner is on Rogan railing about how he was canceled. The only prevention is for someone with enough juice to take him aside and lay it all out to him until he understands how exactly it is that he fucked up.
October 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I give it no more than 2-3 months before Platner is on Rogan railing about how he was canceled. The only prevention is for someone with enough juice to take him aside and lay it all out to him until he understands how exactly it is that he fucked up.
Nice to see, but polls don’t mean jack when we have all three branches of the gov’t hell bent on just destroying the country as it used to be. I’m increasingly convinced that the path out of this is not through elections. Too much has been destroyed and too little formal resistance has materialized.
Check out Trump's 44-point swing among Zoomers and 22-point swing among Gen Xers 👀👀👀
NEW Economist/YouGov
Net favorability of Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among U.S. adult citizens by age
18-29: +5 | -39
30-44: -6 | -14
45-64: +12 | -10
65+: -4 | -10
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Net favorability of Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among U.S. adult citizens by age
18-29: +5 | -39
30-44: -6 | -14
45-64: +12 | -10
65+: -4 | -10
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Nice to see, but polls don’t mean jack when we have all three branches of the gov’t hell bent on just destroying the country as it used to be. I’m increasingly convinced that the path out of this is not through elections. Too much has been destroyed and too little formal resistance has materialized.