gist

The gist of Grewal’s argument is that the funding for Coinbase’s contract comes from seized crypto assets in the Justice Department’s Assets Forfeiture Fund, not from congressional appropriations.

“The general gist of saying everything is worse, is dangerous — it’s not true. But aesthetically, things have gotten worse,” he said.

Her campaign spokesperson, Venus Gist, said the recall is more than a local issue.

The gist was this: Clement had proven himself to be a competent manager in his first season and would get the time he needed to rebuild his team, no matter the heat that came from supporters if things got bumpy on the road, no matter if Celtic won the league this season and next.

Mostly, I rationalized that it was enough to get the gist of what everyone was talking about—I could always follow up with a colleague for the details later on.