Steve Starcevich
@stevestarman.bsky.social
Fish bio, climate & sustainability activist, and slow cyclist (he/him)
I'm cooking with quince today. Poaching in white wine, lemon peel, cinnamon sticks, ginger, vanilla, and sugar. Some will go in an apple pie. The house smells wonderful!
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I'm cooking with quince today. Poaching in white wine, lemon peel, cinnamon sticks, ginger, vanilla, and sugar. Some will go in an apple pie. The house smells wonderful!
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Don't let anyone — not even the US Secretary of State — tell you that the European Commission's €120 million enforcement against Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Service Act is about censorship, writes Daphne Keller. It’s just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, she says.
The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’ | TechPolicy.Press
The €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, writes Stanford's Daphne Keller.
www.techpolicy.press
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Don't let anyone — not even the US Secretary of State — tell you that the European Commission's €120 million enforcement against Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Service Act is about censorship, writes Daphne Keller. It’s just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, she says.
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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How and when exactly did a president acquire the authority to rule in all matters great and small by diktat?
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
How and when exactly did a president acquire the authority to rule in all matters great and small by diktat?
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
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"It’s hard to find a harsher testbed than NYC delivery work. If a cargo bike can survive 20-hour days hauling 300-pound loads over Manhattan potholes, it can survive your grocery runs."
Tern’s NYC delivery e-bike fleet crosses 1 million miles, with some bikes rolling past 30k
Urban e-bike maker Tern just hit a major milestone in one of the toughest proving grounds on the planet: New...
electrek.co
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"It’s hard to find a harsher testbed than NYC delivery work. If a cargo bike can survive 20-hour days hauling 300-pound loads over Manhattan potholes, it can survive your grocery runs."
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@tinakotek.bsky.social is helping us hold the line. She’s the governor Oregon needs!
As your Governor, I’ve never been prouder to work for you - and with you. But the fight isn’t over. I’m running for reelection because Oregon values are on the line.
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@tinakotek.bsky.social is helping us hold the line. She’s the governor Oregon needs!
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We need to talk about the massive loophole that the Supreme Court just carved into election law over the shadow docket—giving states a free pass to enact patently unconstitutional voting rules within nearly *one year* of an election. A stunning new limit on judicial review. slate.com/news-and-pol...
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We need to talk about the massive loophole that the Supreme Court just carved into election law over the shadow docket—giving states a free pass to enact patently unconstitutional voting rules within nearly *one year* of an election. A stunning new limit on judicial review. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
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someone said living at the bottom of earth’s ocean would be a monumentally simpler task than living on mars and i think about that a lot
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
someone said living at the bottom of earth’s ocean would be a monumentally simpler task than living on mars and i think about that a lot
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Dominate our neighbors. Undermine the European Union. Kick out the immigrants. Ignore the Middle East and Africa. Barely pay attention to China.
That's my summary of the new Trump National Security Strategy, a foundational document for US policy.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
That's my summary of the new Trump National Security Strategy, a foundational document for US policy.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Dominate our neighbors. Undermine the European Union. Kick out the immigrants. Ignore the Middle East and Africa. Barely pay attention to China.
That's my summary of the new Trump National Security Strategy, a foundational document for US policy.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
That's my summary of the new Trump National Security Strategy, a foundational document for US policy.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
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These are human lives, being murdered without any due process, and the head of our military is joke-bragging about it.
These are sociopaths.
These are sociopaths.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
These are human lives, being murdered without any due process, and the head of our military is joke-bragging about it.
These are sociopaths.
These are sociopaths.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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Researchers tested a new way to rank posts on X and found that using AI to identify and reduce polarizing messages made users feel less angry and less hostile toward the other party.
A small algorithmic tweak led to a measurable drop in polarization.
A small algorithmic tweak led to a measurable drop in polarization.
Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research
A new tool lets researchers get a handle on how social media algorithms affect emotions and polarization.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Researchers tested a new way to rank posts on X and found that using AI to identify and reduce polarizing messages made users feel less angry and less hostile toward the other party.
A small algorithmic tweak led to a measurable drop in polarization.
A small algorithmic tweak led to a measurable drop in polarization.
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Texas wasn’t going to gerrymander/draw new maps when Trump called for more partisan gerrymanders. They just started it when DOJ told them to erase majority minority districts! AKA to target and use race.
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Texas wasn’t going to gerrymander/draw new maps when Trump called for more partisan gerrymanders. They just started it when DOJ told them to erase majority minority districts! AKA to target and use race.
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just an utter joke of a court.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
just an utter joke of a court.
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Supreme Court endorses minority rule. Says democracy is for suckers.
Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections #ELB
You can find the order. a concurrence, and a dissent at this link. All the Republican-appointed Justices are letting Texas engage in re-redistricting, at least for the 2026 elections, and all the Demo...
electionlawblog.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Supreme Court endorses minority rule. Says democracy is for suckers.
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so uh... 1/5th of every parcel zoned for affordable and multifamily homes are within the toxic reach of a highway. yikes.
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
so uh... 1/5th of every parcel zoned for affordable and multifamily homes are within the toxic reach of a highway. yikes.
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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20mph default would bring your insurance costs down by £50. Esure says they'll reduce premiums for every area introducing the new limit. It's already happened in Wales, we should get the same benefits in Birmingham.
#20mph #costofliving #birmingham #insurance
#20mph #costofliving #birmingham #insurance
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
20mph default would bring your insurance costs down by £50. Esure says they'll reduce premiums for every area introducing the new limit. It's already happened in Wales, we should get the same benefits in Birmingham.
#20mph #costofliving #birmingham #insurance
#20mph #costofliving #birmingham #insurance
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Rand Paul saying Hegseth is either “lying or incompetent” is wild because coming from him, that’s basically a full-blown alarm siren. When even GOP senators are calling out the boat strike cover story, you know the narrative is cracking. Accountability is way overdue!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Rand Paul saying Hegseth is either “lying or incompetent” is wild because coming from him, that’s basically a full-blown alarm siren. When even GOP senators are calling out the boat strike cover story, you know the narrative is cracking. Accountability is way overdue!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Do these guys ever bother to listen to themselves?
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Do these guys ever bother to listen to themselves?
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.
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I spoke to the New York Times in this great explainer piece by Charlie Savage
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I spoke to the New York Times in this great explainer piece by Charlie Savage
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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Residents of Atlanta are almost 3Xs more likely to be killed in traffic than residents of Chicago.
This demonstrates how much land use, transit and road design dictate traffic safety outcomes. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/18e9...
This demonstrates how much land use, transit and road design dictate traffic safety outcomes. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/18e9...
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Residents of Atlanta are almost 3Xs more likely to be killed in traffic than residents of Chicago.
This demonstrates how much land use, transit and road design dictate traffic safety outcomes. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/18e9...
This demonstrates how much land use, transit and road design dictate traffic safety outcomes. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/18e9...