Steve Casburn
@scasburn.bsky.social
Librarian. Data analyst. Music lover. Native of Benicia, California. Now in Portland, Oregon. Stops in Ohio and Texas along the way.
May Bluesky change the world rather than the world change Bluesky.
May Bluesky change the world rather than the world change Bluesky.
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Steve Casburn
@scasburn.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Just to plant my flag in the earth on this point:
If my posts to Bluesky are in any way making your life worse, then please block me. I'm begging you to go ahead. I want to be shut out of your life if I'm somehow making it worse. You deserve better.
If my posts to Bluesky are in any way making your life worse, then please block me. I'm begging you to go ahead. I want to be shut out of your life if I'm somehow making it worse. You deserve better.
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It is your responsibility as an American to know if any official GOP events are happening in range of your router and, if so, rename your network “FBI Surveillance Van”
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It is your responsibility as an American to know if any official GOP events are happening in range of your router and, if so, rename your network “FBI Surveillance Van”
Waiting out a fire alarm on a 49-degree evening, and a Samoyed is the only happy animal out here: Unexpected outside time! Perfect weather! Unusual smells everywhere!
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Waiting out a fire alarm on a 49-degree evening, and a Samoyed is the only happy animal out here: Unexpected outside time! Perfect weather! Unusual smells everywhere!
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sure glad we went through a TWO DECADE implementation of these only for DHS to try moving the goalposts in the first year you actually might need one
Add to this that HSI just filed a declaration in our case challenging these policies saying they can’t trust REAL IDs as proof of status.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
December 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
sure glad we went through a TWO DECADE implementation of these only for DHS to try moving the goalposts in the first year you actually might need one
In 1999, John Peel made a list of 400 recorded musical tracks from the 20th century, four from each year.
Here is track #106 (1926).
Here is track #106 (1926).
Black Bottom
YouTube video by Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders - Topic
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December 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In 1999, John Peel made a list of 400 recorded musical tracks from the 20th century, four from each year.
Here is track #106 (1926).
Here is track #106 (1926).
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Bruce Hornsby hits #1 today in 1986 with “The Way It Is”.
“Just when one thinks we are making progress,” he said, “appalling incidents will occur that shock and sadden anyone who is interested in equality in American life,” he said. “So sadly, the song still retains a bittersweet topical quality.”
“Just when one thinks we are making progress,” he said, “appalling incidents will occur that shock and sadden anyone who is interested in equality in American life,” he said. “So sadly, the song still retains a bittersweet topical quality.”
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Bruce Hornsby hits #1 today in 1986 with “The Way It Is”.
“Just when one thinks we are making progress,” he said, “appalling incidents will occur that shock and sadden anyone who is interested in equality in American life,” he said. “So sadly, the song still retains a bittersweet topical quality.”
“Just when one thinks we are making progress,” he said, “appalling incidents will occur that shock and sadden anyone who is interested in equality in American life,” he said. “So sadly, the song still retains a bittersweet topical quality.”
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"being silent is riskier than what they can do to you" 🔥
This is the upside down world order of the cross that always stands against empire.
And yes, power is not a dirty word, and with great power comes great responsibility. Wrong canon, still true. Thank you for using yours to great effect.
This is the upside down world order of the cross that always stands against empire.
And yes, power is not a dirty word, and with great power comes great responsibility. Wrong canon, still true. Thank you for using yours to great effect.
This administration spends tons of time trying to convince us that our actions don't matter, and even if they did, they wouldn't be worth the risk. They do it because the opposite is true - we can push back on their authoritarianism and racism. We can win.
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"being silent is riskier than what they can do to you" 🔥
This is the upside down world order of the cross that always stands against empire.
And yes, power is not a dirty word, and with great power comes great responsibility. Wrong canon, still true. Thank you for using yours to great effect.
This is the upside down world order of the cross that always stands against empire.
And yes, power is not a dirty word, and with great power comes great responsibility. Wrong canon, still true. Thank you for using yours to great effect.
This blog post makes a great point, and is worth the time to read if you care about AI in the workplace.
And the problem is that mediocrity is considered good enough. mikethemadbiologist.com/2025/08/11/a...
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This blog post makes a great point, and is worth the time to read if you care about AI in the workplace.
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Republicans don’t care about women’s sports or safety in bathrooms, they just hate trans people
December 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Republicans don’t care about women’s sports or safety in bathrooms, they just hate trans people
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“Never Gonna Give You Up” – Rick Astley
“Deceptive Hyperlink Serenade for Ginger Baritone, Op. 1987”
“Deceptive Hyperlink Serenade for Ginger Baritone, Op. 1987”
If Pop Songs Had Classical Music Titles
“Friday” – Rebecca Black “Temporal Awareness Cantata in G Major for Adolescent Voice and Auto-Tuned Choir (‘Hebdomadal Celebration’)” “Mambo No. 5...
buff.ly
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Never Gonna Give You Up” – Rick Astley
“Deceptive Hyperlink Serenade for Ginger Baritone, Op. 1987”
“Deceptive Hyperlink Serenade for Ginger Baritone, Op. 1987”
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They keep on bringing up Stoics and Marcus Aurelius and yet they think they cannot control themselves around women, ironic
December 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
They keep on bringing up Stoics and Marcus Aurelius and yet they think they cannot control themselves around women, ironic
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understand clearly: even if you are an american citizen with a real ID the federal government will deny you your right to prove that until AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN DETAINED AND PHOTOGRAPHED/FINGERPRINTED.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
understand clearly: even if you are an american citizen with a real ID the federal government will deny you your right to prove that until AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN DETAINED AND PHOTOGRAPHED/FINGERPRINTED.
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It is corruption to try and use the American people’s money to pressure politicians to cheat in elections and debase our democracy.
December 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It is corruption to try and use the American people’s money to pressure politicians to cheat in elections and debase our democracy.
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The correct framing is this:”In what many are calling another sign of the President’s deteriorating mental health, Trump today issued a meaningless ‘pardon’, seemingly unable to recall his power does not extend to state crimes. Experts on Alzheimers say this is consistent with the disease.”
The fact that every outlet is phrasing this like it’s up for debate is insane. It’s not up for debate. The POTUS can NOT pardon anyone for state convictions. END OF.
Pardon #FAIL: it IS unconstitutional.
"The idea that a president could pardon someone tried and convicted in state court has no precedent in American law, would be an outrageous departure from what our constitution requires, and will not hold up."
— Colorado Atty General Phill Weiser
🧾 is.gd/DCNevL
"The idea that a president could pardon someone tried and convicted in state court has no precedent in American law, would be an outrageous departure from what our constitution requires, and will not hold up."
— Colorado Atty General Phill Weiser
🧾 is.gd/DCNevL
December 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The correct framing is this:”In what many are calling another sign of the President’s deteriorating mental health, Trump today issued a meaningless ‘pardon’, seemingly unable to recall his power does not extend to state crimes. Experts on Alzheimers say this is consistent with the disease.”
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Since the Alien Registration Act of 1940, every noncitizen has been required to carry their documents with them at ALL times. That applies to every green card holder, every tourist, every foreign student, etc...
No admin in the modern era has EVER tried to enforce this law.
No admin in the modern era has EVER tried to enforce this law.
October 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Since the Alien Registration Act of 1940, every noncitizen has been required to carry their documents with them at ALL times. That applies to every green card holder, every tourist, every foreign student, etc...
No admin in the modern era has EVER tried to enforce this law.
No admin in the modern era has EVER tried to enforce this law.
It saddens me that I have been missing out on this track and video for 20 years.
The Lovefreekz - Shine (Official Video)
YouTube video by Altra Moda Music
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
It saddens me that I have been missing out on this track and video for 20 years.
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This is why I say that the p*lice are defunding YOU
In all, taxpayers have spent more than $300M so far in 2025 to resolve lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
The city budgeted just $82.5M to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits.
The city budgeted just $82.5M to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits.
Since the start of the year, Chicago taxpayers spent $204.6 million to resolve lawsuits brought by 22 people wrongfully convicted based on evidence gathered by the Chicago Police Department, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
https://to.wttw.com/48PCrlM
https://to.wttw.com/48PCrlM
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is why I say that the p*lice are defunding YOU
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some nice signs spotted at portland's union station. i love that, once upon a time, gift shop myrtlewood was important enough for neon.
December 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
some nice signs spotted at portland's union station. i love that, once upon a time, gift shop myrtlewood was important enough for neon.
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The Trump gold card
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Trump gold card
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Marxism brain where it’s only real working class when Big Man Hits Thing With Hammer In Steel Mill, which is also the MAGA conception of working class
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Marxism brain where it’s only real working class when Big Man Hits Thing With Hammer In Steel Mill, which is also the MAGA conception of working class
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I feel like this is not a situation which might fall outside the Irish strategic doctrine of "if it's anyone else the Brits will stop it, if it's the Brits the Yanks will stop it, and if it's the Yanks we're fecked"
Stephen Collins: What would happen if my granny had wheels?
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I feel like this is not a situation which might fall outside the Irish strategic doctrine of "if it's anyone else the Brits will stop it, if it's the Brits the Yanks will stop it, and if it's the Yanks we're fecked"
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Stop replying to the cinnabon lady should be free do do racism actually Atlantic guy, this is literally why he's doing it, all the engagement is just data he uses to go back to his rag and get another byline pushing more inflammatory garbage
December 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Stop replying to the cinnabon lady should be free do do racism actually Atlantic guy, this is literally why he's doing it, all the engagement is just data he uses to go back to his rag and get another byline pushing more inflammatory garbage
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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People look at the comforts of modernity and assume they're bad and unnatural.
And unnatural they may well be, but it turns out nature fucking sucks.
And unnatural they may well be, but it turns out nature fucking sucks.
Before the advent of modern hospitals and formula, one in six children and one in 150 mothers died within a year of the birth.
The cult of home births and of breast-feeding-only is substantively misogynistic and highly classist as well.
The cult of home births and of breast-feeding-only is substantively misogynistic and highly classist as well.
Stacey Hatfield, an Australian nutritionist and food influencer, dies after giving birth at home at age 30, her husband says.
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
People look at the comforts of modernity and assume they're bad and unnatural.
And unnatural they may well be, but it turns out nature fucking sucks.
And unnatural they may well be, but it turns out nature fucking sucks.
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Before the advent of modern hospitals and formula, one in six children and one in 150 mothers died within a year of the birth.
The cult of home births and of breast-feeding-only is substantively misogynistic and highly classist as well.
The cult of home births and of breast-feeding-only is substantively misogynistic and highly classist as well.
Stacey Hatfield, an Australian nutritionist and food influencer, dies after giving birth at home at age 30, her husband says.
Food influencer Stacey Hatfield dies from 'rare' complications after giving birth
The Australian nutritionist and food influencer had just given birth to her first child at home.
nbcnews.to
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Before the advent of modern hospitals and formula, one in six children and one in 150 mothers died within a year of the birth.
The cult of home births and of breast-feeding-only is substantively misogynistic and highly classist as well.
The cult of home births and of breast-feeding-only is substantively misogynistic and highly classist as well.
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People who are saying that Trump's new National Security Strategy should not be taken seriously should ask themselves this: Was it right or wrong not to take Project 2025 seriously?
December 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
People who are saying that Trump's new National Security Strategy should not be taken seriously should ask themselves this: Was it right or wrong not to take Project 2025 seriously?