Mike Fragassi
@refrag.bsky.social
He/him
Chicagoan, stroke survivor, dev, moving further to the Left as I get older & more pissed off.
I probably repost too damn much.
And make too many grammatical errors & tpyos.
Also @refrag@mastodon.cloud, but that's dormant.
Yet another examples of how we are going to be continually screwed until we wrest news media out of the hands of billionaires
In case people are wondering how a newspaper can be this tone deaf and stupid, a billionaire Republican politician owns the joint, and said when he bought it this is what he would do - turn to the right. Oh and btw his billionaire daughter runs @mprnews.org in the same vein
December 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Yet another examples of how we are going to be continually screwed until we wrest news media out of the hands of billionaires
This is an effective ad.
(Seriously, watch until the end)
(Seriously, watch until the end)
Sometimes old friends should be left in the cobwebs
Old Friends - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is an effective ad.
(Seriously, watch until the end)
(Seriously, watch until the end)
Starship Michelin, at least until they sue
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek themed restaurant.
What are you calling it?
Ok I'm stealing another answer and improving it slightly:
Darmok and Salád
What are you calling it?
Ok I'm stealing another answer and improving it slightly:
Darmok and Salád
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek themed restaurant.
What are you calling it?
The Trouble With Nibbles
What are you calling it?
The Trouble With Nibbles
December 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Starship Michelin, at least until they sue
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It’s crazy how many people that talk about things like the “crisis in masculinity” are such insecure little dorks
December 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s crazy how many people that talk about things like the “crisis in masculinity” are such insecure little dorks
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Can’t get over how much this looks like Sin City
December 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Can’t get over how much this looks like Sin City
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cigarette company
Per "internal documents written between 2023 and 2025 and viewed by The Washington Post... Instagram staffers considered the mandate to boost teen metrics their top goal last year," including "boosting their messaging activity... to set up an early pipeline for lifelong use of Meta’s platforms."
Inside Instagram’s all-out battle to win the nation’s teens
Instagram has pursued a yearslong strategy to win teens back to the app after its critics said the platform wasn’t safe for them, documents obtained by The Post show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
cigarette company
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Whenever people say “Well the Democrats simply don’t have the power to [fight the GOP/stop Trump/hold ICE agents responsible for their actions” I always hope they will jump to “so we should change the system that causes that reality” but it almost never comes, instead it’s just “So quit asking"
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Whenever people say “Well the Democrats simply don’t have the power to [fight the GOP/stop Trump/hold ICE agents responsible for their actions” I always hope they will jump to “so we should change the system that causes that reality” but it almost never comes, instead it’s just “So quit asking"
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On this date in 1862, the United States killed thirty-eight Dakota Indians in the largest mass execution in American history.
Execution 150 Years Ago Spurs Calls for Pardon (Published 2010)
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
On this date in 1862, the United States killed thirty-eight Dakota Indians in the largest mass execution in American history.
Make a Bond movie casual.
A Lump of Solace
If You Want To, Sure, Go Ahead and Say Never Again
A Lump of Solace
If You Want To, Sure, Go Ahead and Say Never Again
Make a Bond movie casual.
For General Consumption
For General Consumption
Make a Bond movie casual.
Leafraker
Leafraker
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Make a Bond movie casual.
A Lump of Solace
If You Want To, Sure, Go Ahead and Say Never Again
A Lump of Solace
If You Want To, Sure, Go Ahead and Say Never Again
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Especially given the heavy nature of the news this year, I don't mean to treat it as just trivia. The quiz links out to news stories about each answer to encourage folks to learn more. I hope the quiz is an invitation for people to pay attention to what is going on locally.
December 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Especially given the heavy nature of the news this year, I don't mean to treat it as just trivia. The quiz links out to news stories about each answer to encourage folks to learn more. I hope the quiz is an invitation for people to pay attention to what is going on locally.
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✶✶ How closely did you follow Chicago local news in 2025? ✶✶
Take the quiz to find out!
📰 🏙️ 🤓
lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
Take the quiz to find out!
📰 🏙️ 🤓
lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
Chicago Local News Quiz 2025
Chicago local news quiz 2025
lauriemerrell.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
✶✶ How closely did you follow Chicago local news in 2025? ✶✶
Take the quiz to find out!
📰 🏙️ 🤓
lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
Take the quiz to find out!
📰 🏙️ 🤓
lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
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WHO WE ARE
Grubr is an AI-native, vertically integrated B2B SaaS ecosystem orchestrating synergistic value creation through intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and decentralized cloud-first microservices. Operationalize excellence and empower continuous innovation loops today with Grubr.
Grubr is an AI-native, vertically integrated B2B SaaS ecosystem orchestrating synergistic value creation through intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and decentralized cloud-first microservices. Operationalize excellence and empower continuous innovation loops today with Grubr.
December 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
WHO WE ARE
Grubr is an AI-native, vertically integrated B2B SaaS ecosystem orchestrating synergistic value creation through intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and decentralized cloud-first microservices. Operationalize excellence and empower continuous innovation loops today with Grubr.
Grubr is an AI-native, vertically integrated B2B SaaS ecosystem orchestrating synergistic value creation through intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and decentralized cloud-first microservices. Operationalize excellence and empower continuous innovation loops today with Grubr.
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Happy Boxing Day! But don't forget the reason for the season
December 26, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Happy Boxing Day! But don't forget the reason for the season
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i tried many times to talk about the city’s hostility toward unhoused people with mayor johnson’s office—including his chief homelessness officer, his deputy mayor for community safety, and his director of reentry.
i never heard back.
i never heard back.
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
i tried many times to talk about the city’s hostility toward unhoused people with mayor johnson’s office—including his chief homelessness officer, his deputy mayor for community safety, and his director of reentry.
i never heard back.
i never heard back.
Thread re: US & UK libel laws
Reminder: I am from the US, which specifically passed a law to protect against UK defamation judgements, which this crowd of raging bigots abuse horribly thanks to funding from the money Head Bigot JK Rowling earns from Harry Potter franchise revenue to file bullshit lawsuits as financial terrorism
December 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thread re: US & UK libel laws
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Winning my local Xmas rap battle by rhyming “handle jugs like Emmett Otter” with “more bank than Mr Potter”
December 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Winning my local Xmas rap battle by rhyming “handle jugs like Emmett Otter” with “more bank than Mr Potter”
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We don’t hear much about the West Pole, where Cowboy Santa lives. Probably because of all the people he’s shot
February 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We don’t hear much about the West Pole, where Cowboy Santa lives. Probably because of all the people he’s shot
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She was pissy all day. She took a swipe at my mom, attacked my brother in law, and stalked my dad. Turns out she was upset that she missed blanket lap nap time today. Little bitch. #MurderFloof
December 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
She was pissy all day. She took a swipe at my mom, attacked my brother in law, and stalked my dad. Turns out she was upset that she missed blanket lap nap time today. Little bitch. #MurderFloof
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JJ says "I can tell people are coming over. When do they get here?!"
December 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
JJ says "I can tell people are coming over. When do they get here?!"
I should have known that saying "Linux" immediately puts your post onto some feeds
He's trying to use Linux already, but he is saying that he can't. And instead of offering a helpful suggestion, or just letting him vent his justified frustration, you are scolding him.
Speaking as a Linux user for 25 years, all you're doing is making Linux advocates look like dicks.
Speaking as a Linux user for 25 years, all you're doing is making Linux advocates look like dicks.
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I should have known that saying "Linux" immediately puts your post onto some feeds
What's Russian for "Now I have a machine gun, Ho Ho Ho"?
Soviet New Year's card from the World War II showing Ded Moroz (Santa Claus) decorating his tree with Nazis, 1942
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What's Russian for "Now I have a machine gun, Ho Ho Ho"?
The idea that humans are The Old Ones to ants is brilliant
youtube.com/shorts/hEf_S...
youtube.com/shorts/hEf_S...
Ants Summon Humans
YouTube video by NaTaS
youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The idea that humans are The Old Ones to ants is brilliant
youtube.com/shorts/hEf_S...
youtube.com/shorts/hEf_S...
This is impressive. Never heard the word "furniture turd" before, I'm guessing its her own coinage
youtube.com/shorts/153da...
youtube.com/shorts/153da...
I Can’t Say No to Furniture Turds 😬🔨 | Desk Makeover Transformation #furnitureflip
YouTube video by Grace Holbrook | DIY + FLIPS
youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is impressive. Never heard the word "furniture turd" before, I'm guessing its her own coinage
youtube.com/shorts/153da...
youtube.com/shorts/153da...
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Merry Christmas from Wales, Chicago and beyond
Dylan Thomas' A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES read by Lin Brehmer and Jon Langford
YouTube video by jon langford
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Merry Christmas from Wales, Chicago and beyond
This is the closest any collection of human beings has ever gotten to being living Muppets
Merry Christmas! Please enjoy the opening to this Japanese Christmas concert special that I watch every year.
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
As far as I can tell, this has otherwise been scrubbed from the internet
December 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is the closest any collection of human beings has ever gotten to being living Muppets