Thomas LaRock
@thomaslarock.com
Microsoft Data Platform MVP, #vExpert, Data Professional, and #bacon lover (not in that order). #data #analytics #python #infosec
So, we’re all supposed to just pretend he grew back an ear?
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
So, we’re all supposed to just pretend he grew back an ear?
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Dawg what is happening
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dawg what is happening
“Just a fact”
JFC
JFC
LEAVITT: It's absolutely true that there's fraud in California's elections
Q: What's the evidence of that?
LEAVITT: It's just a fact
Q: What's the evidence of that?
LEAVITT: It's just a fact
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“Just a fact”
JFC
JFC
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TIRED: “I alone can fix it.”
WIRED: “Do something Democrats!!!”
WIRED: “Do something Democrats!!!”
Trump trashes Obamacare in a new post. Funding under this law is the main dispute between the two parties in the ongoing government shutdown standoff.
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
TIRED: “I alone can fix it.”
WIRED: “Do something Democrats!!!”
WIRED: “Do something Democrats!!!”
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In our Road to #Live360 interview, @thomaslarock.com shares why #DataPlatformLive stands out among other conferences — unmatched Microsoft-level expertise and a close-knit data community where you can grow your networks and learning continues long after the event. Watch here: youtu.be/hggQwJ_7eEM
SQL Server, Data Quality & AI: How To DBAs Can Stay Ahead of the Curve with Thomas LaRock
Live! 360 Tech Con (Nov. 16 - 21, 2025 | Orlando, Fla.) brings together the worlds of IT, software development, data, cybersecurity and AI for a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience,…
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October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In our Road to #Live360 interview, @thomaslarock.com shares why #DataPlatformLive stands out among other conferences — unmatched Microsoft-level expertise and a close-knit data community where you can grow your networks and learning continues long after the event. Watch here: youtu.be/hggQwJ_7eEM
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In our Road to #Live360 interview, @thomaslarock.com shares why #DataPlatformLive stands out among other conferences — unmatched Microsoft-level expertise and a close-knit data community where you can grow your networks and learning continues long after the event. Watch here: youtu.be/hggQwJ_7eEM
SQL Server, Data Quality & AI: How To DBAs Can Stay Ahead of the Curve with Thomas LaRock
Live! 360 Tech Con (Nov. 16 - 21, 2025 | Orlando, Fla.) brings together the worlds of IT, software development, data, cybersecurity and AI for a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience,…
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In our Road to #Live360 interview, @thomaslarock.com shares why #DataPlatformLive stands out among other conferences — unmatched Microsoft-level expertise and a close-knit data community where you can grow your networks and learning continues long after the event. Watch here: youtu.be/hggQwJ_7eEM
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I’ve been a fan of @eff.org for a long time, and I’m joining them in the fight to #TakeBackCTRL. Authoritarians are using tech to spy on us and silence our voices. Technology should enhance our lives and support democracy, not make them worse. Join the fight today: takebackctrl.org
Take Back CTRL
Dont let tyrants co-opt tech. Join EFF and help fight back
takebackctrl.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve been a fan of @eff.org for a long time, and I’m joining them in the fight to #TakeBackCTRL. Authoritarians are using tech to spy on us and silence our voices. Technology should enhance our lives and support democracy, not make them worse. Join the fight today: takebackctrl.org
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November 3rd 2025 - Know Before You Go! Your Ultimate Guide to Live! 360 Orlando 2025
Link: youtube.com/live/oySff2u...
With @sqlballs.com @thomaslarock.com & @dbabulldog.bsky.social
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With @sqlballs.com @thomaslarock.com & @dbabulldog.bsky.social
We have a $500 discount code TALESFROMTHEFIELD to use when registering! @live360events.bsky.social
Know Before You Go! Your Ultimate Guide to Live! 360 Orlando 2025
YouTube video by Tales From The Field
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October 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
November 3rd 2025 - Know Before You Go! Your Ultimate Guide to Live! 360 Orlando 2025
Link: youtube.com/live/oySff2u...
With @sqlballs.com @thomaslarock.com & @dbabulldog.bsky.social
We have a $500 discount code TALESFROMTHEFIELD to use when registering! @live360events.bsky.social
Link: youtube.com/live/oySff2u...
With @sqlballs.com @thomaslarock.com & @dbabulldog.bsky.social
We have a $500 discount code TALESFROMTHEFIELD to use when registering! @live360events.bsky.social
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ends TODAY! Super Early Bird is closing—don’t miss the most energizing week in tech. #Live360 brings 6 co-located conferences, real-world fixes, & that Universal Orlando buzz. Grab your spot before prices jump; final hours to save $400 off standard. Go ➡️ bit.ly/live360orlando
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I am not aware of any gun violence that happened when I was a kid.
by RFK Jr.
by RFK Jr.
RFK Jr: We had lots of guns when we were kids. Kids brought guns to school and were encouraged to do so. And nobody was walking into schools and shooting people. There are many things that could explain this. One is the dependence on psychiatric drugs.
September 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I am not aware of any gun violence that happened when I was a kid.
by RFK Jr.
by RFK Jr.
Someone’s getting fired: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
MSN
www.msn.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Someone’s getting fired: www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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had a conversation with a prominent pundit recently who did not seem to realize that the departments of the executive branch are congressional creations, so not surprised at this
This @washingtonpost.com editorial doesn’t make it past the second paragraph without a glaring (and telling) factual error.
President Washington didn’t create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did:
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
President Washington didn’t create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did:
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
September 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
had a conversation with a prominent pundit recently who did not seem to realize that the departments of the executive branch are congressional creations, so not surprised at this
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I rode the back of the bus when it was dictated by law. This ain't my first rodeo with hate. I'm not gonna sit on my ass while it all happens again and whatnot.
September 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I rode the back of the bus when it was dictated by law. This ain't my first rodeo with hate. I'm not gonna sit on my ass while it all happens again and whatnot.
@michaelianblack.bsky.social Thank you for sharing your voice thru the tears and many platforms.
September 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
@michaelianblack.bsky.social Thank you for sharing your voice thru the tears and many platforms.
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Stumbled on this amazing 60 Minutes segment from 2007, about the world champion chess player and dissident, Garry Kasparov. Crazy to see how Putin was portrayed then, and even more crazy to compare 2007 Russia to 2025 USA. Segment begins around 25:00 in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQZ...
Chess Stories: Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen and more | 60 Minutes Full Episodes
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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September 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Stumbled on this amazing 60 Minutes segment from 2007, about the world champion chess player and dissident, Garry Kasparov. Crazy to see how Putin was portrayed then, and even more crazy to compare 2007 Russia to 2025 USA. Segment begins around 25:00 in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQZ...
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When Laura Ingraham was a student at Dartmouth, she attended a meeting of the Gay Student Union and wrote down the names of the attendees, which she then published in the student newspaper. This was a time when it was very dangerous to be outed as gay. She is a dispicable, vile person.
August 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
When Laura Ingraham was a student at Dartmouth, she attended a meeting of the Gay Student Union and wrote down the names of the attendees, which she then published in the student newspaper. This was a time when it was very dangerous to be outed as gay. She is a dispicable, vile person.
I mean, I do appreciate their honesty…
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I mean, I do appreciate their honesty…
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For years, MAGA partisans have employed various tactics to prevent the imminent pain of cognitive dissonance. Now Newsom is forcing them to see what Trump looks like without the distorting force field created by Trump’s showmanship:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For years, MAGA partisans have employed various tactics to prevent the imminent pain of cognitive dissonance. Now Newsom is forcing them to see what Trump looks like without the distorting force field created by Trump’s showmanship:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What's stopping you from having a git history like this?
August 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What's stopping you from having a git history like this?
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
Same.
I was radicalized by growing up in the 1970s, actually
Tom was radicalized by a young ambitious reporter 40 years ago and has blamed the democrat party ever since.
August 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Same.
Why are they called “classified ads” if everyone can see them?
August 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Why are they called “classified ads” if everyone can see them?
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An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me
August 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me
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Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring.
And then that guy was "silenced" forever.
And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...
#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
And then that guy was "silenced" forever.
And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...
#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
August 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring.
And then that guy was "silenced" forever.
And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...
#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
And then that guy was "silenced" forever.
And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...
#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files