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.
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When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
"The city doesn't enforce the fines"?? I mean what the hell are we doing here folks, it's not like the city is swimming in revenue
Chicago's largest buildings are breaking emissions laws, costing the city nearly $35 million in uncollected fines! Buildings over 50,000 sqft are required to report their emissions, but thousands haven't, and have faced none of the penalties.
Contact your alder to help at electrifychicago.net/act
Contact your alder to help at electrifychicago.net/act
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 AM
"The city doesn't enforce the fines"?? I mean what the hell are we doing here folks, it's not like the city is swimming in revenue
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Indivisible Chicago is organizing a rapid response rally at Federal Plaza on Wednesday at 12:30 as @katmabu.bsky.social @catsharpforcook.bsky.social @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and others are being arraigned at 1:30 pm.
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
We Will Not Be Silent: Stop ICE · Indivisible Chicago
ICE and Trump's agents continue to attack our communities, kidnapping residents based on racial profiling and creating fear in our neighborhoods. They continue to use force against Chicago residents i...
www.mobilize.us
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Indivisible Chicago is organizing a rapid response rally at Federal Plaza on Wednesday at 12:30 as @katmabu.bsky.social @catsharpforcook.bsky.social @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and others are being arraigned at 1:30 pm.
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
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Praying this means I can mail a couple thousand whistles to the next city www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory...
Gregory Bovino and Border Patrol agents plan to leave Chicago area, sources say
Some Border Patrol agents could soon leave the Chicago area, after taking a leading role in the Trump administration's controversial immigration operations in the nation's third-largest city, official...
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Praying this means I can mail a couple thousand whistles to the next city www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory...
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bluesky should mail out cds with 5-10 hours of free bluesky
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
bluesky should mail out cds with 5-10 hours of free bluesky
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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John Woo: ‘Someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my film is dying.’
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
John Woo: ‘Someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my film is dying.’
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
"Every accusation is a confession": remember, this man himself admits that he lies
TFW when a man who lies all the time tells you where he’ll supposedly be tomorrow… 🙃
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Every accusation is a confession": remember, this man himself admits that he lies
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“The department’s Public Integrity Section, a once-prestigious unit that investigated corrupt public officials across the country, has seen almost all of its prosecutors leave.”
'Superstar' prosecutor who helped bring down Madigan, Burke parting ways with Chicago's U.S. attorney's office
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corr...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corr...
'Superstar' prosecutor who helped bring down Madigan, Burke parting ways with U.S. attorney's office
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Streicker is the latest in an unusual flurry of departures — including five section chiefs — who have either left the U.S. attorney’s office this year, or plan to by the ...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“The department’s Public Integrity Section, a once-prestigious unit that investigated corrupt public officials across the country, has seen almost all of its prosecutors leave.”
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feds disappeared 2 people from the rosemont outlets parking garage, according to hanover park rapid response. feds have targeted the mall before.
hprr also reports 1 abduction near thompson middle in st. charles. residents have seen feds staging at the st. charles pd multiple times in recent weeks.
hprr also reports 1 abduction near thompson middle in st. charles. residents have seen feds staging at the st. charles pd multiple times in recent weeks.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
feds disappeared 2 people from the rosemont outlets parking garage, according to hanover park rapid response. feds have targeted the mall before.
hprr also reports 1 abduction near thompson middle in st. charles. residents have seen feds staging at the st. charles pd multiple times in recent weeks.
hprr also reports 1 abduction near thompson middle in st. charles. residents have seen feds staging at the st. charles pd multiple times in recent weeks.
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Youtube has some remarkable lofi sketch comedy horror that deliver laughs and disturbing moment. While not as carefully constructed as Almost Friday's work, hoo boy is it amusingly unsettling.
youtu.be/fghUUixhHEE?...
youtu.be/fghUUixhHEE?...
When your House is Haunted but Rent is Cheap Ep1 Roommates
YouTube video by WeMadeItTogether
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Youtube has some remarkable lofi sketch comedy horror that deliver laughs and disturbing moment. While not as carefully constructed as Almost Friday's work, hoo boy is it amusingly unsettling.
youtu.be/fghUUixhHEE?...
youtu.be/fghUUixhHEE?...
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The Sun-Times is the better of the two Chicago dailies, but this headline and post still state as fact that things took place which we do not have evidence for other than the claims of federal agents and Chicago cops, two groups with a track record of deceit.
Several people were arrested, including a man with a gun, after shots were fired, bricks were hurled and at least one car crashed into a cop Saturday during a standoff between residents and federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations Saturday in Little Village.
Shell casings recovered, arrests made after shots fired at feds during chaotic scene in Little Village
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Sun-Times is the better of the two Chicago dailies, but this headline and post still state as fact that things took place which we do not have evidence for other than the claims of federal agents and Chicago cops, two groups with a track record of deceit.
"15 year old dapper" unfortunately sets off alarms because my brain wants to autocomplete that phrase with "Nazi", but the article says his style is partly in tribute to a famous member of the French Resistance
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"15 year old dapper" unfortunately sets off alarms because my brain wants to autocomplete that phrase with "Nazi", but the article says his style is partly in tribute to a famous member of the French Resistance
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Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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What remarkable pieces of shit these people are. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What remarkable pieces of shit these people are. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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Yes, this is correct. It's random grabs off the street. Landscaping crews, day laborers standing outside Home Depot. As far as how they decide where to go, that's a good question. If anything, it seems like they purposefully hit places far apart from one day to the next to keep people off-balance.
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Yes, this is correct. It's random grabs off the street. Landscaping crews, day laborers standing outside Home Depot. As far as how they decide where to go, that's a good question. If anything, it seems like they purposefully hit places far apart from one day to the next to keep people off-balance.
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They literally drive around my neighborhood and stop anyone who is brown. I've followed them and this is what they do by me. They chased two elderly Chinese women down the block last week.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
They literally drive around my neighborhood and stop anyone who is brown. I've followed them and this is what they do by me. They chased two elderly Chinese women down the block last week.
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Understand that he's talking about distances of ~50 miles apart here.
feds have also been seen at or abducted people from bensenville, blue island, glendale heights, and mount prospect.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Understand that he's talking about distances of ~50 miles apart here.
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Aaron Rodgers is absolutely the type to try and conjure up an AI wife for himself
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Aaron Rodgers is absolutely the type to try and conjure up an AI wife for himself
I just saw some Schumer defenders in the wild, if anyone has a bridge that they want to sell
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I just saw some Schumer defenders in the wild, if anyone has a bridge that they want to sell
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They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself