Mike Sarasti
@sarasti.bsky.social
Musician / Technologist / Long history in local government.
Half of RAKER - @rakermusic.bsky.social
Half of RAKER - @rakermusic.bsky.social
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Mike Sarasti
@sarasti.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Quick Intro:
Miami-based musician / technologist with long history working in local gov.
Things I expect to post about here:
Music, creative expression, future of cities, knowledge systems, gov innovation, & technology that keeps humans top of mind.
Occasionally preach about more empathy.
Miami-based musician / technologist with long history working in local gov.
Things I expect to post about here:
Music, creative expression, future of cities, knowledge systems, gov innovation, & technology that keeps humans top of mind.
Occasionally preach about more empathy.
Haute Hubris
emailing in a semi-literate manner isn’t a sign of stupidity, it’s another form of rich asshole arrogance because you don’t think you owe anyone coherent thoughts
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Haute Hubris
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
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There's a whole generation that learned irony before sincerity and now they're trapped. Can't be earnest without a layer of self-deprecation. Can't be enthusiastic without signaling awareness of how cringe enthusiasm is.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
There's a whole generation that learned irony before sincerity and now they're trapped. Can't be earnest without a layer of self-deprecation. Can't be enthusiastic without signaling awareness of how cringe enthusiasm is.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
I forgot to mention this on here a couple of weeks ago, but I had an amazing time at iiiPoints Music festival - Paco y Ca7riel, Turnstile, Oklou, Bicep, MkGee… but best encore was laying my head down to sleep on Sat night… and I had super vivid dream @ekkoastral.bsky.social playing 🔥 closing set.
it sure would be a shame if “horseglue” by ekko astral randomly went viral on a sunday ohoho
Ekko Astral - "horseglue" [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Ekko Astral
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I forgot to mention this on here a couple of weeks ago, but I had an amazing time at iiiPoints Music festival - Paco y Ca7riel, Turnstile, Oklou, Bicep, MkGee… but best encore was laying my head down to sleep on Sat night… and I had super vivid dream @ekkoastral.bsky.social playing 🔥 closing set.
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After all, look around: it's happening, it's happening, it's happening now
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
After all, look around: it's happening, it's happening, it's happening now
You can also catch @catherinebracy.com being interviewed by @mmasnick.bsky.social on latest episode of @techdirt.com podcast - www.techdirt.com/edition/podc...
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You can also catch @catherinebracy.com being interviewed by @mmasnick.bsky.social on latest episode of @techdirt.com podcast - www.techdirt.com/edition/podc...
So cool to see @catherinebracy.com on @thedailyshow.com. Very much enjoying her book “World Eaters” discussing how current state of venture capital shapes entrepreneurship / incentives very specific outcomes in society. Hard hitting, but nuanced takes.
youtu.be/gD-4p1etrF0?...
youtu.be/gD-4p1etrF0?...
Catherine Bracy - TechEquity & Venture Capital “World Eaters” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So cool to see @catherinebracy.com on @thedailyshow.com. Very much enjoying her book “World Eaters” discussing how current state of venture capital shapes entrepreneurship / incentives very specific outcomes in society. Hard hitting, but nuanced takes.
youtu.be/gD-4p1etrF0?...
youtu.be/gD-4p1etrF0?...
Something peaceful in this @wired.com piece by @ftrain.bsky.social about what happens after AI bubble bursts. Nerds nerding out again in messiness of the aftermath. Reminder that the time after the dot com bust felt better in many ways than the fever dreams before it.
www.wired.com/story/ai-nor...
www.wired.com/story/ai-nor...
The Argument for Letting AI Burn It All Down
When the AI bubble bursts, the nerds will do their best work.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Something peaceful in this @wired.com piece by @ftrain.bsky.social about what happens after AI bubble bursts. Nerds nerding out again in messiness of the aftermath. Reminder that the time after the dot com bust felt better in many ways than the fever dreams before it.
www.wired.com/story/ai-nor...
www.wired.com/story/ai-nor...
Learned today that my friend @hectormujicafl.bsky.social launched his campaign for US Senate. A wonderful human - smart, kjnd, tech savvy and a long track record of service. Proud of him for stepping up. (And welcome to Bluesky)
I’m Hector Mujica — the son of immigrants, a dad, and a proud Floridian.
I’ve spent my life helping people rebuild after crises. Now, the crisis is here at home.
I’m running for U.S. Senate to restore dignity, opportunity, and common sense — so every Florida family has a fair shot.
I’ve spent my life helping people rebuild after crises. Now, the crisis is here at home.
I’m running for U.S. Senate to restore dignity, opportunity, and common sense — so every Florida family has a fair shot.
Donate to Hector Mujica
Together, we can flip Florida BLUE.
secure.actblue.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Learned today that my friend @hectormujicafl.bsky.social launched his campaign for US Senate. A wonderful human - smart, kjnd, tech savvy and a long track record of service. Proud of him for stepping up. (And welcome to Bluesky)
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If Garbage can't really afford to tour any more, and are warning that smaller bands REALLY can't... Where is the music industry gonna go?
Garbage's Shirley Manson speaks out against music industry economics: "This is an alarm call"
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
www.stereogum.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If Garbage can't really afford to tour any more, and are warning that smaller bands REALLY can't... Where is the music industry gonna go?
"This is how plutocracy uses fascism: as a pressure valve that redirects working-class rage away from economic structures and toward cultural and ethnic scapegoats. As long as people are angry at immigrants rather than billionaires, the extraction can continue."
Good, clear read at link below👇
Good, clear read at link below👇
1/ A lot of people read Call Their Bluff and said, “So you’re a socialist now?”
No. I’m a liberal. I just refuse to pretend that defending democracy and markets means defending oligarchy. f
No. I’m a liberal. I just refuse to pretend that defending democracy and markets means defending oligarchy. f
Call The Wealthy's Bluff
The Fusion of Plutocracy and Fascism—And the Fight to Rebuild Democratic Capitalism Before It’s Too Late
www.notesfromthecircus.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"This is how plutocracy uses fascism: as a pressure valve that redirects working-class rage away from economic structures and toward cultural and ethnic scapegoats. As long as people are angry at immigrants rather than billionaires, the extraction can continue."
Good, clear read at link below👇
Good, clear read at link below👇
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Openly or closeted gay teens in the last three years have seen our governor make it clear that exposure to novels w/gay characters will infect straight readers w/the gay plague; now imagine a college-aged adult spots an Instagram reel in which state employees destroy crosswalks. wp.me/pzXeC-kvL
‘This feels like an attack on the gay community right now’
A reminder that Ron DeSantis majored in cruelty when Joe Biden was president.
humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Openly or closeted gay teens in the last three years have seen our governor make it clear that exposure to novels w/gay characters will infect straight readers w/the gay plague; now imagine a college-aged adult spots an Instagram reel in which state employees destroy crosswalks. wp.me/pzXeC-kvL
Political mailers are generally bottom-feeding business… but holy fuck, Faschy… Pay attention, peeps. We’re fully in the brazen era.
A mailer being sent out to voters in the 7th Congressional District of Tennessee.
"Republican Party Officials will see if you don't vote. You can't afford to have that on your record."
"Republican Party Officials will see if you don't vote. You can't afford to have that on your record."
October 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Political mailers are generally bottom-feeding business… but holy fuck, Faschy… Pay attention, peeps. We’re fully in the brazen era.
This album is doing weird shit to my brain. Impeccable production juxtaposed against some feral composition. Both retro and most definitely of the times.
i keep trying to put on other albums but this geese record still is living in my head rent free
September 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This album is doing weird shit to my brain. Impeccable production juxtaposed against some feral composition. Both retro and most definitely of the times.
Lilith Fair doc on Hulu was so good. Time capsule nostalgia but also relevant to the moment.
September 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Lilith Fair doc on Hulu was so good. Time capsule nostalgia but also relevant to the moment.
Loved the article. Adding the book to the queue.
Relevant reflections as we think about current tech affecting musicians…
“These examples illustrate not only how programmed beats can be complementary to traditional percussion, but how technology can grow rather than shrink the music industry.”
Relevant reflections as we think about current tech affecting musicians…
“These examples illustrate not only how programmed beats can be complementary to traditional percussion, but how technology can grow rather than shrink the music industry.”
Today’s @tedium.co brings back one of its best-known contributors, Chris Dalla Riva, to highlight an excerpt from his upcoming book, Uncharted Territory. (Great book, BTW.)
In it, he talks about how drum machines managed to take over pop music in short order.
tedium.co/2025/09/21/d...
In it, he talks about how drum machines managed to take over pop music in short order.
tedium.co/2025/09/21/d...
Drum Machine History: Even Better Than The Real Thing?
How the drum machine, despite being a machine, proved just to have just enough heart to dominate the pop charts.
tedium.co
September 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Loved the article. Adding the book to the queue.
Relevant reflections as we think about current tech affecting musicians…
“These examples illustrate not only how programmed beats can be complementary to traditional percussion, but how technology can grow rather than shrink the music industry.”
Relevant reflections as we think about current tech affecting musicians…
“These examples illustrate not only how programmed beats can be complementary to traditional percussion, but how technology can grow rather than shrink the music industry.”
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A year in, Coffee and Beats celebrated in Wynwood, redefining how people come together through music.
Coffee and Beats Marks One Year in Miami with Sold-Out Daytime Show
A year in, Coffee and Beats celebrated in Wynwood, redefining how people come together through music.
www.miaminewtimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A year in, Coffee and Beats celebrated in Wynwood, redefining how people come together through music.
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The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
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co-sign.
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
co-sign.
Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
Rest in power Shannon Hoon
Rest in power Shannon Hoon
September 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
Rest in power Shannon Hoon
Rest in power Shannon Hoon
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if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
I was introduced to @ekkoastral.bsky.social when they opened up for @idlesband.bsky.social in Ft Laud. 🤯 show all around. I bought this record and you should too.
For my local gov / civic-minded peeps. Lead vocalist @jael.bsky.social is also an incredibly dedicated climate journalist. Hard follow.
For my local gov / civic-minded peeps. Lead vocalist @jael.bsky.social is also an incredibly dedicated climate journalist. Hard follow.
This Bandcamp Friday it would mean the world if you considered getting a copy of my band’s debut album, “pink balloons”
ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/pink-b...
ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/pink-b...
pink balloons, by Ekko Astral
16 track album
ekkoastral.bandcamp.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I was introduced to @ekkoastral.bsky.social when they opened up for @idlesband.bsky.social in Ft Laud. 🤯 show all around. I bought this record and you should too.
For my local gov / civic-minded peeps. Lead vocalist @jael.bsky.social is also an incredibly dedicated climate journalist. Hard follow.
For my local gov / civic-minded peeps. Lead vocalist @jael.bsky.social is also an incredibly dedicated climate journalist. Hard follow.
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Our 3yo had like a hundred fuckin questions about the rules & logistics & moral implications of how mogwais become gremlins, but ZERO questions about "sometimes people change from girl to boy" or "sometimes boys marry other boys" or whatever, kids dgaf, the problem has ALWAYS been bigot ass parents
it's crazy that being like "how do i explain gay couples to my kids?" isn't an unthinkably embarrassing to say in 2025. it's actually incredibly easy to explain, that should be like indignantly saying "how am I supposed to explain to my kids where the sun goes at night? did a bird steal it?!"
August 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Our 3yo had like a hundred fuckin questions about the rules & logistics & moral implications of how mogwais become gremlins, but ZERO questions about "sometimes people change from girl to boy" or "sometimes boys marry other boys" or whatever, kids dgaf, the problem has ALWAYS been bigot ass parents