Garrett Fitzgerald
@sarekofvulcan.bsky.social
Computer geek, music geek, theatre geek... oh, you get the idea.
4-time Microsoft MVP for Visual FoxPro
4-time Microsoft MVP for Visual FoxPro
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I have been perfectly happy since the switch to Tidal, the playlist transfer was pretty seamless and my literal only problem is remembering which icon to use on my phone to get to the music since I can't find the green circle anymore
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I have been perfectly happy since the switch to Tidal, the playlist transfer was pretty seamless and my literal only problem is remembering which icon to use on my phone to get to the music since I can't find the green circle anymore
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Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.
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One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
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Ursula is all prairie prairie prairie here but these grasses are indigenous to much of North America and there are so many more native perennial grasses that will ALSO grow these huge root systems! STOP PLANTING INVASIVE EURASIAN GRASSES stop having lawns rewild every inch of your property
There’s a famous chart from the Conservation Research Institute, which demonstrates this. GAZE UPON THESE ROOTS, YE MIGHTY AND DESPAIR.
December 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Ursula is all prairie prairie prairie here but these grasses are indigenous to much of North America and there are so many more native perennial grasses that will ALSO grow these huge root systems! STOP PLANTING INVASIVE EURASIAN GRASSES stop having lawns rewild every inch of your property
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From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. n.pr/44Ognqv
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine library brings maps to life
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.
n.pr
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. n.pr/44Ognqv
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People who couldn't handle the mild inconvenience of social distancing are somehow going to endure the far more immense disruption of getting randomly shot by their neighbors?
Sure, ok 👍👍
Sure, ok 👍👍
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
People who couldn't handle the mild inconvenience of social distancing are somehow going to endure the far more immense disruption of getting randomly shot by their neighbors?
Sure, ok 👍👍
Sure, ok 👍👍
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The 90s were long; they lasted from the fall of the Berlin wall in autumn '89 until September 11 2001.
The 70s were long; they lasted from the Tate murders in August '69 until "Xanadu," August 1980.
(That leaves only a short 1980s.)
How do you carve up the 2000s/ 2010s/ 2020s?
The 70s were long; they lasted from the Tate murders in August '69 until "Xanadu," August 1980.
(That leaves only a short 1980s.)
How do you carve up the 2000s/ 2010s/ 2020s?
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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G*d I love us.
Livestreamer: "Guy was running, ran into an apartment. They didn't let Feds in."
Feds are claiming the man crashed his vehicle into them and is a gang member according to livestreamer. But Chicagoans knows federal agents always lie including in court.
People chanting: "No warrant, no ID"
Feds are claiming the man crashed his vehicle into them and is a gang member according to livestreamer. But Chicagoans knows federal agents always lie including in court.
People chanting: "No warrant, no ID"
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
G*d I love us.
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The DS9 model was big and hung in this rig/stand so we could rotate it and roll it around the studio. You could ride it like stepping on a shopping cart. So I rode on DS9. (All before it aired.) There were also Klingon and Romulun ships and other federation ships but I don’t know their names.
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The DS9 model was big and hung in this rig/stand so we could rotate it and roll it around the studio. You could ride it like stepping on a shopping cart. So I rode on DS9. (All before it aired.) There were also Klingon and Romulun ships and other federation ships but I don’t know their names.
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the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
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Other than the clear top-of-alphabet favoritism in this list (9 out of 20 have names that start between A and C? Typical biased media) this is a great list. Subscribe to The Onion, too, obviously, but this is a very good way to spend your money on good people.
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Other than the clear top-of-alphabet favoritism in this list (9 out of 20 have names that start between A and C? Typical biased media) this is a great list. Subscribe to The Onion, too, obviously, but this is a very good way to spend your money on good people.
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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Here is the question presented. It's a relatively clean vehicle for the Supreme Court to finally decide whether it is lawful for the president to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Here is the question presented. It's a relatively clean vehicle for the Supreme Court to finally decide whether it is lawful for the president to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
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In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
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The scariest part of making cranberry sauce is when it turns into a pink froth and I have to frantically adjust the heat before it escapes the pot and comes for me.
Tonight, I'll be padlocking the fridge shut so it cannot escape, for that which has been awakened can never be returned to slumber.
Tonight, I'll be padlocking the fridge shut so it cannot escape, for that which has been awakened can never be returned to slumber.
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The scariest part of making cranberry sauce is when it turns into a pink froth and I have to frantically adjust the heat before it escapes the pot and comes for me.
Tonight, I'll be padlocking the fridge shut so it cannot escape, for that which has been awakened can never be returned to slumber.
Tonight, I'll be padlocking the fridge shut so it cannot escape, for that which has been awakened can never be returned to slumber.
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You know, it occurs to me that Robert Downey Jr. would play an excellent Peter Venkman.
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
You know, it occurs to me that Robert Downey Jr. would play an excellent Peter Venkman.
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It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I love Bluesky because if you post about something like the Sorites paradox you are going to get responses from DeanOfPhilosophy.Harvard/.edu and LeatherPupDaddy.Fisting/.org and both are going to make very in depth and equally cogent arguments on the topic.
December 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I love Bluesky because if you post about something like the Sorites paradox you are going to get responses from DeanOfPhilosophy.Harvard/.edu and LeatherPupDaddy.Fisting/.org and both are going to make very in depth and equally cogent arguments on the topic.
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it is impossible to overstate the extent to which this country is now being run by people you would leave a party rather than talk to for five minutes
they hate music, they hate art, they hate artists, they hate pop, they hate the video games they play, they hate the movies they watch, like, they're just all the worst fucking people you've ever met, none of them believe in anything
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
it is impossible to overstate the extent to which this country is now being run by people you would leave a party rather than talk to for five minutes
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“Bryony closed her eyes. I am making an enchanted house sad. God help me.”
@tkingfisher.com, Bryony and Roses
4 star rec - Bryony and Roses!
🌹Beauty is independent + practical
🌹The manor takes a key role, reflecting Beauty's development
🌹Love transcends appearances
#FairytaleRetellings #booksky
@tkingfisher.com, Bryony and Roses
4 star rec - Bryony and Roses!
🌹Beauty is independent + practical
🌹The manor takes a key role, reflecting Beauty's development
🌹Love transcends appearances
#FairytaleRetellings #booksky
Bryony and Roses
Bryony and her sisters have come down in the world. The…
www.goodreads.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“Bryony closed her eyes. I am making an enchanted house sad. God help me.”
@tkingfisher.com, Bryony and Roses
4 star rec - Bryony and Roses!
🌹Beauty is independent + practical
🌹The manor takes a key role, reflecting Beauty's development
🌹Love transcends appearances
#FairytaleRetellings #booksky
@tkingfisher.com, Bryony and Roses
4 star rec - Bryony and Roses!
🌹Beauty is independent + practical
🌹The manor takes a key role, reflecting Beauty's development
🌹Love transcends appearances
#FairytaleRetellings #booksky
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Mother Jones lost her entire family to yellow fever, then her business in the #GreatChicagoFire. Instead of succumbing to trauma, she led multiple movements of people proclaiming, "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living" Learn from @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/FT0kootLdfg?...
Mother Jones | Episode 4, The Declaration in Action
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Mother Jones lost her entire family to yellow fever, then her business in the #GreatChicagoFire. Instead of succumbing to trauma, she led multiple movements of people proclaiming, "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living" Learn from @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/FT0kootLdfg?...
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bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
bugs bunny was literally the first guy in drag i ever saw but ok
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'Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes to mean "treating someone like an authority"
For some, "if you don't respect me, I won't respect you" means "if you don't treat me like an authority, I won't treat you like a person"'
For some, "if you don't respect me, I won't respect you" means "if you don't treat me like an authority, I won't treat you like a person"'
x.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
'Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes to mean "treating someone like an authority"
For some, "if you don't respect me, I won't respect you" means "if you don't treat me like an authority, I won't treat you like a person"'
For some, "if you don't respect me, I won't respect you" means "if you don't treat me like an authority, I won't treat you like a person"'