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 @[email protected], but that's dormant.
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"'You love your city. I get it. You’re passionate about that. I understand better now,' he said, contending his downstate accent was 'holding more people up than anything else' from voting for him in the Chicago area."
He called Chicago "a hellhole."
He called Chicago "a hellhole."
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"'You love your city. I get it. You’re passionate about that. I understand better now,' he said, contending his downstate accent was 'holding more people up than anything else' from voting for him in the Chicago area."
He called Chicago "a hellhole."
He called Chicago "a hellhole."
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With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
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Goddammit this is his finest work in years, possibly decades.
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Goddammit this is his finest work in years, possibly decades.
I can't recommend this movie enough, and *especially*, to go see it in a theater with a crowd. It's in Chicago this Friday at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FILTHY BEAVERS
Playing in 60+ cities for December, get your tickets fast for HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A NORTHWOODS CHRISTMAS!
TICKETS: linktr.ee/hundredsofbe...
Playing in 60+ cities for December, get your tickets fast for HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A NORTHWOODS CHRISTMAS!
TICKETS: linktr.ee/hundredsofbe...
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I can't recommend this movie enough, and *especially*, to go see it in a theater with a crowd. It's in Chicago this Friday at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
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This little feral goober has discovered "soft life" and hasn't looked back.
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This little feral goober has discovered "soft life" and hasn't looked back.
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There was a lot of talk about these cases coming - really glad to see a well-liked test plaintiff willing to take a stand.
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
There was a lot of talk about these cases coming - really glad to see a well-liked test plaintiff willing to take a stand.
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Oh, yay! Rogers Park's New 400 Theaters Is Reopening As New Operator Revives 113-Year-Old Movie House blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
Rogers Park's New 400 Theaters Is Reopening As New Operator Revives 113-Year-Old Movie House
The operator of three historic movie theaters in Michigan has leased the shuttered Rogers Park theater, which was the city's oldest continually running movie theater when it closed in 2023.
blockclubchicago.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Oh, yay! Rogers Park's New 400 Theaters Is Reopening As New Operator Revives 113-Year-Old Movie House blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
I'm still boycotting, so knock yourself out guys
A quibble: if I'm reading this right, Target didn't put AI inside their own app; they inserted themselves inside of ChatGPT so people using that can shop & slop
A quibble: if I'm reading this right, Target didn't put AI inside their own app; they inserted themselves inside of ChatGPT so people using that can shop & slop
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I'm still boycotting, so knock yourself out guys
A quibble: if I'm reading this right, Target didn't put AI inside their own app; they inserted themselves inside of ChatGPT so people using that can shop & slop
A quibble: if I'm reading this right, Target didn't put AI inside their own app; they inserted themselves inside of ChatGPT so people using that can shop & slop
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The corruption at the Board of Review has created a situation that will blow back worst on the reformers, increasing the likelihood that the corruption will root deeper.
And they know it.
And they know it.
Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have skyrocketed.
Chicago homeowners line up outside Cook County Assessor's office after property tax bills skyrocket
Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have skyrocketed.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The corruption at the Board of Review has created a situation that will blow back worst on the reformers, increasing the likelihood that the corruption will root deeper.
And they know it.
And they know it.
TIL his ex-wife is the Democratic Mayor of Phoenix. (Not sure it's relevant, but it's interesting)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ga...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ga...
Turns out when you spend a bunch of time with David's Sack and the Crypto Bros, you end up absorbing a whole lot more than their dirty money
www.erininthemorning.com/p/dem-senato...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/dem-senato...
Dem. Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny
Last week, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego's texts leaked, where he lamented that Democratic "women look like men and men look like women."
www.erininthemorning.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
TIL his ex-wife is the Democratic Mayor of Phoenix. (Not sure it's relevant, but it's interesting)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ga...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ga...
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Policing is defunding Chicago.
Chicago spent more than $212 million on overtime for members of the Chicago Police Department in the first 10 months of 2025 — 6% more than the amount Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to set aside for police overtime in all of 2026, records show. https://to.wttw.com/49QGPU6
Chicago Spent $212M on Police Overtime So Far This Year, 6% More Than New Limit Set for 2026
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling told the Chicago City Council on Nov. 5 that he was confident that CPD would be able to spend no more than $200 million on overtime in 2026.
to.wttw.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Policing is defunding Chicago.
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The thing I hate most about this is that even if they stabilize the marketplace, this price is never going down. Ever.
It's 38%! And the deductible is higher! Wheeeeeeeeeee.
Really excited that tomorrow I get to find out what % increase my health insurance for next year will be, and at this point I will breathe a sigh of relief if it’s under 20%.
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The thing I hate most about this is that even if they stabilize the marketplace, this price is never going down. Ever.
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Long story short, I’ll be spending almost 7k more next year for health insurance because of Trump and Trump Republicans.
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Long story short, I’ll be spending almost 7k more next year for health insurance because of Trump and Trump Republicans.
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Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
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Seventy years ago today Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting on a bus. She wasn't old, she wasn't passive, she was an engaged activist. As John Lewis would later say, she got in good trouble. She is an icon of progressive values and equality. Let her serve as a reminder for all of us today.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Seventy years ago today Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting on a bus. She wasn't old, she wasn't passive, she was an engaged activist. As John Lewis would later say, she got in good trouble. She is an icon of progressive values and equality. Let her serve as a reminder for all of us today.
"In the messages, he laments what he sees as a decline of masculinity in the Democratic Party, complains that Democrats are not “allowing women to be hot,” and goes so far as to write that “Dem women look like dem men and dem men look like women.”"
Turns out when you spend a bunch of time with David's Sack and the Crypto Bros, you end up absorbing a whole lot more than their dirty money
www.erininthemorning.com/p/dem-senato...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/dem-senato...
Dem. Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny
Last week, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego's texts leaked, where he lamented that Democratic "women look like men and men look like women."
www.erininthemorning.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"In the messages, he laments what he sees as a decline of masculinity in the Democratic Party, complains that Democrats are not “allowing women to be hot,” and goes so far as to write that “Dem women look like dem men and dem men look like women.”"
Thread to keep bookmarked, in case ICE or CBP is coming to invade your town
If you want to make your own whistle kits or do 3d printing of whistles etc @dansinker.com has got you covered dansinker.com/posts/2025-1... and there are also a ton of "how to help" links from @lefttheprairie.bsky.social linktr.ee/apwhistles
Whistle Up | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Thread to keep bookmarked, in case ICE or CBP is coming to invade your town
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Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
Now, that's a burn
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Now, that's a burn
This might be on me, but I have really not heard enough about this program
For the first time a U.S. county is making their guaranteed income program permanent.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved $7.5 million to continue its guaranteed income program.
Each month over 3,000 households will get an unconditional $500.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved $7.5 million to continue its guaranteed income program.
Each month over 3,000 households will get an unconditional $500.
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This might be on me, but I have really not heard enough about this program
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it is the worst of all worlds. a "unitary *presidency*" insulated from judicial or congressional power and a weak president unable to do the job of governing
December 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
it is the worst of all worlds. a "unitary *presidency*" insulated from judicial or congressional power and a weak president unable to do the job of governing
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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Texas recently outlawed the buying of property by Chinese people (or tried to?) and they absolutely believe every Chinese national buying even a single department is an agent of the CCP.
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Texas recently outlawed the buying of property by Chinese people (or tried to?) and they absolutely believe every Chinese national buying even a single department is an agent of the CCP.
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What is this talking point:
"[we need to] not allow corporations in the Chinese Communist Party to buy entire neighborhoods of single-family homes"
Did he get his anti-corporate and anti-communist talking points jumbled up?
"[we need to] not allow corporations in the Chinese Communist Party to buy entire neighborhoods of single-family homes"
Did he get his anti-corporate and anti-communist talking points jumbled up?
the comments to this Fox News article are so fucking funny, man
literally conservative boomers being like "yeah, fuck Gen Z"
www.foxnews.com/media/nikki-...
literally conservative boomers being like "yeah, fuck Gen Z"
www.foxnews.com/media/nikki-...
Nikki Haley’s son urges GOP to step in as Gen Z reaches breaking point on jobs, housing
Nikki Haley's son slams Republican leaders as a 'glorified nursing home' over Gen Z's economic struggles, including record unemployment and a housing affordability crisis.
www.foxnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What is this talking point:
"[we need to] not allow corporations in the Chinese Communist Party to buy entire neighborhoods of single-family homes"
Did he get his anti-corporate and anti-communist talking points jumbled up?
"[we need to] not allow corporations in the Chinese Communist Party to buy entire neighborhoods of single-family homes"
Did he get his anti-corporate and anti-communist talking points jumbled up?
Thread, on the movie Sicario
the movie is brutally effective at what it does as a work of art, which is to depict a bottomless pit of savagery, the "wolves" hiding beneath the thin veneer of civilization. this is a consistent and relentless message from the opening onwards, when emily blunt discovers a gruesome
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thread, on the movie Sicario