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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · Oct 8

Never have bought a mug from a merch booth before, but I thought it would go with the album. (I already owned it, it wasn't for sale.)

He also had tea towels. I like the idea of usable merch

A mug that says, Brewing Up With Billy Bragg. In front of the album with the same name

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 7h

Made it.

An adult band has adult merch.

A large purple plastic laundry bag. Text:

STEREOLAB Superior Washing Results

SELF SERVICE
& WASH DRY FOLD SERVICE

SAVE TIME!

LAUNDRY BAG $20

www.stereolab.co.uk

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 11h

Heading way downstate to defend an eviction tomorrow. Stopped for gas in a red county and the gas station attendant was saying "there are no more hot guys because the Democrats made them all transgender."

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 8h

Nope, not just you

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10h

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

A display of copies of Let This Radicalize You on a table in front of a sign that reads: "Let This Radicalize You offers stories, strategy and heart for the kind of collective care and resistance we're building together today. It helps us move from reacting to organizing. Showing how ordinary people protect each other, build power, and keep hope alive. Take a copy. Read it. Stay connected."

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 10h

Those are words, I guess

a man in a suit and glasses is sitting in front of a microphone .

Alt: Noam Chomsky, shrugging

media.tenor.com

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 11h

Darwyn Cooke - detail from The New Frontier, p. 339.

Superman rallies the troops with discussion of truth, justice, and the American way.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 18h

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 16h

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 11h

So, uh, this does not improve my own confidence in Dominion Voting Systems going forward

Just sayin

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 17h

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 13h

Again - someone with some level of power stating out loud that DHS lies so much you can’t believe anything they say is refreshing. Maybe the “news” channels should follow suit?

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 14h

Acknowledging that vandalism and attacks on ICE agents have likely occurred, Perry still finds that DHS' version of events is "simply unreliable."

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 13h

Do not click on this to reward clickbait bs, but did 1993 write this article?

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14h

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 11h

Hopefully he's not lying. If he is, I hope the agent catches a perjury charge

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

An agent testified in federal court in Chicago today that Bovino needed an MRI and is on two weeks bedrest for "a groin injury" he sustained during last week's protest

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 11h

Never heard of it. Any good?

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 11h

I've never gotten the appeal of Discord myself, thankfully

404 Media @404media.co · 20h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 11h

OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 17h

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Liz Tamny ❌ 👑 @etamny.bsky.social · 14h

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Federal officials to buy Chicago buildings in immigration enforcement operations

Amid escalated immigration enforcement, federal officials say they plan to purchase buildings in Chicago to serve as a base for those operations.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Former Brundlefly @thatguywasfly.bsky.social · 13h

I feel like this has been under-reported?!?

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Wells' co-counsel also reminds Perry that members of the California National Guard are also in Illinois.

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 13h

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 13h

Perry: The federal government is "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

That's it. Thanks again for following.

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 15h

Hey that reminds me: the next No Kings marches are scheduled for October 18th, a week from this Saturday. Find a march local to you at this link. You don't have to register; just show up.

www.nokings.org

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 17h

Hamilton: “The president’s power is unreviewable.”

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 12h

There's already an ancient symbol of a bladed weapon that represents a judge's authority, but it's, uh, problematic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces

Fasces - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 13h

They're going to be using that argument anyway, but in this scenario they would have a case that people & judges who are not partisan hacks might buy into

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 13h

With that, Perry's off the bench. Formal written order coming tomorrow. We'll see if the national guard shows up at the fed courthouse anyway.

Still not sure what the "in part" referred to when she said she was granting the restraining order "in part."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 13h

She says deploying national guard members untrained in de-escalation would "add fuel to the fire the defendants themselves have started."

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