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.
Someone who hasn't blocked him should go and ask him what is allowed to be said about Théoneste Bagosora
January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Someone who hasn't blocked him should go and ask him what is allowed to be said about Théoneste Bagosora
Agreed, but the railroad strike story seems a little more complicated than initially reported
ky.aflcio.org/news/we-neve...
ky.aflcio.org/news/we-neve...
‘We Never Stopped Applying Pressure’: Hard-Fought Success on Rail Sick Days
After months of negotiations, the IBEW’s Railroad members at four of the largest U.S. freight carriers finally have what they’ve long sought but that many working people take for granted: paid sick da...
ky.aflcio.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Agreed, but the railroad strike story seems a little more complicated than initially reported
ky.aflcio.org/news/we-neve...
ky.aflcio.org/news/we-neve...
Pritzker is a better choice then, but Man Making Memes gets their attention like jangling keys
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Pritzker is a better choice then, but Man Making Memes gets their attention like jangling keys
I like this piece's discussion of a "social strike" more than the historical examples of general strikes you cite, which were in single cities targeting single industries when the US was a very different society
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I like this piece's discussion of a "social strike" more than the historical examples of general strikes you cite, which were in single cities targeting single industries when the US was a very different society
Even if we don't ever get a "general strike", that work will make things better, and yield results, even if only on local scales
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Even if we don't ever get a "general strike", that work will make things better, and yield results, even if only on local scales
Bluesky Users Try the "Look Up Unfamiliar Things Before Commenting" Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
"Thats a hard R"
~actual padraig quote in response to someone saying Khiver
~actual padraig quote in response to someone saying Khiver
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Also, LOL at Rahm campaigning in Mississippi. He's going to eat pavement in the South Carolina Democratic primary, probably at the hands of Pritzker
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Also, LOL at Rahm campaigning in Mississippi. He's going to eat pavement in the South Carolina Democratic primary, probably at the hands of Pritzker
Ha – what you quoted, I couldn't see, and looking into it just affirmed my decision to have blocked Axios a while ago
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Ha – what you quoted, I couldn't see, and looking into it just affirmed my decision to have blocked Axios a while ago
It's all on the national media. (Or rather, the DC & NYC media.) See also: Rahm
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
It's all on the national media. (Or rather, the DC & NYC media.) See also: Rahm
I think that's it. People whose idea of Resistance begins & ends with posting memes, lots of them, see him as their King
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I think that's it. People whose idea of Resistance begins & ends with posting memes, lots of them, see him as their King
I'm picturing
Star Warrs Obi Wan GIF
Alt: Young Obi Wan shouting "You were the chosen one!"
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I'm picturing
Force them to use 8 tracks
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
Alt: Hellmo, his arms upraised, standing before happiness' pyre
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Force them to use 8 tracks
No cable TV either, just rabbit ears with tin foil
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
No cable TV either, just rabbit ears with tin foil
I miss emotionally complex Bruce Banner. It seems like as time went on, Ruffalo & the Marvel writers went so hard on giving him mental health that they stripped all the rage away.
RIP Bill Bixby
RIP Bill Bixby
two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying " don 't make me angry ... "
Alt: Bill Bixby as (sigh) David Banner, telling the reporter whose name I forget: "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I miss emotionally complex Bruce Banner. It seems like as time went on, Ruffalo & the Marvel writers went so hard on giving him mental health that they stripped all the rage away.
RIP Bill Bixby
RIP Bill Bixby
