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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On a lighter note, @mainepublic.org is giving away three 2026 state park passes! They'll draw three winners from people who sign up for the Planet Maine newsletter by January 31st.
www.mainepublic.org/planetmaine
www.mainepublic.org/planetmaine
planet maine: a climate newsletter
planet maine is an interactive newsletter to help you navigate and thrive in a changing climate. Together we’ll explore Maine’s climate, environment, sources of energy, events happening around the sta...
www.mainepublic.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:34 PM
On a lighter note, @mainepublic.org is giving away three 2026 state park passes! They'll draw three winners from people who sign up for the Planet Maine newsletter by January 31st.
www.mainepublic.org/planetmaine
www.mainepublic.org/planetmaine
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yeah the feds definitely never saw the level of organization by our lutheran church ladies who organized a ton so none of the kids in the youth group had to pay for the annual canoe trip
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
yeah the feds definitely never saw the level of organization by our lutheran church ladies who organized a ton so none of the kids in the youth group had to pay for the annual canoe trip
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Begging you not to let Wael’s Tarabishi’s story get lost amidst all the horrors.
He was a 30 year old disabled man. His dad was his full time caregiver.
ICE took his dad away.
Wael said it would kill him. He said the fear was “real & immediate”.
He died last week. ICE killed Wael.
He was a 30 year old disabled man. His dad was his full time caregiver.
ICE took his dad away.
Wael said it would kill him. He said the fear was “real & immediate”.
He died last week. ICE killed Wael.
Family of Arlington man detained by ICE calls for release to attend son's funeral
Maher Tarabishi, a Jordanian national, was detained by ICE in October. His 30-year-old-son, Wael, died over the weekend from complications related to a rare genetic disorder. Family of Arlington man d...
www.keranews.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Begging you not to let Wael’s Tarabishi’s story get lost amidst all the horrors.
He was a 30 year old disabled man. His dad was his full time caregiver.
ICE took his dad away.
Wael said it would kill him. He said the fear was “real & immediate”.
He died last week. ICE killed Wael.
He was a 30 year old disabled man. His dad was his full time caregiver.
ICE took his dad away.
Wael said it would kill him. He said the fear was “real & immediate”.
He died last week. ICE killed Wael.
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ICE is totally out of control. Killing observers, gassing protestors, threatening people for daring to record their abhorrent behavior.
It’s NOT serving its purpose, it’s NOT enforcing the law, and it’s NOT respecting our rights.
All options are on the table—starting with no more taxpayer dollars.
It’s NOT serving its purpose, it’s NOT enforcing the law, and it’s NOT respecting our rights.
All options are on the table—starting with no more taxpayer dollars.
January 26, 2026 at 8:50 PM
ICE is totally out of control. Killing observers, gassing protestors, threatening people for daring to record their abhorrent behavior.
It’s NOT serving its purpose, it’s NOT enforcing the law, and it’s NOT respecting our rights.
All options are on the table—starting with no more taxpayer dollars.
It’s NOT serving its purpose, it’s NOT enforcing the law, and it’s NOT respecting our rights.
All options are on the table—starting with no more taxpayer dollars.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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Over at the #MindPalate site: the deep-fried French toast recipe of the old #Minneapolis-based Soo Line Railroad. mind-palate.com/soo-line-spe... #whatscooking
Soo Line Special French Toast - The Mind Palate
Simple, straightforward, and fabulously crunchy: part of the Soo Line "Special Breakfast"
mind-palate.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Over at the #MindPalate site: the deep-fried French toast recipe of the old #Minneapolis-based Soo Line Railroad. mind-palate.com/soo-line-spe... #whatscooking
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Once I did a telephone i’view with a young reporter. I described (at request) my Last Light of the Sun as inspired by when ‘Vikings were raiding in their dragon-prowed ships’.
A few days later I read that they raided ‘in their dragon-powered ships.’
MANY have said ‘I’d read the hell out of that!’
A few days later I read that they raided ‘in their dragon-powered ships.’
MANY have said ‘I’d read the hell out of that!’
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Once I did a telephone i’view with a young reporter. I described (at request) my Last Light of the Sun as inspired by when ‘Vikings were raiding in their dragon-prowed ships’.
A few days later I read that they raided ‘in their dragon-powered ships.’
MANY have said ‘I’d read the hell out of that!’
A few days later I read that they raided ‘in their dragon-powered ships.’
MANY have said ‘I’d read the hell out of that!’
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NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
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Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles.mp4
YouTube video by SamCam2011
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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But "sicko fan" is actually better
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
But "sicko fan" is actually better
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Deadnaming is literally two kinds of sins:
On True Names
Some Words On Why the Words We Use Matter
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Deadnaming is literally two kinds of sins:
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Obviously I'm one of the 600+ members of the Jewish clergy who've signed this letter to elected officials demanding equal rights under the law to every person of every gender -- most specifically to the trans, nonbinary and intersex people under attack now.
Have your Jewish leaders signed?
Have your Jewish leaders signed?
Jewish Clergy Support Trans Rights! - Keshet
Dear Community, As Jewish clergy, we write to affirm—unequivocally—the dignity, belonging, and sacred humanity of transgender, intersex, and nonbinary
www.keshetonline.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Obviously I'm one of the 600+ members of the Jewish clergy who've signed this letter to elected officials demanding equal rights under the law to every person of every gender -- most specifically to the trans, nonbinary and intersex people under attack now.
Have your Jewish leaders signed?
Have your Jewish leaders signed?
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Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant
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Cava at emptier?
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Cava at emptier?
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Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
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Generalize your skeets. What's your most typical, most average skeet?
Christ, these assholes (who might be human or canine) are keeping me from writing books/comics, which are for sale. Please buy them, we are so very broke and tired. Also, butter.
Christ, these assholes (who might be human or canine) are keeping me from writing books/comics, which are for sale. Please buy them, we are so very broke and tired. Also, butter.
Generalize your skeets. What's your most typical, most average skeet?
Just spent five hundred dollars because Shawn did crime/tried to poison himself/had a bizarre health emergency, please dear god buy my books. Follow-up clarification: Shawn is a cat, not my human child or accident-prone roommate.
Just spent five hundred dollars because Shawn did crime/tried to poison himself/had a bizarre health emergency, please dear god buy my books. Follow-up clarification: Shawn is a cat, not my human child or accident-prone roommate.
Generalize your skeets. What's your most typical, most average skeet?
My cat is trying to eat my fountain pen while I lay here all longcovidy. I am trying to write a letter to my useless asshole senator to tell him that he will be reincarnated as Chernobyl mold so he can be useful at last.
My cat is trying to eat my fountain pen while I lay here all longcovidy. I am trying to write a letter to my useless asshole senator to tell him that he will be reincarnated as Chernobyl mold so he can be useful at last.
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Generalize your skeets. What's your most typical, most average skeet?
Christ, these assholes (who might be human or canine) are keeping me from writing books/comics, which are for sale. Please buy them, we are so very broke and tired. Also, butter.
Christ, these assholes (who might be human or canine) are keeping me from writing books/comics, which are for sale. Please buy them, we are so very broke and tired. Also, butter.
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BREAKING
Third Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ’s application to review Alina Habba’s disqualification en banc.
Third Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ’s application to review Alina Habba’s disqualification en banc.
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM
BREAKING
Third Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ’s application to review Alina Habba’s disqualification en banc.
Third Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ’s application to review Alina Habba’s disqualification en banc.
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' comments come after U.S Attorney General Pam Bondi told officials in Minnesota this weekend that ICE agents could be withdrawn if the state met several conditions, including providing voter registration files to the Trump administration:
Shenna Bellows denounces use of voter rolls as 'ransom' for ICE agents to withdraw from states
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' comments come after U.S Attorney General Pam Bondi told officials in Minnesota this weekend that ICE agents could be withdrawn if the state met several conditi...
www.mainepublic.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' comments come after U.S Attorney General Pam Bondi told officials in Minnesota this weekend that ICE agents could be withdrawn if the state met several conditions, including providing voter registration files to the Trump administration:
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Last year, I reported on a problematic NYPD unit led by a particularly problematic commander.
The commander once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
Well, that commander, Kaz Daughtry, has a new job.
He now works for Trump's DHS.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/n...
The commander once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
Well, that commander, Kaz Daughtry, has a new job.
He now works for Trump's DHS.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/n...
Adams Aide Who Acted as ICE Liaison Is Set to Join Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Last year, I reported on a problematic NYPD unit led by a particularly problematic commander.
The commander once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
Well, that commander, Kaz Daughtry, has a new job.
He now works for Trump's DHS.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/n...
The commander once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
Well, that commander, Kaz Daughtry, has a new job.
He now works for Trump's DHS.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/n...
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Unless you’re Native American, you’re an immigrant.
We are and have always been a nation of immigrants. It’s what made us the most inventive, productive, and dynamic country in the history of the world.
We cannot pull the ladder up behind us.
We are and have always been a nation of immigrants. It’s what made us the most inventive, productive, and dynamic country in the history of the world.
We cannot pull the ladder up behind us.
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Unless you’re Native American, you’re an immigrant.
We are and have always been a nation of immigrants. It’s what made us the most inventive, productive, and dynamic country in the history of the world.
We cannot pull the ladder up behind us.
We are and have always been a nation of immigrants. It’s what made us the most inventive, productive, and dynamic country in the history of the world.
We cannot pull the ladder up behind us.
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forgot I posted something and see 30+ notifications
January 26, 2026 at 5:41 PM
forgot I posted something and see 30+ notifications
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Your daily Shogun
January 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Your daily Shogun
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MN Sec of State's response:
"Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has issued the following statement in response.
“The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no."
There's more text, but that's the meat of it.
www.sos.mn.gov/about-the-of...
"Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has issued the following statement in response.
“The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no."
There's more text, but that's the meat of it.
www.sos.mn.gov/about-the-of...
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
www.sos.mn.gov
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
MN Sec of State's response:
"Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has issued the following statement in response.
“The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no."
There's more text, but that's the meat of it.
www.sos.mn.gov/about-the-of...
"Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has issued the following statement in response.
“The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no."
There's more text, but that's the meat of it.
www.sos.mn.gov/about-the-of...
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🚨BREAKING: State election leaders and voting rights advocates across the country are blasting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for exploiting the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer to “blackmail” Minnesota into handing over access to its unredacted voter rolls.
‘All-out assault on our democracy:’ Bondi’s Minnesota blackmail letter draws righteous fury from state election leaders
“This isn't leadership. This is blackmail," Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. "This is the way organized crime works."
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: State election leaders and voting rights advocates across the country are blasting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for exploiting the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer to “blackmail” Minnesota into handing over access to its unredacted voter rolls.