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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 @refrag@mastodon.cloud, but that's dormant.

3,597 Followers  |  5,527 Following  |  26,373 Posts  |  Joined: 13.07.2023  |  2.4949

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I see director Jonathan Kaplan has died.

It's never a bad time to check out his youth-gone-wild coming-of-age film "Over the Edge" (starring Matt Dillon in his film debut), about teens rebelling against their sell-out parents and soulless planned community.

Supposedly a Kurt Cobain favorite.

03.08.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
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Happy TOSS Birthday to Wah Chang, unheralded creator of many things, including the Laser pistol, tricorder, Talosian head makeup, and much more. Going uncredited because he wasn't in the union, so they couldn't legally hire him to do design work. Crazy story. #TOSSatNight

02.08.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

The twist here is that this seems to be a woman posting. Looking at the profile, if it's not outright parody, they're probably in it for the attention that rage-bait brings

04.08.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From the same geniuses that were saying it's gay for men to be attracted to women

04.08.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Israel’s intent to destroy Palestinian life in Gaza now seems undeniable. At a minimum, Israel’s actions are having a genocidal impact on Palestinians in Gaza. Because this impact is foreseeable *** one can reasonably infer genocidal intent from Israel’s conduct in Gaza."

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Unironically I think the only way the supreme court gets involved is if districts get so mangled that they feel compelled to say something

03.08.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

TBT Wisconsin Dems doing this during the passage of Act 10

03.08.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Texas House Democrats have fled the state to break quorum and stop the redistricting scheme. Minority Leader Gene Wu is declaring: This corrupt special session is over.

Democrats are now on their way to Illinois and will hold a press conference with Governor JB Pritzker at 7:15pm

03.08.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1442    πŸ” 287    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 119
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Being an old punk is seeing this much of an unlabeled concert video and knowing exactly where it’s from

04.08.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

Verified this is real and sums up that demo rather accurately.

Also 104.99 for just one day? No.
www.costco.com/.product.400...

04.08.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It looks like Zorro may have been the first character to pair "rich guy with a secret identity" with a Robin Hood-ish antagonism towards the aristocracy.

04.08.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The use of "tariff surcharge" line items is absolutely critical to highlight the cost inflation born by American consumers. I strongly prefer them to quiet price hikes that don't call out the reason for the change.

Medical research just got a lot more expensive.

01.08.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ“Œ

04.08.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which tracks, with what she wrote: "The title [Scarlet Pimpernel] is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine." Anti-Mr. Choppy? Tsk-tsk.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sca...

04.08.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Post a blonde

04.08.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Post a Blonde

04.08.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a close up of a man wearing a green suit and tie with a joker face painted on his face . Alt: The Joker as played by Heath Ledger, rolling his eyes
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Post a blonde

04.08.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
DuckDuck Go screenshot:

Hide Al-Generated Images
Filters out Al-generated images from image search results: ON

DuckDuck Go screenshot: Hide Al-Generated Images Filters out Al-generated images from image search results: ON

At least half of what I do with a web browser is some kind of image search so this is how you sell me a web browser

03.08.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Takis chilaquiles must exist *somewhere*

04.08.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is an extremely Italian behavior as well, for the record

04.08.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First they came for the plums
And I said nothing because the gyre was widening
Yes
YES
The tiger is out

03.08.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 554    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 16

Anyone in Chicagoland have a space for a very sweet cat that needs a home?

03.08.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Shame about her political views though

04.08.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Much like Mary Shelley created Science Fiction, a woman created the "vigilante hero with secret identity" trope that defined superhero comics, at least in the early phases.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barones...

04.08.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Foster Beach in Chicago. Sandy Beach with clear blue sky.

Foster Beach in Chicago. Sandy Beach with clear blue sky.

Pesto pasta with orange cherry tomatoes

Pesto pasta with orange cherry tomatoes

Beach
Pesto pasta with roasted cherry tomatoes.
Happy Sunday

04.08.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From Bruce Wayne to Tony Stark to Michael Holt, the moral billionaire vigilante who exists to save us from evil men is a problematic trope, highlighting the contradictory desires of the American Id, and is strikingly at odds with contemporary American social reality. In this essay I will

03.08.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Also I can report that the Foster Beach Tamale Guy's stuff is delicioso

04.08.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Going to the beach today was a great idea. Forgetting to bring my phone made it better. So in lieu of new photos, have an old one

03.08.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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