Thomas LaRock
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Microsoft Data and AI CSA, Data Professional, and #bacon lover (not in that order). #data #analytics #python #infosec
“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.”
It is time. The 22.5lb Christmas Roast Beast begins its long, slow journey to my belly. Happy Holidays to all.
Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help. Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead. He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo agoTrump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally." The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The next time someone says "well, you say stuff from a position of privilege, but us ordinary people have to watch what we say because they'll come after us." Uh huh.
TIRED: “I alone can fix it.” WIRED: “Do something Democrats!!!”
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 9mo agoTrump trashes Obamacare in a new post. Funding under this law is the main dispute between the two parties in the ongoing government shutdown standoff.
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SQL Server, Data Quality & AI: How To DBAs Can Stay Ahead of the Curve with Thomas LaRock
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In our Road to #Live360 interview, @thomaslarock.com shares why #DataPlatformLive stands out among other conferences — unmatched Microsoft-level expertise and a close-knit data community where you can grow your networks and learning continues long after the event. Watch here: youtu.be/hggQwJ_7eEM
SQL Server, Data Quality & AI: How To DBAs Can Stay Ahead of the Curve with Thomas LaRock
Live! 360 Tech Con (Nov. 16 - 21, 2025 | Orlando, Fla.) brings together the worlds of IT, software development, data, cybersecurity and AI for a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience,…
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I’ve been a fan of @eff.org for a long time, and I’m joining them in the fight to #TakeBackCTRL. Authoritarians are using tech to spy on us and silence our voices. Technology should enhance our lives and support democracy, not make them worse. Join the fight today: takebackctrl.org
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later. harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
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I am not aware of any gun violence that happened when I was a kid. by RFK Jr.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 11mo agoRFK Jr: We had lots of guns when we were kids. Kids brought guns to school and were encouraged to do so. And nobody was walking into schools and shooting people. There are many things that could explain this. One is the dependence on psychiatric drugs.
had a conversation with a prominent pundit recently who did not seem to realize that the departments of the executive branch are congressional creations, so not surprised at this
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11mo agoThis @washingtonpost.com editorial doesn’t make it past the second paragraph without a glaring (and telling) factual error. President Washington didn’t create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
I rode the back of the bus when it was dictated by law. This ain't my first rodeo with hate. I'm not gonna sit on my ass while it all happens again and whatnot.
@michaelianblack.bsky.social Thank you for sharing your voice thru the tears and many platforms.
Stumbled on this amazing 60 Minutes segment from 2007, about the world champion chess player and dissident, Garry Kasparov. Crazy to see how Putin was portrayed then, and even more crazy to compare 2007 Russia to 2025 USA. Segment begins around 25:00 in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTQZ...
Chess Stories: Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen and more | 60 Minutes Full Episodes
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When Laura Ingraham was a student at Dartmouth, she attended a meeting of the Gay Student Union and wrote down the names of the attendees, which she then published in the student newspaper. This was a time when it was very dangerous to be outed as gay. She is a dispicable, vile person.
For years, MAGA partisans have employed various tactics to prevent the imminent pain of cognitive dissonance. Now Newsom is forcing them to see what Trump looks like without the distorting force field created by Trump’s showmanship: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
Why are they called “classified ads” if everyone can see them?
