Roman Fiddler
@empiresend.bsky.social
USArmy 'Vietnam-era' veteran, RN, Veterans for Peace member, book junkie, iFixit aficionado, RedHat since 1997, Fedora since 2003, antiX since 2020, poet.
IVF is not a health care problem. This guy is tone deaf to what's happening in Maine: we are in a health care desert, unable to access primary care in places. IVF is for the elites that can fly to Norway, not for those with cardiac, cognitive problems, elderly issues. Was gonna vote for him, not now
Citing 'Astronomical' Cost in US, Graham Platner and Wife Head to Norway for Affordable IVF Treatment www.commondreams.org/news/graham-...
Citing 'Astronomical' Cost in US, Graham Platner and Wife Head to Norway for Affordable IVF Treatment | Common Dreams
"Not to get political, but it's a real indication of how flawed our healthcare system is," says the candidate for US Senate in Maine who supports Medicare for All.
www.commondreams.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 AM
IVF is not a health care problem. This guy is tone deaf to what's happening in Maine: we are in a health care desert, unable to access primary care in places. IVF is for the elites that can fly to Norway, not for those with cardiac, cognitive problems, elderly issues. Was gonna vote for him, not now
Freedom! Freedom! Where will we find Freedom!
Not with the DNC, not with Chuck, not with Hakeem.
Right now there is no opposition to the Republican Gestapo. None. Nada. Zero.
Maybe ignore the DNC. Support the candidates they, and their money, don't want. Fuck the money. Vote people.
Not with the DNC, not with Chuck, not with Hakeem.
Right now there is no opposition to the Republican Gestapo. None. Nada. Zero.
Maybe ignore the DNC. Support the candidates they, and their money, don't want. Fuck the money. Vote people.
Every major institution has been so useless for the last year that I'm ready to paint my face like william wallace for anybody who just plainly states exactly what we all know to be true
In extraordinary message, Fed chair announces that he’s being extorted/coerced by the US government under color of law.
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Freedom! Freedom! Where will we find Freedom!
Not with the DNC, not with Chuck, not with Hakeem.
Right now there is no opposition to the Republican Gestapo. None. Nada. Zero.
Maybe ignore the DNC. Support the candidates they, and their money, don't want. Fuck the money. Vote people.
Not with the DNC, not with Chuck, not with Hakeem.
Right now there is no opposition to the Republican Gestapo. None. Nada. Zero.
Maybe ignore the DNC. Support the candidates they, and their money, don't want. Fuck the money. Vote people.
Did you really think these two were leaders?
Democrats have no leaders, and actively try to dissuade anyone from trying to lead is what they are doing.
Chuck and Hakeem have to go. If they are here when elections happen (if elections happen), then we are fucked. And the DNC knows & does nothing/
Democrats have no leaders, and actively try to dissuade anyone from trying to lead is what they are doing.
Chuck and Hakeem have to go. If they are here when elections happen (if elections happen), then we are fucked. And the DNC knows & does nothing/
It’s clear that Schumer and Jeffries are compromised. They were hiding behind our assumption that they are cowards, and they are, but that doesn’t account for all of it. Fully compromised traitors.
January 12, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Did you really think these two were leaders?
Democrats have no leaders, and actively try to dissuade anyone from trying to lead is what they are doing.
Chuck and Hakeem have to go. If they are here when elections happen (if elections happen), then we are fucked. And the DNC knows & does nothing/
Democrats have no leaders, and actively try to dissuade anyone from trying to lead is what they are doing.
Chuck and Hakeem have to go. If they are here when elections happen (if elections happen), then we are fucked. And the DNC knows & does nothing/
We need a whole lot of Victor Laszlos, and we ain't got any.
Rick (to Laszlo): "We all try. You succeed."
Rick (to Laszlo): "We all try. You succeed."
ICE goon (as he assaults protester): "Have you all not learned anything in the last few days?"
Have we not?
Scene is a repeat of Germany, late 1920s - early 1930s. Even the goons shirts are the same color.
Have we not a clue as to what's coming?
It's here.
Have we not?
Scene is a repeat of Germany, late 1920s - early 1930s. Even the goons shirts are the same color.
Have we not a clue as to what's coming?
It's here.
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We need a whole lot of Victor Laszlos, and we ain't got any.
Rick (to Laszlo): "We all try. You succeed."
Rick (to Laszlo): "We all try. You succeed."
ICE goon (as he assaults protester): "Have you all not learned anything in the last few days?"
Have we not?
Scene is a repeat of Germany, late 1920s - early 1930s. Even the goons shirts are the same color.
Have we not a clue as to what's coming?
It's here.
Have we not?
Scene is a repeat of Germany, late 1920s - early 1930s. Even the goons shirts are the same color.
Have we not a clue as to what's coming?
It's here.
January 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
ICE goon (as he assaults protester): "Have you all not learned anything in the last few days?"
Have we not?
Scene is a repeat of Germany, late 1920s - early 1930s. Even the goons shirts are the same color.
Have we not a clue as to what's coming?
It's here.
Have we not?
Scene is a repeat of Germany, late 1920s - early 1930s. Even the goons shirts are the same color.
Have we not a clue as to what's coming?
It's here.
Q: will there be an election in November 2026?
A: probably not.
Q: why?
A: fill this blank _______, and there will be no opposition from the opposition party.
Status quo, everybody keeps their seat, perks, healthcare, pension, wait 'til 2028. Let's go for a drink.
Cheers.
A: probably not.
Q: why?
A: fill this blank _______, and there will be no opposition from the opposition party.
Status quo, everybody keeps their seat, perks, healthcare, pension, wait 'til 2028. Let's go for a drink.
Cheers.
You cannot tell voters that this regime is an existential threat one day and aid and abet it every other day. Either you're lying or you are complicit, neither of which makes you fit for office.
7 Democrats just voted today to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who refused to say what happened on January 6 or answer who won the 2020 election:
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
January 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Q: will there be an election in November 2026?
A: probably not.
Q: why?
A: fill this blank _______, and there will be no opposition from the opposition party.
Status quo, everybody keeps their seat, perks, healthcare, pension, wait 'til 2028. Let's go for a drink.
Cheers.
A: probably not.
Q: why?
A: fill this blank _______, and there will be no opposition from the opposition party.
Status quo, everybody keeps their seat, perks, healthcare, pension, wait 'til 2028. Let's go for a drink.
Cheers.
To Gov. Polis, CO, thinking of clemency for Tina Peters:
"For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and
not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way"
-My Way lyrics by Paul Anka
"For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and
not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way"
-My Way lyrics by Paul Anka
January 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
To Gov. Polis, CO, thinking of clemency for Tina Peters:
"For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and
not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way"
-My Way lyrics by Paul Anka
"For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and
not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way"
-My Way lyrics by Paul Anka
The fact that American total consciousness is not focused on 12 months of terrorism by ICE, culminating in the murder of a White, Christian mother exposes the extreme bullshit that's the foundation of this government.
3 equal branches, all equally corrupt, the Republic's death murmur heard by all.
3 equal branches, all equally corrupt, the Republic's death murmur heard by all.
January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The fact that American total consciousness is not focused on 12 months of terrorism by ICE, culminating in the murder of a White, Christian mother exposes the extreme bullshit that's the foundation of this government.
3 equal branches, all equally corrupt, the Republic's death murmur heard by all.
3 equal branches, all equally corrupt, the Republic's death murmur heard by all.
Yes they actually believe they can kill us with impunity; we are a threat to them; they don't sleep well at night because we are out here, calling out their bullshit.
We are the people.
We are the people.
They don’t actually believe it though. They believe they’re entitled to kill us and then use that bs justification, not that we’re actually a threat to them.
"Here is another lesson that can be drawn from this: In the eyes of the state and its agents, all of the rest of us are walking around with a standing presumption, not just of guilt, but of murderous intent." defector.com/ice-agent-ki...
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Yes they actually believe they can kill us with impunity; we are a threat to them; they don't sleep well at night because we are out here, calling out their bullshit.
We are the people.
We are the people.
If you are still confused
;
we are all now Renee Nicole Good.
;
we are all now Renee Nicole Good.
Renee Good: murdered...
“My own morality, my own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me. I’m not looking to hurt people.”
There is no safe haven when the Constitution requires 3 equal branches of government,
and all 3 are equally corrupt.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus
Stay safe, love
“My own morality, my own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me. I’m not looking to hurt people.”
There is no safe haven when the Constitution requires 3 equal branches of government,
and all 3 are equally corrupt.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus
Stay safe, love
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
If you are still confused
;
we are all now Renee Nicole Good.
;
we are all now Renee Nicole Good.
Renee Good: murdered...
“My own morality, my own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me. I’m not looking to hurt people.”
There is no safe haven when the Constitution requires 3 equal branches of government,
and all 3 are equally corrupt.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus
Stay safe, love
“My own morality, my own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me. I’m not looking to hurt people.”
There is no safe haven when the Constitution requires 3 equal branches of government,
and all 3 are equally corrupt.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus
Stay safe, love
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Renee Good: murdered...
“My own morality, my own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me. I’m not looking to hurt people.”
There is no safe haven when the Constitution requires 3 equal branches of government,
and all 3 are equally corrupt.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus
Stay safe, love
“My own morality, my own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me. I’m not looking to hurt people.”
There is no safe haven when the Constitution requires 3 equal branches of government,
and all 3 are equally corrupt.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus
Stay safe, love
I think this has to be rephrased:
not "ICE has killed an unarmed citizen,"
but "our Government has killed an unarmed citizen."
No middleman.
Harry Truman, President of USA, his desk sign stated:
"The Buck Stops Here".
Not at the bottom of the totem pole, but at the TOP.
not "ICE has killed an unarmed citizen,"
but "our Government has killed an unarmed citizen."
No middleman.
Harry Truman, President of USA, his desk sign stated:
"The Buck Stops Here".
Not at the bottom of the totem pole, but at the TOP.
Amanda Nelson shares the same concerns that I have.
ICE is out of control and unrestrained by conventional wisdom, training, and law.
We are watching a national, federally funded militia being stood up in real time.
ICE is out of control and unrestrained by conventional wisdom, training, and law.
We are watching a national, federally funded militia being stood up in real time.
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I think this has to be rephrased:
not "ICE has killed an unarmed citizen,"
but "our Government has killed an unarmed citizen."
No middleman.
Harry Truman, President of USA, his desk sign stated:
"The Buck Stops Here".
Not at the bottom of the totem pole, but at the TOP.
not "ICE has killed an unarmed citizen,"
but "our Government has killed an unarmed citizen."
No middleman.
Harry Truman, President of USA, his desk sign stated:
"The Buck Stops Here".
Not at the bottom of the totem pole, but at the TOP.
Our government.
3 Branches: Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
All given equal weight under the Constitution.
And now, all are equally corrupt.
3 Branches: Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
All given equal weight under the Constitution.
And now, all are equally corrupt.
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Our government.
3 Branches: Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
All given equal weight under the Constitution.
And now, all are equally corrupt.
3 Branches: Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
All given equal weight under the Constitution.
And now, all are equally corrupt.
1/3
In 1770, British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists in Boston. That act was the beginning of the end of the British Empire. The events of 2026, culminating in the murder of Renee Nicole Good, today, are of equal consequence, and I would posit the end of the American Empire.
In 1770, British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists in Boston. That act was the beginning of the end of the British Empire. The events of 2026, culminating in the murder of Renee Nicole Good, today, are of equal consequence, and I would posit the end of the American Empire.
1/2
I laid down my arms in 1965, left the USArmy, went home, married, thought it was over, but 11/23/1963 was stuck inside me. Still I moved on. Until 5/4/1970, when we -yes, we- shot and killed 4 students, wounded 9 others- at Kent State University in Ohio.
I laid down my arms in 1965, left the USArmy, went home, married, thought it was over, but 11/23/1963 was stuck inside me. Still I moved on. Until 5/4/1970, when we -yes, we- shot and killed 4 students, wounded 9 others- at Kent State University in Ohio.
1/1
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 AM
1/3
In 1770, British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists in Boston. That act was the beginning of the end of the British Empire. The events of 2026, culminating in the murder of Renee Nicole Good, today, are of equal consequence, and I would posit the end of the American Empire.
In 1770, British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists in Boston. That act was the beginning of the end of the British Empire. The events of 2026, culminating in the murder of Renee Nicole Good, today, are of equal consequence, and I would posit the end of the American Empire.
1/2
I laid down my arms in 1965, left the USArmy, went home, married, thought it was over, but 11/23/1963 was stuck inside me. Still I moved on. Until 5/4/1970, when we -yes, we- shot and killed 4 students, wounded 9 others- at Kent State University in Ohio.
I laid down my arms in 1965, left the USArmy, went home, married, thought it was over, but 11/23/1963 was stuck inside me. Still I moved on. Until 5/4/1970, when we -yes, we- shot and killed 4 students, wounded 9 others- at Kent State University in Ohio.
1/1
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
1/2
I laid down my arms in 1965, left the USArmy, went home, married, thought it was over, but 11/23/1963 was stuck inside me. Still I moved on. Until 5/4/1970, when we -yes, we- shot and killed 4 students, wounded 9 others- at Kent State University in Ohio.
I laid down my arms in 1965, left the USArmy, went home, married, thought it was over, but 11/23/1963 was stuck inside me. Still I moved on. Until 5/4/1970, when we -yes, we- shot and killed 4 students, wounded 9 others- at Kent State University in Ohio.
1/1
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
1/1
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
Today I am sad, a deep, weary sadness; a tiredness, a soul breaking tiredness. My government kills people, but I've known that for a very long time, I was once employed in that profession. But it has changed: now we kill for hate, or without reason;
All empires end, some sooner than others...
Trigger warning: the ends are usually messy.
Magic8Ball forecast: Outlook not good
asiatimes.com/2026/01/trum...
Trigger warning: the ends are usually messy.
Magic8Ball forecast: Outlook not good
asiatimes.com/2026/01/trum...
Trump's Donroe delusion - Asia Times
President Trump’s resurrection of the Monroe Doctrine – now rebranded as the “Donroe Doctrine” in an act of geopolitical ego-branding – represents yet
asiatimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:15 AM
All empires end, some sooner than others...
Trigger warning: the ends are usually messy.
Magic8Ball forecast: Outlook not good
asiatimes.com/2026/01/trum...
Trigger warning: the ends are usually messy.
Magic8Ball forecast: Outlook not good
asiatimes.com/2026/01/trum...
So. After Trump's January 6 anniversary speech to his party,
do you still expect a blue wave, even with no shore to crash on?
No leaders, no strategy, no fight.
do you still expect a blue wave, even with no shore to crash on?
No leaders, no strategy, no fight.
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
So. After Trump's January 6 anniversary speech to his party,
do you still expect a blue wave, even with no shore to crash on?
No leaders, no strategy, no fight.
do you still expect a blue wave, even with no shore to crash on?
No leaders, no strategy, no fight.
we are in a deadly serious game-not a couch potato game-a game of the life and death of a nation. if you believe Venezuela was a good thing, you are gaming; if you believe Greenland is a good thing, you are gaming. if you believe this is serious shit, post serious shit, the abyss is yawning.
January 7, 2026 at 4:43 AM
we are in a deadly serious game-not a couch potato game-a game of the life and death of a nation. if you believe Venezuela was a good thing, you are gaming; if you believe Greenland is a good thing, you are gaming. if you believe this is serious shit, post serious shit, the abyss is yawning.
Yeah, Lysergic acid diethylamide aka LSD, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
Invented by the CIA to torture/test to see who's a patriot...
or who's Red.
Invented by the CIA to torture/test to see who's a patriot...
or who's Red.
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Yeah, Lysergic acid diethylamide aka LSD, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
Invented by the CIA to torture/test to see who's a patriot...
or who's Red.
Invented by the CIA to torture/test to see who's a patriot...
or who's Red.
Consult your Magic8Ball. The fan is on and the shit is coming.
Cheers to 2026!
Netherlands = ASML -maker of the chip manufacturing machines
Korea = HBM -maker of high bandwidth memory
Taiwan = TSMC -maker of NVIDIA/AMD graphics processors
asiatimes.com/2026/01/sili...
Can you see the ghost of 1929 lurking in the shadows?
And Fascism in 1929 was where?
Netherlands = ASML -maker of the chip manufacturing machines
Korea = HBM -maker of high bandwidth memory
Taiwan = TSMC -maker of NVIDIA/AMD graphics processors
asiatimes.com/2026/01/sili...
Can you see the ghost of 1929 lurking in the shadows?
And Fascism in 1929 was where?
Silicon shock is the big ‘26 theme - Asia Times
In the early 2000s, the world of fine spirits broke. Demand for aged whiskey and fine wine exploded with new wealth, new buyers and a global culture
asiatimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Consult your Magic8Ball. The fan is on and the shit is coming.
Cheers to 2026!
Netherlands = ASML -maker of the chip manufacturing machines
Korea = HBM -maker of high bandwidth memory
Taiwan = TSMC -maker of NVIDIA/AMD graphics processors
asiatimes.com/2026/01/sili...
Can you see the ghost of 1929 lurking in the shadows?
And Fascism in 1929 was where?
Netherlands = ASML -maker of the chip manufacturing machines
Korea = HBM -maker of high bandwidth memory
Taiwan = TSMC -maker of NVIDIA/AMD graphics processors
asiatimes.com/2026/01/sili...
Can you see the ghost of 1929 lurking in the shadows?
And Fascism in 1929 was where?
Silicon shock is the big ‘26 theme - Asia Times
In the early 2000s, the world of fine spirits broke. Demand for aged whiskey and fine wine exploded with new wealth, new buyers and a global culture
asiatimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Cheers to 2026!
Netherlands = ASML -maker of the chip manufacturing machines
Korea = HBM -maker of high bandwidth memory
Taiwan = TSMC -maker of NVIDIA/AMD graphics processors
asiatimes.com/2026/01/sili...
Can you see the ghost of 1929 lurking in the shadows?
And Fascism in 1929 was where?
Netherlands = ASML -maker of the chip manufacturing machines
Korea = HBM -maker of high bandwidth memory
Taiwan = TSMC -maker of NVIDIA/AMD graphics processors
asiatimes.com/2026/01/sili...
Can you see the ghost of 1929 lurking in the shadows?
And Fascism in 1929 was where?
