Frank Romeo
@frankromeo.bsky.social
Singer / Voice Actor / Narrator
Dad / Accomplice / Geek
Resisting my “Old Man Yells At Clouds” era for as long as possible
Dad / Accomplice / Geek
Resisting my “Old Man Yells At Clouds” era for as long as possible
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Frank Romeo
@frankromeo.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Hello Bluesky. Longtime listener, first time caller.
What am I doing right now? Oh, y’know, just laughing til I cry, still thinking about the Presidential portrait, because this is the face I make when I’m actively pretending to be a comic book villain. (Oct ‘23, if that matters)
What am I doing right now? Oh, y’know, just laughing til I cry, still thinking about the Presidential portrait, because this is the face I make when I’m actively pretending to be a comic book villain. (Oct ‘23, if that matters)
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It's totally understandable if you're dooming about any facet of the American experiment right now. So your feelings are "valid" in the sense that they represent real anxiety, and I get that. But to vent that anxiety in other people's spaces is wrong for three reasons.
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
It's totally understandable if you're dooming about any facet of the American experiment right now. So your feelings are "valid" in the sense that they represent real anxiety, and I get that. But to vent that anxiety in other people's spaces is wrong for three reasons.
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No.
Social safety nets crumble when we wrap them in neoliberal rhetoric aimed at dividing people and deluding them into thinking that everyone--except some tiny group of perfect poor--should be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, even if their boots have been nailed to the floor.
Social safety nets crumble when we wrap them in neoliberal rhetoric aimed at dividing people and deluding them into thinking that everyone--except some tiny group of perfect poor--should be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, even if their boots have been nailed to the floor.
January 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
No.
Social safety nets crumble when we wrap them in neoliberal rhetoric aimed at dividing people and deluding them into thinking that everyone--except some tiny group of perfect poor--should be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, even if their boots have been nailed to the floor.
Social safety nets crumble when we wrap them in neoliberal rhetoric aimed at dividing people and deluding them into thinking that everyone--except some tiny group of perfect poor--should be able to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, even if their boots have been nailed to the floor.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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day one in mamdani’s new york
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
day one in mamdani’s new york
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New year, same reminder: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
New year, same reminder: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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No idea where this thought is going, but: it's interesting how fans of Neil Gaiman (and before him, Warren Ellis) had no real problem going, "Eh, fuck *that* guy" and walking away when he was outed, but a broad swath of Harry Potter fans have been extremely recalcitrant about leaving it behind.
December 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
No idea where this thought is going, but: it's interesting how fans of Neil Gaiman (and before him, Warren Ellis) had no real problem going, "Eh, fuck *that* guy" and walking away when he was outed, but a broad swath of Harry Potter fans have been extremely recalcitrant about leaving it behind.
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I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
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hard to overstate how bad this is for discrimination against everyone but white people.
I'm saying we are undergoing a wholesale revision of equal protection and anti-discrimination law so that it only protects white people.
Let me explain:
I'm saying we are undergoing a wholesale revision of equal protection and anti-discrimination law so that it only protects white people.
Let me explain:
This makes facially neutral policies--like poll taxes and literacy tests--that we know were adopted for discriminatory purposes legal. Organizations can now simply claim there was no discriminatory intent regardless of outcome. It's unconstrained institutionalized racism.
They're just taking an ax to the Civil Rights Act
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
hard to overstate how bad this is for discrimination against everyone but white people.
I'm saying we are undergoing a wholesale revision of equal protection and anti-discrimination law so that it only protects white people.
Let me explain:
I'm saying we are undergoing a wholesale revision of equal protection and anti-discrimination law so that it only protects white people.
Let me explain:
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I don’t understand why Hemingway got to drink himself to death while writing a manifesto in a house full of cats but when I do it it’s “a maladaptive coping mechanism” and I “need to talk to someone”
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I don’t understand why Hemingway got to drink himself to death while writing a manifesto in a house full of cats but when I do it it’s “a maladaptive coping mechanism” and I “need to talk to someone”
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I mean... yeah. Its an ethnic cleansing campaign, and should be labeled as such.
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I mean... yeah. Its an ethnic cleansing campaign, and should be labeled as such.
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Is there interest in ordering another round of these stickers? 👀
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Is there interest in ordering another round of these stickers? 👀
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
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I spent a year in government in a civil law enforcement capacity and there is nothing on this Earth that has come close to the experience of being the guy who gets to say "I'm from the government and we think what happened to you is really fucked up, would you like to testify against the bastards?"
& also underestimate how many government workers are already itching to be given a mandate to do big things and make a positive difference in people’s lives rather than just keep the lights on and tinker around the edges sometimes
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I spent a year in government in a civil law enforcement capacity and there is nothing on this Earth that has come close to the experience of being the guy who gets to say "I'm from the government and we think what happened to you is really fucked up, would you like to testify against the bastards?"
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"Two student-led organizations in Texas raised over $30,000 to help undocumented students pay for tuition and other expenses after a federal judge overturned the Texas Dream Act" thedailytexan.com/2025/10/31/t...
Texas student groups financially support undocumented students after overturning of Texas Dream Act
Editor’s note: The professor quoted in the article is speaking independently and not on behalf of the University. Two student-led organizations in Texas raised over $30,000 to help undocumented studen...
thedailytexan.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Two student-led organizations in Texas raised over $30,000 to help undocumented students pay for tuition and other expenses after a federal judge overturned the Texas Dream Act" thedailytexan.com/2025/10/31/t...
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It’s come to this: Two federal prosecutors faced immediate punishment because they used accurate words about Jan. 6 that were at odds with Trump-approved phrasing.
No, seriously. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
No, seriously. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
DOJ put prosecutors on leave after they described Jan. 6 in ways Trump doesn’t like
Some prosecutors are now being punished for writing a sentencing memo using accurate words and phrases that are at odds with Trump-approved language.
www.msnbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It’s come to this: Two federal prosecutors faced immediate punishment because they used accurate words about Jan. 6 that were at odds with Trump-approved phrasing.
No, seriously. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
No, seriously. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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If this was any other country you would have legions of analysts and journalists already discussing risks of civil conflict
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If this was any other country you would have legions of analysts and journalists already discussing risks of civil conflict
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I want to write about this and get it published somewhere where a lot of people will see it cause I feel this is very important and not enough people know just how bad it really is.
The fact that all these ads are either fashwave or 1940’s themed is pretty strong evidence that there are actual, dead serious white nationalists in the comms department at DHS.
Yeah, this is full-hog Radio Rwanda / Der Sturmer tier stuff.
Gives you an idea of whom they're going to end up hiring.
Gives you an idea of whom they're going to end up hiring.
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I want to write about this and get it published somewhere where a lot of people will see it cause I feel this is very important and not enough people know just how bad it really is.
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Heretic Coffee in Portland, Oregon has announced that starting Nov 1st they will provide breakfast to those in the community who will be facing hunger due to SNAP benefits not being sent out in November.
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
October 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Heretic Coffee in Portland, Oregon has announced that starting Nov 1st they will provide breakfast to those in the community who will be facing hunger due to SNAP benefits not being sent out in November.
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
"we know it’s not much, but we’ll do our best to keep you fed" - Heretic Coffee
#Pinks
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Oh look. Trump is being racist.
October 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Oh look. Trump is being racist.
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This is, sadly, the correct reaction to have.
Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is, sadly, the correct reaction to have.
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It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions hit the streets this weekend in solidarity with each other and to affirm the foundations of the common good.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions hit the streets this weekend in solidarity with each other and to affirm the foundations of the common good.
October 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions hit the streets this weekend in solidarity with each other and to affirm the foundations of the common good.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions hit the streets this weekend in solidarity with each other and to affirm the foundations of the common good.
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This is climate-based resilience targeting.
“We’re physically seeing the impacts of a changing climate on these communities. … And the fact that we don’t have a government framework for dealing with these issues is not just an Alaska problem, it’s a national problem.”
(Published May with KYUK)
(Published May with KYUK)
Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is climate-based resilience targeting.
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when i saw marsha fucking blackburn was being honored by journalists i thought i was having a neurological episode
June 11: GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduces a bill to defund NPR and PBS because of their "left-wing propaganda" and "radical leftist gender ideology."
October 7: The news industry's main trade group gives Blackburn its "Support Journalism Champion Award."
Just shameless.
October 7: The news industry's main trade group gives Blackburn its "Support Journalism Champion Award."
Just shameless.
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
when i saw marsha fucking blackburn was being honored by journalists i thought i was having a neurological episode