Mark Fiddler
@mfiddler.bsky.social
Adoption attorney, foodie, Labrador retriever lover.
As a Minneapolis resident traveling to Eureka-Arcata CA today, it was good to be in No Kings Country with my anti-fascist allies! Huge crowds for small town, lots of passion! #nokings
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
As a Minneapolis resident traveling to Eureka-Arcata CA today, it was good to be in No Kings Country with my anti-fascist allies! Huge crowds for small town, lots of passion! #nokings
“Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people” or, TACO Don II
June 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people” or, TACO Don II
“SECTION. 8 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises….To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations….” Where are the “originalist” jurists and lawyers now?
Never before have we seen the president usurp such power from Congress
Never before have we seen the president usurp such power from Congress
April 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“SECTION. 8 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises….To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations….” Where are the “originalist” jurists and lawyers now?
Never before have we seen the president usurp such power from Congress
Never before have we seen the president usurp such power from Congress
@cnn Press should ask President Trump if is he is aware of the US obligation to protect Ukraine as part of the START Treaty implementation. www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65...
www.securitycouncilreport.org
March 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@cnn Press should ask President Trump if is he is aware of the US obligation to protect Ukraine as part of the START Treaty implementation. www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65...
A Russian drone just struck a crowded hospital in Kharkiv. Fire is raging at the site. Rescuers are rushing to the scene.
March 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
You can tell this is fake AI, only because it has two left feet
February 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You can tell this is fake AI, only because it has two left feet
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Then, 1961:
“Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty". — J.F.K.
Now, 2024:
At UN, US voted with Russia in refusing to condemn Russian incursion on Ukraine’s liberty.
“Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty". — J.F.K.
Now, 2024:
At UN, US voted with Russia in refusing to condemn Russian incursion on Ukraine’s liberty.
February 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Then, 1961:
“Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty". — J.F.K.
Now, 2024:
At UN, US voted with Russia in refusing to condemn Russian incursion on Ukraine’s liberty.
“Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty". — J.F.K.
Now, 2024:
At UN, US voted with Russia in refusing to condemn Russian incursion on Ukraine’s liberty.
A search engine, to be trusted, needs to be devoid of political taint. @Google can’t be trusted: Folks should change their browser search engine to Yahoo or Dick Duck or Bing. Reduce Google searches!
February 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A search engine, to be trusted, needs to be devoid of political taint. @Google can’t be trusted: Folks should change their browser search engine to Yahoo or Dick Duck or Bing. Reduce Google searches!
Trump doesnt know or care what “shall faithfully execute the laws means”! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law (Gift Article)
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal for companies that operate in the United States to pay foreign government officials to secure or keep business deals.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump doesnt know or care what “shall faithfully execute the laws means”! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Reposted by Mark Fiddler
Time’s new cover:
February 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Time’s new cover:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/b... Tesla’s slide continues with Elon’s management on crashing auto drive.
Tesla’s European Sales Drop in January After Elon Musk Disrupts Politics (Gift Article)
The U.S. electric car company’s sales are sliding across Europe, amid what many see as interference in local affairs by Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/b... Tesla’s slide continues with Elon’s management on crashing auto drive.
Yeah, the ugly upward swoop of the Swasticars are f#%ing ugly, but there is that clever reference to HH salute. Easily worst design since Gremlin
Leon is upset people are calling Teslas
Swasticars
Hundreds were tagged with this sticker in London
Swasticars
Hundreds were tagged with this sticker in London
February 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yeah, the ugly upward swoop of the Swasticars are f#%ing ugly, but there is that clever reference to HH salute. Easily worst design since Gremlin
FAA had SAME policy supporting hiring the disabled as Biden! Calling Trump a hypocrite is nothing new. //www.snopes.com/news/2024/01/15/faa-dei-initiatives/
FAA Policy About Hiring People with Intellectual Disabilities Has Existed for Over a Decade
Posts by Elon Musk and others implied that a long-standing policy was the result of a recent emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
www.snopes.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
FAA had SAME policy supporting hiring the disabled as Biden! Calling Trump a hypocrite is nothing new. //www.snopes.com/news/2024/01/15/faa-dei-initiatives/
As an adoption lawyer I’ve already had two calls today from parents who’ve legally adopted children overseas (and approved citizenship) and now they and their children are afraid of their children being deported. So now they have to carry around passports or citizenship proof in fear of ICE stops!
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
As an adoption lawyer I’ve already had two calls today from parents who’ve legally adopted children overseas (and approved citizenship) and now they and their children are afraid of their children being deported. So now they have to carry around passports or citizenship proof in fear of ICE stops!
Sadie and Frannie love Christmas. Treats, fancy ribbons on their collars, time with mom and dad. Happy Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Sadie and Frannie love Christmas. Treats, fancy ribbons on their collars, time with mom and dad. Happy Christmas!
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Fox closed her eyes, felt the cold on her face
She smiled at the darkness, lost in winter's brace
Solstice had come, the promise of more light
Nature's cycle was done by end of this night
She wished all souls love with the return of the sun
and #SolsticeBlessings for everyone
She smiled at the darkness, lost in winter's brace
Solstice had come, the promise of more light
Nature's cycle was done by end of this night
She wished all souls love with the return of the sun
and #SolsticeBlessings for everyone
December 21, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Fox closed her eyes, felt the cold on her face
She smiled at the darkness, lost in winter's brace
Solstice had come, the promise of more light
Nature's cycle was done by end of this night
She wished all souls love with the return of the sun
and #SolsticeBlessings for everyone
She smiled at the darkness, lost in winter's brace
Solstice had come, the promise of more light
Nature's cycle was done by end of this night
She wished all souls love with the return of the sun
and #SolsticeBlessings for everyone
House passes budget deal around promise of Wimpie: "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" I.e., Government stays open on condition of future cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, so they can raise debt ceiling later to pay for continued tax cuts for rich!
December 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM
House passes budget deal around promise of Wimpie: "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" I.e., Government stays open on condition of future cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, so they can raise debt ceiling later to pay for continued tax cuts for rich!
Only in Minneapolis
December 19, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Only in Minneapolis
Do we think in years down the road audiences will know what that white stuff is floating down from the sky?
a blurry picture of a police officer with a badge on his chest
ALT: a blurry picture of a police officer with a badge on his chest
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Do we think in years down the road audiences will know what that white stuff is floating down from the sky?
Reposted by Mark Fiddler
The following seasonal Twitter thread was one of the most popular I ever posted on the other site ...
December 14, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The following seasonal Twitter thread was one of the most popular I ever posted on the other site ...
I spoke last night in Toronto to the Canadian Institute for Historical Education on the theme of "settler colonialism." Video of the (24 minute) talk + Q&A can be seen at link here cihe.ca
Canadian Institute for Historical Education |
cihe.ca
December 6, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Ideology drives myths re foster care? Shocking! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Research to Consider While Effectively Re-Designing Child Welfare Services - Richard P. Barth, Jill Duerr Berrick, Antonio R. Garcia, Brett Drake, Melissa Jonson-Reid, John R. Gyourko, Johanna K. P. G...
An intense appetite for reforming and transforming child welfare services in the United States is yielding many new initiatives. Vulnerable children and familie...
journals.sagepub.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Ideology drives myths re foster care? Shocking! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....