El Romero Mero
@maxoromero.bsky.social
He/him/his. Host of PLASTICAST, THE MIRROR FACTORY, THE DEATH-DEFYING HUMAN FLYCAST on the Fire & Water #Podcast Network; writer/copy ed. #comics Brown ‘n proud. Newsletters and contacts at https://linktr.ee/maxromero
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Todd Klein, ladies and gentlemen.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Todd Klein, ladies and gentlemen.
You don’t know what a crazy opportunity this is to experience some great games FOR FREE (you should throw some money his way, anyway)
In the spirit of hobbit birthdays, have some free games!
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
You don’t know what a crazy opportunity this is to experience some great games FOR FREE (you should throw some money his way, anyway)
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Grab your martinis! I will be doing an on stage intro for 1934's THE THIN MAN starring William Powell and Myrna Loy at the Enzian Theater in Maitland, FL on Wednesday, December 3 at 3pm!
enzian.org/film/the-thi...
enzian.org/film/the-thi...
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Grab your martinis! I will be doing an on stage intro for 1934's THE THIN MAN starring William Powell and Myrna Loy at the Enzian Theater in Maitland, FL on Wednesday, December 3 at 3pm!
enzian.org/film/the-thi...
enzian.org/film/the-thi...
“For the love of God, Charlie Brown!”
“Yes,” I said, “for the love of God.”
“Yes,” I said, “for the love of God.”
His followers called him Mahasamatman and said he was a god, Charlie Brown. He preferred to drop the Maha- and the -atman, however, and called himself Sam. He never claimed to be a god. But then, he never claimed not to be a god.
Witness me, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
“For the love of God, Charlie Brown!”
“Yes,” I said, “for the love of God.”
“Yes,” I said, “for the love of God.”
The most annoying form of gate keeping is posting a random still from a movie and refusing to name it
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The most annoying form of gate keeping is posting a random still from a movie and refusing to name it
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New FADE OUT! @maxoromero.bsky.social fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fo54/
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
New FADE OUT! @maxoromero.bsky.social fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fo54/
I was a guest on today’s Fade Out, hosted by the esteemed @robkellycreative.bsky.social on @fwpodcasts.bsky.social — we’re talking Soylent Green, so go check it out! fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fo54/
Fade Out – Edward G. Robinson - The Fire and Water Network
Episode 54 - Edward G. Robinson's SOYLENT GREEN w/guest Max Romero This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com ...
fireandwaterpodcast.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I was a guest on today’s Fade Out, hosted by the esteemed @robkellycreative.bsky.social on @fwpodcasts.bsky.social — we’re talking Soylent Green, so go check it out! fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fo54/
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
“This active role beyond the borders is part of the quiet transformation of its parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, into something more akin to a domestic intelligence operation.”
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“This active role beyond the borders is part of the quiet transformation of its parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, into something more akin to a domestic intelligence operation.”
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The One Battle After Another boys thrilled London fans Wednesday night at an exclusive in-conversation event at BFI Southbank.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Thomas Anderson Explain Why They Had to Pause Production on ‘One Battle After Another’
The One Battle After Another boys thrilled London fans Wednesday night at an exclusive in-conversation event at BFI Southbank.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The One Battle After Another boys thrilled London fans Wednesday night at an exclusive in-conversation event at BFI Southbank.
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Hearst lays off 26 Dallas Morning News employees, weeks after assuming ownership of the paper, DMN confirms: The layoffs eliminate the Morning News' entire copy desk and outsources the paper's print page production, the guild said in a social media post.
www.wfaa.com/article/mone...
www.wfaa.com/article/mone...
Hearst lays off 26 Dallas Morning News employees, weeks after assuming ownership of the paper, DMN confirms
Nearly two months after officially acquiring the paper, Hearst will lay off 26 people at the Dallas Morning News, the paper confirmed Wednesday.
www.wfaa.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Hearst lays off 26 Dallas Morning News employees, weeks after assuming ownership of the paper, DMN confirms: The layoffs eliminate the Morning News' entire copy desk and outsources the paper's print page production, the guild said in a social media post.
www.wfaa.com/article/mone...
www.wfaa.com/article/mone...
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Stop laying off copy editors and then complaining about errors and lack of reader trust challenge
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Stop laying off copy editors and then complaining about errors and lack of reader trust challenge
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Commemorsting International Men’s Day, a day meant to focus on the importance of men’s mental health, with some beautiful art by Jack Cole, Gray Morrow, Wally Wood, and Malcolm Jones III for some random unrelated reason.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Commemorsting International Men’s Day, a day meant to focus on the importance of men’s mental health, with some beautiful art by Jack Cole, Gray Morrow, Wally Wood, and Malcolm Jones III for some random unrelated reason.
Hey, guess who got notice yesterday that he’ll be laid off from his newspaper job in a few months? But I won’t be lonely — they’re getting rid of the entire copy desk, 26 people in all.
a man in a red shirt is sitting at a desk with a dell laptop and the word journalism written on it
Alt: a man sitting at a desk with a laptop, raising his hands, with the word “Journalism!” displayed at the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hey, guess who got notice yesterday that he’ll be laid off from his newspaper job in a few months? But I won’t be lonely — they’re getting rid of the entire copy desk, 26 people in all.
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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My talented name twin @timothydoyle.bsky.social (Texas Tim Doyle to my friends) is being harassed by the FBI for his artwork and for joking about funding "Antifa" online.
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My talented name twin @timothydoyle.bsky.social (Texas Tim Doyle to my friends) is being harassed by the FBI for his artwork and for joking about funding "Antifa" online.
I want everyone to post their hometown slop.
Chico’s Tacos, both a local restaurant chain in El Paso and shorthand for this style of flautas. Entirely unique, beloved and contentious.
Chico’s Tacos, both a local restaurant chain in El Paso and shorthand for this style of flautas. Entirely unique, beloved and contentious.
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I want everyone to post their hometown slop.
Chico’s Tacos, both a local restaurant chain in El Paso and shorthand for this style of flautas. Entirely unique, beloved and contentious.
Chico’s Tacos, both a local restaurant chain in El Paso and shorthand for this style of flautas. Entirely unique, beloved and contentious.
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fundraiser to pay for an emergency kidney procedure, anything helps gofund.me/16ef32cb1
Donate to Support Genc (aka @JucikaDaily, @GENCZILLA), organized by Genczilla V
Fundraiser Update 12/06/2024
Thank you guys so much. We were able to reach… Genczilla V needs your support for Support Genc (aka @JucikaDaily, @GENCZILLA)
gofund.me
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
fundraiser to pay for an emergency kidney procedure, anything helps gofund.me/16ef32cb1
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Bill Watterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes” first appeared 40 years ago, on November 18, 1985. Here’s the first week of dailies:
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Bill Watterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes” first appeared 40 years ago, on November 18, 1985. Here’s the first week of dailies:
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Happy Life Day, Everyone! Today is the 47th anniversary of this Galactic Mess known as The Star Wars Holiday Special. I triple dog dare any of you to make it all the way through this (I can't)!
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (Complete) [60fps]
YouTube video by Star Wars Holiday Special
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November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Happy Life Day, Everyone! Today is the 47th anniversary of this Galactic Mess known as The Star Wars Holiday Special. I triple dog dare any of you to make it all the way through this (I can't)!
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Just in time for holidays @manruss.bsky.social joins us to talk Thanksgiving, an @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social One-Shot with gorgeous art by @mauricet34.bsky.social Even when its family you never know who's at dinner with you, Serial Killer anyone? https://youtu.be/L9XKVHDZ4I8?si=klw6avnchWxdo60E
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just in time for holidays @manruss.bsky.social joins us to talk Thanksgiving, an @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social One-Shot with gorgeous art by @mauricet34.bsky.social Even when its family you never know who's at dinner with you, Serial Killer anyone? https://youtu.be/L9XKVHDZ4I8?si=klw6avnchWxdo60E
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Now Available! Our journey through Marvel #StarWars comics continues with STAR WARS #46! @writerjimbeard.bsky.social & Shag dive into "The Dreams of Cody Sunn-Childe" from 1981 by JM DeMatteis & Carmine Infantino! #starwarspodcast #marvelstarwars
fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/swe2...
fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/swe2...
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Now Available! Our journey through Marvel #StarWars comics continues with STAR WARS #46! @writerjimbeard.bsky.social & Shag dive into "The Dreams of Cody Sunn-Childe" from 1981 by JM DeMatteis & Carmine Infantino! #starwarspodcast #marvelstarwars
fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/swe2...
fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/swe2...
“I don’t go to the library. I don’t have a reason to go to the library.”
Overheard in Texas
Overheard in Texas
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“I don’t go to the library. I don’t have a reason to go to the library.”
Overheard in Texas
Overheard in Texas
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34 years ago today
Bikini Kill – Kathleen Hanna and Kathi Wilcox – performed at St. Stephen’s in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1991.
Photos: Brad Sigal
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #bikinikill #kathleenhanna #kathiwilcox #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Bikini Kill – Kathleen Hanna and Kathi Wilcox – performed at St. Stephen’s in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1991.
Photos: Brad Sigal
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #bikinikill #kathleenhanna #kathiwilcox #history #punkrockhistory #otd
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
34 years ago today
Bikini Kill – Kathleen Hanna and Kathi Wilcox – performed at St. Stephen’s in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1991.
Photos: Brad Sigal
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #bikinikill #kathleenhanna #kathiwilcox #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Bikini Kill – Kathleen Hanna and Kathi Wilcox – performed at St. Stephen’s in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 1991.
Photos: Brad Sigal
#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #bikinikill #kathleenhanna #kathiwilcox #history #punkrockhistory #otd