Dean Gloster
@deangloster.bsky.social
Anti-authoritarian. Author of stories for young people, including the YA novel DESSERT FIRST. Former Supreme Court law clerk. Former standup comic. VCFA MFA. Write on. He/him.
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In fairness, it's not clear that more than 360 of those tons of cocaine the guy helped import went to Americans other than Don Jr.
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In fairness, it's not clear that more than 360 of those tons of cocaine the guy helped import went to Americans other than Don Jr.
Children's book author here.
1. Don't misappropriate other authors' work to try to justify mass murder and war crimes.
2. The back blast from that Russian RPG-7 would do a world of hurt to the inside of that Huey.
3. Our SecDef is neither qualified nor mentally well.
1. Don't misappropriate other authors' work to try to justify mass murder and war crimes.
2. The back blast from that Russian RPG-7 would do a world of hurt to the inside of that Huey.
3. Our SecDef is neither qualified nor mentally well.
December 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Children's book author here.
1. Don't misappropriate other authors' work to try to justify mass murder and war crimes.
2. The back blast from that Russian RPG-7 would do a world of hurt to the inside of that Huey.
3. Our SecDef is neither qualified nor mentally well.
1. Don't misappropriate other authors' work to try to justify mass murder and war crimes.
2. The back blast from that Russian RPG-7 would do a world of hurt to the inside of that Huey.
3. Our SecDef is neither qualified nor mentally well.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
I get vigorous exercise 5+ times a week and have cut my cholesterol and triglycerides. Don't kink shame me.
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I get vigorous exercise 5+ times a week and have cut my cholesterol and triglycerides. Don't kink shame me.
Due to legal developments, I guess Epstein island was no longer available as a location?
Roger Stone is promoting Prospera, a “Freedom City” (per Stone) in Honduras backed by Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen (who once tweeted that “anti-colonialism has been economically catastrophic for the Indian people…”) & Balaji Srinivasan (author of The Network State: How to Build a New Country). 1/
November 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Due to legal developments, I guess Epstein island was no longer available as a location?
This year, get an authentic Russian Orthodox advent calendar:
Every time you open a window, a tiny screaming oligarch falls out.
Every time you open a window, a tiny screaming oligarch falls out.
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This year, get an authentic Russian Orthodox advent calendar:
Every time you open a window, a tiny screaming oligarch falls out.
Every time you open a window, a tiny screaming oligarch falls out.
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People have looked better than this at their own funerals
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 AM
People have looked better than this at their own funerals
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Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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After WWII, U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was tried and executed for war crimes because he killed survivors clinging to the wreckage of the ship he sank. His similar argument, that the survivors might have told others about the U-boat's location, was rejected.
Arrest and imprison this man.
Arrest and imprison this man.
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
After WWII, U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was tried and executed for war crimes because he killed survivors clinging to the wreckage of the ship he sank. His similar argument, that the survivors might have told others about the U-boat's location, was rejected.
Arrest and imprison this man.
Arrest and imprison this man.
After WWII, U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was tried and executed for war crimes, because he intentionally killed survivors clinging to the wreckage of a ship he'd sunk.
Time to try again?
Time to try again?
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
After WWII, U-boat commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck was tried and executed for war crimes, because he intentionally killed survivors clinging to the wreckage of a ship he'd sunk.
Time to try again?
Time to try again?
Our deranged alleged president: Everyone should leave Venezuela! Also, we'll shoot you down if you leave Venezuela!
The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela.
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Our deranged alleged president: Everyone should leave Venezuela! Also, we'll shoot you down if you leave Venezuela!
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This is a must read…. And pray it will not be our reality. The 47th. Must be removed along with his Cabinet members.
This piece took me over 2 months to write.
It’s about a man given illegal orders that is impossible not to obey.
Please read.
open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...
It’s about a man given illegal orders that is impossible not to obey.
Please read.
open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...
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A Story About Illegal Orders
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is a must read…. And pray it will not be our reality. The 47th. Must be removed along with his Cabinet members.
Trump announced he's pardoning this guy who conspired to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
Is, like, Don Jr. getting a cut?
Is, like, Don Jr. getting a cut?
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Trump announced he's pardoning this guy who conspired to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S.
Is, like, Don Jr. getting a cut?
Is, like, Don Jr. getting a cut?
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A president who will start a war to avoid his own accountability will do anything. There's nothing he won't do. Nothing.
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A president who will start a war to avoid his own accountability will do anything. There's nothing he won't do. Nothing.
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"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."--WKRP Cincinnati
Wishing y'all a flying start to the holiday season
Wishing y'all a flying start to the holiday season
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."--WKRP Cincinnati
Wishing y'all a flying start to the holiday season
Wishing y'all a flying start to the holiday season
Reading this entire pro-Putin exchange on how to butter up our alleged President into supporting Russia's plan is like eating a large tray of dog vomit.
Never, ever elect another "Republican" to office.
Never, ever elect another "Republican" to office.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reading this entire pro-Putin exchange on how to butter up our alleged President into supporting Russia's plan is like eating a large tray of dog vomit.
Never, ever elect another "Republican" to office.
Never, ever elect another "Republican" to office.
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Excellent post from @sulliview.bsky.social
Margaret Sullivan discusses the abysmal ethics of NYT's Epstein coverage, including the paper's radio silence following disclosure of the fact that its lead Epstein correspondent was seeking money from Epstein. The corruption goes far in explaining NYT's editorially deranged Epstein coverage.
Three lessons in unethical media behavior
Plus: Some moments that made me proud to be a journalist
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Excellent post from @sulliview.bsky.social
Reminder: Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit election interference. So of course Putin's pawns want her as the U.S. Attorney General.
After the Comey indictment was dismissed, Michael Flynn says the best way for Trump to fix a dysfunctional DOJ is to fire Pam Bondi and appoint Sidney Powell as AG.
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reminder: Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit election interference. So of course Putin's pawns want her as the U.S. Attorney General.
Masked ICE officer smashes window, arrests child who is a U.S. citizen, and says, when told that, "I don't care."
This is your country on fascism.
This is your country on fascism.
ICE agent when told he's about to arrest a US citizen. Direct quote: "I DON'T CARE."
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Masked ICE officer smashes window, arrests child who is a U.S. citizen, and says, when told that, "I don't care."
This is your country on fascism.
This is your country on fascism.
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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Trump essentially said loyalty to the Constitution is punishable by death. Those are dangerous words coming from the President of the United States, but I’m not going to be intimidated.
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump essentially said loyalty to the Constitution is punishable by death. Those are dangerous words coming from the President of the United States, but I’m not going to be intimidated.