Daniel José Older
@djolder.bsky.social
Writer of books and comics. Story architect for STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ✨ he/him https://www.danieljoseolder.net/
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I'm available for developmental edits on full and partial manuscripts for a limited time! Full details here:
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You are not misreading.
Am I misreading? Is this post suggesting that because the shooter is Afghan that it is terrorism? maybe I am misreading
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
You are not misreading.
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I am BEGGING! My son, who just survived starvation, is now soaked and exposed. His little body is too weak for this winter. I saved him from hunger, don't let the cold take him! Our collapsed tent means certain death. Give my child a chance.
Verited by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Verited by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I am BEGGING! My son, who just survived starvation, is now soaked and exposed. His little body is too weak for this winter. I saved him from hunger, don't let the cold take him! Our collapsed tent means certain death. Give my child a chance.
Verited by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Verited by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
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yep. also really can't overstate how much nuzzi is very much the product of an environment that rewards amoral ambition and frowns on people who sincerely believe anything
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
yep. also really can't overstate how much nuzzi is very much the product of an environment that rewards amoral ambition and frowns on people who sincerely believe anything
And an important reminder that even when the advance is extremely cute, the way it's doled out is very often still not conducive to, like, surviving.
Extremely accurate thread on how book finances work for trade published authors #BookSky
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
And an important reminder that even when the advance is extremely cute, the way it's doled out is very often still not conducive to, like, surviving.
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Extremely accurate thread on how book finances work for trade published authors #BookSky
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Extremely accurate thread on how book finances work for trade published authors #BookSky
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
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Lovely specimen of an Aberrant ammonite (Didymoceras cheyenense) unearthed in an unspecified portion of the former Western Interior Seaway
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Lovely specimen of an Aberrant ammonite (Didymoceras cheyenense) unearthed in an unspecified portion of the former Western Interior Seaway
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IT'S STREAMING RIGHT FRIGGIN' NOW ON AMAZON, APPLE, & FANDANGO! LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!!
🧵
1) On this #TransDayOfVisibility, I want to tell you that our movie, Outerlands, helmed by the brilliant Asia Kate Dillon will be available to stream in 6 days!
1) On this #TransDayOfVisibility, I want to tell you that our movie, Outerlands, helmed by the brilliant Asia Kate Dillon will be available to stream in 6 days!
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
IT'S STREAMING RIGHT FRIGGIN' NOW ON AMAZON, APPLE, & FANDANGO! LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!!
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My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
“Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balance of power at the local, state, and national levels.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"something explosive
that, if she were correct, would shatter our understanding of recent history..."
that, if she were correct, would shatter our understanding of recent history..."
a man in a suit and tie says " serious people "
Alt: a man in a suit and tie says "you are not serious people "
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"something explosive
that, if she were correct, would shatter our understanding of recent history..."
that, if she were correct, would shatter our understanding of recent history..."
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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My book is out and it’s about the power of archive and voice and my fellow fellows are dope as hell in it
nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...
nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My book is out and it’s about the power of archive and voice and my fellow fellows are dope as hell in it
nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...
nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014906...
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OMG people are calling respecting BDS a “purity test.”
It sure is a test. Of your most basic willingness to materially stand behind Palestinian liberation. Lot of people failing.
A lot.
Is it a “purity test” to ask someone not to cross a picket line?
It sure is a test. Of your most basic willingness to materially stand behind Palestinian liberation. Lot of people failing.
A lot.
Is it a “purity test” to ask someone not to cross a picket line?
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
OMG people are calling respecting BDS a “purity test.”
It sure is a test. Of your most basic willingness to materially stand behind Palestinian liberation. Lot of people failing.
A lot.
Is it a “purity test” to ask someone not to cross a picket line?
It sure is a test. Of your most basic willingness to materially stand behind Palestinian liberation. Lot of people failing.
A lot.
Is it a “purity test” to ask someone not to cross a picket line?
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
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It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
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Look at our reality this isn’t the life we chose.
They turned it into the hell you see We can’t understand how a handful of soulless beings control our fate while the world watches.
Just stand with us until this destruction ends 🇵🇸
chuffed.org/project/sharif
They turned it into the hell you see We can’t understand how a handful of soulless beings control our fate while the world watches.
Just stand with us until this destruction ends 🇵🇸
chuffed.org/project/sharif
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Look at our reality this isn’t the life we chose.
They turned it into the hell you see We can’t understand how a handful of soulless beings control our fate while the world watches.
Just stand with us until this destruction ends 🇵🇸
chuffed.org/project/sharif
They turned it into the hell you see We can’t understand how a handful of soulless beings control our fate while the world watches.
Just stand with us until this destruction ends 🇵🇸
chuffed.org/project/sharif
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not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
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nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
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🚨Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy Documents Killing of 2 Prisoners and Rape of a Third in Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison
The Center has released a harrowing testimony documenting the killing of two detainees and the rape of a third inside Israel’s Sde Teiman prison — a site that has become...
The Center has released a harrowing testimony documenting the killing of two detainees and the rape of a third inside Israel’s Sde Teiman prison — a site that has become...
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🚨Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy Documents Killing of 2 Prisoners and Rape of a Third in Israel’s Sde Teiman Prison
The Center has released a harrowing testimony documenting the killing of two detainees and the rape of a third inside Israel’s Sde Teiman prison — a site that has become...
The Center has released a harrowing testimony documenting the killing of two detainees and the rape of a third inside Israel’s Sde Teiman prison — a site that has become...
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If you've donated to Native Organizer Alliance and want to keep giving, you can check out some of the groups I've uplifted in previous years in this newsletter edition from last year:
Must-Reads and Some Ways to Support Native People This Weekend
"Colonialism has been destroying worlds for hundreds of years."
organizingmythoughts.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you've donated to Native Organizer Alliance and want to keep giving, you can check out some of the groups I've uplifted in previous years in this newsletter edition from last year:
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I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-passed-30-laws-deepening-apartheid-7-october-adalah-says
Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says
Adalah says counterterror laws, emergency measures and Jewish-only benefits drive surge in discriminatory legislation
www.middleeasteye.net
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-passed-30-laws-deepening-apartheid-7-october-adalah-says
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Can only assume that this is because Goran, kind Goran, shares accounts of Palestinian folks in dire need of help and financial support. So incredibly shameful on behalf of the Bluesky moderators. I hope they change their hearts before their callousness and cruelty destroys all that they love.
Bluesky suspended Goran Gligovic, the guy that makes nice art. Jesus fucking Christ Bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Can only assume that this is because Goran, kind Goran, shares accounts of Palestinian folks in dire need of help and financial support. So incredibly shameful on behalf of the Bluesky moderators. I hope they change their hearts before their callousness and cruelty destroys all that they love.
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Felt far enough away from election stuff to finally read Malka Older's Infomocracy and boy is that a helluva book. Cool to see some early seeds of my favorite parts of her writing showing up strong in the debut, and already on to Null State
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Felt far enough away from election stuff to finally read Malka Older's Infomocracy and boy is that a helluva book. Cool to see some early seeds of my favorite parts of her writing showing up strong in the debut, and already on to Null State