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.
Alas, there are no longer any NASTAR nationals, and I haven't managed to join a club for club racing. (The Masters guys, currently, would kick my spandex-covered derriere.) And my brother, the amazing Mark, is recovering from double-leg breaks and taking the year off.
I'll run _some_ gates. 🤷♂️
I'll run _some_ gates. 🤷♂️
December 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Alas, there are no longer any NASTAR nationals, and I haven't managed to join a club for club racing. (The Masters guys, currently, would kick my spandex-covered derriere.) And my brother, the amazing Mark, is recovering from double-leg breaks and taking the year off.
I'll run _some_ gates. 🤷♂️
I'll run _some_ gates. 🤷♂️
They tell me he sometimes looks peaceful when he sleeps through cabinet meetings.
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
They tell me he sometimes looks peaceful when he sleeps through cabinet meetings.
I liked it better when videos of CEOs were different than videos of people high on cocaine and Ketamine.
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I liked it better when videos of CEOs were different than videos of people high on cocaine and Ketamine.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "If I agree to resign, will you promise to indict someone else?"
(Satire. Probably.)
(Satire. Probably.)
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "If I agree to resign, will you promise to indict someone else?"
(Satire. Probably.)
(Satire. Probably.)
I would prefer to live in a timeline where the regime doesn't commit new war crimes/mass murder at the request of a podcaster, but here we are...
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I would prefer to live in a timeline where the regime doesn't commit new war crimes/mass murder at the request of a podcaster, but here we are...
Subhead: Masked Burglar's Break-in Is Cry for Help
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Subhead: Masked Burglar's Break-in Is Cry for Help
What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Christmas party:
(Well. It _is_ December.)
(Well. It _is_ December.)
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Christmas party:
(Well. It _is_ December.)
(Well. It _is_ December.)
I just don't think "Franklin Takes Bribes from Narco Kingpins" is going to have as much dramatic potential.
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I just don't think "Franklin Takes Bribes from Narco Kingpins" is going to have as much dramatic potential.
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.
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.
Or you could call it by the longer new name?
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Or you could call it by the longer new name?
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.
Even the original patent makes it clear: this is the way.
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Even the original patent makes it clear: this is the way.
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?
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?
"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.
So: Going all in on pedophile enablers and mass-murder enablers. Got it.
(A new low in modern American journalism.)
(A new low in modern American journalism.)
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
So: Going all in on pedophile enablers and mass-murder enablers. Got it.
(A new low in modern American journalism.)
(A new low in modern American journalism.)
I have it on good authority this holiday season that these Macarons and Macaroons also have it in for me.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I have it on good authority this holiday season that these Macarons and Macaroons also have it in for me.
I have it on good authority that these Macarons and Macaroons also have it in for me, this holiday season.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I have it on good authority that these Macarons and Macaroons also have it in for me, this holiday season.
If those scholars are advising you that, then name them, Mango Mussolini, so we can try them as co-conspirators in your war crimes.
(P.S. He's lying.)
(P.S. He's lying.)
November 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If those scholars are advising you that, then name them, Mango Mussolini, so we can try them as co-conspirators in your war crimes.
(P.S. He's lying.)
(P.S. He's lying.)
Former law clerk at the Supreme Court here.
1. Since the aftermath of the My Lai massacre, it has been bedrock law that U.S. military are not required to follow unlawful orders and instead are required to question and refuse them.
2. "I was only following orders" is not a criminal defense.
1. Since the aftermath of the My Lai massacre, it has been bedrock law that U.S. military are not required to follow unlawful orders and instead are required to question and refuse them.
2. "I was only following orders" is not a criminal defense.
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Former law clerk at the Supreme Court here.
1. Since the aftermath of the My Lai massacre, it has been bedrock law that U.S. military are not required to follow unlawful orders and instead are required to question and refuse them.
2. "I was only following orders" is not a criminal defense.
1. Since the aftermath of the My Lai massacre, it has been bedrock law that U.S. military are not required to follow unlawful orders and instead are required to question and refuse them.
2. "I was only following orders" is not a criminal defense.
Coffee, and feel free to splurge on the good stuff:
Don't let the fascists steal your joy.
Don't let the fascists steal your joy.
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Coffee, and feel free to splurge on the good stuff:
Don't let the fascists steal your joy.
Don't let the fascists steal your joy.