Dale Osterman
@dalenotdan.bsky.social
Fantasy & Speculative Fiction Writer. Aimless musician. Sad Lefty. Just trying to make cool stuff and leave things a little bit better than I found them, ya know?
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insisting on calling every mass day of protest or one-day boycott a "general strike" is not the move. it's good to see people rallying around the cause, it matters, but if you want to be part of a large-scale labor action that shuts down the gears of capital, start by unionizing your workplace!!!
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
insisting on calling every mass day of protest or one-day boycott a "general strike" is not the move. it's good to see people rallying around the cause, it matters, but if you want to be part of a large-scale labor action that shuts down the gears of capital, start by unionizing your workplace!!!
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Why does it matter what an action is called, so long as people are getting involved? Every time a "general strike" fizzles out, that weakens the power of the actual mechanism. A general strike is meant to send cold shivers down the state and bosses' spines. It is a threat. It is our nuclear option.
January 30, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Why does it matter what an action is called, so long as people are getting involved? Every time a "general strike" fizzles out, that weakens the power of the actual mechanism. A general strike is meant to send cold shivers down the state and bosses' spines. It is a threat. It is our nuclear option.
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Being autistic and trying to psych myself up for literally anything I need to do like:
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Being autistic and trying to psych myself up for literally anything I need to do like:
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All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 PM
All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.
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well you kidnapped a five year old so I think you got off pretty easy all things considered
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
well you kidnapped a five year old so I think you got off pretty easy all things considered
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"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
Feeling incredibly called out by “imaginary project”
January 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Feeling incredibly called out by “imaginary project”
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Every ICE officer should be tried for crimes against humanity.
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 8, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Every ICE officer should be tried for crimes against humanity.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
Watching musician friends wring their hands about not wanting to support Spotify but also wanting to post their Wrapped because they want to share their music tastes with everyone and it’s like…
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Watching musician friends wring their hands about not wanting to support Spotify but also wanting to post their Wrapped because they want to share their music tastes with everyone and it’s like…
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Don't say we didn't warn you.
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Don't say we didn't warn you.
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babe, wake up, clipping. tiny desk just dropped and they got a rube goldberg robot drummer thing on the beat
clipping.: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
babe, wake up, clipping. tiny desk just dropped and they got a rube goldberg robot drummer thing on the beat
One of if not the best narrative game I’ve ever played. Now that it’s on ALL the platforms y’all owe it to yourselves to check it out
You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.
💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution
1000xRESIST is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass on November 4.
💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution
1000xRESIST is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass on November 4.
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One of if not the best narrative game I’ve ever played. Now that it’s on ALL the platforms y’all owe it to yourselves to check it out
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yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats
I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
September 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats
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"We're going to have to learn to live with [radical right wing demagoguery with all its associated violence]" is:
- An abdication of responsibility.
- An abandonment of hope.
- A position only available to those who feel safe enough with an ongoing catastrophe to begin the work of normalizing it
- An abdication of responsibility.
- An abandonment of hope.
- A position only available to those who feel safe enough with an ongoing catastrophe to begin the work of normalizing it
"Much of what I would describe as Kirk's worst moments were now just standard fair MAGA Republicanism. And the leader of MAGA Republicanism is the President of the United States...we are going to have to live here with each other believing what we believe. Disagreeing in the ways we disagree."
September 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"We're going to have to learn to live with [radical right wing demagoguery with all its associated violence]" is:
- An abdication of responsibility.
- An abandonment of hope.
- A position only available to those who feel safe enough with an ongoing catastrophe to begin the work of normalizing it
- An abdication of responsibility.
- An abandonment of hope.
- A position only available to those who feel safe enough with an ongoing catastrophe to begin the work of normalizing it
*butterfly meme* is the free speech?
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing Penguin Random House, which published the book Lucky Loser, as well as the New York Times and four of its reporters, of trying to undermine his 2024 election campaign. Both the Times and PRH called the suit meritless.
Trump Sues Penguin Random House, ‘New York Times’ for $15 Billion
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing the New York Times and four of its reporters, as well as Penguin Random House, which published the book Lucky Loser, of trying to undermine his…
buff.ly
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
*butterfly meme* is the free speech?
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This gets to something that as a former stand-up I recognized but couldn’t name. A 31 year old professional content creator baiting 19 year old amateurs into the format of his choice isn’t debate, it’s crowd work. It’s debate-shaped crowd work farmed for content.
One thing that I think some not-youngs forget (and is different from 20 years ago) is that Kirk used his ‘debates’ to generate video that could go viral and, to use an old phrase, catapult the propaganda. His debates weren’t in any way, shape, or form educational.
When Charlie Kirk, who put together lists of professors he didn't like so people could target & harass them, used the phrase "free speech", he used it in the same way creationists use "teach the controversy." For Kirk, it was just another way to bludgeon the left and also to promote his propaganda.
September 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This gets to something that as a former stand-up I recognized but couldn’t name. A 31 year old professional content creator baiting 19 year old amateurs into the format of his choice isn’t debate, it’s crowd work. It’s debate-shaped crowd work farmed for content.
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
Clair Obscur really is the ultimate “you go over your friend’s house but your friend’s parents are getting a divorce and they get in a fight and start yelling at your friend and now you gotta just stand there awkwardly” simulator
September 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Clair Obscur really is the ultimate “you go over your friend’s house but your friend’s parents are getting a divorce and they get in a fight and start yelling at your friend and now you gotta just stand there awkwardly” simulator
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Here’s what just happened: Trump sent a peace deal to Hamas, Hamas met to discuss it in Doha, where the U.S. is mediating talks and has a base,and Israel bombed them, presumably with US support.
September 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Here’s what just happened: Trump sent a peace deal to Hamas, Hamas met to discuss it in Doha, where the U.S. is mediating talks and has a base,and Israel bombed them, presumably with US support.
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I HATE when people compare AI to the printing press, it's so disingenuous. The printing press was opposed by the elites because it put power in the hands of everyday people, and popularized a vernacular. AI does the opposite, by allowing elites to bypass artists and laborers.
September 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I HATE when people compare AI to the printing press, it's so disingenuous. The printing press was opposed by the elites because it put power in the hands of everyday people, and popularized a vernacular. AI does the opposite, by allowing elites to bypass artists and laborers.
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Don't be too fast of a learner, or too slow. Don't have any disabilities! Don't daydream. Don't socialize. Don't get bored. Don't get upset. Don't have questions. Don't think.
“The school uses AI to monitor how students are working on their computers, recording screen activity & monitoring keystrokes. If a student isn’t taking time to read lessons, flying through prompts or not paying attention to the computer, a coaching tool will remind them to slow down & refocus.”
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For $65,000 a year, a teacher-less AI private school comes to Virginia
At Alpha School, a new private school in Northern Virginia, students will study for just two hours a day using adaptive apps and personalized lesson plans.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Don't be too fast of a learner, or too slow. Don't have any disabilities! Don't daydream. Don't socialize. Don't get bored. Don't get upset. Don't have questions. Don't think.