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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www.danieljoseolder.net
I'm back open for developmental edits with newly lowered prices! Come get your manuscript in tip-top shape with an award winning Star Wars author wepaaaaaaaaa
I know they only touched on it by name in the first episode but you can't tell me this season of Industry isn't about the imminent genAI bubble burst and all the narcissists clawing away to stay afloat
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I know they only touched on it by name in the first episode but you can't tell me this season of Industry isn't about the imminent genAI bubble burst and all the narcissists clawing away to stay afloat
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You’re welcome! (Acquired via @trance.bsky.social)
February 16, 2026 at 3:08 AM
You’re welcome! (Acquired via @trance.bsky.social)
This is also why it's very sus for medical providers to use genAI and claim they can guarantee patient privacy. GenAI companies blatantly do not care about privacy or HIPPA or trust and hospitals should be honest and act accordingly
I always say this—if any data or footage is collected anywhere, eventually police will come asking for it or someone will figure out a way to sell them access to it. This is also true of ICE.
Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by @the74.bsky.social reveals.
February 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This is also why it's very sus for medical providers to use genAI and claim they can guarantee patient privacy. GenAI companies blatantly do not care about privacy or HIPPA or trust and hospitals should be honest and act accordingly
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I always say this—if any data or footage is collected anywhere, eventually police will come asking for it or someone will figure out a way to sell them access to it. This is also true of ICE.
Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school district security cameras to assist Donald Trump’s mass immigration enforcement campaign, an investigation by @the74.bsky.social reveals.
February 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I always say this—if any data or footage is collected anywhere, eventually police will come asking for it or someone will figure out a way to sell them access to it. This is also true of ICE.
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I had a few sessions of editorial feedback, and I will say, his depth of knowledge and carefulness w/ the material was something I was grateful for.
Something I've been working on, on and off, for YEARS, might actually be completed EOY.
(I work full-time, so just need to find more time to write)
Something I've been working on, on and off, for YEARS, might actually be completed EOY.
(I work full-time, so just need to find more time to write)
I'm back open for developmental edits with newly lowered prices! Come get your manuscript in tip-top shape with an award winning Star Wars author wepaaaaaaaaa
EDITORIAL SERVICES — Daniel José Older
www.danieljoseolder.net
February 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I had a few sessions of editorial feedback, and I will say, his depth of knowledge and carefulness w/ the material was something I was grateful for.
Something I've been working on, on and off, for YEARS, might actually be completed EOY.
(I work full-time, so just need to find more time to write)
Something I've been working on, on and off, for YEARS, might actually be completed EOY.
(I work full-time, so just need to find more time to write)
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Very disappointed with Wim Wenders... something someone else shared recently...
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Very disappointed with Wim Wenders... something someone else shared recently...
this is such a tragically apt summary of so many current artists, writers, and filmmakers.
Very disappointed with Wim Wenders... something someone else shared recently...
February 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
this is such a tragically apt summary of so many current artists, writers, and filmmakers.
LMAO
Worst Weezer cover band I’ve ever seen
February 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
LMAO
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Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash at Festival, Says Artists Should Not Be ‘Expected to Speak on Every Political Issue’
The fest is really doubling down on “nothing to see here, folks” and I don’t think it’s going to work out as planned
Via Variety
The fest is really doubling down on “nothing to see here, folks” and I don’t think it’s going to work out as planned
Via Variety
Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash at Festival, Says Artists Should Not Be ‘Expected to Speak on Every Political Issue’
Berlinale boss Tricia Tuttle has issued a statement following backlash, saying that artists should not Be 'expected to speak on every political issue
variety.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash at Festival, Says Artists Should Not Be ‘Expected to Speak on Every Political Issue’
The fest is really doubling down on “nothing to see here, folks” and I don’t think it’s going to work out as planned
Via Variety
The fest is really doubling down on “nothing to see here, folks” and I don’t think it’s going to work out as planned
Via Variety
lmao this picture is the group photo version of the "this is fine" on fire coffee dog
Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash at Festival, Says Artists Should Not Be ‘Expected to Speak on Every Political Issue’
The fest is really doubling down on “nothing to see here, folks” and I don’t think it’s going to work out as planned
Via Variety
The fest is really doubling down on “nothing to see here, folks” and I don’t think it’s going to work out as planned
Via Variety
Berlinale Issues Statement Following Political Backlash at Festival, Says Artists Should Not Be ‘Expected to Speak on Every Political Issue’
Berlinale boss Tricia Tuttle has issued a statement following backlash, saying that artists should not Be 'expected to speak on every political issue
variety.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
lmao this picture is the group photo version of the "this is fine" on fire coffee dog
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Can a LetterBoxd review win a Pulitzer?
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Can a LetterBoxd review win a Pulitzer?
The genocide is ongoing.
Israel crammed 2 million Palestinians into displacement camps where 50 people share one bathroom per hour & sewage runs between tents. Now bacterial meningitis is spreading through Gaza's children. An 11-year-old got sick & died within a week. mondoweiss.net/2026/02/a-de...
A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the…
mondoweiss.net
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The genocide is ongoing.
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Israel crammed 2 million Palestinians into displacement camps where 50 people share one bathroom per hour & sewage runs between tents. Now bacterial meningitis is spreading through Gaza's children. An 11-year-old got sick & died within a week. mondoweiss.net/2026/02/a-de...
A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the…
mondoweiss.net
February 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Israel crammed 2 million Palestinians into displacement camps where 50 people share one bathroom per hour & sewage runs between tents. Now bacterial meningitis is spreading through Gaza's children. An 11-year-old got sick & died within a week. mondoweiss.net/2026/02/a-de...
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Once the AI bubble bursts I am turning my attention to Meta. I have a whole chapter in my book about how nakedly evil they are. Recommend @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social's Broken Code, the best book on the company by a country mile
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Once the AI bubble bursts I am turning my attention to Meta. I have a whole chapter in my book about how nakedly evil they are. Recommend @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social's Broken Code, the best book on the company by a country mile
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
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let's stay together
February 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
let's stay together
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Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to “stay out of politics” in response to a question on Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
February 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to “stay out of politics” in response to a question on Gaza.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vlaa02
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I just
the man has a crown on his head
in a world of No Kings centrists are getting at me for refusing to vote for a guy who makes racists jokes to score political points while wearing
A
FUCKING
CROWN on his head
the man has a crown on his head
in a world of No Kings centrists are getting at me for refusing to vote for a guy who makes racists jokes to score political points while wearing
A
FUCKING
CROWN on his head
Newsom’s press team thinks Leavitt in a hanbok is a real takedown, because, in the end, most centrist political comedy is as racist and simplistic as anything the right churns out.
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 AM
I just
the man has a crown on his head
in a world of No Kings centrists are getting at me for refusing to vote for a guy who makes racists jokes to score political points while wearing
A
FUCKING
CROWN on his head
the man has a crown on his head
in a world of No Kings centrists are getting at me for refusing to vote for a guy who makes racists jokes to score political points while wearing
A
FUCKING
CROWN on his head
I'm back open for developmental edits with newly lowered prices! Come get your manuscript in tip-top shape with an award winning Star Wars author wepaaaaaaaaa
EDITORIAL SERVICES — Daniel José Older
www.danieljoseolder.net
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I'm back open for developmental edits with newly lowered prices! Come get your manuscript in tip-top shape with an award winning Star Wars author wepaaaaaaaaa
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We do have to admit it
Marx failed to predict the robot cars driven by workers in the global south calling on the human treat delivery workers to come shut the doors of the robot cars when their riders just apparently leave those doors just open? When they exit? The robot cars?
Marx failed to predict the robot cars driven by workers in the global south calling on the human treat delivery workers to come shut the doors of the robot cars when their riders just apparently leave those doors just open? When they exit? The robot cars?
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
We do have to admit it
Marx failed to predict the robot cars driven by workers in the global south calling on the human treat delivery workers to come shut the doors of the robot cars when their riders just apparently leave those doors just open? When they exit? The robot cars?
Marx failed to predict the robot cars driven by workers in the global south calling on the human treat delivery workers to come shut the doors of the robot cars when their riders just apparently leave those doors just open? When they exit? The robot cars?
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It used to be a lot more fun to be an absurdist
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
It used to be a lot more fun to be an absurdist
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A reasonable discussion about AI would come to the conclusion that this tech is damaging to humanity in virtually every way a tech can be damaging.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
A reasonable discussion about AI would come to the conclusion that this tech is damaging to humanity in virtually every way a tech can be damaging.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
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OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...