Dale Stromberg
@stromberg.bsky.social
Castigator of texts and poor devil of letters.
Debut high fantasy novel Mæj pub’d 2024 by @traumbooks.bsky.social. My paperbricks: https://mybook.to/strombergish
Quiet immigrant. Oya-baka. Regular fugly. S-class awkward. He/him.
Debut high fantasy novel Mæj pub’d 2024 by @traumbooks.bsky.social. My paperbricks: https://mybook.to/strombergish
Quiet immigrant. Oya-baka. Regular fugly. S-class awkward. He/him.
Pinned
Dale Stromberg
@stromberg.bsky.social
· Oct 22
MÆJ is 1 year old.
Happy birthday to my preposterous wyrdforsaken novel.
“Unsparingly detailed, rich in history, culture, exotic customs and languages, and every other seasoning possible for the highest of high-fantasy writing.”
—Adrian Howell, author of the Psionic Pentalogy
traumbooks.com/maej/
Happy birthday to my preposterous wyrdforsaken novel.
“Unsparingly detailed, rich in history, culture, exotic customs and languages, and every other seasoning possible for the highest of high-fantasy writing.”
—Adrian Howell, author of the Psionic Pentalogy
traumbooks.com/maej/
Hard agree to this thread.
My own small thoughts:
My own small thoughts:
Yo, I'm seeing lots of selfpub authors moving away from selling through Amazon in the wake of *waves hand at world*. This is great! Zon sucks! 1/4
January 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Hard agree to this thread.
My own small thoughts:
My own small thoughts:
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
“When the people own the banks […], maximizing shareholder profit means generating profits that flow back into the public arena…”
scheerpost.com/2026/01/28/t...
scheerpost.com/2026/01/28/t...
The Wealth Concentration Engine: Rethinking America’s Financial Plumbing
By Ellen Brown A Jan. 17 article on Quartz Markets by Catherine Baab reports that JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America returned nearly all of their 2025 profits…
scheerpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:28 AM
“When the people own the banks […], maximizing shareholder profit means generating profits that flow back into the public arena…”
scheerpost.com/2026/01/28/t...
scheerpost.com/2026/01/28/t...
‘“State actors in masks abducting and murdering citizens of that state in public with impunity and explicit cheerleading from all corners of leadership” is one of the few things everyone can point to and say fascism…’
catvalente.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
catvalente.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
The Good, the Pretty, and Fear Itself
Living and dying through the ICE Age
catvalente.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 AM
‘“State actors in masks abducting and murdering citizens of that state in public with impunity and explicit cheerleading from all corners of leadership” is one of the few things everyone can point to and say fascism…’
catvalente.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
catvalente.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
Winning the acronym wars against weak shit like DOGE
9 city prosecutors band together to bring charges against federal officers. Called Fight Against Federal Overreach, or FAFO, which NYT says is a "slang term for negative consequences."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Winning the acronym wars against weak shit like DOGE
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Forever jail for every ICE pervert is the moderate position.
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Forever jail for every ICE pervert is the moderate position.
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Every day brings new struggles for my friend Sama'a and her family, and they rely on our donations to survive. Please give what you can.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
January 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Every day brings new struggles for my friend Sama'a and her family, and they rely on our donations to survive. Please give what you can.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
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periodic reminder to delete the AI folder after MSFT Office's update
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
January 28, 2026 at 1:39 AM
periodic reminder to delete the AI folder after MSFT Office's update
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
if it doesn't let you delete it bc it's "open" somewhere, go to your task manager, close every instance of Office, and try again
(even if you think you've deleted it, take 5 seconds to check and make sure it didn't reinstall)
Good ol AI out here showing its ass
I'm trying a new "see how well AI image gen is" test. This time I'm going to ask it to draw a map of the world, and then zoom in to Europe, the UK, Yorkshire and York to see when things start to get hazy.
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
January 27, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Good ol AI out here showing its ass
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
Friends and associates, we are mere DAYS from official BLACK HOLE SCIENCE by @never.horse Day!! About 3/4 of the books have been posted so far, so start looking out in the next weeks, and if you want the special print/stickers, we still have a few copies left!
traumbooks.itch.io/black-hole-s...
traumbooks.itch.io/black-hole-s...
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Friends and associates, we are mere DAYS from official BLACK HOLE SCIENCE by @never.horse Day!! About 3/4 of the books have been posted so far, so start looking out in the next weeks, and if you want the special print/stickers, we still have a few copies left!
traumbooks.itch.io/black-hole-s...
traumbooks.itch.io/black-hole-s...
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My friend Sama'a has lost so much. Her home. Members of her family. Friends. Please give what you can to help her feed her children.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
My friend Sama'a has lost so much. Her home. Members of her family. Friends. Please give what you can to help her feed her children.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
now hold on just one minute. when I signed on to work for a creepy right-wing surveillance company named after seeing stones used by the dark lord Sauron to manipulate and control others in an attempt to enslave the free people of middle earth I had no idea we might do some evil.
More: “I’ve read stories of folks rounded up who were seeking asylum with no order to leave the country, no criminal record, and consistently check in with authorities. Literally no reason to be rounded up. Surely we aren’t helping do that?”
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
now hold on just one minute. when I signed on to work for a creepy right-wing surveillance company named after seeing stones used by the dark lord Sauron to manipulate and control others in an attempt to enslave the free people of middle earth I had no idea we might do some evil.
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
Logistics always baffle fascists. They overpay for printed signs, see our handmade signs, and because they devalue arts, think that we paid for them. They don't understand that feeding people and keeping them warm is just what we *do*.
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
January 26, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Logistics always baffle fascists. They overpay for printed signs, see our handmade signs, and because they devalue arts, think that we paid for them. They don't understand that feeding people and keeping them warm is just what we *do*.
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
"A prismatic puzzle-box coyly interfolding the creepy & the melancholy...unfurls not as a linear story but thru episodes—some grisly, some eerie, some heavy w/emotion—which feel like rooms in a non-Euclidian house connected by concealed extradimensional corridors" - @stromberg.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"A prismatic puzzle-box coyly interfolding the creepy & the melancholy...unfurls not as a linear story but thru episodes—some grisly, some eerie, some heavy w/emotion—which feel like rooms in a non-Euclidian house connected by concealed extradimensional corridors" - @stromberg.bsky.social
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Another storm system is approaching Gaza, and my friend Sama'a needs our help to buy food and supplies. Please give what you can.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Another storm system is approaching Gaza, and my friend Sama'a needs our help to buy food and supplies. Please give what you can.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
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"poetic horror; beautiful writing [...]Tender Writhing even made me think of sldkfslkjf as endearing and romantic." So happy that more people keep finding (and reviewing!!) this twisted little book by @hypetaph.bsky.social. ❣️
traumbooks.com/eusect/
traumbooks.com/eusect/
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
"poetic horror; beautiful writing [...]Tender Writhing even made me think of sldkfslkjf as endearing and romantic." So happy that more people keep finding (and reviewing!!) this twisted little book by @hypetaph.bsky.social. ❣️
traumbooks.com/eusect/
traumbooks.com/eusect/
“Consideration for others,” laments the fascist.
The real victim is invariably the whingeing fascist.
The real victim is invariably the whingeing fascist.
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 26, 2026 at 9:58 AM
“Consideration for others,” laments the fascist.
The real victim is invariably the whingeing fascist.
The real victim is invariably the whingeing fascist.
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
Gaza is in ruins, and the winter is unusually brutal. please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a survive.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Gaza is in ruins, and the winter is unusually brutal. please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a survive.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
You should read this thread.
Other folks have already noted much of this, but I think the MAGA 'theory of victory' here is:
1) DHS provocations trigger a riot or attack on agents which
2) Leads to widespread civil unrest in many 'blue' cities so that
3) Trump can invoke the insurrection act and send in the troops...
1) DHS provocations trigger a riot or attack on agents which
2) Leads to widespread civil unrest in many 'blue' cities so that
3) Trump can invoke the insurrection act and send in the troops...
Curious if anyone has a plausible theory of victory for the administration if it were to invoke the Insurrection Act.
How does the administration "win" in such a scenario?
Best I can tell, it is magical thinking by a certain somebody at the White House, but maybe I'm missing something.
How does the administration "win" in such a scenario?
Best I can tell, it is magical thinking by a certain somebody at the White House, but maybe I'm missing something.
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 AM
You should read this thread.
Any “leader” who is not loudly and proudly antifascist is a fascist.
Fuck these cowards and quislings and collabos.
Fuck these cowards and quislings and collabos.
Masked government agents are conducting “show me your papers” stops, detaining 5-year-olds to use them as bait, and brutally murdering U.S. citizens.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
January 25, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Any “leader” who is not loudly and proudly antifascist is a fascist.
Fuck these cowards and quislings and collabos.
Fuck these cowards and quislings and collabos.
Reposted by Dale Stromberg
Sama'a and her family live day to day, meal to meal, donation to donation. Gaza's infrastructure is in ruins. The winter is harsh. Please give what you can.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569
January 24, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Sama'a and her family live day to day, meal to meal, donation to donation. Gaza's infrastructure is in ruins. The winter is harsh. Please give what you can.
chuffed.org/project/157569
chuffed.org/project/157569