Dave Awl
@daveawl.bsky.social
Writer/Performer in Chicago. Early Neo-Futurist. Once & future Pansy King. Host of the Partly Dave Show. Russell Hobanologist. Old New Waver, erstwhile DJ. GNC/Queer. He/Him. I fly through the dark and I sing with the bees. https://linktr.ee/daveawl
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Dave Awl
@daveawl.bsky.social
· Apr 13
Happy to see my book What the Sea Means on the shelves at the brand-new Lilliput Books in Chicago. And in such excellent company, too. 💙📚
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Frank Burns energy
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Frank Burns energy
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The independent newsroom @19thnews.org reports that according to public health experts, decades of progress in HIV treatment and prevention in the United States is being derailed by funding cuts and threats to key federal programs—and without reversing course, the damage will be devastating. #HIVsky
America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels
Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs — and break promises made during Trump’s first term.
19thnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The independent newsroom @19thnews.org reports that according to public health experts, decades of progress in HIV treatment and prevention in the United States is being derailed by funding cuts and threats to key federal programs—and without reversing course, the damage will be devastating. #HIVsky
"Community opposition to data centers, a new report finds, is on the rise across the country. And red states, including Georgia and Indiana, are leading this wave of bipartisan opposition."
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Community opposition to data centers, a new report finds, is on the rise across the country. And red states, including Georgia and Indiana, are leading this wave of bipartisan opposition."
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Here's the Guardian's obituary for the late Udo Kier, who I first remember seeing with his scene-stealing performance in My Own Private Idaho. I love this quote:
"Of his prolific career, he once said, '100 movies are bad, 50 movies you can see with a glass of wine and 50 movies are good.'"
"Of his prolific career, he once said, '100 movies are bad, 50 movies you can see with a glass of wine and 50 movies are good.'"
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Here's the Guardian's obituary for the late Udo Kier, who I first remember seeing with his scene-stealing performance in My Own Private Idaho. I love this quote:
"Of his prolific career, he once said, '100 movies are bad, 50 movies you can see with a glass of wine and 50 movies are good.'"
"Of his prolific career, he once said, '100 movies are bad, 50 movies you can see with a glass of wine and 50 movies are good.'"
So sad to learn that Udo Kier has passed away, and yes, he was magnificent in Swan Song. If you haven't seen it yet, you should really put it on your list.
I don’t know much about Udo Kier, who has died aged 81, but he was superb in this, another #reallynicefilm
www.theguardian.com/film/2022/ju...
www.theguardian.com/film/2022/ju...
Swan Song review – Udo Kier gets on the pantsuit as haughty hairdresser
There are plenty of laughs in this bittersweet drama as a retired stylist makes his way across town to do the hair and makeup of a deceased and disagreeable client
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
So sad to learn that Udo Kier has passed away, and yes, he was magnificent in Swan Song. If you haven't seen it yet, you should really put it on your list.
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Finally!
My neighborhood Ocelot is a sneaky one and I haven't been able to get a photo of it until tonight. At @casabentbill.bsky.social
#cats #ocelot #nature #costarica
My neighborhood Ocelot is a sneaky one and I haven't been able to get a photo of it until tonight. At @casabentbill.bsky.social
#cats #ocelot #nature #costarica
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Finally!
My neighborhood Ocelot is a sneaky one and I haven't been able to get a photo of it until tonight. At @casabentbill.bsky.social
#cats #ocelot #nature #costarica
My neighborhood Ocelot is a sneaky one and I haven't been able to get a photo of it until tonight. At @casabentbill.bsky.social
#cats #ocelot #nature #costarica
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This is so good. Cameron Kasky is exactly the type of candidate NY-12 needs and the people need across America from Alaska to Florida!
Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky is running for Congress in NY-12, to replace the retiring Jerry Nadler. He came out as queer in 2021 and identifies as a democratic socialist. And he pulls no punches in this campaign launch video.
Cameron Kasky Congressional Launch Video
YouTube video by Cameron Kasky For Congress
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is so good. Cameron Kasky is exactly the type of candidate NY-12 needs and the people need across America from Alaska to Florida!
Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky is running for Congress in NY-12, to replace the retiring Jerry Nadler. He came out as queer in 2021 and identifies as a democratic socialist. And he pulls no punches in this campaign launch video.
Cameron Kasky Congressional Launch Video
YouTube video by Cameron Kasky For Congress
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky is running for Congress in NY-12, to replace the retiring Jerry Nadler. He came out as queer in 2021 and identifies as a democratic socialist. And he pulls no punches in this campaign launch video.
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The world's worst humanitarian crisis is in Sudan, so huge thanks to @chefjoseandres.bsky.social and the Longer Tables Fund for donating $1 million to match reader donations to ease this crisis. Donations are matched again by @BloombergDotOrg, so $1 donated yields $4
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Gifts That Save Lives
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The world's worst humanitarian crisis is in Sudan, so huge thanks to @chefjoseandres.bsky.social and the Longer Tables Fund for donating $1 million to match reader donations to ease this crisis. Donations are matched again by @BloombergDotOrg, so $1 donated yields $4
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
This reminds me of Chauncey's dream of becoming a bellhop in The House in the Cerulean Sea, which I happen to be reading right now.
A Chicago artist started his own postal service — and will deliver and read mail to anyone for free. blockclubchi.co/49CTREB
November 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This reminds me of Chauncey's dream of becoming a bellhop in The House in the Cerulean Sea, which I happen to be reading right now.
I read this a couple of months ago and it holds up really well in 2025, despite (and in some cases because of) everything that's happened since it was published. As always with Kim Stanley Robinson books, it's incredibly thought-provoking and edifying. #booksky
"Just like in our world, the climate heroes of 'Ministry' are not the politicians and celebrities who act with pomp and hubris."
sojo.net/magazine/aug...
sojo.net/magazine/aug...
Persevering Despite the Profound Depth of the Climate Crisis
The climate heroes of ‘Ministry’ are not the politicians and celebrities who act with pomp and hubris.
sojo.net
November 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I read this a couple of months ago and it holds up really well in 2025, despite (and in some cases because of) everything that's happened since it was published. As always with Kim Stanley Robinson books, it's incredibly thought-provoking and edifying. #booksky
"Citing that climate, Suttell said the Judiciary understands recent calls to expand the use of virtual court hearings in Providence."
Expanding the use of virtual court hearings seems like a really important/valuable solution to the problem of people being kidnapped when they show up to court.
Expanding the use of virtual court hearings seems like a really important/valuable solution to the problem of people being kidnapped when they show up to court.
In Rhode Island, ICE arrested an intern who worked for a court, and then a judge intervened to say they had the wrong person.
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Citing that climate, Suttell said the Judiciary understands recent calls to expand the use of virtual court hearings in Providence."
Expanding the use of virtual court hearings seems like a really important/valuable solution to the problem of people being kidnapped when they show up to court.
Expanding the use of virtual court hearings seems like a really important/valuable solution to the problem of people being kidnapped when they show up to court.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
This is a really good resource. Worth a read, wherever you are.
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is a really good resource. Worth a read, wherever you are.
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70s kids sitting by the radio with their tape recorder/80s kids with an all-in-one boombox
both groups waiting for a song to come on and wishing the DJ would shut up already
both groups waiting for a song to come on and wishing the DJ would shut up already
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
70s kids sitting by the radio with their tape recorder/80s kids with an all-in-one boombox
both groups waiting for a song to come on and wishing the DJ would shut up already
both groups waiting for a song to come on and wishing the DJ would shut up already
Beautiful interview with Patti Smith.
Patti Smith wants to honor those who didn't 'fully live their story' with new memoir
Patti Smith talks about 'Bread of Angels,' her latest book. Smith wrote the book over a 10-year period, chronicling her childhood to now.
www.latimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Beautiful interview with Patti Smith.
I love this, except it's driving the copyeditor part of my brain crazy that they put the word novel *after* the title instead of before it, where it clearly belongs.
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I love this, except it's driving the copyeditor part of my brain crazy that they put the word novel *after* the title instead of before it, where it clearly belongs.
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On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority...
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority...
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
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5️⃣7️⃣ MORE HOURS
to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds
CLICK HERE👇
bit.ly/TomtheDancin...
to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds
CLICK HERE👇
bit.ly/TomtheDancin...
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
5️⃣7️⃣ MORE HOURS
to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds
CLICK HERE👇
bit.ly/TomtheDancin...
to back the Kickstarter for Volumes 1 and 2 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug Library - Collecting all comics from the comic strip's start in 1990 through 1998! Here's just one of hundreds
CLICK HERE👇
bit.ly/TomtheDancin...
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I've been really disappointed by the publisher's responses to this. There are reasonable indemnification clauses, and there are boilerplate contracts that don't try to grab every right under the sun. .
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I've been really disappointed by the publisher's responses to this. There are reasonable indemnification clauses, and there are boilerplate contracts that don't try to grab every right under the sun. .
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Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
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As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org