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. 💙📚
Proof that you actually *can* make friends with salad
Tytan's name is a nod to this endangered black rhino's strength and bravery. When he's ready, Tytan will join the wild black rhino population of Nairobi National Park, supporting the recovery of his species in his own natural way. You can be a part of it too. Adopt Tytan: www.swt.bio/tytan
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Proof that you actually *can* make friends with salad
"He Must Be Seen To Get Something" will be the title of a future Oscar-winner about this era.
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"He Must Be Seen To Get Something" will be the title of a future Oscar-winner about this era.
Yeah, I'll admit I didn't think I'd be able to see the aurora here in Chicago so was pretty shocked when I stepped out on my back porch
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Yeah, I'll admit I didn't think I'd be able to see the aurora here in Chicago so was pretty shocked when I stepped out on my back porch
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📢 This coming Sunday, 2:00 pm, in Chicago's Greektown neighborhood (15 S. Halsted) ... join The People's Lobby and their partners for a peaceful demonstration.
❌🧊 Let's tell AT&T to DROP THEIR CONTRACT WITH ICE!
❌🧊 Let's tell AT&T to DROP THEIR CONTRACT WITH ICE!
We must resist the MAGA deportation machine. AT&T is enabling ICE to tear apart families and terrorize communities. Join us for a peaceful demonstration outside this AT&T store to demand they drop their contract.
📅 Sun, Nov 16
📍 15 S Halsted
⏰ 2–3 PM
https://ow.ly/1Ieq50XmJ7o
📅 Sun, Nov 16
📍 15 S Halsted
⏰ 2–3 PM
https://ow.ly/1Ieq50XmJ7o
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
📢 This coming Sunday, 2:00 pm, in Chicago's Greektown neighborhood (15 S. Halsted) ... join The People's Lobby and their partners for a peaceful demonstration.
❌🧊 Let's tell AT&T to DROP THEIR CONTRACT WITH ICE!
❌🧊 Let's tell AT&T to DROP THEIR CONTRACT WITH ICE!
If I'm understanding correctly that pigeons become less worried as they age, I probably need to persuade a pigeon to be my guru/life coach
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
If I'm understanding correctly that pigeons become less worried as they age, I probably need to persuade a pigeon to be my guru/life coach
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“After a year spent organizing to try to convince the Democratic Party to unify and oppose this regime, here’s where I am: The time for convincing is over. We need new leadership.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“After a year spent organizing to try to convince the Democratic Party to unify and oppose this regime, here’s where I am: The time for convincing is over. We need new leadership.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
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A suggestion for Chicagoans
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A suggestion for Chicagoans
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It's all hands on deck, nationwide. 🔥 USE RESIST BOT: Text RESIST to 50409 to CALL YOUR SENATORS ASAP!!! 🔥 Tell your friends!
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
It's all hands on deck, nationwide. 🔥 USE RESIST BOT: Text RESIST to 50409 to CALL YOUR SENATORS ASAP!!! 🔥 Tell your friends!
Dick Durbin's office wasn't taking voicemails when I called just now, but I left one for Tammy Duckworth at her Chicago office. And I just sent emails using this form from Indivisible.
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT
With historic healthcare cuts and cost increases looming, Republicans chose to force a Trump Shutdown rather than address the healthcare crisis and limit Trump’s lawless manipulation of federal funds....
act.indivisible.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Dick Durbin's office wasn't taking voicemails when I called just now, but I left one for Tammy Duckworth at her Chicago office. And I just sent emails using this form from Indivisible.
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
I didn't know that I needed to hear the squeak of a rhinoceros until I heard the squeak of a rhinoceros.
Tytan communicates with his Keepers through huffs, puffs, snorts, and squeaks. Each sound carries meaning. He may not trumpet like elephants or roar like lions, but his repertoire is rich and nuanced. Listen carefully next time you see him – he's got plenty to say: www.swt.bio/tytan
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I didn't know that I needed to hear the squeak of a rhinoceros until I heard the squeak of a rhinoceros.
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JESUS FUCKING CHRIST WALMART.
(This is real. I took the screenshots.)
(This is real. I took the screenshots.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST WALMART.
(This is real. I took the screenshots.)
(This is real. I took the screenshots.)
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Yes. I've seen people be dismissive of the efforts to make them unmask, but this is genuinely important.
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Yes. I've seen people be dismissive of the efforts to make them unmask, but this is genuinely important.
Love this brand-new song by The The. It's from the soundtrack to Odyssey, a new film by Matt Johnson's brother Gerard.
THE THE — UNREQUITED
YouTube video by THE THE
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Love this brand-new song by The The. It's from the soundtrack to Odyssey, a new film by Matt Johnson's brother Gerard.
Gorgeous. Patti Smith on Colbert last night, performing "Peaceable Kingdom" — one of my favorite songs from the later part of her career. So glad she chose to do this one.
“Peaceable Kingdom” - Patti Smith (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Gorgeous. Patti Smith on Colbert last night, performing "Peaceable Kingdom" — one of my favorite songs from the later part of her career. So glad she chose to do this one.
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Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
OMG I'm sold ... where can I get some of this "Muzak"
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
OMG I'm sold ... where can I get some of this "Muzak"
Not too early to start thinking about this. We've actually got strong candidates in places like Iowa, Ohio, and even Alaska if Mary Peltola decides to run. Plus Dan Osborn gets another shot at Nebraska, and the Republicans are having a bitter intraparty food fight in Texas.
Bolstered by big wins, Dems eye out-of-reach Senate races
“The Senate map doesn’t look great, but if there’s any hope of winning, we have to be aggressive,” said one consultant.
www.politico.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Not too early to start thinking about this. We've actually got strong candidates in places like Iowa, Ohio, and even Alaska if Mary Peltola decides to run. Plus Dan Osborn gets another shot at Nebraska, and the Republicans are having a bitter intraparty food fight in Texas.
I'm not usually big on procedurals, but would probably watch a weekly TV series about the adventures of the elephant-protecting dog squad.
A bundle of energy, she’s the newest member of our Canine Unit and a star in the fight against wildlife crime. Like all our tracker dogs, she’s specially trained to detect ivory and rhino horn, and to follow the faintest footsteps in the bush to catch wildlife offenders. t.co/xrdA1Iqx1r
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I'm not usually big on procedurals, but would probably watch a weekly TV series about the adventures of the elephant-protecting dog squad.
Not just back, but back with *more glitter* ✨
“This time around we were able to refresh the design slightly ... ” Barbeau said, adding that a glass bead top coat was used to “give them a little more grip—and more glitter.”
“This time around we were able to refresh the design slightly ... ” Barbeau said, adding that a glass bead top coat was used to “give them a little more grip—and more glitter.”
Chicago's rainbow crosswalks in Northalsted are coming back—this time with two Progress Pride designs in the mix.
“While other states are erasing LGBTQ+ history from their streets, Chicago is doubling down on inclusion,” said Ald. Bennett Lawson.
Read more: windycitytimes.com/2025/11/07/c...
“While other states are erasing LGBTQ+ history from their streets, Chicago is doubling down on inclusion,” said Ald. Bennett Lawson.
Read more: windycitytimes.com/2025/11/07/c...
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Not just back, but back with *more glitter* ✨
“This time around we were able to refresh the design slightly ... ” Barbeau said, adding that a glass bead top coat was used to “give them a little more grip—and more glitter.”
“This time around we were able to refresh the design slightly ... ” Barbeau said, adding that a glass bead top coat was used to “give them a little more grip—and more glitter.”
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Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.