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. 💙📚
He's losing, too.
In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, Donald Trump continues to argue with the Danish.
January 29, 2026 at 10:05 AM
He's losing, too.
If anyone ever makes a Beatles-themed Tarot deck, here's the perfect image for the Temperance card
Love these Teatles!
Paul says when and John keeps pouring. Cheeky Lennon.
Paul says when and John keeps pouring. Cheeky Lennon.
January 29, 2026 at 9:59 AM
If anyone ever makes a Beatles-themed Tarot deck, here's the perfect image for the Temperance card
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TW, language, but seriously its what @durbin.senate.gov , @klobuchar.senate.gov , @booker.senate.gov , @smith.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov @electdemocrats.bsky.social need to grasp re their constituents rage towards the Vichy Dems and your very own Marshal Pétain, Schumer
Every elected Democrat needs to see this. If you vote for DHS funding, you are committing political suicide. Watch what’s coming for you bsky.app/profile/ceek...
January 29, 2026 at 4:51 AM
TW, language, but seriously its what @durbin.senate.gov , @klobuchar.senate.gov , @booker.senate.gov , @smith.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov @electdemocrats.bsky.social need to grasp re their constituents rage towards the Vichy Dems and your very own Marshal Pétain, Schumer
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Every elected Democrat needs to see this. If you vote for DHS funding, you are committing political suicide. Watch what’s coming for you bsky.app/profile/ceek...
January 29, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Every elected Democrat needs to see this. If you vote for DHS funding, you are committing political suicide. Watch what’s coming for you bsky.app/profile/ceek...
I just got a call from a pollster about the Senate race in Illinois, and I got to tell them in very blunt terms that I'll be voting for Juliana Stratton over Raja Krishnamoorthi or Robin Kelly, specifically because Stratton is the only one of the three who has said she wants to abolish ICE.
Juliana Stratton takes progressive lane, only one who calls for abolishing ICE in Democratic US Senate debate
The three major Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate, Juliana Stratton, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, clashed Monday over who would be the strongest opponent to President Donald Tru…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I just got a call from a pollster about the Senate race in Illinois, and I got to tell them in very blunt terms that I'll be voting for Juliana Stratton over Raja Krishnamoorthi or Robin Kelly, specifically because Stratton is the only one of the three who has said she wants to abolish ICE.
Wow, I had no idea this was happening.
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Sets Summer Release, Reveals More First-Look Photos as Jason Sudeikis Returns to Richmond
Apple TV's long-awaited return to AFC Richmond is set for this summer, with more first-look photos unveiled
variety.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Wow, I had no idea this was happening.
March 28. Circle it now.
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
March 28. Circle it now.
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I wonder how these two (and their heartwarming moral clarity and civic consciousness) after everything that has happened and is continuing to happen.
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I wonder how these two (and their heartwarming moral clarity and civic consciousness) after everything that has happened and is continuing to happen.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
This is incredible. Absolute chills.
"It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This is incredible. Absolute chills.
Great list. I've got several of these in my reading queue.
Yasmeen & Lily talk about books you can read for #muslimheritagemonth including poetry, fiction, one from the banned book reading list, and two new releases set in Lahore, Pakistan. #booksky #bookstore
Yasmeen & Lily talk about books you can read for #muslimheritagemonth #bookstore
YouTube video by Lilliput Books
youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Great list. I've got several of these in my reading queue.
If, like me, you've been wondering what the prospects are that the killers of Renee Good and Alex Pretti can be brought to justice by the State of Minnesota, watch this absolutely riveting interview with Hennepin County prosecutor Mary Moriarty. She means business.
Mary Moriarty: Hennepin Co. has substantial evidence to decide on charges
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 PM
If, like me, you've been wondering what the prospects are that the killers of Renee Good and Alex Pretti can be brought to justice by the State of Minnesota, watch this absolutely riveting interview with Hennepin County prosecutor Mary Moriarty. She means business.
I didn't know how badly I needed to hear The Damned covering "Summer in the City" till I actually heard it. #punkinspoonful
The Damned - Summer In The City (Visualizer) | New Album "Not Like Everybody Else" Out Now!
YouTube video by earMUSIC
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:08 AM
I didn't know how badly I needed to hear The Damned covering "Summer in the City" till I actually heard it. #punkinspoonful
Beautiful. And although it's not the most important detail, I'll note that (as any Midwestern marching band survivor knows) playing in tune when it's that cold outside is an extra challenge.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Beautiful. And although it's not the most important detail, I'll note that (as any Midwestern marching band survivor knows) playing in tune when it's that cold outside is an extra challenge.
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Pretty certain all of you will love this.
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Pretty certain all of you will love this.
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
Agreed. Tim Cook's behavior has been execrable ... I used to think he was just shamefully brown-nosing out of fear, but now I think he's just fully on board. He deserves to be held accountable for his complicity by Apple customers and shareholders.
Hours after Alex Pretti was executed, Apple's Tim Cook went to the WH for the debut of the Melania 'documentary'
His taste and his timing disgust me.
I won't pretend I'm giving up the laptop I'm writing this on, but I'm not buying more of their stuff anytime soon.
spyglass.org/tim-cook-cap...
His taste and his timing disgust me.
I won't pretend I'm giving up the laptop I'm writing this on, but I'm not buying more of their stuff anytime soon.
spyglass.org/tim-cook-cap...
Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?
Let them eat popcorn...
spyglass.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Agreed. Tim Cook's behavior has been execrable ... I used to think he was just shamefully brown-nosing out of fear, but now I think he's just fully on board. He deserves to be held accountable for his complicity by Apple customers and shareholders.
Signal boost!
I promised somebody I would make this fundraiser really go through the roof and it's a little bit stalled! Can we get some shares?
The immigrants that make up niche incredible micro-businesses are so vulnerable right now. Please help.
givebutter.com/SupportBraid...
The immigrants that make up niche incredible micro-businesses are so vulnerable right now. Please help.
givebutter.com/SupportBraid...
Pouring Into the Women Who Braid Our Crowns
By the amandla collab
givebutter.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Signal boost!
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🧵1/2 IMPORTANT! If you’re using SNAP or a Link card, rules are changing February 1. Take action this week to make sure your info is up-to-date & confirm you’re meeting new requirements.
@fooddepository.bsky.social is providing resources & info to help. Follow the steps at chicagosfoodbank.org/snap
@fooddepository.bsky.social is providing resources & info to help. Follow the steps at chicagosfoodbank.org/snap
January 26, 2026 at 10:39 PM
🧵1/2 IMPORTANT! If you’re using SNAP or a Link card, rules are changing February 1. Take action this week to make sure your info is up-to-date & confirm you’re meeting new requirements.
@fooddepository.bsky.social is providing resources & info to help. Follow the steps at chicagosfoodbank.org/snap
@fooddepository.bsky.social is providing resources & info to help. Follow the steps at chicagosfoodbank.org/snap
Excellent new banger from Uncle Bill.
January 26, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Excellent new banger from Uncle Bill.
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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
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i think about this picture of fred shuttlesworth looking at his bombed out house every day because it is in my classroom and so i see it five times a week. tired and defiant.
a face that says well, on we go
a face that says well, on we go
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
i think about this picture of fred shuttlesworth looking at his bombed out house every day because it is in my classroom and so i see it five times a week. tired and defiant.
a face that says well, on we go
a face that says well, on we go
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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The nurses are pissed
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The nurses are pissed
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now