David D. Levine
@daviddlevine.com
Hugo- and Nebula-winning writer of THE KUIPER BELT JOB, the ARABELLA OF MARS trilogy, and over 60 science fiction and fantasy stories. He/him.
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David D. Levine
@daviddlevine.com
· Nov 16
My most recent novel is space opera caper novel THE KUIPER BELT JOB and you can learn all about it, including where to buy it, here: daviddlevine.com/story/the-ku...
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Oh noooooooo - as if "ATM machine," "PDF format," and "LCD display" weren't bad enough I just saw "AMA anything"
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh noooooooo - as if "ATM machine," "PDF format," and "LCD display" weren't bad enough I just saw "AMA anything"
@beamjockey.bsky.social I recently learned of the existence of this 1969 airship crash movie, based on a true story and starring Sean Connery, and managed to track down a copy. It's worthwhile! You should see it if you can. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red...
The Red Tent (film) - Wikipedia
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December 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
@beamjockey.bsky.social I recently learned of the existence of this 1969 airship crash movie, based on a true story and starring Sean Connery, and managed to track down a copy. It's worthwhile! You should see it if you can. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red...
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Merychippus to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Merychippus to all who celebrate!
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So, a version of IT"S A WONDERFUL LIFE on Amazon cuts 22 minutes of the movie including the entire Pottersville sequence.(via @pematson.bsky.social )
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Physical Media for the Win: Amazon’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Cuts Pivotal Scenes
One tradition in my household is to watch It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve. There is something about the story of a good man, George Bailey, and his realization that life is worth living and…
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December 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
So, a version of IT"S A WONDERFUL LIFE on Amazon cuts 22 minutes of the movie including the entire Pottersville sequence.(via @pematson.bsky.social )
bleedingfool.com/blogs/buy-ph...
bleedingfool.com/blogs/buy-ph...
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Merry Christmas!! This past year I’ve mainly worked on one project: to design and implement the lobby to a newly renovated Foster Theater, a performance theater here in Portland, Oregon. 10’x20’ (main wall) acrylic paint and gold leaf. Ceiling: custom made chandelier and acrylic paint.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Merry Christmas!! This past year I’ve mainly worked on one project: to design and implement the lobby to a newly renovated Foster Theater, a performance theater here in Portland, Oregon. 10’x20’ (main wall) acrylic paint and gold leaf. Ceiling: custom made chandelier and acrylic paint.
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Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
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🎶... tiny tots, with their eyes all a-glow, will find it hard to sleep tonight...🎶
December 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🎶... tiny tots, with their eyes all a-glow, will find it hard to sleep tonight...🎶
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This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
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Christmas is ruined because @mjgault.bsky.social didn’t get the prized ornament he ordered www.404media.co/weird-disney...
When Will My Pornographic Shrek Christmas Ornament Arrive?
I am starting to think I will never receive my horny novelty holiday decorations.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Christmas is ruined because @mjgault.bsky.social didn’t get the prized ornament he ordered www.404media.co/weird-disney...
Alisa and I spent Christmas Eve driving around looking at people's lights.
December 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Alisa and I spent Christmas Eve driving around looking at people's lights.
Do yourself a favor and search Bluesky for "Tiny Tim, who did NOT die".
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Do yourself a favor and search Bluesky for "Tiny Tim, who did NOT die".
Thread.
Arabella of Mars was optioned a few years ago, though the project didn't move forward. The filmmakers' ideas about the story were very different from mine (including introducing a female pirate villain) but I learned some important things about dramatic storytelling from the experience.
Arabella of Mars was optioned a few years ago, though the project didn't move forward. The filmmakers' ideas about the story were very different from mine (including introducing a female pirate villain) but I learned some important things about dramatic storytelling from the experience.
So, for a while, Ancillary Justice was optioned for TV. Or, actually, streaming. And I had a chance to talk to the people who were writing the screenplay(s), and the person who was in charge of the project. They were all super smart and very very good at what they did.
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thread.
Arabella of Mars was optioned a few years ago, though the project didn't move forward. The filmmakers' ideas about the story were very different from mine (including introducing a female pirate villain) but I learned some important things about dramatic storytelling from the experience.
Arabella of Mars was optioned a few years ago, though the project didn't move forward. The filmmakers' ideas about the story were very different from mine (including introducing a female pirate villain) but I learned some important things about dramatic storytelling from the experience.
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Etsy made a new mode: "make me an offer." I have dice, random number generators, calculations on what leeway I have, and a wicked grin. Make a wish and see if you get lucky?
(This experiment ends Christmas Day night, when the usual Year End Sale will begin.)
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
(This experiment ends Christmas Day night, when the usual Year End Sale will begin.)
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Etsy made a new mode: "make me an offer." I have dice, random number generators, calculations on what leeway I have, and a wicked grin. Make a wish and see if you get lucky?
(This experiment ends Christmas Day night, when the usual Year End Sale will begin.)
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
(This experiment ends Christmas Day night, when the usual Year End Sale will begin.)
www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
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"She took a high dive into a pool that she drained herself. Were he alive today, Mr. Murrow would not believe what his network has become."
Bari Weiss Jumps Into a Drained Pool
That she drained herself.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"She took a high dive into a pool that she drained herself. Were he alive today, Mr. Murrow would not believe what his network has become."
I haven't seen any of 60 Minutes in years but tonight I did my patriotic duty and watched the CECOT report. Thank you Bari Weiß for calling this report to my attention.
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I haven't seen any of 60 Minutes in years but tonight I did my patriotic duty and watched the CECOT report. Thank you Bari Weiß for calling this report to my attention.
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New Children’s Book ‘Good Afternoon Moon’ Celebrates Seattle’s Painfully Early Sunsets: tinyurl.com/yrze7kp8
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
New Children’s Book ‘Good Afternoon Moon’ Celebrates Seattle’s Painfully Early Sunsets: tinyurl.com/yrze7kp8
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
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cool, cool cool
December 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
cool, cool cool
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Instead of going through the time and tedium of subpoenas, hearings, and due process, Congress should just do as the Pentagon does: acting on a vague hunch without any evidence, declare that Pam Bondi is a "narco-terrorist" and bust some doors down.
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Instead of going through the time and tedium of subpoenas, hearings, and due process, Congress should just do as the Pentagon does: acting on a vague hunch without any evidence, declare that Pam Bondi is a "narco-terrorist" and bust some doors down.
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For your collective delectation this holiday season:
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
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Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
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Jingle Bells (Batman Smells): an incomplete festive folk-rhyme taxonomy
Gather round the fire, everyone, and let me tell you a story. It has everything you could want in a Christmas blockbuster: superheroes and villains, a car crash, children singing, a mystery to solv…
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December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
For your collective delectation this holiday season:
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!)
loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...
Axial tilt! It's the reason for the season!
December 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Axial tilt! It's the reason for the season!
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I honestly still can’t believe they did this
it’s just photos on a desk! it’s not even in the same league as his fucking birthday note! removing it after the fact is the biggest possible “we are covering shit up” signal they could possibly send, couldn’t look guiltier if they tried
it’s just photos on a desk! it’s not even in the same league as his fucking birthday note! removing it after the fact is the biggest possible “we are covering shit up” signal they could possibly send, couldn’t look guiltier if they tried
This photo, file 468, from the Epstein files that includes Donald Trump has apparently now been removed from the DOJ release.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
AG Bondi, is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I honestly still can’t believe they did this
it’s just photos on a desk! it’s not even in the same league as his fucking birthday note! removing it after the fact is the biggest possible “we are covering shit up” signal they could possibly send, couldn’t look guiltier if they tried
it’s just photos on a desk! it’s not even in the same league as his fucking birthday note! removing it after the fact is the biggest possible “we are covering shit up” signal they could possibly send, couldn’t look guiltier if they tried
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a new little Christmas carol written by @mollylewis.wtf:
"Jingle bells, #bandcamp sells music that we maaaake.
#Spotify has junk #AI and artists don't get paid.
hey!"
#Christmas @mariancall.bsky.social
#Spotify has junk #AI and artists don't get paid.
hey!"
#Christmas @mariancall.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
a new little Christmas carol written by @mollylewis.wtf: