David D. Levine

@daviddlevine.com

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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.

A bag of RAPUNZEL brand "Stufu" (footnote: "Original Rapunzel Studentenfutter") subtitled "Frutta secca mista" and "Cocktail étudiant"
Lindsey Graham tweet from May 3, 2016: "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed......and we will deserve it."
Boulangerie St. Viateur, one of Montreal's beloved bagel bakeries
An email to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov with subject "Ballot Mail." The body of the message is "The proposed "Ballot Mail for Federal Elections" rule 2026-10968 (91 FR 32915) is a blatantly unconstitutional attempt to restrict participation in federal elections by fully qualified voters. It violates the Constitutional provision that states, not the federal government, manage elections by inserting the federal government in the process of determining who is allowed to submit a vote. It is furthermore a violation of Americans' privacy rights, and the timing of the proposed rule (less than five months before the 2026 midterms) will create chaos and further suppress voting. The proposed rule is a violation of everything the USPS is supposed to do and I object to every part of it in the most strenuous terms."
Text Shot: For pro-democracy Americans, the Post opinion page and now 60 Minutes have been lost, captured by the right. We have to accept those setbacks and embrace the wide swath of news media (ProPublica, Democracy Docket, The Bulwark, The New Republic) that are rising to this moment.
Text Shot: The bugs were found in the building that houses the Animal and Plant Inspection Service, the agency responsible for containing and mitigating the spread of invasive pests in the U.S. The irony, one USDA employee said, “was lost on no one.”
The author sporting a Walgreens branded bandage on his left shoulder
Text Shot: in the nine months since he launched his campaign, I have seen a white man who has done a lot more community-building across racial lines than the majority of those who judge him—particularly the left-leaning progressives and leftists who are horrified that he has a legitimate shot at becoming the U.S. senator.
ki•osk |'kě,äskl noun - a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc., are sold. • a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens. • (usually telephone kiosk) British a phone booth. • archaic (in Turkey and Iran) a light open pavilion or summerhouse. ORIGIN early 17th century (in the sense 'pavilion'): from French kiosque, from Turkish köşk 'pavilion', from Persian kuš.
"Radioactive Mutant Super Pigs" in the style of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo
Bluesky app screenshot showing 2001 followers
"The economy sucks."
Tweet by Marco Foster @MarcoFo...: Abdul El-Sayed: "AIPAC and Israel are not the same as Judaism and the Jewish people. I love Judaism and I love the Jewish people. The single most dangerous thing they've tried to tell us is somehow they can extend the definition of antisemitism to include a foreign government and its leaders. I call bullshit"
David D. Levine's “Bend Like the Palm” in March’s Clarkesworld sees a community threatened by a storm and forced to adapt their ways in order to survive. They’re inspired by one of their youngest members to let go of the way things have always been done in a nice reflection on the sacrifices that are sometimes necessary for the greater good.
Tintin panel. Cap'n Haddock: "What a week, huh?" Tintin: "Captain, it's Wednesday". In the background, Snowy drinks from the Captain's beer.
Me in Regency outfit, but as Gonzo.
Still from the 1979 trailer of ALIEN, showing the partial letters A L I E N superimposed over the surface of an alien planet -- which was actually a brownie.
Screen shot showing USD 224.30 import duty I had to pay DHL to receive a package, with a superimposed Trump pointing at it and the text "I DID THAT!"
tef (@tef.bsky.social): mentally dividing up sci-fi in space into either tall ships, or westerns for example: star trek (TOS) is a western but star trek (TNG) is tall ships Charlie Stross (@cstross.bsky.social): To do it properly you really need Das Boot in space. You're stuck in a cramped tin can in an environment that'll kill you instantly due to a moment's inattention, if you emit *anything at all* the lurking enemy will get a firing solution on you, the toilet's frozen, and two Outlooks are fighting. tef (@tef.bsky.social): i believe this is the plot of Alien
tef (@tef.bsky.social): mentally dividing up sci-fi in space into either tall ships, or westerns for example: star trek (TOS) is a western but star trek (TNG) is tall ships Charlie Stross (@cstross.bsky.social): To do it properly you really need Das Boot in space. You're stuck in a cramped tin can in an environment that'll kill you instantly due to a moment's inattention, if you emit *anything at all* the lurking enemy will get a firing solution on you, the toilet's frozen, and two Outlooks are fighting. tef (@tef.bsky.social): i believe this is the plot of Alien
Google AI (sorry) analysis of this image: "The selected region shows a U.S. Navy leather name tag typically worn on flight suits or various working uniforms like the Two-Piece Organizational Clothing (2POC). Ship Emblem: The profile of Abraham Lincoln on the left indicates the sailor is assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Job Specialty (Rating): The three-bladed propeller pin on the right identifies the sailor as a Machinist's Mate (MM). Machinist's Mates are responsible for maintaining and repairing major machinery, including propulsion plants and auxiliary equipment. Name and Branch: The tag is for a sailor named Robinson, and USN denotes the United States Navy. Designation Code: The "M MM" likely refers to his specific rating and perhaps a duty classification. While "MM" stands for Machinist's Mate, additional prefixes like "M" can sometimes denote specific sub-fields or historical designations within the engineering department."
Christopher Hooks (@cd_hooks) quote tweets Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) saying: "The sea and the desert have been places of mutual enrichment among peoples and cultures for millennia. Woe to us if we turn them into graveyards where even hope dies! Let us free these tremendous reservoirs of history and the future from evil! Let us denounce and remove causes." Hooks comments: "the pope—deeply suspicious of thinking machines—is cultivating desert power. it's happening out of order but it's happening."
Text Shot: The LGBTQ movement did not achieve what it has achieved by abandoning its most vulnerable members when the political cost of defending them seemed high. It achieved what it has achieved by insisting, repeatedly, and in the face of enormous opposition, that the humanity and dignity of every member of the community was non-negotiable. That insistence was not naive idealism. It was the strategic foundation of every coalition the movement built and every institutional ally it won.
Email with subject "Invitation to Participate in Stratford Literary Festival 2026" from "Annie Ashworth <annie.ashworth.litfest@gmail.com>" which praises my book and offers "flexible ticket fee options for contributors." It is not legitimate.
Elevator buttons: 1, 7, 2, 3 (in that order from bottom to top). 1 (6th & Union) 7 (7th Avenue) 2 (Retail Concourse) 3 (Main Lobby)