Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶
@tvayyyy.bsky.social
Writer. Born & raised in Chicago.
Sacred Smokes, Sacred City, Sacred Folks. Pour One for the Devil. The El.
Co-editor of the Never Whistle at Night series.
Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians.
Books and more here: theodorevanalst.com
Sacred Smokes, Sacred City, Sacred Folks. Pour One for the Devil. The El.
Co-editor of the Never Whistle at Night series.
Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians.
Books and more here: theodorevanalst.com
Pinned
Now available for preorder wherever you get your book on. Got some cool words from cool folks on there.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...
For those who celebrate
September 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
For those who celebrate
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"Camp Animikiiwadiswan, or Thunderbird Nest resistance camp, co-led by Loonsfoot and Anahkwet, is their inter-tribal, three-dimensional answer to a proposed copper sulfide mine that would generate copious amounts of toxic waste...in a high-risk location."
truthout.org/articles/ind...
truthout.org/articles/ind...
Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands.
truthout.org
September 22, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"Camp Animikiiwadiswan, or Thunderbird Nest resistance camp, co-led by Loonsfoot and Anahkwet, is their inter-tribal, three-dimensional answer to a proposed copper sulfide mine that would generate copious amounts of toxic waste...in a high-risk location."
truthout.org/articles/ind...
truthout.org/articles/ind...
Some #NikonD3100 #phogtraphy in South Dakota. Adjusted the light just a bit
September 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Some #NikonD3100 #phogtraphy in South Dakota. Adjusted the light just a bit
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Y’all, this is the union difference.
Young working-class men in unions are more likely to own a home, get married, and have kids.
A union isn’t just about what happens at work. It’s about having the power to build the life you want.
Young working-class men in unions are more likely to own a home, get married, and have kids.
A union isn’t just about what happens at work. It’s about having the power to build the life you want.
How Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start Families
New CAP analysis of demographic data shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees.
www.americanprogress.org
September 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Y’all, this is the union difference.
Young working-class men in unions are more likely to own a home, get married, and have kids.
A union isn’t just about what happens at work. It’s about having the power to build the life you want.
Young working-class men in unions are more likely to own a home, get married, and have kids.
A union isn’t just about what happens at work. It’s about having the power to build the life you want.
Alexa, what is 'enshittification?'
Five corporations control 90% of the US media.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Alexa, what is 'enshittification?'
“the proposed rule would remove the Race/Ethnicity questions, thereby erasing all data about American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the country impact(ing) funding related to housing, community development, maternal health, and transportation.”
On 2 weeks notice
mailchi.mp/ncai/urgent-...
On 2 weeks notice
mailchi.mp/ncai/urgent-...
September 20, 2026 at 1:33 AM
“the proposed rule would remove the Race/Ethnicity questions, thereby erasing all data about American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the country impact(ing) funding related to housing, community development, maternal health, and transportation.”
On 2 weeks notice
mailchi.mp/ncai/urgent-...
On 2 weeks notice
mailchi.mp/ncai/urgent-...
No serious push until the first AI candidate wins a seat in the House or Senate
Agreed. Citizens United needs to end, among other remedies.
PS - there’s chatter among the political class on the AI-replaces-jobs problem…but no serious push among legislators. WAY behind the power curve (much less on IP theft)
PS - there’s chatter among the political class on the AI-replaces-jobs problem…but no serious push among legislators. WAY behind the power curve (much less on IP theft)
September 18, 2026 at 6:40 AM
No serious push until the first AI candidate wins a seat in the House or Senate
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Once again, the median pay for an adjunct professor in the United States of America is $3,500 per course. Not per month, per course.
Oh. That's a heck of a subsidy.
September 17, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Once again, the median pay for an adjunct professor in the United States of America is $3,500 per course. Not per month, per course.
Come out come out!
Our EIC Mike will be moderating a Chicago Horror panel with Cynthia Pelayo and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. at the Printers Row Lit Fest this Saturday at 4pm.
September 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Come out come out!
Some Chicago Stockyards #photography
September 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Some Chicago Stockyards #photography
Proud union member here
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente...
www.epi.org
September 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Proud union member here
Come on out!
Our EIC Mike will be moderating a Chicago Horror panel with Cynthia Pelayo and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. at the Printers Row Lit Fest this Saturday at 4pm.
September 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Come on out!
For those who celebrate
September 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
For those who celebrate
September 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Well, this is wild. Comedian Josh Johnson includes NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT, PART II: BACK FOR BLOOD in this book haul from Drawn & Quarterly, an indie bookshop in Tiohtià:ke aka Montréal 🇨🇦
Love him on The Daily Show!
Love him on The Daily Show!
September 5, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Well, this is wild. Comedian Josh Johnson includes NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT, PART II: BACK FOR BLOOD in this book haul from Drawn & Quarterly, an indie bookshop in Tiohtià:ke aka Montréal 🇨🇦
Love him on The Daily Show!
Love him on The Daily Show!
Wtf
Oh, thank god. I'd hate to expose myself to anything that wasn't derivative. Imaginative and creative media makes my tiny brain confused.
‘Spider-Noir’ Canceled by Prime Video After One Season
Amazon Prime Video has canceled 'Spider-Noir' after one season, but is developing more series in the Sony Marvel universe.
variety.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Wtf
Welp, that tracks. But I mean really, gym shoes, expressway, and pop. Yeah. That's Chicago, I guess
September 4, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Welp, that tracks. But I mean really, gym shoes, expressway, and pop. Yeah. That's Chicago, I guess
Just wrote some nighthawks into a chapter last night. 🖤🤍
It's that time of year when common nighthawks migrate. For the last week or so, birders have seen them heading south over Chicagoland around sunset. I finally saw some this evening — roughly a hundred nighthawks high above Uptown. (Not easy to photograph — this is the best picture I could manage.)
September 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Just wrote some nighthawks into a chapter last night. 🖤🤍
Rabbit rabbit
September 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Rabbit rabbit
For those who celebrate
August 30, 2026 at 9:29 PM
For those who celebrate
