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Paul Axel

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Chicago social studies teacher (Civics and AP US Government) and comic book writer. Indie stuff you haven't read yet (HAPPINESS IS A WARM BUN, THE KOBOLD'S CLAIM), but I bet you'd like! Ask me about my Haymarket graphic novel. https://linktr.ee/paulaxel

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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Nov 9

Some new followers, so allow myself to introduce....myself.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Oct 8

Oh, #PortfolioDay. I'm Paul, and I've been writing since 2014. My specialty is hist. fiction, but I've also worked in fantasy, sci-fi, horror, & more. I am currently pitching a graphic novel about the Haymarket Riot, and would love the opportunity to pitch more or write a back-up or two!

Cover to historical fiction action comic THE NEW AMSTERDAM GAME, about a masked vigilante fighting the British in occupied New York during the American Revolution.

Cover to CHUCHUNYA, a one-shot horror story about a Soviet expedition to the Siberian wilderness that goes terribly wrong.

Cover to HAPPINESS IS A WARM BUN, a comedy story about one man's quest for the perfect burger.

Cover to THE KOBOLD'S CLAIM, a fantasy tale of a little dragon-like creature who gets revenge on the overzealous adventurers who have wronged him.

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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 11h

I got a flag for Saturday. I'll be flying the Rebellious Stripes of the Sons of Liberty.

"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks." -- Samuel Adams

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 7d

RIP to an OG of the deli/appetizing world. Raise a bagel and lox in his honor. May his memory be a blessing.

Patrick Sauer @pjsauer.bsky.social · 7d

Zabaster Zalad is an all-time legendary Gotham street move.

What a life.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

www.nytimes.com

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 9d

The only document I could find so far mentioning the two together are referring to DST as "Decision Support Tools".

And while I agree that they are all a bunch of tools, that's probably not the right answer.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 9d

As I am still trying to find a more-trustworthy source than the one I found earlier, I am going to recant my statement until I can more accurately verify. The internet is good for nothing, folks!

blazingnoodle.bsky.social @blazingnoodle.bsky.social · 9d

source on that? (ps shoutout social studies teachers!!!)

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 9d

Domestic Security Threat team. They're supposed to investigate domestic criminal and terrorist threats.

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 12d

That red brick building is Funston Elementary. They are gassing kids in their classrooms

Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 12d

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 12d

are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 12d

That red brick building is Funston Elementary. They are gassing kids in their classrooms

Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 12d

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 15d

Days like this make you pine for the Praetorian Guard...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 17d

We need to send these bozos down to Lower LOWER Wacker.

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 17d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 24d

Muppets Kermit The Frog GIF

ALT: Muppets Kermit The Frog GIF

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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 24d

Glad I am not watching Horst Wessel 2.0.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 27d

Right there with ya, brother.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 27d

The sooner we realize we are that country, the sooner we can try to fix it. The right phrase is, "we don't HAVE TO BE that country."

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 29d

I maintain that this is the best written movie of all time. Just an absolute favorite.

Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 29d

If you’ve never seen The Sting, with Robert Redford, Paul Newman and the somehow overlooked Robert Shaw, you’ve missed something glorious

Treat yourself to one of the most entertaining films ever made, in honor of Redford’s passing

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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · 29d

Just a phenomenal talent. Butch & Sundance ride again.

Chris Condon @christophcondon.bsky.social · 29d

Well, shit. We lost Robert Redford. RIP.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

www.nytimes.com

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 13

Make a band singular:

Crosby

Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · Sep 13

Make a band singular:
Maroon

YeahFearsMate🎃 @yeahcheersmate.bsky.social · Sep 13

Make a band singular:

Millus Vanillus

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 12

I'm not far from there! Beautiful library. Though a friend of mine had his bike stolen from in front of it once...

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 12

Valhalla is only for those who die in battle. Unless he's planning to go out in a blaze of glory...

Still, what a fucking dork.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 11

May we someday be blessed to have a healthy, functional, responsible democracy like Brasil.

🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · Sep 11

MUST BE NICE.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup

Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election

www.theguardian.com

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 10

I sincerely hope that, if he recovers, Kirk finally understands why gun reform is necessary to the survival of this nation.

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 9

Take note.

Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · Sep 9

BREAKING: Nepal is going through a violent revolution right now as the Parliament, Supreme Court, police stations, and houses of politicians have been set on fire by Gen-Z.

The Prime Minister and Home Minister have resigned in succession in the last 24-ish hours.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Live Updates: Parliament Burns in Nepal as Protests Force Prime Minister to Quit

www.nytimes.com

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 8

Is there a search tool not behind a paywall?

Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 6

a cartoon of spongebob squarepants holding a hammer and a box in his hands .

ALT: a cartoon of spongebob squarepants holding a hammer and a box in his hands .

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Paul Axel @paulaxel.bsky.social · Sep 4

Dipped, jagoff.

C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hola, y'all.

Hal Duncan @halduncan.com · Sep 4

aye, naw

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · Aug 29

This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.

Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social

newrepublic.com/article/1996...

The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins

Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.

newrepublic.com

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