Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island
@spiralisland.bsky.social
I record music as Spiral Island. I write speculative fiction under the pen name Aster Loxley. I also play in Gentle Brontosaurus. Expect posts about Madison, biking, cats, etc.
Is it from the Condom region of France, or is it just sparkling prophylactic
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Is it from the Condom region of France, or is it just sparkling prophylactic
If you have ever felt insecurity as a songwriter, you are hereby cleansed of it
am sharing a workshop with someone whose algorithm is feeding him ai country music
one song that has played twice now has the chorus “i’ll get okay, no tears, just whiskey and truck cars” and i’m thinking of just walking toward the light and letting the universe scatter my electrons
one song that has played twice now has the chorus “i’ll get okay, no tears, just whiskey and truck cars” and i’m thinking of just walking toward the light and letting the universe scatter my electrons
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you have ever felt insecurity as a songwriter, you are hereby cleansed of it
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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what's the reason for the season? I'm not sure, but I do know that SANTA CLAUS IS MADE OF FRACTAL PENISES
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
what's the reason for the season? I'm not sure, but I do know that SANTA CLAUS IS MADE OF FRACTAL PENISES
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Senior yr: roasted a Butterball, made stuffing, everything smelling great, except I COULD NOT get the gravy to thicken in the least. Added more and more flour - nothing.
Tasted it and discovered someone had reused the plastic container that used to hold flour to hold powdered sugar instead.
Tasted it and discovered someone had reused the plastic container that used to hold flour to hold powdered sugar instead.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Senior yr: roasted a Butterball, made stuffing, everything smelling great, except I COULD NOT get the gravy to thicken in the least. Added more and more flour - nothing.
Tasted it and discovered someone had reused the plastic container that used to hold flour to hold powdered sugar instead.
Tasted it and discovered someone had reused the plastic container that used to hold flour to hold powdered sugar instead.
Another bike video for ya, from New Glarus, WI. Trying out a @chasebliss.bsky.social Lost & Found on guitar and synth youtu.be/SmPGL5c9Jec
Madison Area Rides: New Glarus Woods
YouTube video by Nicholas Davies
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November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Another bike video for ya, from New Glarus, WI. Trying out a @chasebliss.bsky.social Lost & Found on guitar and synth youtu.be/SmPGL5c9Jec
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Cannonball Path phase 6 PIM, about to begin
This is a project stimied by the Railroad Commissioner who denied the city's plan to have the path cross a little-used rail spur
This is a project stimied by the Railroad Commissioner who denied the city's plan to have the path cross a little-used rail spur
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Cannonball Path phase 6 PIM, about to begin
This is a project stimied by the Railroad Commissioner who denied the city's plan to have the path cross a little-used rail spur
This is a project stimied by the Railroad Commissioner who denied the city's plan to have the path cross a little-used rail spur
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AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here’s why that’s happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
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The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
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For all its Maddinian quirk and retro tropes, I watched KEYHOLE make grown men cry during screenings. It has a strong subconscious undertow that packs a wallop.
Keyhole (film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
For all its Maddinian quirk and retro tropes, I watched KEYHOLE make grown men cry during screenings. It has a strong subconscious undertow that packs a wallop.
RIP Kit Kat
“Waymo? Hell, no. I’m terrified of those things,” said Margarita Lara, a bartender who loved Kit Kat. “There’s so many of them now. They just released them out into our city, and it’s unnecessary.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
RIP Kit Kat
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
Band merch life goals
Japanese rock band GLAY has a line of shelf-stable dairy products, if the Prince Estate is looking for ways to vertically integrate with their Tribute Potato lines.
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Band merch life goals
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This is what it sounds like, when spuds fry…
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is what it sounds like, when spuds fry…
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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predicting a new musical trend for 2026: some producer winds up doing for the Otamatone what Augustus Pablo did for the melodica
Otamatone 101: Beginner Guide
YouTube video by Hamee US
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
predicting a new musical trend for 2026: some producer winds up doing for the Otamatone what Augustus Pablo did for the melodica
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Oh weird, one of the girls who stabbed their classmate because they wanted to impress the Slenderman cut off her monitoring bracelet and disappeared from her group home on the west side of Madison last night. Cool, cool…
#madisonwi #truecrime #slenderman
#madisonwi #truecrime #slenderman
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Oh weird, one of the girls who stabbed their classmate because they wanted to impress the Slenderman cut off her monitoring bracelet and disappeared from her group home on the west side of Madison last night. Cool, cool…
#madisonwi #truecrime #slenderman
#madisonwi #truecrime #slenderman
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A federal judge ruled the Trump administration had “exceeded the bounds of [its] authority" in deploying the D.C. National Guard, and lacked the authority to call up out-of-state Guardsmen to patrol in D.C.
What does this mean? Don't miss @maustermuhle.bsky.social's reporting:
What does this mean? Don't miss @maustermuhle.bsky.social's reporting:
Federal judge: National Guard deployment in DC is ‘unlawful’
The 2,300 Guardsmen aren’t headed home just yet, though.
51st.news
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration had “exceeded the bounds of [its] authority" in deploying the D.C. National Guard, and lacked the authority to call up out-of-state Guardsmen to patrol in D.C.
What does this mean? Don't miss @maustermuhle.bsky.social's reporting:
What does this mean? Don't miss @maustermuhle.bsky.social's reporting:
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The only definition of art style that has ever truly resonated with me is that your style is emergent from your accumulation of habitual mistakes and shortcuts.
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The only definition of art style that has ever truly resonated with me is that your style is emergent from your accumulation of habitual mistakes and shortcuts.
Okay NOW I'm interested in the @tonemadison.bsky.social MAMAs new artist showcase
was just asked to play a showcase show here in Madison by a music mag and the Madison area music awards group!
I said yes but will be doing it solo given the late notice. If you want to see what I do live though and live close, I’ll be at Harmony bar in Madison next Saturday.
#NostalgiaPop
I said yes but will be doing it solo given the late notice. If you want to see what I do live though and live close, I’ll be at Harmony bar in Madison next Saturday.
#NostalgiaPop
November 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Okay NOW I'm interested in the @tonemadison.bsky.social MAMAs new artist showcase
This would be real bad. Counting on @govevers.wisconsin.gov for another veto
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New bill would force websites to choose: ban VPNs or remove content
Wisconsin, Michigan, and several other usual suspects — likely fronting for the federal government — want to strip away your right to freedom of expression and anonymous online movement. The Electroni...
boingboing.net
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This would be real bad. Counting on @govevers.wisconsin.gov for another veto
boingboing.net/2025/11/21/n...
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