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Jacob
@jacobaugust.bsky.social
· Dec 24
These horns adorning father’s crown
Would surely cut him to the quick,
If he knew they grew each year anew—
A Christmas gift from Old Saint Nick.
It came to pass, this evening last,
I saw a thing that gave me pause:
What cuckold e’er proclaimed so bold?
My mom was kissing Santa Claus!
Would surely cut him to the quick,
If he knew they grew each year anew—
A Christmas gift from Old Saint Nick.
It came to pass, this evening last,
I saw a thing that gave me pause:
What cuckold e’er proclaimed so bold?
My mom was kissing Santa Claus!
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The chicken-legged hut of Baba Yaga kan tourne yn two directiouns: Cluck-wyse and countir-cluck-wyse.
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The chicken-legged hut of Baba Yaga kan tourne yn two directiouns: Cluck-wyse and countir-cluck-wyse.
Currently (re)reading: HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON by @naominovik.bsky.social
Has it really been 20 years? Gosh.
Has it really been 20 years? Gosh.
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Currently (re)reading: HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON by @naominovik.bsky.social
Has it really been 20 years? Gosh.
Has it really been 20 years? Gosh.
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A detail from Ursula K. Le Guin’s Book of Cats (Library of America, 2025).
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 AM
A detail from Ursula K. Le Guin’s Book of Cats (Library of America, 2025).
I’ve got a couple hundred pages left of Bleak House, but fuuuuck do I want to read Moby-Dick now.
Fun bluesky fact is that no matter what else is going on, someone is always reading Moby Dick
January 22, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I’ve got a couple hundred pages left of Bleak House, but fuuuuck do I want to read Moby-Dick now.
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Fun bluesky fact is that no matter what else is going on, someone is always reading Moby Dick
January 22, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Fun bluesky fact is that no matter what else is going on, someone is always reading Moby Dick
It's already been referenced on Wikipedia.
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 AM
It's already been referenced on Wikipedia.
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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An auspicious literary event: The publication of ICE by JACEK DUKAJ in English, which I can tell you from the first chapters is amazingly translated by Ursula Phillips. Extraordinarily good and sly, I think. From Head of Zeus, which under our editor for The Weird has published many ambitious books.
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
An auspicious literary event: The publication of ICE by JACEK DUKAJ in English, which I can tell you from the first chapters is amazingly translated by Ursula Phillips. Extraordinarily good and sly, I think. From Head of Zeus, which under our editor for The Weird has published many ambitious books.
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Vance is going to get buried in shit no matter when he takes over, but now--when our relationship with Europe and our place in NATO is hanging by a thread--would be absolutely *chef's kiss*.
January 21, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Vance is going to get buried in shit no matter when he takes over, but now--when our relationship with Europe and our place in NATO is hanging by a thread--would be absolutely *chef's kiss*.
Even Spenser thinks It might happen today.
So happy peace they made and faire accord:
January 21, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Even Spenser thinks It might happen today.
Honestly, after The Force Awakens and Rogue One came out, I was ready for one new Star Wars movie every Christmas until the heat death of the universe. And then The Last Jedi sucked (ymmv) and they tried to do the Marvel thing by bringing out Solo six months later, so I noped out entirely.
How Often Is Too Often for New 'Star Wars' Movies?
With Lucasfilm now under new leadership, let's break down one of the franchise's biggest problems.
gizmodo.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Honestly, after The Force Awakens and Rogue One came out, I was ready for one new Star Wars movie every Christmas until the heat death of the universe. And then The Last Jedi sucked (ymmv) and they tried to do the Marvel thing by bringing out Solo six months later, so I noped out entirely.
Dear President Trump,
We were hoping to keep it a secret, but the truth is, we did not award you the Peace Prize last year because we are planning to give you an even bigger Peace Prize three years from now, at the end of your presidency, when you will have no doubt ended many more wars.
We were hoping to keep it a secret, but the truth is, we did not award you the Peace Prize last year because we are planning to give you an even bigger Peace Prize three years from now, at the end of your presidency, when you will have no doubt ended many more wars.
January 19, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Dear President Trump,
We were hoping to keep it a secret, but the truth is, we did not award you the Peace Prize last year because we are planning to give you an even bigger Peace Prize three years from now, at the end of your presidency, when you will have no doubt ended many more wars.
We were hoping to keep it a secret, but the truth is, we did not award you the Peace Prize last year because we are planning to give you an even bigger Peace Prize three years from now, at the end of your presidency, when you will have no doubt ended many more wars.
He looks like Jim Carrey from an alternate universe where he played a ridiculous Nazi officer on SNL followed by a couple of bad comedies back in the 90s but his career went the direction of Rob Schneider’s and this is the only shtick he has left and would anyone like to see the reboot? Please??
January 19, 2026 at 1:55 AM
He looks like Jim Carrey from an alternate universe where he played a ridiculous Nazi officer on SNL followed by a couple of bad comedies back in the 90s but his career went the direction of Rob Schneider’s and this is the only shtick he has left and would anyone like to see the reboot? Please??
I want to write something that immediately disappears but develops a cult following when it's rediscovered and reprinted decades later by, say, NYRB or McNally...
...but, of course, that involves actually writing something first, so.
...but, of course, that involves actually writing something first, so.
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 AM
I want to write something that immediately disappears but develops a cult following when it's rediscovered and reprinted decades later by, say, NYRB or McNally...
...but, of course, that involves actually writing something first, so.
...but, of course, that involves actually writing something first, so.
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someone regifting their nobel peace prize to trump is genuinely hilarious, i can't be angry at this news, it's too funny, i'm crying laughing
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
someone regifting their nobel peace prize to trump is genuinely hilarious, i can't be angry at this news, it's too funny, i'm crying laughing
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With horrible assault, and furie fell,
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 AM
With horrible assault, and furie fell,
I still don't understand what people see in this clown. Just because he's no longer the quiet half of the George and Kellyanne Show doesn't mean he isn't up to something.
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I still don't understand what people see in this clown. Just because he's no longer the quiet half of the George and Kellyanne Show doesn't mean he isn't up to something.
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It may not seem like it, but that particular day will be here sooner than you think, and when it comes, the celebrations will be luminous. On tough days, think of the celebrations to come.
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
It may not seem like it, but that particular day will be here sooner than you think, and when it comes, the celebrations will be luminous. On tough days, think of the celebrations to come.