Jacob
@jacobaugust.bsky.social
Books and stuff. Unambitious writer and cynical Wisconsinite. Vaguely queer. Not good at bios.
“A Modest Proposal! The Musical”
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“A Modest Proposal! The Musical”
...and I started to immerse myself in tumblr, so I learned quite a lot there. But Garp was definitely the earliest I remember, and even then my introduction to Roberta Muldoon was a nonchalant "Oh? Ok."
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
...and I started to immerse myself in tumblr, so I learned quite a lot there. But Garp was definitely the earliest I remember, and even then my introduction to Roberta Muldoon was a nonchalant "Oh? Ok."
The early 2010s were when I started becoming more aware. A sibling came out as nonbinary and briefly dated a trans guy, so I made sure to do some reading so I wouldn't come across as a jerk if I got to meet him (I never did), a favorite webcomic (Questionable Content) introduced a trans character...
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The early 2010s were when I started becoming more aware. A sibling came out as nonbinary and briefly dated a trans guy, so I made sure to do some reading so I wouldn't come across as a jerk if I got to meet him (I never did), a favorite webcomic (Questionable Content) introduced a trans character...
I think so, although I didn't read it until 2012 or so.
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I think so, although I didn't read it until 2012 or so.
“Many people are saying how bad health care is now. You give the insurance companies your money, a lot of money, and then you say please, can I have healthcare, and they don’t let you have healthcare. Very bad, that’s why Luigi Mangione, Luigi Man of the Year I call him, that’s why he got so mad.”
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
If Democrats introduced a universal health care bill and called it TrumpCare, it might have a chance of passing.
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If Democrats introduced a universal health care bill and called it TrumpCare, it might have a chance of passing.
TEMPTING OUR YOUNG BOYS
WHY NOT TRY A NICE EDITION OF THE GOOD BOOK INSTEAD
WHY NOT TRY A NICE EDITION OF THE GOOD BOOK INSTEAD
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
TEMPTING OUR YOUNG BOYS
WHY NOT TRY A NICE EDITION OF THE GOOD BOOK INSTEAD
WHY NOT TRY A NICE EDITION OF THE GOOD BOOK INSTEAD
I’ve been giving the Sorokin a prudish frown every time I see it on the Dalkey website.
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I’ve been giving the Sorokin a prudish frown every time I see it on the Dalkey website.
“Sir, we just need you to sign a few more pardons, SIR, please stay awake, it’s just a teeny tiny stack, please, it’s right here, Sir. Sir! …Sir?”
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“Sir, we just need you to sign a few more pardons, SIR, please stay awake, it’s just a teeny tiny stack, please, it’s right here, Sir. Sir! …Sir?”
I started it back in October of last year and then hit a wall (the election). Still haven't gone back to it. First couple hundred pages were pretty promising, I just couldn't commit to more.
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I started it back in October of last year and then hit a wall (the election). Still haven't gone back to it. First couple hundred pages were pretty promising, I just couldn't commit to more.
On the other hand, I read 100 other books, so I'm really just bad at sticking to commitments like the above pic.
There's always next year!
There's always next year!
December 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
On the other hand, I read 100 other books, so I'm really just bad at sticking to commitments like the above pic.
There's always next year!
There's always next year!
Mike Pence woulda done it.
Pence Donald Trump GIF
Alt: A gif showing Donald Trump setting his water bottle on the ground, and his little dog Mike Pence immediately doing the same.
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Mike Pence woulda done it.
Yeah, I’m not terribly worried about him running again in 2028.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yeah, I’m not terribly worried about him running again in 2028.
Not even Steve Bannon’s necromancy can help him now.
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Not even Steve Bannon’s necromancy can help him now.
If Shelley Jackson (no relation) is still doing her Skin project, you could get a very interesting tattoo out of it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If Shelley Jackson (no relation) is still doing her Skin project, you could get a very interesting tattoo out of it.