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The Public Universal James

@greatbigjames.bsky.social

Largely cis, mostly het, mid-fat, very left. (He/they)

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A banner hanging in a window reads: 
OUR HOT DOG
-THE THUNDEROUS POP WHEN YOU BITE INTO IT-
THE SALINE TANG OF THE PINK FLESH!!...OH! YES!
(Please -I'm Getting Hungry Already!!)

A banner hanging in a window reads: OUR HOT DOG -THE THUNDEROUS POP WHEN YOU BITE INTO IT- THE SALINE TANG OF THE PINK FLESH!!...OH! YES! (Please -I'm Getting Hungry Already!!)

14.10.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A wizard sits on a therapist's couch. He looks anxious and says "I know I should slay the dragon. I want to slay the dragon. But somehow I never do slay the dragon." The caption says "AD(H)&D".

A wizard sits on a therapist's couch. He looks anxious and says "I know I should slay the dragon. I want to slay the dragon. But somehow I never do slay the dragon." The caption says "AD(H)&D".

AD(H)&D

A cartoon I sketched out but never finished.

13.10.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
This cartoon has nine panels, alternating between abstract panels of gray and black paint, and non-abstract drawings. Each abstract panel has a caption in plain white lettering.

PANEL 1

A cloudy field of gray paint, with a caption: AFTER

PANEL 2

A fat man is on an airplane, seated on the aisle; a thin woman with a scarf has paused next to his seat.

SCARF WOMAN: Oh God, do I have to sit next to him?

PANEL 3

CAPTION: A WHILE

PANEL 4

A laundromat. The same fat man we saw on the plane is folding laundry. Mounted high on the wall behind him is a TV showing a talk show.

Clinging to the fat man’s back is the woman’s word balloon from the airplane panel.

TV: Let’s face it, fat people choose to be like that!

PANEL 5

CAPTION: IT WEIGHS

PANEL 6

We see the fat man again, in a coffee shop. Behind his back, a thin man wearing a sleeveless shirt and jogging shorts, is holding up a finger as he makes a point.

There are now two word balloons clinging to the fat man’s back, the word balloon from the airplane panel, and the TV’s word balloon from the laundromat panel.

JOGGING SHORTS:  …put the donuts down and get off the sofa now and then!

PANEL 7

CAPTION: YOU

PANEL 8

The same fat man lying limp on the floor, possibly unconscious, covered by a pile of word balloons from the previous three panels, topped off by a new balloon spoken by an off-panel voice.

OFF PANEL VOICE: You’d look so much better if you’d lose some weight.

PANEL 9

The caption is so far down in the panel that parts of the letters disappear below the bottom: DOWN

This cartoon has nine panels, alternating between abstract panels of gray and black paint, and non-abstract drawings. Each abstract panel has a caption in plain white lettering. PANEL 1 A cloudy field of gray paint, with a caption: AFTER PANEL 2 A fat man is on an airplane, seated on the aisle; a thin woman with a scarf has paused next to his seat. SCARF WOMAN: Oh God, do I have to sit next to him? PANEL 3 CAPTION: A WHILE PANEL 4 A laundromat. The same fat man we saw on the plane is folding laundry. Mounted high on the wall behind him is a TV showing a talk show. Clinging to the fat man’s back is the woman’s word balloon from the airplane panel. TV: Let’s face it, fat people choose to be like that! PANEL 5 CAPTION: IT WEIGHS PANEL 6 We see the fat man again, in a coffee shop. Behind his back, a thin man wearing a sleeveless shirt and jogging shorts, is holding up a finger as he makes a point. There are now two word balloons clinging to the fat man’s back, the word balloon from the airplane panel, and the TV’s word balloon from the laundromat panel. JOGGING SHORTS: …put the donuts down and get off the sofa now and then! PANEL 7 CAPTION: YOU PANEL 8 The same fat man lying limp on the floor, possibly unconscious, covered by a pile of word balloons from the previous three panels, topped off by a new balloon spoken by an off-panel voice. OFF PANEL VOICE: You’d look so much better if you’d lose some weight. PANEL 9 The caption is so far down in the panel that parts of the letters disappear below the bottom: DOWN

It Weighs You Down

by me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social

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13.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I would say "that's not what begging the question means" but in this case he literally is begging the question (smuggling false assertions into the argument)

13.10.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I find the one thing her games tend to be missing is really good GM advice, and the play examples frequently have the GM making decisions by sorta vibing it out. And I say this as someone who thinks Glitch is a masterpiece vibes-wise, I want to run the game real bad, but it's daunting.

13.10.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty proud of this one. Come hear me be an awful man!

11.10.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

07.10.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7682    πŸ” 1961    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 38

It's the time of year for it, I made a pot of stew just yesterday

05.10.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone should rewatch Farscape.

03.10.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 3

feels like we're living through some kind of cultural gas leak

01.10.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8247    πŸ” 1693    πŸ’¬ 134    πŸ“Œ 78

Lol, you're ahead of me in that case (I have shamefully procrastinated beyond all reasonability in recording mine)

01.10.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This one's still up for a couple more days: breakaleg.library.horse

01.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also why does he capitalize every noun like German was his first language?

27.09.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As always, I know there are bigger and more important issues here, but... I know what "under siege" means, I know what "under attack" means; the fuck does "under siege from attack" mean?

27.09.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously, just, fuckin'... Cogwork Dancers, man. Cogwork fuckin' Dancers. That last phase, incredible ludo-narrative design.

27.09.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fact: EVERY NPC I've encountered so far will start singing along with the needolin if you play next to them, giving you the same kind of insight into their whole deal that whacking them with the Dream Nail did in HK

27.09.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the political policy cure for β€œmale loneliness” is

- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)

- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)

- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)

26.09.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11755    πŸ” 3145    πŸ’¬ 190    πŸ“Œ 128

Hell yeah, I was gonna suggest Clinton Street

25.09.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Steve Silberman is not here to shout it β€” so it’s up to all of us.

Vaccines don’t cause autism.

Neither does Tylenol. (I mean seriously WTF?!?!)

The β€œepidemic” of autism is the result of increased testing, broader definitions, and raised awareness.

LOUDER.

22.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 875    πŸ” 371    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9

I never watched past the end of the first season, but the first season was clearly a Western, which is a whole different kind of pulp

22.09.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Testing a theory:

reskeet if "every ICE agent will be unmasked and tried for their crimes" would get your vote

20.09.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3138    πŸ” 2712    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 11

Given the precedent of The Great Muppet Caper, I'd suggest both Lex and Lois

20.09.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*
*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*
*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*
*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*

18.09.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9956    πŸ” 3771    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 57

This iiiiis

19.09.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just beat the Cogwork Dancers and... Hot damn. Not the hardest boss by any means, but definitely one of the most memorable I've seen in a while, mechanically neat and, like, genuinely emotionally weighty; a melancholy victory.

I think possibly... skong good?

18.09.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to mention the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane

17.09.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post a mage! πŸͺ„

17.09.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🀍
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17.09.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 41243    πŸ” 13500    πŸ’¬ 562    πŸ“Œ 490

"Go Birds, Fuck ICE, Free Palestine."

This would be a sufficient platform to win the popular vote in 2028.

15.09.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I think we're due a new antipope

15.09.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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