David August ❌👑
@davidaugust.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Actor. Writer. Acting coach. May have been in that thing you saw that one time (Dependent's Day, Jimmy Kimmel Live, 2nd City/Chicago Shakespeare).
ORCID […]
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No violence but state violence.
ice agent drives drunk with his own kids in the car, refuses sobriety test and claims to suddenly care if children are left alone (after him and his agency have abandoned, tortured and separated what’s gotta be thousands of kids at this point) […]
ice agent drives drunk with his own kids in the car, refuses sobriety test and claims to suddenly care if children are left alone (after him and his agency have abandoned, tortured and separated what’s gotta be thousands of kids at this point) […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
No violence but state violence.
ice agent drives drunk with his own kids in the car, refuses sobriety test and claims to suddenly care if children are left alone (after him and his agency have abandoned, tortured and separated what’s gotta be thousands of kids at this point) […]
ice agent drives drunk with his own kids in the car, refuses sobriety test and claims to suddenly care if children are left alone (after him and his agency have abandoned, tortured and separated what’s gotta be thousands of kids at this point) […]
![Today we commemorate that time an organized mob of asylum seekers
[The Landing of Roger Williams in 1636 (1857) by Alonzo Chappel depicts Williams crossing the Seekonk River]
showed up at the border and received food assistance.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4uq4tqloz4ka6f3g7jvjbemi/bafkreigd2cq32rbc7c2ykx4n5tzy5q6nh7ob6nytckkhzoot3jd6p6g57e@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁 🦃
"Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different."
—Ian Mckellen
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
—Ian Mckellen
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different."
—Ian Mckellen
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
—Ian Mckellen
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
Is it 10 years old? Yes. Is it unusual? Yes.
Is it Thanksgiving themed and am I in it? Yes and yes.
I sing, I dance. I shoot a bow and arrow.
Hear 95% of the turkey noises I have ever made on camera/microphone, so far.
https://youtu.be/SbaUaQ6Uzc4
#thanksgiving #shortfilm #film #comedy […]
Is it Thanksgiving themed and am I in it? Yes and yes.
I sing, I dance. I shoot a bow and arrow.
Hear 95% of the turkey noises I have ever made on camera/microphone, so far.
https://youtu.be/SbaUaQ6Uzc4
#thanksgiving #shortfilm #film #comedy […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Is it 10 years old? Yes. Is it unusual? Yes.
Is it Thanksgiving themed and am I in it? Yes and yes.
I sing, I dance. I shoot a bow and arrow.
Hear 95% of the turkey noises I have ever made on camera/microphone, so far.
https://youtu.be/SbaUaQ6Uzc4
#thanksgiving #shortfilm #film #comedy […]
Is it Thanksgiving themed and am I in it? Yes and yes.
I sing, I dance. I shoot a bow and arrow.
Hear 95% of the turkey noises I have ever made on camera/microphone, so far.
https://youtu.be/SbaUaQ6Uzc4
#thanksgiving #shortfilm #film #comedy […]
I #coached an #actor on audition sides and having them fight for the things their character is hoping for shifted something powerful in their read. You can play for, fight for, something often so much easier than playing against, or fighting against, something.
#actingcoach #actingcoaching #Acting
#actingcoach #actingcoaching #Acting
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I #coached an #actor on audition sides and having them fight for the things their character is hoping for shifted something powerful in their read. You can play for, fight for, something often so much easier than playing against, or fighting against, something.
#actingcoach #actingcoaching #Acting
#actingcoach #actingcoaching #Acting
Reposted by David August ❌👑
@davidaugust it's a tight community. I run to the store all the time for people to get supplies. If there is a car alarm going off, that means someone suspects ICE is in the complex. So you'll see what few white people there are walking around to inspect things. Usually it's just a stray cat […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
@davidaugust it's a tight community. I run to the store all the time for people to get supplies. If there is a car alarm going off, that means someone suspects ICE is in the complex. So you'll see what few white people there are walking around to inspect things. Usually it's just a stray cat […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
@davidaugust My apartment here in Texas, is predominately Latino (and me this weird trans-national Norwegian American thing), and my neighbor was kidnapped by ICE, and the apartment manager, I, and several other people tore ass looking for him. And she would NOT let ANYONE in his apartment until […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@davidaugust My apartment here in Texas, is predominately Latino (and me this weird trans-national Norwegian American thing), and my neighbor was kidnapped by ICE, and the apartment manager, I, and several other people tore ass looking for him. And she would NOT let ANYONE in his apartment until […]
"Only you can be you. What a privilege! Nobody can reach what you can if you do it. So do it. We need your best, your voice, your body."
—Stella Adler
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
—Stella Adler
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"Only you can be you. What a privilege! Nobody can reach what you can if you do it. So do it. We need your best, your voice, your body."
—Stella Adler
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
—Stella Adler
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
Reposted by David August ❌👑
Sonnet 038 - XXXVIII
How can my muse want subject to invent,
While thou dost breathe, that pour'st into my verse
Thine own sweet argument, too excellent
For every vulgar paper to rehearse?
O! give thy self the thanks, if aught in me
Worthy perusal stand against thy sight;
For who's so dumb that […]
How can my muse want subject to invent,
While thou dost breathe, that pour'st into my verse
Thine own sweet argument, too excellent
For every vulgar paper to rehearse?
O! give thy self the thanks, if aught in me
Worthy perusal stand against thy sight;
For who's so dumb that […]
Original post on bots.krohsnest.com
bots.krohsnest.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Sonnet 038 - XXXVIII
How can my muse want subject to invent,
While thou dost breathe, that pour'st into my verse
Thine own sweet argument, too excellent
For every vulgar paper to rehearse?
O! give thy self the thanks, if aught in me
Worthy perusal stand against thy sight;
For who's so dumb that […]
How can my muse want subject to invent,
While thou dost breathe, that pour'st into my verse
Thine own sweet argument, too excellent
For every vulgar paper to rehearse?
O! give thy self the thanks, if aught in me
Worthy perusal stand against thy sight;
For who's so dumb that […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
With Threads becoming unreliable on its own, I’d like to stay connected on these platforms:
🐘 Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust
🌤️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidaugust.bsky.social
📰 Newsletter (articles and humor, sign up there): https://stuff.davidaugust.com
📪 Email list […]
🐘 Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust
🌤️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidaugust.bsky.social
📰 Newsletter (articles and humor, sign up there): https://stuff.davidaugust.com
📪 Email list […]
Original post on threads.com
www.threads.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
With Threads becoming unreliable on its own, I’d like to stay connected on these platforms:
🐘 Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust
🌤️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidaugust.bsky.social
📰 Newsletter (articles and humor, sign up there): https://stuff.davidaugust.com
📪 Email list […]
🐘 Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@davidaugust
🌤️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidaugust.bsky.social
📰 Newsletter (articles and humor, sign up there): https://stuff.davidaugust.com
📪 Email list […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
"Because there are many things the simulacrum (the simulation or reproduction) of things do not have that the _actual_ things do have. People still flock to see the Mona Lisa despite reproductions, even very high quality and faithful reproductions." […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Because there are many things the simulacrum (the simulation or reproduction) of things do not have that the _actual_ things do have. People still flock to see the Mona Lisa despite reproductions, even very high quality and faithful reproductions." […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
Wait...
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wait...
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
Reposted by David August ❌👑
There are reports ice morale is low. Proud boys or not, cleaving them away from the organization by encouraging them to see the downsides of staying is doable and worth pursuing […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There are reports ice morale is low. Proud boys or not, cleaving them away from the organization by encouraging them to see the downsides of staying is doable and worth pursuing […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
"I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you're moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you're moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
Current ethnic cleansing in US is making some a lot of money, while destorying others.
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Current ethnic cleansing in US is making some a lot of money, while destorying others.
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]
Reposted by David August ❌👑
"Psychology and acting are very closely linked. It's just about studying people and how they work. It can be an incredible discipline and exercise."
—Claire Danes
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
—Claire Danes
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"Psychology and acting are very closely linked. It's just about studying people and how they work. It can be an incredible discipline and exercise."
—Claire Danes
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
—Claire Danes
#Acting #coaching #inspiration #actingcoach #actingcoaching #actorslife
Reposted by David August ❌👑
[Homeland (tv show) spoiler]
Homeland Spoiler.
In s1e2 they mention Brody’s family is having financial troubles, as a way to pressure him into reenlisting.
He has 8 years of backpay due to him, how would they be in financial crisis?
If taken as a POW in combat your pay doesn’t stop, does […]
Homeland Spoiler.
In s1e2 they mention Brody’s family is having financial troubles, as a way to pressure him into reenlisting.
He has 8 years of backpay due to him, how would they be in financial crisis?
If taken as a POW in combat your pay doesn’t stop, does […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
[Homeland (tv show) spoiler]
Homeland Spoiler.
In s1e2 they mention Brody’s family is having financial troubles, as a way to pressure him into reenlisting.
He has 8 years of backpay due to him, how would they be in financial crisis?
If taken as a POW in combat your pay doesn’t stop, does […]
Homeland Spoiler.
In s1e2 they mention Brody’s family is having financial troubles, as a way to pressure him into reenlisting.
He has 8 years of backpay due to him, how would they be in financial crisis?
If taken as a POW in combat your pay doesn’t stop, does […]
"Because there are many things the simulacrum (the simulation or reproduction) of things do not have that the _actual_ things do have. People still flock to see the Mona Lisa despite reproductions, even very high quality and faithful reproductions." […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Because there are many things the simulacrum (the simulation or reproduction) of things do not have that the _actual_ things do have. People still flock to see the Mona Lisa despite reproductions, even very high quality and faithful reproductions." […]
Wait...
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wait...
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
DC deployment of National Guard was ruled unlawful:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff
So what were they doing there before they were shot:
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-dc-c5785dd8920d2d1ac7d71fab769faf5f
Yes […]
There are reports ice morale is low. Proud boys or not, cleaving them away from the organization by encouraging them to see the downsides of staying is doable and worth pursuing […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There are reports ice morale is low. Proud boys or not, cleaving them away from the organization by encouraging them to see the downsides of staying is doable and worth pursuing […]
"I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you're moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have to know where the lens is, what the shot is, and where you're moving. And then you have to trick yourself into an emotional state where you believe this stuff is […]
Current ethnic cleansing in US is making some a lot of money, while destorying others.
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Current ethnic cleansing in US is making some a lot of money, while destorying others.
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]
“When ICE takes…person…system around them…built to swallow everything they ever touched.”
“Towing companies profit. State agencies profit. &…people who once lived in…homes & drove…cars & held…IDs are left […]