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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 8h

a woman in a white off the shoulder top is making a shocked face .

Alt: a woman in a white off the shoulder top is making a shocked face .

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 9h

Average Americans being called terrorists by their own government: 😱

Muslim Americans:

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 9h

Looking forward to all the kids in US maths classes tomorrow answering every question with "It's too high to calculate" and leaving for an early lunch.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Dr Oz: "You'll notice, President Trump, these are discounted from $242 to $10. I don't know what the math is on that. We can't even calculate it. It's too high to calculate."

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 10h

I share the same name as a senior person at work and I have been copied into all manner of things that I shouldn't have been. Swiftly followed by polite but firm emails pointing out the error.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 21h

ICYMI yesterday. "Angry Robot Books has acquired Juliet E. McKenna’s The Riven Kingdom, described as a “fresh and gripping fantasy” that “blends politics, religion, and a battle for a dead king’s throne, perfect for fans of the Realm of the Elderlings series.”
www.julietemckenna.com/new-book-new...

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 11h

They are totally unnecessary, all doors should be sliding doors!

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 11h

The hardcore space marine in Jason X who gets stabbed by Jason and says "It'll take more than that to take me out" then gets stabbed with a spike too and he says "Yep, that'll do it"

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jj @lajellybean.bsky.social · 11h

Give me your most unhinged opinion about hinges

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 14h

It feels like it isn't too late to make this happen.

Earth-2.net (Mike Sims) @earth2.bsky.social · 14h

How was there never a Golden Girls cartoon where they were Indiana Jones-style adventurers seeking out lost treasures of gems, artifacts, and chests of gold?

a group of older women are standing next to each other and one of them is saying " omg "

ALT: a group of older women are standing next to each other and one of them is saying " omg "

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 16h

I hope this gets built in the real location the same size as the model. Like Spinal Tap's Stonehenge.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 18h

Q: What is this, Mr. President?

Trump: It’s going to be built—an arc. Take a look at the location.

Q: Yeah, no, I know where it is, but who’s it for?

Trump: Me. It’s going to be beautiful.

Reporter: The Arc de Trump?

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Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 19h

I'm delighted to launch the 2025 TRILOGIES BUNDLE from @storybundle.bsky.social today! 29 books for just $33!

8 complete trilogies+1 bonus pentalogy! Whoa! It's a deal, it's a steal!

+supporting Locus Magazine!

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Reposts appreciated!

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 16h

Also, there is this weird revisionism about TRON. The first made money, the second made money. Not STAR WARS money but these “what can you expect with a TRON movie?” responses are not lining up with what actually happened.

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 16h

As I've said to others, I'm not suggesting that Tron is a juggernaut franchise but historically it's done okay. Tron Legacy was a moderate success at the box office with a less established main cast outside of Jeff Bridges. But I've seen so many people say "I love Tron but I'm not watching Leto"

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Double Love Podcast @svhpodcast.bsky.social · 20h

New episode! The internships continue at Flair, the most unprofessional workplace of all time. Liz’s good idea is rejected, Jess’s photoshoot is hampered by a big wave and Todd sees a glittering future for himself as a model, it’s Cover Girls Part 2! 📸💋🌊 headstuffpodcasts.com/show/double-...

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 20h

Non-Substack version now at davidallengreen.com/2025/10/what...

What the Chinese spying case witness statements reveal

16th October 2025 The Crown Prosecution Service appears to have made at least one serious error, while the government’s position now makes sense * Yesterday this blog sought to make sense of …

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 20h

While I wouldn't suggest that Tron is a freight train franchise Legacy did respectable numbers. The amount of people I've seen saying they would have given it a go were it not for Leto's presence suggests hie casting is definitely a factor given that the original sequel premise was ditched for him.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 22h

One of the sad side effects of Jared Leto taking over Tron: Ares was that it pushed Olivia Wilde's Quorra out of the picture. By me for FS:
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Tron: Ascension | The shelved Legacy sequel and the Quorra story we never got

Jared Leto was pivotal in getting Tron: Ares made, but it seems he also had the script changed to turn his minor villain into its new hero…

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 21h

Principal Skinner meme saying "Do people not like Jared Leto? No, it's the Tron franchise that has failed"

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 21h

Bluesky, a little help?

Any experts in #peppercorn / #leasehold law please?

I'm trying to find the answer to a legal question, and am being given the kind of runaround you'd associate with a Wile E Coyote cartoon.

Reskeets appreciated, thank you! 🙏

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 22h

@lajellybean.bsky.social We should get this for Dan!

Aaron Trammell @aarontram.bsky.social · 1d

🎉🔥🎉ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉🔥🎉DAY🎉🔥🎉

Jonathan Rey Lee’s book on CATAN is almost out. It’s the first in the Tabletop Gaming series that Paul Booth and I have been hard at work editing this past three years. Anyway, the book is fantastic. Please consider it and share with the right people.

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 23h

I've grown to love The Wicker Man since I realised it's a musical about a religious bigot turning up on an island of perfectly happy people and shouting at them about Jesus. The island responds by setting him on fire while singing an upbeat song.

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Squidsommar @squidfromspace.bsky.social · 1d

I've said this elsewhere, but every single "zero tolerance" policy I've ever come across eventually revealed itself to be "zero recognition" - a commitment has been made to not accept something, so heaven and earth is moved to claim said something isn't, in fact, actually happening.

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 1d

Better than the original.

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 1d

I would also like to add this dickhead.

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with a woman .

Alt: Sargent Howie from The Wicker Man

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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 1d

Catching up on Only Connect and we have unofficially adopted a member of Oh No They Didn't as our honorary daughter.

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