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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 45m

Same. My favorite is Trasgredire.

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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · 1h

Justice Gangnam Style. #Peacemaker

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Jonathan Maberry @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social · 1d

This…

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Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 1d

If you can't make it out to a #NoKings event today, you can still be part of it by donating to your local @indivisible.org chapter. They are the ones organizing locally and can use all the support they can get!

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 3h

Um, congratulations? 😀

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 4h

Yes. The dude would have been a MAGA leader in this day and age. Also, he had this weird fixation with invisibility and weather-control. And there are couple of books where he fights aliens.

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 4h

I haven't read any, but I've heard that C.O.B.R.A., Rosenberger's other series, is even more extreme than Death Merchant.

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 4h

On the one hand, I always wish you and Jock continue with The Losers. On the other hand, I know continuing past that ending would be a sacrilege. 😀

But I'd definitely like to see Silent Dragon continued. Any chance you and Leinil could come back for a second volume.

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you so much. I take it that you're a Tinto Brass fan.

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you for Debora. Do you have Serena Grandi and Yuliya Mayerchuk as well?

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 13h

If you're thinking of reading this book, make sure you a seat-belt on because this motherfucker starts off at 100 mph and only goes faster from there.

Point of Impact Publishing @pointofimpactbooks.bsky.social · 4d

RELEASE DATE AND COVER REVEAL!

I am thrilled to announce the 7th Frenzi novel, When in Rome...Kill! will be landing on November 17th!

John Frenzi must go to Italy in a desperate mission to rescue a kidnapped girl!

Amazon pre-order link below! Kobo and Smashwords coming soon!

Cover art by SJN Designs for Frenzi: When in Rome...Kill! Featuring a silhouette of John Frenzi with a Beretta, an armed group in vignette behind him, along with the Bologna skyline, and a speeding train.

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 13h

Agree 💯. One of the most interesting features of the DEATH MERCHANT novels was the use of footnotes. The books used to peppered with the fucking things. And they were mind-boggling. I remember one where the science of a car maneuver was discussed in detail.

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 14h

5 movies to get to know me:

Air Force One
Enter the Dragon
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Die Hard 2
Cliffhanger

Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 15h

5 movies to get to know me:

Tremors
Sneakers
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Limey
Jackie Brown

Drewcifer DIEtsch 🎃 @drewdietsch.bsky.social · 22h

5 movies to get to know me:

Jaws
Jaws 2
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 14h

Define "Perfect Ending"?

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.

Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.

This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

I know I've been blocked by some folks, and I've also blocked folks myself, soooooo...

Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!

A facebook style text meme that says, "The original bluesky ethos: Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights, block and move on. The American right are trolls. Don't feed the trolls. Don't give them a fight. Make Bluesky boring for them." then in teeny tiny font, "-Said a user who wants tech to be fun again". The background is a light blue gradient with rainblow splotches.

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Justin Eger @fugitivecourier.bsky.social · 1d

The Rules!

Things we don't do here:
* MAGA
* Clout farming / grifting
* Quote dunking
* AI, GPT, LLM
* Crypto / NFTs

Things we do here:
* Raise each other up
* Laugh and enjoy things
* Block and move on
* Use alt text
* Share the Tom Holland video when you see it. You know the one.

Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 1d

Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.

Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.

This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.

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Danie Were @danacea.bsky.social · 1d

And this is the way the world ends.

Not with a bang, but a puppy.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 1d

This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted.

It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed.

The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.

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Big Iron @big-iron.bsky.social · 1d

The cybertruck is a massive men's rights win. Finally a car that she won't take in the divorce.

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Not a single one. Every movie means something - to the audience. to the actors, and to the cast and crew. Erasing one means erasing that collective experience.

Batty Bunny @fitterflittermouse.bsky.social · 2d

You can wipe one movie from existence, what would you choose?

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Kaushik Karforma @kaushikkwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle shares his inspiration for Sherlock Holmes.
www.instagram.com/reel/DPNUbRb...

Instagram

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Craig Schaefer @craigschaeferbooks.com · 2d

When you're in charge of any kind of a business, from a massive corporation to a lemonade stand, you pay your people before you pay yourself. The buck stops with you, and it's supposed to land on your desk after everybody else gets theirs. I mangled that metaphor but also I don't care