Robert Berg
@robwillb.bsky.social
Writer, copy editor, copy editorial director @bonabooks.bsky.social, British Fantasy Award finalist, Jim Henson expert, actual Muppet, theatre gay, former Disney cast member, Oz fan. Lives in London on a narrowboat. He/him. https://linktr.ee/robwillb
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Robert Berg
@robwillb.bsky.social
· Feb 23
Name: Rob
Pronouns: he/him
Location: London, England (on a boat!)
Interests: TV, film, theatre (musical and otherwise), books, sci-fi/fantasy, Jim Henson, gay music, queer history/culture, mythology, fairy tales, Doctor Who, Oz
Vocation: Copy editor/proofreader, writer
Pronouns: he/him
Location: London, England (on a boat!)
Interests: TV, film, theatre (musical and otherwise), books, sci-fi/fantasy, Jim Henson, gay music, queer history/culture, mythology, fairy tales, Doctor Who, Oz
Vocation: Copy editor/proofreader, writer
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Dismissed because of jurisdictional confusion, it should be stressed, rather than any new revelation that would discredit the survivors of sexual assault who have come forward.
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand.
US judges dismiss lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault in New Zealand
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Dismissed because of jurisdictional confusion, it should be stressed, rather than any new revelation that would discredit the survivors of sexual assault who have come forward.
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You know, the Labour peer who was key to Starmer's operation and was mates with a paedophile even after they found out about.
No, not him, the other one.
No, not him, the other one.
BREAKING | Starmer’s paedophile-linked peer and former comms chief quits Labour Party
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Starmer’s paedophile-linked peer and former comms chief quits Labour Party
Matthew Doyle has apologised for his past association with a paedophile councillor Sean Morton
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
You know, the Labour peer who was key to Starmer's operation and was mates with a paedophile even after they found out about.
No, not him, the other one.
No, not him, the other one.
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Who wants to help get me to 150 Followers and beyond on this Kickstarter?
This one is for all the kids with truly toxic parents, who wanted (but never had) the power to challenge and tear down that abusive power that ruled over them. 💔 💙
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
This one is for all the kids with truly toxic parents, who wanted (but never had) the power to challenge and tear down that abusive power that ruled over them. 💔 💙
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Coming soon: The Fall of the House of Valenziaga: A Special Edition Novel
It’s a dynastic struggle with voguing, all-but-forgotten magics, and drag as the weapons of choice in this post-apocalyptic fantasy!
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Who wants to help get me to 150 Followers and beyond on this Kickstarter?
This one is for all the kids with truly toxic parents, who wanted (but never had) the power to challenge and tear down that abusive power that ruled over them. 💔 💙
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
This one is for all the kids with truly toxic parents, who wanted (but never had) the power to challenge and tear down that abusive power that ruled over them. 💔 💙
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Like I'm not even seeing screenings listed at gay bars. It's like it's not happening.
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Like I'm not even seeing screenings listed at gay bars. It's like it's not happening.
It's so weird. I'm *in* the UK and y'know, in the queer community, and *nobody* is talking about it.
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
It's so weird. I'm *in* the UK and y'know, in the queer community, and *nobody* is talking about it.
Listening to Good Hang and Jonathan Groff is just. so. goddamn. charming, jfc.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Listening to Good Hang and Jonathan Groff is just. so. goddamn. charming, jfc.
One of my all-time favourite books. I'm in the middle of a reread now for LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK, and it's absolute magic.
Not enough of you have read Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy by @sentencebender.bsky.social
Gay Jewish love story, tattoo magic, (historical!) Jewish lesbian mobster, 1920s New York City, boxing…and really one of the best examples of novella writing I can think of (suiting story to word count).
GO READ!
Gay Jewish love story, tattoo magic, (historical!) Jewish lesbian mobster, 1920s New York City, boxing…and really one of the best examples of novella writing I can think of (suiting story to word count).
GO READ!
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
One of my all-time favourite books. I'm in the middle of a reread now for LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK, and it's absolute magic.
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Any fans of queer SFF and/or science-fantasy books want to throw me a follow on Kickstarter and get me to the next round number for my Follower count?
There will be shenanigans, I promise!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
There will be shenanigans, I promise!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Coming soon: The Fall of the House of Valenziaga: A Special Edition Novel
It’s a dynastic struggle with voguing, all-but-forgotten magics, and drag as the weapons of choice in this post-apocalyptic fantasy!
www.kickstarter.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Any fans of queer SFF and/or science-fantasy books want to throw me a follow on Kickstarter and get me to the next round number for my Follower count?
There will be shenanigans, I promise!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
There will be shenanigans, I promise!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
When I saw the posters with no context of what it was about, I assumed it was a Weeds retread!
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When I saw the posters with no context of what it was about, I assumed it was a Weeds retread!
And the thing is, it's not even the biggest deal in the world if either of us did fail, we could always take the test again as many times as needed. But it is £50 each time and it'd be really nice to not have to throw money down the drain repeatedly.
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
And the thing is, it's not even the biggest deal in the world if either of us did fail, we could always take the test again as many times as needed. But it is £50 each time and it'd be really nice to not have to throw money down the drain repeatedly.
It's this! (Mine's on Wednesday.)
I have my Life in the UK test on Thursday. I have never been so simultaneously nervous and confident at the same time.
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
It's this! (Mine's on Wednesday.)
*is very strong and manly, calls everyone snowflakes*
*gets mad at felt*
*gets mad at felt*
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
*is very strong and manly, calls everyone snowflakes*
*gets mad at felt*
*gets mad at felt*
There's nothing I love more than conservatives getting angry at Muppets. Have a single brain cell, I beg!
February 9, 2026 at 12:10 PM
There's nothing I love more than conservatives getting angry at Muppets. Have a single brain cell, I beg!
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
Annoying now, given *him*, but Coraline was breathtaking in 3D. The visual, tactile depth it gave to things like the cloth tunnel felt really magical.
Which films were actually great in 3D?
I loved Gravity. And the first Spiderverse film was terrific. Both of which were films about falling.
I loved Gravity. And the first Spiderverse film was terrific. Both of which were films about falling.
And the movie industry has now had THREE goes at trying to make 3D a thing, and each time the novelty wears off.
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Annoying now, given *him*, but Coraline was breathtaking in 3D. The visual, tactile depth it gave to things like the cloth tunnel felt really magical.
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amazing that every time i bring this up people are unaware of it. he really got away with it
![Abuse allegation
In September 2016, the FBI and the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services investigated Pitt for child abuse following an incident on a plane, where Pitt was accused by an anonymous person of being "verbally abusive" and "physical" towards one of his children.[252] Pitt was not criminally charged for the incident by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, or by the FBI.[253]
In 2022, Jolie filed a countersuit against Pitt during a legal battle over their formerly co-owned vineyard. Jolie's lawyers stated that during negotiations, Pitt had asked Jolie to sign "a nondisclosure agreement prohibiting her from speaking outside of court about his abuse of her and their children."[223] Her complaint stated that he grabbed and shook her during the plane ride, strangled one of their children, and struck another in the face, among other allegations.[223]
On the release of Pitt's 2025 film F1, to much praise from most sources, Angelica Jade Bastién wrote an article published in Vulture criticizing his "rehabilitation", saying, "It isn't that people don't believe what happened to Jolie on that plane—they just don't care."[254]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hz4jzmli3n7isthc5zxexuee/bafkreibsfgjiqnejawlgr62nrhzvicdgssfx4ncbd5cjkwjmoit47tzrwy@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 AM
amazing that every time i bring this up people are unaware of it. he really got away with it
Matilda (either version but particularly the musical)
Name an anti fascist film
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Matilda (either version but particularly the musical)
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Much like with Covid, I watch a whole lot of my supposedly progressive friends go blank eyed when I mention that his wife, his kids, and an entire plane crew agreed in depositions that he abused his family. Facts apparently do care about your entertainment.
Brad Pitt really did just get away with being a domestic abuser scott free
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Much like with Covid, I watch a whole lot of my supposedly progressive friends go blank eyed when I mention that his wife, his kids, and an entire plane crew agreed in depositions that he abused his family. Facts apparently do care about your entertainment.
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"Transphobic, huh? Wow, are you a pedophile or a domestic abuser?"
February 7, 2026 at 11:29 AM
"Transphobic, huh? Wow, are you a pedophile or a domestic abuser?"
If you have any questions about the ordering of all the British monarchs, how many members sit in the Scottish, Welsh, and Nothern Irish assemblies, the structure of the UK court system, or even some (god help me) random obscure sport facts, I'm your guy.
February 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
If you have any questions about the ordering of all the British monarchs, how many members sit in the Scottish, Welsh, and Nothern Irish assemblies, the structure of the UK court system, or even some (god help me) random obscure sport facts, I'm your guy.
Speaking of which, I'm 3 days away from taking my Life in the UK test! Getting closer and closer to citizenship. 😎
Ah, one of my two favourite days* annually to not be in the States!
*4th of July is the other
*4th of July is the other
a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Speaking of which, I'm 3 days away from taking my Life in the UK test! Getting closer and closer to citizenship. 😎
Approx 3523 miles/5670 km
Question for folks whose parents are still alive -
How far do you live from them?
How far do you live from them?
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Approx 3523 miles/5670 km