Gav Thorpe
@gavthorpe.bsky.social
New York Times Bestselling Author, world creator, consultant and games developer specialising in SF and Fantasy. Proud daddy. Whitecishet. He / him.
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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low polyamory
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
low polyamory
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Trump said that the United States and Italy have been allies since the time of Ancient Rome. The translator's reaction is priceless!
He's using ancient Rome as a synonym for a long long time?
He's using ancient Rome as a synonym for a long long time?
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump said that the United States and Italy have been allies since the time of Ancient Rome. The translator's reaction is priceless!
He's using ancient Rome as a synonym for a long long time?
He's using ancient Rome as a synonym for a long long time?
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On this day in 1917, the October Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin’s Bolsheviks succeeded with the storming of the Winter Palace, overthrowing the Provisional Government.
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On this day in 1917, the October Revolution led by Vladimir Lenin’s Bolsheviks succeeded with the storming of the Winter Palace, overthrowing the Provisional Government.
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🚨 ATTN Writers, Book Club Scams
For new writers: Money should always flow TOWARDS the writer. NEVER pay for promo.
I've been getting roughly one of these emails a week for the last month. I contacted the real club to give them the heads-up (who confirmed the obvious scam) so I feel I can share
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For new writers: Money should always flow TOWARDS the writer. NEVER pay for promo.
I've been getting roughly one of these emails a week for the last month. I contacted the real club to give them the heads-up (who confirmed the obvious scam) so I feel I can share
1/3
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🚨 ATTN Writers, Book Club Scams
For new writers: Money should always flow TOWARDS the writer. NEVER pay for promo.
I've been getting roughly one of these emails a week for the last month. I contacted the real club to give them the heads-up (who confirmed the obvious scam) so I feel I can share
1/3
For new writers: Money should always flow TOWARDS the writer. NEVER pay for promo.
I've been getting roughly one of these emails a week for the last month. I contacted the real club to give them the heads-up (who confirmed the obvious scam) so I feel I can share
1/3
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His workplace is going to get one of these installed.
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
His workplace is going to get one of these installed.
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
From now on to be known as Pissfingers.
I know, right? And I'm supposed to 'share my toys'? Uh, newsflash, they're *my toys*. Right folks? And what's the deal with naptime?
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
From now on to be known as Pissfingers.
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Climate COPs are, essentially, an opportunity to better align govt actions with their rhetoric.
So as #COP30 begins in Brazil's Amazon, @hrw.org is drawing attention to the Terra Nossa settlement, where a federal agency plans to hand over a large area of the rainforest to illegal cattle ranches:
So as #COP30 begins in Brazil's Amazon, @hrw.org is drawing attention to the Terra Nossa settlement, where a federal agency plans to hand over a large area of the rainforest to illegal cattle ranches:
In the Shadow of COP30, Brazil is Stripping Rainforest of Protections
While the city of Belém steps up to host the COP30 global climate summit in November, in another corner of Pará state, a federal government agency is planning to hand over a large area of the Amazon r...
www.hrw.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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In a few hours, I'll be talking to students in the Interactive Narrative program at Champlain College about narrative design and worldbuilding, sharing some war stories from Games Workshop and other parts of my career, and answering questions.
Looking forward to it!
Looking forward to it!
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In a few hours, I'll be talking to students in the Interactive Narrative program at Champlain College about narrative design and worldbuilding, sharing some war stories from Games Workshop and other parts of my career, and answering questions.
Looking forward to it!
Looking forward to it!
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These are the Utility Bots for Paranoia I painted for @modiphius.bsky.social
They were my favourite to paint for the line, I loved the characterful sculpts, I particularly love the robot chef ‘Butcher’, and had a lot of fun painting the blood effects!
#paranoiarpg #miniaturepainting #modiphius
They were my favourite to paint for the line, I loved the characterful sculpts, I particularly love the robot chef ‘Butcher’, and had a lot of fun painting the blood effects!
#paranoiarpg #miniaturepainting #modiphius
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
These are the Utility Bots for Paranoia I painted for @modiphius.bsky.social
They were my favourite to paint for the line, I loved the characterful sculpts, I particularly love the robot chef ‘Butcher’, and had a lot of fun painting the blood effects!
#paranoiarpg #miniaturepainting #modiphius
They were my favourite to paint for the line, I loved the characterful sculpts, I particularly love the robot chef ‘Butcher’, and had a lot of fun painting the blood effects!
#paranoiarpg #miniaturepainting #modiphius
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I’ve finished painting my new Forest Dragon, Darach.
Always a joy to get the colours out after working with grey putty for a while :-)
You can pick him up here
footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/...
Always a joy to get the colours out after working with grey putty for a while :-)
You can pick him up here
footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’ve finished painting my new Forest Dragon, Darach.
Always a joy to get the colours out after working with grey putty for a while :-)
You can pick him up here
footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/...
Always a joy to get the colours out after working with grey putty for a while :-)
You can pick him up here
footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/...
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PUB TOMORROW!
LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY by World Fantasy Award winner @theodoragoss.bsky.social
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introduction by @bluejo.bsky.social
3 #giveways
@thestorygraph.com buff.ly/fAUS9Iw
#goodreads buff.ly/055IqCm
@fantasycafe.bsky.social buff.ly/HhnMtbe
LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY by World Fantasy Award winner @theodoragoss.bsky.social
buff.ly/ZeOVp7f
introduction by @bluejo.bsky.social
3 #giveways
@thestorygraph.com buff.ly/fAUS9Iw
#goodreads buff.ly/055IqCm
@fantasycafe.bsky.social buff.ly/HhnMtbe
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
PUB TOMORROW!
LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY by World Fantasy Award winner @theodoragoss.bsky.social
buff.ly/ZeOVp7f
introduction by @bluejo.bsky.social
3 #giveways
@thestorygraph.com buff.ly/fAUS9Iw
#goodreads buff.ly/055IqCm
@fantasycafe.bsky.social buff.ly/HhnMtbe
LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY by World Fantasy Award winner @theodoragoss.bsky.social
buff.ly/ZeOVp7f
introduction by @bluejo.bsky.social
3 #giveways
@thestorygraph.com buff.ly/fAUS9Iw
#goodreads buff.ly/055IqCm
@fantasycafe.bsky.social buff.ly/HhnMtbe
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Finally, folks mentioned this week also include:
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
The Black Library Weekly is here to look at upcoming titles from Games Workshop and share a six-pack with author David Guymer!
Black Library Weekly: Too Much of a Good Thing?
The Black Library Weekly is here to look at upcoming titles from Games Workshop and share a six-pack with author David Guymer!
www.goonhammer.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Finally, folks mentioned this week also include:
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@jmswallow.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Starship Alexandria, @markalatham.bsky.social Jervis Johnson, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
Thanks for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
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If 10% of my business was based on defrauding and scamming people, and was called a "pillar of the global fraud economy", I would have some serious moral qualms about my business. Not our friends at Meta though.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If 10% of my business was based on defrauding and scamming people, and was called a "pillar of the global fraud economy", I would have some serious moral qualms about my business. Not our friends at Meta though.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Level 60 of the Dungeon That Never Ends is available for subscribers!
www.patreon.com/posts/donjon...
#ttrpg #rpg #jdr #maps #fantasy #dungeon #fantasymaps #art #fantasyart #noai
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#ttrpg #rpg #jdr #maps #fantasy #dungeon #fantasymaps #art #fantasyart #noai
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Level 60 of the Dungeon That Never Ends is available for subscribers!
www.patreon.com/posts/donjon...
#ttrpg #rpg #jdr #maps #fantasy #dungeon #fantasymaps #art #fantasyart #noai
www.patreon.com/posts/donjon...
#ttrpg #rpg #jdr #maps #fantasy #dungeon #fantasymaps #art #fantasyart #noai
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Hi all, we're currently looking for feedback on how you, as our community, feel about our current stance on generative AI. www.patreon.com/posts/uk-tin...
UK TIN GenAI Policy Feedback | UK Tabletop Industry Network
Get more from UK Tabletop Industry Network on Patreon
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November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hi all, we're currently looking for feedback on how you, as our community, feel about our current stance on generative AI. www.patreon.com/posts/uk-tin...
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TODAY is the last chance to pre-order these upcoming comics!
🚨Pre-orders are due MONDAY for these upcoming IDW comics - don't miss out!🚨
-TMNT: BATTLE NEXUS #1
-RETURN TO SLEEPY HOLLOW #2
-EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT #4
-GODZILLA: ESCAPE THE DEADZONE #5
-TMNT: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES #32
-SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #83
-TMNT: BATTLE NEXUS #1
-RETURN TO SLEEPY HOLLOW #2
-EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT #4
-GODZILLA: ESCAPE THE DEADZONE #5
-TMNT: SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES #32
-SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #83
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
TODAY is the last chance to pre-order these upcoming comics!
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Because many struggle with math…
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Because many struggle with math…
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We're snailposting, post your snails 🐌🐡
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We're snailposting, post your snails 🐌🐡
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I think organisations should take unsolicited, murkily-funded 'reports' from people who used to work for a rival that has made your destruction a life's mission a little more sceptically.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I think organisations should take unsolicited, murkily-funded 'reports' from people who used to work for a rival that has made your destruction a life's mission a little more sceptically.
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Up there with the arrival of the Agamemnon in B5.
Stop doomscrolling and watch a rescue mission in fascist territory instead.
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Up there with the arrival of the Agamemnon in B5.
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Psychology says, people will judge you according to their own insecurities no matter how good you are
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Psychology says, people will judge you according to their own insecurities no matter how good you are