James Kinsley
@unclekins.bsky.social
Writer/published author/berk.
It's Hard to Tell You This out now from Deixis Press!
Also self-publish sci-fi as Ray Adams.
https://linktr.ee/unclekins He/him ✝️
It's Hard to Tell You This out now from Deixis Press!
Also self-publish sci-fi as Ray Adams.
https://linktr.ee/unclekins He/him ✝️
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BOOK REVIEW: Don Tassone's story of Catholicism's first female pope may seem far-fetched, but it's the world as-is that falls short, not Tassone's vision.
Francesca by Don Tassone
We open in May 2055. Jessica Simon has just been elected as Head of the Roman Catholic Church, after previous progressive leadership has opened the priesthood first to married men, and then to women. The first female bishop, the first female cardinal and now the first female pope. But while millions welcome her appointment, there are some within the church who most definitely do not.
unclekins.wordpress.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
BOOK REVIEW: Don Tassone's story of Catholicism's first female pope may seem far-fetched, but it's the world as-is that falls short, not Tassone's vision.
Reading this at the moment, and really really enjoying it.
The second edition of my 2021 novel Francesca, a futuristic story about the first female pope, has just been published. Enjoy.
www.amazon.com/Francesca-No...
www.amazon.com/Francesca-No...
Francesca: A Novel
Francesca: A Novel [Tassone, Don] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Francesca: A Novel
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January 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Reading this at the moment, and really really enjoying it.
For reasons I'm not sure of, I appear to be watching the last ten minutes or so of an FA Cup match between Tottenham and Aston Villa and boy, I've never so many grown-ass men fall over in agony. It's an epidemic.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
For reasons I'm not sure of, I appear to be watching the last ten minutes or so of an FA Cup match between Tottenham and Aston Villa and boy, I've never so many grown-ass men fall over in agony. It's an epidemic.
Yep. The ability to make porny A.I. fakes of people/celebrities/kids is now a paid feature of X.
maybe i'm being dense but seems like you can still create abusive or exploitative sexual content via Grok, but you have to pay for the privilege? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Yep. The ability to make porny A.I. fakes of people/celebrities/kids is now a paid feature of X.
Reposted by James Kinsley
maybe i'm being dense but seems like you can still create abusive or exploitative sexual content via Grok, but you have to pay for the privilege? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
maybe i'm being dense but seems like you can still create abusive or exploitative sexual content via Grok, but you have to pay for the privilege? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Right, last night's House of Games, Amy Dowden had no idea who Gandalf was, so put the word 'man' as it was all she could tell from the name.
Am I being ignorant? How is Gandalf obviously a man's name?
Am I being ignorant? How is Gandalf obviously a man's name?
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Right, last night's House of Games, Amy Dowden had no idea who Gandalf was, so put the word 'man' as it was all she could tell from the name.
Am I being ignorant? How is Gandalf obviously a man's name?
Am I being ignorant? How is Gandalf obviously a man's name?
Reposted by James Kinsley
Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
Watching Jaws 2. How the heck is this douchebag still Mayor?
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Watching Jaws 2. How the heck is this douchebag still Mayor?
Letter from Anglian Water this morning selling plumbing and drainage cover, basically saying "They's some nice water pipes you got there, it'd be a shame if anything happened to them..."
a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a blue cup
ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a blue cup
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Letter from Anglian Water this morning selling plumbing and drainage cover, basically saying "They's some nice water pipes you got there, it'd be a shame if anything happened to them..."
Star Trek TNG: All Good Things...
😭😭😭
😭😭😭
January 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Star Trek TNG: All Good Things...
😭😭😭
😭😭😭
Star Trek TNG: Preemptive Strike
Good to get a final helping of Ro Laren.
Good to get a final helping of Ro Laren.
January 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Star Trek TNG: Preemptive Strike
Good to get a final helping of Ro Laren.
Good to get a final helping of Ro Laren.
Star Trek TNG: Emergence
The end is nigh...
The end is nigh...
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Star Trek TNG: Emergence
The end is nigh...
The end is nigh...
Star Trek TNG: Bloodlines
Yeah, I am trying to finish TNG before it vanishes from Netflix...
Yeah, I am trying to finish TNG before it vanishes from Netflix...
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Star Trek TNG: Bloodlines
Yeah, I am trying to finish TNG before it vanishes from Netflix...
Yeah, I am trying to finish TNG before it vanishes from Netflix...
Star Trek TNG: Firstborn
Klingon episodes usually bore me rigid but I actually enjoyed that.
Klingon episodes usually bore me rigid but I actually enjoyed that.
January 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Star Trek TNG: Firstborn
Klingon episodes usually bore me rigid but I actually enjoyed that.
Klingon episodes usually bore me rigid but I actually enjoyed that.
Star Trek TNG: Journey's End
Yay. Wesley. 😐
Yay. Wesley. 😐
January 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Star Trek TNG: Journey's End
Yay. Wesley. 😐
Yay. Wesley. 😐
Star Trek TNG: Genesis
Boy, this season's a real rollercoaster of quality, eh...
At least this was fun, though. Ridiculous, but good fun.
Boy, this season's a real rollercoaster of quality, eh...
At least this was fun, though. Ridiculous, but good fun.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Star Trek TNG: Genesis
Boy, this season's a real rollercoaster of quality, eh...
At least this was fun, though. Ridiculous, but good fun.
Boy, this season's a real rollercoaster of quality, eh...
At least this was fun, though. Ridiculous, but good fun.
Star Trek TNG: Eye of the Beholder
For the love of Pete, stop going on about the fricken' crew evaluations...
For the love of Pete, stop going on about the fricken' crew evaluations...
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Star Trek TNG: Eye of the Beholder
For the love of Pete, stop going on about the fricken' crew evaluations...
For the love of Pete, stop going on about the fricken' crew evaluations...
Star Trek TNG: Masks
They needed a weirdly alien name and went with "moussaka"??
They needed a weirdly alien name and went with "moussaka"??
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Star Trek TNG: Masks
They needed a weirdly alien name and went with "moussaka"??
They needed a weirdly alien name and went with "moussaka"??
Star Trek TNG: Thine Own Self
Yeah, enjoyed that. Alien forehead redesign getting a little weak, but other than that, decent.
Yeah, enjoyed that. Alien forehead redesign getting a little weak, but other than that, decent.
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Star Trek TNG: Thine Own Self
Yeah, enjoyed that. Alien forehead redesign getting a little weak, but other than that, decent.
Yeah, enjoyed that. Alien forehead redesign getting a little weak, but other than that, decent.
Star Trek TNG: Lower Decks
This is good stuff.
This is good stuff.
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Star Trek TNG: Lower Decks
This is good stuff.
This is good stuff.
"will mess with your head in that great way science fiction can do" - fantastic review for Parallels from readerviews.com
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readerviews.com/reviews/para...
“Parallels” by James Kinsley
All these centuries. Man has wrestled with the possibility of life in other parts of the galaxy probably ever since they first looked up and saw stars. All the crazies, all the two-bit scientists…
readerviews.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
"will mess with your head in that great way science fiction can do" - fantastic review for Parallels from readerviews.com
readerviews.com/reviews/para...
readerviews.com/reviews/para...
Used to dread those #Taskmaster non-comic specials but that was awesome.
January 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Used to dread those #Taskmaster non-comic specials but that was awesome.
I find Joel Dommett tiresome.
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I find Joel Dommett tiresome.