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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 30m

I received the first royalty statement for JITTERBUG and I’m delighted at how well it sold in its first four months following release. If it keeps going like this, it could become one of my bestselling titles. Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social and available from your favourite book retailer.

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 1h

Mate, I have no idea. I’m talking out my ass. Just seems steep all things considered. Would be a HELL of a profit for them…

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 2h

Which they won’t. My message to the carpet bagging yanks:

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Fucking High

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 2h

£1 Billion? Plus another £500 million the buyer will need to fund the club if we don’t get Europe. Oh dear. You can put whatever price you want on the tag, BUT it’s only worth what someone will pay. Nobody is buying into a rigged table (Man City/Shite 6) for a Kings bloody Ransom…

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 4h

You must have needed it. Rest well when you can. We ALL need it these days.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 12/10/2026

Damien Chazelle's First Man was released 8 years ago today. "A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon." Fantastic Moon landing scene, enhanced by the music by Justin Hurwitz. 🥰

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Zach Osterman @zachosterman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A note on “Unthinkable to Unstoppable,” a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who’s supported our project along the way, and a reminder you can still get the e-book right here: a.co/d/0cgTUkkg

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It was an absolute ton of fun to start talking more in depth about ‘Star Wars: Star Pilots’!

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Finish every day and be done with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes to his daughter in 1854.

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s weird but true that to me, “automated” and “algorithmic,” words that once separated robotic behavior from human control, now signify human control in that a human mind and not a stochastic parrot developed and implemented the controlling sequence

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

While there is a human pilot onboard, this landing happens too fast for human reflexes. It’s also too perilous for AI. This is an entirely algorithmic sequence, dependent on sensors measuring velocities feeding into a dendritic sequence of coded behavior.

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Holy shit you guys there are so many things to see in this video. My favorite detail is one I recognize from studying Curiosity’s landing sequence. The vehicle rolls alternately left and right to control its lift as it enters the atmosphere in order to target its landing range

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 07/10/2026

According to MIT News, Margaret Hamilton died at the age of 90. "A profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program". This famous photo 🔽 inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison.

Margaret Hamilton, but the famous 1969 photo that inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison is in the quoted post.

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yanks. We. Ruin. Everything. I’m sorry.

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Hope Mullinax @hopemullinax.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Good morning Game 4 facing possible elimination

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 07/10/2026

I’m bumping this post, which received 81 fascinating replies that you should check out if you love sci-fi in all its forms. And I’m asking the question again: Have you been working on anything sci-fi-related lately? 🖖

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Jim Holden's Urgent 'Please Respond' in The Expanse

Alt: Jim Holden's Urgent 'Please Respond' in The Expanse

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barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

OTD in 1959, The Luna 3 spacecraft was the first to photograph and downlink images of the far side of the Moon.

Grainy mosaic of the lunar far side taken by Luna 3 in 1959

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Honestly. A book you’ve always wanted written and never was… then it comes along better than you ever imagined, and a figure you wanted made for decades, and all the sudden, there it is. Yeah Boiiiiiiii!

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Chewbacca Star Wars

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Snagged an @inkstonebooks.bsky.social singed special edition of the legend @chriskempshall.bsky.social’s #StarWars #StarPilots and a Retro Edition Wedge Antilles, and they arrived today! #MTFBWY

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"Cash rules everything around me"

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Any day can be a Beaumont Kin day

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 04/10/2026

Four recent long-form sci-fi pieces on my Patreon: ↖️In a galaxy far, far away #1: The unproduced Millennium Falcon game ↗️The Art of The Expanse - Season 5 ↙️For All Mankind: All the spaceships through time ↘️All the spaceships in the Alien universe #1: Alien (1979) Links below🔽

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Superb duress phrase that.

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Everton The Gear @evertonthegear.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Coming up to that time of year again... evertonthegear.co.uk/collections/...

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mate if I’m ever that way for a Matchday, I’ll be there! No throne, just a welcome and pint will do me! Hell I’ll even bring BIG Gold With me!

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Astro EFC Cheers Baby

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cheers Alex! I had so much fun with it. I really do miss it, but I’ve struggled to find my voice and a welcoming platform for starting them up again. Maybe it will come together again! Who knows?!?! Hope you are well Blue! #UTFT

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Steve Carell: Cheers To That

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ha! We are North Yorkshire way on, but it isn’t tight arsed🤣🤣🤣. Holler at me anytime you are this way on. Just needed to be close to Mrs. Astro’s family. You know my vote was MERSEYSIDE until I die!

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Astro Toffees 1

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You’re far too kind. I still text with Ped nearly every day, but even with him in my corner I think the rest would veto. They are far too professional and refined for the likes of me. And maybe that’s a good thing! 🤣🤣🤣

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Jammed Transmissions @jammedtransmissions.com · 02/10/2026

STAR PILOTS from @chriskempshall.bsky.social offers a fascinating look at the most revered and maybe lesser known pilots of the Star Wars galaxy. Here are my thoughts on the book (which you should totally read). UK Oct 1st/US Oct 6th www.jammedtransmissions.com @cadbanesbounty.bsky.social

Star Wars Star Pilots art by Gilles Warmoes

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hello there! Hope all’s well with you & Yours! Demands of the family with Astro Jr and my lovely wife came first, and I struggled with my career change and health. Add in an international move, and I was out of it! I don’t think ToffeeTV would have me these days. I’m old news & nearly forgotten.

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Randy Savage, The Macho King, in Crown

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Astro @blueace1878.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve said all along: IF anything happens, and that’s the biggest IF imaginable, it will be a slap on the wrist like a sad transfer ban and tiny fine they could pay with what they find between the couch cushions or under the seat of their Lamborghinis. Oh and an apology & promise to not do it again.

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The Rock Smells Like Bullshit Meme

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For those of you attending @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social / #NYCC - here’s my signing and appearance schedule! On 8th Oct you can get a free paperback copy of ‘Rise and Fall’ by buying ‘Star Pilots’! I’ll also be floating around every day for anyone who wants to grab me and say ‘Hi’!

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