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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sam Altman said people are just gonna have to die in order to implement AI. In the very same week, Anthropic claimed it’s a human rights violation to be mean to the computer. These people need to be held accountable. They think lines of code are a person with rights but living people are debris.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

British conservatives in the 80s criticised Doctor Who's Vengeance on Varos for its depiction of a futuristic human world where violence is streamed by the public. It was simply Doctor Who showing what fascism does to a society.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reality is shocked to find that this is reality; there’s not enough hyperbole for this amount of depravity…

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN! The Immortality Paradox arrives December the 1st! This has been 10 years in the writing... Thank you to Indie Publisher, Barnard Publishing, for giving me a chance with this mad story! #DebutNovel #Scifi #BookSky

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The Immortality Paradox Pre-Order Open!

It's a dream come true for me! After writing this story over ten years, and moulding an entire universe around it, the momentous time has ...

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"A thread of desolation draws forth anguish, the responsibility of mortal existence." What secrets does this poem hold? Find out in The Immortality Paradox - Coming December 1st! Image copyright: Oleg Pavlove #Debutnovel #Scifi #Booksky #Poetry

A black and white image of a hospital ward. A single bed with a sheet across it lies empty at the centre, and is surrounded by wired machinery. The room is lit by a single uncovered window, the atmosphere is cold and unwelcoming. A quote at the bottom reads: "Edau anial yn denu loes, Cyfrifoldeb meidroldeb moes." Written in Calonlais.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A map of the capital city of Arena: Lleno de Vida. This location features prominently in my debut novel: The Immortality Paradox! Grateful to me lovely dad for providing his architectural expertise in designing these! #Debutnovel #Scifi #FantasyMaps #Booksky

Ink drawing of a map of Lleno de Vida. A flowering of streets is centred in a surrounding of mountains to the north, west and east, and an empty desert lies to the south, called El Cementerio. The city has many district, with streets criss-crossing in a grid-like shape. A single castle resides to the north east on the cusp of mountains. A single causeway leads out of the north, curving towards Beber Valley.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"On mountain peak; a warning of onslaught, and a wizard's tempest, dark and grim." The mysteries of The Immortality Paradox are found in these words. Coming December 2026, preorders soon! #Debutnovel #Scifi #Booksky #Poetry

The shadow of a mountain, hidden behind a haze of snow from the perspective of a valley. Trees reach as far as halfway up and cover the valley below, creating a v-shape. The sky is grey and cloudy, with distinct specks of snow falling in the foreground. A quotation at the bottom reads "Ar gopa mynydd; rhybudd cyrch, a drycin dewin dilewyrch." Written in Calonlais.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The boy-king, endowed with baleful privilege, with a servant of quiet lineage, unfailing." Translated from an ancient poem. Find out more in The Immortality Paradox, coming December 2026. Image copyright: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz #DebutNovel #Booksky #Scifi #Poetry

A grand, sprawling palace of white marble, and copper-tinged rooves each with a pinnacle. A garden unfolds in the foreground, with stone steps leading down from the palace entrance to a fountain display. Lush, green lawns surround it in all directions. A grey sky above is filled with the quotation: "Y brnein crwt, a breintiwyd mall, â gwas taweldras yn ddiball." Written in Calonlais.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sneak peek of the next map in my debut novel, The Immortality Paradox. This is the city of Lleno de Vida, capital of Arena. More coming soon! Novel coming December 2026! #DebutNovel #Booksky #Scifi #FantasyMap

An ink drawing of a mountainous landscape surrounding a castle labelled "Castillo Hombro", with a winding road leading to its summit. To the left, the edge of a civilisation is visible.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Those looking for great indie books, check out Barnard Publishing! New releases include Before Heavens Gate and 50 Reasons to Live, along with one coming soon: The Histories of Us! Check them out here: www.barnardpublishing.co.uk?v=7885444af42e #Indiepublishers #Newbooks #IndieAuthors

A white horse with a majestic mane appears from the inside of a red, curling wave. This image is set into a background and dotted with faint glimpses of musical notes, which is also surround the novel's title "50 Reasons to Live". At the bottom, written onto piano keys, aligned horizontally across the cover, is "by Emyr Payne".

Upon a brown hill, three armed and uniformed soldiers with helmets fight off a horde of insectoid creatures, some approaching from behind while the soldiers look on in desperation. Some of the creatures' bodies lie in crumpled heaps underneath their feet. An angry red and black sky resides in the background. The title Before Heavens Gate is written at the top.

A colourful book cover, with a woman shaded in pink, looking down and reading a book of purple in her hands. Beneath her; a cut out of a house in a collage-like array of colours, such as a green roof, yellow doors and pink and yellow brickwork. The title scrawled across the front is "The Histories of Us" and the author at the top left: "C. J. Salf"

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Linguist Ritu Kartal has translated the eighth part of the ancient poem. "A powerful weapon, fragile armour; secret origin, a blade of the common folk." Coming soon in The Immortality Paradox. Image copyright: Luca Photo. #Booksky #DebutNovel #Scifi #Poetry

A ceiling of blue and white ice, rolling like waves. A single stalactite, sharp and fierce, protrudes from the centre. At the bottom, a quotation reads: "Arf grymus, arfogaeth bregus; Tarddiad cyfrin, llain gwerin rhus." Written in Calonlais.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I wish there were a single sentence that could simultaneously encapsulate and explain every single problem we have in modern society.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The mystery of the Immortality Paradox deepens. Part seven of the poem: "An innocent, blind and lawful stronghold. A bold, profound message its choice." Coming December 2026! #Debunovel #Booksky #Poetry #ScFi

A stone building, curving in a quarter circle with cubby holes sat under curved archways. A clear path winds around the perimeter, with a strange art piece to the right. Above, a grey sky is the background to a tall, leafy tree. In the bottom right corner, a quotation reads: "Caer diniwed, dall a deddfol. Neges eofn, dofn yn dethol." Written in Calonlais.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let me introduce you to one of the planets in my debut novel! E'blanche - home-world of the Leonis Chapter. Map drawn by my lovely Dad (one of three featured in the novel)! Coming in December 2026 - The Immortality Paradox!

Ink-drawn map of a mountainous landscape, with two seas to the north and south. Rivers wind from the mountain ranges and a large city is nestled at the centre at the intersection of several valleys. In addition, a large forest, south of the mountains sits near the southern sea border. To the west, a vast flatland stretches out between mountains and a series of straight canals.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Part six of the poem. The translation reads: "An image of shadow, a burden of consecrating demise. Insist on counteracting greed." The Immortality Paradox, coming December 2026! Image copyright: Lucas Pezeta. #Booksky #Debutnovel #Scifi #Poetry

A nightclub, filled with orange and green strobe lighting. People are dancing with their hands in the air, while someone wrapped in a costume of LED strips and a futuristic helmet of green light is at the centre of it all. In the top right corner, a quotation reads: "Llith cysgod, llwyth cysegru tranc. Mynnu gwrthgyferbynnu gwanc." Written in the language of Calonlais.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I guess capitulating to dictatorship is such a normal event now, that the lack of means that something surprising has occurred. Impartiality in media is one thing, but a President should never have even the remotest power in influencing these decisions. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Immortality Paradox - New Sci-fi coming December 2026! Preorders in November at Barnard Publishing! #DebutNovel #BookSky #Scifi

Book front cover. In a midnight-blue colour, the cover is surrounded by dark, twisting roots like tree branches that coil around an open tunnel. At the centre, a strange slender silhouette, with two horns, stands. Behind them, the tunnel is complete, deep darkness. "The Immortality Paradox" and "T.L. Firth" are written in the centre.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Part Five of the poem and another puzzle piece solved. "From common ashes rises a brazen air; a tumult spurred from self-infliction." Image copyright: Tahla Riaz. The Immortality Paradox - coming December 2026! #Booksky #Debutnovel #Scifi #Poetry

Two glass-encased towers still under construction rise up from a brown and black desert. Two golden, horizontal cranes stick out above and the internal skeleton of the buildings are visible to the elements. More buildings are seen in the distant background, sand-coloured and white. Tiny people can be seen walking across the desert in the foreground, and the sky above is a smoggy orange and white.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The fourth piece of the ancient poem is unveiled: "Hope's end; the toil of the mire. The swift hatred of a coalition." The Immortality Paradox arrives December 2026! Image copyright: Lesli Whitecotton. #booksky #indieauthor #scifi #debutnovel

A mist shrouding a mountain valley, where the shadow of the mountain with its veins of snow and rock is barely visible through the snowfall. In the foreground, a collection of snow-peppered trees reside, with only parts of their greenery on show. A the bottom of the picture, a quotation reads: "Pen gobaith; llafurwaith y llaid. Atgasedd cyflym y clymblaid." Written in Calonlais.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The US better get rid of this evil, malignant narcissist soon - this is SO abhorrent. He believes he's invincible to everything and that's made him so dangerous. He deserves no peace for the rest of his life.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The third piece of the ancient poem. "The purpose of Hafan; guiding progress. A measured corruption from the blessed." The Immortality Paradox - coming December 2026! Image copyright: Dirk Schuneman. #Booksky #Scfi #Poetry #DebutNovel

A black and white image of ancient tree roots, protruding from the ground. They appear old and cracked, and the earth around them is worn and dry. In the bottom right corner, a quotation reads "Perwyl Hafan; tafol trywydd. Llygrediad pwyllog o'r dedwydd." Written in Calonlais.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

No sci-fi/fantasy novel is complete without maps! Grateful to my Dad for using his architectural expertise in drawing out three maps for my new novel, including E'blanche. This is an early draft - more to come soon! The Immortality Paradox - Coming December 2026! #DebutNovel #BookSky #FantasyMaps

An ink drawing of a mountainous landscape with a sea border to the north, and several rivers running through a city, town and past a forest. The drawing is an earlier sketch, evident with the pencil-drawn names and incomplete edges.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The second piece of the puzzle: "Five offerings through the gate beyond; the sorrowful vengeance against treachery." Image copyright: Vladimir Gladkov. The Immortality Paradox - coming December 2026! #WritingCommunity #Scifi #DebutNovel #BookSky

A dark collection of clouds surrounding a pinprick of golden light which tries to break through. Near the top right corner, a quote reads: "Pump ebyrth trwy byrth tra chrebwyll; Dial y digalon hydwyll." Written in Calonlais, the language of the Calan race.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Why is it so hard to call something illegal, illegal? Reform shouldn't be facing questions, they should be arrested.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

An ancient poem, composed by an ancient race. Linguist, Ritu Kartal, attempts to decipher its meaning. "A solitary grave, benefit of the wicked; an altar of historical inhumanity." Written in the language of the Calan. Image copyright: Siarhei Nester #BookSky #Debutnovel #WritingCommunity #Scifi

A floor of golden, sandy rock, with a patch of light to the left and the rest in shadow or darkness. A coarse piece of rock protrudes from the centre. In the top right corner, a quote reads "Bedd arunig, budd yr anfad; allor annynoldeb anad."

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Immortality Paradox Synopsis Coming December 2026 from Barnard Publishing! #BookSky #Debutnovel #Scifi #Fantasy

Back cover of a novel. The lower three-quarters is made of midnight-blue roots arranged in a convoluted tangle with objects nestled and trapped within their confines. At the centre a dark tunnel opens up. Writing inside reads: "Deception. Fear. Chaos. Thousands of years after twenty-four Chapters of Humanity scattered across the galaxy. On one fateful day, millions vanish. The only link; a mysterious object located at the edge of known civilisation. The United Systems Senate turns to the Calan, an immortal race that were once stewards of all human colonies. But not everyone wants the Calan involved. Some people prefer to play gods themselves... First Chronicle of the Cosmogenesis Hexad."

Above the writing, the surface of the roots shows a beautiful sky of orange and burning pink, with a silvery spaceship landed and a couple of figures standing nearby.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

COVER DESIGN REVEAL The Immortality Paradox is coming December the 1st. Preorders in November! Cover design by @rein-lee.bsky.social and published by Barnard Publishing -> www.barnardpublishing.co.uk?v=7885444af42e #scifi #debutnovel #bookcover

Book cover design with a predominantly midnight-blue vibe. To the right, a rectangle of convoluted, dark roots wraps around a deep tunnel with an eerie light permeating the entrance. A lone figure - a shadow with horns - stands at the centre of the tunnel. In the middle, a stronger set of roots seems to hold everything together. To the left, another tunnel wreathed in roots opens up, but is populated by small spider-like creatures. Above, on the surface, a spaceship is parked with two figures standing outside. Behind them, a sky of pink and orange clouds.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Announcement for my debut novel coming tomorrow - here's a sneak peak of the cover! #DebutNovel #BookSky #Scifi Thank you to @rein-lee.bsky.social for helping bring this universe to life and for their phenomenal talent!

Artwork of midnight-blue roots reach down towards a larger, thicker root. In the right hand corner, a spider-like creature with silver legs and a bright, crystal-like body sits. The background is a deep, dark navy.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Why is the world filled with immature adults like this idiot...

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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The Tennis Letter @thetennisletter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Swiatek d. Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-3 in Toronto Iga wins her first title of 2026 12th WTA 1000 title at just 25 years old 1st Canadian Open title After the ups & downs of this year, this is a huge moment for her ✅26th title ✅56th top 10 win Back in the winner’s circle 🇵🇱❤️

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This is one of those cases where you know businesses will immediately choose profits over people. My cynicism is growing every day for the way the greedy few treat the many. They'd charge dehydrated people extortionate prices to buy it back with a smile on their faces.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The defunding of Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope is tough to take for many reasons, but its contributions to science historically and presently are priceless. It's one of those rare things where one field of science unassailably supports many others. Tragic, tragic decision.

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Politicians claiming these people can simply donate to the treasury are forgetting that policy dictates how this money is used, and without allocation, the money would simply be diluted to offset HMRC losses. Tax the rich legislatively, and fill the gaps left by austerity. Stop equivocating.

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Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more

A group including the former England footballer write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Yn anffodus, mae hwn yn realiti anochel. Ond, y gwirionedd yw, fydd Llafur yn gyffredinol a'r gweddill sy'n gwrthod y cronfa arinannol yma ar fai am unrhyw diffygiadau o ganlyniad. Gwlad yn hytrach na pharti. Pobl yn hytrach na chwant. Dyna fel dyle hi fod.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Inexplicably sad to hear about Sam Neill's passing - a major part of my childhood, but also a genuine, kind-hearted man. The world needs more of people like him.

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Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Friends, colleagues and family pay tribute to Justin Richards, who sadly passed away at the weekend: bgfn.sh/jrRIP

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Richard Binns @moralavenger.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We’re very sorry to learn of the passing of author Justin Richards, best known for his work on Doctor Who fiction, who had long helped shape the series path in books and more for many years. #DoctorWho

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Remembering Justin Richards: Iconic Doctor Who Author

Remembering Justin Richards, the beloved author of Doctor Who fiction, who passed away on 28th June 2026, leaving behind a great legacy.

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Writing the final draft of my debut novel coming this winter! #DebutAuthor #Scifi #Booksky

Text typed on a white page background, centred. The text reads: "Cosmogenesis Hexad, (The First Chronicle), The Immortality Paradox, T. L. Firth, Manuscript, Final Draft.

In the top right corner there is also the words "Copyright, T. L. Firth"

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Tom Firth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @tlfirth.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Nigel Farage wanting Britain to "return" to a meritocracy is egregiously disingenuous. The past is riddled with nepotism, "jobs-for-the-boys" and "who-you-know" going back centuries (Farage included). We're the most meritocratic we've ever been, right now!

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