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Noticing a worrying trend this morning for people to claim Twitter is somehow improving recently and we should all give it another chance.

It hasn't improved, it's still a cesspit of misogynists, grifters, racists, transphobes, MAGA morons and kiddie porn, and we should not give it another chance.

Thread. (TLDR: the House of Lords DCC report on AI came down hard on the correct side of the debate, rather than siding with industry lobbyists.)

Now that's a feeling I definitely know!

That's the tricky thing about there now being so many of them - where to start?

We do have a couple of discounted introductory packs - I hesitate to say 'curated' as it's a terrible word - but picked by the editors as a good starting point to see if the BAs are for you?

I know!

It's WORLD BOOK DAY, so here's a 10% off voucher for any book on the Obverse website.

WBD2026

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(and now I'm off to send @nickmcampbell.bsky.social a nice, neatly copy-edited version of his BEYOND THE ANNUAL YEARS book!)

Gay detectives sounds right up our street!

Added!

The Stones of Blood, by Katrin Thier (and David Fisher, and Terrance Dicks) I remember watching and hugely enjoying The Stones of Blood when it was first broadcast in 1978. I’ve come back to it several times and it retains its charm. When I came back to it in 2008, I…

The Stones of Blood, by Katrin Thier (and David Fisher, and Terrance Dicks)

fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-stone-of...

This is a good analysis of a good story.

amzn.to/45FMl6r

Genuinely gobsmacking that the leader of the Labour Party can claim the Greens are the 'extreme left'.

Just who does that living embodiment of the Peter Principle* Keir Starmer think he's getting to vote for him with nonsense like this?

* To be fair, there's barely a politician who isn't that.

But you weren't (see! Social media hates me!). You definitely are now :-)

You should already be on there Phil - I remember adding you - but I'll double check (social media seems to have it in for me this week!)

Noted!

Google with AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

New Lulu titles by @purserhallard.com, @rubycosmos.bsky.social, @dalesmithonline.com and Jez Strickley (who's not on Bluesky that I can see)

Apologies to those I've missed - we've published about 150 writers (probably more) and I'm old with a bad memory - just give me a nudge to be added!

What can I say - I just added the first 25 Bluesky suggested! A LOT of people have contributed to Obverse, I can't be expected to remember every sexy one!

Another wee Brexit bonus.

From 1st March 2026, the French Government is introducing a small parcel tax for packages with a value of €150 or below sent from outside the EU to France.

The new €2 tax applies to each item classified by HS code within your parcel and not per parcel.

Covers of the last four Black Archives - The Mysterious Planet, The Devil's Chord,n Mawdryn Udead.

The latest Black Archives are now on Lulu!

www.lulu.com/spotlight/ob...

Covers of the last four Black Archives - The Mysterious Planet, The Devil's Chord,n Mawdryn Udead.

The latest Black Archives are now on Lulu!

www.lulu.com/spotlight/ob...

We have the beginnings of a Starter Pack (thanks to @emma.best for the suggestion!)

go.bsky.app/1At7oC

Thanks for that! Put a smile on my face!

How do you make a starter pack then?

Off it now. As someone rightly pointed out, if you can leave an abusive relationship - even a relatively unimportant and wholly virtual one like this - it's best to do so.

Yeah, time to pack my bags, I think.

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And that's the new account just been closed down without explanation, so we're doing with Facebook!

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So, for reasons best known to its useless AI mods, Facebook has deleted the Obverse Books page, and removed all 1000+ followers. We've created a new page, so if you're on FB and want to keep up with Obverse news there, rather than here, this is the new link:

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At the printers now - we should have the paperback to send out to pre-orders next week.

The cover to the book, showing a cartoon of Iris' bus against a blue background with a speech bubble saying 'Drink gin and carry on'

After a six year gap. we finally have a new Iris Wildthyme New Adventure novel out!

NOBODY’S SWEETHEART NOW by Dale Smith is the Who/Goodnight Sweetheart crossover - sort of, not really! - that we're convinced the world has long been waiting for!

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