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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃)

@timfordwrites.bsky.social

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Writer. Journo. Mini Painter. Politico. Learner. And a gamer. As seen in CBC, the Tyee, Reactor Magazine (TOR.com), Polygon, and many other places. Based in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC, Canada).

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, I wouldn't recommend it.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 7d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 12h

The last of my garden tomatoes! Let's see if we can't get the stubborn holdouts looking a bit more red, shall we?

A small amount of tomatoes, most grape size, and a few a bit bigger, about two-thirds are ripe and the rest are green.

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 12h

*Holding article to forehead*

The "legal expert" who says we can't increase penalties against drivers will be Kyla Lee

*opens article*

TADAAAAA

Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 12h

A family wants immediate suspensions for drivers suspected of causing death after their 12-year-old was killed. But legal experts warn it may be easier said than done www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

B.C. considers tougher penalties for drivers after 12-year-old killed in crash | CBC News

The B.C. government says it is actively looking at options to get tougher on drivers involved in fatal crashes after the premier spoke to the family of a 12-year-old killed on Vancouver Island this pa...

www.cbc.ca

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 14h

The Nightmare Before Christmas Day, obviously

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 14h

My oldest issue of @onspecmag.bsky.social in my collection: Vol.3, Iss.3, from Fall 1991. This includes retiring Editor Diane L. Walton's FIRST published short story, "Cheesecake." Also the first pro publications by Brent Buckner and J. Nelson!

Me holding up the Cover of On Spec, the Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing, Vol. 3, Iss.3, from 1991.

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 15h

This actually is a good thing from a left-wing perspective, too, because it acknowledges that pornography IS consensual and further separates child exploitation from sex work. I appreciate Caputo's note on that.

Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 15h

Some people might see this as semantics, but this is actually long overdue. There is nothing pornographic about child rape

CFJC Today Kamloops @cfjctoday.bsky.social · 15h

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 15h

We just hit 5,000 followers on BlueSky!

Thank you to all of you who have followed us for the past 6 weeks. We have even more great work coming! Please share us with your friends!

We’ll be off Monday for Indigenous People’s Day, but we’ll see you Tuesday with some Steam Next Fest recommendations!

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 20h

The funniest part is that Marco Rubio CO-SIGNED MACHADO IN 2024, along with other Republicans like Rick Scott.

They ADORE her. She's their bastion against Evil Socialist Maduro.

And now they're attacking her.

Fucking perfection.

www.ndtv.com/world-news/n...

gimenez.house.gov/2024/8/for-i...

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 20h

I look forward to Trump whining he didn't win the Nobel Peace prize, while dumping on the woman who actually represents what he claims he's "fighting for" as he murders Venezuelans.

Imagine that message: "fuck you, actual democratic Venezuelan freedom fighter."

www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela's María Corina Machado

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the committee said.

www.nbcnews.com

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

never been a better time for this gif

a man in a white shirt and tie is sitting at a desk with his mouth open

ALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is sitting at a desk with his mouth open

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

a child is laying on the ground in the rain .

ALT: a child is laying on the ground in the rain .

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Hang in there! Fortune favours the persistent

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

It's so worth it though

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

It's all so grotesque. A puppet show to please the ego of a delusional narcissist in his quest for a shiny medal. Bread and circuses.

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

The Democrats have shown time and time again they're unwilling to countenance anything less than full-throated (and more importantly, fully-funded) support of Israel. And that is why, as a government, they were never going to get any kind of ceasefire. Even a shitty, hollow one like Trump's.

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Trump doesn't care about that part. He wants the Nobel Peace Prize (which he will not get). And he believes that he'll get it so long as he can claim he got a deal. Doesn't matter to him if it holds.

Nevertheless, the principle is demonstrated: Israel only gets away with this shit with US backing.

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Is this going to last? Almost definitely not. Netanyahu has basically no incentive, especially once the remaining hostages are accounted for, to keep the peace. I fully expect he'll find some weak casus belli like "Hamas didn't disarm," but his right-wing basically demands he continue the genocide.

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

What's especially galling about Trump possibly achieving a ceasefire is how incredibly fucking easy it actually was: yanking Netanyahu's leash.

That was it. That was all Biden ever had to do. And he wouldn't fucking do it.

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I'm trying not to be too choked up, because as their post says it's a ton of work and they deserve to rest.
But On Spec is the only Canadian SFF mag I still regularly saw at bookstores like Munro's or Indigo. I still have a stack of back issues.

Our literary world will be poorer with its departure.

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 1d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Having worked for SFF mags, I know how they rely on passionate ppl volunteering so much time and effort, and you were always some of the best.

You guys deserve a well-earned rest. You've accomplished so much and given a home to so many great stories by great writers.

Thank you and excelsior!

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 1d

NOOOOOOOOO

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 1d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 2d

More like HRRRNGtime show

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 3d

I'm delighted to report that I briefly thought this was a rant about the protagonist from Kingdom Hearts being a whiny lil dingus

Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 3d

JUST A BIT

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Tim Ford (Tomb Fart 🎃) @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 3d