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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 1d

President Ramaphosa: back the billionaire tax at the G20! action.eko.org/a/president-...

President Ramaphosa: back the billionaire tax at the G20!

Right now, the world stands at a crossroads: billionaires are hoarding obscene wealth while millions struggle just to survive.But for the first time ever, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 1d

Saturday 8th November - save the date! Bryan will be signing copies of his new book at Gosh! Comics in London. You can pre-order it here: goshlondon.com/pre-order-th...

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 2d

Amongst other things, this video shows the power of non-violent resistance. Trump and his thugs desperately want to provoke aggression so they can justify their tyranny.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 2d

"Lancaster University today announced it has taken a step closer to opening a new branch campus in Bengaluru, India"
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/education/ne....

Meanwhile,
- 400 jobs to go at Lancaster University

- 1 in 4 people will be made redundant

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · 7d

#OnThisDay, 5 Oct 1789, thousands of women instigate and lead the March on Versailles.

They - along with revolutionaries who join them - besiege the Palace to demand cheap bread.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #RevolutionaryWomen 🗃️
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contemporary illustration of the march, with women pulling a cannon and carrying pikes.

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 7d

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Lakes International Comic Arts Festival 2025

The international guests were in Bowness by Thursday, the day before the festival began. They were cordially invited to come on a leisurely cruise on Lake Windermere. We had the pleasure of joining…

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 10d

World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now action.eko.org/a/world-lead...

World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now

Right now, the Sumud Flotilla is a few nautical miles away from Gaza, carrying doctors, journalists, politicians, and activists - all risking their lives to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza and de

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 12d

Bryan collects an award at Festival Hypermondes!

We’ve been on the train to France again! This time we were guests at a warm and welcoming science fiction festival in Mérignac, near Bordeaux. Bryan’s five-volume Grandville series had …

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Dr Kate Laity 🧿 @katelaity.bsky.social · 12d

Recommended read: Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes by @eyedotter.bsky.social and @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 12d

How James Joyce’s Daughter, Lucia, Was Treated for Schizophrenia by Carl Jung

The life of James Joyce’s schizophrenic daughter Lucia requires no particular embellishment to move and amaze us. The “received wisdom,” writes Sean O’Hagan, about Lucia is that she lived a “blighted...

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks Kate!❤️

Dr Kate Laity 🧿 @katelaity.bsky.social · 12d

Recommended read: Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes by @eyedotter.bsky.social and @bryan-talbot.bsky.social

Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 12d

How James Joyce’s Daughter, Lucia, Was Treated for Schizophrenia by Carl Jung

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 17d

launch of Bryan's new book in French 🇨🇵

Stamford Hawksmoor French launch tour

5th – 13th September 2025 The launch of Les carnets de Stamford Hawksmoor began in Espace Bis, the exhibition space of Bulle! bookshop in Le Mans. There’s an exhibition there of Hawksmo…

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Libération @liberation.fr · 25d

Des photos de Trump et Epstein projetées sur le château de Windsor

Les actions se multiplient au Royaume-Uni avec le début de la visite d’Etat de Donald Trump, une grande manifestation est prévue dans la journée

Des photos de Trump et Epstein projetées sur le château de Windsor avant la visite du président américain

Les actions se multiplient au Royaume-Uni avec le début de la visite d’Etat de Donald Trump ce mercredi 17 septembre. Une grande manifestation est prévue dans la journée à Londres.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25d

In London, hate will never win.

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 26d

A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers

Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 26d

A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers

Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate

Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

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Ella Baron @ellabaron.bsky.social · Aug 26

Wednesday's @theguardian.com cartoon
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#nigelfarage #StGeorgesFlag #stgeorgecross

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pristine Amazon rainforest shouldn't be destroyed for cheap hamburgers. action.eko.org/a/casino-sto...

Casino: stop selling Amazon-destroying beef

New research shows more than half a million hectares of pristine Amazon rainforest has been chopped down to make way for industrial cattle ranches in Brazil. And French supermarket giant Casino is buy

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · Aug 24

UK cartoonists Rachael Ball and Krent Able have launched Cartoonists for Gaza, a new initiative uniting artists to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza through the power of illustration

UK Cartoonists Launch “Cartoonists for Gaza” to Respond to Humanitarian Crisis

Solidarity in Ink

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Jessika Green (she/her) @jesskagreen.bsky.social · Aug 23

The past 22 months have been educational to say the least. 'Things I understand now...' is my piece for #cartoonistsforg4za
Use this hashtag to find other artists taking part and please support, donate and share @medicalaidpal.bsky.social
@gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social
@naamoduk.bsky.social

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Danny Noble @mundymorn.bsky.social · Aug 23

A couple of smaller organisations doing great work getting aid into 🍉 allourrelations.co.uk supporting families & getting food to community kitchens, & www.pc4r.org providing phone credit. And for any of my locals, brightonpsc.org are campaigning here.

#cartoonistsforg4za

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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · Aug 22

Naughty but nice shall be the whole of the Law

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Mark Stafford @marxtafford.bsky.social · Aug 23

#cartoonistsforg4za

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · Aug 23

❤️#cartoonistsforg4za❤️‍🩹

Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool.com · Aug 23

UK cartoonists launch “Cartoonists For Gaza” to respond to the humanitarian crisis, including Martin Rowson, Rachael House, Kate Evans, The Rickard Sisters, Roger Langridge, Bryan Talbot, James Sturm, Nick Abadzis, Lauren Weinstein, Hannah Berry, and Darryl Cunningham #cartoonistsforg4za

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