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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · 15d

Autumn is here so I can welcome back new students and pack away the antihistamines - finally

Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Sep 4

zineopolis.blogspot.com?m=1

Artzine collection in Porstmouth UK
We have lots of content, research and zine related material 📚📓📝✂️🖍️✒️

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Sep 2

Small wins:
Top seat of the bus

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Aug 19

Excellent!

Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Aug 12

How confident are we that we’re not ‘the mark’ ?

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Aug 9

Do you love libraries?
Seems the UK doesn’t 😢

A free resource for us all to knowledge, support and community - why would our councils limit access to that?

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Aug 7

Art for people that don’t really like art but don’t want to say so

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jul 1

Wow!

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 25

These are great

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 19

Details here:

futurefantasteek.blogspot.com/2025/05/futu...

Future Fantasteek! #23: You Love Libraries // When All the Books Are Gone

Onscreen version formatted so both zines are the right way up to view Jac Batey (images) & Jessy Randall (text) Brighton, UK / Colorado ...

futurefantasteek.blogspot.com

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 19

Just numbering and getting another batch ready to post. If you want one for your library or library zine collection, message me 📚

Future Fantasteek no.23 All About libraries

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 18

😊

Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 15

Excited by the new photo ‘clean up’ feature, you can take a photo and AI will take out the crappy bits.
Awesome a perfect photo (right)

A photo of arundel castle with a traffic cone in the way

An edited photo of the traffic cone with arundel castle photoshopped out

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 13

Messaged you

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 13

Messaged you

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 13

I’ve put one in the post to you x

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 13

heyzine.com/flip-book/ca...

The easy to read version (second zine rotated here so you can see it the right way up)

You Love Libraries / When All the Books are Gone

Jessy Randall / Jac Batey
Future Fantasteek no.23

Future Fantasteek! No.23 | PDF to Flipbook

Jac Batey (images) & Jessy Randall (text)\nBrighton, UK \/ Colorado Springs, USA (2025)\n297mm x 210mm, 32 x pages, Tête-bêche format\nDigital colour printing on 150 gsm recycled silk paper, \n\nThe p...

heyzine.com

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you

Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 13

You’re welcome, if you want a physical copy let me know

Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 13

Where are you based? We’re mailing from UK and USA

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Jun 12

Future Fantasteek! No.23

We have some FREE copies for libraries/special collections DM me if you’d like this zine for your library.

You can read here:
lnkd.in/eas-aqE9

a gift to libraries for all that libraries do. Words Jessy Randall, illustrated by me.
@jessyrandall.bsky.social
#zines

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · May 12

Explains a lot

New Scientist @newscientist.com · May 12

The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but what is it doing to you? The best evidence comes from animal studies which are showing microplastics in the brain mess with behaviour and cognition.

What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out

The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are revealing links to poor cognition and weird behaviour

www.newscientist.com

Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · May 5

This book could have been edited by 50%

Ginger cat looking disgruntled reading ‘Puppies and Kittens’ ladybird book.

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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · May 2

The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.

This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.

Chris Williams @chrisw100.bsky.social · May 2

Another record year for the Green Party 👏
859 Councillors on 170 Councils in England & Wales

Now join us to keep Greens growing and to take the fight to Reform join.greenparty.org.uk

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Jac Bat @jacbat.bsky.social · Apr 30

Hooman need more cushions!!

Ginger cat on chair on a pile of 5 cushions, reminiscent of the ‘princess and the pea’ story.

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