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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop)

@jambookshopuk.bsky.social

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Made UK's only regular #illustration reportage in @privateeyenews.bsky.social 2011-2020. Created @smallpressday.bsky.social in 2016 & Jam bookshop in 2022-2025. https://linktr.ee/jambookshopuk Still draws stuff:

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · Jul 31

Would lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelove
a few more pre-orders for possibly the greatest book ever made:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/vintage-de...

Get a rock dog bookplate too!

#comics #book #books #zine #comicbook #selfpublishing #smallpress #illustration

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2h

Unbeknownst to most or long forgotten is that on October 8 and October 10, 2023; Hamas offered the same deal that’s being pitched as Trump’s “Gaza Peace Deal” which would have handed all hostages over to Israel in exchange for Israeli troops not entering the strip, Netanyahu refused the proposal.

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 2h

Shout out to all the frustrated creators surrounded by less talented people that have more motivation.

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 10h

Man of the people, right?

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10h

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 10h

From this day in 2017.

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 10h

Sure :) feel free to spread the word.
The charity it Mouth That Roars

David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 11h

Anyone?

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 1d

A cool charity in Hoxton that teaches & gives disadvantaged kids skills in filmmaking has asked me a question:

Any female animators want to take part in a mentorship programme they run?

They've been doing good work for 25+ years.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure they stock things directly. They don't have their own warehouse etc.
They are set up to order from the main suppliers. They just act like a convenient online shop for an indie bookshop.

David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 1d

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The turtles are fallen and the rain stands still @fritzdrybeam.bsky.social · 1d

People, I present to you, the master race.

A tweet by user @Neccccy asks "Would you?" The tweet features a photo of a bus stop advertisement displaying the text: "If I could find a country that didn't take immigrants in I'd move there."

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Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky are resharing this after they revealed yesterday that every photo uploaded here is sent to an external company that is selling GenAI services.

Note that none of them are actually confirming that none of these images are being used by that external company to train their systems.

Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 15

Bluesky uses AI internally to assist in content moderation, which helps us triage posts and shield human moderators from harmful content. We also use AI in the Discover algorithmic feed to serve you posts that we think you’d like.

None of these are Gen AI systems trained on user content.

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Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 1d

it is easier to avoid feeling shame and humiliation if no one sees or cares what you do. Which is why Kemi Badenoch is still talking.

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Alex Paknadel from off of comics @alexpaknadel.bsky.social · 2d

If Wikipedia goes, that's the last redoubt of the usable internet-as-knowledge-repository gone. Truth will be whatever this deformity says it is.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8d

Elon Musk says he's launching a competitor to Wikipedia called Grokipedia

Elon Musk's Wikipedia Competitor Is Going to Be a Disaster

Remember when Grok praised Adolf Hitler?

gizmodo.com

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Jonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social · 1d

They walk among us... @privateeyenews.bsky.social #cartoon

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 1d

Just caught up & found out that Saturday is Bookshop Day - 11 Oct.

By pure chance, I'll be at @batterseabookshop.bsky.social from about 12 - 5pm this Saturday.

To celebrate #BookshopDay with @booksaremybag.bsky.social if you pop in & buy a book, I'll do something like draw you an original bookmark

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 1d

It’s bookshop day on 11th October. A day to celebrate your local bookshop.

You could even go totally bananas and buy my latest, Saltburn, which is about, after all, small businesses being assailed by big business. Well, that’s one thing it’s about…

booksaremybag.com/BookshopDay/...

The bookshop day poster. It asks you to choose bookshops:

Local jobs
Local economy
Local community
Real passion
Real people
Real conversations
Proper service
Perfect gifts
(and taxes paid!)

The cover of Saltburn. Candy stripes coming from a picture of a seal sitting under a beach umbrella.

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 1d

🛍️🏬📚🔖 Our guide to independent and specialist children's bookshops in the UK and Ireland, including over 150 vibrant and exciting bookstores to visit. 🔖📚🏬🛍️

schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...

#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter

Children's Bookshops

Children's bookshops - browse our list of independent bookshops and specialist children's bookshops in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

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Dr Ross Barnett @deepfrieddna.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bethan's Rock: Beloved exhibit returns to revamped Poole Museum - BBC News

The museum said Bethan's "selfless gesture" to donate her rock had made a lasting impact.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

Badenoch wants to eliminate ‘rip off degrees’ like English. The usual philistine crap that a degree is just about work. The mission to create the stupidest nation on earth. And counterproductive. Young people will work for years. They’ll retrain endlessly. A degree can help them learn how to learn

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, bookshop.org was a blessing & helped pay shop bills every month

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 1d

Just posted on my Patreon with some old Private Eye report extras

www.patreon.com/posts/pub-14...

Pub | David Ziggy Greene - Jam bookshop

www.patreon.com

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Fleur Hitchcock @fleurhitchcock.bsky.social · 2d

Clicked on this, and got this advert in the corner. Nice!

A screen shot of Kemi Badenoch drinking water, the by-line is "Twenty Conservative Councillors have defected to Reform" below which is an advert for Dulcolax, a laxative.

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