Andrew Pope
@apope.bsky.social
Employee of the Month March 2018
Half of Belfast Comic Jam
Editor/Publisher at Local Colour Comics
localcolourcomics.bigcartel.com
Half of Belfast Comic Jam
Editor/Publisher at Local Colour Comics
localcolourcomics.bigcartel.com
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Andrew Pope
@apope.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Since I seem to be actually using this site I should probably introduce myself - I'm Andrew Pope, a cartoonist from Belfast. I'm 1/2 of monthly art night Belfast Comic Jam (with @oxeyedkathryn.bsky.social) & I currently run micropress outfit Local Colour Comics, putting out comics by myself & others
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The UK is effectively criminalising a sentence because has an Arabic word.
Intifada just means uprising. The Warsaw Uprising, for example, is just ‘Intifadat Warsaw’ in Arabic.
Our very identities are being effectively criminalised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Intifada just means uprising. The Warsaw Uprising, for example, is just ‘Intifadat Warsaw’ in Arabic.
Our very identities are being effectively criminalised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police forces will make arrests over intifada chants
The Metropolitan and Greater Manchester forces say they will make arrests over 'globalise the intifada' chants.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The UK is effectively criminalising a sentence because has an Arabic word.
Intifada just means uprising. The Warsaw Uprising, for example, is just ‘Intifadat Warsaw’ in Arabic.
Our very identities are being effectively criminalised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Intifada just means uprising. The Warsaw Uprising, for example, is just ‘Intifadat Warsaw’ in Arabic.
Our very identities are being effectively criminalised.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This wonderful made video by Rón Maguire highlights how integral The Complex has been for DCAF's growth #SaveTheComplex
December 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This wonderful made video by Rón Maguire highlights how integral The Complex has been for DCAF's growth #SaveTheComplex
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The key facebook group which was helping narrow down a list of houses to attack and has been unrepentant in supporting the rioting is run by people from Ballymena.
It is still up and nobody behind it facing any charges, of course.
It is still up and nobody behind it facing any charges, of course.
During the racist rioting in Ballymena some politicians claimed the trouble was coming from outsiders. Odd how the addresses being listed in court for these cases are all of people from the Ballymena area.
December 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The key facebook group which was helping narrow down a list of houses to attack and has been unrepentant in supporting the rioting is run by people from Ballymena.
It is still up and nobody behind it facing any charges, of course.
It is still up and nobody behind it facing any charges, of course.
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A fascinating article about the attempted murder of the not-even-very-shocking game HORSES that gets at why it was deplatformed based on the same "rules" that no one in the industry remembered in the case of many other games.
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
Horses Is Tame
Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form.
aftermath.site
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A fascinating article about the attempted murder of the not-even-very-shocking game HORSES that gets at why it was deplatformed based on the same "rules" that no one in the industry remembered in the case of many other games.
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
Doing my annual thing of telling everyone I know to buy and play one particular PC indie game, in this case Metal Garden by @aleksandraht.bsky.social - a really fun, atmospheric little FPS with some great level design
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Doing my annual thing of telling everyone I know to buy and play one particular PC indie game, in this case Metal Garden by @aleksandraht.bsky.social - a really fun, atmospheric little FPS with some great level design
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I wonder if real Irish filmmakers know that Udárás na Gaeltachta are not only running a competition for “AI filmmaking”, but have decided to name it after “storytelling”. Ffs.
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
An Togra Scéalaí - Project Scéalaí
Tugaimid cuireadh duit iarratas a chur isteach ar an gcomórtas físeáin AI, an chéad cheann dá leithéid don Ghaeilge.
Fáiltímid roimh iarratais ó dhaoine 1...
filmfreeway.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I wonder if real Irish filmmakers know that Udárás na Gaeltachta are not only running a competition for “AI filmmaking”, but have decided to name it after “storytelling”. Ffs.
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
filmfreeway.com/AnTograScealai
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What if instead of killing millions of people in pointless war we just kill the handful of guys constantly trying to force us into it
I stood at the grave of my great grandfather in Flanders. His grave is one of millions from WWI in Belgium alone. We must take the lessons from history and resist this march to mass slaughter and warmongering by the likes of Mark Rutte.
December 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
What if instead of killing millions of people in pointless war we just kill the handful of guys constantly trying to force us into it
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Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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This is such a powerful image
November 8, 2023 at 5:16 PM
This is such a powerful image
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This government loves to redo an independent reivew that was too independent and didn't produce the result they wanted
An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1
April 2025
www.england.nhs.uk
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This government loves to redo an independent reivew that was too independent and didn't produce the result they wanted
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Poster for 1980s re-release in Poland of the film, UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929), directed by Luis Buñuel. Poster art by Wiesław Wałkuski (b. 1956).
December 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Poster for 1980s re-release in Poland of the film, UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929), directed by Luis Buñuel. Poster art by Wiesław Wałkuski (b. 1956).
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Scorching thread
How gender critical was Nazi Germany? Let’s find out & compare some top gender critical “beliefs” with evidence from historical Nazi Germany. Each post has a GC position + a picture from a historical source or modern research paper. English translation & the source are in each picture’s alt-text.
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Scorching thread
TONIGHT: We're launching a new issue of comics anthology Low Intensity. 80 pages of art and comics from a bunch of great contributors PLUS two sets from musical guests Problem Patterns. Hustle, Rosemary St Belfast, 7-10pm. See you there!
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
TONIGHT: We're launching a new issue of comics anthology Low Intensity. 80 pages of art and comics from a bunch of great contributors PLUS two sets from musical guests Problem Patterns. Hustle, Rosemary St Belfast, 7-10pm. See you there!
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We have allowed the demons of Hell to walk and breathe freely among us for far too long 😃
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We have allowed the demons of Hell to walk and breathe freely among us for far too long 😃
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My online shop is open until Monday next week , then I will be taking a short break until the new year. If you’re after some indie horror comics go give it a look ^_^ erikapriceart.bigcartel.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My online shop is open until Monday next week , then I will be taking a short break until the new year. If you’re after some indie horror comics go give it a look ^_^ erikapriceart.bigcartel.com
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Belfast City Council are reportedly pushing ahead with flying the Palestinian flag from the building tonight.
The fash are calling people to gather at the back of city hall immediately.
If you're in town, look after yourself.
The fash are calling people to gather at the back of city hall immediately.
If you're in town, look after yourself.
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Belfast City Council are reportedly pushing ahead with flying the Palestinian flag from the building tonight.
The fash are calling people to gather at the back of city hall immediately.
If you're in town, look after yourself.
The fash are calling people to gather at the back of city hall immediately.
If you're in town, look after yourself.
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Spot Alan Moore in his 6th form Northampton Grammar School photo, taken two days before he was expelled
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Spot Alan Moore in his 6th form Northampton Grammar School photo, taken two days before he was expelled
I am now the proud owner of a nice big print of this - and you could be too!!
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am now the proud owner of a nice big print of this - and you could be too!!
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The sale continues, original art and prints on deep sale
I'm having a BIG HOLIDAY SALE FULL OF SAVINGS on my website. 11x14 prints on sale for $45! And NEW 8x10 prints of all my classic designs for just $20 EACH. All prices on original art SLASHED.
michaelkupperman.com/shop
michaelkupperman.com/shop
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The sale continues, original art and prints on deep sale
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Ofcom refuses to investigate GB News over a call to shoot and starve disabled benefits claimants.
The watchdog says the channel has a right to "freedom of expression" even if it means calling on air for disabled people to be killed
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
The watchdog says the channel has a right to "freedom of expression" even if it means calling on air for disabled people to be killed
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants
The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter's use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were "in line with audience expectations for this channel"
bylinetimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ofcom refuses to investigate GB News over a call to shoot and starve disabled benefits claimants.
The watchdog says the channel has a right to "freedom of expression" even if it means calling on air for disabled people to be killed
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
The watchdog says the channel has a right to "freedom of expression" even if it means calling on air for disabled people to be killed
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
THIS WEEK:
ICYMI - On Thurs 4th December, 7-10pm at Hustle, Rosemary St, Belfast, we'll be celebrating the launch of the second issue of Low Intensity - A Still Pretty New-ish Magazine of Comics from Northern Ireland*
This anthology features 80 pages of comics from more than 11 artists!! But that's not all...
This anthology features 80 pages of comics from more than 11 artists!! But that's not all...
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
THIS WEEK: