Buffy
@buffybatik.bsky.social
🌹Artist & Green socialist🌹
Art, nature, politics, social history, photography & border collies
hEDS & deafness
Batik Artist
http://buffyrobinson.co.uk
Mum of the @rickardsisters.bsky.social
Creators of graphic novels
Art, nature, politics, social history, photography & border collies
hEDS & deafness
Batik Artist
http://buffyrobinson.co.uk
Mum of the @rickardsisters.bsky.social
Creators of graphic novels
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Who knew a dog could be so useful?
Happy National Collie Day (US)! There are loads of collies in our lives, but the most recent one is fictional
Happy National Collie Day (US)! There are loads of collies in our lives, but the most recent one is fictional
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Who knew a dog could be so useful?
Happy National Collie Day (US)! There are loads of collies in our lives, but the most recent one is fictional
Happy National Collie Day (US)! There are loads of collies in our lives, but the most recent one is fictional
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Jip is a very good dog to stand still while Mother dries his toesies
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Jip is a very good dog to stand still while Mother dries his toesies
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Should any of you be contemplating Christmas shopping for graphic novels, we have a cheat code for you! Here are the books of the year compiled by the experts at Gosh! Comics goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...
Gosh! Comics Best of 2025 - Adult
You've been asking, and we have answered! Once again, we merry Gosh! crew have trawled through the releases of 2025 to reel in our absolute faves from the past year. While we look into our crystal bal...
goshlondon.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Should any of you be contemplating Christmas shopping for graphic novels, we have a cheat code for you! Here are the books of the year compiled by the experts at Gosh! Comics goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...
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the kitchen is the heart of the home, and this kitchen is the heart of This Slavery graphic novel
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
the kitchen is the heart of the home, and this kitchen is the heart of This Slavery graphic novel
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This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
Emerging Writer Award - The Bridge Awards
The Emerging Writer Award is run in partnership with The Bridge Awards. The award winner receives a package including courses, retreat time and mentoring.
www.moniackmhor.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
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A system that diminishes the rights of people fleeing persecution isn't just impractical, it's a failure of our common humanity. Vital that once asylum seekers are granted refugee status, they are able to build their lives with certainty about their future & a sense of welcome.
‘Perpetual limbo and alienation’: UK Government’s proposals on asylum policy
Humanists UK has expressed concern at the UK Government’s proposals on asylum policy announced yesterday. Government plans will see the ability of refugees granted asylum to rebuild their lives be ham...
humanists.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A system that diminishes the rights of people fleeing persecution isn't just impractical, it's a failure of our common humanity. Vital that once asylum seekers are granted refugee status, they are able to build their lives with certainty about their future & a sense of welcome.
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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When you think 'I should probably post more from my sketchbook' and then you look at the sketchbook and realise that since you got a dog two years ago your brain has turned into 90% dog
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
When you think 'I should probably post more from my sketchbook' and then you look at the sketchbook and realise that since you got a dog two years ago your brain has turned into 90% dog
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Shabana Mahmood is wrong - Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government.
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Shabana Mahmood is wrong
Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Shabana Mahmood is wrong - Another cowardly attack on immigrants does not hide the incompetence of the Starmer government.
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Me, for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
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"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures."
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski: "This is extreme, this is inhumane and it is a government of cowards."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-gove...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-gove...
'A Government Of Cowards': Zack Polanski Blasts Labour As Asylum Backlash Grows
The Green Party leader joined Labour MPs in condemning Shabana Mahmood's plans.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures."
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
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If you wanted to see a Very Good Dog getting a treat, this would be the ideal way to do it - through Bristol’s Camera Obscura
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
If you wanted to see a Very Good Dog getting a treat, this would be the ideal way to do it - through Bristol’s Camera Obscura
Denmark's Centre-Left are about to lose power after 100yrs to the Green-left
Why? They shifted to the right, becoming a rightwing populist party on integration, unemployment support & the environment - and our hapless Labour government is blindly following them! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Why? They shifted to the right, becoming a rightwing populist party on integration, unemployment support & the environment - and our hapless Labour government is blindly following them! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Centre-left tipped to lose Copenhagen for first time in electoral history
Political rivals say PM’s divisive politics have encouraged voters to ditch the Social Democrats for the far right
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Denmark's Centre-Left are about to lose power after 100yrs to the Green-left
Why? They shifted to the right, becoming a rightwing populist party on integration, unemployment support & the environment - and our hapless Labour government is blindly following them! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Why? They shifted to the right, becoming a rightwing populist party on integration, unemployment support & the environment - and our hapless Labour government is blindly following them! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Most asylum seekers arrive with their valuables long lost in bombed or abandoned homes, stolen, or sold to afford the dangerous clandestine passage to safety
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Most asylum seekers arrive with their valuables long lost in bombed or abandoned homes, stolen, or sold to afford the dangerous clandestine passage to safety
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
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And last of all we caught up with the brilliant @etheringtonbros.bsky.social - as far as we know the only other writer/artist sibling duo? They were SO encouraging and helpful to us right from the start, there’s nothing like @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social for seeing old friends 🤗
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
And last of all we caught up with the brilliant @etheringtonbros.bsky.social - as far as we know the only other writer/artist sibling duo? They were SO encouraging and helpful to us right from the start, there’s nothing like @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social for seeing old friends 🤗
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Phew! What a big weekend we’ve had @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social with @selfmadehero.bsky.social! We’ve chatted to squillions of lovely people and enjoyed the bubbling and fizzing of creativity all around us
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Phew! What a big weekend we’ve had @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social with @selfmadehero.bsky.social! We’ve chatted to squillions of lovely people and enjoyed the bubbling and fizzing of creativity all around us
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This was a brilliant thing to be a part of. Singing in the smoke-filled weaving shed was incredibly atmospheric. I wish I could have seen the other performers. Go buy their beautiful book if you can!
Last Saturday we took over a cotton mill, and subverted the workplace by filling it with music and art and drama - This Slavery came alive before our eyes…
rickardsisters.com/news-post/tr...
rickardsisters.com/news-post/tr...
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This was a brilliant thing to be a part of. Singing in the smoke-filled weaving shed was incredibly atmospheric. I wish I could have seen the other performers. Go buy their beautiful book if you can!
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Last Saturday we took over a cotton mill, and subverted the workplace by filling it with music and art and drama - This Slavery came alive before our eyes…
rickardsisters.com/news-post/tr...
rickardsisters.com/news-post/tr...
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Last Saturday we took over a cotton mill, and subverted the workplace by filling it with music and art and drama - This Slavery came alive before our eyes…
rickardsisters.com/news-post/tr...
rickardsisters.com/news-post/tr...
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“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Are you coming to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend? We’d love to see you there!
Come to SelfMadeHero at Comixology D14, enjoy the 1st Graphic Novel Award entries, and 10-12 each day we’ll be there to draw dogs all over your purchases 🐕
Come to SelfMadeHero at Comixology D14, enjoy the 1st Graphic Novel Award entries, and 10-12 each day we’ll be there to draw dogs all over your purchases 🐕
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social 2025 starts this time next week!
We'll be at table D14 in Comixology Hall, right next to the First Graphic Novel Award!
We're very happy to be playing host to Gareth Brookes, the
@rickardsisters.com, Alex Taylor, and @abbiebsart.bsky.social!
#thoughtbubble2025
We'll be at table D14 in Comixology Hall, right next to the First Graphic Novel Award!
We're very happy to be playing host to Gareth Brookes, the
@rickardsisters.com, Alex Taylor, and @abbiebsart.bsky.social!
#thoughtbubble2025
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Are you coming to @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend? We’d love to see you there!
Come to SelfMadeHero at Comixology D14, enjoy the 1st Graphic Novel Award entries, and 10-12 each day we’ll be there to draw dogs all over your purchases 🐕
Come to SelfMadeHero at Comixology D14, enjoy the 1st Graphic Novel Award entries, and 10-12 each day we’ll be there to draw dogs all over your purchases 🐕