Alex (Sandy) Tomlinson
@alexillustrator.bsky.social
Reclusive Illustrator; previously - editorial (Fortean Times etc), mid career - storyboards, concept art. Now it looks like I'm working with my old film friends to make comics/OGN. Also now painting big canvases. Autistic. 🚫NoAI
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Post your most popular art from Twitter. 10 years ago when the Tour de France was in town this sold several hundred fancy A2 giclee prints, t shirts, etc. At one point I was getting an alert saying my printer had sold another print every 2-3 minutes. That was in the days when twitter worked.
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damn that baby looks cool as hell
December 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
damn that baby looks cool as hell
🎼The guy with a gun says “why’d you buy her a drink?” I said I think she likes me that’s what I think…🎶🎵
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🎼The guy with a gun says “why’d you buy her a drink?” I said I think she likes me that’s what I think…🎶🎵
Watching a podcast and the otherwise seemingly sane and intelligent interviewee is disappointingly sitting in front of a huge white bookcase that is organised by book jacket colour. I don’t make the rules, she’s clearly a monster and possibly a psychopath.
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Watching a podcast and the otherwise seemingly sane and intelligent interviewee is disappointingly sitting in front of a huge white bookcase that is organised by book jacket colour. I don’t make the rules, she’s clearly a monster and possibly a psychopath.
Putin has got to be desperate to lie about one of his palaces being attacked by 🇺🇦 drones to Trump. Those things are supposed to be state secrets because he stole billions from the Russian people to build them and now he’s whining to his gimp about them? If they had hit them we’d be watching already.
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Putin has got to be desperate to lie about one of his palaces being attacked by 🇺🇦 drones to Trump. Those things are supposed to be state secrets because he stole billions from the Russian people to build them and now he’s whining to his gimp about them? If they had hit them we’d be watching already.
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this seems like it should be bigger news. so even in states that DO count ballots postmarked by election day, they can eliminate all the “late” (dem) ballots — or even just all the mail-in ballots — by not postmarking them until after election day. huh, who could have seen any of this coming
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
this seems like it should be bigger news. so even in states that DO count ballots postmarked by election day, they can eliminate all the “late” (dem) ballots — or even just all the mail-in ballots — by not postmarking them until after election day. huh, who could have seen any of this coming
Hungover one Saturday morning doing the walk of shame I stumbled into a side street outside the Hammersmith Odeon without looking - right in front of Tony Wilson in his jaguar who screeched to a halt spilling hot coffee into his lap and mouthed the word “wanker” at me.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Hungover one Saturday morning doing the walk of shame I stumbled into a side street outside the Hammersmith Odeon without looking - right in front of Tony Wilson in his jaguar who screeched to a halt spilling hot coffee into his lap and mouthed the word “wanker” at me.
Just watched Dogma for the first time in waaay too long and I’d totally forgotten that my religion is Alanis booping me on the nose when my time comes.
a close up of a woman 's face with a man in the background .
Alt: Alanis Morrisette in Dogma after booping Linda Fiorentino on the nose
media.tenor.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just watched Dogma for the first time in waaay too long and I’d totally forgotten that my religion is Alanis booping me on the nose when my time comes.
If Zelensky's plane crashes it's Trump not Putin.
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If Zelensky's plane crashes it's Trump not Putin.
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Cheering Christmas titbit dug up after family watched North by Northwest yesterday.
The brilliant Eva Marie Saint is still with us, and recently turned 101.
The brilliant Eva Marie Saint is still with us, and recently turned 101.
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Cheering Christmas titbit dug up after family watched North by Northwest yesterday.
The brilliant Eva Marie Saint is still with us, and recently turned 101.
The brilliant Eva Marie Saint is still with us, and recently turned 101.
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I'm also a huge fan of Blambot fonts! I use them for comics, cover art, graphics, etc. and they have A LOT of range.
I highly recommend checking this out if you're a font user/collector!
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I highly recommend checking this out if you're a font user/collector!
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Happy holidays! Save 10% off your order with code KRAMPUS at checkout from December 22nd to 25th 2025 at blambot.com. This includes fonts, brushes and even the Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering!
December 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm also a huge fan of Blambot fonts! I use them for comics, cover art, graphics, etc. and they have A LOT of range.
I highly recommend checking this out if you're a font user/collector!
[Alt: everything in the image is in the body of the post]
I highly recommend checking this out if you're a font user/collector!
[Alt: everything in the image is in the body of the post]
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The US has banned China made drones, while forgetting that nearly 90% of commercial, local-government and hobbyist drones in the U.S. are from China.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
December 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The US has banned China made drones, while forgetting that nearly 90% of commercial, local-government and hobbyist drones in the U.S. are from China.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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In my tiny 9yo brain (sorry, I don't remember which side of my birthday this was on), I could not stand the idea of running away and leaving my classmates (most of whom hated me) to die. But I also didn't have the charisma to get them to follow me.
What do?
Save who I could, I decided.
What do?
Save who I could, I decided.
February 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In my tiny 9yo brain (sorry, I don't remember which side of my birthday this was on), I could not stand the idea of running away and leaving my classmates (most of whom hated me) to die. But I also didn't have the charisma to get them to follow me.
What do?
Save who I could, I decided.
What do?
Save who I could, I decided.
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Finally pulled the plug on my locked twitter, will have to get my daily amusing cat videos elsewhere now.
December 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Finally pulled the plug on my locked twitter, will have to get my daily amusing cat videos elsewhere now.
It doesn't feel like Christmas until Steeleye Span have belted out Gaudete. So here you go.
youtu.be/bTbq2pPLW6I?...
youtu.be/bTbq2pPLW6I?...
Steeleye Span - Gaudete (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Chrysalis Records
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December 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It doesn't feel like Christmas until Steeleye Span have belted out Gaudete. So here you go.
youtu.be/bTbq2pPLW6I?...
youtu.be/bTbq2pPLW6I?...
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Troubling new reporting on the effort of the Kremlin-backed Bosnian Serb secessionist regime in Banja Luka to secure the lifting of UK sanctions, after the US already lifted its own measures following a multimillion dollar lobbying campaign by Dodik’s proxies in Washington.
Remember Starmer's "urgent" review into foreign interference after Nathan Gill?
Well, there's already two ex-UK ambassadors working in Westminster on behalf of a pro-Russian foreign government whose de facto leader is under UK sanctions...
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ex-uk-amba...
Well, there's already two ex-UK ambassadors working in Westminster on behalf of a pro-Russian foreign government whose de facto leader is under UK sanctions...
New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ex-uk-amba...
Ex-UK ambassadors are lobbyists for sanctioned pro-Russia genocide deniers
Labour MP calls for rules to be tightened after Democracy for Sale finds former diplomats paid to lobby for Republika Srpska
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Troubling new reporting on the effort of the Kremlin-backed Bosnian Serb secessionist regime in Banja Luka to secure the lifting of UK sanctions, after the US already lifted its own measures following a multimillion dollar lobbying campaign by Dodik’s proxies in Washington.
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ToNIGHT, you’ll be visited by three GHOSTS!! I’m kidding…but seriously, Sharon, I could really use some help over here
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ToNIGHT, you’ll be visited by three GHOSTS!! I’m kidding…but seriously, Sharon, I could really use some help over here
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Delete that shit right now friends.
Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Delete that shit right now friends.
Spent an hour painting some very fiddly writing on a canvas. Before that I'd put it off for a week, practiced on a test piece and tried various mixes to get the colour and consistency right. I managed to paint it perfectly. Now it's dried way too dark and I'm going to have to do it all over again. 😬
December 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Spent an hour painting some very fiddly writing on a canvas. Before that I'd put it off for a week, practiced on a test piece and tried various mixes to get the colour and consistency right. I managed to paint it perfectly. Now it's dried way too dark and I'm going to have to do it all over again. 😬
Turns out that annoying Aussie tick tock guy was right about putting garlic cloves in the microwave for 10 seconds to make them easy to peel. Piece of piss. At 58 I feel like I’ve wasted days of my life on these little bastards.
December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Turns out that annoying Aussie tick tock guy was right about putting garlic cloves in the microwave for 10 seconds to make them easy to peel. Piece of piss. At 58 I feel like I’ve wasted days of my life on these little bastards.
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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Collecting DNA seems fine, sure it won't be misused etc
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's DNA Dragnet: The Law That Turns Us All Into Suspects
Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches far beyond the border.
www.rollingstone.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Collecting DNA seems fine, sure it won't be misused etc
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Trump on Jan. 9, 2024: “I was never on Epstein’s plane.”
Newly released documents: Trump was on Epstein’s plane multiple times.
Newly released documents: Trump was on Epstein’s plane multiple times.
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump on Jan. 9, 2024: “I was never on Epstein’s plane.”
Newly released documents: Trump was on Epstein’s plane multiple times.
Newly released documents: Trump was on Epstein’s plane multiple times.