Kevin Ho-ho-ho-ffa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-in
@khoffin.bsky.social
Comics pedagogist, historian and sociologist, also loves trains, tea, photography, antiques, beer, metal and BBQ. Golden Gavel owner. Married to @alias-agatha.bsky.social #Educomix. Cartoonist/Illustrator
No AI/Crypto/DMs
No AI/Crypto/DMs
Oh wow. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social is amazing this year (and every year).
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Oh wow. @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social is amazing this year (and every year).
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Labour is saying not just that they don't want refugees, but that they don't want them to settle, they don't want them to have hope, they don't want their children, they don't want our ideas, our energy, what we have to offer. A disgrace for any party, particularly one (allegedly) on the left.
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Labour is saying not just that they don't want refugees, but that they don't want them to settle, they don't want them to have hope, they don't want their children, they don't want our ideas, our energy, what we have to offer. A disgrace for any party, particularly one (allegedly) on the left.
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Good luck to everyone today
Regrettably @rikworth.bsky.social & I won't be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social ourselves this year, BUT our new kids comic Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Egypt will be at the @hachettechildrens.bsky.social table in BUBBLEBOY HALL K18.
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Good luck to everyone today
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The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
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![1
Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
2
Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
3
Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
4
Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
5
Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
6
Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
7
Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
8
Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
9
Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
10
woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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taxing the rich WORKS
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
taxing the rich WORKS
That's @fraserc69.bsky.social ticked off the list! Hello!
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
That's @fraserc69.bsky.social ticked off the list! Hello!
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This is a Labour MP (and Health Secretary!) who has taken significant donations from firms linked to private healthcare. He's doing very well.
When people talk about condescending politicians who no longer speak the public's language, you might as well just show a photo of this berk.
When people talk about condescending politicians who no longer speak the public's language, you might as well just show a photo of this berk.
'Don't tell me you don't want to be out on strike - because that is exactly where you are. Own it.'
As resident doctors walk out again, Wes Streeting calls out the 'reprehensible and cartel-like behaviour' of their union.
As resident doctors walk out again, Wes Streeting calls out the 'reprehensible and cartel-like behaviour' of their union.
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is a Labour MP (and Health Secretary!) who has taken significant donations from firms linked to private healthcare. He's doing very well.
When people talk about condescending politicians who no longer speak the public's language, you might as well just show a photo of this berk.
When people talk about condescending politicians who no longer speak the public's language, you might as well just show a photo of this berk.
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What Are the Broken Frontier Comics of the Festival for Thought Bubble 2025? – Some Must-Buys Here! @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25
www.brokenfrontier.com/what-are-the...
www.brokenfrontier.com/what-are-the...
What Are the Broken Frontier Comics of the Festival for Thought Bubble 2025? - Some Must-Buys Here! – Broken Frontier
Broken Frontier's Andy Oliver selects some essential comics reading from this year's festival for your enjoyment.
www.brokenfrontier.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
What Are the Broken Frontier Comics of the Festival for Thought Bubble 2025? – Some Must-Buys Here! @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social #ThoughtBubbleatBF25
www.brokenfrontier.com/what-are-the...
www.brokenfrontier.com/what-are-the...
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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The worst Prime Minister in terms of damage done to the country is David Cameron, but there’s an argument to be made Keir Starmer is the worst in terms of how ridiculously bad at the job he continues to be given that the election handed him all the tools necessary to do it well.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The worst Prime Minister in terms of damage done to the country is David Cameron, but there’s an argument to be made Keir Starmer is the worst in terms of how ridiculously bad at the job he continues to be given that the election handed him all the tools necessary to do it well.
This weekend I will mainly be buying comics and badges. And art prints. And more comics.
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This weekend I will mainly be buying comics and badges. And art prints. And more comics.
A steak and ribs at Cattlemen's Grill.
#HarrogateRocks
#HarrogateRocks
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A steak and ribs at Cattlemen's Grill.
#HarrogateRocks
#HarrogateRocks
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My most popular product is getting a @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social debut this weekend.
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
My most popular product is getting a @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social debut this weekend.
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Universal healthcare for all fuck the useless over priced "insurance" even if you have it, they can deny your treatmentclaim and you'll end up penniless and destitute.
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Universal healthcare for all fuck the useless over priced "insurance" even if you have it, they can deny your treatmentclaim and you'll end up penniless and destitute.
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Cultural snobbery is at fault here a bit.
I could read before kindergarten because I read comics, which is basically the Dick and Jane 'whole word' method.
Associating specific words with images is a very strong approach to reading.
Foolish to have abandoned that.
I could read before kindergarten because I read comics, which is basically the Dick and Jane 'whole word' method.
Associating specific words with images is a very strong approach to reading.
Foolish to have abandoned that.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Cultural snobbery is at fault here a bit.
I could read before kindergarten because I read comics, which is basically the Dick and Jane 'whole word' method.
Associating specific words with images is a very strong approach to reading.
Foolish to have abandoned that.
I could read before kindergarten because I read comics, which is basically the Dick and Jane 'whole word' method.
Associating specific words with images is a very strong approach to reading.
Foolish to have abandoned that.
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Housing First approaches to homelessness, that prioritize getting a stable roof over people's heads before addressing trauma from the streets & other issues, prove to lead to long term stability. Rounding every homeless person up for forced mental health care which is incarceration is not the way!
I'm a mad person who's lived on the streets & knows a lot of mad people & I know that people like me are disproportionately inclined to homelessness & I don't like when that gets taken out of the conversation. But our reality is that late stage American capitalism can push anyone to the streets.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Housing First approaches to homelessness, that prioritize getting a stable roof over people's heads before addressing trauma from the streets & other issues, prove to lead to long term stability. Rounding every homeless person up for forced mental health care which is incarceration is not the way!
First pint of the trip in The Harrogate Tap. Good start.
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
First pint of the trip in The Harrogate Tap. Good start.
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THOUGHT BUBBLE, IS IT?
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
THOUGHT BUBBLE, IS IT?
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
Well Sunday @ 1.30pm I'll be presenting an early preview of the UK Comics Creator Survey results and…
Fuh. king. hell, do I have a bombshell to drop on you…!
I’ll be joined by expert panelists @dapsdraws.bsky.social @pondi.bsky.social & @markbradley.bsky.social
Breaking: Hitler may only have had one ball.
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Breaking: Hitler may only have had one ball.
Off to Harrogate in the morning. Hell yes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Off to Harrogate in the morning. Hell yes.
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Sláine: The Horned God, a tale of ancient Celtic heroes and villains, monsters and magic, dragons and demons, and goddesses and gods returns to the stage next year, thanks to professional storyteller Jason Buck
“Sláine: The Horned God”, retold on stage by Jason Buck, on Tour in 2026
Don't have a warp spasm!
downthetubes.net
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sláine: The Horned God, a tale of ancient Celtic heroes and villains, monsters and magic, dragons and demons, and goddesses and gods returns to the stage next year, thanks to professional storyteller Jason Buck
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In 2019, we did something transformative: we set up a specialist Violence Reduction Unit to intervene and take a preventative approach.
The impact has been huge ⬇️
The impact has been huge ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In 2019, we did something transformative: we set up a specialist Violence Reduction Unit to intervene and take a preventative approach.
The impact has been huge ⬇️
The impact has been huge ⬇️
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My lowest moments during cancer treatment were often where I found the most beauty. I hope this idea can give you hope.
My book is out already in the UK and will be published in the USA on 18 Nov. I just got a review in Publishers Weekly, too, which was super cool to see!
#cansky
My book is out already in the UK and will be published in the USA on 18 Nov. I just got a review in Publishers Weekly, too, which was super cool to see!
#cansky
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My lowest moments during cancer treatment were often where I found the most beauty. I hope this idea can give you hope.
My book is out already in the UK and will be published in the USA on 18 Nov. I just got a review in Publishers Weekly, too, which was super cool to see!
#cansky
My book is out already in the UK and will be published in the USA on 18 Nov. I just got a review in Publishers Weekly, too, which was super cool to see!
#cansky
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'Some workers report mental and physical health deterioration as a consequence of...poverty wages. When a massive cyber-attack on the library results in a major disruption of the service...they’re left on the frontline, to be shouted at by the very patrons they are attempting to serve.'
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
'Some workers report mental and physical health deterioration as a consequence of...poverty wages. When a massive cyber-attack on the library results in a major disruption of the service...they’re left on the frontline, to be shouted at by the very patrons they are attempting to serve.'