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Michael Molcher
@molcher.bsky.social
Eisner Award-winning author of 'I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future' & 'The Art of Judge Dredd by Jock'

@2000AD.bsky.social Brand Manager and history weirdo with @englishcivilwar.bsky.social

Links: https://linktr.ee/molcher
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Want to understand how we got into this mess?

'I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future' ➡️ bit.ly/4d042Si
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So, politics isn’t for you? Maybe it should be.

Fascism doesn’t arrive overnight. It creeps in through apathy, silence, and the idea that “this stuff doesn’t affect me.” Graphic novels have always been a frontline medium; cheap, urgent, emotional, and impossible to ignore.
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by Michael Molcher
"We sought the public good & would have enfranchised the people and secured the welfare of the whole groaning creation, if the nation had not more delighted in servitude than in freedom"

One of our members played lawyer John Cook in a play staged by the @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social last weekend

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February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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"Dredd's never going to die" — the first of a massive three-part interview with comics legend John Wagner goes live on our YouTube and your fav podcast app tomorrow!

Listen on YT https://bit.ly/4afclcL
Sub on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3vhET4Y
Sub on Spotify https://bit.ly/45przuF
February 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This weekend I am playing John Cook, the man who prosecuted Charles I for waging war against his own people.

His final letter before being hung, drawn and quartered goes HARD.
February 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
We saw the premiere of this and – and I say this as someone who does not usually care for musicals – it was fantastic. Had me in tears throughout (a good thing). Please contribute what you can to help make @emmavieceli.bsky.social's dream a reality
greenlit.com/project/unfo... Well - this is scary stuff, but what's the BEST than can happen? Every little helps towards our budget for a two-week rehearsal and workshop leading up to a London industry sharing for www.unfoldingthemusical.com xx Your shares and comments keep this alive. Thank you!🎇
February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Reposted by Michael Molcher
Slow motion firing a 17th Century matchlock musket! It's such an incredible sight to see the process slowed right down...
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is, without qualification, the logic behind Judge Dredd. When you declare that an officer is 'judge and jury' combined, it stands to reason that 'executioner' follows.
When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Want to understand how we got into this mess?

'I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future' ➡️ bit.ly/4d042Si
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Received this handy reminder that four years ago I was busy going insane.
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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This essay, by @mikkelkfrantzen.bsky.social, is superb –– on the centrality of care to the climate crisis
www.break-down.org/care-lessons...
Care Lessons for the Climate Endgame
During the climate endgame, our survival hinges on rebuilding the systems of interdependence that make life in the ruins possible.
www.break-down.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Saddle up, Troopers. We're excited to reveal that @2000ad.bsky.social will continue to sponsor CBCC in 2026. And, gosh, it's gonna be a great year with the bitter war between the Norts & the Southers being depicted in Duncan Jones' ROGUE TROOPER flick. Lisa's recent Nu-Earth fandom is ready.
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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How did 2000 AD scar you when you were young? Molch-R & KLO-E teamed up with @scarredforlife.bsky.social this week to discuss some childhood comics trauma!

Watch now: youtu.be/jxR3SMU_R3g
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Or search '2000 AD Thrill-Cast' on your fav podcast app!
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We've so far raised almost £100 for the Mermaids charity through sales of these 'Reenactment is for everybody' hoodies and tees mancstees.myshopify.com The perfect Xmas gift for the historical nerd in your life!
Reenactment Garb
Reenactment is for everybody!
mancstees.myshopify.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The late 19th Century and early 20th Century inability to deal with death but make it an app that uses it to tell you to buy things, please.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reposted by Michael Molcher
Silver is one of the reasons I keep my subscription to 2000AD. While the prog does stories based on 40-year-old characters, it also does new stuff like "what if your sci-fi dystopian war unleashed a grumpy vampire on the alien invaders?" (Also, a rare case of an older woman as an action hero.)
Silver: Unearthed "establishes a gruesome situation exceptionally well, not least by the addition of a vampire to a SF action thriller". Mad plot from Michael Carroll and exceptional art from Joe Currie.
@mikeowencarroll.bsky.social @2000ad.bsky.social
theslingsandarrows.com/silver-unear...
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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A new analysis found that 80% of 45 anti-trans groups in the U.S. have received funding from fossil fuel companies or billionaires, including Shell and Anschutz.

www.ehn.org/fossil-f...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Fossil fuel wealth fuels surge in anti-trans legislation, new analysis shows - EHN
A recent investigation reveals that most major anti-trans organizations in the U.S. receive financial support from fossil fuel interests, intertwining climate obstruction with attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights.Yessenia Funes reports for HEATED and Atmos.In short:A new analysis found that 80% of 45 anti-tra...
www.ehn.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Borag thungg, earthlets! @2000ad.bsky.social is my favourite thing ever, so it was an honour to be guests on the Thrillcast. We talk about the comic, Britain in the 70s and 80s and how it influenced 2000AD, and much more!

youtu.be/jxR3SMU_R3g?si=fOXiFh_EnMWetunN
"Scarred for Life?" – In Orbit Every Wednesday
YouTube video by 2000 AD
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The '90s were a different world.
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Oxfordshire County Council has just published data on the first month of the congestion charge! Love the level of granularity.

In summary, huge speed up in bus times in city centre, slight increase on some outer roads; massive city centre footfall growth.

news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/promising-st...
Promising start for Oxford temporary congestion charge
Early monitoring data for Oxford’s temporary congestion charge, published today by Oxfordshire County Council, shows signs of improving city centre traffic and key journey times, with some outer roads...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Supplying the Protectorate Navy 🌊
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Languishing in my sick bed, but consoling myself with a re-read of Michael Carroll & Joe Currie bonkers SILVER (sci-fi vampires never looked so good!)
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A day of rest, as the Lord decreed.
December 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reposted by Michael Molcher
It's not visiting anymore. It wants to stay.
An Andor edit
YouTube video by Caluffern
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reposted by Michael Molcher
⏰ It's time for change on immigration policy - We all agree on that much!

Labour so far have got it all wrong, chasing hostile headlines that will only make our system crueller, society more divided & immigrants easier to exploit.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!!
My 9-point plan for a system that works👇
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM