Stooryduster
@stooryduster.bsky.social
A Scottish words' illustrator, a cartoonist & designer interested in tech, software, art, design, life and the environment. Also on @stooryduster@Mastodon.scot My drawings are at stooryduster.co.uk
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yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
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The situation in Hemsby is getting worse. They did nothing to cause this crisis, yet they’re paying the price. We need Starmer to act now. 🚨
🌊 Support our case ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/h5ik
🌊 Support our case ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/h5ik
January 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The situation in Hemsby is getting worse. They did nothing to cause this crisis, yet they’re paying the price. We need Starmer to act now. 🚨
🌊 Support our case ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/h5ik
🌊 Support our case ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/h5ik
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You can see this wonderful portrait on display in the Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...
www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...
Tom Durie, court fool to Anne of Denmark, 1614. Fascinating, marvelous portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts, whose day is today.
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
You can see this wonderful portrait on display in the Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...
www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...
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Why is losing ice from land a major problem for people living near the ocean? Using a miniature beach to demonstrate one of the many impacts of going past #planetaryboundaries, the Planetary Boundaries Science lab asks "Is sea level rise worse than you think?"👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
Is sea level rise worse than you think? Planetary Boundaries Science
YouTube video by Planetary Boundaries Science
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Why is losing ice from land a major problem for people living near the ocean? Using a miniature beach to demonstrate one of the many impacts of going past #planetaryboundaries, the Planetary Boundaries Science lab asks "Is sea level rise worse than you think?"👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...
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When people talk about reasons to leave X, the fact that the owner is a mass murderer doesn't get mentioned enough. The Grok porn stuff is foul. The naked white nationalism is foul. This is worse.
Too few people are talking about the blood on Elon Musk's hands.
When DOGE slashed foreign aid, it wasn't just numbers on a screen. It was insulin, food, and antibiotics being ripped away from the world's poorest children.
Musk is responsible for the death of thousands
When DOGE slashed foreign aid, it wasn't just numbers on a screen. It was insulin, food, and antibiotics being ripped away from the world's poorest children.
Musk is responsible for the death of thousands
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
When people talk about reasons to leave X, the fact that the owner is a mass murderer doesn't get mentioned enough. The Grok porn stuff is foul. The naked white nationalism is foul. This is worse.
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New pins are up on my etsy! They're a little more straightforward than my usual designs but I wanted to focus on minority flags that are harder to find as high quality pins.
As always, all sales help support my transition costs so any boost is massively appreciated 🏳️⚧️ canopyrobin.etsy.com
As always, all sales help support my transition costs so any boost is massively appreciated 🏳️⚧️ canopyrobin.etsy.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
New pins are up on my etsy! They're a little more straightforward than my usual designs but I wanted to focus on minority flags that are harder to find as high quality pins.
As always, all sales help support my transition costs so any boost is massively appreciated 🏳️⚧️ canopyrobin.etsy.com
As always, all sales help support my transition costs so any boost is massively appreciated 🏳️⚧️ canopyrobin.etsy.com
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After 73 days, Heba, Kamran and Lewie have ended their hunger strikes.
For weeks, tens of thousands of us have been begging Lammy to meet with their lawyers. They had ample time to respond, but did not listen. The government still refuses to engage.
For weeks, tens of thousands of us have been begging Lammy to meet with their lawyers. They had ample time to respond, but did not listen. The government still refuses to engage.
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
After 73 days, Heba, Kamran and Lewie have ended their hunger strikes.
For weeks, tens of thousands of us have been begging Lammy to meet with their lawyers. They had ample time to respond, but did not listen. The government still refuses to engage.
For weeks, tens of thousands of us have been begging Lammy to meet with their lawyers. They had ample time to respond, but did not listen. The government still refuses to engage.
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The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to producing liquid biofuels such as bioethanol & biodiesel. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The world dedicates a Poland-sized area of land to producing liquid biofuels such as bioethanol & biodiesel. Is there a more efficient way to generate energy?
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
Putting solar panels on the land used for biofuels, e.g., would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks worldwide to go electric.
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Scotland will expand free school breakfast clubs and support former Mossmorran workers.
It will be paid for by taxes on private jets, shooting estates, and million pound homes.
The Scottish Green proposals were accepted by the Scottish Government and announced in today's budget.
It will be paid for by taxes on private jets, shooting estates, and million pound homes.
The Scottish Green proposals were accepted by the Scottish Government and announced in today's budget.
January 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Scotland will expand free school breakfast clubs and support former Mossmorran workers.
It will be paid for by taxes on private jets, shooting estates, and million pound homes.
The Scottish Green proposals were accepted by the Scottish Government and announced in today's budget.
It will be paid for by taxes on private jets, shooting estates, and million pound homes.
The Scottish Green proposals were accepted by the Scottish Government and announced in today's budget.
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The Home Office’s new TikTok account wants you to see migration through a negative lens.
We refuse this toxic narrative. Migration is a positive force in this country.
We refuse this toxic narrative. Migration is a positive force in this country.
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The Home Office’s new TikTok account wants you to see migration through a negative lens.
We refuse this toxic narrative. Migration is a positive force in this country.
We refuse this toxic narrative. Migration is a positive force in this country.
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Did you know....
January 13, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Did you know....
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“There iss not a port I am not acquent with from the Tail of the Bank to Cairndow, where they keep the two New Years”
—Captain Para Handy, in “A Lost Man” by Neil Munro (1863–1930)
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—Captain Para Handy, in “A Lost Man” by Neil Munro (1863–1930)
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Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. The master mariner and his crew – Dougie...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
“There iss not a port I am not acquent with from the Tail of the Bank to Cairndow, where they keep the two New Years”
—Captain Para Handy, in “A Lost Man” by Neil Munro (1863–1930)
birlinn.co.uk/product/para...
—Captain Para Handy, in “A Lost Man” by Neil Munro (1863–1930)
birlinn.co.uk/product/para...
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Nigel Farage is too scared to debate Zack Polanski.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Nigel Farage is too scared to debate Zack Polanski.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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Bill Watterson, the creator of “Calvin and Hobbes”, rarely talks about his craft, but he isn’t a complete enigma. Here are some of his interviews…
https://downthetubes.net/bill-watterson-the-interviews/
https://downthetubes.net/bill-watterson-the-interviews/
January 8, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Bill Watterson, the creator of “Calvin and Hobbes”, rarely talks about his craft, but he isn’t a complete enigma. Here are some of his interviews…
https://downthetubes.net/bill-watterson-the-interviews/
https://downthetubes.net/bill-watterson-the-interviews/
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January 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Happy new year.
You can't defeat every enemy outright, & you can't win at everything.
But you can swear at everything...
Here's a thread of no context profanity & cusses (& occasional bugs/lichen/etc) in case you need help with that in 2026.
1. Rancid wankspangled dicklimpet
You can't defeat every enemy outright, & you can't win at everything.
But you can swear at everything...
Here's a thread of no context profanity & cusses (& occasional bugs/lichen/etc) in case you need help with that in 2026.
1. Rancid wankspangled dicklimpet
January 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Happy new year.
You can't defeat every enemy outright, & you can't win at everything.
But you can swear at everything...
Here's a thread of no context profanity & cusses (& occasional bugs/lichen/etc) in case you need help with that in 2026.
1. Rancid wankspangled dicklimpet
You can't defeat every enemy outright, & you can't win at everything.
But you can swear at everything...
Here's a thread of no context profanity & cusses (& occasional bugs/lichen/etc) in case you need help with that in 2026.
1. Rancid wankspangled dicklimpet
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We used to send humanitarian aid to people in like circumstances …🤯😤😳😡
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gaza enters the bleakest period of winter children are dying of hypothermia drowning in flooded camps and burning to death as their families try to cook in flimsy tents. Israel destroyed nine out of 10 homes over more than two years of war. Camped amid the ruins
Gaza enters the bleakest period of winter children are dying of hypothermia drowning in flooded camps and burning to death as their families try to cook in flimsy tents. Israel destroyed nine out of 10 homes over more than two years of war. Camped amid the ruins
The Guardian view on Gaza’s winter: the world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again | Editorial
Editorial: Families are struggling to survive amid the devastation. Israel’s ban on international NGOs will worsen this disaster
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
We used to send humanitarian aid to people in like circumstances …🤯😤😳😡
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In this Year of Reading, a gentle reminder:
The best way to get your kids reading is to let them see *you* reading. The way to *stop* your kids reading is to criticize their choices, or to make reading a competition, or a punishment, or a race, or a learning tool. Let it be fun. Let them read.
The best way to get your kids reading is to let them see *you* reading. The way to *stop* your kids reading is to criticize their choices, or to make reading a competition, or a punishment, or a race, or a learning tool. Let it be fun. Let them read.
January 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
In this Year of Reading, a gentle reminder:
The best way to get your kids reading is to let them see *you* reading. The way to *stop* your kids reading is to criticize their choices, or to make reading a competition, or a punishment, or a race, or a learning tool. Let it be fun. Let them read.
The best way to get your kids reading is to let them see *you* reading. The way to *stop* your kids reading is to criticize their choices, or to make reading a competition, or a punishment, or a race, or a learning tool. Let it be fun. Let them read.
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Britain is missing out on up to £100m for every week that a landmark deal with the European Union is not in place, according to new research that has prompted calls for Keir Starmer to urgently break the Brexit economic “doom loop”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK £100m a week, analysis shows
Labour government hits out at critics, denouncing it as a ‘shame’ that they are not supporting its progress in forging closer ties with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Britain is missing out on up to £100m for every week that a landmark deal with the European Union is not in place, according to new research that has prompted calls for Keir Starmer to urgently break the Brexit economic “doom loop”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
Say No to Palantir in the NHS ⬇️
goodlaw.social/658abc
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Our most read article of January 2025, still as relevant now as then?
It is time to end the special relationship with Trump
Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse
@chasmanthium.bsky.social
It is time to end the special relationship with Trump
Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse
@chasmanthium.bsky.social
It is time to end the special relationship with Trump
Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse
centralbylines.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Our most read article of January 2025, still as relevant now as then?
It is time to end the special relationship with Trump
Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse
@chasmanthium.bsky.social
It is time to end the special relationship with Trump
Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse
@chasmanthium.bsky.social
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It's too late to get a physical copy of The Trumpton Project before Christmas.
BUT ...
You can get a PDF version, with a few extra cartoons in for a fiver.
Thanks to everyone who bought a copy already and thanks to you if you get one of these.
X
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BUT ...
You can get a PDF version, with a few extra cartoons in for a fiver.
Thanks to everyone who bought a copy already and thanks to you if you get one of these.
X
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The Trumpton Project - Digital PDF Edition
This is the Digital PDF Edition of the book to download on your digital things. You'll be sent an email with a download link in it after you purchase. The Trumpton Project 2025 is the long-awaited, de...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It's too late to get a physical copy of The Trumpton Project before Christmas.
BUT ...
You can get a PDF version, with a few extra cartoons in for a fiver.
Thanks to everyone who bought a copy already and thanks to you if you get one of these.
X
mikedicksart.com/products/the...
BUT ...
You can get a PDF version, with a few extra cartoons in for a fiver.
Thanks to everyone who bought a copy already and thanks to you if you get one of these.
X
mikedicksart.com/products/the...
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England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Suffolk water boss says new reservoirs needed to address demand
Water company says it needs two new reservoirs and a recycling plant to cope with demand in Suffolk.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Because of AI polluting the common well of knowledge I'm giving again to Wikipedia.
Only 2% of readers donate, help them avoid relying on billionaire owners, subscriptions, or ad revenue, add more tools for volunteers to identify inaccuracies & resources for teachers to help spot bias in the media.
Only 2% of readers donate, help them avoid relying on billionaire owners, subscriptions, or ad revenue, add more tools for volunteers to identify inaccuracies & resources for teachers to help spot bias in the media.
December 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Because of AI polluting the common well of knowledge I'm giving again to Wikipedia.
Only 2% of readers donate, help them avoid relying on billionaire owners, subscriptions, or ad revenue, add more tools for volunteers to identify inaccuracies & resources for teachers to help spot bias in the media.
Only 2% of readers donate, help them avoid relying on billionaire owners, subscriptions, or ad revenue, add more tools for volunteers to identify inaccuracies & resources for teachers to help spot bias in the media.