Nigel Bell 🍉
@nigel63.bsky.social
Still alive - HA - take *that* body!
Recovering caricaturist.
Gaza, the West Bank & Lebanon are all expressions of Ethnic Cleansing.
iZrael is an unfettered Apartheid state.
DoB: 318.99ppm (CO₂)
Residing currently on Yugara land.
Recovering caricaturist.
Gaza, the West Bank & Lebanon are all expressions of Ethnic Cleansing.
iZrael is an unfettered Apartheid state.
DoB: 318.99ppm (CO₂)
Residing currently on Yugara land.
The day before the weekend;
I had a lovely birthday* cake at work (that I had to bring in 😄);
And I've just been hugged by the elderly Sikh deliverly driver.
This has been - OH, and the final of Taskmaster - this has been a VERY good day! 😁
(* not for a couple of days).
I had a lovely birthday* cake at work (that I had to bring in 😄);
And I've just been hugged by the elderly Sikh deliverly driver.
This has been - OH, and the final of Taskmaster - this has been a VERY good day! 😁
(* not for a couple of days).
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The day before the weekend;
I had a lovely birthday* cake at work (that I had to bring in 😄);
And I've just been hugged by the elderly Sikh deliverly driver.
This has been - OH, and the final of Taskmaster - this has been a VERY good day! 😁
(* not for a couple of days).
I had a lovely birthday* cake at work (that I had to bring in 😄);
And I've just been hugged by the elderly Sikh deliverly driver.
This has been - OH, and the final of Taskmaster - this has been a VERY good day! 😁
(* not for a couple of days).
Every so often, I wonder why Jones mispronounces Anthony Albanese's name, with his constant references to Keir Starmer.
JFC - if we actually had a professional media at play, we'd be seeing/hearing these not-at-all-coincidental compari- (no) identicalities between the UK & Oz.
youtu.be/cgyXQ9-Xjhk
JFC - if we actually had a professional media at play, we'd be seeing/hearing these not-at-all-coincidental compari- (no) identicalities between the UK & Oz.
youtu.be/cgyXQ9-Xjhk
Starmer’s ENDGAME: His Project Of Lies FALLS APART
YouTube video by Owen Jones
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Every so often, I wonder why Jones mispronounces Anthony Albanese's name, with his constant references to Keir Starmer.
JFC - if we actually had a professional media at play, we'd be seeing/hearing these not-at-all-coincidental compari- (no) identicalities between the UK & Oz.
youtu.be/cgyXQ9-Xjhk
JFC - if we actually had a professional media at play, we'd be seeing/hearing these not-at-all-coincidental compari- (no) identicalities between the UK & Oz.
youtu.be/cgyXQ9-Xjhk
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Imagine trying to convince someone a decade ago that this sentence would be a 100% literally accurate description of the American political situation.
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Imagine trying to convince someone a decade ago that this sentence would be a 100% literally accurate description of the American political situation.
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Notice it's moved on from just trans people to ALL lgbt people!
“A stall was run by staff members wearing police T-shirts with Pride motifs and Progress lanyards” – James Gardner of Conrathe Gardner LLP
www.attitude.co.uk/news/wiltshi...
www.attitude.co.uk/news/wiltshi...
Wiltshire Police accused of 'LGBTQ+ bias' as force is sued by free speech campaigners over Pride stall
Fair Cop's Sarah Phillimore says the force’s involvement showed a “lack of neutrality” and could be seen as supporting LGBTQ+ causes.
www.attitude.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Notice it's moved on from just trans people to ALL lgbt people!
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The genocidal Israeli government has been silencing the press for 2 solid years now.
"Israeli forces & settlers have been accused of deliberately targeting journalists in the Occupied West Bank... Press freedom advocates there warn of a sharp and alarming increase in crimes against journalists. They say it's part of a campaign to silence the media."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH-Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH-Y...
Settler attacks and intimidation on the rise: Palestinian journalists say they're being silenced
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The genocidal Israeli government has been silencing the press for 2 solid years now.
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Israeli settlers set fire to mosque, spray anti-Muslim graffiti in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-set-fire-mosque-spray-anti-muslim-graffiti-west-bank
Israeli settlers set fire to mosque, spray anti-Muslim graffiti in West Bank
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Illegal Israeli settlers on Thursday set fire to a mosque in the village of Deir Istiya in the northern West Bank, Palestinian media reported. </p>
<p>The fire caused damage inside the building and Hebrew graffiti was sprayed on the walls.</p>
<p>Some of the graffiti reads, “We’re not afraid of Avi Blot,” who heads the Israeli forces' central command, and “Muhammad is a pig.”</p>
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<p dir="rtl" lang="ar">🚨 متابعة | مليشيات المستوطنين تحرق مسجد الحاجة حميدة بين بلدتي ديراستيا وكفل حارس غرب سلفيت وتخط شعارات عدوانية على جدرانه. <a href="https://t.co/J9oF6SyfXk">pic.twitter.com/J9oF6SyfXk</a></p>
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November 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Israeli settlers set fire to mosque, spray anti-Muslim graffiti in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-set-fire-mosque-spray-anti-muslim-graffiti-west-bank
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Wild VEC political party name change alert
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Wild VEC political party name change alert
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It's interesting that NZ Police can be so proactive and decisive about pursuing charges for digital harm and harassment of a senior male police officer, yet find pressing charges when the victim is a woman almost impossible...
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's interesting that NZ Police can be so proactive and decisive about pursuing charges for digital harm and harassment of a senior male police officer, yet find pressing charges when the victim is a woman almost impossible...
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Imagine spending years being gaslit so brutally that your only recourse is to accuse them again and again and again, being arrested for accusing them of What They Actually Did, eventually being vindicated, but still charged?
And they wonder why victims don't come to them for help...
And they wonder why victims don't come to them for help...
It's interesting that NZ Police can be so proactive and decisive about pursuing charges for digital harm and harassment of a senior male police officer, yet find pressing charges when the victim is a woman almost impossible...
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Imagine spending years being gaslit so brutally that your only recourse is to accuse them again and again and again, being arrested for accusing them of What They Actually Did, eventually being vindicated, but still charged?
And they wonder why victims don't come to them for help...
And they wonder why victims don't come to them for help...
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Michael Wolff vs. Melania Trump: See you (and your husband) in court.
October 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Michael Wolff vs. Melania Trump: See you (and your husband) in court.
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I wonder how @albomp.bsky.social really felt about standing side-by-side a man that commanded Special Forces responsible for gross human rights abuses in East Timor and led Indonesian forces in bloody reprisal actions across West Papua. #auspol
Australia and Indonesia strike landmark security treaty
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declares a "new era" in the relationship between the neighbours in a joint appearance with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Sydney.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I wonder how @albomp.bsky.social really felt about standing side-by-side a man that commanded Special Forces responsible for gross human rights abuses in East Timor and led Indonesian forces in bloody reprisal actions across West Papua. #auspol
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@jkbjournalist.bsky.social on Ghislaine Maxwell: "I've covered prisons for a very long time and, these kinds of things just don't happen... The only time I've seen it happen in prison is when somebody's being paid off or if you have some information on someone that they don't want to get out."
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social on Ghislaine Maxwell: "I've covered prisons for a very long time and, these kinds of things just don't happen... The only time I've seen it happen in prison is when somebody's being paid off or if you have some information on someone that they don't want to get out."
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Queen - We Will Rock You (Official Video)
YouTube video by Queen Official
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Sat in for this interview (as a tech) and was utterly fascinated by the conversation. The fact that we so often think of democracy/not-democracy as a binary is at the core of why we rarely see authoritarianism coming.
It's time to wise up. Thank you @srd.bsky.social for such a wise explanation.
It's time to wise up. Thank you @srd.bsky.social for such a wise explanation.
It was my great pleasure to speak to @srd.bsky.social about competitive authoritarianism and what it means for our age. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Are we living in an age of competitive authoritarianism
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 11/11/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sat in for this interview (as a tech) and was utterly fascinated by the conversation. The fact that we so often think of democracy/not-democracy as a binary is at the core of why we rarely see authoritarianism coming.
It's time to wise up. Thank you @srd.bsky.social for such a wise explanation.
It's time to wise up. Thank you @srd.bsky.social for such a wise explanation.
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Fortunately, I already figured out the plots of the next several Toy Story films
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Fortunately, I already figured out the plots of the next several Toy Story films
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Might you - as journalists- have mentioned that a big chunk of the increase is people being forced off legacy benefits like ESA onto UC?
Universal credit claimants soar by over a million in a year, new figures show
Nearly half of all universal credit claimants are not required to work, the latest statistics show.
news.sky.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Might you - as journalists- have mentioned that a big chunk of the increase is people being forced off legacy benefits like ESA onto UC?
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I love french comics. I profess constantly that my artistic style and inspiration come from them most of all. I've been learning french just to read them because publishers refuse to translate them into english.
but it's a fucking boys club full of sexist trash and I'm glad people are taking a stand
but it's a fucking boys club full of sexist trash and I'm glad people are taking a stand
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I love french comics. I profess constantly that my artistic style and inspiration come from them most of all. I've been learning french just to read them because publishers refuse to translate them into english.
but it's a fucking boys club full of sexist trash and I'm glad people are taking a stand
but it's a fucking boys club full of sexist trash and I'm glad people are taking a stand
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tldr, one of the owners of this convention raped a woman, and when she came forward, they fired HER for "gross misconduct". fucking unacceptable.
the entire convention is being boycotted and several publishers are withdrawing but until this fuckhead and his org are ruined, all of it is a wash
the entire convention is being boycotted and several publishers are withdrawing but until this fuckhead and his org are ruined, all of it is a wash
Damn... Angoulême is continuing to turn into a complete (largely self-inflicted) disaster. We usually go every year, but decided to boycott this year. Was second-guessing that call earler, but not now. (via @comicsbeat.bsky.social )
www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-20...
www.comicsbeat.com/angouleme-20...
ANGOULÊME 2026 in serious doubt as publishers and authors cancel to protest Bondoux's involvement
Creators and publishers are threatening a boycott after controversial 9e Art+ and owner Franck Bondoux are set to resume running Angoulême
www.comicsbeat.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
tldr, one of the owners of this convention raped a woman, and when she came forward, they fired HER for "gross misconduct". fucking unacceptable.
the entire convention is being boycotted and several publishers are withdrawing but until this fuckhead and his org are ruined, all of it is a wash
the entire convention is being boycotted and several publishers are withdrawing but until this fuckhead and his org are ruined, all of it is a wash
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going to be awesome to be 15 years old in victoria, where you won't be allowed to watch youtube but will be allowed to go to prison for a thousand years
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
going to be awesome to be 15 years old in victoria, where you won't be allowed to watch youtube but will be allowed to go to prison for a thousand years
"Works for us!!"
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![Graphic:
A slightly doctored image of a jubilant Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong [splattered with some of the blood of 20,000 dead Palestinian children which she enabled] and PM Anthony Albanese, cheerily giving a double thumbs-up.
A mock ALP/Lib logo.
Text:
Oh, DEPRAVITY is fine by us.
We're proper bastards.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q4m5a2pfm5piz5d7pr5qlh5z/bafkreih4ftkt3orqhpjtzw7ze2bauywclmef623b2bjaxq2ruinecike2a@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"Works for us!!"
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Fake news: the BBC, Trump and the fight for impartiality
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
Fake news: the BBC, Trump and the fight for impartiality
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Fake news: the BBC, Trump and the fight for impartiality
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
"We should be honest: the BBC will not report on Trump freely now. It won’t need to be told not to"
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...
I recall Tom Lehrer saying [& I paraphrase] that he'd given up satire when politics became so bizarre that no-one could tell satire from the real thing.
@mattgreencomedy.com
youtu.be/D_lSOOPlkzE
@mattgreencomedy.com
youtu.be/D_lSOOPlkzE
Trump sues EVERYONE!
YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I recall Tom Lehrer saying [& I paraphrase] that he'd given up satire when politics became so bizarre that no-one could tell satire from the real thing.
@mattgreencomedy.com
youtu.be/D_lSOOPlkzE
@mattgreencomedy.com
youtu.be/D_lSOOPlkzE
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IC-1805 -The Soul Nebula. HOO process
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
IC-1805 -The Soul Nebula. HOO process
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
40 mins from 10th November 2025.
ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter.
#astronomy #astrophotography
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@dogboy64.bsky.social Come on. Would it kill you to make a set of stilts?
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
@dogboy64.bsky.social Come on. Would it kill you to make a set of stilts?
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Wednesday's cartoon in the Mercury Newspaper: Alter altars
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Wednesday's cartoon in the Mercury Newspaper: Alter altars