Polyp

‪See my site for accurate & praised visual histories of Paine & Peterloo, other books ridiculing superstition and irrationality... and tons of harsh political cartoons to view for free. polyp.org.uk/books/

A new featured image, from @polypartist.bsky.social www.polyp.org.uk ‘TERROR OF THE BRAIN THAT REFUSED TO THINK! CertX’ freethinker.co.uk/2026/10/feat...

@robertjrp.bsky.social COSMOPHOBIA! 'Earthrise' taken to its extreme?

Two forthcoming Manchester Humanists talks... both will be good and challenging / thought provoking!

@mcrfoe.bsky.social This talk may well be of interest? Ethical Consumer, unsurprisingly, deal with a lot of green / climate issues re corporations...

New featured image! 'Jesus H. Republican', by @polypartist.bsky.social. polyp.org.uk freethinker.co.uk/2026/09/imag...

You can find the materials and the enquiry rationale that @jenturnerhistory.bsky.social and I developed using @polypartist.bsky.social, Poole and Schlunke's book here. Open access. Could be downloaded and adapted - londonhiesig.wordpress.com/interpreting.... 2/4

Today in the Freethinker, Nicholas E. Meyer examines the 'otherworldlies' and their similarities, divine and extraterrestrial... freethinker.co.uk/2026/08/gods...

My 'Tom Paine's Bones' puppet in Lewes for 4th July celebration, really big turnout! Cracking photo gallery here- www.gettyimages.com/editorial-im... He's now going to live there! A fitting home, for sure... And a reprint of my visual biography of him is looming... polyp.org.uk/books/paine-...

Looking 4ward 2 talking about historical representation, graphic novels & historical truth, in its various senses, with graphic novelist @polypartist.bsky.social @ the IOE History Special Interest Group seminar this coming Friday. All welcome. Registration & details: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/hie-sig/2026...

Great fun at the Humanists UK festival last week, doing a talk with @madeleineog.bsky.social about some of the historical wild card humanist freethinkers featured in our 'Loose Cannons' book project. Crowdfunding now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

A reminder from the fundamentalists NOT to back our crowdfunder, nor help publicize it... Unless of course you kinda fancy being his slave? In which case- come on board, and help load the cannons! ; ) www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

@peterloomemorial.bsky.social RICHARD CARLILE-the chaotic, unsung hero of Peterloo? freethinker.co.uk/2026/06/rich... See all the Carlile sample pages (from PETERLOO graphic novelist Polyp's new book crowdfunder) via this 'The Freethinker' article. He had a truly bizzare, dangerous day on 16th Aug!

A preview of the Richard Carlile chapter from the forthcoming book LOOSE CANNONS, an illustrated history of vivid freethinking humanist rebels, created by @polypartist.bsky.social and Madeleine Goodall. Plus crowdfunder for the book - contribute if you can! freethinker.co.uk/2026/06/rich...

Project has hit the ground running in its first hours! Check it out, folks, it's gonna be a cracker...

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New book crowdfunder launching VERY soon... it's gonna be a cracker, watch this space! You can see my other crowdfunded titles here- polyp.org.uk/books/

Was very happy to have published this with the ever-excellent Freethinker Magazine. My 'Conspiracy Zone' mini comic is here- polyp.org.uk/books/the-co...

The May edition of The Beacon is here! Take a look inside: thomaspaine.org/wp-content/u...

He needs a wall at the Southern border.

Thomas Paine and the Roots of Early Labor Unions: The Case of the Excise Officers Find full info here: thomaspaine.org/about/events/

For the record: all the obsessive posts and comments about the shooting attempt definitely absolutely being 'fake' makes you sound just like Trump himself.

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 19-20 April 2026 Reform UK: 27% (+3 from 12-13 April) Greens: 17% (-1) Conservatives: 17% (-2) Labour: 16% (-1) Lib Dems: 14% (+1) Restore Britain: 3% (-1) SNP: 3% (=) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) Your Party: 0% (=) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Morning.

I know the folk organizing this: it'll be a genuine, no-nonsense open discussion, tackling the gritty questions the Green Left and all rational progressives need to enagage with. www.eventbrite.com/e/common-kno...

Great 'New vs Old Earthrise' article by my PETERLOO co-author. His book on this well worth reading. theconversation.com/how-artemis-...

This is the truest summary I have ever heard – and it applies to the rise of reform and to those who voted leave in the UK. It’s about hate. That’s why these people can’t be appeased. They will look for the worst harm.

I can't stop staring at these photos. This is what Earthset looks like—our homeworld setting behind the Moon. And compare the dark, cratered surface of the Moon to the blue oceans and swirling clouds on our own planet. If there's a starker illustration of our lifegiving world, I've yet to see it.

Christianity is the biggest, most profitable scam in America.

In a blatant act of provocation yesterday, Sadiq Khan allowed Christians to perform the Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square - a disgraceful show of dominance by a religion from the middle east.

Wow. This has to be disorienting for a lot of folks to see.

I can't stop thinking about this.

Read more at the Thomas Paine Historical Association: thomaspaine.org/letters/to-h...

Timeline cleanse. Here's a little joy.❤️💜💙

Circumcision has been classed as a potentially harmful practice in new official guidance for criminal prosecutors in England and Wales. This is a welcome move following multiple recent prosecutions for unsafe and harmful procedures. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Trump claims (without any evidence) that Iran would have had a nuke in two weeks if he hadn’t dropped his Epstein Distraction Bombs. The cult:

If you think Noem being sacked and replaced is some kind of victory to be celebrated, you're a seriously naive fuckwit.

GOODLANDER: I want to give you an opportunity to truthfully answer a very simple question -- who won the 2020 election? COLBY: I'm not gonna talk about that issue GOODLANDER: ... You swore an oath to our Constitution COLBY: I'm not going to be drawn out on an issue of political contention