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Ian Brown

@ijbbuster.bsky.social
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Artist, teacher, husband, dog lover, a member of the LGBTQ community

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 7h
She's a 94 year old Jewish human rights lawyer. She's been arrested under terrorism legislation for opposing genocide. The least we can do is to listen.
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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Ian Brown @ijbbuster.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Left without comment! #London
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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Has anybody else spotted the word Reform UK keep using to defend taking £36 million from convicted criminal Ben Delo? Also, have you wondered why so many convicted Criminals billionaries seem to love giving money to Reform UK?
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Reform UK defends £36 million CRIMINAL donation - Ben Delo
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There are serious issues for Parliament to resolve, to make legal and practical gender recognition for trans people a reality again in the UK. My letter to the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission: www.sianberry.org.uk/news/monitor...
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Monitoring the impact of new guidance From The Equality and Human Rights Commission - Sian Berry MP
I have once again written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, asking questions of how they plan to monitor the impact of their new guidance, the Code of practice for services, public function...
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I have asked the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to come to Brighton, and today Brighton came to me with so many stories of how the EHRC Code of Practice is impacting them. Trans lives are already being harmed, and the EHRC needs to hear this.
Image is of Siân with three staff members from Refuge UK. They are stood smiling in Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament. A crowd of people is visible in the background participating in the mass lobby for trans equality. Image is of Siân holding a notebook and pen. She is stood in front of desks, staffed by people in high-vis jackets. A placard is resting against a table and reads: Trans people deserve real equality.
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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Haaretz exposé: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received an explicit warning from UAE President bin Zayed days before October 7. He didn't brief Israel's security chiefs. 🔗https://tr.ee/s78NFy
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Ian Brown @ijbbuster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"A Welsh Bear" New test print of a linocut based on a photo of Huw. Final press this week. Ink on paper. COMMISSIONS TAKEN #Art #portrait #Bearded #linocut #linoprint #bearart #GayBear #gayart #bearedbear #Gay #lgbt #HairyBear #oso #ursos #Brighton #skyart #leatherbear #leather #fetish
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Glenn Quigley @glennquigley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Established gay couple 🐻 Bears 🇮🇪 Ireland 📼 Back to the 80s 👻 Ghosts ✨ Magic 💍 Wedding 🌶️ Spicy! ☀️ Summer Pre-order SONG OF THE WREN now: mybook.to/songofthewren
Would you invite a witch to your wedding?
Song of the wren
Glenn Quigley
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A book cover showing two burly bearded shirtless men
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/09/2026
As gangs of masked men block Dover port, I will just leave this here www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25
Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now James Orr has stepped down as Reform UK's Head of Policy after C4's report, questions remain for Cambridge – where he is Associate Professor. Byline Times revealed serious concerns about his activities there months ago. We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we?
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Ian Brown @ijbbuster.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hi, I'm starting a new adventure, giving up teaching and beginning to put more time and effort into making and promoting my art. If you enjoy what I create, you can always support me by buying a piece of art work or just by visiting my Ko-fi page. Thanks! ko-fi.com/ianbrownstudio
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The utter hypocrisy of Kemi Badenoch here, after banning myself and the late great David Hencke from Conservative Party conference last year. Needless to say my application to attend this year on behalf of Byline Times has still not been approved
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Art B34rs @paull502.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🔥 New artwork finished! 🔥🐻 White shirt, vest, dress pants, and that sexy tie… 😏👀 Want to see his naughtier side? 😈🔥 The exclusive version is available on my Patreon. Support my art and join the community. 🐻🎨❤️ 👉 Link in bio.🐻 www.patreon.com/art_b34rs_1?...
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 01/09/2026
🆕 As schools begin their new term - a myriad of guidance documents make 'Section 28 2.0' vastly more complex to navigate and fight back against From Trans+ pupils facing segregation to teachers banned from “encouraging” students to question their gender 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2...
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Section 28 2.0: A complex web of anti-trans guidance that will make it vastly harder to overturn
Anti-trans rhetoric has been spread across a growing myriad of guidance and documents, with Trans+ children headed back to school facing segregation and teachers banned from “encouraging” them to ques...
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Millions of Americans may not receive their mail ballots in time, or at all, because of a secretive, court-defying system being rushed into place by the Trump administration. Two months before the midterms. This isn't by chance. It's a blatant attempt to steal an election. Share this everywhere.
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USPS rush to implement Trump order could cause ‘catastrophic failure’ of mail voting, whistleblower claims
A whistleblower claims in a new report that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has embarked on a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order ahead of the midterms,…
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Alistair King @alistairking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher.
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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What an embarrassment.
No text required.
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Renault or Bob @bobren.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Someone has died after a relentless press campaign. The very least the public is entitled to is an investigation into the press’ role in these events and an independent body to review complaints against the press in the future. www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p...
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Defensive, evasive & hypocritical: The press reaction to the death of Jason Arday
The reaction of national newspapers to the death of Professor Jason Arday has exposed a brittle defensiveness at the heart of the press, and a determination to remain outside any meaningful accountabi...
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Glenn Quigley @glennquigley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
☘️In the summer of 1986, burly witch Dara & his boyfriend, Lorcan, return to Ireland for their clairvoyant friend's wedding. But when Dara accidentally summons a ghost, he feels compelled to investigate and uncovers a tangled web of family secrets. Pre-order it now: mybook.to/songofthewren #booksky
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Song of the wren
Two burly bearded men
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Released 15th Oct 2026
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 28/08/2026
🚨🆕 @wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com can reveal that the NHS has cancelled all gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients of the Welsh Gender Service Some trans patients received the news just days or even hours before they were due to take place 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/nhs-cancels-...
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NHS cancels all gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients of Welsh Gender Service with immediate effect
Some trans patients received news their surgeries had been cancelled just days or even hours before they were due to take place
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Andy Duchess @andyduchess.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Some things sit in the studio unfinished. Today I decided to work on one of those that has been speaking to me. Some more work to do yet. ’Allan in his leathers, seated’ 45cm x 60cm 2026 #queerculture #queerart #maleform #fineart #maleportrait
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Ian Brown @ijbbuster.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Fat Cock Friday" (working title) WIP - New Drawing Based on a photo from internet. Another session to finish it White pencil on black paper series. COMMISSIONS TAKEN #GayBear #daddyBear #BearArt #MonochromeMonday #art #gayart #gay #gayart #fetish #fetishart #skyart #FCF #cum
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Welsh Underground Network @welshundergroundnetwork.cymru · 27/08/2026
Transphobic attacks on the Welsh Gender Service, supported by supposedly reputable media outlets like Nation Cymru, have now bourne fruit: Our sources in the trans community tell us that the Cardiff GIC has begun cancelling scheduled surgeries for trans patients.
Over the past few weeks an attack has been launched on the Welsh Gender Service, spearheaded by right wing politicians but supported by supposedly reputable media outlets like Nation Cymru.

Now our sources in the trans community tell us that the Cardiff GIC has begun cancelling scheduled surgeries for trans patients.

As far as we know no news outlet has picked up this story yet so we feel a duty to inform our followers.We welcome the organic response already forming in the trans community, but its clear that the current methods of marches, lobbying and so on are no longer sufficient.

Trans people and our cis allies need to organise to directly take on the transphobic apparatus denying us healthcare, and keep working to build strong DIY networks in the meantime.

If there's a trans person in your community struggling today, lend them your strength. Remember, the only antidote to despair is action.
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Gàidheal Gèidh @grumps2772.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Quakers have opened Britain’s first Terf Toilet - especially for those who find being near trans people unpleasant.
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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Still have a bunch of these pride prints available. 50% of the proceeds go to the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico. Each is signed, titled and comes with a certificate of authenticity. :-)
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dolly Parton lived with a gay man for years. She was a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ folks and a philanthropic champion of childhood literacy and education, vaccines, and the black people in her community. "We don't know what her politics were"? Please. She lived them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/a...
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Dolly Parton’s Cautious Politics Resulted in Widespread Affection
Bipartisan tributes demonstrated the success of the singer’s long-running effort to stay out of party politics in a sharply divided country.
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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
How dare you smear Dolly Parton as "neutral in the culture wars"? There's nothing neutral about her Imagination Library, her support for LGBTQ+ people, her fierce devotion to Black communities in Nashville, her vaccine funding, her nondiscriminatory love for all, &&&. She just refused their games.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Is politics for profit or the people? “The public won’t forgive us [Labour] if we miss this chance” - even those within Labour can see it's shocking that Burnham is rowing back on another key promise. Democracy should not be for sale www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 26/08/2026
Seems like an amount you'd agree to pay when you're absolutely innocent, nothing to see here etc
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rest in peace Dolly Parton, a country legend who stood up for working class people and was proudly feminist, anti-racist and pro LGBTQ+. An advocate for children’s literacy, she launched the Dolly Parton Imagination Library – a book gifting scheme for children under the age of five. [1/2]
A photograph of Dolly Parton holding an open book with many more books underneath her stacked on a table.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
El-Sayed: I thought you were for the everyday man. If you're for billionaires, you and I disagree. Watters: I just think I have the right to the fruits of my own labor El-Sayed: Billionaires don't make their money off of their labor. They make their money off their money
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insanelad @finnan73.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Daily Dick Year 2 086, another donated image from Jay #gayart #queerart #homoeroticart #dick #cock #penis #soft #flaccid #uncut #uncircumcised #foreskin #bush #pubes #pubichair
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CigarDadPNW @cigardadhtx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Besides sleeping in my own bed, getting the office and playspace set up, I'm most excited about unpacking the art and getting that up on the walls. Upside there's a chance my stuff gets here sooner than expected. Artist: @ijbbuster.bsky.social
Art inspired by Dad's jock
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Ian Brown @ijbbuster.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Cage Check" Pen on neutral paper. Inked an used sketch of @excalibear.bsky.social, getting myself back into drawing. COMMISSIONS TAKEN #GayBear #BearArt #jockstrap #fetish #GayArt #lgbtq #skyart #illustration #drawing #Art #bodypositive #oso #gay #Daddybears #malechastity #brighton #cagecheck
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
In some ways quite helpful that the racist academics are signing the "I Am A Racist Academic" pledge.
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Ian Brown @ijbbuster.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Ceci n'est pas un Ours.." Ink on paper. Linocut from a old idea. Cutting the lettering was 'fun'! #Art #Bearded #linocut #linoprint #linoprints #printmaking #skyart #bearart #GayBear #gayart #bearedbear #gay #lgbt #HairyBear #oso #ursos #Brighton DM for commissions or prints.
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Siobhan "Shiv" Craig - DarkEden21 @darkeden21.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Janet Murray is legitimately a hatemonger and danger to anyone in a public facing role. This is legit just a busdriver whose photo she stumbled upon. She's doxed her, misgendered her, drawn the GC terrorists' ire upon her, and stated that she needs to be fired for displaying her "fetish" at work.
@Jan_Murray:

So let's actually look at the facts here. You state I am trying to take away the 'rights' of this gentleman who pretends to be a woman at work - and demands people partake in the pretence - including his employer. A man who agreed to be photographed and profiled on his company's social media. What specific 'rights' do you fear he could lose as a result of me highlighting content that is already public?
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
the guardian describes decades of peer reviewed medical science, study, and research as an ‘orthodoxy’. they did the exact same thing with gender affirming care. this is the same playbook. get a right wing quack to cast doubt and then have a bunch of columnists present it as reasonable.
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 19/08/2026
We’ve submitted a formal complaint to the Charity Commission about Sex Matters, raising concerns about its conduct, campaigning and the potential harm caused to trans people. Our full evidence is attached so you can see exactly what we’ve put to the regulator. tacc.org.uk/2026/08/19/t...
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TACC raises a complaint with the Charity Commission about Sex Matters
We have submitted a formal complaint to the Charity Commission about the registered charity Sex Matters (1207701). Our complaint raises serious concerns about the organisation’s conduct, including it...
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
One of your writers was specifically told of Jason’s mental health and that he was distressed but he went on to publish 6 articles and do two podcasts in the space of eleven days anyway. “We were only doing our jobs” won’t fucking wash. You are part of this. Own it.
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Emma Williams @emanemz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Could you lovely lot please share my vinted page as I’m getting rid of anything I don’t need and keeping essentials only. I need to cover Emily medically for another year and I want to be able to move on and create a life of my own. www.vinted.co.uk/member/31535...
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One community, thousands of brands, and a whole lot of second-hand style. Ready to get started? Here’s how it works.
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Aidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Years ago, I remember "gender critical" activists starting to complain, looking for their movement to account for where all their donations went. Off the top of my head I can think of three GC fundraisers that didn't go to the purpose that was stated. Anyway: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
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Revealed: Toby Young free speech group crowdfunded over £60,000 for legal case fought by pro-bono lawyer
Staff members said Free Speech Union would ‘need to explain’ how it spent money donated by its supporters
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BREAKING: Guardian's Katharine Viner was warned Arday was at risk - yet published anyway Author Kelechi Okafor has released a series of internal emails showing the Guardian knew how vulnerable Arday was - yet ignored the warnings. www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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BREAKING: Guardian's Katharine Viner was warned Arday was at risk - yet published anyway
Author Kelechi Okafor has released a series of internal emails showing the Guardian knew how vulnerable Arday was - yet continued anyway
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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is bracing, remarkable reading by Will Self about Jason Arday, naming names in blistering terms, including several prominent TERFs who joined the kicking of Arday. May Kathleen Stock and Sarah Ditum and everyone else involved never live this down.
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