Mark L Brown
@markliamb.bsky.social
Carer and activist. Hate the new Fascists - especially the Orange One. Support Ukraine/Zelensky/Canada/Greenland/Panama. Interested in global politics, health, social care, climate, human rights and change. Born and live in the UK - European.
Rooting for Cat and Alan tonight on #TheCelebrityTraitors they've been brilliant.
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Rooting for Cat and Alan tonight on #TheCelebrityTraitors they've been brilliant.
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...
The mainstream media has done almost nothing to prevent the rise of the Far Right - if anything they have facilitated it. It shows why in the past the press was unable to prevent the rise of the Nazis and why in the end they played such an important role in normalising its extremes.
October 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The mainstream media has done almost nothing to prevent the rise of the Far Right - if anything they have facilitated it. It shows why in the past the press was unable to prevent the rise of the Nazis and why in the end they played such an important role in normalising its extremes.
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Being accountable to an international court means our Government has to answer to them if it tries to undermine your human rights. Be very suspicious of any UK politician who wants to remove that check on their powers.
Share this and speak up for your freedoms.
Share this and speak up for your freedoms.
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Being accountable to an international court means our Government has to answer to them if it tries to undermine your human rights. Be very suspicious of any UK politician who wants to remove that check on their powers.
Share this and speak up for your freedoms.
Share this and speak up for your freedoms.
Reform accusing Labour of using inflammatory language is definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle black. #LabourConference
October 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Reform accusing Labour of using inflammatory language is definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle black. #LabourConference
Really impressed with Kier Starmer's speech and his ambition to reclaim patriotism and renew Britain. #LabourConference
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Really impressed with Kier Starmer's speech and his ambition to reclaim patriotism and renew Britain. #LabourConference
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Culture Is Where Democracy Lives or Dies, Because Politics Always Follows the Story a Nation Tells Itself
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Culture Is Where Democracy Lives or Dies, Because Politics Always Follows the Story a Nation Tells Itself
Republicans have mastered storytelling. Unless Democrats learn to fight on cultural ground, their policies will never matter…
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August 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Culture Is Where Democracy Lives or Dies, Because Politics Always Follows the Story a Nation Tells Itself
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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Having realised that saving billions on welfare spending isn't going to be as easy as they thought - some bright spark in the Labour govt has come up with idea that it will be easier to save money by cutting spending on disabled children! Welcome to the start of Kier Starmer's next U-turn.
Minister won’t rule out support cuts for children with EHCPs amid Send overhaul – UK politics live – UK politics live
Minister won’t rule out support cuts for children with EHCPs amid Send overhaul – UK politics live – UK politics live
Stephen Morgan, the early education minister, would not confirm every child who has an EHCP would continue to keep the same provisions
Here is the letter to the Guardian, signed by dozens of special needs and disability charities and campaigners, that is covered in our splash story about opposition to proposals to restrict access to education, health and care plans (EHCPs). (See 9.34am.)
Here is John Harris’s column on the topic. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Having realised that saving billions on welfare spending isn't going to be as easy as they thought - some bright spark in the Labour govt has come up with idea that it will be easier to save money by cutting spending on disabled children! Welcome to the start of Kier Starmer's next U-turn.
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Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
July 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
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you have been kidnapped, and a character from the last TV show you watched is trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
June 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
you have been kidnapped, and a character from the last TV show you watched is trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
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Old Soviet joke:
A man goes to the newspaper stand every day, unfolds one, scans the front page, doesn't buy it, and leaves.
Vendor: Why do you do this every day?
Man: I’m looking for an obituary.
Vendor: Obituaries aren’t on the front page.
Man: The one I’m waiting for will be.
A man goes to the newspaper stand every day, unfolds one, scans the front page, doesn't buy it, and leaves.
Vendor: Why do you do this every day?
Man: I’m looking for an obituary.
Vendor: Obituaries aren’t on the front page.
Man: The one I’m waiting for will be.
June 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Old Soviet joke:
A man goes to the newspaper stand every day, unfolds one, scans the front page, doesn't buy it, and leaves.
Vendor: Why do you do this every day?
Man: I’m looking for an obituary.
Vendor: Obituaries aren’t on the front page.
Man: The one I’m waiting for will be.
A man goes to the newspaper stand every day, unfolds one, scans the front page, doesn't buy it, and leaves.
Vendor: Why do you do this every day?
Man: I’m looking for an obituary.
Vendor: Obituaries aren’t on the front page.
Man: The one I’m waiting for will be.
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Cute kid. But judging by Trump's expression, this is a relationship that isn't going to last. The lesson Elon Musk can take from this is that Donald Trump is going to use him to do the messy stuff and then he'll get discarded.
You can tell a lot about a person by how they react to children—and even more by how they treat the ones suffering from hunger.
May 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Hopefully the Tates will get locked up in Romania and then get locked up again in the UK when they get out. Maybe then all the young men who see them as role models will finally realise that being being a sexual predator isn't cool. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to face 21 charges in UK, CPS confirms
Allegations include rape and human trafficking, with brothers due to be extradited to the UK after conclusion of Romanian proceedings
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hopefully the Tates will get locked up in Romania and then get locked up again in the UK when they get out. Maybe then all the young men who see them as role models will finally realise that being being a sexual predator isn't cool. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
When the history of today's Israel is written, it will be Netanyahu who'll be on the wrong side of history and humanity.
May 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
When the history of today's Israel is written, it will be Netanyahu who'll be on the wrong side of history and humanity.
Israel is starving and slaughtering women and children and somehow Gary Lineker is the story. This is how genocide happens.
Gary Lineker apologises for sharing post about Zionism featuring picture of rat
Gary Lineker apologises for sharing post about Zionism featuring picture of rat
BBC host says he would ‘never knowingly share anything antisemitic’ and deleted post on learning it was offensive
Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” over an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a picture of a rat, saying: “I take full responsibility for this mistake. That image does not reflect my views.”
The TV presenter came under criticism after he shared and then deleted a post on his Instagram account from the group Palestine Lobby, illustrated with a picture of a rat and titled: “Zionism explained in two minutes.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Israel is starving and slaughtering women and children and somehow Gary Lineker is the story. This is how genocide happens.
Went to see The Waterboys on Saturday - they were absolutely brilliant. Barney Fletcher has joined the band for a lot of their new songs from the Life Death and Dennis Hopper album. At the end they played Barney's song Wasted Sunset - phenomenal www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5an...
Wasted Sunset
YouTube video by Barny Fletcher - Topic
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May 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Went to see The Waterboys on Saturday - they were absolutely brilliant. Barney Fletcher has joined the band for a lot of their new songs from the Life Death and Dennis Hopper album. At the end they played Barney's song Wasted Sunset - phenomenal www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5an...
Imitating Trump, Farage has committed to getting rid of equalities and inclusion jobs at the councils that Reform has taken over. This is going to have huge implications for disabled people and for children with special educational needs - the lawyers are going to be very busy.
May 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Imitating Trump, Farage has committed to getting rid of equalities and inclusion jobs at the councils that Reform has taken over. This is going to have huge implications for disabled people and for children with special educational needs - the lawyers are going to be very busy.
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🇺🇸 Non-MAGA Americans - listen up!
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
Bylines from America - Bylines Network
Given the state of US lately, Bylines Network feels it is time to extend our platform for unheard voices from America
bylinesnetwork.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🇺🇸 Non-MAGA Americans - listen up!
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
At the Bylines Network (UK), we've a new project to amplify non-MAGA American voices at a time when US media are not adequately capturing the chaos, fear & disruption in people's lives.
But we're collecting the stories. This is citizen journalism. Take a look. 👇
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April 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Far right extremists, inspired by Trump per Whitmer herself, tried to kidnap her. Trump himself later suggested it was a fake plot and mocked it. He called her ‘that woman in Michigan’ and led a crowd that chanted ‘lock her up.’
Today Whitmer hugged him on the tarmac.
This is why Dems lose. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
Today Whitmer hugged him on the tarmac.
This is why Dems lose. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
April 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Far right extremists, inspired by Trump per Whitmer herself, tried to kidnap her. Trump himself later suggested it was a fake plot and mocked it. He called her ‘that woman in Michigan’ and led a crowd that chanted ‘lock her up.’
Today Whitmer hugged him on the tarmac.
This is why Dems lose. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
Today Whitmer hugged him on the tarmac.
This is why Dems lose. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
As stupid ideas go this is right up there with inviting Trump to do a second state visit. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’
Revealed: Sources say bosses at R&A, which organises the annual golf tournament, were quizzed about 2028 event
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As stupid ideas go this is right up there with inviting Trump to do a second state visit. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...