Mark Little
@marklittle.bsky.social
Journalist entrepreneur. Talking media/tech/democracy. Founded Storyful. Co-founded Kinzen. Worked Spotify & Twitter. Ex-foreign correspondent 🇮🇪
God bless America www.instagram.com/reel/DUGk4bu...
springsteen on Instagram: "Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voiceSinging through the bloody mistWe’ll take our stand for this landAnd the stranger in our midst…"
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voiceSinging through the bloody mistWe’ll take our stand for this landAnd the stranger in our midstHere in our home they killed and roamedIn the winter of ’26We’ll remember the names of those who diedOn the streets of MinneapolisDirected by @tzimnyc Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel ShapiroProduction Footage: @pamspringsteen and Thom ZimnyView all 8,322 comments
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January 31, 2026 at 1:04 AM
God bless America www.instagram.com/reel/DUGk4bu...
Thank you to Adrian Weckler for giving me the chance to explore an alternative future in which technology is rewired for human agency.
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The world according to Mark Little
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January 27, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Thank you to Adrian Weckler for giving me the chance to explore an alternative future in which technology is rewired for human agency.
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open.spotify.com/episode/73or...
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We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
“The Gilded Age saw an eruption of scandal and corruption that accompanied and even enabled the transformation of the American economy alongside explosive changes in technology. Donald Trump’s Washington looks like the Gilded Age on steroids.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians
The political coalition that has formed under Trump’s banner has the potential to reshape American politics.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“The Gilded Age saw an eruption of scandal and corruption that accompanied and even enabled the transformation of the American economy alongside explosive changes in technology. Donald Trump’s Washington looks like the Gilded Age on steroids.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
"Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, labeling him a “terrorist” and a “lunatic.” www.wired.com/story/the-in...
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM
"Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, labeling him a “terrorist” and a “lunatic.” www.wired.com/story/the-in...
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We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
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Ireland starting to get nervous...
In the President's big speech at Davos, he keeps referring to America's need for Iceland. He came here to ask for Greenland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ireland starting to get nervous...
"We are in the midst of a rupture not a transition"
Mark Carney calls out the pretence of the old world order
And in doing so, sows the seeds of something new.
A moment of fear and chaos just became a moment of opportunity
www.youtube.com/live/UF1eumA...
Mark Carney calls out the pretence of the old world order
And in doing so, sows the seeds of something new.
A moment of fear and chaos just became a moment of opportunity
www.youtube.com/live/UF1eumA...
Mark Carney addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – watch live
YouTube video by Guardian News
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January 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"We are in the midst of a rupture not a transition"
Mark Carney calls out the pretence of the old world order
And in doing so, sows the seeds of something new.
A moment of fear and chaos just became a moment of opportunity
www.youtube.com/live/UF1eumA...
Mark Carney calls out the pretence of the old world order
And in doing so, sows the seeds of something new.
A moment of fear and chaos just became a moment of opportunity
www.youtube.com/live/UF1eumA...
Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
YouTube video by World Economic Forum
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January 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Mark Little on big tech, AI’s impact, and nostalgia for simpler times
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January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
“China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power; its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Obsessed With Oil, but Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 AM
“China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power; its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
"How the irrational becomes rational. Talking about the active destruction of shared reality in Trump’s America on the Brendan O’Connor show."
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Mark Little - “We are in an information war”
Entrepreneur and journalist, Mark Little offers his analysis of the first year of Donald Trump’s second term as US President – from MAGA to the economy and Venezuela to Greenland.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
"How the irrational becomes rational. Talking about the active destruction of shared reality in Trump’s America on the Brendan O’Connor show."
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I wrote about the rise and fall of Twitter (with great insights from @marklittle.bsky.social and @kateconger.com and @jonronson.bsky.social) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
The rise and fall of Twitter: From a hub for democratic discourse to a bigoted, toxic sinkhole
Elon Musk’s site has evolved from one that influenced culture and helped foment revolution to one where users ‘get nothing back except rage’
www.irishtimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I wrote about the rise and fall of Twitter (with great insights from @marklittle.bsky.social and @kateconger.com and @jonronson.bsky.social) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
"Whenever I worry about where the Internet is headed, I remember that this example of the collective generosity and goodness of people still exists." anildash.com/2026/01/15/w...
Wikipedia at 25: What the web can be - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
"Whenever I worry about where the Internet is headed, I remember that this example of the collective generosity and goodness of people still exists." anildash.com/2026/01/15/w...
“From Caracas to Minneapolis, legal authority and institutional power are being redirected toward an overriding end: governing populations as subjects rather than citizens.” www.equator.org/articles/hom...
Homeland Empire • EQUATOR
From Venezuela to Minnesota, Trump is creating a borderless American power, collapsing the foreign and the domestic into a single domain of impunity
www.equator.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 AM
“From Caracas to Minneapolis, legal authority and institutional power are being redirected toward an overriding end: governing populations as subjects rather than citizens.” www.equator.org/articles/hom...
"The desire to never be bothered slowly erodes the conditions that allow care to emerge in the first place." kasperbenjamin.substack.com/p/everyone-w...
Everyone wants a village, but no one wants to be a villager.
There is a paradox quietly eating away at contemporary life, and you have likely felt it yourself.
kasperbenjamin.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"The desire to never be bothered slowly erodes the conditions that allow care to emerge in the first place." kasperbenjamin.substack.com/p/everyone-w...
"Online hate and disinformation do not have easy solutions. But the Trump administration’s lies are not about free speech. They are about power – preserving its own, promoting its far-right allies in Europe, and protecting its partners in Big Tech." techpolicy.press/the-trump-li...
The Trump Lie About Europe and Why it Matters | TechPolicy.Press
The Trump administration is promoting disinformation about European law and policy for reasons that go well beyond social media regulation, writes David Kaye.
techpolicy.press
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"Online hate and disinformation do not have easy solutions. But the Trump administration’s lies are not about free speech. They are about power – preserving its own, promoting its far-right allies in Europe, and protecting its partners in Big Tech." techpolicy.press/the-trump-li...
“If a nation with as enduring a bond with the United States as Denmark is treated this way, then what is the point of being America’s friend?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
Opinion | Greenland Is Only the Beginning. Trump Has His Sights Set on Europe.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
“If a nation with as enduring a bond with the United States as Denmark is treated this way, then what is the point of being America’s friend?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
“Taking Good’s life wasn’t enough. The moment she died, it became imperative for the administration to also destroy her memory.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
First the Shooting. Then the Lies.
The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
“Taking Good’s life wasn’t enough. The moment she died, it became imperative for the administration to also destroy her memory.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
“The outcome will depend not on the brilliance of the models, but on whether we insist loudly, stubbornly, clearly, that our minds are not for sale.” techpolicy.press/the-battle-f...
The Battle for Cognitive Liberty in the Age of Corporate AI | TechPolicy.Press
AI systems monetize attention, shape emotion, and blur the line between suggestion and control, writes Courtney C. Radsch.
techpolicy.press
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
“The outcome will depend not on the brilliance of the models, but on whether we insist loudly, stubbornly, clearly, that our minds are not for sale.” techpolicy.press/the-battle-f...
“This time it’s different. This time there are no excuses left”
Chilling words from Iranian official, threatening reprisals against swelling protest movement
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Chilling words from Iranian official, threatening reprisals against swelling protest movement
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Iran Is Cut Off From Internet as Protests Calling for Regime Change Intensify
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“This time it’s different. This time there are no excuses left”
Chilling words from Iranian official, threatening reprisals against swelling protest movement
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Chilling words from Iranian official, threatening reprisals against swelling protest movement
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
"Everything changes, yet nothing really changes." elpais.com/america/2026...
Delcy Rodríguez se instala en el poder en una Venezuela sin Maduro y a la sombra de Trump
La Asamblea Nacional inaugura nuevo mandato con una oposición arrinconada que pide la liberación de los presos políticos y el fin de la persecución
elpais.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM
"Everything changes, yet nothing really changes." elpais.com/america/2026...
“The massacres in El Fasher are among the most predicted slaughters in the history of atrocities … we should recognize it as a collective failure of civilization.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Opinion | This Is What the Murder of a Whole City Looks Like
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“The massacres in El Fasher are among the most predicted slaughters in the history of atrocities … we should recognize it as a collective failure of civilization.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
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From @science.org Breakthrough of the Year: Solar Energy
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
From @science.org Breakthrough of the Year: Solar Energy
A very special piece of frontline reporting open.spotify.com/episode/0vZq...
Kherson...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A very special piece of frontline reporting open.spotify.com/episode/0vZq...