Mark Stephenson
@markonline.bsky.social
An ex Marine, I Iove spending time on the water whenever possible. Politically, I have what is considered traditional left of centre views. I support Scottish self-determination and am a supporter of the Scotland Rugby team and the Toronto Blue Jays.
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My latest blog piece, about Shabana Mahmood pandering to the basest instincts of the far right and why it's doomed to failure
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Starmer’s Labour enables fascism
When the race baiting far right criminal Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and the hard right Reform UK are praising Labour’s policies, you know that something has gone profoundly wrong in a party which …
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November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My latest blog piece, about Shabana Mahmood pandering to the basest instincts of the far right and why it's doomed to failure
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The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The line “vote for us or you’ll get the far right” doesn’t really work when the policies you’re enacting are barely distinguishable from what the far right propose.
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Sky News now offering clarification.
They’d previously stated that the Maccabi ban was just about safety of Maccabi fans.
Now they admit it was also about Maccabi violence.
Ladies & gentlemen, our corrupt journo-political complex just got caught out.
They’d previously stated that the Maccabi ban was just about safety of Maccabi fans.
Now they admit it was also about Maccabi violence.
Ladies & gentlemen, our corrupt journo-political complex just got caught out.
October 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Sky News now offering clarification.
They’d previously stated that the Maccabi ban was just about safety of Maccabi fans.
Now they admit it was also about Maccabi violence.
Ladies & gentlemen, our corrupt journo-political complex just got caught out.
They’d previously stated that the Maccabi ban was just about safety of Maccabi fans.
Now they admit it was also about Maccabi violence.
Ladies & gentlemen, our corrupt journo-political complex just got caught out.
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He's a pro-Israel propagandist. He's not Jewish.
He works for a right-wing pro-Israel organisation.
He's posted vile things about Palestinian kids shot by Israeli soldiers.
But Sky News presented him as an ordinary Jewish football fan subjected to online hatred.
He works for a right-wing pro-Israel organisation.
He's posted vile things about Palestinian kids shot by Israeli soldiers.
But Sky News presented him as an ordinary Jewish football fan subjected to online hatred.
October 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
He's a pro-Israel propagandist. He's not Jewish.
He works for a right-wing pro-Israel organisation.
He's posted vile things about Palestinian kids shot by Israeli soldiers.
But Sky News presented him as an ordinary Jewish football fan subjected to online hatred.
He works for a right-wing pro-Israel organisation.
He's posted vile things about Palestinian kids shot by Israeli soldiers.
But Sky News presented him as an ordinary Jewish football fan subjected to online hatred.
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Rather than debate whether Prince Andrew loses his title, I’d prefer him taken to a police station, interviewed under caution and - if the investigating officers believe they have sufficient evidence - charged and prosecuted. If a jury later finds him guilty like any citizen he should then be jailed
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Rather than debate whether Prince Andrew loses his title, I’d prefer him taken to a police station, interviewed under caution and - if the investigating officers believe they have sufficient evidence - charged and prosecuted. If a jury later finds him guilty like any citizen he should then be jailed
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
October 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
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Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.
They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.
Israel is once again breaking international law
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Immigration is just an excuse for them to be racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
September 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Immigration is just an excuse for them to be racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
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Women across the country stand united against the poison of the far right as, collectively, we see through their lies & faux concerns. Those who claim to care about women’s safety while spreading hate against migrants and refugees are not our allies.
@rozfoyer.bsky.social @scottishtucwc.bsky.social
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September 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Women across the country stand united against the poison of the far right as, collectively, we see through their lies & faux concerns. Those who claim to care about women’s safety while spreading hate against migrants and refugees are not our allies.
@rozfoyer.bsky.social @scottishtucwc.bsky.social
@rozfoyer.bsky.social @scottishtucwc.bsky.social
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If you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the crash course on Christian nationalism.
September 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the crash course on Christian nationalism.
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This is the real threat to free speech.
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This is the real threat to free speech.
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THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS HAVE CLINCHED A SPOT IN THE MLB POSTSEASON ✅🇨🇦
After taking down the Kansas City Royals the Blue Jays are back in the Postseason after finishing at the bottom of their division just last season 🤩
After taking down the Kansas City Royals the Blue Jays are back in the Postseason after finishing at the bottom of their division just last season 🤩
September 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS HAVE CLINCHED A SPOT IN THE MLB POSTSEASON ✅🇨🇦
After taking down the Kansas City Royals the Blue Jays are back in the Postseason after finishing at the bottom of their division just last season 🤩
After taking down the Kansas City Royals the Blue Jays are back in the Postseason after finishing at the bottom of their division just last season 🤩
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Very few folk turned out to protest about immigration in Dundee today but there were lots of us there to counter them just in case. We were a strong friendly crowd, singing and chanting all afternoon, reclaiming the saltire and welcoming refugees 🏴🎶
#dundee #scotlandwelcomesrefugees #saltire
#dundee #scotlandwelcomesrefugees #saltire
September 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Very few folk turned out to protest about immigration in Dundee today but there were lots of us there to counter them just in case. We were a strong friendly crowd, singing and chanting all afternoon, reclaiming the saltire and welcoming refugees 🏴🎶
#dundee #scotlandwelcomesrefugees #saltire
#dundee #scotlandwelcomesrefugees #saltire
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Join the anti-racists this weekend:
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 12 noon Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 1pm Alloway Place, Dundee
📣 Sun 21st Sept, 11 am Cladhan Hotel, Falkirk
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 12 noon Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 1pm Alloway Place, Dundee
📣 Sun 21st Sept, 11 am Cladhan Hotel, Falkirk
September 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Join the anti-racists this weekend:
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 12 noon Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 1pm Alloway Place, Dundee
📣 Sun 21st Sept, 11 am Cladhan Hotel, Falkirk
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 12 noon Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
📣 Sat 20th Sept, 1pm Alloway Place, Dundee
📣 Sun 21st Sept, 11 am Cladhan Hotel, Falkirk
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
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As expected, Charlie Kirk's killer, Tyler Robinson, was a black trans muslim Democrat... oh, hang on... sorry - he was the son of white Christian Republican parents in Utah and was taught to use guns from an early age. What a fucking surprise.
September 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As expected, Charlie Kirk's killer, Tyler Robinson, was a black trans muslim Democrat... oh, hang on... sorry - he was the son of white Christian Republican parents in Utah and was taught to use guns from an early age. What a fucking surprise.
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Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
August 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences?
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
Only one explanation now remains.
They do.
And it is what they want.
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Amnesty — “Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip… to deliberately inflict on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction”.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Israel/OPT: New testimonies provide compelling evidence that Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza is a deliberate policy
Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip, systematically destroying the health, well-being and social fabric of Palestinian life, Amnesty International sai...
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August 19, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Amnesty — “Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip… to deliberately inflict on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction”.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...