Mark Newman
@variant13.bsky.social
He/him. Queer in (probably) more ways than one. Does the Variant Thirteen show on Glasgow's Radio Buena Vida http://buenavida.co.uk
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
Excellent thred.
Seven years today since I got a personal favourite letter published in the Metro.
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Excellent thred.
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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
Iconic.
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Iconic.
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An elderly white couple sat at the table next to us waiting for their food. The waiter comes out with their plates - "A pair of gammons?" Reader, I snickered...
December 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
An elderly white couple sat at the table next to us waiting for their food. The waiter comes out with their plates - "A pair of gammons?" Reader, I snickered...
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Just seen, on Threads!!
December 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Just seen, on Threads!!
'Tis here, with a distinct lack of Christmas Cheer - latest show, now up on Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
Variant Thirteen 54 - 12th December 2025
Variant Thirteen is aired on the second Friday of every two months on Glasgow's Radio Buena Vida https://buenavida.co.uk from 3-4pm (Scotland time).
Tracklist:
Dream Division and the Library of the O...
www.mixcloud.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
'Tis here, with a distinct lack of Christmas Cheer - latest show, now up on Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 12th at 3pm with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds with tracks from:
@hawksmoormusic.bsky.social
@12hrfoundation.bsky.social
@micro-moon.bsky.social
@binauralspace.bsky.social
and more
@hawksmoormusic.bsky.social
@12hrfoundation.bsky.social
@micro-moon.bsky.social
@binauralspace.bsky.social
and more
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 12th at 3pm with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds with tracks from:
@hawksmoormusic.bsky.social
@12hrfoundation.bsky.social
@micro-moon.bsky.social
@binauralspace.bsky.social
and more
@hawksmoormusic.bsky.social
@12hrfoundation.bsky.social
@micro-moon.bsky.social
@binauralspace.bsky.social
and more
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Something I'd like to address. There's this idea that TQ+ folk are all 21 year-old art students... and all the 'normal' old school folk are LGB and entirely left behind and confused by 'pronouns'...
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Something I'd like to address. There's this idea that TQ+ folk are all 21 year-old art students... and all the 'normal' old school folk are LGB and entirely left behind and confused by 'pronouns'...
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
Every talk I give, know who the most outspoken trans allies are? Queer folk in their 70s!!
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
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It's incredible the things the state broadcaster takes responsibility for & what it does not. Months of Israeli propaganda, nothing. One episode that told the truth about Trump's involvement in J6th&heads must roll. Suggests both foreign involvement & a politicised broadcaster.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's incredible the things the state broadcaster takes responsibility for & what it does not. Months of Israeli propaganda, nothing. One episode that told the truth about Trump's involvement in J6th&heads must roll. Suggests both foreign involvement & a politicised broadcaster.
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Siegfried Sassoon
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Siegfried Sassoon
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Bloody Hell, no wonder K-9 and Company didn’t get picked up.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Bloody Hell, no wonder K-9 and Company didn’t get picked up.
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What if you could capture a two-hour sunset in a single photo?
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What if you could capture a two-hour sunset in a single photo?
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels.
Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪
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HELL YES SCARY GERMAN SUPERMARKET BREAD SLICER
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
HELL YES SCARY GERMAN SUPERMARKET BREAD SLICER
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Small Town Joy: Queer Sounds, Small Town Souls bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/16/s...
Small Town Joy: Queer Sounds, Small Town Souls
Small Town Joy: From Glam Rock to Hyperpop: How Queer Music Changed the Sound of Scotland, 404 Ink, £11.99 Reviewed by DJ McDowall Carrie Marshall’s celebration of queer music is more than nostalgi…
bellacaledonia.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Small Town Joy: Queer Sounds, Small Town Souls bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/10/16/s...
It's here ! Latest show, now available on Mixcloud :) #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
Variant Thirteen 53 - 10th October 2025
www.mixcloud.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It's here ! Latest show, now available on Mixcloud :) #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental www.mixcloud.com/mark-newman1...
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Take a moment to enjoy the colours and structures of a leaf in the October sunshine.
October 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Take a moment to enjoy the colours and structures of a leaf in the October sunshine.
Not long now, my pretties....
(3pm to be precise)
(3pm to be precise)
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 10th at 3pm on its new every-two-months schedule, but still with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
October 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Not long now, my pretties....
(3pm to be precise)
(3pm to be precise)
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 10th at 3pm on its new every-two-months schedule, but still with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Variant Thirteen returns to Radio Buena Vida this Friday 10th at 3pm on its new every-two-months schedule, but still with the regular helping of mainly recent #psychedelic #ambient #electronic #experimental sounds.
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
Listen live at buenavida.co.uk (use LISTEN link top-left).
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In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
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truly one of the most unintentionally funny things i've ever seen someone post online about themself
September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
truly one of the most unintentionally funny things i've ever seen someone post online about themself
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The more we hear about the deals Mandelson has been negotiating with Trump, the scarier it gets.
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...
Here comes the money: UK lands Trump tech deals
Britain’s quest for AI sovereignty is made in the USA.
www.politico.eu
September 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The more we hear about the deals Mandelson has been negotiating with Trump, the scarier it gets.
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...
This week Trump will be accompanied by corporate billionaires on his state visit. Their agenda is a massive risk to all of us 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/uk-m...