Mark Carver
@carvethespark.bsky.social
Rambler, wanderer, poet, idiot… Anarchist, Socialist, confused, curious…
Climate doomer, girlfriend spooner…
Sing more than I talk, dance more than I walk…
Reside in the liminal space between genders…
Like cute animals and rainbows. And death metal.
Climate doomer, girlfriend spooner…
Sing more than I talk, dance more than I walk…
Reside in the liminal space between genders…
Like cute animals and rainbows. And death metal.
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This is the #poem I read at end of my resignation - it will be in the follow up collection to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth , most likely called Let The Quiet Ones Rise
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December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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So sad and unjust. The BBC have no justification for this decision. Although still a great institution in many ways, it can’t plausibly pretend that its news dept. isn’t riddled with bias and bigotry. Actual fascists are frequently given carte blanche.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So sad and unjust. The BBC have no justification for this decision. Although still a great institution in many ways, it can’t plausibly pretend that its news dept. isn’t riddled with bias and bigotry. Actual fascists are frequently given carte blanche.
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AI is a Performance of Progress, Not the Real Thing. Despite driving "growth", AI is failing to improve anyone's life, and its harms are piling up.
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AI is a Performance of Progress, Not the Real Thing
Despite driving "growth", AI is failing to improve anyone's life, and its harms are piling up.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
AI is a Performance of Progress, Not the Real Thing. Despite driving "growth", AI is failing to improve anyone's life, and its harms are piling up.
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Oh no!
Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York has let the billionaire cat out of the bag.
EVERYONE in the US & UK wants the socialist goodies he's offering - and the game's up for capitalism.
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Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York has let the billionaire cat out of the bag.
EVERYONE in the US & UK wants the socialist goodies he's offering - and the game's up for capitalism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfdU...
Zohran Mamdani victory speech: FULL
YouTube video by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
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November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Yes, New York!! 🎉
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yes, New York!! 🎉
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We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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RIP, wonderful woman. 💔
The Jane Goodall Institute is incredibly grateful to all our supporters, partners, and friends, especially during this difficult time. To add a personal remembrance of Dr. Goodall and continue her legacy for future generations, please visit JaneGoodall.org/RememberingJane
Photo: Marko Zlousic
Photo: Marko Zlousic
October 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
RIP, wonderful woman. 💔
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People flying St George's flags is great. It helps me identify places that I don't want to live in.
September 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
People flying St George's flags is great. It helps me identify places that I don't want to live in.
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I love Black Mirror, but there's a big part of me that just wants Charlie Brooker to go back to BBC Four and make some silly little shows about obscure TV.
September 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I love Black Mirror, but there's a big part of me that just wants Charlie Brooker to go back to BBC Four and make some silly little shows about obscure TV.
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It should be obvious by now that free speech in incredibly unequal societies is not a useful aim
Without a level playing field, some voices are far louder and some far easier to shut down
Free speech can only be worthwhile if it's accompanied by radical reform of our public space to democratise it
Without a level playing field, some voices are far louder and some far easier to shut down
Free speech can only be worthwhile if it's accompanied by radical reform of our public space to democratise it
September 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It should be obvious by now that free speech in incredibly unequal societies is not a useful aim
Without a level playing field, some voices are far louder and some far easier to shut down
Free speech can only be worthwhile if it's accompanied by radical reform of our public space to democratise it
Without a level playing field, some voices are far louder and some far easier to shut down
Free speech can only be worthwhile if it's accompanied by radical reform of our public space to democratise it
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The internet is not a monolith. But what I have felt the entire week (and what I felt last week writing about the MN shooter's viral video) is that so many people are dedicated to having the highest stakes conversations and fights about crucially important things in the worst possible venues.
September 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The internet is not a monolith. But what I have felt the entire week (and what I felt last week writing about the MN shooter's viral video) is that so many people are dedicated to having the highest stakes conversations and fights about crucially important things in the worst possible venues.
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Wrote about the week. How the shooter's ID didn't appear to matter to ppl. How the discourse takes place in very same spaces that incubate/perpetuate hate & violence. How shooters now know that their acts will be flattened, analyzed, argued over & amplified. How all of this feels so dark & poisonous
Something Is Very Wrong Online
Our political conversations take place in very same spaces that incubate and perpetuate unthinkable violence.
www.theatlantic.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Wrote about the week. How the shooter's ID didn't appear to matter to ppl. How the discourse takes place in very same spaces that incubate/perpetuate hate & violence. How shooters now know that their acts will be flattened, analyzed, argued over & amplified. How all of this feels so dark & poisonous
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#OtD 18 Sep 2016 right-wing British tabloid the Daily Mail claimed that a terrorist attack in New York City which wounded 29 people, in one of the cities most LGBTQ friendly areas, was carried out by a "gay Trump hater". They cited a fake Tumblr page stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9058...
September 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#OtD 18 Sep 2016 right-wing British tabloid the Daily Mail claimed that a terrorist attack in New York City which wounded 29 people, in one of the cities most LGBTQ friendly areas, was carried out by a "gay Trump hater". They cited a fake Tumblr page stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9058...
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This cat is seriously upset with the state of this country.
September 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This cat is seriously upset with the state of this country.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Farage’s hypocrisy here is astonishing. We still vividly remember the “Farage Riots” of last summer, so-called because of his blatant incitement to violence.
Nigel Farage on Charlie Kirk
The same Nigel Farage that platformed Lucy Connolly after she pled guilty to just that.
The same Nigel Farage that platformed Lucy Connolly after she pled guilty to just that.
September 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Farage’s hypocrisy here is astonishing. We still vividly remember the “Farage Riots” of last summer, so-called because of his blatant incitement to violence.
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It's probably stupid but often this is a time of year where I'm hit by waves of grief & minor depression. I don't like change, I don't like the passage of time, & when I see things moving on & people I love getting older, I feel very small & lost. But without change none of us would exist, so, err.
September 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Where HAS all the white dog poo gone? Bring it back! Make British Dog Poo White Again!
I saw someone painting a red cross on some white dog poo earlier. Made me proud. And nostaligic.
August 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Where HAS all the white dog poo gone? Bring it back! Make British Dog Poo White Again!
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The Philosophy of Julius Caesar -
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The Philosophy of Julius Caesar
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
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August 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Philosophy of Julius Caesar -
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“That's all they took out of their luggage…every single container of formula feed was taken away.”
British Surgeon Dr. Nick Maynard who recently volunteered in Gaza discusses Israeli border guards taking away baby formula that they desperately needed for dying babies.
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British Surgeon Dr. Nick Maynard who recently volunteered in Gaza discusses Israeli border guards taking away baby formula that they desperately needed for dying babies.
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August 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Very revealing moment on Channel 5 earlier today.
Ann Widdecombe claimed people abuse disability benefits.
I asked several times for her evidence - she said she’d “heard it from people” when she was a minister.
My response? That right there is why our country is in a mess.
Ann Widdecombe claimed people abuse disability benefits.
I asked several times for her evidence - she said she’d “heard it from people” when she was a minister.
My response? That right there is why our country is in a mess.
August 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Very revealing moment on Channel 5 earlier today.
Ann Widdecombe claimed people abuse disability benefits.
I asked several times for her evidence - she said she’d “heard it from people” when she was a minister.
My response? That right there is why our country is in a mess.
Ann Widdecombe claimed people abuse disability benefits.
I asked several times for her evidence - she said she’d “heard it from people” when she was a minister.
My response? That right there is why our country is in a mess.
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Marc Maron is absolutely right here
August 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Marc Maron is absolutely right here