Mark Turner @markturner.info · 20/09/2026Holy shit! Never knew he was such a shameless plagiarist. 010
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 16/09/2026You love to see ittheguardian.comAll supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with MacklemoreFour openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments 000
Reposted by Mark TurnerPile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 01/09/2026I love how Werner Herzog is ALWAYS like this: 10869541797
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 29/08/2026Is this the first tangible action of the @plaidcymru.bsky.social government? Throwing trans patients under the bus because a Tory read a gender critical blog post? Really not a great look guys.wearequeeraf.comNHS cancels all gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients of Welsh Gender Service with immediate effectSome trans patients received news their surgeries had been cancelled just days or even hours before they were due to take place 072
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 28/08/2026Well well, in a shocking twist, it’s the right who live in an echo chamber. Fancy that! 010
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 26/08/2026Well that didn’t last long. Just more of the same.theguardian.comBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 011
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 15/08/2026This is astonishing. They hounded this man to his death, for the crime of embellishing his CV. 000
Reposted by Mark TurnerCaptain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“You don’t have the cards” 39626
Reposted by Mark TurnerIan Wootten 🛸 @ianwootten.co.uk · 12/08/2026Fondly remembering my last total solar eclipse back in 2015 at the BBC Analytics Team, where @markturner.info saved our eyes by making a pinhole viewer out of a paper plate. 111
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 26/07/2026Wondered what was inside the fake books they have in Ikea, fair to say you can’t judge this one by its cover! 000
Reposted by Mark TurnerAbbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026. 236168217550
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 15/07/2026In other news, was there really nowhere nearer brown onions could be sourced from? 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 23/06/2026Anyone still defending them at this point needs to take a look at themselves. Stronger sanctions from UK necessary now Starmer is going.theguardian.comIsrael continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry findsIndependent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist 032
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 20/06/2026Good riddance to Starmer, I’m now ready to be disappointed by another underwhelming dude. 010
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 06/06/2026Lots of fascinating insights in this: yougov.com/en-gb/articl... One that particularly caught my eye, ten years on from the Brexit referendum, the leave/remain split is as clear as it ever was (if not more!) 100
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 11/05/2026Great lunchtime watch today! Fascinating breakdown of the tricks they used to make this groundbreaking game (didn’t enjoy hearing it came out 25 years ago though!) 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 11/05/2026I missed Starmer’s speech but I assume this big misunderstanding has all been straightened out now? 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 10/05/2026Lots of chat about the results but my overriding impression is this is a pretty much total failure of a so-called proportional system. A fully proportional result would be: Plaid - 34 (-9) Reform - 28 (-5) Labour - 11 (+2) Conservative - 10 (+3) Green - 6 (+4) Lib Dem - 4 (+3) Others - 2 (+2) 252
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 07/05/2026Would love to know what this guy’s story is. Just look at that list of parties! And not one of them would have him this time. Heartbreaking.whocanivotefor.co.ukLawrence Douglas Gwynn for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf in the Senedd Cymru electionsLawrence Douglas Gwynn is an independent candidate in Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf in the Senedd Cymru elections.Get the latest information on this candidate at Who Can I Vote For? 100
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 07/05/2026Holy moly, Amazon has a lot to answer for! This did introduce me to the hilarious Cerveza Cristal Star Wars ads (further down the thread) though so thanks I guess 110
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 17/03/2026Apart from the anger management issues, can a man who repeatedly demonstrates his failure to learn about flight mode or any other way to mitigate something that keeps irritating him, be trusted with… well, anything? 010
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 14/03/2026I just want to know who reached out to whom to make this happenyoutu.beCMAT - The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station (Official Video)YouTube video by CMAT 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 13/03/2026Jesus Christ, this reads like dystopian sci-fi. I know I shouldn’t be shocked by anything anymore, but I am.theguardian.comAnthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and warLess than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but how 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 01/03/2026Insightful piece which gets to the heart of (one reason) why voters have lost trust in the Labour Party, and why Starmer himself seems so variable. For me environmental responsibility is non-negotiable and any wavering on that is fatal.theguardian.comKeir Starmer abandoned net zero to court Reform voters. He failedAfter byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate? 000
Reposted by Mark TurnerDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Not even hiding the belief that there are Real Voters (white, male, perhaps working class when politically convenient) and Fake Voters (graduates, Muslims, people in cities, anyone on the left regardless of class or ethnicity). A belief shared by many on the Labour right 1212626
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 28/02/2026Even Russia managed to keep it in their pants for the duration of the tournament they were hosting. Screw FIFA, teams should pull out and just go and organise their own competition. If European and South American nations aren’t in the “real” World Cup, which one are people going to watch? 100
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 27/02/2026Good to see the media commentators finally catching up with my hot takes 😏theguardian.comGreen win shows progressive voters are now voting against Labour as well as ReformGorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectors 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 22/02/2026“In this past fortnight he has competed in 10 races across 115km, in six different events, in the space of just 14 days, and won every single one of them.” Wtf! This guy needs to be dissected for science.theguardian.comNorway’s Klæbo seals historic sweep with record sixth gold of Winter GamesJohannes Høflot Klæbo completed a historic medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events, winning a record sixth gold for a single Winter Games 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 17/02/2026Five pancakes for dinner; part of a healthy, balanced diet. They had lemon on so that’s my five a day, right? 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 29/01/2026I had noticed this too. I have something in common with Adrian Chiles.theguardian.comIs the wayward apostrophe in WALE’S LARGEST VAPE SHOP a sign of the times? | Adrian ChilesI’d been catching sight of a billboard displaying what I suspected to be some rogue punctuation every time I drove into Cardiff. This time, I had to stop and capture the evidence, writes Adrian Chiles 000
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 15/01/2026Reform filling up their party with the people who lost the last election in a landslide should be a dumb fucking idea but I have no faith in the British public to see through it. Prove me wrong? 100
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 23/12/2025Another masterstroke from the Starmer govt I see. Take all the blame for enacting a policy and then months later when it’s priced in, u-turn on it. Who do they think will give them credit for this? Is there a single demographic less likely to vote Labour than farmers?gov.ukInheritance tax reliefs threshold to rise to £2.5m for farmers and businesses£1m Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold increased to £2.5m from April 2026 – allowing spouses or civil partners to pass on up to £5m in qualifying agricultural or business assets betw... 141
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 21/12/2025Top story on bbc 6 music news today (because why let us just enjoy the music) is about how 0.05% of the uk population arrived from across the channel this year, framed of course, as a disaster from which we’ll never recover. 110
Reposted by Mark TurnerAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/12/2025This is ridiculous. There clearly has not been a 660% increase in terrorism in the UK over the past year. How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard? news.sky.com/story/terror...news.sky.comTerrorism arrests soar by 660% after Palestine Action banOfficial figures show 1,630, or 86%, of the 1,886 arrests for terrorism-related activity in the year to the end of September 2025 were linked to supporting the group. 61963371
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 12/12/2025I just found out about the Giorgio Moroder cut of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and I now know what I’m watching this weekend. It’s set in 2026! It’s a dystopia about corporate control of humanity! I’m expecting it to be unnervingly accurate. And to sound amazing 🤖youtube.comMetropolis (1927) [1984 Giorgio Moroder Version] [1080p]YouTube video by The Cinema Cellar 020
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 10/12/2025Fonts are woke now guystheguardian.comFont of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New RomanA cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’ 120
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 08/12/2025Surely only a matter of time before Nige himself is caught up in this? 020
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 05/12/2025This is what gets you the FIFA peace prize btw, extrajudicial killings (and joking about it). Not a problem. 020
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 05/12/2025Is this the most downvoted post on the bbc sport website ever? 😆 040
Mark Turner @markturner.info · 05/12/2025What an incredible shock that Trump is awarded the FIFA peace prize that was created purely to curry favour with Trump. And what a grotesque stain on the beautiful game. 120