Mark Papp

My pinned Twitter post was something like: Keyser Söze: The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. Me: The greatest trick billionaire media barons ever pulled was convincing their readers that their interests were aligned. It's a shame nothing's changed.

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution has increased dramatically in the last year.

As ever, lots of stunning pictures. Number two's my favourite, but I fully understand why the winner won. What a clever image! #NikonSmallWorld #SmallWorld www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament is calling for EU-wide regulations to ban noxious deepfakes and hold technology platforms responsible for preventing their spread.

Zelenskyy: "If the United States supports Putin, it's unbelievable, it's a tragedy. It's a historic mistake. If United States officially takes the side of Russia, of course we will not prevail and we will not be able to stand."

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

The public wants public OWNERSHIP, not public CONTROL. We Own It's new report explains how Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership. I have just sent the report to my MP. Can you take 2 mins now to send it to your MP too? @weownit.org.uk weownit.org.uk/act-now/burn...

you can't be serious. This reads Meta/Facebook/Insta is looking to grant itself the rights to scrape websites across the open web - and train Meta's AI - if a company after Oct 30, 2026 uses Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or other Meta services. So every biz. Read that again. Outrageous. 1/5

There are podcasts about the Brand trial? Of course there are f*%$king podcasts about the Brand trial. It's still worth reading; no matter how disaffected you are with the podcast world, it's good to know there are always new depths for it to plumb.

Well said. How many of Tommy Robinson’s Sport’s Direct paramilitary division go and help or worship at the churches they claim they want to protect. It’s much easier to don a balaclava and shout at the RNLI. #HopeNotHate

They really, really, are. So fucking weird. And deranged. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Every increase in the Pryluky death toll underscores fascist Russia's savageness and barbarity. With its attack on this small, militarily insignificant Chernihiv Oblast town, the Kremlin is sending a message to Ukrainians: "Look at this - you're not even safe here."

it is always fun to compare & contrast the alleged founding principles of open ai with how much of an asshole big tech company they became the second they had a monetizable product

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.

😡 The Russians just hit Stolychnyi Market in Kyiv

Anybody else thinks it’s already in the wrong hands?

While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible

Perfect.

Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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🔴 More than 80% of all the donations ever received by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have come from just two cryptocurrency billionaires, new Democracy for Sale analysis reveals. “If that isn’t a massive corruption risk I don’t know what is.” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-8...

Things I was frightened of as a child: -The sun's eventual red giant phase in five billion years. -Nuclear Armageddon. -Needles.

So many brave women in Iran - the world must acknowledge their courage and speak up about their fate #WomeninPolitics #WomensHistory www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners are very unhappy that Nigel Farage used their music at the Reform party conference.

Reform is a cult that gives its members permission to be evil. #RefUKkers

Nadine Dorries on @channel4news.bsky.social is hysterically entertaining. How did Reform let her be interviewed?

Quick question: does anybody know how to contact a human at Reddit? I was permanently and very unfairly shadowbanned by a bot late last year, and the appeals process falls upon deaf (bot) ears. It's frustrating.

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A thread to keep an eye on.

What fresh hell is this? 38d.gs/2bjo

3/3 🇺🇦 Stubb’s message to Europe is blunt: Ukraine is Europe’s best security guarantee against Russia. “If Ukraine loses, we lose.” That is why continued European support for Ukraine is not charity. It is European security policy. www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics...

Somebody at the Beeb has a dark and bizarre sense of humour.

The latest in WTFerry.

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New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k.

Simultaneous Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, Odesa/Chornomorsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava/Kremenchuk. Claims on monitoring channels that all missiles (some say up to six) were intercepted. Video of what looks like an interception already circulating on Telegram.

@georgemcgavin.bsky.social

Sometimes I'm proud to be British. This reaction to a weather-enforced no show is one of them. youtu.be/16ZfS0jG24A?...

Russians killed at least 24 people in Kryvyi Rih and injured 121 more (including 29 children) because they can, because they want to, and because nobody stops them.

This is horrifying. Fourteen people were murdered and 121 injured, including 22 children as russia attacked the largest mall in Kryvyi Rih on Friday afternoon. 29 people are in severe condition.

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