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Mark Slater

@markslater.bsky.social

Remind me I have too many books, BluRays, DVDs, comics, TV & games to get through to be wasting time on socials. Occasional maker of THINGS. British. SF, Horror, Comics, Books, Archive TV, Weird Shit. Letterboxd : @MarkSlater42 (He/Him)

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Dorian Lynskey@dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 3d ago

Doing Origin Story reveals a few core narratives in history. One is: "This thing didn't really matter until right-wing journalists and activists twisted it into a moral panic that destroyed people's lives for no good reason and then moved on"

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social · 4d ago

RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.

Map showing the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.Screengrab from Politico piece that explains, citing Reuters, that 48,300 of the 50,000 recent crossings have already been expelled or voluntarily returned to Morocco.BBC report on Friday, still echoing the RW disinformation - or at the very least not challengning it sufficiently. "Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco 01:32 What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta? Sofia Ferreira Santos and Sarah Rainsford, Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent 31 July 2026 Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media."Daily Mail and Daily Express from this weekend, with front page headlines "Ministers MUST stop the Spanish border invaders reaching UK" and "SPANISH BORDER CRISIS IS 'WAKE-UP CALL' FOR UK", respectively.
Mark Slater@markslater.bsky.social · 5d ago

If you go to the BBC’s live coverage of the Manchester Mayoral by-election count, there’s a big wide shot of the count, but they’ve clearly got a live microphone somewhere that people are just stood having private candid conversations that they do not realise are being broadcast live to the nation!

Mark Slater@markslater.bsky.social · 6d ago

I’ve just made a donation. Hopefully he gets loads. Fuck Reform. grumpycook.co.uk

The Grumpy Cook – Fighting Food Poverty Without Stigma.

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HappyToast@happytoast.co.uk · 6d ago

This has really pissed me off, if you're in the area and can afford it go and give the cafe owner some money to help fund the kids meals. And if he refuses buy yourself a nice coffee and tip him as much as you can. Fuck Reform taking food from kids in need. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Mark Slater@markslater.bsky.social · 7d ago

Had a revelation and think I know where the completist collector mindset comes from! Was out picking blackberries in the garden and suddenly realised the difference between my partner Elaine who yesterday picked just enough blackberries, and me who wants to find every ripe blackberry in the garden.