Mark Brown
@markoneinfour.bsky.social
Mental health/tech stuff. Sell ads for local newspapers, keeping local public interest news alive. Former writer in residence @centreforMH. Ask me to write MH things. Director Social Spider CIC. DMs open. Podcast @BBCOuch
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Newcastle and Gateshead public health chief Alice Wiseman has warned that food inequality is driving “unmanageable healthcare demands on the NHS”
Almost one in four North East households can't afford adequate food
Almost one in four North East households can't afford adequate food
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Newcastle and Gateshead public health chief Alice Wiseman has warned that food inequality is driving “unmanageable healthcare demands on the NHS”
This is a major point made in Michael Wolff's Trump books - people with no good name to lose. People who may have feared the derision of others but just pushed through it and found a new life rolling around in the shitty red mush of everything worst about humans.
thinkin a lot this week about how those who formed the core of the Nazi party were those who had failed in public life, had become figures of fun, and were consumed by a relentless desire to debase the society they could not flourish in
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This is a major point made in Michael Wolff's Trump books - people with no good name to lose. People who may have feared the derision of others but just pushed through it and found a new life rolling around in the shitty red mush of everything worst about humans.
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thinkin a lot this week about how those who formed the core of the Nazi party were those who had failed in public life, had become figures of fun, and were consumed by a relentless desire to debase the society they could not flourish in
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
thinkin a lot this week about how those who formed the core of the Nazi party were those who had failed in public life, had become figures of fun, and were consumed by a relentless desire to debase the society they could not flourish in
I have had, for the last couple of months, had the unshakable and unexplainable thought that spectre of the detritus of British 70s and 80a pop culture will somehow be the power that will vanquish the wrong 'uns in US public life, like a plague found in a defrosted glacier sample.
Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Fascinated by the dunderhead collecting process that is 'appoint a government of sycophants when you yourself are fucking rubbish', all of them running about trying to make sure they outrun future justice by making enough bank now to afford the same kinds of lawyers as their cock of a boss
January 30, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Fascinated by the dunderhead collecting process that is 'appoint a government of sycophants when you yourself are fucking rubbish', all of them running about trying to make sure they outrun future justice by making enough bank now to afford the same kinds of lawyers as their cock of a boss
On brexit day I was helping give hundreds of vulnerable people their first dose of covid vaccine in the cold about a fortnight after my sister died. Combination of human bravery and doing what needed to be done and abject horrific political careerism fucking everything up. And numb, dumb grief.
I doubt many people would instinctively recall that January 31st 2026 tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of actual Brexit day. (The tenth anniversary of 23rd June 2016 will be a much bigger deal).
The Daily Express can't claim to speak for Britain with his headline - but clearly feels it does
The Daily Express can't claim to speak for Britain with his headline - but clearly feels it does
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 PM
On brexit day I was helping give hundreds of vulnerable people their first dose of covid vaccine in the cold about a fortnight after my sister died. Combination of human bravery and doing what needed to be done and abject horrific political careerism fucking everything up. And numb, dumb grief.
Feel a bit confused by the idea of it not being fair that those who don't go to university are subsiding those who do.
A counter argument is low paid people and people out of work or unable to work are kindly subsidising the lives of those who live from profits and ownership by not making demands
A counter argument is low paid people and people out of work or unable to work are kindly subsidising the lives of those who live from profits and ownership by not making demands
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Feel a bit confused by the idea of it not being fair that those who don't go to university are subsiding those who do.
A counter argument is low paid people and people out of work or unable to work are kindly subsidising the lives of those who live from profits and ownership by not making demands
A counter argument is low paid people and people out of work or unable to work are kindly subsidising the lives of those who live from profits and ownership by not making demands
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A man with serious and credible threats of sexual assault against him pivoting to Men's Mental Health has wound me right up.
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
Fear of other men teaches us to hate women
Men are afraid of other men. We learn this early. Other men teach us to hate women
markoneinfour.medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A man with serious and credible threats of sexual assault against him pivoting to Men's Mental Health has wound me right up.
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
It's said best in the piece below by @markoneinfour.bsky.social These guys hate "weak" men as much as they hate women.
markoneinfour.medium.com/fear-of-othe...
I would absolutely snap up a republished collection of Moorcock era New Worlds.
The cover of New Worlds magazine for February, 1969, edited by Michael Moorcock. On the cover, "Jeremiad", a Jerry Cornelius story by the late James Sallis; inside there's one of Thomas Pynchon's earliest short stories plus JG Ballard on Salvador Dalí, and Moorcock's obituary for Mervyn Peake.
January 30, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I would absolutely snap up a republished collection of Moorcock era New Worlds.
I remember saying day after EU referendum results that the notion of angry men breaking stuff if their will was not enacted was being thrown about will nilly, as if the capacity for being angry and breaking stuff was suddenly the only meaningful influence on policy. I thought that was a trap then
In the 2024 election, nearly a quarter of women aged 18 to 24 voted for the Green Party – roughly double the number of young men who voted for Reform. Yet “predictably”, it was the young men voting Reform that “got all the attention”, said @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social.
theweek.com/politics/why...
theweek.com/politics/why...
Gender politics: why young women are going Green
Women under 25 are flocking to the populist left faster than young men moving to the populist right
theweek.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I remember saying day after EU referendum results that the notion of angry men breaking stuff if their will was not enacted was being thrown about will nilly, as if the capacity for being angry and breaking stuff was suddenly the only meaningful influence on policy. I thought that was a trap then
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As levels of hate crime rise, more trained professionals are urgently needed to provide trauma-informed, specialist support. Gaining hate crime advocacy skills will equip you with the tools, confidence, and expert knowledge to support communities facing hate.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
As levels of hate crime rise, more trained professionals are urgently needed to provide trauma-informed, specialist support. Gaining hate crime advocacy skills will equip you with the tools, confidence, and expert knowledge to support communities facing hate.
Secure your spot: bit.ly/4rmclih
Secure your spot: bit.ly/4rmclih
This worth your time. And NSUN is worth your follow and support.
At NSUN, our policy work in 2025 was dominated by the fight against cruel and dangerous proposals for welfare reform.
In this briefing we share a recap of what happened last year, look at what the government is doing next and establish our positioning and plans.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/policy-...
In this briefing we share a recap of what happened last year, look at what the government is doing next and establish our positioning and plans.
www.nsun.org.uk/news/policy-...
Policy briefing & NSUN’s position: welfare reform in 2026
At NSUN, our policy work in 2025 was dominated by the fight against cruel and dangerous proposals for welfare reform.
www.nsun.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:40 AM
This worth your time. And NSUN is worth your follow and support.
I've been fascinated by the blade runners and the like around here (Kent end of South London). In some way, it occurred to me, the idea of it holds the same fascination for people as rum smuggling a couple of hundred years ago. The idea of night time resistance to taxes as being a kind of folk hero
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I've been fascinated by the blade runners and the like around here (Kent end of South London). In some way, it occurred to me, the idea of it holds the same fascination for people as rum smuggling a couple of hundred years ago. The idea of night time resistance to taxes as being a kind of folk hero
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I have had, for the last couple of months, had the unshakable and unexplainable thought that spectre of the detritus of British 70s and 80a pop culture will somehow be the power that will vanquish the wrong 'uns in US public life, like a plague found in a defrosted glacier sample.
Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The disgraced and despised British entertainer’s distinctive look is trending among some film fans on TikTok. Should somebody tell them what he did?
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I have had, for the last couple of months, had the unshakable and unexplainable thought that spectre of the detritus of British 70s and 80a pop culture will somehow be the power that will vanquish the wrong 'uns in US public life, like a plague found in a defrosted glacier sample.
I have had, for the last couple of months, had the unshakable and unexplainable thought that spectre of the detritus of British 70s and 80a pop culture will somehow be the power that will vanquish the wrong 'uns in US public life, like a plague found in a defrosted glacier sample.
Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The disgraced and despised British entertainer’s distinctive look is trending among some film fans on TikTok. Should somebody tell them what he did?
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I have had, for the last couple of months, had the unshakable and unexplainable thought that spectre of the detritus of British 70s and 80a pop culture will somehow be the power that will vanquish the wrong 'uns in US public life, like a plague found in a defrosted glacier sample.
Four monthly newspapers away off to print today. Plenty of ads sold by our small team. It never gets any less nerve-wracking. Each month is like being a band: you're only as good as your last big record. Each month I think: so much gassing on about the crisis in news, so little talk of the business
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Four monthly newspapers away off to print today. Plenty of ads sold by our small team. It never gets any less nerve-wracking. Each month is like being a band: you're only as good as your last big record. Each month I think: so much gassing on about the crisis in news, so little talk of the business
Fascinated by the implication that there could be a pre-watershed and post-watershed Internet. Also fascinated by the conflation of smart phones and social media. I do feel like we aren't asking 'what does it mean for children and young people to be present in online public space?'
‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s
‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s
Parents, teachers and young people share their views on whether social media restrictions would work in the UK
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Fascinated by the implication that there could be a pre-watershed and post-watershed Internet. Also fascinated by the conflation of smart phones and social media. I do feel like we aren't asking 'what does it mean for children and young people to be present in online public space?'
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I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
I read National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy by Roger Eatwell and Matt Goodwin and at the end of every page I exclaimed 'if you love national populism so much why don't you marry it?' It was just a load adding 'because national populism' or 'and so national populism' to sentences
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I read National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy by Roger Eatwell and Matt Goodwin and at the end of every page I exclaimed 'if you love national populism so much why don't you marry it?' It was just a load adding 'because national populism' or 'and so national populism' to sentences
I tell you what: if the Cybermen turned up now there'd be a load of berks queuing up to get all tinned up.
Silicon Valley workers here really reaping the benefits of the AI productivity miracle - “The current vibe is no drinking, no drugs, 9-9-6 [working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week], lift heavy, run far, marry early, track sleep, eat steak and eggs"
Grindcore is the new hustle culture ft.trib.al/Yq5N8YC | opinion
January 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I tell you what: if the Cybermen turned up now there'd be a load of berks queuing up to get all tinned up.
I'm always 'what do you mean by high street?' Sometimes it's taken as a catch all for town or city centres. Sometimes for small town or suburb rows of shops or precincts. It another one of those terms that means everything and nothing depending who is speaking which gets blurrier the more usage
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I'm always 'what do you mean by high street?' Sometimes it's taken as a catch all for town or city centres. Sometimes for small town or suburb rows of shops or precincts. It another one of those terms that means everything and nothing depending who is speaking which gets blurrier the more usage
How I Won the War
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM
How I Won the War
Further updates from my Manic Street Preachers infatuation:
Journal for Plague Lovers is a fantastic album. It absolutely isn't a continuation of The Holy Bible. If anything, I think it's awfully close to being what Generation Terrorists might have been without the anxiety of place
Journal for Plague Lovers is a fantastic album. It absolutely isn't a continuation of The Holy Bible. If anything, I think it's awfully close to being what Generation Terrorists might have been without the anxiety of place
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Further updates from my Manic Street Preachers infatuation:
Journal for Plague Lovers is a fantastic album. It absolutely isn't a continuation of The Holy Bible. If anything, I think it's awfully close to being what Generation Terrorists might have been without the anxiety of place
Journal for Plague Lovers is a fantastic album. It absolutely isn't a continuation of The Holy Bible. If anything, I think it's awfully close to being what Generation Terrorists might have been without the anxiety of place
This is a really good thread about who gets a 'path to virtue' in society where virtue is framed in regressive moral terms.
i do wanna add that i agree with this and also have problems with the whole "vice/virtue" framing for the right vs. left as someone who belongs to a marginalized group whose entire existence historically (at least within the last century) is overwhelmingly associated with "vice"
I don't really see the value of analysis in terms of "lack of morality" or "vice" or whatever and feel kind of touchy about it frankly wrt the huge amount of both internet censorship drives and diminishing public services/quality of living.
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This is a really good thread about who gets a 'path to virtue' in society where virtue is framed in regressive moral terms.