Mark Turner

@markturner.info

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Man in Cardiff. I can’t tell you who I work for because they wouldn’t approve. And most likely, nor would you. 🌐 markturner.info 💬 DM via signal: markturner.42

A label reading: Brown Onions x3 ORIGIN New Zealand
A graph showing that 29% of those born in Wales voted for Reform compared with 32% from the rest of the UK.
A graphic showing the movement of voters from one election to the next. It shows, of those who left Labour, the vast majority went to other parties on the left, especially Plaid. The majority of Reform’s support came from those who already swung to the right (particularly the Conservatives).
A screenshot from the linked article. It reads: How Wales voted at the 2026 Senedd election: by 2016 EU referendum vote If there were a Senedd (Welsh Parliament) election tomorrow, which party would you vote for? % of 2,391 Welsh adults aged 16+ who were likely to vote Underneath is a graph showing a stark difference in Senedd election voting by leave/remain votes. For example, among remain voters 48% went for Plaid and 10% for reform, among leave voters 17% went for plaid and 53% to reform.
2026 Senedd election results Party Votes % Seats Plaid Cymru 444,665 35.41 43 Reform UK 367,985 29.30 34 Labour 139,203 11.08 9 Conservative 134,926 10.74 7 Green Party 84,608 6.74 2 Liberal Democrats 56,012 4.46 1
A bbc news headline reading: “Beck named as Wales Six Nations attack coach”
A picture of racist shyster Matt Goodwin looking sad and his phone. A statement from him reads: "We are losing our country. A dangerous Muslim sectarianism has emerged. We have only one general election left to save Britain. Vote Reform every chance you get. I will continue the fight. I will always fight for you. I will stand at the next general election. Matt." What a total pillock.
The hobbits, of the second breakfast meme.
17:30 GMT Trump given Fifa Peace Prize US President Donald Trump is awarded the first Fifa Peace Prize. 493 upvotes 11722 downvotes
An excerpt from a guardian article: In response, Farage launched a tirade against the BBC and said he would no longer speak to the broadcaster, calling it "despicable" and "beyond belief".
A defeated Pokémon trainer apparently exclaiming: “You got 2 Great Balls!” I’m sure no-one has ever made this joke before.
The eshop page for the Metroid Prime 4 pre-order, showing a price of £58.99 A section titled “software included in this product” shows the game itself for £49.99 and the Switch 2 upgrade pack for £7.99, which equals £57.98.
Under a photo of a delighted Jofra Archer The Ashes: Australia trail England by 157 at on manic opening day
A chart showing vote share % by party in elections in Caerphilly. Labour’s share drops precipitously in the recent by-election
A screenshot from Duolingo showing that you have to pay or watch an ad to even be able to do lessons on the app.
A petition on the UK Government and Parliament Petitions website. It reads: Grant the vote for London Mayor to all UK Residents Only people who live in Greater London are allowed to vote for candidates in the Mayoral elections. We think London carries so much influence across the globe and the majority of UK residents have no say as to who 'heads up' and manages our great city, and we should. London belongs to us all.
A short video of the Switch 2 download modal, showing the time remaining steadily increasing, from 51 minutes up
The green man himself, bathed in light (as it is dusk), with the “Far Out” stage in the background and revellers arranged throughout.
Scoreline of Southampton 2 - 1 Wrexham, showing the two Saints goals scored on the 90 and 90+6 minute marks
Spicy spinach
A map of Great Britain showing the regional standing charges for electricity
A box marked “Skibidi toilet mystery minifigures, series one” with the mystery minifigures in question presented in bags for the buying
The BBC’s broadcast schedule for the West Holts stage with a conspicuous absence.
A recent Facebook post by Neil McEvoy stating: Reform UK needs to come clean about what it would do with the Welsh NHS. Labour has run it into the ground for 30 years; we know that. A US style insurance based system would be disastrous though. Propel is consulting on health policy right now: prevention is better than cure. Let us know what you think.
A tweet from Keir Starmer: The reports of these strikes are concerning and we urge all parties to step back and reduce tensions urgently. Escalation serves no one in the region. Stability in the Middle East must be the priority and we are engaging partners to de-escalate. Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy.
PSG fans displaying a banner that reads “STOP GENOCIDE A GAZA”
A green caterpillar on a piece of broccoli
A graph from the Octopus app showing my electricity usage for the day by cost per kWh, and a total of £-1.14
A mayfly, on a speaker
A graph showing electricity prices over the next day and a bit on the Octopus Agile tariff. For most of tomorrow prices are negative, so I’ll be paid to use electricity!
A park bench painted an incongruous shade of lilac, emblazoned with the text, in comic sans no less: “Eisteddwch yma os ydych yn hapus i rywun stopio i dweud helo Sit here if you don’t mind someone stopping to say hello Y Fainc Hapus i Siarad - The Happy to Chat Bench”
A response from the BBC Complaints team regarding the pressure put on Evan Davies to cancel his heat pump podcast. It reads: Thank you for contacting us about the Happy Heat Pump Podcast. The BBC editorial guidelines are clear that anyone working for the BBC who does an external public speaking or writing engagement should not compromise the impartiality or integrity of the BBC or its content, or suggest that any part of the BBC endorses a third-party organisation, product, service or campaign. The responses to climate change are a matter of public policy, and in this case exploring only one response to the challenges of climate change could be seen to be compromising impartiality. We'd like to thank you for sharing your feedback, which we have passed on to the production team.
Dutch indie band Personal Trainer performing at Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach
A tweet from Prime Minister, Keir Starmer: This is a message to the fly-tippers blighting our towns and villages: For too long, your actions have gone unpunished. That ends now. We'll use drones and new tech to identify your vehicle. Then we'll crush it. A reply from Rupert Lowe, far-right MP and failed former chairman of Southampton FC: Will you commit to deporting foreign nationals found fly-tipping? Because they should be.
Packets of what is labelled “Japanese style cheese” and underneath in smaller text “with wasabi”. The substance itself is strongly green in colour. I suspect this concept would be entirely alien to any Japanese person.
A political leaflet that says: REFORM UK WE WILL - Revoke 20mph Limit - Protect Our Farmers - Lower Immigration - Fix The NHS - Cut Your Taxes 20mph is a well-trodden reactionary issue of course but I’m not sure how protected farmers feel by their policy to import cheap American meat, or how they will lower immigration to Wales (more of an emigration problem here) or “fix the NHS” by abolishing it…
A screenshot from the Bluesky app’s settings, showing that “hide verification badges” is turned on.
A poorly defined image of the partial solar eclipse through a quickly bodged pinhole camera
The sun rising over the tracks at Cardiff Central railway station. A veritable study in perspective with lots of converging lines (converging, almost, on the sun).
The label of a Chinese-style “pineapple bun”, showing the ingredients. It lists “Pineapple (0%)” as an ingredient.
Three refillable bottles of soap, in a hotel shower. One is marked “hand and body cleanser”, one is marked “hair wash”, one is marked “conditioner”.
Schiggy, wearing appropriate eyewear (pointy sunglasses)
A BBC news headline that reads “Europe rallies behind Zelensky after furious exchange with Trump in White House”
An exit poll from the German election showing CDU/CSU as the biggest party. AfD are second but on less than 20%, other parties can keep them out of power
A recipe card from hello fresh showing a recipe for “Middle Eastern Inspired Cheesy Harissa Naanizza”
A portrait photograph of Orig Williams, a hairy, tired looking Welsh man with dark hair and a beard, wearing what appears to be red spandex wrestling attire, his right nipple proudly on show.
Screen from Sonic 3 AIR showing all the super emeralds and the text “Now Sonic can be Hyper Sonic”
The level select screen showing “clear” with super sonic giving the thumbs up.
A notification that someone called Keir has liked my post about Farage possibly not being the next prime minister.
A meme in the classic style with a still from the series Archer, of the character Archer, with the text “UH, PHRASING” in the impact font naturally.
A screenshot from the BBC News homepage showing two headlines: - Will a third runway at Heathrow help UK growth? - Will electric planes and sustainable fuel make a third runway green?
The “condescending Wonka” meme; Gene Wilder, playing Willy Wonka, looking condescending
One of JMW Turner’s paintings of The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, showing the event of 16 October 1834.
A nice sunset over Southbourne beach
Michael Caine in his greatest role, as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Muppet Christmas Carol (and some muppets).
A screenshot from iPhone settings showing emergency alerts turned off
Two cans of beer: - On the left, Arbor “Panettone” festive pale ale - On the right, Queer Brewing “Burst into bright” IPA
Apple Music year-end review showing the same song from the Encanto soundtrack is my most played song for both 2023 and 2024.