Michael Carlson
@micarlson.bsky.social
Nora's dad. Rufus' guy 14+ years. Yank, Montréaler, Brit (adopted pre-Brexit).Writer, broadcaster & speaker on Culture (arts, books, film, Americana), Politics & (as Mike or Iron Mike) Sports. Some poems. Accept no substitutes. His not Him before gerunds
created August 22, 2023
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Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot.bsky.social) reposted
Reform said the abolition of ILR would save £234bn because of benefits claims. The figures come from a Centre for Policy Studies report that has been withdrawn because of a dispute over the numbers. The thinktank has said its costs “should not be used”. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The Onion (@theonion.com) reposted
No One On ‘Pat McAfee Show’ Notices A.J. Hawk Dead For Last 3 Days https://theonion.com/no-one-on-pat-mcafee-show-notices-a-j-hawk-dead-for-last-3-days/
Enough (@enuffsenuff.bsky.social) reposted
Good on you ladies.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Exactly. It should have come to mind before They consulyed McSweeny 's focus groups
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Hakeem the Dream is our Franz von Papen
BladeoftheSun (@bladeofthes.bsky.social) reposted
Andrew Tate says London is too dangerous to go out at night in. He wouldn't know much about that because since May 28th 2025 he has an arrest warrant pending for Rape and Human Trafficking. So he hasn't been in the UK never mind London.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
Who would have thought that he’d be MORE annoying after he died?
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
PeeWee German
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
Or stop relivining adolescence
Fun (@funkelly.bsky.social) reposted
just heard someone call stephen miller peewee german
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
Close by
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
When we are finally in possession of the constitutionally guaranteed rights and powers, we will pour the state into the form that we think is best. A Hitler 1930
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Hoiw do you legitimize a coup d'etat? You eliminate the poltical opposition. You restructure government. You rewite laws. A. Hitler, 1924
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
It's time for victims to start naming names. Dare them to sue and undergo discovery NDAs are not valid if you're reporting criminality
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
That's Indianny Jones, bro. Dimes is buried in the Jersey marshes
Ed Wilson (@eddwilson.bsky.social) reposted
BBC News: Yvette Cooper is at "a conference". She's actually attending the United Nations General Assembly. #r4today
Benn Jordan (@bennjordan.bsky.social) reposted
Just 2 gun rights advocates sitting behind a wall of bulletproof glass while enjoying a memorial for a gun rights advocate who got murdered by a gun.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Ashli Babbitt
Jolyon Maugham KC (@goodlawproject.org) reposted
This should have been a moment of profound national learning - about the corruption that serves our elite - but the Cabinet Office which ran the VIP Lane sought to close the discussion down and Labour unaccountably let them. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Charlie Kirkspawn
Rex Huppke (@rexhuppke.bsky.social) reposted
Everything about this headline is hilarious. And the YouTube views are a reflection of how wildly the right has overblown the number of people paying attention.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
I liked him as a rookie from UMass
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
Theyre horrible. MaDaniels is plat calling out of fear
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Is Homan in the Epstein Files alongside Dersh and "Lord' Mandy? Par-Tay!
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
Im sure they told you, but Lithuanians were the core (players and coaches) of the best Soviet national teams. There is also a Lith pub in Stratford where they watched the 2102 Olympic tourney
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
"you aren't laughing at us any more" A Hitler 1932 Berlin NFarage 2016 Strasbourg
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
I don’t know whether I should laugh or cry, but this really pisses me off.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
How about you make it shopping carts in two groups and whoever gets the most stuff wins each other too
Iain Roberts (@slowbikeiain.bsky.social) reposted
Lib Dems: We have 12x Reform's MPs, can we have the same coverage? BBC: But Reform has 2x your poll rating. If there were an election tomorrow, they'd be running the country. Lib Dems: So you're putting their people and policies under scrutiny, right? BBC: Lib Dems: Right?
The Onion (@theonion.com) reposted
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
Parody Keir Starmer (@parodypm.bsky.social) reposted
Congratulations to Chris Mason for being nominated for 'Political Journalist Of The Year' in the London Press Club Awards. He was nominated for his "fearless commitment to unbiased, objective reporting" by a Mr N Farage of Clacton.
Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) reposted
Cambodia and Armenia woke up not knowing they’ve been fighting each other According to the president, Armenia has also been fighting Albania and Aberbaijan - not to confuse with Azerbaijan
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Deer. Headlights.
Sarah Murphy (@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social) reposted
British media pumps out daily propaganda pieces for Farage, fails to offer *any scrutiny* and basically legitimises rampant racism, then puts on its ‘innocent face’ and clutches its pearls at the rise of the far right… What a grim betrayal of our democracy. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
That looks like dinner my mom cooked when we were kids.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
That looks like the cover of Pearls Before Swine's Garden of Earthly Delights. And Tom Rapp sang lots of falsetto. Hmmm
aliciablackgirl.bsky.social (@aliciablackgirl.bsky.social) reposted
Mark Pack (@markpackuk.bsky.social) reposted
The media - no, we're not going to report on serious Lib Dem policies The media - yes, we will report on fun stunts The media, also - the Lib Dems need to show they've got serious policies
/r/Habs (@habsonreddit.bsky.social) reposted
Happy Birthday to Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, who would’ve turned 74 years old today ♥️
davidrlurie (@davidrlurie.bsky.social) reposted
“Tom Homan isn’t shutting up", said Tom Homan just weeks ago. Therefore, I assume he's going to be on all the Sunday shows to discuss the kinds of bags he prefers to receive cash in.
Nick Barlow (@nickbwalking.bsky.social) reposted
Very odd watching BBC News talking about the Lib Dem conference and mentioning how the party has struggled to break through in the media like it's nothing to do with them.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
June 2024, spreading the peace of Jesus
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I guess modern history began in 2017.
Alex Andreou (@sturdyalex.bsky.social) reposted
In case you thought I was exaggerating, here is the "debate" on Kimmel from Newsnight. David Frum explaining the horrific first-amendment-breaching executive overreach. British right wing hacks: bUt HiS jOkE wAs iNaCCuRaTe!
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
And fewer than half did
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) reposted
Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
So they call me Concentration Camp Homan, do they?
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
Do they have their own substacks yet?
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Life's tough for lots of people these days
Alex Andreou (@sturdyalex.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
We know why - and who. bsky.app/profile/best...
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Was Piers Morgan lying? What Kimmel said: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
David Wearing (@davidwearing.bsky.social) reposted
There is no "migration problem". The problem is racism.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Bruce is a propagandist, Morgan is a liar. The poor man telling the truth is allowed 12 seconds to play with it. #bbcqt
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Or die trying
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Horst Wessel does not run through heads. He goose steps. A horst is a horst of course of course & no one have a horst in their ear of course, unless of course the horst set course directly thru you head, or the horst is Antifa Ed
Henry Mance (@henrymance.ft.com) reposted
Woah. It's one thing for Trump to ban journalists from White House press conferences; it's another for Downing Street to do his bidding on UK soil.
David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) reposted
They know what they’re doing.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
This is not Newton Minnow we are talking about
Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd.bsky.social) reposted
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
Jeet Heer (@jeetheer.bsky.social) reposted
This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.
Barbara Sobel (@barbarasobel.bsky.social) reposted
This is a 9-0 Supreme Court decision from just last year.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
Worth twice as much in their club as out on the street
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Don't forget phone sex & Ryan Lizza
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
"paging merrick garland"
Peter Geoghegan (@petergeoghegan.bsky.social) reposted
The main story on BBC 6 Music News this morning is that a ‘boat carrying migrants is on its way to France’ Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros. The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
Dr Zubaida Haque (@zubhaque.bsky.social) reposted
Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
The Supreme Court defines"communitity interest" a little different than the loudest and most heavily armed, @brendancarrfcc
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Acosta Can't Help It If He's Lucky
Paulley Ticks (@tomadelsbach.bsky.social) reposted
;) #MelaniaTrump #RoyalFamily
John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social) reposted
Fox News is a cancer.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Grad transfer to Ga Tech Saw him play in Dublin last year when they beat FSU: kept an eye on him cause I am from New Haven Didn't use him passing really but thie pass game was embassarringly bad. motion/Y (wing) and he was top notch. Smooth movement sound technique power on impact.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
OUR House of Lords? Reputation? Who is she trying to zoom?
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Trouble Comin Every Day When will we be paid for the WorkWe Done When The Revoluion Comes Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
If the topic was can we cover the spread Thursday, yeah
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
The King of Comedy
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
He's always gotta berunning against someone. Whaddabout Biden? That wass, Biden's fault etc
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
WTAF?
Asha Rangappa (@asharangappa.bsky.social) reposted
PSA: A "Major Terrorist Organization" (MTO) is not a thing. The Immigration and Nationality Act *delegates* power to the State Department to designate *FOREIGN* terrorist organizations (FTOs) based on certain criteria. It doesn't apply to domestic orgs. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Take it from the colonel, finger lickin good
whattheactualf.bsky.social (@whattheactualf.bsky.social) reposted
Disney is the enemy of free speech!’soon we will have nothing but state tv!
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
@bbcr4today only does this sort of thing on days ending in a "y". Watch them bring respected journalists from newsmax to join Grorka as analysts on Election DaY
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
But Corey Booker said some nice things on Kimmel's show
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
Call me radical, but I think we *don't* need to have polite chats with racists who are spewing conspiracy theories that keep motivating white supremacists to massacre our fellow citizens, and we *don't* need to have bipartisan deals with fascists trying to destroy our democracy and our government.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jarvis: I'm paying for them with my tax dollars. They're doing things in my name as a citizen. They're doing it with a mask, never saying their name, never showing a warrant, never giving a badge number, never giving me any sense of who they are. They are masked mobs going after people
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
News values
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social) reply parent
"logistical reasons?" did King Prince Charles' pen run out of ink?
Nicole (@nicoledso.bsky.social) reposted
So because of Suella Braverman s illegal migration bill which meant zero processing of migrants a convicted terrorist was allowed to stay in the UK and went on the rape a woman. Entered during April 2023
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
There is literally no such designation as a MAJOR TERRORISM GROUP whether Trump puts it caps or not. But he could go to Antifa World HQ & Theme Park in an Atlanta strip mall and arrest Antifa's board of directors, delivery men and greeters
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.
Frank Conniff (@frankconniff.bsky.social) reposted
Right now Jimmy Fallon and Lorne Michaels are so thankful that they suck so much.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Checking in on this
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
Sorry, I forgot. Who was @schumer.senate.gov?
Michael Carlson (@micarlson.bsky.social)
This is a fifth grader's book report. Probably won't see Shakespeare again? Think not Don?
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.