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,music,Americana),Politics & (as Mike or Iron Mike) Sports. Some poems. Accept no substitutes.
In the proud moral maze tradition of such moral leaders as Scuton, Goze, Daley, Starkey, Stanley, McEvoy, Phillips, Fox, Sumption and Portillo
Greg Brown@gregpfc.bsky.social · 19h agoOops! “Orr has appeared on BBC Radio 4 for the Today podcast and the Moral Maze.” He frequently serves as a guest panellist on the programme discussing various ethical, religious, and political topics (Wiki) Oh, and his wife’s a vicar.
Lest we, like the media, forget. Nixon's October Surprise in 1968 predated Reagan's in 80. Nor do they remember the 1953 US/UK coup that ousted Iran's democratic government to install the Shah and his SAVAK secret police, whom the Ayatollah's followers overthrew without CIA help
greytdog@greytdog.bsky.social · yesterdayThe GOP has always cheated...and harmed Americans in order to gain and hold power.
Oi, @ftweekend.com you have a bit of explaining to do re your overly generous Life + Arts read on Orr, published just yesterday...
Peter Jukes@peterjukes.bsky.social · yesterdayJust a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
Nigel Farage is very lucky that he didn't know what was being discussed at the lunch where he was discussing it
With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law.
Boycott Google, as it shamelessly panders to that idiotic vulgar slob.
"Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." - George "Shrub" Bush
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last wk.I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people.
Elaine Pagels: These (Roman) emperors vigorously promoted massive propaganda publicizing on coins, stone monuments, in public entertainments from horse races & sports to religious festivals, their claim the gods had appointed them & their dynasty to rule over the whole human race. Sound familiar?
Narrator: Richard Tice is divorced from his wife of 24 years with whom he shares 3 children. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Couples with children should be married, Reform UK’s deputy leader says
Richard Tice also said ‘British-born children’ are a ‘good thing’ and should be encouraged
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When America is gone, remember NYT headlines like this and never again ask what role corporate media played in normalizing the most dangerous man on Earth
Hakeem Jeffries isn’t sure what to drink at lunch with Jared Kushner, sparkling water or the blood of his own voters
Going to Point Loma Nazarene and Liberty Universities probably played a role in how weird Natalia Harp is around men. Men & women can’t have “unsupervised private lingerings,” premarital sex, PDA, or make out. She was practically *groomed* to have dysfunctional relationships with men.
VVD Blocking the EU to Preserve US Monopoly Power "The big American tech firms known as the 'Silicon Six' have been accused of avoiding $278bn in US corporation over 10 years. Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple & Microsoft generated $11tn of revenue and $2.5tn of profits over the past decade."
‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years
Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average
theguardian.com
Mark Rutte was with Peter Thiel and Alex Karp last week. It’s possible his stance on trump was heavily influenced en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bi...
2025 Bilderberg Conference - Wikipedia
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Wat een lul die Rutte. Dit AI warfighting platform is getest in Gaza, op kinderen. Die Alex Karp en Peter Thiel zijn echt super eng. Niets met democratie, ze willen gewoon superrijk worden. ICE. De Amerikaanse Gestapo gebruiky ook software van Palentir. www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/...
How CIA-backed tech giant Palantir aids Israeli genocide in Gaza with AI, surveillance
Palantir Technologies, a CIA-backed data analytics firm, aids the Israeli genocide in Gaza through AI-driven surveillance, precision targeting systems, and global data control.
presstv.ir
Susan Collins "concerned" that voters noticed her deal with the devil was with the devil
CavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 2w agoSounds like they took your counsel and concerns to heart, Susan. It's going great.
The United States and Canada have been friends, partners, and allies for more than 150 years across 32 presidential administrations. And now, solely because of the arrogance, incompetence, and ego of the current occupant of the White House, that relationship is being driven straight toward a cliff.
Hasnt liberal strategy of running yr best ads in August been proven a failure? certainly since 2016 vs Trump? Hold the big guns until October. I know they say people make up their minds early, but for anyone left of Chuck Schumer, there is the immediate MSM pileon. Let dust settle, then blast back.
Donald Fagen could write a song about getting a parking ticket at William & Mary and somehow it would involve a colonial tavern, a disgraced financier, a philosophy major from Scarsdale, and a Rhodes piano.
More than any other journalistic outlet the Post helped to establish the post Nixon norm of DOJ independence because of their Watergate coverage. Now they endorse what was a fringe view a couple of years ago. Lackeys for money and authoritarianism.
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · 3w agoThe shamelessly enabling Bezos editorial board endorses the end of the rule of law in favor of the rule of Trump. Maybe a new low. What a horrible undermining of the news side’s attempts to do accountability journalism. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Here's Murray, explicitly accusing Barbara Roche of bringing the "Great Replacement" to the UK, and linking it directly to her being Jewish.
