Michael Carley
@drmcarley.bsky.social
If the men of property will not support us, they must fall. Our strength shall come from that great and respectable class, the men of no property. Lefty migrant
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British bobsledder having second thoughts
February 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
British bobsledder having second thoughts
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I laughed out loud. I'm sorry. This picture is going to defy my attempt at alt-text. I know I overuse this word but...astonishing.
February 19, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I laughed out loud. I'm sorry. This picture is going to defy my attempt at alt-text. I know I overuse this word but...astonishing.
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Rundale has a good write-up on the decades-long indigenous and campesino resistance to Smurfit in Colombia
from 2001 to 2019, the honorary consul of Ireland in Colombia was a Smurfit executive called Carlos Gomez Lecompte. he was reappointed in 2022 by Simon Coveney
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
from 2001 to 2019, the honorary consul of Ireland in Colombia was a Smurfit executive called Carlos Gomez Lecompte. he was reappointed in 2022 by Simon Coveney
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
Rundale - The local communities in Colombia fighting for their land back from an Irish company
Tomás Ó Loingsigh traces connections between Irish multinational firm Smurfitt Kappa and struggles over land in Colombia in this month's issue of Rundale.
www.rundale.org
February 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Rundale has a good write-up on the decades-long indigenous and campesino resistance to Smurfit in Colombia
from 2001 to 2019, the honorary consul of Ireland in Colombia was a Smurfit executive called Carlos Gomez Lecompte. he was reappointed in 2022 by Simon Coveney
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
from 2001 to 2019, the honorary consul of Ireland in Colombia was a Smurfit executive called Carlos Gomez Lecompte. he was reappointed in 2022 by Simon Coveney
www.rundale.org/2024/12/12/t...
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Smurfit is a prime example of how opening Ireland's economy didn't just unleash global capital on Ireland, it unleashed Irish capital on the globe. we are so far from confronting how embedded we are in the blood-soaked machinery of capitalist imperialism.
February 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Smurfit is a prime example of how opening Ireland's economy didn't just unleash global capital on Ireland, it unleashed Irish capital on the globe. we are so far from confronting how embedded we are in the blood-soaked machinery of capitalist imperialism.
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Going against my rule of not sharing photos without alt text. Will provide my own:
An absolutely bonkers picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in his car leaving the police station. His eyes are dilated, his face, is pale, and he looks like he's just saw the ghost of Charles I.
An absolutely bonkers picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in his car leaving the police station. His eyes are dilated, his face, is pale, and he looks like he's just saw the ghost of Charles I.
What a momentous day for the British state. And what an iconic image to capture it
February 19, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Going against my rule of not sharing photos without alt text. Will provide my own:
An absolutely bonkers picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in his car leaving the police station. His eyes are dilated, his face, is pale, and he looks like he's just saw the ghost of Charles I.
An absolutely bonkers picture of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in his car leaving the police station. His eyes are dilated, his face, is pale, and he looks like he's just saw the ghost of Charles I.
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What a momentous day for the British state. And what an iconic image to capture it
February 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
What a momentous day for the British state. And what an iconic image to capture it
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Over 100 attendees at our rally last night and another solid picket at the @ucu.org.uk North West Regional Office today ✊🪧
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteAgainstVictimisation
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteAgainstVictimisation
February 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Over 100 attendees at our rally last night and another solid picket at the @ucu.org.uk North West Regional Office today ✊🪧
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteAgainstVictimisation
#HandsOffMarie
#UniteAgainstVictimisation
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tfw your mum isn’t about to spend millions on trying to make it all go away
February 19, 2026 at 7:59 PM
tfw your mum isn’t about to spend millions on trying to make it all go away
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“The nadir came in March 2022, in what became known as “Researchfishgate.” When Christopher Jackson, a geoscience professor at the University of Manchester, innocently asked on Twitter what Researchfish actually was…” 😇
February 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“The nadir came in March 2022, in what became known as “Researchfishgate.” When Christopher Jackson, a geoscience professor at the University of Manchester, innocently asked on Twitter what Researchfish actually was…” 😇
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🇮🇱🇷🇺: Fascist
🇮🇱🇺🇦: Reactionary Centrist
🇵🇸🇷🇺: Tankie
🇵🇸🇺🇦: Normal
🇮🇱🇺🇦: Reactionary Centrist
🇵🇸🇷🇺: Tankie
🇵🇸🇺🇦: Normal
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
🇮🇱🇷🇺: Fascist
🇮🇱🇺🇦: Reactionary Centrist
🇵🇸🇷🇺: Tankie
🇵🇸🇺🇦: Normal
🇮🇱🇺🇦: Reactionary Centrist
🇵🇸🇷🇺: Tankie
🇵🇸🇺🇦: Normal
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Graham Smith says King Charles should be answering questions from journalists
The BBC presenter takes umbrage at that, saying she doesn't understand why the King should have to answer questions.
You're saying the head of state should be accountable? You're mad, you are!
The BBC presenter takes umbrage at that, saying she doesn't understand why the King should have to answer questions.
You're saying the head of state should be accountable? You're mad, you are!
February 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Graham Smith says King Charles should be answering questions from journalists
The BBC presenter takes umbrage at that, saying she doesn't understand why the King should have to answer questions.
You're saying the head of state should be accountable? You're mad, you are!
The BBC presenter takes umbrage at that, saying she doesn't understand why the King should have to answer questions.
You're saying the head of state should be accountable? You're mad, you are!
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Graham Smith: "Its not just Andrew, there are serious questions being asked, we've heard hecklers asking them, BBC journalists not so much, about what did William & Charles know, when did they know it"
The BBC presenter did not like that.
The BBC presenter did not like that.
February 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Graham Smith: "Its not just Andrew, there are serious questions being asked, we've heard hecklers asking them, BBC journalists not so much, about what did William & Charles know, when did they know it"
The BBC presenter did not like that.
The BBC presenter did not like that.
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Important to point out that the reason it’s a ‘misconduct in public office’ charge is because the other crimes he committed would open up the police/royal security services to scrutiny about how much of his deviance were they aware of.
Note: Not rape. Not paedophilia. Not human trafficking.
"Misconduct in public office."
"Misconduct in public office."
BBC: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
February 19, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Important to point out that the reason it’s a ‘misconduct in public office’ charge is because the other crimes he committed would open up the police/royal security services to scrutiny about how much of his deviance were they aware of.
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but have we considered the possibility that the late Queen was not a particularly nice or good person
February 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but have we considered the possibility that the late Queen was not a particularly nice or good person
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For any non-Brits watching this, it is absolutely inconceivable that members of the establishment face consequences, get arrested etc, unless it is so nakedly corrupt and illegal that it threatens the whole rotten edifice.
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
For any non-Brits watching this, it is absolutely inconceivable that members of the establishment face consequences, get arrested etc, unless it is so nakedly corrupt and illegal that it threatens the whole rotten edifice.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Spread it out! This is spoiling us.
Mandelson-related scoop coming up on FT website soon
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Spread it out! This is spoiling us.
Charles agreed to leave with Joyce, although upon seeing Joyce’s men, Charles pressed the cornet to show him the commission which gave him his orders.
Joyce is said to have gestured to his 500 horsemen and told Charles, “This is my commission! It is behind me.”
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Joyce is said to have gestured to his 500 horsemen and told Charles, “This is my commission! It is behind me.”
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February 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Charles agreed to leave with Joyce, although upon seeing Joyce’s men, Charles pressed the cornet to show him the commission which gave him his orders.
Joyce is said to have gestured to his 500 horsemen and told Charles, “This is my commission! It is behind me.”
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Joyce is said to have gestured to his 500 horsemen and told Charles, “This is my commission! It is behind me.”
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Meanwhile in prison:
You know that guy, Paddington?
I erm, knew his mother.
You know that guy, Paddington?
I erm, knew his mother.
February 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Meanwhile in prison:
You know that guy, Paddington?
I erm, knew his mother.
You know that guy, Paddington?
I erm, knew his mother.
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Had to be done #AndrewMountbattenWindsor
February 19, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Had to be done #AndrewMountbattenWindsor
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Forty years since Ted Hughes wrote his single most excruciating Laureate poem, for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
February 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Forty years since Ted Hughes wrote his single most excruciating Laureate poem, for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson