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
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Sixty Years Ago: John Lindsay was our Mamdani: Vietnam was our Trump . The limits of joy, the depths of despair. I was 14 and already I was being located.
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It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
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GB News are asking Trump the tough questions, like "why are you so amazing?"
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
GB News are asking Trump the tough questions, like "why are you so amazing?"
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Accurate assessment. 👍
Marjorie Taylor Greene was hired, trained, and paid by tech oligarchs & others from the very beginning to be a political troublemaker. With Trump’s downfall looming, Greene is now being strategically groomed to be JD Vance’s vice president.
Mark my words.
Mark my words.
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Accurate assessment. 👍
Teeth. Lots of teeth have gold fillings. The money can go to the Reform Party PLC
If the government really intends to seize jewellery and other valuables from refugees,
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
either
- it is staggeringly ignorant of the historical precedents
or
- it's aware of the precedents, and thinks, yeah, we'll have some of that.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Teeth. Lots of teeth have gold fillings. The money can go to the Reform Party PLC
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They don’t get it
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
They don’t get it
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency must end. It’s that simple.
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency must end. It’s that simple.
Can @nytimes assign Jacob Bernstein to find out which Sulzberger it is in this Epstein list and why?
Seems to be dyslexic too!
Sulzberger? NYTimes?
Mandleson Balir (Blair?)
Chomsky (?!) (& Dershowitz? WTAF?)
Wonder what Bannon would do with Chomsky? Or Rockefeller? Bizarre
Sulzberger? NYTimes?
Mandleson Balir (Blair?)
Chomsky (?!) (& Dershowitz? WTAF?)
Wonder what Bannon would do with Chomsky? Or Rockefeller? Bizarre
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Can @nytimes assign Jacob Bernstein to find out which Sulzberger it is in this Epstein list and why?
A Martha's Vineyard shop refused to sell Dershowitz its bagels. What do they know that the US govt and its client media doesn’t?
Maybe Dersh recommended a massage?
Hey, why is Schumer's name in that list?
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
A Martha's Vineyard shop refused to sell Dershowitz its bagels. What do they know that the US govt and its client media doesn’t?
At least Trump won't sue Justin Webb
Also, a question for Justin Webb: would you still say Donald Trump is "making America normal again"?
Question for The Times.
Given undocumented immigrants are being given hysterectomies and then deported by ICE when they complain would you still call Donald Trump a "feminist hero"? www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Given undocumented immigrants are being given hysterectomies and then deported by ICE when they complain would you still call Donald Trump a "feminist hero"? www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
At least Trump won't sue Justin Webb
Discovery!
Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Discovery!
Now do the same with Israel
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Now do the same with Israel
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A simple rule of thumb: Any politician who proclaims to be pro-EU while avoiding supporting re-entry to the Single Market is afraid of mentioning Freedom of Movement. Many have been playing that game for 10 years, and pro-EU voters are wise to it. Anything without Freedom of Movement is still Brexit
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A simple rule of thumb: Any politician who proclaims to be pro-EU while avoiding supporting re-entry to the Single Market is afraid of mentioning Freedom of Movement. Many have been playing that game for 10 years, and pro-EU voters are wise to it. Anything without Freedom of Movement is still Brexit
Fighting Bob was right
“We are slow to realize that democracy is a life and involves continual struggle. It is only as those of every generation who love democracy resist with all their might the encroachments of its enemies that the ideals of representative government can even be nearly approximated.” -Robert La Follette
Robert La Follette on Fighting for Democracy
"We have long rested comfortably in this country upon the assumption that because our form of government was democratic, it was therefore automatically producing democratic results. Now, there is noth...
www.acorn-drive.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Fighting Bob was right
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social when @nytimes used Carl Bernstein & Nora Ephron's sprog to kill irony dead with one tag
"Jacob Bernstein reports on power and privilege for the Style section."
"Jacob Bernstein reports on power and privilege for the Style section."
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social when @nytimes used Carl Bernstein & Nora Ephron's sprog to kill irony dead with one tag
"Jacob Bernstein reports on power and privilege for the Style section."
"Jacob Bernstein reports on power and privilege for the Style section."
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These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
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The man needs help.
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The man needs help.
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A reminder that Trump is loyal to no one. No one. He will always eventually screw over everyone.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A reminder that Trump is loyal to no one. No one. He will always eventually screw over everyone.
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I Believe I Can Lie
Megyn Kelly sounds like R. Kelly in her defense of Jeffrey Epstein. She's trying to bump n' grind her way back to primetime, but pimping a pedo isn't the career ignition she thinks it is.
by Maureen Dowd
Megyn Kelly sounds like R. Kelly in her defense of Jeffrey Epstein. She's trying to bump n' grind her way back to primetime, but pimping a pedo isn't the career ignition she thinks it is.
by Maureen Dowd
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I Believe I Can Lie
Megyn Kelly sounds like R. Kelly in her defense of Jeffrey Epstein. She's trying to bump n' grind her way back to primetime, but pimping a pedo isn't the career ignition she thinks it is.
by Maureen Dowd
Megyn Kelly sounds like R. Kelly in her defense of Jeffrey Epstein. She's trying to bump n' grind her way back to primetime, but pimping a pedo isn't the career ignition she thinks it is.
by Maureen Dowd
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Clyburn calls out Bessent for trying to take credit on a project in his district initiated by Biden.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Clyburn calls out Bessent for trying to take credit on a project in his district initiated by Biden.
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Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
He thinks JPMorgan Chase is a person
Trump: Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years. You have got to find out what did he know with respect to Bill Clinton… all those people that knew including JP Morgan Chase..
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
He thinks JPMorgan Chase is a person