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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17 days until pitchers and catchers report. Expo legend Bill Lee makes his pitch.
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
17 days until pitchers and catchers report. Expo legend Bill Lee makes his pitch.
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A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
Ladies, it was a breakthrough.
I should have done this years ago.
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Apparently my pleadings for a Canadian husband worked; my DMs now look like a Tim Hortons drive-thru.
January 24, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Apparently my pleadings for a Canadian husband worked; my DMs now look like a Tim Hortons drive-thru.
That was the plan laid out for 2020, but poorly executed in Congress
🔴‘Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election’: US Defence Insider
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
'Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election': US Defence Insider
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues Brynn Tannehill
bylinetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
That was the plan laid out for 2020, but poorly executed in Congress
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Look, there’s bigger issues with the White House posting meme slop about invading a NATO ally but.
PENGUINS AREN’T NATIVE TO GREENLAND. OR THE ARCTIC. THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE YOU ADDLE-MINDED IDIOTS.
PENGUINS AREN’T NATIVE TO GREENLAND. OR THE ARCTIC. THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE YOU ADDLE-MINDED IDIOTS.
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Look, there’s bigger issues with the White House posting meme slop about invading a NATO ally but.
PENGUINS AREN’T NATIVE TO GREENLAND. OR THE ARCTIC. THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE YOU ADDLE-MINDED IDIOTS.
PENGUINS AREN’T NATIVE TO GREENLAND. OR THE ARCTIC. THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE YOU ADDLE-MINDED IDIOTS.
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Cannot see the end of it.
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Cannot see the end of it.
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What Trump said about allied soldiers is nothing new. He’s always been envious of people who had courage because he has always been a coward. Demeaned McCain & POWs, Gen Kelly confirmed he called DDay KIA troops “suckers & losers”, said he always wanted to “win” a Purple Heart.
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
What Trump said about allied soldiers is nothing new. He’s always been envious of people who had courage because he has always been a coward. Demeaned McCain & POWs, Gen Kelly confirmed he called DDay KIA troops “suckers & losers”, said he always wanted to “win” a Purple Heart.
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The so-called "party of free speech" sure does hate free speech.
Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The so-called "party of free speech" sure does hate free speech.
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Trump is weak, Bondi is weak, Miller is weak. The administration is filled with cartoon bullies who crumple when they face real opposition. Minnesotans get it. Denmark gets it. Lower court judges get it, and the best have moved into DGAF mode. When will SCOTUS get it? slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Trump is weak, Bondi is weak, Miller is weak. The administration is filled with cartoon bullies who crumple when they face real opposition. Minnesotans get it. Denmark gets it. Lower court judges get it, and the best have moved into DGAF mode. When will SCOTUS get it? slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Gary Kasparov, as usual, perfectly understands what's going on.
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Gary Kasparov, as usual, perfectly understands what's going on.
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They are incredibly evil. Thankful they are incredibly stupid as well.
January 23, 2026 at 11:34 PM
They are incredibly evil. Thankful they are incredibly stupid as well.
Minnesota Nice is a real thing. I've been there twice: both times nice.
I've been thinking a lot lately about what the Trump administration is doing to the Republican party in states like MN and OR (the state I'm most familiar with). One thing I've noticed is that OR Republicans seem to be slowly reckoning with the fact that their brand has become toxic to voters.
If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Minnesota Nice is a real thing. I've been there twice: both times nice.
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Trump’s now busy issuing a blizzard of endorsements on Truth Social of many candidates who are running unopposed or in R+30 or more districts so he can later claim that they only won because of him.
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Trump’s now busy issuing a blizzard of endorsements on Truth Social of many candidates who are running unopposed or in R+30 or more districts so he can later claim that they only won because of him.
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this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
Frosty the No Man! Never Knowingly Right!
I really love that Frost had this published hours before Trump crossed a line that has forced even fanboys to pivot.
To appropriate Buffet's investment maxim, when they tide goes out, it becomes very easy to spot whose arse is hanging out.
To appropriate Buffet's investment maxim, when they tide goes out, it becomes very easy to spot whose arse is hanging out.
January 23, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Frosty the No Man! Never Knowingly Right!
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FBI leadership coverup of Renee Good killing.
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
FBI leadership coverup of Renee Good killing.
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
25-4-87, 86 the ICE
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 11:55 PM
25-4-87, 86 the ICE
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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Before ICE, I never realized how much of "keeping the public safe" involved wrecking cars.
ICE just crashed a car at my intersection (due to their own shitty driving) and immediately got out and tear gassed observers.
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Before ICE, I never realized how much of "keeping the public safe" involved wrecking cars.
I've gone retro looking for a new career....
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I've gone retro looking for a new career....
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I'm sure this will improve morale at CBS News.
— Israel kills 3 journalists, including CBS contributor
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
Bari Weiss’s CBS News Won’t Even Condemn Israel for Killing a CBS Contributor
Instead, the network’s new top anchor Tony Dokoupil peddles Israel’s talking points about it killing a Palestinian journalist. A CBS source calls it a ‘disgrace.’
zeteo.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I'm sure this will improve morale at CBS News.
Don't forget: Carney is a low IQ leader while Trump "aced" his IQ test with a "perfect" 100
Simple answer: GOP CONGRESS
they are enabling, aiding, and abetting
they are enabling, aiding, and abetting
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Don't forget: Carney is a low IQ leader while Trump "aced" his IQ test with a "perfect" 100
Tomorrow being today now
My obituary of Claudette Colvin, who would have been recognised as one of the symbolic icons of the civil rights movement, had fate been a little less insistent that she not be,
is online @theguardian.com today. It will be in the paper paper
tomorrow
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
is online @theguardian.com today. It will be in the paper paper
tomorrow
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Claudette Colvin obituary
US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Tomorrow being today now