Michael Carnell
@michaelcarnell.com
Openhearted liberal, British car fan, photographer & camera collector, hiker, traveller, chess hack, and publisher of Just British Online Motoring Magazine. Charleston, SC /|\ 🦇 🌷 🏳️🌈 📷
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"As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea." A great article on those of us who like everything from vinyl records, to paper books, to art you can touch. #AnalogActivist #VinylSky #Books #Records #Analog #RealLife
'The past gives comfort': Finding refuge on analog islands amid deepening digital seas
As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea.
apnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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ICE broke the law to arrest him, interfering with the normal course of citizenship.
And now he's dead.
He was a diabetic and wasn't given insulin by the guards for a few days.
He was told to contact his doctor for a note.
And now he's dead.
He was a diabetic and wasn't given insulin by the guards for a few days.
He was told to contact his doctor for a note.
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of ICE at a private prison in Michigan, the ABC7 I-...
abc7chicago.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ICE broke the law to arrest him, interfering with the normal course of citizenship.
And now he's dead.
He was a diabetic and wasn't given insulin by the guards for a few days.
He was told to contact his doctor for a note.
And now he's dead.
He was a diabetic and wasn't given insulin by the guards for a few days.
He was told to contact his doctor for a note.
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Here is what Trump didn't want those of us in the US to see. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Here is what Trump didn't want those of us in the US to see. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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OMFG
Our view: A monumental problem in Marion Square charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/12/25/o...
Our view: A monumental problem in Marion Square - Charleston City Paper
Two tons of Jim Crow-era trouble came crashing down on Charleston’s Marion Square last week.That’s when a massive granite marker honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — crafted in 1947 by the United...
charlestoncitypaper.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
OMFG
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EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
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EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom are hitting out at a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans the Trump administration accuses of pressuring tech firms to censo...
apnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
apnews.com/article/euro...
apnews.com/article/euro...
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Rumors abound that he’s being pressured to step down!
Rumors are weapons!
Use it.
Rumors are weapons!
Use it.
December 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Rumors abound that he’s being pressured to step down!
Rumors are weapons!
Use it.
Rumors are weapons!
Use it.
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Tragedy upon tragedy.
We MUST not give up.
We MUST not give up.
December 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tragedy upon tragedy.
We MUST not give up.
We MUST not give up.
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#CHARLESTON #NONPROFITS
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Send us your list of needs so we can broadcast it across our network!
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#mutualaid #wishlist #lowcountry #charity #grassroots #media #chsnews #shoplocalchs #charlestongood
@holycitysinner.com
WHAT IS ON YOUR DONATION WISH LIST?
Send us your list of needs so we can broadcast it across our network!
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#mutualaid #wishlist #lowcountry #charity #grassroots #media #chsnews #shoplocalchs #charlestongood
@holycitysinner.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#CHARLESTON #NONPROFITS
WHAT IS ON YOUR DONATION WISH LIST?
Send us your list of needs so we can broadcast it across our network!
growpurpose.com/charlestongo...
#mutualaid #wishlist #lowcountry #charity #grassroots #media #chsnews #shoplocalchs #charlestongood
@holycitysinner.com
WHAT IS ON YOUR DONATION WISH LIST?
Send us your list of needs so we can broadcast it across our network!
growpurpose.com/charlestongo...
#mutualaid #wishlist #lowcountry #charity #grassroots #media #chsnews #shoplocalchs #charlestongood
@holycitysinner.com
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Charleston libraries to expand food and literacy programs with $125k in grants
abcnews4.com/news/local/c...
#charleston #chsnews #lowcountry #southcarolina
#foodaccess #healthyfood #literacy #nonprofit #library #publiclibraries #ccpl #charlestoncounty
abcnews4.com/news/local/c...
#charleston #chsnews #lowcountry #southcarolina
#foodaccess #healthyfood #literacy #nonprofit #library #publiclibraries #ccpl #charlestoncounty
Charleston libraries to expand food and literacy programs with $125k in grants
Charleston County Public Library is expanding its reach across the community after receiving more than $125,000 in new grant funding aimed at improving food acc
abcnews4.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Charleston libraries to expand food and literacy programs with $125k in grants
abcnews4.com/news/local/c...
#charleston #chsnews #lowcountry #southcarolina
#foodaccess #healthyfood #literacy #nonprofit #library #publiclibraries #ccpl #charlestoncounty
abcnews4.com/news/local/c...
#charleston #chsnews #lowcountry #southcarolina
#foodaccess #healthyfood #literacy #nonprofit #library #publiclibraries #ccpl #charlestoncounty
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Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
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The move away from streaming and back to ownership. Back to personal sovereignty. Also cassette tapes versus vinyl records and CDs. Get back to your physical media!
#nowspinning #cassettes #music #cassettetapes #streaming #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying
#nowspinning #cassettes #music #cassettetapes #streaming #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying
Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes
In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks.
www.404media.co
December 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The move away from streaming and back to ownership. Back to personal sovereignty. Also cassette tapes versus vinyl records and CDs. Get back to your physical media!
#nowspinning #cassettes #music #cassettetapes #streaming #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying
#nowspinning #cassettes #music #cassettetapes #streaming #vinyl #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #nowplaying
If you are going to give up your privacy for something, do it intentionally. Or intentionally chose privacy.
#Privacy #Security #Linux #FOSS
#Privacy #Security #Linux #FOSS
Want real privacy? Ditch big-tech OSes and go Linux
Are you tired of big tech watching your every move? There's a solution...
www.howtogeek.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty is hampered by a 90% dependency on US cloud infrastructure, claims Cristina Caffarra, a competition expert and a driving force behind the Eurostack initiative. #DigitalSovereignty #EU #USA #Security #privacy #GDPR #CLOUD #CloudAct
Europe gets serious about cutting US digital umbilical cord
Feature: Public bodies migrate in the bloc as hyperscalers claim sovereignty
www.theregister.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Elvi Chevi just posted her new video about switching her work setup from BigTech to Euro alternatives. From email to browsers, note-taking apps to video calls. She is sharing her fexperience, the challenges, and the surprisingly fun tools she found along the way. #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Linux
🚀 Just dropped: My latest video on switching to European digital alternatives! | ElviCheva
Get more from ElviCheva on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Elvi Chevi just posted her new video about switching her work setup from BigTech to Euro alternatives. From email to browsers, note-taking apps to video calls. She is sharing her fexperience, the challenges, and the surprisingly fun tools she found along the way. #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Linux
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
CBS Abruptly Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment On Migrants Sent To El Salvador Prison—What To Know
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
www.forbes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
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Felon autocrat Trump and his buddies are engineering state-run media, turning the U.S. into the next North Korea or Russia. CBS should be ashamed for making themselves complicit in this destruction of democracy.
December 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Felon autocrat Trump and his buddies are engineering state-run media, turning the U.S. into the next North Korea or Russia. CBS should be ashamed for making themselves complicit in this destruction of democracy.
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This paraphrase of 60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi in Playbook is really the thing: “declining to air a story because the administration wouldn’t comment for it amounted to handing the state a veto on journalism”
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This paraphrase of 60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi in Playbook is really the thing: “declining to air a story because the administration wouldn’t comment for it amounted to handing the state a veto on journalism”
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CBS is fully compromised !!! Remember, the executive producer quit, months ago, when he realized 60 minutes was giving away their integrity !!! 🤬. Legacy media is dead ⚰️
December 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
CBS is fully compromised !!! Remember, the executive producer quit, months ago, when he realized 60 minutes was giving away their integrity !!! 🤬. Legacy media is dead ⚰️
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