Mike M
@mikem76.bsky.social
Family, writing, reading, poetry, education, Tolkien, medieval history, jazz, Hendrix, empathy, cat.
Australian and proud to live on Whadjuk Noongar Country. #TreatyNow.
To find more of my writing:
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Australian and proud to live on Whadjuk Noongar Country. #TreatyNow.
To find more of my writing:
https://xwaxinglyricalx.wixsite.com/website
He destroyed his legacy by BEING a fucking cheat, not simply by admitting to it.
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Lance Armstrong destroyed his legacy with five monosyllabic answers to Oprah
Lance Armstrong had successfully doped for years. But when the evidence backed him into a corner, he took control of the narrative and confessed live on Oprah's couch, martyring himself to cycling's E...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:40 AM
He destroyed his legacy by BEING a fucking cheat, not simply by admitting to it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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I’ve made the decision to give #DonaldTrump the prize I was awarded in 1989 for Computer Studies in Year 8. He’s earned it.
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I’ve made the decision to give #DonaldTrump the prize I was awarded in 1989 for Computer Studies in Year 8. He’s earned it.
Some people seem to think that @albo actually wanted/wants to pass these laws. Christ, some people are stupid. #auspol
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Top faith leaders urge PM to scrap new racial hatred offence
A broad of coalition of Australia's most influential religious leaders have urged the prime minister to scrap Labor's proposal to outlaw the promotion of racial hatred.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Some people seem to think that @albo actually wanted/wants to pass these laws. Christ, some people are stupid. #auspol
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Clearly a lot of these idiots haven't actually read the Torah or Pentateuch. Still, if they want them banned...
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'Just get rid of it': Call to scrap religious text carve-out in hate laws
Representatives of the Jewish community and Australian National Imams Council front a snap parliamentary hearing called to probe Labor's legislative response to the Bondi terror attack.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Clearly a lot of these idiots haven't actually read the Torah or Pentateuch. Still, if they want them banned...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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He can't outrun consequences or justice forever, so he's decided to tear the whole place down. A toddler tantrum on a beyond-epic scale. If he's not removed from power, the US is a shot bird. Given the cowardice of the GOP, the bird's fate is all but sealed. #uspol
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Markets shudder as White House goes to war with everyone
In the past week, the US has dramatically expanded and accelerated its attacks both inside and outside its borders. Here's where Australia stands in the fray.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
He can't outrun consequences or justice forever, so he's decided to tear the whole place down. A toddler tantrum on a beyond-epic scale. If he's not removed from power, the US is a shot bird. Given the cowardice of the GOP, the bird's fate is all but sealed. #uspol
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Tusk is the best #FleetwoodMac album. I'm sorry - it just is.
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Tusk is the best #FleetwoodMac album. I'm sorry - it just is.
I'm now more than 50k words in a book about the relationships in #BuffyTheVampireSlayer. I have no idea if it'll ever see the light of day or if anyone would actually want to read it, but writing it is an immensely enjoyable process. #booksky #author
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I'm now more than 50k words in a book about the relationships in #BuffyTheVampireSlayer. I have no idea if it'll ever see the light of day or if anyone would actually want to read it, but writing it is an immensely enjoyable process. #booksky #author
Current summer reading.
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Current summer reading.
In a bold and innovative new approach, #Trump has decided to prove that he's a worthy recipient of the #NobelPeacePrize by starting a war in #Venezuela. One can only assume that #MargaretThatcher is having a nice little chuckle (in hell).
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 AM
In a bold and innovative new approach, #Trump has decided to prove that he's a worthy recipient of the #NobelPeacePrize by starting a war in #Venezuela. One can only assume that #MargaretThatcher is having a nice little chuckle (in hell).
May #NY2026 be the year that he dies. #HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 4:51 AM
May #NY2026 be the year that he dies. #HappyNewYear
It's wonderful to think about how many people will lose their shit over this. It's nice when fuckwits have bad days. HNY!!!
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 AM
It's wonderful to think about how many people will lose their shit over this. It's nice when fuckwits have bad days. HNY!!!
It would appear that hell is freezing over.
As people in the U.S. prepared to ring in the new year, temperatures plunged as much as 20 degrees below normal across much of the country. nyti.ms/4jgj9uI
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
It would appear that hell is freezing over.
Is it just me, or does calling the section in the pharmacist in which one buys condoms (I was not buying condoms) ‘Family Planning’ somewhere between passive aggression and gaslighting? It would be like re-branding the health industry as 'Death Management'.
December 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Is it just me, or does calling the section in the pharmacist in which one buys condoms (I was not buying condoms) ‘Family Planning’ somewhere between passive aggression and gaslighting? It would be like re-branding the health industry as 'Death Management'.
Not where I live. Fuck Trump.
It is now illegal to dislike Mr. Trump.
December 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Not where I live. Fuck Trump.
Damn, Nick Cave's Live God album is a blinder. Can't wait to see him in the flesh again next month!
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Damn, Nick Cave's Live God album is a blinder. Can't wait to see him in the flesh again next month!
For the ancient Assyrians, a dog taking a shit in front of you brings good luck. I can’t say that’s something I’d have intuited myself.
December 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
For the ancient Assyrians, a dog taking a shit in front of you brings good luck. I can’t say that’s something I’d have intuited myself.
What’s the Sydney pitch going to look like? A cobbled street? This is fucking ridiculous. #Ashes #cricketsky
December 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
What’s the Sydney pitch going to look like? A cobbled street? This is fucking ridiculous. #Ashes #cricketsky