Michael Bell
@mbellcoop.bsky.social
Used to be a bigwig in the Co-op Party
UK politics, NUFC & non-league football, playlists, chess, Eurovision, and some occasional conlangs
Chess Dot Com username: Heaton Bellington
FPL team: Bellwich Albion
(he/him)
UK politics, NUFC & non-league football, playlists, chess, Eurovision, and some occasional conlangs
Chess Dot Com username: Heaton Bellington
FPL team: Bellwich Albion
(he/him)
Wow, how incredibly unsurprising
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wow, how incredibly unsurprising
They asked me to record them doing another. Apologies if it's rude or offensive, I don't speak Basque
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They asked me to record them doing another. Apologies if it's rude or offensive, I don't speak Basque
Asked some Bilbao fans to sing a club song for me in the Wobbly Duck in town
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Asked some Bilbao fans to sing a club song for me in the Wobbly Duck in town
Also my apologies for not replying in Portuguese
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Also my apologies for not replying in Portuguese
This should calm things down
October 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This should calm things down
Me running for election again at some point in the future: "Omg I hope my tattoo of Polgar Vs Short, 1994, Intel/PCA Championship, Game One, doesn't cause any issues for my campaign."
The news: "Tonight, candidate Michael Bell is fending off accusations of being a sad nerd"
The news: "Tonight, candidate Michael Bell is fending off accusations of being a sad nerd"
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Me running for election again at some point in the future: "Omg I hope my tattoo of Polgar Vs Short, 1994, Intel/PCA Championship, Game One, doesn't cause any issues for my campaign."
The news: "Tonight, candidate Michael Bell is fending off accusations of being a sad nerd"
The news: "Tonight, candidate Michael Bell is fending off accusations of being a sad nerd"
Just got a reminder from JLM, who I'm no longer a member of, to vote for Bridget Phillipson. Argh, just fuck off man
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just got a reminder from JLM, who I'm no longer a member of, to vote for Bridget Phillipson. Argh, just fuck off man
International break? What international break?
Went to Dunston UTS Vs Blyth Spartans tonight, with a home win of 3-0. Howay the Fed!
Went to Dunston UTS Vs Blyth Spartans tonight, with a home win of 3-0. Howay the Fed!
October 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
International break? What international break?
Went to Dunston UTS Vs Blyth Spartans tonight, with a home win of 3-0. Howay the Fed!
Went to Dunston UTS Vs Blyth Spartans tonight, with a home win of 3-0. Howay the Fed!
2002 (there are basically no photos of me until I bought a camera phone in like 2016, so you're lucky to even have this one)
October 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
2002 (there are basically no photos of me until I bought a camera phone in like 2016, so you're lucky to even have this one)
"What's that, Wiggy? What do you call a judge with no fingers? Well I don't know. What DO you call a judge with no fingers? Speak up, Wiggy. Oh! Justice Thumbs!"
October 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"What's that, Wiggy? What do you call a judge with no fingers? Well I don't know. What DO you call a judge with no fingers? Speak up, Wiggy. Oh! Justice Thumbs!"
However the maximum length of a Halloween playlist is 744 hours
October 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
However the maximum length of a Halloween playlist is 744 hours
Steve Reed in a red baseball cap shouting "Build Baby, Build" at Labour conference... Jesus fucking Christ
I asked my mate who's there how it went down in the hall. He said he wasn't there for it but that there's loads of 20-something delegates going around wearing the hat
I asked my mate who's there how it went down in the hall. He said he wasn't there for it but that there's loads of 20-something delegates going around wearing the hat
September 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Steve Reed in a red baseball cap shouting "Build Baby, Build" at Labour conference... Jesus fucking Christ
I asked my mate who's there how it went down in the hall. He said he wasn't there for it but that there's loads of 20-something delegates going around wearing the hat
I asked my mate who's there how it went down in the hall. He said he wasn't there for it but that there's loads of 20-something delegates going around wearing the hat
Got given a small basil plant by some friends with an allotment, and after repotting it's taking over my kitchen, so as it's autumn now I think tomorrow is gonna be a day of batch cooking soups that benefit from basil
September 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Got given a small basil plant by some friends with an allotment, and after repotting it's taking over my kitchen, so as it's autumn now I think tomorrow is gonna be a day of batch cooking soups that benefit from basil
There was around 3000 of us. I kept hearing that there was 300 of the fash but the only photo I've seen of them shows less than 100. We blocked off Grey Street but they were allowed to get to the hotel by another route.
Thanks to @matildaf.bsky.social for making my placard
Thanks to @matildaf.bsky.social for making my placard
September 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There was around 3000 of us. I kept hearing that there was 300 of the fash but the only photo I've seen of them shows less than 100. We blocked off Grey Street but they were allowed to get to the hotel by another route.
Thanks to @matildaf.bsky.social for making my placard
Thanks to @matildaf.bsky.social for making my placard
Keep hearing that Charlie Kirk was simply a man who loved debate, like some modern day Socrates, and never did anything more than ask people to change his mind
September 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Keep hearing that Charlie Kirk was simply a man who loved debate, like some modern day Socrates, and never did anything more than ask people to change his mind
This guy looks about as "college age" as the Steve Buscemi meme
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This guy looks about as "college age" as the Steve Buscemi meme
Does it count as "defection" if she's not a politician anymore? She's just a random crank. Surely it's just "joined"
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Does it count as "defection" if she's not a politician anymore? She's just a random crank. Surely it's just "joined"
Bought this really cool looking begonia for a birthday present for @matildaf.bsky.social and the lass in the shop was like "Don't expose it to bright light, don't get the leaves wet" and now I'm terrified about feeding it after midnight
August 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Bought this really cool looking begonia for a birthday present for @matildaf.bsky.social and the lass in the shop was like "Don't expose it to bright light, don't get the leaves wet" and now I'm terrified about feeding it after midnight
Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you
August 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you
A good game but sadly a loss for the Main. Percy Main 0, Sporting Wallsend 3
August 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A good game but sadly a loss for the Main. Percy Main 0, Sporting Wallsend 3
After suffering a catastrophic loss on my chess puzzles rating of ~700pts in a few days, I've managed to quickly claw it back and take it higher
August 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
After suffering a catastrophic loss on my chess puzzles rating of ~700pts in a few days, I've managed to quickly claw it back and take it higher
At 2017 Labour North Regional Conference I got steamrollered into having to get a photo with Corbyn - a man I do not like, then nor now. My girlfriend found it funny to blow up the image and put it in her bathroom. Many years later she has moved into mine, and the picture has appeared in my bathroom
August 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
At 2017 Labour North Regional Conference I got steamrollered into having to get a photo with Corbyn - a man I do not like, then nor now. My girlfriend found it funny to blow up the image and put it in her bathroom. Many years later she has moved into mine, and the picture has appeared in my bathroom
This two deck set was a real treat as I didn't know when I ordered it that one of the decks is still wrapped in it's old duty paper!
July 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This two deck set was a real treat as I didn't know when I ordered it that one of the decks is still wrapped in it's old duty paper!