Mike Cartmel
@mikecartmel.bsky.social
Trying to make sense of it all... and failing.
🌍 Wiltshire, UK
🌍 Wiltshire, UK
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👇mood all day, every day.
October 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
👇mood all day, every day.
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When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵
Just a few pages in and once again hooked by the gentle charm and humour that is #RichardOsman. #TheImpossibleFortune has started beautifully.
September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just a few pages in and once again hooked by the gentle charm and humour that is #RichardOsman. #TheImpossibleFortune has started beautifully.
Not Sofie Gråbøl in case you were wondering...
‘Professional actor’ behind attacks that closed Danish airports, defence minister says
Drones overfly four more airports forcing Aalborg to halt traffic two nights after shutdown at Copenhagen terminals
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Not Sofie Gråbøl in case you were wondering...
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Oldest Trick in the Book!🍊
September 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Oldest Trick in the Book!🍊
RIP Dickie Bird. A true cricketing legend and one of the officiating greats that you'd trust with your life to be impartial.
September 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
RIP Dickie Bird. A true cricketing legend and one of the officiating greats that you'd trust with your life to be impartial.
The fucking hypocrisy is breathtaking
- but the Tories said this was "inappropriate tax avoidance for a minister subject to higher standards of conduct".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- but the Tories said this was "inappropriate tax avoidance for a minister subject to higher standards of conduct".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories call for investigation into Angela Rayner's tax affairs
The deputy prime minister's spokesperson says she paid the relevant tax when buying her Hove flat.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The fucking hypocrisy is breathtaking
- but the Tories said this was "inappropriate tax avoidance for a minister subject to higher standards of conduct".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- but the Tories said this was "inappropriate tax avoidance for a minister subject to higher standards of conduct".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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They didn't attempt a violent coup because of the left. They aren't destroying US science & academia because of the left. They're not embracing open racism & nazi ideology because of the left.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
August 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
They didn't attempt a violent coup because of the left. They aren't destroying US science & academia because of the left. They're not embracing open racism & nazi ideology because of the left.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
They are adults, making choices, doing things of their own volition, and they bear the responsibility.
Yeah... not doing a great job here 😳
August 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Yeah... not doing a great job here 😳
Rewatching Pulp Fiction. It’s 31 years old! How the hell did that happen?
August 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Rewatching Pulp Fiction. It’s 31 years old! How the hell did that happen?
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I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
August 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying.
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention
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So, if I've understood this correctly, two tier justice is what happens when the legal process arrives at a decision that a bunch of racist fuckwits don't agree with.
August 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So, if I've understood this correctly, two tier justice is what happens when the legal process arrives at a decision that a bunch of racist fuckwits don't agree with.
Slightly diminish a band:
Mild Predicament Straits
Mild Predicament Straits
AB B♭A
Slightly diminish a band:
Hüsker Don’t
Hüsker Don’t
August 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Mild Predicament Straits
Mild Predicament Straits
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BREAKING: Ukrainian President isn't wild about a deal he wasn't involved in negotiating which cedes huge tracts of his country to the occupier, including thousands of square kilometres they don't hold and which contain Ukraine's defences, in exchange for a temporary ceasefire Putin needs anyway.
Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine rejected President Trump’s proposal that a peace deal could cede land to Russia.
Zelensky Rejects Trump’s Suggestion That Ukraine Swap Territory With Russia
The Ukrainian president’s blunt comments risk angering Mr. Trump, who has made a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia one of his signature foreign policy goals.
nyti.ms
August 9, 2025 at 7:55 AM
BREAKING: Ukrainian President isn't wild about a deal he wasn't involved in negotiating which cedes huge tracts of his country to the occupier, including thousands of square kilometres they don't hold and which contain Ukraine's defences, in exchange for a temporary ceasefire Putin needs anyway.
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I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
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Day 3 of my @camdenfringe.bsky.social work in progress run today. First two shows have been fun and I’m working on a few new ideas for tonight. Tickets available here (or on the door): camdenfringe.com/events/matt-...
August 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Day 3 of my @camdenfringe.bsky.social work in progress run today. First two shows have been fun and I’m working on a few new ideas for tonight. Tickets available here (or on the door): camdenfringe.com/events/matt-...
Perfect on every level!
Here's "The Game with the Names" - a home-made 🎶 parody of the legendary #ABBA song ("The Name of the Game"), but offering a satirical twist on the #Trump & #Epstein files story (so far) with a dose of disco lights and half-hearted hand gestures ... 🕺
youtu.be/Jjl6g2K9fsw
youtu.be/Jjl6g2K9fsw
"The Game with the Names" - Marsh Family parody of ABBA "The Name of the Game" on Trump and Epstein
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Perfect on every level!
As always, hilarious.
Fancy Fixins: Hillbilly Makes Millionaire Shortbread
July 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
As always, hilarious.
"Hey Google, What's the collective noun for these people?"
"No Google, that's a rude word. A very, very rude word."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"No Google, that's a rude word. A very, very rude word."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'We still hate it' - Trump's Nato weapons deal for Ukraine sparks MAGA anger
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a key Trump ally, and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon have criticised the move.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"Hey Google, What's the collective noun for these people?"
"No Google, that's a rude word. A very, very rude word."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"No Google, that's a rude word. A very, very rude word."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ICYMI, Elle won the internet yesterday 👏👏👏
July 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
ICYMI, Elle won the internet yesterday 👏👏👏
This should be fun!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk says he is launching new political party
The world's richest man says he is setting up a new political organisation called the America Party.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This should be fun!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...