Michael Munnik
@michaelmunnik.bsky.social
Canadian pilgrim in Wales. Sociologist of media and religion, senior lecturer at Cardiff University, Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK. Musical side-hustle at https://michaelmunnik.ca/
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Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
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This is 100% correct and the EU should do it immediately.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
90 day suspension of US tourist visas and this is all over
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 AM
This is 100% correct and the EU should do it immediately.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
Caitlin from Degrassi was, alongside Murphy Brown, the reason I wanted to go into journalism.
On this day in 1987, Degrassi Junior High debuted on CBC. One of the first soap operas for kids and teens, it ran for three seasons and was critically-acclaimed for its subject matter.
It won eight Gemini Awards and an Emmy Award. Its sequel series, Degrassi High, began in 1989.
It won eight Gemini Awards and an Emmy Award. Its sequel series, Degrassi High, began in 1989.
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Caitlin from Degrassi was, alongside Murphy Brown, the reason I wanted to go into journalism.
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So many of HE’s problems are the product of these efforts to generate market structures that just simply don’t work because the conditions that markets need to work really aren’t there, and all they do is create uncertainty (and financial problems) for students, staff, and institutions.
The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
January 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
So many of HE’s problems are the product of these efforts to generate market structures that just simply don’t work because the conditions that markets need to work really aren’t there, and all they do is create uncertainty (and financial problems) for students, staff, and institutions.
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I've got new music coming out next month!
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
Michael Munnik - “Fly to Heaven” (Official Video)
YouTube video by Michael Munnik
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I've got new music coming out next month!
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
I've got new music coming out next month!
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
Michael Munnik - “Fly to Heaven” (Official Video)
YouTube video by Michael Munnik
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I've got new music coming out next month!
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
If you're in Cardiff, I'm putting a show on at the Canopi with Turkish-Scottish combo Destan Donemi opening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/car...
If you're not near enough to come, just check out this video; all tunes drop 14 Feb. youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE
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Get your bath towels and loofahs ready, Calgary.
We understand city leaders will announce the lifting of water restrictions at a 1pm briefing.
CBC has a live news page that I'll be helping to update continuously: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We understand city leaders will announce the lifting of water restrictions at a 1pm briefing.
CBC has a live news page that I'll be helping to update continuously: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Calgary water main break: Could restrictions be lifted today? | CBC
www.cbc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Get your bath towels and loofahs ready, Calgary.
We understand city leaders will announce the lifting of water restrictions at a 1pm briefing.
CBC has a live news page that I'll be helping to update continuously: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We understand city leaders will announce the lifting of water restrictions at a 1pm briefing.
CBC has a live news page that I'll be helping to update continuously: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Bandcamp pays artists about 80% of sales. And prohibits AI music.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Bandcamp pays artists about 80% of sales. And prohibits AI music.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
If you believe music is important, stop using Spotify.
10 out of 10 would use
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
10 out of 10 would use
Yeah, when you put it like that, it looks weird.
Robert Jenrick says the Tories "broke Britain," so he's joined a party that includes:
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
Nadhim Zahawi,
Nadine Dorries,
Jonathan Gullis,
Ben Bradley,
Danny Kruger,
Jake Berry,
Marco Longhi,
Aiden Burley,
Anne Marie Morris,
Lee Anderson
and Andrea Jenkyns.
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Yeah, when you put it like that, it looks weird.
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The University of Arkansas's law school just withdrew the appointment of its new dean six days after hiring her because conservative politicians complained that she filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of transgender students
Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started - Arkansas Times
Culture warriors claim the scalp of Emily Suski, the would-be law school dean whose legal opinion on transgender athletes seems to have offended Arkansas officials.
arktimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The University of Arkansas's law school just withdrew the appointment of its new dean six days after hiring her because conservative politicians complained that she filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of transgender students
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Amazing how quickly the pretext for invading a city just falls away. The circular justification in Minneapolis is now “we are punishing the city for resisting our punishment.
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Amazing how quickly the pretext for invading a city just falls away. The circular justification in Minneapolis is now “we are punishing the city for resisting our punishment.
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I have full confidence that the two bylined reporters indeed heard this from U.S. officials, but to go ahead and uncritically report it as such when we all saw the video is just humiliating. What is happening at CBS, man.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
www.cbsnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I have full confidence that the two bylined reporters indeed heard this from U.S. officials, but to go ahead and uncritically report it as such when we all saw the video is just humiliating. What is happening at CBS, man.
The US is off the charts.
Four Oglala Lakota men detained by ICE in Minneapolis have been located, with one released and three still held at Fort Snelling, prompting leaders to demand accountability, information and an immediate end to the detention of tribal citizens.
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The US is off the charts.
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Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.
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But we're going to touch the stove and we'll be touching it more than probably ever before. And we're not going to get burned. We're not going to get burned
March 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
But we're going to touch the stove and we'll be touching it more than probably ever before. And we're not going to get burned. We're not going to get burned
So long, Nanaimo. It's been real.
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
So long, Nanaimo. It's been real.
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Should they have cared about all this before now? Yes.
Did you reach the right position before them? Sure, here's a gold star.
Do we need their numbers to make this work? Yes. Please stop acting like the hipster who knew about this band before anyone else. We actually do need the normies.
Did you reach the right position before them? Sure, here's a gold star.
Do we need their numbers to make this work? Yes. Please stop acting like the hipster who knew about this band before anyone else. We actually do need the normies.
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Should they have cared about all this before now? Yes.
Did you reach the right position before them? Sure, here's a gold star.
Do we need their numbers to make this work? Yes. Please stop acting like the hipster who knew about this band before anyone else. We actually do need the normies.
Did you reach the right position before them? Sure, here's a gold star.
Do we need their numbers to make this work? Yes. Please stop acting like the hipster who knew about this band before anyone else. We actually do need the normies.
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Not much of a card I know but I am keeping the ones of painting from the galleries for myself.
January 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Not much of a card I know but I am keeping the ones of painting from the galleries for myself.
News you can use.
The original Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is available now on BBC IPLAYER.
Thank me later.
Thank me later.
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
News you can use.
It's been fantastic visiting family and friends over the holidays in BC. Hard to leave for many reasons, but one thing I won't miss is this evil machine.
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
It's been fantastic visiting family and friends over the holidays in BC. Hard to leave for many reasons, but one thing I won't miss is this evil machine.
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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."