Michelle McAdorey
@michm.bsky.social
Songwriter. Words & Melody. Singer. Flâneuse.
I like the wind in my hair and a pen in my pocket.
Here’s some songs:
https://michellemcadorey.bandcamp.com/album/into-her-future
I like the wind in my hair and a pen in my pocket.
Here’s some songs:
https://michellemcadorey.bandcamp.com/album/into-her-future
Pinned
Michelle McAdorey
@michm.bsky.social
· Feb 3
Times like this you need to write a song.🔥🔥❤️
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In Dublin last year, an annoying interviewer demanded of me: “Your country has been overtaken by fascists. Why are you smiling?” I was too jetlagged to have a sensible answer so I said, “I’m smiling because I have a knife between my teeth.” The knife might look like this:
Auspicious Omens and Excellent Insubordination
I started this out as a letter to a friend who's feeling down about where we as a nation are at in this moment, and I am still learning how this newsletter thing works so thought I could use the newsl...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
In Dublin last year, an annoying interviewer demanded of me: “Your country has been overtaken by fascists. Why are you smiling?” I was too jetlagged to have a sensible answer so I said, “I’m smiling because I have a knife between my teeth.” The knife might look like this:
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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@ruthmarcus.bsky.social writes about mass layoffs at the Washington Post—where she spent more than 40 years as a reporter, an editor, an editorial writer, and a columnist—and the paper’s decline under Jeff Bezos. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/hsbIts
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
@ruthmarcus.bsky.social writes about mass layoffs at the Washington Post—where she spent more than 40 years as a reporter, an editor, an editorial writer, and a columnist—and the paper’s decline under Jeff Bezos. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/hsbIts
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Good bunny, imo
February 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Good bunny, imo
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Catherine O'Hara & Eugene Levy performing "A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow" from A MIGHTY WIND at the 2004 Oscars🌈💔
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Catherine O'Hara & Eugene Levy performing "A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow" from A MIGHTY WIND at the 2004 Oscars🌈💔
RIP Catherine O'Hara
🇨🇦 Canadian legend ❤️
🇨🇦 Canadian legend ❤️
Catherine O'Hara was one of the world's funniest people and elevated anything she worked on.
Also,
Also,
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
RIP Catherine O'Hara
🇨🇦 Canadian legend ❤️
🇨🇦 Canadian legend ❤️
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As Tom Waits says, "The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering."
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 PM
As Tom Waits says, "The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering."
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It's the return of the Mac!
@michm.bsky.social just dropped by to chat about her life, this crazy world, her art, teaching songwriting at U of T, and playing with Kirsty MacColl and Crash Vegas.
www.torontomike.com/2026/01/mich...
@michm.bsky.social just dropped by to chat about her life, this crazy world, her art, teaching songwriting at U of T, and playing with Kirsty MacColl and Crash Vegas.
www.torontomike.com/2026/01/mich...
Michelle McAdorey: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1840
In this 1840th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Michelle McAdorey about her life, this crazy world, her art and playing with Kirsty MacColl and Crash Vegas. This episode is exactly 1:25:07. ...
www.torontomike.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 PM
It's the return of the Mac!
@michm.bsky.social just dropped by to chat about her life, this crazy world, her art, teaching songwriting at U of T, and playing with Kirsty MacColl and Crash Vegas.
www.torontomike.com/2026/01/mich...
@michm.bsky.social just dropped by to chat about her life, this crazy world, her art, teaching songwriting at U of T, and playing with Kirsty MacColl and Crash Vegas.
www.torontomike.com/2026/01/mich...
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a perfect storm of mother nature, postponements, cancellations and no-shows have me craving this 2pm in-person chat for Toronto Mike'd - you can watch it unfold at live.torontomike.com at 2pm
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
a perfect storm of mother nature, postponements, cancellations and no-shows have me craving this 2pm in-person chat for Toronto Mike'd - you can watch it unfold at live.torontomike.com at 2pm
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Power of Song- Bruce knows! The times demand it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Power of Song- Bruce knows! The times demand it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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Tomorrow @michm.bsky.social returns to Toronto Mike'd
@torontomike.com what’s going on tomorrow?
January 28, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Tomorrow @michm.bsky.social returns to Toronto Mike'd
Power of Song- Bruce knows! The times demand it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Power of Song- Bruce knows! The times demand it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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Monday: Andy Stochansky w/ @blairomatic.bsky.social
Wednesday: David Bronstein
Thursday: @michm.bsky.social
Friday: Johnny Max
Wednesday: David Bronstein
Thursday: @michm.bsky.social
Friday: Johnny Max
@torontomike.com what’s going on this week, starting Monday?
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Monday: Andy Stochansky w/ @blairomatic.bsky.social
Wednesday: David Bronstein
Thursday: @michm.bsky.social
Friday: Johnny Max
Wednesday: David Bronstein
Thursday: @michm.bsky.social
Friday: Johnny Max
Saying it out loud. Time is now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Saying it out loud. Time is now.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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In the olden times, U.S. presidents tried to help America process hard sad events, with at least ritual nods to the solemnity of the occasion.
That would obviously be hard here, for a variety of reasons, beginning with it's his fault.
That would obviously be hard here, for a variety of reasons, beginning with it's his fault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
In the olden times, U.S. presidents tried to help America process hard sad events, with at least ritual nods to the solemnity of the occasion.
That would obviously be hard here, for a variety of reasons, beginning with it's his fault.
That would obviously be hard here, for a variety of reasons, beginning with it's his fault.
A brilliant eloquent address that truly meets the moment.
🇨🇦 PM Carney.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESc_...
🇨🇦 PM Carney.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESc_...
FULL REMARKS: Canada PM Carney Sounds Alarm on Greenland, Trump Tariffs & Global Power | AQ1B
YouTube video by DRM News
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
A brilliant eloquent address that truly meets the moment.
🇨🇦 PM Carney.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESc_...
🇨🇦 PM Carney.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESc_...
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At an NBA exhibition game in London, a fan shouts "Leave Greenland alone!" after the US national anthem is performed, and the crowd erupts in wild applause.
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
At an NBA exhibition game in London, a fan shouts "Leave Greenland alone!" after the US national anthem is performed, and the crowd erupts in wild applause.
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Who speaks for Earth?
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
January 17, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Who speaks for Earth?
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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11 months after his release from the concentration camps, Viktor Frankl gave a set of lectures on moving beyond optimism and pessimism to find life's deepest source of meaning. They were lost for decades, never before published in English—and now they are: www.themarginalian.org/2020/05/17/y...
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
11 months after his release from the concentration camps, Viktor Frankl gave a set of lectures on moving beyond optimism and pessimism to find life's deepest source of meaning. They were lost for decades, never before published in English—and now they are: www.themarginalian.org/2020/05/17/y...
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Kyle Lowry has his moment in Toronto 🥲
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Kyle Lowry has his moment in Toronto 🥲
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Deep down America's allies know that only Americans can put a stop to the madness.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Deep down America's allies know that only Americans can put a stop to the madness.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.
The fact that they can't or won't is why the damage to our partnerships will last far beyond this President.