Mike here, hello
@mikecornes.bsky.social
Music, puns, cake, politics, cats and cars.
LGBTQ+ community. he/him 💚
Culturally incoherent.
📍Manchester-ish, UK
LGBTQ+ community. he/him 💚
Culturally incoherent.
📍Manchester-ish, UK
Pinned
Vampire / Star Wars crossover movie idea:
Nosferatudetu
Nosferatudetu
They should have happened last year, but I’m glad it’s been done. Probably the best measure in the budget overall.
🚨 TWO-CHILD LIMIT SCRAPPED🚨
"We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable."
"We are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two child limit."
"We on this side of the House do not believe that the solution to a broken welfare system is to punish the most vulnerable."
"We are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two child limit."
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
They should have happened last year, but I’m glad it’s been done. Probably the best measure in the budget overall.
“despite police ban”… so they’re all being kettled and arrested then?
Tractors descend on London for farmers’ Budget day protest despite police ban
Tractors descend on London for farmers’ Budget day protest despite police ban
Tractors descend on London for farmers’ Budget day protest despite police ban
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“despite police ban”… so they’re all being kettled and arrested then?
Reposted by Mike here, hello
this must be all that 'the bbc is captured by gender ideology' that @maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social, and @lewisgoodall.com were bravely standing up against when they helped propagate a whole bunch of dangerous medical disinformation, that has got several kids killed since, on newsnight.
the bbc changed their article from saying 'trans woman' to saying 'biological male who identifies as a woman'.
even if you don't care about trans ppl it should alarm you just how captured the bbc has become.
they will no longer even say 'trans woman'. that's not normal and shows massive bias.
even if you don't care about trans ppl it should alarm you just how captured the bbc has become.
they will no longer even say 'trans woman'. that's not normal and shows massive bias.
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
this must be all that 'the bbc is captured by gender ideology' that @maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social, and @lewisgoodall.com were bravely standing up against when they helped propagate a whole bunch of dangerous medical disinformation, that has got several kids killed since, on newsnight.
Reposted by Mike here, hello
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Why tech sucks. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term “Enshittification” joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss how we can combat it ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
#tech #technology #enshittification #corydoctorow #OGWN #podcast #techpodcast
#tech #technology #enshittification #corydoctorow #OGWN #podcast #techpodcast
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Why tech sucks. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term “Enshittification” joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss how we can combat it ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
#tech #technology #enshittification #corydoctorow #OGWN #podcast #techpodcast
#tech #technology #enshittification #corydoctorow #OGWN #podcast #techpodcast
CMAT. Amazing. 🤩
What. A. Gig.
What. A. Gig.
a woman singing into a megaphone on stage
ALT: a woman singing into a megaphone on stage
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
CMAT. Amazing. 🤩
What. A. Gig.
What. A. Gig.
Reposted by Mike here, hello
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Reposted by Mike here, hello
To any of my cis followers who might be wondering what's wrong with the BBC's phrasing...
- "biological male" is deliberate misgendering
- it also implies that trans people are somehow being deceptive, because "biology"
- no trans person "identifies as" *anything*. We just *are*
Hope that helps.
- "biological male" is deliberate misgendering
- it also implies that trans people are somehow being deceptive, because "biology"
- no trans person "identifies as" *anything*. We just *are*
Hope that helps.
It looks like that BBC page has been updated in the last few minutes, so that's no longer the last sentence. I think part of it has been moved to this paragraph in the middle of the article, and the age is no longer mentioned:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
To any of my cis followers who might be wondering what's wrong with the BBC's phrasing...
- "biological male" is deliberate misgendering
- it also implies that trans people are somehow being deceptive, because "biology"
- no trans person "identifies as" *anything*. We just *are*
Hope that helps.
- "biological male" is deliberate misgendering
- it also implies that trans people are somehow being deceptive, because "biology"
- no trans person "identifies as" *anything*. We just *are*
Hope that helps.
Caller to @mrjamesob.bsky.social
“We should make sure people receiving benefits deserve them before asking whether I deserve to live in a multimillion pound house”.
He really doesn’t see his privilege.
“We should make sure people receiving benefits deserve them before asking whether I deserve to live in a multimillion pound house”.
He really doesn’t see his privilege.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Caller to @mrjamesob.bsky.social
“We should make sure people receiving benefits deserve them before asking whether I deserve to live in a multimillion pound house”.
He really doesn’t see his privilege.
“We should make sure people receiving benefits deserve them before asking whether I deserve to live in a multimillion pound house”.
He really doesn’t see his privilege.
Reposted by Mike here, hello
Absolutely. No wonder a lot of people are very inclined to clock off/log off at 5pm on the dot. “Quiet quitting” indeed
This is what makes me laugh when the finance people go on about the UK’s “low productivity”. As if it is an issue with the workforce and not failure by bosses to invest and incentivise. What incentive is there to be more productive when your employer won’t share it with you?
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Absolutely. No wonder a lot of people are very inclined to clock off/log off at 5pm on the dot. “Quiet quitting” indeed
Reposted by Mike here, hello
Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Has no one in the BBC heard of the Streisand effect?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
Did everyone think, "oh, Rutger Bregman, he'll be cool with this"?
Reposted by Mike here, hello
Woah.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Woah.
Reposted by Mike here, hello
It'll never stop making me laugh that the same people who boil the importance of free speech down to "I can say whatever I want" are also some of the most litigious, sue happy wimps around. Rowling is a prime example. So is Farage.
Free speech- except don't say mean things about ME!
Free speech- except don't say mean things about ME!
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It'll never stop making me laugh that the same people who boil the importance of free speech down to "I can say whatever I want" are also some of the most litigious, sue happy wimps around. Rowling is a prime example. So is Farage.
Free speech- except don't say mean things about ME!
Free speech- except don't say mean things about ME!
Reposted by Mike here, hello
Someone pick this up again, like the Dulwich stuff it has been mentioned before.
Pharage would have been early 30's.
www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-...
Pharage would have been early 30's.
www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Someone pick this up again, like the Dulwich stuff it has been mentioned before.
Pharage would have been early 30's.
www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-...
Pharage would have been early 30's.
www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-...
Current prominent journalist use previous statements by Farage to make him defend his current position challenge.
Michael Crick in 2013 on the argument between teachers as to whether Farage was professing highly inappropriate overtly racist, antisemitic neo-fascist views. His defence was that he was expressing rightwing (pro-Powellite) politics but going OTT to wind up teachers
www.channel4.com/news/nigel-f...
www.channel4.com/news/nigel-f...
Nigel Farage schooldays letter reveals concerns over fascism
Channel 4 News obtains a letter about Ukip leader Nigel Farage, from his days as a schoolboy, in which teachers are quoted as accusing him of being "racist" and "fascist".
www.channel4.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Current prominent journalist use previous statements by Farage to make him defend his current position challenge.
“I’m going to retire to Switzerland to spend more time with my money”.
What a sad life he must live, not wanting to contribute to the society that helped him become wealthy and where his grandchildren are being raised.
What a sad life he must live, not wanting to contribute to the society that helped him become wealthy and where his grandchildren are being raised.
Sitting in his lakeside villa in the Swiss city of Lucerne, Borger Borgenhaug misses his grandchildren and the smell of the Nordic sea on a clear summer night.
Norway's wealth tax trades millionaires for equality
Sitting in his lakeside villa in the Swiss city of Lucerne, Borger Borgenhaug misses his grandchildren and the smell of the Nordic sea on a clear summer night.
reut.rs
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I’m going to retire to Switzerland to spend more time with my money”.
What a sad life he must live, not wanting to contribute to the society that helped him become wealthy and where his grandchildren are being raised.
What a sad life he must live, not wanting to contribute to the society that helped him become wealthy and where his grandchildren are being raised.
Reposted by Mike here, hello
"Do a vulgar roast. Use forbidden words."
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Do a vulgar roast. Use forbidden words."
"Do a vulgar roast. Use forbidden words."
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Do a vulgar roast. Use forbidden words."
Reposted by Mike here, hello
“The Crystal Lake” by Grandaddy #nowplaying #6music
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“The Crystal Lake” by Grandaddy #nowplaying #6music
Reposted by Mike here, hello
She's a hate-preacher, using a lot of fancy words to try to justify the mass slaughter of a civilian population.
Remember when it was revealed that Israel's internal analysis concluded that the only way to reverse the disastrous plunge in Israel's standing was to fuel Islamophobia and portray Israel as the defender of the "West"?
Well, here you have it. Melanie Phillips' speech in NY.
Well, here you have it. Melanie Phillips' speech in NY.
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
She's a hate-preacher, using a lot of fancy words to try to justify the mass slaughter of a civilian population.
Reposted by Mike here, hello
Looks like the Police SEEN account has been disappeared.
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Looks like the Police SEEN account has been disappeared.
Reposted by Mike here, hello
Reposted by Mike here, hello
Ultra-processed foods now make up at least half of all food sold in UK supermarkets. The Lancet has described them as a “corporate-engineered public health crisis.”
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...
How ultra-processed food became a corporate-engineered health crisis
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Ultra-processed foods now make up at least half of all food sold in UK supermarkets. The Lancet has described them as a “corporate-engineered public health crisis.”
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...
We can change this — but only if we confront corporate power.
youtu.be/BJ8nEeiFmH4?...