Mike Carpenter
@mike-carpy.bsky.social
Since my stroke reading about how language works in the brain. Also ancient languages, eg. Greek (including Linear B), Latin, Gaulish and the languages of Roman Britain. I live in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, UK.
Pinned
September 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Well done, 🏴🏆🏉! Well played 🇨🇦
September 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Well done, 🏴🏆🏉! Well played 🇨🇦
Is there really a law against “unauthorised projection” or “malicious communications”? I am 70 years old, and I have never heard of it before.
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Is there really a law against “unauthorised projection” or “malicious communications”? I am 70 years old, and I have never heard of it before.
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i will never get past this. the collapse of the global trade system because one guy does not understand what a trade deficit is.
May 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
i will never get past this. the collapse of the global trade system because one guy does not understand what a trade deficit is.
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Hey British media,
It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning.
Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10
It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning.
Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10
May 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Hey British media,
It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning.
Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10
It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning.
Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10
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I spotted this sign outside the Arlington Bar on Woodlands Road in Glasgow yesterday, and it made me laugh. Definitely one of those Only In Glasgow types of thing.
#glasgow #sign #keepglasgowweird #woodlands #onlyinglasgow #soupoftheday #glasgowpubs #bankholidayfun #pub #humour #tennentslager
#glasgow #sign #keepglasgowweird #woodlands #onlyinglasgow #soupoftheday #glasgowpubs #bankholidayfun #pub #humour #tennentslager
May 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I spotted this sign outside the Arlington Bar on Woodlands Road in Glasgow yesterday, and it made me laugh. Definitely one of those Only In Glasgow types of thing.
#glasgow #sign #keepglasgowweird #woodlands #onlyinglasgow #soupoftheday #glasgowpubs #bankholidayfun #pub #humour #tennentslager
#glasgow #sign #keepglasgowweird #woodlands #onlyinglasgow #soupoftheday #glasgowpubs #bankholidayfun #pub #humour #tennentslager
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I still believe it all should've ended the moment he mocked a disabled reporter.
April 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I still believe it all should've ended the moment he mocked a disabled reporter.
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“Anarchists are simply people who believe human beings are capable of behaving in a reasonable fashion without having to be forced to.”
~ David Graeber
~ David Graeber
April 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Anarchists are simply people who believe human beings are capable of behaving in a reasonable fashion without having to be forced to.”
~ David Graeber
~ David Graeber
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Sarah Palin loses retrial of defamation case against New York Times
Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Sarah Palin loses retrial of defamation case against New York Times
Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor in 2017 editorial about gun control
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Sarah Palin loses retrial of defamation case against New York Times
Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
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I saw firsthand the impact of stop-work-orders/terminations at USAID & now Harvard. My new @NewYorker piece is on the serious implications for the lives of millions across the world and the US – including for my own family and very possibly your own. 🧵
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Cost of Defunding Harvard
If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted from the university’s federally funded discoveries in care and tre...
www.newyorker.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I saw firsthand the impact of stop-work-orders/terminations at USAID & now Harvard. My new @NewYorker piece is on the serious implications for the lives of millions across the world and the US – including for my own family and very possibly your own. 🧵
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The problem with trying to punish someone out of their views is that it rarely works.
🖊️ Zaid Jilani
🖊️ Zaid Jilani
Trump's war on anti-Semitism will backfire
The problem with trying to punish someone out of their views is that it rarely works.
www.newstatesman.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The problem with trying to punish someone out of their views is that it rarely works.
🖊️ Zaid Jilani
🖊️ Zaid Jilani
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Also we visited the nearby Trethevy Quoit.
April 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Also we visited the nearby Trethevy Quoit.
The real reason why stone circles were built! Lovely day on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK today.
April 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The real reason why stone circles were built! Lovely day on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK today.
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“If the dismissal of Jewish scientists means the annihilation of contemporary German science, then we shall do without science for a few years!’ Adolph Hitler to Max Planck.
April 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“If the dismissal of Jewish scientists means the annihilation of contemporary German science, then we shall do without science for a few years!’ Adolph Hitler to Max Planck.
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Anyone who thinks Labour isn’t progressive hasn’t been paying attention.
Look at the laws it’s passed so far – radical reforms that the Tories will find difficult to stomach.
5 of the most exciting:
Look at the laws it’s passed so far – radical reforms that the Tories will find difficult to stomach.
5 of the most exciting:
April 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Anyone who thinks Labour isn’t progressive hasn’t been paying attention.
Look at the laws it’s passed so far – radical reforms that the Tories will find difficult to stomach.
5 of the most exciting:
Look at the laws it’s passed so far – radical reforms that the Tories will find difficult to stomach.
5 of the most exciting:
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Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
April 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.
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It’s 80 years since Bergen-Belsen was liberated.
Listen to the survivors
Read their words
Listen to the survivors
Read their words
Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich warns people to 'guard against' repeat of atrocity 80 years after liberation of Bergen-Belsen
Mala Tribich says she remembers what she went through at the camp, because "you don't forget that" and warns that "we have seen that it could happen again, and we must take every step not to let it."
news.sky.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It’s 80 years since Bergen-Belsen was liberated.
Listen to the survivors
Read their words
Listen to the survivors
Read their words
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How Feargal Sharkey first got interested in protecting our waterways - in Hertfordshire’s rivers.
Feargal Sharkey's mission to protect England's rivers and streams
As a child, Feargal Sharkey loved fishing in the rivers of Ireland. Nowadays, he's passionately campaigning to protect natural waterways.
www.cpre.org.uk
April 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How Feargal Sharkey first got interested in protecting our waterways - in Hertfordshire’s rivers.
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There's a temptation to romanticize the early internet as "good," and the current internet as "bad." This is overly simplistic.
The early internet sucked for Black people, and women, and Black women. I was there. The reason I know so much about these fashy VC losers, is I came across them as babies
The early internet sucked for Black people, and women, and Black women. I was there. The reason I know so much about these fashy VC losers, is I came across them as babies
April 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
There's a temptation to romanticize the early internet as "good," and the current internet as "bad." This is overly simplistic.
The early internet sucked for Black people, and women, and Black women. I was there. The reason I know so much about these fashy VC losers, is I came across them as babies
The early internet sucked for Black people, and women, and Black women. I was there. The reason I know so much about these fashy VC losers, is I came across them as babies
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The US constitution: a guide
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
April 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The US constitution: a guide
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror
April 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror