Michael Kilpatrick
@mtkilpatrick.bsky.social
Baritone saxophonist, Duke Ellington devotee.
Harmony In Harlem jazz orchestra.
Liberal Democrat, federalist, poet.
Former VLSI engineer at ARM.
South Cambs, UK.
#NAFO - spend money to free Ukraine.
Harmony In Harlem jazz orchestra.
Liberal Democrat, federalist, poet.
Former VLSI engineer at ARM.
South Cambs, UK.
#NAFO - spend money to free Ukraine.
If Trump actually goes ahead and recognises the Russian annexation of Crimea and the Donbass, the USA needs to be expelled from NATO immediately. #NAFO #Ukraine
🤬🇺🇸 The US is preparing to recognise Russia’s control of Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian regions as part of Trump’s proposed peace deal, - The Telegraph
Trump has sent Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow to deliver the offer directly to Putin. Ukraine would not be required to recognise these losses.
Trump has sent Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow to deliver the offer directly to Putin. Ukraine would not be required to recognise these losses.
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The fact that Ukraine is on the edge of a precipice yet has two anti-corruption agencies going at it hammer-and-tongs is why we should double our support. #NAFO
BBC News - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak resigns after anti-corruption raid
Yermak, 54, has been Zelensky's closest adviser throughout Russia's full-scale war.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The fact that Ukraine is on the edge of a precipice yet has two anti-corruption agencies going at it hammer-and-tongs is why we should double our support. #NAFO
BBC News - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Just what is it about China being our actual enemy that people don't understand?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK expected to approve plans for Chinese mega embassy
A final decision has not yet been formally taken but the controversial project is expected to be given the go-ahead.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Just what is it about China being our actual enemy that people don't understand?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#bbcqt Boy turns up straight from a cricket pitch to say Farage should be in charge, but not actually saying how he sees Farage as not being establishment.
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#bbcqt Boy turns up straight from a cricket pitch to say Farage should be in charge, but not actually saying how he sees Farage as not being establishment.
#bbcqt Flipping heck, this mad woman thinks that investing in technology related to Net Zero is bad and that this, and not the stupid mechanism that ties energy costs to the price of gas-powered generation etc, is responsible for high domestic energy costs.
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
#bbcqt Flipping heck, this mad woman thinks that investing in technology related to Net Zero is bad and that this, and not the stupid mechanism that ties energy costs to the price of gas-powered generation etc, is responsible for high domestic energy costs.
I think you'll find that it's hate and victim-blaming that are tearing the UK apart, you silly cow, not immigrants of any sort.
BBC News - Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says
The home secretary is set to announce major policy reforms, including a 20-year wait before people granted asylum can apply to settle permanently.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I think you'll find that it's hate and victim-blaming that are tearing the UK apart, you silly cow, not immigrants of any sort.
BBC News - Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bob Hunt's Harlem Jazz Orchestra playing my transcription of Swanee Shuffle, as recorded by Duke Ellington in 1929. Absolutely love playing this, and I'm proud of brief Carneyesque solo near the end.
youtu.be/3DpHMTSQ9JM
youtu.be/3DpHMTSQ9JM
Harlem Jazz Orchestra play "Swanee Shuffle" from 1929.
YouTube video by Harlem Jazz Orchestra
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Bob Hunt's Harlem Jazz Orchestra playing my transcription of Swanee Shuffle, as recorded by Duke Ellington in 1929. Absolutely love playing this, and I'm proud of brief Carneyesque solo near the end.
youtu.be/3DpHMTSQ9JM
youtu.be/3DpHMTSQ9JM
The BBC News are getting a bit sloppy with their proofreading. The word "policies" is missing from the end of the headline for this article by Chris Mason.
September 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The BBC News are getting a bit sloppy with their proofreading. The word "policies" is missing from the end of the headline for this article by Chris Mason.
Bloody hell, I ordered two boring domestic products in bulk from Superdrug and ASOS. Both to be delivered by Evri. The ASOS was damaged by Evri and can't be delivered, and the Superdrug one was allegedly shipped 6 days ago but doesn't appear to have been received by Evri yet.
September 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Bloody hell, I ordered two boring domestic products in bulk from Superdrug and ASOS. Both to be delivered by Evri. The ASOS was damaged by Evri and can't be delivered, and the Superdrug one was allegedly shipped 6 days ago but doesn't appear to have been received by Evri yet.
Bloody hell, stop asking if I've got any allergies when ordering a meal. I'm quite sure that people who actually have allergies always make a point of asking.
September 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Bloody hell, stop asking if I've got any allergies when ordering a meal. I'm quite sure that people who actually have allergies always make a point of asking.
Just a thought on a reflective day when dim and distant events come to mind: explaining one’s actions to those affected by them can sometimes matter more than the actions themselves.
Something gentle and reflective for anyone who is in a melancholy mood this week. Duke Ellington small-group recording from 1936:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VO...
Lament For A Lost Love
YouTube video by Duke Ellington - Topic
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just a thought on a reflective day when dim and distant events come to mind: explaining one’s actions to those affected by them can sometimes matter more than the actions themselves.
Something gentle and reflective for anyone who is in a melancholy mood this week. Duke Ellington small-group recording from 1936:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VO...
Lament For A Lost Love
YouTube video by Duke Ellington - Topic
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Something gentle and reflective for anyone who is in a melancholy mood this week. Duke Ellington small-group recording from 1936:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VO...
1/ One more thing: I had a lovely dinner with my old friend Maureen (a Holywood actress) at a splendid restaurant, Albi, in the #WashingtonDC Navy Yard district. The sort of place where advance booking is essential and there's a deposit forfeit for late cancellation (not what I'd normally choose)...
September 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
1/ One more thing: I had a lovely dinner with my old friend Maureen (a Holywood actress) at a splendid restaurant, Albi, in the #WashingtonDC Navy Yard district. The sort of place where advance booking is essential and there's a deposit forfeit for late cancellation (not what I'd normally choose)...
The Library of Congress doubles as a set for a zombie hospital horror film.
September 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The Library of Congress doubles as a set for a zombie hospital horror film.
1/ Thanks to a recommendation, I went to Signature Theatre, Arlington, near DC, on Friday night to see "Play On" - Twelfth Night set in Duke Ellington's Harlem. Marvellous fun, and my pot-luck table fellows were wonderful. A family from Atlanta who came up to see their daughter in the show.
September 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
1/ Thanks to a recommendation, I went to Signature Theatre, Arlington, near DC, on Friday night to see "Play On" - Twelfth Night set in Duke Ellington's Harlem. Marvellous fun, and my pot-luck table fellows were wonderful. A family from Atlanta who came up to see their daughter in the show.
I think I slept longer on the Elizabeth Line than I did on my overnight flight back from Washington DC, to the point where I almost overshot Liverpool Street. Oops.
September 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I think I slept longer on the Elizabeth Line than I did on my overnight flight back from Washington DC, to the point where I almost overshot Liverpool Street. Oops.
I still don't get why the Elizabeth Line is some sort of quantum line - it's both part of the Underground and it's not, especially when trying to get a Greater Anglia open return to Heathrow T5 from my village. It's nonsensical.
September 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I still don't get why the Elizabeth Line is some sort of quantum line - it's both part of the Underground and it's not, especially when trying to get a Greater Anglia open return to Heathrow T5 from my village. It's nonsensical.
I'll probably listen to some Al Hibbler with Duke while I'm walking to the Smithsonian. I'm in this sort of mood.
youtu.be/IPxbEKbj7l4?...
youtu.be/IPxbEKbj7l4?...
Duke Ellington - DON'T YOU KNOW I CARE (OR DON'T YOU CARE TO KNOW)
YouTube video by Giorgio Cùscito
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I'll probably listen to some Al Hibbler with Duke while I'm walking to the Smithsonian. I'm in this sort of mood.
youtu.be/IPxbEKbj7l4?...
youtu.be/IPxbEKbj7l4?...
Second day at the Smithsonian NMAH Archives Centre in a bit, for more research on Duke Ellington manuscripts. I'll try not to forgot how long it doesn't take to get there from my hotel, so as not to stand around for half an hour before opening time!
September 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Second day at the Smithsonian NMAH Archives Centre in a bit, for more research on Duke Ellington manuscripts. I'll try not to forgot how long it doesn't take to get there from my hotel, so as not to stand around for half an hour before opening time!
Bloody hell, I asked for a double whisky at the hotel bar just now, and got "4oz", so that's about 5 UK measures.
September 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Bloody hell, I asked for a double whisky at the hotel bar just now, and got "4oz", so that's about 5 UK measures.
Dinner at Swahili Village just round the corner from my hotel in #WashingtonDC. The boss will probably appear and recognise me again after six months, like last time.
September 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Dinner at Swahili Village just round the corner from my hotel in #WashingtonDC. The boss will probably appear and recognise me again after six months, like last time.
It seems that it's now acceptable to publicly call for people's throats to be cut.
Nobody is doing Palestinians any favours by lowering themselves to the standards of Netanyahu and Hamas. Are we all butchers, or are we civilised?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nobody is doing Palestinians any favours by lowering themselves to the standards of Netanyahu and Hamas. Are we all butchers, or are we civilised?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour councillor Ricky Jones cleared of encouraging violent behaviour
Ricky Jones denied encouraging violent disorder after comments at a counter-protest last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It seems that it's now acceptable to publicly call for people's throats to be cut.
Nobody is doing Palestinians any favours by lowering themselves to the standards of Netanyahu and Hamas. Are we all butchers, or are we civilised?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nobody is doing Palestinians any favours by lowering themselves to the standards of Netanyahu and Hamas. Are we all butchers, or are we civilised?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC News still stupidly calling them "settlers" and "settlement", rather than invaders and colonists conducting colonisation and displacement.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israeli settlement plans will 'bury' idea of Palestinian state, minister says
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich announced approval for 3,401 new homes in the controversial E1 area project in the occupied West Bank.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The BBC News still stupidly calling them "settlers" and "settlement", rather than invaders and colonists conducting colonisation and displacement.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Had a fun rehearsal with Bob Hunt's Harlem Jazz Orchestra on Monday. Had a few solo spots on baritone - one of Bob's compositions.
August 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Had a fun rehearsal with Bob Hunt's Harlem Jazz Orchestra on Monday. Had a few solo spots on baritone - one of Bob's compositions.