Reposted by Mic WrightPriyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 59mWell, it does say a lot about the nation. 0153
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 3mFor reasons known only to myself, I was thinking about The Bravery tonight and their one big hit Honest Mistake. They still have 1.2m monthly listeners on Spotify and that song in particular has 95m+ streams. I am clearly not alone in liking that sub-Killers electro-indie-pop drama fest. 320
Reposted by Mic WrightJack Badger @ctzbadger.bsky.social · 4hI am excited to announce that I have my own show on @cloudbusterradio.bsky.social! Heavy Is The Heart will be on Thursdays between 22:00-00:00, during the Metal Night with the first night tomorrow! (01/10/26). Playing a mix of heavy music while showcasing a specific genre, this week is Nu-Metal! 31912
Reposted by Mic WrightSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 2hSix days ago I wrote the thread linked below. Times Higher Education's lack of interest in James Orr had bothered me for weeks. Today Byline Times published the investigation that explains this very British scandal at length. Corruption, racism, sycophancy & graft bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 12018
Reposted by Mic WrightAndy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 1hBRING ME THE TED OF ALFREDO GARCIA 1162
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 1hI’m watching ‘The Contest’ episode of Seinfeld, the greatest monument to euphemism in the history of human culture. “All she said was, ‘Why George? Why?!’ I said, ‘Because it’s there.’” 0100
Reposted by Mic WrightMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 8hNEW | Another day, another columnist selectively quoting Orwell… ALLISON PEARSON’S ACTION MAN FETISH A deranged defence of the SAS and a dismissal of war crimes accusations is exactly what we expect from one of the Telegraph’s worst. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/allison-pe...brokenbottleboy.substack.comAllison Pearson’s Action Man fetishA deranged and bloodthirsty defence of the SAS and a dismissal of war crimes accusations is exactly what we can expect from one of the Telegraph’s worst. 76124
Reposted by Mic WrightEddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 14hMichael Crick is in no mood for Jacob Rees-Mogg’s failed ideas wrapped in a posh accent. Superb. 🔥 811030
Reposted by Mic WrightPhil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 4h“To expect elite soldiers, ‘the best of the best’ not to shoot toddlers in the head is too much to ask according to Allison.” Allison Pearson’s Action Man fetish - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/allison-pe...brokenbottleboy.substack.comAllison Pearson’s Action Man fetishA deranged and bloodthirsty defence of the SAS and a dismissal of war crimes accusations is exactly what we can expect from one of the Telegraph’s worst. 084
Reposted by Mic WrightSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 4hAlso, if recording artists cease to be a thing who will we rely on to distress us with the weirdly extreme political views they develop post-retirement. 1181
Reposted by Mic Wrightthierry ennui @alexeptable.bsky.social · 5hJust keep having visions of some poor fucker getting psychosis when his spotify plays an AI knock off of Mr Brightside but it features his name and personal details about his life he accidentally shared with a bot 2327
Reposted by Mic Wrightleearizuno.bsky.social @leearizuno.bsky.social · 5hIt's such utter fucking wank it's unreal. Some people need to open a window and let the air in. 1121
Reposted by Mic WrightMargaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 5hSome folk have no clue, either about the creation or the consumption of actual art. And they want to enforce their inner deadness on the rest of us. 2162
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 5hI just saw a post from some guy saying that traditional music is “over” because AI music will provide “infinite personalised songs”. I want music that reflects the misshapen thoughts of another human being, not the output of an algorithmic average. 3017622
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 8hNEW | Another day, another columnist selectively quoting Orwell… ALLISON PEARSON’S ACTION MAN FETISH A deranged defence of the SAS and a dismissal of war crimes accusations is exactly what we expect from one of the Telegraph’s worst. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/allison-pe...brokenbottleboy.substack.comAllison Pearson’s Action Man fetishA deranged and bloodthirsty defence of the SAS and a dismissal of war crimes accusations is exactly what we can expect from one of the Telegraph’s worst. 76124
Reposted by Mic WrightMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I’m doing a talk at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media, and Culture on October 14 at 5.30pm. It’s open to the public and tickets are free. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-news-i...eventbrite.co.ukThe News is Dead: Why the media is broken and what you can do about itJournalist and author Mic Wright on what's really going on behind the headlines, why we don't get the news we deserve. 45034
Reposted by Mic WrightTechno Maus @mousedib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My theory is that the raf base stuff is literally just diesel thefts, but that the US government accidentally divulged another completely unrelated top secret terrorist threat 55617
Reposted by Mic WrightGordo! @posting.fan · 29/09/2026living in Britain is listening to very Sensible People happily talking about how we need to reduce the benefits 'burden' in the cruelest way possible while being cheered to do it, but any suggestion that we abolish the monarchy or reduce our military budget is treated as the ideas of a rambling fool 1431876
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My step-daughter has informed me that Anthony Gordon is her favourite England player in past because he “looks like Princess Diana”. (But also because “if he has the ball, something is probably going to happen”) 3291
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And you’re *sure* they’re patsy proxies for Iran and not, you know, fuel thieves. 69115
Reposted by Mic Wrightflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thanks Lewis. At least ten years too late like, but better late than never. 1012719
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I was thinking about this again and the guy who inevitably quote posted me like I’m one of history’s greatest monsters. Politics at that level is performance. And I hate this obligation to buy it. 2260
Reposted by Mic WrightUK Prime Minister, Some Say Sinister @joemuggs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Annnnnd there it is. Three old men in the pub shouting about The Sisters Of Mercy, existential struggle and the state of the world. We had a wonderful time, we hope you will too. Cheers @reversediorama.bsky.social, cheers @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social, cheers @briandavidstevens.bsky.social - CHEERS.bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.comNo. 44b: David Keenan Part 2Eternal return, boulder-shouldering and tough love in the pub. 0186
Reposted by Mic WrightAndrew Thatcher @andythatcher1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gregg's sells more Fairtrade UK coffee than anyone else. Raised £12m for Fairtrade premiums since 2006. Gail's is owned by hedge funds. 14412
Reposted by Mic WrightThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026Area Dad Sure Knows A Lot About Local Weather Woman theonion.com/area-dad-sure-knows-a-… 895966
Reposted by Mic WrightJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You could show more confidence as a country by putting AI nowhere near centre stage, and shouting that you won’t be taken in. That’s a confident move. Just like you would magic beans, or a perpetual motion machine, or Bagpuss’ Mouse Mill with the chocolate biscuits. 612226
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am cynical. The tears do nothing for me. I believe his grief is sincere. And I believe he’s just used it for a performance like an actor drawing on personal misery to nail a scene. 117511
Reposted by Mic WrightMarie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hello fellow Labour enthusiasts and Andy Burnham lovers, I know it's a hassle, but while the conference is going on, Andy has asked me to just pop round and make sure everything is in order with your wallets. I'm sure it is, but if you could have them ready for inspection that would be great. 29324
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When Burnham talks about “a country that stood up to fascism” that past tense is important. 58117
Reposted by Mic WrightMatt Muir @mattmuir.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's astonishing how much of the past 20 years of UK government have essentially boiled down to 'get Lou Casey to work out exactly how to fix this' - the track record perhaps suggests that we might want to give someone else a go at this sort of Big Thinking 0132
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Electoral reform sounds great but like so many things in this speech, you can get absolutely murdered by the details. The number of people who are just clapping at the jangling of keys today is as depressing as ever. 107612
Reposted by Mic WrightTom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Manchesterism: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Manchester City case shows us how the global mega-rich now expect to operate with impunity | Jonathan LiewWhen transnational alliances have scarcely been weaker, the way the club was allegedly run offers a bleak vision of a world driven by brute power and wealth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew 073
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And now he’s wanking on about AI. Politicians are infected by a brain parasite when it comes to this topic. 2558
Reposted by Mic WrightPodcasting is Praxis @praxiscast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026lol "britain is full of businesses that want to help young people" like that Iceland guy who wants free prison labour! 1271
Reposted by Mic WrightSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Danny Tommo is such a wannabe American. We think being Christian X-Treme is weird in the UK. It's why our Prime Ministers don't lean hard in to the god stuff even if they're a big churchbrain. 018028
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ah, parity between academic and vocational qualifications again. I’ll believe it when I see ministers children doing it. Which they *never* will. 6498
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“I, a politician, have family members. They are like your family members. They did things and went places. Some of them are dead.” 69713
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There shouldn’t *be* private sector operators running the grid at all. 0664
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Choices are interesting. He was never going to say Gail’s, was he? 9434
Reposted by Mic WrightPodcasting is Praxis @praxiscast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ahahaha oh my God, they're not tackling student loans but they will guarantee your base payment so you too can prop up the housing bubble 1161
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sincerity; once you can fake that, you’ve got it made. No idea why that springs to mind as I listen to Andy Burnham’s conference speech. 5514
Reposted by Mic WrightTim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New! Season two of X-Men '97 was ever so sightly overshadowed by the casting announcements for the actual new X-Men movie. Can me and Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social) talk about one without the other - or indeed without making fun of 'Strong Guy'? timworthington.org/2026/09/28/i... 223
Reposted by Mic WrightTim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Looks Unfamiliar highlights with @redskyatnight.bsky.social on Fax, @mitchbenn.bsky.social on The Deceivers, @markreckons.bsky.social on Your Party Needs You, @donnarees.bsky.social on The Monty Python Matching Tie And Handkerchief and more. timworthington.org/2025/07/24/t...timworthington.orgThe Best Of Looks Unfamiliar: It Was Very Rare To See Something Like A Chocolate Biscuit Acknowledged By Children’s TelevisionHighlights from Looks Unfamiliar featuring Joanne Sheppard on Fax, Mitch Benn on The Deceivers,, Mark Thompson on Your Party Needs You, Donna Rees on The Monty Python Matching Tie And Handkerchief,… 1166
Reposted by Mic WrightDa Underfunded Ouroboros @trufflehog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026But what if I kept hinting there might have been with a flashlight under my chin? 1562
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Still putting ‘bomb plot’ in headlines in the glaring absence of any bombs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comRubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plotThe US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail 74823220
Reposted by Mic WrightMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God, yeah, whatever could lead you to speculate that they might be fuel thieves? 2030262
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God, yeah, whatever could lead you to speculate that they might be fuel thieves? 2030262