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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm seeing so many comments online saying that 'Manchester City are appealing', but to be frank they give me the boak 🤮

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Locked in. Locked up? It's kind of ironic, given that some of the PL charges smell a bit fraudy. Pretty sure that HMRC will be looking on with interest... #ManCity #Cheats

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'Nothing to do with me, Guv. Yes, your honour', etc.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Is this code for something that the young people are doing?

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That's such a cheap shot. In reality, millions of voters will recognise the story of the Burnham family, or understand that it might apply to them, or is something they aspire to for their children. Perhaps you might appreciate that if you stepped outside your multi-generational middle class bubble.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We could dream this night away youtu.be/n2MtEsrcTTs?... #HarvestMoon

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's still a massive 'fuck you' from those geese 🤷

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hobart Paving sends me every time.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I obviously don't know you, but I do worry about the working conditions in your house 🤷 www.science.org/content/arti...?

science.org

Can an AI feel pain? It can at least act like it does

Study reignites debate over what, if anything, machines can feel

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I aspired to be Gregory, but in reality I had fewer social graces than his pal Andy. Thirteen year old me would be astonished that I'd ever even managed to talk to a girl, never mind marry one. Or two.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That's Clare Grogan from Altered Images. Tonight, we celebrated forty five years of 'Happy Birthday'. I'm pretty sure that thirteen year old me would not have been quite as restrained in her presence as I was this evening, but it was still an absolutely joyous occasion, so much love in the room.

Clare Grogan of Altered Images, on stage at the Liquid Rooms, September 25th 2026.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This article about Rory Stewart refers to "the actor Kevin Eldon" as 'the comedian Kevin Eldon'. An accurate comparison, but an open goal missed. #IFYKYK www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

The eyes have it: Rory Stewart’s ‘magnificently strange’ Newsnight moment goes viral

Clip of the former Tory MP staring intently at fellow panellist is shared widely online

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hard to think of a less sympathetic sector of the economy. The fishing industry, maybe. youtu.be/KLOyF50wlBU?...

youtu.be

The Housemartins - Me And The Farmer

YouTube video by MiNaNi

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I think that this is going to be a long and competitive season, exciting for 'the neutral' but we're going to go through the wringer every week.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Anon Opin had not had a Collie 🤷

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Enjoying a random covers playlist on Spotify, and stumbled across Morrissey singing Cosmic Dancer with Bowie back in 1991. The loss of David Bowie still resonates deeply. The effective loss of Morrissey has been such a heartbreaking waste of a career, and his own legacy youtu.be/_er_l9cXViI?...

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Morrissey and David Bowie – Cosmic Dancer (Live at the Inglewood Forum, LA, 6th February 1991)

YouTube video by Morrissey

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The RNLI is the absolute best of us. Cough up.

A screenshot of the Donation confirmation page from RNLI website.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Nice knits. Also, thanks for the heads up. Down for work next week, but way out West, in Olympia.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Let the record show that I am about to don knitwear for the first time since March.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Finally flying home on a delayed flight. I've spent more hours than I wish to contemplate in - my personal view - the worst airport in the UK. Terrible facilities, badly managed and under resourced departures security. A redevelopment lasting for about a decade, and it's still a complete dump...

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Of course he is. He's a Russian asset m

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I saw a man sing the same song over and over for an hour.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I think that there's universal acknowledgement that she was cast from solid gold.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

1981 was one hell of a year. Going to see Altered Images next month, which is nice.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I aspire to be a minimalist declutterer, but I am also an inveterate magpie. I love stuff. I've perfected the art of 'hidying', carefully removing my clutter from sight, whilst simultaneously disposing of anything that anyone else in the house has left lying around. I drive my family to distraction.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

An apple a day will...reduce the number of apples on the tree. A stellar year for this tree. Perfect for lunch with a crusty baguette.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Very much enjoying Leslie Nielsen on M*A*S*H* right now. I very much enjoy M*A*S*H* anytime, but the cast was regularly supplemented by the great and good of US telly and film.

BJ Hunnicut (Mike Farrell), Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) and Buzz Brighton (Leslie Nielsen)

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Exactly this. The carrier fleet projects US power into any and every part of the globe. Doing something that spikes that capability is basically treasonous.

Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The End Of Oak Street is jolly good fun, with a couple of proper 'drop the popcorn' moments. The eighties Amblin vibe was a lovely bit of nostalgia that looked great, and was an excellent counterpoint to the jurassic chaos playing out on the screen. Hathaway and McGregor both great. Would recommend.

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Michael Apter @michaelapter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

More than a quarter of the voters in Clacton chose a bin over Farage. Another by-election could happen in the winter. A high quality independent candidate would have him on toast. I hope someone steps up, and I hope the other parties stand aside to remove this poisonous man from our politics.