Dr Tom May
@dreamcargoes.bsky.social
Television historian, writing a book about Play for Today (BBC1, 1970-84). Associate Lecturer, Northumbria University. Book Reviews Admin for Critical Studies in Television journal.
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That phrase made me wince too.
The WHOLE POINT of Threads is its utter hopelessness. That's literally what it's about.
The WHOLE POINT of Threads is its utter hopelessness. That's literally what it's about.
Threads director Mick Jackson has expressed worry over the upcoming remake’s focus on finding “hope even in the most challenging of times.”
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
That phrase made me wince too.
The WHOLE POINT of Threads is its utter hopelessness. That's literally what it's about.
The WHOLE POINT of Threads is its utter hopelessness. That's literally what it's about.
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So sad that elitist idiots like Oakshite can't be bothered to look at the history of Bangor University.
Established 1884, mostly funded from public subscriptions. Miners & workers giving 1d each week, driven by a desire to provide higher education for the poor.
The Dubai rich don't care for workers
Established 1884, mostly funded from public subscriptions. Miners & workers giving 1d each week, driven by a desire to provide higher education for the poor.
The Dubai rich don't care for workers
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
So sad that elitist idiots like Oakshite can't be bothered to look at the history of Bangor University.
Established 1884, mostly funded from public subscriptions. Miners & workers giving 1d each week, driven by a desire to provide higher education for the poor.
The Dubai rich don't care for workers
Established 1884, mostly funded from public subscriptions. Miners & workers giving 1d each week, driven by a desire to provide higher education for the poor.
The Dubai rich don't care for workers
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The amazing Christian Lorentzen interviewed me in the new @bookforum.bsky.social:
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
Algorithm Nation
Bookforum talks with film critic A. S. Hamrah – Christian Lorentzen
www.bookforum.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The amazing Christian Lorentzen interviewed me in the new @bookforum.bsky.social:
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe lives in Monaco, which has been colonised by immigrant tax dodgers.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Sir Jim Ratcliffe lives in Monaco, which has been colonised by immigrant tax dodgers.
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Hopefully the rest of Europe will follow suit.
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Hopefully the rest of Europe will follow suit.
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There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
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Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
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I'm sensing a pattern. #DoctorWho #Timelash
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I'm sensing a pattern. #DoctorWho #Timelash
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"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
Everybody Hates Keir
How did Starmer go from landslide to endgame in under two years? Also this week: the most murderous mammal on earth; and every thought I have about an insane train plan.
jonn.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
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there's a new found footage doc about J. G. Ballard out this month by B.J.A. Samuel, and it's free to watch on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj0V...
J.G. Ballard Documentary | The Unlimited Dream Company – Archive & Interviews
YouTube video by BJA Samuel
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
there's a new found footage doc about J. G. Ballard out this month by B.J.A. Samuel, and it's free to watch on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj0V...
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Can AI truly manage qualitative data analysis, or is it just clever talk? This paper examines the GenAI hype in research, highlighting risks like misrepresentation. Human insight remains crucial in qualitative work. Read more: tinyurl.com/3aw9nhzs #QualitativeResearch #AIEthics #SciComms
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Can AI truly manage qualitative data analysis, or is it just clever talk? This paper examines the GenAI hype in research, highlighting risks like misrepresentation. Human insight remains crucial in qualitative work. Read more: tinyurl.com/3aw9nhzs #QualitativeResearch #AIEthics #SciComms
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Brutalist beauty 😍
BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Brutalist beauty 😍
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There's everything dodgy about this.
Government orders deletion of court records widely used by journalist to monitor activity and decisions. WHY?
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
There's everything dodgy about this.
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Whatever Happened to Matt Goodwin?
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
Whatever Happened to Matt Goodwin?
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
www.bylinesupplement.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Whatever Happened to Matt Goodwin?
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
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The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
I see we're back to "Johnson resigned because of a party" and not because he employed a known sex pest, lied about what he knew, and more than half his cabinet resigned as a result.
Madeley. FFS.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
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“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
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With >85% of votes in, Portugal decisively rejects far-right candidate André Ventura. Center-left candidate António José Seguro is the President-elect.
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
With >85% of votes in, Portugal decisively rejects far-right candidate André Ventura. Center-left candidate António José Seguro is the President-elect.
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Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
My review of Harris Dickinson's URCHIN (2025):
boxd.it/d2QRQv
boxd.it/d2QRQv
A ★★★½ review of Urchin (2025)
Strong characters and acting, and at times interestingly atypical settings for a British film. Yet I don't think the narrative arc was especially fresh or surprising in any way. It seemed to fit the m...
boxd.it
February 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
My review of Harris Dickinson's URCHIN (2025):
boxd.it/d2QRQv
boxd.it/d2QRQv
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It’ll take more than a leadership change for Lab to begin rectifying this. They’d need to remove most of a generation, abandon a whole concept of politics they signed up to 30 years ago & open up an inclusive & pluralist politics that goes beyond parties.
Obviously that that won’t happen (5/)
Obviously that that won’t happen (5/)
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It’ll take more than a leadership change for Lab to begin rectifying this. They’d need to remove most of a generation, abandon a whole concept of politics they signed up to 30 years ago & open up an inclusive & pluralist politics that goes beyond parties.
Obviously that that won’t happen (5/)
Obviously that that won’t happen (5/)
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Should be default setting that AI is off and optional to switch it on, not the other way round
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Should be default setting that AI is off and optional to switch it on, not the other way round
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Extraordinary reporting. And a window on the two Londons - the one we live in and the phantom city of the online rage economy
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Extraordinary reporting. And a window on the two Londons - the one we live in and the phantom city of the online rage economy
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If people are going to make money from social media, it seems so wildly obvious that what can be broadcast by the platforms is regulated in the same was as TV is.
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
If people are going to make money from social media, it seems so wildly obvious that what can be broadcast by the platforms is regulated in the same was as TV is.
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The piece by @unamccormack.bsky.social in the latest DWM celebrating the crucial symbiosis of Doctor Who and the city of Liverpool, is without doubt, the greatest piece of writing it has carried this century.
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The piece by @unamccormack.bsky.social in the latest DWM celebrating the crucial symbiosis of Doctor Who and the city of Liverpool, is without doubt, the greatest piece of writing it has carried this century.