Nick Barlow
@nickbwalking.bsky.social
Writer, walker, Who and Wolves fan. Lives in Whitehaven. Lots of other things that don't begin with W. https://linktr.ee/nickbarlow He/him
Avatar: Me (50ish man with greying hair and beard) smiling at the camera.
Avatar: Me (50ish man with greying hair and beard) smiling at the camera.
There is no opinion so stupid that you can't find a British journalist who holds it...and a British paper that'll publish it.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
There is no opinion so stupid that you can't find a British journalist who holds it...and a British paper that'll publish it.
Need to remind myself that whenever I have a bad idea there's no shame in it because people who somehow get paid for their opinions don't hesitate to spew this nonsense into the world.
The former Chair of Northern Rock has had another bright idea.
January 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Need to remind myself that whenever I have a bad idea there's no shame in it because people who somehow get paid for their opinions don't hesitate to spew this nonsense into the world.
If I was a Traitor, I'd agree, then recruit Jessie and tell her what he did. #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
If I was a Traitor, I'd agree, then recruit Jessie and tell her what he did. #TheTraitors
Producers looking at Stephen and wondering just what to do if a Traitor has a breakdown. #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Producers looking at Stephen and wondering just what to do if a Traitor has a breakdown. #TheTraitors
Stephen's probably going to blow it by saying that this meeting is even more awkward than last night's #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Stephen's probably going to blow it by saying that this meeting is even more awkward than last night's #TheTraitors
Yale Law School should either revoke his degree or close down.
The Vice President of the United States has somehow reached the conclusion that this video is exculpatory.
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Yale Law School should either revoke his degree or close down.
We need Harriet and Jessie teaming up, then they'll steamroller their way to the final. #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
We need Harriet and Jessie teaming up, then they'll steamroller their way to the final. #TheTraitors
Ooh, Ellie can say she's fine with being called bland but her eyes are pure murder. #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Ooh, Ellie can say she's fine with being called bland but her eyes are pure murder. #TheTraitors
Oh, I'd missed that Adam was a woo merchant, so they should all ignore everything he says. #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Oh, I'd missed that Adam was a woo merchant, so they should all ignore everything he says. #TheTraitors
Reposted by Nick Barlow
If my fav bar got bought by a Nazi who ran CSAM on a screen over the bar, screamed about trans people from behind it and hosted revenge porn nights, I’d stop going and I’d be surprised if my local reps and Prime Minister kept leaving messages I need to read on the stall door of the backed up toilet.
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
If my fav bar got bought by a Nazi who ran CSAM on a screen over the bar, screamed about trans people from behind it and hosted revenge porn nights, I’d stop going and I’d be surprised if my local reps and Prime Minister kept leaving messages I need to read on the stall door of the backed up toilet.
Feeling lots of sympathy for Stephen stuck in an extremely awkward meeting he can't leave. #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Feeling lots of sympathy for Stephen stuck in an extremely awkward meeting he can't leave. #TheTraitors
"You're now have to pay me to generate your CSAM."
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
"You're now have to pay me to generate your CSAM."
OK, my assumption is that Fiona believes Rachel is lying and is really offended by it because of the police officers in her family so that's why she went full scorched earth. #TheTraitors
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
OK, my assumption is that Fiona believes Rachel is lying and is really offended by it because of the police officers in her family so that's why she went full scorched earth. #TheTraitors
Catching up late on #TheTraitors but Amanda disclosing her previous job to a Traitor then utterly misrepresenting what Sam said is a great representation of the skills needed to be a senior officer in the Met.
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Catching up late on #TheTraitors but Amanda disclosing her previous job to a Traitor then utterly misrepresenting what Sam said is a great representation of the skills needed to be a senior officer in the Met.
The whole "we have removed their leader, therefore we now control all their resources" does have a rather video game simplicity to it.
WATTERS: Taking out a dictator in Venezuela -- how does that help the average American?
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The whole "we have removed their leader, therefore we now control all their resources" does have a rather video game simplicity to it.
Reposted by Nick Barlow
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
Seeing a few posts here (and a lot of Threads) doing the "oh, you Europeans don't understand, the US is too big, too decentralised, the cops are armed, I can't take time off work, I'd lose my healthcare if I protest or resist" and if their victory was inevitable, they wouldn't need propaganda.
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Seeing a few posts here (and a lot of Threads) doing the "oh, you Europeans don't understand, the US is too big, too decentralised, the cops are armed, I can't take time off work, I'd lose my healthcare if I protest or resist" and if their victory was inevitable, they wouldn't need propaganda.
Scientists struggle on, sure that somewhere out there is the hypothetical situation to which Akehurst's response isn't "Labour must move further right".
There’s nothing so intoxicating as to drown in your own ideology, but unfortunately when you drown you sometimes take the rest of us with you.
January 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Scientists struggle on, sure that somewhere out there is the hypothetical situation to which Akehurst's response isn't "Labour must move further right".
Leather-clad and masked henchman wandering around with an axe round various people in cages? Haven't seen someone so obviously putting their fetishes on screen since Farscape. #TheTraitors
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Leather-clad and masked henchman wandering around with an axe round various people in cages? Haven't seen someone so obviously putting their fetishes on screen since Farscape. #TheTraitors
I want to be in one of the brainstorming meetings where they plan the missions. "How many extras in masks? And did you say skulls?" #TheTraitors
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I want to be in one of the brainstorming meetings where they plan the missions. "How many extras in masks? And did you say skulls?" #TheTraitors
Ellie's going to be scary until she gets revenge for Ross. Does make me wonder about the "everyone has a secret connection to someone else" theory, though. #TheTraitors
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Ellie's going to be scary until she gets revenge for Ross. Does make me wonder about the "everyone has a secret connection to someone else" theory, though. #TheTraitors
I'm loving Jade's rainbow eyes and cardigan. Probably means Claudia murders her for stealing the fashion limelight. #TheTraitors
January 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I'm loving Jade's rainbow eyes and cardigan. Probably means Claudia murders her for stealing the fashion limelight. #TheTraitors
Does anyone have links to reporting on the ground in Venezuela? Because there's lots of boasts of the US "taking over" but the government there appears to have gone "our President has been kidnapped! Anyway, moving on..."
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Does anyone have links to reporting on the ground in Venezuela? Because there's lots of boasts of the US "taking over" but the government there appears to have gone "our President has been kidnapped! Anyway, moving on..."
Waiting for the Avengers: Doomsday trailers to reach "who do you want in this? OK, they're back. Now please come and see it, please...."
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Waiting for the Avengers: Doomsday trailers to reach "who do you want in this? OK, they're back. Now please come and see it, please...."
They could have just called it "a quarrel in a far away country between people of whom we know nothing".
The defeatists masking as realists are already calling for Europe to just abandon Greenland to the US.
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
They could have just called it "a quarrel in a far away country between people of whom we know nothing".