Phil Slarks
@philslarks.bsky.social
Civil servant, Boro fan - Mid Sussex. Interested in competition, digital markets, growth and productivity policy and grunge.
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A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
Oh Aidan you’re too much 😍
September 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oh Aidan you’re too much 😍
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Top sociological fact: the biggest predictor of a couple having three kids is if the first two are the same gender
September 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Top sociological fact: the biggest predictor of a couple having three kids is if the first two are the same gender
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Just tried this - ranks people you don't follow but are followed by people you do bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
Bluesky Network Analyzer
Find accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow.
bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
September 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just tried this - ranks people you don't follow but are followed by people you do bsky-follow-finder.theo.io
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‘Cringe’, like ‘problematic’, is increasingly commonly used to denote ‘I think you should be embarrassed about your preference/opinion and want to slap you down accordingly, but am wholly unwilling to explain, let alone defend, my dismissiveness.’
June 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
‘Cringe’, like ‘problematic’, is increasingly commonly used to denote ‘I think you should be embarrassed about your preference/opinion and want to slap you down accordingly, but am wholly unwilling to explain, let alone defend, my dismissiveness.’
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European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936
June 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936
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The brave little boy having one of the first polio vaccines is me. At school I recall two pupils who had leg calipers because of #polio caught before they could be vaccinated and there even was an iron lung for emergency use. #Vaccination saves lives
December 14, 2024 at 10:23 AM
The brave little boy having one of the first polio vaccines is me. At school I recall two pupils who had leg calipers because of #polio caught before they could be vaccinated and there even was an iron lung for emergency use. #Vaccination saves lives
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Since 1960, childhood mortality has dropped by a factor of five.
A large portion of this is due to the benefits of vaccines.
A large portion of this is due to the benefits of vaccines.
April 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Since 1960, childhood mortality has dropped by a factor of five.
A large portion of this is due to the benefits of vaccines.
A large portion of this is due to the benefits of vaccines.
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Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔
Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked…
🧵1/22 (1/1)
Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked…
🧵1/22 (1/1)
April 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔
Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked…
🧵1/22 (1/1)
Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked…
🧵1/22 (1/1)
February 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
February 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Amazon Prime are fucking idiots.
December 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Amazon Prime are fucking idiots.
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This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
September 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
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Made same offer some time ago on the other place, but if you are teaching econ/politics/maths in a state school, and will pay my train/taxi, I will come and do a talk for your kids for free. If you are private I'll do one for a fee donated to a state school/charity.
August 25, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Made same offer some time ago on the other place, but if you are teaching econ/politics/maths in a state school, and will pay my train/taxi, I will come and do a talk for your kids for free. If you are private I'll do one for a fee donated to a state school/charity.
@stephenkb.bsky.social first class newsletter title today. Think you can put your feet up for the rest of the week now
August 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
@stephenkb.bsky.social first class newsletter title today. Think you can put your feet up for the rest of the week now
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26 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
August 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM
26 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
Bluesky: a completely fine substitute for X when it comes to politics/policy/current affairs. But still very quiet when what you want to see is Boro fans crowing about stuffing Leeds away. #boro
August 14, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Bluesky: a completely fine substitute for X when it comes to politics/policy/current affairs. But still very quiet when what you want to see is Boro fans crowing about stuffing Leeds away. #boro