Simon Pegg
@simonpegg.bsky.social
Same name, not *that* one though. 49, Movie lover, lives in the East. Rarely manages a serious post on any social media platform.
'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat
'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat
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The Verge reporting that the limiting of the "edit image" feature is nowhere near as limited as X claim 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 3:53 PM
The Verge reporting that the limiting of the "edit image" feature is nowhere near as limited as X claim www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
'If you can also coincide videoing acts from an overreaching state with the Golden Hour, that'd be grand.'
January 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
'If you can also coincide videoing acts from an overreaching state with the Golden Hour, that'd be grand.'
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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
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If you live in Great Yarmouth, I'd implore you to write to Rupert Lowe MP and ask him directly why he wants to actively protest in support of financial profiting from child pornography
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
If you live in Great Yarmouth, I'd implore you to write to Rupert Lowe MP and ask him directly why he wants to actively protest in support of financial profiting from child pornography
I guess those 14 laps around Windsor Castle we gave him were all for naught.
Republican bullies deploy more threats against the UK to protect their big tech corporate allies.
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I guess those 14 laps around Windsor Castle we gave him were all for naught.
Question. Do Blue tick MPS have to pay £8.99 a month for the blue tick? (a genuine question for those who actually know)
If so, is this put on expenses paid out of the public purse?
If this is the case, the answer to the Govt, and all MPs, is very, very simple.
If so, is this put on expenses paid out of the public purse?
If this is the case, the answer to the Govt, and all MPs, is very, very simple.
Scathing words from No 10 on X making the Grok image tool available only to paying users: “That simply turns an AI feature that allows the creation of unlawful images into a premium service. It's not a solution. In fact, it's insulting to victims of misogyny and sexual violence."
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Question. Do Blue tick MPS have to pay £8.99 a month for the blue tick? (a genuine question for those who actually know)
If so, is this put on expenses paid out of the public purse?
If this is the case, the answer to the Govt, and all MPs, is very, very simple.
If so, is this put on expenses paid out of the public purse?
If this is the case, the answer to the Govt, and all MPs, is very, very simple.
News only happening at 1pm, 6pm and 10pm.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM
News only happening at 1pm, 6pm and 10pm.
The problem we're likely to have over here 'if' (& it's a big if) drastic action is taken & X is reigned back, is that there will be a sudden influx of accounts coming here, en masse, who will just set up shop in the same way they posted there, & the rot will start to set in here.
Unavoidable
Unavoidable
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The problem we're likely to have over here 'if' (& it's a big if) drastic action is taken & X is reigned back, is that there will be a sudden influx of accounts coming here, en masse, who will just set up shop in the same way they posted there, & the rot will start to set in here.
Unavoidable
Unavoidable
"I once liked my child's roast chicken video on Instagram, and now I can only contact him through lawyers."
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
"I once liked my child's roast chicken video on Instagram, and now I can only contact him through lawyers."
Parents.
So hard to photograph, but incredible to see. (through Lawyers)
So hard to photograph, but incredible to see. (through Lawyers)
Brooklyn Beckham sends David and Victoria extraordinary legal notice
Brooklyn Beckham sends David and Victoria extraordinary legal notice
www.thesun.ie
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Parents.
So hard to photograph, but incredible to see. (through Lawyers)
So hard to photograph, but incredible to see. (through Lawyers)
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David Bowie's childhood home at 4 Plaistow Grove, Bromley where he lived from age 8 to 20 & wrote Space Oddity has been acquired by the Heritage Trust of London. It will be returned to its early 1960's appearance & will eventually open to the public. 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
David Bowie's London childhood home set to open to the public
An
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
David Bowie's childhood home at 4 Plaistow Grove, Bromley where he lived from age 8 to 20 & wrote Space Oddity has been acquired by the Heritage Trust of London. It will be returned to its early 1960's appearance & will eventually open to the public. 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He's either mad, or its an elaborate alibi plan
Everything's terrible, except for it's the 8th of January, and in just a couple of hours Peter Bleksley kicks off his absolutely bonkers tour of the UK and Ireland.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
I needed to map it to see if there was a rhyme or reason to his route, but no, it's just as maniacal as it seemed.
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
He's either mad, or its an elaborate alibi plan
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Evan Davis’ conclusion is how fascinating it is that we can see the same video and reach different conclusions, with the implication that we can’t possibly know what actually happened.
It is genuinely beyond pathetic. Not totally sure how he sleeps at night.
It is genuinely beyond pathetic. Not totally sure how he sleeps at night.
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Evan Davis’ conclusion is how fascinating it is that we can see the same video and reach different conclusions, with the implication that we can’t possibly know what actually happened.
It is genuinely beyond pathetic. Not totally sure how he sleeps at night.
It is genuinely beyond pathetic. Not totally sure how he sleeps at night.
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Everyone: "Don't worry, things can't get any worse online".
Online:
Online:
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Everyone: "Don't worry, things can't get any worse online".
Online:
Online:
There's a few lovely things coming out on this.
Thank you to those who are replying. It's the smallest, simplest things.
For those currently feeling like they're not coping, may you find *something* to help.
Thank you to those who are replying. It's the smallest, simplest things.
For those currently feeling like they're not coping, may you find *something* to help.
A simple question.
How is everyone coping?
More specifically, what small things/rituals do you do to make things a *little* better day-to-day in the face of *everything* going on?
How is everyone coping?
More specifically, what small things/rituals do you do to make things a *little* better day-to-day in the face of *everything* going on?
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
There's a few lovely things coming out on this.
Thank you to those who are replying. It's the smallest, simplest things.
For those currently feeling like they're not coping, may you find *something* to help.
Thank you to those who are replying. It's the smallest, simplest things.
For those currently feeling like they're not coping, may you find *something* to help.
A simple question.
How is everyone coping?
More specifically, what small things/rituals do you do to make things a *little* better day-to-day in the face of *everything* going on?
How is everyone coping?
More specifically, what small things/rituals do you do to make things a *little* better day-to-day in the face of *everything* going on?
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
A simple question.
How is everyone coping?
More specifically, what small things/rituals do you do to make things a *little* better day-to-day in the face of *everything* going on?
How is everyone coping?
More specifically, what small things/rituals do you do to make things a *little* better day-to-day in the face of *everything* going on?
This doesn't look good.
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This doesn't look good.
As some of you who also followed me on the Hellsite may be aware, in a couple of days time it will be 10 years since that Bowie tweet I did, which resulted in having to take a day off work, and eventually being blocked by half of Australia.
10 years. Sheesh.
10 years. Sheesh.
January 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
As some of you who also followed me on the Hellsite may be aware, in a couple of days time it will be 10 years since that Bowie tweet I did, which resulted in having to take a day off work, and eventually being blocked by half of Australia.
10 years. Sheesh.
10 years. Sheesh.
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“David, who shall we invite to the wedding?”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
October 28, 2024 at 11:46 AM
“David, who shall we invite to the wedding?”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
“Bono. Ono. Eno.”
“I love you, you unstoppable conceptual bastard.”
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to David Bowie.
He should have been 79 today.
He should have been 79 today.
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to David Bowie.
He should have been 79 today.
He should have been 79 today.