Tom McArthur
@tommcarthur.bsky.social
👀 Journalist and newsdesk nause @ BBC NEWS
"I asked chatgpt” “I asked grok” well I just ran around a rugby pitch with 40 lads and drank 4 beers afterwards. AI won't catch me.
July 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"I asked chatgpt” “I asked grok” well I just ran around a rugby pitch with 40 lads and drank 4 beers afterwards. AI won't catch me.
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I don’t understand why the new Snow White is failing at the box office even though seeing the original film is a core childhood memory for people in their late 90s
March 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I don’t understand why the new Snow White is failing at the box office even though seeing the original film is a core childhood memory for people in their late 90s
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That was a great win for England, obviously, but I hate to see Bomb like this 😥
March 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
That was a great win for England, obviously, but I hate to see Bomb like this 😥
I just subbed the intro of a story on the Pope down to this... 👀
March 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I just subbed the intro of a story on the Pope down to this... 👀
The dads watching swimming class this morning were deep diving into the Trump-Zelenksy row from last night!
Never seen a news story cut through into daily SE25 life before
Never seen a news story cut through into daily SE25 life before
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The dads watching swimming class this morning were deep diving into the Trump-Zelenksy row from last night!
Never seen a news story cut through into daily SE25 life before
Never seen a news story cut through into daily SE25 life before
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The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
Elon Musk's Twitter edits 'nazi salute' out of his Trump inauguration speech
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Elon Musk's Twitter edits 'nazi salute' out of his Trump inauguration speech
The erratic tech billionaire made a gesture that seemed to many like a fascist salute - but when Elon Musk posted the clip on X there was something different
www.mirror.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
January 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
100 likes and I eat the forbidden Quality Street 👀
January 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
100 likes and I eat the forbidden Quality Street 👀
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The mistake being made about Meta is to say they're just doing this to make conservatives happy. They've been doing that a decade+. Removing fact checkers and bringing back political content means there will be more stuff that gets more people mad which creates more engagement. Growth at all costs.
January 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The mistake being made about Meta is to say they're just doing this to make conservatives happy. They've been doing that a decade+. Removing fact checkers and bringing back political content means there will be more stuff that gets more people mad which creates more engagement. Growth at all costs.
Facts are woke now, actually
Meta announced that it will end its fact-checking program on its platforms in exchange for X-style community notes as part of a slate of changes targeting "censorship" and embracing "free expression."
Meta eliminating fact-checking in favor of "community notes" system
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined the series of content moderation reforms on Tuesday.
www.axios.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Facts are woke now, actually
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Something about this has really got to me. It is just such a slap in the face - this is what we're worth, is it? Arguably the largest connector of human beings in the world, flooded with literal friction between each and every one by a billionaire addicted to growth. Death cult shit. Disgraceful.
Meta confirms they plan to add tons of AI-generated users to Facebook and Instagram
They will have bios, profile pics and can share content
(via Financial Times)
They will have bios, profile pics and can share content
(via Financial Times)
December 31, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Something about this has really got to me. It is just such a slap in the face - this is what we're worth, is it? Arguably the largest connector of human beings in the world, flooded with literal friction between each and every one by a billionaire addicted to growth. Death cult shit. Disgraceful.
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What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?
Yeah I need way more money than anyone ever got before. I need it because my shit is difficult right now. But it's important in ways even I haven't been able to work out. OpenAI is a serious business. Help me. Please help me please my serious company is so good. Help me
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
December 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
What are we DOING here? We're just meant to sit and act like this insane plagiarism and climate threat that requires more money than anything has ever cost is worth it? Are we meant to pretend that ChatGPT is worth this aimless, meaningless destruction of capital and our environment? For what?
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Yeah I need way more money than anyone ever got before. I need it because my shit is difficult right now. But it's important in ways even I haven't been able to work out. OpenAI is a serious business. Help me. Please help me please my serious company is so good. Help me
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
December 28, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Yeah I need way more money than anyone ever got before. I need it because my shit is difficult right now. But it's important in ways even I haven't been able to work out. OpenAI is a serious business. Help me. Please help me please my serious company is so good. Help me
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/o...
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“Wallace building those trousers for his dog? Just so he doesn’t have to walk him? It’s lazy, he got that dog in good faith, he should walk him - it’s his job!”
December 25, 2024 at 11:37 AM
“Wallace building those trousers for his dog? Just so he doesn’t have to walk him? It’s lazy, he got that dog in good faith, he should walk him - it’s his job!”
Can't park there mate! 😍
December 14, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Can't park there mate! 😍
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If you are to watch one thing about the Assad regime, make it this 55 seconds.
Note: The rebels found a little kid in the same prison he’s talking about.
(Full video in next post below)
Note: The rebels found a little kid in the same prison he’s talking about.
(Full video in next post below)
December 9, 2024 at 8:15 AM
If you are to watch one thing about the Assad regime, make it this 55 seconds.
Note: The rebels found a little kid in the same prison he’s talking about.
(Full video in next post below)
Note: The rebels found a little kid in the same prison he’s talking about.
(Full video in next post below)
I haven't been able to stop thinking about this kid since I saw the clip.
December 9, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I haven't been able to stop thinking about this kid since I saw the clip.
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The reaction to rainbow armbands is so depressing. There needs to be an education in clubs. It's just solidarity. That's all. That people shouldn't be persecuted. Wearing a rainbow isn't saying 'This is my culture' or 'This is my lifestyle'. It's just saying let people live their lives and feel safe
December 4, 2024 at 11:56 AM
The reaction to rainbow armbands is so depressing. There needs to be an education in clubs. It's just solidarity. That's all. That people shouldn't be persecuted. Wearing a rainbow isn't saying 'This is my culture' or 'This is my lifestyle'. It's just saying let people live their lives and feel safe
Cab to work is playing Christmas radio. Bit early for some tastes, but I'm allowing it 🎄🎶
November 30, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Cab to work is playing Christmas radio. Bit early for some tastes, but I'm allowing it 🎄🎶
Yes, this is arguably massively embarrassing behaviour for a grown man - but given the state of Spotify nowadays it's not *entirely* far-fetched, is it?
November 26, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Yes, this is arguably massively embarrassing behaviour for a grown man - but given the state of Spotify nowadays it's not *entirely* far-fetched, is it?
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this is very good
November 24, 2024 at 10:12 AM
this is very good
The news gods want 132kg Frank the Tank back it seems... 🐷🐷
November 24, 2024 at 8:06 AM
The news gods want 132kg Frank the Tank back it seems... 🐷🐷
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It's Friday, so how about some low stakes discourse about drinking? This week: best amount of pints:
1. 3
2. 5
3. 2
4. 5+
5. 1
Vote now and give your reasoning. Happy friday
1. 3
2. 5
3. 2
4. 5+
5. 1
Vote now and give your reasoning. Happy friday
November 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
It's Friday, so how about some low stakes discourse about drinking? This week: best amount of pints:
1. 3
2. 5
3. 2
4. 5+
5. 1
Vote now and give your reasoning. Happy friday
1. 3
2. 5
3. 2
4. 5+
5. 1
Vote now and give your reasoning. Happy friday