tom
@tommcr.bsky.social
South Manchester
Fermenting, Cycling, Cinema mostly
Fermenting, Cycling, Cinema mostly
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I’m not sure “there’s nothing we can do about the sexual abuse image factory ask OfCom” is going to hold much water as a line taken by a government which (a) has a huge majority (b) just passed legislation to regulate what people can access online
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I’m not sure “there’s nothing we can do about the sexual abuse image factory ask OfCom” is going to hold much water as a line taken by a government which (a) has a huge majority (b) just passed legislation to regulate what people can access online
That’s how many you need to get through this year ho ho ho
At political cabinet today, Morgan McSweeney gave a presentation on “three Es” on how the government can connect with voters - emotion, empathy and evidence.
Am told he said the government currently has a “deficit in emotion”
Am told he said the government currently has a “deficit in emotion”
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
That’s how many you need to get through this year ho ho ho
All the Greenland chat matched with snow inside makes me realise I need to watch Borgen again
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
All the Greenland chat matched with snow inside makes me realise I need to watch Borgen again
Tried the Great British Rail Sale. £11 to Edinburgh, amazing! Go through, it’s £77. How much are the UK government subsidising this Viagogo esque bollocks?
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Tried the Great British Rail Sale. £11 to Edinburgh, amazing! Go through, it’s £77. How much are the UK government subsidising this Viagogo esque bollocks?
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Wish UK Goverment would stop acting like it was being held hostage by events
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Wish UK Goverment would stop acting like it was being held hostage by events
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Embodies the underlying weirdness of this government - the minister in question hasn't tweeted for *OVER A YEAR* because the site is a cesspit.
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Embodies the underlying weirdness of this government - the minister in question hasn't tweeted for *OVER A YEAR* because the site is a cesspit.
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I always knew the British right was full of collaborators who would stab their country in the back at the first opportunity.
I just didn’t think they’d be collaborating against us with the United States.
I just didn’t think they’d be collaborating against us with the United States.
January 4, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I always knew the British right was full of collaborators who would stab their country in the back at the first opportunity.
I just didn’t think they’d be collaborating against us with the United States.
I just didn’t think they’d be collaborating against us with the United States.
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
Silicon Valley was the future once
This is fascinating.,Two Silicon Valley veterans behind Twitter and Pinterest - Biz Stone and Evan Sharp - have launched a new app that is designed to be an antidote to the “terrible devastation” they say has been caused by social media - rpt by @tim.fo www.ft.com/content/6a33...
Twitter and Pinterest founders launch app as antidote to social media
Biz Stone and Evan Sharp raise new funds for ‘Tangle’ as they assess the ‘devastation’ caused by online excess
www.ft.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Silicon Valley was the future once
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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Elon Musk, Feb 2025: "America should mind its own business rather than push for regime change all over the place"
January 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Elon Musk, Feb 2025: "America should mind its own business rather than push for regime change all over the place"
The GOP will probably get 100% of the Hispanic vote at least
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The GOP will probably get 100% of the Hispanic vote at least
I just don’t see the equivalence
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I just don’t see the equivalence
Adlington New Town sounds great, don’t threaten me with a good time guys
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Adlington New Town sounds great, don’t threaten me with a good time guys
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Nigel Farage called Trump a “global peacemaker” who would prevent a “endless series of foreign wars”
Boris Johnson said he would make the world "safe and stable"
Why Trump's apologists were wrong and why those warning about the grave threat he poses were right www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/trumps-ill...
Boris Johnson said he would make the world "safe and stable"
Why Trump's apologists were wrong and why those warning about the grave threat he poses were right www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/trumps-ill...
Trump's Illegal Assault on Venezuela Opens the Door to Even Darker Foreign Adventures
It's time for the President's apologists to admit that those of us warning about the grave global threat he poses were right
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Nigel Farage called Trump a “global peacemaker” who would prevent a “endless series of foreign wars”
Boris Johnson said he would make the world "safe and stable"
Why Trump's apologists were wrong and why those warning about the grave threat he poses were right www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/trumps-ill...
Boris Johnson said he would make the world "safe and stable"
Why Trump's apologists were wrong and why those warning about the grave threat he poses were right www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/trumps-ill...
Looking forward to the contorting of the UK far left as they take the side of the dictator over the Nobel peace prize winner because Trump is a dick.
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Looking forward to the contorting of the UK far left as they take the side of the dictator over the Nobel peace prize winner because Trump is a dick.
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
Which smug bastard with two thumbs bought grit in September in a panic? This guy
January 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Which smug bastard with two thumbs bought grit in September in a panic? This guy
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If the British government, and indeed other governments, can’t muster a fast and strong response to Twitter adding a facility enabling users to create and share AI child sexual abuse material then not sure what Musk could ever do that would actually provoke a response.
January 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
If the British government, and indeed other governments, can’t muster a fast and strong response to Twitter adding a facility enabling users to create and share AI child sexual abuse material then not sure what Musk could ever do that would actually provoke a response.
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This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Oxford high street demand returns to pre-pandemic levels
Oxford’s high street is bucking the national trend, with demand rising and vacancy rates low
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Have a good year did you yeah
December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Have a good year did you yeah
Convinced Man United is a The Producers style scam
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Convinced Man United is a The Producers style scam