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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Pool knitting. A must for a hot day.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Suno just lost a big legal battle in Germany. Now it's time for every PRO in the world to follow the example of GEMA and crush AI companies under lawsuits. You don't get to steal copyrighted material and get away with it.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I've been finding writing this theme for a new TV show a little challenging for some reason...

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A year ago today, The Traitors took over the Proms. A real highlight of my career. I can't believe how fast time goes by.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

There's a break in the wildfire smoke and today is extremely hot. So...

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Debbie Moon @debbiemoon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NO. Next question?

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Pisces: Things have changed. You are no longer the powerless victim of circumstance. You have agency. You have the will to act. You have the Orb of Infinity. DESTROY THE EARTHLINGS!

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I know. Sex on legs, right?! Head over to tht.org.uk/support-us/t... and get yours. Not only will you be the envy of all cool people, you'll be supporting @tht.org.uk end HIV/AIDS stigma and possibly even the disease itself!

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Knitting tentacles is a perfectly normal Sunday activity, right?

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Trifles really isn't interested in the tuna. He doesn't know what you mean.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I really need to post on here more...

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I'll be on PM with Anita Anand at 5 pm today ahead of the Traitors Prom being aired on BBC1 on New Year's Day. Join us to talk all things TV Theme tunes.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The Traitors Prom will be shown on BBC1 at 2 pm on New Year's Day! Very exciting.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Trifles is helping me write the music for a new TV show. I can't wait to tell you all about it. @danjwatts.bsky.social is co-writing, but I think we may have to split it three ways now.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The BBC is unique. A treasure. Something to protect and maintain. Greg is right, it makes mistakes sometimes, but it also makes things no other broadcaster/production company would. I am also hugely proud of all the work I've done with the BBC.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Lovely time chatting with @prsformusic.bsky.social all things Traitors and my career. Have a read.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

So pleased I get to work with Russell T Davies and the team again. It's going to be a good one! Tip Toe, starring Alan Cumming and David Morrissey, coming 2026 to Channel 4.

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cornish person girl @gemma.transwrites.world · 08/10/2025

Time to update the scoreboards so everyone knows what's up before JK Rowling drops another few hundred grand on being a bigot loser Money wasted on being a dick to trans people: literally millions upon millions. Women saved from harm or even vaguely supported by being a dick to trans people: 0

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Ash Higgins @ashhiggins.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

This. Is. Why. I. Paint.

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat.
People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via Al video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people."

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Taking a little social media break. Back soon.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

What a day yesterday was. Our conductor, Karen, and every single performer blew me away. To have my music at the Proms!! And played at the Royal Albert Hall!!! A dream come true. There are too many people to thank for making this happen. But I am eternally grateful to each and every one of them.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

London, I am in you. It has been a very long time...

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra sounding amazing in rehearsals, under the brilliant direction is Karen Ní Bhroin. I'm so excited for the concerts on Saturday. #TheTraitors #BBCProms

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

They have now changed this clause due to backlash, but I'll not be using them anymore. Showing intent to force people to allow them to train AI using copyrighted content shows the kind of company they are.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

STOP PRESS: WeTransfer have quietly watered down that clause. Left: how it read this morning Right: how it now reads The fact that they tweaked the wording this morning without publicly announcing they'd made a mistake speaks volumes. Theft for AI was clearly their intention & they got caught out.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

[14] ▪️ You don’t have to understand what it means for someone to be nonbinary to respect them. ▪️ Use the name a person asks you to use. ▪️ Try not to make any assumptions about people’s gender. ▪️ If you’re not sure what pronouns someone uses, ask.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Some bigot has taken our trans rights lawn sign. It's been up for 18 months. What have they achieved by taking one sign? Well... A load more trans inclusive things are going to be on our house in places they can't take them down.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

What a bizarre time I'm having. The Radio Times (which was always on our coffee table growing up) asked me for an interview about the upcoming Traitors Prom. What a joy! www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertain...

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How composer Sam Watts took The Traitors to the Proms – and got his break on The Sarah Jane Adventures

As The Traitors brings its masked mischief to the Proms, composer Sam Watts says it’s essential to keep mixing popular and classical.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

A fantastic and shocking thread. Worth a read, but tldr: trans folks aren't the problem...

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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 03/07/2025

This makes it very clear that the calls to ban trans women aren't about 'fairness' or 'advantages'. You call to ban trans women from a community event without any competition or even any gender restrictions to begin with because you want to ban trans women from existing in public. That's it.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Amazing hail storm this afternoon. We got trapped in the gazebo and it damaged some roof tiles. The joys of living in Canada.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The Traitors India looks stunning (and explosive)!

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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 02/06/2025

Happy Pride Month to everyone else who is also chronically ill and high risk and unable to participate in Pride Month festivities because folks won't mask. I see you. Your love is still valid. And to everyone else who can safely attend events this month, please mask up.

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TC @tcustodis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Be gay do crow stuff #pridemonth #pridecrows

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Cai K 🔜 PAXU @estelofimladris.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Hey y'all. It's Pride again. Instead of spending money on corporate "Pride" gear, why don't you give money to small businesses that are LGBTQIA+ owned. Be in your community instead of sending money outside of it. There's SO MANY fantastic Queer-owned places you can shop and support.

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James Moran @jamesmoran.com · 27/05/2025

If you are still buying things this person makes, this is where your money goes. Maybe make today the day you stop funding her.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I would love this. I left the UK for Canada in part because of Brexit. Canada and Canadians have been nothing but welcoming - it's actually got more in common with the EU than it does the US.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

A reminder that tickets for the two #TheTraitors Proms go on sale this Friday (16th) via the Royal Albert Hall. There is a 3 pm and a 7:30 pm performance on July 26th, and I would love to see you there. #BBCProms2025 #ComposerLife #TVComposer #Concert #ClassicalMusic

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Nobody’s looking at you, except the people that love you. Be your weird little self and enjoy it.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Out now! My score for Jacob Dudman and Lidia Huerta's 'Untethered'. I'm often not a fan of my own music, but I like this one. Available on all good music platforms (link in bio). #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday #FilmComposer #ComposerLife #FilmScore

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Penny Homer @socialsoprano.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I remember hugely resenting the Critical Thinking modules I had to do as part of my Music degree but watching how AI is ruining people's brains I realise it was actually the most useful thing I studied. Anyway fund the Humanities and write your own goddamned emails ffs.

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

My next release is out next Friday (9th May, 2025) - the soundtrack album for Untethered. Find it where you find your music. Score by me. Mixed and mastered by @danjwatts. #ComposerLife #NewMusic #FilmComposer

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

And PP losing his seat is the cherry on top...

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Sam Watts (they/them) @i-is-sam.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Well done my fellow Canadians. In this current global political climate, this is huge. I'm sad it's not a majority government, but it's still a strong message that Canada is progressive, fair and anti-hate. My first Canadian election and it wasn't a total disaster. Nice.

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glitz ✨ @glitterary.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Let’s get this @GoodLawProject challenge to the UK Supreme Court’s transphobic ruling funded 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8

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Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project

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