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Nick Christian

@nickchristian.bsky.social
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I write, mainly about bikes and balls, for TNT Sports, Cyclist, Eurosport, Cycling Plus, When Saturday Comes. Will never use AI to write.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?”
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
how do we get the anger people felt when the sycamore gap tree was cut to translate into anger towards, I dunno, everything else?
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Annalee @flowerhorne.com · 19/09/2026
This is why I think it's so important to push back against the personification of LLMs. If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AI critics: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination AI Stans: This is the greatest, most powerful tech in history. It is not a theft machine. There are no original thoughts anymore People Who Created AI: This is a theft machine for lazy turds with no imagination
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
felt coot, might delete later
A coot made of felt.
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Never. Never. Never buy books from Amazon. I mean, try not to buy anything from there, but never ever books. They are destroyers of the thing I hold dearest. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI
An investigation by 404 Media found that Amazon bought a shipment of rare books so it could scan and destroy them to train AI.
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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
stop
white text on a blue background:
please stop using ai to make your flyers and graphics
it looks like shit
(a picture of diddy kong)
my god
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Great success with the long lead this morning - after years of trying and failing to get #Sophiefromromania on the beach we struggled to get her off it
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Christina Martin @christinamartin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press. youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...
youtu.be
Bullseye - The cruel mistress that is the Prize Board
YouTube video by ChristinaLMartin
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People's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
the concept of migration control is incredibly historically new and when it is abolished - and it will be abolished, like all unjust laws are - we will look back on it as if it was a complete insanity. what lunatic would say that your life should be restricted to a territory you were born in
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Theo Priestley @theopriestley.net · 28/07/2026
Fucking hell as if receiving automated rejection letters for jobs wasn't bad enough.
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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A show all about handmade crafting using AI for its advert is so bad it’s almost delicious. Reassuringly they’re getting rinsed in the comments.
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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We urgently need enforced disclosure of AI usage in TV shows & other media. These AI models use stolen work to displace human labour. It is reasonable to demand disclosures that let you avoid media made with them. variety.com/2026/biz/new...
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Nick Christian @nickchristian.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Dunno what everyone's grumbling about. Wordle 1,852 4/6* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Nick Christian @nickchristian.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The FT parking their tanks on your lawn @deserterblog.bsky.social. Time to start covering 10 year gilt yields on the pubcast?
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz355bs
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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Kent Brockman with a new banner reading AI FICTION IS EASY TO DETECT BECAUSE IT’S STUPID AND BAD, RESEARCH FINDS
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binp @binp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
we are scarily close to general artificial intelligence
a screenshot of a facebook post of a photo of an rv with "THEY EAT BABIES IN DENVER!!!" scrawled on the back. 

meta ai suggests:
- Baby-eating restaurants in Denver
- Denver's population
- Denver's unique food scene
- Restaurants that serve babies
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Mark Yarm @markyarm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Omg, I 100% clicked on this thinking Morrissey's new single was called "Diversity Is a Lie."
consequence.net
Morrissey Claims BBC Won't Play New Single: "Diversity Is a Lie"
Morrissey has slammed the BBC on his website, claiming the broadcaster is refusing to play his new single "Notre-Dame" despite its chart success.
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Nick Christian @nickchristian.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Just excruciatingly lame
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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Delicious
Overturn this, Belgium say to USA
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Nick Christian @nickchristian.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
'Kin ell
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
futurism.com/future-socie... lol
As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.
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Andy McGrath @andy-mcgrath.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Excited to say that the paperback version of Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today 🚵‍♀️ You can enjoy my comprehensive biography of modern cycling's greatest while seeing if he makes it five Tour de France wins 🟡 Order here: linktr.ee/andymcgra (Coffee not included)
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Scots found a dog and immediately made it their new God
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Aoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
If other news was reported like climate change:
A picture of a couple driving and laughing with the text "road fatalities highest in ten years"
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Elias Greig @eliasgreig.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The AI rollout is an incredible test case for the power of capital to overrule everything in its way. An overwhelmingly stupid, obscenely polluting, and wildly dangerous set of technologies are being brute-forced into every part of our lives because money says so.
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Agree. There’s so much about media & social media that I think is absolutely urgent and essential for the government to get to grips with. “Ban it for kids” is the dumbest and least effective approach I can think of. The kids aren’t even the problem! Radicalisation is happening to older generations
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Of course the prime minister is posting on X about how bad the riot organised on X is. Fucking of course he is. An expression of complete subservience to the men in Silicon Valley and the White House who have instigated this moment.
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Nick Christian @nickchristian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Ace article by Katie on the first city to which I'd consider moving if I ever do decide to leave London.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is great. "If you can’t be bothered to write it, why should anyone be bothered to read it?" is spot on.
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My crankiest old man take is that referring to all art/entertainment/journalism/criticism/comedy/advertising as “content” helped pave the way for broad-ish acceptance of AI slop.
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Can anyone spare Newsnight a Zoom Premium subscription?
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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
if you are "using AI for writing," you are not writing. i do not know how to make this any simpler
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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
we see you www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why? | Jonathan Liew
Some argue that quitting the platform formerly known as Twitter cedes the space to malign actors. But it’s an open sewer, beyond redemption, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Me at the Ed Miliband biopic when it gets to the bacon sandwich scene
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 23/05/2026
I hate this shit.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I am not remotely a lawyer, but I think if you agree to review a manuscript for a press and then feed that manuscript into AI without the permission of the author, the author should be allowed to sue you into poverty.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The BBC’s description of people who choose to attend a Tommy Robinson march. “Peacefully expressing their interpretation of British identity”
The first Unite the Kingdom event staged by Yaxley-Lennon last September drew at least 100,000 to London. While many of those attending saw it as an opportunity to peacefully express their interpretation of British identity, there were a series of clashes with the police and anti-Muslim hate speech incidents.
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 12/05/2026
Important announcement: a staycation is where you have time off and stay at home. It is not a holiday away from home in the UK. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Nick Christian @nickchristian.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Weird guy, as requested.
Basil the cat doing the washing upBasil the cat cleaning the toiletBasil the cat at the window asking to be let in
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 07/05/2026
Voter ID is voter suppression
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The first question we should ask ourselves in these and all other elections is: Which candidates oppose the inordinate power of the ultra-rich, and which ones accept or encourage it?
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Nick Christian @nickchristian.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Fascinating and terrifying. Forget social media, keep LLMs out of the brains of children.
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