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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 29/09/2026

hope all the teams of National League North enjoy their trip to the Etihad next season

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 28/09/2026

calling it now: tiktok prank gone wrong

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 25/09/2026

Bringing in an iced coffee is loser behaviour. The true job interview power move is to plug in a coffee grinder and a swan-neck kettle before you even introduce yourself, open a bag of single origin heirloom Ethiopian beans - with notes of strawberry, blueberry and vanilla - and slowly, laboriously,

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Others will have their say about this, but I think it’s worth pointing out that this - or laundered versions of it - are accepted wisdom amongst a big chunk of our political and media classes and it is simply bad for society when the elites have little or no understanding of *the systems they run*

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Parades Commission decision on the Drumcree parade rests in large part on the police assessment of disorder. This is a huge call by the police and I can only think how awful this renewed attention must feel for the Quinn, O'Reilly and Nelson families: www.paradescommission.org/viewparade.a...

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Edward @fornbirkibeinn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In retrospect, it was probably a bad strategy to have a Director of Strategy who has no knowledge of policy and who hates what the Labour Party has traditionally stood for.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"rapidly medicalised layabouts" If you want to know what the current push to delegitimise ADHD and autism diagnoses is about, it's coming from shitheads like this.

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Incredible Facebook slop ad I just got

Horse pin with an illustration of a horse and the following text:
"Give a man a horse he'll eat in a day, teach a man to horse. and make him drinks water."

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 20/09/2026

now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational triumphal arch

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Feel like it should be a bigger priority for the government that higher education is collapsing.

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 16/09/2026

Delighted to learn that AZ Alkmaar have a player called Jizz Hornkamp.

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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you're around Chelmsford on the 3rd November, why not spend an evening with two blokes who are clearly *very* proficient at peering over or through black rimmed spectacles, discussing Francis' new book Nonesuch in particular and (I would imagine) alt history and London based fantasy in general.

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 16/09/2026

Look, I think we need to understand and empathise with the villagers' concerns. Yes, they've declared themselves in open rebellion against His Majesty the King, but it's important that the army put down the revolt with a minimum of bloodshed, and we should limit executions to only the ringleaders.

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

but I can’t believe we’ve now got to the point of feminism which explicitly says “only women can do childcare”, well done everyone

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Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Man spends one day in Ireland and he’s suddenly “Donal”

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 12/09/2026

This touches on an important point: there's a decent chance that 72 million quid is an absolutely ruinous amount of money for Reform, I can't think of an institution in the country less well suited to handle that amount of money, it will be like one of those cautionary tales about lottery winners.

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Unusual remark for an orange man

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 10/09/2026

It is weird that this is something I find myself saying a lot these days, but: killing all of humanity is actually quite hard! There isn't a button!

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 10/09/2026

The example quoted in the article is someone using Claude to help write a grant application.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I just don’t really know how to handle a discourse that careens between threatening a “Chernobyl-sized catastrophe” and the death of all humanity without acknowledging that Chernobyl killed fewer than 100 people.

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AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?

Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 09/09/2026

the government really should think about having a minister to oversee this sort of thing, a kind of culture secretary if you will

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"VERY INTERESTING AND FUNNY" - no star rating but I'll let you extrapolate

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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The thing is Daniel Sandford in his report in this very video explains clearly why these black shirts were intimidating, that others found them intimidating, the pictures *show* they are intimidating. Why ask the question? It might as well ask "is water actually wet?"

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wade of mutilation @waderockett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This *killed* in 2003, and now it feels like the meme equivalent of “Train Pulling into a Station”.

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists

Contents

Introduction - vii

Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition - xi

Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien - 1

Notes - 607

Index - 637

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 05/09/2026

[quietly, sadly] I do think an awful lot less of so many of you, because of the thing

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 05/09/2026

this is cool and mostly well done but the AI illustrations are... not

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 04/09/2026

British Crypts for British Corpses

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 03/09/2026

can't wait for the next thrilling episode of "what standards are we holding Cambridge professors to?"

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 03/09/2026

Important to remember that he is, apparently, the brains of the outfit

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Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

And turning over JL Partners for fun too.

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 03/09/2026

very out of character for them

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A joy to say OUT NOW is OUT NOW geni.us/OutNowScottB...

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

this is perhaps the best piece of journalism i have ever been involved with

How long have you known Alix Harrow?

Wait, that’s her name?

Yep.

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"would mean, for example, that Jewell would not be able to breastfeed in the future" this person is TWENTY NINE YEARS OLD and the BBC is scaremongering about their choice not to breastfeed a baby that they do not have and have given no indication of ever wanting to have

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 01/09/2026

Milo has attempted the mainstream pivot and contrition thing several times before. He always goes back to outrage mode when it runs out of juice. Running anything he says in this kind of sincere framing just does his work for him.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 31/08/2026

If pubs are doing ranked lists they should only let one person write it. It should always be 100 items long and done in one day. you should be able to read the writers long descent into madness as they near the top ten. By the time they hit One it should be theories on how to trap & kill God.

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 29/08/2026

you'll never get it past the NIMBYs, they'll be all "it'll increase traffic", "a vast tower of skulls isn't in keeping with the visual character of the neighbourhood", "it won't have enough affordable bone vestibules", "it might attract goths"

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A far-right ethnonationalist movement turning the machinery of the state against its early activists once they are deemed insufficiently loyal — now I’ve heard everything.

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 28/08/2026

it's face-leopards all the way down

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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Most British thing ever is for the day it becomes legal to fit solar extremely easily to your home is the day the sun finally disappears after three months.

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Graeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry should also be remembered for featuring in the best between takes photo of an actor in recorded history.

Tim Curry in full clown make up holding an umbrella between takes during the filming of the tv miniseries of It

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hello. My first book is out next week, all looking at the homophobic policy of Section 28 meant that a generation of young queer people relied on TV to make them feel seen. Pre-orders make a huge difference. You can pre-order here: geni.us/OutNowScottB...

Out Now: A Queer Journey Through Modern Television - cover of book by Scott Bryan

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