Tom Lashley
@TomDLashley
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Writer of films, master of retweets.
Joined April 2010
As I've been saying, if you willingly relinquish your mental abilities, you will lose them. The fact that millions of people seem eager to give up their intellects, to be freed from the burden of ever having to think or create, is a nightmare out of our darkest science fictions.
BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying. Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt. Here's what 4 months of data revealed: (hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)
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‘NO OTHER LAND’ co-director Yuval Abraham reports that co-director Hamdan Ballal was attacked and wounded by Israeli settlers, and then abducted by Israeli soldiers from within the ambulance taking him to the hospital. His condition and whereabouts are currently unknown.
A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.
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Billionaires know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.
Exclusive: Manchester United FC plans to notify the trustees of its charitable arm, the MU Foundation, in the coming weeks that the club will slash the benefits it provides as part of a costs purge being implemented by shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
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Erasing anti genocide imagery on tv show called "Big Brother" is, I have to say, too on the nose.
🚨 | Last nights episodes of Big Brother and Late & Live are now reappearing on ITVX… They have edited out Ali’s Pro-Palestine watermelon t-shirt, which was reported to ofcom by @/antisemitism… #BBUK Before: After:
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Not one word about @TheGreenParty and its unprecedented, dramatic results. The BBC can't get enough of Farage, but simply blanks the most progressive force in UK politics.
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A reminder that Anwar El Ghazi lost his job for standing up for the rights of the Palestinian people, while Mason Greenwood who was caught on audio & visual violently abusing his girlfriend was voted POTS by Getafe & now has a PR campaign for a move back to the Premier League.
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The Sunderland Til I Die documentary hit closer to home than you would ever believe. So lucky we got to live the whole thing with the big man. Missing him every day #SunderlandTilIDie
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On the latest episode of our podcast, @TomDLashley looks at 'The Horrornaissance' and, to do so, is joined by Horror expert and all round legend @annabdemented! If you like screaming in dark rooms full of strangers, then this is the pod for you! https://t.co/lWNPi3ZGAS
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Box Office... and Beyond! · Episode
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Helpful links if you or someone you know has been affected by domestic abuse: https://t.co/czkVyNkCDJ
https://t.co/oi4RFTbH3F
https://t.co/isOGKN8jdu
salfordwomensaid.org
Salford Independent Domestic Abuse Support Service (SIDASS) is part of the local charity Salford Women’s Aid.
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Sorry to get serious but had to get this off my chest. Seriously, fuck you @ManUtd, I’ve had enough.
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What they've taught them:
Liverpool have taught Chelsea something about negotiation with this deal.
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Happy #Barbenheimer Day to all who celebrate! And to get you in the mood for the film event of the Summer, why not give the latest episode of our podcast a spin? https://t.co/a2mV8YabWz
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Congrats to the works team of an abusive monarchy. Fuck every media outlet that doesn’t add context to this “achievement”
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Lifelong #SAFC fan Tom Haynes passed away in 2022 at the age of 30 following a bleed on the brain. On June 3, his three close mates are rowing 50km to raise £50k for @thebeefoundatio To donate to the cause, visit https://t.co/faJtijtd33
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Here is the actual news
independent.co.uk
Budgets will not be topped up to take account of soaring inflation, chancellor says
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I understand that the Venn Diagram of 'people I know who are at Edinburgh Fringe' and 'people who value my opinion' is practically invisible, but if by some miracle you happen to fall into that sweet spot then go see @marknelsoncomic!
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The kids and grown-ups love him so...
🚨 EXCL: Southampton reach agreement with Rangers to sign Joe Aribo. £6m + add-ons + sell-on (could exceed £10m). Contract in place but not yet signed. If paperwork finalised versatile 25yo should undergo medical Fri/Sat @TheAthleticUK #SaintsFC #RangersFC
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Today, 'go back to Africa' becomes government policy. It's also 5 years since 72 people lost their lives in the preventable tragedy of Grenfell. When will this Hostile Environment end?
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