Tom Phillips
@flashboy
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Not here. Mostly at Bluesky: https://t.co/Mu8RrmJSnU | 🧵 https://t.co/hf3q6fMpVl | My books! https://t.co/FGNKFAHxGT
London
Joined December 2006
If you want to find me on other websites or social networks, I’ve listed the ones I’m currently on here (and will update if new ones come along):
tom-phillips.com
Where I am on the internet My main internet home is on Bluesky. My handle there is helpfully the same as this website – @tom-phillips.com. I’m also on Instagram (@tomphillips) and Threads (sa…
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This is one of the most entertaining pod conversations I’ve had in ages, as @flashboy walks me through the history of politicians believing batshit things. Listen.
Are MPs becoming more susceptible to conspiracy theories? In today's Bunker, @flashboy talks to @Nndroid about why politicians are increasingly falling for dark fantasies about plots and secret control ➡️ https://t.co/M25zU5l2EX
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Are MPs becoming more susceptible to conspiracy theories? In today's Bunker, @flashboy talks to @Nndroid about why politicians are increasingly falling for dark fantasies about plots and secret control ➡️ https://t.co/M25zU5l2EX
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apropos of nothing, got a bunch of invite codes for the 🟦sky place, it's quite nice right now. DM if we kind of vaguely know each other here and you want a lil lifeboat
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you can tell quite how long I banged on about this from the number of edits required @flashboy
Wait, the illuminati isn't Beyoncé?! @JonnElledge breaks down the conspiracy to @msmirandasawyer and @GrainneMaguire Full episode: https://t.co/UJlaR0oHtA
#illuminati #conspiracy #conspiracytheories #bookgroup #deepstate #JFK #moonlandings #hoax #faked #funny #comedy #news
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Interesting article thinking through the implications of deep fakes on elections: https://t.co/cSi3BgxVao
politicshome.com
Generative AI has made the production of misleading content easy for anyone with the most basic of computer skills. Tom Phillips asks whether the next general election could become a fake news...
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The Misinfo Election: Will it be a fake news nightmare? @flashboy via @politicshome, with comment by me for @FullFact - with a GenAI-infected election campaign ahead I call on politicians to be useful: get your house in order! #GE24
politicshome.com
Generative AI has made the production of misleading content easy for anyone with the most basic of computer skills. Tom Phillips asks whether the next general election could become a fake news...
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🗞️ NEW @TheHouseMag has dropped in Parliament today 🤖 @elliottengage's first proper edition as our new editor is full of interesting features on AI – from fake news at the GE (@flashboy) to NHS data (@sophiealichurch) to not-a-tech-bro AI minister Viscount Camrose (@TaliFraser)
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blocked. blocked. blocked. youre all blocked. none of you are free of sin
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Usually if a group of writers and actors are united against you that means you are the antagonist of a Muppet movie
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@fgoodway @JaspJackson ...my sometime co-author @flashboy has written about the Tory tailspin, and a short history of battles that never really were, and the results are so good I'm now a bit frightened by him https://t.co/zQv4Q0EkJD
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Agnes was a light, and the world of everyone who knew her just got darker
Agnes Mary Frimston, the love of my life, died Friday night aged just 35. We don't yet know why. She was the kindest, funniest, most beautiful and all round best person I have ever known, and she was adored by pretty much everyone who ever met her. I loved her so, so much.
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food waste is a real problem, good to see creative solutions being proposed
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strong "texting your ex at midnight three days after you broke up with them" vibes
Err ... New BoJo holdup on privileges committee. Spks for the cttee: "A letter enclosing further representations from Mr Johnson was received by the Committee at 11:57pm last night. The Committee is dealing with these and will report promptly."
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have you ever been cooking a particularly delicious meal and thought, there should be food
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