Tom Nicholas | Watch BOOMERS on Nebula now!
@tomnicholas.bsky.social
Writer and filmmaker working on politics, history and economics.
My debut feature-length documentary BOOMERS is out now on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
My debut feature-length documentary BOOMERS is out now on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
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@tomnicholas.bsky.social observations about 'context collapse' in political discourse are, IMHO, succinctly brilliant. He accurately describes a fundemental flaw in our current reality that we all probably recognise, but might not previously have had the words to articulate.
youtu.be/i2Y8al_Pkv0?...
youtu.be/i2Y8al_Pkv0?...
Why Political Debate Sucks Now
YouTube video by Tom Nicholas
youtu.be
Some really lovely responses to this little piece I made on "context collapse" and why political debate is so frustrating now.
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
Some really lovely responses to this little piece I made on "context collapse" and why political debate is so frustrating now.
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
@tomnicholas.bsky.social observations about 'context collapse' in political discourse are, IMHO, succinctly brilliant. He accurately describes a fundemental flaw in our current reality that we all probably recognise, but might not previously have had the words to articulate.
youtu.be/i2Y8al_Pkv0?...
youtu.be/i2Y8al_Pkv0?...
Why Political Debate Sucks Now
YouTube video by Tom Nicholas
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Some really lovely responses to this little piece I made on "context collapse" and why political debate is so frustrating now.
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
I recently came across a book in Oxfam that was the sheet music for how to play all the songs from the TV show Glee on a ukulele.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
September 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I recently came across a book in Oxfam that was the sheet music for how to play all the songs from the TV show Glee on a ukulele.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
I try my best. Thanks James!
September 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I try my best. Thanks James!
"A fundraising page, organised by Tucker Carlson's nicotine pouch company ALP on the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo"
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
September 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"A fundraising page, organised by Tucker Carlson's nicotine pouch company ALP on the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo"
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
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We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
June 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
June 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
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It was a pleasure to have @tomnicholas.bsky.social as our first guest on this episode of @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
We're back! And with a banger of tenth episode: we're joined by the colossus of YouTube (and Nebula), @tomnicholas.bsky.social! Ahead of his appearance at next month's @gamestransformed.bsky.social festival, he joins us to prove his gamer cred. Turns out he's got loads!
June 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It was a pleasure to have @tomnicholas.bsky.social as our first guest on this episode of @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
I'm gonna be knocking around this year's Games Transformed as the "whoever else we can think to invite" category of person that @chrisbratt.bsky.social mentions here.
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!
🚨 TICKETS ARE LIVE! 🚨
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
May 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm gonna be knocking around this year's Games Transformed as the "whoever else we can think to invite" category of person that @chrisbratt.bsky.social mentions here.
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!
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Holy balls this is a good video essay
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
May 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Holy balls this is a good video essay
Reposted by Tom Nicholas | Watch BOOMERS on Nebula now!
Honestly a really fantastic video essay, I highly recommend watching it.
It's making me reinterpret how I hear about Trump and how our Labour party in the UK is failing.
It's making me reinterpret how I hear about Trump and how our Labour party in the UK is failing.
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
April 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Honestly a really fantastic video essay, I highly recommend watching it.
It's making me reinterpret how I hear about Trump and how our Labour party in the UK is failing.
It's making me reinterpret how I hear about Trump and how our Labour party in the UK is failing.
Reform UK councils are gonna be wild.
It’s the sort of “after the revolution, who’s gonna take out the bins” but they *only* really have the power to take out (or not) the bins.
And their decisions will be entirely guided by what this week’s right-wing, AI slop memes have to say about bins.
It’s the sort of “after the revolution, who’s gonna take out the bins” but they *only* really have the power to take out (or not) the bins.
And their decisions will be entirely guided by what this week’s right-wing, AI slop memes have to say about bins.
May 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reform UK councils are gonna be wild.
It’s the sort of “after the revolution, who’s gonna take out the bins” but they *only* really have the power to take out (or not) the bins.
And their decisions will be entirely guided by what this week’s right-wing, AI slop memes have to say about bins.
It’s the sort of “after the revolution, who’s gonna take out the bins” but they *only* really have the power to take out (or not) the bins.
And their decisions will be entirely guided by what this week’s right-wing, AI slop memes have to say about bins.
Reposted by Tom Nicholas | Watch BOOMERS on Nebula now!
Genuinely an amazing video that really opened my eyes to why it seems our establishments are so feckless. I'll be extremely interested to see how the new conceptualization of ideology shapes our politics in these dire times.
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
April 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Genuinely an amazing video that really opened my eyes to why it seems our establishments are so feckless. I'll be extremely interested to see how the new conceptualization of ideology shapes our politics in these dire times.
Reposted by Tom Nicholas | Watch BOOMERS on Nebula now!
This latest video by Tom Nicholas is amazing. In it, he perfectly captures what is so frustrating about Western centrist political leaders who completely lack any bold vision, & how in the fearful avoidance of having any ideology, right wingers with horrifying but bold visions are filling the void.
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
April 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This latest video by Tom Nicholas is amazing. In it, he perfectly captures what is so frustrating about Western centrist political leaders who completely lack any bold vision, & how in the fearful avoidance of having any ideology, right wingers with horrifying but bold visions are filling the void.
Came across this excellent example of "I know the data says one thing, but I have this single anecdote" today.
April 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Came across this excellent example of "I know the data says one thing, but I have this single anecdote" today.
Just think of the financial damage the film Conclave has done to the explainer journalism industrial complex.
Outlets which would otherwise have made bank on "How the Next Pope Will Be Chosen, Explained" articles and videos left purposeless as readers cry "don't worry, we know".
Outlets which would otherwise have made bank on "How the Next Pope Will Be Chosen, Explained" articles and videos left purposeless as readers cry "don't worry, we know".
April 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Just think of the financial damage the film Conclave has done to the explainer journalism industrial complex.
Outlets which would otherwise have made bank on "How the Next Pope Will Be Chosen, Explained" articles and videos left purposeless as readers cry "don't worry, we know".
Outlets which would otherwise have made bank on "How the Next Pope Will Be Chosen, Explained" articles and videos left purposeless as readers cry "don't worry, we know".
Reposted by Tom Nicholas | Watch BOOMERS on Nebula now!
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
April 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
April 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who Killed Postmodernism?
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
My latest video exploring what postmodernism was, where it went, and what might have replaced it, is available to watch on @nebula.tv now!
It's a proper old school video essay. So, if you want to party like it's 2017, pop over and check it out!
Start a timer now.
I'm running a sweepstakes on how long it takes before we discover this app inadvertently pairs students by IQ or familial wealth or head circumference or something.
I'm running a sweepstakes on how long it takes before we discover this app inadvertently pairs students by IQ or familial wealth or head circumference or something.
April 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Start a timer now.
I'm running a sweepstakes on how long it takes before we discover this app inadvertently pairs students by IQ or familial wealth or head circumference or something.
I'm running a sweepstakes on how long it takes before we discover this app inadvertently pairs students by IQ or familial wealth or head circumference or something.
I'm gonna keep banging this drum:
This is a problem for Labour.
An interview with the actual Prime Minister of the United Kingdom gets fewer views than a studio piece about a side character in the skirmish within Reform.
This is a problem for Labour.
An interview with the actual Prime Minister of the United Kingdom gets fewer views than a studio piece about a side character in the skirmish within Reform.
March 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I'm gonna keep banging this drum:
This is a problem for Labour.
An interview with the actual Prime Minister of the United Kingdom gets fewer views than a studio piece about a side character in the skirmish within Reform.
This is a problem for Labour.
An interview with the actual Prime Minister of the United Kingdom gets fewer views than a studio piece about a side character in the skirmish within Reform.
The SDP is apparently having a "resurgence".
As evidenced by this YouTube video with OVER 600 views.
Watch out Westminster!
As evidenced by this YouTube video with OVER 600 views.
Watch out Westminster!
March 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The SDP is apparently having a "resurgence".
As evidenced by this YouTube video with OVER 600 views.
Watch out Westminster!
As evidenced by this YouTube video with OVER 600 views.
Watch out Westminster!
I’ve got tickets to see Conclave at the cinema on Tuesday.
Had them booked for a week.
But now it does feel mildly disrespectful.
Had them booked for a week.
But now it does feel mildly disrespectful.
February 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I’ve got tickets to see Conclave at the cinema on Tuesday.
Had them booked for a week.
But now it does feel mildly disrespectful.
Had them booked for a week.
But now it does feel mildly disrespectful.
We're gonna have at least six months of fallen-off conservative personalities doing Nazi salutes to get some press attention.
Steve Bannon whipped up the CPAC crowd by talking about the possibility of Trump staying in office for a third term—and concluded his speech by giving a provocative gesture that resembled the controversial salute Elon Musk gave at a post-inauguration rally last month.
Steve Bannon Mimics Elon Musk’s VERY Controversial Salute
The president himself has suggested the idea of staying in office many times since moving back into the White House.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We're gonna have at least six months of fallen-off conservative personalities doing Nazi salutes to get some press attention.
I made a film about (among other things) politicians being old, and then one of the politicians was so old it kinda derailed it.
Enjoy this little inside scoop from the making of Boomers!
And then get a cheeky discount on @nebula.tv to watch it at go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
Enjoy this little inside scoop from the making of Boomers!
And then get a cheeky discount on @nebula.tv to watch it at go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
February 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I made a film about (among other things) politicians being old, and then one of the politicians was so old it kinda derailed it.
Enjoy this little inside scoop from the making of Boomers!
And then get a cheeky discount on @nebula.tv to watch it at go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
Enjoy this little inside scoop from the making of Boomers!
And then get a cheeky discount on @nebula.tv to watch it at go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
A VC firm called "Slow Ventures" has launched a fund for backing content creator businesses and have decided to call it the...
..."Slow Creator Fund".
Which is just an incredible name.
..."Slow Creator Fund".
Which is just an incredible name.
February 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A VC firm called "Slow Ventures" has launched a fund for backing content creator businesses and have decided to call it the...
..."Slow Creator Fund".
Which is just an incredible name.
..."Slow Creator Fund".
Which is just an incredible name.