Jemima Kelly
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Columnist and feature writer at the Financial Times. 👩🏼💻
https://www.ft.com/jemima-kelly
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I spent the day with Curtis Yarvin and the "dissident right" at a garden party in Surrey and wrote quite a few words about it. My cover story for today’s FT Magazine
on.ft.com/4ooXS4t
[GIFT LINK! 🎁]
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Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right
[FREE TO READ] What you learn at a gathering of neoreactionaries, Very Online rightwingers and the formerly cancelled
https://on.ft.com/4ooXS4t
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"Use case" was a term popularised by the wonderful blockchain community (the sensible crypto guys who don't just want your money, honest) to helpfully demonstrate that there was no actual *use* for blockchain outside of their lovely ponzi scheme
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Montana Skeptic
17 days ago
1/ Those who regularly read my posts know how much I admire the work of Kevin D. Williamson
@thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
. In this age of Trump, Williamson's UK analogue is
@jemima.bsky.social
. And, to me, this is her magnum opus:
www.ft.com/content/0e24...
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Montana Skeptic
18 days ago
"...Musk knows exactly what he is doing: providing propaganda to the baying masses, and of course using the platform to promote his various other companies." From the inestimable
@jemima.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/d8fd...
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Social media is for picking up vibes, not information
Users trust it even less than they do mainstream news outlets
https://www.ft.com/content/d8fd8966-d360-4329-b003-33d1beb3533b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Dan Stewart
21 days ago
Who wore it best
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Fresh off the pixels from the Thinking Man's Social Media Platform, the platonic ideal of a 2026 tweet from a crypto-bro-turned-AI-bro
21 days ago
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I'm always wondering the same thing
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21 days ago
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Quinn Slobodian
22 days ago
The human condition
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Thiago Carvalho
23 days ago
'It’s not just a glitch in your algorithm: the account belonging to one Elon Musk, the platform’s owner, has by far the most reach on X. The other accounts with the most engagement are those of rightwing influencers whose feeds are full of offensive, rage-baiting slop.'
www.ft.com/content/d8fd...
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Social media is for picking up vibes, not information
Users trust it even less than they do mainstream news outlets
https://www.ft.com/content/d8fd8966-d360-4329-b003-33d1beb3533b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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This is the second weekend in a row that someone has done this and IT PLEASES ME BEYOND MEASURE 🍳🍳🍳
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23 days ago
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Dan McCrum
25 days ago
Breaking news: Another very rich and once powerful man discovered that he can't bully the FT
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Crispin Odey abandons £79mn libel case against the FT over sexual misconduct claims
The FT had said 15 women were willing to testify in court against former hedge fund boss
https://www.ft.com/content/69666b46-8452-4807-add9-712a0394a53c?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Sam Gad Jones
25 days ago
I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad
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From the drop-intro about the drop-intro to these three perfect paragraphs, this from
@bryce.lol
is one of the most truly pleasing things I have read in a while
www.ft.com/content/94bb...
(free because
@alphaville.ft.com
is always free)
26 days ago
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Tim Bale
29 days ago
Absolutely love this brilliantly simple cartoon in
@financialtimes.com
, illustrating
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's timely article on forgiveness (
www.ft.com/content/d76c...
). Artist is Ben Hickey (website here:
benhickey.ie
)
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Danny Groner
about 1 month ago
"It’s a letting go of negative emotions that are blocking our hearts, taking up valuable headspace and energy, and preventing us from moving on with our lives. It’s an acceptance of what is past, so that we can be fully in the present."
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Matt
about 1 month ago
Once in a while I'll read something that entirely captures my views on a subject. Very good from
@jemima.bsky.social
👇
www.ft.com/content/d76c...
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How we gave up on forgiveness
What was once seen as a virtue is now viewed as a moral weakness — leaving a society mired in toxicity
https://www.ft.com/content/d76c5aca-249f-4c5d-acc6-dac93aa7a117?accessToken=zwAAAZ1dDwH-kdPXbFrKJJ9MXdOsxtrJOqehFw.MEQCIH1E6CPMeHYPhLRzf0__05yFmEH9gOV8z0mvmOGE2xkAAiA3dXwQHFfEzFs6wzOqp6UfLjvayP12XYNvhttrSW9G7Q&segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&shareId=6487d82c-50f1-4cf0-bb1a-d45e637addbb&shareType=enterprise&syn-25a6b1a6=1
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An Easter column on forgiveness
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How we gave up on forgiveness
[FREE TO READ] What was once seen as a virtue is now viewed as a moral weakness — leaving a society mired in toxicity
https://as.ft.com/r/6487d82c-50f1-4cf0-bb1a-d45e637addbb
about 1 month ago
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"What I value more and more is the sheer physicality of cooking. Here we all are, our minds fizzing and popping, our lives spent on screens. Cooking is a way of establishing ourselves as bodies in the world." Really, really love this from
@nigella.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/4819...
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How did I end up here? — Nigella Lawson’s first FT column
A defence of food writing (and a recipe for rice pudding) as Nigella returns to her alma mater newspaper
https://www.ft.com/content/48198cee-407c-4675-adb5-b5cf7e2d6cbb?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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James Mackintosh
about 1 month ago
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how can you say there are no new fashions when the City is full of gilets? Banker bros have moved on from suit and tie since 2008
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In which I realise that Selected Ambient Works still sounding current is the equivalent of Elvis Presley still sounding current when Aphex was recording those tracks 🤯
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The hunger for ‘content’ is keeping us culturally stuck
[FREE TO READ] The algorithms of the distraction economy are feeding us what we already like, creating a loop with no progress
https://as.ft.com/r/93fc66fb-aa4f-4d9d-a8cf-1ce4f326f473
about 1 month ago
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Just realised Elon Musk's SNL appearance was only in 2021. Imagine him being asked to do that now. Imagine him wanting to do it now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCF8...
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Elon Musk Monologue - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCF8I_X1qKI
about 1 month ago
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James שִׂמְחָה Ingram
about 1 month ago
Currently rethinking my entire life so I can base it around being the host (or TBF even a guest) at a Midnight Omelette Party for 30
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Jorge Tamames
about 1 month ago
I'm stoked to see
@jemima.bsky.social
's columns are getting the type of illustrations they rightfully deserve.
www.ft.com/content/f9e5...
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Reading Socrates in Silicon Valley
Self-proclaimed stoics who denounce self-examination only prove the bankruptcy of the tech bro worldview
https://www.ft.com/content/f9e57ed6-ad07-491c-830a-88ba92d77add?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Yesterday I had a story out about eggs, today I have a column out about Marc Andreessen. Make of that what you will.
as.ft.com/r/14d0d9d8-6...
(gift link! 💝)
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Reading Socrates in Silicon Valley
[FREE TO READ] Self-proclaimed stoics who denounce self-examination only prove the bankruptcy of the tech bro worldview
https://as.ft.com/r/14d0d9d8-6e13-4f5b-abf4-96e457f10ab7
about 1 month ago
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Brilliantly brought to life by
@carloapostoli.ft.com
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about 2 months ago
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Janine Gibson
about 2 months ago
Let's start with some joy this week because christ knows we all need it.
@jemima.bsky.social
took on one of hostessing's biggest challenges: Martha Stewart's Midnight Omelette Party. 111 eggs! Strawberries! Caviar! 30 people in a tiny flat. Feel the exuberance
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Can Jemima Kelly recreate Martha Stewart’s mythic midnight dinner party?
[FREE TO READ] Thirty guests. 111 eggs. A one-bed flat. A fearless host attempts the impossible omelette supper of her dreams
https://as.ft.com/r/95910552-eddc-42ea-b6fd-b3ed7f38edac
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Robert Smith
about 2 months ago
I really thought a “midnight omelette party for thirty” could be
@jemima.bsky.social
’s social Waterloo, but it was a singularly enjoyable evening (well, early morning). Her write up captures the vibe beautifully.
www.ft.com/content/7a22...
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Can Jemima Kelly recreate Martha Stewart’s mythic midnight dinner party?
Thirty guests. 111 eggs. A one-bed flat. A fearless host attempts the impossible omelette supper of her dreams
https://www.ft.com/content/7a2284b1-7c37-40f4-ac07-d1666d04f5ac?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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I threw a Martha-Stewart-inspired Midnight Omelette Party, managed to get 30 people to come along, was allowed to write 2700 words about it by the brilliant
@harrietfl.ft.com
and it somehow ended up on the front cover of FT Weekend. READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE
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(gift link 🍳)
about 2 months ago
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News Eye
about 2 months ago
Line of the year in the new edition of The Economist: "Although President Donald Trump says he has “destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military Capability”, the 0% that remains is playing havoc with the global economy..."
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How the Iran war is weakening Donald Trump
Donald Trump faces mounting political pressure as his war with Iran drives up petrol prices across America, threatening Republican prospects in the midterm elections.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/18/how-the-iran-war-is-weakening-donald-trump
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A Reader of the FT
about 2 months ago
All respect, Timothée, art is about more than popularity—If Chalamet wants to make movies that millions go to see, that’s fair enough, and I hope he continues to do so. But, all respect to him, though…
www.ft.com/content/7b5f...
@jemima.bsky.social
@financialtimes.com
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All respect, Timothée, art is about more than popularity
Some of the outrage appears disingenuous but the actor is wrong in his dismissal of opera and ballet
https://www.ft.com/content/7b5f0838-8e3e-4485-b8dc-d250bcf56559
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Just wonderful to see our two of our most credAble politicians bringing some "institutional credability" to bitcoin
about 2 months ago
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Laura Bassett
about 2 months ago
Words, what do they mean
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For the latest instalment of my Adventures in Woo-Woo, I step into, yes, a giant $75,000 egg.
www.ft.com/content/3993...
(free to read! 💸)
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Jemima Kelly steps inside the $75,000 Harmonic Egg
The ovoid sanctum promises spiritual, physical and emotional healing. Should you shell out?
https://www.ft.com/content/39931d5a-875f-4609-82d0-a517cf08625a
about 2 months ago
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Wonderful stuff on our esteemed former 38-day chancellor from
@louisashworth.bsky.social
featuring a cameo from moi(hahaha) (a good joke if you speak French 🫠)
www.ft.com/content/ae76...
(not a gift link because FT Alphaville is freeeee)
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Kwasi Kwarteng is focused, ‘orange pilled’ and ready to start bitcoinmaxxing
Checking in on the ex-chancellor
https://www.ft.com/content/ae762175-e36a-41f2-884f-96812c4301bd
2 months ago
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Yes banking is a Ponzi scheme where "if you didn't have those connections you didn't get that benefit" whereas of course "crypto totally democratises". That's why the Trump family's nonsense crypto firm is 49% owned by a member of the UAE's ruling royal family. Lololololol // 😱😱😱😱😱
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Belatedly sharing this week's column
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Yes, we should preserve western culture but not like this . . .
[FREE TO READ] The idea that we must rely on the likes of Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Kid Rock as custodians is laughable
https://as.ft.com/r/ebe65772-dd69-4054-afe3-dd605569bcd5
3 months ago
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Alex Sowden
3 months ago
"the city of love is long gone, replaced with aggressive drug dealing invaders" A unique moment of self-knowledge for convicted felon and pint-sized racist hate-goblin Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.
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Feeling the urge to bring to this platform two important recent X messages from two of the West's most serious and thoughtful defenders. Particularly struck by Tommy Robinson's observation that "the city of love is long gone"
3 months ago
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Janine Gibson
3 months ago
In the most important news today,
@nigella.bsky.social
is joining
@ftweekend.com
as a food and drink columnist! She joins
@harrietfl.ft.com
's shock and awe roster of
@marinaoloughlin.bsky.social
@jayrayner1.bsky.social
, Tim Hayward and Jancis Robinson
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FT Edit
3 months ago
Belief in bitcoin is starting to ebb, argues Jemima Kelly, as the supply of “greater fools” on which it relies dries up. Read
@jemima.bsky.social
's column in today's
#FTEdit
👉 Bitcoin is still about $70,000 too high
ft.trib.al/R6qGNRT
Then take today's
#FTEdit
poll 🗳️
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Montana Skeptic
3 months ago
1/ The formidable
@jemima.bsky.social
of
@financialtimes.com
reminds us again, in her inimitable fashion, that the ultimate price of Bitcoin is ... zero.
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Cas Piancey
3 months ago
I often think of how my entire start into journalism is thanks to Jemima throwing one of my articles into the FT Alphaville Further Reading section in 2019. It was life altering. I’m glad she’s still writing stuff like this because the coiners get so mad about it on Twitter.
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Nick
3 months ago
Would be sharing this anyway, but if you can kick off an anti-crypto column by quoting one of my favorite movies, you have me in your palm.
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Rafael Mentges
3 months ago
"This week has shown us that the supply of “greater fools” that
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relies on is drying up." Great piece by
@jemima.bsky.social
with reference to La Haine ❤️
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Bitcoin is still about $69,000 too high
The crypto crash is coming — and the landing won’t be pretty
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/29a4f14b-1d99-49d2-b4d5-c73115328acb
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Wrote about bitcoin again 🤡
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Bitcoin is still about $69,000 too high
[FREE TO READ] The crypto crash is coming — and the landing won’t be pretty
https://as.ft.com/r/4bb4dac3-c02b-40b8-8d3c-6a098294e121
3 months ago
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FT Edit
3 months ago
Does Melania Trump succeed in her latest ambitious undertaking? Jemima Kelly went to watch the US first lady's new documentary and find out ... Read
@jemima.bsky.social
's review on
#FTEdit
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Then take today's
#FTEdit
poll
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For anyone having a bad day: have you seen the bitcoin price?
3 months ago
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Spent my Friday night with Melania for
@ftweekend.com
and I wanted to love it 💔
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The most interesting thing about Melania’s documentary? Donald Trump
[FREE TO READ] The US first lady’s dreary docu-mercial suggests she wasn’t really ready to let us in
https://as.ft.com/r/cd009ac3-cb2c-4cbe-955b-2223187cb25d
3 months ago
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Jim Pickard
3 months ago
the problem with this newfound “bursary” argument aired in the Times is this: twhen we first heard about these payments in September a person close to Mandelson said it couldn’t possibly be the case and, er, threatened to sue us
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Janine Gibson
3 months ago
Not quite one year ago
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Simon Kuper
3 months ago
📷 Last chance: the FT charity lunch auction closes on Saturday. Bid now for lunch with me, or with one of my much more impressive colleagues, e.g.
@mccrum.bsky.social
or
@jemima.bsky.social
📷
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