Jemima Kelly
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Columnist and 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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5 days ago
It says something bad that I read about this comic character, not in the NYT, but the FT. I think the "liberal" media in the US feel disabled from reporting on Trump accurately. The truth is so comically awful that they can't say it outloud.
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This pool story is truly sustaining me through this heat I'm impressed Trump knew that the "crazy (likely paid) pro-algae protesters" were referencing a postwar German poem
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OMG. So in November 2022, when I was at a party at Mar-a-Lago to celebrate Trump running again for president (yes), I met this guy who I described thusly... WHO IT TURNS OUT HE IS THE GUY TRUMP HIRED TO CLEAN UP THE REFLECTING POOL, CEO of the company that owns "Green Water Solutions" I am dying 🤣
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Montana Skeptic
8 days ago
Elon Musk says his political views would have been considered normal in 1995, but political discourse has moved so far left that he now appears to be far right.
@jemima.bsky.social
will have none of it and, as a Reagan Republican (though now Independent), neither will I:
www.ft.com/content/313f...
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Sorry, Elon, the far right is still the far right
And on some issues, it’s further to the right than before
https://www.ft.com/content/313f78c7-8959-4188-a3d2-dc9132ef0ba3?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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acemaxx analytics
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#FT
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is correctly identifying a recent normalization of more nationalist, anti-immigration, anti-feminist, and anti-liberal tendencies on the right, chart
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/313f...
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Arthur Snell
8 days ago
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Sorry, Elon, the far right is still the far right - good straightforward facts here from
@jemima.bsky.social
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Sorry, Elon, the far right is still the far right
And on some issues, it’s further to the right than before
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/2f486d7c-0a5a-4a2b-9b65-dbd2cf644cce
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Happy birthday, Mr President! This week’s column, with another banger of an illustration by Ben Hickey:
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Trump’s many unhappy returns (🎁)
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Trump’s many unhappy returns
No kings. No The Rock. No gratitude.
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CALLED IT (in my FT mag cover story from last month:
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Molly's crypto criticism has always been absolutely top notch and this relaunched site looks like it will be an excellent and important resource in the run up to the 2028 elections
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This week's column: the joy-depriving, whole-point-missing, neverending drive to OpTiMiSe
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We are optimising ourselves to death
A tracker might tell you that you got to bed too late, but it doesn’t tell you that you were busy living your life
https://as.ft.com/r/9c0f3285-956d-4d6b-9f29-a0f5ca78f429
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I visited Scotland's most expensive hotel because, well, someone had to 😶🌫️ A very special place, honestly. And the price (doubles from £1550 a night) is of course v high as commenters are noting but does include food I would pay a lot for, booze & all activities/equipment
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The remote shooting lodge reborn as Scotland’s most expensive hotel
In the country’s far north, the 159-year-old Hope Lodge now promises ‘curated escapism’ and ‘untamed luxury’
https://as.ft.com/r/5e0bc764-0ff1-452c-a741-95617dc656fc
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Andrew Sissons
25 days ago
And their social events were often a lot more effort-heavy. Dinner parties* for sure, sometimes those safari ones where you go to everyone’s house for a course. Sometimes full on house parties that took ages to clean up the next day. * I’m obsessed with
@jemima.bsky.social
’s article about this
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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://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3fb2e371-6ffb-4d01-a50f-77158809a37f
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A Reader of the FT
27 days ago
There can only be one President Donald Trump, forever-The president seems to have little respect for his children’s brainpower — his eldest in particular, whom he reportedly once described as “not the sharpest knife in the drawer”.
www.ft.com/content/ca3d...
@jemima.bsky.social
@financialtimes.com
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There can only be one President Donald Trump, forever
By snubbing his son’s wedding he seemed intent on making sure Don Jr knows his place
https://www.ft.com/content/ca3d9345-7f22-42f6-897d-d4b3f31acff7
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For this week's sunny Bank Holiday column, I wrote about spiralling. In a good way.
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If you’re in a spiral, you’re doing it right
What if, despite all your mistakes, you were actually getting somewhere but in a slightly more roundabout way?
https://as.ft.com/r/27147ff1-05f1-4d46-a026-88f546e7c634
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FT Edit
about 2 months ago
Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one)
ft.trib.al/OY6Tm0a
#FTEdit
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Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one)
What the union of Stephen and Katie Miller says about Maga world
https://ft.trib.al/OY6Tm0a
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Giles Wilkes
about 2 months ago
Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one) -
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superb long read from
@jemima.bsky.social
but omg it leaves an ugly taste in your mouth: so many vulnerable people being victim to this uncompromising hatred
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Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one)
What the union of Stephen and Katie Miller says about Maga world
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/bd07baac-390f-41b8-970c-5a1719f322aa
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My cover story in today's FT Magazine, for which I listened to THIRTY EIGHT EPISODES of the Katie Miller Podcast, in their entirety. 🫠 Meet the Millers. (Illustration by Pierre Mornet / Grant Wood)
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(GIFT LINK! 🎁)
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Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one)
What the union of Stephen and Katie Miller says about Maga world
https://as.ft.com/r/910e125d-f0e4-4844-854f-f9a3ed32a42e
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Janine Gibson
about 2 months ago
right let's have some FT Weekend giftlinks shall we? Here's some highlights from beyond the local elections. First incomparable Maga chronicler
@jemima.bsky.social
would like to talk about the White House's most inscrutable marriage
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Inside the White House’s most inscrutable marriage. (No not that one)
What the union of Stephen and Katie Miller says about Maga world
https://as.ft.com/r/8293f42a-2d94-4f60-99aa-ccc97c237d6e
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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
2 months 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
2 months 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
3 months 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
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I'm always wondering the same thing
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Quinn Slobodian
3 months ago
The human condition
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Thiago Carvalho
3 months 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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Dan McCrum
3 months 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
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Sam Gad Jones
3 months 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)
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Absolutely love this brilliantly simple cartoon in
@financialtimes.com
, illustrating
@jemima.bsky.social
's timely article on forgiveness (
www.ft.com/content/d76c...
). Artist is Ben Hickey (website here:
benhickey.ie
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Danny Groner
3 months 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
3 months 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
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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
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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
3 months 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
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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
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Elon Musk Monologue - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCF8I_X1qKI
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James Ingram
3 months 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
3 months 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.
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(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
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Brilliantly brought to life by
@carloapostoli.ft.com
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Janine Gibson
3 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
3 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 🍳)
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News Eye
3 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
3 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
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Laura Bassett
4 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
4 months ago
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