Researching antifeminism, conspiracy theories and the far right. PhD from UEA, former postdoc on Everything is Connected project. UK correspondent for QAA Podcast + MAN CLAN and writer of Vaccine: The Human Story. New series TRULY TRADLY DEEPLY out now!https://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3ms3tuuc7ek2pMy toddler has a book of the ocean but whenever I identify an orca he sternly goes "no. Killer whale." Is he anti-woke??02 Aug 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3tuuc7ek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mrwjdpnkx22sI think the weirdest part of this when it was happening was how many of them were saying stuff like "finally, women are getting a taste of what it's like to be judged about an aspect of their bodies they can't control!" Just living on a completely different plane of reality [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwjdpnkx22shttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mrpnthgr5k2gPossibly the most deeply confusing example of "luxury beliefs" I've ever seen. *Are* wealthy progressives pushing other parents to choose more risky, novel names?28 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpnthgr5k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mrpg75pqgc2sDefinitely makes me respect Polanski more that he's been in trouble enough times over his posting that it's *definitely* been suggested to him that he hand over his socials to someone else, and clearly refused every time.28 Jul 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpg75pqgc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mreymsczos26My uncle told me a story about a particularly charismatic Catholic priest who ministered to Belfast dockworkers in the early 20C. Apparently 1 time he got them all so worked up that when he asked "do you reject Satan and all his works?" one of them yelled back "yeah, fuck the devil he's a bastard!" [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreymsczos26https://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mrdirmio7c2iIsn't Jonny Depp in his 60s? When in Ebenezer's life *did* he turn into Scrooge exactly [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdirmio7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mrcyrp2hl22jIt's funny this has become a phenomenon because my complaint was that, if anything, the film is so unrelentingly *unsympathetic* towards Bear that sometimes I felt like I was being hit over the head with it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcyrp2hl22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mrcgkf5nqc2vSat there hunched over like "omg Demetrius stop looking at me you're making it worseee" [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcgkf5nqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mra2afhi522xGreat example of how making Twitter into a reactionary echo chamber has weirdly backfired on a lot of its users by making them more and more out of touch. Most people I know who went to see the Odyssey weren't even aware Nyong'o was in it. It was only the "biggest talking point" to racists on X22 Jul 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra2afhi522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mqu2nktqn22tI was SO painfully bored watching Iron Man 2 I decided then and there to begin a personal boycott of superhero movies, which had no particular effect since they dominated the box office for another 15 or so years. But I stayed strong! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu2nktqn22thttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mqlnllkves2zMiss the Norway game banter about vikings and King Alfred and such... Argentina Vs England seems to be entirely about relitigating history's most boring war14 Jul 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlnllkves2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mq7wizz5ns2mGood piece, but is this part really true? My impression was always that was how Kirk styled himself, but his audience was always older Republicans convinced they'd found someone who cut through to the young. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7wizz5ns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mq77srmxbc2kYes, men tend to think that tradwife stuff is solely fetish content, because that's what their algorithm shows them! But the stuff aimed at women is clearly more in the ideological lifestyle influencer vein [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq77srmxbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mq74ek6c3c2kNO BOOMERPOSTING [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq74ek6c3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social/post/3mq2qsqp6xc2gMaybe I'm more trad than I thought. Men used to go to war now they're too scared to tell the time [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:nqarhgmietntwhstejsi2lvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2qsqp6xc2g