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→ Only one in five young adults like JK Rowling — poll
Having written the most popular book series in the world, spawning one of the most popular film series of all time, you’d think J.K. Rowling would be quite well-liked. Yet new polling reveals that the opposite is true among the younger generation. YouGov data shows that only 21% of 18-24 year olds like the Harry Potter author, while 53% say they dislike her.
By comparison, 38% of 25-49 year olds, 48% of 50-64 year olds and 49% of 65+ year olds are fond of Rowling. Meanwhile, 51% of 18-24 year olds like the Harry Potter books and 63% like the films. Who would have thought defending women’s rights would turn off the progressive youth?
→ Nancy Pelosi: Kamala Harris won an open primary
Nancy Pelosi has claimed that the Democratic Party had an open primary to elect a presidential candidate after Joe Biden stepped down. In an interview with Semafor, the former speaker of the House of Representatives was asked whether the excitement around Vice President Kamala Harris was the reason the Democrats never had an open candidate selection process.
“We had an open primary and [Kamala Harris] won it. Nobody else got in the race,” @SpeakerPelosi tells @kadiagoba. pic.twitter.com/y2O0JhKBgc
— Semafor (@semafor) September 18, 2024
Pelosi replied: “We had an open primary and [Harris] won it. Nobody else got in the race, because she was politically astute…” This, of course, did not happen. No other candidate had the opportunity to challenge Harris. Pelosi also called Biden the most “consequential president of modern times” and said his endorsement of Harris was important in the decision-making process. At the ripe old age of 84, Pelosi’s grip on the party is as strong as ever…
→ Is 2024 the podcast election?
The majority of registered voters trust podcasts more than any other news source, and about half of voters listen to at least one podcast per week, according to a new poll.
Even more striking, 63% said podcasts changed their opinions on topics in the news. This must come as welcome news for Donald Trump, who is several months into his stint on the podcast circuit and has enjoyed viral moments with the likes of Theo Von and Logan Paul. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has only given three interviews since entering the race, each with mainstream outlets. Joe Rogan seems inclined to have her on…
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SubscribeBig surprise about JK! Young people are affected by puerile arguments and prevailing fashions! Stop the front page!
Oh no, writer of children’s books about a wizard boy wants to criticize contemporary castration cult! Subliterate young adults whose only literary reference is famous children’s book not happy!!
An excellent capture of the essence of the matter.
When you’re a Billionaire, why should you care if people like you or not?
What I like about JK is she puts her money where her mouth is and had the guts to call out the rotten government we now have before it was elected. It is looking highly likely that the compromise Labour will make with the trans lobby is to implement Cass to protect children, maybe they will do something about what is being taught in schools, but they will sell out women’s safety and dignity by giving access for men to women only spaces.
Had all the gender critical women (eg Stock and Bindel) stood together with one voice prior to the election against all the parties who were unreliable on protecting women (Labour, Lib Dem and Green) then they might have got a better pledge out of Starmer that he would find more difficult to flip flop on.
I doubt she cares. I’m not sure it takes guts to say how you feel when you already have more money than you know what to do with. But still, props to her for speaking up.
At the ripe old age of 84, Pelosi’s grip on the party is as strong as ever… if not on her mind.
Pelosi also claimed that J6 was a violent insurrection, has made way over 200 million off of being in politics, and dared to tear up the State of the Union speech. She is an artful liar who thinks Americans are stupid enough to believe her.
I have never met Nancy Pelosi, but I live just outside her district and I know several people who know her well. One of them called her as dumb as a post. Others have agreed with that assessment. She was a consummate power broker, but she was no leader on the things that mattered. Like Harry Reid, a shrewd and nasty party apparatchik.
Nancy Pelosi will die in a state of sin and go straight to hell. Within the diocese of San Francisco she cannot take Holy Communion. HC is also part of the last rites. At the age of 84 that should be a good reason for begging for forgiveness and showing repentance. God will not be believe her when in extremis. Her place in hell has been pre-heated so she can be welcomed any moment. .
lol
Many do believe her, or at least pretend to believe her.