Annie Kelly
@annieknk.bsky.social
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!
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Annie Kelly
@annieknk.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Truly Tradly Deeply Episode 1: Introduction — “All I Think About Is Buying Cows”
The first episode of Annie Kelly's 6-part podcast miniseries Truly Tradly Deeply. Cursed Media subscribers have access to the first two episodes right now, plus each new episode as they are released w
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The first episode of my new series Truly Tradly Deeply is here! We dive into the evolution of the tradwife subculture, how hyper-feminine aesthetics are weaponised by the European far right, and why Phyllis Schlafly was a Lean In Girlboss 💅💖
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Really good episode. The thumbnail story is horrible: this white South African youtuber was filming in London and this black Londoner came up to him, and was actually a fan. They had a nice interaction, and then the asshole edited a balaclava on him for his YouTube audience
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Really good episode. The thumbnail story is horrible: this white South African youtuber was filming in London and this black Londoner came up to him, and was actually a fan. They had a nice interaction, and then the asshole edited a balaclava on him for his YouTube audience
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Great piece by @peltzmadeline.bsky.social on the bind right-wing female influencers find themselves in as their audiences turn against ICE. I'm not sure telling them they're brainwashed dupes will work particularly well
Great piece by @peltzmadeline.bsky.social on the bind right-wing female influencers find themselves in as their audiences turn against ICE. I'm not sure telling them they're brainwashed dupes will work particularly well
"Womanosphere" influencers panic as their audiences side against ICE
Riley Gaines: "Do not let compassion, or what you believe to be compassion, cloud you or suspend you from thinking critically.”
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January 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Great piece by @peltzmadeline.bsky.social on the bind right-wing female influencers find themselves in as their audiences turn against ICE. I'm not sure telling them they're brainwashed dupes will work particularly well
Great piece by @peltzmadeline.bsky.social on the bind right-wing female influencers find themselves in as their audiences turn against ICE. I'm not sure telling them they're brainwashed dupes will work particularly well
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I got fooled by someone who is famous for being a conman until it was too late. Here’s why that’s actually smarter than seeing it coming:
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I got fooled by someone who is famous for being a conman until it was too late. Here’s why that’s actually smarter than seeing it coming:
Turns out all those years of grumbling about purple haired SJWs was indicative of an erotic fixation
Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star
Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star
The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos
In certain corners of the internet, on niche news feeds and algorithms, an AI-generated British schoolgirl has emerged as something of a phenomenon.
Her name is Amelia, a purple-haired “goth girl” who proudly carries a mini union flag and appears to have a penchant for racism. Continue reading...
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January 25, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Turns out all those years of grumbling about purple haired SJWs was indicative of an erotic fixation
I find this common right-wing critique of protest movements, where they emphasise how "organised" they are, so weird. Seems to rest on an understanding that protests can only be valid if they're a spontaneous outpouring of emotion and not if they have any actual goals
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM
I find this common right-wing critique of protest movements, where they emphasise how "organised" they are, so weird. Seems to rest on an understanding that protests can only be valid if they're a spontaneous outpouring of emotion and not if they have any actual goals
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Knowing all the thousands of texts that have been lost from the ancient world, it must sting to be Pelagius and have one calling you a "portly Scot, stuffed with Scottish porridge" survive into the archive
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Knowing all the thousands of texts that have been lost from the ancient world, it must sting to be Pelagius and have one calling you a "portly Scot, stuffed with Scottish porridge" survive into the archive
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the Bulgaria instagram account just posts deranged shit
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 AM
the Bulgaria instagram account just posts deranged shit
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I would also note: X has deleted a handful of these images. But the vast majority of them remain live on X today.
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I would also note: X has deleted a handful of these images. But the vast majority of them remain live on X today.
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Jake describing his discovery of paneer is so cute… everything else is pretty bleak though
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Jake describing his discovery of paneer is so cute… everything else is pretty bleak though
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Great exploration of a disturbing and pathetic trend.
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
January 22, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Great exploration of a disturbing and pathetic trend.
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Just listened to another great and infuriating QAA episode that brings me one step closer to the belief that maybe lying should just be illegal.
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
January 22, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Just listened to another great and infuriating QAA episode that brings me one step closer to the belief that maybe lying should just be illegal.
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This is really good, QAA always top notch, and also reminding me I need to subscribe to Cursed Media.
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM
This is really good, QAA always top notch, and also reminding me I need to subscribe to Cursed Media.
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As a lame-o who really does believe travel should be a universally good thing, congrats on making the single most upsetting QAA I can remember. Annie's back!
January 22, 2026 at 10:09 AM
As a lame-o who really does believe travel should be a universally good thing, congrats on making the single most upsetting QAA I can remember. Annie's back!
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Oh my god he even photoshopped his *own* face to look more concerned! He was smiling at that nice man on the bike in the original, Jesus Christ!
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Oh my god he even photoshopped his *own* face to look more concerned! He was smiling at that nice man on the bike in the original, Jesus Christ!
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This was a great ep about this new weird content trend where sadsacks walk around a city being scared
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
January 22, 2026 at 9:51 AM
This was a great ep about this new weird content trend where sadsacks walk around a city being scared
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The latest QAA podcast with @annieknk.bsky.social is about the most infuriating thing I have ever listened to.
Complaining about curry houses on Brick Lane.
Complaining about curry houses on Brick Lane.
January 22, 2026 at 8:39 AM
The latest QAA podcast with @annieknk.bsky.social is about the most infuriating thing I have ever listened to.
Complaining about curry houses on Brick Lane.
Complaining about curry houses on Brick Lane.
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I'm back on QAA this week, talking about the YouTubers who travel to London to tell their audience that western civilization is collapsing, and that England's supposedly lawless, multi-ethnic capital city is at the heart of it. The episode is called London Has Fallen.
Is marmite in scrambled eggs an insane thing to do? I just sense it would hit
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Is marmite in scrambled eggs an insane thing to do? I just sense it would hit
I did not remember that Bambi ends with Bambi becoming a deadbeat dad
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I did not remember that Bambi ends with Bambi becoming a deadbeat dad
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Thanks to QAA for having me on. We talked about my book, The Conspiracists, the work behind it, and what these stories reveal about meaning, identity, and community.
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The Conspiracists feat. Noelle Cook (E355)
The new book The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook offers an unusually intimate look at why seemingly bizarre conspiracy worlds that involve starseeds, ascended
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January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Thanks to QAA for having me on. We talked about my book, The Conspiracists, the work behind it, and what these stories reveal about meaning, identity, and community.
on.soundcloud.com/Kxb90Hxeei76...
on.soundcloud.com/Kxb90Hxeei76...
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The best way to describe the insanity that is Parent Substack is that it's basically a contest to see who can rid their home of the most items.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The best way to describe the insanity that is Parent Substack is that it's basically a contest to see who can rid their home of the most items.
www.cartoonshateher.com/p/substack-p...
www.cartoonshateher.com/p/substack-p...
One of the most outright misogynist things I've seen written about the Minneapolis situation and it's from 90s feminist icon Naomi Wolf
January 11, 2026 at 6:38 AM
One of the most outright misogynist things I've seen written about the Minneapolis situation and it's from 90s feminist icon Naomi Wolf
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“ICE’s godless tactics are a total affront to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It stands in the face of the faith of our ancestors. It mocks the women & men who reared us to love the truth, to stand up for justice, & to never stand by idly while tyrants trample on the dignity and life of our neighbors.”
Pope Leo has condemned ICE more than a dozen times—and wept after hearing migrants describe the terror they endured. Now, after ICE killed a widowed American mother, it’s clear: no Catholic can remain in ICE.
If you have the courage to take the first step, the Church will help you find better work.
If you have the courage to take the first step, the Church will help you find better work.
Every Catholic Must Resign from ICE — Today
After a year of inhumane raids and papal rebukes, it’s clear no Catholic can in good conscience remain with ICE any longer.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:48 PM
“ICE’s godless tactics are a total affront to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It stands in the face of the faith of our ancestors. It mocks the women & men who reared us to love the truth, to stand up for justice, & to never stand by idly while tyrants trample on the dignity and life of our neighbors.”
Lots of gloating at this but I think it's more representative of the far right's constant posture of victimhood and powerlessness. It's like their only functional model is "liberal elites hate you and want you dead" and so they can't really cope with the fact their guys are the Actual US Government
From your lips to God’s ears, Greg the Groyper
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Lots of gloating at this but I think it's more representative of the far right's constant posture of victimhood and powerlessness. It's like their only functional model is "liberal elites hate you and want you dead" and so they can't really cope with the fact their guys are the Actual US Government