Jack Bernhardt
@jackbern.bsky.social
Informative and sexy at the same time!
Writes for Horrible Histories, Dogs In Space, Amazing World of Gumball; also talks a lot on podcasts (Taskmaster The People's Podcast, Football Book Club)
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Writes for Horrible Histories, Dogs In Space, Amazing World of Gumball; also talks a lot on podcasts (Taskmaster The People's Podcast, Football Book Club)
he/him
Wes backtracking? No! Stitched up! (4)
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Wes backtracking? No! Stitched up! (4)
"IGNORE THE SMEARS, I WAS NEVER A CLOSE FRIEND OF PETER MANDELSON" I yell through my neighbour's catflap, desperately scrabbling at the backdoor handle, thrusting against the frosted glass my Guardian article where I make it clear I am a nice normal MP, as my neighbour calmly dials 999 on his phone
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"IGNORE THE SMEARS, I WAS NEVER A CLOSE FRIEND OF PETER MANDELSON" I yell through my neighbour's catflap, desperately scrabbling at the backdoor handle, thrusting against the frosted glass my Guardian article where I make it clear I am a nice normal MP, as my neighbour calmly dials 999 on his phone
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A lovely little thread about Jentry, which is:
✅ Still on Netflix
✅ Up for THREE Emmy Awards next month, including for Directing and Writing 😎
✅ A really very good series if I do say so myself, so go and watch it plz
✅ Still on Netflix
✅ Up for THREE Emmy Awards next month, including for Directing and Writing 😎
✅ A really very good series if I do say so myself, so go and watch it plz
Xueting's Pop Culture Digest takes a look at Jentry Chau V.s the Underworld, which I spotlighted before it came out, and finally had a chance to see. It's harder to post about works that are superb, there's so much to say. I’m very impressed with how much this high school show leans into horror. 1/
February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A lovely little thread about Jentry, which is:
✅ Still on Netflix
✅ Up for THREE Emmy Awards next month, including for Directing and Writing 😎
✅ A really very good series if I do say so myself, so go and watch it plz
✅ Still on Netflix
✅ Up for THREE Emmy Awards next month, including for Directing and Writing 😎
✅ A really very good series if I do say so myself, so go and watch it plz
I like Justin but tech bros have been using this reheated argument in screenwriting for years ("your job is not going to be replaced by AI but by a human who can use AI well") and it's not true. my AI anxiety is not that I can be replaced, it's that AI will fill the world with slop and devalue art
AI anxiety often misses the key margin: it’s not “humans vs machines,” it’s “humans who use machines vs humans who don’t.” The tech shifts who’s productive—and who gets paid.
Remember, you don't need to outrun the bear.
Remember, you don't need to outrun the bear.
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I like Justin but tech bros have been using this reheated argument in screenwriting for years ("your job is not going to be replaced by AI but by a human who can use AI well") and it's not true. my AI anxiety is not that I can be replaced, it's that AI will fill the world with slop and devalue art
given up playing well at football. my new tactic is to say weird shit at the opposition players while they have a shot. "you smell nice," "I had The Dream about Legend again last night," "why haven't you introduced me to your parents yet," "is that Wes Streeting behind you", that sort of thing
February 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
given up playing well at football. my new tactic is to say weird shit at the opposition players while they have a shot. "you smell nice," "I had The Dream about Legend again last night," "why haven't you introduced me to your parents yet," "is that Wes Streeting behind you", that sort of thing
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How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate
People keep saying this but I think this is more the difference between parliamentary and presidential systems rather than a judgement on the two countries' moralities
it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
People keep saying this but I think this is more the difference between parliamentary and presidential systems rather than a judgement on the two countries' moralities
The Prime Minister is in trouble! Quickly, to the CSAM machine!
Not today's main point, but I do find it odd that ministers are signalling their support of Keir Starmer - pretty important as their silence is interpreted as a sign they might quit and force him to resign! - by... posting on X.
You know, the site condemned for being an AI porn hellscape last month
You know, the site condemned for being an AI porn hellscape last month
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The Prime Minister is in trouble! Quickly, to the CSAM machine!
SARWAR: [loudly] I AM SPARTACUS!
[awaiting applause]
SARWAR: [quieter] I...I am Spartacus?
[crickets]
SARWAR: Anyone... Anyone else feeling like Spartacus right now?
REST OF LABOUR: lol get a load of Spartacus over there
[awaiting applause]
SARWAR: [quieter] I...I am Spartacus?
[crickets]
SARWAR: Anyone... Anyone else feeling like Spartacus right now?
REST OF LABOUR: lol get a load of Spartacus over there
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
SARWAR: [loudly] I AM SPARTACUS!
[awaiting applause]
SARWAR: [quieter] I...I am Spartacus?
[crickets]
SARWAR: Anyone... Anyone else feeling like Spartacus right now?
REST OF LABOUR: lol get a load of Spartacus over there
[awaiting applause]
SARWAR: [quieter] I...I am Spartacus?
[crickets]
SARWAR: Anyone... Anyone else feeling like Spartacus right now?
REST OF LABOUR: lol get a load of Spartacus over there
as a member of the cabinet, I have COMPLETE FAITH in Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. the country needs us UNITED at this difficult time. we should NOT be looking to change leader for AT LEAST two weeks, after I've had a chance to design a new campaign website in Canva
February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
as a member of the cabinet, I have COMPLETE FAITH in Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. the country needs us UNITED at this difficult time. we should NOT be looking to change leader for AT LEAST two weeks, after I've had a chance to design a new campaign website in Canva
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I have been a dedicated supporter of Sir Keir for many years, dating back to his time as our country's best ever DPP, and we will always fondly remember how he changed his changed Labour Party, so it gives me no joy to say that he should be prosecuted for treason
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I have been a dedicated supporter of Sir Keir for many years, dating back to his time as our country's best ever DPP, and we will always fondly remember how he changed his changed Labour Party, so it gives me no joy to say that he should be prosecuted for treason
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arguably the biggest news of the week that Lisa Nandy is currently doing something related to her brief
Only three cabinet ministers have not Tweeted or put out a message of support for Starmer:
Wes Streeting
Shabana Mahmood
Lisa Nandy (who is at the Winter Olympics)
This could of course change, but it's where we're at just before 3:30pm
Wes Streeting
Shabana Mahmood
Lisa Nandy (who is at the Winter Olympics)
This could of course change, but it's where we're at just before 3:30pm
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
arguably the biggest news of the week that Lisa Nandy is currently doing something related to her brief
it's very strange seeing all these breathless headlines about STRUGGLING PM STRIVING AND BATTLING TO SAVE HIS PREMIERSHIP, when they're talking about Starmer, the plainest, most passive man in existence
it's like a gritty superhero movie but they've replaced Batman with a tuna mayonnaise sandwich
it's like a gritty superhero movie but they've replaced Batman with a tuna mayonnaise sandwich
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
it's very strange seeing all these breathless headlines about STRUGGLING PM STRIVING AND BATTLING TO SAVE HIS PREMIERSHIP, when they're talking about Starmer, the plainest, most passive man in existence
it's like a gritty superhero movie but they've replaced Batman with a tuna mayonnaise sandwich
it's like a gritty superhero movie but they've replaced Batman with a tuna mayonnaise sandwich
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As if a very recently traumatised child with an unsafe immigration status would be allowed to be in a show in front of billions of people, a show that’s been planned for months!
The child to whom Bad Bunny handed a Grammy Award during his Super Bowl halftime performance was an actor, not the 5-year-old boy who was detained as part of a recent immigration operation in Minnesota, two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed on Sunday.
The Child in Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show Was an Actor
There was much speculation about the boy’s identity. The young actor posted on social media about his experience as part of Bad Bunny’s performance.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
As if a very recently traumatised child with an unsafe immigration status would be allowed to be in a show in front of billions of people, a show that’s been planned for months!
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Watching the super bowl the classic way: asleep in bed in the UK, totally ignorant of all of it, but catching up tomorrow on how pissed off and elated people have been by it through the medium of half-understood memes. And I wouldn't change a thing
February 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Watching the super bowl the classic way: asleep in bed in the UK, totally ignorant of all of it, but catching up tomorrow on how pissed off and elated people have been by it through the medium of half-understood memes. And I wouldn't change a thing
ME: doctor i am depressed. I recently received a one star review for my performance as the title character in an amateur performance of Peter Rabbit
DOCTOR: I have the perfect cure. go watch the Superbowl halftime show, it will cheer you up, it is by Bad Bunny!
ME: [tears in my eyes] but doctor
DOCTOR: I have the perfect cure. go watch the Superbowl halftime show, it will cheer you up, it is by Bad Bunny!
ME: [tears in my eyes] but doctor
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
ME: doctor i am depressed. I recently received a one star review for my performance as the title character in an amateur performance of Peter Rabbit
DOCTOR: I have the perfect cure. go watch the Superbowl halftime show, it will cheer you up, it is by Bad Bunny!
ME: [tears in my eyes] but doctor
DOCTOR: I have the perfect cure. go watch the Superbowl halftime show, it will cheer you up, it is by Bad Bunny!
ME: [tears in my eyes] but doctor
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only because i keep seeing this on my tl from multiple sources: the image on the right looks like it's the exact same photo, but edited to remove the reform banners. the door looks very strange, and they also apparently forgot to remove what looks like a small reform sticker in the window
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
only because i keep seeing this on my tl from multiple sources: the image on the right looks like it's the exact same photo, but edited to remove the reform banners. the door looks very strange, and they also apparently forgot to remove what looks like a small reform sticker in the window
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MLMLLM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
MLMLLM
the party don't start til I walk in. but it also doesn't start when I walk in. it starts several hours after I leave. I'm the only guy who knows how to turn on the pump for the bouncy castle
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
the party don't start til I walk in. but it also doesn't start when I walk in. it starts several hours after I leave. I'm the only guy who knows how to turn on the pump for the bouncy castle
to non Americans, there are 4 types of Superbowl advert
a) a CGI amphibian would like you to buy insurance
b) a basketball player is eating some chips, unexpectedly
c) this beer is America. it is our manifest destiny to conquer the rest of humanity
d) the guy from Stranger Things is driving a car
a) a CGI amphibian would like you to buy insurance
b) a basketball player is eating some chips, unexpectedly
c) this beer is America. it is our manifest destiny to conquer the rest of humanity
d) the guy from Stranger Things is driving a car
February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
to non Americans, there are 4 types of Superbowl advert
a) a CGI amphibian would like you to buy insurance
b) a basketball player is eating some chips, unexpectedly
c) this beer is America. it is our manifest destiny to conquer the rest of humanity
d) the guy from Stranger Things is driving a car
a) a CGI amphibian would like you to buy insurance
b) a basketball player is eating some chips, unexpectedly
c) this beer is America. it is our manifest destiny to conquer the rest of humanity
d) the guy from Stranger Things is driving a car
[watching the winter Olympic snowboarding]
COMMENTATOR: a lot of anticipation here. are we going to see a 1640?
ME: the end of the personal rule of Charles I? ONE MIGHT HOPE
COMMENTATOR: a lot of anticipation here. are we going to see a 1640?
ME: the end of the personal rule of Charles I? ONE MIGHT HOPE
February 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
[watching the winter Olympic snowboarding]
COMMENTATOR: a lot of anticipation here. are we going to see a 1640?
ME: the end of the personal rule of Charles I? ONE MIGHT HOPE
COMMENTATOR: a lot of anticipation here. are we going to see a 1640?
ME: the end of the personal rule of Charles I? ONE MIGHT HOPE
re: Morgan McSweeney losing his job - if you can't say anything nice and positive, and your first instinct is to broadcast the most hateful thoughts imaginable, you should consider applying to be Labour Chief of Staff because that's the main criteria they look for
February 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
re: Morgan McSweeney losing his job - if you can't say anything nice and positive, and your first instinct is to broadcast the most hateful thoughts imaginable, you should consider applying to be Labour Chief of Staff because that's the main criteria they look for
Fun fact: I wrote jokes for this podcast! they were generally terrible! It took forever to pay us! I have Morgan McSweeney's email address and more self control than I thought I did because I have not sent him my angry angry thoughts!
mashallah he is gone, to celebrate I've made the piece I wrote last year about arguably the most embarrassing project I've ever worked on free to read: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/so-about-t...
February 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Fun fact: I wrote jokes for this podcast! they were generally terrible! It took forever to pay us! I have Morgan McSweeney's email address and more self control than I thought I did because I have not sent him my angry angry thoughts!
sure, mcsweeney may be gone. but what he believed in? that will stand tall for centuries, if not millennia, strident and true, echoing through history like a- Oh no hang on I just checked, the slightest breeze has knocked it over into the sea. ah, that's a shame
February 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
sure, mcsweeney may be gone. but what he believed in? that will stand tall for centuries, if not millennia, strident and true, echoing through history like a- Oh no hang on I just checked, the slightest breeze has knocked it over into the sea. ah, that's a shame