James Bloodworth
@jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
Author of Hired and Lost Boys (June 2025). Writing on Substack: https://www.forthedeskdrawer.com/
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Only by Being Terrible Do They Avoid Being Comic | Los Angeles Review of Books
Sarah AlKahly-Mills explores James Bloodworth’s “Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere.”
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‘There would be many such dots to connect over the course of the book, and this is where Lost Boys excels. Bloodworth seamlessly links the loosely connected beliefs that comprise the right-wing value system.’ lareviewofbooks.org/article/only... @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
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The new book from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social promises "an astonishing undercover investigation into the paranoid and misogynistic subcultures of the manosphere."
He joins us on Tuesday 18 November to discuss what it means for our politics and what we should do about it.
He joins us on Tuesday 18 November to discuss what it means for our politics and what we should do about it.
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The new book from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social promises "an astonishing undercover investigation into the paranoid and misogynistic subcultures of the manosphere."
He joins us on Tuesday 18 November to discuss what it means for our politics and what we should do about it.
He joins us on Tuesday 18 November to discuss what it means for our politics and what we should do about it.
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Tesla is a meme stock & Musk is key to it remaining so, just as Kim Kardashian is key to the appeal of the Kardashians. So he's got a lot of bargaining power. This has less to do with car-making than with the economics of superstars. See eg Moshe Adler: pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Tesla is a meme stock & Musk is key to it remaining so, just as Kim Kardashian is key to the appeal of the Kardashians. So he's got a lot of bargaining power. This has less to do with car-making than with the economics of superstars. See eg Moshe Adler: pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers...
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This investigation from the @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social is absolutely staggering. It is very common in Sheffield (I live in this bit) to have a leasehold, often with hundreds of years left on and pennies in ground rent. This is extortion pure and simple. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This investigation from the @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social is absolutely staggering. It is very common in Sheffield (I live in this bit) to have a leasehold, often with hundreds of years left on and pennies in ground rent. This is extortion pure and simple. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
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UnHerd have spent the last year platforming Nina Power through their live events. This is someone who was exposed two years ago as keeping a copy of Mein Kampf and saying that the social disapproval of racism is a psyop
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
UnHerd have spent the last year platforming Nina Power through their live events. This is someone who was exposed two years ago as keeping a copy of Mein Kampf and saying that the social disapproval of racism is a psyop
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I've spent *weeks* working on this special report for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on GB News co-owner Paul Marshall – and the astonishing, unprecedented influence network he's built on the UK's right. There's never been anything like it before. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...
Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right
The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s mo...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I've spent *weeks* working on this special report for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on GB News co-owner Paul Marshall – and the astonishing, unprecedented influence network he's built on the UK's right. There's never been anything like it before. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...
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The HPV vaccine has been a public health triumph. Very depressing to see this potentially unravel while we're on the verge of essentially eradicating cervical cancer.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
This is terrible
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
Blame declining confidence, a lack of convenience and rising complacency
www.economist.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The HPV vaccine has been a public health triumph. Very depressing to see this potentially unravel while we're on the verge of essentially eradicating cervical cancer.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
Why would anyone hang out with this person
This is beyond grotesque. Another young journalism who treats the lives of minorities as a game. I know plenty of people who still hang out with this guy – I can't respect that as a decision when he's publicly gloating about further stigmatising disabled people.
November 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Why would anyone hang out with this person
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This is beyond grotesque. Another young journalism who treats the lives of minorities as a game. I know plenty of people who still hang out with this guy – I can't respect that as a decision when he's publicly gloating about further stigmatising disabled people.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is beyond grotesque. Another young journalism who treats the lives of minorities as a game. I know plenty of people who still hang out with this guy – I can't respect that as a decision when he's publicly gloating about further stigmatising disabled people.
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Superb piece by @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social in this month's @bylinetimes.bsky.social mag: "Britain's Media Has Let Nigel Farage Reshape Political Journalism - Why?" This article alone was worth my annual sub to one of the very few news outlets still doing proper journalism
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Superb piece by @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social in this month's @bylinetimes.bsky.social mag: "Britain's Media Has Let Nigel Farage Reshape Political Journalism - Why?" This article alone was worth my annual sub to one of the very few news outlets still doing proper journalism
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Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...
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October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
What’s the opposite of imposter syndrome
'I am not done' - Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What’s the opposite of imposter syndrome
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I guess I don’t think she’ll be a disaster, in that the office provides limited scope for disaster (and Lord knows Michael D has tested the boundaries) but I can’t get past the fact the new president voluntarily went to Syria as a guest of the regime in 2018, when we knew all to there was to know
October 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I guess I don’t think she’ll be a disaster, in that the office provides limited scope for disaster (and Lord knows Michael D has tested the boundaries) but I can’t get past the fact the new president voluntarily went to Syria as a guest of the regime in 2018, when we knew all to there was to know
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Journalist and author @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social takes us inside the 'manosphere' - exploring masculinity, conspiracy, and radical politics in the digital age. 4 December in Manchester. Book your place now. humanists.uk/events/holyo...
Lost boys: a personal journey through the manosphere, with James Bloodworth | Holyoake Lecture 2025
In an era of profound social and political shifts, old certainties about masculinity have been swept away, leaving a vacuum that, for some, has been filled by a sprawling and sinister collection of on...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Journalist and author @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social takes us inside the 'manosphere' - exploring masculinity, conspiracy, and radical politics in the digital age. 4 December in Manchester. Book your place now. humanists.uk/events/holyo...
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Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.
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Anyone would think he’d raped a child or something
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours including the Duke of York
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Virginia Giuffre book extract: ‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’
Prince Andrew has agreed to give up his title as the Duke of York, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace.
He said: “In discussion with the king, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. Continue reading...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Anyone would think he’d raped a child or something
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people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
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The fact that something like this is being published - *published* - on a major newspaper tells you everything you need to know about how certain media are actively contributing to the collapse of societal norms
October 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The fact that something like this is being published - *published* - on a major newspaper tells you everything you need to know about how certain media are actively contributing to the collapse of societal norms
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Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
Won’t someone please think of the poor Maccabi ultras! www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Bloomfield chaos forces suspension of Tel Aviv derby | The Jerusalem Post
The decision to suspend the Tel Aviv derby came after extensive use of pyrotechnics by fans led to injuries among both supporters and police officers.
www.jpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Won’t someone please think of the poor Maccabi ultras! www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
Anyone would think he’d raped a child or something
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours including the Duke of York
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Virginia Giuffre book extract: ‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’
Prince Andrew has agreed to give up his title as the Duke of York, he said in a statement released through Buckingham Palace.
He said: “In discussion with the king, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Anyone would think he’d raped a child or something
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The story of Matt Goodwin, 'a person for whom perceived slights or imagined intrigues become sources of lifelong resentment.' Extraordinary read from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social: a portrait of one thinker, and a story of the last ten years in UK politics. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/philos...
Matthew Goodwin, Reform and the politics of resentment
The ‘heterodox intellectual’ turned populist is a morbid symptom of the digital age
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The story of Matt Goodwin, 'a person for whom perceived slights or imagined intrigues become sources of lifelong resentment.' Extraordinary read from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social: a portrait of one thinker, and a story of the last ten years in UK politics. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/philos...
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back in 2016 I was at some event and got introduced to Goodwin; he found out I worked for the Londoner's Diary and proceeded to follow me round the room like a puppy for the rest of the night, throwing quips in my direction in the hope of being quoted in the paper the next day
Wrote a piece on Matthew Goodwin for the latest issue of @prospectmagazine.co.uk.
What led a promising academic to throw it all away in the name of becoming a propagandist for the radical right?
What led a promising academic to throw it all away in the name of becoming a propagandist for the radical right?
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
back in 2016 I was at some event and got introduced to Goodwin; he found out I worked for the Londoner's Diary and proceeded to follow me round the room like a puppy for the rest of the night, throwing quips in my direction in the hope of being quoted in the paper the next day
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The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The British Right are just in total freefall into savagery at this point
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Britain’s Media Has Let Nigel Farage Reshape Political Journalism. Why? @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/79/b...
Britain’s Media Has Let Nigel Farage Reshape Political Journalism. Why? – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
The Reform UK Leader’s rise is not an aberration but the predictable consequence of an industry that has restructured itself around virality, writes James Bloodworth
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October 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Britain’s Media Has Let Nigel Farage Reshape Political Journalism. Why? @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/79/b...
Prince Andrew to give up royal duties, but what about noncing duties?
October 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Prince Andrew to give up royal duties, but what about noncing duties?