Jeremy Ullmann
@jeremyullmann.com
Journalist for MetroUK. Passionate about equality and diversity issues, travel, photography and hot chocolate. He/him/his www.jeremyullmann.com
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Jeremy Ullmann
@jeremyullmann.com
· Nov 17
Hello BlueSky! I’m Jeremy, a journalist and campaigner on social justice issues for NGOs from London. I used to work as a travel journalist, photographer and filmmaker - so expect a lot of that content as I revisit my backlog.
The antisemitic responses to the Manchester terror attack were predictable yet still depressing. Progressives and antiracists must confront the simplistic way antisemitism is treated in our spaces, and fast. My piece for Metro: metro.co.uk/2025/10/03/f...
First came the Manchester synagogue attack – then the antisemitic response
It’s depressing to admit that I could predict what I was about to see on social media.
metro.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The antisemitic responses to the Manchester terror attack were predictable yet still depressing. Progressives and antiracists must confront the simplistic way antisemitism is treated in our spaces, and fast. My piece for Metro: metro.co.uk/2025/10/03/f...
During my years working in newsrooms, I saw firsthand the shift a lot of journalists and progressive figures have been on to copy successful rage-bait and conspiracy theory influencers.
If things continue like this, democracy doesn't stand a chance: jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/were-all-c...
If things continue like this, democracy doesn't stand a chance: jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/were-all-c...
We’re all conspiracy theorists now
If journalists follow the trend, democracy won’t stand a chance
jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
During my years working in newsrooms, I saw firsthand the shift a lot of journalists and progressive figures have been on to copy successful rage-bait and conspiracy theory influencers.
If things continue like this, democracy doesn't stand a chance: jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/were-all-c...
If things continue like this, democracy doesn't stand a chance: jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/were-all-c...
I have a first Substack post!
I watched Celine Song’s Materialists last night and it got me thinking how terrible we are as a society at acknowledging how love, class and money are so entangled. It got me thinking about my recent dates too.. jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/what-mater...
I watched Celine Song’s Materialists last night and it got me thinking how terrible we are as a society at acknowledging how love, class and money are so entangled. It got me thinking about my recent dates too.. jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/what-mater...
What Materialists very nearly said about money and dating
And what my own dates taught me about it
jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I have a first Substack post!
I watched Celine Song’s Materialists last night and it got me thinking how terrible we are as a society at acknowledging how love, class and money are so entangled. It got me thinking about my recent dates too.. jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/what-mater...
I watched Celine Song’s Materialists last night and it got me thinking how terrible we are as a society at acknowledging how love, class and money are so entangled. It got me thinking about my recent dates too.. jeremyullmannwrites.substack.com/p/what-mater...
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Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
January 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
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"Misinformation isn’t going to disappear. We’re still going to be here, working against that".
A powerful quote from a member of our team in this Guardian interview, reflecting on their work and Meta’s decision to end the third-party fact checking programme in the US.
A powerful quote from a member of our team in this Guardian interview, reflecting on their work and Meta’s decision to end the third-party fact checking programme in the US.
‘Dispiriting’: factchecker reacts to Meta’s move to scrap role
Mark Zuckerberg accused fact-checkers in US of making biased decisions
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"Misinformation isn’t going to disappear. We’re still going to be here, working against that".
A powerful quote from a member of our team in this Guardian interview, reflecting on their work and Meta’s decision to end the third-party fact checking programme in the US.
A powerful quote from a member of our team in this Guardian interview, reflecting on their work and Meta’s decision to end the third-party fact checking programme in the US.
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2025 is like It’s A Wonderful Life except it stays Pottersville
January 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
2025 is like It’s A Wonderful Life except it stays Pottersville
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My marine biologist son Rob has lived on the same island for 7 years, doing painstaking work to improve biodiversity and train local people in conservation. Here’s a new video. Nothing dramatic (he’s not Attenborough and doesn’t have a film crew). Just a healthy coral reef:
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
Reef Highlights 2024
YouTube video by Drawaqa Marine Conservation Trust
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My marine biologist son Rob has lived on the same island for 7 years, doing painstaking work to improve biodiversity and train local people in conservation. Here’s a new video. Nothing dramatic (he’s not Attenborough and doesn’t have a film crew). Just a healthy coral reef:
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
youtu.be/2wlk-yfYi9Q?...
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Candace Owens, who previously revealed to us with firm conviction that Joseph Stalin was secretly Jewish and Brigitte Macron is actually a man, has now discovered that President Zelensky is a "homosexual".
December 4, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Candace Owens, who previously revealed to us with firm conviction that Joseph Stalin was secretly Jewish and Brigitte Macron is actually a man, has now discovered that President Zelensky is a "homosexual".
I like Tortoise, and initially when I heard this news I was in support of the sale. Listening to Observer staff since however has changed my position and I fully support and offer them full solidarity.
With thanks to our colleagues in The Guardian’s US and Australia offices for their messages of support, as we start our first 48-hour strike to #savetheobserver
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December 4, 2024 at 8:47 AM
I like Tortoise, and initially when I heard this news I was in support of the sale. Listening to Observer staff since however has changed my position and I fully support and offer them full solidarity.
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Why Ridley Scott’s 2005 Crusader flop is a far superior film to Gladiator
Why Ridley Scott’s 2005 Crusader flop is a far superior film to Gladiator
Apart from its main character, this film was better than Gladiator is every department.
metro.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Why Ridley Scott’s 2005 Crusader flop is a far superior film to Gladiator
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TV licence fee to rise by £5 to £174.50 in 2025
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has also announced an extra £32.6m for the BBC World Service in 2025-26.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has also announced an extra £32.6m for the BBC World Service in 2025-26.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
TV licence fee to rise by £5 to £174.50 in 2025 - BBC News
The government also announces that ministers will review the corporation's long-term future.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2024 at 3:57 PM
TV licence fee to rise by £5 to £174.50 in 2025
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has also announced an extra £32.6m for the BBC World Service in 2025-26.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has also announced an extra £32.6m for the BBC World Service in 2025-26.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The most talked-about moment in women’s soccer last year, and indeed for the past several years, wasn’t a goal, nor a piece of skill, nor anything that happened during a match. It was an unwanted kiss given by a then-federation president to one of the game’s biggest stars.
After ‘years of forced silence,’ Spanish women’s soccer players speak openly about Luis Rubiales’ kiss in new documentary | CNN
It’s been more than a year since Luis Rubiales gave an unwanted kiss to Spanish soccer player Jennifer Hermoso. A Netflix documentary sheds new light on the incident.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:04 PM
The most talked-about moment in women’s soccer last year, and indeed for the past several years, wasn’t a goal, nor a piece of skill, nor anything that happened during a match. It was an unwanted kiss given by a then-federation president to one of the game’s biggest stars.
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Metro is today launching This Is Not Right, a 12-month campaign addressing the relentless epidemic of violence against women, that aims to both engage and empower our readers
Introducing This Is Not Right: Metro's year-long violence against women campaign
The epidemic of violence against women was called a national emergency earlier this year by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
metro.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Metro is today launching This Is Not Right, a 12-month campaign addressing the relentless epidemic of violence against women, that aims to both engage and empower our readers
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All this talk of how BlueSky is just a liberal comfort zone but over on the other place, former cabinet ministers are getting hyped about a petition to re-run the general election.
November 24, 2024 at 8:49 PM
All this talk of how BlueSky is just a liberal comfort zone but over on the other place, former cabinet ministers are getting hyped about a petition to re-run the general election.
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Difficult to describe what a dangerous moment we are in.
The owner of Twitter/richest man in the world/closest adviser to the next US president is promoting a far-right Tommy Robinson (!) documentary to his 200 million followers.
This is the mainstreaming of violent, Islamophobic fascism.
The owner of Twitter/richest man in the world/closest adviser to the next US president is promoting a far-right Tommy Robinson (!) documentary to his 200 million followers.
This is the mainstreaming of violent, Islamophobic fascism.
November 24, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Difficult to describe what a dangerous moment we are in.
The owner of Twitter/richest man in the world/closest adviser to the next US president is promoting a far-right Tommy Robinson (!) documentary to his 200 million followers.
This is the mainstreaming of violent, Islamophobic fascism.
The owner of Twitter/richest man in the world/closest adviser to the next US president is promoting a far-right Tommy Robinson (!) documentary to his 200 million followers.
This is the mainstreaming of violent, Islamophobic fascism.
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Disinformation Campaigns have all of these 6 elements:
1) Actors who have
2) Incentives to disseminate
3) Intentionally misleading messages through
4) Selected communication channels to
5) Specifically targeted vulnerable audiences for
6) Exploitation
youtu.be/cHlHCNVSf7Y?...
1) Actors who have
2) Incentives to disseminate
3) Intentionally misleading messages through
4) Selected communication channels to
5) Specifically targeted vulnerable audiences for
6) Exploitation
youtu.be/cHlHCNVSf7Y?...
Six Elements of a Disinformation Campaign
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Disinformation Campaigns have all of these 6 elements:
1) Actors who have
2) Incentives to disseminate
3) Intentionally misleading messages through
4) Selected communication channels to
5) Specifically targeted vulnerable audiences for
6) Exploitation
youtu.be/cHlHCNVSf7Y?...
1) Actors who have
2) Incentives to disseminate
3) Intentionally misleading messages through
4) Selected communication channels to
5) Specifically targeted vulnerable audiences for
6) Exploitation
youtu.be/cHlHCNVSf7Y?...
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance 🏳️⚧️. As we remember those who have lost their lives due to transphobia, I wanted to share this moving article by Gabe Gabriel, which shows what can happen when we treat our trans siblings with kindness and acceptance. metro.co.uk/2024/09/27/t...
I told Dad I'm trans and he handed me a sheet of paper
He disappeared to his desk.
trib.al
November 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance 🏳️⚧️. As we remember those who have lost their lives due to transphobia, I wanted to share this moving article by Gabe Gabriel, which shows what can happen when we treat our trans siblings with kindness and acceptance. metro.co.uk/2024/09/27/t...
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In the past 24 hours, Nancy Mace has tweeted about Trans women in bathrooms over 120 times from her two Twitter accounts.
Not 12 times…120 times.
Including this incredibly thirsty tag of JK Rowling.
Not 12 times…120 times.
Including this incredibly thirsty tag of JK Rowling.
November 19, 2024 at 11:41 PM
In the past 24 hours, Nancy Mace has tweeted about Trans women in bathrooms over 120 times from her two Twitter accounts.
Not 12 times…120 times.
Including this incredibly thirsty tag of JK Rowling.
Not 12 times…120 times.
Including this incredibly thirsty tag of JK Rowling.
There are few bigger crimes that will never be framed as crimes as this. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
COP29: Small island states ‘feel abandoned’ as climate talks grind on
Adviser representing small island nations laments state of negotiations over financing at COP29.
www.euronews.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
There are few bigger crimes that will never be framed as crimes as this. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
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More than 70% of UK women say they’ve experienced sexual harassment in public spaces & over 95% of women aren’t reporting it because they don’t believe it will change anything. 📊
Learn more about Right to Move, a campaign to help women feel safer in public spaces. ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/opinion/un-w...
Learn more about Right to Move, a campaign to help women feel safer in public spaces. ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/opinion/un-w...
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 PM
More than 70% of UK women say they’ve experienced sexual harassment in public spaces & over 95% of women aren’t reporting it because they don’t believe it will change anything. 📊
Learn more about Right to Move, a campaign to help women feel safer in public spaces. ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/opinion/un-w...
Learn more about Right to Move, a campaign to help women feel safer in public spaces. ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/opinion/un-w...
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20% of Americans are now getting their news from influencers on X
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
20% of Americans are now getting their news from influencers on X
Racial minorities, young adults and adults with a lower income were more likely to get their news from news influencers, according to a report
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM
20% of Americans are now getting their news from influencers on X
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I know it feels so natural to blame this on ‘shitty journalism’, but if more people realised just how dire the journalism industry is right now, they might understand how clickbait has become necessary so important journalism can be funded.
I’ve never met a journo who likes these headlines.
I’ve never met a journo who likes these headlines.
I've gotten so tired of news headlines that are like, "Hey we have a story for you but we want you to guess what it's about."
Screw you. If I'm going to play toddler guessing games I'd rather play with an actual toddler because it would be infinitely more pleasant.
Screw you. If I'm going to play toddler guessing games I'd rather play with an actual toddler because it would be infinitely more pleasant.
November 18, 2024 at 12:48 AM
I know it feels so natural to blame this on ‘shitty journalism’, but if more people realised just how dire the journalism industry is right now, they might understand how clickbait has become necessary so important journalism can be funded.
I’ve never met a journo who likes these headlines.
I’ve never met a journo who likes these headlines.