Jessica Bateman
@jessicabateman.bsky.social
Berlin-based journalist focused on gender, faith and extremism | Bylines Wash Post, BBC, Guardian, 1843 etc | European Press Prize winner 2025 | Covering Germany for Hyphen
It's an interesting question. On one hand, I think it's helpful to understand that people who do monstrous things are not a separate species to the rest of us. However, I also wish the art world would put just as much effort into humanising people who are 'othered' in different ways.
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It's an interesting question. On one hand, I think it's helpful to understand that people who do monstrous things are not a separate species to the rest of us. However, I also wish the art world would put just as much effort into humanising people who are 'othered' in different ways.
Adorable! My cat tries to "dig up" and bury herself under my laptop when it's on my lap.
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Adorable! My cat tries to "dig up" and bury herself under my laptop when it's on my lap.
Just reading the Wikipedia description of that book was too upsetting for me. I do not understand why some people claim to love it.
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Just reading the Wikipedia description of that book was too upsetting for me. I do not understand why some people claim to love it.
Just full-on conspiracy theory mongering now. News outlets should treat this the same as engaging in Covid-19 or Climate Change denial.
September 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Just full-on conspiracy theory mongering now. News outlets should treat this the same as engaging in Covid-19 or Climate Change denial.
Not going to read the piece but I'm sure that if they break down exactly what they mean by "the state of the country" we will find many of their beliefs are in fact racist
September 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Not going to read the piece but I'm sure that if they break down exactly what they mean by "the state of the country" we will find many of their beliefs are in fact racist
His Oxbridge debates - which university unions hoped would help make the institutions more relevant to young people - are some of the most popular, and have spawned two separate clip ecosystems: one of him "owning" liberals, and one of him "getting owned" by them.
September 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
His Oxbridge debates - which university unions hoped would help make the institutions more relevant to young people - are some of the most popular, and have spawned two separate clip ecosystems: one of him "owning" liberals, and one of him "getting owned" by them.
His following has been all the more surprising to some given that his college campus organisation Turning Point completely flopped when it tried launching at UK universities in 2019. But several years later, he won a new audience when clips of his debates started going viral on TikTok.
September 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
His following has been all the more surprising to some given that his college campus organisation Turning Point completely flopped when it tried launching at UK universities in 2019. But several years later, he won a new audience when clips of his debates started going viral on TikTok.
Great, thank you! Is email ok? jessica.b.writer@gmail.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great, thank you! Is email ok? jessica.b.writer@gmail.com
Hey Jules! I'm researching an article about Charlie Kirk's viral reach with teens in the UK (I only just found out about this today too!) I would love to have a quick chat with you if you have time?
September 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hey Jules! I'm researching an article about Charlie Kirk's viral reach with teens in the UK (I only just found out about this today too!) I would love to have a quick chat with you if you have time?