Nick Jeffery and John Granger were asked in the first week after the publication of Hallmarked Man what they thought of Rowling-Galbraith’s twitter storms after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. They promised to devote a conversation to just thast subject and today they deliver on that promise.

Is it just about the tweets? No, it’s really about their importance or insignificance of those messages with respect to the author’s Lake inspiration, their tangential use as keys to her thinking as reflected in Hallmarked Man (and Christmas Pig!), and what they tell us or at least suggest about her struggles with “religious faith” and the seriousness of her thinking on theological subjects.

It’s a wild conversation between friends who don’t agree on foundational issues of religion and politics — and a decent example of how men of good will respect and trust one another in a real discussion of tough issues to help reach a shared understanding of the other’s positions if not agreement. With a lot of Harry Potter, Robin Ellacott, Jack Jones, and Krystall Weedon thrown in; enjoy!

Links to Resources Referenced in Today’s Post and Screenshots of the Rowling Tweets

‘Get JK Rowling next’: Bluesky users celebrate death of Charlie Kirk

Users of the social media platform have been warned after some shared ‘hit lists’, with calls to eliminate Elon Musk, Donald Trump and the Harry Potter author

Social media platform Bluesky has been forced to warn users that “glorifying violence” is against its rules in the wake of a spate of posts celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk.

The platform attracted millions of users as a left-wing alternative to X, after Elon Musk threw his support behind President Trump. Numerous posts shared this week have glorified the shooting of conservative commentator Kirk in Utah.

Some users have even posted hit lists of other potential targets, including the British author and activist JK Rowling.

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The Witch Trial of J. K. Rowling, Episode 5 (The Rowling Library)

One of my very dearest friends is a committed and practicing Catholic, and he’s also pro life. Now, I’m a feminist, I’m pro choice. I understand exactly what his arguments are. And I respect his argument, and he is prepared to make his argument. I don’t agree with his argument, but he respects my argument. And we are both able to find shades of grey within our beliefs. I think that is healthy. I think that is productive. I am not going to cut that person out of my life because we disagree on something, albeit something that is very important to me. We have lost that [respect and ability to agree to disagree] in this particular debate.

The Emma Watson Take-Down Truth Telling

People Magazine: Emma Watson Says She ‘Profoundly’ Misses Acting Except for One ‘Soul-Destroying’ Part of the Job

The Jay Shetty Podcast’s ‘Emma Watson Exclusive’ (YouTube, cued to relevant part)

* Daily Dot: Watson was being cancelled by TRAs for her conciliatory notes post podcast before Rowling gave her both barrels

* And afterwards? LA Times: The TRAs went after Rowling for her “continued transphobia.”

* Emma Watson Becomes Online Meme and Satire Target as a token Woke Zealot Waking Up to Not Being Cool Anymore vis a vis Transgenderism

The Rowling Response on Twitter:

Rowling Confronted for Being as Clueless and Privileged as Watson:

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