Resilient Jenkins helped TikTokers realise their power

Trends, heat and an update on the family of six (going on seven) living in a one bed

Hello hotties,

Because I’m nice like that this edition is an election-free safe space. I’m not offering tips on dealing with hopelessness or providing hot takes on why what happened happened (I’ve done that on Threads if you’re a glutton for post-mortem punishment).

In the next edition I’m going all in on what the voting data tells us about Gen Z, how the ultra macho Trump campaign managed to capture the imagination of around ten per cent more under 30s than in 2020 and why Harris’ message was such a flop.

For now I’ve got this week’s trends and an update on the Resilient Jenkins drama for you. But first, let’s start with the quick hits…

Trends, trends and even more trends

“Baddies, pose for me, ass fat, slim thick, no tummy” is the new battle cry for the TikTok generation after the John Mackk track Pose For Me, which features Natalie Nunn, exploded on the app. Hundreds of thousands of videos have been created using the sound but this school-aged diva ate the lip-sync and captured the so…