Author J.K. Rowling unloaded on British journalist Patrick Strudwick in a lengthy tweet on Monday, accusing him of running with a demonstrably false story about a “Let Women Speak” event that took place in Australia.

Strudwick claimed in a piece he published at iNews that the group had “staged a mass Nazi salute” – a claim that Rowling said was easily disprovable — but she lamented the fact that he had blocked her on Twitter, making it impossible for her to challenge him directly.

“As @PatrickStrud has blocked me on here (we’ve never, to my knowledge, interacted on Twitter or anywhere else) I can’t challenge him directly about the claim he published in iNews (see below) that a Let Women Speak event in Australia ‘staged a mass Nazi salute,'” Rowling’s extensive tweet began. “This is a lie so brazen, so easily disprovable and so libelous, I’m amazed it was allowed into print by a supposedly reputable news source.”

As @PatrickStrud has blocked me on here (we've never, to my knowledge, interacted on Twitter or anywhere else) I can't challenge him directly about the claim he published in iNews (see below) that a Let Women Speak event in Australia 'staged a mass Nazi salute'. This is a lie so… pic.twitter.com/X6nAA3xxNH

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 29, 2023

Rowling went on to take on radical transgender activists as a group, arguing that actual fascists had seen an opportunity to infiltrate the community and use it to further their own ends.

“For years now, women and gay people concerned about the erosion of their rights, the dismantling of safeguarding and the escalating threats and violence of trans activists have been called ‘fascists’ and ‘Nazis’ by people like Strudwick for holding what, until five minutes ago, were solidly left-wing/feminist political positions,” Rowling continued, declaring, “Nobody but useful idiots can be genuinely surprised that REAL fascists have spotted a glorious opportunity in trans activism.”

“The homophobic, anti-feminist far-right has long held that the left is degenerate, foolish, immoral and authoritarian, and now they can point to the incoherent arguments of the gender ideologues, the bullying tactics of the no-platformers and the swarms of masked men threatening violence against women for wanting to retain single-sex spaces, and crow ‘we told you so,'” Rowling continued, arguing that extreme radicals on both ends of the political spectrum were in favor of the bullying and otherwise authoritarian tactics.

Rowling went on to say that Nazis and radical transgender activists were essentially two sides of the same coin and were using the conflict to “push their own agendas.”

“Both are there in the hope of violence, and neither gives a damn about the women who’re there to speak out in their own voices, about their own lives, on their own behalf,” Rowling continued, encouraging the “Let Women Speak” event organizers to take action and hold Strudwick accountable.

Singer-songwriter Jewel struck a sour note with some people while delighting others with her performance of the national anthem at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Race fans at Indianapolis Motor Speedway cheered as the 49-year-old music artist, wearing a white outfit and sporting a checkered-flag bandana underneath a cowboy hat, ended a soulful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner while playing an acoustic guitar with F-16 Vipers flying overhead.

However, a sampling of comments on social media showed reviews were mixed.

“This is the perfect example of how not to do the national anthem. It was to the point of being disrespectful,” said “Jacob,” a Twitter user and “huge Nascar fan.”

.@jeweljk sings the national anthem at the greatest spectacle in racing. 🇺🇸 #Indy500

📺: NBC and @peacock pic.twitter.com/rpjuG1o2dk

— INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) May 28, 2023

“I’m sorry, but the National Anthem should NEVER, be changed up like this. Good artist, bad choice!” said another user, responding to a clip of the performance.

A third chimed in, saying, “she did a great job butchering the National Anthem and even kept her hat on — wow.”

“As a former Navy musician, who has played and sung this song easily over 1,000 times in various settings, tha answer on this very loose rendition is a Hard Pass,” said a fourth Twitter user. “Love Jewel — but the anthem isn’t a 90s pop ballad.”

Others were more charitable, questioning why there was any negative buzz about the song, and some said they really enjoyed Jewel’s take on the national anthem.

“I don’t understand what was terrible about it there have been a lot worse,” said one Twitter user.

Rock musician Ted Nugent seemed to like the performance, tweeting that it was “f***in beautiful.”

“I will agree that Jewel sang the National Anthem much better than some others I’ve heard,” said a third. “But this is a song that should stand alone and be sung as it was originally created. This song represents so much more than the start of sports. It represents all of the blood, sweat, tears and lives of our military personnel given to keep our country free to enjoy those sports. Please honor them by singing this song as it was originally created. This is the one song in this country that people do not need to try to improve or impress others with by singing it in their own style.”

The Twitter account for Uproxx, a website that covers entertainment and culture summed up the reactions with a tweet that said: “Jewel performed either the best or worst national anthem at the Indy 500, depending on who you ask.”