It wasn't a secret that author J.K. Rowling was in favor of voting to remain in the European Union — she wrote it was "nonsensical to pretend that racists and bigots aren't flocking to the 'Leave' cause" and retweeted numerous messages from the "Stronger In" account.
After the votes started to come in on Thursday, she shared her disappointment as the gap between the Leave and Remain votes grew wider and wider. No one was safe, as Rowling called out Prime Minister David Cameron and retweeted a message blasting Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party who proclaimed that the Leave campaign was successful "without a single bullet being fired," presumably forgetting the fact that Jo Cox, an MP and supporter of remaining in the EU, was shot and killed earlier in the month. Read some of her tweets below — and expect more in the days to come. Catherine Garcia
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