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Emmeline May

@emmelinemay.bsky.social

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Living my middle aged queer mullet era Dog dad They/Them Thrice viral but not internet famous

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · Nov 13

1) not being a penguinologist

2) receiving a threatening email purporting to be from Teresa May (no relation)

3) comparing sexual consent to a cup of tea

Sarah Cupcakes @cupcakesarenice.bsky.social · Nov 12

I have a game. What were you "known" for on Twitter?

I'll go first. I'm the woman who caused Dave Ramsey to mass-block Royals Twitter.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.

bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 1d

Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 1d

I have trans women friends who’ve been living authentically for decades - how are they going to start using the gents?
I have a tall cis female friend who’s now scared to use ladies loos because she’s been harassed several times.
This code is both cruel and unworkable.
Please write to your MP.

TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 1d

🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan

Image of a flashing red siren. Text reads: Scrap the Bathroom Ban This is an emergency. Tell your MP to say no to segregation. Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

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Gendered Intelligence @genderedintelligence.co.uk · 2d

Are you non-binary? If so, we’ve got an opportunity for you.

We’re collaborating on a 3-year project exploring non-binary people’s expectations and experience of family life in the UK.

Find out more and join here: https://tinyurl.com/FamilyBeyondBinary

Join the “Family Beyond the Binary” Community Advisory Board

We’re seeking non-binary individuals to ensure our research project, exploring non-binary families, is community-led.

Apply by 31 Oct.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 4d

Bookmaking! Thanks! Love your writing.

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 4d

I learned at school that "double negatives" are generally considered poor grammar, and tend to be used either by bad writers or those who want to obfuscate meaning.

"Anti-antifa"? Just plain fascism.

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 4d

Bezos be like "it could be good if the bubble bursts actually because I'm rich enough to lose the equivalent of an entire country's GDP and still be the one of the richest people alive and, bonus, i lose most of the competition"

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 6d

I burst out laughing at the pelvic thrusts

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 6d

Objects i wish had never been invented: the retractable dog leash

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Cassetteboy @cassetteboy.bsky.social · 14d

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 8d

PERFECTION

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 8d

"transgender operations for everybody"

a woman in a red jacket is holding a microphone and screaming .

Alt: Opera Winfrey in a red jacket is holding a microphone and screaming .

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah, i wasn't thinking about it being a romance so much as in how different messages can be communicated from minutes to minutes (lol)

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 8d

I absolutely love that idea.

I wonder if it would work in a This Is How You Lose The Time War sort of way, with tensions playing out with different minute takers/chairs

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 8d

What does Tory Chocolate taste like?

I reckon it's probably tasteless, bitter and full of nuts

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 8d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 8d

Oh that sounds like a really interesting way to tell a story. I'd be interested too!

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 12d

We must condemn *both* the genocide being perpetrated against Palestinians and violence perpetrated against Jewish people

Because fundamentally it's the same thing: innocent people being harmed or killed as a form of collective punishment for something they didn't do and have no control over

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 12d

It is possible to feel of these things at the same time:
Devastated by the attack in Manchester & horrified by the extent of anti-Semitism in the UK

Horrified by war crimes being perpetrated by Israel on the Palestinian people smaller countries by their more powerful neighbours

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 13d

This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 14d

Pink News has form for this, unfortunately.

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 17d

Ok there's only about 7 of them left, three of them are extremely angry women who are yelling mostly incoherently, covering topics such as how there are 70 thousand men inside who all want to molest our children & our Nans would be ashamed of us.

It's definitely coming to a natural end.

A couple of anti immigration protesters with their faces obscured by emoji. Behind a tomato is a young man with a union jack cape. Behind a doughnut is a young woman wearing a union jack tutu, a tote bag with "make England great again" on it and a t-shirt with "we ❤️ you Tommy" on it

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 17d

One of the Napier residents is wearing a union jack t-shirt and a keffiyeh

Hashtag legend

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 17d

The residents of Napier are chanting "thank you" to the counter protesters 🥺😭

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 17d

Holding hands across the barrier

#NooneIsIllegal

A woman with long white hair holding a cardboard sign reading "you deserve safe home" clasping a hand on the other side of the high fence separating asylum seekers from the anti-racist protesters

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Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 17d

I don't think so - haven't got too close to the front of the protest. The anti immigration side are recording everything, and live streaming from the look of it

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