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MSI Reproductive Choices UK @msichoicesuk.bsky.social · Aug 1

"The global anti-rights movement is not just opposed to abortion, but to contraception as well." @louknightsmccudden.bsky.social, Head of External Affairs at MSI UK

@mayaoppenheim.bsky.social investigates the increase in anti-birth control sentiment on social media.

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TikTok is obsessed with the hormone-free birth control debate: why is everyone telling you to stop the pill?

Many of us are ditching the pill and opting for more natural methods. Where did this anti-pill sentiment come from, is it valid, and how does it play into politics? Maya Oppenheim investigates

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Refugee Council @refugeecouncil.bsky.social · Jul 8

"It was very, very hard....even now...I’m scared when I’m sleeping.”

Powerful insight into the reality and causes of petrifying Channel crossings.

Thanks @dualipa.bsky.social for hosting on your site and @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social for the words 💛

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What It's Like To Cross The Channel As A Refugee & The Border System Failing Them

When Habib* made the journey from Dunkirk, France, to Dover, England, in a small dingy, he feared he would die. The 29-year-old compares the trip across the English Channel – one of the most dange

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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · Jul 22

Panellists will discuss how wealth taxation, pension reform and other tools could help create a fairer economic system.

Chair:
@mayaoppenheim.bsky.social author & freelance journalist, former Women’s Correspondent at The Independent

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · Jun 12

Such a great article by @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social about disinformation and the pill, featuring a quote from me www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/heal...

TikTok is obsessed with the hormone-free birth control debate: why is everyone telling you to stop the pill?

Many of us are ditching the pill and opting for more natural methods. Where did this anti-pill sentiment come from, is it valid, and how does it play into politics? Maya Oppenheim investigates

www.cosmopolitan.com

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · Jun 2

2025's political climate is wreaking havoc on online dating. My time on the dating apps opened my eyes to this.

I've written about this for @mashable.com in a story which includes personal anecdotes & interviews with experts & women with first-hand experience 💘📱

mashable.com/article/2025...

2025's political climate is wreaking havoc on online dating

More women are refusing to date men with opposing political beliefs.

mashable.com

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you @mediatrust.bsky.social for a thoughtful and heartening roundtable discussion tied to your BRILLIANT Stronger Voices programme

The initiative supports charities and underrepresented communities around the UK to strengthen their communications skills 💘

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Jamie Klingler @jamieklingler.bsky.social · May 22

Also- Maya is new here and definitely worth following for social issues and progressive journalism

Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 22

Discussions about the rise of misogynistic influencers are everywhere but most conversations fall short on solutions.

This is why I was pleased to visit a youth centre in Wolverhampton doing vital work with young men to tackle this problem. More info in my story:

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Saving the lost boys: finding the antidote to toxic influencers | The Observer

The lure of online misogyny and violence is damaging vulnerable teens. A new group of youth centres is determined to turn the tide

observer.co.uk

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 22

Discussions about the rise of misogynistic influencers are everywhere but most conversations fall short on solutions.

This is why I was pleased to visit a youth centre in Wolverhampton doing vital work with young men to tackle this problem. More info in my story:

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Saving the lost boys: finding the antidote to toxic influencers | The Observer

The lure of online misogyny and violence is damaging vulnerable teens. A new group of youth centres is determined to turn the tide

observer.co.uk

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Gregory Davis @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social · May 19

Proud to have worked on this lengthy investigation with @harryshukman.bsky.social @patrikhermansson.bsky.social & @dlhnh.bsky.social.

We can finally name the elusive Nazi influencer 'Morgoth', and reveal his ideological contribution to the manifesto of the Charleston mass-killer Dylann Roof.

HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · May 19

🕵️ 🚨 We’ve unmasked Morgoth, one of Britain’s most extreme far-right influencers.

• His real name is Michael Wright.
• He’s 49.
• He’s from Seaton Delaval, but now lives in Northern Ireland.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/05/19/u...

Unmasking Morgoth, the British influencer who inspired a terrorist

Morgoth, the writer of the far-right blog Morgoth's Review, is today unmasked by HOPE not hate as the Geordie man Michael Wright.

hopenothate.org.uk

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Gavin Hales @gmhales.bsky.social · May 16

Please give Maya a follow and a repost, and a warm welcome to Bluesky.

Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

📣 FIRST POST ALERT 📣: I pretty much gave up on Twitter a while ago - tweeting less and less in recent years - but once it was a place which brought me joy (& some anguish). It was a place I could share articles I wrote, as well as my own observations about life: some tweets funnier than others.

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · May 16

Overnight, Israel bombed homes and tents in Gaza, killing nearly 100 people.

Our government should have acted long ago to prevent this genocide by sanctioning Israel, ending arms sales, and upholding international law.

The longer we fail to act, the more our complicity grows.

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

Muchas gracias for the kind words 🙏

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Davide Castelvecchi @castelvecchi.bsky.social · May 16

The UK's most tenacious reporter on women's issues is now on Bluesky!

Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

📣 FIRST POST ALERT 📣: I pretty much gave up on Twitter a while ago - tweeting less and less in recent years - but once it was a place which brought me joy (& some anguish). It was a place I could share articles I wrote, as well as my own observations about life: some tweets funnier than others.

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

WORD OF THE DAY: “SPIRITUAL FASCISM"

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Louise Knights-McCudden @louknightsmccudden.bsky.social · May 16

If you're looking for UK journalists to follow, I recommend @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social. She's written some great pieces about abortion, feminism, and women's health inequalities (among other topics).

Solidarity to all the journalists, writers, creators and freelancers driven off X.

Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

📣 FIRST POST ALERT 📣: I pretty much gave up on Twitter a while ago - tweeting less and less in recent years - but once it was a place which brought me joy (& some anguish). It was a place I could share articles I wrote, as well as my own observations about life: some tweets funnier than others.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · May 16

Make sure you give Maya a follow - awesome fabulous feminist journalist!!!

Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

📣 FIRST POST ALERT 📣: I pretty much gave up on Twitter a while ago - tweeting less and less in recent years - but once it was a place which brought me joy (& some anguish). It was a place I could share articles I wrote, as well as my own observations about life: some tweets funnier than others.

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

So anyway here we are steamrolling through 2025 and I'm finally joining Bluesky. For those wanting to know more about me, I'm a freelance journalist & author. I was the first Women's Correspondent to work at a UK news outlet. Latest writing is on muckrack but older stuff here: www.maya-oppenheim.com

MAYA OPPENHEIM

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

Twitter was also a place I learned from others. Yes, I experienced misogynistic & antisemitic abuse there. Some of which was violent and vitriolic and some which was darkly - albeit not intentionally - humorous. But the heartening experiences always outweighed the depressing, dispiriting ones.

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Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim.bsky.social · May 16

📣 FIRST POST ALERT 📣: I pretty much gave up on Twitter a while ago - tweeting less and less in recent years - but once it was a place which brought me joy (& some anguish). It was a place I could share articles I wrote, as well as my own observations about life: some tweets funnier than others.

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