Reposted by EmmaRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That time someone dumped a toy house on the cemetery wall and, when I crouched a bit, some ✨ Hollywood Magic ✨ occurred. 6290421722
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yeah. I have no eligible health conditions so had my two vaccine shots and that was it. And the boosters are outrageously expensive, no way the average person is getting those 010
Reposted by EmmaRichard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Quite emotional to report that we've just found our amazing survivor Marsh Tit, still here in his ancient woodland kingdom. He's now 11 yrs 4 months old, survived the 2026 heatwaves/drought and smelt the wildfires of nearby Holme Fen. I ringed him in my 30s and I'm now in my 50s. 1041694
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Good morning! Last night I finished The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei. Today will probably start The Loft by Marlen Haushofer 032
Reposted by EmmaDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is weirdly (or maybe not so weirdly) reminiscent of the Democratic Party - the apparent belief that all you are there to do is run election campaigns and have no power outside of that - but it’s somehow even more annoying given Labour is in power _with a massive majority._ 1019548
Reposted by EmmaMarlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...variety.comLilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk. 100115284262
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Good afternoon! I’m listening to The Castle by Jon Ronson, and reading Lost In The Garden by Adam Leslie 011
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Pre-COVID when everyone went to the office most days, this was obvious on any tube strike day. Endless traffic jams and gridlock 021
Reposted by EmmaJules @jules111985.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Poorly timed notification from the range there 🤦🏻♀️ 613364750
Reposted by Emmaoneoneoneone @oneoneoneone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Wild times on the UK MOTHS Facebook group. 21424120
Reposted by EmmaEsheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 09/08/2026As of Friday 7th August Wisley, Surrey went gone 50 consecutive days without rain, London has gone 40 consecutive days without rain. In farming Cereals and oilseeds, an estimated 2.5 million tonnes less than earlier forecasts. Wheat yields, currently estimated at about 6.8 tonnes per hectare 1/2 67235
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Good morning, I’m working my way through The Actual Star by Monica Byrne 031
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Good morning, I’ve been reading All The Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper. Wasn’t sure at first as I’m a bit meh on vampires. But they are very well done and creepy in this so actually having a great time 021
Reposted by EmmaJez Kemp @jezkemp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Wheeling out this classic. RIP Anne "Bone Farmer" Widdecombe 5942256
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Good morning. I am rereading Goldilocks by L R Lam for book club 041
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Not to be a shill for huel or anything but my understanding is that the report used a California lead level that is way below realistic levels for the amount of lead in food thebsdetector.substack.com/p/huel-is-finethebsdetector.substack.comHuel is FineBreaking down the issues with Consumer Reports' investigative reporting on lead levels in protein supplements 010
Reposted by EmmaJulianna 💎 @batariangal.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026We polled Labour members for their preferred choice to replace Starmer, and these were the results 13784111
Reposted by EmmaSignal @signal.org · 08/06/2026Our statement on the UK gov't's demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the UK be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification & content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all. signal.org/blog/pdfs/20...signal.org 351453654
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Good morning, I’ve been on holiday and in a general reading slump for a couple of weeks. I am slowly getting back into it with an easy read, Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle 171
Reposted by Emmatara 🏳️⚧️ @tarabomp.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Hastings museum had an LGBT history exhibit and there was a bit on a trans guy and a cis woman who married in 1954 that I found moving 131063364
Reposted by EmmaPhilippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 02/06/2026If you’re MP wants a way to object to the updated EHRC Code of Practice (now laid in Parliament), please ask them to sign this Early Day motion calling for the Code to be rejected. If this EDM gets enough signatures it could become a fatal prayer motion🙏 edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...edm.parliament.ukDraft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK ParliamentThat the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved. 79437
Reposted by EmmaEd Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It's all kicking off in Canterbury. 1163746780
Reposted by Emmathe mollster mash @ilikemints.bsky.social · 07/05/2026it took me too long to realize that this was "horseshit" censored and not new slang i didn't know about yet where "horses" meant bad 24870931275
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Start suggesting dates for lunch yourself. Eg “Are you free this weekend or next to meet up for lunch?” 0130
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Good morning! I’ve been reading Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Also listening to Tim Curry’s autobiography, read by him, which is a lot of fun 061
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Meta force this outcome though. I only ever venture onto Facebook to see updates from friends and every other post is sponsored bullshit or, for some reason, behind the scenes post about Friends from some fb group I’ve never joined and have no interest in 010
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Or this, though not print. Haven’t watched so I can’t say if anyone praises him during it www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, 50 Years On: Rivers of BloodAmol Rajan reflects on Enoch Powell's 1968 Rivers of Blood speech and hears it in full. 100
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Think I’m thinking of this, the Enoch Powell part isn’t as prominent as I remember in retrospect but is there www.bbc.co.uk/news/enterta...bbc.co.ukThe winners: The 2020 Russell Prize for best writingThe Russell Prize for 2020 is announced, celebrating great writing. 100
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 23/04/2026There was a BBC article that praised the rhetoric style in the rivers of blood speech IIRC. It was an article in defence of the JKR “on sex and gender” post from a few years ago 100
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 23/04/2026“Not only costs money now” - these were free before? What the hell 020
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 23/04/2026In Bird Box there is an unknown something outside that will affect people if they look at it. Even so they have half open blinds in every room. I can see right out onto the street in every frame!! Infuriating 010
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I wanted to say that to our Labour candidate. But I missed them so we just got a leaflet through the door. Said leaflet tries to implore people to think of their local Labour councillor as separate from whatever they think of the government. Let’s see how that goes for them 1110
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I remember someone posting on Twitter ~late 2020 about how much she missed going out to clubs and all the reply guys were yelling at her that she wanted everyone to die of Covid. Reactions on this have always been wild (I also hated lockdown) 130
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Hello! I tore through Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley the past couple of days, great book. Now starting on something a little lighter, Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain 011
Reposted by EmmaJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 18/04/2026By the time we see the Code of Practice, it will be too late to make sure it's trans inclusive. We have very little time. Reach out to your MP now 👇 216391
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 16/04/2026No birds are evolved from ptetanodons though, these guys all died out 😢 130
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 14/04/2026It is the case that developers say they will built the amenities after the homes are built and then don’t, eg www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl... 210
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Is that better than them buying a home with the promise that a new GP will be built nearby soon, and then it’s never built? 120
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I think you’re referring to the 2 child benefit cap. Labour campaigned on keeping it during the election but also on reducing child poverty. They have now removed it and are touting it as one of their successes 230
Reposted by EmmaHitch @anchorhitch.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Went for a walk and a pint and spotted the best example of free will I've ever seen 211121245
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Good morning! I am reading and really enjoying Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schulman 031
Emma @emmagiverny.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Almost every adult in this instance is unvaccinated for meningitis b, it only became a routine vaccine for babies in 2015. They started a targeted vaccination programme for students at the university this week after the outbreak 000
Reposted by EmmaNik Sunil Williams @nikwilliams.bsky.social · 20/03/2026My excellent colleague @katiedd.bsky.social has just published this remarkable investigation into rampant book banning in a Greater Manchester secondary school library. 193 books including The Da Vinci Code, Twilight, White Teeth and 1984 Graphic Novel www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...indexoncensorship.orgSchool book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on CensorshipA school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women 38314245
Reposted by Emmajess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared 43200178797
Reposted by EmmaMatthew Ponsford @interspecies.agency · 13/03/2026Just incredible shoebill awareness-raising from this Hong Kong teens' magazine 3025831054
