Emily Joy Allison
@emilyjoyallison.bsky.social
Writer on religion, gender and sexuality, focusing on Christianity in the US, sexual violence and evangelicalism. Author of #ChurchToo and In The Beginning (William Morrow 2027). Views & swears my own 🌈
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#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing
Sexual abuse is utterly rampant in Christian churches in America. And the reasons are somewhat different than those you might find in the #MeToo stories coming out of Hollywood or Washington. #ChurchT...
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Slowly rebuilding over here.
@ emilyjoypoetry on The Bad Place
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Author of #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing 👇🏼
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Slowly rebuilding over here.
Best case scenario it’s aliens. Like. BEST case scenario
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Best case scenario it’s aliens. Like. BEST case scenario
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our nation’s first crust punk congressperson being a radical centrist makes a TON of sense actually
there is an incredible amount of mgp lore coming out of sw washington and portland right now
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
our nation’s first crust punk congressperson being a radical centrist makes a TON of sense actually
@nashseverewx.com massive trees fallen on my house in Capitol View off Dickerson #tspotter
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
@nashseverewx.com massive trees fallen on my house in Capitol View off Dickerson #tspotter
I just hope that those of us who grew up evangelical being told that to be a faithful Christian is to be a Republican and then lost everything when they left are getting some kind of closure right now. You lost your life, and by doing so you saved it. Jesus said something like that if I recall.
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I just hope that those of us who grew up evangelical being told that to be a faithful Christian is to be a Republican and then lost everything when they left are getting some kind of closure right now. You lost your life, and by doing so you saved it. Jesus said something like that if I recall.
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“it is illegal for you not to like me”
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“it is illegal for you not to like me”
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They don't care that the cover-ups are clumsy. Their goal isn't to take over the news, it's to destroy it. To destroy our sense-making capacity. To destroy truth.
December 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
They don't care that the cover-ups are clumsy. Their goal isn't to take over the news, it's to destroy it. To destroy our sense-making capacity. To destroy truth.
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i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
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it's not hard to just love your kid.
entire world being dictated by people who simply do not love their kids as they are and want to invent ways for that to be morally justified, a way to hurt them or let them die for not being what they imagined... but ethically.
entire world being dictated by people who simply do not love their kids as they are and want to invent ways for that to be morally justified, a way to hurt them or let them die for not being what they imagined... but ethically.
December 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
it's not hard to just love your kid.
entire world being dictated by people who simply do not love their kids as they are and want to invent ways for that to be morally justified, a way to hurt them or let them die for not being what they imagined... but ethically.
entire world being dictated by people who simply do not love their kids as they are and want to invent ways for that to be morally justified, a way to hurt them or let them die for not being what they imagined... but ethically.
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Lord, please never let me be hated by someone as skilled as that Vanity Fair photographer. Let all my haters be incompetent.
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Lord, please never let me be hated by someone as skilled as that Vanity Fair photographer. Let all my haters be incompetent.
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Dems might just have to retire the “I’m rubber you’re glue” approach to talking about trans rights
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Dems might just have to retire the “I’m rubber you’re glue” approach to talking about trans rights
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My most fundamental belief is that we do not have to live like this.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My most fundamental belief is that we do not have to live like this.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
again @gelliottmorris.com says behn still has a chance but damn 3 points in this district is 🦇💩
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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This race is close and, given how much Democrats outperformed the polls a few weeks ago, a win is actually possible.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
Emerson poll | 11/22-11/24 LV
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race - Emerson Polling
Voters Split on Trump’s Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters’ Concerns A new Emerson…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This race is close and, given how much Democrats outperformed the polls a few weeks ago, a win is actually possible.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
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Is there an unknow button. I’d like an unknow button.
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Is there an unknow button. I’d like an unknow button.
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Centrism is not reasonable. It stands in limbo between the view that all humans should be treated well as citizens of planet Earth and the view that only a tiny few powerful people matter.
When you stand in that limbo, you're actually just floating, lost.
It's not "reasonable." It's delusion.
When you stand in that limbo, you're actually just floating, lost.
It's not "reasonable." It's delusion.
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Centrism is not reasonable. It stands in limbo between the view that all humans should be treated well as citizens of planet Earth and the view that only a tiny few powerful people matter.
When you stand in that limbo, you're actually just floating, lost.
It's not "reasonable." It's delusion.
When you stand in that limbo, you're actually just floating, lost.
It's not "reasonable." It's delusion.
Republican projection is wild because what do you mean you think there are people on the left who don’t want the files released because we’re afraid politicians we like will be in them
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Republican projection is wild because what do you mean you think there are people on the left who don’t want the files released because we’re afraid politicians we like will be in them
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what the world needs now are statements of the obvious
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
what the world needs now are statements of the obvious
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Democrats just ran the table, winning the marquee races -- NJ and VA sweeps, NYC mayor, CA prop, PA Supreme Court -- and lower-profile races in red and purple states across the nation.
If the media you're reading or watching paints this as anything but a massive win, stop reading or watching them.
If the media you're reading or watching paints this as anything but a massive win, stop reading or watching them.
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Democrats just ran the table, winning the marquee races -- NJ and VA sweeps, NYC mayor, CA prop, PA Supreme Court -- and lower-profile races in red and purple states across the nation.
If the media you're reading or watching paints this as anything but a massive win, stop reading or watching them.
If the media you're reading or watching paints this as anything but a massive win, stop reading or watching them.
AFTYN BEHN NEXT @aftynbehn.bsky.social
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
AFTYN BEHN NEXT @aftynbehn.bsky.social
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Democrats not only kept control of the NJ governor's mansion for three terms in a row -- something that hasn't happened since the 1960s -- but went from winning by 3 points last time to winning by *13*
This is how Fox News has that story headlined, in small print, buried on the home page
This is how Fox News has that story headlined, in small print, buried on the home page
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Democrats not only kept control of the NJ governor's mansion for three terms in a row -- something that hasn't happened since the 1960s -- but went from winning by 3 points last time to winning by *13*
This is how Fox News has that story headlined, in small print, buried on the home page
This is how Fox News has that story headlined, in small print, buried on the home page
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Woah, it’s happening in the South. Let’s go, Tennessee, and vote soon for @aftynbehn.bsky.social for Congress!
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Woah, it’s happening in the South. Let’s go, Tennessee, and vote soon for @aftynbehn.bsky.social for Congress!