Emma Dow
@emmadow.bsky.social
Content writer and editor | All round good egg.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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"People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think."
Aldous Leonard Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think."
Aldous Leonard Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley
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Hoshoryu was gifted a giant soy sauce after becoming Grand Champion in London.
October 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hoshoryu was gifted a giant soy sauce after becoming Grand Champion in London.
"You have one password attempt remaining..."
October 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"You have one password attempt remaining..."
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after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
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What the hell does Farage thinks he’s doing, going off to America *again* to maliciously slag off British teachers at some private Christian college, while offering to peddle their courses over here?
What a repulsive, grubby little traitor.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What a repulsive, grubby little traitor.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues
Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What the hell does Farage thinks he’s doing, going off to America *again* to maliciously slag off British teachers at some private Christian college, while offering to peddle their courses over here?
What a repulsive, grubby little traitor.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What a repulsive, grubby little traitor.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Montgomery bolted after a squirrel and nearly ripped my arm off 5 seconds after this photo was taken.
#DogsofBluesky
#DogsofBluesky
October 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Montgomery bolted after a squirrel and nearly ripped my arm off 5 seconds after this photo was taken.
#DogsofBluesky
#DogsofBluesky
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A simple, haunting poetry in this information from a medical musuem website.
October 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A simple, haunting poetry in this information from a medical musuem website.
October 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
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The bees have discovered Brutalism
September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The bees have discovered Brutalism
LinkedIn DM: Hey, your portfolio looks ace. Are you free to lead our new content project?
Me: Sure, I have availability from December.
LinkedIn DM: Sounds good. Before we start, please can you send across a sample 500 word article, product tagline, and 6 month content strategy?
Me:
Me: Sure, I have availability from December.
LinkedIn DM: Sounds good. Before we start, please can you send across a sample 500 word article, product tagline, and 6 month content strategy?
Me:
September 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
LinkedIn DM: Hey, your portfolio looks ace. Are you free to lead our new content project?
Me: Sure, I have availability from December.
LinkedIn DM: Sounds good. Before we start, please can you send across a sample 500 word article, product tagline, and 6 month content strategy?
Me:
Me: Sure, I have availability from December.
LinkedIn DM: Sounds good. Before we start, please can you send across a sample 500 word article, product tagline, and 6 month content strategy?
Me:
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Tanzlinden are trees designed for dancing in.
Found across Germany, the oldest is from the 1680s. The branches envelop a platform for meeting & dancing.
henrykuppen.nl
Happy Friday!
Found across Germany, the oldest is from the 1680s. The branches envelop a platform for meeting & dancing.
henrykuppen.nl
Happy Friday!
August 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Tanzlinden are trees designed for dancing in.
Found across Germany, the oldest is from the 1680s. The branches envelop a platform for meeting & dancing.
henrykuppen.nl
Happy Friday!
Found across Germany, the oldest is from the 1680s. The branches envelop a platform for meeting & dancing.
henrykuppen.nl
Happy Friday!
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This pair look like the villains in a movie where the hero is a dog.
Steen claims the political consensus has never been so out of kilter with the grassroots desire for an alternative voice
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This pair look like the villains in a movie where the hero is a dog.
Copywriting ain't what it used to be.
me: *submits article*
client: remove the em dash.
me: the em dash is correct there.
client: it looks like AI. we don’t use em dashes anymore.
me: are em dashes now banned?
client: yes. also, no semicolons. they scream “robot.”
me: ...
me: *submits article*
client: remove the em dash.
me: the em dash is correct there.
client: it looks like AI. we don’t use em dashes anymore.
me: are em dashes now banned?
client: yes. also, no semicolons. they scream “robot.”
me: ...
a woman wipes her face with a red cloth and says what do
Alt: jennifer lawrence woman wipes her face with a red cloth and says what do you mean
media.tenor.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Copywriting ain't what it used to be.
me: *submits article*
client: remove the em dash.
me: the em dash is correct there.
client: it looks like AI. we don’t use em dashes anymore.
me: are em dashes now banned?
client: yes. also, no semicolons. they scream “robot.”
me: ...
me: *submits article*
client: remove the em dash.
me: the em dash is correct there.
client: it looks like AI. we don’t use em dashes anymore.
me: are em dashes now banned?
client: yes. also, no semicolons. they scream “robot.”
me: ...
Spotted these insanely poisonous (but equally beautiful) funeral bell mushrooms in the park this morning.
September 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Spotted these insanely poisonous (but equally beautiful) funeral bell mushrooms in the park this morning.
As a copywriter, I couldn't resist a bit of topical meme creation...
August 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
As a copywriter, I couldn't resist a bit of topical meme creation...
Went up a gazillion* of Giotto's Bell Tower steps in 35 degree heat. Worth it. Florence is so pretty.
*Possible exaggeration.
*Possible exaggeration.
August 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Went up a gazillion* of Giotto's Bell Tower steps in 35 degree heat. Worth it. Florence is so pretty.
*Possible exaggeration.
*Possible exaggeration.
When you finish the research project for your history masters and sell your house on the same day.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
August 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When you finish the research project for your history masters and sell your house on the same day.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
July 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.
July 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And one final thought: Ozzy going out after giving an emotional final performance that raised a ton of money for charity is more spiritually uplifting and did more genuine good than anything any televangelist and religious grifter who railed against him ever did combined.
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Towards
Gaza: More than 30 people killed 'as Israeli troops open fire towards Palestinians waiting for aid'
Gaza: More than 30 people killed 'as Israeli troops open fire towards Palestinians waiting for aid'
More than 30 people have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire towards crowds of Palestinians waiting for aid, according to witnesses and hospital officials.
news.sky.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Towards
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a highly underrated type of friend is the one with the forthright courage to order dessert first at a group dinner where the mood around dessert is still uncertain
July 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
a highly underrated type of friend is the one with the forthright courage to order dessert first at a group dinner where the mood around dessert is still uncertain
After guessing my online banking memorable information on the first try:
a pixelated image of a person standing in a doorway with a tv in the background
Alt: woody from toy story coming out of a cardboard box and flicking his coyboy hat confidently
media.tenor.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
After guessing my online banking memorable information on the first try:
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If you thought that banning books was something that was only happening in the USA, think again. It’s happening right here where I live in Kent. No-one is forcing anyone to read any particular book; they’re there for those that do. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section
KCC says the move came after a
www.bbc.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
If you thought that banning books was something that was only happening in the USA, think again. It’s happening right here where I live in Kent. No-one is forcing anyone to read any particular book; they’re there for those that do. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...