Em Parkinson
@alicedevine.bsky.social
Developer, Disabled (MECFS & Autistic), Queer (NB and Pan), Burnley FC supporter (chair of TurfedOut & member of the Fan Advisory Board). All views are my own and are fueled by coffee.
She/They
She/They
When you've booked to go away next year so you're getting back into the worlds most unhealthy relationship...
November 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
When you've booked to go away next year so you're getting back into the worlds most unhealthy relationship...
I needed this laugh today...
Also, the line "we're a vagina museum, not physics" is an amazing line...
Also, the line "we're a vagina museum, not physics" is an amazing line...
It's the Fesshole/Vagina Museum crossover event you've all been waiting for. Tons of you tagged us into this across all of our socials, asking for a fact-check. The consensus of the reply guys is that it Didn't Happen. However, this is in fact very possible. Here's why...
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I needed this laugh today...
Also, the line "we're a vagina museum, not physics" is an amazing line...
Also, the line "we're a vagina museum, not physics" is an amazing line...
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Sickening, ghoulish political theatre. Phones didn't kill Brianna, transphobes did. Transphobes who are nowsupported and empowered by the Labour government.
Meeting yesterday with Brianna Ghey's mother Esther - and pupils at Brianna's former school - was a powerful reminder of why controls on social media and smartphone use in schools is so important for children, teachers and parents. (1/2)
October 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Sickening, ghoulish political theatre. Phones didn't kill Brianna, transphobes did. Transphobes who are nowsupported and empowered by the Labour government.
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As I tell myself and my dear friends, the problem isn’t that YOURE pacing incorrectly. You are not to blame because you accidentally spent too much time looking at something. You are sick because scientists and practitioners decided that the loss of a segment of the population was okay.
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
As I tell myself and my dear friends, the problem isn’t that YOURE pacing incorrectly. You are not to blame because you accidentally spent too much time looking at something. You are sick because scientists and practitioners decided that the loss of a segment of the population was okay.
We do like to anthropomorphise things.
Shame this one had to work so well...
Shame this one had to work so well...
I'm honestly more annoyed calling it AI has caught on so well. As if that's anything but marketing. At best what we have now would form a tiny part of a real AI. It's a crappy algorithm that's surprisingly good at making us anthropomorphise it. That might be on us though.
October 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We do like to anthropomorphise things.
Shame this one had to work so well...
Shame this one had to work so well...
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I'm honestly more annoyed calling it AI has caught on so well. As if that's anything but marketing. At best what we have now would form a tiny part of a real AI. It's a crappy algorithm that's surprisingly good at making us anthropomorphise it. That might be on us though.
October 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I'm honestly more annoyed calling it AI has caught on so well. As if that's anything but marketing. At best what we have now would form a tiny part of a real AI. It's a crappy algorithm that's surprisingly good at making us anthropomorphise it. That might be on us though.
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How about a giveaway?
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
September 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
How about a giveaway?
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people!
All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple!
I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁
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It's not okay to give a Centre-Right government (soon to be replaced by a Far-Right one) a database of information designed solely to combat immigration, based on prejudice, controlled by AI-lovers. How could anyone NOT be paranoid about the threat to minorities?
September 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's not okay to give a Centre-Right government (soon to be replaced by a Far-Right one) a database of information designed solely to combat immigration, based on prejudice, controlled by AI-lovers. How could anyone NOT be paranoid about the threat to minorities?
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What USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
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Like every 80's movie about corporate greed...
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Like every 80's movie about corporate greed...
Custard bao are the absolute bomb... fluffy little clouds of joy
😊😍😋😍😊
😊😍😋😍😊
September 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Custard bao are the absolute bomb... fluffy little clouds of joy
😊😍😋😍😊
😊😍😋😍😊
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⚽️ “If you’re a woman of colour it’s going to come at you two times more. If you’re from the LGBTQ+ community, it’s going to come at you more, too… The action is about football using its collective power and voice” - Yvonne Harrison, @womeninfootball.co.uk
✍️ @suzywrack.bsky.social, @theguardian.com
✍️ @suzywrack.bsky.social, @theguardian.com
Damning results show how much work there is still to do for women and ethnic minorities in football | Suzanne Wrack
In an alarming Women in Football survey, four in five report sexism and only 29% from underrepresented ethnic origins feel they can excel in the sport
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
⚽️ “If you’re a woman of colour it’s going to come at you two times more. If you’re from the LGBTQ+ community, it’s going to come at you more, too… The action is about football using its collective power and voice” - Yvonne Harrison, @womeninfootball.co.uk
✍️ @suzywrack.bsky.social, @theguardian.com
✍️ @suzywrack.bsky.social, @theguardian.com
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Progressing nicely to digital yellow stars and pink triangles.
Apparently announced as soon as tomorrow? And once we're all neatly carrying our minority pointers they'll start providing special spaces for us...
Apparently announced as soon as tomorrow? And once we're all neatly carrying our minority pointers they'll start providing special spaces for us...
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Progressing nicely to digital yellow stars and pink triangles.
Apparently announced as soon as tomorrow? And once we're all neatly carrying our minority pointers they'll start providing special spaces for us...
Apparently announced as soon as tomorrow? And once we're all neatly carrying our minority pointers they'll start providing special spaces for us...
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If you wanna, say it often and say it loudly
"The Labour Government is fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties"
💚✊🏼
"The Labour Government is fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties"
💚✊🏼
After being used in WW2 compulsory ID cards were abolished in 1952 because of the widespread sentiment that they are fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties.
That was true then and it’s true now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That was true then and it’s true now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme
The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you wanna, say it often and say it loudly
"The Labour Government is fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties"
💚✊🏼
"The Labour Government is fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties"
💚✊🏼
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💔 Clinically Vulnerable Families, including children, are still being left behind.
We're fighting for clean air, vaccines, antivirals, legal recognition etc. - but we can’t keep going without your help!
Every £ supports our work.
Please donate if you can🙏 & share if you can't.
Thank you!
We're fighting for clean air, vaccines, antivirals, legal recognition etc. - but we can’t keep going without your help!
Every £ supports our work.
Please donate if you can🙏 & share if you can't.
Thank you!
September 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
💔 Clinically Vulnerable Families, including children, are still being left behind.
We're fighting for clean air, vaccines, antivirals, legal recognition etc. - but we can’t keep going without your help!
Every £ supports our work.
Please donate if you can🙏 & share if you can't.
Thank you!
We're fighting for clean air, vaccines, antivirals, legal recognition etc. - but we can’t keep going without your help!
Every £ supports our work.
Please donate if you can🙏 & share if you can't.
Thank you!
I am finding myself defaulting to "femme" up more than ever... which in reality is the last thing I want to do...
This harms all women who don't subscribe to someone elses subjective opinion of what a woman should look like.
It's patriarchal misogyny wrapped up in fake good intentions.
This harms all women who don't subscribe to someone elses subjective opinion of what a woman should look like.
It's patriarchal misogyny wrapped up in fake good intentions.
Virgin Active has caved in to transphobic threats ... so we created a new ad that actually represents their brand.
Take action and tell Virgin Active to stop following transphobes, and follow the law 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-active-stop-following-transphobes-follow-the-law
Take action and tell Virgin Active to stop following transphobes, and follow the law 👇
https://action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-active-stop-following-transphobes-follow-the-law
September 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I am finding myself defaulting to "femme" up more than ever... which in reality is the last thing I want to do...
This harms all women who don't subscribe to someone elses subjective opinion of what a woman should look like.
It's patriarchal misogyny wrapped up in fake good intentions.
This harms all women who don't subscribe to someone elses subjective opinion of what a woman should look like.
It's patriarchal misogyny wrapped up in fake good intentions.
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Adhd talk on monday,
Fan advisory board tonight, inclusion advisory committee tomorrow,
Match on Sunday. I should just move into #turfMoor.
Yes, the ginnel, ticket issues, mid match light show, lifts, and concession offerings are being discussed tonight
#twitterclarets #blueskyclarets #burnleyFC
Fan advisory board tonight, inclusion advisory committee tomorrow,
Match on Sunday. I should just move into #turfMoor.
Yes, the ginnel, ticket issues, mid match light show, lifts, and concession offerings are being discussed tonight
#twitterclarets #blueskyclarets #burnleyFC
September 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Adhd talk on monday,
Fan advisory board tonight, inclusion advisory committee tomorrow,
Match on Sunday. I should just move into #turfMoor.
Yes, the ginnel, ticket issues, mid match light show, lifts, and concession offerings are being discussed tonight
#twitterclarets #blueskyclarets #burnleyFC
Fan advisory board tonight, inclusion advisory committee tomorrow,
Match on Sunday. I should just move into #turfMoor.
Yes, the ginnel, ticket issues, mid match light show, lifts, and concession offerings are being discussed tonight
#twitterclarets #blueskyclarets #burnleyFC
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Sometimes, i do something completely mundane, like washing a bowl or picking something up off the floor, and my body reacts like i just climbed a mountain or fought off 3 mountain lions.
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Sometimes, i do something completely mundane, like washing a bowl or picking something up off the floor, and my body reacts like i just climbed a mountain or fought off 3 mountain lions.
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People vehemently believe that there are safety nets in place if you become disabled. That no matter what, you have all your needs met. If you believe this, you’re in for a rude awakening if you ever become disabled.
January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
People vehemently believe that there are safety nets in place if you become disabled. That no matter what, you have all your needs met. If you believe this, you’re in for a rude awakening if you ever become disabled.
Wish I could attend but I have other things going on this weekend!
We're excited about attending @footballvhomophobia.com's annual Football Pride event in Leicester next Friday! 🎉
From performance art to a @prideinfootball.bsky.social panel, it promises to be a diverse celebration of LGBTQ+ football 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
To buy your ticket ➡️ ytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
From performance art to a @prideinfootball.bsky.social panel, it promises to be a diverse celebration of LGBTQ+ football 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
To buy your ticket ➡️ ytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
August 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Wish I could attend but I have other things going on this weekend!
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AI
- isn’t, in fact, AI
- is, in most of its current incarnations, utter garbage
- will make me very cross if, as I suspect, it ends up being responsible for both worsening climate outcomes *and* wiping out my meagre retirement savings.
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
- isn’t, in fact, AI
- is, in most of its current incarnations, utter garbage
- will make me very cross if, as I suspect, it ends up being responsible for both worsening climate outcomes *and* wiping out my meagre retirement savings.
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
August 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
AI
- isn’t, in fact, AI
- is, in most of its current incarnations, utter garbage
- will make me very cross if, as I suspect, it ends up being responsible for both worsening climate outcomes *and* wiping out my meagre retirement savings.
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
- isn’t, in fact, AI
- is, in most of its current incarnations, utter garbage
- will make me very cross if, as I suspect, it ends up being responsible for both worsening climate outcomes *and* wiping out my meagre retirement savings.
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
These verify your age face scans... anyone else wanting to know what age it estimates you at? Or is that just me?!
August 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
These verify your age face scans... anyone else wanting to know what age it estimates you at? Or is that just me?!
Seriously thinking about setting up a go fund me for a decent wheelchair.
July 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Seriously thinking about setting up a go fund me for a decent wheelchair.