Emma Bainbridge
@eksbainbridge.bsky.social
Freelance journalist based in Glasgow https://muckrack.com/emma-bainbridge-1
With the "Lake America" debacle in the news (Trump once again replacing an Indigenous place name with one that celebrates settler-colonialism) I thought it relevant to reshare my piece for @theflytrapmedia.com after the "Gulf of America" name change.
The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia.com · last yr.‼️NEW CONTENT ALERT‼️This week, we have Emma Bainbridge writing about maps as a tool of colonial expansion, and how it supports Donald Trump's expansionist policies: theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/maps-have-...
📌 ICYMI — ‘Irrational, Ineffective, Dangerous’: French Inquiry Condemns UK Border Policy — Hugh Wilkinson £648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
‘Irrational, Ineffective, Dangerous’: French Inquiry Condemns UK Border Policy
£648 million of UK taxpayers' money sent to France has gone unaccounted for since 2018, with a further £660 million due to be spent by 2029.
bylinetimes.com
A rare opinion piece from me! About a month late, but the issues surrounding Canada's Eurovision participation are still very relevant.
The Leveller@theleveller.bsky.social · 3w ago"Cultural events can serve as a platform for the Israeli state to expand its soft power and portray itself in a positive light on the global stage." We discuss Canada's involvement with Eurovision amidst boycotts against Israel. leveller.ca/2026/08/cana... #cdnpoli #cdnnews #BDS
"Cultural events can serve as a platform for the Israeli state to expand its soft power and portray itself in a positive light on the global stage." We discuss Canada's involvement with Eurovision amidst boycotts against Israel. leveller.ca/2026/08/cana... #cdnpoli #cdnnews #BDS
Canada’s Participation in Eurovision is Not a Celebration - The Leveller
By: Emma Bainbridge On Canada Day, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Canada would become the newest member of the Eurovision Song Con...
leveller.ca
Are you planning on being in Glasgow for the run-up to the Commonwealth Games? I wrote about two alternative walking tours that address Glasgow's colonial history and the legacy of the British empire. clydeinsider.com/2026/06/17/w...
Walking Through Glasgow’s Colonial Legacy
In the run–up to the Commonwealth Games, two alternative walking tours are helping locals and visitors alike to understand Glasgow’s colonial history The Commonwealth Games are coming back to Glasgow ...
clydeinsider.com
With the latest verdict on the de-proscription of Palestine Action coming on June 15, I wrote about how the ban has affected Scotland for @aljazeera.com. Many individuals are currently facing terrorism charges and a judge recently rejected a motion to suspend the ban in Scotland.
‘Right to protest genocide’ denied: Scotland’s Palestine Action supporters
As the banned group fights its proscription in London, similar battles are playing out in Edinburgh.
aljazeera.com
If you're a Canadian filling out the census, read about why LGBTQ2S+ researchers think it's important to finally have a question about sexual orientation 👇
Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 4mo agoA question about sexual orientation is appearing in Canada’s census for the first time. @eksbainbridge.bsky.social unpacks why it matters
🔴 NEW: Over $1bn in North Sea oil and gas profits have flowed to an Israeli firm blacklisted by the UN for its activities in the West Bank. More could follow if Rosebank is approved. Read our latest investigation 👉 http://bit.ly/4cBuX7R
So many “social media victims” are just LGBTQ kids whose parents blame IG for their kids sexuality or gender or not conforming to societal norms. Trans girl Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death in a hate crime and her mom said she was **murdered first by social media**
Esther Ghey: Brianna was addicted to social media – teenagers need to be protected
Exclusive: The mother of Brianna Ghey is calling for tighter controls on smartphones and access to social media for young people in the wake of her daughter’s murder
independent.co.uk
I don't understand how anyone with even a remote understanding of journalism can read "reporter free newsroom" and think it's a positive thing.
QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · 6mo agoPinkNews, one of the largest gay news organisations, is going to move to a 'reporter free newsroom' with redundancies across its editorial team, QueerAF understands www.wearequeeraf.com/pinknews-to-...
Remember the Plain Dealer column? I wrote a response arguing why newsrooms should be critical of AI, and listen to students when they raise concerns.
The Objective@objectivejournos.bsky.social · 6mo ago"Newsrooms seeking to build trust ... should be encouraging critical reflection on generative AI rather than putting down students hesitant to welcome it with open arms — especially when data shows readers aren’t sold on the technology’s promise." -@eksbainbridge.bsky.social.
Read our investigation showing how C-IRG/CRU's mandate is growing to encompass any kind of public order incident, especially Palestine protests.
Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe same police unit that arrested Wet'suwet'en land defenders and surveilled Fairy Creek demonstrators was monitoring the Palestine solidarity movement on BC campuses A big investigation for @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...
My first article for @breachmedia.ca looks into how C-IRG, the RCMP paramilitary unit responsible for the violent arrests at Wet'suwet'en and Fairy Creek, played a role in shaping the response to Palestine encampments in BC. Give it a read below ⬇️
A notorious RCMP unit shaped B.C. universities’ reaction to Palestine encampments ⋆ The Breach
From Fairy Creek to university campuses, CRU-BC is positioning itself as the go-to police force for repressing dissent
breachmedia.ca
Not being hired because I don't want to write stories with AI is one of my fears as an early-career journalist so great to see it validated here 🫠
Hamilton Nolan@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 7mo agoThis AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Just found out that in 2019, Yvette Cooper published a girlboss feminism book celebrating women who changed the world, including Greta Thunberg. Now Greta's getting arrested standing up against Cooper's repressive laws lol.
🔴Nigel Farage’s ‘Project 2029’: The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK Trump-aligned lobbyist who hosted Farage’s meeting with a January 6 rioter is funding and advising the Reform leader while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Nigel Farage's 'Project 2029': The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage's meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising the Reform leader while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agen...
bylinetimes.com
🚨Umer Khalid is on the fourth day of his thirst strike and could die any day. “His motivations for his demands are deeply rooted in the struggle of his comrades, the oppression of the Palestinians, and of any and all oppressed nations all over the world,” Umer's friend tells me. For EU Reports ⬇️
UK hunger striker begins thirst strike: "They will be held to account" - EU Reports
A 22-year-old Palestine Action prisoner escalates the UK’s longest hunger strike, refusing fluids to demand fair trials and transparency.
eureports.com
It annoys me to see environmental organizations in the West say that "no country has been invaded for renewable energy" when Elon Musk literally staged a coup for lithium in Bolivia in 2019. A green transition that continues to appropriate the resources of the Global South is not a just transition.
Even if soldiers are being "forced" to commit war crimes, it doesn't make their actions any less appalling. Of course, joining the US military is a choice in the first place.
Benjanun Sriduangkaew @ Persephone Effect out now@benjanun.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe fact this brave child-murderer is blocking everyone dunking on him (for the crime of racist mass murder and such) is funny. Courageous enough to go shoot unarmed civilians and children, but not enough to face some social media criticism!
Mainstream media once again proving that they're lackeys of empire 🤢
Semafor@semafor.com · 8mo ago🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops. www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
#journorequest For a potential article, I'm looking for #Eurovision superfans or content creators who are no longer watching/covering the contest due to "Israel"'s inclusion. Any leads appreciated!
African countries have the opportunity to do the funniest thing with the Louvre heist 😏
New resource⚡ How to Clean Up Copaganda We're pleased to share our new resource for journalists, communicators, and organizers responding to law enforcement disinformation. Check out this online guide written by IC Abolition Journalism Fellow @lewispants.bsky.social, here: bit.ly/CleanUpCopag...
How to Clean Up Copaganda — Interrupting Criminalization
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Reading this and sobbing at the thought of that terrified 7 year old begging for a place to hide so she isn't taken away by the Ghestappo Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Sophie Sherry@sophiesherry.bsky.social · 11mo agoDuring a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help. He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
🌳🪶 En français : La mobilisation – et la victoire – des gardien·nes du territoire autochtones et de leurs soutiens contre la Loi 97 de la CAQ. ⬇️Texte de @eksbainbridge.bsky.social
Un été de résistance dans le territoire des Nehirowisiw – The Rover
La mobilisation – et la victoire – des gardien·nes du territoire autochtones et de leurs soutiens contre la Loi 97 de la CAQ.
therover.ca
Writing at @therovermedia.bsky.social Emma Bainbridge explains how Indigenous land defenders and allies mobilized against the CAQ’s Bill 97 and won in Nehirowisiw Territory. therover.ca/a-summer-of-... 🔶
A Summer of Resistance in Nehirowisiw Territory – The Rover
How Indigenous land defenders and allies mobilized against the CAQ’s Bill 97 — and won.
therover.ca
I've spent the past month trying to understand what's going on behind the scenes at Ottawa's Capital Pride after they mysteriously removed their Palestine solidarity statement. Thanks to @theleveller.bsky.social for publishing this!
The Leveller@theleveller.bsky.social · 12mo agoQueers For Palestine #Ottawa organized a demonstration within the #CapitalPride parade. For weeks, Palestinian solidarity activists were organizing - so were politicians and pro-genocide institutions. We explain what really happened in the run-up to these events. leveller.ca/2025/09/putt... #ottpoli
Queers For Palestine #Ottawa organized a demonstration within the #CapitalPride parade. For weeks, Palestinian solidarity activists were organizing - so were politicians and pro-genocide institutions. We explain what really happened in the run-up to these events. leveller.ca/2025/09/putt... #ottpoli
Putting the Community Back In Pride - The Leveller
By: Emma Bainbridge For many spectators, Ottawa’s annual Capital Pride march took an unexpected turn when Queers 4 Palestine Ottawa (Q4P) and their allies stopped the parade on August 24 to make deman...
leveller.ca
In January, I was verbally harassed and accused of anti-police prejudice by an officer when checking in on an unhoused man being harassed by police in the Montreal metro. Removing people from metro stations doesn't fix homelessness, and police actively harm the vulnerable people they interact with.
The Rover@therovermedia.bsky.social · last yr.🚇 Experts say the STM "move-along order” in metro stations marginalizes the city’s most vulnerable citizens by pushing them back onto the streets. "We’re not ending homelessness, but we are ending homeless people." -David Chapman, director of Resilience Montreal ⬇️ By @emeliafournier.bsky.social