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Maya
@maya3000.bsky.social
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Mum, baker, knitter/crocheter, (fair weather) gardener
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For me, my Christmas day is sorted. My family don't like it much, so I can eat this by myself 🤣
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
My late night baking produced two boxes of meringues with chewy centre and none of my family like the chewy centre 😭
December 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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A lovely tapas lunch with friends and we laughed a lot ☺️ We said we should do this more often in the new year 😋
A tapas lunch with friends at Bistro Tio Leo in Plymouth. Meatballs, Gambas, ceviche, calamari and fish goujons. We had Guinness zero too.
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
I wanted to try a recipe that uses 12 egg yolks, but I didn't want to waste egg whites. So I'm stupidly staying up late to cook meringue 🥱 I hope they'll be nice. I also need to find empty containers to keep meringues 😓
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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theguardian.com
Comedian Robin Ince quits as host of BBC’s Infinite Monkey Cage
Comedian Robin Ince quits as host of BBC’s Infinite Monkey Cage
Ince says he resigned after fallout with executives because some of his views had been considered ‘problematic’ The comedian and author Robin Ince has resigned from his role as co-host of the long-running BBC Radio 4 podcast The Infinite Monkey Cage after a fallout with BBC executives over “problematic” opinions and what he described as a lack of “obedience”. Ince, who has co-presented the popular science show alongside Prof Brian Cox for 16 years, posted on social media that his personal views, aired outside the BBC, “have been considered problematic for some time” and he “felt he had no choice but to resign”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
Sad day for me and other listeners.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 6d
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
maya3000.bsky.social
A sign for a seasonal drink at a cafe says 175 kcal, and below that "adults need 200 kcal a day" 🤯 There are so many mistakes on the sign but this was the funniest one 😂
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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I thought I lost all my crochet hooks and my crocheted squares somehow but I found them in the Duplo box... I'm sure there was some logic when I put them in it a few nights ago 😓 Now I finished a chair cushion (?) 😁

#crochet #crochetsky
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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My picky eater daughter liked the salmon I cooked tonight. Sadly, I finished the marinade I got from Too Good To Go and I won't be cooking with that marinade again 😢
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I went to see my child's performance at school and got distracted by footwear 😬 I this she's still doing Halloween 😅
The lady next to me wore a pair of crocs with fake toes coming out. Maybe she bought them for Halloween but is still wearing them in December.
December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
Kebab lunch with family and friends 😋

I made the mistake of giving Christmas sweets to a friend's child first and he just demanded sweets then on... 😭
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
A lovely, independent cinema in Plymouth. Please support if you can!
Win a year's pass to Plymouth Arts Cinema
Enter now to support Plymouth Arts Cinema and win a pass to watch every film we screen in 2026!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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A film night with a glass of wine at Plymouth Arts Cinema 📽️ 🍷I'm watching Die My Love.

#cinema #film
A glass of wine at the cinema.
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
Girlguiding: All girls can do anything - except accept trans girls.

Do they need a birth certificate to join now? 🤯
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girlguiding says the move is in response to the Supreme Court ruling that said sex meant biological sex in equality law.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
A crocheted little wreath 🙂 I gave it to my friend's daughter. She loves it so much that she wants to put it on her clothes 💖

#crochet
A crocheted little wreath with a red ribbon.
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
maya3000.bsky.social
They will make a blanket soon 💖🤩

#crochet #grannysquare
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Up to 60k, go on, give it a share.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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aljazeera.com
Israel has violated the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing at least 342 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.

🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
maya3000.bsky.social
I finally finished the sleeve cuff after a long break. It suddenly got cold here, so I hope it'll keep my daughter warm this winter 💖

#knitting #jumper #sweater #showmeyourknits
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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bigissue.com
I am a torture survivor who came to the UK 20 years ago. The government's new immigration reforms will punish people like me.
The government's immigration 'shake up' will only punish torture survivors like me
www.bigissue.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
maya3000.bsky.social
😫

I vividly remember the days prior to the lockdown and we had this guy as our PM😭
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26d
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’ Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus. Official disclosure for the period in February 2020 – described by the Covid inquiry as a “lost month” in the country’s crisis response – reveal Johnson enjoyed an extended break during the half-term holidays at Chevening, a governmental estate in Kent, where he spent time walking his dog and taking motorcycle rides. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
maya3000.bsky.social
I got hooked on salty liquorice after my husband brought back some from Iceland. I suggested to my family that I'd order a big advent calendar by Lakrids for all of us, but no one wanted. So I got this big jar for myself 😆

#liquorice
Salty liquorice, LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW. I never liked liquorice until my husband brought back salty ones from Iceland. Now I ordered this one online and it's all mine as no one in my family likes it!
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Palestinian keffiyeh has arrived today. I bought one with Tatreez strips with Palestinian flag colours. I can't wait to start wearing it 😀

#Palestine #MadeInPalestine #keffiyeh #Hirbawi
Palestinian keffiyeh has arrived today. I bought one with Tatreez strips with Palestinian flag colours.
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM