Maaike (they/them)
@maaikeatfmoon.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 NB/agender • mental health advocate • bibliophile • music obsessive • bodymod enthusiast • GO, DW fandoms • writer • artist • nightmare
I’m always so tempted to shout retorts to street preachers. Even more determined to get myself a loud hailer and do it now…
Woman drowns out anti-LGBTQ+ preacher with her own megaphone in hilarious viral TikTok clip
Woman drowns out anti-LGBTQ+ preacher with her own megaphone in hilarious viral clip
A woman has drowned out an anti-LGBTQ+ religious preacher with her microphone in a hilarious clip that has gone viral on TikTok.
www.thepinknews.com
July 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I’m always so tempted to shout retorts to street preachers. Even more determined to get myself a loud hailer and do it now…
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Breakwater cast on queer intimacy and why #Heartstopper’s Will Gao makes you ‘blush’
Breakwater cast on why Heartstopper's Will Gao makes you 'blush'
At the heart of Breakwater is the idea of intimacy and how it exists in all relationships and in many different ways.
www.thepinknews.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Breakwater cast on queer intimacy and why #Heartstopper’s Will Gao makes you ‘blush’
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The *reason* Ai-generated text contains semicolons, en dashes etc. is that experienced, skilful writers use these marks to subtly convey meaning and nuance in their work. And the Ai LLMs have been trained on the stolen work of experienced, skilful writers.
June 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The *reason* Ai-generated text contains semicolons, en dashes etc. is that experienced, skilful writers use these marks to subtly convey meaning and nuance in their work. And the Ai LLMs have been trained on the stolen work of experienced, skilful writers.
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I did not know the pacarana was a creature that existed until today... I am delighted to say the least...
June 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I did not know the pacarana was a creature that existed until today... I am delighted to say the least...
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Trump administration confirms plan to scrap funding for ‘life-saving’ LGBTQ+ suicide hotline
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White House confirms plan to scrap funding for 'life-saving' LGBTQ+ service
The White House has confirmed a leaked plan to end a “life-saving” LGBTQ+ youth-suicide prevention service.
www.thepinknews.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Trump administration confirms plan to scrap funding for ‘life-saving’ LGBTQ+ suicide hotline
www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/10/t...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/10/t...
Happy Pride Month! Quote with your flags 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Mine are Non binary, Agender, & Pansexual
Mine are Non binary, Agender, & Pansexual
June 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy Pride Month! Quote with your flags 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Mine are Non binary, Agender, & Pansexual
Mine are Non binary, Agender, & Pansexual
Same.
If I ever win the lottery I wouldn’t tell anyone but there would be signs 🤣
So, someone (I cannot verify their authenticity 100%) is selling the real prop-book of Agnes Nutter’s prophecies for the very low price of £10,086. As far as I can tell, this is the real book from the show! I have tried to recreate it myself in the past. 🧵 #GoodOmens
June 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Same.
Highly recommended, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Cheap books! For the month of June, you can get A Beginner's Guide To Breaking And Entering for just 99p. This is the cheapest possible way to get it, short of breaking into someone else's house and nicking theirs. Here it is: www.amazon.co.uk/Beginners-Gu...
June 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Highly recommended, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I think people are forgetting how long SFX/VFX take. Things being in Amazon’s hands likely also allude to that. There are probably MONTHS of work left to do. It’s not just a bit of filming & then done. There’s TONNES of FX work.
If you want a good Finale, you want them to spend time on it properly.
If you want a good Finale, you want them to spend time on it properly.
June 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I think people are forgetting how long SFX/VFX take. Things being in Amazon’s hands likely also allude to that. There are probably MONTHS of work left to do. It’s not just a bit of filming & then done. There’s TONNES of FX work.
If you want a good Finale, you want them to spend time on it properly.
If you want a good Finale, you want them to spend time on it properly.
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Now that's a photo! 😍
A huge thanks to one of our Heathland volunteers, Richard Ford, for this incredible image of a nightjar.
A-MAZ-ING!
#SouthDowns #HelpTheHeaths
A huge thanks to one of our Heathland volunteers, Richard Ford, for this incredible image of a nightjar.
A-MAZ-ING!
#SouthDowns #HelpTheHeaths
May 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Now that's a photo! 😍
A huge thanks to one of our Heathland volunteers, Richard Ford, for this incredible image of a nightjar.
A-MAZ-ING!
#SouthDowns #HelpTheHeaths
A huge thanks to one of our Heathland volunteers, Richard Ford, for this incredible image of a nightjar.
A-MAZ-ING!
#SouthDowns #HelpTheHeaths
May 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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May 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I’ve been reading this series on audio - they’re narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and utterly superb. Highly recommend.
To prepare for the exciting release of Stone and Sky, the tenth installment of the Rivers of London series by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social, swipe to see your favorite quotes from each book! Available in July
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May 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I’ve been reading this series on audio - they’re narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and utterly superb. Highly recommend.
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Just ten years ago the UK was top of the list - the best place in Europe for LGBT rights. We are now 22nd
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
May 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Just ten years ago the UK was top of the list - the best place in Europe for LGBT rights. We are now 22nd
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
Hooray for my fellow West Midlander & course mate! So incredibly excited for you @bwheelerbooks.bsky.social 🥳
@bwheelerbooks.bsky.social Bethany Wheeler's debut novel will be published in November 2025. Brimming with charm, cheekiness and heart, How Not to Kiss a Prince is a queer romantic comedy that flips fairytale tropes on their head.
Now available for pre-order. bwheelerbooks.com
Now available for pre-order. bwheelerbooks.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Hooray for my fellow West Midlander & course mate! So incredibly excited for you @bwheelerbooks.bsky.social 🥳
Any other hEDS-ers flaring at the moment? I am ✨struggling✨ and trying to work out why because it’s my third major flare up this year - I’d normally only expect one big one by now.
Is it just me? #hEDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Hypermobility #PainFlareUp #ChronicPain
Is it just me? #hEDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Hypermobility #PainFlareUp #ChronicPain
May 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Any other hEDS-ers flaring at the moment? I am ✨struggling✨ and trying to work out why because it’s my third major flare up this year - I’d normally only expect one big one by now.
Is it just me? #hEDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Hypermobility #PainFlareUp #ChronicPain
Is it just me? #hEDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Hypermobility #PainFlareUp #ChronicPain
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The press has been all over this shit but not a single fucking one has broken what a placebo trip would look like so, lets. 🧵🧵
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The press has been all over this shit but not a single fucking one has broken what a placebo trip would look like so, lets. 🧵🧵
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Nah. Count me out. I’ll watch Doctor Who and that’s me done.
#Eurovision 2025 artists banned from bringing Pride flags on to stage
Eurovision 2025 artists banned from bringing Pride flags on to stage
Artists participating in Eurovision 2025 will only be allowed to bring their country’s official flag to any Eurovision-related event.
www.thepinknews.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Nah. Count me out. I’ll watch Doctor Who and that’s me done.
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Love the fact that it never, for even a fraction of a second, occurs to Joyce that perhaps she is the one arguing the world is flat.
Doctors have labelled the Supreme Court gender ruling "scientifically illiterate", and naturally gender critics have now put this expert medical opinion down to "indoctrination"
www.thetimes.com/article/68b2...
www.thetimes.com/article/68b2...
April 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Love the fact that it never, for even a fraction of a second, occurs to Joyce that perhaps she is the one arguing the world is flat.
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Happy Terry Pratchett Day, on what would have been his 77th birthday.
April 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Happy Terry Pratchett Day, on what would have been his 77th birthday.
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Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
Universities used to be centres of learning and even rebellion. Not businesses. Let’s return to that.
Wij zijn de universiteit
Terwijl de rampzalige consequenties van het radicaal-rechtse beleid voor het Nederlandse onderwijs iedere dag duidelijker worden (zomaar een voorbeeld: gisteren kondigde het Onderwijsmuseum in Dordrecht aan dat het zijn deuren moest sluiten), en de Amerikaanse wetenschap…
Terwijl de rampzalige consequenties van het radicaal-rechtse beleid voor het Nederlandse onderwijs iedere dag duidelijker worden (zomaar een voorbeeld: gisteren kondigde het Onderwijsmuseum in Dordrecht aan dat het zijn deuren moest sluiten), en de Amerikaanse wetenschap…
Wij zijn de universiteit
Terwijl de rampzalige consequenties van het radicaal-rechtse beleid voor het Nederlandse onderwijs iedere dag duidelijker worden (zomaar een voorbeeld: gisteren kondigde het Onderwijsmuseum in Dordrecht aan dat het zijn deuren moest sluiten), en de Amerikaanse wetenschap ons laat zien wat ons voorland is – voor zover we dat al niet aan bijvoorbeeld Hongarije konden aflezen –, klinkt er af en toe ook een bemoedigend geluid.
neerlandistiek.nl
April 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Universities used to be centres of learning and even rebellion. Not businesses. Let’s return to that.
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I take off my blindfold. Before me is a gory tableau of death and destruction, bodies strewn across the landscape. The piñata is unscathed.
June 9, 2023 at 12:41 PM
I take off my blindfold. Before me is a gory tableau of death and destruction, bodies strewn across the landscape. The piñata is unscathed.
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Yes! They claim fake mews
April 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Yes! They claim fake mews