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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 36m

I bought fudge donuts in Dundee and brought back all the way back to Devon. My family loved it 😊 I don't think we'll enjoy supermarket custard donuts any more 😅

#Dundee #fudge #donuts

Fudge donut from Dundee. It's filled with custard cream and covered with fudge.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 16h

The new rise of Christian Nationalism in the UK – a movement opposing women’s rights, freedom of religion or belief, immigration, same-sex marriage, abortion, and LGBT rights – is NOT representative of the vast majority of the UK, NatCen’s research confirms.

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 1d

I'll remember this sentence when I buy yarns 😆

"Be open to the joy you deserve." - on the outer wall of V&A Dundee.

Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 6d

I checked my area. It's not in top 10 but not great either. I'm surprised it's just a bit worse than Bristol. The detailed map is the same as how I feel about different areas in my city.

England's most deprived areas named - with Jaywick topping list

Jaywick, a seaside town in Essex, has been named the most deprived area for a fourth time in a row.

www.bbc.co.uk

Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 6d

My husband said "a tree?" 🤣🤣🤣

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 6d

So cute 🥰

#crochet #yarnbombing

Crocheted decoration on top of a postbox.

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 8d

🤢 Who wants to invite these people to your own daughter's birthday party?

BBC News - Prince Andrew hosted Epstein, Maxwell and Weinstein at Royal Lodge

Prince Andrew hosted Epstein, Maxwell and Weinstein at Royal Lodge

The trio were at Andrew's mansion in 2006 as part of his daughter Beatrice's 18th birthday celebrations.

www.bbc.com

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk · 9d

#LightPollution isn’t just a problem for our skies - it’s affecting our seas too 🌊

PML scientists are at the 9th International Conference on Artificial Light at Night (#ALAN2025), sharing research on how artificial light threatens marine ecosystems 👇 pml.ac.uk/news/insight...

Insights into marine light pollution: PML scientists in Ireland for international ALAN summit

The event is the largest international scientific conference on the impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN).

pml.ac.uk

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11d

Something unexpected happened at the @meidascanada.ca town hall in Victoria.
A group of young Afghan girls who escaped the Taliban showed up and asked to speak. They told their story of the fight for education and the need for Canada to help.
We will be sharing their story.
@meidastouch.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 11d

Lunch with my daughter at Brewdog. I chose a strong stout and this may be the first and last one today 🤣

#beersky #stout #beer

Collab fest 2025 at Brewdog. My first one is a strong stout, may be the last one as well, haha.

Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 12d

I finished the granny square, stitched sides together, crocheted armholes and the rest of the edge - a bolero 🤩

#showmeyourknits #crochet

A granny square bolero with two balls of gradient yarn.

A granny square bolero with gradient yarn

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 14d

After a healthy dinner, naughty chocolate dessert came 😋 Milk chocolate pumpkin with some flies inside. My daughter enjoyed breaking it as usual...

Spooky pumpkin - milk chocolate from Chococo.

Pumpkin shaped chocolate had some fly shaped chocolate inside. My daughter enjoyed breaking and eating milk chocolate!

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 16d

I fancied baking flapjack but it failed to bind 😭 It crumbled as cutting into it. I just scooped crumbs into a container and we'll eat it as granola 😓 for the rest of the week.

#baking #bakefail

Failed flapjack or granola with dried fruits and various seeds.

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Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 17d

I had 24 hours of travelling around Britain - well, to Leeds and back - and it was so unexpectedly lovely and hopeful, I had to write about it: www.thetimes.com/article/c646...

Why I love England — and I don’t need to wave a flag to show it

‘The train to Leeds is clean, on time and half-empty. I know this is rare, like finding a sixpence in a Christmas pudding — and so I enjoy it’

www.thetimes.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17d

"The fear now among people here is that the [Israeli attacks] are endangering an already fragile ceasefire across the Strip."

Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud reports on the wave of Israeli air attacks across Gaza after Israel accused Hamas of ceasefire violations.

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 18d

I get an email about my son's digital activities from his school every weekend. I'm not sure why he watched "Pingu cooks his favourite meals" on YouTube on his school computer 🤣 I just hope he is studying 😅

My son's digital activities report this week told me that he watched "Pingu cooks his favourite meals l" video on YouTube.

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 18d

A rainy morning and I feel like something easy to do - granny square 🙂

#crochet

A big granny square with graduated colour changes.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 18d

BREAKING: Gaza's Media Office says the Israeli army has committed 47 violations after the truce deal entered into force in early October, killing 38 Palestinians and wounding another 143 people.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/nuq6mi

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 19d

I know I’ve mentioned it before - but there is so often a coyness about talking about the predators close to the monarchy - Mountbatten, Laurens Van Der Post, Peter Ball, Jimmy Savile - such danger in deference

m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...

The palace's decision to strip Andrew of his titles in direct response to Virginia's posthumous testimony is a long-overdue and heartbreakingly unfair confirmation that those in power believe her story to be credible. They always did. Fuck them for waiting until she was dead to say so.
It gives a whole new meaning to "don't ever trust a woman until she's dead and buried."
Thinking of her family and all survivors
today

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 19d

Wow 😲 3" is very short! I think my record is probably 50cm 🤔 or just run out of yarn 😓

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you! It may become someone's Christmas present 😃

Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 20d

It was a bit difficult to knit in the evening when it's getting darker every day, but it's the same colour as the gansey jumper I knitted before 😀

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 20d

I haven't heard of "winning at yarn chicken" before! Where have I been!? I do yarn chicken a lot, I think 😆

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Maya @maya3000.bsky.social · 20d

At the 3rd row from the last, I thought the yarn would run out 😨 but the stitches reduced quickly and finished it with plenty left 🤣

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