Maria
@thismaria.bsky.social
🍂 Writes, acts
🍂 Easily distracted, overly interested
🍂 Cape Town, mostly; Birmingham, occasionally
🍂 Easily distracted, overly interested
🍂 Cape Town, mostly; Birmingham, occasionally
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Maria
@thismaria.bsky.social
· Jan 2
My favourite poems from ON THE SUBJECT OF FALLEN THINGS by James Kearns. Thank you, @bloots.bsky.social, for the collection!
Happy New Year, and here are two poems from my favourite poet's beautiful collection ON THE SUBJECT OF FALLEN THINGS*.
Thanks, @karinamszczurek.bsky.social!
*James Kearns (Bad Betty Press, 2023)
Thanks, @karinamszczurek.bsky.social!
*James Kearns (Bad Betty Press, 2023)
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Aston Villa, who took five league matches to even score a goal this season and six to win a league match, is now fourth in the Premier League. And it is only November.
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Aston Villa, who took five league matches to even score a goal this season and six to win a league match, is now fourth in the Premier League. And it is only November.
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
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Another Bill Clinton blow job story??? Hollywood will reboot ANYTHING to avoid investing in original screenplays
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Another Bill Clinton blow job story??? Hollywood will reboot ANYTHING to avoid investing in original screenplays
live love l'oval office
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
live love l'oval office
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I, for one, believe him.
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I, for one, believe him.
Seeing this tomorrow! #CapeTown
NEW PLAY!!!
"THE VULGARIANS"
Baxter Theatre Masambe
4 - 22 November
Starring: Emily Child & Nicholas Pauling
Writer/Director: Louis Viljoen
Designer: Kieran McGregor
Poster: Barbara Loots
www.thevulgarians.co.za
"THE VULGARIANS"
Baxter Theatre Masambe
4 - 22 November
Starring: Emily Child & Nicholas Pauling
Writer/Director: Louis Viljoen
Designer: Kieran McGregor
Poster: Barbara Loots
www.thevulgarians.co.za
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Seeing this tomorrow! #CapeTown
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Such a mystery, what MASS DISABLING EVENT could have happened after 2019 to cause this?
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
www.independent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Such a mystery, what MASS DISABLING EVENT could have happened after 2019 to cause this?
why can't I repost this more than once
so what you're saying is the centrist brunchlord substack punditry's claims that Dems have to shift further right to win is complete bullshit
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
why can't I repost this more than once
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so what you're saying is the centrist brunchlord substack punditry's claims that Dems have to shift further right to win is complete bullshit
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
so what you're saying is the centrist brunchlord substack punditry's claims that Dems have to shift further right to win is complete bullshit
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on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
Honestly, this team's doing some things to my health. #avfc
bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a white scarf around his neck
Alt: Gif of Bert from Sesame Street (wearing a striped shirt and a white scarf around his neck) fainting.
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Honestly, this team's doing some things to my health. #avfc
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history
What a team, all of a sudden. #avfc
a man with a surprised look on his face is standing in front of a sign that says " unbelievable "
Alt: Gif of Dan Levy looking shocked and saying 'unbelievable'.
media.tenor.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What a team, all of a sudden. #avfc
Matty Cash with a hit that made me forget about the nightmares of the world for 3 seconds. #avfc
October 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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“German politicians are making serious accusations against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. They allege the party is studying the country's critical infrastructure — in the interests of the Kremlin,“ using parliamentary inquiries to gather detailed information on IT, transport, water etc.
Is Germany's far-right populist AfD spying for Russia? – DW – 10/26/2025
German politicians are making serious accusations against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. They allege the party is studying the country's critical infrastructure — in the interests of the Kre...
www.dw.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“German politicians are making serious accusations against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. They allege the party is studying the country's critical infrastructure — in the interests of the Kremlin,“ using parliamentary inquiries to gather detailed information on IT, transport, water etc.
It appears to be the time of year I find myself looking up 'least windy parts of Cape Town' as if that's going to be any help.
October 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It appears to be the time of year I find myself looking up 'least windy parts of Cape Town' as if that's going to be any help.