Maxine
madalix14.bsky.social
Maxine
@madalix14.bsky.social
Socialist, atheist, vegetarian
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I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.

Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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NEW

The letter the BBC could send back to Trump

A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim

By me. Enjoy.

emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The 31-month sentence for Lucy Connolly for a tweet has been the subject of fierce media coverage.

Here I set out a balanced explanation of this sentence and how, had she not followed good legal advice, the sentence could have been even heavier.

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
May 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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THREAD. This is the last post I'm going to do about this on here because I'm hoping to have a break from signing/packing sending soon, but I thought I should explain the full situation. Due to me taking the rights back to my books from my publishers, and my publishers going into administration...
April 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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It’s International Women’s Day so I’m going to talk about menstrual care and you have to at least pretend to listen!

🩸 🧵 🪡
March 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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If anyone wants a bit of wholesomeness on this cold and barren Monday morning, here’s Real Betis fans raining down thousands of stuffed toys for disadvantaged children in their annual Christmas tradition
December 23, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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Heard it 🙏
December 11, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Can I please highly recommend you follow @leilama.bsky.social (who has just joined BlueSky) for world class reporting from Lebanon and wider Middle East. The best there is.
November 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Post you from a different era

Aeons ago
November 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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Month after month we fought to stop Brexit. No farmers joined us
Most voted for Brexit ~ lured by the prospect of more money/ laxer rules
Rich nobs like Clarkson, Dyson, hoovered up land to offset against tax
The enemy is Johnson/the supermarkets/ the FTAs with Australia. Not Starmer
#farmers
November 19, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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I'll post more later. But in the meantime, I've launched a newsletter because we can trust no platform & no publisher. We've seen what happened to Twitter. And the Guardian, in this moment of crisis, is seeking to sell our dearly beloved Observer, my home for 19 years.

substack.com/home/post/p-...
Fight the power
And other very hard things. Join me.
substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Japanese gardens though
November 15, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Went to Gibbs Gardens today to see if there was any autumn colour left. It appears to still be high summer
November 15, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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Here’s a good one to multi block some wrong ‘uns… this is how it works

1 Select the list
2 Click “Subscribe”
3 Select “Block” the entire list in one click

Boommmm

Bluesky is trying to keep this place tidy with healthy debate
Let’s help them to do it
👍🏼👍🏼💙💙

bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 14, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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i want to post my twitter abortion thread here bc i'm sad to lose it
August 22, 2023 at 2:20 PM
October 21, 2023 at 7:39 PM