Mae 美妍
@atfruitbat.myatproto.social
She/her. Chinese Singaporean immigrant in the UK. Writer. Shortlisted for the Hachette Children’s Novel Awards 2025.
Here's where I write about writing:
https://bsky.app/profile/maetang.myatproto.social
Here's where I write about writing:
https://bsky.app/profile/maetang.myatproto.social
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Mae 美妍
@atfruitbat.myatproto.social
· Oct 6
bsky.app
Hello! You may find me posting about politics, animals, games (esp. wholesome & cosy games), books, TV shows, music, movies, baseball, etc. I may also make updates about my daily life. And I have a 2nd account just to talk about my writing here:
bsky.app/profile/maet...
bsky.app/profile/maet...
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
> “It’s like a death by a thousand cuts – walking along in the autumn, seeing the leaves fall, and thinking, I might not be here next autumn,” he said. “That’s what really breaks your heart. It takes a toll on people.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform
As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardy
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
> “It’s like a death by a thousand cuts – walking along in the autumn, seeing the leaves fall, and thinking, I might not be here next autumn,” he said. “That’s what really breaks your heart. It takes a toll on people.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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This morning I feel rage at the idea the MXTX may not be receiving the fruits of her wonderful labour that’s given us all so much joy. Her creations (and what followed) have made me want live these past 5 years.
I’ve signed the petition in Sam’s thread - you can do that here.
c.org/n9N2yRwDS2
I’ve signed the petition in Sam’s thread - you can do that here.
c.org/n9N2yRwDS2
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
This morning I feel rage at the idea the MXTX may not be receiving the fruits of her wonderful labour that’s given us all so much joy. Her creations (and what followed) have made me want live these past 5 years.
I’ve signed the petition in Sam’s thread - you can do that here.
c.org/n9N2yRwDS2
I’ve signed the petition in Sam’s thread - you can do that here.
c.org/n9N2yRwDS2
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The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
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hey, seattle, here's a bookstore to avoid
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
hey, seattle, here's a bookstore to avoid
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
(as nicole says, don't harass them! but I would add: also don't give them your money)
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From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.
How mRNA Cancer Vaccines Could Treat Pancreatic and Other Types of Cancer
From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.
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Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
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if the hundreds of thousands of western danmei fans were actually able to organize our shit tho. just think how formidable we could be. let yourself dream it for a moment. then fall on your face and beg the heavens for the writers who put their LIVES ON THE LINE to give you THESE STORIES to be safe.
Sign the Petition
Creators are being imprisoned. Where is Seven Seas Entertainment?
www.change.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
if the hundreds of thousands of western danmei fans were actually able to organize our shit tho. just think how formidable we could be. let yourself dream it for a moment. then fall on your face and beg the heavens for the writers who put their LIVES ON THE LINE to give you THESE STORIES to be safe.
It's insulting to the dignity of volunteers. And presumably would change the working relationship in charities when training, supervising, managing volunteers, because there'd be an added layer of pressure if volunteers may lose their immigration status too.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK charities condemn ‘immoral’ plans to force asylum seekers to volunteer
Making volunteering compulsory for refugees slammed as exploitative, bureaucratic and un-British
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's insulting to the dignity of volunteers. And presumably would change the working relationship in charities when training, supervising, managing volunteers, because there'd be an added layer of pressure if volunteers may lose their immigration status too.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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it's b/c he is a Black man.
but yes make management say it out loud.
but yes make management say it out loud.
Since Sarah Kendzior’s account has been restored for a “death threat”- I’m wondering why Link’s hasn’t… does Bluesky take alleged threats against their CEO more seriously than ones against other people? Will Patton Oswalt also have a full account ban?
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
it's b/c he is a Black man.
but yes make management say it out loud.
but yes make management say it out loud.
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For a supposed liberal echo chamber, bsky has a real censorship problem.
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
For a supposed liberal echo chamber, bsky has a real censorship problem.
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The best defense against rumors and false allegations are my own words. I stand by my words.
It is impossible to do stand by one's words when someone deletes them and then rewrites them – which is what the BlueSky administrators did.
It is impossible to do stand by one's words when someone deletes them and then rewrites them – which is what the BlueSky administrators did.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The best defense against rumors and false allegations are my own words. I stand by my words.
It is impossible to do stand by one's words when someone deletes them and then rewrites them – which is what the BlueSky administrators did.
It is impossible to do stand by one's words when someone deletes them and then rewrites them – which is what the BlueSky administrators did.
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I was suspended right before the Epstein emails were released. If the BlueSky search engine works, you will find a wealth of posts from me about the people in those emails, who I wrote about in my books HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT and THEY KNEW. This is the work I feared would be erased on Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I was suspended right before the Epstein emails were released. If the BlueSky search engine works, you will find a wealth of posts from me about the people in those emails, who I wrote about in my books HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT and THEY KNEW. This is the work I feared would be erased on Twitter.
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BlueSky could have shared a screenshot of my tweet showing the Oct 10 timestamp and that I was using Johnny Cash lyrics to quote-tweet about an article on Johnny Cash. Instead, they made it look like I issued a random death threat and falsely claimed I posted it this week. They should apologize.
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
BlueSky could have shared a screenshot of my tweet showing the Oct 10 timestamp and that I was using Johnny Cash lyrics to quote-tweet about an article on Johnny Cash. Instead, they made it look like I issued a random death threat and falsely claimed I posted it this week. They should apologize.
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BlueSky is a bad site used by good people. That describes most social media sites. But BlueSky is egregiously unethical. Any of you can be disappeared for baseless reasons. I've been on social media for 17 years and never been suspended. BlueSky is the first place to do so – over Johnny Cash lyrics.
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
BlueSky is a bad site used by good people. That describes most social media sites. But BlueSky is egregiously unethical. Any of you can be disappeared for baseless reasons. I've been on social media for 17 years and never been suspended. BlueSky is the first place to do so – over Johnny Cash lyrics.
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I am also grateful to the people who sent me screenshots of the posts BlueSky administrators wrote about me. They never contacted me with this information. They blocked me from the site, making it impossible to know what they had said, correct it, and defend myself from their false allegations.
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I am also grateful to the people who sent me screenshots of the posts BlueSky administrators wrote about me. They never contacted me with this information. They blocked me from the site, making it impossible to know what they had said, correct it, and defend myself from their false allegations.
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I'm profoundly grateful to BlueSky users who supported me and called for my reinstatement. When I got suspended, I was not told why the first two times I inquired, or that it was for 72 hours. You forced BlueSky to respond and to issue a correction for one of the lies they told about me. Thank you.
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'm profoundly grateful to BlueSky users who supported me and called for my reinstatement. When I got suspended, I was not told why the first two times I inquired, or that it was for 72 hours. You forced BlueSky to respond and to issue a correction for one of the lies they told about me. Thank you.
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He is a very powerful wizard....
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
He is a very powerful wizard....
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Do I know any Edinburgh-based games journalists?
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Do I know any Edinburgh-based games journalists?
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this is why representation in games matters
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
this is why representation in games matters
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we hit over 25%!!!!! lets fucking go!!!! 🥹🥹🥹
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
we hit over 25%!!!!! lets fucking go!!!! 🥹🥹🥹