Maaike
@maaike.bsky.social
Social Psychologist, digital native, checks sources,loves irony. Maker of humans, breaker of stuff, hacker of both. Tries not to judge.
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An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
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SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
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time to remind everybody that the Super Bowl halftime show only exists in this grandiose fashion because a tv show called "In Living Color" stole the ratings from the NFL; the execs notoriously said, "get me Michael Jackson's agent" and thus began all the pomp
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘We stole the Super Bowl audience’: how In Living Color pulled off the greatest heist in US TV history
Turning Point USA is plotting its own half-time broadcast in defiance of Bad Bunny – but one of TV’s Blackest shows already perfected the alt-cast in 1992
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
time to remind everybody that the Super Bowl halftime show only exists in this grandiose fashion because a tv show called "In Living Color" stole the ratings from the NFL; the execs notoriously said, "get me Michael Jackson's agent" and thus began all the pomp
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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I have appreciated Amanda’s efforts here so I’m disappointed she’s wrapping things up by spreading misinformation. I can assure you as someone whose neighborhood has been crawling with ICE in recent days that we are not in the “aftermath” of anything.
Actually, one more thing. The story isn’t over. But it’s mostly aftermath stories now. It’s not going to be people who are there to cover as it happens. It’s going to be quieter work that you’ll see in print in 9 months.
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I have appreciated Amanda’s efforts here so I’m disappointed she’s wrapping things up by spreading misinformation. I can assure you as someone whose neighborhood has been crawling with ICE in recent days that we are not in the “aftermath” of anything.
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One of the most striking snd powerful parts of the halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
One of the most striking snd powerful parts of the halftime show
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For real, check this out youtu.be/sfDtfz7vXkY?...
Angine de Poitrine - Sherpa (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
For real, check this out youtu.be/sfDtfz7vXkY?...
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This rules youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 AM
This rules youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?...
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Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
In een zee van zwarte jassen (tieners) zit mijn kind in een jas van een andere kleur.
Ik ben trots om de onafhankelijke beslissingen die genomen worden door mijn puber en hoop dat dat zo blijft.
Ik ben trots om de onafhankelijke beslissingen die genomen worden door mijn puber en hoop dat dat zo blijft.
February 7, 2026 at 10:55 AM
In een zee van zwarte jassen (tieners) zit mijn kind in een jas van een andere kleur.
Ik ben trots om de onafhankelijke beslissingen die genomen worden door mijn puber en hoop dat dat zo blijft.
Ik ben trots om de onafhankelijke beslissingen die genomen worden door mijn puber en hoop dat dat zo blijft.
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BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
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And every *other* option you have for getting funding, even the most decent among them, are folks who will not refuse to do business with those people. You will be expected to sit in a room with those monsters, and act like it's reasonable, without armed security or witnesses.
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
And every *other* option you have for getting funding, even the most decent among them, are folks who will not refuse to do business with those people. You will be expected to sit in a room with those monsters, and act like it's reasonable, without armed security or witnesses.
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If you're building a startup in 2026, you are expected to work with the world's largest venture capital firm (which is not even really a VC firm), where one partner strangled my neighbor to death for being Black, and another actively sought Jeffrey Epstein's counsel for years. This is *normal*.
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
If you're building a startup in 2026, you are expected to work with the world's largest venture capital firm (which is not even really a VC firm), where one partner strangled my neighbor to death for being Black, and another actively sought Jeffrey Epstein's counsel for years. This is *normal*.
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And this…is how you do it!
I’ll try to alt text it later but his queen is literally saying: “you need to be quiet now! This is not about feelings, this is about statistics. I’m done with the fake news where we ignore statistics just because men feel attacked or insecure and we have to …
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I’ll try to alt text it later but his queen is literally saying: “you need to be quiet now! This is not about feelings, this is about statistics. I’m done with the fake news where we ignore statistics just because men feel attacked or insecure and we have to …
1/x
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
And this…is how you do it!
I’ll try to alt text it later but his queen is literally saying: “you need to be quiet now! This is not about feelings, this is about statistics. I’m done with the fake news where we ignore statistics just because men feel attacked or insecure and we have to …
1/x
I’ll try to alt text it later but his queen is literally saying: “you need to be quiet now! This is not about feelings, this is about statistics. I’m done with the fake news where we ignore statistics just because men feel attacked or insecure and we have to …
1/x
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Iedere keer weer even lezen.
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Iedere keer weer even lezen.
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"Huh, de weg is goed te belopen?". Een leuke video tijdens de #ijzel van deze week, waar je de verbazing van deze persoon bijna door het scherm heen kunt voelen! Het mag misschien niet, maar alles beter dan uitglijden en vallen...
Credits video: Diana Leenards (via Fb)
Credits video: Diana Leenards (via Fb)
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 AM
"Huh, de weg is goed te belopen?". Een leuke video tijdens de #ijzel van deze week, waar je de verbazing van deze persoon bijna door het scherm heen kunt voelen! Het mag misschien niet, maar alles beter dan uitglijden en vallen...
Credits video: Diana Leenards (via Fb)
Credits video: Diana Leenards (via Fb)
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He just tweeted it out …
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
He just tweeted it out …
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Het verdienmodel van uitgevers als Elsevier en Wiley is niet iets wat ons als wetenschappers overkomt, maar waar we zelf deel van uitmaken. De oplossing ligt dus ook bij ons.
Vanaf dit jaar publiceren we bij @rug-gmw.bsky.social niet meer in pure gold OA bladen. We kunnen ons geld beter besteden.
Vanaf dit jaar publiceren we bij @rug-gmw.bsky.social niet meer in pure gold OA bladen. We kunnen ons geld beter besteden.
Bij extreme winstmarges denk je waarschijnlijk niet aan wetenschappelijke uitgevers. Toch slaan wetenschappers alarm: de tarieven voor ‘open’ publicaties rijzen de pan uit en staan niet in verhouding tot de werkelijke kosten. Publiek onderzoeksgeld verdwijnt zo rechtstreeks naar aandeelhouders.
Uitgevers maken melkkoe van ‘gratis’ toegang tot wetenschap
Wetenschappelijke uitgevers hebben een nieuwe goudmijn gevonden: onderzoekers duizenden euro’s laten betalen om hun werk ‘open’ te publiceren. Wat begon als een ideaal om kennis voor iedereen toeganke...
www.ftm.nl
February 4, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Het verdienmodel van uitgevers als Elsevier en Wiley is niet iets wat ons als wetenschappers overkomt, maar waar we zelf deel van uitmaken. De oplossing ligt dus ook bij ons.
Vanaf dit jaar publiceren we bij @rug-gmw.bsky.social niet meer in pure gold OA bladen. We kunnen ons geld beter besteden.
Vanaf dit jaar publiceren we bij @rug-gmw.bsky.social niet meer in pure gold OA bladen. We kunnen ons geld beter besteden.
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This is dark as hell too.
February 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This is dark as hell too.
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If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
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"oh no this part needs a keyboard"
February 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"oh no this part needs a keyboard"
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found a stack of these cleaning up my studio the other day. as ever!!!
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
found a stack of these cleaning up my studio the other day. as ever!!!
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I can’t believe we’re doing this again. It’s just a bot that generates the text you ask it for. If you put it in charge of critical decisions, it will kill people. Not because it’s secretly evil, but because it’s a word generator. It’s like putting your toaster in charge of air traffic control.
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I can’t believe we’re doing this again. It’s just a bot that generates the text you ask it for. If you put it in charge of critical decisions, it will kill people. Not because it’s secretly evil, but because it’s a word generator. It’s like putting your toaster in charge of air traffic control.