Amanda Gunning
@maisiegunning.bsky.social
Lover of astronomy, books, fungus, Walsall FC, Partick Thistles Women Football & maths. Tree hugger. Hypnotherapist. From Walsall, living in Glasgow.
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You know how the 1934 World Cup was held in Fascist Italy and totally nobbled by Mussolini? It was less embarrassing than all this #WorldCupDraw
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
You know how the 1934 World Cup was held in Fascist Italy and totally nobbled by Mussolini? It was less embarrassing than all this #WorldCupDraw
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Happy Tuesday my Friends!
I Hope You Have a Great Day!
I Hope You Have a Great Day!
July 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Happy Tuesday my Friends!
I Hope You Have a Great Day!
I Hope You Have a Great Day!
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MAGA is so upset about the new Pope you’d think Trump announced he’s restoring funding for children’s cancer research.
May 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
MAGA is so upset about the new Pope you’d think Trump announced he’s restoring funding for children’s cancer research.
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Someone just reminded me that I wrote this story in 2022:
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
Escape from America | Anton Hur
Sometime in the near future, Anton Hur decides to leave America for good.
astra-mag.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Someone just reminded me that I wrote this story in 2022:
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
"This new season should be ushering in a new world, but instead it’s only the old one, drained of its power and beauty—the radio is warning of an unseasonal snowstorm later that night. All planes would be grounded, possibly for days."
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For more than ten years I’ve kept loose batteries in a metal tin, and yesterday evening I opened it and two of them were red hot, and I thought oh dear, that’s not good, and I looked up whether you should keep batteries in a metal tin, and let’s say I’m glad that I’m not long dead in a house fire.
January 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
For more than ten years I’ve kept loose batteries in a metal tin, and yesterday evening I opened it and two of them were red hot, and I thought oh dear, that’s not good, and I looked up whether you should keep batteries in a metal tin, and let’s say I’m glad that I’m not long dead in a house fire.
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I’m sitting bang in a red zone with fences being ripped up and debris flying around everywhere - and Evri email me to say my parcels out for delivery. No!! My subscribe and save anti-perspirant is not worth it.
January 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I’m sitting bang in a red zone with fences being ripped up and debris flying around everywhere - and Evri email me to say my parcels out for delivery. No!! My subscribe and save anti-perspirant is not worth it.
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'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
January 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
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At the moment, I'm not reading in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones, so no, I'm afraid your email did not "find me well."
January 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
At the moment, I'm not reading in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones, so no, I'm afraid your email did not "find me well."
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The other swans aren't gonna believe this
December 16, 2024 at 12:50 PM
The other swans aren't gonna believe this
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1. FC Nürnberg‘s ultras with a message towards the German FA (DFB) re their vote in favor of holding the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia:
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
December 15, 2024 at 1:41 PM
1. FC Nürnberg‘s ultras with a message towards the German FA (DFB) re their vote in favor of holding the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia:
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
“You voted for Saudi Arabia yesterday and already ordering the One Love armband tomorrow? Your spine is exactly as flexible as your morals!”
Todays job, spreading manure on my fruit bushes- don’t say my life isn’t glamorous
December 14, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Todays job, spreading manure on my fruit bushes- don’t say my life isn’t glamorous
Searching for some Christmas decorations and all I’ve found are books, more books and some books. A vow to visit the charity shop and start ready like frenzy.
December 5, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Searching for some Christmas decorations and all I’ve found are books, more books and some books. A vow to visit the charity shop and start ready like frenzy.
Night at The Last Bookstore, Glasgow 📚🧡
December 3, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Night at The Last Bookstore, Glasgow 📚🧡
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The Carina Nebula
7500 light years away from us.
7500 light years away from us.
December 2, 2024 at 11:08 AM
The Carina Nebula
7500 light years away from us.
7500 light years away from us.
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I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong
November 22, 2024 at 4:59 AM
I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong
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The big idea: on Remembrance Day for Lost Species, here’s why it matters
The big idea: on Remembrance Day for Lost Species, here’s why it matters
A way to personally connect with wildlife is vital when statistics alone can’t convey the scale of the loss
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid struck Earth, causing the extinction of around 75% of all species. This event was so significant that we…
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 12:43 PM
The big idea: on Remembrance Day for Lost Species, here’s why it matters
Make it make sense 😩
“South West Water has been dumping #sewage in the sea, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been giving the company an annual #subsidy of over £40m a year since 2013, according to documents released to this newsletter under Freedom of Information legislation.”
SCOOP: UK government spent £450MILLION subsiding bills at one of Britain’s worst performing water companies
While South West Water’s owners paid shareholders £1.5 BILLION+ in dividends and company poured sewage into the sea
While South West Water’s owners paid shareholders £1.5 BILLION+ in dividends and company poured sewage into the sea
November 25, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Make it make sense 😩
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doctor: make sure you drink plenty of fluids
me: that’s literally all i drink
me: that’s literally all i drink
November 23, 2024 at 6:28 PM
doctor: make sure you drink plenty of fluids
me: that’s literally all i drink
me: that’s literally all i drink
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One of the unseen consequences of megafauna extinctions and severe decline in wildlife abundance is the drastic reduction in global nutrient cycling. This diagram shows nutrient transport as a mere fraction of late Quaternary pre-extinction values.
We need wildlife.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We need wildlife.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 24, 2024 at 5:35 AM
One of the unseen consequences of megafauna extinctions and severe decline in wildlife abundance is the drastic reduction in global nutrient cycling. This diagram shows nutrient transport as a mere fraction of late Quaternary pre-extinction values.
We need wildlife.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
We need wildlife.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Nile River seen from space
November 18, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Nile River seen from space