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🇿🇦 MaritMeya

@maritmeya.bsky.social
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Architect & lecturer, gardener, traveller, creative with a joy for life. PhD candidate in Research by Design. I'm here for the public banter. No DM's please.

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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spring has sprung in the Free State Botanical Gardens. Clivias 🌱
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nothing beats the unfurling of new fern fronds. Holly fern. 🌱
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A yellow flag iris taking over my friend's garden. It is a lovely invasion, though. 🌱
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Uplifting News @upliftingnews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A $50 million gift will fund Native student scholarships for the next five years and create a permanent endowment to support Indigenous students for generations.
nativenewsonline.net
A $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come.
A $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott is being dedicated entirely to Native students, with $10 million funding scholarships over the next five years and $40 million placed in a permanent endowment to support Native students for generations to come.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
FLOCK cameras need to be stopped
Jennifer Peery

not the worst idea.

Perhaps the most legal way of dealing with Flock Cameras

1 Get bird seed.
2 Spread a lot of bird seed around the Flock camera pole.
3 Wait for birds.
4 Birds crap all over the Flock camera and its solar panel.

A four-panel instructional diagram showing a stick figure spreading bird seed around a solar-powered Flock security camera pole to attract birds, resulting in the camera and solar panel covered in bird droppings.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Spring in the south: My clivia bed. 🌱
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Growing your own fruit and veg is a brilliant idea, as long as you love having an abundance of perishable crops for about 2 weeks, while still having to buy your usual groceries for the rest of the year.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Every time a bird poops on my car, I eat a plate of wings on my front porch to show them what I'm capable of.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Oh wow, I just ordered some summer bulbs: Zantedeschia Odessa and Black Panther. Aren't they gorgeous? 🌱
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Alexander Laufer @alexlaufer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Governments claim risk profiling systems help identify potential criminals or fraudsters but in practice they reinforce discrimination & inequality. A new @amnesty.org report shows how their use in law enforcement, social security & migration violates human rights. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
cover of report titled "automating suspicion: risk profiling as a smokescreen for structural discrimination and inequality"
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/04/2026
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya shattered a world record at the London Marathon, becoming the first person to finish a competitive marathon in less than two hours. He crossed the line with 30 seconds to spare.
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memeorandum @memeorandum.com · 26/04/2026
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance (New York Times) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22/03/2026
This is your reminder that if you are a class member and have NOT yet filed a claim in Anthropic v. Bartz, the AI copyright lawsuit, you have 9 days to do so.
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Sciences @sciences.skyfleet.blue · 05/03/2026
Planting a seed
science.org
Planting a seed
Science, Volume 391, Issue 6789 , Page 1078-1078, March 2026.
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Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/01/2026
We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
propublica.org
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Artemis II moving out of the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to the launch pad. Launch for the first trip to the Moon in more than 50 years is scheduled for February 6. 📸 NASA
A large rocket in an even larger building
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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 08/01/2026
Art dealer Bertrand Scholler, owner of 55 Bellechasse gallery in Paris, has been found guilty of cyberbullying France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron, partaking in a conspiracy theory that she was assigned male at birth.
hyperallergic.com
French Gallerist Found Guilty of Cyberbullying Brigitte Macron
Bertrand Scholler was among 10 brought to court for promoting a conspiracy theory that the first lady was assigned male at birth.
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memeorandum @memeorandum.com · 29/12/2025
House Republicans Had a Great Year (Mike Johnson/Wall Street Journal) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Please give me an unironic list of things that have gotten better over the last ten years because I’m spiraling. I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🌱 Who else is in the southern hemisphere? Gearing up for first spring sowing. It is inspiring to see all the summer harvests of our northern hemisphere gardeners on here.
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CC🇨🇦🍁 @collycee.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I’m watching a live stream
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 10/04/2025
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 John Maddox Prize. The award recognises the work of any individual who promotes science and evidence on a matter of public interest in the face of hostility. Apply now, time is running out! go.nature.com/4194lp6 #academicsky
The John Maddox Prize
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Joseph Travis Artist @redfoxpottery.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Have you ever wondered how I decorate my seaside saggar ceramics? The answer is very quickly youtu.be/xNJoduQ4JRQ?...
youtu.be
Throwing slip: how I decorate my wobbly pottery
YouTube video by Red Fox Pottery
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
#academicsky
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
So many new ceramics artists on here today, all showing amazing work! 😮😯😲 I just want to follow, follow, follow. Keep sharing... Welcome to Bluesky 🥳 #pottery
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Ceramic trees to be fired soon. #pottery
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I started a terrarium with moss from my garden. I planted it in coarse sterilised sand, moisturised with water and yoghurt. Can anyone tell me how this will end? 😱 🌱💚
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Pottery and gardening 🌱 are somewhat similar. You get a shot at creating beauty from the earth, using your body, the elements and time. Both need lots of care. You will probably get dirty. Outcome may pleasantly surprise you or disappoint.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Experimenting with slip finishes for #pottery on mini sample plates
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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Inside a #Singapore dragon kiln where temperatures go up to 1,300°C | Nestled in an industrial estate in the western part of Singapore is an 84-year-old dragon kiln, the oldest & the only operational dragon kiln in the country www.channelnewsasia.com/today/photo-... #pottery #ceramics #kilns
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
#academic #research #topophobia #academicsky Fellow architects and researchers, who wrote about #fear in #architecture?
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Pamela Scully @pamelascully.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I would love to offer a short online workshop to African or maybe any international students on how to apply for a USA PhD in the humanities/ social sciences. It is a genre with its own hidden script… any interest? @ssrc.org @mellonfoundation.bsky.social @jsas-journal.bsky.social #Academicbluesky
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Decorative plate #pottery It still needs to be glazed. I am thinking matt translucent glaze, but I feel like the design is not quite done yet. What is it that is lacking? Suggestions?
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
My pottery planter ready for a 🌱
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Pottery planters I have made since August. There is another one which is a larger version of the first, and being fired at the moment. 🌱
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
It's too hot to go outside today, so I will share my favourite houseplants for #sixonsaturday 🌱
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I can hardly believe that it is raining and snowing in other parts of the world. We have had a week-long heatwave in Central South Africa. The garden is barely surviving. 🌱 = 🍂 I can't take any pictures as it is too depressing.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I made three soap dishes. It took two days 😭 but they are perfect. The clay is still drying. I think I will glaze them matte white. I love white #pottery
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
#manholecovermonday San Francisco
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Anyone heard of pottery addiction? I think I may suffer from it. Help. Or maybe it is just procrastination. Anything not to write that research proposal. 📝🎓
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Serving platter #pottery
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
It is December. How do you feel about it? I am excited for the first opportunity this year to really dig into my research.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
🌱 Summer garden from my window. White salvias are the stars of the show.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I am so chuffed with my first attempt on the wheel. Glazed and done! #pottery
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Hi #gardenshour 👋 Mid summer in South Africa with very hot days and lovely long evenings. Everything is growing at a pace. Our gardening club visited this paradise recently, created by the doyenne of our club.
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🌱 Lonely agapanthus midnight sky in full summer bloom. I think it needs a family, don't you?
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🇿🇦 MaritMeya @maritmeya.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I love the passive aggression of writing about, but not naming the other place or its dear owner.
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