Reposted by Mayken BrüningsHudsonRiverCroc @hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social · 23hYou just don’t want to believe in time travel 🤪 05311
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻 He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet! The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂 Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me 311256309
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsGladius 🗡️ Hispaniensis @gladiushispania.bsky.social · 05/10/2026#MosaicMonday Fragmento de mosaico romano, encontrado en Medina Sidonia (Asido Caesarina Augusta), Cádiz 🇪🇦 España. Siglo I #Hispania #Roma #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #Art #AncientBluesky 02710
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 05/10/2026"Day 234, orbit 3627 — I’ll soon have my feet back on Earth, but I definitely plan to keep sharing the beauty of our planet w/ you. I still have a few photos in store… 😉 This heart 💚 is the small Croatian island of Galešnjak", says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. 📸 ESA/NASA – S. Adenot #εpsilon 0375
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 04/10/2026"Day 233, orbit 3612 — These last few days before departure are full of special moments… After more than 2 months at the helm of the Station, Jessica handed over command to Pyotr, who arrived w/ Anna and Anil in July aboard Soyuz MS-29", says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. 📸 ESA/NASA #εpsilon 1427
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsShveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 01/10/2026As promised, the cover reveal for my ridiculous vampire novel, FANGS NOT INCLUDED, coming 25 May 2027!!! 🧛🏾♀️🧛🏾♀️🧛🏾♀️ (Illustration by Kushiaania; cover design by Julia Tyler and Alison Klapthor.) www.harpercollins.com/products/fan... 1714776
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsAlan Fisher @amfisher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I had not seen this analogy before, but I fear it is dead on. 04613
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsEric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“You took EVERYTHING from me!” “I don’t even know hooo you are” 47015
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally. 2921441965
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 03/10/2026"Day 232, orbit 3596 – Yoohoo! Crew-13 has arrived! It feels so good to welcome new crewmates aboard the Station 😄" says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot! #εpsilon 08417
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🖤 Am I capable? 💜 cooking: if I have to whistle: yes draw: cows paint: cows swim: on a competitive level English: yes dance: no sing: when no one can hear me drive: if I have to gifting: pretty decent write: yes guitar: no speaking: in public no, otherwise yes (will talk your ears off) 130
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsMelissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 02/10/2026UK folks! Audible UK has the audiobook for THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN WORLDS on sale this month for £3.99! It has INCREDIBLE narration by the legendary Moira Quirk!!!!!!! It also has an exhausted sapphic sword mom trapped in a murder time loop at a fancy party! www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Last-... 0147
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 02/10/2026"Day 231 orbit 3580 – Just another morning in space… this one starting with a blood draw! I was so proud to get it right on the first try! ☺️", says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. www.esa.int/Science_Expl... #εpsilonesa.intNASA’s Standard Measures: A snapshot of astronaut healthAstronauts are not only highly trained professionals; they are also participants in many studies about physiology and the effects of weightlessness on the human body. For ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, ... 1182
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#TimeTravelAuthors Day 2 My WIP is a Middle Grande #TimeTravel novel. The MC is 12, but the real-life children of King Francis are younger (5, 6, and going on 8). My own kid is 16. I had doubts if my written talking was realistic.⬇️ 160
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsMelissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Working on an action scene and just had this thought: There should always be an answer to "What's going on in this fight scene?" that's more interesting than "These guys are trying to beat each other." It could be a character thing, a tactical thing, a stakes thing—so many possible answers! 1436
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#TimeTravelAuthors Day 1 Quentin erred through the deep dark forest, his previous goods safe in his bag. Which way to the royal castle? Was he alone in the woods? More importantly, would he find his time machine again on the way back? I really can't do spooky. 150
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#TimeTravelAuthors Day 1 I can't do spooky. Guy and Raoul lie in wait in the dark, dark night to catch a time traveler on his way to assassinate the man they're protecting. Meanwhile Maelle monitors them from 600 years in the future, keeping awake with coffee and chewing gum. See? I can't do spooky. 070
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsAndrew Varga @andrewvargaauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If anyone is in the Oshawa area this Sunday, I'll be at the Indigo signing books from my YA Historical Fiction series. I hope to see you there! #TimeTravelAuthors #ReadSky #Writesky 052
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsJulie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage @juliebihn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a world where a young man's life is falling apart, an amusement park ride is the key to time travel. Can he win a heroic woman's heart and change her fate? Or is the pair doomed to sink together? You'll find out in: TITANIC VOYAGE. #TimeTravelAuthors (Links in comments!) 2131
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115462863
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsJulie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage @juliebihn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hey, who's in for next month, #TimeTravelAuthors? It's a hashtag game where you only have to participate every other day, AND I don't have to make daily cards for it! In fact, we use the same card all month! Win win! You can even schedule all your posts in advance! Time travel! 0124
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsL E Jenks-Brown @lejenksbrown.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Noticed a few new people here. Hi! I’m a teacher, and an illustrator of the Ancient Mediterranean. And, it’s very important that you know I don’t use generative AI, because it is a tool of enslavement, and one that mediocre people use to make themselves feel better (Unfollow me now if this is you.) 0102
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsGrüne im Bundestag @gruene-bundestag.de · 30/09/2026Wir dürfen nicht einfach zur Tagesordnung übergehen. Doch genau das passiert gerade an vielen Stellen im Bundestag. Obwohl die Rechtsextremen in zwei Landtagen stärkste Kraft geworden sind, fehlt die ernsthafte Auseinandersetzung im Parlament darüber, was jetzt anders und besser gemacht werden muss. 43708211
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsThe_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 24/05/2026A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable. 9889124353
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsRick Riordan @rickriordan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pack your bags, campers. It’s officially time to return to Camp Half-Blood. ⚔️ Five newbie demigods dare to enter Camp Half-Blood’s forbidden Wild Zone, unleashing ancient curses, bloodthirsty monsters, and a fight to survive. Enter the Wild Zone, if you dare! 09717
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsJulie Bihn, author of Titanic Voyage @juliebihn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Titanic Voyage is available everywhere! And if you want an alternate cover, check juliebihn.itch.io/tv (or if you already have the ebook, check bsky.app/profile/did:... !) I'd love to see you next month #TimeTravelAuthors! 083
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsMelissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start: 29307159
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsGraeme @graeme-skinner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.graeme-skinner.co.uk/wordpress/20... #SeaGlass #Parton #Cumbria 011
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#TimeTravelAuthors Day 29 My #TimeTravel short stories STATUS GREEN and A SWEET DEAL can be found in volumes 2 & 3 of THE ACCIDENTAL TIME TRAVELERS COLLECTIVE (www.amazon.com//dp/B0BQ5XF54M), together with a dozen other awesome stories, a project born on this hashtag! Thanks @juliebihn.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsFollowing Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#MosaicMonday – Mosaic depicting the capture of wild animals for Roman spectacles, including bears and wild boar. Originally measuring 15 × 9 m, it was discovered in 1904 in the Horti Liciniani in Rome and dates to the early 4th century AD. 📍 Centrale Montemartini, Rome. 05113
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsCarausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A Roman mosaic of snails escaping a basket. 🏛️ Basilica Patricale, Aquileia 🇮🇹 🕰️ 4th century AD #MosaicMonday 10476109
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsFollowing Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#ArtefactSunday – Two ivory Roman folding-knife handles carved in the form of gladiators. The figure on the left represents a secutor, with his distinctive enclosed helmet and rectangular shield. Dated to the 3rd century AD; the gladiatorial type and date of the second handle are uncertain. 325358
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 27/09/2026"Day 226 orbit 3501 — Sunday morning science with Sophie, episode 16, part 2: How radiation affects systems and astronauts…" with @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot! 🎥 ESA/NASA #εpsilon 14111
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsRussell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Doomscrolling break... 10,000 years old 413529
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#TimeTravelAuthors Day 25 Charlotte's dad lives in another time period. He's an "embedded" time protection agent, shadowing French kings (and Leonardo da Vinci, incidentally). Charlotte lives with him part-time but she isn't sure if she wants to become an embedded agent once she finishes training. 080
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I madd tiramisu today from the recipe I took home from my Italian language course in Bologna in April (we made tortellini and tiramisu there). 120
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Apparently it's #FatBearWeek. When you google that, you get a bear you can feed with salmon until he's so fat he foesn't fit on your screen any more and will start hibernating. 🥰 010
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 26/09/2026🇪🇺 How many languages do you speak? Languages give us different ways to express ideas, feelings and experiences, while helping us connect with people and cultures across Europe. Today, we celebrate Europe’s linguistic diversity and its 24 official EU languages. 🇪🇺 3424960
Mayken Brünings @maykenalanna.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm very bad with matching songs, titles, & artists. But I really like Bryan Adams. My teen knows this. She asked me if I knew that Bryan Adams song, Heaven. It didn't click right away, so I asked her to start playing it. Needless to say, after 2 secs I was singing along. Question answered, I guess. 000
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 25/09/2026"Day 224 orbit 3472 — ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart, is located in Noordwijk, in the Netherlands, and sits just behind the sand dunes, with the North Sea beyond", says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. 👋 @technology.esa.int 📸 ESA/NASA – S. Adenot Zoom in: www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...esa.intNoordwijk, The Netherlands 0222
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsLibraryThing @librarything.com · 25/09/2026"When another glitch in time threatens the fabric of history, eighteen-year-old Dan Renfrew and his partner Sam Cahill jump into the past again..." Enter to win a copy of @andrewvargaauthor.bsky.social's "Ordeal at Orleans" from Imbrifex Books #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5... 074
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsLee K @bselected.bsky.social · 24/09/2026@votefromabroad.bsky.social - if you are an American citizen living outside USA request your Overseas Ballot by email today! 024
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 24/09/2026"Day 223, orbit 3456 — We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t play with your food”... To be honest, in microgravity, it’s hard to resist!" says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. 🎥 ESA/NASA #εpsilon 16415
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsEl's art 🏳️⚧️ comms open @eliotdrawings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A book rec a day 📚 Swords and Fire saga by Melissa Caruso ✨ So good it actually does love triangles right. #BookSky #SFF 1197
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsMelissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 24/09/2026OH HEY I gather it's bi visibility day! Hi!!!! I'm bi & ace, and I have two fantasy series starring bi/pan protagonists. Rooks & Ruin is currently on sale and you can grab the ebooks for the whole trilogy SUPER cheap! (See quoted thread for links & more info!) 13516
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 23/09/2026Who is ready for a change of season? 🍂🌱 The September equinox marks autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern, as the Sun crosses the equator. MTG-I1 captured it from space ⤵️ 📹 @esa.int / @eumetsat.int 216349
Reposted by Mayken Brünings🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com 25839970
Reposted by Mayken BrüningsAuswärtiges Amt @diplo.de · 22/09/2026Die Welt ist in einem Modus der Dauereskalation. Wir müssen jede noch so kleine Möglichkeit ergreifen, das Schweigen zwischen Konfliktparteien in Europa, im Mittleren Osten und andernorts zu überwinden. - @aussenminister.diplo.de zum Auftakt der UNGeneraldebatte in New York. 3153