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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick

@animalarchaeology.com
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Zooarchaeologist. 🏺 Museums & Heritage Researcher. 📜 Science Communicator & Writer. 🧪 Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK. She/Her/她. All views my own. 🏳️‍🌈♿️ dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co

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Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social · 3h
I wanted to share my grandmother’s story but Native people shouldn’t have to share our trauma for non-Native people to care about all the ways Canada has harmed and continues to harm us.
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Support for the Nurse and My Brother Abood
Hi! My name is Hammam Al-Shanti.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 57m
mom, the UK is trying to normalise transphobia and anti-immigration and other forms of bigoted rhetoric by saying it’s necessary to defeat Reform again, please pick me up
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Sir Almaviva @ilcontealmaviva.bsky.social · 11h
Immigration is mentioned 4 times in Burnham's conference speech. The first 3 repeat the idea that we "lost control" over immigration, or that control was "weakened", and the fourth says that we need to work with the EU on immigration. Nothing about the positives of immigration or immigrants' rights.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 1h
oh wow a whole panel of people basically trying to find the best parameters of being sufficiently anti-immigrant enough without looking TOO mean
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Goddess Luna @onelunagoddess.bsky.social · 5h
Hey @nathanjramsden.bsky.social why are you blocking trans women for answering your question? And why did you turn off replies and quote posts? Was your question insincere all along?
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If you have experienced transphobic harassment within the Labour Party or if you know someone who has, please get in touch with us by emailing labourfortransrights@gmail.com

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hello i am not a Labour party member but i hope you can help me, my community has been experiencing transphobic harassment from a Labour party member, her name is Bridget Phillipson and she is the current Minister for Women and Equalities, i look forward to your response and thank you in advance 🙏Screenshot of the same post but Nathan has blocked her for answering.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 22h
and Bill and Ted would both love it if you shared this post (or better yet, join us in becoming a recurring donor!). bsky.app/profile/divy...
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 22h
I’m sorry, I do love both Bill and Ted equally but unfortunately Bill is just always looking so funny so we’re mostly just taking photos of him. For context, this one is how he looked immediately after Ted decided to sleep on top of him.
A tabby kitten resting his head on a grey sofa pillow, looking pissed off.
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Dr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 5h
I'll be giving a talk on "Archaeological Game Design" tommorow as part of the DADIU Days mini festival at The National Film School of Denmark and the Royal Danish Academy! Check out the full programme here: www.dadiudays.dk
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 2h
It should be readily apparent at this point that flirting with fascism is what brought us to fascism. Believing you can apply fascistic practices some places or in some cases and coating it in some ideological or "pragmatic" veneer seeded the soil. If you can't see it, I don't know, man...
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 2h
It's disgusting the way people look past someone refusing to stand up for trans people or women or people of color or immigrants or victims of genocide. It is an ethical and moral line and once you stand on the wrong side you have revealed yourself to either be a coward or undeserving of power.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 1h
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1966...
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Help Mohammed and his famile.
Father's Urgent Call: Save Little Elias's Sight and Life
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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 2h
Thank you, I’ve just allocated around £500 we collected through this link, which brought four funds out of critical stagnancy (Ahmad’s kids, Mawasi fams project, Maram’s family, and student Hamza). tiny.cc/divyafunds
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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 2h
Joining the Giving Circle means that several families, including Mohamed & his siblings, can rely on monthly funds for essential, recurring needs. For this family in a tent, that includes life-preserving winter supplies. Hit weekly/monthly on something small to join: chuffed.org/project/hope...
A graphic featuring a black ink illustration of a falcon with his wings partly open. Title: “Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza giving circle". Text: We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. More than ever, they need our sustainable support. Click weekly to join: https://tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.”
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · 2h
GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENT: Audrey Henshall Legacy Fund Reopens We are offering a grant of up to £10,000 for the successful applicant to develop and undertake a significant research project which supports research or fieldwork on pre-Roman antiquities in Scotland: www.socantscot.org/news/audrey-...
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 2h
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/2038...
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Please donate and help Mohammed and his child urgently.
A Father’s mohammed Call: Help My Daughters Survive
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 2h
This thread is specifically about the UK but honestly, it’s pretty applicable to the US as well. We see similar - if not the exact same - rhetoric deployed against people critical of the Democrats. Many whom are already directly impacted by bipartisan harm, like increasing transphobia.
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 5h
this is a two post thread. the first post is about Burnham “remaining true to his principles.” the second post is about selling them out for political expedience. they are presented as one coherent argument. they are not.
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Scarlet 🏳️‍⚧️ @scarlets.bsky.social · 7h
>Secretary for Labour for Trans Rights, an internal pressure group, puts out a request for reports of transphobia >gets reports of transphobia from a trans woman >blocks her in under 3 minutes cool cool cool cool cool cool cool so how's that pressure group going
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Nathan Ramsden (@nathanjramsden.bsky.social)
If you have experienced transphobic harassment within the Labour Party or if you know someone who has, please get in touch with us by emailing labourfortransrights@gmail.com

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Courtney's reply says:

hello i am not a Labour party member but i hope you can help me, my community has been experiencing transphobic harassment from a Labour party member, her name is Bridget Phillipson and she is the current Minister for Women and Equalities, i look forward to your response and thank you in advance 🙏The same post as before, except Courtney has been blocked and the embedded post no longer shows up.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 5h
Maysa is a displaced computer engineer who needs help to support her family. Please donate if you can, and share widely! chuffed.org/project/1925...
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Help Maiisaa and Her Family
Hello, My name is Souad and I am helping my friend Maysa raise money to eleviate her suffering, here's her story:
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So did they announce they’re gonna stop persecuting minorities at the labour conference? No? Ah well there’s always next year with the next PM
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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 8h
I'll believe Burnham is a progressive when he brings forward laws to undo our historically hostile position against LGBTQ+ people, immigrants and refugees, and protesters. Until then he's just Blue Labour with better vibes.
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Da Underfunded Ouroboros @trufflehog.bsky.social · 7h
It's all fun and games until you and your loved ones are the compromise.
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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 6h
Halfway through our Choose Hope membership drive 💚 Have we had a lot of takers? No, but I still believe we can get 27 more Giving Circle members by Sunday. Sponsor 21 families with SURVIVAL needs. Just click "weekly/monthly" on as little as a dollar: chuffed.org/project/hope...
A colorful graphic with text: A lifeline built from a coffee. 27 members to go! Join the hope giving circle and power a lifeline for 6 families and a displacement camp of 15 more. On the side are three coffee cups arranged in a cycle, labeled: affordable pledge; reliable aid; longer-term, stable relief. At the center reads: food, water, & shelter with greater dignity.
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Ziedrich Pengels @thebigzeo.bsky.social · 7h
I guess wanting trans people to be allowed to exist in public life, disabled people to be able to afford to live and refugees not to being hounded by racist mobs is “perfectionism” now.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 8h
The rhetoric of ‘perfection’ is so telling here, just completely minimises the harm being done RIGHT NOW to trans people and immigrants and other vulnerable people. Violence is viewed as an ‘imperfection’, and anyone speaking out against it is seen as ‘cynical’ or ‘negative’.
A post from user Sarah Murphy which reads, “Some v negative responses to posts about Burnham. I understand the cynicism. What I don't understand is the refusal to wait and see and to look for the positives. Politics cannot be about perfection. It's compromise. It's effective communication... and persuasion. Why not be prepared to be persuaded?”
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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 10h
HEY!!!! Someone broke days of stagnation!!! We have to ACT for Wolf & their kid's survival. They get help once or twice a week....?? I keep saying it: ANYTHING helps, especially if you click “weekly” or “monthly”: chuffed.org/project/1243...
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Help Single Parent While They Fight Two Year Long Employer Retaliation After Reporting Gender Pay Discrimination While They Try
Hello, my name is Meave Gallagher, and I'm sponsoring this fundraiser on behalf of my dear friend Wolf and their child, who have suddenly found themselves in dire financial straits. It is so easy to…
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✨Amethyst 🔮✨ @amethystcrystals.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When liberals say "not voting is what got us here", by "here", they generally mean all the stuff that was already happening (that was happening partially because of lesser-evil voting), but now it's happening under Trump, so they can't ignore it anymore.
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oblivion.txt @oblivion-txt.bsky.social · 14h
No!
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 21h
average day doing prehistoric funerary archaeology tbh
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 21h
Centrists are gonna let Labour steamroll over trans people and immigrants all because Andy Burnham said some pretty words.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 22h
Hey, remember how us radical trans extremists were warning that you have to go on the attack against transphobic Dems immediately because otherwise other politicians will take the lack of consequences as permission and the bigotry will spread? Yeah...
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 22h
I’m sorry, I do love both Bill and Ted equally but unfortunately Bill is just always looking so funny so we’re mostly just taking photos of him. For context, this one is how he looked immediately after Ted decided to sleep on top of him.
A tabby kitten resting his head on a grey sofa pillow, looking pissed off.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 22h
You can donate to help Mohammed and his daughter here: chuffed.org/project/2038...
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Please donate and help Mohammed and his child urgently.
A Father’s mohammed Call: Help My Daughters Survive
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 28/09/2026
Bill would love it if you would share this, or even better - start a small recurring donation. bsky.app/profile/divy...
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 28/09/2026
folks…its Bill
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 23h
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1838...
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An urgent humanitarian appeal to save Suad and her child Omar after the war destroyed their lives.
My name is Liz and I reside in the US; Suad has asked me to manage this campaign on her behalf and all funds raised will go directly to her.
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 23h
You can donate here: chuffed.org/project/1844...
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Support for the Nurse and My Brother Abood
Hi! My name is Hammam Al-Shanti.
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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 29/09/2026
Retaj and her family of 7 matter. Can you click "weekly/monthly" on just a five? It’s transformatice and I never ask for more than this. I don’t ask for more than I do myself. I pledged 50 a month. chuffed.org/project/1232...
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Spheal Posting @sphealposting.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ok
end of evangelion poster but it's a big spheal
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Anna P. Judson @annapjudson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've been compiling a list for @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social of small-grant sources - orgs with funds for UK-based students/researchers/teachers in #Classics & related fields to use for e.g. research trips, conferences, other professional development activities #ClassicsBluesky 🏺1/4
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Sources of small grant funding in classics & related fields
Sources of small grant funding in classics & related fields The WCC UK’s Small Grants Scheme provides grants of up to £150 to support members’ academic activities relating to the study of classics (...
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Maggie Dickinson @mag2d2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Academic friends - link here to make a public comment on proposed rule to revoke tax exempt status for colleges and universities supporting Black students with any scholarships or campus programs - basically trying to re-segregate higher ed. Small thing you can do today to say fuck that.
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you are or will be in London, head to Gallery Ibraaz for Gabrielle Goliath's Elegy, Lawrence Abu Hamdan's Earshot and more. ibraaz.org/whats-on/a-l...
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A Lifework of Mourning | Ibraaz
To mark the opening of Gabrielle Goliath's Elegy at Ibraaz, Gabrielle Goliath, Christina Sharpe and Sara Nadal-Melsió join to discuss how mourning can facilitate a praxis of gathered grief, refusal an...
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants a country where "no one is forced to sleep rough" but his Government is pushing forward with immigration plans that will make more families homeless. Email today to remind them that everyone needs a home: act.praxis.org.uk/tell-housing...
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Email Angela Rayner: To end rough sleeping, you must scrap the Home Office's hostile immigration plans
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has committed to end rough sleeping in the UK. But his Government is pushing forward with immigration plans that will make more families homeless. The plans will see mo...
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 29/09/2026
average reaction to me attending an academic conference
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 29/09/2026
Blank Check obviously rules but their newsletter has been such a fun addition. Always enjoy reading JJ’s extensive research and Marie’s reporting on what’s going on elsewhere with film news.
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A few people have made the reasonable suggestion that we are living through the backlash to MeToo -- and yes, I do agree with that, at the same time as the backlash to BLM and the advances in gay rights. It's backlash all the way down.
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
also thinking a lot about how #MeToo apparently went too far, when it’s quite obvious now that it didn’t go far enough. it didn’t really go anywhere. there were no lasting consequences of that cultural moment beyond people making jokes about it.
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Having real #MeToo flashbacks today, what with various news stories going around, and thinking a lot about how women were encouraged to rip themselves open and show off our trauma, in all its Technicolor glory, so that men might begin to believe us
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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My neighbour told me archivists keep accessioning his documents so I asked how many documents he has and he said he just goes to the shelf and gets a new document afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding documents to archivists and then his librarian started crying.
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