FinnMackay
@finnfox.bsky.social
Sociology lecturer at the best Uni in Bristol. Author "Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars" from Bloomsbury. Queer for cats and feminism.
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its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
March 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
I work in Bristol & have young children so getting up to Manchester to support the Green election would be tricky, plus the train is expensive. So I'm going to donate to support the campaign instead. You can donate too, any amount, it matters.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I work in Bristol & have young children so getting up to Manchester to support the Green election would be tricky, plus the train is expensive. So I'm going to donate to support the campaign instead. You can donate too, any amount, it matters.
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentary-…
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentary-…
Obvs I hate fly tipping on the streets, it's dangerous for pets & wildlife, a health & safety risk to humans, an environmental risk, an eyesore. But as a British person I also hate it because if I accidentally put a lid in with the plastic then none of my rubbish gets taken at all!
February 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Obvs I hate fly tipping on the streets, it's dangerous for pets & wildlife, a health & safety risk to humans, an environmental risk, an eyesore. But as a British person I also hate it because if I accidentally put a lid in with the plastic then none of my rubbish gets taken at all!
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Reform's candidate Matthew Goodwin challenged for calling it "insane" to prosecute a man for "start the slaughter. Violence & murder is the only way now. Start off burning every migrant hotel then head to MPs’ houses & Parliament, we need to take over by FORCE’
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
February 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Reform's candidate Matthew Goodwin challenged for calling it "insane" to prosecute a man for "start the slaughter. Violence & murder is the only way now. Start off burning every migrant hotel then head to MPs’ houses & Parliament, we need to take over by FORCE’
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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HALF-TIME | Scotland in front at the break!
England are a man down with Henry Arundell shown a 20-min red card
England are a man down with Henry Arundell shown a 20-min red card
February 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
HALF-TIME | Scotland in front at the break!
England are a man down with Henry Arundell shown a 20-min red card
England are a man down with Henry Arundell shown a 20-min red card
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Luke is part of a government that is selling off our NHS data to a US spy tech firm, Palantir.
Luke is part of a government that is subservient to Donald Trump - a dangerous President who wants to annex Greenland.
Luke is part of a government that is increasingly desperate & utterly rudderless.
Luke is part of a government that is subservient to Donald Trump - a dangerous President who wants to annex Greenland.
Luke is part of a government that is increasingly desperate & utterly rudderless.
Both the Greens and Reform are soft on Putin and soft on NATO.
The greens want to pull out of NATO and Reform’s Leader says Putin is the leader he admires the most.
Labour takes a different approach: a NATO-first strategy, increasing defence spending and renewing our forces.
The greens want to pull out of NATO and Reform’s Leader says Putin is the leader he admires the most.
Labour takes a different approach: a NATO-first strategy, increasing defence spending and renewing our forces.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Luke is part of a government that is selling off our NHS data to a US spy tech firm, Palantir.
Luke is part of a government that is subservient to Donald Trump - a dangerous President who wants to annex Greenland.
Luke is part of a government that is increasingly desperate & utterly rudderless.
Luke is part of a government that is subservient to Donald Trump - a dangerous President who wants to annex Greenland.
Luke is part of a government that is increasingly desperate & utterly rudderless.
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Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
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The High Court has ruled on our challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance.
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
High Court rules on lawfulness of the EHRC’s interim guidance
High Court decides services may lawfully allow trans women to use women’s facilities – but the fight for trans rights continues
goodlawproject.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The High Court has ruled on our challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance.
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
The judgment contains some good news for trans rights – but plenty of bad.
Read our analysis
goodlawproject.org/update/high-...
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'Health officials fear Palantir’s reputation will hinder the delivery of a “vital” £330m NHS contract, according to briefings seen by the Guardian, sparking fresh calls for the deal to be scrapped.'
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
'Health officials fear Palantir’s reputation will hinder the delivery of a “vital” £330m NHS contract, according to briefings seen by the Guardian, sparking fresh calls for the deal to be scrapped.'
Ben Spencer tory MP on QT going on about "the mission of Britain", & if people want to live here they must get on board. I wonder if the billionaires like Ratcliffe know the mission of the countries they live in, if they integrate with the customs & culture, speak fluent French, Italian, Spanish.
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Ben Spencer tory MP on QT going on about "the mission of Britain", & if people want to live here they must get on board. I wonder if the billionaires like Ratcliffe know the mission of the countries they live in, if they integrate with the customs & culture, speak fluent French, Italian, Spanish.
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"A conservative network led by Michael Gove and Nigel Farage’s senior adviser James Orr has spent more than half a million pounds pushing far-right and anti-trans voices – some of it fuelled by profits from Russian oil."
Putin’s megaphone: Orbán’s far-right push into UK universities is fuelled by Russian oil | Good Law Project
Good Law Project has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK
goodlaw.social
February 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM
"A conservative network led by Michael Gove and Nigel Farage’s senior adviser James Orr has spent more than half a million pounds pushing far-right and anti-trans voices – some of it fuelled by profits from Russian oil."
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Tomorrow's episode of Bold Politics is so so rare in British politics: real people who are unafraid to just be themselves for an hour because they know they don't have to protect any vested interests.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
February 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Tomorrow's episode of Bold Politics is so so rare in British politics: real people who are unafraid to just be themselves for an hour because they know they don't have to protect any vested interests.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
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Are you doing research on anti-trans politics? Consider submitting to the special issue of @cogitatiopag.bsky.social 'Global Politics and Anti-Trans Moral Panics: Transfeminist Perspectives', co-edited by me, @ashstokoe.bsky.social and @ginagwenffrewi.bsky.social to be published in 2027 (1/2)
Future Issues | Politics and Governance
Politics and Governance is an innovative new offering to the world of online peer-reviewed open access publishing in the Political Sciences.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Are you doing research on anti-trans politics? Consider submitting to the special issue of @cogitatiopag.bsky.social 'Global Politics and Anti-Trans Moral Panics: Transfeminist Perspectives', co-edited by me, @ashstokoe.bsky.social and @ginagwenffrewi.bsky.social to be published in 2027 (1/2)
PhD opportunity genderinsight.eu/en/recruitme...
15. Societal polarization and the health of trans and gender diverse people | Gender Insight
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February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
Public service announcement! Greenham film in Bristol at Watershed www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1382...
Gentle Angry Women + Q&A
As they navigate the complexities of teenage life and social activism, three young women embark on a journey of discovery, following in the footsteps of over 30,000 women who forty years earlier unite...
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February 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Public service announcement! Greenham film in Bristol at Watershed www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1382...
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Here's the article where I actually looked at the cjs data and found that there was no significant change in female rape convictions after the period when trans women started being recorded as women for offences.
Here's the article where I actually looked at the cjs data and found that there was no significant change in female rape convictions after the period when trans women started being recorded as women for offences.
Alice Sullivan and Allison Bailey are misleading the public and UK Government bodies about rape…
Content Note: Discussion of rape and crimes against minors (with no graphic detail)
chican3ry.medium.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Here's the article where I actually looked at the cjs data and found that there was no significant change in female rape convictions after the period when trans women started being recorded as women for offences.
Here's the article where I actually looked at the cjs data and found that there was no significant change in female rape convictions after the period when trans women started being recorded as women for offences.
You know when you are a parent of young children & you have to go away on your own for whatever reason, work trip or something & you pack like you're going on an actual spa, like you can really get some real "me time", you know, like taking conditioner & dental floss. Really live it up.
February 8, 2026 at 7:10 AM
You know when you are a parent of young children & you have to go away on your own for whatever reason, work trip or something & you pack like you're going on an actual spa, like you can really get some real "me time", you know, like taking conditioner & dental floss. Really live it up.
There are many Epsteins everywhere. They run the world, and some just run their little corner of it, that they've scraped out. Rich or not. It's not detracting from the politics to talk about the misogyny when the misogyny is the politics. Lots of questions are being asked about why powerful men...
February 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
There are many Epsteins everywhere. They run the world, and some just run their little corner of it, that they've scraped out. Rich or not. It's not detracting from the politics to talk about the misogyny when the misogyny is the politics. Lots of questions are being asked about why powerful men...
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There is a reason the extreme right love neoliberalism: it sedates the public into believing they have the illusion of choice & have access to their desires whilst ignoring the gradual erosion of their rights. If this fails, swamp the media to denigrate those who oppose neoliberalism & billionaires.
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
There is a reason the extreme right love neoliberalism: it sedates the public into believing they have the illusion of choice & have access to their desires whilst ignoring the gradual erosion of their rights. If this fails, swamp the media to denigrate those who oppose neoliberalism & billionaires.
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"I might disagree with Mandelson on his politics, but he's a very intelligent man and would be good choice for ambassador".
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"I might disagree with Mandelson on his politics, but he's a very intelligent man and would be good choice for ambassador".
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
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Trans teacher: “I’d like staff and students to refer to me as Mx”
School: “Sure, that’s a reasonable request”
Tommy Robinson (criminal): “Guess I’ll start harassing this teacher - at school, at home, everywhere”
Gavin Williamson MP: “Keep it up, Tommy, and let me know if you need anything”
School: “Sure, that’s a reasonable request”
Tommy Robinson (criminal): “Guess I’ll start harassing this teacher - at school, at home, everywhere”
Gavin Williamson MP: “Keep it up, Tommy, and let me know if you need anything”
The Venn Diagram between racists and transphobes is a circle.
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...
Trans teacher followed home by right-winger Tommy Robinson
A teacher was approached at home by Tommy Robinson after parents complained about them allegedly requesting to use the title 'Mx'.
www.thepinknews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Trans teacher: “I’d like staff and students to refer to me as Mx”
School: “Sure, that’s a reasonable request”
Tommy Robinson (criminal): “Guess I’ll start harassing this teacher - at school, at home, everywhere”
Gavin Williamson MP: “Keep it up, Tommy, and let me know if you need anything”
School: “Sure, that’s a reasonable request”
Tommy Robinson (criminal): “Guess I’ll start harassing this teacher - at school, at home, everywhere”
Gavin Williamson MP: “Keep it up, Tommy, and let me know if you need anything”
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Sign the Petition
Hold a Parliamentary Debate on Palantir’s Role in UK Defence, Security & Public Services
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February 6, 2026 at 6:32 AM