Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts
@elliemackinroberts.net
Slow runner. Historian of Ancient Greek religion. Amateur sewist. Free Palestine. #ActuallyAutistic. 🏳️🌈 🇦🇺in🇬🇧: Immigrant, not expat.
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FYI this is a Mercator projection hate account and always will be, so you can unfollow if that offends you.
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Hey, you got a minute?
Go cancel a service you keep paying for that you never use.
Go cancel a service you keep paying for that you never use.
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hey, you got a minute?
Go cancel a service you keep paying for that you never use.
Go cancel a service you keep paying for that you never use.
I finally have a date for surgery so could the NHS not collapse within the next three weeks please and thank you.
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I finally have a date for surgery so could the NHS not collapse within the next three weeks please and thank you.
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We have chaos and Ed Miliband, they're just not evenly distributed.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We have chaos and Ed Miliband, they're just not evenly distributed.
I have just made a 23 page guide for a 3000 word assessment and now I deserve a nap.
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I have just made a 23 page guide for a 3000 word assessment and now I deserve a nap.
Additionally: it’s also super good for you to be a beginner at something - and then when you’re no longer a beginner at that, you just add a new thing to be a beginner at!
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Additionally: it’s also super good for you to be a beginner at something - and then when you’re no longer a beginner at that, you just add a new thing to be a beginner at!
I’ll be honest. I actually just want financial stability, the time and space to do good research, and to see cohorts of students from the beginning to the end of their degrees.
I’m so tired and so sad and so debilitated by this industry and the perpetuation of privilege.
I’m so tired and so sad and so debilitated by this industry and the perpetuation of privilege.
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’ll be honest. I actually just want financial stability, the time and space to do good research, and to see cohorts of students from the beginning to the end of their degrees.
I’m so tired and so sad and so debilitated by this industry and the perpetuation of privilege.
I’m so tired and so sad and so debilitated by this industry and the perpetuation of privilege.
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📢 Did you know the the Journal of Roman Archaeology is flipping to #OpenAccess?
All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: https://cup.org/4oaKGzq
All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: https://cup.org/4oaKGzq
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📢 Did you know the the Journal of Roman Archaeology is flipping to #OpenAccess?
All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: https://cup.org/4oaKGzq
All research content published in the journal from January 2026 will be permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world 🌏. Find out more: https://cup.org/4oaKGzq
Hank Green has started giving me the ick.
I’m still not over the ‘knitting is simple’ thing and I’m definitely not over the immediately jumping to Taylor Swift’s defence over the accidental Nazi necklace but having never spoken out about the current genocide in Palestine.
I’m still not over the ‘knitting is simple’ thing and I’m definitely not over the immediately jumping to Taylor Swift’s defence over the accidental Nazi necklace but having never spoken out about the current genocide in Palestine.
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hank Green has started giving me the ick.
I’m still not over the ‘knitting is simple’ thing and I’m definitely not over the immediately jumping to Taylor Swift’s defence over the accidental Nazi necklace but having never spoken out about the current genocide in Palestine.
I’m still not over the ‘knitting is simple’ thing and I’m definitely not over the immediately jumping to Taylor Swift’s defence over the accidental Nazi necklace but having never spoken out about the current genocide in Palestine.
Does anyone have a list of all the online resources that undergrads might want to access (eg Perseus, AIO, ToposText, etc.) with links? I could make one myself (and will if no one has one), I'm just being particularly lazy.
#ClassicsSky
#ClassicsSky
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Does anyone have a list of all the online resources that undergrads might want to access (eg Perseus, AIO, ToposText, etc.) with links? I could make one myself (and will if no one has one), I'm just being particularly lazy.
#ClassicsSky
#ClassicsSky
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What Streeting did to trans people, he'd do to every other marginalised, disenfranchised & down on their luck group in Britain.
I keep going back to Judith Butler: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
Streeting operates within a fascist logic.
I keep going back to Judith Butler: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
Streeting operates within a fascist logic.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What Streeting did to trans people, he'd do to every other marginalised, disenfranchised & down on their luck group in Britain.
I keep going back to Judith Butler: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
Streeting operates within a fascist logic.
I keep going back to Judith Butler: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’.
Streeting operates within a fascist logic.
Well, looks like I’ll be writing to my MP. Again.
I’ll also be doing some fundraising for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets that have LGBTQIA+ youth groups, one of which my trans non-binary kid attends and which has been phenomenal for them and their understanding of who they are.
I’ll also be doing some fundraising for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets that have LGBTQIA+ youth groups, one of which my trans non-binary kid attends and which has been phenomenal for them and their understanding of who they are.
‘Section 28 2.0’: New “transphobic” curriculum restricts teachers from encouraging Trans+ pupils to understand their identity 👇
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2-0-new-transphobic-curriculum-restricts-teachers-from-encouraging-trans-pupils-to-understand-their-identity/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2-0-new-transphobic-curriculum-restricts-teachers-from-encouraging-trans-pupils-to-understand-their-identity/
RSE guidance is “patently and cruelly transphobic” - community responds to ‘Section 28 2.0’ curriculum
It has taken a "trans exclusionary" approach and received widespread condemnation from the LGBTQIA+ community
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Well, looks like I’ll be writing to my MP. Again.
I’ll also be doing some fundraising for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets that have LGBTQIA+ youth groups, one of which my trans non-binary kid attends and which has been phenomenal for them and their understanding of who they are.
I’ll also be doing some fundraising for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets that have LGBTQIA+ youth groups, one of which my trans non-binary kid attends and which has been phenomenal for them and their understanding of who they are.
What movie villain is a horrible “person,” but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What movie villain is a horrible “person,” but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
If this is not the era in which we get the Milliband Premiership we deserved over a decade ago then I will cry.
But probably we’ll get Wes ‘Fuck Your Healthcare’ Streeting.
But probably we’ll get Wes ‘Fuck Your Healthcare’ Streeting.
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge
Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If this is not the era in which we get the Milliband Premiership we deserved over a decade ago then I will cry.
But probably we’ll get Wes ‘Fuck Your Healthcare’ Streeting.
But probably we’ll get Wes ‘Fuck Your Healthcare’ Streeting.
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Citation is power. Citation is epistemology. Citation is the creation of legitimacy and the gifting of authority.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Citation is power. Citation is epistemology. Citation is the creation of legitimacy and the gifting of authority.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
There’s nothing in the USA that’s similar to party leadership removing the whip from (what they see as) rouge MPs, right?
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
There’s nothing in the USA that’s similar to party leadership removing the whip from (what they see as) rouge MPs, right?
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Very pleased to see the WCC UK restate its commitment to the support of trans and non-binary folk in the discipline, particularly in light of the current political climate.
WCC Supports Trans People - WCC-UK
Following a unanimous vote at the 2025 AGM, the Women’s Classical Committee UK wishes to reiterate its unwavering support for trans and non-binary people. We are deeply concerned at the harmful implic...
wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Very pleased to see the WCC UK restate its commitment to the support of trans and non-binary folk in the discipline, particularly in light of the current political climate.
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“Israeli ceasefire” continues to involve drone-striking children
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“Israeli ceasefire” continues to involve drone-striking children
Has there been an official government petition to force a debate about university job losses in parliament, and I've missed it?
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Has there been an official government petition to force a debate about university job losses in parliament, and I've missed it?
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Time to annoy my MP. Again.
I wrote about the stupid white paper.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
In summary, with these people in the driver's seat and apparently unbothered by consequences, we're so cooked.
Somewhere in the Department for Education, a phone is ringing
On October 20th at a bit after 5pm, the UK government introduced its Education and Skills white paper to Parliament, to absolutely no…
hitchcockian.medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Time to annoy my MP. Again.
Sewing Influencers Aren’t Immune From Glorifying Overconsumption. And it really bothers me.
Just saw a post of a woman who made no less than 20 new garments last month. All from new fabric. It’s giving ‘I’m super environmentally friendly and driving my own car everywhere is totally fine’.
Just saw a post of a woman who made no less than 20 new garments last month. All from new fabric. It’s giving ‘I’m super environmentally friendly and driving my own car everywhere is totally fine’.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sewing Influencers Aren’t Immune From Glorifying Overconsumption. And it really bothers me.
Just saw a post of a woman who made no less than 20 new garments last month. All from new fabric. It’s giving ‘I’m super environmentally friendly and driving my own car everywhere is totally fine’.
Just saw a post of a woman who made no less than 20 new garments last month. All from new fabric. It’s giving ‘I’m super environmentally friendly and driving my own car everywhere is totally fine’.
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
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Great to see our membership numbers still rising....
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
Zack Polanski: Starmer 'not a man I would be willing to work with'
YouTube video by Sky News
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November 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Great to see our membership numbers still rising....
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
Today’s half-marathon clarified something for me. I can - with 100% accuracy, I’m calling it - identify a runner behind me wearing Nike Vaporflys.
It’s the clip clop of hooves.
It’s the clip clop of hooves.
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Today’s half-marathon clarified something for me. I can - with 100% accuracy, I’m calling it - identify a runner behind me wearing Nike Vaporflys.
It’s the clip clop of hooves.
It’s the clip clop of hooves.
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The white poppy has been worn for over 90 years, as a symbol of remembrance & peace.
By wearing a white poppy, we remember all victims of war, both civilian & military. We remember those who are so often overlooked, buried under the rubble, suffering from starvation or displaced from their homes.
By wearing a white poppy, we remember all victims of war, both civilian & military. We remember those who are so often overlooked, buried under the rubble, suffering from starvation or displaced from their homes.
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The white poppy has been worn for over 90 years, as a symbol of remembrance & peace.
By wearing a white poppy, we remember all victims of war, both civilian & military. We remember those who are so often overlooked, buried under the rubble, suffering from starvation or displaced from their homes.
By wearing a white poppy, we remember all victims of war, both civilian & military. We remember those who are so often overlooked, buried under the rubble, suffering from starvation or displaced from their homes.
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I don't wear a red poppy, I remember the victims of war sent to their deaths by self-serving,war mongering governments sending innocents to the slaughter for their gains while governments prosper from death,war & destruction.
I remember all our brave who died defending peace from wars caused by scum
I remember all our brave who died defending peace from wars caused by scum
FYI: you don’t have to wear a red poppy to show your support for victims of war. You can wear a white peace poppy to remember all victims of war, to challenge global militarism, and signal your commitment to lasting peace.
Remembrance & White Poppies
The white poppy has been worn in the run-up to Remembrance Day for over ninety years, as a symbol of remembrance and peace.White poppies are worn every year by thousands of people across the UK and be...
www.ppu.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I don't wear a red poppy, I remember the victims of war sent to their deaths by self-serving,war mongering governments sending innocents to the slaughter for their gains while governments prosper from death,war & destruction.
I remember all our brave who died defending peace from wars caused by scum
I remember all our brave who died defending peace from wars caused by scum