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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick

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Zooarchaeologist. ๐Ÿบ Museums & Heritage Researcher. ๐Ÿ“œ Science Communicator & Writer. ๐Ÿงช Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK. She/Her/ๅฅน. All views my own. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆโ™ฟ๏ธ https://dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co/

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You can donate to Alaaโ€™s family here: chuffed.org/project/1591...

06.03.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is also what I look like while drinking a big glass of wine, tbf.

06.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

abolish the home office. salt the earth

06.03.2026 13:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 89 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
06.03.2026 15:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 332 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw thatโ€ฆ

For the next day, we'll match you!

You can and DO help these six families & a displacement camp every week with food, shelter, medicine, & more. As famine looms again, we must continue.

Pledge a coffeeโ€”hit โ€œweeklyโ€ if you canโ€”then act for their lives. chuffed.org/project/hope...

06.03.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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today is bandcamp Friday. a great day to support musicians because they don't take a cut of revenue and these streaming services do not care if we live or die

I have many compact discs available. I hear people like those these days and I have a bunch of rare ones

openmikeeagle.bandcamp.com/merch

06.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 61 ๐Ÿ” 28 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Other ways to help:

โ€ข Media kit: drive.proton.me/urls/PCRKBWF...

โ€ข Reach out about organizing an event or other fundraising activity, send us a message: healmindsgaza@protonmail.com

06.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Heal Minds Gaza: empowering Palestinian children who were in detention Palestinian children in Israeli occupation prisons face severe psychological violence that deeply impacts their sense of safety, identity, and community after their detention. The Heal Minds Gazaโ€ฆ

Hoping prison abolitionists will bite and share this one: research-informed, Palestinian-led mental health support for nearly a hundred kids who suffered in occupation detention.

You support goes towards materials & facilitation. We have FOUR WEEKS: chuffed.org/project/hmg

06.03.2026 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 72 ๐Ÿ” 63 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

The Economist, The

06.03.2026 15:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

huge

06.03.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now as the grief starts to come and go in waves, itโ€™s getting slowly replaced by rage so thatโ€™s cool.

06.03.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As ever this is the moderate position.

06.03.2026 13:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s not disingenuous to point out that the NYT did not run a single front page story of the Minab bombing. You donโ€™t dispute this claim because itโ€™s true. And the story that you reference on your webpage does not attribute blame to US/Israel and frames it as an allegation by โ€œIranian state mediaโ€

06.03.2026 01:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3205 ๐Ÿ” 745 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Iโ€™m allowed to game through the grief, this is a very normal coping mechanism I think

06.03.2026 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly though, kinda was the exact game I needed during this tough time. Congrats @alecrobbins.bsky.social!

06.03.2026 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seeing @thelukeman.bsky.social near the end of High on Life 2 and reacting like it was a MCU end credits cameo.

06.03.2026 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A tortoiseshell cat looking rather angry at the camera.

A tortoiseshell cat looking rather angry at the camera.

Sorry I just need to repost this one photo of her that I think really summed her up nicely - politely filled with rage.

05.03.2026 21:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We are watching โ€˜Jiro Dreams of Sushiโ€™ tonight in her honour - because she loved human food and if we got a sushi takeaway sheโ€™d be a total asshole trying to swipe our meals ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

05.03.2026 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks everyone for the kind words about Violet โค๏ธ

05.03.2026 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m so glad we did this at home, we had such a kind and compassionate vet who kept Violet so calm and comfortable throughout. Even the crematorium worker was so gentle and sympathetic, we were able to carry her out ourselves and it really helped with the closure.

05.03.2026 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Violet hated other cats and when she saw them, her tail would get all big and puffy.

The moment she died, her tail did exactly that - so we are taking that as proof that there is a cat heaven and Violet is there and sheโ€™s fucking pissed lol.

05.03.2026 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a tortoiseshell cat stood on a dresser in front of a houseplant. The sunlight is hitting her face and she has her eye closed enjoying it.

A photo of a tortoiseshell cat stood on a dresser in front of a houseplant. The sunlight is hitting her face and she has her eye closed enjoying it.

We said goodbye to Miss Violet tonight. When we adopted her a few years ago, we werenโ€™t sure how long our time would be together - she was already an elderly, dignified lady. But Iโ€™m glad we were able to give her a few years of being spoiled and treated like the queen she was.

05.03.2026 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 145 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congrats, Florence! โค๏ธ

05.03.2026 19:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh those colours! Need to get my hands on some cinestill

05.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Havenโ€™t I been through enough.

05.03.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A tortoiseshell cat curled up, with her big butt obscuring much of her face, although her eyes are visible above the curved backside.

A tortoiseshell cat curled up, with her big butt obscuring much of her face, although her eyes are visible above the curved backside.

She has drained all of my finances, stolen countless hours of sleep from me, given me multiple panic attacks - and I wouldnโ€™t trade that time spent together for anything.

Love you, Violet. โค๏ธ

05.03.2026 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sheโ€™s been quite weak the past few days but has managed to jump up onto our bed to sit in the sunlight.

Just gonna spend the next few hours sat with her, I guess. Iโ€™m gonna miss her so much.

05.03.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not long now. But Violetโ€™s managed to perk up enough to eat a shit ton of roast chicken and some chicken bone broth (the whole damn house smells like chicken now, thanks Violet ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ), and a bunch of her favourite chicken tube treats. Sheโ€™ll be going out completely filled with chicken, which feels right

05.03.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trans people are at risk because the UK have banned trans youth healthcare, and adult HRT pathways are unfit for purpose. If you want to stop DIY HRT or 'black market trans hormones' then lift the fucking ban and make all types of HRT free and accessible through NHS GPs. It's not rocket science.

05.03.2026 14:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 123 ๐Ÿ” 49 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

what is it about bluesky devs constantly badmouthing users? why do they run this site if they hate us so much and say over & over their focus is the protocol?

05.03.2026 14:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 107 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0