Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts
@elliemackinroberts.net
Mid runner. Historian of Ancient Greek religion. Amateur sewist. Free Palestine. #ActuallyAutistic. 🏳️🌈 🇦🇺in🇬🇧: Immigrant, not expat.
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So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
No one tells you actually how hard it is to rest after having pretty major surgery when you’re a precariously employed academic who is terrified of not getting a job next year.
To make it worse when I’m anxious about my professional life I run, and I can’t even do that for 6 bloody weeks.
To make it worse when I’m anxious about my professional life I run, and I can’t even do that for 6 bloody weeks.
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
No one tells you actually how hard it is to rest after having pretty major surgery when you’re a precariously employed academic who is terrified of not getting a job next year.
To make it worse when I’m anxious about my professional life I run, and I can’t even do that for 6 bloody weeks.
To make it worse when I’m anxious about my professional life I run, and I can’t even do that for 6 bloody weeks.
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hey guys, super good place to throw a few bucks, if you’ve got ‘em! Ellie and I were at KCL together (approx one hundred years ago) and I babysat the kiddo in question when they were teensy 💖
So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
Ellie's fundraiser for Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
Help Ellie Mackin Roberts raise money to support Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
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November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
hey guys, super good place to throw a few bucks, if you’ve got ‘em! Ellie and I were at KCL together (approx one hundred years ago) and I babysat the kiddo in question when they were teensy 💖
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Fancy a free trip to Pompeii and a walk around the site with me? Waterstones have a prize draw for exactly that. Just pre-order my new book (UK only I think). Details here www.waterstones.com/win/talking-...
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Fancy a free trip to Pompeii and a walk around the site with me? Waterstones have a prize draw for exactly that. Just pre-order my new book (UK only I think). Details here www.waterstones.com/win/talking-...
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Here is a partial list of people I want to have less money. It would be great if their loss meant more tax money to spend on things we need, but I'd also be happy for them just to have less:
Billionaires
And these businesses:
Tobacco
Fossil fuel
Vapes
Gambling
Weapons
Amazon
LLMs
Billionaires
And these businesses:
Tobacco
Fossil fuel
Vapes
Gambling
Weapons
Amazon
LLMs
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Here is a partial list of people I want to have less money. It would be great if their loss meant more tax money to spend on things we need, but I'd also be happy for them just to have less:
Billionaires
And these businesses:
Tobacco
Fossil fuel
Vapes
Gambling
Weapons
Amazon
LLMs
Billionaires
And these businesses:
Tobacco
Fossil fuel
Vapes
Gambling
Weapons
Amazon
LLMs
Just by the way if you have a friend or family member who is interested in learning about Ancient Greece you could give them my little book this Christmas. It’s good (I hope!). #ClassicsBluesky
Brief Histories: Ancient Greece: Everything you wanted to know but forgot to ask
Everything you wanted to know but forgot to ask
uk.bookshop.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Just by the way if you have a friend or family member who is interested in learning about Ancient Greece you could give them my little book this Christmas. It’s good (I hope!). #ClassicsBluesky
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So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
Ellie's fundraiser for Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
Help Ellie Mackin Roberts raise money to support Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
www.justgiving.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
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🏺🗃️ Something else I love about this? It shows women together gaming: they're playing knucklebones
#Matriarcha
#Matriarcha
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🏺🗃️ Something else I love about this? It shows women together gaming: they're playing knucklebones
#Matriarcha
#Matriarcha
Speaking of being in the anaesthetic haze apparently I spent about ten minutes telling my mum how great she is and how much I love her, so I’m glad to know that’s what kind of stoner I am 😂
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Speaking of being in the anaesthetic haze apparently I spent about ten minutes telling my mum how great she is and how much I love her, so I’m glad to know that’s what kind of stoner I am 😂
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All the benefit "fraud" in the entire world doesn't amount to even a fraction of a percent of the taxes multimillionaires don't pay.
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
All the benefit "fraud" in the entire world doesn't amount to even a fraction of a percent of the taxes multimillionaires don't pay.
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I would rather 50 people got benefits they didn't need than 1 went without food or shelter.
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I would rather 50 people got benefits they didn't need than 1 went without food or shelter.
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
Ellie's fundraiser for Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
Help Ellie Mackin Roberts raise money to support Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
www.justgiving.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
I have no memory of positing this but if my phone log is anything to go by I was definitely still out of it post-surgery and I find it hilarious that this is where my brain was.
Suck it Hippocrates. My womb wandered so hard it wandered right out of my body. #endomeriosis
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I have no memory of positing this but if my phone log is anything to go by I was definitely still out of it post-surgery and I find it hilarious that this is where my brain was.
Get yourself a spouse that packs vegan donuts in your hospital bag so when you wake up starving at 1am you don’t have to eat stale crackers.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Get yourself a spouse that packs vegan donuts in your hospital bag so when you wake up starving at 1am you don’t have to eat stale crackers.
Suck it Hippocrates. My womb wandered so hard it wandered right out of my body. #endomeriosis
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Suck it Hippocrates. My womb wandered so hard it wandered right out of my body. #endomeriosis
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
There’s a @effinbirds.com for that (I know, I have the t-shirt!)
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There’s a @effinbirds.com for that (I know, I have the t-shirt!)
Notes to my younger self : just because it’s getting cold and cloudy doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still be wearing sunscreen every day.
Wear your sunscreen.
Wear your sunscreen.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Notes to my younger self : just because it’s getting cold and cloudy doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still be wearing sunscreen every day.
Wear your sunscreen.
Wear your sunscreen.
I remember Kurt Cobain’s death so vividly and I feel so much for all those parents who had to suddenly discuss suicide and addiction with their teenagers.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I remember Kurt Cobain’s death so vividly and I feel so much for all those parents who had to suddenly discuss suicide and addiction with their teenagers.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
***manifesting a cat***
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
***manifesting a cat***
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personally this applies for everything, not just medical conditions to me (hence caveat in profile), but it applies double for medical matters. It's rude, it's intrusive, it's not kind, don't do it. Just don't.
PSA: if someone mentions a health condition they have it is NOT an invitation for you to give them advice.
It IS an invitation if they ask for advice. Otherwise: shut your mouth and keep your advice to yourself.
Unless (and this is the ONLY exception) you are that specific person’s doctor.
It IS an invitation if they ask for advice. Otherwise: shut your mouth and keep your advice to yourself.
Unless (and this is the ONLY exception) you are that specific person’s doctor.
November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
personally this applies for everything, not just medical conditions to me (hence caveat in profile), but it applies double for medical matters. It's rude, it's intrusive, it's not kind, don't do it. Just don't.
PSA: if someone mentions a health condition they have it is NOT an invitation for you to give them advice.
It IS an invitation if they ask for advice. Otherwise: shut your mouth and keep your advice to yourself.
Unless (and this is the ONLY exception) you are that specific person’s doctor.
It IS an invitation if they ask for advice. Otherwise: shut your mouth and keep your advice to yourself.
Unless (and this is the ONLY exception) you are that specific person’s doctor.
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
PSA: if someone mentions a health condition they have it is NOT an invitation for you to give them advice.
It IS an invitation if they ask for advice. Otherwise: shut your mouth and keep your advice to yourself.
Unless (and this is the ONLY exception) you are that specific person’s doctor.
It IS an invitation if they ask for advice. Otherwise: shut your mouth and keep your advice to yourself.
Unless (and this is the ONLY exception) you are that specific person’s doctor.
There’s no cash here. Here, no cash. Robbo?
No cash.
No cash.
Post a movie where you are from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There’s no cash here. Here, no cash. Robbo?
No cash.
No cash.
Post a movie where you are from.
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Post a movie where you are from.