Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts
@elliemackinroberts.net
Mid runner. Historian of Ancient Greek religion. Amateur sewist. Free Palestine. #ActuallyAutistic. 🏳️🌈 🇦🇺in🇬🇧: Immigrant, not expat. Ursine mode of being.
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Ellie's fundraiser for Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
Help Ellie Mackin Roberts raise money to support Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
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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.
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Lotta “art shouldn’t be political” takes going around (including from faculty at my art program) and I just have to say: wow fuck that
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Lotta “art shouldn’t be political” takes going around (including from faculty at my art program) and I just have to say: wow fuck that
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Had a chat to @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social about the term “ancient Palestine” and why museums and universities need to stand against the Zionist rewriting of history and the erasure of the Palestinians.
Full article: www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...
Full article: www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...
February 16, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Had a chat to @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social about the term “ancient Palestine” and why museums and universities need to stand against the Zionist rewriting of history and the erasure of the Palestinians.
Full article: www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...
Full article: www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...
Hot tip for young players: if you’re not interested in something JUST SCROLL PAST IT.
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Hot tip for young players: if you’re not interested in something JUST SCROLL PAST IT.
I have a vivid memory of my sister’s undergrad thesis being lost, but she had just printed a hard copy and we sat around retyping the whole thing and since then I have made backups of backups of backups.
One of my PhD students ONLY had her doctoral dissertation in her laptop’s hard drive. Told her to email me the most recent version. She forgot. Her laptop was fried by the evening. She had to rewrite the entire thing.
Luckily I had some of the source/draft documents, which I sent her.
Luckily I had some of the source/draft documents, which I sent her.
Losing our words is a writer’s worst nightmare. Don’t forget to backup your work.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub
February 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I have a vivid memory of my sister’s undergrad thesis being lost, but she had just printed a hard copy and we sat around retyping the whole thing and since then I have made backups of backups of backups.
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Also reminder that I am running to provide support for queer and gender non-conforming kids in the UK borough with the highest level of child poverty.
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
February 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Also reminder that I am running to provide support for queer and gender non-conforming kids in the UK borough with the highest level of child poverty.
Also reminder that I am running to provide support for queer and gender non-conforming kids in the UK borough with the highest level of child poverty.
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
February 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Also reminder that I am running to provide support for queer and gender non-conforming kids in the UK borough with the highest level of child poverty.
Fun was had.
February 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Fun was had.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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The 2026 Barkley Marathons began with one of the strongest fields ever. The starting field came from 15 Counties as well as 15 States, and included ten women. The course seemed not to care. Over 70% of the field is done. #BM100
February 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The 2026 Barkley Marathons began with one of the strongest fields ever. The starting field came from 15 Counties as well as 15 States, and included ten women. The course seemed not to care. Over 70% of the field is done. #BM100
Based on this information only I am now barracking for Knee Guy.
Chiseled Jaw Guy, Knee Guy, Old Guy, Midnight guy, and The Path Finder are the first five in. #BM100
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Based on this information only I am now barracking for Knee Guy.
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Really need to be offline yall but a reminder that the coffees you’ve clicked “weekly” or “monthly” on translate to support for twenty-one families' survival needs.
I think we all need that hope right now. Join in & support Palestinian life:
I think we all need that hope right now. Join in & support Palestinian life:
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 that their...
chuffed.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Really need to be offline yall but a reminder that the coffees you’ve clicked “weekly” or “monthly” on translate to support for twenty-one families' survival needs.
I think we all need that hope right now. Join in & support Palestinian life:
I think we all need that hope right now. Join in & support Palestinian life:
Seeing as the Olympics is on I think it’s necessary to point two things out:
1. No, if you started training now you could not make the next winter Olympics.
2. (If you are a man) no, you could not just beat any female Olympian at their sport.
1. No, if you started training now you could not make the next winter Olympics.
2. (If you are a man) no, you could not just beat any female Olympian at their sport.
February 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Seeing as the Olympics is on I think it’s necessary to point two things out:
1. No, if you started training now you could not make the next winter Olympics.
2. (If you are a man) no, you could not just beat any female Olympian at their sport.
1. No, if you started training now you could not make the next winter Olympics.
2. (If you are a man) no, you could not just beat any female Olympian at their sport.
I wish people would stop including untranslated Greek and Latin in their work.
Aside from anything else it means I can't assign your work to students. I also don't want to have to translate everything I read, because I am usually not as invested in your topic as you are.
Aside from anything else it means I can't assign your work to students. I also don't want to have to translate everything I read, because I am usually not as invested in your topic as you are.
February 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I wish people would stop including untranslated Greek and Latin in their work.
Aside from anything else it means I can't assign your work to students. I also don't want to have to translate everything I read, because I am usually not as invested in your topic as you are.
Aside from anything else it means I can't assign your work to students. I also don't want to have to translate everything I read, because I am usually not as invested in your topic as you are.
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Come for the Barkleys and @keithdunn.bsky.social’s brilliant commentary.
Stay for The Green Runners, whose co-founders include Jasmin Paris & Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social
thegreenrunners.com
Stay for The Green Runners, whose co-founders include Jasmin Paris & Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social
thegreenrunners.com
Running, without the footprint - The Green Runners CIC
We are The Green Runners - a community making changes for a fitter planet. Help us win the race against the climate emergency.
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February 14, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Come for the Barkleys and @keithdunn.bsky.social’s brilliant commentary.
Stay for The Green Runners, whose co-founders include Jasmin Paris & Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social
thegreenrunners.com
Stay for The Green Runners, whose co-founders include Jasmin Paris & Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social
thegreenrunners.com
Barre core is no joke. Ballerinas are beasts.
February 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Barre core is no joke. Ballerinas are beasts.
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
There are so many places to propose.
When your girlfriend has JUST WON AN OLYMPIC MEDAL IS NOT THAT TIME.
It’s not about you, idiot. It’s HER TIME.
When your girlfriend has JUST WON AN OLYMPIC MEDAL IS NOT THAT TIME.
It’s not about you, idiot. It’s HER TIME.
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
There are so many places to propose.
When your girlfriend has JUST WON AN OLYMPIC MEDAL IS NOT THAT TIME.
It’s not about you, idiot. It’s HER TIME.
When your girlfriend has JUST WON AN OLYMPIC MEDAL IS NOT THAT TIME.
It’s not about you, idiot. It’s HER TIME.
In other news, this is the glorious time every four years where we all become curling experts and I LOVE IT.
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
In other news, this is the glorious time every four years where we all become curling experts and I LOVE IT.
Hey you all know that you can get the education discount on Strava with your .ac.uk (or equivalent) staff email, right?
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Hey you all know that you can get the education discount on Strava with your .ac.uk (or equivalent) staff email, right?
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Do I know anyone in London or surrounds who is an EA Leader in Running Fitness or Coach in Running Fitness who could witness my LiRF practical videoing?
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Do I know anyone in London or surrounds who is an EA Leader in Running Fitness or Coach in Running Fitness who could witness my LiRF practical videoing?
Do I know anyone in London or surrounds who is an EA Leader in Running Fitness or Coach in Running Fitness who could witness my LiRF practical videoing?
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Do I know anyone in London or surrounds who is an EA Leader in Running Fitness or Coach in Running Fitness who could witness my LiRF practical videoing?
Is wanting to get a dog a sign of mid-life crisis, if you’ve always just been a cat person?
Asking for a friend.
The friend is me.
(We aren’t very close).
Asking for a friend.
The friend is me.
(We aren’t very close).
February 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Is wanting to get a dog a sign of mid-life crisis, if you’ve always just been a cat person?
Asking for a friend.
The friend is me.
(We aren’t very close).
Asking for a friend.
The friend is me.
(We aren’t very close).