Dr Alex Fitzpatrick
@animalarchaeology.com
Zooarchaeologist. 🏺
Museums & Heritage Researcher. 📜
Science Communicator & Writer. 🧪
Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK.
She/Her/她. All views my own. 🏳️🌈♿️
https://dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co/
Museums & Heritage Researcher. 📜
Science Communicator & Writer. 🧪
Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK.
She/Her/她. All views my own. 🏳️🌈♿️
https://dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co/
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You can now find all of my relevant links at the page below, including my consultation services and recent publications.
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how are you supposed to tell the fascists apart when they all support the same institutions?
January 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
how are you supposed to tell the fascists apart when they all support the same institutions?
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Also for those who want to talk about affordability more than anything else, your compromise is that ICE has $85 billion now. All of that money could go to people who need it!
Abolishing ICE is polling well and even polls positively with some Republicans at the moment. It could absolutely be a motivating and winning midterm issue that could flip control. Giving up before things even really start is a sure-fire way to keep people home.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Also for those who want to talk about affordability more than anything else, your compromise is that ICE has $85 billion now. All of that money could go to people who need it!
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Scoop: Police have recently been ordered to be "as vague as permissible" in the Flock system about the searches they do in a message shared with several major police departments around the country by the FBI. Actively avoiding transparency is now the strategy:
www.404media.co/police-told-...
www.404media.co/police-told-...
Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Scoop: Police have recently been ordered to be "as vague as permissible" in the Flock system about the searches they do in a message shared with several major police departments around the country by the FBI. Actively avoiding transparency is now the strategy:
www.404media.co/police-told-...
www.404media.co/police-told-...
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I hope that whatever marginal gains the Democrats accomplish as the minority party with respect to ICE are just the beginning, though I fear they'll be an end. ICE was bad under Obama. It stayed. It was bad under Biden. It stayed. But ICE is bad because of what it does, not just how it does it.
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I hope that whatever marginal gains the Democrats accomplish as the minority party with respect to ICE are just the beginning, though I fear they'll be an end. ICE was bad under Obama. It stayed. It was bad under Biden. It stayed. But ICE is bad because of what it does, not just how it does it.
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David French argued Renee Good's murder is an example of the US having two sytems of law: orderly for friends & belligerent for foes. @victorerikray.bsky.social corrects him: US law has always promised fascism for non-whites & those who stand with them.
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
America's "dual state" is a racial state
ICE's terrors draw on an American traditions of racial violence
groupthreat.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
David French argued Renee Good's murder is an example of the US having two sytems of law: orderly for friends & belligerent for foes. @victorerikray.bsky.social corrects him: US law has always promised fascism for non-whites & those who stand with them.
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
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Writing up my Excavation Report for the recent community excavation in Sackville Gardens has given me the chance to handle our finds again, so I thought I'd share a few of my favourite contemporary (1970-present) finds from the site...
📸 Is a 1979 Smiths Crips Salt and Vinager Wrapper.
1/9
📸 Is a 1979 Smiths Crips Salt and Vinager Wrapper.
1/9
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Writing up my Excavation Report for the recent community excavation in Sackville Gardens has given me the chance to handle our finds again, so I thought I'd share a few of my favourite contemporary (1970-present) finds from the site...
📸 Is a 1979 Smiths Crips Salt and Vinager Wrapper.
1/9
📸 Is a 1979 Smiths Crips Salt and Vinager Wrapper.
1/9
You can donate to Mohammed and his family here: chuffed.org/project/1574...
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
You can donate to Mohammed and his family here: chuffed.org/project/1574...
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FINAL two days. A single mom & her kids’ survival is on the line. And we're still matching you!
This vulnerable family only has this link, and they're ALWAYS facing eviction. Can you click “monthly” on a five? It's peace of mind as the cold continues to kill. 290/815 chuffed.org/project/savi...
This vulnerable family only has this link, and they're ALWAYS facing eviction. Can you click “monthly” on a five? It's peace of mind as the cold continues to kill. 290/815 chuffed.org/project/savi...
Saving lives on the frontline in Palestine - help Maha
My name is Louisa and I'm raising money for my dear friend Maha and her family in Gaza.
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM
FINAL two days. A single mom & her kids’ survival is on the line. And we're still matching you!
This vulnerable family only has this link, and they're ALWAYS facing eviction. Can you click “monthly” on a five? It's peace of mind as the cold continues to kill. 290/815 chuffed.org/project/savi...
This vulnerable family only has this link, and they're ALWAYS facing eviction. Can you click “monthly” on a five? It's peace of mind as the cold continues to kill. 290/815 chuffed.org/project/savi...
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In the moment when the rest of the country wakes up to this reality it seems important to hammer home this is just what policing is in America. So yes abolish ice. Absolutely.
And motherfucking DEFUND THE POLICE
And motherfucking DEFUND THE POLICE
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 AM
In the moment when the rest of the country wakes up to this reality it seems important to hammer home this is just what policing is in America. So yes abolish ice. Absolutely.
And motherfucking DEFUND THE POLICE
And motherfucking DEFUND THE POLICE
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Let’s say this happened all the time. Across the country. Let’s say there was report after report after report of it. Cops acting like gangs. Threatening lawyers, civilians, whoever they wanted. And let’s say the Democratic president saw all that and said “the answer is to give them more money”
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Let’s say this happened all the time. Across the country. Let’s say there was report after report after report of it. Cops acting like gangs. Threatening lawyers, civilians, whoever they wanted. And let’s say the Democratic president saw all that and said “the answer is to give them more money”
You can donate to Hammam and his family here: chuffed.org/project/1580...
January 27, 2026 at 1:16 PM
You can donate to Hammam and his family here: chuffed.org/project/1580...
hearing @mattielubchansky.com namedrop the Lindow Man @whatsallthispod.bsky.social and feeling like that one Leo DiCaprio meme
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
hearing @mattielubchansky.com namedrop the Lindow Man @whatsallthispod.bsky.social and feeling like that one Leo DiCaprio meme
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Maybe there’s a kind of transatlantic bastardisation of the Sivanandan adage that captures this fact that many Brits and USians and even Canadians (but less so imo) forget: you are there because we went there from here
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Maybe there’s a kind of transatlantic bastardisation of the Sivanandan adage that captures this fact that many Brits and USians and even Canadians (but less so imo) forget: you are there because we went there from here
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It’s because Britain grandfathered in the white supremacy and settler colonialism the US was built on. Who were those builders? The British, even more than their pals the French and the Spanish.
Genuinely confused how Brits are watching the US destroy itself and thinking, “we should follow their lead!”
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 PM
It’s because Britain grandfathered in the white supremacy and settler colonialism the US was built on. Who were those builders? The British, even more than their pals the French and the Spanish.
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Every week we highlight dear Mohamed, his siblings, & their parents. The maps you see aren't a metaphor...their home is within the “yellow line,” leaving them homeless.
Winter supplies & more as they cope with displacement. Give/find their link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Winter supplies & more as they cope with displacement. Give/find their link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Every week we highlight dear Mohamed, his siblings, & their parents. The maps you see aren't a metaphor...their home is within the “yellow line,” leaving them homeless.
Winter supplies & more as they cope with displacement. Give/find their link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Winter supplies & more as they cope with displacement. Give/find their link here. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Maybe I need to write a post about the various artefacts I’d probably try to eat at some point…
Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
January 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Maybe I need to write a post about the various artefacts I’d probably try to eat at some point…
The fact that people are trying to defend Obama’s appointment of Tom Homan and how he awarded Homan for his work in immigration by saying “oh but he deported criminals!” or “but US citizens weren’t killed during the deportations” is making me feel sick, tbh.
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The fact that people are trying to defend Obama’s appointment of Tom Homan and how he awarded Homan for his work in immigration by saying “oh but he deported criminals!” or “but US citizens weren’t killed during the deportations” is making me feel sick, tbh.
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Can you help us keep this Minneapolis neighbor and her family safe from ICE?
One of her daughters has been on the frontline while also working to bring back neighbors kidnapped by ICE back to Minneapolis. It’s time for us to also show up for them.
gofund.me/6228ad4b3
One of her daughters has been on the frontline while also working to bring back neighbors kidnapped by ICE back to Minneapolis. It’s time for us to also show up for them.
gofund.me/6228ad4b3
Donate to Help Keep a Beloved Community Member in Her Home, organized by Liam Davis Temple
Donate to help prevent eviction and keep a community member & belov… Liam Davis Temple needs your support for Help Keep a Beloved Community Member in Her Home
gofund.me
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Can you help us keep this Minneapolis neighbor and her family safe from ICE?
One of her daughters has been on the frontline while also working to bring back neighbors kidnapped by ICE back to Minneapolis. It’s time for us to also show up for them.
gofund.me/6228ad4b3
One of her daughters has been on the frontline while also working to bring back neighbors kidnapped by ICE back to Minneapolis. It’s time for us to also show up for them.
gofund.me/6228ad4b3
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"I had a great convo with the guy trying to kill you for defying his will, and he says he believes in rule of law and turning down the temperature"
I had a productive call with President Trump earlier today. I told him we need impartial investigations of the Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents, and that we need to reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"I had a great convo with the guy trying to kill you for defying his will, and he says he believes in rule of law and turning down the temperature"
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So when people don't vote for Newsom, or at least don't want to, just remember how he's handling everything at this moment
Gavin Newsom had Ben Shapiro on his podcast 10 days ago where he was cozying up to Shapiro. Newsom also said that ICE aren't terrorists, walking back his claim from days prior and also said there is no genocide in Palestine.
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
So when people don't vote for Newsom, or at least don't want to, just remember how he's handling everything at this moment
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UK team still in the red around £1,000 and Canada team in the red by a bunch as well, which means we can't send new eSIMs - individual links in the Chuffed description!
Crips for eSIMs is still sending and topping up eSIMs for people in Gaza - the project is in the red right now (including our UK team).
Please share widely - US / Canada / UK specific links in the description: chuffed.org/project/crip...
Please share widely - US / Canada / UK specific links in the description: chuffed.org/project/crip...
Crips for eSims for Gaza
Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.
chuffed.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM
UK team still in the red around £1,000 and Canada team in the red by a bunch as well, which means we can't send new eSIMs - individual links in the Chuffed description!
You can donate to Doaa and her family here: gofund.me/7fc0e346
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
You can donate to Doaa and her family here: gofund.me/7fc0e346
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You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
January 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
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From Mahmoud:
'My little siblings are shivering from the cold in a dilapidated tent, and they are sick and tired, and I cannot treat them.
I need $250 to buy a tent and medicine for them.
Please help me before we lose one of them…
Every donation saves their lives 🙏💔'
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
'My little siblings are shivering from the cold in a dilapidated tent, and they are sick and tired, and I cannot treat them.
I need $250 to buy a tent and medicine for them.
Please help me before we lose one of them…
Every donation saves their lives 🙏💔'
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
From Mahmoud:
'My little siblings are shivering from the cold in a dilapidated tent, and they are sick and tired, and I cannot treat them.
I need $250 to buy a tent and medicine for them.
Please help me before we lose one of them…
Every donation saves their lives 🙏💔'
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
'My little siblings are shivering from the cold in a dilapidated tent, and they are sick and tired, and I cannot treat them.
I need $250 to buy a tent and medicine for them.
Please help me before we lose one of them…
Every donation saves their lives 🙏💔'
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
You can donate to Alaa and her family here: chuffed.org/project/1591...
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
You can donate to Alaa and her family here: chuffed.org/project/1591...