FinnMackay
@finnfox.bsky.social
Sociology lecturer at the best Uni in Bristol. Author "Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars" from Bloomsbury. Queer for cats and feminism.
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Action Hero are constructing 2,000 paper buildings for a special event at M Shed - and they need your help! Join them in our Café & Bar between Mon 2 - Fri 6 Feb.
No need to book, just turn up: wshd.to/buildapapermodelofbristolwithaction
No need to book, just turn up: wshd.to/buildapapermodelofbristolwithaction
Build a paper model of Bristol with Action Hero
Artists and Studio Residents, Action Hero are constructing 2000 paper buildings in our Café & Bar, and they need your help!
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January 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Action Hero are constructing 2,000 paper buildings for a special event at M Shed - and they need your help! Join them in our Café & Bar between Mon 2 - Fri 6 Feb.
No need to book, just turn up: wshd.to/buildapapermodelofbristolwithaction
No need to book, just turn up: wshd.to/buildapapermodelofbristolwithaction
Drop "sir" "madam" "lady" etc because they are offensive, sexist & outdated. Headline is an example of rage baiting, when it's not just an initiative for trans ppl, but better for everyone. Certainly better for women to drop sexist terms defined by marriage status and assumed relationship to a man.
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Drop "sir" "madam" "lady" etc because they are offensive, sexist & outdated. Headline is an example of rage baiting, when it's not just an initiative for trans ppl, but better for everyone. Certainly better for women to drop sexist terms defined by marriage status and assumed relationship to a man.
Still time to apply for this amazing opportunity scotlandandvenice.com/news/open-ca...
Open Call for a-n Members: Exhibition Associates
We are working with a-n to offer two Scotland-based, early career visual arts professionals or students from their network a 4-week paid opportunity, working as Exhibition Associates at La Biennale di...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Still time to apply for this amazing opportunity scotlandandvenice.com/news/open-ca...
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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 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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.
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💚 Grief is not one size fits all.
UNISON surveyed 25,000+ members about bereavement and pregnancy loss. Across the UK, people told us about their experience of loss while dealing with unclear workplace policies, inconsistent management and financial pressure.
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UNISON surveyed 25,000+ members about bereavement and pregnancy loss. Across the UK, people told us about their experience of loss while dealing with unclear workplace policies, inconsistent management and financial pressure.
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'Grief is not one size fits all' - UNISON National
UNISON members call for greater flexibility and support for bereavement and pregnancy loss
unsn.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
💚 Grief is not one size fits all.
UNISON surveyed 25,000+ members about bereavement and pregnancy loss. Across the UK, people told us about their experience of loss while dealing with unclear workplace policies, inconsistent management and financial pressure.
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UNISON surveyed 25,000+ members about bereavement and pregnancy loss. Across the UK, people told us about their experience of loss while dealing with unclear workplace policies, inconsistent management and financial pressure.
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To be fair the new Temu UK knows how to try and lure me in.
January 26, 2026 at 10:03 AM
To be fair the new Temu UK knows how to try and lure me in.
#CatMan on C4 first episode deals with loss of one of his cats, I was v honoured to have this article on pet grief in The Cat magazine a few years ago & am pleased that over the years this grief is discussed a lot more www.cats.org.uk/media/2012/t...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:10 PM
#CatMan on C4 first episode deals with loss of one of his cats, I was v honoured to have this article on pet grief in The Cat magazine a few years ago & am pleased that over the years this grief is discussed a lot more www.cats.org.uk/media/2012/t...
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I'm so fucking sick of running. Join @greenparty.org.uk 💚
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I'm so fucking sick of running. Join @greenparty.org.uk 💚
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
Bristol's BePractical women's DIY courses are featured in Woman & Home! www.womanandhome.com/life/inspira...
With Amanda Holden and Alan Carr’s hit DIY show back on TV soon, we spoke to real women doing it for themselves
As first glimpses of Amanda & Alan’s Greek Job are released, we spoke to the women getting stuck into renovation tasks in their own homes
www.womanandhome.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Bristol's BePractical women's DIY courses are featured in Woman & Home! www.womanandhome.com/life/inspira...
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🧵/ How would Britain vote at the start of 2026: Our new study of 17,000 Britons breaks down current voting intention by factors such as age, socio-economic classification, past vote, and more...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
🧵/ How would Britain vote at the start of 2026: Our new study of 17,000 Britons breaks down current voting intention by factors such as age, socio-economic classification, past vote, and more...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
US nukes out of Britain cnd.eaction.org.uk/dontmakeusat...
US nukes: don’t make us a target
cnd.eaction.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
US nukes out of Britain cnd.eaction.org.uk/dontmakeusat...
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🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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"It’s not all bad. I like Buffalo wings, and the Bills are pretty good this season. Sure, I’m grading five hundred papers a week and living in a 1990 Honda Civic, but at least I get to hold my office hours in the campus Starbucks."
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I Drank from the Wrong Holy Grail and Now I’m an Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature
I was on vacation with the wife and kids. A week away from the office, not checking my messages, spending all day by the pool. Real nice time. Last...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
"It’s not all bad. I like Buffalo wings, and the Bills are pretty good this season. Sure, I’m grading five hundred papers a week and living in a 1990 Honda Civic, but at least I get to hold my office hours in the campus Starbucks."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-d...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-d...
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Channel 4 documentary The Secret of Me will tell the story of Jim Ambrose, who was born intersex but not told by his parents.
I was born intersex – but it was kept secret from me my whole life
www.bigissue.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Channel 4 documentary The Secret of Me will tell the story of Jim Ambrose, who was born intersex but not told by his parents.
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'There are fears that rights are under further threat following the Supreme Court ruling which concluded that the definition of sex in the Equality Act should be interpreted as ‘biological’ sex only... a person’s legal sex is the one recorded at birth, which will directly impact intersex people.'
Channel 4 documentary The Secret of Me will tell the story of Jim Ambrose, who was born intersex but not told by his parents.
I was born intersex – but it was kept secret from me my whole life
www.bigissue.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:24 AM
'There are fears that rights are under further threat following the Supreme Court ruling which concluded that the definition of sex in the Equality Act should be interpreted as ‘biological’ sex only... a person’s legal sex is the one recorded at birth, which will directly impact intersex people.'
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My last two shots before my world went dark.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
My last two shots before my world went dark.
My 10yr old was at a birthday party today in a community hall & I'm intrigued as to what baby in the corner moves went on to justify this sign.
Alt text: printed laminated sign reading: polite notice no progressive dancing allowed unless started by the MC
Alt text: printed laminated sign reading: polite notice no progressive dancing allowed unless started by the MC
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
My 10yr old was at a birthday party today in a community hall & I'm intrigued as to what baby in the corner moves went on to justify this sign.
Alt text: printed laminated sign reading: polite notice no progressive dancing allowed unless started by the MC
Alt text: printed laminated sign reading: polite notice no progressive dancing allowed unless started by the MC
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The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
Darlington Nurses not harassed by trans colleague but trans women in single-sex spaces "violates dignity", court rules
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The court ruled the NHS trust did indirectly discriminate against and harass the nurses by allowing Trans+ people to use single sex spaces
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
www.wearequeeraf.com/darlington-n...
51k "likes" for this, & over 160k followers. I can assure you this man has NO "lesbian homies"; he cannot stand that women choose not to choose men, & he's curious as to the reasons why. Like many men, he worries the answer is in the mirror; but the real terror is that it's nothing to do with you.
January 11, 2026 at 10:18 AM
51k "likes" for this, & over 160k followers. I can assure you this man has NO "lesbian homies"; he cannot stand that women choose not to choose men, & he's curious as to the reasons why. Like many men, he worries the answer is in the mirror; but the real terror is that it's nothing to do with you.
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Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
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