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Anson Mackay πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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non-binary ultra runner || neach-ionnsachaidh na GΓ idhlig || managed by @davidadger.bsky.social || cancer blog https://ansmackay.wixsite.com/uclgeography/blog

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Your garden is beautiful!

09.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know people are very sensitive about the use of the word β€œgenocide” but the attempts to medically eliminate trans children is very clearly meets the standard because they are trying to eliminate a population and also they know some of those kids are going to kill themselves

09.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 2210 πŸ” 596 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 23

Even more impressive! Enforced rest is often a good thing πŸ˜…

08.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Massive congrats!

08.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#SundayMorningIntrigue

08.03.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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International Women's Day: Feminist movement or gender-washing… In this article, Professor Laura J. Spence and Dr Lauren McCarthy discuss what is really needed for organisations to make a commitment to gender equality.

#IWD2026 🧡

The #GiveToGain '.com' site is run by a private limited company with no apparent links to the UNWomen's campaign or feminist movement

They unilaterally decide a theme. It's different to the UNWomen's campaign

They seem to profit from the merch they sell

www.kcl.ac.uk/internationa...

18.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6

For all you #diatom nerds out there - really cool new phyologeny paper, marking another shift away from taxonomic classifications based solely on interpretations of their feature-rich, silica cell walls.

07.03.2026 07:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We Found the Health Web Pages the Government Doesn’t Want You to See. We're Publishing Them. Short answer: Experts told us this info is still useful.

From @wearequeeraf.com: "Publisher Men's Health has added 15 pages regarding the #LGBTQIA+ community that were removed from the Centres for Disease Control website, after a purge on queer content and advice by the Trump administration, to its own site" πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

www.menshealth.com/health/a7027...

07.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that's brilliant news!

05.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#HPV awareness day.

HPV driven throat cancers are increasing in 40-50 year olds. With early detection they respond well to treatment so know the symptoms - neck lump, change in voice/swallow, change in appearance of tonsils. Even better get vaccinated and vaccinate your kids. #HPVawareness #cansky

05.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An introduction to diatoms. Diatoms are almost ubiquitous. They live in aquatic environments, soils, ice, attached to trees or anywhere with humidity and their remains accumulates forming diatomite, a type of soft sedimentary…

An introduction to diatoms.πŸ”¬ βš’οΈπŸ§ͺ

paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/a...

04.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign Away Cancer - Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Join Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK's campaign to sign your child's Year 8 HPV vaccine permission form to sign away cancer!

Today is HPV Awareness Day.

80% of people will get a high-risk #HPV infection at some point in their lives. Unfortuinately for a small minority like myself, the virus will go onto cause cancer. But it can be prevented through vaccination. #HPVawareness #cansky

oraclehnc.org.uk/get-involved...

04.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Labour MP's husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Joani Reid who suggested Corbyn was a Russian asset despite zero evidence? Her husband? Ah fuck, she's gonna be LIVID.

metro.co.uk/2026/03/04/l...

04.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 563 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 15

Excellent, if somewhat depressing, snapshot into the state of #Geography as a discipline in the UK Higher Education sector. Compiled by @jennypickerill.bsky.social for the @rgs.org #geosky

www.rgs.org/media/qhpipv...

04.03.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party.

"The YouGov weekly voting intention poll puts Reform UK on 23%, down one, Greens on 21%, up four, Labour and the Tories tied on 16, both down two, and the Lib Dems unchanged on 14."

03.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 325 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 18

I got one of these requests last week. I'd not heard of this exercise before....

27.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Twas amazing!! πŸ’šπŸ’š

27.02.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The boyf @davidadger.bsky.social also refuses to eat white chocolate. I'll eat it all however πŸ˜‚

26.02.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Which type of chocolate has the lowest climate impact? A lifecycle analysis compares dark, milk, white, and compound chocolate, and detects the surprising environmental burden of different ingredients.

In the run up to Easter, timely study on how different types of chocolate impact the enviornment, and climate in particular!

www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/02/whic...

26.02.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Anson standing in front of a lake. They’re wearing a blue vest & black running vest.

Anson standing in front of a lake. They’re wearing a blue vest & black running vest.

Running route via Coros showing key data of 34.06km

Running route via Coros showing key data of 34.06km

Long run today in what felt like the first day of spring β˜€οΈ #runsky #ultramarathontraining

24.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"I'm the first US elected official with Tourette Syndrome and I have some thoughts about BAFTA"
"I'm the first US elected official with Tourette Syndrome and I have some thoughts about BAFTA" YouTube video by New York City Public Advocate

Jumaane Williams posted last night that he was gonna make this video so I had been waiting for it β€” thanks to @erinbiba.bsky.social for flagging just now.

Williams speaks from a place of deep consideration for everyone involved and it shows in the way he discusses the impact and solutions.

24.02.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 293 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9

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22.02.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, thank you Barbara!

22.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loved talking to @ahenderson96.bsky.social on how running ultras helped me through the worst of cancer diagnoses, coming out as non binary, and the importance of claiming our (queer) spaces in established races #runsky #lgbtqi+

22.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's been a while friends partly because of good things, partly super sad. But now we have a year of fun travels in the works, so we're looking forward to introducing you to old friends, and new as we seek out cool new scientists to share their stories with you.
So watch this space!

19.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Moon sighting is a key part of Muslim life – how the lunar cycle determines the start of Ramadan and Eid When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.

I hadn't appreciated the differences among countries and the first sighting of the new crescent moon. Nor that British weather can be an issue here too!! #ramadan theconversation.com/moon-sightin...

18.02.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors


The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uk-u...

With @jennypickerill.bsky.social @peterhopkins.bsky.social Beth Greenhough & Jamie Woodward

17.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 35957 πŸ” 16656 πŸ’¬ 1303 πŸ“Œ 2473
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Labour’s Section 28 is here – act now In May 1988, the Conservative government introduced Section 28. This legal measure outlawed support for β€œhomosexuality as a pretended family relationship” across Britain, especially in …

New post: LABOUR'S SECTION 28 IS HERE - ACT NOW.

I explain how the Labour government's proposed revisions to the guidance on "keeping children in education" are designed to erase trans children in England. But it's not a done deal - there is plenty we can do to oppose this.

14.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 323 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 15
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A complete database of AMS radiocarbon estimates from Lake Baikal sediment cores with a lake-wide assessment of TOC age offsets Abstract. We present a database of AMS radiocarbon dates from Lake Baikal sediment cores, encompassing 51 cores and 518 dates, providing a complete record from literature spanning 1992 to 2025 (with t...

Our new paper is now published in Earth System Science Data (ESSD):

A complete database of AMS #radiocarbon estimates from Lake #Baikal sediment cores with a lake-wide assessment of TOC age offsets

Am quite proud of this one! #geosky πŸ§ͺ

essd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...

16.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0