Helen
@futurestand.bsky.social
Environmental socialist, anti-racist, singer, feminist, teacher, optimist. Art, theatre, museums, gigs, birds, natural history.
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Seeing the Syrian flag flying above the embassy in London filled me with an indescribable sense of pride and belonging.
It was a powerful reminder of resilience, hope, and the enduring spirit of the Syrian people.
It was a powerful reminder of resilience, hope, and the enduring spirit of the Syrian people.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Seeing the Syrian flag flying above the embassy in London filled me with an indescribable sense of pride and belonging.
It was a powerful reminder of resilience, hope, and the enduring spirit of the Syrian people.
It was a powerful reminder of resilience, hope, and the enduring spirit of the Syrian people.
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"There are soiled sheets, unvoiced fears, missed doses of morphine. The hard truth, in short, about underfunding palliative care is that people who are at their most vulnerable – the dying – suffer more pain, more indignity, less choice & less autonomy than they might have." Please read this piece:
"We would never tolerate a government that chose to defund 70% of neonatal services, gambling that charities would fill the gap. Yet this is exactly the situation for end-of-life care."
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As a palliative care specialist, I’ve witnessed the human tragedy of our end-of-life care crisis | Rachel Clarke
While the government debates assisted dying, palliative care is an afterthought. And many more people face death without the care and support they need, says Rachel Clarke
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"There are soiled sheets, unvoiced fears, missed doses of morphine. The hard truth, in short, about underfunding palliative care is that people who are at their most vulnerable – the dying – suffer more pain, more indignity, less choice & less autonomy than they might have." Please read this piece:
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Fgs, what a pompous twit, love or loathe Starmer he's worked in the real world and,achieved huge success, what has Polanski done to date.
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
www.independent.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Fgs, what a pompous twit, love or loathe Starmer he's worked in the real world and,achieved huge success, what has Polanski done to date.
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87 years ago today, the Kristallnacht burned. 36 years ago today, the Berlin Wall fell.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
87 years ago today, the Kristallnacht burned. 36 years ago today, the Berlin Wall fell.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
Whether from the darkness of 9.11.1938 or light of 9.11.1989, the lesson for 🇩🇪 in 2025 is clear: Fight for freedom. Stop fascists. #StandWithUkraine. Their fight for freedom & peace is ours.
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BREAKING NEWS - Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in the United States — marking the first-ever visit of a Syrian head of state to the country.
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
BREAKING NEWS - Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in the United States — marking the first-ever visit of a Syrian head of state to the country.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
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I always enjoyed this wonderful drive-by on Alfred Lord Tennyson from Philip Larkin.
polyarchive.com/the-literary...
polyarchive.com/the-literary...
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I always enjoyed this wonderful drive-by on Alfred Lord Tennyson from Philip Larkin.
polyarchive.com/the-literary...
polyarchive.com/the-literary...
Very pleased to read that Kate Clanchy’s publisher has apologised to her. As I teach people from Afghanistan, Iran etc myself, Kate Clancy was one of my favourite people to follow on Twitter, and I was horrified at the mad ‘purity spiral’ her accusers whipped up.
www.thetimes.com/article/7681...
www.thetimes.com/article/7681...
Kate Clanchy: I was cancelled. It made me contemplate suicide
When Kate Clanchy wrote about the children she had been teaching, she was blindsided by the resulting furore. Now, four years on, her publisher has apologised
www.thetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Very pleased to read that Kate Clanchy’s publisher has apologised to her. As I teach people from Afghanistan, Iran etc myself, Kate Clancy was one of my favourite people to follow on Twitter, and I was horrified at the mad ‘purity spiral’ her accusers whipped up.
www.thetimes.com/article/7681...
www.thetimes.com/article/7681...
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I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero'
The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.
news.sky.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...
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Nearly half of America’s children—48.9%—now grow up in families considered poor, according to Oxfam’s 2025 inequality report. It’s a statistic that should shake the nation to its core: in the wealthiest country in human history, almost one in two kids are struggling to meet basic needs.
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Nearly half of America’s children—48.9%—now grow up in families considered poor, according to Oxfam’s 2025 inequality report. It’s a statistic that should shake the nation to its core: in the wealthiest country in human history, almost one in two kids are struggling to meet basic needs.
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The online baying mob shouting "Vote Reform" after Saturday's train stabbing attack may wish to note that not a single Reform MP has turned up for the Home Secretary's statement on the incident.
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The online baying mob shouting "Vote Reform" after Saturday's train stabbing attack may wish to note that not a single Reform MP has turned up for the Home Secretary's statement on the incident.
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This has always been the issue with deterrence. It relies on perpetrators being rational and having the same priorities as lawmakers. They almost never are, and never have.
I mean, the idea a man who randomly stabs and slashes strangers on a train and apparently asks the police to “kill me” would have been deterred by the death penalty…
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This has always been the issue with deterrence. It relies on perpetrators being rational and having the same priorities as lawmakers. They almost never are, and never have.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
Both of the perpetrators from last night’s horrendous train knife attacks are British men.
November 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Both of the perpetrators from last night’s horrendous train knife attacks are British men.
A film you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A film you’ve seen more than 7 times with a gif
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Far right beaten in Holland - some good news in a world of shite! #fuckfascism
October 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Far right beaten in Holland - some good news in a world of shite! #fuckfascism
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I agree with all this!
"At its core, gender identity is regressive. It drags us backwards into sexist clichés that feminism fought to dismantle. It tells us that to be a man or a woman is to conform to a script of clothes, behaviours, and roles."
"At its core, gender identity is regressive. It drags us backwards into sexist clichés that feminism fought to dismantle. It tells us that to be a man or a woman is to conform to a script of clothes, behaviours, and roles."
The Day I Stop Writing About Gender Identity
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Read and subscribe for free:
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October 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I agree with all this!
"At its core, gender identity is regressive. It drags us backwards into sexist clichés that feminism fought to dismantle. It tells us that to be a man or a woman is to conform to a script of clothes, behaviours, and roles."
"At its core, gender identity is regressive. It drags us backwards into sexist clichés that feminism fought to dismantle. It tells us that to be a man or a woman is to conform to a script of clothes, behaviours, and roles."
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DUDE. Trump is walking around the Japanese Prime Minister like a lost zombie running on low brain fuel.
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
DUDE. Trump is walking around the Japanese Prime Minister like a lost zombie running on low brain fuel.
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
I had to watch this video twice. Once to say WTF to Trump. And twice to say WTF to the insane headlines on the news ticker!
WTF!!
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Such good news. Absolute sheroes. All universities should follow suit. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 💜
October 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Such good news. Absolute sheroes. All universities should follow suit. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 💜
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Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
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"My greatest dream is for my mother to be returned from [Russian] captivity. I don’t dream of anything else."
The story of Oleksandr, kidnapped by Russians during the full-scale invasion, was presented at the European Parliament.
Sasha was 11 years old when Russians abducted him from Mariupol.
The story of Oleksandr, kidnapped by Russians during the full-scale invasion, was presented at the European Parliament.
Sasha was 11 years old when Russians abducted him from Mariupol.
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"My greatest dream is for my mother to be returned from [Russian] captivity. I don’t dream of anything else."
The story of Oleksandr, kidnapped by Russians during the full-scale invasion, was presented at the European Parliament.
Sasha was 11 years old when Russians abducted him from Mariupol.
The story of Oleksandr, kidnapped by Russians during the full-scale invasion, was presented at the European Parliament.
Sasha was 11 years old when Russians abducted him from Mariupol.
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Still need to update our #TheTraitors display...🗡 #IYKYK
October 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Still need to update our #TheTraitors display...🗡 #IYKYK