Helen Mackness
@helenmackness.bsky.social
eurasian tea drinking book dragon // obstinate, headstrong girl // half agony, half hope // sacrificing sleep for rugby, cricket, hockey, and romance novels
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"What is being taken, in plain sight, is the private property of UK citizens, protected by UK law. It is not the government’s to give away."
SAY IT LOUDER. #JusticeForCreators
SAY IT LOUDER. #JusticeForCreators
January 30, 2026 at 11:51 AM
"What is being taken, in plain sight, is the private property of UK citizens, protected by UK law. It is not the government’s to give away."
SAY IT LOUDER. #JusticeForCreators
SAY IT LOUDER. #JusticeForCreators
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People who need to hide from the mob of the police should just buy a ticket to see Melania.
January 29, 2026 at 8:09 AM
People who need to hide from the mob of the police should just buy a ticket to see Melania.
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Sorry but why the fuck would you *not* want to recreate 2006?Pre-financial crash, pre-austerity, pre-Brexit, pre-inflation. Britain's economically healthy, decent public services, largely competent government, fairly amiable political disputes. What kind of person prefers this period to that?
Kemi Badenoch says the Tories are "not trying to recreate 2006" which, to this 38 year old, is a pity
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Sorry but why the fuck would you *not* want to recreate 2006?Pre-financial crash, pre-austerity, pre-Brexit, pre-inflation. Britain's economically healthy, decent public services, largely competent government, fairly amiable political disputes. What kind of person prefers this period to that?
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 AM
i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
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Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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The Shit of Theseus
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The Shit of Theseus
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Can’t believe that Reform are doing a reverse Sugababes on the Tories
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Can’t believe that Reform are doing a reverse Sugababes on the Tories
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Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Lot of conservative dudes out there telling on themselves by being astounded by a level of ”logistics” that the average mom has to manage every fucking day
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Lot of conservative dudes out there telling on themselves by being astounded by a level of ”logistics” that the average mom has to manage every fucking day
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This is the city that killed the friendly robot that was just trying to go across the country to inspire people.
imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
January 26, 2026 at 7:03 AM
This is the city that killed the friendly robot that was just trying to go across the country to inspire people.
Book Club last night, leading to the ultimate in treats today: grazing on leftover party food all day.
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Book Club last night, leading to the ultimate in treats today: grazing on leftover party food all day.
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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Al Gore loudly booing a US Commerce Secretary at a bankers’ forum should be a Futurama joke instead of real life.
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Al Gore loudly booing a US Commerce Secretary at a bankers’ forum should be a Futurama joke instead of real life.
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Thrilled to see @jenreadsromance.bsky.social talking all the sense in the Guardian today!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt? | Zoe Williams
The TV hit has cracked open a rich seam of misogyny: romance is written off as a weird thing that women like, and the audience is dismissed as ‘wine moms’, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Thrilled to see @jenreadsromance.bsky.social talking all the sense in the Guardian today!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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the EU could collapse the American entertainment industry by simply withholding the Skarsgards until Trump is deposed
January 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
the EU could collapse the American entertainment industry by simply withholding the Skarsgards until Trump is deposed
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What makes me so livid as a Midwesterner who had Hmong neighbors and friends my whole life is OUR GOVERNMENT BROUGHT THEM HERE. we destroyed their home, we had them fight for us in our war, and then they had nowhere safe to remain when we left. So we brought them here. And now we're deporting them.
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
What makes me so livid as a Midwesterner who had Hmong neighbors and friends my whole life is OUR GOVERNMENT BROUGHT THEM HERE. we destroyed their home, we had them fight for us in our war, and then they had nowhere safe to remain when we left. So we brought them here. And now we're deporting them.
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No mothafucka next question
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
No mothafucka next question
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THE HUMAN BRAIN: so we’re going to need between seven and nine hours of sleep every night in order to function
HUMANS: okay
THE HUMAN BRAIN: and I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure we never, ever get it.
HUMANS: okay
THE HUMAN BRAIN: and I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure we never, ever get it.
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 AM
THE HUMAN BRAIN: so we’re going to need between seven and nine hours of sleep every night in order to function
HUMANS: okay
THE HUMAN BRAIN: and I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure we never, ever get it.
HUMANS: okay
THE HUMAN BRAIN: and I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure we never, ever get it.
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“Our sovereignty is inherent. Our treaties are binding. Our citizenship is not negotiable.”
The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans.”
www.wjtv.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“Our sovereignty is inherent. Our treaties are binding. Our citizenship is not negotiable.”
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This is more felony murder appropriate than most so-called felony murders.
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is more felony murder appropriate than most so-called felony murders.
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Rowling: [answers phone] hello?
Julia Donaldson: hi is there a Ms. NottheUK'sbestsellingauthorbyvolume there
Donaldson: first name Ima
Rowling: hold on, i'll check
Julia Donaldson: hi is there a Ms. NottheUK'sbestsellingauthorbyvolume there
Donaldson: first name Ima
Rowling: hold on, i'll check
January 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Rowling: [answers phone] hello?
Julia Donaldson: hi is there a Ms. NottheUK'sbestsellingauthorbyvolume there
Donaldson: first name Ima
Rowling: hold on, i'll check
Julia Donaldson: hi is there a Ms. NottheUK'sbestsellingauthorbyvolume there
Donaldson: first name Ima
Rowling: hold on, i'll check