Helen
@helenonthehill.bsky.social
I'm a nature enthusiast & science minded person. I love art. I'm interested in all things Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Raleigh & NC in general. Very happily married. She/her
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Helen
@helenonthehill.bsky.social
· Dec 2
I quit twitter before he renamed it. I'm happy to be here and learn new things. Hi!
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Privately funded ballroom = shiny distraction from the mess in plain sight.
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Privately funded ballroom = shiny distraction from the mess in plain sight.
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NRA in 2020: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2021: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2022: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2023: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2024: "Ya know, tyranny's not so bad."
NRA in 2021: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2022: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2023: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2024: "Ya know, tyranny's not so bad."
May 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
NRA in 2020: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2021: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2022: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2023: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2024: "Ya know, tyranny's not so bad."
NRA in 2021: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2022: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2023: "We need guns to resist tyranny!"
NRA in 2024: "Ya know, tyranny's not so bad."
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AOC: This administration — and Noem — spits on the American flag every time they engage in that nonsense. So I don’t want to hear anything about “America First.” These people, and this administration, are putting America last by acting like their allegiance is to a man instead of the Constitution.
May 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AOC: This administration — and Noem — spits on the American flag every time they engage in that nonsense. So I don’t want to hear anything about “America First.” These people, and this administration, are putting America last by acting like their allegiance is to a man instead of the Constitution.
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Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
@kathygriffin.bsky.social I think the entire world owes you an apology. #kathygriffinwasright
May 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@kathygriffin.bsky.social I think the entire world owes you an apology. #kathygriffinwasright
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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He is turning the Whitehouse into a cheap, gaudy POS. he wants to tear up the rose garden and have it paved over. He wants to build a ballroom. He is turning it into cheap ass mara largo.....it's disgusting. No respect for the office or tradition.
March 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
He is turning the Whitehouse into a cheap, gaudy POS. he wants to tear up the rose garden and have it paved over. He wants to build a ballroom. He is turning it into cheap ass mara largo.....it's disgusting. No respect for the office or tradition.
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Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
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The Elon Musk backed pro-Russian candidate in Romania, Calin Georgescu has been arrested. Authorities raided him like the crook he is and found at least $10 million in cash and tickets to Moscow. He may have also bumped his head a little bit too.
February 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Elon Musk backed pro-Russian candidate in Romania, Calin Georgescu has been arrested. Authorities raided him like the crook he is and found at least $10 million in cash and tickets to Moscow. He may have also bumped his head a little bit too.
Is there any good news today? 😢
February 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Is there any good news today? 😢
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
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Billionaire owner of Washington Post seizes control of opinion page. Will focus nearly exclusively to promote rightwing libertarianism. "Viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."
Democracy Docket will expand its pro-democracy opinion section. www.democracydocket.com
Democracy Docket will expand its pro-democracy opinion section. www.democracydocket.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Billionaire owner of Washington Post seizes control of opinion page. Will focus nearly exclusively to promote rightwing libertarianism. "Viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."
Democracy Docket will expand its pro-democracy opinion section. www.democracydocket.com
Democracy Docket will expand its pro-democracy opinion section. www.democracydocket.com
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Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
December 8, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
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Those of you people that put antlers and red noses on your cars... I'm not stupid. I know it's a car.
December 5, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Those of you people that put antlers and red noses on your cars... I'm not stupid. I know it's a car.
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Republicans won control of the House - and therefore the country - by 1 seat. The seat was stolen in North Carolina by gerrymandering.
December 5, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Republicans won control of the House - and therefore the country - by 1 seat. The seat was stolen in North Carolina by gerrymandering.
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Carrboro is suing Duke Energy, asking a jury to award money for current and future losses because of climate change
"We need to protect our community from future harms and this is why we find ourselves here as a plaintiff in this lawsuit," - Mayor Barbara Foushee
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/a...
"We need to protect our community from future harms and this is why we find ourselves here as a plaintiff in this lawsuit," - Mayor Barbara Foushee
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/a...
Carrboro is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change
A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.
www.wunc.org
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Carrboro is suing Duke Energy, asking a jury to award money for current and future losses because of climate change
"We need to protect our community from future harms and this is why we find ourselves here as a plaintiff in this lawsuit," - Mayor Barbara Foushee
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/a...
"We need to protect our community from future harms and this is why we find ourselves here as a plaintiff in this lawsuit," - Mayor Barbara Foushee
www.wunc.org/2024-12-04/a...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 4, 2024 at 12:42 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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Four firms are representing hundreds of clients who believe they developed cancer or another illness from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Poe Hall.
Raleigh Law Firms Join Forces to Pursue Civil Lawsuit Against NC State and Monsanto
Four firms are representing hundreds of clients in a lawsuit against NC State and Monsanto over possible PCB exposure in Poe Hall.
indyweek.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Four firms are representing hundreds of clients who believe they developed cancer or another illness from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Poe Hall.
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In 1978, the Raleigh-based Ward Transformer Company was responsible for one of the largest illegal dumpings in United States history. Looking to cut costs and deep-six 31,000 gallons of PCB fluid, the company quietly leaked the fluid out alongside 243 noncontiguous miles of rural NC roadway.
“The Right to Enjoy the Planet On Equal Terms”: Warren County Marks 42 Years Since Landmark Landfill Protests
Talking with NC filmmaker John Finley Rash about “Our Movement Starts Here,” a new documentary that explores the Warren County protests.
indyweek.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:08 PM
In 1978, the Raleigh-based Ward Transformer Company was responsible for one of the largest illegal dumpings in United States history. Looking to cut costs and deep-six 31,000 gallons of PCB fluid, the company quietly leaked the fluid out alongside 243 noncontiguous miles of rural NC roadway.
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Wow. @npr.org has picked up the story www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change
A small North Carolina town is suing Duke Energy for costs from climate change, claiming the utility knew its fossil fuel power plants were heating the planet and deceived the public.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Wow. @npr.org has picked up the story www.npr.org/2024/12/04/n...
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I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired.
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
December 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired.
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them.
Signed,
a physicist
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The dystopian films never show the part where you're just hoping the bad guy is too stupid to accomplish his goals
December 4, 2024 at 6:08 AM
The dystopian films never show the part where you're just hoping the bad guy is too stupid to accomplish his goals
