helen
@helensmith.bsky.social
Early medievalist #actuallyautistic (they/them & she/they)
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for some reason, i don’t believe them
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
for some reason, i don’t believe them
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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"May we keep building power in relationships that last longer than election cycles." - Adaku Utah
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"May we keep building power in relationships that last longer than election cycles." - Adaku Utah
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Everyone is hope scrolling now
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Everyone is hope scrolling now
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well I for one am shocked that "every aspect of your life gets worse forever and also look at my marble bathroom" did not turn out to be a winning election strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
well I for one am shocked that "every aspect of your life gets worse forever and also look at my marble bathroom" did not turn out to be a winning election strategy
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
special shoutout to Brad Lander
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
special shoutout to Brad Lander
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Also when we *checks notes* don’t exactly come together
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Also when we *checks notes* don’t exactly come together
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Find someone who loves you the way Curtis Silwa loves cats and telling Andrew Cuomo to go fuck himself
according to @jessyedwards.bsky.social of @hellgatenyc.com Curtis Sliwa just said on stage that he was offered $10 million to drop out of the race
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Find someone who loves you the way Curtis Silwa loves cats and telling Andrew Cuomo to go fuck himself
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This Friday at 3:45 PM EST, I’m calling it. It will be The Holidays. I cannot take anymore input. It’s over. This year is over.
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This Friday at 3:45 PM EST, I’m calling it. It will be The Holidays. I cannot take anymore input. It’s over. This year is over.
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“Condé was content to hold Teen Vogue up as a prop for diversity, youth representation and progressive ideals when it benefited it, and then to unceremoniously discard the entire publication with a disingenuous press release when the winds shifted.”
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Condé was content to hold Teen Vogue up as a prop for diversity, youth representation and progressive ideals when it benefited it, and then to unceremoniously discard the entire publication with a disingenuous press release when the winds shifted.”
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If I see any of you citing exit polls in the next 24 hours, I will turn this car around!
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If I see any of you citing exit polls in the next 24 hours, I will turn this car around!
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Mr president u are cheugy
Trump Job Approval Among 18-29 Year Olds:
🔴 Disapprove: 75% (+38)
🟢 Approve: 20% (-22)
YouGov / Oct 27, 2025
(% Change With Feb 4, 2025)
🔴 Disapprove: 75% (+38)
🟢 Approve: 20% (-22)
YouGov / Oct 27, 2025
(% Change With Feb 4, 2025)
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Mr president u are cheugy
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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they should let horses trick or treat just leave out a pail of applesauce
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
they should let horses trick or treat just leave out a pail of applesauce
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Turn off Gemini in Google!
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
How to turn off Gemini in your Gmail, Docs, Photos, and more - it's easy to opt out
It's a little hidden, but there is a way to remove Gemini from your favorite Google services.
www.zdnet.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Turn off Gemini in Google!
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
It's been turned on by default.
Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
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i like weird art!!!! i like freaky art!!’ i like art that you can’t bring around your parents and coworkers and friends you don’t know well enough to let into your heart!!!!!!!
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
i like weird art!!!! i like freaky art!!’ i like art that you can’t bring around your parents and coworkers and friends you don’t know well enough to let into your heart!!!!!!!
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
YES! I feel the same way
I have an op-ed in The Chronicle of Higher Education! With a contrarian take on our gloomy moment…
www.chronicle.com/article/ther...
www.chronicle.com/article/ther...
Opinion | There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start a Ph.D.
The work force is a mess. But deep skills will always be in demand.
www.chronicle.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
YES! I feel the same way
“I hate it here,” said flatly by the person next to me in line at a new to me [& my partner] Walgreens pharmacy when someone loudly farted.
do you ever have things that someone has said to you that live forever in your head (non-serious edition)? some older boomer hippie guy said “hahmmus gives you fahts” to me 26 years ago at a free fridge and i think of it every fucking single time i buy hummus to this day.
October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“I hate it here,” said flatly by the person next to me in line at a new to me [& my partner] Walgreens pharmacy when someone loudly farted.
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I hate when people say AI is "inevitable." no it's not. because despite what they keep trying to tell you, it is not sentient, it does not think. we can just... stop using it.
October 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I hate when people say AI is "inevitable." no it's not. because despite what they keep trying to tell you, it is not sentient, it does not think. we can just... stop using it.
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This is so many subtle abortion ads in one magazine!
A dear friend is helping clear out a relative's home after an unexpected death. They came across this monthly magazine mailer from 1935. (1/?)
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This is so many subtle abortion ads in one magazine!