Helen Ellis
@hjellis.bsky.social
Autistic adult working for the National Autistic Society (UK) - posts/reposts my own opinions, not my employers.
Unapologetically loves Rugby Union!
📚💜 Autism & Masking (2021)
📚💜 Eat, Drink, Be Autistic & Merry - still writing!
Unapologetically loves Rugby Union!
📚💜 Autism & Masking (2021)
📚💜 Eat, Drink, Be Autistic & Merry - still writing!
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Helen Ellis
@hjellis.bsky.social
· Jun 11
Request for help from the autistic community! 💜♾️
I'm writing a book about autistic people's relationships with food & drink, and I want to include more personal examples/stories than just my own
If anyone is interested in contributing, this survey link has more info:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/PGCYTJP
I'm writing a book about autistic people's relationships with food & drink, and I want to include more personal examples/stories than just my own
If anyone is interested in contributing, this survey link has more info:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/PGCYTJP
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With all you know about Jeffrey Epstein, did you really want your hard-earned tax dollars to go to him?
Sorry, but they did.
In 2008, nearly $7 billion in taxpayers money went to bail out a secret offshore firm chaired by Epstein.
Here’s how it happened: open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
Sorry, but they did.
In 2008, nearly $7 billion in taxpayers money went to bail out a secret offshore firm chaired by Epstein.
Here’s how it happened: open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
Jeffrey Epstein's Really Big Short
In addition to his sex crimes, Epstein ran an obscure company that accrued billions in liabilities in the same dicey securities that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Know who bailed him out? You did!
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
With all you know about Jeffrey Epstein, did you really want your hard-earned tax dollars to go to him?
Sorry, but they did.
In 2008, nearly $7 billion in taxpayers money went to bail out a secret offshore firm chaired by Epstein.
Here’s how it happened: open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
Sorry, but they did.
In 2008, nearly $7 billion in taxpayers money went to bail out a secret offshore firm chaired by Epstein.
Here’s how it happened: open.substack.com/pub/craigung...
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Eric Dane first noticed symptoms of what would turn out to be ALS in 2024.
He was formally diagnosed in April 2025 and shared the news publicly the same month.
So he had less than two years from the time he noticed symptoms until he passed away, and less than a year after diagnosis.
Devastating.
He was formally diagnosed in April 2025 and shared the news publicly the same month.
So he had less than two years from the time he noticed symptoms until he passed away, and less than a year after diagnosis.
Devastating.
Heartbreaking news…Eric Dane has died after battling ALS.
He was 53.
He was 53.
February 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Eric Dane first noticed symptoms of what would turn out to be ALS in 2024.
He was formally diagnosed in April 2025 and shared the news publicly the same month.
So he had less than two years from the time he noticed symptoms until he passed away, and less than a year after diagnosis.
Devastating.
He was formally diagnosed in April 2025 and shared the news publicly the same month.
So he had less than two years from the time he noticed symptoms until he passed away, and less than a year after diagnosis.
Devastating.
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My first tv job was staff writing on Grey's Anatomy - a very chaotic single year that felt like boot camp. The first scene and joke I wrote was for Eric Dane and I watched him deliver it on set. His life being over so quickly is shocking.
February 20, 2026 at 3:13 AM
My first tv job was staff writing on Grey's Anatomy - a very chaotic single year that felt like boot camp. The first scene and joke I wrote was for Eric Dane and I watched him deliver it on set. His life being over so quickly is shocking.
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Remembering my dear friend Eric Dane.
February 20, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Remembering my dear friend Eric Dane.
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Last week Donald Trump registered the trademark "Donald J. Trump International Airport." This week Florida Republicans voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport Donald J. Trump International Airport," putting taxpayers on the hook for licensing fees that go straight to him
State House votes to rename Florida airport to Donald J. Trump international
The Republican-controlled Florida House voted 81-30 in support of the name change to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
www.wesh.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Last week Donald Trump registered the trademark "Donald J. Trump International Airport." This week Florida Republicans voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport Donald J. Trump International Airport," putting taxpayers on the hook for licensing fees that go straight to him
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What about the 2 million unreleased Epstein files tho
February 20, 2026 at 2:09 AM
What about the 2 million unreleased Epstein files tho
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This is what it looks like if you open a package of breakfast sausage links and leave them in the fridge for a week and the sides of the links that are more exposed to the open side of plastic wrap start to dry out a little
Trump's hand is still extremely discolored today -- note how red it is around the perimeter of the brown spackle
(Saul Loeb/Getty)
(Saul Loeb/Getty)
February 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
This is what it looks like if you open a package of breakfast sausage links and leave them in the fridge for a week and the sides of the links that are more exposed to the open side of plastic wrap start to dry out a little
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The photographer’s finger hovers over the red-eye reduction button in the editing software.
Just this once, maybe not, he thinks.
Just this once, maybe not, he thinks.
February 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The photographer’s finger hovers over the red-eye reduction button in the editing software.
Just this once, maybe not, he thinks.
Just this once, maybe not, he thinks.
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Then release all the files.
DOOCY: On Prince Andrew, do you think American associates of Jeffrey Epstein will wind up in handcuffs too?
TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.
TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.
February 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Then release all the files.
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Who else is offended that elephants are the symbol of the Republican party? Elephants are high-empathy beings who protect their young from harm. Elephants are native to Africa and Asia. All of these are completely antithetical to the xenophobic, white nationalist, low-empathy worldviews of MAGA.
February 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Who else is offended that elephants are the symbol of the Republican party? Elephants are high-empathy beings who protect their young from harm. Elephants are native to Africa and Asia. All of these are completely antithetical to the xenophobic, white nationalist, low-empathy worldviews of MAGA.
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It's good that Andrew has been arrested, but more than a thousand women and girls were abused by men on Epstein island, and the only person currently incarcerated for it is a woman.
February 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM
It's good that Andrew has been arrested, but more than a thousand women and girls were abused by men on Epstein island, and the only person currently incarcerated for it is a woman.
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Ok I need to get work done, so here's my last thought on Andrew:
I sincerely hope he drops a dime on everyone.
I sincerely hope he drops a dime on everyone.
February 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Ok I need to get work done, so here's my last thought on Andrew:
I sincerely hope he drops a dime on everyone.
I sincerely hope he drops a dime on everyone.
Kid on my train just called his watch "vintage" as it was made in 1995 . . . . I'm trying really hard not to take that one personally 😬😭
a man in a suit and tie with the words question when did i get old
Alt: Actor Tom Hanks, with white hair, in a suit and tie with the words "question when did I get old?"
media.tenor.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Kid on my train just called his watch "vintage" as it was made in 1995 . . . . I'm trying really hard not to take that one personally 😬😭
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: American Taxpayers Paying Through the Teeth for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to Cheat on Their Spouses Daily Many Miles Above the Earth
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 19, 2026 at 5:35 PM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: American Taxpayers Paying Through the Teeth for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to Cheat on Their Spouses Daily Many Miles Above the Earth
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It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
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“I remember the first time I saw Andy…”
February 19, 2026 at 12:18 PM
“I remember the first time I saw Andy…”
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What is misconduct in public office?
New explainer, by me at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
New explainer, by me at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
What is misconduct in public office?
An ancient offence under English common law, its modern incarnation dates back to a 2004 case
www.newstatesman.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
What is misconduct in public office?
New explainer, by me at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
New explainer, by me at New Statesman
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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UK: Prince Andrew arrested.
South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.
Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.
USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.
Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.
USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
February 19, 2026 at 1:08 PM
UK: Prince Andrew arrested.
South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.
Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.
USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.
Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.
USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
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Watching other countries actually make their leaders and powerful men face consequences with jealousy.
February 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Watching other countries actually make their leaders and powerful men face consequences with jealousy.
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King Charles III has issued a statement following the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor:
February 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
King Charles III has issued a statement following the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor:
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Just been commissioned to do a quick libel-safe and contempt-safe explainer of Misconduct in Public Office. Should be up shortly.
Don't try this at home...
Don't try this at home...
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Just been commissioned to do a quick libel-safe and contempt-safe explainer of Misconduct in Public Office. Should be up shortly.
Don't try this at home...
Don't try this at home...
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Dr. Oz and Pete Hegseth just had a play date.
February 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Dr. Oz and Pete Hegseth just had a play date.
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I just want to point out that if Trump raped a girl outside the United States in his travels with Jeffrey Epstein, that country would have jurisdiction to prosecute.
February 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I just want to point out that if Trump raped a girl outside the United States in his travels with Jeffrey Epstein, that country would have jurisdiction to prosecute.
