Helen
@socialsoup.bsky.social
Service Designer in UK Gov. Anti-fascist.
When my sister lived alone, she had shillelagh by her bed for protection.
It was called it Trish, on the account of my da asking ‘who’s Trish?’ after misreading the word ‘Irish’ printed on the side of it.
It was called it Trish, on the account of my da asking ‘who’s Trish?’ after misreading the word ‘Irish’ printed on the side of it.
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 PM
When my sister lived alone, she had shillelagh by her bed for protection.
It was called it Trish, on the account of my da asking ‘who’s Trish?’ after misreading the word ‘Irish’ printed on the side of it.
It was called it Trish, on the account of my da asking ‘who’s Trish?’ after misreading the word ‘Irish’ printed on the side of it.
I’d definitely have put in a quid in a whip-round for this photo.
In fact I think a Putin style horse portrait should be the default parliamentary photo set up.
In fact I think a Putin style horse portrait should be the default parliamentary photo set up.
BBC: Leicestershire and Rutland's police and crime commissioner (PCC) is facing a complaint that he asked a police officer to help him organise an election campaign photo with a horse in reference to Vladimir Putin's famous topless photoshoot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hearing for PCC over 'Putin-style' horse photo request
Rupert Matthews has been accused of asking a police officer to set up a photoshoot with a horse.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM
I’d definitely have put in a quid in a whip-round for this photo.
In fact I think a Putin style horse portrait should be the default parliamentary photo set up.
In fact I think a Putin style horse portrait should be the default parliamentary photo set up.
I know this seems minor in the grand scheme of how bonkers this is- but can canva not revoke his interns poster making licence please?
Just why is right wing graphic design *so* universally bad?!
Just why is right wing graphic design *so* universally bad?!
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I know this seems minor in the grand scheme of how bonkers this is- but can canva not revoke his interns poster making licence please?
Just why is right wing graphic design *so* universally bad?!
Just why is right wing graphic design *so* universally bad?!
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#Israel continues to eliminate any possibility of a Palestinian state or even basic assistance to #Palestinians, whether it is in Gaza, the West Bank or elsewhere. Today they demolished the #UNRWA headquarters in #EastJerusalem.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel bulldozes Unrwa headquarters in East Jerusalem
Palestinian refugee agency compound is demolished, while teargas is fired at UN vocational school in West Bank
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM
#Israel continues to eliminate any possibility of a Palestinian state or even basic assistance to #Palestinians, whether it is in Gaza, the West Bank or elsewhere. Today they demolished the #UNRWA headquarters in #EastJerusalem.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Please, please, please 🤞
The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs is moving away from Microsoft and switching instead to Linux and LibreOffice
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Please, please, please 🤞
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In a remarkable court filing, DOJ also revealed that DOGE employees traded Social Security data on an unapproved third party server — Cloudflare — and may have sent private SSA info to a top DOGE adviser. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In a remarkable court filing, DOJ also revealed that DOGE employees traded Social Security data on an unapproved third party server — Cloudflare — and may have sent private SSA info to a top DOGE adviser. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
38 US military bases across Europe, yet not in one in Republic of Ireland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland.
Just saying, there seems to be *strong* correlation of not having a US military base and OECD better life index.
Just saying, there seems to be *strong* correlation of not having a US military base and OECD better life index.
January 18, 2026 at 12:46 PM
38 US military bases across Europe, yet not in one in Republic of Ireland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland.
Just saying, there seems to be *strong* correlation of not having a US military base and OECD better life index.
Just saying, there seems to be *strong* correlation of not having a US military base and OECD better life index.
Big deadline I have for work, so I rightly needed to find the right focus music to complete the task.
Took about an hour to find the right playlist… took a side quest at the same time on how to print large format at work, which resulted in another side quest in commercial agreement….
Took about an hour to find the right playlist… took a side quest at the same time on how to print large format at work, which resulted in another side quest in commercial agreement….
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Big deadline I have for work, so I rightly needed to find the right focus music to complete the task.
Took about an hour to find the right playlist… took a side quest at the same time on how to print large format at work, which resulted in another side quest in commercial agreement….
Took about an hour to find the right playlist… took a side quest at the same time on how to print large format at work, which resulted in another side quest in commercial agreement….
I think a lot of current geopolitical interference and billionaires generally being gobshites, could best be resolved by them having an Irish granny that publicly declares that their grandson is ‘having notions’.
That’s worked in our house when we were chatting shite.
That’s worked in our house when we were chatting shite.
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I think a lot of current geopolitical interference and billionaires generally being gobshites, could best be resolved by them having an Irish granny that publicly declares that their grandson is ‘having notions’.
That’s worked in our house when we were chatting shite.
That’s worked in our house when we were chatting shite.
Reading ‘Separation of Church and Hate’ by John Fugelsang.
As a recovering catholic, this book reconciles all things that the brown bearded Jewish Palestinian fella thats nailed above the doorways in me ma’s house chatted about.
Recommended read especially if encountering the new EDL ‘Christian’s’.
As a recovering catholic, this book reconciles all things that the brown bearded Jewish Palestinian fella thats nailed above the doorways in me ma’s house chatted about.
Recommended read especially if encountering the new EDL ‘Christian’s’.
January 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Reading ‘Separation of Church and Hate’ by John Fugelsang.
As a recovering catholic, this book reconciles all things that the brown bearded Jewish Palestinian fella thats nailed above the doorways in me ma’s house chatted about.
Recommended read especially if encountering the new EDL ‘Christian’s’.
As a recovering catholic, this book reconciles all things that the brown bearded Jewish Palestinian fella thats nailed above the doorways in me ma’s house chatted about.
Recommended read especially if encountering the new EDL ‘Christian’s’.
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When the Scottish Government replaced PIP in 2022, it set out to do things differently.
Although the new benefit has the same criteria & is paid at the same rate, it was designed for “dignity, fairness and respect”.
@benbgeiger.bsky.social explains ⤵️ buff.ly/OKobsYV
Although the new benefit has the same criteria & is paid at the same rate, it was designed for “dignity, fairness and respect”.
@benbgeiger.bsky.social explains ⤵️ buff.ly/OKobsYV
January 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
When the Scottish Government replaced PIP in 2022, it set out to do things differently.
Although the new benefit has the same criteria & is paid at the same rate, it was designed for “dignity, fairness and respect”.
@benbgeiger.bsky.social explains ⤵️ buff.ly/OKobsYV
Although the new benefit has the same criteria & is paid at the same rate, it was designed for “dignity, fairness and respect”.
@benbgeiger.bsky.social explains ⤵️ buff.ly/OKobsYV
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An AI-generated police report claimed that a cop turned into a frog. While objectively hilarious, what else is AI getting wrong as the criminal-legal system integrates these tools? And who is paying the price for these unchecked errors?
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
An AI-generated police report claimed that a cop turned into a frog. While objectively hilarious, what else is AI getting wrong as the criminal-legal system integrates these tools? And who is paying the price for these unchecked errors?
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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"World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam"
'Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM
"World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam"
'Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Please make it stop.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Please make it stop.
My daily face
a stuffed white cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
Alt: A stuffed white monkey/ cat is sitting on top of a box and asking why ?
He is as perplexed as all of us, just with a cute little tail.
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
My daily face
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"What is the ROI of UX?" is shaped like a question, but it is actually two hostile premises:
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"What is the ROI of UX?" is shaped like a question, but it is actually two hostile premises:
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
If cold weather payments are triggered with 7 days of below zero degrees, when will we discuss hot weather payments of 7 days of over 25 degrees?
‘Cold weather payments triggered in over 400 postcodes’
‘Cold weather payments triggered in over 400 postcodes’
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
If cold weather payments are triggered with 7 days of below zero degrees, when will we discuss hot weather payments of 7 days of over 25 degrees?
‘Cold weather payments triggered in over 400 postcodes’
‘Cold weather payments triggered in over 400 postcodes’
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"By allowing other people to collect, watch or monitor you... It's a power dynamic that puts you on the losing end. It's really about power and individual agency, but there's also a destructive political and democratic component to allowing these mass surveillance systems to grow even larger.”
The State of Anti-Surveillance Design
The most effective surveillance-evading gear might already be in your closet.
www.404media.co
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"By allowing other people to collect, watch or monitor you... It's a power dynamic that puts you on the losing end. It's really about power and individual agency, but there's also a destructive political and democratic component to allowing these mass surveillance systems to grow even larger.”
I do not want to be back at work.
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I do not want to be back at work.
2026 is already depressingly shit. Imperialists breaking international law willy nilly, Ai chatbot unclothing women and children, political prisoner hunger strikes nearing awful predictable conclusion…
Can I hibernate until someone sorts this all out please?
Can I hibernate until someone sorts this all out please?
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
2026 is already depressingly shit. Imperialists breaking international law willy nilly, Ai chatbot unclothing women and children, political prisoner hunger strikes nearing awful predictable conclusion…
Can I hibernate until someone sorts this all out please?
Can I hibernate until someone sorts this all out please?
Even as a recovering catholic, I know this guy is full of shit, and goes against every homily ever.
“There was not a needy person among them… lands or houses sold and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.”
“There was not a needy person among them… lands or houses sold and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.”
Bishop “Robber Barron” (can’t make this shit up) says it’s better to die homeless than live under a system that benefits everyone.
better than any parody
January 2, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Even as a recovering catholic, I know this guy is full of shit, and goes against every homily ever.
“There was not a needy person among them… lands or houses sold and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.”
“There was not a needy person among them… lands or houses sold and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.”
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Official government accounts should not be posting on Twitter, for the same reasons that they don’t post on 4chan or kiwifarms.
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Official government accounts should not be posting on Twitter, for the same reasons that they don’t post on 4chan or kiwifarms.
Repeat after me “I’m allowed nice things, just for myself, without the need to feel guilty”.
January 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Repeat after me “I’m allowed nice things, just for myself, without the need to feel guilty”.
Most accurate description of my job
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Movie Hunt for the Wilder People Form Fillers Clip
YouTube video by matt bjork
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December 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Most accurate description of my job
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