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Helena
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I was on Twitter for SIXTEEN YEARS and now I'm here.

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Off-topic: the first time I saw an ad for this show was a billboard on Melrose, and a utility pole was kinda in the way of my view. I read the title as "plumbus"
Photo of the billboard in question. Other than some wires and shadows, it's unobstructed. The background of the billboard is bright yellow. To the left is an illustration of who I suppose is Rhea Seehorn, but looks to me like Laura Dern; she's in 3/4 profile facing the viewer's right, looking up, brows furrowed, and her mouth is open as if she's yelling or screaming. Her face is cropped at the bottom so you can't see her chin or jaw, but tendrils of her blonde hair floating above her head extend beyond the upper edge of the billboard as cutouts. To the right, in black there's the Apple TV+ plus logo and the following text: "FROM THE CREATOR OF BREAKING BAD "PLUR1BUS "NEW SERIES NOV 7" The title is in a bold, fluid, kinda funky sans serif font. Also visible are a cloudless blue sky (background), a sign post for a commercial space for lease to the left (foreground), the roof of a bus stop to the bottom-left (foreground), and the tops of some palm trees to the bottom-right (background).
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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The worst part is I had read the warning about gork blocking users on that list prior to subscribing, but totally forgot by the time I noticed
Vertical three-panel comic "Baton roue" by Corentin Penloup (aka self sabotage meme). First panel: against a simple backdrop of an aqua sky, green grass, and gray road, a masculine person is pedaling a bicycle on the pavement while holding a stick. Second panel: the cyclist leans down and inserts the stick between the spokes of the front wheel of the bicycle. Third panel: with the bicycle on the ground behind him, the cyclist has collapsed onto the grass in a semi-fetal position, clutching his left knee to his chest in apparent pain
November 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Please tell me I'm not the only one who noticed this??? It's driving me nuts that I haven't seen anyone else mention it. I'm hoping it gets fixed for the Netflix release...but also I don't, so that I'll know I saw it correctly, and in a couple days I'll be vindicated.
(I don't want an IMDb account)
Screenshot of a portion of my review of "Frankenstein" (2025). It reads: At least some of the footage in the forest scene appears to be mirrored?? The Creature's chest features (missing nipple, Jesus scar) were on the wrong sides, and doubt that the FX team happened to apply Elordi's makeup incorrectly one day. (Couldn't tell if his other features were also the wrong way around.) Screenshot of a portion of IMDb's "Goofs" page for "Frankenstein" (2025), particularly the two currently listed continuity errors. At the start of the film and throughout, several establishing shots show that the ship is deeply icebound on all sides and stuck fast, despite the efforts of the crew to free it. At the end of the film, as the creature frees the ship, it is shown mere meters from the open ocean and readily capable of being freed in short order by the crew. 8 voted helpful/thumb up 👍, 3 voted not helpful/thumb down 👎 The final shot of the creation facing the rising son is horizontally flipped. 2 voted helpful/thumb up 👍, 1 voted not helpful/thumb down 👎
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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You are correct
Photo of a box of Annie's Vegan Mac, Macaroni & Cheddar flavor. The packaging features the company's purple and yellow "bunny of approval" logo, a photo of a steel spoon holding a scoop of short, tubular noodles coated in creamy, yellow-orange sauce, and labels such as "Made with Goodness" and "USDA ORGANIC" Photo of a box of Annie's Vegan Mac, Shells & Sweet Potato Pumpkin flavor. The packaging features the company's purple and yellow "bunny of approval" logo, a photo of a steel spoon holding a scoop of semicircular noodles coated in creamy, yellow-orange sauce, and labels such as "Made with Goodness" and "USDA ORGANIC"
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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PLEASE
This has already gone off-topic
Screenshot of text messages between myself and my husband. Me: Apparently there's youtuber drama involving one of those guys you watch??? https://youtu.be/dKLkF43AjaI (link to "My Obsession with Niche Fitness Drama (Q&A)" by Little Joel) Husband: I stopped watching him. Me: I don't even know what happened yet Me: He's a race science believer?? Bruh Husband: "Dr. Mike" got his PhD with a super sloppy thesis. Then lied about the university's copy of the thesis being a draft and releasing the supposedly final version of his 2013 thesis, but it was a contemporary edit. He also made an offhand comment that the guy who initially criticized his thesis obtained it "unethically" Screenshot of texts between myself and my husband. Me: Didn't I tell you he had bad vibes?? Husband: I thought you said that about JJ McCullough Me: No, that was "I don't like conservatives"
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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I stayed up until 4 am writing haphazardly about "Frankenstein" so you gotta read it

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Photograph of the curtains in front of the IMAX screen at the TLC Chinese Theater. They're red with a golden print of various trees and grasses, such as palms and bamboo. Projected with white light (thus appearing pink) onto the center of the curtains in a bold, angular, serif font is the following text, in all caps: "GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S FRANKENSTEIN" Below that, in simpler sans-serif typefaces, are the TCL CHINESE THEATRE and IMAX® logos. The floor is visible at the bottom of the frame. The carpet is also red with golden details, and a darker red, circular symbol of a dragon centered just before the screen.
October 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Also, I still think it's odd that we had FOUR '10s pop stars of Albanian heritage
The images from the second tweet in the previous photo. Dua Lipa was born on 22 August 1995 in London, the first-born daughter of Kosovo Albanian refugees from the Yugoslav Wars, Dukagjin Lipa and Anesa Lipa (née Rexha). They were from Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo), and moved to London in 1992, settling in a refugee society from their home country in Camden. The couple left Kosovo around the time the siege of Sarajevo occurred and before the Kosovo War started. Through her maternal grandmother, Lipa is also of Bosnian [...] [Bebe] Rexha was born on August 30, 1989 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, to ethnic Albanian parents. Her father, Flamur Rexha, was born in Debar, North Macedonia, when it was part of Yugoslavia. He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 21, and her mother, Bukurije Rexha, was born in the U.S. to an Albanian family with roots in Gostivar, North Macedonia. In the Albanian language, bletë means "bee"; and she explained "My parents are Albanian, and people started calling me 'Bebe' for [...]" Amanda Ava Koci was born Amanda Koci, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1994. Max's parents are from Albania; her father, Paul, is from Qeparo and her mother, Andrea, is from Sarandë. Max also has an older brother. In 1991, her parents fled Albania after the fall of communism in the country, and lived in a church in Paris for a year. While in Paris, they [...] [Rita] Ora was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera (née Bajraktari), is a psychiatrist, and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner, having previously studied economics. Ora has an older sister, Elena, and a younger brother, Don. She was born as Rita Sahatçiu (pronounced [sahat'tʃiu]; surname derived from the Turkish word saatçi, which means [...]
October 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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One of the cats I occasionally care for got it early '24 (I actually was the one who brought him to the emergency vet). He had the subcutaneous injections for a while, then daily pills for several months. He's still neurologically affected and needs extra help with hygiene, but he's worth it 🧡
Photo of a cat named Yuzu. He's an orange tabby domestic shorthair with yellowy green eyes, a pink nose, and a white chin/neck, loafing on top of a light blue blanket draped over a gray sofa. In the background is a beige wall and a window which is mostly covered by sheer, light pink and rose curtains. The lighting is artificial and somewhat dim. Yuzu's looking a little disheveled; the photo was taken at night and I hadn't cleaned his face or brushed his fur since the morning. His expression is mostly neutral, with a hint of apprehension, because he knows I'm probably going to do those things to him soon and he hates all of the grooming except getting his ears wiped.
October 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Wore only my dorkiest attire to attend an Intentionally Scary Event (first since before the pandemic started!)
Selfie photo of just my torso, showing the front of my T-shirt. It's black, short-sleeved, and slightly oversized/baggy. The printed design includes the following illustrations: Orange full moon, orange drops resembling blood. White ghosts, bat silhouettes (one of which is flying in front of the orange moon), carved pumpkins, corvid silhouette, spider web from which a spider is hanging (holding an orange drop), 🤍 heart, skeletal hand making ✌️peace sign, crossbones, a jubilant-looking skeleton (holding out its arms to show the red bandage wraps under its elbows). White text, reading: "BOO-YAH" (the Os are a pair of eyes with orange irises; the last three letters look like they're dripping), "Peace • Love PLATELETS", and "DONOR FOR LIFE". The whole design in arranged in such a way as to form a drop shape.
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Smart people if they read this thread: "lol this dumbass doesn't have a CLUE what we talk about"
Midwit meme. A graph of IQ scores between 45 and 160 shows a normal distribution (bell curve). 0.2% of a sample of people are at either extreme of the scale, below 55 or above 145. 4% are between 55–70 or 130–145. 95% are above 70 and under 130; within that, 68% are above 85 and below 115. In other words, an over-two-thirds majority of IQ scores (as represented by this graph) are within a narrow range; the average intelligence is both mean, median, and mode. Above the graph are three Wojacks. To the left by the low scores is a brainlet with a malformed head and content expression. To the right by the high scores is a monk wearing a cloak, also with a content expression. In the middle by the average scores is a "midwit" with glasses, a side-buzzed haircut, and a unibrow, crying and gritting his teeth distraughtly.
October 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Good luck, especially in the latter!

Pro tip from my last time interviewing for BR: don't mention people with bad labor practices
Tweet by me from September 24th, 2024: "One time, while interviewing for a retail job, I told the interviewer that I wouldn't want to work for Elon Musk. I wonder if she remembers that remark and ever thinks about it. (No, I didn't get the job.)"
October 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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It is very, very bad that "artificial intelligence" is nowhere near the levels it should be at for genuine usefulness, while already being actively harmful. More really needs to be said on models being trained to not produce pornography, when preventing "Here's how to do it" should be a TOP priority
Image of Microsoft Word's Office Assistant, formally known as Clippit, but more commonly as Clippy. It's a digital 3D illustration of a paper clip, with floating cartoon eyes and eyebrows giving a sassy expression, atop a yellow sheet of lined paper. The text box next to it reads, "It looks like you're writing a suicide note. Would you like help?" Two buttons are available to indicate "yes" or "no." While "Clippy gives rude, unsolicited advice or is actively malicious" was a somewhat common meme about 25 years ago, it notably never actually did those things. Unlike goddamn LLMs are, right now.
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
cockamamied.bsky.social
Bruh
Screenshot of DCV's skeet with "Show more replies" below it (hiding the skeet this is in reply to)
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Went to Russell Crowe's Wikipedia page after kinda-watching "Gladiator" because I couldn't remember his nationality. Oddly, he doesn't have one (biography articles start "[name] is a[n] [demonym] [profession]" and often list citizenship in the infobox; not his). But also, he's unexpectedly based??
During location filming of Cinderella Man, Crowe made a donation to a Jewish elementary school whose library had been damaged as a result of arson. [81] A note with an anti-Semitic message had been left at the scene. [82] Crowe called school officials to express his concern and wanted his message relayed to the students. [83] The school's building fund received donations from throughout Canada and the amount of Crowe's donation was not disclosed. [84] Political views Crowe has supported the Australian Labor Party (ALP). [141] He endorsed former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard in June 2013, [142] and narrated an advertisement for the Labor Party's election campaign in May 2022. [143] Crowe has been an outspoken critic of Australia's immigration detention facilities, describing them as "a nation's shame" and "fucking disgraceful". In November 2017, Crowe offered to resettle displaced refugees who were held in Australia's offshore detention facility on Manus Island. [144] Like the majority of men in Australia and New Zealand, Crowe is uncircumcised, and is an intactivist. [132] In 2011, Crowe declared his opposition to the practice of non-medical circumcision on Twitter, referring to it as "barbaric and stupid", and specifically called for Jews to abolish the practice, which led to accusations of antisemitism. Crowe denied the accusations. [133] [134] [135]
September 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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There have been a few times I've seen coyotes while walking/cycling near/in the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Park. I react much the same as when I see a domestic dog ("oh hi puppers!" and make sure the dog I'm with is ignoring them)
September 18, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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The trios of flags are at four points along the stretch of SMB within WeHo, in case anyone wants to go see for themselves
Screenshot of Google Streetview of 8571 Santa Monica Boulevard, 90069. Taken in May 2024, the photo shows a wide city street with a sandy, landscaped median. Three flags are flying at full mast: rainbow pride (which consists of six colors of horizontal stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet), Progress Pride (which consists of same six-color rainbow, plus a chevron along the hoist of black, brown, and blue/pink/white), and United States of America (you know the one).
September 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Screenshot of the text below the video that is currently pinned to the top of Charlie Kirk's Instagram profile. Posted on March 24, 2025. 870k likes, 84k comments, 3,140 reposts, 236k shares. The caption: "Play certain games, win certain prizes"
September 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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* idk when or why she broke mutual (wasn't when she and my SIL broke up), but probably post October 7th 2023 and surely no later than last summer when I posted these IG stories. Omg I was MAD mad to be posting that on the profile my conservative family and in-laws follow 😭
6/1/24 IG story of tweet by Mosab Abu Toha, link to a post by Jewish Voice for Peace, and my caption "So what's the bullshit hasbara for this?" 5/31/24 IG post by JVP: photo of a single-file line of men (5 in frame) wearing identical gray sweats and orange blindfolds, barefoot, with their wrists zip-tied in front of them. They're kneeling on gravel, facing right, and are arranged close enough to touch each person in front and behind them. Three of the men cover their heads with their hands. At least two people in olive-green uniforms with black boots are standing around them. Below the photo is the caption: "This is exactly where I was put after being kidnapped. This is exactly what I was wearing. This is exactly how I covered my face when the soldiers were close to me." MAT 6/1/24 Twitter post by MAT: photo taken from outside an enclosure, fenced in by metal mesh and barbed wire, and solid gray walls and ceiling at the other end of the interior. The ground appears to possibly be concrete or dirt, and some olive-green mats or blankets are available; some are rolled up and resting aside the metal fence, while several are in use on the ground. Dozens of men, dressed the same as in the other image, are visible. All but two (one standing, one maybe walking) standing appear to be kneeling or sitting. Two of the men in the center of the image are side-by-side, facing opposite directions. The text of the post reads: "For three days they never allowed me, they never allowed us, to sit on our bottoms. Not even to sleep or stand. The only position allowed was on our knees. And that’s from where the title of my poem 'On Your Knees' comes. "I still remember one soldiers behind the fences shouting at me, 'Don’t lie down. On your knees!' "Do you that young man trying to prostrate himself on the bare floor? I think I can see two at least behind the wires. "If I was not released after three days…. "Some abductees died out of torture. This is a very tiny example of torture." [sic] The next four IG stories I posted 17 minutes later. First is white text against dark gray, reading: "If you're somehow a mutual but totally cool with that, can you do me a favor? A tutorial, using a spam account that followed me as an example:" Second is a screenshot of the IG profile of AdamLambert0321. A red arrow points from the text: "Step 1: go to my profile and tap on the menu" Third is a screenshot of the options shown after tapping on the menu. A red arrow points from text: "Step two: select 'remove follower' and confirm" Fourth is the prompt to confirm removing AdamLambert0321 as a follower, without telling them so. "Remove" is circled in red. Below, I've captioned: "Ta-da! Now I'm following one less person who tolerates colonialism and genocide"
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Wow I've been mistakenly using "disclaimer" instead of "disclosure" probably for years. Did I learn this or did I mix them up myself 😭
Screenshot of a section of the English Wiktionary article for "disclaimer." It reads: English Wikipedia has an article on: disclaimer Noun disclaimer (plural disclaimers) 1. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces. 2. A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc. 3. (law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate. 4. (proscribed) A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like. Usage notes The use in the sense of a disclosure rather than a disavowal is a recent extension in meaning that may be considered incorrect usage.
September 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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The tables turn on a dime!!
But it's not satisfying, it's just more artifice instead of genuine human interaction. Booo.

And that's why I'm launching my line of merchandise for autists. I'm bringing back the slogan tee, baby! Now with intentional utility!!
Stock image of a masculine person with medium brown skin wearing a white T-shirt against a white background. Superimposed on the chest of the shirt in black Open Dyslexic typeface, slightly arched, is the text: "DISABILITY NOTICE Talk to me honestly and with clear enunciation because my shit's fucked"
September 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Couldn't find a damn clip of the moment in the movie (it's at 20:50) so I recorded my own 🤷 sorry to whatever company owns this film. Actually sorry to the Deaf/HoH because I can't caption the video—but there is alt text!
September 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Part of me is dissatisfied that a "Barbie" live-action movie wasn't made in the '90s, when Debi Mazar looked EXACTLY like the original Barbie.
Paparazzi photo of Debi Mazar taken in 1991. She has dark hair, arched eyebrows, icy blue eyes, and full red lips. Her finger and toe nails are painted to match. Her top is white and sleeveless, with four dark horizontal stripes at the shoulders/upper bust, and tucked into high-waisted navy pants. She holds a pair of sunglasses in her left hand. Image credit: https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/debi-mazar-circa-1990s-credit-news-photo/2152379639 Photograph of a first edition Barbie from 1959. It has pale skin, dark hair, arched brows, icy blue eyes, and full red lips. Its fingernails are painted to match her lipstick. It wears a strapless garment resembling a one-piece swimsuit, with horizontal black-and-white stripes. A pair of sunglasses sit atop its head. Behind the doll is what appears to be its original packaging, featuring illustrations of Barbies wearing various outfits, the Barbie logo, and the text "TEEN AGE FASHION MODEL" Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MattelBarbieno1br.jpg
September 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Every now and then I look into dogs' (and cats') eyes and I'm like, "You're an alien. Still love u tho"
Photo of a shorthair cat with light blue eyes and dramatically contrasting dark colorpoint coat. She's loafing in front of a balcony door with a glass panel, backlit by the afternoon sun shining on a wall outside. Her collar is made of red fabric with white polka dots, and bears a bronze-tone name tag, which is engraved with "MAY" and a radiant heart symbol.
August 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Him?
A piece of broccoli (not an egg) ("Voyager" is not "Arrested Development") (but Barclay is arguably less likable than Ann Veal)
August 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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I googled "wall mount garage door opener" bc I don't have a garage (my parents' garage has a door that is lifted manually. also it's not used as a garage) and needed a visual of what you're talking about. Well, I got one alright
Screenshot of a Google image search result, which is the thumbnail of a YouTube video, titled "Every Garage NEEDS THIS!! ***Wall Mounted Opener Install***" The thumbnail shows two photos side-by-side. On the left, a hand points up at a ceiling-mounted garage door opener, with a graphic overlay of a red X. On the right is a wall-mounted garage door opener, with a graphic overlay of a green check mark.
August 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM