Helle Abelvik-Lawson
@drhelleal.bsky.social
Writer chronicling late capitalism. Proud Green Party member. PhD Indigenous Peoples' rights vs lithium mining. Associate Editor Int'l Jnl of Human Rights. Sustainable Fashion Week. Unicorn mum. Bristol-based. 🍉! You probably need a Snü 😷 www.snuhq.co.uk
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My daughter was beaten, spat on, outed & bullied AT SCHOOL, btw. The only reason she wasnt beaten worse was because she got away, locked herself in the toilet and FUCKING PHONED ME.
How would removing her phone have kept her safe?!
How would removing her phone have kept her safe?!
I'm the parent of a trans teen a year younger than Brianna should be. She's been beaten, spat on, outed & bullied out of school. By children who have grown up surrounded by toxic transphobia. She didnt leave the house for over 2 yrs - her online trans friends were the ONLY ppl who understood 1/
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My daughter was beaten, spat on, outed & bullied AT SCHOOL, btw. The only reason she wasnt beaten worse was because she got away, locked herself in the toilet and FUCKING PHONED ME.
How would removing her phone have kept her safe?!
How would removing her phone have kept her safe?!
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“The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many....
Michael Parenti
#Marxistmonday
Michael Parenti
#Marxistmonday
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
“The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many....
Michael Parenti
#Marxistmonday
Michael Parenti
#Marxistmonday
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do you love SLEEP and hate HAVING COLDS ALL THE TIME
then BEING PARENT OF PRESCHOOLER may not be for you
then BEING PARENT OF PRESCHOOLER may not be for you
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
do you love SLEEP and hate HAVING COLDS ALL THE TIME
then BEING PARENT OF PRESCHOOLER may not be for you
then BEING PARENT OF PRESCHOOLER may not be for you
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At last a Labour policy
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
At last a Labour policy
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It’s my understanding that Mary Shelley spent her entire summer vacation writing a book as an excuse to avoid hanging out with Lord Byron and you end her story with a quote from him instead of one of the many relevant quotes directly from her?
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It’s my understanding that Mary Shelley spent her entire summer vacation writing a book as an excuse to avoid hanging out with Lord Byron and you end her story with a quote from him instead of one of the many relevant quotes directly from her?
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Lovely to see that it's now considered cool and good to be a vehement lefty who loves socialism but if you called people like me a stupid naive cunt and dick-rode the reasonable centre between 2016 and 2024 I DO remember because I'm not above petty fuckery. Anyway. Welcome, comrade.
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Lovely to see that it's now considered cool and good to be a vehement lefty who loves socialism but if you called people like me a stupid naive cunt and dick-rode the reasonable centre between 2016 and 2024 I DO remember because I'm not above petty fuckery. Anyway. Welcome, comrade.
It begins... New AI platform usurps the need to build the skills required for community organising, meaning any old NIMBY can now pay for their objections to be written for them
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn share.google/W3Bm4ebeFxNi...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn share.google/W3Bm4ebeFxNi...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
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November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It begins... New AI platform usurps the need to build the skills required for community organising, meaning any old NIMBY can now pay for their objections to be written for them
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn share.google/W3Bm4ebeFxNi...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn share.google/W3Bm4ebeFxNi...
Nope. No thanks.
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Nope. No thanks.
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It’s also a mistake politicians make. It’s actually a very common human mistake: to try and change the minds of people who dislike you, rather than focus on those who already love you.
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It’s also a mistake politicians make. It’s actually a very common human mistake: to try and change the minds of people who dislike you, rather than focus on those who already love you.
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If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
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The definition of insanity is voting for centrists over and over again but expecting different results
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The definition of insanity is voting for centrists over and over again but expecting different results
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Humans: capable of building entire skyscrapers but still afraid to put the scary number on one of the floors
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Humans: capable of building entire skyscrapers but still afraid to put the scary number on one of the floors
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It ys a such challenging, turbulent, scarye tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum small moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It ys a such challenging, turbulent, scarye tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum small moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
Interesting that the two young workers here are both women...
‘They said it was more cost effective’: The young workers replaced by AI | Dazed share.google/ORsgBOqX9wKS...
‘They said it was more cost effective’: The young workers replaced by AI | Dazed share.google/ORsgBOqX9wKS...
‘They said it was more cost effective’: The young workers replaced by AI
In recent years, the AI boom has sparked global panic about long-term job security. For an unlucky few, AI has come for their jobs already
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November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Interesting that the two young workers here are both women...
‘They said it was more cost effective’: The young workers replaced by AI | Dazed share.google/ORsgBOqX9wKS...
‘They said it was more cost effective’: The young workers replaced by AI | Dazed share.google/ORsgBOqX9wKS...
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Mick Lynch is the real deal.
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Mick Lynch is the real deal.
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I prefer the singular possessive, "Oh, for fuck's sake." It just sounds more professional.
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I prefer the singular possessive, "Oh, for fuck's sake." It just sounds more professional.
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Pitch for TV executives:
"Who Wants to Eat a Billionaire?"
"Who Wants to Eat a Billionaire?"
July 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Pitch for TV executives:
"Who Wants to Eat a Billionaire?"
"Who Wants to Eat a Billionaire?"
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Are women ruining the workplace?
November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Are women ruining the workplace?
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Heaven forbid they try to make some peoples life better!
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Heaven forbid they try to make some peoples life better!
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And including a beautiful poem by Jackie Kay.
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
And including a beautiful poem by Jackie Kay.
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
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Parents appeal to Home Office after daughter left homeless in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Parents appeal to Home Office after daughter left homeless in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents, who have been saving to pay for UK visa application, say situation is now an emergency
A distraught couple are appealing to the Home Office to expedite a visa decision and speedily grant permission for their eight-year-old daughter to join them in the UK after Hurricane Melissa left her homeless and destitute in Jamaica.
Lati-Yana Stephanie Brown is being cared for by her grandmother in Cash Hill, Hanover, a part of the island that was badly damaged by the storm. Her Jamaican mother, Kerrian Bigby, came to the UK to join her British father, Jerome Hardy, in April 2023. The couple married earlier this year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Parents appeal to Home Office after daughter left homeless in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
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This also affirms my conviction that women (under patriarchy) are always either too much or not enough, and sometimes because we are so tricky both at once.
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This also affirms my conviction that women (under patriarchy) are always either too much or not enough, and sometimes because we are so tricky both at once.