HelenSparkles
@helensparkles.bsky.social
Social worker & think of that as a privilege.
I IMMEDIATELY block anyone who sends a DM, unless we know each other already. :-)
I IMMEDIATELY block anyone who sends a DM, unless we know each other already. :-)
I have nothing to add to #duvetknowitschristmas because our lurgies mean that we’re at home (aged parents didn’t want the infection which is fair enough) so we’re cosy in our lovely bed! Last year we were in Lanzarote so I feel we’re really not trying hard enough @rhodri.biz
December 24, 2024 at 11:39 PM
I have nothing to add to #duvetknowitschristmas because our lurgies mean that we’re at home (aged parents didn’t want the infection which is fair enough) so we’re cosy in our lovely bed! Last year we were in Lanzarote so I feel we’re really not trying hard enough @rhodri.biz
Dear legal people
Does anyone know a good ISW who could do an SGO assessment in the middle of the country? I am doing research but thought I’d ask here & on twitter too.
TY
Does anyone know a good ISW who could do an SGO assessment in the middle of the country? I am doing research but thought I’d ask here & on twitter too.
TY
December 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Dear legal people
Does anyone know a good ISW who could do an SGO assessment in the middle of the country? I am doing research but thought I’d ask here & on twitter too.
TY
Does anyone know a good ISW who could do an SGO assessment in the middle of the country? I am doing research but thought I’d ask here & on twitter too.
TY
It seems that (some) people really don’t know how to apologise
December 6, 2024 at 6:32 PM
It seems that (some) people really don’t know how to apologise
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I suspect the 'Gregg effect' will have the same lasting renown as the 'Streisand effect'. In this case being 'defending yourself on the internet by confirming that you are exactly the kind of person who would be accused of such things in the first place'.
December 1, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I suspect the 'Gregg effect' will have the same lasting renown as the 'Streisand effect'. In this case being 'defending yourself on the internet by confirming that you are exactly the kind of person who would be accused of such things in the first place'.
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LIFE HACK: Answer your phone "Hello you're on the air" and 99% of the time people will just hang up.
December 1, 2024 at 4:15 AM
LIFE HACK: Answer your phone "Hello you're on the air" and 99% of the time people will just hang up.
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It blows my mind that NASA is able to receive data from 4.67 billion miles away, but I lose Wi-Fi signal in my kitchen.
November 26, 2024 at 3:25 AM
It blows my mind that NASA is able to receive data from 4.67 billion miles away, but I lose Wi-Fi signal in my kitchen.
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Films I watched in 2024, what will hopefully be a very long thread. 1) One Night in Miami. God this is a terrific film. A flawless example of how to adapt a stageplay, in that it doesn’t feel remotely stagey. [Criterion Collection BluRay]
January 1, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Films I watched in 2024, what will hopefully be a very long thread. 1) One Night in Miami. God this is a terrific film. A flawless example of how to adapt a stageplay, in that it doesn’t feel remotely stagey. [Criterion Collection BluRay]
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You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
November 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
You have to admire Nigel Farage - who else would have the nerve to pretend to be the defender of farmers, after selling their whole industry down the river with his Brexit shitshow.
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Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.
November 18, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.
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America keeps encouraging the worst people on Earth—and they keep showing us why they should never be encouraged. I hate how stupid America is for coddling these people who should in fact be cowering in the shadows as the antisocial, morally decrepit, intellectually troglodytic vile bigots they are.
A wave of offensive text messages and emails has gone out to Hispanic and LGBTQ people in recent days, according to the FBI, coming on the heels of a barrage of racist texts that were sent to Black people in the wake of the election.
New Wave of Offensive Texts Targets Hispanic and L.G.B.T.Q. People
The F.B.I. is investigating messages that told people they would be deported or transported to a “re-education camp.” They came after racist texts were sent to Black people.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:46 PM
America keeps encouraging the worst people on Earth—and they keep showing us why they should never be encouraged. I hate how stupid America is for coddling these people who should in fact be cowering in the shadows as the antisocial, morally decrepit, intellectually troglodytic vile bigots they are.
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Oh @jackmonroe has slunk onto BlueSky. Must have been name searching because she’s already blocked me. Where’s the VBI then Jack?
November 15, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Oh @jackmonroe has slunk onto BlueSky. Must have been name searching because she’s already blocked me. Where’s the VBI then Jack?
Fab thread 🧵
Morning! In the spirit of igniting a little Sunday legal joy and building some foundations in this new world, I would please like your most embarrassing court moments.
No holds barred. Full disclosure. Nothing, if you will, but the truth.
I’ll go first:
No holds barred. Full disclosure. Nothing, if you will, but the truth.
I’ll go first:
November 17, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Fab thread 🧵
Now we’re calling it X
Elon will be gutted!
Elon will be gutted!
Badenoch arriving is the clearest evidence yet of a change in the centre of gravity online. I know some people will hate it. But if you want to replace X, it's going to involve the leader of the opposition being here.
November 17, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Now we’re calling it X
Elon will be gutted!
Elon will be gutted!
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What they said 👇👍
I've said it before, but on account of I cannot shut up, I will say it again:
If you wonder why profiles are littered with reposts here it is because there's no algorithm. You must share the thing for others to see the thing.
So if you really like it, or want to support it, repost it.
If you wonder why profiles are littered with reposts here it is because there's no algorithm. You must share the thing for others to see the thing.
So if you really like it, or want to support it, repost it.
November 17, 2024 at 10:17 PM
What they said 👇👍
I hope somehow this party goes v v well for Fallon & she becomes a sought after events planner which can marry her upcyling & catering talenta, using all of her organisational skills*
*These aren’t currently obvious put I’m putting that down to artistic licence.
#thearchers
*These aren’t currently obvious put I’m putting that down to artistic licence.
#thearchers
November 17, 2024 at 10:17 PM
I hope somehow this party goes v v well for Fallon & she becomes a sought after events planner which can marry her upcyling & catering talenta, using all of her organisational skills*
*These aren’t currently obvious put I’m putting that down to artistic licence.
#thearchers
*These aren’t currently obvious put I’m putting that down to artistic licence.
#thearchers
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Might make this a thread of free posts on the newsletter, because clicks and subscriptions makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Here's my interview with the man in charge of the tube map, about the process of renaming the London Overground lines.
Here's my interview with the man in charge of the tube map, about the process of renaming the London Overground lines.
All change on the Overground
So how do you re-name and re-brand an entire operational urban rail network?
jonn.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Might make this a thread of free posts on the newsletter, because clicks and subscriptions makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Here's my interview with the man in charge of the tube map, about the process of renaming the London Overground lines.
Here's my interview with the man in charge of the tube map, about the process of renaming the London Overground lines.
I like this www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
Belfast alleyway to be given new life in community project
The alley's new shelter will be customisable to act as a hub for gardening, local art, or community noticeboards
www.belfastlive.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 12:51 PM
I like this www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
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6 years ago, we began to build the Three Sisters Community Garden in West Belfast and now we're helping local residents recreate their alleyways. We suggested Iris Alley for this competition and they've won! The coming Spring will see big changes happening 🌱❤️
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
Belfast alleyway to be given new life in community project
The alley's new shelter will be customisable to act as a hub for gardening, local art, or community noticeboards
www.belfastlive.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 8:35 AM
6 years ago, we began to build the Three Sisters Community Garden in West Belfast and now we're helping local residents recreate their alleyways. We suggested Iris Alley for this competition and they've won! The coming Spring will see big changes happening 🌱❤️
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
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Unbelievably bad luck that Trump keeps nominating sexual abusers
November 17, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Unbelievably bad luck that Trump keeps nominating sexual abusers
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30 years ago I directed BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL, BBC Radio 1's 1st drama serial - 65 x 3'00 episodes, played between pop records with 10x our budget. The late Bob Sessions was a fantastic Batman (without the 'Keaton growl') + Michael Gough was Alfred (as in the 90s movies). Our audience loved it, hurrah.
November 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
30 years ago I directed BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL, BBC Radio 1's 1st drama serial - 65 x 3'00 episodes, played between pop records with 10x our budget. The late Bob Sessions was a fantastic Batman (without the 'Keaton growl') + Michael Gough was Alfred (as in the 90s movies). Our audience loved it, hurrah.
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Damnnn
Dude, you said the quiet part VERY loudly.
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Dude, you said the quiet part VERY loudly.
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every one of those op-ed columnists has spent years building up a follower list on twitter, many of whom left, and so they are angry because you owe them your attention ad to help them get paid, your entire existence is to facilitate their need to put in as little effort as possible, know your place
Step 1: Elon takes over Twitter, unbans and amplifies the worst white nationalist posters, methodically turns it into a right wing echo chamber.
Step 2: Users who aren’t white nationalists or MAGA extremists leave for Bluesky en masse.
Step 3: op-ed columnists fret, “is Bluesky an echo chamber?”
Step 2: Users who aren’t white nationalists or MAGA extremists leave for Bluesky en masse.
Step 3: op-ed columnists fret, “is Bluesky an echo chamber?”
November 16, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Damnnn
Dude, you said the quiet part VERY loudly.
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Dude, you said the quiet part VERY loudly.
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Ginger wine is medicinal right …
November 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Ginger wine is medicinal right …
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A friend's phone has just autocorrected "far-right" into "far-fright" in a text to me, and this is in fact the best autocorrect ever.
November 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
A friend's phone has just autocorrected "far-right" into "far-fright" in a text to me, and this is in fact the best autocorrect ever.
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Well worth a read.
On Tuesday, Mark Mardell launched Prospect's assisted dying blog. During this week, he's spoken to doctors and campaigners, and examined the upsides and potential pitfalls. Read the blog here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/a-good...
Will the new assisted dying bill become law?
The strictest safeguards in the world—or too much, too late?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Well worth a read.