Helsbels
@helenus3.bsky.social
Archaeology/art/landscape/wildlife/nature/environment/old buildings/old stuff
Chester, UK
Susceptible to beauty, cake & currently, politics & grumpiness
Chester, UK
Susceptible to beauty, cake & currently, politics & grumpiness
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A glimpse through the topsoil of #Stonehenge for #StandingStoneSunday
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A glimpse through the topsoil of #Stonehenge for #StandingStoneSunday
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
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Everyone’s favourite - the ‘Wolf and Twins’ mosaic from Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum) depicting the legend of Romulus and Remus. Dating to the 4th century AD, the mosaic is now part of the collections at Leeds City Museum. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Everyone’s favourite - the ‘Wolf and Twins’ mosaic from Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum) depicting the legend of Romulus and Remus. Dating to the 4th century AD, the mosaic is now part of the collections at Leeds City Museum. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
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Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
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In 2018, Bannon’s plans for a new US-European far-right alliance - involving Salvini, Orbán, Farage, etc. - were circulated directly to Epstein, even as he was providing logistical and travel support to Trump's former chief strategist /8
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In 2018, Bannon’s plans for a new US-European far-right alliance - involving Salvini, Orbán, Farage, etc. - were circulated directly to Epstein, even as he was providing logistical and travel support to Trump's former chief strategist /8
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Hey Labour
Remember the majority of voters who believe in treating people decently and not stealing from those who've endured months and years of hardship fleeing war and persecution to seek a place of safety?
We're still over here 👋
Remember the majority of voters who believe in treating people decently and not stealing from those who've endured months and years of hardship fleeing war and persecution to seek a place of safety?
We're still over here 👋
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Hey Labour
Remember the majority of voters who believe in treating people decently and not stealing from those who've endured months and years of hardship fleeing war and persecution to seek a place of safety?
We're still over here 👋
Remember the majority of voters who believe in treating people decently and not stealing from those who've endured months and years of hardship fleeing war and persecution to seek a place of safety?
We're still over here 👋
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At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows
At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows
Exclusive: Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
Israeli data shows at least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, and the real toll is likely substantially higher because hundreds of people detained in Gaza are missing, an Israel-based human rights group has said.
Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) tracked deaths from causes including physical violence, medical neglect and malnutrition for a new report, using freedom of information requests, forensic reports and interviews with lawyers, activists, relatives and witnesses. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows
#Conwy is such gem. A beautiful, bustling, charming, friendly town with loads of excellent independent shops like Edwards of Conwy, Baravelli's chocolates, Vinomondo wine, the Cheese Room, amazing bakers etc. I 'might' be taking a few things home with me 😗😋
#NorthWales
#NorthWales
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#Conwy is such gem. A beautiful, bustling, charming, friendly town with loads of excellent independent shops like Edwards of Conwy, Baravelli's chocolates, Vinomondo wine, the Cheese Room, amazing bakers etc. I 'might' be taking a few things home with me 😗😋
#NorthWales
#NorthWales
Conwy Castle, #NorthWales. Along with the defensive walls encircling the town, it cost Edward I the astronomical sum of £15,000 to build, 1283-87.
Darkly atmospheric, haunted by jackdaws, pigeons and the ghosts of soldiers and kings...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conwy_C... #medieval #castles
Darkly atmospheric, haunted by jackdaws, pigeons and the ghosts of soldiers and kings...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conwy_C... #medieval #castles
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Conwy Castle, #NorthWales. Along with the defensive walls encircling the town, it cost Edward I the astronomical sum of £15,000 to build, 1283-87.
Darkly atmospheric, haunted by jackdaws, pigeons and the ghosts of soldiers and kings...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conwy_C... #medieval #castles
Darkly atmospheric, haunted by jackdaws, pigeons and the ghosts of soldiers and kings...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conwy_C... #medieval #castles
Great atmosphere in Conwy today for the half-marathon, thirteen miles round the Great Orme 😯 Our son-in-law was running so we made a weekend of it 🏴 #NorthWales #castles
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Great atmosphere in Conwy today for the half-marathon, thirteen miles round the Great Orme 😯 Our son-in-law was running so we made a weekend of it 🏴 #NorthWales #castles
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned"
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned"
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Half of Gaza to be stolen, the Palestinians to be left to survive in the remaining ruins of their country
Monstrous, criminal and indefensible
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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But Trump said his tariffs don't raise prices
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
But Trump said his tariffs don't raise prices
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Come for the sheep, stay for the alt text
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Come for the sheep, stay for the alt text
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Lollll three bylines for a national newspaper to recreate (including the exact same restaurants!) what me and a student reporter managed a month ago: www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...
Just rip off our original and give us a buried credit in paragraph 19, we won’t be offended!
Just rip off our original and give us a buried credit in paragraph 19, we won’t be offended!
@jim.londoncentric.media this looks very familiar in MoS
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Lollll three bylines for a national newspaper to recreate (including the exact same restaurants!) what me and a student reporter managed a month ago: www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...
Just rip off our original and give us a buried credit in paragraph 19, we won’t be offended!
Just rip off our original and give us a buried credit in paragraph 19, we won’t be offended!
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It honestly does seem to me that Labour should raise income taxes, including on people like me. I am willing to pay my share if it means some hope of a functioning state that can achieve things rather than lurch perpetually from one crisis to another forever in damage mitigation mode.
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It honestly does seem to me that Labour should raise income taxes, including on people like me. I am willing to pay my share if it means some hope of a functioning state that can achieve things rather than lurch perpetually from one crisis to another forever in damage mitigation mode.
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#BBCNews - Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for #climate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateChange
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateChange
Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate
Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#BBCNews - Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for #climate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateChange
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateChange
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Presumably the Daily Telegraph and GB News will go big on this story?*
Deeply embarrassing: Michael Prescott himself doctored a Trump quote in his anti-BBC report against...doctoring a Trump quote.
*waits until end of time
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Deeply embarrassing: Michael Prescott himself doctored a Trump quote in his anti-BBC report against...doctoring a Trump quote.
*waits until end of time
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Presumably the Daily Telegraph and GB News will go big on this story?*
Deeply embarrassing: Michael Prescott himself doctored a Trump quote in his anti-BBC report against...doctoring a Trump quote.
*waits until end of time
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Deeply embarrassing: Michael Prescott himself doctored a Trump quote in his anti-BBC report against...doctoring a Trump quote.
*waits until end of time
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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El Presidente — in every dictatorship — follows the same playbook. It is a grotesque opera buffa. No encomium is too outrageous. No bribe too small. No violation of civil liberties too extreme. No stupidity too absurd. All dissent, no matter how tepid, is treason.
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
El Presidente — in every dictatorship — follows the same playbook. It is a grotesque opera buffa. No encomium is too outrageous. No bribe too small. No violation of civil liberties too extreme. No stupidity too absurd. All dissent, no matter how tepid, is treason.
Richard Burton lighting up in every interview on BBC 4. No wonder he had such a gravelly voice
#RichardBurton #TalkingPictures
#RichardBurton #TalkingPictures
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Richard Burton lighting up in every interview on BBC 4. No wonder he had such a gravelly voice
#RichardBurton #TalkingPictures
#RichardBurton #TalkingPictures
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It's astounding how much CO₂ we put into the atmosphere each year by burning fossil fuels.
For comparison, we all agree that plastic pollution is bad, but the mass of ALL THE PLASTIC humanity has ever produced is only 25% of the CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere in 2025.
For comparison, we all agree that plastic pollution is bad, but the mass of ALL THE PLASTIC humanity has ever produced is only 25% of the CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere in 2025.
1) Fossil fuel
Still no peak. Emissions are projected to increase by 1.1% in 2025, reaching 38.1 GtCO2. An all time high.
Still no peak. Emissions are projected to increase by 1.1% in 2025, reaching 38.1 GtCO2. An all time high.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It's astounding how much CO₂ we put into the atmosphere each year by burning fossil fuels.
For comparison, we all agree that plastic pollution is bad, but the mass of ALL THE PLASTIC humanity has ever produced is only 25% of the CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere in 2025.
For comparison, we all agree that plastic pollution is bad, but the mass of ALL THE PLASTIC humanity has ever produced is only 25% of the CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere in 2025.
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It reminds me of this quote from the person who called every single person in Maxwell’s black book: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It reminds me of this quote from the person who called every single person in Maxwell’s black book: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
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The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.