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Helen Zaltzman
@helenzaltzman.bsky.social
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Podcaster from The Allusionist, Answer Me This and Veronica Mars Investigations. Pronouns she/they (TBH I think 'they' should be the default and we opt in to gendered pronouns/gender). linktr.ee/helenzaltzman
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helenzaltzman.bsky.social
correlation or causation?
part of The Guardian's top ten most read articles list. Number one is a headline: "Fallen stars: why are hollywood A-listers flopping at the box office?" and number two is the headline "Apparently many male film stars don't wear underpants. Have they never heard of #MeToo? Or accidents?"
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
helenzaltzman.bsky.social
Alternative options (I suggest a combo): 1. steer people to be less fucking racist; 2. throw all this effort and more into stemming the main causes of migration: wars and climate catastrophe.

But, as always, alas

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A Guardian headline that reads: "Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex-minister warns"
August 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
helenzaltzman.bsky.social
Reform has narratives, not policies. When will other parties fucking learn that the way to beat them is by offering counter-narratives, not turning these ones into policies that are cruel, beneficial to nobody, + mightily hypocritical of UK which has treated the rest of the world like a holiday home
A headline on the i newspaper saying "Labour hopes immigration crackdown can halt Reform UK"
May 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
helenzaltzman.bsky.social
I'm hoping this laminated A4 poster for "VANCOUVER'S PREMIUM TESLA CYBERTRUCK RENTAL SERVICE FOR UNFORGETTABLE EVENTS AND IMPACTFUL BRAND PROMOTIONS" is a trap to lure men into a therapy group to unravel toxic masculinity
January 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
helenzaltzman.bsky.social
Hello! @allusionistshow.bsky.social is on tour of the UK with our lovely new show Souvenirs! We’re performing in Glasgow at the Stand TONIGHT and the merch game is strong. Tickets and dates are at theallusionist.org/events - next stop Manchester
A tea towel that says Souvenirs on it and each letter of the word souvenirs has a hand drawing of a different souvenir item: teddy bear, keyring, snow globe, scarf, pencils, spoons, shell necklace, map A white circular magnet that says The Allusionist souvenirs souvenir magnet
August 26, 2024 at 12:37 PM