Helen #BLM #FreePalestine
@helkatuk.bsky.social
Veggie, Londoner, theatre/film/sci-fi geek, bookworm, and animal lover. 'A tiny bit disabled'/limpy. Pansexual + LGBTQIA ally. She/her. Servant to cats. Hi! :)
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Most people in 9 middle-income countries we surveyed say global climate change is affecting the area where they live. A median of 56% of adults in these countries also say they are very concerned that global climate change will harm them personally in their lifetime.
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Most people in 9 middle-income countries we surveyed say global climate change is affecting the area where they live. A median of 56% of adults in these countries also say they are very concerned that global climate change will harm them personally in their lifetime.
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Did you know you pay more fuel tax on a single car journey than a billionaire does on a private jet flight?
Right now the gov is subsidising tax breaks, when they could be using that tax to generate billions for public services.
Help us change this: https://bit.ly/43NAeFN
Right now the gov is subsidising tax breaks, when they could be using that tax to generate billions for public services.
Help us change this: https://bit.ly/43NAeFN
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Did you know you pay more fuel tax on a single car journey than a billionaire does on a private jet flight?
Right now the gov is subsidising tax breaks, when they could be using that tax to generate billions for public services.
Help us change this: https://bit.ly/43NAeFN
Right now the gov is subsidising tax breaks, when they could be using that tax to generate billions for public services.
Help us change this: https://bit.ly/43NAeFN
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The BBC and The Times have decided to resurrect the victimhood of Clanchy. But the facts are the facts: Clanchy wrote her racist, Islamophobic, ableist, and Anti-LGBT thoughts for all to see, and when challenged attempted to deny it. (See full 🧵).
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I see the 2021 scandal around Kate Clanchy's book "Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me" is back in the news as Clanchy receives an apology from the publisher of that book. Here's a reminder of the racism, Islamophobia, anti-LGBT comments, and fat shaming from the book.
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The BBC and The Times have decided to resurrect the victimhood of Clanchy. But the facts are the facts: Clanchy wrote her racist, Islamophobic, ableist, and Anti-LGBT thoughts for all to see, and when challenged attempted to deny it. (See full 🧵).
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A white journalist at a white BBC has made what looks like a hit piece about a white writer charged with racism by a number of writers of colour. The twist? The BBC attacks the writers of colour.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A white journalist at a white BBC has made what looks like a hit piece about a white writer charged with racism by a number of writers of colour. The twist? The BBC attacks the writers of colour.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
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The BBC are under fire over "censorship"of right wing views lately but here they censor the language of their own executive complaints unit, replacing the neutral and internationally accepted term "trans identity", with the politically partisan and inherently trans-skeptical term, "trans ideology".
In this piece, admitting the BBC has broken its impartiality rules re. trans people, the BBC further breaks its impartiality rules by changing a quote saying "trans identity" to "trans ideology".
Martine Croxall broke rules over 'pregnant people' facial expression, BBC says
The BBC newsreader was reading out a news bulletin about research on groups most at risk in UK heatwaves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The BBC are under fire over "censorship"of right wing views lately but here they censor the language of their own executive complaints unit, replacing the neutral and internationally accepted term "trans identity", with the politically partisan and inherently trans-skeptical term, "trans ideology".
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WHAT IF WE JUST INVESTED IN ARTISTS AND AUTHORS LIKE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
WHAT IF WE JUST INVESTED IN ARTISTS AND AUTHORS LIKE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
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Did you know Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to expand our airports at the cost of planet and people? Flight prices could even go up and it would put us even more off track to meet our climate targets. Will you join me? foe.uk/nxv69
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Tell Rachel Reeves: don’t put plane profits before planet
BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Expanding airports like Heathrow and Gatwick won’t do much, if anything, for the communities that ne...
foe.uk
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Did you know Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to expand our airports at the cost of planet and people? Flight prices could even go up and it would put us even more off track to meet our climate targets. Will you join me? foe.uk/nxv69
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
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Cool how "let's pay tribute to combat veterans" day is so close to "every silly sod with a fiver and a lighter can cause random explosions" day.
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Cool how "let's pay tribute to combat veterans" day is so close to "every silly sod with a fiver and a lighter can cause random explosions" day.
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Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding @Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike bsky.app/profile/glob...
With #nike women's "after dark" run/half marathon coming up in Sydney, a good time to stand in solidarity with workers
With #nike women's "after dark" run/half marathon coming up in Sydney, a good time to stand in solidarity with workers
Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike
March 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding @Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike bsky.app/profile/glob...
With #nike women's "after dark" run/half marathon coming up in Sydney, a good time to stand in solidarity with workers
With #nike women's "after dark" run/half marathon coming up in Sydney, a good time to stand in solidarity with workers
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If you pick up a shell and hold it close to to your ear, you can hear the sound of a ballistics expert shouting at you for contaminating evidence.
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If you pick up a shell and hold it close to to your ear, you can hear the sound of a ballistics expert shouting at you for contaminating evidence.
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Why is it that "tough choices" are always about harming the poor and disabled, and never about making the very wealthiest pay their fair share?
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Jeremy Corbyn: Keir Starmer says there's no money - I don't believe him
The government cites 'difficult choices' when they are harming the most vulnerable, but increasing defence spending is apparently easy.
metro.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Why is it that "tough choices" are always about harming the poor and disabled, and never about making the very wealthiest pay their fair share?
metro.co.uk/2025/03/05/j...
metro.co.uk/2025/03/05/j...
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The fact that “neutral” pundits continue to carry water for the lie that a majority of Americans support what is happening to trans people is further evidence that “neutrality” isn’t journalism at all. It’s not holding power to account. It’s reinforcing power and repeating propaganda
March 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The fact that “neutral” pundits continue to carry water for the lie that a majority of Americans support what is happening to trans people is further evidence that “neutrality” isn’t journalism at all. It’s not holding power to account. It’s reinforcing power and repeating propaganda
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I didn’t watch this but am I to understand that an elderly Black man stood up to a fascist, was then escorted out, and most of the white people in the room sat there and did nothing?
Am I getting this right? I want to make sure before I say what I need to say.
Am I getting this right? I want to make sure before I say what I need to say.
March 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I didn’t watch this but am I to understand that an elderly Black man stood up to a fascist, was then escorted out, and most of the white people in the room sat there and did nothing?
Am I getting this right? I want to make sure before I say what I need to say.
Am I getting this right? I want to make sure before I say what I need to say.
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Can’t get much clearer than that. Can we please ban these vehicles now? #SUValliance
New study from IIHS shows that car bloat is dangerous even at low speeds:
If hit by a sedan going 27 mph, a pedestrian has a 60% chance of a moderate+ injury and 30% chance of a serious one.
If it's a pickup going 27 mph, those odds rise to 83% and 63%, respectively.
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If hit by a sedan going 27 mph, a pedestrian has a 60% chance of a moderate+ injury and 30% chance of a serious one.
If it's a pickup going 27 mph, those odds rise to 83% and 63%, respectively.
www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Vehicle height compounds dangers of speed for pedestrians
New pedestrian injury risk curves calculated by IIHS show that vehicles with taller front ends begin to cause serious injuries at lower speeds.
www.iihs.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Can’t get much clearer than that. Can we please ban these vehicles now? #SUValliance
Did you know Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to expand our airports at the cost of planet and people? Flight prices could even go up and it would put us even more off track to meet our climate targets. Will you join me? foe.uk/nxv69
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Tell Rachel Reeves: don’t put plane profits before planet
BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Expanding airports like Heathrow and Gatwick won’t do much, if anything, for the communities that ne...
foe.uk
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Did you know Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to expand our airports at the cost of planet and people? Flight prices could even go up and it would put us even more off track to meet our climate targets. Will you join me? foe.uk/nxv69
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Thanks! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
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TW. The lawlessness in Haiti is painful to watch. The people deserve better. They certainly deserve, at the very least, our attention
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Haiti gang kills 110 people leader accused of witchcraft
A gang leader reportedly ordered the killings after his son came down with a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 9:48 PM
TW. The lawlessness in Haiti is painful to watch. The people deserve better. They certainly deserve, at the very least, our attention
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I mean. Vocal outrage is good and should continue but I can think of one other thing that happened this week which might have played a bigger part in making this happen.
VICTORY — Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BACKS DOWN, drops plan to cut off coverage of anesthesia for surgeries
YOU did this. Everyone who posted and shared and raised your voices.
This is what can happen when people unite and use their power.
YOU did this. Everyone who posted and shared and raised your voices.
This is what can happen when people unite and use their power.
December 9, 2024 at 9:50 PM
I mean. Vocal outrage is good and should continue but I can think of one other thing that happened this week which might have played a bigger part in making this happen.
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She's right, though another, totally unrelated problem (poor fact-checking at traditional media outlets) is illustrated quite neatly here by the fact that her name is Carsie Blanton
December 9, 2024 at 9:48 PM
She's right, though another, totally unrelated problem (poor fact-checking at traditional media outlets) is illustrated quite neatly here by the fact that her name is Carsie Blanton
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I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
November 10, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
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Note Jay-Z's attorneys just filed a request today to deny anonymity to the woman he allegedly raped when she was 13
Charlotte Bennett, a young employee who was found to have been harassed by Andrew Cuomo, has dropped her lawsuit against him after he used the legal proceedings to retaliate against her, including public smearing of her sexual history & court orders for her gynecological records.
December 9, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Note Jay-Z's attorneys just filed a request today to deny anonymity to the woman he allegedly raped when she was 13
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i just emailed NYPD:
December 9, 2024 at 12:07 AM
i just emailed NYPD:
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In the past I've covered this out of pocket but there's been a lull in work. I'm hoping for any help this year so Leko can purchase needed drums, costumes and assist the children's families. I'll draw a name from all who donate or repost and send a thank you regardless of how the campaign goes.
Last minute but setting up a campaign to support my late wife's organization. A canvas print of this photo can be won - see campaign for details, please gofund.me/be93b21e
Donate to In Memory of Sali: Aid Leko Africa, organized by David Rowinski
I am David Rowinski and raising funds for LekoLeko Africa a grassroots NGO founded … David Rowinski needs your support for In Memory of Sali: Aid Leko Africa
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December 9, 2024 at 10:22 PM
In the past I've covered this out of pocket but there's been a lull in work. I'm hoping for any help this year so Leko can purchase needed drums, costumes and assist the children's families. I'll draw a name from all who donate or repost and send a thank you regardless of how the campaign goes.