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Helen Style

@helenstyle.bsky.social

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Intellectually curious and open minded - I hope! Finding comfort in the natural world away from destructive human behaviour. Londoner. Recent grandmother.

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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 2h

No. I’d rather have a monarch with discretionary powers he doesn’t exercise than a president who exercises discretionary powers he doesn’t have.

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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 8h

Seems to me the older you are once adult, the more dangerous every infection is. And the less likely you are to return to your previous health ‘baseline’.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 8h

Don’t you pay for a parking permit in a specific location? I certainly do.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 8h

And better public transport

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

I know her feeling.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

I really wish a politician would spell out what our human rights currently are and ask if we really don’t want them any more!

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

Dropping the ECHR would mean no treaty protection against this in the UK.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 22h

The fact that people are allowed to store their cars in the street is really weird - after all, a car is an individual's own private property and their responsibility. I can't think of a single other item you can store in public in this way.

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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

Man goes into shop every day for years, checks newspaper headlines, walks out. Shopkeeper eventually asks why - man replies I’m looking for obituary. Shopkeeper They’re on back page. Man - the one I’m looking for won’t be. Old Russian joke.

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 1d

I found this a little shocking! In future my donations go straight to the charity ! #Charity #JustGiving

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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

Rates are ‘very high’ -officially one in 112 people have it. That’s England I think. I think it’s what I’m recovering from and I strongly recommend not getting it or giving it to anyone esp vulnerable.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

Aren’t they in Trumps shower?

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

If what I’ve still got is Covid, I strongly recommend not catching it.

BuDS Disability Service @buds-disability.bsky.social · 1d

Covid infection levels in England remain around the Very High level, although there has been a recent small decline. We continue to recommend taking maximum precautions against catching Covid, as around 1 in every 112 people in England were infected as of 19 October.

buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 19 October 2025

The BuDS Covid-19 Risk Assessment for the week ending 19 October 2025

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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

I think all politicians should spend a week in prison under standard conditions with no special treatment as a learning experience.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

As I told my daughter, people don’t notice your baby crying nearly as much as you do. It’s a mild nuisance to them at worst. To your maternal brain it’s ‘ potential catastrophe’.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

Prisons are for little people.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

So sorry.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

And all that ghastly gilded tat. And I’m not even American!

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

Excellent policy to deport half of NHS nurses! It will make a perfect campaigning video for other parties. Maybe jointly?

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 9h

I know you can. But I’m pretty sure we’re not doing it. There were many complaints from people in new built flats this summer. Windows may not even open and I’m sure orientation with Sun is never considered.

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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 10h

They don’t have any politicians that would be considered left wing anywhere else!

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 22h

Brit here - we thought it was rubbish. Sorry.

Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 22h

Fine by me!

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 23h

Stunning 2,000 year-old #Roman emerald-green glass boat. From Pompeii.

#Archaeology

📷 British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...

A British Museum image of a translucent emerald-green glass vessel in the shape of a shallow boat, displayed on a black surface with light brown background. The boat has curved ends, rising slightly upward. The museum lighting emphasises the translucent dark green colour of the glass. It was ground from a mould-pressed blank, with wheel-cut bands on each side and four triangular feet. Height: 7.6 cm, Length: 22.5 cm. Dated AD 25-50.

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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 23h

I think that’s a bit optimistic.