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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Feb 1

Pinning some facts about me because I’m in the privileged position to do so.

#Atheist
#ADHD
#PTSD
#MDD
#ProChoice
#ANTIFA
#BLM
#FuckTrump
#SendElonToMars

… and my #pronouns are she / her.

Everyone is welcome to engage with me regardless of our differences.

Wish I could do more in solidarity.

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Sep 7

Rebranding things to be more factual today:

Executive Orders are now called Epstein File Distractions.

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 31

Is this true? “BlueSky does not show a visible badge for video alt text. The alt text is associated with the video's metadata but is only visible to screen readers or through browser developer tools. To view it, you can use a screen reader like VoiceOver.”

#accessibility
#alt-text

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 31

Tell or show your tea making process.

Here’s mine.

#YorkshireTea
#Cuppa
#Builders
#Brew
#British

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 31

Wait… where’s the alt-text I wrote out?

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 31

Tell or show your tea making process.

Here’s mine.

#YorkshireTea
#Cuppa
#Builders
#Brew
#British

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 27

Genuine question: How does MSFT own oAI’s IP?

The IP is owned by the capped NP and their board can override even large backers like MSFT. No?

The whole structure is giving me a headache.

Reposted by Helen Peatfield

The Verge @theverge.com · Aug 27

There’s plenty of disinformation trying to blame the nascent offshore wind industry for whale deaths without evidence. Not only is that misleading, it also takes the focus away from solutions that might actually address the leading causes of death — vessel strikes and entanglement with fishing gear.

Whales are dying, but it’s not because of wind farms

Investigating a whale beaching is grueling work, and scientists see the same culprit again and again.

www.theverge.com

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 27

Prude haboob intrudes on nude, lewd, tent brood.

Darude sandstorm being sued.

#BurningMan

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 27

High wind rips up dome tent as hurricane haboob picks up. Orgy goes tits up.

#BurningMan

Photo of destroyed “Orgy Dome” tent and sandstorm

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm wasted as a B2B website copywriter. 🏆

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 27

High wind rips up dome tent as hurricane haboob picks up. Orgy goes tits up.

#BurningMan

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

I do know two ppl who are pro-Maga and I have wanted to ask them but they just suffered a terrible family bereavement and it's not the time for me to bring it up.

My window into that world is very small.

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

He looks suddenly frail. They way someone looks after a long infection or months of high stress.

It feels like a step change and that's why SVD feels like a match to me.

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

When I am ready to brief, all that will be in there.

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

Do maga dipshirs see it? I don't know any to ask.

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

He also appears to be incontinent, an unsteady gait much like in SVD, Phonemic Paraphasia, sudden flattening of speech tone and facial expressions…

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

If I wanted a bot to design it I'd use AI. 😭

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

I've seen it this bad on myself but I don't also have his plethora of cognitive decline signs.

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

I think SVD?

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

If my guess is right, he’ll not be able to mask his illness even to the least observant by February. Not enough to seem legitimate even to his most loyal base.

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

Masking more than his CVI?

gait, slower pace, and increasing speech errors.
This is where subcortical vascular dementia (SVD) comes in. It often shows up first in movement, continence, and speech

Phonemic Paraphasia Explained
Phonemic paraphasia = a speech slip where sounds or syllables
inside a word are misplaced, added, or swapped.
It often happens in subcortical vascular dementia (SVD) and other conditions affecting language pathways.
Examples:
• Target: spaghetti → Output: 'parghetti'
• Target: television → Output: 'televishen'
• Target: basketball → Output: 'backaball'

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 26

More golf = light therapy + safe optics.

Fewer press conferences outside Oval Office= less risk of unscripted speech exposing subcortical dysphasia (slowed output, sound slips, repetition).

Grouped bar chart comparing Trump’s first and second terms. First term: ~65 golf rounds/year, ~10 press conferences/year. Second term: ~90 golf rounds/year annualized, ~4 press conferences/year annualized estimate. Title: Trump: Golf Rounds vs. Formal Press Conferences, First Term vs Second Term (Annualized)

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 25

I noticed the tie thing. I've never seen him without one in Oval Office before. But maubebthats my cognitive bias.

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 25

Across web and app for a new venture. Not ready to brief yet. Need to sort brand ID kit, adaptive logo, possibly a character / mascot. Background, banners, social media assets and templates based on the above.

It might be more than one freelancer!

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 25

I accidentally started a bunch of excitement. I'm not ready to brief until mid October. Happy to connect meanwhile!

Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 25

Yay! No brief yet as I need a month to get sorted but am following so you can nudge me in October

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Helen Peatfield @helenpeatfield.bsky.social · Aug 25

🧵 pt 6: CVI is confirmed. SVD is my interpretation based on public signs: gait, speech, continence issues, apparent masking.

I’m not a doctor. This is opinion, not medical advice. Pls do NOT panic if you sense any of these signs in yourself or a loved one.

Let’s discuss responsibly?

#TrumpHealth