Hels
@heledd.bsky.social
Relentless optimist. Massive nerd but not of the Star Trek kind. Drive a broomstick, not a car. Animal lover. She/Her.
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Loud enough for the morons in the back: BY GETTING THEM VACCCINATED!!!
Measles: how does it spread and how can I protect my child?
Measles: how does it spread and how can I protect my child?
A measles outbreak among unvaccinated children in London comes amid a global increase in infections
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Loud enough for the morons in the back: BY GETTING THEM VACCCINATED!!!
Some of my favourite reviews of the new Wuthering Heights film. Probably a thread.
“Emily Brontë died of tuberculosis 177 years ago yet this adaptation is still the worst thing that had ever happened to her.”
“Emerald Fennell is to movies what Coleen Hoover is to literature.”
“Emily Brontë died of tuberculosis 177 years ago yet this adaptation is still the worst thing that had ever happened to her.”
“Emerald Fennell is to movies what Coleen Hoover is to literature.”
February 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Some of my favourite reviews of the new Wuthering Heights film. Probably a thread.
“Emily Brontë died of tuberculosis 177 years ago yet this adaptation is still the worst thing that had ever happened to her.”
“Emerald Fennell is to movies what Coleen Hoover is to literature.”
“Emily Brontë died of tuberculosis 177 years ago yet this adaptation is still the worst thing that had ever happened to her.”
“Emerald Fennell is to movies what Coleen Hoover is to literature.”
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"Heartdangler Lizard," drawn in 2023 and tidied up in 2025 as the ivy creeps in
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"Heartdangler Lizard," drawn in 2023 and tidied up in 2025 as the ivy creeps in
Farage saying that 1million people in Britain don’t speak English- even if that were true (which it isn’t)… so what? Who cares? I wonder how he feels when he visits Gwynedd & finds that we don’t speak much English either- and we’re genealogically more British than he’ll ever be.
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Farage saying that 1million people in Britain don’t speak English- even if that were true (which it isn’t)… so what? Who cares? I wonder how he feels when he visits Gwynedd & finds that we don’t speak much English either- and we’re genealogically more British than he’ll ever be.
An ex of mine died from the same cancer less than 2 weeks ago. It’s not accurate to call him an ex, actually- he’d long since graduated to lifelong friend. He was only 44. Fuck cancer.
February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
An ex of mine died from the same cancer less than 2 weeks ago. It’s not accurate to call him an ex, actually- he’d long since graduated to lifelong friend. He was only 44. Fuck cancer.
Oh, no. Her delivery of one line in Beetlejuice is my favourite single line delivery of all time: "If you don't let me gut out this house and make it my own, I will go insane, AND I WILL TAKE YOU WITH ME." Amazing comic actress. One of the best.
RIP to the icon, Catherine O'Hara.
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Oh, no. Her delivery of one line in Beetlejuice is my favourite single line delivery of all time: "If you don't let me gut out this house and make it my own, I will go insane, AND I WILL TAKE YOU WITH ME." Amazing comic actress. One of the best.
With student loans in the news I decided to check my balance. In 2017- as far back as my statements go- my debt was £25,004.23. As of right now, the balance is £30,066.01. I’ve been paying it back directly from my salary ever since I graduated in 2012, and somehow it’s still grown by £5k.
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
With student loans in the news I decided to check my balance. In 2017- as far back as my statements go- my debt was £25,004.23. As of right now, the balance is £30,066.01. I’ve been paying it back directly from my salary ever since I graduated in 2012, and somehow it’s still grown by £5k.
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I just heard a teenager refer to the 1990s as “the late 1900s”.
I feel like an antique.
I feel like an antique.
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I just heard a teenager refer to the 1990s as “the late 1900s”.
I feel like an antique.
I feel like an antique.
I’ve never hated anyone as much as I hate Nigel Farage. I hate him so much it motivates me to get out of bed in the morning, just so I can spend another day hating him some more.
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I’ve never hated anyone as much as I hate Nigel Farage. I hate him so much it motivates me to get out of bed in the morning, just so I can spend another day hating him some more.
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Historian here, “The republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitution and machinery, to politicians and statesmen for the safety of its liberties never will have any.” Abolitionist Wendell Phillips
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Historian here, “The republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitution and machinery, to politicians and statesmen for the safety of its liberties never will have any.” Abolitionist Wendell Phillips
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I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
Things are grim. Here’s a timeline cleanser. My cat.
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Things are grim. Here’s a timeline cleanser. My cat.
Jesus. Everyone in The White Lotus is insufferable. I hate almost all of them but somehow it’s still relentlessly watchable. I should have been in bed hours ago but here I am, square-eyed and 5 episodes in.
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Jesus. Everyone in The White Lotus is insufferable. I hate almost all of them but somehow it’s still relentlessly watchable. I should have been in bed hours ago but here I am, square-eyed and 5 episodes in.
The word he uses is ‘obligation’ but what he really means is ‘incentive’.
He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The word he uses is ‘obligation’ but what he really means is ‘incentive’.
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Nothing says pathetic fragile crook quite like orange felon accepting someone else’s Nobel Peace Prize and nothing says disgraceful fraud quite like Machado gifting her Nobel Peace Prize to a murderous tyrant like him for power. I hope the Nobel Committee strips it from her.
January 16, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Nothing says pathetic fragile crook quite like orange felon accepting someone else’s Nobel Peace Prize and nothing says disgraceful fraud quite like Machado gifting her Nobel Peace Prize to a murderous tyrant like him for power. I hope the Nobel Committee strips it from her.
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
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I fear I may not wake up tomorrow morning
January 17, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I fear I may not wake up tomorrow morning
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just found out people contain multitudes.. what the fuck????
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
just found out people contain multitudes.. what the fuck????
I’ve been looking for a reason to trot this one out since OJ died.
January 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I’ve been looking for a reason to trot this one out since OJ died.
I’ve just learned something about alligators that’s completely blown my noodle: they’re capable of tool use. They place sticks on their heads during nesting season to lure birds. What?!
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I’ve just learned something about alligators that’s completely blown my noodle: they’re capable of tool use. They place sticks on their heads during nesting season to lure birds. What?!
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Does Nobel have other prizes for carrots and potatoes, or is it just peas?
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Does Nobel have other prizes for carrots and potatoes, or is it just peas?