Helixx
@helixandra.bsky.social
Interested in stuff; no time for bigots. Fond of nature and science, the differences between cultures, board gaming. I like to learn about things I didn't know I didn't know.
ALT: Profile picture is two eyeballs on stalks, photo is inside Froghall tunnel.
ALT: Profile picture is two eyeballs on stalks, photo is inside Froghall tunnel.
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I would encourage people in the UK to complain to the BBC about unquestioning platforming a person who uses transphobic slurs on trans healthcare.
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I would encourage people in the UK to complain to the BBC about unquestioning platforming a person who uses transphobic slurs on trans healthcare.
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social want to help Omahans understand the lead risks in their own yard.
Sign up for our free soil testing 👇
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An Omaha lead smelter spread dust that seeped into the soil and bodies of many residents for over a century. Focus areas include the Superfund site and neighborhoods east of 72nd Street; Bellevue;…
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social want to help Omahans understand the lead risks in their own yard.
Sign up for our free soil testing 👇
Sign up for our free soil testing 👇
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Interior and Agriculture Departments to run an annual photo contest and feature the winning photograph on that year’s pass. According to the suit, bypassing that process to put Trump’s picture on the pass violates the law. Agree 💯!
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Interior and Agriculture Departments to run an annual photo contest and feature the winning photograph on that year’s pass. According to the suit, bypassing that process to put Trump’s picture on the pass violates the law. Agree 💯!
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I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix
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Israel named 'worst enemy of journalists' by Reporters Without Borders - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/reporters-without-borders-israel-worst-enemy-journalists
Israel named 'worst enemy of journalists' by Reporters Without Borders
Annual report accuses Israel of being the primary perpetrator of journalist deaths, ahead of cartels and organised crime groups
www.middleeasteye.net
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Israel named 'worst enemy of journalists' by Reporters Without Borders - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/reporters-without-borders-israel-worst-enemy-journalists
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This holiday season give the gift of fighting for what you love. Spend time with houseless punk kids who refuse to give up on each other in award-winner No Word For Water. Fortify your health boundaries with Covid Safety Handbook. Demand privacy with all-gender, all orientation Smart Girl's Guide.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This holiday season give the gift of fighting for what you love. Spend time with houseless punk kids who refuse to give up on each other in award-winner No Word For Water. Fortify your health boundaries with Covid Safety Handbook. Demand privacy with all-gender, all orientation Smart Girl's Guide.
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Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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♿️✨ Kicking off our new thread sharing RAnsky’s disability-rights infographics.
First up: a template for supervisors reminding them that interim accommodations are required unless there’s real undue hardship.
Image + alt text below 👇
First up: a template for supervisors reminding them that interim accommodations are required unless there’s real undue hardship.
Image + alt text below 👇
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
♿️✨ Kicking off our new thread sharing RAnsky’s disability-rights infographics.
First up: a template for supervisors reminding them that interim accommodations are required unless there’s real undue hardship.
Image + alt text below 👇
First up: a template for supervisors reminding them that interim accommodations are required unless there’s real undue hardship.
Image + alt text below 👇
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a point I feel the need to make about regulation, generally: it’s not that companies will automatically follow the law or that regulatory penalties can always be greater than the benefit of acting illegally
it’s that making something illegal gives employees a greater chance of refusing to do it
it’s that making something illegal gives employees a greater chance of refusing to do it
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
a point I feel the need to make about regulation, generally: it’s not that companies will automatically follow the law or that regulatory penalties can always be greater than the benefit of acting illegally
it’s that making something illegal gives employees a greater chance of refusing to do it
it’s that making something illegal gives employees a greater chance of refusing to do it
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This is not normal
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is not normal
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The Peace Building in DC has been renamed the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace”
The institute created by Congress, signed into law by Reagan, and axed by Trump back in February.
He literally had the president of the USIP hauled out by police and has now deemed himself the emperor of peace.
The institute created by Congress, signed into law by Reagan, and axed by Trump back in February.
He literally had the president of the USIP hauled out by police and has now deemed himself the emperor of peace.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Peace Building in DC has been renamed the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace”
The institute created by Congress, signed into law by Reagan, and axed by Trump back in February.
He literally had the president of the USIP hauled out by police and has now deemed himself the emperor of peace.
The institute created by Congress, signed into law by Reagan, and axed by Trump back in February.
He literally had the president of the USIP hauled out by police and has now deemed himself the emperor of peace.
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Here is the whole Trump, Brexit, Russia story neatly summed up for you
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Here is the whole Trump, Brexit, Russia story neatly summed up for you
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
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Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
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Camera glitch?
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Camera glitch?
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
or
Did Squirrel discover a Grape of Invisibility?😄
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
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Nine Lessons 2025 is just a few weeks away. If you’re new to the Shambles-verse allow us to try to explain what @robinince.bsky.social's pioneering show that mashes up science & culture is via a clip from the doc Curious People.
Tickets for this year’s shows at www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
Tickets for this year’s shows at www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Nine Lessons 2025 is just a few weeks away. If you’re new to the Shambles-verse allow us to try to explain what @robinince.bsky.social's pioneering show that mashes up science & culture is via a clip from the doc Curious People.
Tickets for this year’s shows at www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
Tickets for this year’s shows at www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
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Trump just pardoned Anti-Women Rights Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Dem Leadership is making themselves complicit by endorsing blatant corruption.
Cuellar was indicted in 2024 for taking 600k in bribes from a bank & from Azerbaijan, who ethnically cleansed over 100,000 Armenians last year.
Cuellar was indicted in 2024 for taking 600k in bribes from a bank & from Azerbaijan, who ethnically cleansed over 100,000 Armenians last year.
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Trump just pardoned Anti-Women Rights Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Dem Leadership is making themselves complicit by endorsing blatant corruption.
Cuellar was indicted in 2024 for taking 600k in bribes from a bank & from Azerbaijan, who ethnically cleansed over 100,000 Armenians last year.
Cuellar was indicted in 2024 for taking 600k in bribes from a bank & from Azerbaijan, who ethnically cleansed over 100,000 Armenians last year.
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Trump has pardoned:
(1) A former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
(2) Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold
(3) Binance founder Zhao who failed to stop criminals from using Binance to move money tied to drug trafficking. 1/
(1) A former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
(2) Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold
(3) Binance founder Zhao who failed to stop criminals from using Binance to move money tied to drug trafficking. 1/
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Trump has pardoned:
(1) A former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
(2) Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold
(3) Binance founder Zhao who failed to stop criminals from using Binance to move money tied to drug trafficking. 1/
(1) A former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
(2) Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold
(3) Binance founder Zhao who failed to stop criminals from using Binance to move money tied to drug trafficking. 1/
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This dude’s private jet is airborne over Africa again.
NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This dude’s private jet is airborne over Africa again.
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This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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We’ve had people from the U.S. and abroad asking whether the information on the White House website is even accurate anymore. The site has become unreliable, filled with blatantly false and deliberately misleading content.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We’ve had people from the U.S. and abroad asking whether the information on the White House website is even accurate anymore. The site has become unreliable, filled with blatantly false and deliberately misleading content.