Hel M
@purplehel.bsky.social
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Purple Haired, fat, geeky, queer, nb, kinky, middle-aged cat lady in DCish Trying to survive capitalism https://gofund.me/df531836 PurpleHel on cashapp&venmo, preferred over gfm cos fees. If you follow me & I block you, you looked like a bot or a jerk.
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purplehel.bsky.social
Like, if I'm a multi-billionaire, I've got an apt complex in every major city, with the penthouse reserved for me & the rest of the units rented at like 25% local market or less, & I'm running multiple cat rescues & have probably like....half a dozen cats plus rotating fosters w/staff for the cats.
purplehel.bsky.social
Every single time I get high, I sit there going 'holy fuck am I always in this much pain?!', because somehow THC absolutely blows away my pain filter. It doesn't impact my TOLERANCE any, luckily, so the pain doesn't bother me more than usual, I'm just way more aware of it than usual.
purplehel.bsky.social
....I can't even think of anything that counts as not at all useful. My buckwild splurges are like housing for friends of friends of friends, and elaborate indoor climbing structures for my cats and all the cats I would be rescuing. And someone whose only job is cleaning cat boxes.
docseuss.bsky.social
lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?
purplehel.bsky.social
...The answer to that is yes. the real question is 'am I in more pain than usual right now.'
....thanks for the reminder to take my bedtime painkillers.
purplehel.bsky.social
I got an extra $30 today (well, it'll actually arrive sometime in the next week, but I became aware it was coming.) I was WILD and bought a book I want on early release (2nd in a series, published no DRM by author), and some sherbet from the grocery store.
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terrilltf.bsky.social
Hey everyone. I’m really busy this week but I wanted to help a friend raise their late rent money. They’re having a really hard time as a single parent. They need $600 or will face eviction on the 23rd. Anything helps. They’re trying not to end up in a shelter. PayPal/e-transfer [email protected]
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terrilltf.bsky.social
We got zero donations on this today. Let’s help this family stay housed. They’re stressed right out and need the help. Please consider small donation. They add up. I’m hoping I can give them some good news tomorrow. Keep sharing. Someone out there might be able to help.
terrilltf.bsky.social
Hey everyone. I’m really busy this week but I wanted to help a friend raise their late rent money. They’re having a really hard time as a single parent. They need $600 or will face eviction on the 23rd. Anything helps. They’re trying not to end up in a shelter. PayPal/e-transfer [email protected]
purplehel.bsky.social
In case you're one of today's lucky 10,000, the founder of Little Ceasars paid Rosa Parks's rent for the last decade+ of her life. If you're choosing where to order pizza from...
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karnythia.bsky.social
I just want you all to know that when we told you that they wanted to destroy everything and you thought Black women were exaggerating? This was the "ironic" racism you said we were overreacting to 10 years ago. Racism has never had generational limits
politico.com
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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dom2k.bsky.social
MTG and Tucker Carlson have wagered that when this is over, as long as they’ve crossed over to the right side of history in time, ppl will forget/just not hold them accountable for their role in propping up the most dangerous administration in American history.
Sadly, they are going to be right
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thetrudz.photo
What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.
Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.
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bubbaprog.xyz
do people still not know what comes after "a few bad apples" in the aphorism
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brendelbored.bsky.social
The moment when he starts giving his canned response and she goes “that’s such bullshit” lmao I have no idea who these ladies are but they rock
paleofuture.bsky.social
"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc
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floppyadult.com
70 Year Old Raiders Owner Mark Davis Says His 26 Year Old Girlfriend Didn’t Know He Was A Billionaire And She Was Just Attracted To His Smile
A photo of Mark Davis in his awful little bowl cut with a pic of his girlfriend:

“70 Year Old Raiders Owner Mark Davis Says His 26 Year Old Girlfriend Didn’t Know He Was A Billionaire And She Was Just Attracted To His Smile”
purplehel.bsky.social
So I'm watching buzzfeed Worth it...and I wish I had the money to fly around trying the most expensive foods that DON'T have gold leaf on them, cos that shit is pointless. Truffle is valid, cos it is a unique flavor and can't be farmed, but gold tastes like nothing, and just drives up the price.
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ecsweet.bsky.social
Someone once tweeted:

Don’t let ppl ruin your name. Cause they can say “Daenerys Targaryen” with no trouble!”

From then my brain shifted.
blackamazon.bsky.social
Racism. It’s just the racism. I know you know . It’s just exasperating to watch

They say Murkowski with now problem and just stumble over this man’s name
chimeracoder.bsky.social
how are people still having trouble saying "Mamdani", lmfao.

like, not only has it been months, but it's literally 100% phonetic. Just... say the letters that are written!
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slooterman.bsky.social
If you’re a parent of a child with a disability, you’re worried about how your family will be impacted by SpecEd Department of Education layoffs and you want to talk to a journalist about it, please DM, email (sluterman at 19thnews dot org) or Signal (slooterman.18).
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renjender.bsky.social
This is truly outrageous: Fenway Health (formerly the Fenway Community Health Center) has a long history (over 50 years!) of offering the most queer and trans affirming healthcare in Boston. It was founded specifically by and for the queer community!
esqueer.net
Fenway health in Boston has stopped providing gender affirming care to trans youth.

I was previously on the board of this organization and I've never been so disgusted with their leadership cowardly capitulating like this.
Alt text:
Statement from Fenway Health explaining that due to new federal requirements effective October 1, 2025, they can no longer provide medical gender-affirming care such as hormones and puberty blockers to patients under 19, but all other services for patients of all ages will continue unchanged.
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angrystaffer.bsky.social
“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing
The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com
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aoc.bsky.social
If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.
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blackamazon.bsky.social
STOP ASSUMING IT IS A FLAW

I know everyone hates context especially when it means they may have to admit Black and Indigenous people had points

But the refusal to deal with guardrails is an INTENTIONAL CHOICE.. that they have made for YEARS
nytopinion.nytimes.com
Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for how A.I. could be used in Meta's universe.

But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo
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chas.bsky.social
On Lt Columbo Day never let us forget the episode where Columbo explains to a fitness guru how Mrs Columbo is thick, that he likes her thick, and how he will do anything within his power to keep her thick
Screenshot from Columbo where Peter falk explains to Robert Conrad he likes his wife thick