Angel Hellyer
@angelhellyer.bsky.social
Canberra-based author & comms specialist
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Novel: tinyurl.com/JustHumanBook
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Novel: tinyurl.com/JustHumanBook
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Crazy how Trump is flailing, Epstein files are coming out, the economy is going to shit, and Republicans are defecting and the first thing his admin does is pivot to attacking trans people. It's all they know. Just distract everyone from what's important by attacking a vulnerable minority group.
December 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Crazy how Trump is flailing, Epstein files are coming out, the economy is going to shit, and Republicans are defecting and the first thing his admin does is pivot to attacking trans people. It's all they know. Just distract everyone from what's important by attacking a vulnerable minority group.
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rewriting a more realistic script for The Lord of the Rings. Frodo just stays home and we watch thirteen hours of him cooking meals and reading books. every hour or so he glances at a newspaper and goes, "Oh shit what's happening in Rohan? That's fucked." Then he goes to the pub to drink with Sam.
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
rewriting a more realistic script for The Lord of the Rings. Frodo just stays home and we watch thirteen hours of him cooking meals and reading books. every hour or so he glances at a newspaper and goes, "Oh shit what's happening in Rohan? That's fucked." Then he goes to the pub to drink with Sam.
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"Oh, you want to protect female athletes, name three who competed last year in the sport you're going on about"
remains undefeated as a discerning device because truly all these people **do not give two shits about women's sports**
remains undefeated as a discerning device because truly all these people **do not give two shits about women's sports**
They developed the "high school girl's sports" angle as a wedge issue, to lever their way up to full society-wide discrimination. What's endlessly stunning to me is how many purported liberals a) helped them when it started & b) are still helping them even after the larger purpose has become clear!
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Oh, you want to protect female athletes, name three who competed last year in the sport you're going on about"
remains undefeated as a discerning device because truly all these people **do not give two shits about women's sports**
remains undefeated as a discerning device because truly all these people **do not give two shits about women's sports**
I am making a "just the tip" joke in official organisational comms, and workmates are applauding it.
I am in the right place.
(It's a title for a series of sexual health advice social media posts.)
I am in the right place.
(It's a title for a series of sexual health advice social media posts.)
December 17, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I am making a "just the tip" joke in official organisational comms, and workmates are applauding it.
I am in the right place.
(It's a title for a series of sexual health advice social media posts.)
I am in the right place.
(It's a title for a series of sexual health advice social media posts.)
I am so shaken.
For the US, this may not be a huge thing. But in Australia, we haven't had a mass shooting this bad since I was a child. That was the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, after which we completely changed gun laws. 🧵
For the US, this may not be a huge thing. But in Australia, we haven't had a mass shooting this bad since I was a child. That was the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, after which we completely changed gun laws. 🧵
Breaking: Ten people, including one shooter, dead after Bondi Beach attack
Ten people, including one shooter, have been killed in an attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach, NSW Police have confirmed.
www.abc.net.au
December 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I am so shaken.
For the US, this may not be a huge thing. But in Australia, we haven't had a mass shooting this bad since I was a child. That was the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, after which we completely changed gun laws. 🧵
For the US, this may not be a huge thing. But in Australia, we haven't had a mass shooting this bad since I was a child. That was the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996, after which we completely changed gun laws. 🧵
I already wasn't ever visiting, but is he trying to tank tourism?
Trump plans to make Australians hand over social media data to enter US
Applicants would also have to submit phone numbers, email addresses, personal details of family members and biometric information under the plan.
www.abc.net.au
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I already wasn't ever visiting, but is he trying to tank tourism?
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JFC - have they learned nothing
“Funding & support plans for NDIS participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, Guardian Australia can reveal.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“Funding & support plans for NDIS participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, Guardian Australia can reveal.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
JFC - have they learned nothing
“Funding & support plans for NDIS participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, Guardian Australia can reveal.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“Funding & support plans for NDIS participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, Guardian Australia can reveal.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Every now & then, my faith in the justice system is restored.
This remains one of the worst own goals in Australian legal history.
This remains one of the worst own goals in Australian legal history.
Lehrmann loses appeal against finding he raped Brittany Higgins
Bruce Lehrmann has lost his appeal against a Federal Court ruling that found on the balance of probabilities he had raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019.
www.abc.net.au
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Every now & then, my faith in the justice system is restored.
This remains one of the worst own goals in Australian legal history.
This remains one of the worst own goals in Australian legal history.
Still far too little, but progress.
ACT public servants legally required to uphold 'Closing the Gap principle'
Senior ACT public servants will soon be required to demonstrate their work towards ending the inequality experienced by First Nations people.
www.abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Still far too little, but progress.
*crickets*
Old News
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November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
*crickets*
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
Starting a new job for an NFP that advocates for queer rights on Trans Day of Rememberance. Feels very fitting.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Starting a new job for an NFP that advocates for queer rights on Trans Day of Rememberance. Feels very fitting.
TIL that Denzel Washington's mother owned a hairdressing salon with a drag queen who performed with Dorian Corey.
Episode 2 of Season 9 profiles Dorian Corey. One of Paris Is Burning's most quotable characters, Corey's life helps us explore the history of drag from balls for enslaved people in the 1870s to today. And when she died, friends found a mummified body in her closet. badgayspod.com/episode-arch...
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TIL that Denzel Washington's mother owned a hairdressing salon with a drag queen who performed with Dorian Corey.
When you follow world politics and are also a nerd, headlines about 'MTG' and Trump can be very confusing.
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
When you follow world politics and are also a nerd, headlines about 'MTG' and Trump can be very confusing.
I am such a nerd. I noticed the product codes written towards the bottom of these bottles in my hotel bathroom, and my next thought was: 'Ahhh, so that's why I couldn't find any moisturiser'.
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I am such a nerd. I noticed the product codes written towards the bottom of these bottles in my hotel bathroom, and my next thought was: 'Ahhh, so that's why I couldn't find any moisturiser'.
I've been reflecting on poor luck in dating & how rarely I get hit on. Some people have called me intimidating, which I find ironic & hilarious.
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I've been reflecting on poor luck in dating & how rarely I get hit on. Some people have called me intimidating, which I find ironic & hilarious.
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
But that led to realising I've had a few people say lately that I'm cool, something I would never have thought possible. Maybe I'm cool & intimidating?
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Turns out the real threat to women and children were the Republicans in charge. They scapegoated trans people to deflect from their own sex crimes against women and children.
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Turns out the real threat to women and children were the Republicans in charge. They scapegoated trans people to deflect from their own sex crimes against women and children.
I don't agree with capital punishment, but certainly more serious ramifications. Especially in cases where this hurts people, like wage theft.
one thing we need to do as a society is treat all fraud or theft over $100 million or so as a potential capital crime, with the possibility of execution for offenders.
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I don't agree with capital punishment, but certainly more serious ramifications. Especially in cases where this hurts people, like wage theft.
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"Leftists are the real fascists!"
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Leftists are the real fascists!"
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I love seeing a shred of accountability for Trump as much as anyone, but it's pretty striking that most people are prepared to believe a man who's a convicted serial rapist-sex trafficker and NOT ALL THESE WOMEN katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
katemanne.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I love seeing a shred of accountability for Trump as much as anyone, but it's pretty striking that most people are prepared to believe a man who's a convicted serial rapist-sex trafficker and NOT ALL THESE WOMEN katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
Fucking morons.
Liberal Party formally abandons net zero by 2050 climate target
The decision brings the party closer to the Nationals, which ditched its support for the target earlier this month amid internal turmoil over the Coalition's policy.
www.abc.net.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Fucking morons.
"It is a rare thing for a government to admit it was wrong — rarer still to commit, in plain words and enduring actions, to making it right. Yet that is what this moment asks."
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people becomes law in Victoria
Victoria's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been signed by members of the Aboriginal community, the premier and state governor.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"It is a rare thing for a government to admit it was wrong — rarer still to commit, in plain words and enduring actions, to making it right. Yet that is what this moment asks."
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
Now for a long-overdue national treaty.
Always was. Always will be.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
Today marks 10 years since I legally removed a superfluous 'a' from my birth name.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today marks 10 years since I legally removed a superfluous 'a' from my birth name.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.
I didn't know then that I'm non-binary, though it likely subconsciously influenced my decision.
I also didn't know my mother would disown me for it.
Despite the pain, it was the best decision of my life.