Helen LP
@helenlp.bsky.social
Spoonie. Mental health. CRPS. FMS. Long Covid. Social justice. Politics. Film. Books. Art and arts - I draw a lot, mostly faces. She/her
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Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
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Some background here to the famous (and chilling) Protect and Survive films I'd not seen before.
(Still wondering who came up with that GUT-WRENCHING synth effect as the title words animate into a circle)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0057pgc
(Still wondering who came up with that GUT-WRENCHING synth effect as the title words animate into a circle)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0057pgc
50 Years Since Government's 'Protect and Survive' Campaign
In 1980 the government commissioned a series of public information films aimed at helping us to survive what was then considered by many an inevitable nuclear war.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Some background here to the famous (and chilling) Protect and Survive films I'd not seen before.
(Still wondering who came up with that GUT-WRENCHING synth effect as the title words animate into a circle)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0057pgc
(Still wondering who came up with that GUT-WRENCHING synth effect as the title words animate into a circle)
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0057pgc
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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
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As long as 50 UK families are allowed to get away with hoarding as much wealth as the poorer HALF of the population, there is something desperately and criminally wrong with our society
Reeves did absolutely NOTHING to address this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Reeves did absolutely NOTHING to address this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Budget 2025 live: Ordinary people will pay 'a little bit more', says Reeves
The chancellor says she has rejected austerity and
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As long as 50 UK families are allowed to get away with hoarding as much wealth as the poorer HALF of the population, there is something desperately and criminally wrong with our society
Reeves did absolutely NOTHING to address this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Reeves did absolutely NOTHING to address this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
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This is the remarkable video on which six US senators/representatives with service backgrounds emphasise that those serving should not follow unlawful orders.
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community...
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is the remarkable video on which six US senators/representatives with service backgrounds emphasise that those serving should not follow unlawful orders.
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
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Kids should run governments. I'm not joking
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Kids should run governments. I'm not joking
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What folks need to realize about "peace talks" is that this is all theater for Washington. Ukraine knows that Russia has no intention of stopping the war, and the Russians know the Ukrainians know that. So this is just all a performance for Trump, hoping he blames the other for the lack of peace.
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What folks need to realize about "peace talks" is that this is all theater for Washington. Ukraine knows that Russia has no intention of stopping the war, and the Russians know the Ukrainians know that. So this is just all a performance for Trump, hoping he blames the other for the lack of peace.
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Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
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At least he is consistently inconsistent.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
At least he is consistently inconsistent.
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Surely this must finally convince the BBC and others to ...
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Surely this must finally convince the BBC and others to ...
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I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
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This research was published 14 months ago. In *Nature*.
Three months BEFORE Wes Streeting announced a "permanent ban" on puberty-blockers.
& yesterday, the Tories insisted you don't even need a clinical trial to keep that ban, forever...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Three months BEFORE Wes Streeting announced a "permanent ban" on puberty-blockers.
& yesterday, the Tories insisted you don't even need a clinical trial to keep that ban, forever...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Evidence has now emerged of the adverse consequences of the laws banning GAHT for trans youth in both the US and UK. This includes sharp declines in mental health and increased suicide attempts among transgender young people.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01979-5
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November 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This research was published 14 months ago. In *Nature*.
Three months BEFORE Wes Streeting announced a "permanent ban" on puberty-blockers.
& yesterday, the Tories insisted you don't even need a clinical trial to keep that ban, forever...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Three months BEFORE Wes Streeting announced a "permanent ban" on puberty-blockers.
& yesterday, the Tories insisted you don't even need a clinical trial to keep that ban, forever...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
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Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
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"This is a really obvious thing the Government should do: tax wealth fairly."
@elliechowns.bsky.social outlines what the Green Party would have done differently at the Budget to cut bills by taxing wealth fairly.
@elliechowns.bsky.social outlines what the Green Party would have done differently at the Budget to cut bills by taxing wealth fairly.
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"This is a really obvious thing the Government should do: tax wealth fairly."
@elliechowns.bsky.social outlines what the Green Party would have done differently at the Budget to cut bills by taxing wealth fairly.
@elliechowns.bsky.social outlines what the Green Party would have done differently at the Budget to cut bills by taxing wealth fairly.
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One parent affected by the two-child limit told us:
'My children will no longer be the children having to go without amongst their friends who come from smaller families. To make children suffer is morally wrong and should never have happened.'
'My children will no longer be the children having to go without amongst their friends who come from smaller families. To make children suffer is morally wrong and should never have happened.'
November 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
One parent affected by the two-child limit told us:
'My children will no longer be the children having to go without amongst their friends who come from smaller families. To make children suffer is morally wrong and should never have happened.'
'My children will no longer be the children having to go without amongst their friends who come from smaller families. To make children suffer is morally wrong and should never have happened.'
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Small town and suburban bars the week of thanksgiving have the most insane vibes—adults at home visiting parents and already going insane and sneaking out at night to drink. Weird and terrifying kinships form
November 22, 2023 at 1:18 AM
Small town and suburban bars the week of thanksgiving have the most insane vibes—adults at home visiting parents and already going insane and sneaking out at night to drink. Weird and terrifying kinships form
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Pro-tip: when defending yourself against allegations that you used derogatory language, never, under any circumstances, reach for the b-word. Dismissing anything you might have said as 'banter' really is the ultimate red flag.
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Pro-tip: when defending yourself against allegations that you used derogatory language, never, under any circumstances, reach for the b-word. Dismissing anything you might have said as 'banter' really is the ultimate red flag.
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Child Amputees in Gaza Use Makeshift Prosthetics as Israel Restricts Medical Supplies
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
Child Amputees in Gaza Use Makeshift Prosthetics as Israel Restricts Medical Supplies
“This pipe doesn’t make up for my leg,” said 10-year-old Rateb Abu Qleiq.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Child Amputees in Gaza Use Makeshift Prosthetics as Israel Restricts Medical Supplies
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-child...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
The CMP system means Huda Ammori will not be allowed to know what allegations were made against her
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
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Fundamentally dishonest.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dny3r3vyo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dny3r3vyo
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fundamentally dishonest.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dny3r3vyo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dny3r3vyo
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This really is URGENTLY needed
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This really is URGENTLY needed
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So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain
Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So many of the problems with the UK asylum system - culture of disbelief, poor or nonexistent advice, endless delays, cruel accommodation policies - rolled into one awful case.
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about
@diane-writer10.bsky.social always gets the human stories others miss or don’t care about