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Helena

@helenae.bsky.social

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Anti-car culture. Lover of attempting arts & crafts. I care deeply about our planet. I care about & work in libraries and archives. Trans rights, always. Human rights, always. she/her. Views expressed are not my employer's.

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 14h

Oh my gosh I’m so excited, I just preordered! You’re one of my favorite authors.

Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 4d

You're like a witchy chemist! (in a good way)

Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 7d

There are so many songs that sound a lot like other songs, and I understand that music is kinda like that but some of them seem so obvious.

Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 7d

Wait I had to look this up, Tyra Banks has an ice cream shop? That is so confusing

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 9d

"We estimate that 36 percent of Americans over the age of 10 do not or cannot rely on a personal vehicle to meet their daily travel needs..."

Who Doesn’t Have a Car?

A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.

www.nrdc.org

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 9d

I got really into Jane Goodall in late elementary school, and read an early reader biography about her, and while I can't recite a litany of facts, knowing about her as a kid was inspirational and important to me.

Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 9d

RIP Queen

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Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 12d

I'm going to sound like the biggest hater & loser in the world and I know we must do our political performance but the "look at my war ravaged Portland" photos especially from politicians are getting a little 😬 when we have crisis levels of people without housing including unknown numbers of kids

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

The near daily barrage of deadly mass shootings in America feels like low level warfare against normal citizens who just want to live in peace. And because people keep electing Republicans who won’t do anything about it there’s no solution in sight.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12d

there aren’t a lot of purely good things on the internet but “you have to share Tom Holland doing Umbrella” is one of them

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12d

While I’m at it: You guys know what to do!!

youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: State of Oregon & Portland sue to block Trump administration's deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to protect an ICE facility in that city. Governor says Trump may've acted on old videos from 2020 clashes at fed courthouse. w/@kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying state’s National Guard in Portland

”Local law enforcement has this under control,” the governor said.

www.politico.com

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 13d

it’s Sunday on bluesky so I am urging everyone to take care of themselves. Take a walk, have a second cup of coffee or tea, read a book, spend some time looking at small poems

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 13d

I'm really jealous I love Cake!!

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 13d

This picture captures Oregon and I AM SO PROUD

Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 13d

War ravaged Portland

Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 14d

Upsetting

Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 14d

The COVID and flu vaccine took me out this year - you aren't alone on that front!

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bird/h @birdperhour.net · 15d

#birdbot

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 15d

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!

It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.

It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

"How Do You Avoid Hitting People With Your Car" pocket guide. Instructs readers to Watch the Road and Slow Down. Further text humorously insists that watching the road and slowing down are indeed important.

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 16d

I bet they get really nice perks like facials and stuff!

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Bread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 18d

Part of the issue with people saying you can't cycle in winter/rain/wind/whatever is because they haven't tried and if they did they'd find out it's almost always fine but another is that we've normalised driving in unsafe conditions and, crucially, being expected to drive in unsafe conditions.

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 19d

I want technology to do things and solve problems, not do a worse job at the parts of humanity that are the most human, like writing and art.

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 19d

I understand AI isn't going to disappear and I work with information professionals so it would be foolish for my colleagues to ignore it, but when my colleagues casually use it for a creative endeavor (especially producing images) I feel ill.

Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · Sep 2

Sigaret box with a sigaret stick out with “AI" on it. On the box it says: Using this puts you at risk of:
Misinformation
Violating copyright
Plagiarising
Exploitation of workers
Deskilling yourself
Spreading stereotypes
Contributing to pollution

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 20d

Truly outrageous. Erasing the evidence of mounting suffering won't make it go away.

It's just a matter of time before he cancels the annual homeless count.

WSJ headline: "Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’"

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Helena @helenae.bsky.social · 20d

The post vaccine fatigue is no joke. 😴😵‍💫

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20d

The effect of car dependency: in 1940, Basil Rathbone was photographed wearing an overcoat outside his home. As more men relied on cars, overcoats became shorter to accommodate drivers. Today, the right is marketed as an "overcoat," even if it would've been considered more sport coat length in 1940.

Basil Rathbone standing on some brick steps outside of his home. He's wearing an overcoat that comes down below his knee. He's also wearing what appears to be gray trousers and black dress shoes.

A Suitsupply model wears a navy "overcoat," which barely reaches mid-thigh. He pairs it with a navy turtleneck, gray pleated trousers, and black shoes.

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bird/h @birdperhour.net · 21d

#birdbot

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