iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We get special loans? Why didn't anyone tell me? (Obligatory trans joke at seeing a van in Barcelona with the word "transloan" on it).

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I now have a short sword to match my Spanish rapier. And this one I got from a swordsmith in Toledo. My medieval/weaponry folks will understand why this makes me so happy!

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Why I always try to get a native speaker to double-check translations. (I'm currently in Madrid.)

A gelato cup claiming "3th in the world".

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just pottering through the University of Coimbra and stumbled across a first edition of Linnaeus' Genera Plantarum. Yes, I did nearly cry from wonder.

Photo of Genera Plantarum, open to a page showing drawings of plant development in the left page and text on the right.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yesterday, I was reminded that being non-binary means I am, in fact, just wearing an asymmetric outfit. Or am I a half-superhero? Or caught in a wind? Jokes aside, I do enjoy seeing this inclusion.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Why yes, a rooftop pool at my first hotel *is* the perfect way to begin acclimatising to the Malta heat (26 min to 31 max) after travelling from Canberra where having the occasional double digit temperature on my walk to work feels balmy.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Massive Attack put on the best show I've ever been to. It was the most eloquent call to revolution without explicitly calling for revolution.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Most, but not all, of the decorations for tonight's birthday party. Fellow nerds can probably guess my age 😉

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Was just chatting to a random while gaming and had one of the most iconically Australian moments.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Seeing the Israeli flag flown above my national Parliament House as the genocidal Herzog is welcomed by our leaders turns my stomach. I once thought my nation was better than the average. That belief is long gone, but this is a new low.

View from a protest at Australian Parliament House showing a Palestinian flag in the foreground and a row of alternating Australian and Israeli flags in the distance.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Just saw a Scientologist in the wild at the post office. Having worked in mental health non-profits, I can confidently say DO NOT trust them in anything to do with it.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

*rips off the Scooby-doo-style monster mask* Ahh, yes, it was colonial capitalism all along!

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

So the 'Peace President' has bombed a country and kidnapped the leader and their spouse, without any provocation.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

A friend who knows me well got me the best gift. [Image description: a black and white pin with the text "My body hurts and I'm mad at the government."]

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

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'.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Reading The Invisible Doctrine by Monbiot & Hutchison and there are just so many great references and conclusions. But tonight, this one stood out to me.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

With Trump building a gold-covered ballroom while over 40 million US citizens will stop getting food stamps, this comparison seems even more apt.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Created following amusing chats with a friend. Posted without further comment :P

Two people wearing t-shirts with an outline of a knee-high boot and the text "I lick my Dom's boots, not jackboots". Below is the text "Subs Against Fascism"

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

And that's a wrap on Double or Nothing! I've enjoyed being Chris, the 'force of nature' pool hall owner, but now it's time to wear some different clothes!

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Day 2 of filming! Had a bit of a rough start yesterday as I had misunderstood what lines I needed to memorise, but we got there and the director seemed really happy. Only five lines left but also many meaningful looks :p

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Big rock is big. Photos honestly don't do Uluṟu justice. Neither the size nor some of the incredible textures and formations.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

It's Pride Month & queer folks need your support more than ever! As a shameless plug, I'm a queer person with a YA urban fantasy novel that includes queer characters. Check out 'Just Human': www.shop.haguepublishing.com/product/just-human-paperback/ or your fave book app.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I've been terrified since Nov about the far-right trend coming here. To the point that my planned response to an LNP win today was to move to Malta. I had it all planned, as I can't watch what's happening in the US happen here. Thank you #Aust for helping me believe I belong here in all my 🏳️‍🌈 glory.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

We interrupt our regular programming of rage at the world with 3 days of relaxation in the middle of nowhere.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

When you accidentally sync activism t-shirt day calendars. #CoupleGoals

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Yet more dodgy election bullshit from the LNP. An envelop designed to look like non-partisan election info but containing LNP collateral, including a postal vote registration form (with a QR code to an LNP website), to make it look like legitimate AEC material.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I could vent about the stupidity of Dutton's anti-WFH stance for public servants, how it goes against evidence & paints APS as lazy, or how it scarily aligns with Trump, but I want to highlight this bit: Just because a rule applies equally to everyone doesn't mean it doesn't discriminate!

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

And within an hour, she welcomed Blahaj into our home. Such a good ally.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

How to obtain a Blåhaj in three easy steps: 1. Visit a fellow trans person's house. 2. Shamefully admit you don't have a Blåhaj. 3. Leave with a Blåhaj. On a related note, please enjoy my cat meeting Blåhaj.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I'm sure Luigi Mangione thought he was doing what was needed to save his country. Just saying...

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

So, no one is male or female? Sex does not start at conception. That doesn't happen until about 7 weeks into embryonic development.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Day 2 and Trump's administration is literally telling people to snitch on colleagues or face unspecified consequences. You know who historically does that? Dictators.

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Angel Hellyer @angelhellyer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I'm not straight or cis, but ask people who see this who are to truly think about it.

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