Reposted by HelenHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026Eugenics 🤝 ai www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h... 1181694528
Reposted by HelenKaty Armstrong @katyarmstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🚨Entry level developer and delivery manager jobs in Manchester! mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/28/w...mhclgdigital.blog.gov.ukWe’re hiring in Manchester: build your career with us in software development or delivery managementAre you a junior professional looking for a career opportunity where you’ll be supported to learn, develop and progress fast? Join our digital teams as Junior Developer and Associate Delivery Manager ... 137
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Please free UK civil servants from the tyranny of Microsoft! 031
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bring back shame! When I comes out that London lads were robbing fuel from rural areas instead of being Iranian small boat crossing terrorists, i think sitting MPs need to do a public apology- to be televised on every news channel and on the front pages. So sick of no consequences for fear mongering 000
Reposted by HelenSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Times this morning. Me in December last year. It was pretty damn obvious this would happen to anyone who did the maths. samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh... 22696195
Reposted by Helengquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Estonia's trust paradox - while satisfaction with digital services remains high, trust in government institutions and officials declined sharply case.hks.harvard.edu/the-invisibl...case.hks.harvard.eduThe Invisible State: e-Estonia's Public Trust ParadoxHarvard Kennedy School Case Program is the world's largest producer and repository of case studies designed to train public leaders. 001
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As an aside mining communities were incredibly creative and literate. People always want to paint working class people as idiots. Please look up Ashington Group, Miners’ Weekend School, Welsh National Memorial Association. Or the longevity of Lit&Phil or Baltic gallery from working class members. 6413
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I fully believe that there will be design counter movement to AI dross… eventually. In the mean time, other roles will continue to encroach on design and research roles by vibe coding- designers become fixers rather than creatives until no one knows what the fixes are because HCI specialists leave. 011
Reposted by HelenTobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My whole career the Humanities seem to have been curled up in a defensive crouch trying to justify our meaning/existence. At times it has even seemed a productive thought exercise, but I think generally whatever body has demanded the justification is not really open to being persuaded of anything. 15973137
Reposted by HelenDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026There's too much talent trapped in poverty and too much mediocrity funded. Just sayin. 4766228
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sentenced for 5 years 3 months for inciting and planning race motivated mass murder. 2 of the Filton Four members got 6 years for causing criminal damage to an arms company supplying drones that target children. 010
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Can I stipulate the pope in the Interim Operating Model? 110
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I vote for Northumbrian independence and an honorary Scottish-ish title. Can I have free prescriptions and uni now? 000
Reposted by HelenEmiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The UK government is making upwards of £4.9bn in profit from visa fees, citizenship fees & the immigration health surcharge. Meanwhile, people are getting into thousands of pounds of debt or going without food just to afford to these immigration fees. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...thebureauinvestigates.comGovernment makes £5bn a year from immigration fees while applicants…Home Office’s fees are up to 10 times the processing cost – and rising every year 8235155
Reposted by HelenPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If you were ever in doubt about the fundamentally grift-based approach of far right "patriotic" streamers, having failed to persuade the Daily Mail to buy his mum a new house after they revealed what town she lives in, 'Danny Tommo' has raised *£60,000* from followers to give her a "fresh start". 79434
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 11/09/2026My only hope for Ai is that it is reclaimed for good. That people are assisted with bureaucracy of Gov or renewed access to knowledge that you normally have to know someone to get; gather evidence and legally seek help against negligent landlords, tax filing, create business plans, exam cribsheets 030
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Please please let there be service design and research leadership roles in this unit. So many talented working class folk across central and local Gov would love to apply their skills on this . 040
Reposted by HelenElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign 24550251557
Reposted by HelenHard Boiled Egg @perigominas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Are you focussing too much on the very real threat of political paramilitaries on our streets, as opposed to the almost entirely media manufactured immigration crisis? 120118
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This snowflake's an avalanche. music.apple.com/gb/album/im-...music.apple.comI'm Scum by IDLES on Apple MusicSong · 2018 · Duration 3:09 001
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A true sign of friendship is when your fellow diasporic neighbours bring you multipacks of Taytos. 000
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Looking for examples of true community driven and owned co-design… I’ve seen a lot of well meaning experts helping communities but I’m looking for community for the community designs. Appreciate any help :) 013
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 06/09/2026What a brilliant role for a North East based designer- huge to see Barbour still investing in NE talent. Caveat is it loses points for not disclosing the salary. barbourcareers.co.uk/vacancies/ap...barbourcareers.co.ukApply - Barbour Careers 010
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seen section 60/ 60AA of the Criminal Justice Act as well as Section 47A of the Terrorism Act used seemingly at the drop of a hat; disproportionately within black & working class communities, counter protests etc. Not a peep when a co-ordinated gang of hundreds of masked men turn up in Dover though? 020
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Looking forward to hearing about the proscription of Patriot Platformstatic.klipy.comWaiting Waiting PatientlyAlt: A glamorous blond lady lying on a blue silk pillow, tapping her hands impatiently on her chest, with a caption that reads ‘I’ll just get comfy in my waiting position’ 010
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apple News has over 500 (I stopped counting at this point) articles about the A66 crash- many of them vilifying teenagers and Teesside in general. Contrast that to Ref0rm & the man trying to become UKs PM, illegally taking foreign donor money and discussing subverting parliamentary processes, 5! 000
Reposted by HelenMartin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This really shouldn't need saying. It's warped to not be able to see that taking away opportunities from young people will lead to negative behaviour. 14017
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Sending my genuine solidarity to all the parents of SEND children this week; I hope all the change, new timings and school masking/ home explosions settles quickly. Keep going. 010
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Solidarity to all 40 & 50 years olds that’s going to wake up with a bad back tomorrow. 050
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“We’ve been occupied. we’ve been occupied by the police” Keith Pattison's photographs place women, children and family homes alongside picket lines, police and violence, showing what it meant to live through the Miners' Strike, not simply witness it. "Easington: August 1984", 1984 ©Keith Pattison 010
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Silver lining, I’ll let people share my allotment as long as you can bring decent tunes and recipes for courgette and green tomato gluts. 010
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The tabloids demonisation of the boys that died in the Middlesbrough A66 crash is repugnant classism. I’ve seen their criminal records published, vigils described as ‘chaos’ and belittling mourners as a ‘throng of balaclava-clad youths setting off flares’. 100
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Ai company ideation session: “Okay lads, research tells us everyone hates Ai, it’s making kids lose cognitive function, platform engagements dropping as people try to avoid slop & we’re burning down the planet. Most importantly; we are losing money” “What if we make them pay for *not* using Ai?” 💰 000
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Ensuring we extract Geothermal energy from the flooded coalfields (majority areas of deprevation) should be top of the Govs agenda for energy security and job creation. This time around though- let’s keep the money in those areas not with shareholders. ;) www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...durham.ac.ukCarbon neutral heat beneath our feet ‘could supply large parts of UK’ - Durham University 021
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I Daniel Blake, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Sightseers, The Wrong Trousers, Small Axe, Trainspotting and Four Lions. Sprinkle in some memes like ‘Hocus pocus pizza on you Focus’, ‘bloody 9 quid for 2 ice creams!’ Or just play Allison Hammond on loop. 010
Reposted by HelenMark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 23/08/2026I’m still shocked that a UK government agency conducted an AI “security” test which had such lax controls that they ended up launching a cyberattack on GitHub and nobody seems to have been held responsible. Also their website has a very non-standard design www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/inciden...aisi.gov.ukIncident Report: unsanctioned agent behaviour during cyber testing | AISI WorkDuring a routine cyber evaluation, AISI identified an incident in which AI agents took sustained, unsanctioned action directed at real people and organisations. We are disclosing what we found, what i... 92916
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The Poor Laws of 1691 had settlement clauses in it more progressive than this argument. I’m sure the FT would be advocating workhouses if they could. 010
Reposted by HelenAlice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Lot of anxiety in the media about undeserving disabled people getting free stuff - a thread 🧵 None of the Disability Benefits being attached/panicked about are automatic, all of them have an application process, where you have to provide evidence and be assessed. 1/ 36330
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Blackberry picking with kiddo #2. Current scenes of smothering bramble battle worn shins in savlon. 040
Reposted by HelenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them. 585216976239
Reposted by HelenPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Billionaire Google Co-Founder Pumps $102m To Oppose California Wealth Tax, 5% On Assets Above $1bn. Imagine if they did the same to fight poverty. All over the world, Super-rich buy politicians, collect subsidies, lax laws, dodge taxes, cause most pollution. It is People v the Super-Rich.commondreams.orgBillionaire Google Co-Founder Pumps $102 Million Into Fighting California Wealth Tax | Common Dreams"Sergey Brin would rather spend $100 million to fund a shady opposition campaign than simply pay his fair share in taxes so millions of Californians don’t lose their healthcare." 19352172
Reposted by Helen404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 15162313922
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Sweet Jesus, this is innovation I’ve been waiting for. Now for pickled onion monster munch… 140
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Hilarious. My answer is yes, unequivocally YES. In fact id considerably be more productive, as I wouldn’t have people using LLMs to make stuff up and pretend to have knowledge on, and then me spending an inordinate amount of time to use facts and critical thought. 050
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I mustn’t argue with bigots on the internet. I mustn’t argue with bigots on the internet. I mustn’t argue with bigots on the internet. I mustn’t argue with bigots in the internet…. 060
Helen @socialsoup.bsky.social · 03/08/2026LinkedIn invites, and I can not stress this enough, can hadaway and shite with its Ai dross. 010
