Helen

loves Human Rights, education, Rock Choir, Springsteen & drag queens - order of that can change! she/her

[Helen @hlb296]

@NASA No woman, no one available??
Glad to see Luca and Andre but sad that they didn’t choose one of the many women who are more than qualified

[Helen @hlb296]

@TPScheme I have been retired for nearly 3 years. Still no word on transitional protections. When I try to add a complaint to the system, the site crashes.
This is terrible service, given you have been trusted with the pension contributions of thousands of people.

[Helen @hlb296]

@TPScheme I have been retired for nearly 3 years. Still no word on transitional protections. When I try to add a complaint to the system, the site crashes.
This is terrible service, given you have been trusted with the pension contributions of thousands of people. Any comment?

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Timeline of the Artemis II mission

[🎞️ thebrainmaze]

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

You'd think so, but nope! Going straight up will get you to space, but you'd fall right back down the moment you cut off your engines.

The way to get into "orbit" (which is how you stay in space and experience zero G without burning fuel) is by moving sideways fast enough that your sideways motion creates a ballistic arc that keeps your altitude above Earth. They're still in freefall, but moving so fast they "miss" the planet. From orbit, they can then burn the engines at the right time to break out of orbit and fall towards the moon once they get close enough, with precise heading that allows them to "miss" it and fall back down to the planet in what's known as a free return trajectory.

That's how this works in a nutshell, but orbital mechanics are tough to wrap your head around so I'd strongly suggest spending some more time reading about it!

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

The moment Matt Weston received his gold medal ♥🥇

[Justin Ng @justin_ng]

Heres the clip from itvnews. Thanks for doing this piece @harry_horton

[Helen @hlb296]

@the_LTA How do you speak to someone about resetting a password so I can buy tickets? I’ve got Advantage Membership but not getting any replies to password reset enquiries. Meantime tickets for Queens are selling out! #frustrated

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

Come to the Reading Biscuit Factory and see the #SurvivingEvin exhibition. A moving story of the incarceration of British Iranian, @FreeAnoosheh and how campaigning and solidarity supported his family and his eventual release.

[Helen @hlb296]

@anjgi Exactly this. I’m going round and round chatting to some bot that’s useless #DPD

[Amnesty International - Reading Town Group @AmnestyReading]

Happy birthday to Dr Mohammed al-Roken. We call for his immediate & unconditional release. He is still in prison beyond his release date & should be home
@AmnestyMENA
@ICFUAE
@alirezaazizi
@amnestygulf
@MENA_Rights
@SanidUAE
@HHShkMohd
@MohamedBinZayed
@DrAlRoken

[𝑫𝒓 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒇 @DrNighatArif]

This

[Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp]

In Swedish, a word for what you eat to bridge the gap between meals (or while waiting for the main course to cook) is stödmacka. It means "support sandwich."

A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."

[Helen @hlb296]

@MichaelRosenYes That’s because we (teachers) read it to them at primary school & it’s such a happy poem to revisit.

[Dr. Buzz Aldrin @TheRealBuzz]

Grieving the loss of one of my best friends, Jim Lovell. His extraordinary legacy is cemented by many space missions: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.

Our mutual respect had no limits. The Gemini XII mission we flew together paved the way for the Apollo missions.

Heartfelt condolences to Jim’s family.

Farewell Jim. You will be missed, my friend. Godspeed!

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

You must not see what we have done.
You must not see.
You must not look.
You must not know.
You must not tell.
You ask, why not?
Simple.
Because we say so.

[🌬️ @captnwilliamson]

this woman has won 3 european titles and this is the most gassed i’ve ever seen her i’m in tears

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

"This is one of the best things we've ever been a part of."

An emotional England captain Leah Williamson tells fans what it means to her - and the team - to win the #WEuro2025.

#BBCFootball

[This machine kills wasps 🐝 @alisondrury]

The Jack Vettriano/Victoria Wood crossover I didn’t know I needed!

[Helen @hlb296]

@Finnair Can you guarantee that we can claim back if we change our flights which are booked on 7th July. Can we claim back even if the industrial action is called off?