Eric Helms
@ericphelms.bsky.social
Human rights advocate. Balkan enthusiast. Bikes. Punk rock. Books | Director of Development, Strategic Partnerships at the Committee to Protect Journalists
This is a great start!
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is a great start!
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getting dave portnoy out of new york is one of the most compelling arguments in favor of zohran
November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
getting dave portnoy out of new york is one of the most compelling arguments in favor of zohran
Your move, New York!
In Milwaukee, police will now be able to impound any vehicle driven recklessly.
City Alderman: “It’s a two-ton weapon. We should look at this the same way we look at firearms. Let’s get as many of them off the street as possible.”
City Alderman: “It’s a two-ton weapon. We should look at this the same way we look at firearms. Let’s get as many of them off the street as possible.”
Milwaukee Gets Its Wish, City Can Tow All Reckless Drivers
Loopholes made prior policies "somewhat useless."
urbanmilwaukee.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Your move, New York!
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NYC journalists: Be there.
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NYC journalists: Be there.
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Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - vía @pressfreedom.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years - vía @pressfreedom.bsky.social
cpj.org/2025/09/isra...
cpj.org/2025/09/isra...
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Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
The International IDEA’s survey of democratic markers finds US is offering ‘encouragement’ to populist leaders
Press freedom around the world has suffered its sharpest fall in 50 years as global democracy weakens dramatically, a landmark report has found.
According to the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), democracy has declined in 94 countries over the last five years and only a third have made progress. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
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“It is outrageous that the Israeli army dares to first launch a campaign to smear Anas Al-Sharif as Hamas in order to discredit his reporting and then kill him and his colleagues for speaking the truth to the world,” UN #HumanRights Office of the High Commissioner experts said.
Gaza: UN experts appalled by murder of Al Jazeera correspondents in Israeli strike
GENEVA – The deliberate killing of four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, was an attempt to silence reporting on the ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in…
tinyurl.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“It is outrageous that the Israeli army dares to first launch a campaign to smear Anas Al-Sharif as Hamas in order to discredit his reporting and then kill him and his colleagues for speaking the truth to the world,” UN #HumanRights Office of the High Commissioner experts said.
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
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"The man who is not yet mayor is to blame for a shooting that happened under the watch of an ex-cop mayor who's thrown every available dollar at the NYPD," insists sex pest
Monday’s mass shooting may put concerns over gun violence back on voters’ minds, and have already lead some to scrutinize Mr. Mamdani for his views on policing. “He clearly does not understand what public safety is all about,” said Cuomo w/ @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/n...
Mayoral Candidates Navigate a Mass Shooting That Has Rattled New York
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"The man who is not yet mayor is to blame for a shooting that happened under the watch of an ex-cop mayor who's thrown every available dollar at the NYPD," insists sex pest
When my professional life collides with my personal life.
GWAR's Blothar encourages people to "rise up" in defense of public media: "This could very well silence music!" www.brooklynvegan.com/gwars-blotha...
GWAR's Blothar encourages people to "rise up" in defense of public media: "This could very well silence music!"
Blothar's impassioned speech comes as the Trump administration looks to strip the Corporation for Public Broadcast of $1.1 billion in pre-approved funds.
www.brooklynvegan.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When my professional life collides with my personal life.
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ok new york you earned a week of talking about bodegas like they're not just a corner store
June 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
ok new york you earned a week of talking about bodegas like they're not just a corner store
Ridgewood at the top!
See how your district voted in the New York City mayoral primary here. nyti.ms/3Tc4zs9
June 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ridgewood at the top!
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i thought i couldn't love @hellgatenyc.com more, and then i tuned in to the election night livestream
June 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
i thought i couldn't love @hellgatenyc.com more, and then i tuned in to the election night livestream
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Democratic senators need to stop pretending that GOP senators are their “good friends across the aisle” and realize many of them are just lying sociopaths who are actively fanning the flames of violence against them.
It’s not just Mike Lee — Bernie Moreno is pretending that a registered Republican evangelical anti-abortion Trump voter who assassinated a Democrat and had more on his hit list is a representative of “the extreme left”
June 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Democratic senators need to stop pretending that GOP senators are their “good friends across the aisle” and realize many of them are just lying sociopaths who are actively fanning the flames of violence against them.
Alistar is a journalist/writer friend who was denied entry to the U.S. yesterday and deported due to his reporting on the Columbia protests last year. Please read and share.
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
June 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Alistar is a journalist/writer friend who was denied entry to the U.S. yesterday and deported due to his reporting on the Columbia protests last year. Please read and share.
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There's a lot of quality of life discussions we have to have in NYC that are basically trying to find workarounds for how nobody can trust the NYPD to properly or equitably enforce the laws on the books
June 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There's a lot of quality of life discussions we have to have in NYC that are basically trying to find workarounds for how nobody can trust the NYPD to properly or equitably enforce the laws on the books
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(yelling at a guy standing between ICE and an elementary school) you're not waving the right flag
June 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
(yelling at a guy standing between ICE and an elementary school) you're not waving the right flag
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June 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Am I the only one who just doesn’t understand the Turnstile hype at all?
June 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Am I the only one who just doesn’t understand the Turnstile hype at all?
This is a good tweet
I am so sick of leftists. We get it! You play first base!
May 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is a good tweet
Brentford win, Bournemouth lose, and I’m eating a Chicago dog and Italian beef in 70+ degree New York weather. I’m not mad about it.
May 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Brentford win, Bournemouth lose, and I’m eating a Chicago dog and Italian beef in 70+ degree New York weather. I’m not mad about it.
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If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.
May 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.
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Heretical to put ketchup on hot dogs now
May 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Heretical to put ketchup on hot dogs now
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This is playing out exactly as everyone predicted and exactly as every crackdown on cyclists has played out for as long as I can remember. We go through this every couple of years and it always follows the same pattern: Lots of harassment, made-up violations, and no increase in safety for anyone.
As NYPD's Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists Expands, It Grows More Absurd: Victims - Streetsblog New York City
The new policy has unleashed the worst instincts of individual cops — including one cop who allegedly entrapped a cyclist.
nyc.streetsblog.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is playing out exactly as everyone predicted and exactly as every crackdown on cyclists has played out for as long as I can remember. We go through this every couple of years and it always follows the same pattern: Lots of harassment, made-up violations, and no increase in safety for anyone.