Helen Caddes
@helencaddes.bsky.social
Los Angeles-based singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer. Vegan, leftist, progressive populist.
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A Hawaii man who spent more than 30 years behind bars for a murder he had long insisted he did not commit, was released on Friday on the orders of a judge who cited new evidence in his case.
Hawaii Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Is Freed After 30 Years
Gordon Cordeiro, 51, who was serving a life sentence for a 1994 murder on Maui, was released on Friday after DNA evidence was presented in his case.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A Hawaii man who spent more than 30 years behind bars for a murder he had long insisted he did not commit, was released on Friday on the orders of a judge who cited new evidence in his case.
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Message from a friend. His mom is a park ranger in rural Alaska
February 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Message from a friend. His mom is a park ranger in rural Alaska
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I wrote this for everybody who is (understandably) upset about all things other people (the media, the Dems, etc.) aren't doing... we can hold all of that frustration and also be the person somebody else looks to as an example of what to do.
February 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I wrote this for everybody who is (understandably) upset about all things other people (the media, the Dems, etc.) aren't doing... we can hold all of that frustration and also be the person somebody else looks to as an example of what to do.
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In the piece below, I talk a lot about mass messaging (posters, stickers, etc.) to keep the focus not just on enmity towards Trump and Musk but the impact of their actions. In case it's helpful, I put together some examples! Not perfect, but they get the job done (feel free to steal/share)
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In the piece below, I talk a lot about mass messaging (posters, stickers, etc.) to keep the focus not just on enmity towards Trump and Musk but the impact of their actions. In case it's helpful, I put together some examples! Not perfect, but they get the job done (feel free to steal/share)
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We need an outline of crisis scenarios in which everyday people will be fucked over (and how) because of the evisceration of government agencies. Most people have no idea what any of these cuts or firings mean for them.
February 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
We need an outline of crisis scenarios in which everyday people will be fucked over (and how) because of the evisceration of government agencies. Most people have no idea what any of these cuts or firings mean for them.
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Nostalgia is such a disease dude. The finite nature of art underscores its beauty and whimsy, if you love something let it die!
A sequel to ‘THE GOONIES’ is moving forward at Warner Bros after 40 years.
Potsy Ponciroli is set to write the script.
Potsy Ponciroli is set to write the script.
February 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Nostalgia is such a disease dude. The finite nature of art underscores its beauty and whimsy, if you love something let it die!
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A fave from Kelly’s list: www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A fave from Kelly’s list: www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
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The corrupt prosecutors and detectives who framed her will not spend one second behind bars.
End prosecutorial immunity.
End prosecutorial immunity.
December 14, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The corrupt prosecutors and detectives who framed her will not spend one second behind bars.
End prosecutorial immunity.
End prosecutorial immunity.
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I will never, ever get over this.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I will never, ever get over this.
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End qualified immunity and prosecutorial immunity!
December 14, 2024 at 1:42 AM
End qualified immunity and prosecutorial immunity!
The corrupt prosecutors and detectives who framed her will not spend one second behind bars.
End prosecutorial immunity.
End prosecutorial immunity.
December 14, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The corrupt prosecutors and detectives who framed her will not spend one second behind bars.
End prosecutorial immunity.
End prosecutorial immunity.
For everyone who is pushing Ben Wikler for DNC chair - he blocked a primary. He's part of the reason we have Trump. There is no excuse for what he did and the DNC needs to stop rigging elections.
December 7, 2024 at 7:02 PM
For everyone who is pushing Ben Wikler for DNC chair - he blocked a primary. He's part of the reason we have Trump. There is no excuse for what he did and the DNC needs to stop rigging elections.
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
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OTD 1955: Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of the bus, beginning the Montgomery Bus Boycott--the beginning of the end of legal segregation in America. "the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
December 1, 2024 at 3:03 PM
OTD 1955: Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of the bus, beginning the Montgomery Bus Boycott--the beginning of the end of legal segregation in America. "the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
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Liberty is wafting in the breeze
November 15, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Liberty is wafting in the breeze
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Amazing image. An #oil tank explosion in North Dakota which "blackened the skies."
Note the wind turbines in the background--never the source of thick polluting smoke like that from the #oil tank.
www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-n...
Note the wind turbines in the background--never the source of thick polluting smoke like that from the #oil tank.
www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-n...
Oil tank explodes near Ray, no injuries reported
RAY – An oil tank exploded about three miles north of Ray on Friday, according to a spokesperson from the Ray Fire Department. The explosion occurred about 10:30 a.m. Any spillage from the tank was co...
www.minotdailynews.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Amazing image. An #oil tank explosion in North Dakota which "blackened the skies."
Note the wind turbines in the background--never the source of thick polluting smoke like that from the #oil tank.
www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-n...
Note the wind turbines in the background--never the source of thick polluting smoke like that from the #oil tank.
www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-n...
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Indigenous Women Rising is a fund that helps Native women access reproductive health care.
November 25, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Indigenous Women Rising is a fund that helps Native women access reproductive health care.
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I interviewed @rebeccanagle.bsky.social about her new book, By The Fire We Carry, what Native people will be up against under Donald Trump, and the histories people in the US need to understand if they hope to create a just future.
Reclaiming History: Rebecca Nagle on Native Struggle and Survival
"There are historical patterns and political patterns that a lot of people might not be able to recognize," says Rebecca Nagle.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:05 PM
I interviewed @rebeccanagle.bsky.social about her new book, By The Fire We Carry, what Native people will be up against under Donald Trump, and the histories people in the US need to understand if they hope to create a just future.
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This piece shook me.
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:47 AM
This piece shook me.
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#WolffBites: Of course people distrust AI. Like other technological "advances" it will primarily be used to automate and take jobs from people so employers get more profits. Employers celebrate; employees grieve.
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios AM - 1 big thing: Building trust in AI
www.axios.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:20 PM
#WolffBites: Of course people distrust AI. Like other technological "advances" it will primarily be used to automate and take jobs from people so employers get more profits. Employers celebrate; employees grieve.
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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Wealth inequality affected voting in ways both extreme and unseen—and our ire should be aimed at the billionaire class.
W/ @profwolff.bsky.social
W/ @profwolff.bsky.social
Everything you've heard about this election is wrong. Dr. Richard Wolff explains why.
Wealth inequality affected voting in ways both extreme and unseen—and our ire should be aimed at the billionaire class.
therealnews.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Wealth inequality affected voting in ways both extreme and unseen—and our ire should be aimed at the billionaire class.
W/ @profwolff.bsky.social
W/ @profwolff.bsky.social
Bernie, you had the chance to endorse the candidate who was carrying on your legacy, and you endorsed Biden / Harris and campaigned for them instead. @sanders.senate.gov
November 23, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Bernie, you had the chance to endorse the candidate who was carrying on your legacy, and you endorsed Biden / Harris and campaigned for them instead. @sanders.senate.gov
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Interviewing countless railroad workers led me to interview residents of East Palestine, OH, which led me to interview working people living & fighting for justice in other "sacrifice zones"—now those residents are banding together. It's so inspiring @therealnews.com
therealnews.com/lets-unite-p...
therealnews.com/lets-unite-p...
“Let’s unite!”: Poisoned residents of America’s sacrifice zones are banding together
We speak with residents from four different sacrifice zones in the US about how the situations they’re facing in their own communities, and their struggles for justice and accountability, are intercon...
therealnews.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Interviewing countless railroad workers led me to interview residents of East Palestine, OH, which led me to interview working people living & fighting for justice in other "sacrifice zones"—now those residents are banding together. It's so inspiring @therealnews.com
therealnews.com/lets-unite-p...
therealnews.com/lets-unite-p...
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“It is up to us to build the movement we know is the only thing that has ever pushed politics left—the social movements in the streets, the masses that shut down business as usual.”
W/ @katmabu.bsky.social, @franifio.bsky.social, and Abby Martin of @empirefiles.bsky.social
W/ @katmabu.bsky.social, @franifio.bsky.social, and Abby Martin of @empirefiles.bsky.social
‘Let this election galvanize and radicalize us’: Abby Martin, Francesca Fiorentini, and Kat Abughazaleh respond to Trump’s win
“It is up to us to build the movement we know is the only thing that has ever pushed politics left—the social movements in the streets, the masses that shut down business as usual.”
therealnews.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:19 PM
“It is up to us to build the movement we know is the only thing that has ever pushed politics left—the social movements in the streets, the masses that shut down business as usual.”
W/ @katmabu.bsky.social, @franifio.bsky.social, and Abby Martin of @empirefiles.bsky.social
W/ @katmabu.bsky.social, @franifio.bsky.social, and Abby Martin of @empirefiles.bsky.social
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Centrists say Biden admin did a great job w the economy, but working class voters only cared about culture.
Fascinating. Because the facts… do not line up.
PEOPLE ARE HURTING
The collapse of covid benefits was especially savage.
Lets have a look, courtesy of @stephensemler.bsky.social charts
Fascinating. Because the facts… do not line up.
PEOPLE ARE HURTING
The collapse of covid benefits was especially savage.
Lets have a look, courtesy of @stephensemler.bsky.social charts
November 18, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Centrists say Biden admin did a great job w the economy, but working class voters only cared about culture.
Fascinating. Because the facts… do not line up.
PEOPLE ARE HURTING
The collapse of covid benefits was especially savage.
Lets have a look, courtesy of @stephensemler.bsky.social charts
Fascinating. Because the facts… do not line up.
PEOPLE ARE HURTING
The collapse of covid benefits was especially savage.
Lets have a look, courtesy of @stephensemler.bsky.social charts