Helen Hamilton Rivas
@helenhamiltonrivas.bsky.social
Community facilitator, bilingual activist, proud Grandma
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This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
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20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Sarah Beckstrom, died a day after volunteering to serve in DC so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. She deserves our gratitude, not political exploitation by a shameless president who scapegoats immigrants to swell his power.
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Sarah Beckstrom, died a day after volunteering to serve in DC so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. She deserves our gratitude, not political exploitation by a shameless president who scapegoats immigrants to swell his power.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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Black Friday - when we celebrate the birthday of a guy who renounced material possessions by buying lots of stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Black Friday - when we celebrate the birthday of a guy who renounced material possessions by buying lots of stuff.
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Come join @nycjayjay.bsky.social, author of the Status Kuo Substack, and me for coffee and conversation Saturday morning. joycevance.substack.com/p/ease-back-...
Ease Back into the News: Substack Live, Saturday at 11 a.m. EST with Jay Kuo and Me
Jay Kuo, from The Status Kuo here on Substack, and I are planning a Substack Live Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
joycevance.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Come join @nycjayjay.bsky.social, author of the Status Kuo Substack, and me for coffee and conversation Saturday morning. joycevance.substack.com/p/ease-back-...
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MAGA Christianity:
1. Calling Zohran Mamdani a "terrorist" bc he's Muslim.
2. Cheer when Trump buries his face in the laps of actual Muslim terrorists.
1. Calling Zohran Mamdani a "terrorist" bc he's Muslim.
2. Cheer when Trump buries his face in the laps of actual Muslim terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
MAGA Christianity:
1. Calling Zohran Mamdani a "terrorist" bc he's Muslim.
2. Cheer when Trump buries his face in the laps of actual Muslim terrorists.
1. Calling Zohran Mamdani a "terrorist" bc he's Muslim.
2. Cheer when Trump buries his face in the laps of actual Muslim terrorists.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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Imagine an abortion ban so radical that even leading anti-abortion groups have lined up to denounce it.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
South Carolina's abortion bill is so extreme even anti-abortion groups have doubts
“It’s like a Frankenstein construction of all the worst possible restrictions from around the country.”
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Imagine an abortion ban so radical that even leading anti-abortion groups have lined up to denounce it.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
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There will be many more. Here's some additional background if you want to pursue further reporting on countless intercountry adoptees still denied legal rights and who are truly living in fear now in the country that brought them here without any say in the matter. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
There will be many more. Here's some additional background if you want to pursue further reporting on countless intercountry adoptees still denied legal rights and who are truly living in fear now in the country that brought them here without any say in the matter. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
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The court issues a scathing ruling today in the Comey case. Judge William Fitzpatrick notes, among other things, that Lindsey Halligan made two false statements of the law when responding to questions by grand jurors. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The court issues a scathing ruling today in the Comey case. Judge William Fitzpatrick notes, among other things, that Lindsey Halligan made two false statements of the law when responding to questions by grand jurors. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Around two-thirds of voters in Ecuador opposed a measure to allow the return foreign military bases, a result that was widely seen as a surprise. Voters also rejected a separate effort to rewrite the country’s progressive 2008 constitution, which enshrined strong labor and environmental rights.
Ecuador’s Trump-Allied President Loses Bid to Allow Return of US Military Bases
About two-thirds of voters in Ecuador on Sunday opposed the measure pushed by right-wing President Daniel Noboa.
truthout.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Around two-thirds of voters in Ecuador opposed a measure to allow the return foreign military bases, a result that was widely seen as a surprise. Voters also rejected a separate effort to rewrite the country’s progressive 2008 constitution, which enshrined strong labor and environmental rights.
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A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of James Comey's grand jury minutes to the defense, citing a "disturbing pattern pattern of profound investigative missteps" and casting doubt on Lindsey Halligan's declaration about the gap in the record.
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A federal judge ORDERS the disclosure of James Comey's grand jury minutes to the defense, citing a "disturbing pattern pattern of profound investigative missteps" and casting doubt on Lindsey Halligan's declaration about the gap in the record.
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/halligan-c...
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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💯. It wasn't about just the ACA subsides—it was about those and … everything else.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
💯. It wasn't about just the ACA subsides—it was about those and … everything else.
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"I do feel like what we’re doing now, what Oilfield Witness is doing, is making a difference.” Still, for Wilson, the ultimate goal isn’t tighter methane rules—it’s an end to the age of combustion itself. “We have to stop burning things. We just don’t need to burn things for energy anymore.”
This Former Oil Worker Is Now Exposing Its Dirty Methane Emissions | Atmos
After fracking fouled her air and water, Sharon Wilson devoted her life to documenting the emissions fueling the climate crisis.
atmos.earth
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"I do feel like what we’re doing now, what Oilfield Witness is doing, is making a difference.” Still, for Wilson, the ultimate goal isn’t tighter methane rules—it’s an end to the age of combustion itself. “We have to stop burning things. We just don’t need to burn things for energy anymore.”
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ICE out of USA. And especially #HomeDepot
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
ICE out of USA. And especially #HomeDepot
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Uh, the idea of having air traffic controllers "quickly replaced" is not very reassuring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Uh, the idea of having air traffic controllers "quickly replaced" is not very reassuring.
There’s a difference between reform and deform. And subsidizing insurance companies is the Republican stance—Medicare for all would cut out a lot of the middlemen.
VAN SUSTEREN: Is the Republican healthcare solution going to go into effect at midnight on Dec. 31? Because people are gonna get sticker shock
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
There’s a difference between reform and deform. And subsidizing insurance companies is the Republican stance—Medicare for all would cut out a lot of the middlemen.
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
Alfonso Andrade is American in every sense, except he has no ss#. He's yet another example of reckless and cruel policies implemented by the current Administration. He's solidly supported by his community, does not even speak Spanish or remember Mexico. His family is being robbed of his support.
Perhaps we should go ahead and rip that plaque off the Statue of Liberty and stop pretending to be something we are not. Kiss those huddled asses goodbye and claim it is all in the name of liberty and justice for all.
Fonzie lost in immigration court. Now Alabama father will move to a country he knows nothing about
“There’s nothing about this kid that’s not American,” said a former Blountsville Town Council member.
www.al.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Alfonso Andrade is American in every sense, except he has no ss#. He's yet another example of reckless and cruel policies implemented by the current Administration. He's solidly supported by his community, does not even speak Spanish or remember Mexico. His family is being robbed of his support.
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Perhaps we should go ahead and rip that plaque off the Statue of Liberty and stop pretending to be something we are not. Kiss those huddled asses goodbye and claim it is all in the name of liberty and justice for all.
Fonzie lost in immigration court. Now Alabama father will move to a country he knows nothing about
“There’s nothing about this kid that’s not American,” said a former Blountsville Town Council member.
www.al.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Perhaps we should go ahead and rip that plaque off the Statue of Liberty and stop pretending to be something we are not. Kiss those huddled asses goodbye and claim it is all in the name of liberty and justice for all.