Helen Hamilton Rivas
@helenhamiltonrivas.bsky.social
Community facilitator, bilingual activist, proud Grandma
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If the US invested in child care and had national policies like paid leave comparable to other industrialized countries, we would generate $775 billion of economic activity a year. The question should not be, “how can we afford to do this?” The question is, “how can we afford not to?” Let’s do this.
December 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
If the US invested in child care and had national policies like paid leave comparable to other industrialized countries, we would generate $775 billion of economic activity a year. The question should not be, “how can we afford to do this?” The question is, “how can we afford not to?” Let’s do this.
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If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Accurate about a Pathological Liar and Convicted Felon who Incited an Insurrection, tried to Steal a Fair Election and is Covering up Sex Crimes against Children, shouldn't his Disgraceful Presidency be terminated? I say, YES!
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Accurate about a Pathological Liar and Convicted Felon who Incited an Insurrection, tried to Steal a Fair Election and is Covering up Sex Crimes against Children, shouldn't his Disgraceful Presidency be terminated? I say, YES!
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Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
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We don’t have a budget crisis – we have a billionaire tax crisis. Tax. The. Rich.
December 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We don’t have a budget crisis – we have a billionaire tax crisis. Tax. The. Rich.
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Israel has committed 738 violations of the ceasefire agreement between Oct. 10 and Dec. 12, including 358 land and air bombardments, the killing of at least 383 Palestinians and the injuring of 1,002 others, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza and the Palestinian Health Ministry.
December 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Israel has committed 738 violations of the ceasefire agreement between Oct. 10 and Dec. 12, including 358 land and air bombardments, the killing of at least 383 Palestinians and the injuring of 1,002 others, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza and the Palestinian Health Ministry.
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Greg Bovino is back in Chicago, and ICE has been spotted in the Evanston area.
The best way to keep our loved ones safe is to alert the community whenever possible. Whistles are one of the most accessible tools to warn neighbors and disrupt ICE incursions.
Come pick up a whistle, if you need one!
The best way to keep our loved ones safe is to alert the community whenever possible. Whistles are one of the most accessible tools to warn neighbors and disrupt ICE incursions.
Come pick up a whistle, if you need one!
December 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Greg Bovino is back in Chicago, and ICE has been spotted in the Evanston area.
The best way to keep our loved ones safe is to alert the community whenever possible. Whistles are one of the most accessible tools to warn neighbors and disrupt ICE incursions.
Come pick up a whistle, if you need one!
The best way to keep our loved ones safe is to alert the community whenever possible. Whistles are one of the most accessible tools to warn neighbors and disrupt ICE incursions.
Come pick up a whistle, if you need one!
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Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
An estimated 200,000 people have fled fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo just days after Trump hailed a “historic” peace deal to end the conflict.
200,000 Flee Congo After Trump’s ‘Historic’ Peace Deal
Why the Rwanda-Congo accord misses the point.
foreignpolicy.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
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For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
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Real sign of the times that a paragraph like this needs to be put in a federal court order
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Real sign of the times that a paragraph like this needs to be put in a federal court order
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In a normal administration, this would be a career-ending, weeks-long scandal
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In a normal administration, this would be a career-ending, weeks-long scandal
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The long-anticipated, perennially delayed GOP healthcare plan, the one they’ve had fifteen years to provide as an alternative to Obamacare, seems to finally be confirmed: everyone going broke, suffering needlessly, and dying prematurely.
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The Republican Healthcare Plan: Suffering, Bankruptcy, and Death
Trump and the Republicans are furthering their dismantling of the Affordable Care Act, taking away desperately needed subsidies from tens of millions of Americans.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The long-anticipated, perennially delayed GOP healthcare plan, the one they’ve had fifteen years to provide as an alternative to Obamacare, seems to finally be confirmed: everyone going broke, suffering needlessly, and dying prematurely.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-republ...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-republ...
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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December 9th 2025
December 9th 2025
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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December 9th 2025
December 9th 2025
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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It just keeps getting worse.
NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It just keeps getting worse.
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What’s happening at the Supreme Court this week is bigger than just one FTC commissioner. The majority seems ready to endorse the “unitary executive” theory, giving Trump the power to purge agency staffers and replace them with loyalists. It’s a frightening prospect we should be paying attention to.
Humphrey’s Who? The Big SCOTUS Case Few Understand
A decision over who Trump can fire will reshape how our entire government functions
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What’s happening at the Supreme Court this week is bigger than just one FTC commissioner. The majority seems ready to endorse the “unitary executive” theory, giving Trump the power to purge agency staffers and replace them with loyalists. It’s a frightening prospect we should be paying attention to.
Attention holiday shoppers! Here's a convenient feminist guide to the businesses we're boycotting this year. Pledge to shop at these alternatives instead. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/4ii5Drdu
If money is power, women wield a lot of it as consumers.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Attention holiday shoppers! Here's a convenient feminist guide to the businesses we're boycotting this year. Pledge to shop at these alternatives instead. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/4ii5Drdu
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Yes. We must extend the ACA tax credits so that over 20 million Americans don't see a doubling in their health premiums, on average. But we must do more. We cannot remain the only major country not to guarantee health care for all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Yes. We must extend the ACA tax credits so that over 20 million Americans don't see a doubling in their health premiums, on average. But we must do more. We cannot remain the only major country not to guarantee health care for all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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There is no version of reality where Pete Hegseth was remotely qualified or morally fit for the position he occupies.
That’s why our troops are in danger, it’s why our National Guard members were shot, it’s why we have armed, masked thugs terrorizing people…
That’s why our troops are in danger, it’s why our National Guard members were shot, it’s why we have armed, masked thugs terrorizing people…
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a fox news screen
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a fox news screen
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
There is no version of reality where Pete Hegseth was remotely qualified or morally fit for the position he occupies.
That’s why our troops are in danger, it’s why our National Guard members were shot, it’s why we have armed, masked thugs terrorizing people…
That’s why our troops are in danger, it’s why our National Guard members were shot, it’s why we have armed, masked thugs terrorizing people…