Helena
@helena350.bsky.social
dancer, Pilates teacher, and climate action+justice volunteer. Collaboration and community beyond binaries.
Indeed. No one should be left to die in the streets. We need responsible use of taxpayer money. #HealthCareForAll www.eyesonice.net/p/burrito-vs...
Burrito vs. Bait: How a Sidewalk Lunch Turned Into a Masterclass in Dismantling Political Traps
08.31.2026
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We can make more jobs and drop the price of electricity while solving the climate crisis, too.
We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit
I'm excited to announce the relaunch of my UC Berkeley class “Wealth and Poverty.” Starting today (and every Monday), you’ll be able to take a new lesson in the course. Join me and Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse for a live “watch-along” of the first class! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE NOW: LIVE “Wealth and Poverty” first class watch-a-long!
Robert Reich on Substack
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We need your help this week! For over a year, we’ve been in a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make the dangerous CEI Hub (the 6 mile stretch of fuel tanks along the Willamette River) safer. That policy is in front of City Council this week. Check out this thread to learn how you can help!
muy interesante, especialmente la conversación alrededor del 30 minutos en que están hablando de cómo las "profesías" se pueden volver realidad no porque adivinaran el futuro sino porque la gente actuaba como si lo hicieran. elhilo.audio/podcast/juic...
Falsos profetas: Meta, la vigilancia y las predicciones de la lA
Meta evita un juicio histórico por daños a menores. Carissa Véliz analiza su poder, la privacidad y la maquinaria de la predicción.
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Lots of people talk about getting money out of politics, but I want to talk about getting people into politics. Volunteering on a campaign is an act of hope, care, and solidarity. It is the antidote to cynicism (which our opposition needs to win).
It was wonderful to spend Rosh Hashanah last week with Missy and Elaine, two lifelong Michiganders who welcomed me into their home and taught me about the sweet and joyous meaning of Rosh Hashanah.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnZC... stark but important context. if you don't listen to @olurinatti.bsky.social already, basically everything she publishes is notable.
How the Anti-Abortion Right Kidnapped a Baby | OSQUARED
YouTube video by OlurinattiPolitics
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"local communities in Bolivia have been aware of the species’ presence for generations. ... they say, ‘No, my grandpa told me that’s the tilcayo,’” www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is slender, spotted and smaller than a house cat. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
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The cost of private automobile ownership. This one SUV crash cost many lives and millions of dollars in damage, response, cleanup, lost time and healthcare. Hundreds of people are killed every day in the U.S. in car crashes. Thousands worldwide. Billions of dollars annually.
Dr Grace S Peng@gspeng.bsky.social · 2w ago"At least three people were killed when an NBC4 news helicopter crashed and burst into flames Tuesday night in Chatsworth not far from a serious accident involving a Metro bus that also left three people dead." SUV plows into Metro bus. News helicopter crashed covering the SUV crash
Calling all Dems: If you want to win, take note. Abdul Al-Sayed is a rock star, and he's acting like one.
Send your emails here: actionnetwork.org/letters/voic... More information and updates here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Zenith Franchise Agreement Transfer Talking Points
Submit a Public Comment and Testify on the Zenith Energy to I Squared Capital Franchise Agreement Transfer *Use this guide to submit a comment to your City Officials* This issue will be scheduled fo...
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Media has not aired this - it's up to us to do so.
Anat Shenker-Osorio@anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4w agoColonel Zachary Schmidt speaking about Khalil, brother of an Afghani solider: "I worked with Khalil's older brother in 2009, I know the risks he took to help the United States. I owe it to Khalil's brother and their family to help share this story."
There is so much to learn from the effective advocacy against data centers and Flock cameras: 1. Zero surveys have ever shown either of these are "top issue." "Top issue" from forced menu can't tell you what can make thing catch notice & garner ACTION. /1
63 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the first historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They understood that equal economic and voting rights were the path to ending racial inequality in America.
Denounce this. Denounce the war Trump felt like starting to murder school girls & put US troops through hell & make you decide whether to buy gas to get to work or groceries to feed your family.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last mo.MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: A sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month in what his wife describes as a suicide attempt is now facing disciplinary action from the Navy, according to his wife and charging documents reviewed by MS NOW.
As County Commissioner, climate justice will be one of my top priorities. I am thrilled to be endorsed by the @sierraclub.org one of the most effective grassroots environmental movements on the national and local levels.
Dripping evil and hypocrisy from 6 justices. www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/supr... Jackson, Sotomayor and Kagan sanely dissent. Who's in to figure out details and help people who are being despicably disenfranchised vote?
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to move forward with order imposing restrictions on mail-in voting
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We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
Polk County FL: Is this how you want your public dollars spent - assaulting and abducting people from the hospital?
Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · last mo.💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
You’ve got to see this. Angie Nixon’s Café Resistance is so much more than a bookstore. It’s a community hub offering FREE tutoring, a food pantry, Black history classes, mentorship, mental health workshops, music lessons, healthcare resources and more.
Bike Buddies! @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social #PCEF 💚🚴♀️🌲
Aarne Granlund@aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · last mo."The endorphins from riding[ … ]and seeing all these different places that I had either driven past and never really looked at or noticed it was so amazing[ … ]it’s brought me so much joy." Subsidised e-bikes, infrastructure and social learning. #Sufficiency theconversation.com/people-are-m...
Late to this, but Christine Drazan-Trump and her Data Center Republicans should be front-and-centered by Oregon Dems for the next 60 days or so. (The odor of corruption wafting out of eastern Oregon is just a bonus.)
Exclusive: GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive
"This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle," Senate Republicans' committee says.
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Close the Camps. Free the Families. Bring Them Home.
Congressman Greg Casar@repcasar.bsky.social · last mo.ICE just arrested a 5-year-old on his way to a soccer game in Austin. His name is Liam, just like the little boy from Minnesota. He should be in kindergarten this week. Instead he's in a trailer prison in the desert. Release Liam. Release these kids. Close the Dilley children’s prison.
Yeah, this is important (though I hate the image-- should be a bicyclist or train passing all the traffic-jammed cars) secure.ucs.org/a/2026-congr... Don't let Congress cut even more funding from bus and rail service #climate #people
Tell Congress to Keep Our Transportation System Moving
Urgent action needed! Help keep funding for transit, rail, and electric vehicle charging. Tell your US representative to extend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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