Helen Ubiñas
@NotesFromHeL
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Journalist. Columnist. Content creator. Founder, The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined February 2009
I am blown away and humbled by this incredibly kind tribute. Thank you, Caterina.
Just read that Helen Ubiñas (@NotesFromHeL ) is moving on from the @PhillyInquirer . I wrote a Substack essay as a tribute to her work. She’s chronicled the toll of gun violence here, demanding accountability from leaders. Link to my letter to her:
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Here is the fundraising information for Azir Harris. If you are in a position to give, I know the family would be very grateful. https://t.co/UGFBu34q0r
Woke up with a heavy heart and Azir on my mind. Gratefully overwhelmed with messages from people who want to help his family, including the mother of his child, who was also shot, and their 1-year-old son. I promise that as soon as I have that information I will pass it along.
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Woke up with a heavy heart and Azir on my mind. Gratefully overwhelmed with messages from people who want to help his family, including the mother of his child, who was also shot, and their 1-year-old son. I promise that as soon as I have that information I will pass it along.
This is the column I hoped I’d never have to write. New @PhillyInquirer column: https://t.co/sZ4gHTknsi
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Mayor talks about growing “trust in government.” I mean, I’ve got some thoughts on how to start doing that in Philly on her watch. First, real transparency: https://t.co/nMkv6aV0RY Also, the math still ain’t mathing here for me:
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How many communications staffers does it take to not communicate?
Mayor asks residents to give the city some “grace” while they get everything back up and running. 🚩 Anytime someone has asked me to show them some grace, I’ve been on the losing end of some hot mess.
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Mayor asks residents to give the city some “grace” while they get everything back up and running. 🚩 Anytime someone has asked me to show them some grace, I’ve been on the losing end of some hot mess.
I mean, I maybe woulda started this by thanking the residents of Philadelphia for having to put up with this mess for the last 8 days — they deserve a round of applause, but that’s just me. 🤷🏻♀️
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Oh, oh…we finally got to the residents! “it wasn’t pleasant for anyone. We did the best we could with that we had.”
I mean, I maybe woulda started this by thanking the residents of Philadelphia for having to put up with this mess for the last 8 days — they deserve a round of applause, but that’s just me. 🤷🏻♀️
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I mean, I maybe woulda started this by thanking the residents of Philadelphia for having to put up with this mess for the last 8 days — they deserve a round of applause, but that’s just me. 🤷🏻♀️
Watching the Mayor’s press conference on the end of the DC 33 strike. And, um…In the meantime,
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Watching the Mayor’s press conference on the end of the DC 33 strike. And, um…In the meantime,
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The mayor is unstoppable on the mic, unflappable in a debate, and almost always armed with a snappy slogan, but the eight-day strike proved to be her biggest adversary yet.
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This is the column I hoped I’d never have to write. New @PhillyInquirer column: https://t.co/sZ4gHTknsi
Tonight, I spoke to 17-year-old Azir Harris, who was shot in Philly and likely paralyzed. News to you? That’s because he was shot a day after the Parkland school shooting, and because we don’t pay enough attention to everyday gun violence. https://t.co/dqQMcMCoD9
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What if all these honorable heroes, in the National Guard, in the Marines, in all the areas this administration is using for their sick gains, stood up to this insanity and said: NO!
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The world is sounding the alarm as Donald Trump runs the well-worn authoritarian playbook. Are we listening?
U.S. Marines have served honorably across multiple wars in defense of democracy. They are heroes. They shouldn't be deployed on American soil facing their own countrymen to fulfill the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial President. This is un-American.
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Says the world-class hater.
Los Angeles is all the proof you need that mass migration unravels societies. You can have all the other plans and budgets you want. If you don’t fix migration, then nothing else can be fixed — or saved.
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This is more bullshit from the mainstream media that is terrified of the tyrant in the @WhiteHouse just because you become a journalist, member of congress or otherwise, you do NOT give up your First Amendment Rights. I stand with #TerryMoran he is a free American citizen too.
BREAKING: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended “pending further evaluation” over a post calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.” This comes less than two hours after the White House called on ABC to punish the journalist for expressing
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I wanted to share this from @NotesFromHeL. Indeed, #PhillyRicans don't have the votes or the money to wield any power. I can talk all day as to why, but many of the dynamics also take hold in #PuertoRico, impacting residents there, too: https://t.co/RFVIgpVAKc
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Hey @SEPTAPHILLY @SEPTA_SOCIAL your conductor on the CHW into CC right now is downright delightful. Watching his personal “good morning” to passengers turn these frowns upside down. Thought you should know.
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@NotesFromHeL @GovernorShapiro @PhillyInquirer I actually think he made the right decision. The story needs to be seen as a national story, not a local or even a regional one.
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Glad the guv and his fam are safe. But dayuuuum @GovernorShapiro, how you gonna do @PhillyInquirer like this… Nice piece. Woulda been nicer in your hometown paper. Next time you wanna write, hit me up…I got connections over here. 😜
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If you jumped on the “reckoning” bandwagon for clout, cash or to distract from your role in environments that needed a reckoning, and are suddenly silent on all the DEI rollbacks and the industry-wide purging of journalists of color, you’re the problem:
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I am genuinely concerned about the future of journalism, especially under the suffocating orange haze of oligarchy.
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