Leah Reich
@leahreich.com
I write about humans, tech, and culture, and about what I learned working for Slack, Spotify, and Instagram. But you’re probably here for photos of my cat Lumpy.
You should go read my newsletter at www.leahreich.com
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Leah Reich
@leahreich.com
· Oct 2
Algorithmic Beef
Depending on the various internets you inhabit, you may not yet be aware that another virulent Twitter (please don't make me call it X) fight erupted last night between rap superstars Nicki Minaj and ...
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My newsletter today is about algorithms, culture, and celebrity beef. It's about how we're all complicit in this current festering cultural moment of ours.
It features one of my spiciest theories ever that I do not want to spoil. So please click and read.
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It features one of my spiciest theories ever that I do not want to spoil. So please click and read.
www.leahreich.com/algorithmic-...
Fuck this, I don't like the Catherine O'Hara news at all
January 30, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Fuck this, I don't like the Catherine O'Hara news at all
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Man, it's amazing how much the 38-year-old Novak Djokovic has left in the tank after not having to play a fourth-round match and having his quarterfinal opponent retire while beating him two sets to love
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Man, it's amazing how much the 38-year-old Novak Djokovic has left in the tank after not having to play a fourth-round match and having his quarterfinal opponent retire while beating him two sets to love
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People often look to tech for solutions, or to leadership for sweeping changes, but change also comes from us—individuals in difficult situations, working locally, dealing with real friction that a silver bullet can't solve. I wrote about that this week.
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Little Fish Eat Big Fish
This weekend, you may have learned that social media and relentless footage of atrocities do not, in fact, desensitize us. We are all—those of us with moral and ethical fibers left in our bodies, I me...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
People often look to tech for solutions, or to leadership for sweeping changes, but change also comes from us—individuals in difficult situations, working locally, dealing with real friction that a silver bullet can't solve. I wrote about that this week.
www.leahreich.com/little-fish-...
www.leahreich.com/little-fish-...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:29 PM
People often look to tech for solutions, or to leadership for sweeping changes, but change also comes from us—individuals in difficult situations, working locally, dealing with real friction that a silver bullet can't solve. I wrote about that this week.
www.leahreich.com/little-fish-...
www.leahreich.com/little-fish-...
Little Fish Eat Big Fish
This weekend, you may have learned that social media and relentless footage of atrocities do not, in fact, desensitize us. We are all—those of us with moral and ethical fibers left in our bodies, I me...
www.leahreich.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
People often look to tech for solutions, or to leadership for sweeping changes, but change also comes from us—individuals in difficult situations, working locally, dealing with real friction that a silver bullet can't solve. I wrote about that this week.
www.leahreich.com/little-fish-...
www.leahreich.com/little-fish-...
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the Check Engine Light story here is one that has lived rent-free* in my head for months now, i think about it a lot
(*i am a paying subscriber, so maybe a misleading phrase)
(*i am a paying subscriber, so maybe a misleading phrase)
I got so annoyed by the tweet that sparked this thread that I wrote about it
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www.leahreich.com/maybe-stop-b...
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
the Check Engine Light story here is one that has lived rent-free* in my head for months now, i think about it a lot
(*i am a paying subscriber, so maybe a misleading phrase)
(*i am a paying subscriber, so maybe a misleading phrase)
The firm in charge of my COBRA health insurance coverage sent a notice about open enrollment. There's a new plan level I can choose, but they sent zero additional information describing the plans. I called customer support and the (very nice) agent can't find a plan description either. I love it!!!
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The firm in charge of my COBRA health insurance coverage sent a notice about open enrollment. There's a new plan level I can choose, but they sent zero additional information describing the plans. I called customer support and the (very nice) agent can't find a plan description either. I love it!!!
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A horrible person had a really bad day and is somewhere being mad about it and we are allowed to enjoy it. More bad days for worse people still to look forward to.
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
A horrible person had a really bad day and is somewhere being mad about it and we are allowed to enjoy it. More bad days for worse people still to look forward to.
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(reading preachy BlueSky posts lecturing me about how I'm actually wrong to be happy that a sadist was removed from power) oh wow, my watch was a little fast
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 AM
(reading preachy BlueSky posts lecturing me about how I'm actually wrong to be happy that a sadist was removed from power) oh wow, my watch was a little fast
I love Chicago Pope
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I love Chicago Pope
Dunno why I came here expecting people to be thrilled about the Bovino news, that was dumb of me. God forbid we get one extremely small (GET IT??) win, right?
Anyway someone on Reddit called him 1/3 Reich & it's the only time in my life I've laughed at a Reich joke so I'm gonna go hang out there
Anyway someone on Reddit called him 1/3 Reich & it's the only time in my life I've laughed at a Reich joke so I'm gonna go hang out there
January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Dunno why I came here expecting people to be thrilled about the Bovino news, that was dumb of me. God forbid we get one extremely small (GET IT??) win, right?
Anyway someone on Reddit called him 1/3 Reich & it's the only time in my life I've laughed at a Reich joke so I'm gonna go hang out there
Anyway someone on Reddit called him 1/3 Reich & it's the only time in my life I've laughed at a Reich joke so I'm gonna go hang out there
Ok I know I ask every week but can you please read and reshare this? This is a project I need to get more eyes on. Thank you.
This week I wrote about an idea I had & am going to work on: Building a mutual aid tooling + template engine that can be systematized, easily deployed by folks on the ground, peer-oriented w/o grossly increasing risk of people involved. Maybe you want to join me.
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
Please Tell Me if This is a Bad Idea
Last night when I went to bed, I lay there for a while feeling disheartened and unable to sleep. What are you thinking? I kept asking myself. Everything is bad. Beyond bad. Like we're at the brink of ...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Ok I know I ask every week but can you please read and reshare this? This is a project I need to get more eyes on. Thank you.
I've never been more embarrassed to have a PhD in sociology from UC Irvine, and if you know me, you might not even know that I have a PhD in sociology from UC Irvine because why would I ever tell anyone
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I've never been more embarrassed to have a PhD in sociology from UC Irvine, and if you know me, you might not even know that I have a PhD in sociology from UC Irvine because why would I ever tell anyone
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This week I wrote about an idea I had & am going to work on: Building a mutual aid tooling + template engine that can be systematized, easily deployed by folks on the ground, peer-oriented w/o grossly increasing risk of people involved. Maybe you want to join me.
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
Please Tell Me if This is a Bad Idea
Last night when I went to bed, I lay there for a while feeling disheartened and unable to sleep. What are you thinking? I kept asking myself. Everything is bad. Beyond bad. Like we're at the brink of ...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This week I wrote about an idea I had & am going to work on: Building a mutual aid tooling + template engine that can be systematized, easily deployed by folks on the ground, peer-oriented w/o grossly increasing risk of people involved. Maybe you want to join me.
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
This week I wrote about an idea I had & am going to work on: Building a mutual aid tooling + template engine that can be systematized, easily deployed by folks on the ground, peer-oriented w/o grossly increasing risk of people involved. Maybe you want to join me.
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
Please Tell Me if This is a Bad Idea
Last night when I went to bed, I lay there for a while feeling disheartened and unable to sleep. What are you thinking? I kept asking myself. Everything is bad. Beyond bad. Like we're at the brink of ...
www.leahreich.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This week I wrote about an idea I had & am going to work on: Building a mutual aid tooling + template engine that can be systematized, easily deployed by folks on the ground, peer-oriented w/o grossly increasing risk of people involved. Maybe you want to join me.
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
www.leahreich.com/please-tell-...
Did Mendoza really just use the word “synergy” after he thanked God
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Did Mendoza really just use the word “synergy” after he thanked God
If Miami wins and I could have been watching tennis this whole time, I’m gonna be so mad
January 20, 2026 at 4:12 AM
If Miami wins and I could have been watching tennis this whole time, I’m gonna be so mad
There’s so much yelling in football
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 AM
There’s so much yelling in football
I hope Mendoza posts about that touchdown on LinkedIn tomorrow
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I hope Mendoza posts about that touchdown on LinkedIn tomorrow
TAKE THAT YOU SHITTY REFS
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
TAKE THAT YOU SHITTY REFS
Part of me wishes someone would explain football to me but most of me is terrified someone will explain football to me
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Part of me wishes someone would explain football to me but most of me is terrified someone will explain football to me
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Any more Law Professor Dad Rock types correct the name of the song in my replies and you're gonna be asking Who Blocked You
Can anyone answer this
Why is Teenage Wasteland the theme song
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Any more Law Professor Dad Rock types correct the name of the song in my replies and you're gonna be asking Who Blocked You
I don’t watch football in any form but I’ve been convinced to turn on this Indiana game while I am trapped on the sofa with my own personal football
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I don’t watch football in any form but I’ve been convinced to turn on this Indiana game while I am trapped on the sofa with my own personal football
If anyone is interested, I have some thoughts to share about ESPN and what a fucking bunch of bullshit their false advertising is. DON'T TELL ME I CAN PAY $12.99 TO WATCH A TENNIS SLAM IF I CAN'T ACTUALLY WATCH ALL OF A TENNIS SLAM YOU DICKBAGS
January 18, 2026 at 1:08 AM
If anyone is interested, I have some thoughts to share about ESPN and what a fucking bunch of bullshit their false advertising is. DON'T TELL ME I CAN PAY $12.99 TO WATCH A TENNIS SLAM IF I CAN'T ACTUALLY WATCH ALL OF A TENNIS SLAM YOU DICKBAGS