Rebecca I. Allen
@rebeccaallen.bsky.social
"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." Writer, former journalist, wife, mom, ASU alum. Likes: words, TV, movies, equity, democracy, and Disneyland
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Pinned
"Don't Be a Sucker" (1947) Reel America Preview
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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My pinned tweet, 8/14/17:
"In this country, we have no 'other' people. We are American people—us." ✊🇺🇸
RT of Al Jazeera: In 1947, the US War Department released this video to tell Americans not to fall for fascist rhetoric. #Charlottesville
"In this country, we have no 'other' people. We are American people—us." ✊🇺🇸
RT of Al Jazeera: In 1947, the US War Department released this video to tell Americans not to fall for fascist rhetoric. #Charlottesville
The Testaments updates! First-look photos and a premiere month: April!
deadline.com/2025/12/the-...
More info on Margaret Atwood adaptation:
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
#blessedbethefight ✊️🇺🇸
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More info on Margaret Atwood adaptation:
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
#blessedbethefight ✊️🇺🇸
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Testaments updates! First-look photos and a premiere month: April!
deadline.com/2025/12/the-...
More info on Margaret Atwood adaptation:
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
#blessedbethefight ✊️🇺🇸
deadline.com/2025/12/the-...
More info on Margaret Atwood adaptation:
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
#blessedbethefight ✊️🇺🇸
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There’s a lot to be upset about, and I don’t advise putting your head in the sand, but it is really bad for your brain to be mad all the time on a purely physiological level.
If you possibly can, take time to put down the mad.
It will help you think more clearly and remember why you’re doing this.
If you possibly can, take time to put down the mad.
It will help you think more clearly and remember why you’re doing this.
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There’s a lot to be upset about, and I don’t advise putting your head in the sand, but it is really bad for your brain to be mad all the time on a purely physiological level.
If you possibly can, take time to put down the mad.
It will help you think more clearly and remember why you’re doing this.
If you possibly can, take time to put down the mad.
It will help you think more clearly and remember why you’re doing this.
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Okey dokey, vault dwellers! 😃👏
Fallout season 2: Dec. 17th!
Fallout season 2: Dec. 17th!
Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
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November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Okey dokey, vault dwellers! 😃👏
Fallout season 2: Dec. 17th!
Fallout season 2: Dec. 17th!
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I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.
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The priest at a Catholic church in Dedham defended his parish’s decision to replace nativity figurines of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph with a sign reading “ICE was here,” saying the gospel is clear about treating immigrants with respect. trib.al/Ob5ptDw
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The priest at a Catholic church in Dedham defended his parish’s decision to replace nativity figurines of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph with a sign reading “ICE was here,” saying the gospel is clear about treating immigrants with respect. trib.al/Ob5ptDw
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“netflix places winning bid to buy warner bros/discovery”
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“netflix places winning bid to buy warner bros/discovery”
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A really good (and hilarious) essay on the problems of people using AI as search engines
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
A really good (and hilarious) essay on the problems of people using AI as search engines
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Jon Hale has taken nearly 15,000 spins around the same track. What's next after he beats his own Radiator Springs Racers record?
📰: bit.ly/41My0Wj
📰: bit.ly/41My0Wj
August 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Jon Hale has taken nearly 15,000 spins around the same track. What's next after he beats his own Radiator Springs Racers record?
📰: bit.ly/41My0Wj
📰: bit.ly/41My0Wj
Ka-Chow!
🏁 On Dec. 8, Disney superfan Jon Hale will ride the Radiator Springs Racers for the 15,000th time! 🏎
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🏁 On Dec. 8, Disney superfan Jon Hale will ride the Radiator Springs Racers for the 15,000th time! 🏎
😆👏
Disney superfan looks to break Radiator Springs Racers record
YouTube video by ABC7
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December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Ka-Chow!
🏁 On Dec. 8, Disney superfan Jon Hale will ride the Radiator Springs Racers for the 15,000th time! 🏎
😆👏
🏁 On Dec. 8, Disney superfan Jon Hale will ride the Radiator Springs Racers for the 15,000th time! 🏎
😆👏
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Sarah Paulson Remembers Her Dear Friend Diane Keaton | Women in Entertainment 2025
😭😭😭❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TTZ...
😭😭😭❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TTZ...
Sarah Paulson Remembers Her Dear Friend Diane Keaton | Women in Entertainment 2025
YouTube video by The Hollywood Reporter
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December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Sarah Paulson Remembers Her Dear Friend Diane Keaton | Women in Entertainment 2025
😭😭😭❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TTZ...
😭😭😭❤️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TTZ...
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
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What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
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me if i were a dog btw
This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
me if i were a dog btw
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
Meet Lightning and Thunder, Mike Sardina and Claire Stengl, a mechanic and a hairdresser with goals 🫶 "Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams."
SONG SUNG BLUE - Official Trailer 2 | Only In Theaters This Christmas
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December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Meet Lightning and Thunder, Mike Sardina and Claire Stengl, a mechanic and a hairdresser with goals 🫶 "Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams."
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
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ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ok it is time for me to hibernate for the season
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
i am thankful for all of u keeping me company here on the blue sky during this year
be well
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✅ Yes, Andrew Paul Johnson, who participated in the Capitol riot and received a pardon from Trump, was arrested over a child sexual abuse allegation. Here's what we know about the case and his role in Jan. 6: www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
Was Jan. 6 rioter Andrew Paul Johnson arrested on child molestation charges after being pardoned by Trump?
Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to a year in prison for his role in the Capitol riot.
www.snopes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
✅ Yes, Andrew Paul Johnson, who participated in the Capitol riot and received a pardon from Trump, was arrested over a child sexual abuse allegation. Here's what we know about the case and his role in Jan. 6: www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
Daniel Woodrell defined his own writing style, country noir, as a literary strategy, "to portray the allegedly folksy and bucolic heartland as the frequently rude and savage and dark world those of us who’ve done our time there know it can be is to explode a happy myth of fantasy-America."
Daniel Woodrell, ‘Country Noir’ Novelist of ‘Winter’s Bone,’ Dies at 72
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Daniel Woodrell defined his own writing style, country noir, as a literary strategy, "to portray the allegedly folksy and bucolic heartland as the frequently rude and savage and dark world those of us who’ve done our time there know it can be is to explode a happy myth of fantasy-America."