Manuelita Beck
@litabeck.bsky.social
Politics reporter @abc15.com in Phoenix. Diné (Navajo). Tábąąhá. Latina.
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❤️ Golden Knights, Flyers & Kraken 🏒, D-Backs & Mariners ⚾️ , Seahawks 🏈, my 🐈⬛, Star Wars, Batman, AEW, F1, romancelandia.
📧 manuelita.beck@abc15.com
📞 litabeck.16 on Signal
❤️ Golden Knights, Flyers & Kraken 🏒, D-Backs & Mariners ⚾️ , Seahawks 🏈, my 🐈⬛, Star Wars, Batman, AEW, F1, romancelandia.
OK, Flyers, can we please leave games like *gestures* that behind in the old year? Yikes
January 1, 2026 at 5:08 AM
OK, Flyers, can we please leave games like *gestures* that behind in the old year? Yikes
All my hockey teams are scoring tonight. This never happens, so it feels weirdly ominous
December 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
All my hockey teams are scoring tonight. This never happens, so it feels weirdly ominous
As a reader of romance and sci-if/fantasy, I’m screaming this from the rooftop. Our books are just fine and so are we, thank you very much
GENRE FICTION IS GREAT ON ITS OWN AND DOESN'T NEED AN INTERVENTION BECAUSE SOME READERS ARE EMBARRASSED ABOUT LIKING IT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TEDTALK
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TEDTALK
December 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
As a reader of romance and sci-if/fantasy, I’m screaming this from the rooftop. Our books are just fine and so are we, thank you very much
This thread x 100.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
Again, I truly *loved* this week’s episode of Heated Rivalry, but IT IS A WISH FULFILLMENT ROMANCE. The success of a gay hockey romance TV show, largely watched by people who are neither hockey players nor hockey fans, is not “proof that the world is ready and all we would do is love you”
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This thread x 100.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
Heated Rivalry is my favorite romance novel of all time. Part of why I love the Game Changers series is because it’s written by a hockey fan who grapples with loving this sport despite toxicity in hockey culture. It’s specifically what Rachel Reid wishes was different.
Sometimes, being a Seahawks fan is an absolute roller coaster
Man I’m happy for Sam Darnold. Battled back and threw some fuckin DIMES on that drive. What an awesome moment for him.
WHAT A GAME
WHAT A GAME
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Sometimes, being a Seahawks fan is an absolute roller coaster
President Trump’s executive order doesn’t legalize marijuana, an Arizona dispensary owner calls this the start of “the post-prohibition era.” The order also creates a Medicare pilot program for CBD, and I talked with a lawyer about what this means for the looming federal ban on hemp-derived products
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
President Trump’s executive order doesn’t legalize marijuana, an Arizona dispensary owner calls this the start of “the post-prohibition era.” The order also creates a Medicare pilot program for CBD, and I talked with a lawyer about what this means for the looming federal ban on hemp-derived products
Reposted by Manuelita Beck
omg this is amazing
Trevor Zegras singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody at Centre Bell, having a great time playing for the Philadelphia Flyers. I'm so happy he's ours and still can't quite believe it. Feels good to be a Flyers fan tonight.
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
omg this is amazing
I feel like I need to become a Zegras hype woman. It’s bananas that Flyers fans are not treating him like a star — he’s been that impressive this season.
And there's Trevor Zegras once again. Zegras finishes off a 2-on-1 with TK, and it's 2-1 Flyers. This guy just finds a way to make an offensive impact in every single game.
December 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I feel like I need to become a Zegras hype woman. It’s bananas that Flyers fans are not treating him like a star — he’s been that impressive this season.
It’s so weird to me that people don’t watch movies a much of times. I saw this movie 27 times just in the theater (technically more than that, but we stopped counting at 27 because all the dollar theaters in Albuquerque at that point had prints missing some scenes)
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It’s so weird to me that people don’t watch movies a much of times. I saw this movie 27 times just in the theater (technically more than that, but we stopped counting at 27 because all the dollar theaters in Albuquerque at that point had prints missing some scenes)
The commentary on these ESPN national hockey broadcasts is so, so bad. Listening to Levy and Weekes is like sitting next to two really annoying guys at a sports bar
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The commentary on these ESPN national hockey broadcasts is so, so bad. Listening to Levy and Weekes is like sitting next to two really annoying guys at a sports bar
“This is pure intimidation.” Talked with @gallego.senate.gov today about the Pentagon’s investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly. Gallego spoke with me after a town hall he held with veterans in Casa Grande.
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“This is pure intimidation.” Talked with @gallego.senate.gov today about the Pentagon’s investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly. Gallego spoke with me after a town hall he held with veterans in Casa Grande.
Bluesky moderation settings has a bunch of other toggles in there, too, that are worth reviewing
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Bluesky moderation settings has a bunch of other toggles in there, too, that are worth reviewing
Hockey has taught me that Toronto losing a Game 7 is just how the universe works
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Hockey has taught me that Toronto losing a Game 7 is just how the universe works
This. Rep.-elect Grijalva also told me this in an interview about a week ago. It would take an act of Congress to allow someone else to swear her in, she told me.
Widespread idea that Grijalva can simply be sworn in by a random judge or whoever, like VPs becoming president have sometimes. That is not true. It has to be the speaker and it has to happen in the House, unless the House itself gives special dispensation otherwise.
see @anthonyclark.bsky.social:
see @anthonyclark.bsky.social:
Who may swear in Representatives-elect?
It's not who some so-called legal experts claim
lastcampaign.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This. Rep.-elect Grijalva also told me this in an interview about a week ago. It would take an act of Congress to allow someone else to swear her in, she told me.
This is the worst. Still won’t root for the Dodgers. No more baseball for me until pitchers and catchers report in 2026
The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake World Series oh my GOD.
October 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is the worst. Still won’t root for the Dodgers. No more baseball for me until pitchers and catchers report in 2026
Well. Baseball season is officially over for me.
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Well. Baseball season is officially over for me.
This is amazing
Geno Suarez hits a Grand Slam to put the Mariners up 6-2 and seal Game 5 of the ALCS!
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is amazing
So this feels a lot more like what it usually feels like to be a Mariners fan
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
So this feels a lot more like what it usually feels like to be a Mariners fan
Reposted by Manuelita Beck
The Mariners have won their first ALCS game since 2001.
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The Mariners have won their first ALCS game since 2001.
It’s not the NHL season until there’s a questionable goalie interference call
Sanheim did skate through the crease (barely), but my thought was that Andersen initiated the contact and that would supersede it. I guess they ruled going through the crease matters more.
October 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It’s not the NHL season until there’s a questionable goalie interference call
Being a Flyers fan means getting very excited when they get one point out of team that should have wrecked them
October 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Being a Flyers fan means getting very excited when they get one point out of team that should have wrecked them
As the first pro team I ever saw play in person, the Mariners will always be near to my heart. When I was in preschool, my mom used to take me to weekday matinee games after school. I love this so much for them
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
As the first pro team I ever saw play in person, the Mariners will always be near to my heart. When I was in preschool, my mom used to take me to weekday matinee games after school. I love this so much for them
A second salmon run. This is incredible
October 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A second salmon run. This is incredible