Lois Beckett
@loisbeckett.bsky.social
Guardian reporter in Los Angeles.
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Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments
The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Still thinking about "Unmanned Drone" by Kara Walker, made out of a decommissioned statue of Stonewall Jackson. Going to be thinking about it for years. My god.
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: how US artist Kara Walker transformed a Confederate monument
The sweeping exhibition Monuments, which features 19 contemporary artists, opens in LA on 23 October
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Still thinking about "Unmanned Drone" by Kara Walker, made out of a decommissioned statue of Stonewall Jackson. Going to be thinking about it for years. My god.
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The first look at the scale of Disney backlash after it suspended Kimmel. Wow>>
“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension
Cancellation rates for both Disney’s streaming services doubled in September from a month earlier.
www.wsj.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The first look at the scale of Disney backlash after it suspended Kimmel. Wow>>
“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Kahlil Robert Irving's meticulous bronze replica of the streets of Ferguson. A beclowned statute of a Confederal naval commander, Matthew Fontaine Maury: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Kahlil Robert Irving's meticulous bronze replica of the streets of Ferguson. A beclowned statute of a Confederal naval commander, Matthew Fontaine Maury: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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MONUMENTS, an exhibit featuring decommissioned Confederate monuments paired with work by contemporary Black artists, opens in Los Angeles next week.
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
MONUMENTS, an exhibit featuring decommissioned Confederate monuments paired with work by contemporary Black artists, opens in Los Angeles next week.
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In 2021, a violently contested statue of Robert E. Lee was finally taken down from its pedestal in Charlottesville.
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In 2021, a violently contested statue of Robert E. Lee was finally taken down from its pedestal in Charlottesville.
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The one of Jeff Davis is exhibited exactly as it lay after being toppled by Richmonders in the summer of 2020, paint and all. Personally, it’s one of the most impactful exhibits at the Valentine and I’m glad more people get to experience it.
A toppled statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, which once stood in Richmond, Virginia, and a full-sized Dodge Charger painted like the car from The Dukes of Hazzard.
From the new MONUMENTS exhibit in LA:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From the new MONUMENTS exhibit in LA:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The one of Jeff Davis is exhibited exactly as it lay after being toppled by Richmonders in the summer of 2020, paint and all. Personally, it’s one of the most impactful exhibits at the Valentine and I’m glad more people get to experience it.
In 2021, a violently contested statue of Robert E. Lee was finally taken down from its pedestal in Charlottesville.
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In 2021, a violently contested statue of Robert E. Lee was finally taken down from its pedestal in Charlottesville.
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In 2023, it was melted down into bronze ingots.
Its remnants are now are on display in Los Angeles, in a new exhibit called MONUMENTS: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
MONUMENTS, an exhibit featuring decommissioned Confederate monuments paired with work by contemporary Black artists, opens in Los Angeles next week.
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
MONUMENTS, an exhibit featuring decommissioned Confederate monuments paired with work by contemporary Black artists, opens in Los Angeles next week.
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is Karon Davis' Descendants (2025), showing her son, Moses, holding a squirming replica Confederate general
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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“ “Who heals a wound that continually opens itself?”- Kara Walker www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: how US artist Kara Walker transformed a Confederate monument
The sweeping exhibition Monuments, which features 19 contemporary artists, opens in LA on 23 October
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“ “Who heals a wound that continually opens itself?”- Kara Walker www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"Artist Karon Davis used her son, Moses, as the model for this sculpture of a young Black man holding a statue of a Confederate general by his horse’s tail. Descendants (2025)" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"Artist Karon Davis used her son, Moses, as the model for this sculpture of a young Black man holding a statue of a Confederate general by his horse’s tail. Descendants (2025)" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments
The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Charlottesville’s monuments, transformed, are on display in major LA exhibition. From @loisbeckett.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments
The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Charlottesville’s monuments, transformed, are on display in major LA exhibition. From @loisbeckett.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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My birthday is Sunday and for as long as I can remember I have used that occasion to raise needed funds for a project, organization or person. This year is no different. I have a goal of raising $5000 by 10/20 for EvLovesNYC @evlovesnyc.bsky.social - If you can & want to, please support this project
EVLovesNYC - Non Profit Helping New Yorkers in Need
EVLovesNYC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing food & resources in NYC. Over 340,000 Meals provided & working with 75+ partner organizations.
www.evloves.nyc
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My birthday is Sunday and for as long as I can remember I have used that occasion to raise needed funds for a project, organization or person. This year is no different. I have a goal of raising $5000 by 10/20 for EvLovesNYC @evlovesnyc.bsky.social - If you can & want to, please support this project
There's plenty of complexity to the story of Ian Roberts, the Black Iowa superintendent arrested by ICE.
But the way the @nytimes.com chose to frame this article is racist and shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
But the way the @nytimes.com chose to frame this article is racist and shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
There's plenty of complexity to the story of Ian Roberts, the Black Iowa superintendent arrested by ICE.
But the way the @nytimes.com chose to frame this article is racist and shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
But the way the @nytimes.com chose to frame this article is racist and shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
"The contest has included levels of on-camera drama that surpass even those of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City."
I covered Fat Bear Week victor "32 Chunk"--a brutal villain from previous seasons who finally found his redemption arc:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I covered Fat Bear Week victor "32 Chunk"--a brutal villain from previous seasons who finally found his redemption arc:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Dominant on the river’: 32 Chunk crowned champion in ‘biggest Fat Bear Week yet’
Brown bear’s nearly 100,000 votes leads him to victory despite suffering for most of season with broken jaw
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"The contest has included levels of on-camera drama that surpass even those of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City."
I covered Fat Bear Week victor "32 Chunk"--a brutal villain from previous seasons who finally found his redemption arc:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I covered Fat Bear Week victor "32 Chunk"--a brutal villain from previous seasons who finally found his redemption arc:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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My favourite genre of journalism is mainstream outlets writing measured, comprehensive reports in the same manner they would write any other report, but the subject is utterly whimsical www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Dominant on the river’: 32 Chunk crowned champion in ‘biggest Fat Bear Week yet’
Brown bear’s nearly 100,000 votes leads him to victory despite suffering for most of season with broken jaw
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
My favourite genre of journalism is mainstream outlets writing measured, comprehensive reports in the same manner they would write any other report, but the subject is utterly whimsical www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: I tracked three dozen teachers, professors and other school staff who've been forced from their job or stepped away due to their comments on Charlie Kirk and his killing
Republican lawmakers are increasingly getting involved, pushing for firings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Republican lawmakers are increasingly getting involved, pushing for firings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Teachers' punishment for social media posts on Charlie Kirk's death prompts free speech debate
More than three dozen professors, teachers and school staffers have left or been removed over allegations they made disparaging or mocking comments about Charlie Kirk.
www.nbcnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
NEW: I tracked three dozen teachers, professors and other school staff who've been forced from their job or stepped away due to their comments on Charlie Kirk and his killing
Republican lawmakers are increasingly getting involved, pushing for firings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Republican lawmakers are increasingly getting involved, pushing for firings
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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we wrote about this WH tactic recently. they’re asking journalists for expert source names and then using them to look up political donations in FEC records to try to discredit those sources as biased.
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi.
This is *not* normal.
I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.
This is *not* normal.
I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.
I find this extremely chilling:
I spoke w a reporter this morning about Kimmel. (Reporter was / is great) They got back to me a short while ago to say they sought White House comment & WH demands to know first which experts they spoke with. I told reporter I'm happy to be quoted IN THE STORY but 1/x
I spoke w a reporter this morning about Kimmel. (Reporter was / is great) They got back to me a short while ago to say they sought White House comment & WH demands to know first which experts they spoke with. I told reporter I'm happy to be quoted IN THE STORY but 1/x
September 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
we wrote about this WH tactic recently. they’re asking journalists for expert source names and then using them to look up political donations in FEC records to try to discredit those sources as biased.
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
"I wondered if, in person, a SeaWorld performance might feel more like a farce, or even a tragedy. What I did not expect was that Ginuwine’s SeaWorld concert would turn out to be a masterclass in ageing gracefully."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Ride it, my orca’: my strange, sexy day at the Ginuwine SeaWorld concert
The R&B star’s unlikely set during SeaWorld’s ‘viral’ summer shows became a stylish lesson in how to age as a performer with dignity
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"I wondered if, in person, a SeaWorld performance might feel more like a farce, or even a tragedy. What I did not expect was that Ginuwine’s SeaWorld concert would turn out to be a masterclass in ageing gracefully."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Another hit by @loisbeckett.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Another hit by @loisbeckett.bsky.social
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This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
July 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
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"He also called the diner “a shiny beacon of hope in an otherwise sort-of bleak urban landscape”. (It is located on Santa Monica Boulevard, in a neighborhood full of high-end art galleries.)"
Honestly...
Honestly...
Elon Musk opened a diner in Hollywood. What could go wrong? I went to find out
The tech billionaire’s ‘retro-futuristic’ drive-in and Tesla charging station has long lines, plenty of glitches – and adoring fans
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"He also called the diner “a shiny beacon of hope in an otherwise sort-of bleak urban landscape”. (It is located on Santa Monica Boulevard, in a neighborhood full of high-end art galleries.)"
Honestly...
Honestly...