Rebecca Hains, author
@rchains.bsky.social
Media studies, feminism, children’s culture, and more. Books:
Growing Up With Girl Power
The Princess Problem
Princess Cultures
Cultural Studies of LEGO
The Marketing of Children’s Toys
Communication in Our Lives
Supernatural Youth in Media—just released!
Growing Up With Girl Power
The Princess Problem
Princess Cultures
Cultural Studies of LEGO
The Marketing of Children’s Toys
Communication in Our Lives
Supernatural Youth in Media—just released!
Why isn’t Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” about praying reverently in church?!? We’ve been duped! —Aaron Lewis, probably.
August 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Why isn’t Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” about praying reverently in church?!? We’ve been duped! —Aaron Lewis, probably.
I’m home sick, passing the time by watching “Wear Whatever the F you Want,” and this exchange between Clinton and Stacey made me think, “Ah, these are my people”:
C: Have you been to Burning Man?
S: Never.
C: Me either.
S: I don’t like dust!
C: I don’t like port-a-potties.
😆💀🔥
C: Have you been to Burning Man?
S: Never.
C: Me either.
S: I don’t like dust!
C: I don’t like port-a-potties.
😆💀🔥
July 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’m home sick, passing the time by watching “Wear Whatever the F you Want,” and this exchange between Clinton and Stacey made me think, “Ah, these are my people”:
C: Have you been to Burning Man?
S: Never.
C: Me either.
S: I don’t like dust!
C: I don’t like port-a-potties.
😆💀🔥
C: Have you been to Burning Man?
S: Never.
C: Me either.
S: I don’t like dust!
C: I don’t like port-a-potties.
😆💀🔥
So, 24-hour libraries? I see the merits. More library hours, please!
July 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
So, 24-hour libraries? I see the merits. More library hours, please!
Reposted by Rebecca Hains, author
The builders behind Alligator Alcatraz and other detention sites are top DeSantis donors.
They scored no-bid or “emergency” contracts worth tens of millions—while funneling cash into his political machine.
Pay-to-play isn’t just speculation—it’s backed by the paper trail.
🧵
They scored no-bid or “emergency” contracts worth tens of millions—while funneling cash into his political machine.
Pay-to-play isn’t just speculation—it’s backed by the paper trail.
🧵
July 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The builders behind Alligator Alcatraz and other detention sites are top DeSantis donors.
They scored no-bid or “emergency” contracts worth tens of millions—while funneling cash into his political machine.
Pay-to-play isn’t just speculation—it’s backed by the paper trail.
🧵
They scored no-bid or “emergency” contracts worth tens of millions—while funneling cash into his political machine.
Pay-to-play isn’t just speculation—it’s backed by the paper trail.
🧵
Reposted by Rebecca Hains, author
"Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate" www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/h...
Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate | CNN
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms.
www.cnn.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate" www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/h...
Elon Musk: “I am constantly insulted on this platform.”
Also Elon: *retweets ableist slur, using his platform to insult an enormous number of people*
Also Elon: *retweets ableist slur, using his platform to insult an enormous number of people*
February 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Elon Musk: “I am constantly insulted on this platform.”
Also Elon: *retweets ableist slur, using his platform to insult an enormous number of people*
Also Elon: *retweets ableist slur, using his platform to insult an enormous number of people*
Women who have married and changed their names could be prevented from voting under the SAVE Act. The same is true of anyone else whose name doesn’t match their birth certificate.
The MAGA crew really cherish voter suppression and disenfranchisement, don’t they?
The MAGA crew really cherish voter suppression and disenfranchisement, don’t they?
February 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Women who have married and changed their names could be prevented from voting under the SAVE Act. The same is true of anyone else whose name doesn’t match their birth certificate.
The MAGA crew really cherish voter suppression and disenfranchisement, don’t they?
The MAGA crew really cherish voter suppression and disenfranchisement, don’t they?
In today’s news, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill thst would authorize President Trump to acquire Greenland and rename it “Red, White, and Blueland.”
…No, this is not The Onion.
…No, this is not The Onion.
February 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In today’s news, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill thst would authorize President Trump to acquire Greenland and rename it “Red, White, and Blueland.”
…No, this is not The Onion.
…No, this is not The Onion.
Reposted by Rebecca Hains, author
I’ve said it before. I’m saying it again. Buy hard copies of books - history, science, politics, whatever your interests are. Do it before the books are banned, burned, labeled a “false narrative,” or rewritten to suit the new reich’s agenda. It’s happening. We see it. Fahrenheit 451 is here. Now.
February 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I’ve said it before. I’m saying it again. Buy hard copies of books - history, science, politics, whatever your interests are. Do it before the books are banned, burned, labeled a “false narrative,” or rewritten to suit the new reich’s agenda. It’s happening. We see it. Fahrenheit 451 is here. Now.
Reposted by Rebecca Hains, author
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
Also by popular demand:
January 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Also by popular demand:
Reposted by Rebecca Hains, author
"Call their policies crazy and leftist, but California leaders do in fact understand that climate change is supercharging drought, heat, and wildfires, and they are trying to mitigate the threat."
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
Extorting With Disaster: Why Stop At California?
Nice hurricanes you got there, be a shame if you had to expand Medicaid to get help.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Call their policies crazy and leftist, but California leaders do in fact understand that climate change is supercharging drought, heat, and wildfires, and they are trying to mitigate the threat."
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
-- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/extorting-...
By popular demand:
January 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
By popular demand:
Trump’s appointed FCC chair is trying to defund NPR and PBS.
In other news, water is wet.
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Source (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
In other news, water is wet.
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Source (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations (Gift Article)
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump’s appointed FCC chair is trying to defund NPR and PBS.
In other news, water is wet.
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Source (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
In other news, water is wet.
—
Source (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
Wait, who did this??
January 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Wait, who did this??
Have you ever scrolled thru a multi-column, small-print list so long, you can’t tell when it ends??
Here’s a gift link to a NYT list of 2600 federal programs at risk of defunding—“even some, like Medicare, that officials said would not be affected.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#PayAttention
Here’s a gift link to a NYT list of 2600 federal programs at risk of defunding—“even some, like Medicare, that officials said would not be affected.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#PayAttention
Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Have you ever scrolled thru a multi-column, small-print list so long, you can’t tell when it ends??
Here’s a gift link to a NYT list of 2600 federal programs at risk of defunding—“even some, like Medicare, that officials said would not be affected.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#PayAttention
Here’s a gift link to a NYT list of 2600 federal programs at risk of defunding—“even some, like Medicare, that officials said would not be affected.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#PayAttention
“Potential appointees to Donald Trump’s new administration are reportedly being asked to prove their past loyalty to the president, including by sharing the moment of their conversion to the Make America Great Again movement,” according to The Independent.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
January 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Potential appointees to Donald Trump’s new administration are reportedly being asked to prove their past loyalty to the president, including by sharing the moment of their conversion to the Make America Great Again movement,” according to The Independent.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Who *wouldn’t* run towards a TARDIS outside their home at 1 am? (Especially in these times?) I’m with kitty! 🐈⬛
#CatTales #JustForFun #DoctorWho
#CatTales #JustForFun #DoctorWho
January 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Who *wouldn’t* run towards a TARDIS outside their home at 1 am? (Especially in these times?) I’m with kitty! 🐈⬛
#CatTales #JustForFun #DoctorWho
#CatTales #JustForFun #DoctorWho
….Was that earthquake New England trying to physically secede from the union? 🫨🫨🫨
January 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
….Was that earthquake New England trying to physically secede from the union? 🫨🫨🫨
January 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Reposted by Rebecca Hains, author
Please repost! We’re trying hard to sort out rumors from truth + would like to hear from anyone affected by the new federal orders + NIH pause. Patients, scientists, health equity researchers: please contact us below. We won’t share anything without your permission. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...
Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews?
Have you been affected by the Trump administration’s pause on communications, science meetings, and reviews? @statnews would like to hear from you.
www.statnews.com
January 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Please repost! We’re trying hard to sort out rumors from truth + would like to hear from anyone affected by the new federal orders + NIH pause. Patients, scientists, health equity researchers: please contact us below. We won’t share anything without your permission. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...
Sounds like TikTokers took notes during their RedNote exile…!
TikTokers have been adopting code phrases to get around the algorithm’s attempts to suppress their conversations on topics that matter more than, say, fashion — with a breakout example, now widely reported, being “cute winter boots.”
TikTokers have been adopting code phrases to get around the algorithm’s attempts to suppress their conversations on topics that matter more than, say, fashion — with a breakout example, now widely reported, being “cute winter boots.”
January 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Sounds like TikTokers took notes during their RedNote exile…!
TikTokers have been adopting code phrases to get around the algorithm’s attempts to suppress their conversations on topics that matter more than, say, fashion — with a breakout example, now widely reported, being “cute winter boots.”
TikTokers have been adopting code phrases to get around the algorithm’s attempts to suppress their conversations on topics that matter more than, say, fashion — with a breakout example, now widely reported, being “cute winter boots.”
