Rebecca L. Wright
@rebeccalfwright.bsky.social
née Fox. she/her/hers
LA. by birth, NYC by nature.
journalist gone corporate
opinions: mine, all mine 💬
LA. by birth, NYC by nature.
journalist gone corporate
opinions: mine, all mine 💬
o absof*ckinglutely:
for real: support local journalists working their hardest in LA right now, like the good people at @laist.com
Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?
Why did water hydrants run dry in the midst of a conflagration? City officials stressed that the shortage was due to low water pressure, not a complete lack of water. But what caused it, and can it be...
laist.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
o absof*ckinglutely:
Reposted by Rebecca L. Wright
11. There are many grifters around, but there are thousands of principled and smart people out there too. Listen less to the loudest and most prominent voices (including me), and more to the marginal(ized) ones.
I feel 100% certain that liberal democracy will prevail… just not sure when.
#TheEnd
I feel 100% certain that liberal democracy will prevail… just not sure when.
#TheEnd
November 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
11. There are many grifters around, but there are thousands of principled and smart people out there too. Listen less to the loudest and most prominent voices (including me), and more to the marginal(ized) ones.
I feel 100% certain that liberal democracy will prevail… just not sure when.
#TheEnd
I feel 100% certain that liberal democracy will prevail… just not sure when.
#TheEnd
malpractice
Is the media really doing this again?
No, Donald Trump did not make his personal criminal defense lawyer the number two person at DOJ to "protect" the agency from Trump. Please stop.
No, Donald Trump did not make his personal criminal defense lawyer the number two person at DOJ to "protect" the agency from Trump. Please stop.
November 24, 2024 at 5:15 PM
malpractice
‘nice talk, sugar mouth.’
November 22, 2024 at 3:05 AM
‘nice talk, sugar mouth.’
ingenious
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:20 PM
ingenious
respectfully, idgaf who you are to me: treat me like your admin when you have an actual assistant and i don’t and i will hulk so far the f*ck out, you may never see regular me again.
February 29, 2024 at 5:10 PM
respectfully, idgaf who you are to me: treat me like your admin when you have an actual assistant and i don’t and i will hulk so far the f*ck out, you may never see regular me again.
in the 60’s, my grandfather owned *the* go-to men’s haberdashery of Culver City and it was dope as f*ck
February 22, 2024 at 11:10 PM
in the 60’s, my grandfather owned *the* go-to men’s haberdashery of Culver City and it was dope as f*ck
liberating these 80’s era Barneys and Fred Segal Santa Monica garment bags from my recently deceased l.a.-born Jewish grammy’s belongings is the most me-coded thing i may ever do in my lifetime
(cc @jasondiamond.bsky.social as this seems extremely your sh*t)
(cc @jasondiamond.bsky.social as this seems extremely your sh*t)
February 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
liberating these 80’s era Barneys and Fred Segal Santa Monica garment bags from my recently deceased l.a.-born Jewish grammy’s belongings is the most me-coded thing i may ever do in my lifetime
(cc @jasondiamond.bsky.social as this seems extremely your sh*t)
(cc @jasondiamond.bsky.social as this seems extremely your sh*t)
the nyc doe having widespread login issues on a mandated remote school day that should’ve been a snow day: media0.giphy.com/media/RR30mI...
February 13, 2024 at 2:37 PM
the nyc doe having widespread login issues on a mandated remote school day that should’ve been a snow day: media0.giphy.com/media/RR30mI...
absolutely my ministry
Man, the stranglehold this book had on weird kids...
January 18, 2024 at 2:00 AM
absolutely my ministry
wake up babe, a new communications strategy just dropped
January 5, 2024 at 1:55 AM
wake up babe, a new communications strategy just dropped
*salutes*
it's fucking bjork o clock
December 6, 2023 at 4:25 PM
*salutes*
if you’re rolling up to the imperiolis uws bar tonite, better say 👋🏼 2 ya girl
December 6, 2023 at 3:45 PM
if you’re rolling up to the imperiolis uws bar tonite, better say 👋🏼 2 ya girl
in delia’s veritas
December 6, 2023 at 2:15 PM
in delia’s veritas
dope af
Happy release day anniversary today to Arcadia’s superb “So Red the Rose.” ultimateclassicrock.com/arcadia-so-r...
35 Years Ago: Duran Duran Members Enlist All-Stars for Arcadia
Arcadia released 'So Red the Rose' in November 1985.
ultimateclassicrock.com
November 19, 2023 at 12:22 AM
dope af
the inverse is ardor and it’s absolutely where it’s at
ive been called cringe for a decade and now im the worlds greatest author. cringe is what the folks drowning in irony call the sincerity they lost long ago and secretly wish they could reclaim but will never admit it to themselves
The fear of being called "cringe" is crippling 😭
October 27, 2023 at 12:41 AM
the inverse is ardor and it’s absolutely where it’s at
bit late but big vindicated—this is why they’ll pry my tattered, 10-year-old Barneys cashmere out of my cold, dead hands
Have you noticed that sweaters all kind of suck now? I wrote about why that is. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
What Happened to Sweaters?
The quality of knitwear has cratered. Even expensive sweaters have lost their hefty, lush glory.
www.theatlantic.com
October 17, 2023 at 1:06 AM
bit late but big vindicated—this is why they’ll pry my tattered, 10-year-old Barneys cashmere out of my cold, dead hands
Reposted by Rebecca L. Wright
same. this day is giving… reason upon reason to hate it.
Louise Gluck has passed away and I'm devastated. She was my favorite poet of the past fifty years, hands down. I couldn't get enough of her poems. Do yourself a favor: Read this one, "October," over the weekend. It's miraculous. poems.com/poem/october...
October 13, 2023 at 8:43 PM
same. this day is giving… reason upon reason to hate it.
me, a person who can’t recall protocol from the dozen mammograms she’s had before: do I need to take jewelry off?
nurse, sotto voce and gesturing wildly: there? 🍒
me: no—i’m interesting but i’m not *that* interesting
roomful of half-clad women: *supportive cackling*
nurse, sotto voce and gesturing wildly: there? 🍒
me: no—i’m interesting but i’m not *that* interesting
roomful of half-clad women: *supportive cackling*
October 13, 2023 at 4:24 PM
me, a person who can’t recall protocol from the dozen mammograms she’s had before: do I need to take jewelry off?
nurse, sotto voce and gesturing wildly: there? 🍒
me: no—i’m interesting but i’m not *that* interesting
roomful of half-clad women: *supportive cackling*
nurse, sotto voce and gesturing wildly: there? 🍒
me: no—i’m interesting but i’m not *that* interesting
roomful of half-clad women: *supportive cackling*
grateful 4 this week being cold enough 2 swathe myself in a bigass blanky and bill it as a scarf
October 10, 2023 at 6:54 PM
grateful 4 this week being cold enough 2 swathe myself in a bigass blanky and bill it as a scarf
Reposted by Rebecca L. Wright
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October 8, 2023 at 8:39 AM
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that settles that 🙄
Direct from Mosseri: they DON’T want to encourage politics and hard news posting on Threads, and the “scrutiny, negativity…or integrity risks that come along with them.”
October 8, 2023 at 1:49 PM
that settles that 🙄
Reposted by Rebecca L. Wright
I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
October 8, 2023 at 1:23 PM
I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
because i can’t have nice things, i just recognized an inextricable parallel btw that basic songwriting girlie and a musician i really admired so it’s a timeout for meeeeee
October 6, 2023 at 2:38 PM
because i can’t have nice things, i just recognized an inextricable parallel btw that basic songwriting girlie and a musician i really admired so it’s a timeout for meeeeee