Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
@lisatakeuchicullen.bsky.social
I am a TV writer. Former President of the Writers Guild of America East, longtime journalist (TIME) and sometime author. New Jersey by way of Japan 🇯🇵🇺🇸
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Wanna write for TV?
Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
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Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
checkout.square.site/merchant/XN0...
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wanna write for TV?
Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
checkout.square.site/merchant/XN0...
Got a show idea you'd love to pitch to a network?
Looking to expand opportunities as a writer/producer?
Take this one-day, online class at The Sketch School from my brilliant friend, showrunner Rachel Lewis! @raylew.bsky.social
checkout.square.site/merchant/XN0...
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Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
Last week, Condé Nast illegally terminated four union leaders and suspended five others for nothing more than demanding answers about abrupt layoffs at WIRED and Teen Vogue.
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Last week, Condé Nast illegally terminated four union leaders and suspended five others for nothing more than demanding answers about abrupt layoffs at WIRED and Teen Vogue.
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Join the rally to defend workers’ rights and/or click below to sign the petition ✊
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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America’s unions are proud to be home to more than 1 million veterans.
On #VeteransDay and every day, we honor their service and will continue to stand with all veterans, protect the benefits they earned and deliver the secure future they deserve. aflcio.org/press/releas...
On #VeteransDay and every day, we honor their service and will continue to stand with all veterans, protect the benefits they earned and deliver the secure future they deserve. aflcio.org/press/releas...
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
America’s unions are proud to be home to more than 1 million veterans.
On #VeteransDay and every day, we honor their service and will continue to stand with all veterans, protect the benefits they earned and deliver the secure future they deserve. aflcio.org/press/releas...
On #VeteransDay and every day, we honor their service and will continue to stand with all veterans, protect the benefits they earned and deliver the secure future they deserve. aflcio.org/press/releas...
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That ride has SEEN some things
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
That ride has SEEN some things
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
New Jersey's tax credit is attracting film/TV jobs for local workers and businesses…except for musicians. A loophole lets producers send the soundtrack recording work overseas. Click below to tell politicians to CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE!
@afm-union.bsky.social
nj.fairsharemusic.org/take-action/...
@afm-union.bsky.social
nj.fairsharemusic.org/take-action/...
a man in a suit is standing in front of a keyboard and a microphone with the words time to record below him
ALT: a man in a suit is standing in front of a keyboard and a microphone with the words time to record below him
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November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New Jersey's tax credit is attracting film/TV jobs for local workers and businesses…except for musicians. A loophole lets producers send the soundtrack recording work overseas. Click below to tell politicians to CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE!
@afm-union.bsky.social
nj.fairsharemusic.org/take-action/...
@afm-union.bsky.social
nj.fairsharemusic.org/take-action/...
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The Hallmark Channel has risen from the ninth to the fourth most-watched cable channel in prime time in the last three weeks.
A Hallmark Christmas Movie Just Beat Almost Everything On CNN, MSNBC
The Hallmark Channel has risen from the ninth to the fourth most-watched cable channel in prime time in the last three weeks.
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Hallmark Channel has risen from the ninth to the fourth most-watched cable channel in prime time in the last three weeks.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
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"should women work" but it really means "should men have to ever answer to or even encounter women who are not their wives, offspring, and/or other servile figures"
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"should women work" but it really means "should men have to ever answer to or even encounter women who are not their wives, offspring, and/or other servile figures"
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Not every idea is worth airing. Not every point of view is worth hearing. Not everything that "a lot of people believe" should be credentialed by homepage space. Would the NYT editorial board run "Did Homosexuals Ruin Culture?" or "Did Black People Get Too Big for Their Britches?" I guess we'll see.
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Not every idea is worth airing. Not every point of view is worth hearing. Not everything that "a lot of people believe" should be credentialed by homepage space. Would the NYT editorial board run "Did Homosexuals Ruin Culture?" or "Did Black People Get Too Big for Their Britches?" I guess we'll see.
TV writing is such a brutal business that we can’t help feeling a weensy bit of schadenfreude when a super successful person’s show bombs. But maybe let’s not throw a party? After all, hundreds of talented people worked their asses off and got paid during a terrible time…and that’s NOT nothing ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
TV writing is such a brutal business that we can’t help feeling a weensy bit of schadenfreude when a super successful person’s show bombs. But maybe let’s not throw a party? After all, hundreds of talented people worked their asses off and got paid during a terrible time…and that’s NOT nothing ❤️
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This has been the worst year for layoffs since 2009, according to CNBC.
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This has been the worst year for layoffs since 2009, according to CNBC.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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She's absolutely right. As a producer with several films in development with female directors, I can say it is an absolute uphill battle to get execs to fund their projects. Great scripts are sitting on shelves while a generation of our most talented women sit idle.
www.avclub.com/kristen-stew...
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Kristen Stewart declares "state of emergency" over gender inequality in film
Kristen Stewart declares "state of emergency" over gender inequality in film
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
She's absolutely right. As a producer with several films in development with female directors, I can say it is an absolute uphill battle to get execs to fund their projects. Great scripts are sitting on shelves while a generation of our most talented women sit idle.
www.avclub.com/kristen-stew...
www.avclub.com/kristen-stew...
As a candidate, Mamdani met with WGA East leaders to express his support of the TV/film industry, even though he knew we do not endorse politicians. As governor, Cuomo repeatedly refused to expand the tax credit a tiny bit to include writers. TV/film in NY = jobs ✊
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Zohran Mamdani’s Great on Camera. Can He Help NYC Make More Film & TV?
How the likely next mayor’s stance on unions, production credits and affordability could transform Hollywood-on-Hudson (take that, New Jersey!)
theankler.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
As a candidate, Mamdani met with WGA East leaders to express his support of the TV/film industry, even though he knew we do not endorse politicians. As governor, Cuomo repeatedly refused to expand the tax credit a tiny bit to include writers. TV/film in NY = jobs ✊
theankler.com/p/zohran-mam...
theankler.com/p/zohran-mam...
“We will stand alongside unions and expand labor protections because we know, just as Donald Trump does, that when working people have ironclad rights, the bosses who seek to extort them become very small indeed."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQZ...
Full Mamdani acceptance speech: Winning NYC mayor election a 'mandate for change,' mayor-elect says
YouTube video by USA TODAY
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November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“We will stand alongside unions and expand labor protections because we know, just as Donald Trump does, that when working people have ironclad rights, the bosses who seek to extort them become very small indeed."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQZ...
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Democratic women have made history tonight:
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Democratic women have made history tonight:
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.
Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.
I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.