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!
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?
Me to Sen. Carter (R-GA):
February 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Me to Sen. Carter (R-GA):
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.
Also by popular demand:
January 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Also by popular demand:
By popular demand:
January 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
By popular demand:
Wait, who did this??
January 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Wait, who did this??
“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
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.”
Investigative reporter Greg Palast reports that voter suppression won the 2024 presidential election.
Read the full report, with numbers and supporting evidence, at www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-v...
#VoterSuppression #disenfranchisement #DirtyPolitics
Read the full report, with numbers and supporting evidence, at www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-v...
#VoterSuppression #disenfranchisement #DirtyPolitics
January 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Investigative reporter Greg Palast reports that voter suppression won the 2024 presidential election.
Read the full report, with numbers and supporting evidence, at www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-v...
#VoterSuppression #disenfranchisement #DirtyPolitics
Read the full report, with numbers and supporting evidence, at www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-v...
#VoterSuppression #disenfranchisement #DirtyPolitics
🗣️ Just in from Iowa: Recent state law combined with Trump’s January 21 executive order has rendered DEI offices, policies, and staff at public universities “illegal.”
January 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🗣️ Just in from Iowa: Recent state law combined with Trump’s January 21 executive order has rendered DEI offices, policies, and staff at public universities “illegal.”
Why won’t they show us the video? 🧐🕵🏻♀️💅
January 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Why won’t they show us the video? 🧐🕵🏻♀️💅
In another interview with the Guardian, Hemphill said: “It’s an insult to the Capitol police officers and to the rule of law and to the nation. It contributes to the propaganda that it was a peaceful protest, that the DoJ is weaponized against them and against Trump.”
January 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In another interview with the Guardian, Hemphill said: “It’s an insult to the Capitol police officers and to the rule of law and to the nation. It contributes to the propaganda that it was a peaceful protest, that the DoJ is weaponized against them and against Trump.”
“I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative,” Hemphill added.
January 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative,” Hemphill added.
A clarification from the school district made clear that there have not been ICE agents sighted at school bus stops in Worcester, but rather that this is part of their overall preparations.
January 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A clarification from the school district made clear that there have not been ICE agents sighted at school bus stops in Worcester, but rather that this is part of their overall preparations.
Worcester, a mid-sized “gateway” city in Mass., is known for its diversity and large immigrant population.
Now, city officials have warned school bus drivers that ICE agents may be waiting at bus stops. The drivers are not to release any children near them.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...
Now, city officials have warned school bus drivers that ICE agents may be waiting at bus stops. The drivers are not to release any children near them.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...
January 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Worcester, a mid-sized “gateway” city in Mass., is known for its diversity and large immigrant population.
Now, city officials have warned school bus drivers that ICE agents may be waiting at bus stops. The drivers are not to release any children near them.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...
Now, city officials have warned school bus drivers that ICE agents may be waiting at bus stops. The drivers are not to release any children near them.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...
Fortune reports that, within hours of Trump’s inauguration, “the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website.”
January 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fortune reports that, within hours of Trump’s inauguration, “the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website.”
One NIH job applicant reports: All NIH positions have been canceled.
January 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
One NIH job applicant reports: All NIH positions have been canceled.
Oh, yeah, that’ll do it.
January 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Oh, yeah, that’ll do it.
Looking for something to celebrate?? Well, I have happy news: My new book has just been released!
It’s an edited collection, all about media portrayals of supernatural youth — young people who use ancient magic to save the world.
Please celebrate with me — we need to find joy where we can. 🦄🪄🥰
It’s an edited collection, all about media portrayals of supernatural youth — young people who use ancient magic to save the world.
Please celebrate with me — we need to find joy where we can. 🦄🪄🥰
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Looking for something to celebrate?? Well, I have happy news: My new book has just been released!
It’s an edited collection, all about media portrayals of supernatural youth — young people who use ancient magic to save the world.
Please celebrate with me — we need to find joy where we can. 🦄🪄🥰
It’s an edited collection, all about media portrayals of supernatural youth — young people who use ancient magic to save the world.
Please celebrate with me — we need to find joy where we can. 🦄🪄🥰