Rebecca Theim
@rebecca-theim.bsky.social
@NOLANews.bsky.social, @sunsentinel.bsky.social, @MedillSchool.bsky.social alum. Pew Trusts’ comms, @univofmaryland.bsky.social adjunct. Alabama-raised, Midwest-educated, New Orleanian and Chicagoan forever. Views mine. https://www.rebeccatheim.com/
I was challenged last November by a GOP acquaintance about how much better the economy would be in a year. Here's my tally, based on numbers from my community. #notwinning #TrumpTariffs #TrumpShutdown
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I was challenged last November by a GOP acquaintance about how much better the economy would be in a year. Here's my tally, based on numbers from my community. #notwinning #TrumpTariffs #TrumpShutdown
Ladies and gentlemen: the rubble of the former East Wing of the White House. Reminds me a bit of Mayor Richard Daley taking out Meigs Field in Chicago in 2003 in the dead of night, although the public won’t getting beautiful waterfront green space out of this demo.
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ladies and gentlemen: the rubble of the former East Wing of the White House. Reminds me a bit of Mayor Richard Daley taking out Meigs Field in Chicago in 2003 in the dead of night, although the public won’t getting beautiful waterfront green space out of this demo.
Trump got a COVID vaccination yesterday. But if you’re under 65, and want it, but don’t have one of the risk factors, prepare to lie to get it. And if you have a child you want vaccinated, expect a tough time making it happen: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w....
October 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump got a COVID vaccination yesterday. But if you’re under 65, and want it, but don’t have one of the risk factors, prepare to lie to get it. And if you have a child you want vaccinated, expect a tough time making it happen: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w....
Just another routine morning in DC news. How long can this go on? @washingtonpost.com staff: I don’t know how you do it these days.
September 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Just another routine morning in DC news. How long can this go on? @washingtonpost.com staff: I don’t know how you do it these days.
A friend uncovered this FEC record: a Tyler Robinson of St. George, Utah, donated $224.48 to the Trump Make America Great Again Campaign in 2020. If this is the Robinson charged with assassinating Charlie Kirk, he would’ve been 17, 18 then. I haven’t seen this reported anywhere. Thoughts?
September 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A friend uncovered this FEC record: a Tyler Robinson of St. George, Utah, donated $224.48 to the Trump Make America Great Again Campaign in 2020. If this is the Robinson charged with assassinating Charlie Kirk, he would’ve been 17, 18 then. I haven’t seen this reported anywhere. Thoughts?
Today is the 13th anniversary of freelance reporter’s Austin Tice abduction in Syria and I’m spending it in a daylong symposium about the case at the National Press Club. Debra Tice, Austin’s mother, is on the left. #FreeAustinTice
August 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Today is the 13th anniversary of freelance reporter’s Austin Tice abduction in Syria and I’m spending it in a daylong symposium about the case at the National Press Club. Debra Tice, Austin’s mother, is on the left. #FreeAustinTice