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 remember going to Coconuts Music & Video at Halsted & Belmont in the late 90s, when I lived on Chicago’s LSD, not knowing the album’s, or even the artist’s name, but being able to hum “Barely Breathing. A smart clerk steered me to it. RIP, Duncan Sheik.
Only 56. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...
Only 56. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...
Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56 (Gift Article)
Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing “Spring Awakening.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I remember going to Coconuts Music & Video at Halsted & Belmont in the late 90s, when I lived on Chicago’s LSD, not knowing the album’s, or even the artist’s name, but being able to hum “Barely Breathing. A smart clerk steered me to it. RIP, Duncan Sheik.
Only 56. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...
Only 56. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...
I worried Ted Lasso had lost its zazazoom. But this week turned it around for me. Tracy Uhlman impersonating a daft Chicago sports agent getting intel for AFC Richmond had me LOL:
“He’s under contract with, what is it, AFC Richfield?
“Oh, yeah, Richmond. Duh, it’s next to Wimpleton, right?”
“He’s under contract with, what is it, AFC Richfield?
“Oh, yeah, Richmond. Duh, it’s next to Wimpleton, right?”
September 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I worried Ted Lasso had lost its zazazoom. But this week turned it around for me. Tracy Uhlman impersonating a daft Chicago sports agent getting intel for AFC Richmond had me LOL:
“He’s under contract with, what is it, AFC Richfield?
“Oh, yeah, Richmond. Duh, it’s next to Wimpleton, right?”
“He’s under contract with, what is it, AFC Richfield?
“Oh, yeah, Richmond. Duh, it’s next to Wimpleton, right?”
“That’s the president of the United States, a nearly 80-year-old man who has no problem commenting on [a female reporter’s] physical appearance and telling her she needs to smile. That doesn’t happen to men.” www.tvinsider.com/1268044/cnns...
Anderson Cooper Blasts Trump Over His Attack on Kaitlan Collins
'That doesn’t happen to men.'
www.tvinsider.com
June 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“That’s the president of the United States, a nearly 80-year-old man who has no problem commenting on [a female reporter’s] physical appearance and telling her she needs to smile. That doesn’t happen to men.” www.tvinsider.com/1268044/cnns...
So sad that another once-great newspaper is facing this kind of decimation.
The Minnesota Star Tribune will cut its workforce by 15% through buyouts and layoffs, executives said Tuesday evening, just a month after the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Annunciation school and church shooting.
Minnesota Star Tribune cuts jobs and pursues nonprofit ownership structure
The decision to cut 65 jobs underscores the news industry’s ongoing challenges.
www.startribune.com
June 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So sad that another once-great newspaper is facing this kind of decimation.
Alden Capital, which has “stripped and flipped” newspapers across the country, was the high bidder, but the newspaper's owners decided The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which owns the Baltimore Banner, would be the best steward. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/b...
April 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Alden Capital, which has “stripped and flipped” newspapers across the country, was the high bidder, but the newspaper's owners decided The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which owns the Baltimore Banner, would be the best steward. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/b...
Reposted by Rebecca Theim
The world is stupid, but I just watched a squirrel break into a car in the parking lot below me, steal a package of crackers, and escape to a nearby tree. So at least somebody is winning.
March 31, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The world is stupid, but I just watched a squirrel break into a car in the parking lot below me, steal a package of crackers, and escape to a nearby tree. So at least somebody is winning.
Dear God. If you read one thing today, read this story. And the work of this reporter, who’s dogged this unfathomable case. What have we become? @ipostnews.bsky.social www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...
Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo.
A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.
www.investigativepost.org
February 26, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Dear God. If you read one thing today, read this story. And the work of this reporter, who’s dogged this unfathomable case. What have we become? @ipostnews.bsky.social www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...
“ … the U.S. team was received beautifully, but JD Vance was not.” Thanks, Italy and the world for appreciating that the U.S. is much bigger—and much better—than its presidential administration.
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
“ … the U.S. team was received beautifully, but JD Vance was not.” Thanks, Italy and the world for appreciating that the U.S. is much bigger—and much better—than its presidential administration.
Reposted by Rebecca Theim
We're not even a week into Black History Month, and Trump has shared a video that depicts former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
Republican Sen. Tim Scott called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
Trump posts video that depicts Obamas as apes
Republican Sen. Tim Scott called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
We're not even a week into Black History Month, and Trump has shared a video that depicts former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
Republican Sen. Tim Scott called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
I don't recognize my country anymore. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I don't recognize my country anymore. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
One of the biggest losses of Bezos’ bloodbath at the @washingtonpost Wednesday is the suspension of its “Post Reports” podcast. So sad to go to my podcast app and see no episodes since Feb. 3. You’re in my thoughts, Martine Powers, Elahe Izadi and staff—and everyone at the paper.
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
One of the biggest losses of Bezos’ bloodbath at the @washingtonpost Wednesday is the suspension of its “Post Reports” podcast. So sad to go to my podcast app and see no episodes since Feb. 3. You’re in my thoughts, Martine Powers, Elahe Izadi and staff—and everyone at the paper.
Although it dates from Jeff Bezos’ honorable and resolute days as the newspaper’s owner, I still have the “Democracy Dies in Darkness” magnet on my car. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Although it dates from Jeff Bezos’ honorable and resolute days as the newspaper’s owner, I still have the “Democracy Dies in Darkness” magnet on my car. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
|@pressclubdc.bsky.social's statement about arrest of journalist Don Lemon for covering a Minnesota #ICE protest. "Jailing a journalist for doing their job is dangerous — not only for press freedom, but for the public’s right to know." #1A www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
National Press Club Statement on Arrest of Journalist Don Lemon
National Press Club President Mark Schoeff, Jr. today issued the following statement:
“The National Press Club is deeply alarmed by the arrest of journalist Don Lemon by federal agents Thursday night ...
www.press.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
|@pressclubdc.bsky.social's statement about arrest of journalist Don Lemon for covering a Minnesota #ICE protest. "Jailing a journalist for doing their job is dangerous — not only for press freedom, but for the public’s right to know." #1A www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
So much for changing course and backtracking and no longer telling people not to trust what they saw in the numerous video recordings. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Trump Repeats Claims Against Alex Pretti, Casting Slain Nurse as ‘Agitator’
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
So much for changing course and backtracking and no longer telling people not to trust what they saw in the numerous video recordings. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Maybe DOJ should focus on the law it’s violating, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, instead of speculating a crime might have been committed (despite multiple ballot recounts) in Fulton County or declining to investigate two homicides in Minneapolis?
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Maybe DOJ should focus on the law it’s violating, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, instead of speculating a crime might have been committed (despite multiple ballot recounts) in Fulton County or declining to investigate two homicides in Minneapolis?
It's been fascinating to watch #2A supporters trying to both defend that right and condemn murdered MN VA nurse Alex Pretti for exercising that right and his First Amendment freedoms. The @1stforall.bsky.social offers a clear-eyed view of this complicated issue. www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
Is It Legal to Protest While Armed? First Amendment Analysis
We answer some key questions about the intersection of people's First and Second Amendment rights.
www.freedomforum.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
It's been fascinating to watch #2A supporters trying to both defend that right and condemn murdered MN VA nurse Alex Pretti for exercising that right and his First Amendment freedoms. The @1stforall.bsky.social offers a clear-eyed view of this complicated issue. www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
Given that immigration "enforcement" protests in Minnesota have literally become deadly, this is very timely training being offered by the @pressclubdc.bsky.social. Everything I've attended that the institute has done has been first-rate. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Covering Immigration Safely and with Care. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
With immigration enforcement directives among the most politicized and contentious topics in the U.S., reporters on the beat face growing threats on the ground and online. Local and national journalis...
us02web.zoom.us
January 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Given that immigration "enforcement" protests in Minnesota have literally become deadly, this is very timely training being offered by the @pressclubdc.bsky.social. Everything I've attended that the institute has done has been first-rate. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I won’t be spending any of them. And I had to read about this in a British newspaper, to boot. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Trump's new $1 coin designs revealed as Dems battle vanity project
The special President Donald Trump $1 coin appears to be getting a more classic design, as opposed to the 'fight, fight, fight' imagery originally shared by the Treasury Department.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I won’t be spending any of them. And I had to read about this in a British newspaper, to boot. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
From yesterday’s surprise appearance by President Trump at the jos press secretary’s daily news briefing, as reported by the Washington Post. Link to gift article: wapo.st/4jMINYm
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
From yesterday’s surprise appearance by President Trump at the jos press secretary’s daily news briefing, as reported by the Washington Post. Link to gift article: wapo.st/4jMINYm
Good guidance from @1stforall.bsky.social anyone planning to exercise their #1A rights in light of these troubling times. www.freedomforum.org/when-does-pr...
When Does Protesting Become Illegal?
The First Amendment doesn't protect protests that turn violent, become unsafe, involve trespassing or violate other laws.
www.freedomforum.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Good guidance from @1stforall.bsky.social anyone planning to exercise their #1A rights in light of these troubling times. www.freedomforum.org/when-does-pr...
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” - Ford assembly line worker T.J. Sabula, who was suspended after heckling Donald Trump
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
Video shows someone yelling "pedophile protector" at Trump, who seemingly mouthed back an expletive and flipped his middle finger.
www.detroitnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” - Ford assembly line worker T.J. Sabula, who was suspended after heckling Donald Trump
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
A study in contrasts remembering #RobReiner. I’m with my sister: Make empathy great again.
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A study in contrasts remembering #RobReiner. I’m with my sister: Make empathy great again.
This kind of feedback is what makes it worth juggling a full-time job and an adjunct teaching position at @univofmaryland.bsky.social
As this semester comes to a close, I am grateful for the time to meet with my previous professor and mentor, Rebecca Theim, along with my classmates Lana E. and Rebecca Possidel.
Rebecca played a… |...
As this semester comes to a close, I am grateful for the time to meet with my previous professor and mentor, Rebecca Theim, along with my classmates Lana E. and Rebecca Possidel.
Rebecca played a ma...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
This kind of feedback is what makes it worth juggling a full-time job and an adjunct teaching position at @univofmaryland.bsky.social