Rebecca I. Allen

@rebeccaallen

"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." Writer, former journalist, wife, mom, ASU alum, Gen X. Likes: words, TV, movies, equity, democracy, and Disneyland She/Her 📍Anaheim

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Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jul 11

All for you, Apple TV! 😂🙌 "Thank you! Severance, Silo, Widow's Bay, Cape Fear" also Pluribus, Star City, and For All Mankind. 👏👏👏💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆 (Video: reddit u/Chaynesgirl)

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jul 7

Abe, a journalist, on the state of the world in 1965—sounds like today. Mad Men S4E9, aired in 2010:

Excerpt from Mad Men S4e9, Abe, a journalist, says to Peggy:
"We are a hair away from everything falling apart in every society.
It's so tenuous.
All these corporations just throw their money at everyone to keep the status quo intact 'cause the people outnumber them. But in the blink of an eye, they could overturn everything.
It's an illusion that America's so organized and it could never happen over here."

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 30

No heels at work day! 😃 "Interns and reporters run to deliver Supreme Court decisions in Washington, D.C." ~NBC News reddit) 🔥 Journalists! ✊️🇺🇸

Supreme Court in background, a woman holding a paper decision runs so fast her sneakers feet don't touch the ground
(Cheney Orr / Reuters)

On a DC street near Supreme Court, two photographers holding long lenses shoot the runners, one runner in the photo is a man holding a decision.
Photo 2: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Supreme Court in background, a woman carrying a paper decision runs so fast her feet aren't touching the pavement
Photo 3: Alex Wroblewski / AFP via Getty Images

Supreme Court in background, a running woman holding paper decisions in both hands turns a corner
Photo 4: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 29

Weird Al: not the poster boy for AI 😆✊️ 😃👏 Weird Al’s Secret? He’s Just a Normal Guy Who Loves Fun www.syracuse.com/entertainmen...

Excerpt from Syracuse.com 6/29/26 article: “I’m not a fan of AI,” Yankovic told syracuse.com. “I was offered this commercial before the tour. I’m not going to mention any names, but they told me it was for a business. It was business software that would increase productivity. And they offered me a nice pile of money. I said, ‘Oh well, yeah, sure, I could do that.’ And then a week before we’re supposed to shoot it, I find out, oh, this is, it’s AI. And I thought, ‘Oh no, I can’t be the poster boy for AI, forget it.’ So I felt bad about kind of pulling out at the last minute. But yeah, I’m not, I’m not down with that.”

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 29

😄 it me

Screenshot of reddit u/corndogeveryday post: we hold it all.
Photo of the three Volturi leaders from Twilight New Moon, dressed as 18th century royalty, posed on a balcony, looking down their noses
Text: Gen Xers who kept all their physical media

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 25

😃📚🫶 #library

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 21

New Laws Going Into Effect in July 2026 Across California "California will ring in the new month with a wave of wage hikes." Others include: how food and beverages are labeled, school cellphone use, streaming ads, and driverless cars www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/n...

Local jurisdictions, such as Los Angeles County, will update their minimum wage ordinance, with their hourly pay rates exceeding that of the state’s requirement. Currently, Californian’s minimum wage is $16.90 per hour for most economic sectors.

Hotel and hospitality workers as well as those in the health care industry in some cities will see their hourly pay rates go up, starting on July 1.

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 16

😆👏👏 Widow's Bay finale tonight! 6pm PT/9pm ET

Screenshot of 6/16/26 AppleTV threads post @appletv: last chance to get your Widow's Bay theories in before the finale.
Photo: Matthew Rhys as Mayor Tom Loftis stands stands before a Widow's Bay "murder board" with arms outstretched, looking veey concerned as he imitates the Murder Board meme guy (Charlie Conspiracy from Always Sunny in Philidelphia)

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 16

Bye, Roku. 😣 Fox is buying Roku. "The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027. It remains subject to US regulatory approval, which in the current climate seems unlikely to pose a problem" No paywall archive.ph/MO00g

Excerpt from 6/15/26 Verge article: It doesn’t sound like the plan is to build Roku and Fox into a walled ecosystem, but the Roku home screen will be used to promote Fox content. Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood, who will stay on in the company and join Fox’s board of directors, said in an investor call that Roku “will continue to operate as an open, partner-friendly platform supporting the entire streaming ecosystem.”

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 13

"Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it." ~District Judge Christopher R. Cooper No kings. "Of the people, by the people, for the people." ✊️🇺🇸 Workers Remove Trump’s Name From Kennedy Center www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

At The Kennedy Center, workers construct scaffolding against the building to reach the signage as people wait for Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the performing arts center in Washington DC. Someone waves a US flag, another holds a sign: You're no JFK
Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 12

Last lewks! 😃 ✊️🇺🇸

Screenshot of MSNOW livestream from front of the Kennedy Center, 4:14 pm June 12, in preparation to remove DJT's name from the building, the scaffolding now reaches all the way to the names

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 12

Another livestream 😆😃 link: www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880... "Today is the court-ordered deadline to remove President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board filed a last-minute appeal to keep Trump's name up. But the clock is ticking"

Screenshot of MSNOW livestream of front of the Kennedy Center at 12:19 pm June 12, there are people preparing to remove DJT's name from the building. The workers are assembling scaffolding below the signage

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 11

Kennedy Center update www.threads.com/@drybrarian "June 11th: this may be my final Thumbs Down post. They are erecting barriers under the name. ...A source from inside the building said that word was it was scheduled for 3am tomorrow morning. ...I’m going to charge my bike lights just in case" 😃👏🚵‍♂️

Bike Guy standing in front of The Kennedy Center holding today's NYT newspaper and giving a thumbs down

Barriers blocking off area under The Kennedy Center signage

Selfie, Bike Guy standing in front of The Kennedy Center with a fellow supporter who is holding a sign that reads "WELL?"

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 11

"After an AI video caused confusion online, a librarian made it his mission to capture the truth about the building’s facade." As always, librarians rock! 🤘😂 Gift link wapo.st/3RRD1uR

“It turns out there’s a real hunger for the truth,” he says. “There’s a lot of people out there who really want to know what is actually going on, but there’s an equal amount of people feeding the AI slop machine.”

After his first post went viral, followers began asking him to bring along a physical newspaper each day to prove the date — and to prove he was really biking there everyday.

“It makes it feel like a hostage video,” he laughs, “like a proof of life video.”

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 11

Search Called Off For Girl Swept Away in Laguna Beach Surf A powerful south swell is generating unusually large waves and strong rip currents across Southern California, creating hazardous conditions for swimmers and rescuers ktla.com/news/califor...

“You get set waves, so you get these lulls called long-period swells,” beachgoer Gene told KTLA. “All of a sudden, you get sets that are double or triple the size of normal breaking waves. It catches people by surprise.”

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 9

Massive surf hits the coast and leads to several rescues, mutant Wedge draws crowds 🌊 #mutantwedge www.ocregister.com/2026/06/09/m...

A surfer keeps upright while taking on a strong wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 9

Flo Rida Hasn’t Said a Word About Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert. So We Asked His ‘FloGPT’ "The rapper’s own AI chatbot gave a shocking answer when queried about the 'Low' rapper’s participation in the Great American State Fair concert series" www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Second, it turns out Flo Rida’s website has its own personalized AI chatbot, FloGPT. While FloGPT suggests prompts like “Flo, how do you come up with hooks that are so catchy?” or “Flo, what’s one health or fitness tip you live by?”, we ignored that softball shlock and went straight for the one hard-hitting question we had: “Is Flo Rida performing at the Great American State Fair concert series organized by Freedom 250?”
[Excerpt: 6/4/26 Rolling Stone article]

The response shocked us: “The Great American State Fair concert series, organized by Freedom 250, is known for featuring a diverse lineup of artists. However, there is no confirmed information about Flo Rida performing at this event.” (Emphasis added.)

[Excerpt: 6/4/26 Rolling Stone article]

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Jun 9

Anguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak "The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again." No paywall: archive.is/nKARC

“I wish that people could see what I see,” said Nathan Money, a hospital pediatrician in Utah whose eyes welled up with tears as he described children he has treated for measles struggling to breathe. “This train is going in the wrong direction, and it can feel like a helpless situation, because we’re just not seeing the public messaging and leadership that’s needed to turn this around.”
(Excerpt from Wired magazine 6/9/26)

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 31

The Bear to End With Season 5 Final season drops Thurs., 6/25, story picks up the morning after the season 4 finale variety.com/2026/tv/news...

The kitchen is closing.

The fifth season of “The Bear” will be its last, FX announced, while revealing a June 25 release date for the final installment of the culinary dramedy. Keeping with tradition, the season will not be coursed out; all eight episodes will be available to binge on Hulu starting at 6 p.m. PT.

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 29

Garden Grove Chemical Tank Crisis Victim's Insurance Claim Denied "I’m kind of shocked that an insurance company would almost root for something to happen in order for you to be made whole," a victim said Article: www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/g... Video: youtu.be/2U9UuCXwIHU?...

Video caption: Businessowners who were negatively impacted by the emergency are also seeking financial assistance. Hetty Chang and Amber Frias report for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Excerpt: Tens of thousands of residents and businesses owners in and near Garden Grove Thursday slowly returned to their regular routines a week after an overheating chemical tank prompted mass evacuations, but their financial problems may have just begun.

Despite some promises from elected officials that they will help victims get reimbursed for the money they had spent on hotel stays, food and other expenses, there were no concrete plans or timeline as of Thursday.

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 28

"Did you know that after WWII Eisenhower made nearby townspeople tour Nazi camps—to see what was done in their name?" www.minnpost.com/opinion/sack... By @stevesack.bsky.social

Editorial cartoon by Steve Sack, 2 frames, first: interior, living room, a man and woman, he asks, "Did you know that after WWII Eisenhower made nearby townspeople tour Nazi camps—to see what was done in their name?"
She says, "Yes. Why do you ask?"
2nd frame: exterior, overhead view of a suburban, single-family residential neighborhood dwarfed by a massive gray ICE dentention facility, surrounded by barbed-wire fencing and guard towers with searchlights. A lone voice bubble rises from the couple's home, "Umm, no reason."

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 26

😄 you've got mail! 📬

Two color screenshots from an episode of The Sopranos: Carmela and Meadow, interior, late-90s kitchen. Carm is going thru the mail, she says, "Look at the money they waste on these CD-ROMs. MindSpring, Earthlink, what are these exactly?"

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 26

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat "For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters." By Noah Hawley No paywall archive.ph/syt5w

Excerpt, The Atlantic, 5/26:
When Peter Thiel said, “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible,” he wasn’t talking about your freedom. He was talking about his own. You don’t exist. When Musk took a chainsaw to the federal government as part of the inside joke he called DOGE, he did so with the air of a man who believed that nothing matters—poverty, chaos, human suffering. He was having fun. It didn’t even matter that the entire destructive exercise ultimately yielded no practical financial gains. For him, the outcome was a foregone conclusion: He could only win, because losing had lost its meaning.

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 26

Effective 6 pm Mon., May 25, the red shaded area represents the newest evacuation zone, while the red outline represents the previous evacuation zone ggcity.org/emergency Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near damaged chemical tank apnews.com/article/cali...

Updated Garden Grove evacuation map, OCFA, "Effective as of Monday, May 25 at 6pm, the red shaded area represents the newest evacuation zone, while the red outline represents the previous evacuation zone"

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 23

Map Shows Garden Grove Chemical Emergency, Evacuation Around GKN Aerospace details potential blast zone Article: www.ocregister.com/2026/05/22/m... 🚨 info: ggcity.org/emergency

An operations map, showing the expected impact zone of a possible explosion and chemical leak from a hazmat incident at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, is posted at the Incident Command Post in the parking lot at the Los Alamitos Race Track on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 23

"...fire crews say the tank is going to fail in one of two ways: either with a spill of thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals or an explosion. Authorities just don't know when or how it will end." 2 Options Left For Toxic Chemical Leak at GKN Aerospace abc7.com/post/tank-sp...

Map from ABC7 showing the evacuation zone around GKN Aerospace, which covers the area north of Trask Avenue, south of Ball Road, east of Valley View Street and west of Dale Street in Garden Grove

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 8

Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only

Planes, Trains and Automobiles movie poster with Steve Martin and John Candy

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· May 4

The ballots are coming!! 😃✊️🇺🇸 Vote.org ocvote.gov

Rebecca A, A Message from California Secretary of State on behalf of Orange County Registrar of Voters. Your June 2, 2026, Primary Election ballot has been sent to you. Contact your county if you don't receive it within 7 business days. Military or overseas voters should have received their ballots already. Questions? Call (714) 567-7600 or email ocvoter@ocvote.gov.

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Apr 28

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters. By Noah Hawley Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Rebecca I. Allen@rebeccaallen· Apr 24

TUMS! 😄 #iykyk 😉 #RHOBH www.instagram.com/p/DXNr7QUlft4/