Rebecca McCarthy
@rebeccamccarthy.bsky.social
Fellow @grist.org // Freelance at The New Republic, NYRB, The Baffler, The Nation, etc // Interviews Editor at fullstopmag.bsky.org // [email protected] // rebeccamccarthy.net
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The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is so insane
Gripping, fascinating, terrifying story by Ava Kofman, beautifully reported and told www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion
A wealthy couple obtained dozens of children through surrogates. Did they want a family, or something else?
www.newyorker.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This is so insane
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Today in the Salt Box...
📧A Washington County, Md. resident shares her grief over the looming ICE detention warehouse
🪧 MD residents have a brief — but impactful — opportunity to make their voices heard
📬 We want to hear from you! Send us your stories at [email protected]
📧A Washington County, Md. resident shares her grief over the looming ICE detention warehouse
🪧 MD residents have a brief — but impactful — opportunity to make their voices heard
📬 We want to hear from you! Send us your stories at [email protected]
Community Voices: 'I Don't Feel Protected. I Feel Exposed.'
A Washington County resident speaks out on the proposed Williamsport detention facility
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Today in the Salt Box...
📧A Washington County, Md. resident shares her grief over the looming ICE detention warehouse
🪧 MD residents have a brief — but impactful — opportunity to make their voices heard
📬 We want to hear from you! Send us your stories at [email protected]
📧A Washington County, Md. resident shares her grief over the looming ICE detention warehouse
🪧 MD residents have a brief — but impactful — opportunity to make their voices heard
📬 We want to hear from you! Send us your stories at [email protected]
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Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
Opens tonight at 5!!!
Go to this incredible (and affordable) bar!! Opens Saturday—50 percent of the first day’s proceeds go to the People’s Kitchen.
www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Opens tonight at 5!!!
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Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Guy who doesn’t understand how money works: What if we cut the sports page?
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Guy who doesn’t understand how money works: What if we cut the sports page?
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WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
Go to this incredible (and affordable) bar!! Opens Saturday—50 percent of the first day’s proceeds go to the People’s Kitchen.
www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
February 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Go to this incredible (and affordable) bar!! Opens Saturday—50 percent of the first day’s proceeds go to the People’s Kitchen.
www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...
Have never read anything by Madeline Cash or the guy screaming about her on twitter, but I do think alt lit has a broader problem in that half of the community seems to think actively harassing people is a form of art
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Have never read anything by Madeline Cash or the guy screaming about her on twitter, but I do think alt lit has a broader problem in that half of the community seems to think actively harassing people is a form of art
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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remember when a DOGE staffer's racist tweets were exposed and he was brought back on anyway, well that's in part because he wasn't even the most racist staffer in the admin
That chain emoji is a gottdammed foghorn when paired with a black man’s arrest…
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 PM
remember when a DOGE staffer's racist tweets were exposed and he was brought back on anyway, well that's in part because he wasn't even the most racist staffer in the admin
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The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
Aging infrastructure is to blame for Winter Storm Fern’s weather outages — and for recent price spikes.
dlvr.it
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
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i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
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We're going to be featuring a lot of Dan's work the rest of this week, but this is one I especially enjoyed and which no one else could have written. He had a lot of those. defector.com/one-last-tri...
One Last Trip To Philadelphia’s Department Store Of Dreams | Defector
My son was on a mission. Simon has been walking since December, and he’s getting more confident each day. He’d spotted something, and was scooting down the aisle as fast as he could towards it. He wan...
defector.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:58 AM
We're going to be featuring a lot of Dan's work the rest of this week, but this is one I especially enjoyed and which no one else could have written. He had a lot of those. defector.com/one-last-tri...
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Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
defector.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them. #Climate
Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Through television ads and online campaigns, industry-backed groups are promising jobs, clean energy, and lower electricity bills.
grist.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them. #Climate
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January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Greg Bovino of Border Patrol begins press conference just now reading the previous DHS statement describing (among other things) Alex Pretti approaching agents in a way that is directly contradicted by footage in this video www.youtube.com/live/_zA-3M-...
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Greg Bovino of Border Patrol begins press conference just now reading the previous DHS statement describing (among other things) Alex Pretti approaching agents in a way that is directly contradicted by footage in this video www.youtube.com/live/_zA-3M-...
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“Law enforcement leaders around the country are horrified by what they're seeing. Nobody thinks that how Trump is using law enforcement right now is appropriate or consistent with the principles of a free society.”
How ICE became Trump’s very own paramilitary force
Investigative journalist Radley Balko examines the connections among Trump’s immigration crackdown, the militarization of police, and America’s long-running drug war.
revealnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“Law enforcement leaders around the country are horrified by what they're seeing. Nobody thinks that how Trump is using law enforcement right now is appropriate or consistent with the principles of a free society.”
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Hi I'm a visual forensics reporter at The Washington Post. Do you have any footage of today's ICE shooting? Please reach out. DMs open.
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Hi I'm a visual forensics reporter at The Washington Post. Do you have any footage of today's ICE shooting? Please reach out. DMs open.
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Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
I’m reading at the Kelly Writers House as part of their Truth and Misinformation in the Writing Arts Series: Monday, January 26 at 6:30 PM
January 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I’m reading at the Kelly Writers House as part of their Truth and Misinformation in the Writing Arts Series: Monday, January 26 at 6:30 PM
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Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.