Delaney Nolan
@delaneynolan.bsky.social
Journalist for @thelensnola. Work in The Guardian, The Nation, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, Fortune, Sierra, etc
Debut novel HAPPY BAD out now!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796327/happy-bad-by-delaney-nolan/9781662603280/
Debut novel HAPPY BAD out now!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796327/happy-bad-by-delaney-nolan/9781662603280/
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Delaney Nolan
@delaneynolan.bsky.social
· Oct 14
My debut novel, HAPPY BAD, is out today! Come see me in New Orleans, New York, Chicago, wherever.
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
have had strep throat for a week and finally went to the doctor and i feel so much better after even a single penicillin. modern medicine is amazing. why would you make this hard to get
January 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
have had strep throat for a week and finally went to the doctor and i feel so much better after even a single penicillin. modern medicine is amazing. why would you make this hard to get
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
An excerpt from Renée Nicole Good's prize-winning 2020 poem. May she rest in power.
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 AM
An excerpt from Renée Nicole Good's prize-winning 2020 poem. May she rest in power.
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
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January 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
2026 year of meaningful eye contact
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 AM
2026 year of meaningful eye contact
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In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.
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Led to expect an “exit bonus,” migrants were left empty-handed in their home countries.
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Full Story: thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
#ICE #selfdeportation #exitbonus
✍️ Delaney Nolan
Full Story: thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
#ICE #selfdeportation #exitbonus
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Led to expect an “exit bonus,” migrants were left empty-handed in their home countries.
✍️ Delaney Nolan
Full Story: thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
#ICE #selfdeportation #exitbonus
✍️ Delaney Nolan
Full Story: thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
#ICE #selfdeportation #exitbonus
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"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
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"But sometimes the money came & went while the immigrants were still… in… detention… in the US. Other payment information was given to the wrong person. And some immigrants were told to expect the $1,000 when they arrived home, though in fact they were never eligible."
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‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"But sometimes the money came & went while the immigrants were still… in… detention… in the US. Other payment information was given to the wrong person. And some immigrants were told to expect the $1,000 when they arrived home, though in fact they were never eligible."
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Increasingly I hope hell is real
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Increasingly I hope hell is real
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‘They tricked me’: illegally imprisoned non-criminal migrants were promised $1,000 to 'voluntarily' leave the or languish in US jail indefinitely. Some held in jail despire signing - months longer anyway. Most never received payment after 'self deport' happened
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
‘They tricked me’: illegally imprisoned non-criminal migrants were promised $1,000 to 'voluntarily' leave the or languish in US jail indefinitely. Some held in jail despire signing - months longer anyway. Most never received payment after 'self deport' happened
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I am already getting hate mail and threats over this reporting, so: please share! It upsets the worst kind of people 💫
NEW: I spoke with half a dozen migrants who said ICE misled them with promises of a $1,000 "exit bonus" that never came.
The company handling the payments? Linked to a former State Dept official.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The company handling the payments? Linked to a former State Dept official.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I am already getting hate mail and threats over this reporting, so: please share! It upsets the worst kind of people 💫
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The administration reneged after promising them $1,000 to leave. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The administration reneged after promising them $1,000 to leave. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Noem is a LIAR and scam artist!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Noem is a LIAR and scam artist!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Color me shocked
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Color me shocked
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‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
www.theguardian.com
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
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December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
A rare one from me: a personal essay (gulp) about Hurricane Ida, loneliness, and burning ATMs
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A rare one from me: a personal essay (gulp) about Hurricane Ida, loneliness, and burning ATMs
NEW: I spoke with half a dozen migrants who said ICE misled them with promises of a $1,000 "exit bonus" that never came.
The company handling the payments? Linked to a former State Dept official.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The company handling the payments? Linked to a former State Dept official.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEW: I spoke with half a dozen migrants who said ICE misled them with promises of a $1,000 "exit bonus" that never came.
The company handling the payments? Linked to a former State Dept official.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The company handling the payments? Linked to a former State Dept official.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I spoke w/ half a dozen migrants who said ICE misled them w/ promises of a $1,000 "exit bonus" that never came.
The company handling the payments is linked to a former State Dept official.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
Investigation co-published by @theguardian.com and @thelensnola.bsky.social
The company handling the payments is linked to a former State Dept official.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
Investigation co-published by @theguardian.com and @thelensnola.bsky.social
‘They tricked me:’ Migrants feel deceived by ICE after being promised $1,000 to voluntarily depart | The Lens
Migrants feel deceived by ICE after being promised $1000 to voluntarily depart US
thelensnola.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I spoke w/ half a dozen migrants who said ICE misled them w/ promises of a $1,000 "exit bonus" that never came.
The company handling the payments is linked to a former State Dept official.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
Investigation co-published by @theguardian.com and @thelensnola.bsky.social
The company handling the payments is linked to a former State Dept official.
thelensnola.org/2025/12/18/t...
Investigation co-published by @theguardian.com and @thelensnola.bsky.social
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important