julie niesen
@julieniesen.bsky.social
hurt a cop’s feelings & he paid my legal bills. police accountability advocate, former food writer (Gannett, NPR, Scripps) & tech marketer (Cisco, Zebra). Now: 3L, event pro, consultant & biz owner. formerly winemedineme.
I concur. If you want QI, you want a sweet pension, you want powers others don’t have? You need to also be held accountable when you misuse them.
January 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I concur. If you want QI, you want a sweet pension, you want powers others don’t have? You need to also be held accountable when you misuse them.
oh what could possibly go wrong
"The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have 'reversed course,' and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA."
Live: FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe
Demonstrators gathered near the Whipple Federal Building after thousands attended vigils to remember Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minneapolis public school classes...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
oh what could possibly go wrong
I am fundamentally against the death penalty but...
This is persuasive.
This is persuasive.
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I am fundamentally against the death penalty but...
This is persuasive.
This is persuasive.
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Police (and military) are not trained to aim for the head. You aim for center mass. You are trying to stop a threat, not execute.
Then to deny first aid— I don’t care if it was too late— is deliberate indifference. See: Sandra Bland.
Shooting this woman in the face was sadistic and deliberate.
Then to deny first aid— I don’t care if it was too late— is deliberate indifference. See: Sandra Bland.
Shooting this woman in the face was sadistic and deliberate.
ice agents simply aren't trained well enough to be on the street. they are a genuine danger to citizens
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Police (and military) are not trained to aim for the head. You aim for center mass. You are trying to stop a threat, not execute.
Then to deny first aid— I don’t care if it was too late— is deliberate indifference. See: Sandra Bland.
Shooting this woman in the face was sadistic and deliberate.
Then to deny first aid— I don’t care if it was too late— is deliberate indifference. See: Sandra Bland.
Shooting this woman in the face was sadistic and deliberate.
stop I don’t wanna agree with him
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
stop I don’t wanna agree with him
the handcuffs took me a second to see.
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
the handcuffs took me a second to see.
In case you think I only rage and study, I also enjoy smart, horny girlypop and occasionally will do a whirlwind overnight to see it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
In case you think I only rage and study, I also enjoy smart, horny girlypop and occasionally will do a whirlwind overnight to see it.
Update: he got arrested for *checks notes* invading her home on Halloween and ended up on a psych hold. Girlfriend is saying he lied about her having a gun. It is a MESS.
He did not win a seat on council, though.
He did not win a seat on council, though.
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Update: he got arrested for *checks notes* invading her home on Halloween and ended up on a psych hold. Girlfriend is saying he lied about her having a gun. It is a MESS.
He did not win a seat on council, though.
He did not win a seat on council, though.
Gogo got me up at 4:45. I don’t know what first shift Union gig she has but I want no part of it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Gogo got me up at 4:45. I don’t know what first shift Union gig she has but I want no part of it.
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Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
Immigration judges with prior immigrant defense work make up the largest share of those fired by the Trump admin. NPR identified 70 fired immigration judges. The changes have at least shifted perception of fairness in these courts
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
I am heartened by this. A little.
BREAKING: An Illinois jury convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 asking for help.
Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911
An Illinois jury has convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 for help.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I am heartened by this. A little.
That sounds delicious.
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
That sounds delicious.
I got stuck next to him at an event somehow and let me tell you I have not fully recovered.
October 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I got stuck next to him at an event somehow and let me tell you I have not fully recovered.
If you click through the article it gets more entertaining. References to his multiple girlfriends; “Back That Ass Up” as the inspiration as he’s allegedly never heard the jingle, and his other defense is the insurance company is plural and he is singular.
October 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you click through the article it gets more entertaining. References to his multiple girlfriends; “Back That Ass Up” as the inspiration as he’s allegedly never heard the jingle, and his other defense is the insurance company is plural and he is singular.
One and the same!
October 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
One and the same!
www.wcpo.com/news/local-n...
It’s been overshadowed a bit by his DV charges against a Republican candidate for congress who later pulled a gun on him. Her charity is unironically named Rosemary’s Babies.
Local politics is something.
It’s been overshadowed a bit by his DV charges against a Republican candidate for congress who later pulled a gun on him. Her charity is unironically named Rosemary’s Babies.
Local politics is something.
Did a candidate for Cincinnati City Council violate copyright law?
Kevin Farmer is running for office this November and has a campaign sign that closely resembles the lyrics of the Farmers Insurance commercial.
www.wcpo.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
www.wcpo.com/news/local-n...
It’s been overshadowed a bit by his DV charges against a Republican candidate for congress who later pulled a gun on him. Her charity is unironically named Rosemary’s Babies.
Local politics is something.
It’s been overshadowed a bit by his DV charges against a Republican candidate for congress who later pulled a gun on him. Her charity is unironically named Rosemary’s Babies.
Local politics is something.
I’m just waiting for Farmer’s Insurance to go after a local council candidate.
Ohhhhhh my god. www.michiganpublic.org/politics-gov...
Campbell's Soup sues Michigan congressional candidate over logo
Campbell’s Soup filed a lawsuit Friday against a candidate running for Michigan's 13th Congressional District for trademark infringement and false endorsement.
www.michiganpublic.org
October 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I’m just waiting for Farmer’s Insurance to go after a local council candidate.
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Even if you're gonna say that "well that happened forever ago," I got into roller derby bc of my knitting group and my current team is getting into knitting bc of me.
Do you know how much rage you have to have to stab something with a needle 1000 times a night, every night, until you have a scarf?
Do you know how much rage you have to have to stab something with a needle 1000 times a night, every night, until you have a scarf?
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Even if you're gonna say that "well that happened forever ago," I got into roller derby bc of my knitting group and my current team is getting into knitting bc of me.
Do you know how much rage you have to have to stab something with a needle 1000 times a night, every night, until you have a scarf?
Do you know how much rage you have to have to stab something with a needle 1000 times a night, every night, until you have a scarf?
I hate that this is helpful to me right now. Like. I hate that it's happened MORE THAN ONCE.
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I hate that this is helpful to me right now. Like. I hate that it's happened MORE THAN ONCE.
I am no cybersecurity professional but this is the biggest “no shit” I’ve read in a while.
October 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am no cybersecurity professional but this is the biggest “no shit” I’ve read in a while.
And after all that: settled. But hey, I have it for next time. And happy to provide to whoever might need it.
Lawyers: notoriously bad at tech
Me: figuring out JavaScript commands to create dynamic exhibit stamps because nobody did it in pink yet and that’s what the local rules say I need fml
Me: figuring out JavaScript commands to create dynamic exhibit stamps because nobody did it in pink yet and that’s what the local rules say I need fml
October 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
And after all that: settled. But hey, I have it for next time. And happy to provide to whoever might need it.
Lawyers: notoriously bad at tech
Me: figuring out JavaScript commands to create dynamic exhibit stamps because nobody did it in pink yet and that’s what the local rules say I need fml
Me: figuring out JavaScript commands to create dynamic exhibit stamps because nobody did it in pink yet and that’s what the local rules say I need fml
October 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Lawyers: notoriously bad at tech
Me: figuring out JavaScript commands to create dynamic exhibit stamps because nobody did it in pink yet and that’s what the local rules say I need fml
Me: figuring out JavaScript commands to create dynamic exhibit stamps because nobody did it in pink yet and that’s what the local rules say I need fml