Nick
@nicholasclayton.bsky.social
Longtime Black Sea region journalistic freelancer, now vaguely in finance, mostly posting on KC Chiefs, Gotham FC and silliness.
Watched a bunch of Olympics winner interviews last night that were all vaguely "I've sacrificed everything for this. My dedication has made my life a lonely hell" and can't shake the feeling that earlier in their story they were cursed by a witch to want to jump far on skis.
February 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Watched a bunch of Olympics winner interviews last night that were all vaguely "I've sacrificed everything for this. My dedication has made my life a lonely hell" and can't shake the feeling that earlier in their story they were cursed by a witch to want to jump far on skis.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
February 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
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When you get someone blackout drunk and ask them to explain the plot of Black Hawk Down.
"Helicopter pilots were wounded pretty badly in the legs landing on the couple of machine gunners seemed to have make it through a thicket of bombs. But they were taken out rapidly by our snipers who stationed on platforms. Hellu-- actually unbelievable, helicopter platforms all the way the line"
February 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
When you get someone blackout drunk and ask them to explain the plot of Black Hawk Down.
These are starvation rations.
"The situation becomes even more striking [compared to] Paris 2024 [where] organizers handed out approximately 300,000 condoms. [...] By contrast, the allocation for these Winter Olympics was, as reported by La Stampa, fewer than 10,000 were made available."
"The situation becomes even more striking [compared to] Paris 2024 [where] organizers handed out approximately 300,000 condoms. [...] By contrast, the allocation for these Winter Olympics was, as reported by La Stampa, fewer than 10,000 were made available."
From @theathletic.com: The free condoms distributed inside the Olympic Village in Cortina were gone in a matter of days — three to be exact, according to an Italian news report. “They promised us more will arrive, but who knows when.” nyti.ms/4rTssEg
The Winter Olympics condom supply ran out in 3 days. Athletes have thoughts
According to Italian newspaper La Stampa, free condoms at the Winter Olympics ran out in just three days.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
These are starvation rations.
"The situation becomes even more striking [compared to] Paris 2024 [where] organizers handed out approximately 300,000 condoms. [...] By contrast, the allocation for these Winter Olympics was, as reported by La Stampa, fewer than 10,000 were made available."
"The situation becomes even more striking [compared to] Paris 2024 [where] organizers handed out approximately 300,000 condoms. [...] By contrast, the allocation for these Winter Olympics was, as reported by La Stampa, fewer than 10,000 were made available."
Is there somewhere we can crowdfund buying out the Pop Up Video IP and just starting that back up? America needs it.
February 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Is there somewhere we can crowdfund buying out the Pop Up Video IP and just starting that back up? America needs it.
I wasn't a New Yorker when this originally came out. Now can't stop repeating it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P09...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P09...
Teddybears - Punkrocker (feat. Iggy Pop) [Official Video]
YouTube video by Atlantic Records
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I wasn't a New Yorker when this originally came out. Now can't stop repeating it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P09...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P09...
With a lot of Europe -> NWSL movement, maybe some of the panic of last year was unwarranted ... or maybe it was acted upon.
BREAKING: Sources confirm to @espn.com that San Diego Wave are frontrunners to sign #USWNT star Catarina Macario. Nothing's signed but talks have advanced. Macario lived in SD as a kid after moving from Brazil. A desire to be closer to home + experience #NWSL are believed to be significant factors.
Sources: Chelsea's Macario closing on San Diego Wave move
San Diego Wave FC are the front-runners to sign Chelsea forward Catarina Macario, multiple sources have told ESPN.
www.espn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
With a lot of Europe -> NWSL movement, maybe some of the panic of last year was unwarranted ... or maybe it was acted upon.
There's gotta to be some angel from on high to come down to these people who style themselves completely after a character that is actively satirizing their world view and just be like "Buddy ..."
"Ron Swanson was my hero, not because he just loved steak, and bacon, and everything else, but because I was a government contractor ... Now, I am temporarily with the government. Right? Working for the government, but hating them every bit." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
There's gotta to be some angel from on high to come down to these people who style themselves completely after a character that is actively satirizing their world view and just be like "Buddy ..."
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Alternatively: We are imposing new requirements to private businesses that will discourage them from serving people on SNAP.
Brooke Rollins: "You talk about those on food stamps. A lot of people buy their groceries, especially those that are on food stamps, from convenience stores. We're now requiring those retailers to double the amount of healthy food that they stock if they're gonna take the EBT card."
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Alternatively: We are imposing new requirements to private businesses that will discourage them from serving people on SNAP.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky awarded Vladyslav Heraskevych the Order of Freedom.
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky awarded Vladyslav Heraskevych the Order of Freedom.
They got to Gallup too
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after nearly 90 years
Gallup, the analytics firm that has tracked presidential approval for nearly 90 years, will stop measuring job performance ratings starting in 2026.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
They got to Gallup too
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“I am languid & bedeviled & hate writing & hate everybody” — me when it takes me longer that 2 minutes to come up with a good lede
www.instagram.com/p/DUp7dHWiDx...
www.instagram.com/p/DUp7dHWiDx...
lettersofnote on Instagram: "Happy Birthday to the most relatable of all the grumps, Charles Darwin!View all 27 comments"
Happy Birthday to the most relatable of all the grumps, Charles Darwin!
www.instagram.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
“I am languid & bedeviled & hate writing & hate everybody” — me when it takes me longer that 2 minutes to come up with a good lede
www.instagram.com/p/DUp7dHWiDx...
www.instagram.com/p/DUp7dHWiDx...
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A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
Mike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
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Democrats: we’re once again asking you to follow the law
Republicans: we think we’ll just keep ignoring the law
Democrats: welp, we’re out of ideas
Republicans: we think we’ll just keep ignoring the law
Democrats: welp, we’re out of ideas
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Democrats: we’re once again asking you to follow the law
Republicans: we think we’ll just keep ignoring the law
Democrats: welp, we’re out of ideas
Republicans: we think we’ll just keep ignoring the law
Democrats: welp, we’re out of ideas
Would be sharing this anyway, but if you can kick off an anti-crypto column by quoting one of my favorite movies, you have me in your palm.
February 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Would be sharing this anyway, but if you can kick off an anti-crypto column by quoting one of my favorite movies, you have me in your palm.
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
Shakespeare was woke AF
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Shakespeare was woke AF
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post