Noelle Maxwell
@noellem1.bsky.social
Journalist. Enjoyer of books, gaming, guitar and basketball. (NBA: Pacers, WNBA: Fever)
Portfolio: https://noellemaxwellwriter.wordpress.com/
Signal: noellem.26
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Portfolio: https://noellemaxwellwriter.wordpress.com/
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We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
How I feel seeing that my screenshot of Tyrese Haliburton's tweet from yesterday somehow has over 175 reposts, over 800 likes and...5 saves??? And every time I get a new follower and all they seem to be is a repost machine with no thoughts of their own. 🤣
patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding a bag of ice cream and asking who are you people ..
ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding a bag of ice cream and asking who are you people ..
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 AM
How I feel seeing that my screenshot of Tyrese Haliburton's tweet from yesterday somehow has over 175 reposts, over 800 likes and...5 saves??? And every time I get a new follower and all they seem to be is a repost machine with no thoughts of their own. 🤣
Okay, what time was the Unrivaled playing today b/c I had no idea and totally missed it.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Okay, what time was the Unrivaled playing today b/c I had no idea and totally missed it.
Random Pacers fan thought from me: I don't think it's AS surprising as folks think that Hali spoke out, when I slow down and think about it. Why? Because he's the first Pacers star since '05 who I've heard of spending time with Reggie Miller.
Haven’t seen many athletes comment on the news in Minneapolis outside of Haliburton, but here’s two time All/Pro Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who takes the field in an hour:
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Random Pacers fan thought from me: I don't think it's AS surprising as folks think that Hali spoke out, when I slow down and think about it. Why? Because he's the first Pacers star since '05 who I've heard of spending time with Reggie Miller.
Reminder for anyone doomscrolling today that every social media site I'm aware of profits off of your eyeballs being on the site as long as possible. The algorithms are built to maximize engagement & keep you online & addicted.
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Reminder for anyone doomscrolling today that every social media site I'm aware of profits off of your eyeballs being on the site as long as possible. The algorithms are built to maximize engagement & keep you online & addicted.
It's oddly ironic to me that of all the things I post on here the post that does numbers to the point it gets over 90 reposts, picks me up some new followers who appear to be actually human & gets well over 300 likes is a screenshot of Tyrese Haliburton's tweet about Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It's oddly ironic to me that of all the things I post on here the post that does numbers to the point it gets over 90 reposts, picks me up some new followers who appear to be actually human & gets well over 300 likes is a screenshot of Tyrese Haliburton's tweet about Alex Pretti.
Random thought/observation: I feel like Bluesky has fewer people dooming/doomscrolling excessively/shouting into the void about what's going on.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Random thought/observation: I feel like Bluesky has fewer people dooming/doomscrolling excessively/shouting into the void about what's going on.
FYI b/c my post of a screenshot of Tyrese Haliburton's post re. Alex Pretti on Twitter is doing numbers & I'm getting followers: I snoop on accounts that follow me. If all I see are reposts of political stuff, regardless of its slant, I'm assuming the account is a bot & blocking it.
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 AM
FYI b/c my post of a screenshot of Tyrese Haliburton's post re. Alex Pretti on Twitter is doing numbers & I'm getting followers: I snoop on accounts that follow me. If all I see are reposts of political stuff, regardless of its slant, I'm assuming the account is a bot & blocking it.
From what's left of Twitter - I still have my account over there for reasons like having to look up a politician's posts & whatnot but rarely go over there. Saw this b/c someone who looks at what's left of Twitter more than I do told me about it. That's my point guard!!
January 25, 2026 at 1:09 AM
From what's left of Twitter - I still have my account over there for reasons like having to look up a politician's posts & whatnot but rarely go over there. Saw this b/c someone who looks at what's left of Twitter more than I do told me about it. That's my point guard!!
Okay so this appears to be for the weather we're getting but next time, Indiana broadcast news media, if you could be a bit more specific that it's the weather because *gestures at everything* that would be nice.
President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration for Indiana, among other states.
📎https://tinyurl.com/4wzybfbk
📎https://tinyurl.com/4wzybfbk
January 25, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Okay so this appears to be for the weather we're getting but next time, Indiana broadcast news media, if you could be a bit more specific that it's the weather because *gestures at everything* that would be nice.
Posted links to some good shout-y music elsewhere today b/c I have exactly 0 words for everything going on that others haven't said and I don't feel like just screaming into the void of the internet, thoughts, prayers, or really anything else anyone can say suffices at this point.
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Posted links to some good shout-y music elsewhere today b/c I have exactly 0 words for everything going on that others haven't said and I don't feel like just screaming into the void of the internet, thoughts, prayers, or really anything else anyone can say suffices at this point.
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You've seen it in videos from Minneapolis. We talked to an expert to find out more.
What's with the scary-looking green gas ICE is using?
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
You've seen it in videos from Minneapolis. We talked to an expert to find out more.
Forgot, 'til now, to post this here but - earlier today, States Newsroom sent out a special edition of its nationwide Evening Wrap newsletter highlighting reporting from their Minnesota site, the Minnesota Reformer.
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Forgot, 'til now, to post this here but - earlier today, States Newsroom sent out a special edition of its nationwide Evening Wrap newsletter highlighting reporting from their Minnesota site, the Minnesota Reformer.
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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Here is a literal preschooler wearing a Spider-Man backpack, just like all of our kids, as the hand of a much larger masked ICE agent holds onto his backpack, as if he were a flight risk.
They want to tell you a kid with a Spider-Man backpack is evil
Liam Ramos' innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. The visuals of his arrest are excruciating.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Here is a literal preschooler wearing a Spider-Man backpack, just like all of our kids, as the hand of a much larger masked ICE agent holds onto his backpack, as if he were a flight risk.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
Because it is impossible to just have a single sticker on an object and every sticker needs some friends (The two stickers below the cat sticker are the new ones. This is the side of my guitar amp that never leaves my home and I want to show off my stickers because I like stickers.)
January 21, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Because it is impossible to just have a single sticker on an object and every sticker needs some friends (The two stickers below the cat sticker are the new ones. This is the side of my guitar amp that never leaves my home and I want to show off my stickers because I like stickers.)
This is gonna sound like the most Indiana thing ever but we had a LoBill-turned-Marsh that is now long gone in my hometown that had an absurdly cold frozen food section and reading this post just made me remember it.
Why is the produce section in Costco SO cold??? 🥶🥶🥶
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is gonna sound like the most Indiana thing ever but we had a LoBill-turned-Marsh that is now long gone in my hometown that had an absurdly cold frozen food section and reading this post just made me remember it.
Reposted by Noelle Maxwell
If you spend any time on a video-based platform (like IG or TikTok), be extra wary of anyone who says they are a "digital creator" or similar language.
For months, these AI-generated videos of people standing up to ICE agents or of people being detained by ICE gets them engagement.
It's all bait.
For months, these AI-generated videos of people standing up to ICE agents or of people being detained by ICE gets them engagement.
It's all bait.
January 21, 2026 at 12:37 AM
If you spend any time on a video-based platform (like IG or TikTok), be extra wary of anyone who says they are a "digital creator" or similar language.
For months, these AI-generated videos of people standing up to ICE agents or of people being detained by ICE gets them engagement.
It's all bait.
For months, these AI-generated videos of people standing up to ICE agents or of people being detained by ICE gets them engagement.
It's all bait.
Career news: I don't know how many followers I have here via my community journalism work. I freelanced for a local paper in southeastern Indiana until yesterday when my contract was terminated after having them as a client for going on three years.
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Career news: I don't know how many followers I have here via my community journalism work. I freelanced for a local paper in southeastern Indiana until yesterday when my contract was terminated after having them as a client for going on three years.
If you're still out here thinking anything ICE does is normal, okay, or acceptable (continued in thread) - apnews.com/article/minn...
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns dr...
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
If you're still out here thinking anything ICE does is normal, okay, or acceptable (continued in thread) - apnews.com/article/minn...
My latest for @indianacapitalchronicle.com highlights the issue of homelessness in rural Indiana: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/20/r...
Rural homelessness growing faster than cities • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Rural homelessness is growing at a faster pace and current data might be an undercount.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM
My latest for @indianacapitalchronicle.com highlights the issue of homelessness in rural Indiana: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/20/r...
WOOOOOO NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
a man in a suit and tie with a microphone that says it 's pretty simple
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with a microphone that says it 's pretty simple
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 AM
WOOOOOO NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!
I'm just aboard the bandwagon with most of the state b/c my entire family are IU fans and I like the team's vibe/attitude.
The Hoosiers are gonna win and @noellem1.bsky.social is liking the football thing tonight! #NCAAFB #CFP
January 20, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I'm just aboard the bandwagon with most of the state b/c my entire family are IU fans and I like the team's vibe/attitude.