Nicole Tommasulo
@ntommasulo.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor, photographer, wanderer.
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Nicole Tommasulo
@ntommasulo.bsky.social
· May 11
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BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
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Breaking: NYT now says *six* federal prosecutors in Minnesota have just resigned over the Justice Department's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and the department's reluctance to investigate the ICE agent who shot Good, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Breaking: NYT now says *six* federal prosecutors in Minnesota have just resigned over the Justice Department's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and the department's reluctance to investigate the ICE agent who shot Good, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
Book 1 (2026).
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Came for the cult vibes, stayed for the stunning lyrical atmospheric exploration of grief and hope.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Came for the cult vibes, stayed for the stunning lyrical atmospheric exploration of grief and hope.
January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Book 1 (2026).
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Came for the cult vibes, stayed for the stunning lyrical atmospheric exploration of grief and hope.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Came for the cult vibes, stayed for the stunning lyrical atmospheric exploration of grief and hope.
One of the things I love most of Boston’s North End in the winter is the smell. You walk by Mike’s, you can practically taste the powdered sugar in the air. North Square is saturated (in the best way) with garlic.
I never don’t leave this neighborhood somehow simultaneously full and starving.
I never don’t leave this neighborhood somehow simultaneously full and starving.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
One of the things I love most of Boston’s North End in the winter is the smell. You walk by Mike’s, you can practically taste the powdered sugar in the air. North Square is saturated (in the best way) with garlic.
I never don’t leave this neighborhood somehow simultaneously full and starving.
I never don’t leave this neighborhood somehow simultaneously full and starving.
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Rest well, Renee Nicole Good.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Rest well, Renee Nicole Good.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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Trump confirmed he's cutting $10 billion in childcare and social services funding to five blue states, including Minnesota.
Map Shows States Where Trump Admin Cutting $10bn in Social Services Funding
www.newsweek.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Trump confirmed he's cutting $10 billion in childcare and social services funding to five blue states, including Minnesota.
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Pretty wild how fast MAGA went from “no new wars!” to “Invade Venezuela, bomb Iran, bomb Nigeria, destabilize Cuba, attack Colombia, threaten Mexico, and annex Greenland!!”
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Pretty wild how fast MAGA went from “no new wars!” to “Invade Venezuela, bomb Iran, bomb Nigeria, destabilize Cuba, attack Colombia, threaten Mexico, and annex Greenland!!”
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Venezuela detains journalists and seizes communication devices after Maduro’s removal
Venezuela detains journalists and seizes communication devices after Maduro’s removal
Thirteen of those detained were released according to the country’s National Union of Press Workers
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Venezuela detains journalists and seizes communication devices after Maduro’s removal
Visiting Boston this autumn? The Sheraton Boston has just debuted a $100 million renovation featuring a new throwback suite that blends vintage vibes with modern amenities.
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New 60s-style Suite Debuts in Boston’s Back Bay
Boston hotel celebrates its 60th with a $100 million renovation and new retro suite.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Visiting Boston this autumn? The Sheraton Boston has just debuted a $100 million renovation featuring a new throwback suite that blends vintage vibes with modern amenities.
www.savorroam.com/blog/sherato...
www.savorroam.com/blog/sherato...
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Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
US actors’ union joins stars in opposition to Norwood, which it says was created ‘using stolen performances’
The controversy around the “AI actor” Tilly Norwood continues to grow, after the actors’ union Sag-Aftra condemned the development and said Norwood’s creators were “using stolen performances”.
Sag-Aftra released a statement after the AI “talent studio” Xicoia unveiled its creation at the Zurich film festival, prompting an immediate backlash from actors including Melissa Barrera, Mara Wilson and Ralph Ineson. Sag-Aftra said it believed creativity was, “and should remain, human-centred. The union is opposed to the replacement of human performers by synthetics.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
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In his speech, Hegseth promised to continue firing officers seen as unsupportive of the president’s agenda.
“For too long, we’ve promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons — based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts,” Hegseth said.
“For too long, we’ve promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons — based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts,” Hegseth said.
Live updates: Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders
The gathering, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, was ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and required some officers to fly thousands of miles.
wapo.st
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In his speech, Hegseth promised to continue firing officers seen as unsupportive of the president’s agenda.
“For too long, we’ve promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons — based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts,” Hegseth said.
“For too long, we’ve promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons — based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts,” Hegseth said.
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Spain moves to criminalise gender-based abuse against victims' loved ones reut.rs/4gOTQi7
Spain moves to criminalise gender-based abuse against victims' loved ones
Spain’s government on Tuesday proposed a new law on gender-based violence making it a separate crime when an abuser hurts someone close to their victim — like a child, parent or pet — in order to cause the victim more pain.
reut.rs
September 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Spain moves to criminalise gender-based abuse against victims' loved ones reut.rs/4gOTQi7
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Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
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"The time we devote to others in person has shrunk, almost without our noticing. A festival interrupts that trend."
Bookseller Javier Garcia del Moral on the importance of in-person festivals and events.
lithub.com/why-literary...
Bookseller Javier Garcia del Moral on the importance of in-person festivals and events.
lithub.com/why-literary...
Why Literary Festivals Still Matter
What does a punk drummer have to do with a scholar of caste in India, or a border reporter who has walked for years with coyotes? At first glance, almost nothing. But their work, their testimonies,…
lithub.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"The time we devote to others in person has shrunk, almost without our noticing. A festival interrupts that trend."
Bookseller Javier Garcia del Moral on the importance of in-person festivals and events.
lithub.com/why-literary...
Bookseller Javier Garcia del Moral on the importance of in-person festivals and events.
lithub.com/why-literary...
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Americans call him a fascist because he is a fascist
Trump to generals: "America is under invasion from within. We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Americans call him a fascist because he is a fascist
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what Pritzker is doing would be unexceptional if he wasn't the only one with a leadership role consistently doing it! like yes, the bar is low, but barely anyone is clearing it
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
what Pritzker is doing would be unexceptional if he wasn't the only one with a leadership role consistently doing it! like yes, the bar is low, but barely anyone is clearing it
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“The oath says enemies foreign and domestic… well, we also have domestic.”
Trump tells the generals he plans to use the military against Americans
Trump tells the generals he plans to use the military against Americans
September 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“The oath says enemies foreign and domestic… well, we also have domestic.”
Trump tells the generals he plans to use the military against Americans
Trump tells the generals he plans to use the military against Americans
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The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
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Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"
Free press, out.
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Free press, out.
So —
• women out
• hazing in
• what adverse record, don’t know her
• beards still out
• ugly warships out
• Geneva convention out
• using American citizens as target practice for the national guard, in
• women out
• hazing in
• what adverse record, don’t know her
• beards still out
• ugly warships out
• Geneva convention out
• using American citizens as target practice for the national guard, in
September 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So —
• women out
• hazing in
• what adverse record, don’t know her
• beards still out
• ugly warships out
• Geneva convention out
• using American citizens as target practice for the national guard, in
• women out
• hazing in
• what adverse record, don’t know her
• beards still out
• ugly warships out
• Geneva convention out
• using American citizens as target practice for the national guard, in
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Did he just declare war on four American cities?
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Did he just declare war on four American cities?
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Trump to top military officials: "I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. National Guard, but our military. Because we're going into Chicago very soon. That's a big city with an incompetent governor. Stupid governor."
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump to top military officials: "I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. National Guard, but our military. Because we're going into Chicago very soon. That's a big city with an incompetent governor. Stupid governor."