Craig "Craig Nickels" Nickels
@craignickels.bsky.social
Strategy and analytics for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and various other Gannett newsrooms. Ex-Boston Globe. Former blue-check. A good man in a storm.
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THANKSGIVING is actually a very easy to break down:
THA = tha, a way of saying “the”
NKS = don’t know what this is
GIVING = giving, when you give something
THA = tha, a way of saying “the”
NKS = don’t know what this is
GIVING = giving, when you give something
November 28, 2024 at 1:03 AM
THANKSGIVING is actually a very easy to break down:
THA = tha, a way of saying “the”
NKS = don’t know what this is
GIVING = giving, when you give something
THA = tha, a way of saying “the”
NKS = don’t know what this is
GIVING = giving, when you give something
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Possibly one of the BEST deadpan line reads in the history of sitcoms
two men standing next to each other with the words as god as my witness
ALT: two men standing next to each other with the words as god as my witness
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Possibly one of the BEST deadpan line reads in the history of sitcoms
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Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely at Grant Park Beach?
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely at Grant Park Beach?
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I would love to see somebody fantastic land this Journal Sentinel arts & culture reporter role: career.io/job/remote-a...
career.io
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I would love to see somebody fantastic land this Journal Sentinel arts & culture reporter role: career.io/job/remote-a...
The Packers can’t go 11-5 if they don’t lose 5 games. That’s just math.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Packers can’t go 11-5 if they don’t lose 5 games. That’s just math.
This is the only gale of November that I recognize.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is the only gale of November that I recognize.
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"Torment Nexus" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe the kind of negative experiences you can have with social networks, like getting dogpiled or harassed or being pushed into conflict
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Torment Nexus" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe the kind of negative experiences you can have with social networks, like getting dogpiled or harassed or being pushed into conflict
Perswadded.
Just a classic series all around.
Just a classic series all around.
October 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Perswadded.
Just a classic series all around.
Just a classic series all around.
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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How lucky can one family be? Win the presidency and their family business starts booming at exactly the same time!
“.. In the first half of this year, the Trump Organization’s income soared 17-fold to $864 million ..
“.. more than 90% .. came from Trump crypto ventures, including sales of World Liberty tokens.”
@reuters.com $WLFI
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
“.. more than 90% .. came from Trump crypto ventures, including sales of World Liberty tokens.”
@reuters.com $WLFI
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
October 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
How lucky can one family be? Win the presidency and their family business starts booming at exactly the same time!
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Nostalgia's okay, but it used to be better
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Nostalgia's okay, but it used to be better
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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One of Milwaukee's top restaurants, helmed by a "Top Chef" finalist, will be back in business soon.
www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
After 6 months of closure, Bay View’s EsterEv restaurant sets reopening date
Closed since a May 3 flooding accident, EsterEv will reopen in November with a new menu format.
www.jsonline.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
One of Milwaukee's top restaurants, helmed by a "Top Chef" finalist, will be back in business soon.
www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
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The lack of a truly split crowd was jarring, given how Cubs-Brewers games in Milwaukee typically look (and sound).
“I heard the Brewers fans. I didn't hear anything else."
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
“I heard the Brewers fans. I didn't hear anything else."
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
If you were expecting Cubs fans to overtake American Family Field for Game 1, think again
Brewers players and coaches were impressed by the relative lack of Cubs fans for Game 1 of the NLDS
www.jsonline.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The lack of a truly split crowd was jarring, given how Cubs-Brewers games in Milwaukee typically look (and sound).
“I heard the Brewers fans. I didn't hear anything else."
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
“I heard the Brewers fans. I didn't hear anything else."
www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
Thread.
There are a few challenges here, though. Building an ecosystem of alternate moderation systems requires third parties — both devs _and_ moderation experts — to trust in you all as both stewards of the infrastructure for that ecosystem *and* operators of the biggest/default instance of that system.
October 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
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Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
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Head of Oregon National Guard tells troops deployed to Portland: “I know this isn’t easy. Some people in Oregon won’t understand or won’t support this mission. Some might even be hostile about it.”
Full letter: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/oregon-nat...
Full letter: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/oregon-nat...
Oregon National Guard Leader Laments Portland Deployment
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked letter from Guard leader levels with troops on unpopular mission
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Head of Oregon National Guard tells troops deployed to Portland: “I know this isn’t easy. Some people in Oregon won’t understand or won’t support this mission. Some might even be hostile about it.”
Full letter: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/oregon-nat...
Full letter: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/oregon-nat...
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Thoughts can evolve and change but your contract with the audience is to move from truth to greater truth, not unspoken strategy to the next unspoken strategy.
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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I foresee a future where ad/product placements are part of AI answers. Probably not labeled other than a general "Search results may contain paid advertisements." Won't cover the $$ gap, but it will quickly remove any "benefits" to using chatbots over search results.
*The AI boom = one of the costliest building sprees in world history
* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system
* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...
* Past 3 years' commitments are greater than the cost of building the U.S. interstate highway system
* Consumers must spend $800 billion on AI within a few years, to justify investment from 2023-24
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-b...
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I foresee a future where ad/product placements are part of AI answers. Probably not labeled other than a general "Search results may contain paid advertisements." Won't cover the $$ gap, but it will quickly remove any "benefits" to using chatbots over search results.
Ah, a Friday afternoon without major news blowing up. Let me just take a sip of this coffee and...I'm sorry...what now?
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE, district says
"We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps," the district's release states.
www.desmoinesregister.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ah, a Friday afternoon without major news blowing up. Let me just take a sip of this coffee and...I'm sorry...what now?
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ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...