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Nicole Walker
@nikwalk.bsky.social
Two books forthcoming from Bloomsbury: Writing the Hard Stuff and How Plant a Billion Trees. Writer of 8 (weird) books.Trying to withstand the onslaught of fascism by building community. Prof, Nonfiction Editor at DIAGRAM and UGA Press's Crux Series.
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The White House has been caught.

The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.

In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.

Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Today, we're learning why DOJ didn't release the redacted files last March. Because the multitude of redactions exposes how much they're covering up.
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s always tit for tat.
Several of the largest U.S. and European-based drugmakers reached agreements with Trump Friday to voluntarily lower the prices of medications in the U.S.

In exchange they will receive a three-year exemption from Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs, provided they expand investment in U.S. manufacturing.
DEC 18–19: Lower Drug Prices, War and Deterrence, Support for Ukraine, and Global Realignment

onest.substack.com/p/dec-1819-l...
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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As a die-hard RHOSLC fan I read @nikwalk.bsky.social ‘s piece for the @essaydaily.bsky.social Advent calendar on the city and its other TV exports — polygamy and polyamory — with great interest. www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
Dec 12: Nicole Walker, Wives and Lives: From Polygamy to Polyamory
Wives and Lives: From Polygamy to Polyamory Nicole Walker *   * There is a moment when I enter Northern Utah when I realize I’m on a d...
www.essaydaily.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is the saddest thing I ever read.
I met Melissa Hortman in October of 2024. She was smart and kind. I heard about her murder in a LA hotel room and it dropped me to my knees. So I went to Minnesota and talked to her kids, parents, and friends. This is not true crime, this is Melissa in real life. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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"Polygamy is the paradigm of the patriarchy. Polyamory is the paradigm of the people.…Women are on TV talking about their sex lives." @nikwalk.bsky.social in @essaydaily.bsky.social's advent calendar today: www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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i wonder how proud roberts feels to know he's the last chief justice in american history
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.

Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."

coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.

“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”

She screamed “Leave me alone...”

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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"As masked agents dragged the woman from her car, wrestled her to the ground and forced handcuffs on her, she yelled, 'I’m a US citizen. Please help me! This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'

She was wearing scrubs and appeared to be on her way to work."

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Woman forcefully detained in Keys was driving ‘illegal’ boyfriend’s car, feds say
The woman in medical scrubs, who was a U.S. citizen, was yanked from her car and wrestled to the ground by federal immigration agents in a Key Largo traffic stop Wednesday before she was released.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Shouldn’t this news about Trump Jr. spend at least a few hours atop the newscycle?
Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.
finance.yahoo.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Very very bad.
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Supreme Court is now a moral slum
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This craft book is in the world! Thank you, @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social making this happen.
'Writing the Hard Stuff' by @nikwalk.bsky.social is out today!

A practical guide for writers tackling difficult or personal subjects, offering techniques to navigate trauma and craft compelling, accessible prose.

📘 https://bit.ly/447urep
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Way to prop up a wobbly stock market.
President Trump’s bill, which was signed into law earlier this year, gives $1,000 to every newborn, so long as their parents open an account. That money is invested in the stock market by private firms, and the child can access the funds when they turn 18.
With 'Trump Accounts,' your baby could qualify for $1,000. Here's what to know.
To qualify for an account, a baby must be a U.S. citizen, have a Social Security number and be born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028.
nbcnews.to
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Facts
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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We stand with @womensmarch.com in calling for nationwide walkouts Jan. 20, 2026.

Mark your calendars and tell a friend. More coming soon.

#FreeAmericaWalkOut 🤝
We walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great. This is a protest and a promise. Take the walkout pledge here: https://act.womensmarch.com/survey/FreeAmericaWalkoutPledge/ #FreeAmericaWalkout #FreeAmericaWO #FreeAmericaFromFascism
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Let's write postcards to everyone in the US with these facts.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM