Nicole Thompson
@nthompson89.bsky.social
UX Editor @rollingstone.com
📍Chicago
🐯 Missouri School of Journalism
🐾 pitbull mom
📍Chicago
🐯 Missouri School of Journalism
🐾 pitbull mom
Love the pacing and design of this @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day
Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Love the pacing and design of this @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
Would love to have more 911 dispatchers instead of ICE www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Off-duty DC firefighter was shot and dialed 911. After minutes with no response, he took matters into his own hands | CNN
Under dim Capitol Hill streetlights on September 20, Gary Dziekan headed down 8th Street Northeast dressed in lederhosen, walking home from the Oktoberfest party he co-hosted five blocks away. Dziekan...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Would love to have more 911 dispatchers instead of ICE www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
“All we hear in the news is that these people have been detained, but there’s a background story,” Sanabria said. “You have a church that’s crying. You have a church that’s hurting. You have a pastor that now has to figure out how to preach to the congregation.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/30/f...
Family Taken By Feds Downtown Separated In Detention Centers: 'They're Locking Up Children'
The mother and two young children who were arrested Sunday in Millennium Park are being held at O'Hare Airport, while the father is in Broadview. A neighbor was able to bring the family some supplies ...
blockclubchicago.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“All we hear in the news is that these people have been detained, but there’s a background story,” Sanabria said. “You have a church that’s crying. You have a church that’s hurting. You have a pastor that now has to figure out how to preach to the congregation.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/30/f...
What an incredible life blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/26/b...
Bruce Sagan, Hyde Park's Newspaperman And Renowned Arts Patron, Dies At 96
Loved ones remember Sagan as a passionate, humble "renaissance man" who had a seven-decade-long journalism career. He and his wife Bette Cerf Hill helped bring the Joffrey Ballet to Chicago and starte...
blockclubchicago.org
September 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What an incredible life blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/26/b...
Reposted by Nicole Thompson
Across Chicago and the suburbs, relatives, friends and even strangers are shopping and caring for isolated immigrants as reports of immigration arrests intensify. Story w/ @medicenambi.bsky.social and @araceligomezaldana.bsky.social
www.wbez.org/immigration/... @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com
www.wbez.org/immigration/... @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com
A daughter becomes a lifeline for her parents as immigration enforcement intensifies in Chicago
President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign is forcing some immigrants to isolate at home. But relatives, friends and strangers are stepping up to try to keep them connected.
www.wbez.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Across Chicago and the suburbs, relatives, friends and even strangers are shopping and caring for isolated immigrants as reports of immigration arrests intensify. Story w/ @medicenambi.bsky.social and @araceligomezaldana.bsky.social
www.wbez.org/immigration/... @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com
www.wbez.org/immigration/... @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com
A legal historian and author worried that “wellness arguments” against birth control echo a strategy that abortion opponents used — trying to appeal to those who aren’t opposed for political reasons but are being told they should “reject it because it’s bad for you.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/s...
‘Who Am I Without Birth Control?’
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A legal historian and author worried that “wellness arguments” against birth control echo a strategy that abortion opponents used — trying to appeal to those who aren’t opposed for political reasons but are being told they should “reject it because it’s bad for you.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/s...
A family of four — a man, woman, young girl and toddler — was stopped by the federal agents in Millennium Park Sunday, detained and taken away in a white van by the agents. The young girl in the family was crying and was seen holding a doll. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/28/a...
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A family of four — a man, woman, young girl and toddler — was stopped by the federal agents in Millennium Park Sunday, detained and taken away in a white van by the agents. The young girl in the family was crying and was seen holding a doll. blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/28/a...
“There’s many different factors that go into something like that,” Bovino told a reporter. “...the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said to a white reporter, according to the Sun-Times.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/28/a...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/28/a...
Armed Border Patrol Agents Disrupt Peaceful Downtown Day: 'It's Horrifying'
The federal troops were seen in Millennium Park, on the Magnificent Mile and in the Gold Coast — days after patrolling the Chicago River in a boat. "This is another brazen provocation from the Trump a...
blockclubchicago.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“There’s many different factors that go into something like that,” Bovino told a reporter. “...the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said to a white reporter, according to the Sun-Times.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/28/a...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/28/a...
Not sure you can claim “good ice cream from good ingredients that makes you feel good” AND serve a Malört flavor... www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/v...
Van Leeuwen’s first Chicago scoop shop opens in Wicker Park with a limited edition Malört flavor
The storefront will serve more than 30 signature flavors in addition to custom sundaes, milkshakes, root beer floats, ice cream sandwiches and plenty of to-go pints.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Not sure you can claim “good ice cream from good ingredients that makes you feel good” AND serve a Malört flavor... www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/v...
I <3 Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/08/m...
Meet The Bike-Riding 'Pint Peddler' Bringing Homebrews To The People
Lydia Miller has become a darling of the Critical Mass bike ride circuit, dispensing beer and other home-brewed beverages for free from her tricked-out e-bike.
blockclubchicago.org
September 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I <3 Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/08/m...
“As the main line of defense against hoaxes and deliberate liars exploiting our attention, community notes appear — so far — nowhere near up to the task. Feeds filled with inaccurate information matter for the 54% of US adults who get news from social media.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Column | Zuckerberg fired the fact-checkers. We tested their replacement.
Our tech columnist drafted 65 community notes, Meta’s new crowdsourced system to fight falsehoods. It failed to make a dent.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“As the main line of defense against hoaxes and deliberate liars exploiting our attention, community notes appear — so far — nowhere near up to the task. Feeds filled with inaccurate information matter for the 54% of US adults who get news from social media.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Every story I read like this seems to include the line “ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.” Awful. via @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/15/i...
Two people detained on Father’s Day at Broadview immigration center
Multiple people told to come in for a check-in appointment over Father’s Day Weekend; most left wearing ankle monitors.
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June 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Every story I read like this seems to include the line “ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.” Awful. via @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/15/i...
As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/i...
As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm
In Illinois, a domestic labor shortage and costly migrant workers deter farmers from growing fruits and vegetables.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/i...