Nichol Simmons
@nicholsimmons.bsky.social
I've written newscasts, podcasts, short stories, features, & shorts. Sometimes I even get paid. Sundance award-winner, 2x Nicholl semi-finalist. Posts are my personal thoughts and opinions.
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Broadway’s ‘Lion King’ star Imani Smith killed at 26; boyfriend has been charged with her murder thegrio.com/2025/12/25/b...
Broadway's 'Lion King' star Imani Smith killed at 26; boyfriend has been charged with her murder
Former Lion King star Imani Smith has died at age 26. Her boyfriend has been charged with her murder, according to New Jersey authorities.
thegrio.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Broadway’s ‘Lion King’ star Imani Smith killed at 26; boyfriend has been charged with her murder thegrio.com/2025/12/25/b...
Polly wants you to know that she hated every minute of this.
December 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Polly wants you to know that she hated every minute of this.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Things we learn:
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Things we learn:
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban
2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal
3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants
And much more. Read it.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Eco Friendly version: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4WNDgr/
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How to report ICE Agent misconduct. California residents:
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
Report Misconduct by Federal Agents to the California Attorney General
oag.ca.gov
December 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
How to report ICE Agent misconduct. California residents:
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
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Wanna know what your state supreme court has been up to? Check out our State Case Database, where researchers, journalists, and the public can find court decisions and briefs related to more than 700 cases advancing state constitutional law across the US. Learn how to use it here:
December 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Wanna know what your state supreme court has been up to? Check out our State Case Database, where researchers, journalists, and the public can find court decisions and briefs related to more than 700 cases advancing state constitutional law across the US. Learn how to use it here:
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🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁
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Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🎁CHICAGO'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SHOPPING LOCAL🎁
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
Block Club highlighted 100+ shops across Chicago where you can get a perfect gift for everyone on your list — while supporting small businesses. Check out our neighborhood gift guides: blockclubchi.co/4r3hEnd
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115 democrats just voted to establish the first federal statutory definition of sex, which could now be used to
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
115 democrats just voted to establish the first federal statutory definition of sex, which could now be used to
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
• charge fraud for using documents that misrepresent “sex”
• reverse all federal records gender markers
• sue a future gov’t for attempting to rescind trump’s anti-trans exec orders
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WE. DO. NOT. DONATE. TO. THE. BIGOT. BUCKET.
Don't donate to the Salvation Army this year, or any year, and make sure to let people know why they shouldn't donate.
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
WE. DO. NOT. DONATE. TO. THE. BIGOT. BUCKET.
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LEAVE Twitter already, folks. Get the fuck off there.
The only surefire way to stop oligarchs buying up the things we love is to drop those things the moment oligarchs buy them & that requires changing habits and massive self-discipline.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
It means going to alternatives that might not be quite as good or convenient.
It’s really hard. But there it is.
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
LEAVE Twitter already, folks. Get the fuck off there.
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Which parents are the ones who get "parental rights?" In Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District (OH), it's those who want to ban books featuring any "sexuality content" or "gender ideology." Inside the school board's educationally-destructive new policy:
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
Which Parents Get "Parental Rights?" In This Ohio School, It's Those Who Hate LGBTQ+ People
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District has segregated LGBTQ+ books in the high school library, among other acts of book censorship.
bookriot.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Which parents are the ones who get "parental rights?" In Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District (OH), it's those who want to ban books featuring any "sexuality content" or "gender ideology." Inside the school board's educationally-destructive new policy:
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
I'm so tired of all this hateful bullshit.
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'm so tired of all this hateful bullshit.
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are you all about Tennessee tonight?
here are three other elections you should keep an eye on:
1️⃣ a flip opportunity for Dems in Georgia:
here are three other elections you should keep an eye on:
1️⃣ a flip opportunity for Dems in Georgia:
Here's one office Dems could flip on Tuesday.
(No, it's not in TN!)
The Republican mayor of Roswell, a Georgia city of 90K, finished just one percentage point ahead of his Dem challenger on November 4. The runoff is in a few days.
One of my Dec elections to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
(No, it's not in TN!)
The Republican mayor of Roswell, a Georgia city of 90K, finished just one percentage point ahead of his Dem challenger on November 4. The runoff is in a few days.
One of my Dec elections to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
are you all about Tennessee tonight?
here are three other elections you should keep an eye on:
1️⃣ a flip opportunity for Dems in Georgia:
here are three other elections you should keep an eye on:
1️⃣ a flip opportunity for Dems in Georgia:
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Remember in May when Trump gave asylum to 17 family members of the Sinaloa cartel after making a deal with El Chapo’s son? And did you know in 2013, El Chapo bribed Juan Hernandez- who trump just pardoned - in exchange for protection in Honduras? I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence.
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Remember in May when Trump gave asylum to 17 family members of the Sinaloa cartel after making a deal with El Chapo’s son? And did you know in 2013, El Chapo bribed Juan Hernandez- who trump just pardoned - in exchange for protection in Honduras? I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence.
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I learned about two projects that are supporting people to get food.
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
Become a Donor | Find a Grocery Buddy
Fund a verified grocery order through Find a Grocery Buddy. Pay securely via PayPal — we’ll place the Instacart order and send you proof of delivery.
findagrocerybuddy.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I learned about two projects that are supporting people to get food.
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
This one allows you to cover someone's groceries: findagrocerybuddy.com/become-a-don...
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PSA for the well-intentioned folks on here.
At the end of Native American Heritage month, remember every time you follow or share LakotaMan1, a colonizer gains a bustle. So, just don't do it folks.
www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...
www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...
Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?
John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.
www.dailydot.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
PSA for the well-intentioned folks on here.