Nick Aiello
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Nick Aiello
@nick-aiello.bsky.social
Writer. “You can’t win game 7 without losing three games first….. keep going” - Shea Serrano
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My story about New Year’s in New Orleans just went up on @slate.bsky.social. It’s what I saw over that day, night, and the days after. Still grateful for my friend’s stolen iPhone slate.com/life/2025/01...
I Was There When It Happened in New Orleans. What I Saw the Next Two Days Was Even More Surreal.
We were on the hunt for a missing iPhone when we saw the people running.
slate.com
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Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.

No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.

An op-ed in a student newspaper.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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There's one foolproof way to gauge whether someone is a millennial or a zoomer: Ask them how they learned the difference between Iceland and Greenland.

If the answer is from D2: The Mighty Ducks, you're talking to a millennial. Otherwise, zoomer.
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Live your life in such a way that your hall of fame votes don’t lead to Rick Porcello conspiracy theory text threads
Full voting results per the BBWAA:
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis

The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway

They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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Look at the glove compartment, full of stuffed animals and toys. That's the sign of a mom or an auntie who keeps little stuffies at hand for fussy kids.
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
These communities didn’t ask for this. This is being forced on them. I hope every ICE agent and leader who lied about the events is arrested and jailed.
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
So we had the ability to swoop in, steal the leader of a country, all because he was a “known criminal.” So…. We could‘ve nabbed Putin this whole time?
January 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Can Mamdani negotiate on behalf of Ukraine?
Trump accuses Ukraine of ingratitude, officials meet on peace plan - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This Nvidia earnings report might be the most consequential earnings report of my lifetime. Good luck out there.
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NFL players who could still break out (according to my brain):
- Joey Harrington
- JJ Stokes
- Drew Henson
- Rashaun Woods
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
For those worried about govt overspending and the deficit, your tax dolkars are about to go towards a bunch of wrongful arrest settlements
October 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Chicago is so safe right now, so not a hellhole that it’s concerning. I’m riding a bus at 10 pm and there’s not one person doing anything weird. It’s a little tooooo calm….
October 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’s like some people (in fairly powerful positions) never attended one history class. Linda McMahon has her work cut out for her.
Schmitt: "Let's just call it out. We need a cleansing here. Let's just be truthful about what's happening. This left-wing political violence is not a both sides thing. It's not."
October 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
what a place
October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Speaking of spending, I’m sure I saw the Oval Office recently outfitted with gold…
VARNEY: You canceled almost $8b of energy projects, most of them in blue states. Are you punishing the blue states?

CHRIS WRIGHT: We are punishing the wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars ... do you want to subsidize E-bike lanes lanes in Portlandia?

(That's not a no!)
October 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I love how National Guard deployment follows vampire house entering rules.
Vance in Michigan: "Gretchen, we are happy to send the National Guard to Detroit. All you gotta do is ask."
September 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I don't remember seeing any calls for violent retribution after a Minnesota state senator was assassinated, and it would have been nice not to see any today.
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In the clip, Trump claimed $17 trillion in investment. ummmm, yeah not happening
September 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The last two months in which American economy lost jobs were June 2025 and December 2020 -- both while Donald Trump was president. Never happened under Biden.
September 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Thinking back on the summer as a chill returns to evenings. One of the highlights was taking part in Shakespeare & Co’s Bloomsday. Will be back next year.
August 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM