Noelle Maxwell

I have a Switch but barely play it and don't have Switch Online at the moment.

YouTube video by Black Sabbath - Topic War Pigs

Just dropping this link here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc5N...

‘Public camping’ ban targeting homelessness heads to governor A statewide prohibition on sleeping in public spaces is on the way to Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s desk, after Senate lawmakers on Thursday narrowly agreed to House changes in a 28-22 vote.The…

A controversial bill targeting homeless Hoosiers who sleep in public failed twice last year.

via @indianacapitalchronicle.com

Current Members - LION Publishers LION members are local independent online news publishers providing original reporting to their communities across the country.

Also - people looking for independent newsrooms specifically in your area, it's always worth checking the list of current LION members, not every outlet is going to be a LION member but there are a lot of them out there: lionpublishers.com/members/

Current Members - LION Publishers LION members are local independent online news publishers providing original reporting to their communities across the country.

Not every good independent outlet is involved in LION but a lot of them are, particularly smaller local ones. LION has a list of current members, worth checking to see what might be in your area: lionpublishers.com/members/

(Heads up - my newsletter will focus on local news in a rural part of Indiana, if that's not relevant to you, think before following because our first few issues are likely going to revolve around what the local gov't meetings are doing while I get some momentum going.)

@statesnewsroom.com - any site in that family is solid & I don't just say that b/c I've done freelance work for one of their sites. @mirrorindy.org for Indianapolis specific news. @decaturindependent.bsky.social - my own newsletter, not fully launched yet but will be soon.

I get most of my national news from the Associated Press. I should probably read ProPublica more than I do but I have the worst luck of browsing their site & finding some intriguing but loooong article at a moment when I do not have time to read the whole thing.

All the @statesnewsroom.com family of websites. My own @decaturindependent.bsky.social which is launching very soon (was meant to launch last week but, technical difficulties). For Indy-specific news, @mirrorindy.org is solid.

I don't follow this person but someone I follow reposted their post. I'm probably not even movie person enough to have 8 movies for my own list but I just wanted to shout-out All The President's Men being on anyone's list.

OBI TOPPIN!

Announcement: I am now the IRE's employment and career advancement task force chair. Our previous chair had to step down mid-term, they needed someone to take over and asked if anyone currently serving on the task force could step up. I offered to, and, well, here I am!

SCOOP: A White House staffer appears to be operating the anonymous pro-Trump X account JohnnyMAGA with nearly 300,000 followers.

More here:
www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

Asked Rick Carlisle for a follow up after the NBA called his characterization of events inaccurate:

I mostly agree w/WiiU b/c I completely missed most of that era of gaming. Didn't get a 3DS 'til 2016ish. Started as a young kid w/a Gameboy Color, then got a hand-me-down PS1 as my first console. First Nintendo console was a Gamecube, had the Wii, then eventually got a Switch in 2021ish.

Someone else mentions WiiU and I'd say WiiU is a contender, I skipped that one completely, I went Wii to Switch, WiiU hit when I was at a phase of not being that interested in games and I can't think of anything specific to it that didn't just get ported to Switch or was a port from Wii.

I didn't have an N64 but I feel like it's mostly iconic for Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask and a few other titles like that. Didn't know some had strong opinions about the catalog/library on N64.

I finally found my perfect piece of Unrivaled gear today and ordered it! The Lola Bunny t-shirt they've got! None of the general league merch has really grabbed me & I hesitate to buy something team specific b/c most of the players have been on different teams each season so far.

Share a tv show that raised you - Rugrats.

an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ... ALT: an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...

Me, realizing it's been a really long time since I've seen Obi Toppin play basketball.

If you don't subscribe to the Independent yet and want to be there for bragging rights "before we became cool" subscribe asap, we're launching tomorrow!!!!!!

Nice photo!!

ICE detainee dies in custody at Indiana prison • Indiana Capital Chronicle The U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement announced a detainee from Cambodia died in ICE custody Feb. 16 at Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County.

ICE detainee dies in custody at Indiana prison

indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/18/i...

ICE detainee dies at Miami Correctional in Indiana An ICE detainee has died while in custody at the Miami Correctional Facility north of Kokomo in Indiana.

Saw this making the rounds elsewhere online. 59-year-old Lorth Sim, who was detained by ICE at the Miami Correctional Facility died: www.wfyi.org/news/article...

Just used 5Calls to contact my senators re. the SAVE America Act. I've been slacking on actually calling my representatives but had a few minutes today and decided to go for it.

The Decatur County, Indiana, county council meeting agenda for February 17, 2026. Agenda items are: Sheriff Bill Meyerrose - commissary purchase request, Michael Snyder - Emergency Management Agency grant proposal, Tim Ortman, Decatur County Highway Department - highway budget.

The Decatur County Council will meet this morning, February 17, at 9 AM. Here is the agenda for today's meeting - it will be streamed live here: www.youtube.com/@decaturcoun....

LAPD Replaces ‘Less-Lethal’ Gun ‘Known To Maim People’ With Another ‘Less-Lethal’ Gun Capable Of Doing The Exact Same Thing ~ L.A. TACO “Since we don't have access to the [40mm launcher], the FN303 is an alternative option,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said. “[And] we're looking at other options that are available as well on the field.”

“Whatever euphemistic term people use for these weapons, all of them are known to maim people for life,” FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told @shoton35mm.bsky.social. “They’re only appropriate when the only alternative is lethal force.”

I literally do not care if you do the free plan or the paid plan, what I will say is I have feelers out for some articles that will be in future paid-subscriber editions, the paid edition is $12/month and that $12/month is cheaper than a subscription to the local print paper.

The Decatur Independent will publish its first issue Friday, February 20 in the afternoon. I'm gonna be real: I have 1 subscriber on a free plan right now. If anyone amongst my followers is interested in news from Greensburg/Decatur County, IN or knows anyone who might be: share, sign up.