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Lee Nichols

@leemnichols.bsky.social

Probably thinking about my next run. Among other things, I freelance for @trackandfieldnews and cover beer for Rock & Vine. Urban transportation nerd.

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SEC Women — Florida “Fought, Fought And Fought” - Track & Field News COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, February 26–28 — Unlike last season’s blowout, this year’s team battle was tight. Florida’s 77 points just... Read More

Here is my coverage of the women's SEC indoor meet from this past weekend for Track & Field News. Impressive team effort from Florida — they had no individual event winners, but steadily built up points until the team trophy was theirs. trackandfieldnews.com/sec-women-fl...

02.03.2026 16:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Shocking but it happened

02.03.2026 01:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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SEC Men — Ajayi Equals Long-Lived 60 CR - Track & Field News COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, February 26–28 — After placing 6th in the World Championships 100 last September (plus running on an... Read More

I had a blast in College Station this past weekend covering the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Here’s my coverage of the men’s competition. trackandfieldnews.com/sec-men-ajay...

02.03.2026 01:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This is precisely the argument to stop "thought crimes."

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Severe crashes show downward trend in 2025 Preliminary data show that Austin recorded 99 traffic fatalities and 301 serious injuries in 2025. While fatalities increased slightly by 2% compared with 2024, serious injuries fell by 28%, resulting...

Vision Zero is Austin's program to reduce the number of people hurt or killed by traffic crashes to zero. In 2022, Austin had a combined 658 fatalities and serious injuries. In 2025, that dropped to 403. I am proud to work for a department that prioritizes safety for all road users. bit.ly/4kRZu57

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Birds aren’t real!

27.01.2026 02:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Please mobilize your national guard and state police and force ICE out

24.01.2026 17:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not linking to that rage bait “democrats should be colorblind“ article. Colorblind policies don’t usually lesson racial inequality—that’s why the GOP (and marks) support them.

Telling *dems* to tone down identity politics while Nazis roam the land tear gassing toddlers is…a failure of perspective.

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I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.

14.01.2026 22:24 — 👍 2336    🔁 494    💬 29    📌 16
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.

www.nola.com/news/educati...

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a group of people standing next to each other on a plane . ALT: a group of people standing next to each other on a plane .
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Honestly not upset that my cat is blocking my view of #Tottenham right now

20.12.2025 18:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Indeed. Especially on things like gun control, perfect solution fallacy is rampant.

20.12.2025 18:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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An official signing, a rumored exit, and a cup competition confirmation: Making sense of Tuesday's news You've maybe heard how "may you live in interesting times" is a curse. Well, Tuesday was an interesting day.

On Jon Bell's signing official, on Osman Bukari possibly leaving, and on Austin FC being part of the 2025 Leagues Cup:

verdeallday.com/jon-bell-sig...

18.12.2025 00:03 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

Full analysis coming on verdeallday.com, but initial analysis is "I'm stoked"

18.12.2025 19:36 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death “Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.

Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.

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🟢 BREAKING: Austin FC is finalizing a deal to acquire Honduras int'l left back Joseph Rosales from Minnesota United, per sources.

Deal worth $1.5m GAM. Minnesota retain sell-on.

Rosales, 25, made 128 apps for the Loons.

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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.

But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.

If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.

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Hard to pick up his prize with those tiny little hands

05.12.2025 21:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A circuitous route to award-winning beer by Lee M. Nicholsphotos provided by Lago Vista Brewing Co. When starting a new business — especially one that sells alcohol — one always expects the hassle of jumping through government hoops. Nonethe...

Here's my latest for Rock & Vine. I visited Lago Vista Brewing Co., sampled their award-winning beers and learned how their journey to opening took them through the United States Embassy in Malaysia, of all places. rockandvinemag.com/2025/10/a-ci...

17.11.2025 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The real cancel culture is within Conservatives

14.11.2025 03:44 — 👍 47    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 1

Thank you for having principles. I’m sorry your party turned into a shitshow. The GOP didn’t deserve you.

05.11.2025 03:34 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No, but I think it shows that Democrats can ignore the Democratic “establishment” and stand up for what we believe.

05.11.2025 03:27 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I don’t know who those two “influencers” are in the orange car but I’m praying the car breaks down so they stop interrupting the coverage.

02.11.2025 15:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Worst coverage I ever saw was one of the NBC years. A great women’s field was assembled and in the first 40 minutes, they showed maybe 5 minutes of the race.

02.11.2025 14:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Meant to say we need splits. Not “we need splits?”

02.11.2025 14:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah, that’s what I came here to say. We need splits? Not the worst coverage, though. You must have blocked out your memory of the NBC years. PTSD, probably.

02.11.2025 14:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Curtis Thompson Leveled Up Large In Tokyo - Track & Field News HE HAS BEEN hovering just outside of greatness. Curtis Thompson has been very good, to be sure. He won titles... Read More

This year, Curtis Thompson went from being a good javelin thrower to one of the world’s best. He hit a new PR at the Texas Relays and then earned a bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Here is my feature on him for Track & Field News. trackandfieldnews.com/curtis-thomp...

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@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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