Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#TheLensNola🔍 Georges is speaking of Meta, and how their perception of him impacts his efforts to get AI licensing contracts with the tech giant ✍️ By Drew Hawkins from Gulf States Newsroom, Delaney Nolan and Vivi Smilgius from The Lens Full article 🔗: buff.ly/aAWQX5F 051
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This was genuinely one of the weirdest interactions I've had as a reporter seeking routine comment on a story. Meta's VP of Comms called me -- from his family vacation! -- to push for positive coverage of Meta, and at some point told me "I hope this doesn't sound like a threat" 1145
Reposted by Delaney NolanJordan Hirsch @mrjordanhirsch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Amazing reporting here on Meta’s pr strategy for a mega data center, and the man behind Louisiana’s largest media group. 194
Reposted by Delaney NolanDanny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The ultrawealthy owner of Louisiana's biggest media company—which owns Louisiana's biggest newspaper—is trying to get a deal with Meta AI. Cool. thelensnola.org/2026/09/28/j...thelensnola.orgJohn Georges believes Meta AI deals will ‘save journalism’ — and Louisiana’s largest newspaper | The LensJohn Georges and Meta have developed closer business ties as the Louisiana newspaper owner pursues AI licensing deals, raising questions about sponsored content and journalism. 0177
Reposted by Delaney NolanHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is a great example of the Regional Business Yokel Hangs Himself With His Own Quotes genre. Recommended. Also fuck Walter Isaacson. thelensnola.org/2026/09/28/j...thelensnola.orgJohn Georges believes Meta AI deals will ‘save journalism’ — and Louisiana’s largest newspaper | The LensJohn Georges and Meta have developed closer business ties as the Louisiana newspaper owner pursues AI licensing deals, raising questions about sponsored content and journalism. 06110
Reposted by Delaney NolanHerb Jonesing @thefallon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is an all timer. You have to read the whole thing. 131
Reposted by Delaney NolanKevin Allman @kevinallman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The story some of us have been waiting for a long time. It doesn’t disappoint and there are some jaw-droppers. Kudos to the three reporters who produced it, because the daily can’t. The closer is too perfect, a gift from interviewee to interlocutor. 22711
Reposted by Delaney NolanMockingbird, MPH, CHES @amockingbird.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everyone interested in local newspapers and/or data centers needs to read this. The reporters have done an incredible job. 185
Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#TheLensNola🔍 Georges dismissed concerns from some of his reporters that his embrace of Meta blurs the line between the news and business. ✍️ Drew Hawkins from Gulf States Newsroom, Delaney Nolan and Vivi Smilgius from The Lens Full article 🔗: buff.ly/lmhU66R 3147
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026love 2 work in New Orleans because my editor will be like "sorry for the delay! I was at a funeral" and then sends a video of people dancing in the street 093
Reposted by Delaney NolanDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say 6437311465
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A SpaceX community meeting in Pecan Island, Louisiana, today. People had questions. Story coming soon. 0102
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026About a year ago, after a particular reporting trip, I got too sad for too long. The sad made me sick. During that time, among other symptoms, I would get hives - long red welts - for no apparent reason. Now, when I feel bad or overtired, the hives come back I made myself allergic to feelings...? 250
Reposted by Delaney NolanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that." 10283527985
Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#TheLensNola🔍 Flaws in the plans for the warehouse's fire sprinkler system in the Lower 9 are “so egregious” they should not be permitted, one fire protection expert warned. ✍️ Delaney Nolan Full article 🔗 in bio! #sunrisefoods #firesprinklersystem #lower9 042
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Not worried cuz if AI were really as "intelligent" as humans, it will soon do the most human thing of all (hate itself and slowly unravel) 100
Reposted by Delaney NolanEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/09/2026The Hugging Face Attack was garden-variety cybercrime, wrapped in the faux cloak of science fiction, and someone should go to jail for it. Instead, the media leaves the labs blameless, treating LLMs as an unknowable intelligence versus cloud software. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-alread... 316233
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Trump is in Ireland today. Here is a photo a friend sent me from the anti-Trump protest in Dublin 030
Reposted by Delaney NolanAndrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 01/09/2026"Louisiana’s increase in ICE arrests appears driven in part by (...) 287(g) agreements with local law enforcement. That’s new: a year ago, there were essentially zero (...) This July, over 180 people were arrested by ICE thanks to 287(g) agreements." From @delaneynolan.bsky.socialthelensnola.orgWho is ICE arresting in Louisiana, and where? We broke it down. | The LensLouisiana ICE arrests have reached record highs, with more people without criminal histories detained and local 287(g) agreements helping drive the increase. 074
Reposted by Delaney NolanAnnie Spell @anniespell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026In Louisiana, with help from local law enforcement, ICE is mostly arresting people with no criminal history. Over 180 people were arrested by ICE in Louisiana in July thanks to 287(g) agreements. 078
Reposted by Delaney Nolanerster @ersterz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026New @thelensnola.bsky.social data analysis of ICE arrests in Louisiana. Among the findings: "ICE has arrested and detained only a handful of people with convictions for violent crime, while arresting thousands of people with no criminal history at all." thelensnola.org/2026/08/30/w...thelensnola.orgWho is ICE arresting in Louisiana, and where? We broke it down. | The LensLouisiana ICE arrests have reached record highs, with more people without criminal histories detained and local 287(g) agreements helping drive the increase. 074
Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 30/08/2026#TheLensNola🔍 ICE arrests in Louisiana have reached record highs, as more people without criminal histories are being detained. ✍️ Delaney Nolan Read full article in bio #ICE #arrest #louisiana 0916
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Cleaning up some data for a story. Top ICE misspellings of New Orleans: New Oreans New Orelans New Orlenans New Orleabs New Orlens 1115
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"I just don't know how this copy got so long," I say to my editor, as I slowly put on a hot dog costume 050
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Added a signature to my work email and I beleive that means I've finally entered adulthood 020
Reposted by Delaney NolanMississippi Today @mississippitoday.org · 22/08/2026Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford, brought in last fall for his “firm, fair and focused” leadership style, routinely used racist slurs in private text conversations with a colleague, reporters for Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times have learned. ow.ly/uKKY50ZCKKA 066
Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 21/08/2026#TheLensNola🔍 Former Maryland acting field office director Vernon Liggins knew he was violating a court order, the court finds. ✍️ Delaney Nolan Full story 🔗: thelensnola.org/2026/08/21/l... #baltimore #iceofficial #courtorderviolation 043
Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 19/08/2026#TheLensNola🔍 Louisiana judge will decide Wednesday whether to charge ICE officials with contempt for flouting his orders releasing an unlawfully detained Ethiopian man. ✍️ Delaney Nolan Read article: thelensnola.org/2026/08/18/i... #iceenforcement #unlawfuldetainment #louisiana 172
Reposted by Delaney NolanPolychrome @hyalopterous.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Things the Appalachian Mountains are older than: Sharks Saturn's rings The Atlantic Ocean Bones 538449
Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Friday, The Lens sued GOHSEP to release its contract with ICE establishing immigrant detention wing in Angola. GOHSEP called the document "proprietary." But government contract terms aren't trade secrets. Grateful to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for support. 0149
Reposted by Delaney NolanPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Wow. In the 18 toss-up House districts: "92% of Black voters and 75% of Hispanic voters were less likely to back a candidate who strongly supports Israel and continuing U.S. military aid. 61% of moderates were less likely to support a pro-Israel candidate, compared to just 33% who were more likely." 836792
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 30/07/202674% of Harris voters believe the US should arrest Netanyahu. That is higher than the % of US voters who believe in democracy 041
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026New landlord is raising my rent 30%. In the fastest-shrinking metro area in the country. Where is this all gonna lead us. 331
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Extremely validating time to be a lettuce hater Abolish lettuce 030
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Just saw a child having the best day of his life in Mexico City 0121
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I am not a sports scientist or whatever but I am pretty sure Mexico won the world cup 1040359
Reposted by Delaney NolanKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026no one wants to consider my insane pitch which is to eliminate timezones across the planet so we’re all on the exact same time and force everyone to change their conception of what a day is 6205352501
Reposted by Delaney NolanThe Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 12/07/2026#TheLensNola🔍 As witnesses from Baton Rouge join a federal lawsuit, a Louisiana immigration judge instructs her staff to allow the public to observe court hearings. Denials were never court policy… ✍️ Delaney Nolan and Katy Reckdahl Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/1zqXc44 063
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Here in Mexico City the first few trains of the metro are reserved for women and children. It feels amazing to look around a crowded public place and see only women. And I gebuinely think the experience of feeling relaxed in my body during crowded public transport has done something good to my brain 1876882
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026This game is ridiculous. Why does Haaland, the largest player, not simply eat the other team 1164
Reposted by Delaney NolanAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If Other Jobs Were Like US Senator www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... 163195693
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Ah! Absolutely. You'll be fitter, happier, AND more productive. Comfortable -- but not drinking too much. Fond -- but not in love. And yeah, you're still kissing with saliva. The best part? You're a pig, in a cage, on antibiotics 020
Delaney Nolan @delaneynolan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026[Announcer voice] The US seeing whats it's never seen before...consequences 020
Reposted by Delaney Nolans. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 23/06/2026ICE detainees in Louisiana are sitting for YEARS, caught in endless limbo.boltsmag.org“Stuck in Purgatory”: ICE Detention in Louisiana Can Stretch on for Years - BoltsLouisiana has more ICE lockups than almost any other state. Now as a surge in habeas petitions overloads courts, people are held “unfathomably” long without recourse. 014793