Nick Loomis

Journalist / repatriated Midwesterner after 14 years in Africa for BBC, others. Not a big poster. Follow back if ur open to Qs

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My latest for @NPRMidwestNews

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"If 30% cuts are enacted across the board, that’s going to really strain a lot of rural systems’ ability to serve their passengers.”

More Nebraskans need rural transportation, but there’s less money to fund it | By @liloomis https://t.co/oDrK8HTazD

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"They’re trying to destroy everything that supports me staying alive and functioning.”

Privatize or downsize the USPS? Rural customers worry either option will hurt them. By @liloomis
https://t.co/r7Vr94EfuC

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ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. So these Missouri activists are stepping up | By @JonathanAhl and @brianmmunoz @stlpublicradio https://t.co/lp5ywxvMT6

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The atmosphere is becoming warmer and retaining more water across the Midwest, leading to heavier downpours. A two-crop system called relay intercropping could help farmers buffer weather whiplash and boost profits.

https://t.co/JoKhXQWG6u

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Nebraska’s bur oak trees have withstood hundreds of years of extreme Nebraska weather and varying pests. But now the trees are dying en masse throughout eastern Nebraska. The cause is hypoxylon canker, which is a common oak tree killer in the south.

https://t.co/9ZEl0Wq84g

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“Ninety-five percent of the people here support Trump — I do, too — but this is wrong.”

Kennett, Missouri residents want to bring their friend Carol Mayorga home. ICE arrested her at her immigration check-in. https://t.co/xdy1uRcYDX

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It's humid in these parts!

What's your best guess for the state with the highest relative humidity so far in 2025?

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I’m looking for people in Nebraska who have benefited from community projects that have received federal funding in the past, or were counting on services from Community Project Funding cut this year. Replying here with lists of projects whose funding was pulled this year.

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I’m looking for people in Iowa who have benefited from community projects that have received federal funding in the past, or were counting on services from Community Project Funding cut this year. Replying here with lists of projects whose funding was pulled this year.

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Great work by my @NebPubMediaNews colleague @PealJolie for this important story. Get comfy... She went all in.

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A Nebraska boy was bullied and called a ‘cotton picker’ and other racist slurs. Now is mother is demanding accountability, taking on the US Dept. of Education.

Reporter @PealJolie @NebPubMediaNews
Photographer @liloomis @NPRMidwestNews

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"A circular problem."

Our investigative reporter @kavahnmansouri spoke about our Unhoused/Unschooled project with @AMartinezLA @NPR this morning.

Take a listen: Midwest schools struggling to serve students experiencing housing instability 1/2

https://t.co/7NXYcXrhUA

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Ils ne se sont pas qualifiés pour les jeux olympiques, mais pour fêter le debut du Breaking aujourd'hui, voici le sujet sur le Power Crew du Sénégal que j'ai fait avec @emelinenn pour @BBC @bbcafrique
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@ricci_sh @oren_sa @makinibrice Can I be your edible insect correspondent?

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