Chris Amico
@chrisamico.bsky.social
Journalist + Developer, working on @documentcloud.org + @muckrock.com. You might know me from: Homicide Watch, USA TODAY Network, Frontline, WBUR, NPR, PBS NewsHour.
https://chrisamico.com/
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I still get value from social media in finding interesting things to read or understanding modern trends/discussions or as a way to observe for various purposes, generally. However, I use it more passively than ever. I am growing more inclined to participate in it less as time goes on.
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I still get value from social media in finding interesting things to read or understanding modern trends/discussions or as a way to observe for various purposes, generally. However, I use it more passively than ever. I am growing more inclined to participate in it less as time goes on.
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
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I wrote about my parasocial jiu-jitsu BFF for the New York Times Magazine: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/m...
The Athlete Trolling His Way Through Jiu-Jitsu’s Culture Wars
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I wrote about my parasocial jiu-jitsu BFF for the New York Times Magazine: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/m...
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[corrected] Turkey facts: Turkeys outnumber humans about 6 to 1 in Minnesota. There are about 32 million turkeys in the state, and around 200 million in the country. The U.S. is responsible for nearly half of the world’s turkeys.
Source: USDA, U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: USDA, U.S. Census Bureau.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
[corrected] Turkey facts: Turkeys outnumber humans about 6 to 1 in Minnesota. There are about 32 million turkeys in the state, and around 200 million in the country. The U.S. is responsible for nearly half of the world’s turkeys.
Source: USDA, U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: USDA, U.S. Census Bureau.
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The holidays remind us that it need not be a moment of exceptional catastrophe to offer others a little help. https://to.pbs.org/3Eusuvh
7 easy ways to give back this holiday season
As the holidays approach, we look at some simple ways to contribute to charitable efforts in your community and bring others a little cheer.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The holidays remind us that it need not be a moment of exceptional catastrophe to offer others a little help. https://to.pbs.org/3Eusuvh
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? (from The Conversation in 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
The botany behind why cranberries became a Thanksgiving staple
Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? (from The Conversation in 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
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November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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follow, read and share beat reporting
Probably gonna regret this but…before you curse all “DC media,” please consider that most of us are just working on our little stories, never mixing with VIPs and horrified by these freaks too
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
follow, read and share beat reporting
We got flurries on Sunday, but nothing measurable.
Unless Boston can get 0.1" with a snow shower on Friday, it will make 7 straight Novembers without measureable snow. Ties the longest stretch on record (2005-2011 also 7 straight).
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We got flurries on Sunday, but nothing measurable.
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You know what we're thankful for? Peer support.
@naseemmiller.bsky.social examines peer support in journalism and offers some takeaways for creating more peer support structure in the field after moderating a panel at the @selfinvestigation.bsky.social's Mental Health in Journalism 2025 summit.
@naseemmiller.bsky.social examines peer support in journalism and offers some takeaways for creating more peer support structure in the field after moderating a panel at the @selfinvestigation.bsky.social's Mental Health in Journalism 2025 summit.
What does peer support in journalism look like: Insights from U.S. and international experts
Establishing a peer support network or becoming a peer supporter is not as complicated as it may sound
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November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You know what we're thankful for? Peer support.
@naseemmiller.bsky.social examines peer support in journalism and offers some takeaways for creating more peer support structure in the field after moderating a panel at the @selfinvestigation.bsky.social's Mental Health in Journalism 2025 summit.
@naseemmiller.bsky.social examines peer support in journalism and offers some takeaways for creating more peer support structure in the field after moderating a panel at the @selfinvestigation.bsky.social's Mental Health in Journalism 2025 summit.
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Just a gentle reminder that holidays should not be stressful and you get to ensure and protect your joy however you need.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just a gentle reminder that holidays should not be stressful and you get to ensure and protect your joy however you need.
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Six months into a partnership between the @transjournalists.org and MuckRock to document the impact of anti-trans federal activities, we’ve filed almost 300 requests.
Here's what we've gotten back. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
Here's what we've gotten back. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
TJA and MuckRock's collaboration hit 300 records requests. Here's what we got back.
Pronouns and nicknames in FDA emails, Medicare coverage changes and more.
www.muckrock.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Six months into a partnership between the @transjournalists.org and MuckRock to document the impact of anti-trans federal activities, we’ve filed almost 300 requests.
Here's what we've gotten back. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
Here's what we've gotten back. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Among the not just acceptable but ideal uses of LLMs is parsing PDFs to liberate useful data from the Adobe jail. @mattwaite.bsky.social demonstrates:
Parsing PDFs with Antigravity – Matt Waite’s Collection of Miscellany
In a word: Gobsmacked.
mattwaite.github.io
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Among the not just acceptable but ideal uses of LLMs is parsing PDFs to liberate useful data from the Adobe jail. @mattwaite.bsky.social demonstrates:
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Quite the pre-Thanksgiving news: Mayor Muriel Bowser will not seek a fourth term in office. That's a huge opening a mayoral race that still doesn't have any major candidates in it, but with possible entries from Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George and At-Large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Quite the pre-Thanksgiving news: Mayor Muriel Bowser will not seek a fourth term in office. That's a huge opening a mayoral race that still doesn't have any major candidates in it, but with possible entries from Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George and At-Large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.
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Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma, worked as a welder in a shipyard during World War II and raised three children, has died. She was 111.
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
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November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma, worked as a welder in a shipyard during World War II and raised three children, has died. She was 111.
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I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
I have nominations. I bet you do, too. #FOIA
The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s time to name and shame: Let us know 2025’s worst transparency offenders with a Foilies nomination!
Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have nominations. I bet you do, too. #FOIA
Strong recommendation for Death by Lightning on Netflix. The cast alone is worth the watch. It's based on Destiny of the Republic, which is the best book you'll read on the Garfield assassination.
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Strong recommendation for Death by Lightning on Netflix. The cast alone is worth the watch. It's based on Destiny of the Republic, which is the best book you'll read on the Garfield assassination.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪