Melody Joy Kramer
@mkramer.bsky.social
engagement + crowdsourcing products ProPublica; librarian, journalist, hyperlocal information ecosystems, public(s) and participation, digital archives, dogs, civic joy, mom, mummer, philly, carrboro north carolina, learning asl!
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Intro: Hello! I’m a librarian and journalist who has also spent time with demographers, Wikipedia, and 18F. I care about hyperlocal information ecosystems, new models of information sharing, the South, digital archiving practices, hound dogs, and walking in the woods without headphones.
I would listen to a lengthy podcast about sports cinematography and the Olympics.
the following drone shot that NBC has for the downhill skiing feels like a paradigm shift in covering the sport. it really changes and lets people see just how fast they're going and how much these guys are just on the razor's edge of complete disaster at all time
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I would listen to a lengthy podcast about sports cinematography and the Olympics.
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Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
working from Lanza’s
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
working from Lanza’s
One of my neighbors is a biologist at UNC and an artist and designs gig posters for visiting lectures: thenode.biologists.com/sciart-profi... (He also makes bird posters.)
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
One of my neighbors is a biologist at UNC and an artist and designs gig posters for visiting lectures: thenode.biologists.com/sciart-profi... (He also makes bird posters.)
I carry an emergency leash and some dog treats in my car’s glove compartment and have actually rescued three dogs running loose over the past 10 years. Comes in handy!
My dog ran away a few weeks ago and I got her back with the help of a guy who was walking by and two people who stopped their cars, one of whom had crackers for bait, the other a person who always carries an “emergency leash” for situations like this
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I carry an emergency leash and some dog treats in my car’s glove compartment and have actually rescued three dogs running loose over the past 10 years. Comes in handy!
Psychosocial factors in population research April 8-9 1980
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Psychosocial factors in population research April 8-9 1980
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“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility 💔💔
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility 💔💔
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NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
topics we have talked about so far:
- what is gambling?
- what is ai?
- why is there so much betting in sports?
- what are energy drinks?
a helpful event for starting conversations with my goofballs.
- what is gambling?
- what is ai?
- why is there so much betting in sports?
- what are energy drinks?
a helpful event for starting conversations with my goofballs.
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
topics we have talked about so far:
- what is gambling?
- what is ai?
- why is there so much betting in sports?
- what are energy drinks?
a helpful event for starting conversations with my goofballs.
- what is gambling?
- what is ai?
- why is there so much betting in sports?
- what are energy drinks?
a helpful event for starting conversations with my goofballs.
8-year-old keeping track of how many ads there are and how much they cost.
data journalism begins now 🤣
data journalism begins now 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
8-year-old keeping track of how many ads there are and how much they cost.
data journalism begins now 🤣
data journalism begins now 🤣
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I got more details about the wildest North Carolina story of the week. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/untold-sto...
The Untold Story of the Guy Who Broke Into a Pizza Shop And Started Selling Pizzas
The news from the Kinston Little Caesars rocketed around the internet this week. A police report and some Facebook posts shed a little more light on what went down.
www.ncrabbithole.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I got more details about the wildest North Carolina story of the week. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/untold-sto...
me: should we bundle the kids up and go to franklin street?
7-year-old: no.
7-year-old: no.
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
me: should we bundle the kids up and go to franklin street?
7-year-old: no.
7-year-old: no.
my children have surrounded themselves with a circle of tar heels paraphernalia.
just passed a bus that had a tiny flashing sign that said “beat dook”
February 8, 2026 at 1:20 AM
my children have surrounded themselves with a circle of tar heels paraphernalia.
I once worked on a big analytics project for a different newsroom and we worked very, very hard to not have takeaways come from raw data - because it would have made us a viral-only outlet. www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/buil...
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I once worked on a big analytics project for a different newsroom and we worked very, very hard to not have takeaways come from raw data - because it would have made us a viral-only outlet. www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/buil...
Highly recommend Point Salad. Excellent fun game - works for 7 and up.
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Highly recommend Point Salad. Excellent fun game - works for 7 and up.
somehow five 8-year-olds are all watching me play nintendo and I am killing it.
a pixel art of mario on a motorcycle
ALT: a pixel art of mario on a motorcycle
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February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
somehow five 8-year-olds are all watching me play nintendo and I am killing it.
Date night: opening ceremonies, Thai food, and a roaming ukulele player.
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Date night: opening ceremonies, Thai food, and a roaming ukulele player.
Planning a family vacation to Omaha - aside from the zoo and the massive park, anything else to see? We love everything.
February 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Planning a family vacation to Omaha - aside from the zoo and the massive park, anything else to see? We love everything.
just passed a bus that had a tiny flashing sign that said “beat dook”
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
just passed a bus that had a tiny flashing sign that said “beat dook”
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When I was in 8th grade I decided to become a journalist and I had a wonderful US history teacher who gave me this book as a gift at the end of the year.
February 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
When I was in 8th grade I decided to become a journalist and I had a wonderful US history teacher who gave me this book as a gift at the end of the year.
playing chopped against my 8-year-old. dessert round begins now.
February 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
playing chopped against my 8-year-old. dessert round begins now.
spouse has started ukulele lessons and practice this week is roam around home while playing ukulele.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
spouse has started ukulele lessons and practice this week is roam around home while playing ukulele.
the blogblog helped increase voter participation in a local election cycle by 30%. maybe a model to replicate!
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
the blogblog helped increase voter participation in a local election cycle by 30%. maybe a model to replicate!
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What we loved about Dan McQuade:
What We Loved About Dan McQuade | Defector
Today is Dan McQuade’s funeral. To celebrate our friend, we wanted to give the people he worked with a place to explain what they loved so much about him. If you would like to support Dan’s widow Jan,...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
What we loved about Dan McQuade: