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!
🌈 melodykramer.github.io
🌈 melodykramer.github.io
Pinned
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.
Reposted by Melody Joy Kramer
Don't miss @propublica.org's @micarosenberg.bsky.social on @vox.com's Today Explained podcast discussing 3rd country deportations under the Trump administration podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Deported to a country you've never heard of
Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 01/07/2026 · 26m
podcasts.apple.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Don't miss @propublica.org's @micarosenberg.bsky.social on @vox.com's Today Explained podcast discussing 3rd country deportations under the Trump administration podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Hello! I would like to become fluent in ASL pretty quickly. Is the best way to take classes at the local community college or is there more immersion out there for working people? (We want everyone in the house to be fluent.)
Thank you! Happy to DM.
Thank you! Happy to DM.
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Hello! I would like to become fluent in ASL pretty quickly. Is the best way to take classes at the local community college or is there more immersion out there for working people? (We want everyone in the house to be fluent.)
Thank you! Happy to DM.
Thank you! Happy to DM.
Reposted by Melody Joy Kramer
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
hello!
January 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
hello!
chapel chill ice cream flight.
- golden milk, ube, pistachio, cinnamon cardamom.
- golden milk, ube, pistachio, cinnamon cardamom.
January 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
chapel chill ice cream flight.
- golden milk, ube, pistachio, cinnamon cardamom.
- golden milk, ube, pistachio, cinnamon cardamom.
Hundreds of people marching in Carrboro.
January 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Hundreds of people marching in Carrboro.
have ordered three more since this posting and my spouse has now said this project is over. 🤣🤣 thank you all.
hi i covered my car in jazz bumper stickers and am looking for more. i have these
please help i want to be the weirdest mom in carrboro
please help i want to be the weirdest mom in carrboro
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
have ordered three more since this posting and my spouse has now said this project is over. 🤣🤣 thank you all.
Reposted by Melody Joy Kramer
18 years ago, we started ProPublica to do hard-hitting, rigorous journalism that exposes wrongdoing and injustice.
If you have a tip related to the Trump administration, we want to hear it.
Here's how to contact our reporters securely: www.propublica.org/tips/
If you have a tip related to the Trump administration, we want to hear it.
Here's how to contact our reporters securely: www.propublica.org/tips/
January 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
18 years ago, we started ProPublica to do hard-hitting, rigorous journalism that exposes wrongdoing and injustice.
If you have a tip related to the Trump administration, we want to hear it.
Here's how to contact our reporters securely: www.propublica.org/tips/
If you have a tip related to the Trump administration, we want to hear it.
Here's how to contact our reporters securely: www.propublica.org/tips/
one goofball is going to the unc-wake forest game tonight with a pal. the other is going to a sleepover.
our plans are to make avocado toast and read in silence.
our plans are to make avocado toast and read in silence.
a woman says " what a night " while talking to two other women
ALT: a woman says " what a night " while talking to two other women
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
one goofball is going to the unc-wake forest game tonight with a pal. the other is going to a sleepover.
our plans are to make avocado toast and read in silence.
our plans are to make avocado toast and read in silence.
just discovered that there are arcade auctions and they have preview nights the night before the auction to try out the arcade games and i think i may have just found a free version of chuck e. cheese
January 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
just discovered that there are arcade auctions and they have preview nights the night before the auction to try out the arcade games and i think i may have just found a free version of chuck e. cheese
hi i covered my car in jazz bumper stickers and am looking for more. i have these
please help i want to be the weirdest mom in carrboro
please help i want to be the weirdest mom in carrboro
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
hi i covered my car in jazz bumper stickers and am looking for more. i have these
please help i want to be the weirdest mom in carrboro
please help i want to be the weirdest mom in carrboro
every community deserves a blogblog.
January 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
every community deserves a blogblog.
Reposted by Melody Joy Kramer
"Wer'e too close to the debris": A stunning data viz showing how SpaceX rockets put passenger planes at risk, by @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
"Wer'e too close to the debris": A stunning data viz showing how SpaceX rockets put passenger planes at risk, by @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
Terry is going on Colbert tonight - this is a photo I took of them when she went on some years back. It always makes me laugh. (He was on a chair.)
January 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Terry is going on Colbert tonight - this is a photo I took of them when she went on some years back. It always makes me laugh. (He was on a chair.)
tomorrow I’m picking up an Oxford English Dictionary with a magnifying glass from a neighbor who saw my request on this platform.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
tomorrow I’m picking up an Oxford English Dictionary with a magnifying glass from a neighbor who saw my request on this platform.
this is my favorite bot
January 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
this is my favorite bot
Reposted by Melody Joy Kramer
And now three measles cases just announced
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
And now three measles cases just announced
i wish everyone could go work at a population research center for a few years. it really helps the way i think about things, particularly involving large groups of people and/or data.
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
i wish everyone could go work at a population research center for a few years. it really helps the way i think about things, particularly involving large groups of people and/or data.
a cool job, somewhat-ish similar to mine!
Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
a cool job, somewhat-ish similar to mine!
I’m curious if there are any albums or tracks you are really enjoying these days. My “background music” is getting stale and I can’t listen to podcasts and concentrate - so would love some new musical choices. (I listen to everything - jazz, rap, Broadway, classical, whatever)
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I’m curious if there are any albums or tracks you are really enjoying these days. My “background music” is getting stale and I can’t listen to podcasts and concentrate - so would love some new musical choices. (I listen to everything - jazz, rap, Broadway, classical, whatever)
the card catalog now has lego sets on top 🤣🤣
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 AM
the card catalog now has lego sets on top 🤣🤣
The only Animal Crossing discourse I want to engage in is why I owe 2 million bells to a raccoon who appears to be extorting me for additional storage capabilities. (Yes, I am late to this game and still need apples and oranges, if you are still playing and want to invite me to your island!!) 🏝️
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The only Animal Crossing discourse I want to engage in is why I owe 2 million bells to a raccoon who appears to be extorting me for additional storage capabilities. (Yes, I am late to this game and still need apples and oranges, if you are still playing and want to invite me to your island!!) 🏝️
thank you. two people have reached out, locally, with dictionaries to borrow. sometimes social media is awesome. 🥰
weird question, but does anyone have an unabridged print edition of the oxford english dictionary that my family could borrow for a few weeks?
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
thank you. two people have reached out, locally, with dictionaries to borrow. sometimes social media is awesome. 🥰
weird question, but does anyone have an unabridged print edition of the oxford english dictionary that my family could borrow for a few weeks?
January 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM
weird question, but does anyone have an unabridged print edition of the oxford english dictionary that my family could borrow for a few weeks?