Jessi Murray
@jessimurray.bsky.social
I’m a Chief Product Officer in civic tech with a focus on equity and meeting people where they are. I have cute corgi and too many hobbies. Former progressive challenger. Personal account
MA > WA > MA again
MA > WA > MA again
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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keep stepping bro
NEW: Saying he's "deeply ashamed," former Harvard President Larry Summers is “stepping back from public commitments” amid fallout over his communications with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. on.nbcboston.com/koZJFGc
Former Harvard president ‘stepping back from public commitments' amid Epstein fallout
Former Harvard President Larry Summers says he’s “stepping back from public commitments” amid fallout over revelations about his communications with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
on.nbcboston.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
keep stepping bro
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THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
It’s like they saw how creepy the Furby was as a challenge to surpass
"Children’s toymaker FoloToy says it’s pulling its AI-powered teddy bear “Kumma” after a safety group found that the cuddly companion was giving wildly inappropriate and even dangerous responses, including tips on how to find and light matches, and detailed explanations about sexual kinks"
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It’s like they saw how creepy the Furby was as a challenge to surpass
I call this, “tell me you have adhd without telling me you have adhd”
Subtitle “these were four separate purchases”
Subtitle “these were four separate purchases”
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I call this, “tell me you have adhd without telling me you have adhd”
Subtitle “these were four separate purchases”
Subtitle “these were four separate purchases”
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some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops:
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
Blue Diamond
Bob's Red Mill
Land O'Lakes
Tillamook
Welch's
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My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
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This is the sort of thing that procurement rules are meant to prevent. Those rules can make things slow and unwieldy in government, but reflect how politicized our system is. Other rich countries have figured out that a less politicized system lowers the risks of corruption.
First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is the sort of thing that procurement rules are meant to prevent. Those rules can make things slow and unwieldy in government, but reflect how politicized our system is. Other rich countries have figured out that a less politicized system lowers the risks of corruption.
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I sometimes wonder if my sense of reality has been skewed by being so online. I go out and I encounter people living an entirely different timeline and with *no idea* about any of the things that feel so catastrophic to me and I can’t help but wonder if it’s me and I’ve gone insane
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I sometimes wonder if my sense of reality has been skewed by being so online. I go out and I encounter people living an entirely different timeline and with *no idea* about any of the things that feel so catastrophic to me and I can’t help but wonder if it’s me and I’ve gone insane
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Black-capped Chickadee
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Black-capped Chickadee
Realized this week that I was conflating Homelander and Outlander.
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Realized this week that I was conflating Homelander and Outlander.
The last winter I was in Seattle a car got stuck in the snow by my apartment during a storm. Three guys from Boston somehow materialized around me and I enjoyed the feeling of home as the 4 of us tried to get the car unstuck while they heckled the driver “have you ever even driven in the snow?” Etc
Ngl, this whole thread makes me want to visit Boston and get verbally abused by the nicest people. imgur.com/gallery/bost...
Bostonians; kind but not nice.
Discover topics like boston, tumblr, kind but not nice, Storytime, i love people, and the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jo...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The last winter I was in Seattle a car got stuck in the snow by my apartment during a storm. Three guys from Boston somehow materialized around me and I enjoyed the feeling of home as the 4 of us tried to get the car unstuck while they heckled the driver “have you ever even driven in the snow?” Etc
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
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Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
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boston sent vital assistance following the 1917 halifax harbor explosion (so awful it killed 1700 people), and as thanks, nova scotia has sent us a christmas tree every year. it’s a nice little tradition. this is the first time the boston mayor visited to retrieve it in person
In Canada, Wu helps chop down Boston's Christmas tree
Mayor Michelle Wu spent three days in Nova Scotia, saying she wanted to affirm Boston's relationship with Canada amid antagonism from the Trump administration.
www.boston.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
boston sent vital assistance following the 1917 halifax harbor explosion (so awful it killed 1700 people), and as thanks, nova scotia has sent us a christmas tree every year. it’s a nice little tradition. this is the first time the boston mayor visited to retrieve it in person
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I made this cake last night and it was basically everything I wanted in an apple cake. Thank you, @jessimurray.bsky.social!
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I made this cake last night and it was basically everything I wanted in an apple cake. Thank you, @jessimurray.bsky.social!
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One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Turns out, also elect a progressive that takes public transport! Congrats to Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson!
Alright, we got Mayor Wu, Mayor Mamdani… what’s Seattle gonna do?
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Turns out, also elect a progressive that takes public transport! Congrats to Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson!
I was lucky enough to witness Pasta’s 400th (and 401st) goals tonight with @jpbruinsfan.bsky.social — here’s the big group hug after number 400. #NHLBruins #BostonBruins
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I was lucky enough to witness Pasta’s 400th (and 401st) goals tonight with @jpbruinsfan.bsky.social — here’s the big group hug after number 400. #NHLBruins #BostonBruins
I’ve refused to upgrade from my iPhone 13 mini because it’s the perfect size for my hands and for my (lady clothes) pockets, but I do miss having a separate headphone jack (mostly for flights when I want to charge while listening to stuff)
No one cares about a thin phone.
Now try a smaller phone with a headphone jack.
gizmodo.com/iphone-air-2...
Now try a smaller phone with a headphone jack.
gizmodo.com/iphone-air-2...
The iPhone Air 2 Might Already Be DOA
Well, that was fast.
gizmodo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I’ve refused to upgrade from my iPhone 13 mini because it’s the perfect size for my hands and for my (lady clothes) pockets, but I do miss having a separate headphone jack (mostly for flights when I want to charge while listening to stuff)
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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