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Merrie Monteagudo

@merriemont.bsky.social

Archivist and adjunct professor. I'm fond of reading, hiking, tea, and independent journalism. All opinions are my own.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · last wk.

BREAKING: A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment when it used security-related justification to revoke the legal status of students who expressed views it didn't like. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Jorie Graham @joriegraham.bsky.social · 3w ago

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more

Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows

theguardian.com

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 3w ago

This isn't a new observation, but working on this underscored for me yet again how easy it is to spread misinfo, and how labor-intensive it is to debunk it. Determining that a stat about miscarriage (ctrl-F the story for "104 women") was wrong took minutes. Explaining in clear English took hours.

Covid Vaccines Are Not Linked to Miscarriage. Here’s How We Know. (Gift Article)

Prominent Republicans and others have falsely claimed this week that the shots are linked, despite years of data showing they are safe.

nytimes.com

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 4w ago

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? Unmatched bolts, nuts or screws of unknown origin

Matthew J Kuiper@matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · 4w ago

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? A half used tube of super glue (now dried up)

Adam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · last mo.

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · last mo.

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

chart showing 280k pr specialists to 40k 'news analysts, reporters, and journalists'

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The muppets playing Seven Nation Army at the Word Cup halftime show was the best.

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Great photo

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 3mo ago

Undercover cops. Police officers dressed as mascots of the FIFA World Cup arrest a suspect during an undercover operation into drug trafficking in Lima, Peru 📸 Hugo Curotto Olaechea / PERU NATIONAL POLICE

JAWS (Journalism & Women Symposium)@womenjournos.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Early bird registration for #JAWSCAMP2026 ends July 1! Register for the conference and book your room in our discounted room block: www.jaws.org/jawscamp2026

Andrew Ba Tran @abtran.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We've cleaned up (or attempted to) and released 1,460 ICE use-of-force incident narratives, dates, and participants, including regional divisions, facilities, and law enforcement agencies. There are more stories to be told with this data. github.com/wpinvestigat...

GitHub - wpinvestigative/ice-reports

Contribute to wpinvestigative/ice-reports development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 5mo ago

Hey, has anyone visited TRAC Immigration and looked up asylum denial rates in US immigration courts? October 2000-January 2025: 56% of cases denied February-November 2025: 75% denied December 2025: 84% January 2026: 91% February 2026: 95% tracreports.org/phptools/imm...

Jan-15 45.4%
Feb-15 52.4%
Mar-15 51.0%
Apr-15 49.8%
May-15 48.0%
Jun-15 47.6%
Jul-15 49.5%
Aug-15 54.8%
Sep-15 53.1%
Oct-15 52.1%
Nov-15 52.8%
Dec-15 53.3%
Jan-16 57.2%
Feb-16 58.3%
Mar-16 56.7%
Apr-16 54.2%
May-16 55.3%
Jun-16 51.9%
Jul-16 56.9%
Aug-16 56.6%
Sep-16 50.3%
Oct-16 56.2%
Nov-16 55.6%
Dec-16 55.1%
Jan-17 56.3%
Feb-17 59.4%
Mar-17 60.3%
Apr-17 59.4%
May-17 59.9%
Jun-17 61.7%
Jul-17 65.9%
Aug-17 64.2%
Sep-17 63.0%
Oct-17 63.5%
Nov-17 62.3%
Dec-17 63.7%
Jan-18 62.0%
Feb-18 64.5%
Mar-18 64.5%
Apr-18 61.8%
May-18 64.6%
Jun-18 66.9%
Jul-18 68.6%
Aug-18 67.6%
Sep-18 68.0%
Oct-18 68.5%
Nov-18 66.5%
Dec-18 67.7%
Jan-19 74.1%
Feb-19 68.1%
Mar-19 69.8%
Apr-19 68.4%
May-19 65.1%
Jun-19 66.0%
Jul-19 65.7%
Aug-19 68.3%
Sep-19 68.5%
Oct-19 69.5%
Nov-19 67.7%
Dec-19 67.0%
Jan-20 69.5%
Feb-20 70.7%
Mar-20 69.3%
Apr-20 61.0%
May-20 63.7%
Jun-20 66.3%
Jul-20 59.7%
Aug-20 55.7%
Sep-20 63.6%
Oct-20 63.0%
Nov-20 64.9%
Dec-20 65.4%
Jan-21 62.9%
Feb-21 56.7%
Mar-21 56.4%
Apr-21 58.7%
May-21 61.4%
Jun-21 55.3%
Jul-21 43.7%
Aug-21 45.8%
Sep-21 47.2%
Oct-21 49.3%
Nov-21 44.4%
Dec-21 44.4%
Jan-22 46.7%
Feb-22 51.7%
Mar-22 49.7%
Apr-22 43.8%
May-22 41.2%
Jun-22 45.8%
Jul-22 52.7%
Aug-22 55.5%
Sep-22 54.0%
Oct-22 52.7%
Nov-22 50.6%
Dec-22 46.8%
Jan-23 47.1%
Feb-23 49.8%
Mar-23 47.8%
Apr-23 49.7%
May-23 45.8%
Jun-23 45.6%
Jul-23 45.2%
Aug-23 43.4%
Sep-23 42.9%
Oct-23 44.2%
Nov-23 45.5%
Dec-23 46.5%
Jan-24 47.9%
Feb-24 46.4%
Mar-24 47.5%
Apr-24 49.3%
May-24 50.8%
Jun-24 50.8%
Jul-24 52.1%
Aug-24 56.6%
Sep-24 59.2%
Oct-24 59.1%
Nov-24 62.0%
Dec-24 60.3%
Jan-25 64.1%
Feb-25 71.2%
Mar-25 73.0%
Apr-25 75.1%
May-25 75.4%
Jun-25 72.0%
Jul-25 73.9%
Aug-25 74.8%
Sep-25 78.3%
Oct-25 78.8%
Nov-25 78.2%
Dec-25 84.4%
Jan-26 90.5%
Feb-26 94.7%

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Why does this seem ominous right now?

Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Automatic registration of men potentially eligible for the military draft will take effect by December. Learn more: www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... #Flashes

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Is this happening in San Diego? @andrewdyer.bsky.social

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”@ryanjreilly.com · 5mo ago

"ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps."

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Mushroom Rocks State Park and Buffalo Track Canyon.

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Elizabeth Biggs @elizabethbiggs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit? They look so cool! beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Two Working LEGO Printing Presses | LEGO® Ideas

The development of mechanical printing changed how ideas move through the world. Once text and images could be printed rather than copied by hand, knowledge was…

beta.ideas.lego.com

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The first confirmed fatalities in Trump's illegal War on Iran: Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FA Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NE Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MN Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, IA

Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 6mo ago

I just threw together a website visualizing this ICE contract data! You can browse through the companies and their contracts, and filter them by state micahflee.github.io/ice-contracts/

DHS Contracts Explorer

micahflee.github.io

Micah Lee@micahflee.com · 6mo ago

DHS's Office of Industry Partnership was hacked by a group called "Department of Peace" and info about ICE contracts with over 6,000 companies is now published on @ddosecrets.org! Enjoy 🧊🔨 ddosecrets.org/article/ice-...

Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 6mo ago

The Boston Globe won't print a paper for February 24 delivery due to the blizzard, the first time executives canceled a print edition in its 153-year history (Aidan Ryan/The Boston Globe) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 7mo ago

But war is pain, and hate is woe.

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The “Twizzles” in ice dancing, like the Wiggles on the trail to Angels Landing, have the kind of cheery nickname that wildly understates the ordeal.

Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The Minnesota Star Tribune is hiring an investigative reporter — it's an incredibly important time for this kind of journalism (like, no doy). Apply here: recruiting2.ultipro.com/STA1013/JobB...

recruiting2.ultipro.com

CalMatters @calmatters.org · 7mo ago

Immigration arrests surge by 1,500% in San Diego: 'I feel the temperature rising' Immigration agents escalated their presence in San Diego in the second half of 2025, where they made hundreds of arrests as part of President Trump's crackdown.

Immigration arrests surge by 1,500% in San Diego: 'I feel the temperature rising'

Immigration agents escalated their presence in San Diego in the second half of 2025, where they made hundreds of arrests as part of President Trump's crackdown.

bit.ly

Kristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

I grew up with Alex Pretti

The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

theverge.com

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This sounds like a great partnership

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source)@kcur.org · 8mo ago

The Kansas City Star has collaborated with the Kansas City Public Library to launch an online database of its pre-digital era photo archives. Anyone can search through the archives at KCStarPhotos.org.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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...

Pew Research Center is seeking a Data Archivist to support our commitment to open science and data transparency. This newly created role will play a key part in enhancing the accessibility, usability, and reproducibility of our research data while continuing to protect the privacy and identity of our survey participants.

As Data Archivist, you will lead efforts to create and implement best practices for preparing, documenting, and disseminating datasets. These best practices should maximize FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles while minimizing disclosure risk. You will work across teams to ensure our data is well-organized and thoroughly documented.

You will serve as an internal advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are not only accurate and comprehensive but also easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.

This is a full-time, Pew Research Center position. The position is funded by an external grant and limited to a two-year term.

Primary Responsibilities

Develop optimization procedures to improve discoverability of our datasets on internal and external platforms

Develop and maintain standards to improve accessibility of our microdata and tab plans by changing/adding formats and/or adding documentation

Identify metadata documentation best practices and a process to implement those best practices at the Center

Work with Legal to evaluate most appropriate license to publicly share the Center's survey data, including Creative Common options

Identify and correct processing inefficiencies in our data publication process

Sit on the internal Disclosure Risk Taskforce

Document analytical decisions and code to support transparency and replicability, including the development of a RACI chart for publishing code to recreate derived variables that are used in reports but are not included in the microdata

Manage/create merged time series datasets for select Center datasets

Identify a process for internally archiving data and projects that are no longer in active use

Identify and implement a process to assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to microdata

Prepare and upload public-facing datasets and restricted-use datasets for external sharing.

Train staff on FAIR principles and best practices in data archiving.

Education/Training/Experience

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in library sciences, organizational management, or a related field.

5-7 years of experience with data archiving, database management, or survey research. This may include graduate training at the MA/PhD level or equivalent experience in an applied setting.

At least 3-5 years of experience applying FAIR and open science principles.

Background in social science research or data curation.

Experience in data management, archiving, or research support.

Familiarity with FAIR principles, Creative Common licensing, data privacy principles, and exposure risk.

Proficiency in metadata standards and documentation tools.

Experience managing research projects, including working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Experience with statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Stata) and reproducible research workflows.

Knowledge, Skill and Workplace Requirements

Strong organizational and communication skills.

Detail oriented with exacting standards to maintain accuracy and impartiality in all work products.

Ability to work independently to carry out special projects from start to finish.

Ability to balance numerous tasks simultaneously.

Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with other team members, as well as with staff from other Pew Research Center teams.

Ability to balance competing priorities and identify optimal solutions

FLSA Status: Exempt

Compensation: Starting salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $100,000 - $120,000.

Hybrid Work Schedule: Pew Research Center staff are required to be present in the Center’s Washington, D.C., office three core days weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). Staff may work virtually from remote locations on other days in a typical work week.

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 10mo ago

’Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world.

Merrie Monteagudo @merriemont.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Digital news sites being bypassed by AI summaries will make this even worse.

Nieman Lab@niemanlab.org · 10mo ago

“Digital news sites don’t come close to replacing the number of newspapers and journalism jobs being lost.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/in-m...

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 11mo ago

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory

An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC

bbc.co.uk

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · last yr.

KING EDWARD Now, messenger, what letters or what news From France? POST My sovereign liege, no letters