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Jess Douglas

@jessdouglas.bsky.social
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Archivist, Baltimore, fast walker. I'm not mad, I'm just probably listening to a book. UMD, MLIS '23.

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austin HELL ray @austinlouisray.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
OH MY BAD THERE IT IS
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 06/06/2026
The awesome power of socialism remains unstoppable on the court.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I assumed Timothée Chalamet was there before they showed him, so I said to nobody, "I don't need to see Timothée Chalamet, I need to see the tall boys in shorts." Then they showed him, and I shouted, "JUST GO BACK TO MARISKA AND CHRIS," and thank god, the cameraperson listened.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Mamdani is going to start an arms race of elected officials actually doing good things for their constituents. It's going to infuriate most Democrats who prefer to tell their voters to fuck off while texting for dollars.
espn.com
Mamdani's $50 World Cup ticket lottery fuels feud with N.J.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that 1,000 tickets costing just $50 will be made available to residents of the city of more than 8 million for the World Cup.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We have spent so much time, money, energy, and brain space on artificial intelligence, and apparently just gave up on Smell-O-Vision.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
😂 This is the same reaction I had when I saw your name listed for a panel discussion at JHU! And then I audibly groaned (at myself) when I realized I would be out of town.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Do it! You’d (maybe) be surprised how desirable your tech skills are/will be as libraries, archives, and museums transition into more digital environments and towards information management over records management. And some jobs will offer tuition remission or reimbursement, so could be a win/win.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
“Don’t tread on me,” except when it’s about giving benefits to low income people living in food deserts surrounded by ultra-processed food options, with limited public transportation options and ever-increasing inflation. Then they want you to tread all over and shame them for eating a doughnut.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I waited 8 years post-undergrad and managed to get archival jobs without it, so I always encourage people to apply to positions to get some experience and be sure it’s what you *really* want. With your experience, you’d qualify for plenty of tech-related jobs digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/
digital-scholarship.org
DigitalKoans – What Is the Sound of One E-Print Downloading?
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
So many thoughts! And yeah, Black librarians are (unfortunately) a rarity, and one of the reasons I decided to get my MLIS—another being the limitations of trying to get positions in libraries/archives without a Master’s. But with web dev experience, you’d probably be an asset even without an MLIS!
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
No big deal, just me casually running into my favorite and Baltimore’s best first grade teacher, MRS. NONA PORTER! I look terrible and she hasn’t aged a day.
A photo of me and my amazing first grade teacher, Mrs. Nona Porter. A photo of me and my amazing first grade teacher, Mrs. Nona Porter.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I ordered one by submitting a 311 request! balt311.baltimorecity.gov/citizen/s/ Scroll down to “others” and find the option for the city calendar.
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citizenWelcome to City of Baltimore !
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Today is the first day of the rest of your… 2025.
A picture of the 2025 Baltimore City DPW calendar, which arrived on March 20, 2025.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Normal Rockwell - THAT’S IT. THERE WE GO. America. War. More America. Also, who did those little Precious Moments figurines that were big in the 90s? Rockwell and Precious Moments: DEI free, bland as hell.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Jackson Pollock - ugh, no—too abstract Andy Warhol - GOD no, haven’t you seen his style? His hair? Don’t you know who he was friends with?! Jeff Koons - …maybe? Is he mocking us? Jean-Michel Basquiat - What the fuck do you think? Of course not. You know why.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I genuinely don’t understand how museums like the Museum of the Americas can exist if they allow this exhibition to be cancelled. Even a list of American men artists barely make the cut. Edward Hopper - too… “urban” Man Ray - too surrealist, too Jewish (and he left for Paris, so he’s a traitor)
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The worst thing about this form of censorship and public erasure is that it exposes institutional priorities that are wholly anathema to their stated missions and ethics. This would have been an amazing exhibition, and this is a pathetic concession to tyranny. hyperallergic.com/992061/show-...
hyperallergic.com
Show on Artists of African Descent Loses Funding Amid Trump DEI Crackdown
The exhibition at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC, would have featured works by Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and African American artists.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Update: thought it was the sequel, turns out it’s the first and I just assumed it was the sequel because it’s so bad.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Thank you! I don’t mind jury duty, but I think this is going to be a slow day. The guessing game of 10 minutes of military sounds and the bluish tint of the tv when the screen came to life were the liveliest moments so far.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Jury duty movie: Avatar 2, which took me about 15 minutes to figure out because the screen wasn’t on (but the sound was) for the first 10 minutes.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall *did* mention Neopol (✅), but *didn’t* mention Sal & Sons (also ✅ because that place is a local treasure with some of the best, most affordable seafood in Baltimore and it must remain a unpublicized not-so-secret spot) www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/thin...
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Where to reel in Baltimore’s delicious fish sandwiches
As a seafood city, it’s only right that Baltimore has some fish sandwich gems.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
🙃
Google Maps screenshot of the southern half of the United States with "Gulf of America" labeled where "Gulf of Mexico" previously was, and a "Gulf of America" location tag and description on the left side of the screen.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I really just cannot brag enough about how good this new @indivisible.org resource on next week's congressional recess is. If you're looking for practical ideas about what you can actually do in this moment, check it out: indivisi.org/muskorus
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Musk or Us Congressional Recess Toolkit
REACH OUT TO INDIVISIBLE ON REGISTER YOUR EVENT ON MOBILIZE NOW Members of the House of Representatives will be back on your home turf from Friday, February 14th, through Sunday, February 23rd, a...
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 13/02/2025
hey by the way a fake right wing consumer group named "Consumer's Research" is pushing the Supreme Court to kill an $8 billion program that brings affordable broadband to schools and poor people
broadbandbreakfast.com
Universal Service Fund a ‘Nightmare’, Says Litigation Foe
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the $8 billion-per-year fund is constitutional.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
It's really dystopian to see how digitizing everything, which was supposed to keep records safe, is instead being used to quickly purge information. We should have known I guess, but cripes.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I'm just noticing Diane Evartt's calico cat pic 😂 this is such a lovely local public history thread
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Larry is a “fully immersed” Ravens fan, especially when Derrick Henry’s on the field.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Vegan Alert: You will literally never want to drink milk again after seeing Solomon’s bathtub spaghetti scene.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Extra extra points because that looks like a Beyond Video case.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
😂 Nick knows all too well
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
“Hey, so sorry for the late notice but I have to leave work early today to dedicate myself to the high school group chat and explaining the intricacies of Baltimore area prep schools and legacy families to all of my ‘only been here for 5-10 years’ friends.”
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I went to school with Luigi’s sisters and if you had told me that little dude would become 2024’s anti capitalist vigilante of the year, I would have… okay honestly, I don’t know where I was going because what the fuck
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
👋🏾🥳
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Or the new-ish Ghostbusters, new-ish Spiderman, or new-ish Annie. They're diversifying, literally (in terms of their collection) and figuratively (in terms of the casting in the newest additions to said collection). That said, there's still about a 60% chance you'll end up watching The Blind Side.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Seeing the Best (and Worst) of Baltimore list brought back to life by the Baltimore Beat is one of the best things to happen in 2024 😭
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Tomorrow’s headline: “Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it ‘was just playing’ and are ‘absolutely not changing anything,’ despite evidence to the contrary.”
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Hyperlocal analogy: Elon Musk : Twitter as Desmond Stinnie : Baltimore City Voters.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Fully convinced that after The Thick of It, In the Loop, Veep, and then Death of Stalin, Armando Iannucci was like, "Well, I've done all I can with political satire... UNLESS 😈"
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Too many people are excited about Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk's rumored consideration of ending Daylight Saving Time because they have lived their whole lives not knowing whether "sad, short days" or "long, sunny, happy days" is Daylight Saving Time. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
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No more daylight saving time? Musk, Ramaswamy muse on ending clock changes.
The “Department of Government Efficiency” may target the century-old practice, the men suggested on social media. It was not immediately clear whether they were serious.
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Holly Croft @hollycroft.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Archives have power because of the information they contain. Maintaining trust in that information is paramount. www2.archivists.org/news/2024/ar...
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Archives Must Be Allowed to Operate Without Political Interference | Society of American Archivists
Society of American Archivists
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Baltimore tried to "borrow" The Philadelphia Portal, but we accidentally turned it on and livestreamed the whole thing, so we just ditched The Portal and took the cones. SUCK IT, PHILLY* *I'm just playing, I love Philly
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Red Emma’s @redemmas.org · 02/12/2024
This is going to be great, don't miss it! ✊
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dr. e. katherine @actualkatherine.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Oh hey! I wrote a thing
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
We love a solid feel-good story with a happy ending
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
P.S.: American Roots likes unions a lot, so if your union is looking for a domestic manufacturer, try them out! americanrootswear.com/pages/union-...
americanrootswear.com
Catalog
This catalog serves as a comprehensive guide to our products, our mission, who we are, and how to get our gear into the hands of your Union members, employees, and customers.  Contact Us today about c...
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
American Roots hoodies, pullovers, etc cost about $80-120, and the company isn’t making huge profits. Rather, they’ve created a sustainable American business that cares about its workers. So yes, it’s Black Friday but remember supply chains, import tariffs, all of the shit we usually ignore.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
But the other thing is people don’t know the cost of fully-domestic manufacturing. Fair wages and benefits, decent working conditions, and unionization are obviously better for American workers. But it all costs a LOT of money! So we go for the cheaper option because we don’t get paid enough either.
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Jess Douglas @jessdouglas.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
The thing is most companies that *say* they’re “American made” are actually just *completed* in America. The parts are imported, meaning some of the labor is imported as well. But American Roots does that from start to finish. Fiber harvesting, dying, sewing—all in the US. americanrootswear.com
americanrootswear.com
American Roots
Customized, American-made, Union-made apparel. 100% American sourced. Whether you're outfitting a crew or gearing up for game day with our women's soccer fan gear, every item is proudly grown, sewn, a...
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