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Justin Myers@justinmyers.net |
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Journalist, tinkerer, crocheter, šØā¬šŖā¬, dad. Married to @juliajrh.bsky.social.
Interactives editor, Chicago Sun-Times.
More active on Mastodon: mastodon.sdf.org/@myersjustinc
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Justin Myers
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Made in the image of a God who defies all categorization.
Proud to have been in the #Chicago #Pride parade yesterday with Church of the Three Crosses and the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches!
#nonbinary #UnitedMethodist #UnitedChurchOfChrist #christianity
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Justin Myers
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Thanks so much! š„° Once Monday's filing deadline is behind us (along with a different project's release tomorrow), we'll be building it out with quite a bit more detail.
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Justin Myers
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About to board United #UA1062 LAS-ORD! Had a great (if quick) visit for #ewa24, including speaking about people knowing more than they give themselves credit forāand, of course, seeing friends old and new. Onward toward home!
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Anil Dash
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Recently, I began writing about what Iāve learned about how systems work. For example, if you were struck by @adamserwer.bsky.socialās formulation of āthe cruelty is the pointā, itās because it revealed a system with an intentional, if horrifying, output. The purpose of a system is what it does.
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Justin Myers
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Boarded United #UA2440 ORD-LAS for #ewa24! Haven't made it to EWA before, so excited for thatāand don't think I've been to Vegas since #snd08. Looking forward to seeing folks there!
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Justin Myers
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Whoa, congratulations!
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Gender Census
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The 11th annual international Gender Census 2024 is now open until at least 13th June 2024!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
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Justin Myers
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And at the Sun-Times, Jesse Howe got a second-place National Headliner Award last week for a package on extremism among Chicago police officersāwork thatās still ripple effects even now!
www.headlinerawards.org/2024-online/
Jesseās also up for some Lisagor awards; weāll know more on Friday!
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Justin Myers
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So, so proud of my teamsāalways, but especially this week.
On my AP data team, @sharonlurye.bsky.social is a Pulitzer finalist for covering the pandemicās effects on public K-12 students:
www.pulitzer.org/finalists/bi...
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šµšøMartin āDoomsdayā Pfeifferš³ļøāš
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To be clear, this is about the same percent of people in USA who have been in the military. More than the percent of redheads, more than double the population of people who identified to Pew as Jewish in 2020, & about the same percent of population who are āAsian adultsā in 2021 (Pew again).
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Justin Myers
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And a very practical and relevant one!
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stacy-marie ishmael
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whoās done the most interesting research on the policy / institutional equivalent of āthe innovatorās dilemmaā, ie that policies and institutions are almost by definition unable to adequately keep up with deliberate attempts to dismantle the prevailing norms upon which they rely
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Justin Myers
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And now the return: Boarding United #UA415 MXP-ORD! Had a wonderful time away to celebrate with @juliajrh.bsky.social, but Iāll be glad for us to be back in our own bed and to see the little one.
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Justin Myers
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About to board United #UA416 ORD-MXP! Excited to be traveling to Italy for the first time, and excited to be celebrating (belatedly) @juliajrh.bsky.socialās and my 10th wedding anniversary!
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Justin Myers
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(In hindsight, I eventually realized my disproportionate admiration for the gender-neutral usage of "Sir" across the board in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica was a bit of a sign I might not have been entirely cis. š)
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Justin Myers
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Depends a bit on your overall personality, but I think the two I've received most often (I usually aim for androgynous presentation) are "boss" and "chief". "Friend" (or the British "mate"), "pal", etc. can work for some, too. All are a bit less formal than what you're asking about, though.
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it's gita time
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I just went on a walk with my very patient husband and ranted about this at length but: the emphasis on personal choice in terms of covid safety has led to this situation where people think that youāre wearing a mask AT them
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Justin Myers
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Definitely 5 or 7 at this point.
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Justin Myers
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āFreedom is easy to imagine when it is the freedom to do as youāre told. ā¦ [ā#Trans people] are busy taking charge of their own creation. They may not change the world, but they will certainly change _themselves_.ā
Sounds like the story of my 2023āand, implicitly, of the decades preceding it.
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ex-Lethality Jane
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The hill I will die on is that this is not a digital problem. We don't send younger kids out to play by themselves anymore for fear of kidnapping/CPS, and those kids become teens who don't do it either. There's also a loss of third spaces for teens. Even the freaking malls require chaperones.
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Justin Myers
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Boarded United #UA248 (BWI-ORD)!
Hectic week, but _so_ thoroughly enjoyed seeing friends, colleagues and co-conspirators at #NICAR24.
I laughed, I cried, I sang, I ate, I learned, I shared. What more could I ask for?
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Justin Myers
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Starting now in Harborside D at #NICAR24: Undercovered stories about trans communities!
A great panel lineup here, including yours truly! Come by if you're interested!
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Justin Myers
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Important point by @propublica.bsky.socialās Haru Coryne and Sophie Chou at #NICAR24:
When reporting on racial disparities, we _inevitably_ have to grapple with specific social and moral values.
This type of problem is all about balancing concerns! You canāt āobjectivityā your way out of it.
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Mindy McAdams
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Think about the tool in terms of limits. What can't it do?
Also the limits of journalism, ethics: How far am I willing to take this?
From @jeffhargarten.bsky.social at #nicar24
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Justin Myers
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Iāll also be teaching at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, in a repeat section of @leonyin.orgās class: āFindings and using undocumented APIsā.
Whether itās your first #NICAR, your 30th or somewhere in between, Iād love to see you there!
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Iāll be: ā¢ Part of a panel at 2:15 p.m.: āUndercovered stories about trans communitiesā ā¢ Assisting a class at 3:30 p.m.: āRegular expressions: Puzzling out clean dataā ā¢ Giving a lightning talk at 5 p.m.: āYour Own Worst Enemy: How to organize your work so your future self wonāt hate youā (3/4)
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Justin Myers
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Iāll be around through Saturday night (and even a few hours past the #DaylightSavingTime change š¤¦š¼), but if you want to hear me attempt to convey useful information, your best bet is Friday afternoon!
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Justin Myers
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Boarding United #UA1963 ORD-BWI!
Looking forward to an especially packed #nicar24 (and my first journalism conference after leaving Twitter).
If youāll be in Baltimore, say hi!
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Justin Myers
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Hadn't yet worked directly with Fazil, but we'd talked a few times during his job search. I know he had a lot of excitement and promise and was enjoying things in New York. Gutted to hear he's gone so soon.
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Trans Journalists Association
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These resources will help journalists take care to avoid making assumptions or spreading misinformation about both the victims and the causes of violence, especially while information is still emerging.Ā
www.transjournalists.org/resources-fo...
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Justin Myers
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson came Monday to meet with the @suntimes.bsky.social editorial boardāand left without a word when we said his answers would be on the record.
It's a symptom of a larger problem, our own Fran Spielman says.
chicago.suntimes.com/brandonjohns...
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Justin Myers
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From my @suntimes.bsky.social colleagues, a great look at pÄ
czki-making for your Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday/PÄ
czki Day:
chicago.suntimes.com/taste/2024/2...
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Justin Myers
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This is today! āš¼
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Defense in depth! (Also can't miss a vein if you're administering it through a port, for that matterā¦)
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Justin Myers
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Fascinating!
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Justin Myers
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For sure. (And considering I was watching these precautions being taken for the sake of my own child, I was especially appreciative myself! š )
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Justin Myers
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For sure, but considering the alternativeā¦ (cw: central nervous systems having a Bad Timeā¢)
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Which meant you had to let gravity do the work, and you had to hold the bag up there with your hands. Put differently: When giving this drug, you will be present the whole timeāand you will _feel_ socially and physically uncomfortable the whole timeāto force you to think about exactly why. (2/2)
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Justin Myers
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My favorite variation on this was when my son had to get vincristine infusions (a specific chemo drug). If you give it intravenously, it does its job. If you give it intrathecally, it's virtually certain death. So the protocol for this drug was that nurses could not use any pumps or stands. (1/2)
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Justin Myers
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Only for the first several monthsāthen spent the next couple of decades in Missouri!
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Justin Myers
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I havenāt been considering any sort of birth certificate change such as the one Utah would require under this lawābut even if I were, Tennessee (my birth state) has prohibited this specific type of amendment for quite some time now, and other states have discussed it in recent months.
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Justin Myers
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Thanks for the reminder! I had mine (originally administered close to your Meg's suggested cutoff) checked about 5 years ago, but probably worth getting that done again soonā¦
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Ʀndra.
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Wrote a bit about why Bluesky as a platform really excites me going into 2024, but also why it worries me.
www.aendra.com/posts/my-top...
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Justin Myers
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The other text I was considering: āMy neighbor wore a wire for the feds. Youāll never believe what happened next.ā
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Justin Myers
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Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke was convicted on all but one count in his corruption trial, in which he was accused of trying to strongarm people related to the Old Post Office, a Burger King, a liquor store and the Field Museum (of Sue fame):
chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/21/2...
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Lincoln Michel
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This (from Cory Doctorow) is the crux of the AI dilemma, that everyone in Silicon Valley wants you to ignore.
What AI does well is cheap stuff like clickbait web copy. Minimal savings there. So who will actually pay for costly AI when investors stop subsidizing?
locusmag.com/2023/12/comm...
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The Verge
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