Ally Jarmanning
allyjar.bsky.social
Ally Jarmanning
@allyjar.bsky.social
Reporter at @wbur.org in Boston
2025 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan
Lover of: data, public records, unions.
I like the new Patriots jerseys but my husband and I disagree about what color they are. I say they look purple. He says blue. Is this like The Dress all over again?
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Headed to the Boston Book Festival today? Come check out my conversation with @juliaioffe.bsky.social and Fatemeh Jamalpour. Whatever you think you know about women in Russia and Iran, there's more to the story. Hear it from these extraordinary authors. sched.co/27cUh
Boston Book Festival 2025: Women and Revolution: Stories from Iran...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Women I spoke to said they assumed that Hancock would do the right thing and find the person who placed the hidden camera in a locker room. But now they say those at the top seem to have been more interested in protecting the company than finding the perpetrator.
A camera spied on women at John Hancock. Six years later, no one has been held accountable
In 2019, John Hancock announced it had found a camera hidden in the women's locker room. But six years and one lawsuit later, former employees told WBUR they feel those at the top may have been more i...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Ally Jarmanning
I was just looking at the excellent round-up of how to access state court records around the country created by @allyjar.bsky.social. I'd encourage any lawyers or journalists to update the info for their state (if needed). #courtrecords #courts #journalism docs.google.com/document/d/1...
courts how to find stuff at state level
judyrecords -Fastcase Docket Alarm
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October 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
telling gmail to delete all "@substack.com" emails feels like throwing out a stack of new yorkers.
September 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I’ve written three paper checks today. Ask me about what it’s like to have been born in the late 1900s.
June 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Want to feel old? Look at what you can borrow from the library:
June 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Lauren breaks down the facts and complicated feelings about the arrest of Eric Spofford, who is charged with orchestrating retaliatory vandalism against her and others.
A Big Arrest
The 13th Step · Episode
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June 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The ICE facility in a Burlington office park was never supposed to be a detention center. But it's where many people have been kept for days or weeks in "abysmal" conditions after being arrested by ICE. Great reporting by @miriamwasser.bsky.social
ICE holding immigrants in 'abysmal' conditions at Burlington office building, lawyers say
ICE is detaining immigrants in a Burlington office park building that wasn't designed as a holding facility. Lawyers say conditions there are "abysmal" and "unsanitary."
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June 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Eric Spofford is accused of orchestrating attacks on New Hampshire Public Radio journalists' homes, after they published an investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct.

Prosecutors say he paid a friend $20,000 to organize the vandalism, which included bricks thrown through windows.
Former N.H. addiction treatment center CEO faces conspiracy, vandalism charges in court
The former head of New Hampshire's largest addiction treatment center was arraigned in federal court Monday, after he was indicted on charges of orchestrating attacks on journalists' homes.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Okay my one take on the Ohio State-Michigan post-game brouhaha. Can you IMAGINE the reaction if two women’s teams did all that?
December 1, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Love our @umwallacehouse.bsky.social extended family. Yesterday was a blast.
Our Lebanese, Palestinian, Laotian, Afghan, Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, Filipino, Ashkenazi, Korean, Vietnamese, or uniquely American Thanksgiving 🦃 at @umwallacehouse.bsky.social - thx @sarahrahal.bsky.social!
November 29, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Journalists ... you should apply for a fellowship. It's better than you can imagine. Check out this webinar today at 12p Eastern about the Knight-Wallace Fellowship. Come spend the next year in Michigan with amazing people. wallacehouse.umich.edu/webinar-for-...
Knight-Wallace Fellowships Interactive webinar
Join our interactive webinar on Thursday, Nov. 16 to learn more about the Knight-Wallace Fellowships.
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November 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM