Jessica Shumaker
@jessicashumaker.bsky.social
My job is words. Former journalist, now in marketing. KS native in KCMO. I love libraries, live music and trivia, but not necessarily in that order. ThyCa survivor. 🦋
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"Los Angeles, which has a mere 3.6 Local Journalist Equivalents per 100,000 people..."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
Local Journalist Index 2025 | Muck Rack
Where are the journalists? For the first time, we’ve mapped how many local journalists cover each U.S. county, revealing in stark detail the stunning coll…
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July 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Los Angeles, which has a mere 3.6 Local Journalist Equivalents per 100,000 people..."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
From a new report, "Where are the journalists?" muckrack.com/research/loc...
"The data shows that the nation has a shortage of local journalists that is more severe and widespread than previously thought."
Haven’t posted in a minute. Officially a downtown resident now! Still settling into my apartment but am v glad to be here! Enjoy the view from the 20-something-ish floor. (I can also see the airport!)
July 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Haven’t posted in a minute. Officially a downtown resident now! Still settling into my apartment but am v glad to be here! Enjoy the view from the 20-something-ish floor. (I can also see the airport!)
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
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New murals from the SpraySeeMo festival
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
New murals from the SpraySeeMo festival
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a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends
June 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends
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NEW: Trump's court pick Josh Divine once called for bringing back literacy tests in elections
Literacy tests were banned in the 1960s for being racially discriminatory, but such tests “are not a bad thing,” Divine argued in a 2010 college op/ed. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Literacy tests were banned in the 1960s for being racially discriminatory, but such tests “are not a bad thing,” Divine argued in a 2010 college op/ed. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Court Pick Once Called For Bringing Back Literacy Tests In Elections
Literacy tests were banned in the 1960s for being racially discriminatory, but such tests “are not a bad thing,” Josh Divine argued in a 2010 college opinion piece.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
NEW: Trump's court pick Josh Divine once called for bringing back literacy tests in elections
Literacy tests were banned in the 1960s for being racially discriminatory, but such tests “are not a bad thing,” Divine argued in a 2010 college op/ed. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Literacy tests were banned in the 1960s for being racially discriminatory, but such tests “are not a bad thing,” Divine argued in a 2010 college op/ed. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Lots of police activity along 169 near Barry tonight. Very unusual. Wonder what’s going on.
May 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Lots of police activity along 169 near Barry tonight. Very unusual. Wonder what’s going on.
In other news: baked a cake with my new-to-me stand mixer! Yossy Arefi’s vanilla cake with cookie butter frosting, via NYT Cooking. It’s the best cake I’ve made so far, and omg having a stand mixer makes all the difference w/ frosting.
May 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
In other news: baked a cake with my new-to-me stand mixer! Yossy Arefi’s vanilla cake with cookie butter frosting, via NYT Cooking. It’s the best cake I’ve made so far, and omg having a stand mixer makes all the difference w/ frosting.
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"Witnessing large-scale systems slowly unravel in real time can be profoundly surreal and frightening. The hypernormalization framework offers a way to understand what we’re feeling and why."
May 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"Witnessing large-scale systems slowly unravel in real time can be profoundly surreal and frightening. The hypernormalization framework offers a way to understand what we’re feeling and why."
After some light Karening (messaging my dr directly in mychart), I miraculously was able to get a time in Sept. Funny how that works.
Love to be reminded it’s time to schedule an appointment for September w my endo, then call only to find he is booked out 6 mos. The scheduler pushed telehealth, but I need a neck check. KU, hire more endocrinologists, and do whatever you need to keep them on the payroll, pls.
May 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
After some light Karening (messaging my dr directly in mychart), I miraculously was able to get a time in Sept. Funny how that works.
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Rice is great when you're hungry and want to eat 2000 of something
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
May 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Rice is great when you're hungry and want to eat 2000 of something
“I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.”
Everyone has one Mitch Hedberg joke stashed in their brain like a squirrel to sustain them whenever they need to feel joy for 30 seconds and mine is “they say the recipe for Sprite is Lemon and Lime but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that”
May 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.”
Love to be reminded it’s time to schedule an appointment for September w my endo, then call only to find he is booked out 6 mos. The scheduler pushed telehealth, but I need a neck check. KU, hire more endocrinologists, and do whatever you need to keep them on the payroll, pls.
May 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Love to be reminded it’s time to schedule an appointment for September w my endo, then call only to find he is booked out 6 mos. The scheduler pushed telehealth, but I need a neck check. KU, hire more endocrinologists, and do whatever you need to keep them on the payroll, pls.
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Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
May 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Let's be clear: Republicans don't want more 'parents' at home. They want more *women* at home.
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
If you think this isn't about eradicating women from the public sphere, you haven't been paying attention
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New KC Street Art
May 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
New KC Street Art
Today I got to hold a baby peregrine falcon at work! My office has a nest as part of a Department of Conservation project, we have three babies that got banded today!
May 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Today I got to hold a baby peregrine falcon at work! My office has a nest as part of a Department of Conservation project, we have three babies that got banded today!
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Spotted @katiecammm.bsky.social at the symphony tonight with @mcclainjohnson.bsky.social! It was a great program!
May 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Spotted @katiecammm.bsky.social at the symphony tonight with @mcclainjohnson.bsky.social! It was a great program!
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I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.
May 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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1/ President Trump just announced he’s dropping Ed Martin as his pick for the U.S. Attorney for DC after a GOP senator opposed Martin’s confirmation.
The decision comes immediately after a top Senate Democrat strongly condemned the pick — and cited ProPublica…🧵
The decision comes immediately after a top Senate Democrat strongly condemned the pick — and cited ProPublica…🧵
May 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
1/ President Trump just announced he’s dropping Ed Martin as his pick for the U.S. Attorney for DC after a GOP senator opposed Martin’s confirmation.
The decision comes immediately after a top Senate Democrat strongly condemned the pick — and cited ProPublica…🧵
The decision comes immediately after a top Senate Democrat strongly condemned the pick — and cited ProPublica…🧵
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Each thing is dumber than the last.
May 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Each thing is dumber than the last.
Second flat tire in a month. Feeling truly cursed. This was a pretty immediate flat, and it had to happen on the 169-29 NB ramp.
May 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Second flat tire in a month. Feeling truly cursed. This was a pretty immediate flat, and it had to happen on the 169-29 NB ramp.
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NEW: A coalition of Democratic lawmakers led by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) took to the Senate floor to push back against the GOP-backed SAVE Act and Trump’s barrage of attacks on voting rights.
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
Democratic Senators Slam ‘Radical’ GOP Push to ‘Make it Harder for Eligible Americans’ to Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
NEW: A coalition of Democratic lawmakers led by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) took to the Senate floor to push back against the GOP-backed SAVE Act and Trump’s barrage of attacks on voting rights.
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
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If your private religious school is so good, why does it need public funds to operate?
April 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If your private religious school is so good, why does it need public funds to operate?