Brenna Munro
@brennammunro.bsky.social
Assoc. prof at the U of Miami; African literature. She/her/hers. Anything I say represents only myself.
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Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
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Transitions Magazine is coming out with an issue entirely dedicated to Sudan soon with essays, memoir, and short fiction by Rogaia Abusharaf, Jamal Mahjoub, Fatin Abbas, Ahmed Abdel Al, Wagas Elsadig, Suzi Mirghani, and David Mikhail.
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Transitions Magazine is coming out with an issue entirely dedicated to Sudan soon with essays, memoir, and short fiction by Rogaia Abusharaf, Jamal Mahjoub, Fatin Abbas, Ahmed Abdel Al, Wagas Elsadig, Suzi Mirghani, and David Mikhail.
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For the women of Tigray, milling ancient spices is a way to reconnect with their heritage in the aftermath of war, reports Paddy Dowling, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Solace and Community in a Tigray Spice Mill
The ancient work is an act of resilience for this women’s collective, preserving identity in the aftermath of war
newlinesmag.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For the women of Tigray, milling ancient spices is a way to reconnect with their heritage in the aftermath of war, reports Paddy Dowling, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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Incredible news today that Sisi pardoned Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egypt's most prominent political prisoner who has been imprisoned more or less continuously since 2014. He should be released once Sisi’s decision is published in the Official Gazette www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Egypt: Presidential Pardon for Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Egyptian media reported on September 22, 2025, that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had issued a presidential pardon for the imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
www.hrw.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Incredible news today that Sisi pardoned Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egypt's most prominent political prisoner who has been imprisoned more or less continuously since 2014. He should be released once Sisi’s decision is published in the Official Gazette www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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Last month @theatlantic.com published an often problematic piece about the war in #Sudan called “the war about nothing”. This week @thecontinent.org swings back, reminding us that what is “nothing” to you is “everything” to someone else. The Continent is a free publication, subscribe to read.
August 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Last month @theatlantic.com published an often problematic piece about the war in #Sudan called “the war about nothing”. This week @thecontinent.org swings back, reminding us that what is “nothing” to you is “everything” to someone else. The Continent is a free publication, subscribe to read.
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NEW: A growing number of Nigerians are returning home after years abroad, but they are often met with skepticism, culture shock and hard realities. In this essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, Kingsley Charles explores the “japada” trend.
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ni...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ni...
Nigeria’s Returnees Are Not Always Welcome
A growing wave of reverse migration from the diaspora, or ‘japada,’ is reshaping the idea of home and challenging long-held beliefs about success abroad
newlinesmag.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
NEW: A growing number of Nigerians are returning home after years abroad, but they are often met with skepticism, culture shock and hard realities. In this essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, Kingsley Charles explores the “japada” trend.
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ni...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ni...
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I taught my first version of this class a few years ago as I looked back on creating my first collection and the choices I made. This edition is me thinking into other formal possibilities as I contemplate putting together the next collection.
@alexanderchee.bsky.social is the author of the essay collection How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, named most recently as one of the best nonfiction books of the century (so far) by Kirkus Reviews. He is a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in nonfiction and guest edited Best American Essays 2022.
June 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I taught my first version of this class a few years ago as I looked back on creating my first collection and the choices I made. This edition is me thinking into other formal possibilities as I contemplate putting together the next collection.
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PSA - I have just found out that many (?most ?all) UK library cards give you completely free access to thousands of newspapers and magazines via Pressreader. The App is on Apple and Android. This seems to be a very well kept secret!
November 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM
PSA - I have just found out that many (?most ?all) UK library cards give you completely free access to thousands of newspapers and magazines via Pressreader. The App is on Apple and Android. This seems to be a very well kept secret!
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«there is no reason to let Ukraine strike back with long-range German weapon» said German chancellor Olaf Scholz
dead bodies on the street of Odesa after the Russians' missile strike
clear sign of Putin being ready for negotiation as I see
#UkrainianView
clear sign of Putin being ready for negotiation as I see
#UkrainianView
November 18, 2024 at 12:26 PM
«there is no reason to let Ukraine strike back with long-range German weapon» said German chancellor Olaf Scholz