Carrie Brown
@brizzyc.bsky.social
Associate prof of journalism, Montclair State University. Community engagement. Most recent prior: CUNY. WI native, beer & Packers enthusiast. Aging 🏃♀️. Author, Transforming Newsrooms w/Jonathan Groves. Must love dogs. Maplewood, NJ resident. views mine
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Carrie Brown
@brizzyc.bsky.social
· Aug 15
I don’t know why I post this stuff but just trying to occasionally lighten the timeline slightly or something.
God one story like this after another. And this one reports "Canadian border agents have been coming up with new, unwritten protocols to prevent asylum seekers in the United States from entering the country." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
She Tried to Leave America. She Entered an Immigration Hall of Mirrors.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
God one story like this after another. And this one reports "Canadian border agents have been coming up with new, unwritten protocols to prevent asylum seekers in the United States from entering the country." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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"An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance."
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
www.mprnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance."
"This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
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You’ll have your work cut out for you in 2026.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
New York Focus is seeking a full-time politics reporter to help lead our coverage of New York state politics in a pivotal moment.
You’ll have your work cut out for you in 2026.
nysfocus.com/hiring
You’ll have your work cut out for you in 2026.
nysfocus.com/hiring
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💁have an interesting story to tell
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☕️have insight into big institutions or powerful people
🙊heard interesting rumours or gossip
DM/Signal in bio
@reuters.com has a long history of protecting sources
April 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Drop me a line if you:
💁have an interesting story to tell
⚠️think an issue needs national press attention
☕️have insight into big institutions or powerful people
🙊heard interesting rumours or gossip
DM/Signal in bio
@reuters.com has a long history of protecting sources
💁have an interesting story to tell
⚠️think an issue needs national press attention
☕️have insight into big institutions or powerful people
🙊heard interesting rumours or gossip
DM/Signal in bio
@reuters.com has a long history of protecting sources
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"Thus did Harvard allow the public to believe that just one faculty member had been responsible for the millions Epstein had secured to Harvard — or at least, just one faculty member would be punished for the relationships that had inspired that money."
Insightful piece by Larry Lessig on the need for more transparency in Harvard faculty members’ ties to Epstein
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The 2020 Harvard Epstein report now looks like a big joke
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The First Epstein Report Ignored Summers. Harvard Must Do Better. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
How could Harvard have allowed this production of Hamlet without the Prince? And will it now commit to a practice that will not protect the elite among us, while shaming those not quite elite enough?
www.thecrimson.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Thus did Harvard allow the public to believe that just one faculty member had been responsible for the millions Epstein had secured to Harvard — or at least, just one faculty member would be punished for the relationships that had inspired that money."
Donated. This has been a great source of news from Chicago.
~1 yr ago we sent a Giving Tuesday email to our tiny mailing list shortly after starting our own publication.
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Donated. This has been a great source of news from Chicago.
Journalists, bring your reporting receipts! mailchi.mp/55c6a0a83c2d... from @trustingnews.bsky.social
Trust Tips 345: Which sources do *you* trust? Copy these NYT explainers
mailchi.mp
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Journalists, bring your reporting receipts! mailchi.mp/55c6a0a83c2d... from @trustingnews.bsky.social
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing
Would You Like To Be Defector’s Sixth-Ever Editorial Intern? | Defector
Big news: Defector is looking to hire editorial interns for the summer of 2026. Wow! That could be you! How could it be you? I am here to answer that question, and many more. What will a Defector inte...
defector.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We’re accepting applications for our (paid! remote!) summer internship! professors who follow me please share with any students interested in writing
"a simple request for an interview often triggers a bureaucratic maze designed to protect the university’s image rather than inform its students." nutgrafnews.substack.com/p/how-admin-... This has gotten worse than ever.
How admin stonewalling forces student journalists to work around
‘We just aren’t able to publish because we physically can’t get the information’
nutgrafnews.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"a simple request for an interview often triggers a bureaucratic maze designed to protect the university’s image rather than inform its students." nutgrafnews.substack.com/p/how-admin-... This has gotten worse than ever.
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BREAKING: Trump is again separating kids from families
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
BREAKING: Trump is again separating kids from families
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Barbara Eclectic Celebrates 50 Years of Keeping Montclair, NJ Fashionable montclairlocal.news/2025/11/barb... (student reporting!)
Barbara Eclectic Celebrates 50 Years of Keeping Montclair Fashionable
Find out how Barbara Eclectic has thrived for decades in Upper Montclair, featuring unique clothing and accessories for every customer.
montclairlocal.news
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Barbara Eclectic Celebrates 50 Years of Keeping Montclair, NJ Fashionable montclairlocal.news/2025/11/barb... (student reporting!)
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The student-run Daily Tar Heel is doing stellar reporting on deep struggles over #UNC's School of Civic Life and Leadership, created by the legislature, here's the latest from reporter Aidan Lockhart: www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
'Dictatorial powers': SCiLL dean ignored vote of the School's advisory board
New evidence obtained by The Daily Tar Heel gives weight to claims made by professors who resigned from the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
www.dailytarheel.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The student-run Daily Tar Heel is doing stellar reporting on deep struggles over #UNC's School of Civic Life and Leadership, created by the legislature, here's the latest from reporter Aidan Lockhart: www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
Fascinating.
I have a story today about interoception--a kind of sixth sense that delivers information from within our bodies to our brains. nyti.ms/4rfTDtn
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fascinating.
LMAO where, Frank Bruni, pray tell, do you think these outrageous false equivalencies are coming from? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... Here is a hint: The call is coming from inside the house.
Opinion | The Outrageous False Equivalences That Prop Up President Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
LMAO where, Frank Bruni, pray tell, do you think these outrageous false equivalencies are coming from? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... Here is a hint: The call is coming from inside the house.
Omg
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Omg
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I like cursing and research suggests that people who curse are highly intelligent. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I like cursing and research suggests that people who curse are highly intelligent. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
AP executive editor Julie Pace says they're fighting "for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by their government based on its preferences.We strongly believe this case could have much wider implications" view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
Hey, good morning. President Trump is concerned about the FCC's ownership cap review, RFK Jr. is on the cover of The Atlantic, and Google's Gemini 3 model is the talk of the tech industry. Let's get to it...
view.newsletters.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
AP executive editor Julie Pace says they're fighting "for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by their government based on its preferences.We strongly believe this case could have much wider implications" view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
The push to punish an NJ school board member for Facebook posts is foolish newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/24/t... Agree with this.
The push to punish an NJ school board member for Facebook posts is foolish • New Jersey Monitor
A Salem County school board member is the target of an ethics complaint for asking her Facebook followers about tax hikes.
newjerseymonitor.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The push to punish an NJ school board member for Facebook posts is foolish newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/24/t... Agree with this.
"a major recent Bitcoin conference included a daylong “counter-kidnapping” workshop, in which participants learned, among other things, how to gnaw their way through zipties." Oh. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Trade is Unraveling
Tells from the crypto crash
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"a major recent Bitcoin conference included a daylong “counter-kidnapping” workshop, in which participants learned, among other things, how to gnaw their way through zipties." Oh. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
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Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...