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.
Friends who do the NJ to NY commute say the first hell morning was very long but okay given everything, so that's good news for folks.
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Friends who do the NJ to NY commute say the first hell morning was very long but okay given everything, so that's good news for folks.
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Punishing students for protesting ICE is an excellent way to communicate that you are not there to serve the community or keep them safe. No points for humanity or basic decency but bravo for honesty, I guess.
The LAPD is citing truancy laws in an attempt to squash the ongoing school walkouts against ICE. The LAPD is also threatening to arrest any parents or adults who support the kids in their acts of civil disobedience.
February 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Punishing students for protesting ICE is an excellent way to communicate that you are not there to serve the community or keep them safe. No points for humanity or basic decency but bravo for honesty, I guess.
stay strong, kids.
"...alleging that school officials failed to ensure student safety and minimize classroom disruptions."
(because ICE raids on school grounds...oh never mind)
They're not done with curricular censorship, but cracking down on student speech and behavior is a real focus now.
(because ICE raids on school grounds...oh never mind)
They're not done with curricular censorship, but cracking down on student speech and behavior is a real focus now.
Texas AG probes three school districts over ICE protests
Paxton said his office is examining claims that administrators and faculty helped organize the demonstrations.
www.texastribune.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
stay strong, kids.
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NJ Transit has suggested passengers work from home if possible over the next month as Amtrak moves traffic over to a new bridge. We're live for the first regular workday of disruptions, a test for commuters and the rail line.
Live Updates: Rail Upgrade Upends New Jersey Commute to Manhattan
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
NJ Transit has suggested passengers work from home if possible over the next month as Amtrak moves traffic over to a new bridge. We're live for the first regular workday of disruptions, a test for commuters and the rail line.
"A presidency that simply ignores legal and constitutional limits presents a novel and daunting challenge for our democracy." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Raising Billions in Federal Funds. That’s Not a Good Thing.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
"A presidency that simply ignores legal and constitutional limits presents a novel and daunting challenge for our democracy." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...
I love that he put it on YouTube.
Heres the interview Trump's FCC didnt want you to see on Colbert:
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I love that he put it on YouTube.
This is a fucking five alarm fire.
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This is a fucking five alarm fire.
lol I am definitely at the age where sleeping completely through the entire night without waking up feels like sorcery. I feel like I time traveled. A miracle!
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 PM
lol I am definitely at the age where sleeping completely through the entire night without waking up feels like sorcery. I feel like I time traveled. A miracle!
This is simply terrifying. I remember when I read a long piece about how the Covid vaccine was invented and I cried (I do not cry easily) because I worked in NYC and so many people had died and it was all so visceral at the time. God we are fucking fools. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
This is simply terrifying. I remember when I read a long piece about how the Covid vaccine was invented and I cried (I do not cry easily) because I worked in NYC and so many people had died and it was all so visceral at the time. God we are fucking fools. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
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Hi! Asking for your help!
We're trying to reach as many Indiana University Alums as possible. If you could share or even send this letter to any alumni you know, our group would really appreciate it.
There's a link to sign on to the pledge at the end of the letter.
We're trying to reach as many Indiana University Alums as possible. If you could share or even send this letter to any alumni you know, our group would really appreciate it.
There's a link to sign on to the pledge at the end of the letter.
Word is that the IN legislation to restore alumni-elected members to the IU BOT is already dead.
With that in mind, pushing back against Pam Whitten and Mike Braun is more important than ever. Please read and pledge your support. And share with all your #IU pals!
@mcuban.bsky.social
With that in mind, pushing back against Pam Whitten and Mike Braun is more important than ever. Please read and pledge your support. And share with all your #IU pals!
@mcuban.bsky.social
Letter to alums
Dear Fellow Alumni, Now that the celebrations of our first-ever football national championship are dying down (Will we ever stop celebrating? Time will tell!), it’s time to get back to the serious m...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Hi! Asking for your help!
We're trying to reach as many Indiana University Alums as possible. If you could share or even send this letter to any alumni you know, our group would really appreciate it.
There's a link to sign on to the pledge at the end of the letter.
We're trying to reach as many Indiana University Alums as possible. If you could share or even send this letter to any alumni you know, our group would really appreciate it.
There's a link to sign on to the pledge at the end of the letter.
We let each dog try a piece of raw broccoli, which they liked, but friends there is a rolling farts situation going on here. I have regrets.
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
We let each dog try a piece of raw broccoli, which they liked, but friends there is a rolling farts situation going on here. I have regrets.
I could never do this pair stuff. If I fell and my partner didn't I would never get over it. And being afraid of that happening would basically ensure that I did fall. There is no rational or logical reasoning that would help in this situation.
February 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I could never do this pair stuff. If I fell and my partner didn't I would never get over it. And being afraid of that happening would basically ensure that I did fall. There is no rational or logical reasoning that would help in this situation.
This drives me absolutely insane. I've also noticed that parents don't make any moves to get children out of the path of a runner/walker/biker on a narrow sidewalk or path...maybe it starts there.
The near-total absence of spatial awareness in outdoor spaces is one of those things that would make me furious if it didn't amaze me. People walk around as if no one or nothing else exists. Maybe it's the phones. I don't know.
February 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This drives me absolutely insane. I've also noticed that parents don't make any moves to get children out of the path of a runner/walker/biker on a narrow sidewalk or path...maybe it starts there.
This.
They want to scare people out of posting ICE-critical content, because they know these posts are turning even their supporters against them. But the better option is to take a page out of their playbook and flood the zone.
Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This.
I'm going to try borrowing from one of my fav podcasts Vibe Check and ask my students a vibes are on/vibes are off question as a icebreaker tomorrow and see how that goes. I am interested in their vibes!
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I'm going to try borrowing from one of my fav podcasts Vibe Check and ask my students a vibes are on/vibes are off question as a icebreaker tomorrow and see how that goes. I am interested in their vibes!
I am once again saying, this is such fun Olympics coverage! I care about events I never would now. sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
Olympics Day 9: Ski-o de Janeiro!
A Winter Olympic medal for... Brazil? Plus! A Swedish ski catastrophe and condom updates.
sports.beehiiv.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I am once again saying, this is such fun Olympics coverage! I care about events I never would now. sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
I'm generally open to trying new approaches to things, but these seems to me *wildly* risky not to disclose up top. I can't claim to know how an anti-vax mom would respond I guess.
I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig on her “hypothetical,” heavily reported measles essay
"We were attracted to the idea of providing a play-by-play of the progression of measles in granular detail."
www.niemanlab.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I'm generally open to trying new approaches to things, but these seems to me *wildly* risky not to disclose up top. I can't claim to know how an anti-vax mom would respond I guess.
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The Portal Bridge cutover started TODAY.
If you cover transit in New Jersey — or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum — you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website.
reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...
If you cover transit in New Jersey — or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum — you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website.
reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...
New: embed Reroute NJ on your website
Four embed formats, a visual configurator, and PNG export for newsrooms covering the Portal Bridge cutover.
reroutenj.org
February 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The Portal Bridge cutover started TODAY.
If you cover transit in New Jersey — or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum — you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website.
reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...
If you cover transit in New Jersey — or if you run a community site, town Facebook page, or commuter forum — you can now put Reroute NJ tools directly on your website.
reroutenj.org/blog/new-emb...
"Despite Congressional budget approval, the OMB is withholding funding for science missions at NASA...." we are down to " down to only 11 permanent directors left standing of the 27 NIH institutes and centers" buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Year 2, Week 7
Feb 7-13, 2026 - with a paddle
buttondown.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"Despite Congressional budget approval, the OMB is withholding funding for science missions at NASA...." we are down to " down to only 11 permanent directors left standing of the 27 NIH institutes and centers" buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
"It’s been clear since the beginning of the second Donald Trump administration that Democrats want self-identified fighters: people who will stand up to Trump, push back against ICE, and generally give the political status quo hell."
Excellent summary of the race for NJ 11 from @newjerseyglobe.bsky.social 's Joey Fox
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/14-...
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/14-...
14 takeaways from Analilia Mejia’s stunning win - New Jersey Globe
When the New Jersey Globe ran a story in June 2025 about who might replace Mikie Sherrill, then the newly anointed Democratic nominee for governor, in the
newjerseyglobe.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"It’s been clear since the beginning of the second Donald Trump administration that Democrats want self-identified fighters: people who will stand up to Trump, push back against ICE, and generally give the political status quo hell."
Detained immigrants issue “Our Cry,” a letter from inside Newark ICE facility pleading for due process jerseyvindicator.org/2026/02/12/d... Wow. This is...something.
Detained immigrants issue “Our Cry,” a letter from inside Newark ICE facility pleading for due process • The Jersey Vindicator
The letter desccribes overcrowded conditions and flu outbreaks.
jerseyvindicator.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Detained immigrants issue “Our Cry,” a letter from inside Newark ICE facility pleading for due process jerseyvindicator.org/2026/02/12/d... Wow. This is...something.
The students are coming. open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...
The students are coming
Across the nation, young people are walking out of classes to protest ICE
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The students are coming. open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...
NJ college students protest Homeland Security, ICE activity www.njspotlightnews.org/video/nj-col...
NJ college students protest Homeland Security, ICE activity | Video | NJ Spotlight News
Student organizers held events at Rowan, Princeton and Rutgers
www.njspotlightnews.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
NJ college students protest Homeland Security, ICE activity www.njspotlightnews.org/video/nj-col...