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.
"I was forced to ask a practical question: how do we transform and build knowledge communities when formal structures become hostile? What assumptions about education do we need to shed?" karenattiah.substack.com/p/snakes-and...
Snakes and Bushes: How to Build a Resistance School (Part 1)
A field report on building education under censorship — drawing lessons from Mozambique’s anti-colonial bush schools,
karenattiah.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"I was forced to ask a practical question: how do we transform and build knowledge communities when formal structures become hostile? What assumptions about education do we need to shed?" karenattiah.substack.com/p/snakes-and...
"On Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s trip to Asia last month, Air Force leadership issued an unusual directive: Keep him from seeing a service member with a beard." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Origin of Hegseth’s Anti-Beard Obsession
The fierce opposition to facial hair is less about policy and more about memory.
www.theatlantic.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"On Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s trip to Asia last month, Air Force leadership issued an unusual directive: Keep him from seeing a service member with a beard." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
haha
January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
haha
What is also funny about this is that...folks the majority of us professor types probably, uh, HAVE high SAT scores? In at least most areas? Like how do you think we got into college and then grad school? lmao I mean we are the NERDS, that's the point.
Like, not even GRE scores. SAT scores.
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
What is also funny about this is that...folks the majority of us professor types probably, uh, HAVE high SAT scores? In at least most areas? Like how do you think we got into college and then grad school? lmao I mean we are the NERDS, that's the point.
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It’s too late, I have already portrayed myself as Chortling Bernie and you as Seething Eric Adams
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
It’s too late, I have already portrayed myself as Chortling Bernie and you as Seething Eric Adams
Is it me or do The Diplomat episodes feel five minutes long and there are not many of them
January 2, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Is it me or do The Diplomat episodes feel five minutes long and there are not many of them
Stranger Things last episode broke through my SSRI I am crying wow lol
January 2, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Stranger Things last episode broke through my SSRI I am crying wow lol
2026 is already giving positive vibes all over the place
Jordan Love and wife Ronika Stone revealed on Instagram, Thursday, Jan. 1, that they are expecting their first child.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love, wife announce pregnancy on social media
Jordan Love and wife Ronika Stone revealed on Instagram, Thursday, Jan. 1, that they are expecting their first child.
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January 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
2026 is already giving positive vibes all over the place
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i was just thinking about this. when a fascist squeaks by, it’s a mandate. when a progressive wins by a landslide, he needs to be deferential. it’s such bullshit.
as a texan i'll spare people zohran takes but one thing i think we're going to see even more of now that he's mayor is mainstream media shift the goal posts of what having a mandate is. trump had a mandate when he narrowly won but zohran has to reach out to all these factions no matter what
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
i was just thinking about this. when a fascist squeaks by, it’s a mandate. when a progressive wins by a landslide, he needs to be deferential. it’s such bullshit.
To anyone other than Bama fans, this win portends a great 2026 in which unlikely heroes rise and defeat the powerful. The New Years vibes are immaculate.
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
To anyone other than Bama fans, this win portends a great 2026 in which unlikely heroes rise and defeat the powerful. The New Years vibes are immaculate.
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Indiana fans can legally uproot an In-N-Out and take it home now
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Indiana fans can legally uproot an In-N-Out and take it home now
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Imagine telling yourself 3 years ago that Alabama would get physically overwhelmed by Indiana in the Rose Bowl
January 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Imagine telling yourself 3 years ago that Alabama would get physically overwhelmed by Indiana in the Rose Bowl
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Curt Cignetti looked absolutely full of rage up 38-3 on Alabama in the Rose Bowl. I love him
January 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Curt Cignetti looked absolutely full of rage up 38-3 on Alabama in the Rose Bowl. I love him
This Indiana team is one for the ages
January 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
This Indiana team is one for the ages
So...how my SEC partisans? How y'all doing? #Hoosiers #BadgersAreHoosiersThisSeason Yeah we saw y'all melting down about the Big Ten last night, and while nobody was more pleased to see OSU go down than us, also....tee hee
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
So...how my SEC partisans? How y'all doing? #Hoosiers #BadgersAreHoosiersThisSeason Yeah we saw y'all melting down about the Big Ten last night, and while nobody was more pleased to see OSU go down than us, also....tee hee
This is the energy we are all bringing into 2026 when the billionaires try to sell us their bullshit
January 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This is the energy we are all bringing into 2026 when the billionaires try to sell us their bullshit
This used to happen to us all the time lol
Mom Wants To Know If You Could Use Grandma’s Antique, 12-Person Dining Room Table In Your Studio Apartment https://theonion.com/mom-wants-to-know-if-you-could-use-grandma-s-antique-1-1831765783/
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This used to happen to us all the time lol
Others have said this, but it's like he, you know, actually loves New York.
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Others have said this, but it's like he, you know, actually loves New York.
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As of today, I am a FULL professor. I do not care much for occupational status markers. Still, it is not lost on me that only 2% of full professors are Black women. This goes beyond personal accomplishment. It is a responsibility to do as much as I can for others. That is exactly what I aim to do.
January 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
As of today, I am a FULL professor. I do not care much for occupational status markers. Still, it is not lost on me that only 2% of full professors are Black women. This goes beyond personal accomplishment. It is a responsibility to do as much as I can for others. That is exactly what I aim to do.
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Zohran has been mayor for twelve minutes and it's still cold in NYC. What the fuck. Mr mayor can you please turn on the sun.
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Zohran has been mayor for twelve minutes and it's still cold in NYC. What the fuck. Mr mayor can you please turn on the sun.
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Skill issue of the highest order. My skyline has people talking about sports constantly, every sport you can imagine. I got multiple darts people. I got a fuckin dog sledding person, and not just for the Iditarod. Skill issue.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Skill issue of the highest order. My skyline has people talking about sports constantly, every sport you can imagine. I got multiple darts people. I got a fuckin dog sledding person, and not just for the Iditarod. Skill issue.
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Mamdani‘s been mayor for a day. Already I have a terrible headache, my apartment is a mess, my kids are estranged from me, and I feel increasingly alienated from a cold and unfeeling society that doesn’t recognize how right I am about everything. I told you so.
—Today in the @nytimes.com
—Today in the @nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Mamdani‘s been mayor for a day. Already I have a terrible headache, my apartment is a mess, my kids are estranged from me, and I feel increasingly alienated from a cold and unfeeling society that doesn’t recognize how right I am about everything. I told you so.
—Today in the @nytimes.com
—Today in the @nytimes.com