Brooke Newman

Zeke enjoying spring break while I grade papers (just kidding—he hates napping & would rather be doing literally anything else 😆).

Opinion | Why Voters Might Finally Blame Trump for Rising Costs

Stay classy, 🇺🇸. “Voters may not prioritize the deaths of schoolchildren in Iran [or] the deaths of U.S. service members …. But they will notice if they go to the gas station & gas has gotten a lot more expensive & they have trouble paying their bills.” 🤦‍♀️ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/o...

AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citi... From fake footnotes to phantom studies, AI-generated citations are slipping into real academic publishing. Scholars and publishers fear this ‘scholarly slop’ is polluting truth and science

If you can't trust a citation, what can you trust? AI chatbots are inventing academic sources – and some scholars are citing them. My latest on "scholarly slop" for @theobserveruk.bsky.social

w/ thanks to @benpatrickwill.bsky.social & everyone who spoke to me
observer.co.uk/news/science...

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

Haz the feeling that Andrew O'Hagan's essay on Andrew Windsor and Sarah Ferguson in the @lrb.co.uk is going to prompt some live-posting.
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War is now being described in high end hotel branding language.

Celebrating each other’s work. Carrie's got @brookenewman.bsky.social's The Crown’s Silence which explores how British monarchs cultivated transatlantic slavery. Brooke's got @carriegibson.bsky.social's The Great Resistance chronicling the enslaved people who continuously challenged this system.

Best New History - February 2026 - Readworthy Don’t miss this month’s history picks — which include a captivating biography of a World War II–era scholar, a gripping anthology from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, and more!

Excited to see THE CROWN’S SILENCE on this “Best New History” Book hub list! www.bookbub.com/readworthy/h...

Yes! Especially if there is wine 🍷.

Check out five books to read this season, recommended by Royal Style Watch—including THE CROWN’S SILENCE!

LOL

Minab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide A strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh school during the US-Israeli bombing campaign killed up to 168 people. The Guardian has pieced together the incident and its aftermath using verified footage and images f...

The story of the Israeli-American bombing of a school…

In Plunging Into a Mideast Conflict, Trump Gambles His Presidency

Trump (and many of his voters) in a nutshell:

“MAGA is me,” he told NBC News. “MAGA loves everything I do.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

At least 148 dead after reported strike on school, Iran says Iran has blamed the US and Israel for the strike; the US is looking into reports of the incident, while the IDF says it is

Utterly horrifying. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And this horror is unfolding with AI assistance.

Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling

“[People were] reaching out to commiserate on my underappreciated literary genius & to offer their services. Either I had finally been recognized as the Proust of my generation, or this frenzied attention was part of some insistent scam. Guess which one.” 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

Will be watching this one! 🏴‍☠️

This timeline is a nightmare and we have YEARS to go—————————————————

Thanks for the rec!

The launch of every piece of AI-driven surveillance/security/criminal justice software basically goes like this:

AI COMPANY: this is an error free, bias free, state of the art, highly intelligent software system

Two Weeks Later: …aaaand it’s racist

Hell yes.

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files.

This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

Yes! I’d also add: if you’re an author and hope people will buy and read your book (either now or months/years from now!), you should support other authors and read, buy, and spread the word about their work. Reading is sadly a dying art; we absolutely must support one another. 📚 plus it’s fun!

She’s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota – she thinks you can do it too Ashley Fairbanks launched Stand with Minnesota as ICE raids rocked her home town – now donations are pouring in, and families’ rent is being paid

I need to address this immediately, because I am WAY too Minnesotan to ever claim credit for this.

I built a thing to point the fire hose of people's generosity in the right direction. That's it.

I am thankful for the piece, because hopefully it means people will donate more money.

In the shadow of Andrew, Prince Harry’s exile just became more shameful The House of Windsor does not treat every member of their team equally – the private security and half-in, half-out working royal status that the Yorks enjoyed was not granted to the Sussexes

"Meanwhile, if the establishment media want to save the institution they make so much money writing about, a focus on increased royal transparency in all political and financial matters would be a good start. Never has it been more important to throw back the curtain and let in daylight"

Indeed. I was lambasted as “shameful” simply for writing about the monarchy’s entanglement with slavery over the centuries. Yet, as the public is now all too aware, the shame lay within the palace’s gates.

Anna Law’s important new book on migration & American citizenship is out in exactly ONE month! Pre-order now! bookshop.org/p/books/migr... @unlawfulentries.bsky.social 📚

Support @bfworld.bsky.social —a fantastic podcast for history lovers!
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Looking forward to reading!!