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Carson Leigh Brown

@carsonleigh.bsky.social
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🇨🇻 bilingue Based between Dakar, Senegal and Richmond, Virginia. Currently doing comms for progressive campaigns. Also: union organizer, journalist.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This piece by Colson Whitehead is one of my favorite things ever written. I've shared it many times with folks over the years. It was published two months after 9/11, and I believe it's one of the greatest things ever put to pen about grief, memory, and time. www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/m...
I started building my New York on the uptown No. 1 train. My first city memory is of looking out a subway window as the train erupted from the tunnel on the way to 125th Street and palsied up onto the elevated tracks. It's the early 70's, so everything is filthy. Which means everything is still filthy, because that is my city and I'm sticking to it. I still call it the Pan Am Building, not out of affectation, but because that's what it is. For that new transplant from Des Moines, who is starting her first week of work at a Park Avenue South insurance firm, that colossus squatting over Grand Central is the Met Life Building, and for her it always will be. She is wrong, of course -- when I look up there, I clearly see the gigantic letters spelling out Pan Am, don't I? And of course I am wrong, in the eyes of the old-timers who maintain the myth that there was a time before Pan Am.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 12/09/2026
For my blog this.weekinsecurity.com, I wrote about Apple's launch event this week announcing its upcoming "always-listening" features for Apple Watch, and the risks of normalizing surveillance tech. There's also a big catch: There is no clear way to opt-out of other people's use of these features.
this.weekinsecurity.com
Watch what you say: Apple opens the door to a nightmare world of always-listening tech
Apple's new upcoming ambient audio recording features set a risky precedent in normalizing intrusive surveillance. Privacy experts weigh in.
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NPR @npr.org · 02/09/2026
Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1. n.pr/3UzCLBQ
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ICE detainee dies just hours after he was admitted into detention
Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1.
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 18/08/2026
NEW: Today, we joined a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end a longstanding visa framework that will affect foreign journalists working in the U.S., along with international students and scholars.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The wild fires in the southwest of France have stopped all mail delivery for weeks, and our grocery store’s produce section is empty. The haunting increasing crisis of climate change continues, and we continue to shrug and go about our day.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Upside to eurosummer: Oysters at 50 cents each
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"Crucially, [the Trump admin] also dropped a rule that prohibited the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which cares for unaccompanied migrant kids, from sharing information about potential sponsors with ICE."
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NPR @npr.org · 04/07/2026
Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this stage was unforgettable. n.pr/4p28mY1
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Cape Verde's historic World Cup ride ends after pushing Argentina to the brink
Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. The African team's debut on this stage was unforgettable.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/06/2026
Today I signed an Executive Order for every worker exposed to extreme heat on the job. It requires multilingual heat safety guidance for workers, a review of construction site heat safety practices, and heat illness prevention plans at every mayoral agency.
Mayor Mamdani and workers celebrate the signing of the new executive order.
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 23/06/2026
🇫🇷🌡️ Canicule: ce graphique représente les journées les plus chaudes en France, d'après l'Indicateur thermique national, utlisant la température moyenne quotidienne mesurée par Météo-France dans 30 stations de référence depuis 1947. Données jusqu'au 22, jour le plus chaud mesuré pour un mois de juin ⤵️
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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“When the Knicks won the NBA Cup this season, Brunson devised a plan to make sure that the peripheral people in the Knicks organization—medical staff, locker-room attendants, etc.—received a portion of the money that the players get for winning the in-season tournament. This is who Brunson is.” 🎁
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Jalen Brunson, NBA champion and finals MVP, is officially the greatest Knick ever (Gift Article)
Jalen Brunson has placed New York back on top of the basketball world, where it belongs.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
storycorps.org/stories/daug... "He died where he felt like himself" Broke my heart this morning.
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A Daughter Remembers her Father, A Pulse Shooting Victim - StoryCorps
Alexia Henry remembers her father, Paul Henry, who was murdered in the Pulse night club shooting on June 12, 2016.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/06/2026
US accepts only white refugees for sixth consecutive month
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US accepts only white refugees for sixth consecutive month
The Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the "emergency" of "white genocide" in South Africa.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Solve long term structural budget shortfalls with one easy trick
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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I've worked in Democratic digital comms for a long time and pay attention to campaign metrics across platforms. Increasingly I'm seeing Dems who crosspost on X, Bluesky, and Threads get better engagement on Bluesky even with far fewer followers. Here's @jamestalarico.bsky.social's clip last night:
Social media analytics for different platforms and screenshots of James Talarico speaking on stage in his clip across platforms.

There's a lot of data in the analytics and it shows that Bluesky has the highest engagement rate with the least amount of followers at 19.62%
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
so excited that this group of hard working journalists and media workers is getting to the table! their employer is famously anti-union, so it'll be a fight, but I know they got it in 'em. <3
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/05/2026
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion. It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make. (Published May 2025)
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The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Every graph of this reads like a horror movie
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
NEW on the podcast: REI workers are calling for a national consumer boycott of the popular outdoor sports co-op during it’s annual anniversary sale from May 15-25. I sat down with Ashley, a worker in Greensboro, NC to talk about what’s been happening at the table, boycotts as a tactic, and more.
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The Union Bug: Ep. 006
Boycotting as a Tactic: The REI Boycott w/Ashley Hamilton
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Really sad it’s come to this. On my way to join my colleagues at the picket line. We deserve a fair contract!
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 25/01/2026
About 100 people a year die from heart attacks brought on by shoveling snow. Thousands more wind up in the emergency department with chest and back pain and other problems.
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How to stay safe and not have a heart attack while shoveling this weekend.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 23/01/2026
"And in Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo has over the last decade prioritized banning cars from the city center and expanding pedestrian space. Last year, Parisian voters passed a referendum to close an additional 500 streets to traffic — and remove 10% of the city’s parking spaces."
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Happy National Squirrel Day! This American Red Squirrel, also known as a Pine Squirrel, perched on this branch for a moment before launching off. These squirrels are territorial, often chasing away much larger squirrels.
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Horror pon horror.
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New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. Read more here: bit.ly/4bvuYLH 
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Connecticut News Guild @ctnewsguild.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We’re ready to bring fairness and transparency to Hearst CT and negotiate our first contact with Hearst Newspapers in 2026. It’ll ensure better journalism for our readers and better working conditions for all our colleagues, including our members and managers. Let’s get bargaining!!
OUT: Speculating about our first contract/IN: Actually negotiating it
OUT: Confusion/ IN: Transparency
OUT: Not talking to our coworkers/ IN: Talking to all of our coworkers, all of the time
OUT: The Meriden office elevator (still, somehow)/ IN: Reporting in the communities we cover
OUT: Leaving journalism for better-paying jobs to afford life/ IN: Journalists being paid a living wage
OUT: Getting called ‘negative’ for trying to improve our working conditions/ IN: Demanding answers and pushing for a contract anyway
OUT: Regular shirts on Thursdays/ IN: Red NewsGuild of NY shirts on Thursdays
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Africa Is a Country @africasacountry.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
How Senegal rose to become one of the most fertile grounds in African football, and why this success still struggles to transform the local football economy. africasacountry.com/2025/12/the-...
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The Senegalese paradox
How Senegal rose to become one of the most fertile grounds in African football, and why this success still struggles to transform the local football economy.
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New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration announced a major settlement in a case against Starbucks, which alleged that the company flagrantly violated the city’s Fair Workweek Law.
amsterdamnews.com
NYC reaches $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks over worker rights violations
Starbucks will pay $35.5M to 15,000 NYC workers after violating the Fair Workweek Law with over 500,000 infractions.
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
PITTSBURGH'S Public Source

Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike
After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom.
They return as union organizing continues throughout the region.
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November 24, 2025Natalie Duleba, local secretary of the guild, hugs Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild Communications of America, as she hands him the mic. "The first day of this strike, our folks went over across the street and they sat down at a table, and they started talking about that they were going to take care of each other," said Schleuss, acknowledging the guild could not have known how long the path back to work would be. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)
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Daily Union Elections @unionelections.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
NEW: 88 Ski Patrollers for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming are unionizing with @cwaunion.bsky.social.
Pictured is a field of red with text and a picture.  The text is on the left side and reads "Employer: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Unit Size: 88 Employees; Filed: November 20, 2025; Location: Teton Village, Wyoming; Industry/positions: Leisure and Hospitality safety. FT and PT Ski Patrollers." On the bottom there is text that reads "Made by @UnionsElections; @unionelections.bsky.social. Logo property of UAW." On the right side is the logo of UAW.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
the owner of an irish pub i frequented in the south of france gave me the typical, joyous "a good irish name!" response to finding out my last name before his smile dropped and the blood drained out of his face :) love that man
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
an oldie but goodie www.teenvogue.com/story/what-t... (relatedly, teen vogue's recent anti-union firings will make this type of work more difficult)
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There’s No Room for Police Unions in the Labor Movement
No other union employees are allowed to kill other human beings.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I remember going to the Last Look in 2018! So so so excited to go back! amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/11...
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The Studio Museum, Harlem's gem, is back and brighter than ever
The Studio Museum in Harlem is back, bigger and bolder than ever.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
And the great learning from our libraries "will be delivered to you by an army of overworked, underpaid, too-often verbally abused library staff, who deserve so much better from Britain, from their government, from the executives of the British Library, and from all of us."
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 10/11/2025
BREAKING: We won! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
A yellow bridge in front of a city background with three banners reading "POST-GAZETTE STRIKERS WILL WIN".
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 10/11/2025
🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN! The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
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The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Nearly a 1,000 people have signed the @condeunion.bsky.social and @newyorkerunion.bsky.social petition to reinstate the Fired Four and reverse the suspensions. JOIN US in standing up for workers' rights and tell Conde Nast that union-busting is DISGUSTING actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Condé bosses to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions and end the union-busting
On Nov. 5, 2025 in an egregious attempt at union-busting, Condé Nast management illegally terminated four union members – Alma Avalle, Jake Lahut, Jasper Lo and Ben Dewey – for participating in federa...
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I found "I agreed to an interview. I did this because, in ways you might think I’d have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot," to be particularly relatable
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan
The union, which reps staffers, says the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Amid settler attacks, Palestinians are trying to save their traditional olive and date harvests one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5592...
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🔊 Listen Now: Amid settler attacks, Palestinians are trying to save their traditional olive and date harvests
All Things Considered on NPR One | 7:15
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I go to a 6 am gym class and on my way back there were folks already lined up outside our local food pantry. Four people who looked in their 70s — among them a man listening to the radio about the Mets. They pushed carts ahead of them.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
But his assertion that diversity weakens unions ignores two things. First, labor unions have a long history of multiethnic coalitions. Second, it was the capitalists and political elites who tried to *exploit* ethnic divisions to maintain power. There is only one person here trying to stop unions:
New York Times headline reads: Trump Hotel Workers Campaign for a Union, Over the Boss's ObjectionsNew York Times headline reads:  Trump Moves to Strip More Federal Workers of Union Protections.
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Carson Leigh Brown @carsonleigh.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Dad, may he rest in peace, always said Mario was a gift to NY + he should have been president “but America wasn’t ready for an Italian president.” Watching his son capitalize on this racist BS makes my stomach turn. There’s no shame in losing a race run well, but there’s tons in whatever this is.
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The One and Only Diabolical DISK DOKTOR @diskdoktor.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Check out @workingclasshistory.com It's time for lessons to be learnt brothers and sisters
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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 27/10/2025
A reminder-there are really great books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community=The Marvellers @dhonielle.bsky.social; Nic Blake @angiethomas.bsky.social ; The Vanquishers-Kaylynn Bayron; Amari & The Night Brothers-B.B. Alston
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Gee, I can’t imagine why…
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