Greg Britton
@gmbritton.bsky.social
Editorial Director of the Johns Hopkins University Press and acquiring editor for our Higher Ed. program.
“Oh, I used to be disgusted. And now I try to be amused….”
“Oh, I used to be disgusted. And now I try to be amused….”
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Happy holidays for those who celebrate.
It’s officially potluck season withoffice parties galore. 🦃🥘 If, like me, you harbor an irrational fear of food poisoning, I’ve got you covered. Here’s your ID doctor–approved guide to surviving the season’s buffets w/out ending up in the ER.
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An ID Doctor’s Guide to Surviving Holiday Potlucks Food Poisoning Free
Because nothing says “festive” like avoiding an impromptu Norovirus outbreak.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Happy holidays for those who celebrate.
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Yep. University of California reports that as of 2022, 48% of undergrads experienced food insecurity. regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/mar2...
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Yep. University of California reports that as of 2022, 48% of undergrads experienced food insecurity. regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/mar2...
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Air traffic controllers work under impossible pressure every day. The President couldn’t do their job for five minutes, yet he’s lecturing them like they’re the problem.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Air traffic controllers work under impossible pressure every day. The President couldn’t do their job for five minutes, yet he’s lecturing them like they’re the problem.
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
Pedo Park?
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Pedo Park?
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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What kind of man works aggressively to flex his power and deny nearly 42 million Americans food benefits intended to stave off hunger just weeks before Thanksgiving?
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What kind of man works aggressively to flex his power and deny nearly 42 million Americans food benefits intended to stave off hunger just weeks before Thanksgiving?
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Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.
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I told a college student he needed to avoid using second-person pronouns in his essay. He looked around the room, then at me. “Uhh, I’m a dude.”
somewhere in the US there’s a white lady avoiding trans fat because she thinks that’s fat they put in the food to make people trans.
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I told a college student he needed to avoid using second-person pronouns in his essay. He looked around the room, then at me. “Uhh, I’m a dude.”
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November 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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The crisis of American democracy is deepening. Here is my analysis. Above all else, we must defend the freedom and fairness of elections in the U.S. to prevent a slide into autocracy.
Taking Stock of America’s Slide to Autocracy
A year after the 2024 election, things are looking dire.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The crisis of American democracy is deepening. Here is my analysis. Above all else, we must defend the freedom and fairness of elections in the U.S. to prevent a slide into autocracy.
They/them trains!
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
They/them trains!
Super helpful explainer.
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Super helpful explainer.
As a kid I saw my parents do this, and try to hide it.
people who have never experienced poverty (or even near poverty) have no idea what it does to your mental health. standing in a grocery store and calculating whether you can afford one box of pasta or two. doing math constantly to make sure you dont overdraw a checking account. its debilitating.
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
As a kid I saw my parents do this, and try to hide it.
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“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
- James Baldwin -
- James Baldwin -
people who have never experienced poverty (or even near poverty) have no idea what it does to your mental health. standing in a grocery store and calculating whether you can afford one box of pasta or two. doing math constantly to make sure you dont overdraw a checking account. its debilitating.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
- James Baldwin -
- James Baldwin -
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Ah yes, the Supreme Court, the ultimate guardians of… paperwork delays. What a brilliant move: let’s temporarily pause food aid for 42 million Americans. Because nothing says “justice” like making sure hungry kids, struggling parents, and elderly folks get… anxiety instead of groceries.
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Ah yes, the Supreme Court, the ultimate guardians of… paperwork delays. What a brilliant move: let’s temporarily pause food aid for 42 million Americans. Because nothing says “justice” like making sure hungry kids, struggling parents, and elderly folks get… anxiety instead of groceries.
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
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If you wanted to tank the economy, you’d (1) make air travel chaotic; (2) stop producing economic data; (3) suspend aid to the most in need; (4) furlough federal workers…. oh wait.
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you wanted to tank the economy, you’d (1) make air travel chaotic; (2) stop producing economic data; (3) suspend aid to the most in need; (4) furlough federal workers…. oh wait.
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Cornell's Trump deal: my summary and notes,
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Cornell's Trump deal: my summary and notes,
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
bryanalexander.org/politics/cor...
A camel can only carry so much straw. MAGA may be piling on one straw too many this week— www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A camel can only carry so much straw. MAGA may be piling on one straw too many this week— www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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Remember that the old man only ran for this job for a second time because he wanted to stay out of prison.
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Remember that the old man only ran for this job for a second time because he wanted to stay out of prison.