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….”
Why is this so funny?
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Why is this so funny?
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Soon, we'll oversee a budget of more than $100 billion — and every dollar will reflect our commitment to working New Yorkers and delivering universal childcare. Good thing some little New Yorkers gave me a counting lesson today!
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Soon, we'll oversee a budget of more than $100 billion — and every dollar will reflect our commitment to working New Yorkers and delivering universal childcare. Good thing some little New Yorkers gave me a counting lesson today!
It's come to this--
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's come to this--
The new "Don't Ask Don't Tell."
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The new "Don't Ask Don't Tell."
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-still-polling-well-with-working-class-american-pedophiles/
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-still-polling-well-with-working-class-american-pedophiles/
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Heyyyyyyyy if you live in Baltimore and you haven't read this book, you gotta read it press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
The Black Butterfly
The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America
press.jhu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Heyyyyyyyy if you live in Baltimore and you haven't read this book, you gotta read it press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire
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My latest "Voices" interview with Harriet Fertik, who discusses her most recent project, "Traditions Lost and Found: W. E. B. Du Bois, Hannah Arendt, and Classical Antiquity," which explores how these two thinkers evoked classical antiquity in their respective works.
Classical Reception: Harriet Fertik on Returning to Antiquity | Voices of Excellence
podcast.osu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My latest "Voices" interview with Harriet Fertik, who discusses her most recent project, "Traditions Lost and Found: W. E. B. Du Bois, Hannah Arendt, and Classical Antiquity," which explores how these two thinkers evoked classical antiquity in their respective works.
Today in 1953, the Indiana school text book commission proposed banning the book “Robin Hood” for its communist implications. IU students organized the Green Feather Movement to protest book censorship. Lesson: rob from the rich and give to the poor. And read books!
The Green Feather Movement
Article. By Alison Kysia. 2013. History of a little-known student resistance movement against McCarthyism and censorship.
www.zinnedproject.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today in 1953, the Indiana school text book commission proposed banning the book “Robin Hood” for its communist implications. IU students organized the Green Feather Movement to protest book censorship. Lesson: rob from the rich and give to the poor. And read books!
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HOLY SHIT!
Trump too evil for Jeffrey Epstein
Trump too evil for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
HOLY SHIT!
Trump too evil for Jeffrey Epstein
Trump too evil for Jeffrey Epstein
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Important to remember!!!
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November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Important to remember!!!
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Epstein Files Live Updates: Republicans Release Emails After Democrats Disclose Several Mentioning Trump www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Epstein Files Live Updates: Republicans Release Trove of Files After Democrats Disclose Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Epstein Files Live Updates: Republicans Release Emails After Democrats Disclose Several Mentioning Trump www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Measuring scholarship with ROI seems to be at the very base of the problem.
Under Pressure to Prove ROI, a University Closes Its Press
Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value propo...
www.insidehighered.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Measuring scholarship with ROI seems to be at the very base of the problem.
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Anyways back in olden times a red aurora meant the death of kings
JUST A FUN FACT NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING
JUST A FUN FACT NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Anyways back in olden times a red aurora meant the death of kings
JUST A FUN FACT NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING
JUST A FUN FACT NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING
This post is oddly triggering. People, we have been working for affordable healthcare for *so* long. The arc of the moral universe is long . . . so fucking long.
Republican politicians with gold standard healthcare telling Americans they don’t need affordable healthcare.
A lot has happened, but not much has changed.
A lot has happened, but not much has changed.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This post is oddly triggering. People, we have been working for affordable healthcare for *so* long. The arc of the moral universe is long . . . so fucking long.
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Set myself up a little printing press out of a slightly modified old pasta machine, kind of works! Not the result you'd get from the tonnes of pressure from the real presses, but still not too shabby :)
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Set myself up a little printing press out of a slightly modified old pasta machine, kind of works! Not the result you'd get from the tonnes of pressure from the real presses, but still not too shabby :)
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The moment the Affordable Care Act was signed into law.
It is a dirty shame how Republicans have tried to get rid of it, with no replacement in sight. Ever! I will always be grateful for President Obama. He truly cared about America.
It is a dirty shame how Republicans have tried to get rid of it, with no replacement in sight. Ever! I will always be grateful for President Obama. He truly cared about America.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The moment the Affordable Care Act was signed into law.
It is a dirty shame how Republicans have tried to get rid of it, with no replacement in sight. Ever! I will always be grateful for President Obama. He truly cared about America.
It is a dirty shame how Republicans have tried to get rid of it, with no replacement in sight. Ever! I will always be grateful for President Obama. He truly cared about America.
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The article includes insights from press directors @ucpress.bsky.social, @upcolorado.bsky.social, @ugapress.bsky.social, @hopkinspress.bsky.social & @uofmpress.bsky.social as well as AUPresses executive director.
University Presses Continue Their Missions
Despite pressures from Washington, press directors say they will stay the course while dealing with economic concerns.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The article includes insights from press directors @ucpress.bsky.social, @upcolorado.bsky.social, @ugapress.bsky.social, @hopkinspress.bsky.social & @uofmpress.bsky.social as well as AUPresses executive director.
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He was the third and youngest of the Blues Brothers.
Christopher Hale
@chrisjollyhale
The future Pope Leo in 1982
@chrisjollyhale
The future Pope Leo in 1982
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
He was the third and youngest of the Blues Brothers.
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There are 1.1 million veterans that depend on SNAP and he went to the Supreme Court to make sure they couldn't even eat.
This guy can go fuck himself!
This guy can go fuck himself!
Trump: "We will not stop until we've ended the tragedy of homeless veterans once and for all. I'd see in New York where people that came into our country illegally would be put up in hotels and veterans would be sitting on the sidewalk. Many of the people that came in were put in from prisons."
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There are 1.1 million veterans that depend on SNAP and he went to the Supreme Court to make sure they couldn't even eat.
This guy can go fuck himself!
This guy can go fuck himself!
In other news: THE EPSTEIN FILES? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
Trump Pardons Runner Who Took Prohibited Shortcut on Grand Teton
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In other news: THE EPSTEIN FILES? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
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it’s not like I planned for @bschillace.brandyschillace.com’s new book to arrive today, but having this as my post-orchi recovery read… 💜
May 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
it’s not like I planned for @bschillace.brandyschillace.com’s new book to arrive today, but having this as my post-orchi recovery read… 💜