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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 3h

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 13h

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve got this.

The Vegan's Voice @animalrights1.bsky.social · 1d

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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 1d

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 1d

Attorney General Bondi recently threatened to put me in jail. Now, the President has threatened to put the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in jail.

This is about as authoritarian as it gets.

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously, this is amazing.

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 2d

🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice

A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪

Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport

www.nature.com

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 2d

Team Science!!!!

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 2d

🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice

A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪

Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport

www.nature.com

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 2d

This from @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Save American Higher Education (video)

A petition that you can sign, which I read aloud

open.substack.com

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 3d

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 3d

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 3d

It wasn't the ice--it was the ship all along.

Wreck of Shackleton’s Endurance Tied to Culprit Other Than Ice

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations!!! @hopkinspress.bsky.social too!

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Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 4d

Feels weird to announce good news in the midst of all this, but I just learned Mr. Lancaster's System is a finalist for the Robert L. Hampel Outstanding Book Award from the History of Ed Society.

Wish me luck, and thanks to the judges and @gmbritton.bsky.social!

Mr. Lancaster’s System: The Failed Reform that Created America’s Public Schools

[UPDATE: It is out in the world! Get your copy today.] There’s no doubt something big happened. Historians know it. People at the time knew it. When it came to the startling changes sweeping their …

adamlaats.net

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

www.pewresearch.org

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 5d

Very late stage capitalism

Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.social · 5d

Corpse retail

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 5d

Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 6d

If you reach out to me, I will help you with your pitch and look at a draft. Lollardfish at gmail.

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 6d

Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 7d

One of most beautiful posters in Catalan from the Spanish Civil War. "Peasant!: the revolution needs your efforts." Socialist UGT trade union. By Josep Subirats

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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Tomb Hellton @tvhilton.bsky.social · 6d

Every single thing Kristi Noem says or does, every word out of her mouth and every order she issues, reminds the world that this is a person who shot her dog because it was inconvenient. She won’t let anyone forget that this is the kind of person she is.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 6d

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 6d

Money’s value comes from what we agree its value is. I can tell you, this might be legal tender at some point, but not with me.

CNN @cnn.com · 6d

A portrait of President Donald Trump may be featured on a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint in honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, according to first drafts of the images confirmed by the US Treasury. https://cnn.it/479RxDa

Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 6d

Friends, print these out, fold them up, keep one in your bag, pocket, or front seat.

Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 7d

"How to Report ICE" 10/2:

Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY

San Francisco in Spanish

tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x

Aloe plant "reading" a "How to Report ICE" zine.

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 8d

NYC! New zine just dropped! "Who is this Zohran Mamdani Guy Running for Mayor?"

It's got important dates, what he plans to do as mayor, how he'll pay for it, why a little socialism is good for us: the regular people, etc!

And of course you can print your own!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Hand holding black and white illustrated hand lettered zine titled "Who is this Zohran Mamdani Guy Running for Mayor?". Portrait of Mamdani on the bottom right.

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Greg Britton @gmbritton.bsky.social · 6d

Make America Measly Again

Anna DNP, FNP, BC@ AccessToCareAdvocate @anna1900.bsky.social · 6d

Five cases of measles have been identified in the Upstate over just over a week, bringing the state’s total to eight, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health. The source of several of these cases is unknown, raising concerns that the virus could spread further.

South Carolina reports measles outbreak as statewide vaccinations fall — The State

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is declaring a measles outbreak in the Upstate, including cases in a school, amid declining vaccination rates.

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