Ann Atkins
@annatkins.bsky.social
Veteran high school teacher. Labor leader. Community theater nerd. Chicagoland ex-pat. SoIL transplant.
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america is already great folks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/d...
Chinese Students Flocked to Central Illinois. Their Food Followed.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
america is already great folks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/d...
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Trump's tariffs are like a restaurant with a long line jacking up menu prices. You can do that for a night or two, and probably increase profits. But very quickly, the restaurant loses customers. Same with trade cepr.net/publications...
Trump’s Tariffs and Price Gouging Restaurants
Like restaurants price gouging waiting diners, Trump’s tariffs may bring short-term wins but risks long-term damage to US trade and global trust.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Trump's tariffs are like a restaurant with a long line jacking up menu prices. You can do that for a night or two, and probably increase profits. But very quickly, the restaurant loses customers. Same with trade cepr.net/publications...
This is beautiful in a world that can so often not be.
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
This is beautiful in a world that can so often not be.
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6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
6 hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
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December 4, 2024 at 10:04 AM
6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
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This is legendary from @sarahjeong.bsky.social. I appreciate her drunkenly walking the world through a coup attempt and then writing it up. www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
6 hours under martial law in Seoul
On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:03 PM
This is legendary from @sarahjeong.bsky.social. I appreciate her drunkenly walking the world through a coup attempt and then writing it up. www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...
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Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail. And it’s working better than anyone expected.
Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail
Amid a national backlash against criminal justice reform, Illinois has achieved something extraordinary. It’s working better than anyone expected.
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December 2, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail. And it’s working better than anyone expected.
I love this and would also love to know the original publications.
I hear people in my tiny town say this all the time, including my students who are parroting their adults.
I hear people in my tiny town say this all the time, including my students who are parroting their adults.
A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore
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November 11, 2024 at 9:19 PM
I love this and would also love to know the original publications.
I hear people in my tiny town say this all the time, including my students who are parroting their adults.
I hear people in my tiny town say this all the time, including my students who are parroting their adults.
Yessssss. Is your local school board making you furious by their complacency and inaction? Run!
Going to reiterate that everyone on this website should run for something. Tree warden, Senator, horse catcher, whatever. The Democratic Party is currently screaming at each other about precisely how much more racist and transphobic they should get. Sneak past them, primary an old guy, take control.
November 10, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Yessssss. Is your local school board making you furious by their complacency and inaction? Run!
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A List of People and Things Blamed for Ruining America
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November 8, 2024 at 10:43 PM
A List of People and Things Blamed for Ruining America
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