Chris Atkin
@catkin76.bsky.social
Proud father, Golden State Warriors, I Stand with Kaep, HipHop, Bridge 4, Anacostia, The Bay to DC. Opinions are my own and not that of my employer.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
I have gone 2025 with buying from Target and Amazon once (needed items that I couldn’t get locally). Have not stepped foot in Home Depot since 2016.
This boycott is easy to do if you are willing.
This boycott is easy to do if you are willing.
These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I have gone 2025 with buying from Target and Amazon once (needed items that I couldn’t get locally). Have not stepped foot in Home Depot since 2016.
This boycott is easy to do if you are willing.
This boycott is easy to do if you are willing.
It’s amazing how different my neighborhood feels after the corner on my block was shutdown. All it took was someone buying the building and removing access the corner boys used to keep their package in.
It’s as if Omar came through…
It’s as if Omar came through…
a man is standing in front of a brick building with the number 537 on the door
ALT: a man is standing in front of a brick building with the number 537 on the door
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November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s amazing how different my neighborhood feels after the corner on my block was shutdown. All it took was someone buying the building and removing access the corner boys used to keep their package in.
It’s as if Omar came through…
It’s as if Omar came through…
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For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
Calling Foul: Breaking Down WNBA Pay and Why It Matters
Breaking Down WNBA Pay for Women Athletes and Why It Matters: a case study in systemic undervaluing of women’s work
msmagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
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It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Luka benefiting from the Curry rule…SMH…
two men dancing on a beach with the words lets do it behind them
ALT: two men dancing on a beach with the words lets do it behind them
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November 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Luka benefiting from the Curry rule…SMH…
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crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
Tim Kaine voted for this. Schumer agreed and had it added last minute. Both need to go.
Platkin: They didn’t go to the mat to make sure people could eat. They didn’t go to the mat to make sure people could afford their health care. But they sure as hell made sure they could make hundreds of thousands of dollars on our backs based on some bogus theory of how they were harmed.
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Tim Kaine voted for this. Schumer agreed and had it added last minute. Both need to go.
Insane!
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers' starting pitcher in Game 2, is warming up to pitch in the 18th inning.
He threw 105 pitches on Saturday.
He threw 105 pitches on Saturday.
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Insane!
Just used a serial comma while sexting my wife… not sure how this will be received!
a man in a plaid shirt says that 's god 's comma in yellow letters
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media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Just used a serial comma while sexting my wife… not sure how this will be received!
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LA NINA IS HERE, DC. What will it mean this winter?
* This looks like a weak La Nina; by itself, would lean us toward near average temps/snow.
* But La Nina may fade, making other climate patterns more important.
Detailed analysis on La Nina and DC winters:
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
* This looks like a weak La Nina; by itself, would lean us toward near average temps/snow.
* But La Nina may fade, making other climate patterns more important.
Detailed analysis on La Nina and DC winters:
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
La Niña returns. What it could mean for D.C.’s winter.
La Niña, which typically steers storms north of D.C. and tilts the odds toward less snowy winters, has returned. But its weak nature means winter could still hold surprises.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
LA NINA IS HERE, DC. What will it mean this winter?
* This looks like a weak La Nina; by itself, would lean us toward near average temps/snow.
* But La Nina may fade, making other climate patterns more important.
Detailed analysis on La Nina and DC winters:
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
* This looks like a weak La Nina; by itself, would lean us toward near average temps/snow.
* But La Nina may fade, making other climate patterns more important.
Detailed analysis on La Nina and DC winters:
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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Babe Ruth's only postseason hit as a pitcher was a 2-run triple in a 3-2 win in the 1918 World Series where he pitched 8 innings and allowed 2 runs while striking out no batters.
Shohei Ohtani in the clinching NLCS game: 3 home runs, 6 shutout innings, 10 strikeouts. 🦄
Shohei Ohtani in the clinching NLCS game: 3 home runs, 6 shutout innings, 10 strikeouts. 🦄
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Babe Ruth's only postseason hit as a pitcher was a 2-run triple in a 3-2 win in the 1918 World Series where he pitched 8 innings and allowed 2 runs while striking out no batters.
Shohei Ohtani in the clinching NLCS game: 3 home runs, 6 shutout innings, 10 strikeouts. 🦄
Shohei Ohtani in the clinching NLCS game: 3 home runs, 6 shutout innings, 10 strikeouts. 🦄
Apparently, Slow Horses gets better this season. I can’t wait! apple.news/AbVJptwgbTm6...
a close up of a man 's face with the words every behind him
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September 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Apparently, Slow Horses gets better this season. I can’t wait! apple.news/AbVJptwgbTm6...
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‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
September 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.
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pro-tip: this vegetarian red beans and rice recipe is killer. the use of white miso and soy sauce for umami is a great idea. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
Vegan Pressure Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe
Here’s a vegan version of the classic New Orleans dish that uses smoked paprika, miso paste and soy sauce to add a savory notes Pressure cookers are ideal for preparing dried beans; even unsoaked bean...
cooking.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
pro-tip: this vegetarian red beans and rice recipe is killer. the use of white miso and soy sauce for umami is a great idea. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
@timkawakami.bsky.social question, that I am not sure you have already covered in the Standard, but, what if JK doesn’t sign the qualifying offer? Does he sit for the season and try again next offseason? Thx
September 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
@timkawakami.bsky.social question, that I am not sure you have already covered in the Standard, but, what if JK doesn’t sign the qualifying offer? Does he sit for the season and try again next offseason? Thx
Hoodie Season is upon us!
Fall has moved in early!
We’re declaring summer officially over in D.C. — the earliest we’ve ever made the call.
Near 80 by day, 50s–60s at night, and no heat waves in sight.
👉 www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
We’re declaring summer officially over in D.C. — the earliest we’ve ever made the call.
Near 80 by day, 50s–60s at night, and no heat waves in sight.
👉 www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Fall arrives early: We’re calling summer over in D.C.
Since we began this tradition of declaring the end of summer, we’ve never called the season over and the start of fall this early
www.washingtonpost.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hoodie Season is upon us!
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August 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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10 years ago today.... people in North Carolina polled "Deez Nuts"
Shout out to Leon Harris for keeping a straight face.... smh lol
Shout out to Leon Harris for keeping a straight face.... smh lol
August 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
10 years ago today.... people in North Carolina polled "Deez Nuts"
Shout out to Leon Harris for keeping a straight face.... smh lol
Shout out to Leon Harris for keeping a straight face.... smh lol
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The animal kingdom is truly miraculous! We humans have so much to learn from our animal friends… ❤️😊
August 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The animal kingdom is truly miraculous! We humans have so much to learn from our animal friends… ❤️😊
🔥🔥🔥
August 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🔥🔥🔥
Out in these streets like it’s Marvin Mondays…
August 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Out in these streets like it’s Marvin Mondays…