Ann Pham, MSEd
@soulandskin.bsky.social
Educator, writer, semi-professional dilettante
Children:
- ask 'why' without fear
- see hypocrisy instantly
- refuse to accept cruelty as normal
- imagine alternatives
- empathize instinctively
- don’t yet believe in the inevitability of hierarchy
That’s why authoritarian systems treat children as threats.
- ask 'why' without fear
- see hypocrisy instantly
- refuse to accept cruelty as normal
- imagine alternatives
- empathize instinctively
- don’t yet believe in the inevitability of hierarchy
That’s why authoritarian systems treat children as threats.
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Children:
- ask 'why' without fear
- see hypocrisy instantly
- refuse to accept cruelty as normal
- imagine alternatives
- empathize instinctively
- don’t yet believe in the inevitability of hierarchy
That’s why authoritarian systems treat children as threats.
- ask 'why' without fear
- see hypocrisy instantly
- refuse to accept cruelty as normal
- imagine alternatives
- empathize instinctively
- don’t yet believe in the inevitability of hierarchy
That’s why authoritarian systems treat children as threats.
Just... what problems we could have solved if we weren't traumatizing the children who could have solved them.
January 31, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Just... what problems we could have solved if we weren't traumatizing the children who could have solved them.
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
You have ONE job: to represent the will of the people, who do NOT want DHS funded.
You have ONE job: to represent the will of the people, who do NOT want DHS funded.
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
You have ONE job: to represent the will of the people, who do NOT want DHS funded.
You have ONE job: to represent the will of the people, who do NOT want DHS funded.
Franz Fanon, people.
January 29, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Franz Fanon, people.
If I ever find myself saving someone's life, afterwards, I will look them directly in the eyes, say, 'Your grandchildren will be very important to the human race one day,' and run off.
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
If I ever find myself saving someone's life, afterwards, I will look them directly in the eyes, say, 'Your grandchildren will be very important to the human race one day,' and run off.
A person with a self can choose. A person without a self can only obey. Your individual identity matters.
Yes because then they’d have to face the reality of what people think of them
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 PM
A person with a self can choose. A person without a self can only obey. Your individual identity matters.
If you are both a pastor and an ICE thug, I'm going to guess you sucked at one if not both of those jobs.
January 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
If you are both a pastor and an ICE thug, I'm going to guess you sucked at one if not both of those jobs.
Let there be no home for Nazis.
January 18, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Let there be no home for Nazis.
One way this could all end is a dog scoots its butt across the 'self-destruct' button on whatever is generating the simulation.
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
One way this could all end is a dog scoots its butt across the 'self-destruct' button on whatever is generating the simulation.
One of my students pointed me to this band. I think the kids are gonna be all right.
Cheap Perfume-It's Okay To Punch Nazis
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January 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM
One of my students pointed me to this band. I think the kids are gonna be all right.
More so now with COVID brain.
January 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
More so now with COVID brain.
I'm pretty sure if I listed the 500 worst things anyone I personally know did in 2025, by the time I got to #100, it would be something like 'forgot to thank the cashier.'
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I'm pretty sure if I listed the 500 worst things anyone I personally know did in 2025, by the time I got to #100, it would be something like 'forgot to thank the cashier.'
Who's got the photos of Mamdani's inauguration crowd v Dumptruck's?
January 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Who's got the photos of Mamdani's inauguration crowd v Dumptruck's?
Seems like it's easier for people to stop believing in God than to stop believing in capitalism.
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Seems like it's easier for people to stop believing in God than to stop believing in capitalism.
I have strong reason to believe we could've had medical tricorders by now if we'd just allocated our resources differently.
October 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have strong reason to believe we could've had medical tricorders by now if we'd just allocated our resources differently.
Early Antifa, not predicting the unprecedented times of today.
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Early Antifa, not predicting the unprecedented times of today.
Joy is resistance!
And the problem-solving and critical thinking that went into the original costume idea were sheer genius level.
And the problem-solving and critical thinking that went into the original costume idea were sheer genius level.
October 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Joy is resistance!
And the problem-solving and critical thinking that went into the original costume idea were sheer genius level.
And the problem-solving and critical thinking that went into the original costume idea were sheer genius level.
I try to teach my students that anger, fear and shame are *terrible* states in which to attempt problem-solving or decision-making. That's why joy is resistance and why critical thinking is also important for mental health.
Friends — I’d like to talk with you about a difficult subject. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-national-trauma
October 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I try to teach my students that anger, fear and shame are *terrible* states in which to attempt problem-solving or decision-making. That's why joy is resistance and why critical thinking is also important for mental health.
Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate!
September 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate!
These kinds of sessions are my favorite.
September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
These kinds of sessions are my favorite.
'Instead' is a big concept. It goes beyond just 'not that.' When was the last time telling yourself not to have that last piece of pie worked?
Parents need to be aware of who their kids are following online. Young people want to be a part of something and the attention being given to Turning Point right now is causing an increase in followers. Talking to your young adults about their choice of influence is important.
September 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
'Instead' is a big concept. It goes beyond just 'not that.' When was the last time telling yourself not to have that last piece of pie worked?
Years ago, I once transcribed a cop 'de-escalation' training video. It was literally nothing but cops screaming at people and pulling guns on them and ended with cops shooting a drunk suicidal man.
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Years ago, I once transcribed a cop 'de-escalation' training video. It was literally nothing but cops screaming at people and pulling guns on them and ended with cops shooting a drunk suicidal man.
Maybe the issue isn't *that* women are angry but the things they're angry *about*. Learn to recognize distractions from and distortions of main ideas so we can solve the real problems. #satstrategies
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Maybe the issue isn't *that* women are angry but the things they're angry *about*. Learn to recognize distractions from and distortions of main ideas so we can solve the real problems. #satstrategies
This is the best series I've seen since Future Man.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is the best series I've seen since Future Man.