Jo-Ann Johnston
@jo-annjohnston.bsky.social
Independent writer these days. Freelance editor. Substitute teacher. Animal lover. Upstate NY.
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Inflation Has Elbowed its Way into Bookstores this Shopping and Giving Season
Friends, we need to adjust purchasing strategies this year
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I made y'all an early holiday present. Practical tips on giving wonderful books as gifts while on a budget. P.S. Qualifications/prior relevant experience: former business news reporter; former bookstore clerk.
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#MondayTip: In the contiguous U.S., Wed., Dec. 17, is the suggested mailing deadline to use our #PostalService's most affordable option -- Ground Advantage -- to get packages delivered for Christmas. Ditto if you want to use Priority Mail. So, two days to get your stuff into the mail. Got it?
December 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#MondayTip: In the contiguous U.S., Wed., Dec. 17, is the suggested mailing deadline to use our #PostalService's most affordable option -- Ground Advantage -- to get packages delivered for Christmas. Ditto if you want to use Priority Mail. So, two days to get your stuff into the mail. Got it?
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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My early new year's resolution* is that in 2026 everyone is going to get much better at writing, e.g., this:
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law"?
and not, e.g., this:
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law?"
*For you.
#copyediting
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law"?
and not, e.g., this:
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law?"
*For you.
#copyediting
November 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My early new year's resolution* is that in 2026 everyone is going to get much better at writing, e.g., this:
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law"?
and not, e.g., this:
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law?"
*For you.
#copyediting
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law"?
and not, e.g., this:
What do we talk about when we talk about "the law?"
*For you.
#copyediting
I thought some folks purchasing #books for Xmas might be able to use a little #budget or #selection advice - especially those who are not already big readers. Did a little economic research, too. Enjoy.
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Inflation Has Elbowed its Way into Bookstores this Shopping and Giving Season
Friends, we need to adjust purchasing strategies this year
medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I thought some folks purchasing #books for Xmas might be able to use a little #budget or #selection advice - especially those who are not already big readers. Did a little economic research, too. Enjoy.
medium.com/@johnstonwri...
medium.com/@johnstonwri...
I made y'all an early holiday present. Practical tips on giving wonderful books as gifts while on a budget. P.S. Qualifications/prior relevant experience: former business news reporter; former bookstore clerk.
medium.com/@johnstonwri...
medium.com/@johnstonwri...
Inflation Has Elbowed its Way into Bookstores this Shopping and Giving Season
Friends, we need to adjust purchasing strategies this year
medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I made y'all an early holiday present. Practical tips on giving wonderful books as gifts while on a budget. P.S. Qualifications/prior relevant experience: former business news reporter; former bookstore clerk.
medium.com/@johnstonwri...
medium.com/@johnstonwri...
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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This was an IQ test.
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This was an IQ test.
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Probably my favorite image from the aurora last week. Shot in Duluth, Minnesota. Someone told me it looks like a stoplight in the sky, and now I can't unsee it.
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #night #nightsky #aurora #minnesota #nature #northernlights #auroraborealis
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #night #nightsky #aurora #minnesota #nature #northernlights #auroraborealis
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Probably my favorite image from the aurora last week. Shot in Duluth, Minnesota. Someone told me it looks like a stoplight in the sky, and now I can't unsee it.
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #night #nightsky #aurora #minnesota #nature #northernlights #auroraborealis
#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #night #nightsky #aurora #minnesota #nature #northernlights #auroraborealis
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All life is important and has a reason to be part of life on this planet. So…love the unloved. Honor their mission, even if you don’t know what it is. 💖
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
All life is important and has a reason to be part of life on this planet. So…love the unloved. Honor their mission, even if you don’t know what it is. 💖
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Hey folks:
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Hey folks:
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
I'm organizing my YouTube channel & just added the course I'm teaching w/colleagues David Blight & Beverly Gage, as well as my "What the Heck Just Happened?" conversations w/Heather Cox Richardson, & my Friday AM podcast "History Matters."
Take a look!
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
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Pretty accurate.
November 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Pretty accurate.
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I don't want AI I want this
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I don't want AI I want this
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November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
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Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s removal of a book from public school libraries
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In a first for the state, Maryland’s school board reverses Harford County’s book ban
Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s decision to remove a book from public school libraries — the first time the state has intervened in a local decision about what’s appropriate for ...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s removal of a book from public school libraries
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
The politics team at Teen Vogue has done a good job. I hope some savvy media outlet picks up this team and puts them back to work - quickly!
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The politics team at Teen Vogue has done a good job. I hope some savvy media outlet picks up this team and puts them back to work - quickly!
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there is no hierarchy of citizenship.
there are only citizens. All citizens are imbued with the same legal protections and rights in the U.S.
Some citizens born, some citizens are naturalized, both are fully and equally citizens.
the end.
there are only citizens. All citizens are imbued with the same legal protections and rights in the U.S.
Some citizens born, some citizens are naturalized, both are fully and equally citizens.
the end.
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
there is no hierarchy of citizenship.
there are only citizens. All citizens are imbued with the same legal protections and rights in the U.S.
Some citizens born, some citizens are naturalized, both are fully and equally citizens.
the end.
there are only citizens. All citizens are imbued with the same legal protections and rights in the U.S.
Some citizens born, some citizens are naturalized, both are fully and equally citizens.
the end.
Repost. Cats and horses, too.
"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went." ~ #WillRogers
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Repost. Cats and horses, too.
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how your email finds me
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
how your email finds me
Keep paying attention to issues like #VoterID and #gubernatorial races that may point to future national leaders. I explain more below for #voters and #peoplewhoshouldbevoting.
Election Day is less than a week away. Two states have gubernatorial races, and many more are selecting state legislators or voting on ballot issues. #Project2029 takes a look at why it’s important to pay attention even in an off-year.
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After #NoKings: What to Watch for During Elections — Project 2029
By Jo-Ann Johnston Elections are coming up in many places in the next couple of weeks, and though voters won’t be deciding on midterm Congressional race results or our next president, there are…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Keep paying attention to issues like #VoterID and #gubernatorial races that may point to future national leaders. I explain more below for #voters and #peoplewhoshouldbevoting.
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Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator. n.pr/3J8XXJN
Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism
Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator. n.pr/3J8XXJN
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A Ruby Throated Hummingbird takes a drink from a flower.
#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A Ruby Throated Hummingbird takes a drink from a flower.
#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
#Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin
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Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.
Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.