Britton Williams
@brittonvance.bsky.social
Fiercely Texan. Alabama alum. Episcopalian. Rowdy moderate that likes to talk about politics, cities and my cat. 🏳️🌈
“We work a lot with intelligence and information received. We have a communication center here. We receive a lot of calls from individuals saying, hey, my neighbor that's present here illegally, or my ex-wife, you know.”
Rebecca González runs one of ICE's local domestic intelligence offices. She told NPR how her agents are tracking down immigrants in Puerto Rico to deliver on President Trump's mass deportation promise.
Raids and revenge tips: Inside ICE's Puerto Rico deportation operation
Rebecca González runs one of ICE's local domestic intelligence offices. She told NPR how her agents are tracking down immigrants in Puerto Rico to deliver on President Trump's mass deportation promise.
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“We work a lot with intelligence and information received. We have a communication center here. We receive a lot of calls from individuals saying, hey, my neighbor that's present here illegally, or my ex-wife, you know.”
In honor of Pride, I can’t recommend Secret City, by James Kirchick, highly enough. The book chronicles American history through the lens of gay Washington from the 1930s to 1990s. If you ever wondered whether Reagan was controlled by a “homosexual ring”, this is the summer read for you.
June 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In honor of Pride, I can’t recommend Secret City, by James Kirchick, highly enough. The book chronicles American history through the lens of gay Washington from the 1930s to 1990s. If you ever wondered whether Reagan was controlled by a “homosexual ring”, this is the summer read for you.
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Texas had a heckuva 2025:
- Allowed apartments in commercial zones
- Legalized modest starter homes in new subdivisions
- Adopted single-stair up to 6 floors in the state bldg code
- Ended arbitrary roommate caps in college towns
Amazing work by @texansforhousing.bsky.social & coalition!
- Allowed apartments in commercial zones
- Legalized modest starter homes in new subdivisions
- Adopted single-stair up to 6 floors in the state bldg code
- Ended arbitrary roommate caps in college towns
Amazing work by @texansforhousing.bsky.social & coalition!
Texas just adopted its Starter Homes law SB 15, which caps minimum lot sizes at 3,000 square feet for new >5 acre subdivisions.
The first law of its kind in the country! Congrats @texansforhousing.bsky.social!
The first law of its kind in the country! Congrats @texansforhousing.bsky.social!
June 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Texas had a heckuva 2025:
- Allowed apartments in commercial zones
- Legalized modest starter homes in new subdivisions
- Adopted single-stair up to 6 floors in the state bldg code
- Ended arbitrary roommate caps in college towns
Amazing work by @texansforhousing.bsky.social & coalition!
- Allowed apartments in commercial zones
- Legalized modest starter homes in new subdivisions
- Adopted single-stair up to 6 floors in the state bldg code
- Ended arbitrary roommate caps in college towns
Amazing work by @texansforhousing.bsky.social & coalition!
Texas is having a YIMBY moment! "Both [legislative] chambers have approved bills to make it harder for property owners to stop new homes from being built near them and encourage cities to allow the construction of smaller apartments." www.texastribune.org/2025/05/27/t...
Texas bill allowing smaller homes on smaller lots amid housing affordability crunch advances in House
Senate Bill 15, a top priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is part of a broad push by lawmakers to put a dent in the state’s high home prices.
www.texastribune.org
May 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Texas is having a YIMBY moment! "Both [legislative] chambers have approved bills to make it harder for property owners to stop new homes from being built near them and encourage cities to allow the construction of smaller apartments." www.texastribune.org/2025/05/27/t...
I respect the heck out of @mcbride.house.gov. This was a great interview. "We have to create space for some imperfect allies... That conversation needs to continue with people, but we can’t dismiss them as bigots or remove them from our coalition..." www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Democrats Need ‘Imperfect Allies’
A conversation with Sarah McBride
www.theatlantic.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I respect the heck out of @mcbride.house.gov. This was a great interview. "We have to create space for some imperfect allies... That conversation needs to continue with people, but we can’t dismiss them as bigots or remove them from our coalition..." www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Sen. King (I-ME) and Sen. Cassidy (R-LA) made plans to shore up Social Security by investing funds in equities. Unfortunately, they couldn’t bridge the partisan divide. But Trump kind of revived the idea with his talk about a sovereign wealth fund. www.asppa-net.org/news/2023/5/...
April 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sen. King (I-ME) and Sen. Cassidy (R-LA) made plans to shore up Social Security by investing funds in equities. Unfortunately, they couldn’t bridge the partisan divide. But Trump kind of revived the idea with his talk about a sovereign wealth fund. www.asppa-net.org/news/2023/5/...
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imagine being accidentally added to a second, slightly smaller group chat where they're talking about how to handle this scandal
March 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
imagine being accidentally added to a second, slightly smaller group chat where they're talking about how to handle this scandal
I’m obsessed with the midrises in Condesa, CDMX.
March 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m obsessed with the midrises in Condesa, CDMX.
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Warning: Fascists believe a very wide array of First Amendment activity is “anti-American.” This will not stop here.
Trump takes credit for Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by ICE:
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Warning: Fascists believe a very wide array of First Amendment activity is “anti-American.” This will not stop here.
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They’re smaller than a Volkswagen Beetle and powered by a motorcycle engine. But truck drivers prefer them over big American pickups and are fighting to keep them on the road.
‘What Is That Thing?’ Tiny Trucks Are Causing Big Fights.
Japanese haulers have won people over, even in Texas, but many states say they’re too brittle for America’s streets; a ‘dude magnet’
www.wsj.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
They’re smaller than a Volkswagen Beetle and powered by a motorcycle engine. But truck drivers prefer them over big American pickups and are fighting to keep them on the road.
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Also experimenting with innovative new “Strobe Tariffs” which will apply only to imports received in odd-numbered minutes after the hour.
Breaking: Trump to impose “crippling economic sanctions” on Australia for 25 minutes
March 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Also experimenting with innovative new “Strobe Tariffs” which will apply only to imports received in odd-numbered minutes after the hour.
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NEW proposal from @leedrutman.bsky.social and Georgetown's Michael A. Bailey:
If Democrats are doomed to lose Senate races in red states anyway—b/c the party's brand there is so radioactive—they should consider stepping aside in those states to let a new anti-MAGA party field candidates.
If Democrats are doomed to lose Senate races in red states anyway—b/c the party's brand there is so radioactive—they should consider stepping aside in those states to let a new anti-MAGA party field candidates.
Democrats Must Step Aside in Red States
And let a new party—one that could actually defeat MAGA Republicans—compete there in 2026 and 2028.
www.thebulwark.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
NEW proposal from @leedrutman.bsky.social and Georgetown's Michael A. Bailey:
If Democrats are doomed to lose Senate races in red states anyway—b/c the party's brand there is so radioactive—they should consider stepping aside in those states to let a new anti-MAGA party field candidates.
If Democrats are doomed to lose Senate races in red states anyway—b/c the party's brand there is so radioactive—they should consider stepping aside in those states to let a new anti-MAGA party field candidates.
Strongest result since when? apnews.com/article/germ...
Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national election.
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Strongest result since when? apnews.com/article/germ...
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The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on these collections from all interested individuals and organizations....
www.federalregister.gov
February 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.
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he is so swagless he has somehow achieved negative drip. this image is like a vortex, i can feel the swag being drained from my own body as i view this
February 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
he is so swagless he has somehow achieved negative drip. this image is like a vortex, i can feel the swag being drained from my own body as i view this
Whomp whomp. The “left conservative” party that took its social cues from the far-right and economics from the far-left flopped.
BSW’s Katja Wolf beams in from Erfurt. She’s asked whether the party focused too much on the personality of Sahra Wagenknecht. Doesn’t exactly say no.
February 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Whomp whomp. The “left conservative” party that took its social cues from the far-right and economics from the far-left flopped.
Expectations of a far-right surge among young Germans didn’t materialize.
German public TV just published this poll of first-time voters. A massive lead for socialist Left party on 27%.
Left + SPD + Greens on 54% among first-time-voters. Those voters were also slightly less likely to vote AfD than national average.
So much for the “far-right youth”.
Left + SPD + Greens on 54% among first-time-voters. Those voters were also slightly less likely to vote AfD than national average.
So much for the “far-right youth”.
February 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Expectations of a far-right surge among young Germans didn’t materialize.
Occasionally, Enriching Our Worship comes out swinging.
God is working today in the committed relationships of same-sex couples
February 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Occasionally, Enriching Our Worship comes out swinging.
The tech press is doing great work. And this piece from @lopatto.bsky.social might be the best I’ve read this week. Comparing DOGE to the Cultural Revolution and “anti-woke” to purges of all things “bourgeois” is insightful. www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...
Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades
There’s no considered plan, just careless mass destruction.
www.theverge.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The tech press is doing great work. And this piece from @lopatto.bsky.social might be the best I’ve read this week. Comparing DOGE to the Cultural Revolution and “anti-woke” to purges of all things “bourgeois” is insightful. www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...
A tax on heavy truck mileage would:
- Shore up the Highway Trust Fund
- Reduce traffic, air pollution, and wear on roads
- Induce investment in rail
All without raising the gas tax or imposing new fees on drivers.
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
- Shore up the Highway Trust Fund
- Reduce traffic, air pollution, and wear on roads
- Induce investment in rail
All without raising the gas tax or imposing new fees on drivers.
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
A Vehicle Mileage Tax for Heavy Trucks?
Economists have long argued for replacing the gas tax with a mileage tax.
www.cato.org
February 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A tax on heavy truck mileage would:
- Shore up the Highway Trust Fund
- Reduce traffic, air pollution, and wear on roads
- Induce investment in rail
All without raising the gas tax or imposing new fees on drivers.
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
- Shore up the Highway Trust Fund
- Reduce traffic, air pollution, and wear on roads
- Induce investment in rail
All without raising the gas tax or imposing new fees on drivers.
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
Stoops will bring us together. 🎶
But seriously, stoops and porches build community and knit neighborhoods together. They should be standard on new homes. youtu.be/EVjiz80WStE?...
But seriously, stoops and porches build community and knit neighborhoods together. They should be standard on new homes. youtu.be/EVjiz80WStE?...
New York's Stoops, Explained
YouTube video by Harrison Trautschold Brown
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Stoops will bring us together. 🎶
But seriously, stoops and porches build community and knit neighborhoods together. They should be standard on new homes. youtu.be/EVjiz80WStE?...
But seriously, stoops and porches build community and knit neighborhoods together. They should be standard on new homes. youtu.be/EVjiz80WStE?...
2 hours spent walking around downtown Dallas, and I snapped this photo of 211 N Ervay. This turquoise tower is one of my favorites.
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
2 hours spent walking around downtown Dallas, and I snapped this photo of 211 N Ervay. This turquoise tower is one of my favorites.
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Wack.
NJ League of Municipalities is blocking Accessory Dwelling Unit legislation in the NJ legislature 😞
Spoke too soon
February 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Wack.
Can we stop referring to Trump as Hitler? He’s more of a Kmart Mussolini.
February 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Can we stop referring to Trump as Hitler? He’s more of a Kmart Mussolini.
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States