Conor P. Williams
@conorpwilliams.bsky.social
Writer and researcher in DC. Lotta ed policy and immigration issues. Just my views here. Dopily pro-America, stridently anti-fascist.
Also: Brewery magnate. Former stay-at-home dad. Primary caregiver.
Also: Brewery magnate. Former stay-at-home dad. Primary caregiver.
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What Families Want: New Data on Public Demand for Bilingual Education
This is an abbreviated version of the full report—to read it in full, click here. The United States has long benefited from its ability to attract and
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Just published this new report at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social. Quick thread explaining what we found. tcf.org/content/repo...
Guard your heart.
Maintain your capacity to be outraged by cruelty.
Speak plainly and directly about violence and evil.
Don't hide your moral clarity in equivocation.
Maintain your capacity to be outraged by cruelty.
Speak plainly and directly about violence and evil.
Don't hide your moral clarity in equivocation.
February 10, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Guard your heart.
Maintain your capacity to be outraged by cruelty.
Speak plainly and directly about violence and evil.
Don't hide your moral clarity in equivocation.
Maintain your capacity to be outraged by cruelty.
Speak plainly and directly about violence and evil.
Don't hide your moral clarity in equivocation.
Always read Traister.
Cannot believe that I got to profile an extraordinary filmmaker, who happens to be the mother of NYC’s new mayor, and think about intersections of art and politics, and how familial love might produce a buffer against the corrosive politics and cynicism of our time. My story about Mira Nair:
What Mira Nair Taught Zohran Mamdani
The mayor’s famous filmmaker mother reveals the origins of his ferocious ambition.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Always read Traister.
This is true. It’s true now. It was true when folks tried to sell themselves on “unleashing” states to “innovate” under the Every Student Succeeds Act” in 2015. It’ll be true tomorrow and next year and beyond then.
When you strip education from federal protection, you get 50 versions of what a child is worth, set by 50 governors with 50 agendas.
Check out the full article: https://bit.ly/4rHQPV1
Check out the full article: https://bit.ly/4rHQPV1
February 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
This is true. It’s true now. It was true when folks tried to sell themselves on “unleashing” states to “innovate” under the Every Student Succeeds Act” in 2015. It’ll be true tomorrow and next year and beyond then.
“At a very basic level, it is obviously true that laws consist of words, and, therefore, words matter. They have meaning, which in the context of the law, ensures predictability, stability, and fairness in application.”
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
“At a very basic level, it is obviously true that laws consist of words, and, therefore, words matter. They have meaning, which in the context of the law, ensures predictability, stability, and fairness in application.”
Progressives shouldn’t just run on making life more affordable. We should run on affordability solutions that make ppl’s lives *simpler.*
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Progressives shouldn’t just run on making life more affordable. We should run on affordability solutions that make ppl’s lives *simpler.*
This is one reason why even symbolic shows of opposition now (and earlier) to autocracy matter. Staking your claim as an anti-autocrat NOW is important for your place in the better democracy we need to build LATER.
you're going to see a LOT of this sort of retconning (I was always on the right side of history) by all the very loud people who were on the wrong side of history. Especially as Trump's health fails. we need a big tent to dismantle fascism, but a little accountability might be nice as a treat
February 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This is one reason why even symbolic shows of opposition now (and earlier) to autocracy matter. Staking your claim as an anti-autocrat NOW is important for your place in the better democracy we need to build LATER.
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I heard a lot of "he'll keep us out of war" stuff from my local libertarians. "hE'S nON-inTERvEnTioNiSt!!!"
February 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I heard a lot of "he'll keep us out of war" stuff from my local libertarians. "hE'S nON-inTERvEnTioNiSt!!!"
There are a few exceptions, but the "libertarians" I've met in official DC were mostly enthusiastic about Trump's ascension. They were—again, almost to a person—glibly confident that "he'll be gauche, but will govern like a standard GOP president."
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
There are a few exceptions, but the "libertarians" I've met in official DC were mostly enthusiastic about Trump's ascension. They were—again, almost to a person—glibly confident that "he'll be gauche, but will govern like a standard GOP president."
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Somebody in the replies mentioned this, and it has weight: They're basically stripping our memories for parts.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Somebody in the replies mentioned this, and it has weight: They're basically stripping our memories for parts.
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The cuts at the @washingtonpost.com are shameful, damaging to democracy, and bad for the District as a community.
If you know this and are mad about it...do something. Subscribe to the @51st.news. We can rebuild a media landscape that actually serves our community.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This isn’t just Great, this isn’t just American…it’s the kind of thing we should want more of in—and from—America.
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
This isn’t just Great, this isn’t just American…it’s the kind of thing we should want more of in—and from—America.
Can confirm. Also a city with a great baseball team who could make a run
Seattle is a great city of great people, and good for them.
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Can confirm. Also a city with a great baseball team who could make a run
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Halftime performance showed how most Latinos love America, even if some parts of America do not love them back.
It showed the reality that Latinos and Spanish are part of America's culture, its history, present & future.
As references to salsa show, this is not a new phenomenon but a good reminder.
It showed the reality that Latinos and Spanish are part of America's culture, its history, present & future.
As references to salsa show, this is not a new phenomenon but a good reminder.
Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico to the Bay during his Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday.
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Check out the latest updates from on and off the field at the link in our bio.
@sfchronicle.com
📸: @scottstrazzante @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Halftime performance showed how most Latinos love America, even if some parts of America do not love them back.
It showed the reality that Latinos and Spanish are part of America's culture, its history, present & future.
As references to salsa show, this is not a new phenomenon but a good reminder.
It showed the reality that Latinos and Spanish are part of America's culture, its history, present & future.
As references to salsa show, this is not a new phenomenon but a good reminder.
Christian Gonzalez’ dad is an immigrant from Colómbia, fwiw.
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Christian Gonzalez’ dad is an immigrant from Colómbia, fwiw.
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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Having a real horn section kicks butt
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Having a real horn section kicks butt
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You know Stephen Miller is losing his fucking mind right now. 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
You know Stephen Miller is losing his fucking mind right now. 🤣
THIS is the future that liberals want
Lol, guys, our team is way more fun. We are gonna win.
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
THIS is the future that liberals want
Lol, guys, our team is way more fun. We are gonna win.
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Lol, guys, our team is way more fun. We are gonna win.
Should be the end of his career. Lacks the talent and capacity to competently lead a little league concessions stand.
SEE YA. A truly disastrous, callous, counterproductive tenure at the head of this once-great institution www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Should be the end of his career. Lacks the talent and capacity to competently lead a little league concessions stand.
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Indeed! Just cut healthy checks on the regular for @51st.news bsky.app/profile/cono...
The cuts at the @washingtonpost.com are shameful, damaging to democracy, and bad for the District as a community.
If you know this and are mad about it...do something. Subscribe to the @51st.news. We can rebuild a media landscape that actually serves our community.
51st.news/membership/
If you know this and are mad about it...do something. Subscribe to the @51st.news. We can rebuild a media landscape that actually serves our community.
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Join The 51st
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February 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Indeed! Just cut healthy checks on the regular for @51st.news bsky.app/profile/cono...
One of the best things about being a liberal rn—and always—is that, by giving others plenty of latitude to live how they'd like, you can also enjoy that space yourself.
odd feature of our time in how many liberals and progressive are bog standard monogamous family types--Serwer, Bouie, Hayes, AOC, etc--and how many Traditional Family Values conservatives are fuckin drugged up perverts
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
One of the best things about being a liberal rn—and always—is that, by giving others plenty of latitude to live how they'd like, you can also enjoy that space yourself.
The cuts at the @washingtonpost.com are shameful, damaging to democracy, and bad for the District as a community.
If you know this and are mad about it...do something. Subscribe to the @51st.news. We can rebuild a media landscape that actually serves our community.
51st.news/membership/
If you know this and are mad about it...do something. Subscribe to the @51st.news. We can rebuild a media landscape that actually serves our community.
51st.news/membership/
Join The 51st
The 51st is a worker-led nonprofit news source for D.C. Our reporting is rooted in our conviction that local journalism is meant to make people’s lives better — no paywalls, ever. But that's only poss...
51st.news
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The cuts at the @washingtonpost.com are shameful, damaging to democracy, and bad for the District as a community.
If you know this and are mad about it...do something. Subscribe to the @51st.news. We can rebuild a media landscape that actually serves our community.
51st.news/membership/
If you know this and are mad about it...do something. Subscribe to the @51st.news. We can rebuild a media landscape that actually serves our community.
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"[D]uring immigration crackdowns in Florida and California in the past few years, test scores fell among children who were affected." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | Welcome to the Resistance, Public School Parents
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February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"[D]uring immigration crackdowns in Florida and California in the past few years, test scores fell among children who were affected." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Harming kids—wherever they or their parents were born—has become a core administration priority. www.the74million.org/article/as-i...
As ICE Targets Twin Cities Schools & Bus Stops, Even Citizens Keep Kids Home
'Everybody’s affected’: Fear, anger and chaos as classrooms empty out, distance learning fails, student mental health suffers and teachers struggle.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Harming kids—wherever they or their parents were born—has become a core administration priority. www.the74million.org/article/as-i...