Nathan Williams
@nathanmwilliams.bsky.social
Making a movie about democracy: https://peoplestownhall.org/democracyfilm
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
Oh no, the sanctity of an award previously won by [checks notes] Woodrow Wilson and Henry Kissinger.
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Oh no, the sanctity of an award previously won by [checks notes] Woodrow Wilson and Henry Kissinger.
An unexpected benefit of living in the most heavily armed society in world history: a lot of Americans just aren't that fazed at these shitheads running around armed to the teeth playacting Fallujah.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
An unexpected benefit of living in the most heavily armed society in world history: a lot of Americans just aren't that fazed at these shitheads running around armed to the teeth playacting Fallujah.
How it's going in Portland: Robert Taylor just gave an existentially deep sigh and pulled out his copy of the charter.
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
How it's going in Portland: Robert Taylor just gave an existentially deep sigh and pulled out his copy of the charter.
The Fog of GWAR
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The Fog of GWAR
Reminder: never let law enforcement enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
I can't verify the accuracy of this, but it's been posted on Reddit
The OP claims an extended family member works for CBP and is being dispatched with hundreds of others to Minneapolis tonight
"possibly the biggest yet"
"hitting apartments and homes"
The surge is apparently aimed AT protestors
The OP claims an extended family member works for CBP and is being dispatched with hundreds of others to Minneapolis tonight
"possibly the biggest yet"
"hitting apartments and homes"
The surge is apparently aimed AT protestors
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Reminder: never let law enforcement enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Hoping Jerry Jones sees that dumb AI draft analysis commercial and replaced his whole scouting department with Grok
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Hoping Jerry Jones sees that dumb AI draft analysis commercial and replaced his whole scouting department with Grok
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blue sanctuary states gotta make room and build more homes
New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
January 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
blue sanctuary states gotta make room and build more homes
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Hey did you know that this year, amidst and because of all of this, Americans have a more positive view of immigrants than at any point in recorded history?
January 10, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Hey did you know that this year, amidst and because of all of this, Americans have a more positive view of immigrants than at any point in recorded history?
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There will be a lot of big stories in 2026 regarding US democracy, but the biggest IMO will be the effort to reshape the electoral system
More from the party of federalism: "the states are merely an agent for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country, to do."
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
There will be a lot of big stories in 2026 regarding US democracy, but the biggest IMO will be the effort to reshape the electoral system
Real change happens when the people's anger outweighs their fear.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Real change happens when the people's anger outweighs their fear.
Don't worry everyone, I made bread
January 8, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Don't worry everyone, I made bread
Portland has experienced tear gas salvos less spicy than today's council meeting.
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Portland has experienced tear gas salvos less spicy than today's council meeting.
Stage is set for the second-ever Portland City Council President election.
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Stage is set for the second-ever Portland City Council President election.
Olivier had the courage
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Olivier had the courage
Wish me luck...
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Wish me luck...
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You know in movies where they kinda wipe their hand gently over the face of a dead guy and it closes their eyes. It would be a good gag if they did that on a guy with glasses. Either his eyes close or the glasses turn into sunglasses.
August 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You know in movies where they kinda wipe their hand gently over the face of a dead guy and it closes their eyes. It would be a good gag if they did that on a guy with glasses. Either his eyes close or the glasses turn into sunglasses.
How much for just the Poseidon statue?
WHOA. Portland institution Acropolis is up for sale. Steaks and strippers. You could get a filet mignon with a baked potato the size of your head and salad bar for $15 (tips to dancers not included). This might be the sign of the end times. www.koin.com/news/portlan...
www.koin.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
How much for just the Poseidon statue?
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One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
December 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
Things still matter.
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress."
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Things still matter.