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Ken Williams
@umphy.bsky.social
Educator | Social Worker | Art & Music Lover | Toronto-Based | PhD in Progress

~Refusal, Resistance, and Rebellion Over Resilience~
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If you know what striving for proximity to whiteness does to people, you already know what this is about.

I don’t trust Marjorie Taylor Greene for even a split second. And before you hand her grace she has not earned, hear this gentleman first.
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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BREAKING NEWS: The Associated Press called the New York City mayoral race for Democratic New York State assemblymember Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday night, nearly 40 minutes after polls closed.
(Photo: Andres Kudacki/Getty Images) www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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(speaking into wrist) it’s time
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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A compelling argument for the value of shame by my colleague @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Transcript from President Restraining Order’s speech before the UN
September 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...
Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Nothing resets my autistic brain quite like music does.

Feeling stressed.. music.

Feeling anxious.. music.

Meltdown.. music.

Burned the hell out.. music.

Getting judged by others.. music.

Uncomfortable in new areas.. music.

The list goes on.

If in doubt.. music.
August 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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International Workers of the World, October 1921 www.reddit.com/r/Propaganda...
August 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Mark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifying

Reuters' bombshell stories about Meta's AI chatbots offer a bleak warning about the Bay Area billionaire www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
Mark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifying
It's time for a reckoning.
www.sfgate.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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The IHip lady went off to MAGAts. She said they should go to Cracker Barrel. Um, also Waffle House.
Take your a*s to Cracker Barrel
YouTube video by I've Had It
youtube.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I love her
Went TF off, didn’t she?
August 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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This Berkeley scholar wants everyone to understand what ‘structural racism’ really means

Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/28/f...
This Berkeley scholar wants everyone to understand what ‘structural racism’ really means - Berkeley News
Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs.
news.berkeley.edu
July 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Opinion | I Hate, Therefore I Am
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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July 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The term “homosexuality” was coined in the 1860s and quickly became a pathological diagnosis; at the same time, the word opened a space for collective self-consciousness. A new exhibition looks at visual representations of queerness since.
How “The First Homosexuals” Shaped an Identity
A timely exhibition dissects the emergence of modern ideas about gender and sexuality—and the backlash against them.
www.newyorker.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How Empathy Became a Threat www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/b...
How Empathy Became a Threat
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
How to Set Boundaries (When It Doesn’t Come Naturally) www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/w...
How to Set Boundaries (When It Doesn’t Come Naturally)
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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This is how I’ll be sitting and judging people from my balcony now on. #cat #catday #Bluesky 😅😜
July 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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I just love how the #LemaRanch #ponds are powerful #cloud magnets. sometimes I think Mother Nature took LSD. like this trio of #scenic #scenery #sunrise pics for #SunriseSaturday.

#nature #reflections #cloudscapes #waterscapes
July 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM