R.S. Williams
@williamswrite.bsky.social
Writer, editor, (performance) artist, cat lover, weirdo. No DMs from strangers.
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this “just let me lie” attitude is such a perfect encapsulation of how conservatives view the world, like we all need to go along with their lies just bc they want us to
April 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
this “just let me lie” attitude is such a perfect encapsulation of how conservatives view the world, like we all need to go along with their lies just bc they want us to
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whining out loud during a televised interview that the reporter should let you lie bc they owe you for the interview is pretty wild
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
whining out loud during a televised interview that the reporter should let you lie bc they owe you for the interview is pretty wild
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I know "stock up" messages around tariffs are stressful for a lot of folks with limited budgets (our family included, honestly, we're really straining trying to prepare).
But if you have the ability and even a little budget capacity: multivitamins and meds.
But if you have the ability and even a little budget capacity: multivitamins and meds.
April 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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With alarming reports of U.S. citizens being “deported” (which is … not a thing), today’s “One First” looks at the ways the government can *lawfully* revoke citizenship—and the legal and practical obstacles it would (and should) encounter if it tried to do so:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/146-denatu...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/146-denatu...
146. Denaturalization and Expatriation
There is no lawful way to "deport" U.S. citizens. And although citizenship can be revoked, any attempt by the government would run into significant statutory, constitutional, and practical obstacles.
www.stevevladeck.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
With alarming reports of U.S. citizens being “deported” (which is … not a thing), today’s “One First” looks at the ways the government can *lawfully* revoke citizenship—and the legal and practical obstacles it would (and should) encounter if it tried to do so:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/146-denatu...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/146-denatu...
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This is one to make sure the normies see—the damage that Bobby Jr. is doing to the HHS, which will soon be counted in corpses.
RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is one to make sure the normies see—the damage that Bobby Jr. is doing to the HHS, which will soon be counted in corpses.
JFC this is bad
So basically there's a cabal of billionaire broligarchs, far right propagandists, and reactionary centrist journalists all on group chats radicalizing together and exerting coordinated narratives and influence on media and politics
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
The group chats that changed America
A loose private network on Signal and WhatsApp helped usher in the new alliance between Silicon Valley and Donald Trump’s new right.
www.semafor.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
JFC this is bad
Five years ago today 💔
April 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Five years ago today 💔
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This is why I continue to yell about cynicism and its synergy with authoritarianism because ultimately if you believe that, nothing will change you will not fight to protect anything because you’ve already given it up. Your nihilism and cynicism are only helping the fascists.
I swear to god if people don’t stop saying “ok but that won’t work because of Trump” to every single person suggesting
anyone do anything, I’m going to lose it.
Also, take that word out of your vocabulary. It is an ableist slur.
anyone do anything, I’m going to lose it.
Also, take that word out of your vocabulary. It is an ableist slur.
Problem is once the Orange idiot hears this he’ll go on attack mode.
February 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why I continue to yell about cynicism and its synergy with authoritarianism because ultimately if you believe that, nothing will change you will not fight to protect anything because you’ve already given it up. Your nihilism and cynicism are only helping the fascists.
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they are currently being forced, by their voters, to learn the lesson that resisting Trump and his morally vacant aristocratic den of looters, scam artists and zealots might be a thing that is good politics
This certainly hasn’t been the strategy for numerous other Trump nominees where Dems agreed unanimously to vote sooner, and plenty have split off to vote for a number of his picks. But that wasn’t the case with Vought.
February 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
they are currently being forced, by their voters, to learn the lesson that resisting Trump and his morally vacant aristocratic den of looters, scam artists and zealots might be a thing that is good politics
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I'm honestly sick.
Decades and decades of lifesaving work being torn apart.
Decades and decades of lifesaving work being torn apart.
Now that DOGE has entered FEMA, I’d like to say something about the importance of alerts and warnings. FEMA has a group called IPAWS, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, which is responsible for making sure you get warnings though all sorts of devices, basically for free. 1/
February 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I'm honestly sick.
Decades and decades of lifesaving work being torn apart.
Decades and decades of lifesaving work being torn apart.
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This week's episode of Next Comes What goes up a day early! Freedom— how does it work? Putting a stop-work order on Musk and Trump.
Incel Clown Posse | Seizing the Narrative from Musk and Trump | Andrea Pitzer | Next Comes What
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
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February 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This week's episode of Next Comes What goes up a day early! Freedom— how does it work? Putting a stop-work order on Musk and Trump.
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Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said Thursday evening Trump has attempted to fire her, but his actions are not legal and she won't be removed from office without a fight.
February 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said Thursday evening Trump has attempted to fire her, but his actions are not legal and she won't be removed from office without a fight.
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Breaking News: The Senate confirmed Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, putting in place a Project 2025 architect.
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Was at an event in DC this evening with a lot of federal employees and it is absolutely wrenching to talk to people who dedicated themselves to public service work through the appalling attacks and uncertainty that they are facing now.
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Was at an event in DC this evening with a lot of federal employees and it is absolutely wrenching to talk to people who dedicated themselves to public service work through the appalling attacks and uncertainty that they are facing now.
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Just wait. Once the proper case [to castigate Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall as an activist judge] presents itself, our openly corrupt justices will tap their 1 Black friend, Clarence Thomas to overturn and eviscerate any and all of His Honor’s legendary Civil Rights jurisprudence.
February 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Just wait. Once the proper case [to castigate Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall as an activist judge] presents itself, our openly corrupt justices will tap their 1 Black friend, Clarence Thomas to overturn and eviscerate any and all of His Honor’s legendary Civil Rights jurisprudence.
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They are careless people. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They are careless people. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Down to the last few cabochons from this parcel of lepidolite - will definitely be grabbing more in future but if you've got your eye on something, jump in now:
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1850...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Etsy #ValentinesDay
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1850...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Etsy #ValentinesDay
February 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Down to the last few cabochons from this parcel of lepidolite - will definitely be grabbing more in future but if you've got your eye on something, jump in now:
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1850...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Etsy #ValentinesDay
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1850...
#Handmade #ShopIndie #Etsy #ValentinesDay
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Reminder that Judge John Coughenour was born in 1941 and was one of Ronald Reagan's first 10 appointees to the federal courts — the first on the West Coast, at that.
February 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Reminder that Judge John Coughenour was born in 1941 and was one of Ronald Reagan's first 10 appointees to the federal courts — the first on the West Coast, at that.
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Trump’s dramatic and vile dismantling of USAID came as USAID’s inspector general was conducting an investigation involving Musk’s company, Starlink. In three steps, Trump’s administration killed the investigation that was sure to embarrass Elon’s company. More: www.thealtmedia.com/p/how-trump-...
How Trump Saved Elon: The USAID Starlink Probe Cover Up
Trump’s gutting of USAID came amid USAID IG’s investigation involving Musk’s company
www.thealtmedia.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Trump’s dramatic and vile dismantling of USAID came as USAID’s inspector general was conducting an investigation involving Musk’s company, Starlink. In three steps, Trump’s administration killed the investigation that was sure to embarrass Elon’s company. More: www.thealtmedia.com/p/how-trump-...
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