Dana Williams
@dmwilliams.bsky.social
California State University, Chico professor
Sociology, anarchism, trust, music
https://linktr.ee/dmwilliamsSOC
Sociology, anarchism, trust, music
https://linktr.ee/dmwilliamsSOC
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My new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, and Anti-Authoritarianism is now available from @plutopress.bsky.social!!
Solidarity is an antidote to brutality, indifference, & inequality brought by hierarchy. Stop trusting authority + start trusting each other.
www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
Solidarity is an antidote to brutality, indifference, & inequality brought by hierarchy. Stop trusting authority + start trusting each other.
www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
The intersection of white supremacist, colonialist patriarchy (with just a tinge of edgelord bro vibes).
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The intersection of white supremacist, colonialist patriarchy (with just a tinge of edgelord bro vibes).
My new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, and Anti-Authoritarianism is now available from @plutopress.bsky.social!!
Solidarity is an antidote to brutality, indifference, & inequality brought by hierarchy. Stop trusting authority + start trusting each other.
www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
Solidarity is an antidote to brutality, indifference, & inequality brought by hierarchy. Stop trusting authority + start trusting each other.
www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, and Anti-Authoritarianism is now available from @plutopress.bsky.social!!
Solidarity is an antidote to brutality, indifference, & inequality brought by hierarchy. Stop trusting authority + start trusting each other.
www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
Solidarity is an antidote to brutality, indifference, & inequality brought by hierarchy. Stop trusting authority + start trusting each other.
www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
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“In the longer run, however, it is likely that this war on anti-fascism will backfire leading to a heightened profile for the movement and a deepening identification with its ideas and values among the broader populace.”
Trump’s War on Antifa Is Destined to Backfire | Michael Gould-Wartofsky
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
newrepublic.com/article/2015...
Trump’s War on Antifa Is Destined to Backfire
By raising the salience of anti-fascism, the administration is likely to inspire a heightened public profile for the movement—and a deeper identification with its ideas and values.
newrepublic.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“In the longer run, however, it is likely that this war on anti-fascism will backfire leading to a heightened profile for the movement and a deepening identification with its ideas and values among the broader populace.”
Just got author copies of my new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism from @plutopress.bsky.social! You can order one here: www.plutobooks.com/9780745350646/who-do-we-trust/
October 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just got author copies of my new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism from @plutopress.bsky.social! You can order one here: www.plutobooks.com/9780745350646/who-do-we-trust/
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ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.
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Some people are attempting to make their compliance with fascism into something it's certainly not. For @prismreports.org, I wrote about how the promotion of obedience, hiding, and disengagement is taking us backward, despite attempts to make it seem reasonable. prismreports.org/2025/08/21/o...
Another way out: Hiding and obedience won't stop fascism
By being obedient to the point of giving up all self-determination, we’re poised to return to what many before us fought to overturn
prismreports.org
August 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Some people are attempting to make their compliance with fascism into something it's certainly not. For @prismreports.org, I wrote about how the promotion of obedience, hiding, and disengagement is taking us backward, despite attempts to make it seem reasonable. prismreports.org/2025/08/21/o...
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I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
October 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
The core problem with #trust is not between the DNC & GOP, but between an elite-led Congress (represented in both parties) and a population whose policy priorities never seem to manifest in legislation. A #shutdown is just extreme anti-poor austerity led by those elites.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Shutdown Lays Bare America’s Latest Crisis: A Total Breakdown in Trust
Past shutdowns have been about one thing. This one feels like it is about everything.
www.wsj.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The core problem with #trust is not between the DNC & GOP, but between an elite-led Congress (represented in both parties) and a population whose policy priorities never seem to manifest in legislation. A #shutdown is just extreme anti-poor austerity led by those elites.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I'm super excited to announce my new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism will be out on October 20 from @plutopress.bsky.social!! It focuses on all the reasons to #trust each other more and to stop trusting in hierarchies. www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
October 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I'm super excited to announce my new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism will be out on October 20 from @plutopress.bsky.social!! It focuses on all the reasons to #trust each other more and to stop trusting in hierarchies. www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...
Most tech workers don't #trust AI. But why *would* they trust AI or the people who make it? They're in highly competitive fields & don't get to control the parameters of their work, AI generates workplace unaccountability, and it is deskilling their professions.
www.newsweek.com/despite-usin...
www.newsweek.com/despite-usin...
Despite using AI, only a quarter of tech workers trust it
Google’s DORA report found the percentage of software development professionals that used AI surged to 90 percent.
www.newsweek.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Most tech workers don't #trust AI. But why *would* they trust AI or the people who make it? They're in highly competitive fields & don't get to control the parameters of their work, AI generates workplace unaccountability, and it is deskilling their professions.
www.newsweek.com/despite-usin...
www.newsweek.com/despite-usin...
Even hardliners like Karl Rove fear a loss of public #trust in government (he did much to destroy trust during GW Bush's presidency). There's already only single digit strong confidence in #Congress; that's been constant for years now. How much else is left to lose?
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Even hardliners like Karl Rove fear a loss of public #trust in government (he did much to destroy trust during GW Bush's presidency). There's already only single digit strong confidence in #Congress; that's been constant for years now. How much else is left to lose?
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
We should #trust people who've invested a lifetime in pursuit of knowledge; pro-social justice doctors are trustworthy experts if not compromised by conflicts of interest or egomania. We should #distrust famous celebrities, conspiratorial politicians, & attention-seekers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tylenol: Trust doctors over Trump on paracetamol, Wes Streeting says
He tells expectant mothers to ignore Trump's claims of a link between use of the painkiller and autism.
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We should #trust people who've invested a lifetime in pursuit of knowledge; pro-social justice doctors are trustworthy experts if not compromised by conflicts of interest or egomania. We should #distrust famous celebrities, conspiratorial politicians, & attention-seekers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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While U.S. media capitulates to fascism, in Canada the CBC features an accurate portrayal of antifa activism on their flagship prime time show The National. With commentary from @mark-bray.bsky.social and myself.
youtu.be/G7I-tNtCfOA?...
youtu.be/G7I-tNtCfOA?...
What is Antifa and why is Trump targeting it?
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
While U.S. media capitulates to fascism, in Canada the CBC features an accurate portrayal of antifa activism on their flagship prime time show The National. With commentary from @mark-bray.bsky.social and myself.
youtu.be/G7I-tNtCfOA?...
youtu.be/G7I-tNtCfOA?...
States are inherently distrustful--of each other and of their own populaces. The encapsulated interests they share with each other are almost always instrumental, financial, and interactional. But, this illustrates the isolation the US is facing by its extreme policies.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Saudi Arabia Seeks New Security Alliances as Trust in U.S. Erodes
The kingdom signed a new defense pact with Pakistan a week after Israel carried out a missile attack targeting Hamas political officials in Qatar, another key U.S. Arab Gulf partner.
www.wsj.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
States are inherently distrustful--of each other and of their own populaces. The encapsulated interests they share with each other are almost always instrumental, financial, and interactional. But, this illustrates the isolation the US is facing by its extreme policies.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
There's lots of ways to build #trust in a workplace. While good communication between bosses & workers is nice, it pales in comparison to sharing power: Do workers have any influence over what happens? How they work, what that work is, what is the result of their work?
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
Rebuilding Workplace Trust After Layoffs: Why Empathy Matters More Than Positivity
Learn how to rebuild workplace trust after layoffs using communication, authentic leadership, and psychological safety that maintains team morale.
www.forbes.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There's lots of ways to build #trust in a workplace. While good communication between bosses & workers is nice, it pales in comparison to sharing power: Do workers have any influence over what happens? How they work, what that work is, what is the result of their work?
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
3 in 4 Americans don't #trust Trump admin recommendations on reducing vaccines. California's Dept of Public Health says the new #CDC vaccine advisory committee is out of step w/ "trusted national medical professional organizations". Wingnuts have seized institutional power & are generating distrust.
California says it can no longer trust Washington on COVID vaccines. A major battle is looming
California says it can no longer trust Washington on COVID vaccines. A major battle is looming
California’s COVID surge is showing signs of peaking as the state pushes back against federal guidelines that some say have jeopardized access to vaccines.
www.latimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
3 in 4 Americans don't #trust Trump admin recommendations on reducing vaccines. California's Dept of Public Health says the new #CDC vaccine advisory committee is out of step w/ "trusted national medical professional organizations". Wingnuts have seized institutional power & are generating distrust.
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Yeah, and interestingly, several Panthers became anarchists!
daily.jstor.org/the-real-sto... @dmwilliams.bsky.social.
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The Real Story of Black Anarchists - JSTOR Daily
Often in the news today, anarchism is widely misunderstood. One myth is that it's a movement for white people.
daily.jstor.org
August 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yeah, and interestingly, several Panthers became anarchists!
daily.jstor.org/the-real-sto... @dmwilliams.bsky.social.
daily.jstor.org/the-real-sto... @dmwilliams.bsky.social.
I wrote an article ("Bootmakers & Virologists: #Anarchist Views on Expertise") on the difference b/w #expertise & #authority. It's better to distrust hierarchies like corporate #medicine, and to instead trust workers who value justice + freedom. Read it here:
works.hcommons.org/records/36y8...
works.hcommons.org/records/36y8...
July 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I wrote an article ("Bootmakers & Virologists: #Anarchist Views on Expertise") on the difference b/w #expertise & #authority. It's better to distrust hierarchies like corporate #medicine, and to instead trust workers who value justice + freedom. Read it here:
works.hcommons.org/records/36y8...
works.hcommons.org/records/36y8...
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New pub @ #RIHE: @dmwilliams.bsky.social's case study examines alumni initial reactions and subsequent actions upon public university nickname change. doi.org/10.1007/s111...
University Alumni Donations as Threats to Punish or Promises to Reward: Alumni Loyalty Before and After the Elimination of a Native American Nickname and Logo - Research in Higher Education
The gap between predicted and actual outcomes—following a university’s removal of their controversial Native American nickname—may be rather wide. This study investigates what alumni threaten or promi...
doi.org
March 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New pub @ #RIHE: @dmwilliams.bsky.social's case study examines alumni initial reactions and subsequent actions upon public university nickname change. doi.org/10.1007/s111...
My latest paper reviews research on the appropriation of #Indigenous culture for sports logos, #mascots, & nicknames. It covers the history of the practice, public opinion, social psychological factors, and political dimensions (conflict, #movements, & change).
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The Appropriation of Native American Culture for Sports Logos, Mascots, and Nicknames | Request PDF
Request PDF | The Appropriation of Native American Culture for Sports Logos, Mascots, and Nicknames | Native American imagery and symbols—as logos, mascots, and nicknames—have been commonplace in Amer...
www.researchgate.net
March 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My latest paper reviews research on the appropriation of #Indigenous culture for sports logos, #mascots, & nicknames. It covers the history of the practice, public opinion, social psychological factors, and political dimensions (conflict, #movements, & change).
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
I've been re-reading old interviews I recorded with long-term radicals, like the 89-year-old French sociologist Ronald Creagh: "I am today a person without any creed whatsoever. I only have hypotheses. And I would say anarchism is the philosophy of life that I dislike the least."
March 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I've been re-reading old interviews I recorded with long-term radicals, like the 89-year-old French sociologist Ronald Creagh: "I am today a person without any creed whatsoever. I only have hypotheses. And I would say anarchism is the philosophy of life that I dislike the least."
Very excited to contribute to the Anarchist Essays podcast!!
🎙️Anarchist Essay #96!
In our first episode of the new year in our series w/ @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social Dana Williams (@dmwilliams.bsky.social) presents 'Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Disicpline'.
Listen here or search for 'Anarchist Essays' bit.ly/4j4uxtg
In our first episode of the new year in our series w/ @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social Dana Williams (@dmwilliams.bsky.social) presents 'Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Disicpline'.
Listen here or search for 'Anarchist Essays' bit.ly/4j4uxtg
Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’
Anarchist Essays · Episode
bit.ly
January 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Very excited to contribute to the Anarchist Essays podcast!!
I have a new episode on @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social's Anarchist Essays #podcast. Listen to me talk about #anarchism and #sociology!
open.spotify.com/episode/2yz9...
Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’
open.spotify.com/episode/2yz9...
Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’
January 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I have a new episode on @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social's Anarchist Essays #podcast. Listen to me talk about #anarchism and #sociology!
open.spotify.com/episode/2yz9...
Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’
open.spotify.com/episode/2yz9...
Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’
Later this year, @plutopress.bsky.social will publish my new book Who Do We Trust?: Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism. So, this year I'll be posting about "radical trust"--critical distrust of hierarchy + authority figures, alongside expansive, horizontal social trust. Follow if interested.
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Later this year, @plutopress.bsky.social will publish my new book Who Do We Trust?: Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism. So, this year I'll be posting about "radical trust"--critical distrust of hierarchy + authority figures, alongside expansive, horizontal social trust. Follow if interested.
States formed by capturing information about their claimed territories and subjects. Ironically, these records are primary documents for later generations of family historians. Read my 2024 analysis of genealogy's reliance upon statist records, especially censuses.
works.hcommons.org/records/ac35...
works.hcommons.org/records/ac35...
works.hcommons.org
December 27, 2024 at 9:38 PM
States formed by capturing information about their claimed territories and subjects. Ironically, these records are primary documents for later generations of family historians. Read my 2024 analysis of genealogy's reliance upon statist records, especially censuses.
works.hcommons.org/records/ac35...
works.hcommons.org/records/ac35...