proffjwilliams.bsky.social
proffjwilliams.bsky.social
@proffjwilliams.bsky.social
"What makes Minneapolis great, and America great, is being threatened. Share my experience with any MAGA , ICE SUPPORTERS in your life. Maybe knowing what I’m feeling, which is despair and anger, can help." 8/n
January 24, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"(4) My kids school is one block from my house. ICE has detained families at pick up and drop off right next to my home. WTF! (5) Our restaurant’s run by immigrants are struggling; they are too scared to go to work. WTF!" 7/n
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 PM
3) my postdoc’s friend (also a UMN postdoc) was racially profiled, detained and held overnight! He has a J visa and a 8 month pregnant wife that did not know what to do and feared the worst! WTF! " 6/n
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"THE FAMILES ARE TOO SCARED TO COME TO HOCKEY?! The kids and parents need this. It brings joy to 10 years old boys and girls. WTF!" 5/n
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"(2) I co-coach city of Minneapolis youth hockey, the team that Nora and Isla are on. Our team is run by an organization that aims to help children overcome the obstacles associated with inner city living. " 4/n
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"(1) my cleaning people are too scared to leave the home, they are mexican–American! WTF! I do the only thing I can think of here to move the needle; pay them and request they not come over until the racial profiling stops. " 3/n
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"What is happening is so sad and angering. Both the very public tragedies, but also the more personal ones that me, the girls, and people in my circle have experienced. I can’t be silent. I have posted about this, but the list continues to grow. " 2/n
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
She was very angry, and assumed she knew the character of the stranger she was yelling at. We need to be careful of our assumptions in this high emotion time. Sometimes the dog just didn't poop.
May 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Thank you for writing this. My lab's grant is on that list and I've been dismayed by how our work is being represented.
February 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM