Tate Williams
@tatejw.bsky.social
Writer, editor, and nonprofit consultant. Climate justice, mutual aid, radical politics. Tucson, Arizona. I watch a lot of movies.
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Wow what a courageous decision to leave Yale for professorships in Toronto what exactly are the rest of us supposed to do
Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wow what a courageous decision to leave Yale for professorships in Toronto what exactly are the rest of us supposed to do
American Pope sounds like a Troma film
May 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
American Pope sounds like a Troma film
If you're going to Coachella this weekend remember it's not too late for you to become a person of substance
April 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If you're going to Coachella this weekend remember it's not too late for you to become a person of substance
We should be smart about how we communicate and conduct certain actions, but feels like "security culture" among activists is making us worse at it. Particularly insistence on anonymity when people who are relatively safe are doing public-facing, legal demonstrations.
April 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We should be smart about how we communicate and conduct certain actions, but feels like "security culture" among activists is making us worse at it. Particularly insistence on anonymity when people who are relatively safe are doing public-facing, legal demonstrations.
Annual reminder that sharing false information on the internet is sociopathic behavior
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Annual reminder that sharing false information on the internet is sociopathic behavior
Letterboxd interviews would have me believe that everyone is sitting around watching Goodfellas all the time and I simply do not believe it
March 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Letterboxd interviews would have me believe that everyone is sitting around watching Goodfellas all the time and I simply do not believe it
This is about mutual aid
A ★★★★★ review of Flow (2024)
I haven’t cried this hard since past lives come on with the capybara
boxd.it
March 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is about mutual aid
Rental brokers are the dumbest thing ever
If you want this Boston apartment, you’ll have to get past this 22-year-old — and pay him thousands - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts lawmakers may put an end to the tenant-paid broker fees — typically equal to one month's rent — often required to sign a lease. We followed one broker as he spent a day earning his keep.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Rental brokers are the dumbest thing ever
It is like Trump help up a piece of paper on day one that said “racism and transphobia are good actually” and every hospital, university, corporation, government agency, and the entire Democratic Party were like welp it says it right there what can we do
March 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It is like Trump help up a piece of paper on day one that said “racism and transphobia are good actually” and every hospital, university, corporation, government agency, and the entire Democratic Party were like welp it says it right there what can we do
Reposted by Tate Williams
World has serious early March 2020 vibes right now
March 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
World has serious early March 2020 vibes right now
NPQ nails it here. The problem with "the list" at the Chronicle is it gave no context or analysis, and no thought to consequences. Gotta do better than this.
When Journalism Becomes a Weapon: A Call for Ethical Reporting - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
A call from NPQ's editor in chief for ethical reporting and journalism to defend democracy, civil society institutions, and civil rights.
nonprofitquarterly.org
March 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NPQ nails it here. The problem with "the list" at the Chronicle is it gave no context or analysis, and no thought to consequences. Gotta do better than this.
The Times is really going to keep writing like these are serious human beings calling Elon "world-famous and often undisciplined billionaire" it is so embarrassing
March 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Times is really going to keep writing like these are serious human beings calling Elon "world-famous and often undisciplined billionaire" it is so embarrassing
Reposted by Tate Williams
They all think that if they confess that they believe in anything they’re violating their little fraternity's oath of objectivity. That entire standard is just made up! It's not real.
www.welcometohellworld.com/youre-perfor...
www.welcometohellworld.com/youre-perfor...
November 4, 2023 at 12:55 PM
They all think that if they confess that they believe in anything they’re violating their little fraternity's oath of objectivity. That entire standard is just made up! It's not real.
www.welcometohellworld.com/youre-perfor...
www.welcometohellworld.com/youre-perfor...
Go ahead and do that one-day boycott if you are so moved but please do not give that guy your money. Donate to literally anything else.
February 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Go ahead and do that one-day boycott if you are so moved but please do not give that guy your money. Donate to literally anything else.
I've always found the Chronicle's ever-neutral, bridging divides stance to be problematic. This strikes me as what happens when a news outlet won't take a stand.
February 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I've always found the Chronicle's ever-neutral, bridging divides stance to be problematic. This strikes me as what happens when a news outlet won't take a stand.
What's worse than complying with fascists? Overcomplying!
1. We are seeing a massive amount of overcompliance with Trump EOs. Nonprofits across the board are erasing transgender people from their websites.
Mira Lazine reports on several that have made the decision to do so in her latest piece.
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Mira Lazine reports on several that have made the decision to do so in her latest piece.
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Several Nonprofits Overcomply With Trump EOs, Erase Trans People From Websites
Organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of America, the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are among dozens erasing trans people.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
What's worse than complying with fascists? Overcomplying!
There are evidence-based policies that actually work, but Dems and Reps keep doubling down on punishment and incarceration. newrepublic.com/article/1911...
February 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There are evidence-based policies that actually work, but Dems and Reps keep doubling down on punishment and incarceration. newrepublic.com/article/1911...
Many of the cruelest policies criminalizing poverty and mutual aid are coming from deep blue cities and states. Must read by @rickpaulas.bsky.social for @lukeoneil47.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/hurt-the-hel...
February 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Many of the cruelest policies criminalizing poverty and mutual aid are coming from deep blue cities and states. Must read by @rickpaulas.bsky.social for @lukeoneil47.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/hurt-the-hel...
Entering the constant condolences era (giving and receiving)
February 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Entering the constant condolences era (giving and receiving)
The daily plane crash
UPDATE: Two confirmed dead in plane crash at Marana Regional Airport
Marana Police have now confirmed two dead in the plane crash this morning at Marana Regional Airport.
www.kgun9.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The daily plane crash
Reposted by Tate Williams
in his statement "cancelling" congestion pricing, sean duffy calls people who ride the subway "an elite few" and i just feel as a communication professional that they gotta decide if they're going with that or crime-ridden drug den homeless shelter
February 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
in his statement "cancelling" congestion pricing, sean duffy calls people who ride the subway "an elite few" and i just feel as a communication professional that they gotta decide if they're going with that or crime-ridden drug den homeless shelter
This is an unenforceable executive order that's been blocked by the courts. The way these institutions are abandoning us in the face of threat.
El Rio, one of Tucson's largest LGBTQ healthcare providers, removes transgender care from website
El Rio Community Health Center has removed all references to transgender health services from its website. The changes come on the heels of President Trump’s order denying federal funds to any entity ...
www.tucsonsentinel.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is an unenforceable executive order that's been blocked by the courts. The way these institutions are abandoning us in the face of threat.