Tom Williams
@tomwilliams030.bsky.social
Music writer | Paste, No Depression, Slant, Beats Per Minute & more |
Can't understand the low Curtis Sliwa support in NYC, I was personally fascinated to see what it would look like to have America's largest city run by a man who thinks the appropriate number of cats to share a studio apartment with is 16.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Can't understand the low Curtis Sliwa support in NYC, I was personally fascinated to see what it would look like to have America's largest city run by a man who thinks the appropriate number of cats to share a studio apartment with is 16.
“…one of her genre’s greatest vocalists, who has long been worthy of being judged outside of the shadow of her (now-ex) husband”
Wrote about Amanda Shires’ new album, Nobody’s Girl
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Wrote about Amanda Shires’ new album, Nobody’s Girl
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Amanda Shires offers unvarnished honesty on divorce-album 'Nobody's Girl'
The Highwoman unpacks her divorce from Jason Isbell on an LP that never minces its words
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October 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“…one of her genre’s greatest vocalists, who has long been worthy of being judged outside of the shadow of her (now-ex) husband”
Wrote about Amanda Shires’ new album, Nobody’s Girl
open.substack.com/pub/tomwilli...
Wrote about Amanda Shires’ new album, Nobody’s Girl
open.substack.com/pub/tomwilli...
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The Republican spending bill is a historic theft that will take from the poor to give to the already-rich.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
July 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Republican spending bill is a historic theft that will take from the poor to give to the already-rich.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
Republicans passed this knowing people will die.
They know people will lose their health care.
They know children will go hungry.
They will own the tragic results. We can't let them forget.
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'The Woods,' the blazing-inferno classic-rock pivot that once stood as the finale of Sleater-Kinney's storied career, was released 20 years ago today. 💿
Take a look back…
Take a look back…
Sleater-Kinney's 'The Woods' Turns 20
“We just wanted things to really explode.” Mission accomplished, Corin Tucker.
www.stereogum.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
'The Woods,' the blazing-inferno classic-rock pivot that once stood as the finale of Sleater-Kinney's storied career, was released 20 years ago today. 💿
Take a look back…
Take a look back…
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I've never, anywhere, come close to calling for youth gender medicine to be banned, or for research on it to be banned. If Wong is unfamiliar with my work she shouldn't post about me, and if she's simply lying, she should stop. She writes for The Guardian, not some obscure blog.
March 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I've never, anywhere, come close to calling for youth gender medicine to be banned, or for research on it to be banned. If Wong is unfamiliar with my work she shouldn't post about me, and if she's simply lying, she should stop. She writes for The Guardian, not some obscure blog.
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The Trump administration has treated the Tate brothers, who are credibly accused of rape and sex trafficking, much better than it has treated Zelenskyy
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Trump administration has treated the Tate brothers, who are credibly accused of rape and sex trafficking, much better than it has treated Zelenskyy
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I wrote about the many disturbing similarities between Elon Musk's attempts to unilaterally slash the federal budget and a videogame livestream, which is what he seems to be treating it as
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Elon Musk Is Livestreaming Himself Playing A Videogame, Except It’s The Federal Budget
Let’s try to get inside his head a bit, if that’s even possible
jessesingal.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I wrote about the many disturbing similarities between Elon Musk's attempts to unilaterally slash the federal budget and a videogame livestream, which is what he seems to be treating it as
jessesingal.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
jessesingal.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
Gonna keep this thread updated with the most brazen examples of gaslighting from MAGA during this administration:
Day One: Elon Musk's Nazi salute was actually just because he's autistic and anyone who calls him out is ableist
Day One: Elon Musk's Nazi salute was actually just because he's autistic and anyone who calls him out is ableist
January 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Gonna keep this thread updated with the most brazen examples of gaslighting from MAGA during this administration:
Day One: Elon Musk's Nazi salute was actually just because he's autistic and anyone who calls him out is ableist
Day One: Elon Musk's Nazi salute was actually just because he's autistic and anyone who calls him out is ableist
The horse is back in the hospital
January 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The horse is back in the hospital
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Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone - we live to fight another day. ♥️
December 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone - we live to fight another day. ♥️
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut in & Juliet this weekend in a one-night-only performance.
She fulfilled a childhood dream.
Love this!
💕
She fulfilled a childhood dream.
Love this!
💕
December 16, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut in & Juliet this weekend in a one-night-only performance.
She fulfilled a childhood dream.
Love this!
💕
She fulfilled a childhood dream.
Love this!
💕
She's very concerned about a whole five minutes having gone by since she was last fed #catsofbsky #cats
December 16, 2024 at 11:49 PM
She's very concerned about a whole five minutes having gone by since she was last fed #catsofbsky #cats
Today's a good day
December 12, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Today's a good day
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Look at this beauty
December 6, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Look at this beauty
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It’s fun to pretend the mistakes aren’t limited to the app and this is my 2024 total as a human being
December 2, 2024 at 9:39 PM
It’s fun to pretend the mistakes aren’t limited to the app and this is my 2024 total as a human being
Accidentally took a photo of Lucinda that looks like a dictator's portrait
November 22, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Accidentally took a photo of Lucinda that looks like a dictator's portrait
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Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy...
November 21, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy...
God bless Sarah McBride. Truly astounding levels of grace
November 21, 2024 at 12:44 AM
God bless Sarah McBride. Truly astounding levels of grace
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Love to ban trans women from capitol restrooms in order to “protect women and girls” while suppressing a report about the incoming attorney general paying for the statutory rape of a minor while in congress and showing women’s nudes on the House floor
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Love to ban trans women from capitol restrooms in order to “protect women and girls” while suppressing a report about the incoming attorney general paying for the statutory rape of a minor while in congress and showing women’s nudes on the House floor
In case you were wondering, the other site is **quite literally** descending into a Veep plotline
November 21, 2024 at 12:25 AM
In case you were wondering, the other site is **quite literally** descending into a Veep plotline
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on this trans day of remembrance, i'm thinking about 16-year-old nex benedict who was beaten in a school bathroom in february and died the next day. he should be alive.
A nonbinary teen is dead. The cops aren't helping.
Nex Benedict deserved so much better.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 20, 2024 at 6:48 PM
on this trans day of remembrance, i'm thinking about 16-year-old nex benedict who was beaten in a school bathroom in february and died the next day. he should be alive.
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A tale of two platforms:
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
November 13, 2024 at 11:21 AM
A tale of two platforms:
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
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The problem with MAGA rebalancers on the Right like Vance or Quincyite restrainers on the Left is that their worldview is fundamentally Cakeist in assuming the US can still retain its current level global influence without pursuing the same level of military presence or economic integration
Feels like a good moment to re-read this op-ed by JD Vance from February.
JD Vance: Europe must stand on its own two feet on defence via @financialtimes.com
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JD Vance: Europe must stand on its own two feet on defence via @financialtimes.com
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JD Vance: Europe must stand on its own two feet on defence
It is reasonable to ask if US support has made Europe neglect its security
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November 10, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The problem with MAGA rebalancers on the Right like Vance or Quincyite restrainers on the Left is that their worldview is fundamentally Cakeist in assuming the US can still retain its current level global influence without pursuing the same level of military presence or economic integration