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Conor P. Williams

@conorpwilliams.bsky.social

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Writer and researcher in DC. Just my views here. Dopily pro-America, stridently anti-fascist. Also: Brewery magnate. Deweyan progressive. Former stay-at-home dad. Primary caregiver.

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Arne Duncan @arneduncan.bsky.social · 4h

News brief:
Parents who voted for Trump have children who need Special Education services.
Lots and lots of parents who voted for Trump have children in Special Ed- literally millions of them.

I wonder how those parents feel about these cuts…

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 12h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Mike Madden @mikemadden.bsky.social · 4h

CDC lays off, then rapidly un-lays off, the people in charge of responding to measles www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 3h

BAH GAWD, THAT’S JD VANCE’S MUSIC

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4h

Perch? Maybe an Easy Chair of Privilege.

I have a couch of privilege.

Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 13h

This is a good policy

Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 13h

I block very rarely, much less than most of you. But I just instituted a policy of blocking any account that posts AI video as real, and doesn’t take out down several hours after being informed.

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 13h

Been up since 6 and I cannot believe that I’m supposed to be a responsible adult today, let alone a father, after that (and the subsequent short night of sleep).

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 16h

Current* conditions near Beaver Island, MI:

NE view of neighborhood and the BVI ferry dock in Beaver Island that backs up into Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2025-10-11 12:14:22 UTC (about 23 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Beaver Island: 53.92 F | 12.18 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: N at 8.053 mph | 12.9 kph // Humidity: 87%

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 16h

Parenting as Hazing

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 17h

Current* conditions near Kenosha, WI:

Rotating view of Southport Marina in Kenosha, with Lake Michigan in the background. // Image captured at: 2025-10-11 11:20:26 UTC (about 18 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Kenosha: 44.92 F | 7.18 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NNW at 5.749 mph | 9.25 kph // Humidity: 81%

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Detroit absorption process now beginning

Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to Motor City.

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Tigers like “lol just watch us work” bsky.app/profile/jowi...

Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to Mariners postseason baseball

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 1d

This has gotta be a bit lmao

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

T hank
G od
I t’s
F ifteenth

Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

When “not quite making it” is your team’s identity, you go 14 (et al) innings

Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Dingler than you are, man.

a man sits at a table in a diner in front of a closed sign

Alt: a man sits at a table in a diner in front of a closed sign

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Detroit and Seattle actually vying for “Who Can Best Maintain their Fan Base’s Agony Into Next Year?”

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

That’s enough pitching ourselves into and then out of nightmares

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Justin Klugh @justinklugh.bsky.social · Nov 10

JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

maybe some of these guys just *like* extra innings

it is just an observation if i loved doing something i would also not want it to end

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Cy Young front runner Keider Montero

Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Oh. Hey. Darn.

Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

The AL delivering a crop of likable teams AND suffering fan bases. Counting on Milwaukee on the NL.

Jason "WS 2026 Baby lfgm" Delaney @jasonjdelaney.bsky.social · 1d

The thing about this for neutrals is no one hates either team

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Please, Tigers. Pleeeeeeeeease.

Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

The Yankees fandom can have him

Sick Hunt, Dracones @scalehelix.net · 1d

I wonder if Nate Silver is rooting for the tigers or if he’s disappeared so far up his own asshole that he views his childhood passion solely as a vehicle to sate his gambling addiction

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 1d

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

I remember one master of the craft just flaying Jesse Winker out at Nationals Park a year or so ago. Like seeing peak Messi at work—as a heckler.