Zak Williams
@zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social
Political consultant at Zenith Strategies, native Texan in the frozen north of Duluth, Beloit College grad, fanatical Kaiserslautern fan, and donut connoisseur.
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Zak Williams
@zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social
· Dec 11
Of course my first post has to be a donut. #DonutLife
Bear in mind, this is a white house christmas celebration
Trump: The election was rigged in 2020. We have all the ammunition, all this stuff, and you'll see it come out. It’s coming out in truckloads.
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Bear in mind, this is a white house christmas celebration
This is exactly right. The GOP are allowing Trump to give away our national security.
Kamlager-Dove: Biden put together a very restrictive plan around selling these chips to other countries. And Republicans were saying, “Hey, Biden, you’re not protecting our national security.” Fast forward to Trump, and he’s selling these things like you sell Snickers on the corner.
December 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is exactly right. The GOP are allowing Trump to give away our national security.
I love this from a nerd point od view.
There are people out there reenacting the Bayeux Tapestry and I wish so hard I were one of them.
December 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I love this from a nerd point od view.
This is a worrying trend in South America
apnews.com/article/chil... Major win for ultra-conservative gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
apnews.com/article/chil... Major win for ultra-conservative gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
Major win for ultra-conservative gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
Chile’s ultra-conservative opposition candidate, José Antonio Kast, has secured a thumping victory in the presidential runoff election.
apnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is a worrying trend in South America
apnews.com/article/chil... Major win for ultra-conservative gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
apnews.com/article/chil... Major win for ultra-conservative gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades
Monsters
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Monsters
This
What's striking about Trump's lies, and those of his apologists, is that they're not even plausible. They don't try to be plausible. As others have noted, that's kind of the point. True authoritarian control and power is telling a blatant and obvious lie, and showing you can get away with it.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This
Corruption of the tallest order
Under Trump, the SEC has eased up on more than 60% of the crypto cases that were ongoing when he took office in January.
Many of the firms that benefited from the leniency had financial ties to the Trump family.
The SEC is no longer pursuing any cases against crypto firms with Trump ties.
Many of the firms that benefited from the leniency had financial ties to the Trump family.
The SEC is no longer pursuing any cases against crypto firms with Trump ties.
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Corruption of the tallest order
This is a feature, not a glitch. This happens because they need Grok to match their warped world views which run contrary to the facts.
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit... Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit... Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Among other problems, the chatbot is spewing misinformation about the horrific Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a feature, not a glitch. This happens because they need Grok to match their warped world views which run contrary to the facts.
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit... Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit... Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
And Columbia is one of our strongest allies! Say that.
Rand Paul: "The president also said, 'Be careful Colombia, you could be next.' I mean, if we're gonna go and topple regime after regime in South America, there's no amount of money that could be printed to pay for that and I don't think lives should be lost without a vote by Congress."
December 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
And Columbia is one of our strongest allies! Say that.
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The word “hero” gets thrown around too often, but Ahmed Al Ahmed truly fits the description.
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
A heroic moment in this anti-semitic tragedy.
The hero here is a 43 yo Lebanese immigrant and fruit stand owner named
Ahmed Al Ahmed who was shot twice in the arm (apparently bt the other gunman) after wrestling the gun away.
He will be fine according to a relative.
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI?...
The hero here is a 43 yo Lebanese immigrant and fruit stand owner named
Ahmed Al Ahmed who was shot twice in the arm (apparently bt the other gunman) after wrestling the gun away.
He will be fine according to a relative.
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI?...
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The word “hero” gets thrown around too often, but Ahmed Al Ahmed truly fits the description.
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
Reposted by Zak Williams
He issued a correction, proving why he needs to stfu and let the cops do their jobs.
It’s a a goddamned ongoing tragedy, not a reality TV show, primed for him to drop the big reveal.
It’s a a goddamned ongoing tragedy, not a reality TV show, primed for him to drop the big reveal.
December 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
He issued a correction, proving why he needs to stfu and let the cops do their jobs.
It’s a a goddamned ongoing tragedy, not a reality TV show, primed for him to drop the big reveal.
It’s a a goddamned ongoing tragedy, not a reality TV show, primed for him to drop the big reveal.
Texas Runoff Election Day! #Election2025
December 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Texas Runoff Election Day! #Election2025
Hypocrites, every single one
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hypocrites, every single one
They are all monsters
A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
They are all monsters
Just embarrassing performance. Lautern just could not deal with the speed and pressure of Bielefeld. We looked like a bottom team, while they looked like a time on the rise, opposite of what the table shows. #DSCFCK #Betze
December 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I have Zero sympathy. If you kill someone because of an illegal order, you should suffer the consequences, as should the person who ordered it.
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n... U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n... U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug bo...
www.npr.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I have Zero sympathy. If you kill someone because of an illegal order, you should suffer the consequences, as should the person who ordered it.
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n... U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n... U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
This is where we are now
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is where we are now
This entire administration solely exists for people to extract wealth from it
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
Fossil fuel execs Robert Pender and Michael Sabel deny wrongdoing after report on potential conflict of interest
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This entire administration solely exists for people to extract wealth from it
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
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Evil cannot recognize good, and they apparently can’t recognize bad PR either.
NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it’s a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Evil cannot recognize good, and they apparently can’t recognize bad PR either.
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
There is something seriously wrong with Trump
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
There is something seriously wrong with Trump
Fifa and the Trump admin, 2 corupt organizations just fleecing soccer fans www.bbc.com/sport/footba... World Cup Ticket Prices: Fans Tell of 'Anger and Disappointment' at Cost
World Cup ticket prices: Fans tell of 'anger and disappointment' at cost
Supporters tell BBC Sport of their frustration at the astronomical cost of following the 2026 World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Fifa and the Trump admin, 2 corupt organizations just fleecing soccer fans www.bbc.com/sport/footba... World Cup Ticket Prices: Fans Tell of 'Anger and Disappointment' at Cost