Conor P. Williams
@conorpwilliams.bsky.social
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.
Also: Brewery magnate. Deweyan progressive. Former stay-at-home dad. Primary caregiver.
Pinned
What Families Want: New Data on Public Demand for Bilingual Education
This is an abbreviated version of the full report—to read it in full, click here. The United States has long benefited from its ability to attract and
tcf.org
Just published this new report at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social. Quick thread explaining what we found. tcf.org/content/repo...
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Lettuce/GZA
Carl Weathersby
Bonnie Raitt
The Roots
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Lettuce/GZA
Carl Weathersby
Bonnie Raitt
The Roots
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
Van Halen (obviously)
Childish Gambino
Wu-Tang Clan
Ozzy
Earth Wind and Fire
Van Halen (obviously)
Childish Gambino
Wu-Tang Clan
Ozzy
Earth Wind and Fire
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen —
Lettuce/GZA
Carl Weathersby
Bonnie Raitt
The Roots
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Lettuce/GZA
Carl Weathersby
Bonnie Raitt
The Roots
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Man, I tore the fuck out of some pots for Thanksgiving this year. One of my all-timers.
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Man, I tore the fuck out of some pots for Thanksgiving this year. One of my all-timers.
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Portrait de Mme. K. https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/not_detected_227966
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Portrait de Mme. K. https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/not_detected_227966
Take that, Red America.
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Take that, Red America.
I know he's got the line in there about "this is obvious, we have been talking about for YEARS," but goddammit man: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I know he's got the line in there about "this is obvious, we have been talking about for YEARS," but goddammit man: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Like getting an email from Chotiner. Just walk out the door, leave it open, swinging in the breeze, never come back, never wonder what came of it.
I wish I knew who said it, but someone said it must have been tough to be a musician in the 60s. You never knew when Aretha was gonna cover your song, and now it's hers; nothing you can do about it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Like getting an email from Chotiner. Just walk out the door, leave it open, swinging in the breeze, never come back, never wonder what came of it.
I don't know that I've ever needed a Thanksgiving pause *more* than I do this year. Cannot wait to spend a few days focused solely on kids, cooking, and eating.
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I don't know that I've ever needed a Thanksgiving pause *more* than I do this year. Cannot wait to spend a few days focused solely on kids, cooking, and eating.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
More evidence that this is a self-inflicted wound
New: the arrival of ~50K migrant students from 2022-24 buoyed NYC schools after years of enrollment decline. But over the past year, as the city closed shelters + Trump took office, that pattern reversed - posing long-term challenges for many schls + the system: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
A wave of immigration boosted enrollment at dozens of NYC schools. Now, their numbers are falling.
At dozens of schools that took in the largest shares of migrant students in recent years, enrollment fell by 11% over the past year, wiping away years of gains.
www.chalkbeat.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
More evidence that this is a self-inflicted wound
Really grateful for the chance to talk bilingual education and families' school priorities with Veronica Benavides and Bilingual Generation: audioboom.com/channels/510...
Talking to Grandma
Talking to Grandma is a weekly podcast that elevates stories, science, and strategies to help you raise and teach multilingual and bilingual children. Hosted by Dr. Veronica Benavides, founder and CEO...
audioboom.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Really grateful for the chance to talk bilingual education and families' school priorities with Veronica Benavides and Bilingual Generation: audioboom.com/channels/510...
It was my first year making Thanksgiving dinner as a 22–year-old (sorta) adult and I read a recipe (Joy of Cooking, iirc) that recommended propping the turkey up *sideways* for roasting, b/c that would shield the drier white meat from the heat and cook the legs faster. *Disastrous* results.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It was my first year making Thanksgiving dinner as a 22–year-old (sorta) adult and I read a recipe (Joy of Cooking, iirc) that recommended propping the turkey up *sideways* for roasting, b/c that would shield the drier white meat from the heat and cook the legs faster. *Disastrous* results.
Yes. As I wrote to Mike, reformers shouldn't fetishize endless triangulations towards the perceived political center—not least because that center is nothing fixed. Serious progressive reform should be presented in strenuously progressive terms about fairness, justice, and access to opportunity.
Blue-state ed reform is different, not dead
So argues @mpolikoff.bsky.social @conorpwilliams.bsky.social Heather Peske, and Marguerite Roza.
Do you agree?
schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/blue-state...
So argues @mpolikoff.bsky.social @conorpwilliams.bsky.social Heather Peske, and Marguerite Roza.
Do you agree?
schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/blue-state...
Blue-state ed reform is different, not dead
SCHOOLED | Tuesday, 11/25/25
schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Yes. As I wrote to Mike, reformers shouldn't fetishize endless triangulations towards the perceived political center—not least because that center is nothing fixed. Serious progressive reform should be presented in strenuously progressive terms about fairness, justice, and access to opportunity.
'Empirical analyses suggest that reductions in immigration bring little change to the wages of native-born workers with skills similar to those of the immigrants who would otherwise be doing the same work.'
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
'Empirical analyses suggest that reductions in immigration bring little change to the wages of native-born workers with skills similar to those of the immigrants who would otherwise be doing the same work.'
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Immigrants contribute ideas, skills, inventions, care, love, and top entertainment. Yet, "net immigration in 2025 is on track to be close to zero or even negative — more people will probably end up leaving the United States than entering for the first time in decades.
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Immigrants contribute ideas, skills, inventions, care, love, and top entertainment. Yet, "net immigration in 2025 is on track to be close to zero or even negative — more people will probably end up leaving the United States than entering for the first time in decades.
BAH GAWD THAT'S (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich) HEGEL'S MUSIC
A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
BAH GAWD THAT'S (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich) HEGEL'S MUSIC
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Any Michiganders out there?
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Any Michiganders out there?
Aw man, RIP
Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
The Grammy Award-winning singer and star of the movie “The Harder They Come” died of pneumonia, his wife said.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Aw man, RIP
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I'm old enough to remember when this was the sort of thing we knew we didn't want to rely on www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I'm old enough to remember when this was the sort of thing we knew we didn't want to rely on www.politico.com/news/magazin...
I'm old enough to remember when this was the sort of thing we knew we didn't want to rely on www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I'm old enough to remember when this was the sort of thing we knew we didn't want to rely on www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Home Alone makes changes to the Die Hard formula that render it hard for me to enjoy. The McClain character should feel overawed. And in theory having Kevin be a child versus adults achieves that. But the thing is: Kevin is a god. It's not just Tom & Jerry. This is some random punks versus Anansi.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Home Alone makes changes to the Die Hard formula that render it hard for me to enjoy. The McClain character should feel overawed. And in theory having Kevin be a child versus adults achieves that. But the thing is: Kevin is a god. It's not just Tom & Jerry. This is some random punks versus Anansi.
Why must baseball be over?
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Why must baseball be over?
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It is so hard to parent in this insane fascist landscape. cc: @conorpwilliams.bsky.social
It's not a sophisticated reaction, but my response to both "quiet, piggy" and the Coast Guard okaying swastikas and nooses is a deep sadness that the compassion we're working so hard to foster in our children will not just be challenged by schoolyard bullies but by the highest levels of society.
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It is so hard to parent in this insane fascist landscape. cc: @conorpwilliams.bsky.social
Old enough to remember when we were supposed to aim for taking him “seriously,” as opposed to “literally.”
“but we’d all be petrified all the time if we took the president’s words seriously!” boy i don’t know
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Old enough to remember when we were supposed to aim for taking him “seriously,” as opposed to “literally.”