Elliot Williams

Thanks to @elliotwilliams.bsky.social for trying to help me understand the difference between "evade" and "defy" and "facilitate" and "effectuate" this morning on NPR's Morning Edition. I'll post the audio as soon as it's ready

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National Security Advisor Mike Waltz:

not so great judgment with his cell phone

pretty great judgment with neckties

So grateful to @elliotwilliams.bsky.social for sharing his insight with #MSActivist at the Public Policy conference.

The whole speech was a master class in wisdom and dignity that few speakers could have pulled off. Carter was a truly fascinating figure. More text here:

Out of context, it could be read as a jab at the thousands of Ivy Leaguers to whom he was speaking. In context, it was a powerful point: most Americans don’t have a sense of true poverty.

Jimmy Carter, from my college graduation, with a poignant point about class and income inequality: “I would say that everyone in this stadium, by my definition, is a rich person.”

Are you better off today than you were four tweets ago?

New social media app who dis

See, it’s content like this that has brought me to Bluesky

Also important to note here that background checks aren’t just about who’s smoked weed or bounced a rent check. Biggest things they’re looking for are whether the applicant has ties to foreign governments or is susceptible to blackmail.

It’s kiiiiiiiind of important, no matter who’s in power…

Oh hi, everyone 🙋🏾‍♂️