Elliot Williams

With SCOTUS done for the day, I can turn my attention to a book I’ve been excited to read since I first heard it. @elliotwilliams.bsky.social Five Bullets. A dive in Bernie Goetz, the OG of “violent white grievance” of my lifetime.

Just got my copy of Five Bullets by @elliotwilliams.bsky.social. Looking forward to reading‬⁩ about the Bernhard Goetz case and learning more about the causes of vigilante violence.

Both -- this week, I was on the Julie Mason Show on SXM, and then 1A and All Of It on NPR!

I wish I'd known that when I was writing! I'd have interviewed them!

Thank you!

Thank you, counsel! Can't wait to hear your thoughts.

This week's four new release fiction picks, discounted 20% through January 31st, 2026: - Crucible: A Novel, by John Sayles - When We Were Brilliant: A Novel, by Lynn Cullen - Symphony of Monsters: A Novel, by Marc Levy, translated by Tina Kover - The Infamous Gilberts: A Novel, by Angela Tomaski

This week's four new release fiction picks, discounted 20% through January 31st, 2026: - Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation, by Elliot Williams - Football, by Chuck Klosterman - The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII, by Mark Braude - Attensity!: A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement, by The Friends of Attention

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Only a few people have read my upcoming book FIVE BULLETS, and some high praise has already come in. Pre-order your copy now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...

Thank you, Will!

And yes, pre-order here! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768052...

Great having you on the show, AG Campbell!

Earlier today, @penguinpress.bsky.social put out this video, announcing my upcoming book, "FIVE BULLETS: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation," which will be out early next year.

You can preorder it at the link in my bio!

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?

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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…

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