Conor P. Williams

Yeah, no question at all. Wouldn't even have to reflect

I worked it into some caramel cashews I made a while ago and, you know, it was pretty great

And a veritable swiss army knife ingredient! You can use it in nigh on infinite ways!

Lotta shades of gray in the "can/should you put a chair out to protect a parking spot you shoveled," I know that.

But if I shovel a spot and you take it...AND THEN PUT OUT A CHAIR TO RESERVE IT? C'mon man. You didn't do anything.

Rotating view near Wisconsin St of the Grand Marais Harbor and downtown, on the shores of Lake Superior. // Image captured at: 2026-02-04 18:18:12 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@VisitCookCountyMN // Current Temp in Grand Marais: 21.38 F | -5.90 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NNW at 3.444 mph | 5.54 kph // Humidity: 73%

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Recommended reading for anyone trying to wrap their head around today’s WaPo news

www.linkedin.com/posts/mabaro...

We need the facts about immigration to matter to public discourse about immigration.

Just a drumbeat of heartbreak

As Trump Pushes English-Only, New Polling Shows Families Embrace Bilingualism Nearly 95% of non-English-speaking — and 55% of English-speaking — families say it’s important for their child to grow up speaking multiple languages.

(ahem) www.the74million.org/article/as-t...

This wasn't just foreseeable, it was *intentional* on SFFA's part.

(Also, if any eccentric Onion-style billionaires want to bankroll The Beaverton, our price is much lower AND it comes in CAD)

View looking west of the Split Rock Lighthouse sitting on the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior. // Image captured at: 2026-02-03 12:18:12 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@DuluthHarborCam1 // Current Temp in Two Harbors: .50 F | -17.50 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: NNW at 5.525 mph | 8.89 kph // Humidity: 88%

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View of channel and southern pier in South Haven from the south pier lighthouse. // Image captured at: 2026-02-02 19:03:01 UTC (about 4 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/shv/ // Current Temp in South Haven: 27.88 F | -2.29 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: WNW at 5.749 mph | 9.25 kph // Humidity: 86%

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'Fear Is a Thief of Focus.' A Teacher on the Impact of ICE and Renee Nicole Good's Death (Opinion) At a time that feels like a state of emergency, educators are doing their best to protect students.

"When a student who is usually in class suddenly stops showing up, or when a senior once excited to go to college says they don’t want to go anymore, we know why." www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

As Trump Pushes English-Only, New Polling Shows Families Embrace Bilingualism Nearly 95% of non-English-speaking — and 55% of English-speaking — families say it’s important for their child to grow up speaking multiple languages.

"Latino families showed similar levels of interest, with 40% rating their interest in bilingual education as 10 out of 10." www.the74million.org/article/as-t...

The Kennedy Center isn’t closing for “renovations.” It’s closing because audiences fled, artists withdrew, and its reputation collapsed under the pressures forced upon it. Cultural trust doesn’t evaporate by accident. It happens when power treats the arts as a tool, not a public good.

(Aside from the requisite cynicism he demands of us, though, his demolition of one of the country’s greatest cultural venues is awful for the country and heartbreaking for those of us who live here in DC.)

Lol tryna cover for the fact that he can’t get anyone to perform there since his takeover.

God damn these evil, evil motherfuckers. Damn them and all their enablers and apologists to hell.

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Scrutinizing rich people's blatherings and sifting for intellectual gold is often (typically?) motivated by their possession of actual gold. That seems like quintessential intellectual corruption

Moral clarity and genuine toughness v ICE military cosplay and overproduced internet tough guy memes.

We’re gonna win.

Should be up in the shop soon.
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View overlooking Mott Island Dock, headquarters of Isle Royale NP operations in-season. // Image captured at: 2026-01-30 21:46:12 UTC (about 4 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: nps.gov/isro/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm // Current Temp in Isle Royale NP: 9.11 F | -12.72 C // Precip: light snow // Wind: N at 18.835 mph | 30.31 kph // Humidity: 95%

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Folks out on the DC streets have pretty thoroughly lost the plot today. Drivers struuuuuuggling.

Good news is that pretty much every movie on the subject is clear on what to do with bullies who see the world this way.

The State of Private School Choice Programs in America They're still small and largely unaccountable, but at least they're growing fast!

"Would you accept that deal? Public investment, lower math scores?" www.chadaldeman.com/p/the-state-...

(Nightmarishly) big, if true

Maryland graduation rates for Hispanic, multilanguage learners dropped due to ICE actions, officials say - WTOP News Josh Michael, school board president, drew a direct connection between the lower graduation rate and “heightened political tensions including the presence of immigration enforcement activity that are ...

The administration's immigration "agenda" is harming children. Directly. wtop.com/maryland/202...

For National School Choice Week, supporters keep moving the goal posts SCHOOLED | Friday, 1/30/26

For National School Choice Week, supporters keep moving the goal posts

Their latest demand: Funding parity for private schools, even though they exclude all manner of kids and aren't held accountable for results. schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/for-nation...