Matt Williams

As part of a required PD, my school is requiring us to create a prompt in Gemini and upload the result as proof that we used it. I think I'll upload a pic of my cat Eddie instead.

A good use of AI or audio editing software would be to remove Lindsay Buckingham’s vocal on “Hold Me.” I only want to hear Christine McVie.

Eddie had a rough day of chemo yesterday. Today he is feeling a little better. 😿 #cats

My review of civics instruction in America leads me to believe it takes a national crisis for schools to devote time to it, which then swiftly declines as the crisis fades. But what if the president is the crisis?

First collapse on Tuchel, second would be on the players

France needs to go back to playing in the mud. #worldcup

Until I read @dygottlieb.bsky.social ‘s new book “Yuppies” I had no idea that Charles Schumer and other New Dems prompted banking deregulation in the ‘80s. Not just GOP/Raygun. Hoo boy.

Doing a project about civic education in America over the decades and came across this quote from 1986: "We need to do a better job teaching the drama behind the Constitution. It's not always easy to get a 15- or 16-year-old off MTV, you know." 💀

Some of my rising ninth grade students recognized Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the street and got a pic! Thank you, professor!

God, I miss @remhq.bsky.social but they’re always there to listen to

#goodsongsbadbands 1. Hey Baby - No Doubt 2. Funk #49 - James Gang 3. We're an American Band - Grand Funk Railroad 4. In the Meantime - Spacehog 5. Hands to Heaven - Breathe 6. Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz 7. Say It Isn't So - Hall & Oates

Woman sitting across from me on the subway was wearing a hat that read “Fictional men are better”

Impeach CJ Roberts:

Care to comment, Mr. Forbes? www.forbes.com/sites/stevef...

Thoughtful and powerful affirmation of faith from @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social

Iran Imposes New ‘Cash, Grass, Or Ass’ Fee For Strait Of Hormuz

Reading Karen Hao’s outstanding book “Empire of AI” and now I realize what content moderation is and JFC

Our cat Eddie, shown here when he was in better health, isn't doing well now. I know you don't me or him, but give your pet or special person some extra love today. 😿

Brave brave Sir Donald! Sir Donald ran away!

Mitski’s new record fucking rules #Mitski

Donald Trump is a racist sack of shit. I just needed to say that here.

Analysis | Joe Biden would not have invaded NATO allies, cut off child welfare, or sent armed forces to kill Americans. But he would have given very few press conferences and spoken in a halting voice. The voters got it right.

Experts Point To Long, Glorious History Of Successful U.S. Bombing Campaigns https://theonion.com/experts-point-to-long-glorious-history-of-successful-u-1819575498/

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Why must democracies reach a crisis point before people demand change? Quoth Washington to Henry Knox: “It is among the evils, and perhaps is not the smallest, of democratical governments, that the people must feel, before they will see.” -GW, March 1787

Much to criticize about the NY Times but their investigative reporters remain top-notch (gift article): www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...

The Shriners’ ads are making me want to bankrupt myself 😭

Benjamin Franklin, 1787: "The first man put at the helm would be a good one. No body knows what sort man come afterwards. The executive will always be increasing here, as elsewhere, until it ends in monarchy." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...

Four months ago I said I’d never do it. But today I proudly voted for Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York!

As usual, stellar work from Jill Lepore. Maybe it’s in book, but I wonder about custom, in terms of gun rights and abortion, that go unaddressed here. There are things that are legal - written down - and things citizens just do. How Originalism Killed the Constitution - The Atlantic

No rapture today but that person speaking at the UN is, in fact, bringing about the end of the world.

And we have a winner in the “Most Dumbass Bluesky Post of the Day” contest

Does the Constitution matter anymore? Asking for me. #SCOTUS

Today our head of school said that we are going to help students use AI responsibly. Also: our school currently bans the use of AI. I just…I mean…

Eddie nesting in some dirty bedsheets on his best #Caturday ever #cats

What a difference a day makes

The same words are running through every educator's mind right now: "It's still July...it's still July..."

If feel bad that “in the future” lost out so badly to “going forward.”

"But I never saw [this passion for superiority] operate with such Keenness, Ferocity and Fury, as among military Officers. They will go terrible Lengths, in their Emulations, their Envy and Revenge, in Consequence of it." -John Adams to Abigail Adams, 1777 founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...

Tough year to be a rock and roll drummer...we love you, Matt! @pearljam.com consequence.net/2025/07/matt...

Great article by @joehagantv.bsky.social on Rep. Ro Khanna’s efforts to message and connect to working-class Americans. More of this! @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/news/ro-khan...

The fact that @theatlantic.com has two writers backing Trump’s warmongering is at once reprehensible and predictable. This is how the media falls into line with the war drumbeat: it sets the tune.

Whether it's a random liberal nobody praising Luigi on Facebook or a Republican cabinet nominee calling for genocide against all non-whites, there's plenty of incendiary rhetoric on both sides.

We saw Pearl Jam play Pittsburgh on Friday night. Not only an outstanding show but we got to do some tourist stuff, too. Warhol, Phipps, Heinze museum. What a great city!

Was poking through some archival newspapers and found this from 1795. A regiment of Philadelphia's militia met to honor their colonel. They concluded with 15 toasts. These were the last two of them. #history #americanhistory #rights