I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best:

With all this free speech and AI hallucination, what do we even need universities for at this point?

“In sociology, we might think of trust in terms of social networks and ties. We might even think about trust in institutions.” @dmwilliams.bsky.social, author of Who Do We Trust, interviewed for Sociology Ruins Everything: open.spotify.com/episode/4cIJ...

"'We lost all trust,' a current ICE official added. 'I’m not sure I can see how we exist three years from now.'” If an ICE official can see there being a world without ICE, there's no reason any of us shouldn't be able to do the same thing. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I wrote this essay about the long history of settler colonialism and white supremacy in my home state of Minnesota. But, I'm inspired by the passion, creativity, and solidarity of the many thousands resisting ICE gangs every day in Minneapolis! Fascism only wins when we stop fighting it.

I was interviewed for the podcast "Sociology Ruins Everything" (with @mattsedlar.bsky.social). We talk about radical #trust (distrust in hierarchies and social trust for other people) in an era of rapidly escalating authoritarianism and misinformation. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4cIJ...

Claudette Colvin has passed away. May the memory of her bravery inspire us during these difficult and dangerous times.

Lots of amazing Pluto e-book titles at 80% off, even my Who Do We Trust? release. www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...

The intersection of white supremacist, colonialist patriarchy (with just a tinge of edgelord bro vibes).

My new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, and Anti-Authoritarianism is now available from @plutopress.bsky.social!! Solidarity is an antidote to brutality, indifference, & inequality brought by hierarchy. Stop trusting authority + start trusting each other. www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...

“In the longer run, however, it is likely that this war on anti-fascism will backfire leading to a heightened profile for the movement and a deepening identification with its ideas and values among the broader populace.”

Just got author copies of my new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism from @plutopress.bsky.social! You can order one here: www.plutobooks.com/9780745350646/who-do-we-trust/

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

Some people are attempting to make their compliance with fascism into something it's certainly not. For @prismreports.org, I wrote about how the promotion of obedience, hiding, and disengagement is taking us backward, despite attempts to make it seem reasonable. prismreports.org/2025/08/21/o...

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’ I have been forced to move my classes online. If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

The core problem with #trust is not between the DNC & GOP, but between an elite-led Congress (represented in both parties) and a population whose policy priorities never seem to manifest in legislation. A #shutdown is just extreme anti-poor austerity led by those elites. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

I'm super excited to announce my new book Who Do We Trust? Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism will be out on October 20 from @plutopress.bsky.social!! It focuses on all the reasons to #trust each other more and to stop trusting in hierarchies. www.plutobooks.com/product/who-...

Most tech workers don't #trust AI. But why *would* they trust AI or the people who make it? They're in highly competitive fields & don't get to control the parameters of their work, AI generates workplace unaccountability, and it is deskilling their professions. www.newsweek.com/despite-usin...

Even hardliners like Karl Rove fear a loss of public #trust in government (he did much to destroy trust during GW Bush's presidency). There's already only single digit strong confidence in #Congress; that's been constant for years now. How much else is left to lose? thehill.com/homenews/sen...

We should #trust people who've invested a lifetime in pursuit of knowledge; pro-social justice doctors are trustworthy experts if not compromised by conflicts of interest or egomania. We should #distrust famous celebrities, conspiratorial politicians, & attention-seekers. www.bbc.com/news/article...

While U.S. media capitulates to fascism, in Canada the CBC features an accurate portrayal of antifa activism on their flagship prime time show The National. With commentary from @mark-bray.bsky.social and myself. youtu.be/G7I-tNtCfOA?...

States are inherently distrustful--of each other and of their own populaces. The encapsulated interests they share with each other are almost always instrumental, financial, and interactional. But, this illustrates the isolation the US is facing by its extreme policies. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

There's lots of ways to build #trust in a workplace. While good communication between bosses & workers is nice, it pales in comparison to sharing power: Do workers have any influence over what happens? How they work, what that work is, what is the result of their work? www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...

3 in 4 Americans don't #trust Trump admin recommendations on reducing vaccines. California's Dept of Public Health says the new #CDC vaccine advisory committee is out of step w/ "trusted national medical professional organizations". Wingnuts have seized institutional power & are generating distrust.

Yeah, and interestingly, several Panthers became anarchists! daily.jstor.org/the-real-sto... @dmwilliams.bsky.social.

I wrote an article ("Bootmakers & Virologists: #Anarchist Views on Expertise") on the difference b/w #expertise & #authority. It's better to distrust hierarchies like corporate #medicine, and to instead trust workers who value justice + freedom. Read it here: works.hcommons.org/records/36y8...

New pub @ #RIHE: @dmwilliams.bsky.social's case study examines alumni initial reactions and subsequent actions upon public university nickname change. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

My latest paper reviews research on the appropriation of #Indigenous culture for sports logos, #mascots, & nicknames. It covers the history of the practice, public opinion, social psychological factors, and political dimensions (conflict, #movements, & change). www.researchgate.net/publication/...

I've been re-reading old interviews I recorded with long-term radicals, like the 89-year-old French sociologist Ronald Creagh: "I am today a person without any creed whatsoever. I only have hypotheses. And I would say anarchism is the philosophy of life that I dislike the least."

Very excited to contribute to the Anarchist Essays podcast!!

I have a new episode on @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social's Anarchist Essays #podcast. Listen to me talk about #anarchism and #sociology! open.spotify.com/episode/2yz9... Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’

Later this year, @plutopress.bsky.social will publish my new book Who Do We Trust?: Power, Solidarity, & Antiauthoritarianism. So, this year I'll be posting about "radical trust"--critical distrust of hierarchy + authority figures, alongside expansive, horizontal social trust. Follow if interested.

States formed by capturing information about their claimed territories and subjects. Ironically, these records are primary documents for later generations of family historians. Read my 2024 analysis of genealogy's reliance upon statist records, especially censuses. works.hcommons.org/records/ac35...

An edited collection about anarchism & policing compiled after the #GeorgeFloydUprising was published earlier this year. My chapter focused on "anarchist possibilities" regarding trust & confidence in police; horizontalists distrust police + protest more. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Here's my 2024 study assessing #CivilSociety theories using case studies related to #anarchism (incl. the Haymarket Affair, Spanish #Revolution, & Seattle's anti-WTO #protest). These theories need to better account for not just non-capitalism, but anti-capitalism. works.hcommons.org/records/6epc...

I'm not new to Bluesky, but this is my first post. I'm active on Mastodon (@[email protected]), too, and plan to stay there. Here, I'll likely just post about what I'm reading and writing. My interests include political sociology, inequalities, social movements, anarchist studies, trust, and music.