Chris Williams

Press secretary for Education Minnesota but tweets are my own. Former journalist with The AP and San Antonio Express-News. Go Spurs, forever.

[We Make Minnesota @wemakemn]

We joined up with @FOB_Action on the "Who Pays?" bus tour in Mankato, where speakers warned that cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, higher health care costs, and growing pressure on Minnesota's budget are already hurting families and local communities.

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[Jennifer Berkshire @BisforBerkshire]

More evidence that the fallout from school vouchers is *disrupting* the GOP. This from Iowa where candidates for gov are sparring over voucher program that now funds 99% of private schools in the state

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

If you’ve followed me the past 4 years you know a central theme is:

Only in the Trump-era could school vouchers—born in resistance to Brown v Board and nurtured by billionaires—have hit their historical stride in a long con sold as racial opportunity and middle class hope.

[Roger Parloff @rparloff]

Judge Eric Tostrud (Trump apptee) issues remarkable ruling in MN. Finds “compelling & troubling” evidence that DHS had policy of illegally stopping people based solely on race or ethnicity & of arresting without probable cause. But denies relief ...
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https://t.co/EPJl9CxoI1

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

KLOBUCHAR: Alex Pretti's parents said what you said was one of the most hurtful things they could imagine. Do you want to say anything to Alex's parents?

NOEM: I did not call him a 'domestic terrorist.' I said it 'appeared to be an incident of'

KLOBUCHAR: I think the parents saw it for what it was

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

“Spending three days on the ground brought home something that may not be obvious from afar: Minnesota, especially the Twin Cities, has been—and still is—under a paramilitary occupation in which the federal government is at war with the population.”

https://t.co/PusBzwIfRp

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

"That’s why it’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. It needs to be a model not just admired but emulated. We should all be Minnesotans now."

https://t.co/8eViPCscxu

[Mike Finger @mikefinger]

Asked about Minneapolis, Victor Wembanyama says, “PR has tried, but I’m not going to sit here and be politically correct.”

“It’s crazy that people make it seem like … the murder of civilians is acceptable.”

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Statement from the family of Alex Pretti, Michael and Susan Pretti: 

“We are heartbroken but also very angry. 

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman. 

The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed. 

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you”

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.

The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections

[Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat]

@andrewrsorkin It's normal in authoritarian states

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

Net Favorables of (X) Among 18-25 Year Old Men:

Teachers Unions: +51%
Socialism: +16%
Big Tech: +13%
AI: +7%
Big Business: +2%

Mainstream Media: -3%
Israel: -23%

TIPP / Oct 28, 2025

(Republican Commissioner)

[Education Minnesota @EducationMN]

Right now, it's easy to feel helpless.

But we have the power of 84,000 educators across MN -- the power of our union. Our students and communities are counting on us amid this chaos. Every single day, we must straighten our spines and live in truth. #edmnvotes #meamn25

[Cedrick Frazier @CedrickFrazier]

Thank you to @keithellison for bringing community together to celebrate the organized labor workers!

Unionized labor protections are critical to building strong communities, so it’s always a joy to stand in solidarity with the folks who keep our cities moving and thriving.

[We Make Minnesota @wemakemn]

Happy Labor Day! Unions matter.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

“Prayer doesn’t absolve us from taking action.”

Minneapolis Archbishop Hebda didn't mince words after the shooting at his parish.

And he’s not alone — America’s bishops and Pope Leo have said the same: prayers without action are performative nonsense https://t.co/zFLKiwce1q

[Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith]

Please send all of your prayers and strength to the doctors, nurses and hospital staff caring for these children and the families in those waiting rooms.

All of Minnesota is with you ❤️

[Erin Maye Quade @ErinMayeQuade]

We are the only country on earth where children regularly get shot in school and people are shot in their place of worship. It *doesn’t* have to be this way. Gun violence in America is a policy choice and I’m ready to make a different one. Let’s end gun violence.

[Education Minnesota @EducationMN]

We are heartbroken and horrified by today’s mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. Back-to-school should be a time of joy, not fear and sorrow.

Our hearts are with the educators, students and families impacted by this senseless gun violence. Enough.