Collieflower
@collieflower.bsky.social
Your friendly local neighborhood mail carrier. Speedy Delivery in Pittsburgh. Outdoorsy, tabletop with buds, video games, history, and literature. Screaming in agony socialist.
The Internet Makes You Stupid, or so I've heard.
The Internet Makes You Stupid, or so I've heard.
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this was my pinned post for the longest time on my old twitter page and frankly it seems appropriate to bring this back.
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This is the average person who describes themself as “moderate”
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is the average person who describes themself as “moderate”
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extra useful to remember there was a huge intraparty fight between howard dean and rahm emmanuel over the fifty state strategy, with rahm being deeply against it
and guess who leadership/seniority liked better
and guess who leadership/seniority liked better
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
extra useful to remember there was a huge intraparty fight between howard dean and rahm emmanuel over the fifty state strategy, with rahm being deeply against it
and guess who leadership/seniority liked better
and guess who leadership/seniority liked better
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DSA is what you make it, like any true deliberate democratic org. You're not going to like or even agree with everyone there, but that's life. If you're a communist, socialist, even a New Deal Democrat we'll take you. Cut off point is definitely neo-libs, otherwise I ask folks to stick with it.
Fuck it, man, join DSA. Eat these losers alive or die.
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
DSA is what you make it, like any true deliberate democratic org. You're not going to like or even agree with everyone there, but that's life. If you're a communist, socialist, even a New Deal Democrat we'll take you. Cut off point is definitely neo-libs, otherwise I ask folks to stick with it.
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they understand insurance. the entire premise of libertarian opposition to mandatory insurance is that they should not have to care about anyone else and be permitted to take risks. it's the same opposition to vaccination and taxation.
they are bad neighbors.
they are bad neighbors.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
they understand insurance. the entire premise of libertarian opposition to mandatory insurance is that they should not have to care about anyone else and be permitted to take risks. it's the same opposition to vaccination and taxation.
they are bad neighbors.
they are bad neighbors.
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
sam altman, i banish you to the giant hamster wheel to power your torment nexus machine for all eternity
The ones that are sat unpowered in Santa Clara are *48MW projects*. How, exactly, are we going to get the 200, 500 or 1.4GW ones up and running? I don't think this is a regulatory issue!
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
sam altman, i banish you to the giant hamster wheel to power your torment nexus machine for all eternity
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Amazon just sued one of the largest power companies in Oregon after it failed to power up two data center (one without enough power and one with no power at all) campuses that were meant to be ready *in 2021*. Sure hope this isn't an industry wide problem!
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Amazon just sued one of the largest power companies in Oregon after it failed to power up two data center (one without enough power and one with no power at all) campuses that were meant to be ready *in 2021*. Sure hope this isn't an industry wide problem!
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amaz...
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Can you help us finish this fight and cover bills that’ve piled up over more than 3 years on strike? Donations go directly to striking workers’ families to cover essentials like rent, groceries and emergency expenses: www.unionprogress.com/donate/
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Can you help us finish this fight and cover bills that’ve piled up over more than 3 years on strike? Donations go directly to striking workers’ families to cover essentials like rent, groceries and emergency expenses: www.unionprogress.com/donate/
longest running strike in America, Pittsburgh is a union town baby
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
longest running strike in America, Pittsburgh is a union town baby
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
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If there was already a law passed in 2019 guaranteeing back pay what exactly did you get?
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
If there was already a law passed in 2019 guaranteeing back pay what exactly did you get?
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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"Why would Schumer want to weaken his own party right when he saw they gained strength?" because he saw Zohran, and thus the future of the party, and he has explicitly said his number one job is to protect Israel at all costs lol.
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Why would Schumer want to weaken his own party right when he saw they gained strength?" because he saw Zohran, and thus the future of the party, and he has explicitly said his number one job is to protect Israel at all costs lol.
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Yes, nothing will make housing cheaper than getting rid of a large chunk of the residential building sector who also happen to live in the highest density housing relative to their non-immigrant peers.
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Yes, nothing will make housing cheaper than getting rid of a large chunk of the residential building sector who also happen to live in the highest density housing relative to their non-immigrant peers.
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the people that work for the hospitals can't afford the health insurance the hospitals provide
"Under the new plan, I would go up to $338 every two weeks, so we're looking at a per-pay-period increase of over $220, and annually that's going to be an over $5,700 difference."
Rochester Regional Health employees hit with 'demoralizing' health insurance premiums
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) Employees at Rochester Regional Health are sounding the alarm as open enrollment begins soon.
13wham.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
the people that work for the hospitals can't afford the health insurance the hospitals provide
and that is the penultimate conclusion of our fun meme today. thank you everyone for attending. they'll be an after party down at paddy's pub.
November 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
and that is the penultimate conclusion of our fun meme today. thank you everyone for attending. they'll be an after party down at paddy's pub.
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Frank Frazetta painting in his yard. Just as we all imagined it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Frank Frazetta painting in his yard. Just as we all imagined it.
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