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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“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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the important thing about james bond is that they need to make the version of oddjob in the james bond jr cartoon where they put him in a neon windbreaker and a gold chain with OJ written on it canon
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
the important thing about james bond is that they need to make the version of oddjob in the james bond jr cartoon where they put him in a neon windbreaker and a gold chain with OJ written on it canon
“Simply put, the Democratic Party is primed for a hostile takeover.” Ryan Enos, a political scientist at Harvard, argued in a Substack post right after the election, “Mamdani and the Future of the Democratic Party."
Good article from Edsall on Mamdani and impressed with how he says his thinking was changed by the evidence. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | Young Voters Are the Holy Grail. Zohran Mamdani Just Showed Democrats How to Win Them.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“Simply put, the Democratic Party is primed for a hostile takeover.” Ryan Enos, a political scientist at Harvard, argued in a Substack post right after the election, “Mamdani and the Future of the Democratic Party."
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Still the best, and only, American city.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
How this major city became one of America’s most affordable for homebuyers
While there are many yardsticks for calculating housing affordability, the western Pennsylvania city stands out as uniquely livable.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Still the best, and only, American city.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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“There’s no real appetite to oust Schumer, though. Nor is there any interest from another Democrat to challenge him, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic senators.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“There’s no real appetite to oust Schumer, though. Nor is there any interest from another Democrat to challenge him, according to interviews with more than a dozen Democratic senators.” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
Oh Sen Dems are not in disarray - they are in array - in their collective cowardice.
if SoftBank is getting out of a situation, notorious for its dumb ass investing practices, this does not bode well for the collective of dullards
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
if SoftBank is getting out of a situation, notorious for its dumb ass investing practices, this does not bode well for the collective of dullards
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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.