Colin (one L) Williams
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Pittsburgh writer/prof 🤘🏻 Nazis bad, metal good
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So this is false, protestors are out here peacefully exercising their 1st Amendment rights to yell at Trump’s thugs. Police rolled by and informed them they were well within their rights. Fuck ICE.
January 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
So this is false, protestors are out here peacefully exercising their 1st Amendment rights to yell at Trump’s thugs. Police rolled by and informed them they were well within their rights. Fuck ICE.
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South Side. 3000 Sidney Street. Caller is with ICE and says that protestors have them blocked in.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
South Side. 3000 Sidney Street. Caller is with ICE and says that protestors have them blocked in.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
Feeling oddly hopeful after all the conversations I've had about Pittsburgh media the past two weeks. Solutions are out there.
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Feeling oddly hopeful after all the conversations I've had about Pittsburgh media the past two weeks. Solutions are out there.
Perhaps coincidentally, the last Amazon fulfillment center in Pittsburgh city limits is preparing to close in favor of exurban locations.
And Amazon got a free goldmine of data about cities’ land availability, workforce, infrastructure and — as @ddayen.bsky.social later wrote — willingness to pony up subsidies for sites Amazon would later select for other uses.
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Perhaps coincidentally, the last Amazon fulfillment center in Pittsburgh city limits is preparing to close in favor of exurban locations.
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Mike Johnson is saying the quiet part out loud––shooting a woman in the face, tearing apart families, and terrorizing our neighbors is what ICE is *supposed* to be doing.
This is a lawless agency that can't be reformed, retrained, or reined in. It has to be abolished.
This is a lawless agency that can't be reformed, retrained, or reined in. It has to be abolished.
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Mike Johnson is saying the quiet part out loud––shooting a woman in the face, tearing apart families, and terrorizing our neighbors is what ICE is *supposed* to be doing.
This is a lawless agency that can't be reformed, retrained, or reined in. It has to be abolished.
This is a lawless agency that can't be reformed, retrained, or reined in. It has to be abolished.
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
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hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
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I took the overnight train from Chicago to Pittsburgh. Got a roomette. There are a lot of advantages to the train compared to flying, including that it allowed me to stream an entire Steelers game while in transit. My story⬇️ www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
The overnight train from Chicago to Pittsburgh is worth it
A sleeper car, no TSA lines and surprisingly good Wi-Fi made this trip better than flying.
www.axios.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I took the overnight train from Chicago to Pittsburgh. Got a roomette. There are a lot of advantages to the train compared to flying, including that it allowed me to stream an entire Steelers game while in transit. My story⬇️ www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
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RELEASE: The PG’s announced shutdown does not exempt it from the ruling or its obligation to pay workers what they are owed.
That liability continues to accrue until the Post-Gazette restores the previous, contractually bargained terms.
newsguild.org/post-gazette...
That liability continues to accrue until the Post-Gazette restores the previous, contractually bargained terms.
newsguild.org/post-gazette...
Post-Gazette loses 3rd Circuit appeal request, owes workers restored terms, money | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
The ruling means the Post-Gazette must reimburse every bargaining unit member for the costs it has illegally passed on over the last five-and-a-half years.
newsguild.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
RELEASE: The PG’s announced shutdown does not exempt it from the ruling or its obligation to pay workers what they are owed.
That liability continues to accrue until the Post-Gazette restores the previous, contractually bargained terms.
newsguild.org/post-gazette...
That liability continues to accrue until the Post-Gazette restores the previous, contractually bargained terms.
newsguild.org/post-gazette...
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Living 30 minutes away from a decent Thai restaurant does not grant people magical powers of wisdom and morality.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Living 30 minutes away from a decent Thai restaurant does not grant people magical powers of wisdom and morality.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
It is insane that American culture still pretends that this is true.
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
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Inbox: 18 Philadelphia Democratic state legislators, including Speaker Joanna McClinton, call in a joint statement for an end to ICE raids and detentions, accountability for its agents, and for "our Commonwealth and all local governments to renounce collaboration with ICE."
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Inbox: 18 Philadelphia Democratic state legislators, including Speaker Joanna McClinton, call in a joint statement for an end to ICE raids and detentions, accountability for its agents, and for "our Commonwealth and all local governments to renounce collaboration with ICE."
At this point, nations including Germany should be prepared to expel all of our troops off their territories. We have proven we can't be trusted not to use them to secure Transnistria-style vassal states or worse.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
At this point, nations including Germany should be prepared to expel all of our troops off their territories. We have proven we can't be trusted not to use them to secure Transnistria-style vassal states or worse.
What I wouldn't give to see the Pittsburgh versions of these (because you know they're out there)
The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.
"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color
Messages obtained by the Mercury contain a slew of offensive tropes sent during a council president election
www.portlandmercury.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
What I wouldn't give to see the Pittsburgh versions of these (because you know they're out there)
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if you have not listened to a love supreme by john coltrane, please listen to a love supreme by john coltrane
January 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM
if you have not listened to a love supreme by john coltrane, please listen to a love supreme by john coltrane
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This would be ominous no matter what the circumstances, but it’s not like she was working on national security or classified military information. She’s been reporting about federal workforce issues.
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This would be ominous no matter what the circumstances, but it’s not like she was working on national security or classified military information. She’s been reporting about federal workforce issues.
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R.I.P. Pittsburgh City Paper, 1991-2025.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I've just finished sending $ to all former City Paper staff! Feel free to help us meet this latest goal before the fundraiser closes:
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
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accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"
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Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
It's surreal seeing the place where I bought roller hot dogs with reward points as a broke student be the site of unabashed state violence.
Scenes of escalating violence, chaos, and resistance in Minneapolis.
Scenes of escalating violence, chaos, and resistance in Minneapolis.
Trump's militarized immigration crackdown is intensifying. We're documenting it on the ground.
www.motherjones.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It's surreal seeing the place where I bought roller hot dogs with reward points as a broke student be the site of unabashed state violence.
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HI STEELERS FANS! MIGHT BE TIME YOU'RE CHECKING IN ON PITT PANTHERS BASKETBALL FOR THE STRETCH RUN OF ACC PLAY. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: GO AWAY. STOP. NOT THIS YEAR. SORRY
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
HI STEELERS FANS! MIGHT BE TIME YOU'RE CHECKING IN ON PITT PANTHERS BASKETBALL FOR THE STRETCH RUN OF ACC PLAY. HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: GO AWAY. STOP. NOT THIS YEAR. SORRY