The™ Colin Williams
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Paperboy/prof in PGH 🤘🏻 Nazis bad, metal good
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The™ Colin Williams
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· Nov 16
Whipped up this starter pack of Pittsburgh journos last night. By all means suggest additions and use as is helpful
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A student today legit said "thanks for helping me become a better writer." This is why we do it, folks.
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A student today legit said "thanks for helping me become a better writer." This is why we do it, folks.
I bet $5 they won't succeed
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I bet $5 they won't succeed
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Fascinating article about Pittsburgh’s black theaters.
It's [almost] impossible to write about organized crime history without also wading through some entertainment history. My latest about some forgotten Pittsburgh cinemas for @pghcitypaper.com originated in my research into gambling & bootlegging history. 🗃️ www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/histo...
The forgotten history of the Hill District's silver screens
The Hill District once had several popular cinemas that doubled as jazz clubs and indoor golf courses.
www.pghcitypaper.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Fascinating article about Pittsburgh’s black theaters.
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"We need regulation of e-bikes!!!" people scream as SUVs and trucks get larger and deadlier and people speed and drive distracted with impunity.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
Love how much energy we all spend circle jerking over classes of ebikes while car culture runs around with metrics of multiple tons, hundreds of horsepower, and top speeds only limited in triple digits.
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"We need regulation of e-bikes!!!" people scream as SUVs and trucks get larger and deadlier and people speed and drive distracted with impunity.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
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‘We now have confirmation, with the OECD saying in a new report that, without AI capex, U.S. economic growth declined in the first half of 2025. People keep wondering why the employment market is weak, but the economy somehow chugs along. This is why.’ paulkedrosky.com/ex-ai-capex-...
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
‘We now have confirmation, with the OECD saying in a new report that, without AI capex, U.S. economic growth declined in the first half of 2025. People keep wondering why the employment market is weak, but the economy somehow chugs along. This is why.’ paulkedrosky.com/ex-ai-capex-...
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I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
Thanks, man who cannot stay awake, for controlling the weather
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thanks, man who cannot stay awake, for controlling the weather
What if we kissed in the Donald Judd minimalist daybed
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What if we kissed in the Donald Judd minimalist daybed
My son joined for today's calls
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My son joined for today's calls
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Good morning. No they’re not plowed, the salt truck tracker is down, and there are accidents everywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Good morning. No they’re not plowed, the salt truck tracker is down, and there are accidents everywhere.
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If you need me, I'll be listening to new(ish) Tortoise
Layered Presence, by Tortoise
from the album Touch
intlanthem.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you need me, I'll be listening to new(ish) Tortoise
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A good societal rule is that if someone doesn't answer the door within one minute, or allows a phone call to go to voicemail, that means "not right now, thanks"
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A good societal rule is that if someone doesn't answer the door within one minute, or allows a phone call to go to voicemail, that means "not right now, thanks"
I named my fists "Virginia" and "Woolf" because they're gonna put you in a room of one's own in the ICU
I named my fists "Dunning" and "Kruger" because I haven't trained in any sort of martial art but am confident I would do pretty well.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I named my fists "Virginia" and "Woolf" because they're gonna put you in a room of one's own in the ICU
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i wish there was something i could do to make sure that Kevin Hart, Melissa McCarthy, Ryan Reynolds, and Shane Gillis got more advertisement work. But sadly, as an individual, I just feel powerless. We need to work together to make sure we see even more of these guys somehow.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
i wish there was something i could do to make sure that Kevin Hart, Melissa McCarthy, Ryan Reynolds, and Shane Gillis got more advertisement work. But sadly, as an individual, I just feel powerless. We need to work together to make sure we see even more of these guys somehow.
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Their faces are 100 percent a copy-paste situation
“The Parent Trap”, Walt Disney Pictures, 1998.
Great to meet my doppelgänger, GM Kyle Dubas, tonight cheering on our Pittsburgh Penguins against the Maple Leafs. #LetsGoPens!
Great to meet my doppelgänger, GM Kyle Dubas, tonight cheering on our Pittsburgh Penguins against the Maple Leafs. #LetsGoPens!
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Their faces are 100 percent a copy-paste situation
Trash Panda Disc Golf promotes this holiday gift exchange, and I just got four gorgeous discs with a thoughtful note about each from someone in NC. Awesome initiative; thanks, Ethan! Hope my person likes theirs.
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trash Panda Disc Golf promotes this holiday gift exchange, and I just got four gorgeous discs with a thoughtful note about each from someone in NC. Awesome initiative; thanks, Ethan! Hope my person likes theirs.
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Ruffling the feathers of the old school 'digital creators.'
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Ruffling the feathers of the old school 'digital creators.'
The Stranger Things and TMNT floats had no business going that hard
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Stranger Things and TMNT floats had no business going that hard
"I’m grateful every day for the vital work student journalists are doing in this country. It’s needed desperately; if this story is anything to go by, we can’t expect much from the adults."
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"I’m grateful every day for the vital work student journalists are doing in this country. It’s needed desperately; if this story is anything to go by, we can’t expect much from the adults."
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Amazing what happens when you yank out a freeway:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Can a Waterfront Park Wake Up Downtown Seattle?
After demolishing an elevated highway and digging a $3 billion tunnel, the Pacific Northwest’s largest city is eager to show off its “new front door.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Amazing what happens when you yank out a freeway:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Writing this in red pen on a student’s paper just to feel something
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Writing this in red pen on a student’s paper just to feel something
An underdiscussed linguistic aspect of Pittsburgh English is the Kyle = cow merger (/kaw/)
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An underdiscussed linguistic aspect of Pittsburgh English is the Kyle = cow merger (/kaw/)
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Forgot to promote this yesterday. Bypass the Bypass!
Transit Talk: Bypass the Bypass with a bigger bike trail
Relics of our car-centric past could be converted into pedestrian-friendly parkland.
www.pghcitypaper.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Forgot to promote this yesterday. Bypass the Bypass!