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.
Pinned
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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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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I mean if you needed a literal pandemic to teach you that basic governance actually matters as a 60 year old that's just kind of sad lol
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I mean if you needed a literal pandemic to teach you that basic governance actually matters as a 60 year old that's just kind of sad lol
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this map for Disco Elysium Final cut is i believe the most time consuming jobs i've done
was super fun
was super fun
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
this map for Disco Elysium Final cut is i believe the most time consuming jobs i've done
was super fun
was super fun
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100 years ago today:
The Cocoanuts, starring the Marx Brothers, opens on Broadway.
The Cocoanuts, starring the Marx Brothers, opens on Broadway.
December 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
100 years ago today:
The Cocoanuts, starring the Marx Brothers, opens on Broadway.
The Cocoanuts, starring the Marx Brothers, opens on Broadway.
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What happened when a hospital gobbled up its competitor & became town's only player
"We had soiled beds, mounting sepsis issues & had just laid off 200 nurses. But we had a new logo”
It's the tale not just one of one hospital, but of healthcare in America
projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
"We had soiled beds, mounting sepsis issues & had just laid off 200 nurses. But we had a new logo”
It's the tale not just one of one hospital, but of healthcare in America
projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What happened when a hospital gobbled up its competitor & became town's only player
"We had soiled beds, mounting sepsis issues & had just laid off 200 nurses. But we had a new logo”
It's the tale not just one of one hospital, but of healthcare in America
projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
"We had soiled beds, mounting sepsis issues & had just laid off 200 nurses. But we had a new logo”
It's the tale not just one of one hospital, but of healthcare in America
projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
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Tascha didn’t just build a volunteer team of more than 100,000 people, she built a community across our city.
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
Three Million Doors w/ Tascha Van Auken
Featuring Tascha Van Auken on how Zohran’s campaign mobilized an army of 100,000 volunteers to knock three million doors. Van Auken has been an architect of NYC-DSA’s field operation and its general e...
thedigradio.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Tascha didn’t just build a volunteer team of more than 100,000 people, she built a community across our city.
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
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Wonder how many weird calls these guys field.
December 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Wonder how many weird calls these guys field.
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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New Crew art by @bransonreese.bsky.social available now as a print or a poster?! Could this be the greatest gift in the galaxy?
www.inprnt.com/gallery/buck...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/buck...
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New Crew art by @bransonreese.bsky.social available now as a print or a poster?! Could this be the greatest gift in the galaxy?
www.inprnt.com/gallery/buck...
www.inprnt.com/gallery/buck...
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I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
Speaking of previous budget issues, I mean look at this shit. This is what all our money is going to. Real progress exists outside of software in the realm of Renewable Energy and 77B that could have been leveraged elsewhere. Tax these dudes, modify our civilizational trajectory.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Speaking of previous budget issues, I mean look at this shit. This is what all our money is going to. Real progress exists outside of software in the realm of Renewable Energy and 77B that could have been leveraged elsewhere. Tax these dudes, modify our civilizational trajectory.
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The entire R&D budget of the department of energy for renewable energy and energy efficiency is, or was, $3.5B. For the whole country! We should triple that number instead. bsky.app/profile/cost...
SpaceX gets a $5.9B contract.
All the renewable energy & energy efficiency R&D done by the Department of Energy is only $3.5B. Wind, solar, geothermal, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, biofuels, weatherization, buildings, efficiency, state programs, manufacturing, everything. Total: $3.5B 🔌💡
All the renewable energy & energy efficiency R&D done by the Department of Energy is only $3.5B. Wind, solar, geothermal, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, biofuels, weatherization, buildings, efficiency, state programs, manufacturing, everything. Total: $3.5B 🔌💡
June 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The entire R&D budget of the department of energy for renewable energy and energy efficiency is, or was, $3.5B. For the whole country! We should triple that number instead. bsky.app/profile/cost...
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And the regulation isn't even that good! Mostly piddling fines. But that's enough to set off the tech bros.
I wrote about European tech policy last year:
prospect.org/world/2024-04-03-eurocrats-on-the-brink/
I wrote about European tech policy last year:
prospect.org/world/2024-04-03-eurocrats-on-the-brink/
Eurocrats on the Brink - The American Prospect
In a world on fire, with corporate and anti-democratic forces rising, why are European policymakers so slow to react?
prospect.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And the regulation isn't even that good! Mostly piddling fines. But that's enough to set off the tech bros.
I wrote about European tech policy last year:
prospect.org/world/2024-04-03-eurocrats-on-the-brink/
I wrote about European tech policy last year:
prospect.org/world/2024-04-03-eurocrats-on-the-brink/
a lot of the silicon valley Overlord freak out I think is just a lack of humility. Most of these guys were involved in One Thing by being at the right place and time, granting them ultimate wealth.
and they really haven't done anything since, getting angry at society for their myth they exist in.
and they really haven't done anything since, getting angry at society for their myth they exist in.
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
a lot of the silicon valley Overlord freak out I think is just a lack of humility. Most of these guys were involved in One Thing by being at the right place and time, granting them ultimate wealth.
and they really haven't done anything since, getting angry at society for their myth they exist in.
and they really haven't done anything since, getting angry at society for their myth they exist in.
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like so much of what Silicon Valley is up to these days, it's almost impossible to figure out how much of this "Network State" stuff is serious efforts at techno-fascism, and how much is just grifting a childish elite with gobs of cash and a child's understanding of politics
I would say this because I edited it but @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social's piece on tech bros founding their own for-profit cities really is unmissable reading www.ft.com/content/b127...
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
www.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
like so much of what Silicon Valley is up to these days, it's almost impossible to figure out how much of this "Network State" stuff is serious efforts at techno-fascism, and how much is just grifting a childish elite with gobs of cash and a child's understanding of politics
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Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight
December 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Have you ever seen such a beautiful sight
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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clear eyes, full hearts, loves mayo
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
clear eyes, full hearts, loves mayo
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i searched for like 3 hours and i still cannot find the fuckin "open door" button wtf
December 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
i searched for like 3 hours and i still cannot find the fuckin "open door" button wtf
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🇸🇩🇺🇸 Sen. Van Hollen blasts the Trump administration for selling arms to the UAE while its Sudan allies continue to massacre children, pointing to the RSF attack on a kindergarten yesterday that killed at least 80 people, including 46 children (latest update from AJE).
The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan, doctor group says
A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces has hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, according to a doctors’ group
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🇸🇩🇺🇸 Sen. Van Hollen blasts the Trump administration for selling arms to the UAE while its Sudan allies continue to massacre children, pointing to the RSF attack on a kindergarten yesterday that killed at least 80 people, including 46 children (latest update from AJE).
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Tarot of birds-Judgement ⚔️
Trying to draw a series of 22 tarot! The bird in this card is Chinese Egret
#tarot #birdart #bird #illustration #originalart #egret #animalart #birdwatching #artist
Trying to draw a series of 22 tarot! The bird in this card is Chinese Egret
#tarot #birdart #bird #illustration #originalart #egret #animalart #birdwatching #artist
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Tarot of birds-Judgement ⚔️
Trying to draw a series of 22 tarot! The bird in this card is Chinese Egret
#tarot #birdart #bird #illustration #originalart #egret #animalart #birdwatching #artist
Trying to draw a series of 22 tarot! The bird in this card is Chinese Egret
#tarot #birdart #bird #illustration #originalart #egret #animalart #birdwatching #artist
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I have some idea of where to start
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I have some idea of where to start