Gene Collier
@genecollier.bsky.social
Pulitzer Prize losing columnist in Pittsburgh since roughly the Pleistocene. Sports, politics, literature, music, whatever.
Thank you Indiana Republicans is not a sentence I ever thought I would write.
December 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thank you Indiana Republicans is not a sentence I ever thought I would write.
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#RepublicanHealthCareFailure! It's what happens when stupid people lead the country.
#RepublicanHealthCareFailure! It's what happens when stupid people lead the country.
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
There's a
#RepublicanHealthCareFailure! It's what happens when stupid people lead the country.
#RepublicanHealthCareFailure! It's what happens when stupid people lead the country.
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ICYMI — Both Tennessee senators @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn are content to let health care costs skyrocket for millions
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
ICYMI — Both Tennessee senators @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn are content to let health care costs skyrocket for millions
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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These people really can’t take a hint, can they? There is no there there! Bravo to these ordinary citizens serving as grand jurors with integrity!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
A Grand Jury Again Declines to Re-Indict Letitia James
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
These people really can’t take a hint, can they? There is no there there! Bravo to these ordinary citizens serving as grand jurors with integrity!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
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"No communist healthcare" says the Rep whose Healthcare is paid by everybody else's taxes.
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"No communist healthcare" says the Rep whose Healthcare is paid by everybody else's taxes.
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FBI Director Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capital, you attack the very being of our way of life. This FBI and this DOJ stand here to tell you we will always refute it and combat it."
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
FBI Director Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capital, you attack the very being of our way of life. This FBI and this DOJ stand here to tell you we will always refute it and combat it."
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol...
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Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
UNCONFIRMED: Pirates' offer to Schwarber said to be $100 million for 100 years.
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
UNCONFIRMED: Pirates' offer to Schwarber said to be $100 million for 100 years.
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Justice Jackson nails it, but that this has to be spelled out is so depressing.
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Justice Jackson nails it, but that this has to be spelled out is so depressing.
UNCONFIRMED: Pirates have offered Kyle Schwarber more than $100 million. CONFIRMED: Pirates praying he doesn't take it.
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
UNCONFIRMED: Pirates have offered Kyle Schwarber more than $100 million. CONFIRMED: Pirates praying he doesn't take it.
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If attacking the Capitol is an attack on America, why did they defend the people who did it?
The hypocrisy is wild. Spare us the selective outrage.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR2pZj3...
The hypocrisy is wild. Spare us the selective outrage.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR2pZj3...
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If attacking the Capitol is an attack on America, why did they defend the people who did it?
The hypocrisy is wild. Spare us the selective outrage.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR2pZj3...
The hypocrisy is wild. Spare us the selective outrage.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR2pZj3...
Serious concerns is it?
Trump is allowing the wealthiest Americans to bankroll his projects and policies on a scale unmatched by any previous administration.
It raises serious concerns about whether the president is serving the American public or the people writing the checks.
It raises serious concerns about whether the president is serving the American public or the people writing the checks.
Trump invites America's wealthiest to fund his presidency
Private donors are bankrolling Trump projects and policies on an unprecedented scale.
www.axios.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Serious concerns is it?
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
She said 45 million on Sunday. Johnson said hundreds of thousands. Trump only claimed 25,000 per boat. They've got plenty of numbers.
Wow! That's a lot of 8 balls on those tiny little boats. 🥴
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
She said 45 million on Sunday. Johnson said hundreds of thousands. Trump only claimed 25,000 per boat. They've got plenty of numbers.
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Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.
Does it hurt the interim manager when they remove the interim tag?
#Rockies remove the interim tag and hire Warren Schaeffer as the 8th manager in franchise history.
First to report: Patrick Saunders, @denverpost.com
First to report: Patrick Saunders, @denverpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Does it hurt the interim manager when they remove the interim tag?
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#nowwatching
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
#nowwatching
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
After listening to the sound track all day, I had to rewatch it.
Brad and Janet run into trouble on their honeymoon - a flat tire, and the only place in sight is the castle of the lovely Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Don't be shy-who else loves this movie?
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952