Liam Pierce
@liampierce.bsky.social
Oakland native, journalist. EIC of Rockridge News. Formerly: EIC/ED of JRNOLA (journalism program for BIPOC/LGBTQ+ high schoolers), VICE, Times-Pic. Written: NYT, Glamour, etc
Forgot to post this one:
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Forgot to post this one:
The guy who tasked me with the flowers, waiting for the march to arrive.
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The guy who tasked me with the flowers, waiting for the march to arrive.
A nice man came by and tasked me with the floral arrangement.
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A nice man came by and tasked me with the floral arrangement.
Drummers arrive. L
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Drummers arrive. L
I’m documenting the Ohlone shellmound-to-shellmound Black Friday march.
Ohlone are the indigenous group whose land is from Big Sur to the Bay and shellmounds were sacred burial sites that a parking lot (Berkeley) and a mall (Emery Bay) were built on. There’s only a memorial left in Emery:
Ohlone are the indigenous group whose land is from Big Sur to the Bay and shellmounds were sacred burial sites that a parking lot (Berkeley) and a mall (Emery Bay) were built on. There’s only a memorial left in Emery:
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I’m documenting the Ohlone shellmound-to-shellmound Black Friday march.
Ohlone are the indigenous group whose land is from Big Sur to the Bay and shellmounds were sacred burial sites that a parking lot (Berkeley) and a mall (Emery Bay) were built on. There’s only a memorial left in Emery:
Ohlone are the indigenous group whose land is from Big Sur to the Bay and shellmounds were sacred burial sites that a parking lot (Berkeley) and a mall (Emery Bay) were built on. There’s only a memorial left in Emery:
Every time I lose at Connections:
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Every time I lose at Connections:
NYT really tells on itself about how out of touch it is with middle America. Duck hunting! How exotic!
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NYT really tells on itself about how out of touch it is with middle America. Duck hunting! How exotic!
Just found an old video of my mom’s dog nutmegging a chair with a pumpkin.
It is awesome. (Too late for 2026 USMNT squad?)
It is awesome. (Too late for 2026 USMNT squad?)
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just found an old video of my mom’s dog nutmegging a chair with a pumpkin.
It is awesome. (Too late for 2026 USMNT squad?)
It is awesome. (Too late for 2026 USMNT squad?)
NYT should have their license to cover Mamdani revoked:
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NYT should have their license to cover Mamdani revoked:
Ok, now they’re maybe overcompensating.
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Ok, now they’re maybe overcompensating.
Is the implication that Trump traded praises w Mamdani? Cause I’m seeing exactly none of that.
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Is the implication that Trump traded praises w Mamdani? Cause I’m seeing exactly none of that.
If Trump has lost the banks, then… does this mean endgame?
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If Trump has lost the banks, then… does this mean endgame?
Do you know how absolutely wild it is to ask journalists to be ‘objective’ on this president?
(Disclaimer: there is no such thing as objective journalism. Objectivity is just an asymptote that’s good to strive for.)
(Disclaimer: there is no such thing as objective journalism. Objectivity is just an asymptote that’s good to strive for.)
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Do you know how absolutely wild it is to ask journalists to be ‘objective’ on this president?
(Disclaimer: there is no such thing as objective journalism. Objectivity is just an asymptote that’s good to strive for.)
(Disclaimer: there is no such thing as objective journalism. Objectivity is just an asymptote that’s good to strive for.)
Sneak peek for the next issue: The Rockridge Improvement Club (an excellently named karaoke dive bar) just might be haunted:
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sneak peek for the next issue: The Rockridge Improvement Club (an excellently named karaoke dive bar) just might be haunted:
It’s very fun to see this all in print and I can’t wait to learn more about the neighborhood and fold in members of the community.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It’s very fun to see this all in print and I can’t wait to learn more about the neighborhood and fold in members of the community.
It was a nod to the past, the origins of the land. And I also visited the Oakland Tech High School journalism class, where I recruited students to write for the paper. A nod to the future.
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It was a nod to the past, the origins of the land. And I also visited the Oakland Tech High School journalism class, where I recruited students to write for the paper. A nod to the future.
I started my tenure by doing a deep dive on the Indigenous history of Rockridge — intentionally highlighting that the current, oft-debated land use issues that plague the neighborhood pertain to a land that belongs to the Ohlone.
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I started my tenure by doing a deep dive on the Indigenous history of Rockridge — intentionally highlighting that the current, oft-debated land use issues that plague the neighborhood pertain to a land that belongs to the Ohlone.
Compare to and Mamdani headline from the last six months…
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Compare to and Mamdani headline from the last six months…
Here’s the thing: checks and balances have always been an absolute farce
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Here’s the thing: checks and balances have always been an absolute farce
Apparently this is the price of my data being leaked
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Apparently this is the price of my data being leaked
Something nice about taking your old job as a gondolier is that sometimes 60-year-old bachelorette parties sing you “Gondolero” to the tune of “Bamboléo.” (Blurry, off-frame video due to me dancing.)
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Something nice about taking your old job as a gondolier is that sometimes 60-year-old bachelorette parties sing you “Gondolero” to the tune of “Bamboléo.” (Blurry, off-frame video due to me dancing.)
How not to write a headline
October 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
How not to write a headline
I know this is gonna be something stupid-easy. But for now, it’s really testing my patience.
September 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I know this is gonna be something stupid-easy. But for now, it’s really testing my patience.
Back in my day, our monopolist robber barons were a little more subtle.
September 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Back in my day, our monopolist robber barons were a little more subtle.