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Brian Colligan

@colligan.bsky.social
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Opinion editor for The Virginian-Pilot & Daily Press in Hampton Roads, Va. Virginia Tech and East Carolina alum. Mostly NUFC and Phish nonsense. Life is heavy; try to keep it light.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 2h
Autowarcom, the Autozone of American Command.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 2h
Do the officers attending this get hazard pay?
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Alan Kelly @akellyucc.bsky.social · 5h
Original source unknown but 😂😂
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 6h
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 9h
I’m sure they’ll be asked to write an essay about it instead.
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Phish Lyrics Bot @phishlyrics.bsky.social · 13h
Party Time
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 21h
I weirdly think Duran’s gonna be the Yankee killer this series
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 22h
LFG RED SOX (and Bruins)
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Baseless Baseball Predictions Braves over Phils White Sox over Astros Red Sox over Yanks (HOMER PICK) Padres over Cubs Rays over Red Sox Guards over White Sox Brewers over Padres Dodgers over Braves Guards over Rays Brewers over Dodgers Brewers over Guards
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.
Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
this is the only political ad that understands the situation
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The Virginian-Pilot @pilotonline.com · 29/09/2026
2 US Navy aviators eject while landing plane on carrier off Virginia, 4 sailors injured: mrf.lu/2dYkK
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2 US Navy aviators eject while landing plane on carrier off Virginia, 4 sailors injured
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This Sly Stallone interview is a stunner.
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Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.
The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Woof. Patriots are a mess.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Drake Maye has learned nothing. Seems to be regressing.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That was a goofy fumble by Maye.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My god
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What a play call and execution by LSU
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cutting commentary about diesel prices
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
ACC Network just switched off the Tech game for no reason with 2 minutes left. Thanks for nothing, you fucks.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
HOKIES LFG
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Some really indefensible play calling today. This is so bad.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Tennessee checkerboard in the stands is a top 10 college football thing. I love it so much.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Someone tell me why we always have to play Boston College in the rain
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Late to the party but GO HOKIES
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Mojito Fiend @ronronzo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Feel like Ken Early’s comparison of this situation to what happened with Germany in Qatar was extremely compelling and correct. After all that wrangling black armbands aren’t enough I’m sorry.
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our spineless government and the useless FAI left our national team manager so exposed that he’s getting harangued by Israeli media. Great work everyone.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 26/09/2026
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Since yesterday would have been the 90th birthday of the late Jim Henson, and since today marks one month since Dolly Parton died, here they are singing a duet (with Henson voicing Kermit the Frog) on Dolly's variety show in 1987. See you around.
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Dolly Parton & Kermit The Frog – “Everyday People” from 'Dolly' episode 5 (1987)
YouTube video by Jason Kottke
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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THEY PUT THE DOLLY BUTTERFLY ON SMOKEY FOR GAMEDAY IM CRY
Smokey XII with a Dolly butterfly bandana
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I didn't expect it to make this list but "Patriot" is two seasons of pure genius and deserves more appreciation.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
They're gonna smash it in League One.
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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey I'm no economist but I dunno seems kinda super bad www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/h...
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History shows financial calamities occur when rates rise rapidly like this: 'Something always breaks'
The 10-year Treasury note yield is spiking to levels not seen in years, and that may be a bad omen for financial markets.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sometimes you see the Oval Office are reminded it looks so cheap and ridiculous now
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 25/09/2026
A generation is growing up without knowing the joy of paper tickets. We have to go back.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A little reminder about the vulnerabilities of our region today as three school districts (Norfolk, York County and Mathews County) cancelled classes due to flooding concerns from this nor'easter.
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Hampton Roads schools announce closings, delays due to flooding
Closures have been announced for Thursday amid flooding caused by a nor’easter developing off the coast.
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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Update: Reporters say they're still being denied access this morning despite the judge's order bsky.app/profile/zoet...
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Once again I am streaming D3 women’s soccer. My niece gets the start tonight! No. 8 in your program, No. 1 in your hearts.
Franciscan University Barons hosting the Chatham University Cougars tonight
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Old Sam @pdfmerchant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No. That's too much orange.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m glad she stayed on X because if she was mostly Bluesky it’d be like having an apex predator in a rural village. She’s got all she can eat over there and the victims deserve it.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Still no consensus on how to pronounce Pro Publica
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Big life milestone. Please clap.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026
my takeaway from this is that she is thinking of these things in the right terms. she is asking whether she truly wants to do it since, if the answer is yes, it is absolutely the case that there is no better time than now.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is the dumbest thing in the world. The fraud is that people are paying for insurance and they’re… healthy?
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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
my uncle was a guerrilla fighter in ethiopia in the 80s and they used toyota trucks and suvs exclusively. when he moved to the states the first truck he bought was a tacoma. “it will go anywhere”
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
President Trump is 0-2 against pools.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Our postseason Red Sox. What a crazy season. LFG
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
TreVeyon Henderson can flat out fly. That was awesome.
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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
(It’s about western Virginia)
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