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Gene Collier

@genecollier.bsky.social
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Erstwhile Pulitzer-losing columnist, comic, playwright in Pittsburgh. Carbon County Sports Hall of Fame 2024 (Oh it's real).

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"As with every other aspect of the norms and best practices of the Department of Justice, Blanche, consumed by a desire to impress the president, has turned the standard to underpromise and overdeliver on its head." harrylitman.substack.com/p/rest-ass…
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“Rest Assured”: Blanche is Bluffing in the Comey Case
He has overpromised, and he will underdeliver.
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Can confirm.
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
50-year-old Willie Mays makes a great running catch during the New York #Mets Old Timers Day Game at Shea Stadium! (1981) Happy Birthday In Heaven To "The Say Hey Kid"! #MLB #Baseball #Legend #LGM
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Willie Mays makes "The Catch" and throw of a lifetime in Game 1 of the '54 World Series at the Polo Grounds! #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2026
horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
propublica.org
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The best I ever saw. RIP.
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m0n0cle.bsky.social @m0n0cle.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
R.I.P Willie Mays 6 May 1931 - 18 June 2024.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Kushner and Witkoff have everything covered. Keep things in the family.
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CharChar @char50.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
May the 5th be with you. (No?)
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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Happy 5/4 from a different type of nerd
Color photo of a corner of the piano sheet music for Take 5, famously written in 5/4.
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
"The Big Blast-Off - Home Run Champ Mike Schmidt" (Sports Illustrated - May 3, 1976) #MLB #Phillies #Baseball #History #RingTheBell
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Thoughts: 😆 😅 😁 😂 🤣 🤣 🤣 #ItsFunToPretend 👍
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.
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Andrew Kinsey @andrewkinsey.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
We seriously should treat sports betting ads like cigarette ads: ban them.
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Turn It Up To 11 @turnitupto11.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
My babysitter loved this LP. She brought it home, put it on the turntable and played it over and over while singing basically every word. So I was exposed to Wonder's music at a very young age. Later in life, I rediscovered it and, wow, what a record. Sir Duke, I Wish, ... This one's a no-skipper.
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Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
braves organist playing the monkees theme as torkelson steps to the plate. once you get it you appreciate it
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
You new here? Maybe if you were in Congress or something you could do something about it.
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I did not.
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Shimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 30/04/2026
Notice how a book can make you gay, a vaccine can make you autistic, a mask can make you sicker, and a poster of the Ten Commandments can make you moral, but guns don’t kill people.
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Bryan Behar @bryanbehar.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The face of someone who’s devoted their life to service, science and space exploration needing to listen to some draft-dodging, out-of-shape bozo brag that he easily could’ve been an astronaut.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
How is this being treated as normal? A Republican governor is declaring a state of emergency to cancel n ongoing election for Congress. If you think this is ends with redistricting, you are not paying attention.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This is a Justice Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor appreciation post. Thank you for your just and righteous voices and your fierce defense of our democracy. ❤️
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In the 24 hours since the Supreme Court's majority ruled to demolish the Voting Rights Act's remaining protections, Louisiana and Tennessee have already signaled that they'll redraw their congressional maps with the clear effect of shutting Black voters out.
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Remember where you were when the government started cancelling elections.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸 www.reuters.com/world/us/lou...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This will sound very nerdy, but when I was a kid, I revered the Supreme Court. If they could rule unanimously against segregation in 1954—when the two other branches of government would *never* have been brave enough—I thought they're the lone voice of good. That is all trashed now. They're garbage.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court kneecapped the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for more than fifty years. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOTUS smothers Voting Rights Act, greenlighting racial discrimination and a rash of GOP gerrymanders
Justice Elena Kagan, in dissent, accused the majority of making changes that "eviscerate the law."
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
40 Years Ago Today: Seattle #Mariners slugger Gorman Thomas hammers a HR vs. Boston #RedSox pitcher Roger Clemens that spoils the shutout during his historic 20 K game! (April 29, 1986) #MLB #Baseball #History
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The John Roberts Court has done more to reduce the political power of poor people and Black people while enlarging the voting rights of rich people and corporations than has any court since Roger Taney was Chief Justice in the 1800s. I opposed his nomination in 2005, and I stand by that.
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Heather Delaney Reese @itsalovelylife.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Can you imagine going back to 1776 and telling the Founding Fathers that in 250 years, the King of England would be standing in the United States Capitol lecturing American lawmakers about the importance of democratic norms?
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Vintage Jerseys & Hats @polyesterunis.com · 28/04/2026
Andre Dawson, circa 1981 Montreal #Expos #Baseball
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
You need the top people to handle the attempted assassination case. But after all the firings & defections at the top, do they still have them? + Blanche boasted about firing every FBI agent involved in Jan6, which was the A-Team at the time. + Pirro obv. lacks the chops to oversee the prosecution.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
ESPN unironically teases a segment on the 22 year old Texas Tech QB who is headed to rehab for his gambling addiction and then tosses it to 5 minutes of NHL prop bets for tonight. I don’t what to say other than sports betting is a scourge and an epidemic among young men and needs to go.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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CL. Clark @gaga.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 28) solo 🎸 Alvin Lee was named " The fastest guitarist in the west." The dude could shred! 🎸🎸 I'm Going Home Ten Years After youtu.be/IaKgQATdB6I?...
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Ten years after - I`m going home
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This is what Marco Rubio decided to do with his life: "AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance: A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
oh they wouldn't
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Suzanne the Slacker @suzannef.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This album would be in my top five for the magnificent vocals alone. It also made my 10 year old heart leap with joy - hearing 2 women rock out in the male dominated rock radio space of the 70s was magnificent 🎸 #5debutalbums7579
Cover Heart Dreamboat Annie - photo of 2 members of heart back to back with bare shoulders
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"The practice the EPA order inaugurated has dramatically affected the entire country in the ten years since, often without the public fully appreciating the stakes." harrylitman.substack.com/p/the-umpi…
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The Umpire Was Taking Sides
New York Times bombshell exposé traces Court's shadow docket to its dubious origin.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/04/2026
MADELEINE DEAN: Why did you lie to the New York Post about your relationship with Epstein? LUTNICK: The House Oversight Committee and I agreed-- DEAN: Reclaiming my time. I do not accept that answer. We are our own committee. You're dodging the question. The coverup continues.
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TheCatMan @bigbrohem.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Criminals gonna crime. The most brazenly corrupt administration ever. They are not governing. They are looting - the Treasury, the American people - while most are struggling to just get by, pay rent, buy gas, pay for groceries. It's Us vs. the Epstein Class, and it has reached Critical Mass.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The Absolute Opposite of What They Should Be Doing….
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Ghislaine Maxwell abused young women & girls alongside Epstein for years. As young as 14. In multiple states. Convicted in a federal court. She belongs behind bars. I’m beyond disgusted that any of our colleagues would suggest a pardon. The real question is why has no one else been convicted?
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Oversight members split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, committee chair says
The only convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein has said she would testify to Congress if granted clemency — a power held solely by the president.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Sorry HogsBreath, We're Sticking With Mark Kelly, Senator, Astronaut And Navy Pilot.......
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/04/2026
This is your periodic reminder that Democrats introduced legislation in 2021 to ban gerrymandering nationwide and every republican voted against it except two who were absent.
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Gene Collier @genecollier.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Oh they wouldn't.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 we are aware of….
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