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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. Died tragically rescuing his family from the wreckage of a destroyed sinking battleship.

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Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 11h

Same here. I have zero expectations this year but if the defense plays like this all year, they’re going to be solid. (One-game sample size, I know.) Fourth line looked stout. Second and third are still works in progress imo.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 11h

Hahaha nobody devours their own like Boston.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 11h

Swayman had 34 saves on 35 shots tonight and looked like his 2023-24 self again. So sharp.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 11h

Pastrnak had 1 G, 2 A, 3 pts tonight. King shit.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 11h

Morgan Geekie buries the empty-netter and this one is done. Hell of an opening night for the Bs.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 11h

Beautiful pass by Pasta to set up Elias Lindholm. Gorgeous.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 12h

🚨 Pasta: Still great 🚨

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 13h

And another Boston Bruins season is underway. Let’s see what we’ve got.

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe this is naive of me but I had figured that if the fed gov straight up blew some people up it would *have to* provide an explanation to Congress, statutorily. Is “yeah we did that shit and we won’t answers questions about it” really an option under the law?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing Twenty One Pilots in Virginia Beach tonight. First time at the amphitheater in 28 years, which is kinda wild.

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 2d

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 2d

Lol nothing matters

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 3d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Baller

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

(I think. Time will tell, as always.)

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Oh 100%. I knew exactly what you meant and you’re spot on. But this was a big one.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Everything seems cool until you give the ball to Josh Allen

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 3d

*whispers* Drake Maye did a lot of Josh Allen shit tonight

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

He has made some really impressive plays, strong throws. A work in progress but he’s legit.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Drake Maye is having a night. Legitimately, however this goes, the most fun Pats game in years.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 3d

this is so sweet

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Again I will point out that they played “Dixie” at the president’s appearance at Naval Station Norfolk this afternoon.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 3d

Calling up one state's National Guard to deploy in another state against latter's express wishes raises issues - constitutional, legal, political, and historical - that federalizing a state's own National Guard does not. And are distinct from deploying other state NGs into federally-controlled DC.

Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 3d

We're going to get an original jurisdiction case at SCOTUS between Illinois (or Oregon) and Texas, aren't we.

Maybe even this week...

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Also …

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Same day this happened.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

Other song choices included “God Bless America,” and shortly before the First Lady walked onto the stage, “Dixie,” a Confederate anthem written in the 1850s.

Brian Colligan @colligan.bsky.social · 3d

They played “Dixie” at the Navy rallly today.

In visit to Norfolk, Trump leads celebration for Navy

At the Navy 250 celebration Sunday in Norfolk that resembled a campaign rally, President Donald Trump celebrated the latest strike on a Venezuelan boat that he said was carrying drugs.

www.pilotonline.com