Brian Colligan

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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.

Screenshot of a weather map showing a system of severe thunderstorms heading toward Hampton Roads in Southwest Virginia. My home in Virginia Beach is noted by a black marker, and I drew arrows in red ink to indicate the storm’s direction (ENE).
Members of Phish wearing panty hose over their faces are seen in a mock poster for “assface”
Photo of my dad as a USAF 2nd lieutenant in the Cape Canaveral operations center as part of the Gemini program, circa 1965-66.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the Page
A Carolina Hurricanes can cozy with the two red and black flags is seen with a can of “Storm Brew,” a Hurricanes-branded light beer.
TVs showing Newcastle-Fulham, West Ham-Leeds and Tottenham-Everton
Shitbags doing shitbag things
Photo of the sleeve and vinyl copy of Velocity Girl’s ¡Simpatico! album
Photo of a half Guinness pint, a bucket hat with photos of Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton on it, and the Newcastle-West Ham game on a TV
Vinyl copies of Ween’s White Pepper and Quebec albums
Her appearance that afternoon drew an obscenity-laced tirade after the game from Bruins coach Bep Guidolin, even though several Bruins, among them Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, lauded Smith’s elegance as a performer.
A wet Page McConnell plays keyboards in a downpour on June 15, 2011 in Alpharetta, Ga.
Text block of: “That’s why it’s so good to make the playoffs,” said Sturm. “It feels s—– right now. I know. But it’s so good for those kids. Even for David and someone like that. It’s so good to go through games like that. Because it’s just going to help you as a player, as an individual, as a group, to move forward. And you have to fail.”
The IT-lockout episode is emblematic of Patel’s tumultuous tenure as director of the FBI: He is erratic, suspicious of others, and prone to jumping to conclusions before he has necessary evidence, according to the more than two dozen people I interviewed about Patel’s conduct, including current and former FBI officials, staff at law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, hospitality-industry workers, members of Congress, political operatives, lobbyists, and former advisers. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information and private conversations, they described Patel’s tenure as a management failure and his personal behavior as a national-security vulnerability.
Cousin Eddie empties the RV's toilet into a storm drain in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Kiera Knightley’s floppy hair in “Bend it Like Beckham” looks strikingly similar to English national team player Jack Grealish
Clipping from the Brooklyn Eagle of my dad, a Brooklyn native, who worked on the Gemini program.
A collection of my dad's badges from his time working on the Gemini program in 1964-66.
The country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory. France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. Will REMEMBER!!! President DJT