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Robert David Sullivan

@robertdsullivan.bsky.social
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Production editor for americamagazine.org. BA in poli sci, former editor at Boston Phoenix, Boston Business Journal, CommonWealth mag and the New York Blade (LGBTQ weekly). Decided the "Top 100 Sitcom Episodes of All Time" in 2012. UWS resident.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are probably all being used to teach A.I. how to write fiction set in different parts of the United States. But I'm not made of stone:
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The latest to withdraw from the "Freedom 250" concert:
5 Neat Guys
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
WEAK ON CRIME
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I'm not sure I understand. The Times, and other media like NPR, questioned the self-defense argument from the beginning. I don't see both-sidesing. Big difference from Fox News centering the DHS propaganda in its headline.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The DHS statements may look ridiculous later (even by this evening), but they certainly must be reported now. www.npr.org
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The Big W?
The “Big W” grove of palm trees in “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Coming to your city?
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Here are the kinds of headlines that people on Bluesky argue about. Like "Trump Presses Senate Republicans to Unite Behind Policy Bill." Not so easy to distill the story into a headline.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Such a relief to see this as I’m leaving, not entering, the subway
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The average American has three—FOUR friends.
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
This is what I got for Christmas, and I liked it. (Not the pictured year.)
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
These seem to be fake X accounts
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Tonight’s TV viewing. I think it’s Pepe LePew!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, “The Jar”
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The usual Tuesday noon protest in front of Fox News is bigger than usual
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
This is so petty, but I wanted something sweet, so I bought the only thing I could find at Key Foods that wasn't U.S.-made.
A box of Petit Ecolier chocolate cookies
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
If I were more OCD, I’d be afraid to play anymore.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Not again!
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Doesn’t it take a lot of confidence to post this in the belief that you’re one of the intelligent people?
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
Charles Bukowski
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
How long are they going to keep this up?
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
Deja vu: The chances of a split between the popular vote and Electoral College have been slowly rising in the 538.com forecast, as Harris has been unable to expand a 2-3 point lead.
Chart shows a 16% chance of Harris winning the popular vote but losing the Electoral College.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
New York Times again putting its thumb on the scales for Trump through its selection of photos.
A photo of Kamala Harris smiling and waving, next to a photo of Donald Trump apparently screaming because he can't move his arms from his sides.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
Baldrick announces a "cunning plan" on an episoe of Blackadder Goes Forth
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Me: "This is why you never leave your f*king desk to do any research? You are so f*cking fired."
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
Holy cow. 4400 words long.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
I can't wait!
Lost in Space opening credits: "Special Guest Star Jonathan Harris"
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
Compilations that shaped your musical taste, go!
K-tel’s Goofy Greats album, with “24 original hits” on “1 funky album.”
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
Seems to be a running gag in the strip
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Democrats' fundraising message in disarray
One email with the subject line Democrats BEHIND, right above another email with the subject line Democrats SURGING.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
Why does Mitsou remind me of Oscar Levant?
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 10/08/2024
quote post with your favorite movie monster
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 04/08/2024
Son, shut the hell up about Pikachu for 30 seconds.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 03/08/2024
You big dummy, shut the hell up about Pikachu for 30 seconds.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 27/06/2024
This Walgreen's used to be a bookstore in the heart of downtown Boston, where you could pleasantly spend the time browsing and making impulse book buys.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 17/05/2024
And BIG LOVE!
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 14/05/2024
Pick a side!
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 02/05/2024
It's today's top political story in the biggest newspaper in a state that counts. (Maybe it should get a bigger headline, but a 4-year-old girl killed by a hit-and-run driver is always going to top the local news.) When talking about media "attention," we need to look outside the Acela corridor.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 22/04/2024
Happy #MearthDay
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 20/04/2024
“I would encourage most people anywhere that get stuck behind criminals like this who are trying to block traffic to take matters into their own hands...it's time to put an end to this nonsense.”
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 17/04/2024
The speaker does not have to be a member of the House
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
I hope it's a three-hour movie about this gender-deconstructing beauty contest.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 10/04/2024
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 09/04/2024
We Saw You From Across the Bar and Really Dig Your Vibe
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 06/04/2024
post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t nirvana or pearl jam or soundgarden or alice in chains
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 05/04/2024
All new Florida buses:
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 28/03/2024
Me and the regular group who like my posts.
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 23/03/2024
You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case? (Someone who has already seen the whole movie.)
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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 22/03/2024
My mom’s Easter tree
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