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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 1h

Hans Christian Andersen. And not “The Ugly Duckling.”

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 15h

It was a suicide, Will. Just leave it alone!

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 02/10/2026

There was a time when the wine wasn’t as maligned as it is today. Rinaldi, a winemaker for more than half a century, deserves some of the credit. on.wsj.com/4hCXNrb

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Tom Rinaldi, Who Helped Spark the Merlot Boom in the U.S., Dies at 77

There was a time when the wine wasn’t as maligned as it is today. Rinaldi, a winemaker for more than half a century, deserves some of the credit.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Plus “We aren’t… we are…” construction is considered an A.I. tell.

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David Manning @photodave219.fightins.online · 02/10/2026

Of course it was tossed. Its super prejudicial. Should have never been allowed in.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

<Patel’s aggressive pursuit of the conspiracy investigation has helped him keep his job.... “Patel is the only guy who never says no,” a Republican operative close to the White House told me. “And the president likes that.”> www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?

“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NEW: According to a bombshell report in the New York Times, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah threatened to walk out of Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical launch in May because the pope rejected the idea that machines can be conscious.

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NYT: Anthropic Nearly Walked Out on Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical — Then Lobbied His Advisers

Chris Olah saw an advance copy of Magnifica Humanitas days before the Vatican launch and proposed withdrawing over its stance on machine consciousness. The pope held his ground.

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The war on empathy isn’t Christian. Elizabeth Bruenig has a compelling new piece in The Atlantic on the right’s crusade against compassion, which Bishop Robert Barron has now joined. She calls its bestselling manifesto “a guidebook for ignoring human suffering.”

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Why Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’

According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.”

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.com · 01/10/2026

Has he considered releasing successful TV series annually? With episodes debuting weekly? Maybe with fixed premiere times? And marketing?

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Ted Sarandos Admits Netflix Is “Not Growing as Fast as I Want Us To”

The streamer's co-CEO also clarifies: "We're not in the [user-generated content] business."

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My mother is alive, but I’m going to get an earful about this the next time I call her.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026

As most states move away from the death penalty, Florida is executing more prisoners than ever before. Last year, 19 people were put to death — shattering the state’s previous annual record of 11, first set in 1936. (Published June w/ @nytimes.com)

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Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty

Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight ...

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have never heard before of this department of the MTA but now I am extraordinarily curious about what exactly they do

Door of an MTA vehicle with the legend, "Track Geometry"

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Jack Lynch @jacklynch000.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Teaching Swift today, and will always share this on “Modest Proposal” day.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If they can be arranged to break down periodically and strand tourists in midair, it would be worth it.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I thought schizophrenia had already solved infinite personalized music

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026

According to several people involved, the Trump administration initially floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail.

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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting

ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The first three are scientific statements.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New England has always been different. Gun ownership very high in Vermont, but I can't imagine many political ads or Christmas cards there in which families pose with rifles.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bars and coffeehouses were never free, but you could hang out for hours in a lot of them (many near colleges) for a minimal price. Or if you were broke, someone else would buy your drinks for you because they were so cheap.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What if you never heard of it because you’re too busy listening to Hank Williams and Patsy Cline?

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Beyond two parking tickets for not moving his vehicle during snowstorms, Abdullah has no criminal record in Minnesota and was working legally as a mechanic while his asylum application was pending. He arrived in the United States in early 2023.”

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pragmatic for her state, yes, but with no concern (heh!) for the country overall. But the Senate heavily incentivizes this kind of thinking.

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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The new rule should be whenever you come across the Musk movie trailer, you repost it like it’s Tom Holland’s Umbrella video lol #FckYouElon youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10?...

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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

YouTube video by Musk

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Not sensible on policy grounds” is the motto of the U.S. Senate.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Actually I would have also put “Horace and Pete” on here. I’m sure there would be room after deleting the shows that didn’t do anything interesting.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Important on the change in tactics post-Minneapolis

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🤷‍♂️ I did think that “shoved a male employee in the chest with one hand, causing him to stumble backward" was a rather weak incident to use in the lead. Not like throwing a stapler at someone... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Another Female Democrat Is Mean, Apparently

A New York Times report on Representative Mary Peltola’s management is revealing—about her younger employees’ self-regard.

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If this doesn't scare you, you're not paying attention.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Maybe they think it's more important to keep a woman in that seat?

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026

One part of DHS's statement that NYT's article actually didnt mention was its claim that the Supreme Court has "already vindicated us” My article gets into what the Supreme Court did, & what lower courts are doing about Kavanaugh Stops ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics... bsky.app/profile/nyti...

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Brett Kavanaugh’s Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every Day

The fact that ICE officers do not allow wrongfully detained people to “promptly go free” is a surprise to only one man in America.

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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

On her birthday, some of my favourite Linda McCartney photographs. The Yardbirds, London, 1968

The four musicians watch as an older lady walks by them on a London pavement.

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Robert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Whenever someone posts “Words matter” on here, it’s always with an example of words not mattering that much.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting.

We reached out to 24 counties today to see the extent of the problem. Here's what we got back:
Collin County - 40,000+
Travis County - 32,000
Brazoria County - 9,000+
Hays County - 8,100
Cameron County - 5,000

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Fat Al NYC @fatalnyc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It is sort of weird that there hasn’t been more focus on this. I mean wtf are these people up to?

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Taught the Fugitive Slave Act for the first time in a few years. Man, my head was spinning as I uttered my familiar refrain about how the FSA radicalized Northerners who maybe never thought much about slavery until they saw people being snatched off the street right in front of them...

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Euphoria Wait Is This Fucking Play About Us

Alt: Euphoria Wait Is This Fucking Play About Us

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower

Relief sculpture of a lithe figure in a dancing-like pose

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