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Robert Shields

@rshields37.bsky.social
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Associate Managing Editor @Newsday.bsky.social / #tabloidheds veteran / “He talked fast and moved faster” — @keribla.bsky.social / Husband to Zander / Always Metsing about

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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 8h
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 8h
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 8h
Today’s mood.
Something appalling
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 18h
-30- to my Tuesday and good night from the boys. Please be kind and be safe.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
put a pin in it
Classic @DickNixon, “do you ever think about death”
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today’s mood.
You're gonna have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
-30- to my Monday and good night from the boys. Please be kind and be safe.
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Kliph Nesteroff @classicshowbiz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the people have spoken
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today’s mood.
Wait till next year!
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
-30- to my Sunday and good night from the boys. Please be kind and be safe.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And the sign is down until Opening Day. #LGM
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today at the Newspaper Delivery Olympics (Newsday/NYDN paired entry) …
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today’s mood.
There's no one left to fly the plane!
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
-30- to my #Caturday and good night from the boys. Please be kind and be safe.
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Kliph Nesteroff @classicshowbiz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Classic Hollywood
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Place it in the publication! #LGM
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meanwhile on that slender riotous island ...
newsday.com
15 years ago, an SAT cheating scandal on Long Island changed test taking nationwide
The scandal challenged trust in standardized tests as a fair, equitable arbitrator for college admission, which drives careers, salaries and lifestyle choices, researchers said.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today’s mood.
Storm’s a comin’
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
-30- to my Friday and good night from the boys. Please be kind and be safe.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Charismatic Frontman @westerberghs89.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Forever in Our Hearts
Wisgsphere scene from The Simpon
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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sep 25th 2010 - The last recorded 187 (Murder, Death, Kill), until Simon Phoenix gets released in 2032. 📽️📅 Demolition Man (1993)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Demolition Man" (1993): First, a group of uniformed officers in a futuristic control room react with surprise as one asks, "What's a 187?" Second, a computer screen displays "CODE 187 MDK MurderDeathKill" with an outline of a body marked with an X. Third, a close-up of a female officer with the subtitle, "Last recorded offense, September 25, 2010."
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today’s mood.
Dorothy, when you get around my age, two things happen: one, you get more intuitive about the weather; and two, corn becomes your enemy.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
-30- to my Thursday and good night from the boys. Please be kind and be safe.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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On This Day in Simpsons History @dailysimpsons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy birthday to the late Phil Hartman, born September 24, 1948. Today would’ve been his 78th birthday. He would often take requests to do custom answering machine messages as Troy McClure. (video: take2markTV) #TheSimpsons
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Charismatic Frontman @westerberghs89.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DARTBROKEN #tabloidheds
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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sep 24th 1975 - After being allowed back on the air for a final farewell, Howard Beale launches into a rant about life being "bullshit", causing the ratings to spike. 📽️📅 Network (1976)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Network" (1976): First, a newsroom control room filled with men at monitors and staff watching intently as a broadcast goes live, with the subtitle reading “Good evening. Today is Wednesday, September the 24th…”. Second, an older news anchor in a suit sits at a desk under studio lights, leaning forward with a grave expression as the subtitle reads “…and this is my last broadcast.” Third, a man in a suit speaks urgently into a phone in the control room as people move in the background, with the subtitle reading “He’s saying that life is bullshit and it is. What are you screaming about?”.
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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sep 24th - East German Nazis will kill Dr. Paul Flammond's daughter, unless he completes the Polaris Naval Mine by this date. 📽️📅 Top Secret! (1984)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Top Secret!" (1984): First, an older man in a white lab coat and glasses speaks urgently, with the subtitle reading “They’ll kill her unless I complete the Polaris Mine by Sunday.” Second, the man gestures toward a wall calendar labeled “ACME LAB EQUIPMENT” showing a pin-up style image and the month “Septhauzen,” pointing to Sunday the 24th. Third, a young man in a blue shirt responds in confusion, with the subtitle reading “Sunday? That’s Simhath Torah.”
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today’s mood.
I pierced the toast
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Charismatic Frontman @westerberghs89.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CALM HER CHAMELEON #tabloidheds
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Place it in the (very late edition of the) publication! #LGM
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
-30- to my Wednesday and good night from the boys. Please be kind and be safe.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Leibowitz!
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Rich O’Malley @richomalley.com · 23/09/2026
And "pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels." This is niche content directed at @rshields37.bsky.social
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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
September 23, 1938: A time capsule is buried on the site of the NY World's Fair, to be opened in 6939. It contains a Bible, mail-order catalog, & newsreels of FDR and a college football game.
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meanwhile on that slender riotous island …
newsday.com
Joshua Wilck, New Hyde Park man charged with stabbing parents in 2024, arrested in courthouse after hugging his mother, violating judge's stay-away order
By embracing his mother, Joshua Wilck violated a court order for him to stay away from his parents after prosecutors said he attacking them in 2024.
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CineCalendar @cinecalendar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sep 23rd 1975 - After learning he was being fired due to poor ratings, newscaster Howard Beale announced during a live broadcast, that he will take his own life on next week's live broadcast. 📽️📅 Network (1976)
4 Screenshots from the move "Network" (1976): First, a news anchor in a suit behind a desk with a large clock behind him. Subtitles read "I would like, at this point, to announce that I will be retiring from this programme." Second, a man in a control room watches multiple television screens showing the news anchor. Subtitles read "Since this show was the only thing I had going for me in my life." Third, the man in the control room continues to watch the screens. Subtitles read "- I have decided to kill myself. - So, what'd she say?" Fourth, the man in the control room continues to watch the screens. Subtitles read "I'm going to blow my brains out, right on this programme, a week from today."
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Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition
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