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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It is dangerous to frame the AI race as being between American and Chinese AI. THERE IS NO AMERICAN AI. There are merely private AI companies headquartered in the US. They are one lucrative contract away from undermining US interests internationally. Chinese AI does not have this vulnerability.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's probably the only approach with a real hope of breaking through. Ideologies are tough nuts to crack.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I respect his trolling game. But I do not want him running for President, ever. He is too good at trolling, which is one of the least-valued traits in a leader.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Those boots aren't going to lick themselves, am I right?

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I would love to see the Pentagon decide that renewable energy is a national security priority. Every military installation should be festooned with solar cells, bulk batteries made from common materials, and windmills.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Now compare it against how much he thinks the federal government should spend on education.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The throughline here is that the Trump administration is investing the bulk of their planning around 2 objectives: 1. self-dealing 2. weaponizing taxpayer dollars against taxpayers Thus far, the Roberts Court has signed off on this agenda, meaning we have a lot of work ahead of us.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

This is sloppy reporting. Uncle Nearest formed as a company in 2017; they're not even 10 years old yet, let alone 159. Their namesake goes back that far, but that's a marketing thing not a business reality. There is zero continuity between those two time periods.

thestreet.com

159-year-old whiskey brand fights for bankruptcy over liquidation

The company’s founder is fighting to keep the brand out of Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

While I would agree that it makes sense to move the story away from Hawkins, I was looking forward to a spin-off centered on Erica, Derek, and Holly, especially if the show-runners wait a few years for the characters to age into young adults. Then the '80s nostalgia show would become a '90s show.

movieweb.com

'Stranger Things' Creators Officially Confirm First Plot Details for Upcoming Live-Action Spin-Off

The Duffer Brothers have shared exciting new details on the live-action 'Stranger Things' spin-off.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Gee, it sure is good to know that Thune is not a 'big fan' of Trump's decision to use nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to reward a bunch of insurrectionists. Maybe grow a spine there, buddy. Congress has the power of the purse; cut his access off.

bbc.com

'Not a big fan' - Top Senate Republican breaks with Trump on $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund

The justice department also expanded the settlement to block the IRS from pursuing past or pending tax audits on Trump.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Pro tip: you don't need to audit a person after you have seized all of their wealth and put them behind bars. Of course, in his case he needs to be in assisted living for dementia. Hopefully he ends up there before starting WWIII.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

It's almost as if he's aware what will happen to the Trump Presidency once Johnson is no longer able to block the Epstein files from being examined in depth.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Didn't Martha Stewart do a nickel for this kind of insider activity?

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This is how Christofacsism normalizes itself.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The only viable answer to Gerrymandering is to conduct massive get-out-the-vote operations and build the civic infrastructure needed to overcome barriers to voting. A big enough blue wave can defeat red Gerrymanders.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

One can assume that he misheard the question and that Iran is the current albatross around his neck, barely covering up the Epstein stain. Even so, he is aging aggressively. Dementia takes no prisoners.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

While I agree with Jost that Trump is determined to stay in office forever, the reality is that his brain won't last to 2028, let alone beyond that. Trump's cognitive decline in 2025 was visible; in 2026 it is undeniably accelerating. Dementia plateaus for short whiles, but it never gets better.

huffpost.com

Colin Jost Shocks Interviewer With Prediction About Trump — And It’s Bone-Chilling

“Now you’re scaring me,” responded Kareem Rahma, who was interviewing the “Saturday Night Live” star.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

One possible challenge here is that you are packing a lot of diverse ideas into a single amendment. It might make sense to propose multiple amendments (e.g., an amendment reinforcing democracy against corrupt influences, and amendment clarifying the electoral process and codifying election day, etc.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I appreciate that your text reflects lessons learned from decades of SCOTUS tomfoolery whereby they have chosen to twist Constitutional language to mean whatever they want it to mean. While many have considered that a great strength of the existing Constitution, I do not.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Someone explain to this clown that oil is a global commodity.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This is what collective bargaining in the animal kingdom looks like. Maybe hawks should unionize.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The top priority is ending that thing they "completely obliterated" almost a year ago? These shmendriks are making a real mess of things and sticking us with the bill. It is infuriating.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

WaPo is going hard to suck up to MAGA.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

My point is that there were plenty of simpler solutions already on the market during the early days of the space program, but sometimes we overcomplicate what we're doing.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Wax pencils are wrapped in paper or a similar substance that spirals - you peel away the wrapping to expose the tip. Like a crayon but with a harder, finer tip. Similarly, while most mechanical pencils rely on standard graphite rods, those are not the only option on the market.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Not all pencils use graphite. Consider, for example, wax pencils.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thank you for the correction. I would add that a wax pencil does not have shavings. In addition, there are mechanical pencils that do not rely on gravity to feed the lead.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Why not just make it taste so awful the kid will spit it out instantly? This feels like when NASA invented a zero-G space pen when they could have just used a pencil.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

That's quite the sales pitch. "We've harassed immigrants too much and now we need the middle class to go back to being poor." No, thanks. I already work 2 jobs and do not wish to work any more.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

My understanding is that they keep lying to grand jurors to trick them into going along with their farces.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Frivolous indictments need to have legal consequences for the attorneys who file them.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

How do such awful people rise to positions of authority over society? We need to do a better job keeping these people away from the levers of power.

newrepublic.com

Trump Judge Says Some Women Are Just a “Warm, Wet Hole”

Melissa Isaak is part of Donald Trump’s newly appointed class of immigration judges.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This is the risk of any "cracking" Gerrymander strategy - if you spread things too thinly, an opposing 'wave' election can flip the entire Gerrymander to favor the opposition. America is in a race to the bottom, with each side betting the other can't keep up. America should feel collective shame.

axios.com

"DeSantis Dummymander": Democrats heap ridicule on Florida's proposed House maps

"Meatball Ron's Dummymander will not save Republicans," said one Democratic spokesperson.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

At issue is that most Americans aren't aware when Cabinet officials travel outside the country, so their travel is likely to have zero real bearing on election outcomes in November. Wiles would know this.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Wild speculation time. What if, instead of being a measure to improve optics heading into the midterms, this is a move by Wiles to keep a quorum available for emergency 25th Amendment actions? No, I don't seriously think that's the case, but I don't buy her midterm optics figleaf, either.

politico.com

Wiles to Cabinet: Stay in the USA

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

That is my assumption as well; a workplace that misogynistically toxic would scare away anyone who doesn't share that worldview.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

No doubt. It's not like the shaheds hitting Ukraine today are being launched from Tehran. Moreover, it's not like shaheds are the only drone options Iranians might use for drone attacks. There are plenty of commercial options on the local US market they could weaponize.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Registered Democrats already outnumber registered Republicans in Texas - 46% to 38%, with the remainder being independents. Republicans have been able to rely on the conservative lean of Texas independents to maintain Republican power in Texas, but they're gradually losing that battle.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Their accusations are confessions.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

He can't help it - this is what mid-stage frontotemporal degeneration looks: a gradual collapse of impulse control and detachment from reality. #25thAmendmentNow

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We're burning through a billion dollars a day. Imagine what that would buy us in domestic healthcare or education. Instead, we're bombing schools in Iran.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Sure, public polling matters, but we should also take into consideration what experts have to say. And they also think this conflict is ill-advised. The US will not benefit from the conflict, though Israel probably will.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Ah. So Stephen Miller has declared that rights are not, in fact, inalienable. If he calls you a savage, your rights can be ignored. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will disagree, but at this point who can say?

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Congress's refusal to provide oversight of Trump's random invasions seems ill-advised. If they support an American war with Iran, they should pass a measure to formally approve it. If they do not, they are Constitutionally obligated to put a stop to it. Their behavior is an abdication of duty.

cnbc.com

War powers vote fails in the Senate, allowing Trump to continue Iran strikes

Follow the latest news after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive attack on Iran that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

He can't award himself a title. That's designated by Congress. Dude is SECDEF no matter how he forces his subordinates to address him.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

They love punching down, don't they?

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Based on their claim that Iran initiated the war 4-5 decades ago, what took so long for the US to respond? Why didn't any of our NATO allies stand with us? Our drunk SECDEF is unwilling to acknowledge that his war is just another Epstein distraction.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We're running out of anti-missile munitions. This will hurt Israel the most, but it will also mean that US forces will have to retreat from the region or suffer escalating casualty rates. Assuming, of course, Iran can survive longer than defensive munitions last.

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Michael Sullivan @thesullivan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

One can guess that Iran is not producing missiles at peak capacity any more and that their capacity will further degrade as Hegseth's crusade goes on, but will it drop down to 5-7 per day? That's quite a gamble.

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