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Tom Sullivan

@v12merlin.bsky.social
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Rantings of a lefty simpleton; often profane, always inane. Opinons expressed are the product of my warped mind, and are not endorsed by anybody else. I carp a lot about politics. You’ll also see photos of my dogs and I’ll yak about Star Trek. He/Him/His

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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Aggie, making friends wherever she goes. #morrisminor #alfaromeo #carsofblsky
A Trafalgar blue 1969 Morris Minor Traveler sits parked next to a red 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce. A red 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce sits parked next to a Trafalgar blue 1969 Morris Minor Traveler.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Oh, no no no no no. No. It’s up there as one of my favorite media, next to profanity and eyebrow arching.
Quiz game panel showing that sarcasm, unlike paint, clay and charcoal is apparently NOT an art medium.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“I would like to have seen Montana.” Farewell, Sam - and thanks for all the great memories.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
From Peter Stone’s “1776”… John Dickinson: “What’s the matter with being called an Englishman? The English don’t seem to mind.”
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
No idea if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but I think it’d be nice if Scorsese would make a few movies that don’t star DiCaprio or DeNiro. I get enjoying working with the same actors, but Marty, there are other fish in the sea.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Breaking news: Tucker McElroy and the Good Ole Boys will not be performing at Freedom 250.
The Good Ole Boys band
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is…just delightful. I’d like to think Johannes himself would have smiled.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
What’s Ripley dreaming about? Wrong answers are cool too.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Hey John Cornyn - bummer that you lost your Senate primary against epic shitbag Ken Paxton. I would heartily endorse you in a run as an independent, though. What have you got to lose?
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I like this Pope Leo guy more and more every day. Not only is he on a mission from god, he also recognizes that there’s some good in the world, and that it’s worth fighting for.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I mostly post pics of our two dogs, but the menagerie also includes a quartet of cats. This is Zillah. #catsofbsly
A cat lounges.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Unpopular opinion: The “flying the tank” sequence in 2010’s “The A-Team” is one of the best, funniest action sequences ever put to film.
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Evan @evan.best · 14/05/2026
I think we might live in the “Spock has a goatee” universe.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I just saw a Honda Insight with an antique plate on it. What a time to be alive.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Tell us your pet’s name with a gif.
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a man is standing in a robotic suit with a ladder attached to his back
Alt: Ellen Ripley is standing in a robotic power loader, ready to do battle with the Xenomorph Queen.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Not only is Akela not afraid of the pressure washer, she’s also not afraid of the leaf blower. #beautifuldingus
A derpy husky shows the leaf blower who’s boss.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Slightly diminish a book: The Meh Gatsby.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
It would be nice to have a president who was more interested in presidenting than in redeveloping 1600 Pennsylvania on the taxpayers’ dime. 😒
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This is glorious. These two are meant to sing together! Beautiful!! 😍👍❤️ BassVox and Isabel Dumaa
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If every president since Grant has been “demanding” a ballroom, then it should be easy to produce documentary evidence of such demands. Right? *crickets*
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
RFK jr's brain worm forgot he had a wife and initially left her behind
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.
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a man says " go to 105 on the reactor " in a dark room
Alt: Captain Tupolev says " go to 105 on the reactor " to a man on the bridge of the submarine VK Konavalov.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This can’t be real…can it? 😬
A social media ad for Temu food. Yikes.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
55 yrs ago this week, 4/17/71, all 4 former Beatles had solo singles in the UK charts: Paul McCartney: "Another Day," Ringo Starr: "It Don’t Come Easy" John Lennon: "Power To The People" George Harrison: "My Sweet Lord" All 4 songs still sound great, 55 yrs later. Play 'em loud.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This might be the most helpful street sign I’ve ever seen in the great Commonwealth.
“Right turn on red is legal in Massachusetts”
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It’s text. Read it.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Timeline cleanse. Akela is totally not afraid when I pressure wash the deck. In fact, I think she enjoys it.
A husky bites at a hose spraying water at her b
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The Hungarians know what’s up.
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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 06/04/2026
Artemis II today.
scene from lord of the rings
"this is it, if I take one more step it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been"
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Pan-sexual; We Love Pans @pansexualwlp.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
It’s as easy as shutting your effin mouth! And did I mention… it’s free?!
Art by @timpsingleton
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Pitch an unnecessary sequel: “Highlander 2: The Quickening” 😒
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
For the entirety of my adult life, every single Republican president this nation has elected has succeeded in doing the same two things: 1. Presiding over an economic recession; and 2. Leading the US into a protracted conflict in the Middle East. When do we say ENOUGH?
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
For fuck’s sake, I didn’t think a quote from Shrek would ever be politically relevant, but here we are. 🤨
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some of you may die but it 's a sacrifice i am willing to make ..
Alt: “Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make.”
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The cleanse my timeline needed. Enjoy.
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Book Jawns @bookjawns.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Hillary was right about everything….
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
So is there anybody out there who still thinks that Donald Trump isn’t an unrepentant racist? Seriously, if you think he isn’t, I’d love to know why.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/02/2026
There's a point, well below a billion dollars, where the amount of money you have lets you rid yourself of anyone who can be a check on your worst impulses, and replace them with people who tell you those worst impulses are somehow valorous. Rare is the billionaire with someone to tell them "no."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Just kinda seems like refusing to tell us which ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti undercuts the idea that they’re wearing masks to protect themselves — rather than to be able to kill people with impunity.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Remember - if it’s too cold outside for you, then it’s too cold outside for your pets. Unless you have a husky, in which case, good fuckin’ luck getting them to come back inside. #beautifuldingus
A husky sits outside, happily getting snowed on.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s “Ohio” is an amazing piece of music - truly one of the greatest protest songs of all time. But damn, do I NOT want to see it hit the charts again. 😞
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Heaven forfend they speak German in Switzerland. The horror. 😒
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
What a colossal fool. 😒
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
All I need to find is a quick brown fox, and I’m in business. #beautifuldingus
A lazy husky lounging on the sofa.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
These two. I can’t even. #beautifuldingus #piranhapotato
Two adorable dogs.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Ok, hear me out…a biopic about one of the greatest comic strip artists of all time, Bill Watterson, starring @mrrandyhavens.bsky.social.
Bill Watterson on the left, Randy Havens (as Scott Clarke from TV’s “Stranger Things”) on the right.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Schrödinger’s dogs - both beautiful and gross, but you never know which until you look. (Yes, those are my Batman pajama pants. Nana-nana-nana-nana-BATPANTS.)
Two derpy dogs staring at their Batman pajama pants-wearing owner.
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Five perfect films in no particular order: Apollo 13 Raiders of the Lost Ark The Maltese Falcon The Blues Brothers Sorcerer
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A great, if chilling, read by the always eloquent and erudite @michaelianblack.bsky.social. substack.com/@michaelianb...
substack.com
Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack)
Some of you will think I’m a nut for what follows and, believe me, I want to be wrong.
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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Tom Sullivan @v12merlin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Going into 2026 like…
Krusty the Clown boozing it up.
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