Tom Sullivan
@v12merlin.bsky.social
Rantings of a simpleton; often profane, always inane. Opinons expressed here 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.
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So long, Colonel. Thanks for all the music - and say hi to Duck for us.
if I could only listen to one kind of music for the rest of my life, the answer would be Memphis soul. RIP Steve Cropper, whose guitar and production defined the Stax sound as much as Booker T’s organ or Otis Redding’s shout
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
So long, Colonel. Thanks for all the music - and say hi to Duck for us.
Reposted by Tom Sullivan
Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
Introduce yourself with 4 spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Introduce yourself with 4 spaceships.
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answer only.
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answer only.
Now THIS is how it’s done. 🔥🎸🪗🎺
I could listen to this song everyday!
Mumford and Sons
Jon Batiste
Trombone Shorty
Celisse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K0Q...
Mumford and Sons
Jon Batiste
Trombone Shorty
Celisse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K0Q...
House Of The Rising Sun (Live At New Orleans Jazz Fest) featuring Celisse and Trombone Shorty
YouTube video by Mumford & Sons
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Now THIS is how it’s done. 🔥🎸🪗🎺
When the gods of Scrabble really hate you…
October 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When the gods of Scrabble really hate you…
Met 1 year old Hazel tonight. She’s the goodest girl - 13/10.
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Met 1 year old Hazel tonight. She’s the goodest girl - 13/10.
Change the whole vibe of a book by adding a word to a title
The Sound and the Plymouth Fury
The Sound and the Plymouth Fury
Change the whole vibe of a book by adding a word to a title
Salem's Job Lot
Salem's Job Lot
Change the whole vibe of a book by adding a word to a title
We Have Always Lived in the Bounce Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Bounce Castle
October 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Change the whole vibe of a book by adding a word to a title
The Sound and the Plymouth Fury
The Sound and the Plymouth Fury
I seem to recall in the not-too-distant past, as a whole host of Confederate statues came tumbling down, a barrage of outrage from the right. “Erasing our history” they said. “Desecrating the memory of those who came before us” was the refrain.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I seem to recall in the not-too-distant past, as a whole host of Confederate statues came tumbling down, a barrage of outrage from the right. “Erasing our history” they said. “Desecrating the memory of those who came before us” was the refrain.
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Trump’s latest grift is his suit against the Department of Justice, demanding it pay him $230m as compensation for the indignity of having been prosecuted by it.
A decision on whether or not to settle such a case would fall to…you guessed it. People who are either slavishly loyal to him…
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A decision on whether or not to settle such a case would fall to…you guessed it. People who are either slavishly loyal to him…
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October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Trump’s latest grift is his suit against the Department of Justice, demanding it pay him $230m as compensation for the indignity of having been prosecuted by it.
A decision on whether or not to settle such a case would fall to…you guessed it. People who are either slavishly loyal to him…
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A decision on whether or not to settle such a case would fall to…you guessed it. People who are either slavishly loyal to him…
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October 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ok, so it sucks that the French
Crown Jewels were stolen from the Louvre this morning. Art and jewel theft is a crime, and I heartily condemn both.
But good goddamn, why is it that there’s something glamorous and downright sexy about it? I blame Thomas Crown.
Crown Jewels were stolen from the Louvre this morning. Art and jewel theft is a crime, and I heartily condemn both.
But good goddamn, why is it that there’s something glamorous and downright sexy about it? I blame Thomas Crown.
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Ok, so it sucks that the French
Crown Jewels were stolen from the Louvre this morning. Art and jewel theft is a crime, and I heartily condemn both.
But good goddamn, why is it that there’s something glamorous and downright sexy about it? I blame Thomas Crown.
Crown Jewels were stolen from the Louvre this morning. Art and jewel theft is a crime, and I heartily condemn both.
But good goddamn, why is it that there’s something glamorous and downright sexy about it? I blame Thomas Crown.
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The US Government is officially shut down, and according to Republicans, it’s because Democrats demand healthcare funding for illegal immigrants. Is that true? Are Democrats out of their minds?
Here’s the deal, gang.
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Here’s the deal, gang.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The US Government is officially shut down, and according to Republicans, it’s because Democrats demand healthcare funding for illegal immigrants. Is that true? Are Democrats out of their minds?
Here’s the deal, gang.
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Here’s the deal, gang.
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Reposted by Tom Sullivan
Michael Wolff: Is it dementia or something else? What one of Donald Trump's closest political advisors revealed to me.
September 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Michael Wolff: Is it dementia or something else? What one of Donald Trump's closest political advisors revealed to me.
Subtly downgrade a band.
Harbor Freight Tool.
Harbor Freight Tool.
subtly downgrade a band
Kilodeth.
Kilodeth.
subtly downgrade a band
Bleach Blondie
Bleach Blondie
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Subtly downgrade a band.
Harbor Freight Tool.
Harbor Freight Tool.
Sinclair Broadcasting evidently wants Jimmy Kimmel to make a substantial donation to Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk’s right wing outfit.
I have a better idea.
Kimmel should make a donation in Kirk’s name. And because Kirk was allegedly such a champion of free speech, it should be to the ACLU.
I have a better idea.
Kimmel should make a donation in Kirk’s name. And because Kirk was allegedly such a champion of free speech, it should be to the ACLU.
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Sinclair Broadcasting evidently wants Jimmy Kimmel to make a substantial donation to Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk’s right wing outfit.
I have a better idea.
Kimmel should make a donation in Kirk’s name. And because Kirk was allegedly such a champion of free speech, it should be to the ACLU.
I have a better idea.
Kimmel should make a donation in Kirk’s name. And because Kirk was allegedly such a champion of free speech, it should be to the ACLU.
If you get raptured tomorrow, I got dibs on your car. And your dog.
September 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you get raptured tomorrow, I got dibs on your car. And your dog.
Best buddies at the beach.
September 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Best buddies at the beach.
What movie do you consider “perfect?”
This one.
This one.
September 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What movie do you consider “perfect?”
This one.
This one.
Potentially unpopular opinion:
I don’t like the architecture of Antoni Gaudí. I find his work unsettling and off-putting.
I don’t like the architecture of Antoni Gaudí. I find his work unsettling and off-putting.
September 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Potentially unpopular opinion:
I don’t like the architecture of Antoni Gaudí. I find his work unsettling and off-putting.
I don’t like the architecture of Antoni Gaudí. I find his work unsettling and off-putting.
Poor @jimmykimmel.com. He should have just casually suggested that homeless people be killed by lethal injection, and he’d still be on the air.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Poor @jimmykimmel.com. He should have just casually suggested that homeless people be killed by lethal injection, and he’d still be on the air.
We haven’t heard from the orange attention-dependent malignancy in the White House in nearly a week. Which makes this gem of a byline from last year truly, deeply hilarious in a not-at-all-funny way. 🤨
September 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We haven’t heard from the orange attention-dependent malignancy in the White House in nearly a week. Which makes this gem of a byline from last year truly, deeply hilarious in a not-at-all-funny way. 🤨
Dear manufacturers of films and foils - I’m lookin’ at you, Saran and Reynolds types - please come to a consensus on where on the box to mount the row of serrated teeth.
Are they on the lid, so I have to yank upwards? Maybe they’re on the box, so I pull down. It’s a fuckin’ mystery EVERY TIME. 😤
Are they on the lid, so I have to yank upwards? Maybe they’re on the box, so I pull down. It’s a fuckin’ mystery EVERY TIME. 😤
August 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Dear manufacturers of films and foils - I’m lookin’ at you, Saran and Reynolds types - please come to a consensus on where on the box to mount the row of serrated teeth.
Are they on the lid, so I have to yank upwards? Maybe they’re on the box, so I pull down. It’s a fuckin’ mystery EVERY TIME. 😤
Are they on the lid, so I have to yank upwards? Maybe they’re on the box, so I pull down. It’s a fuckin’ mystery EVERY TIME. 😤