Christy Thornton
christythornton.bsky.social
Christy Thornton
@christythornton.bsky.social
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Politics is the exercise of power.

Most actual politics happens behind the scenes and off the record.

What the rest of us experience is largely political theater.
March 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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​Archivists recreate pre-Trump CDC website, hosting it in Europe. ​

🔗 www.404media.co/archivists-r...
March 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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In light of today’s events in South Korea, it’s worth re-examining Trump’s plan to purge the US military of non-loyalist leaders:
⚠️ “The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a ‘warrior board’ of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit…”

h/t @timobrien.bsky.social

www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
December 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Elie Mystal: “Once again, their incompetence will be our only ally.”
November 16, 2024 at 12:43 PM