Paul Thornton
@paulthornton.bsky.social
Co-founder, Golden State, California's home for fearless, informed, nonprofit opinion journalism. Ex-L.A. Times. I like trails and horror films.
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Whole mother’s side of the family is Norwegian, from Stamnes and Modalen. But I’m a free-born man of the USA.
The farm is called Mostraumen (after the strait next to it), and I last visited in 2024. Beautiful, but the scene of so much tragedy in WWII.
The farm is called Mostraumen (after the strait next to it), and I last visited in 2024. Beautiful, but the scene of so much tragedy in WWII.
February 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Whole mother’s side of the family is Norwegian, from Stamnes and Modalen. But I’m a free-born man of the USA.
The farm is called Mostraumen (after the strait next to it), and I last visited in 2024. Beautiful, but the scene of so much tragedy in WWII.
The farm is called Mostraumen (after the strait next to it), and I last visited in 2024. Beautiful, but the scene of so much tragedy in WWII.
Sounded like someone tossed a zippo onto a fireworks cache or something.
January 28, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Sounded like someone tossed a zippo onto a fireworks cache or something.
This is life changing for so, so many people.
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This is life changing for so, so many people.