Amanda B. Cronkhite
@abcronkhite.bsky.social
Former diplomat & professor. Quantitative social scientist focused on information manipulation. Blackhawks fan. If I can't bring my dog(s), I'm not coming.
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One of my favorite quotes from a TV show: "If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. If you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you."
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99K!!! Thank you!
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My goal is to get to 100K by Christmas! If you appreciate my hard-driving investigative journalism, please share and help me get there! 🙏🙏🙏
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
99K!!! Thank you!
My goal is to get to 100K by Christmas! If you appreciate my hard-driving investigative journalism, please share and help me get there! 🙏🙏🙏
My goal is to get to 100K by Christmas! If you appreciate my hard-driving investigative journalism, please share and help me get there! 🙏🙏🙏
1. The Ambassador is absolutely correct.
2. Kudos to the editor who chose that picture to accompany the story.
#madman #warcrimes
2. Kudos to the editor who chose that picture to accompany the story.
#madman #warcrimes
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
1. The Ambassador is absolutely correct.
2. Kudos to the editor who chose that picture to accompany the story.
#madman #warcrimes
2. Kudos to the editor who chose that picture to accompany the story.
#madman #warcrimes
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
For #seniorpupsaturday please enjoy this video of my 14-year-old rescue soul dog in his buggy since his arthritis has gotten too bad for long walks. But he still wants to go with the family on weekend mornings for coffee @weratedogs.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For #seniorpupsaturday please enjoy this video of my 14-year-old rescue soul dog in his buggy since his arthritis has gotten too bad for long walks. But he still wants to go with the family on weekend mornings for coffee @weratedogs.com
And now I'm crying... Of course #theyregooddogsbrent
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And now I'm crying... Of course #theyregooddogsbrent
Eastern shore of Virginia. Last year, exterior wall-size Cheeto signs. Pre-2025 elections, no GOP signage with his name. Last month, roadside protest. 10 days ago, no Cheeto signs at all. Today, 345 TUE afternoon, anti-regime protest at a town's major intersection. Dude's LOST a bunch of his base 🤯
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Eastern shore of Virginia. Last year, exterior wall-size Cheeto signs. Pre-2025 elections, no GOP signage with his name. Last month, roadside protest. 10 days ago, no Cheeto signs at all. Today, 345 TUE afternoon, anti-regime protest at a town's major intersection. Dude's LOST a bunch of his base 🤯
Well I USED TO teach Latin American politics to military officers at war colleges as the place where (1) we were the big bad and (2) MIL options were never on the table. Absent the latter, the former becomes even more true 😨
Republicans are taking us into another completely avoidable war. More blood for oil, this time in Venezuela.
Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise
USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Well I USED TO teach Latin American politics to military officers at war colleges as the place where (1) we were the big bad and (2) MIL options were never on the table. Absent the latter, the former becomes even more true 😨
Veterans protesting against the regime on #veteransday in the heart of Stefanik's upstate NY district. Ya love to see it
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Veterans protesting against the regime on #veteransday in the heart of Stefanik's upstate NY district. Ya love to see it
My mom used to say, "You can't bitch if you don't vote." And I do like to bitch about things. So ... #IVoted #electionday
a woman in a green sweater is smiling and says " count me in "
ALT: a woman in a green sweater is smiling and says " count me in "
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My mom used to say, "You can't bitch if you don't vote." And I do like to bitch about things. So ... #IVoted #electionday
Look. It's really simple. If any government is shooting journalists, they not good. There is technically a scale from fully functioning democracy through abject totalitarianism. That scale does exist. But there's also a simple binary reality. Shooting journalists never good. It's just that simple
an older man in a suit and tie says " it 's really simple when you think about it "
ALT: an older man in a suit and tie says " it 's really simple when you think about it "
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Look. It's really simple. If any government is shooting journalists, they not good. There is technically a scale from fully functioning democracy through abject totalitarianism. That scale does exist. But there's also a simple binary reality. Shooting journalists never good. It's just that simple
Today is Kukur Tihar! So all the dogs must get extra pets and treats #Diwali www.bbc.com/news/world-4...
Nepal festival celebrates 'day of the dogs'
Kukur Tihar honours dogs as they are considered to be the most loyal friends to humans.
www.bbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Today is Kukur Tihar! So all the dogs must get extra pets and treats #Diwali www.bbc.com/news/world-4...
Make The Hatch Act Great Again 🤦🏻♀️
October 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Make The Hatch Act Great Again 🤦🏻♀️
In 2025, unfortunately need you to specify @darthbluesky.bsky.social what we're what-the-hecking about today
what the heck
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In 2025, unfortunately need you to specify @darthbluesky.bsky.social what we're what-the-hecking about today
Lando test something something 🤦🏻♀️
Breaking news: YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the company’s 2021 decision to suspend President Trump's account after the Jan. 6 attack.
The agreement says $22 million will go toward construction of a new White House ballroom.
The agreement says $22 million will go toward construction of a new White House ballroom.
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit over post-Jan. 6 suspension
YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit alleging it unfairly blocked President Donald Trump’s account after the Jan 6. Capitol attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Lando test something something 🤦🏻♀️
As someone who for years researched and warmed that the military is in the aggregate more susceptible to information manipulation than the rest of the national security apparatus, this is my (not at all) shocked face (unfortunately)
So one third of the mass shootings are caused by military veterans. That is scary. That is why mental health is so important for veterans.
worldbeyondwar.org/32-of-mass-s...
worldbeyondwar.org/32-of-mass-s...
32% of Mass Shooters Are Veterans. 0% of Media Outlets Will Say So. - World BEYOND War
Two U.S. military veterans allegedly shot and killed at least three people each this past weekend, Thomas Jacob Sanford in Michigan, and Nigel Max Edge in North Carolina. #WorldBEYONDWar
worldbeyondwar.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
As someone who for years researched and warmed that the military is in the aggregate more susceptible to information manipulation than the rest of the national security apparatus, this is my (not at all) shocked face (unfortunately)
Why you should watch #Andor before cancelling your #Disney subscription: (1) Diego Luna. I mean... Come on. Have you seen him? (2) BC people can't easily comprehend fascism in real life but WILL get it thru storytelling. Art has always pushed back against overreaching power. Time to do it again
a man says the empire cannot win in a disney + star wars advertisement
ALT: a man says the empire cannot win in a disney + star wars advertisement
media.tenor.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Today's (totally unsurprising) example of ownership bias in news: zero coverage of #JimmyKimmel being silenced on ABC news
September 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Today's (totally unsurprising) example of ownership bias in news: zero coverage of #JimmyKimmel being silenced on ABC news
Well that's not suspicious at all 🤦🏻♀️
The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Well that's not suspicious at all 🤦🏻♀️
@dannagal.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social @victorasal.bsky.social Anybody have a stats boot camp syllabus or similar plan? Former student says he rusty & wants to get back up to speed on all things Bayesian. Please and thank you
September 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@dannagal.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social @victorasal.bsky.social Anybody have a stats boot camp syllabus or similar plan? Former student says he rusty & wants to get back up to speed on all things Bayesian. Please and thank you
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
Ok @support.bsky.team how do I mute an image please? 🙄
September 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Ok @support.bsky.team how do I mute an image please? 🙄
What she said 👇 Reframe this! They're not the only ones who should know how to craft a narrative after all
It’s also an issue in which individual freedom can work in different ways: If people find themselves unABLE to get vaccinated because of HHS recommendations that complicate insurance/access suddenly the “I do what I want” folks encounter a different kind of constraint.
Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans.
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
September 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What she said 👇 Reframe this! They're not the only ones who should know how to craft a narrative after all
Hey Siri: how do I tell The New York fucking Times they should be talking about the Emoluments Clause instead of so-called ethical concerns? #griftersgonnagrift #somanycrimes #emoluments #EmolumentsClause #journalism #DoYourJob @nytimes.com
Breaking News: President Trump said that next year’s Group of 20 summit would be held at the resort he owns, the Trump Doral, in Florida, despite ethical concerns.
G20 Summit in 2026 to Be Held at Trump’s Club Near Miami, President Announces
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hey Siri: how do I tell The New York fucking Times they should be talking about the Emoluments Clause instead of so-called ethical concerns? #griftersgonnagrift #somanycrimes #emoluments #EmolumentsClause #journalism #DoYourJob @nytimes.com