Alex Thornton
@atpthornton.bsky.social
Lawyer, mother, ally, de novo MBC warrior, a.k.a thelibertyesq, LA Kings fan, she/her, LGBTQ+, BLM. #GoKingsGo 🌊 🇺🇸🇺🇦
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Remember how a couple of months ago we warned you that Pete Hegseth’s drinking could cause a national security breach?
March 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Remember how a couple of months ago we warned you that Pete Hegseth’s drinking could cause a national security breach?
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The CIA Director testified today that he is not sure a reporter was on the unclassified national security group chat that recklessly disclosed military plans in Yemen.
The whole world is aware of who was part of Signalgate.
These people cannot be trusted with America’s national security.
The whole world is aware of who was part of Signalgate.
These people cannot be trusted with America’s national security.
March 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The CIA Director testified today that he is not sure a reporter was on the unclassified national security group chat that recklessly disclosed military plans in Yemen.
The whole world is aware of who was part of Signalgate.
These people cannot be trusted with America’s national security.
The whole world is aware of who was part of Signalgate.
These people cannot be trusted with America’s national security.
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WHERE IS THE FUCKING OUTRAGE? Imagine if that was Biden. Or Hillary. Or ANY Dem. There would be subpoenas flying out the door quicker than I can post this.
March 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
WHERE IS THE FUCKING OUTRAGE? Imagine if that was Biden. Or Hillary. Or ANY Dem. There would be subpoenas flying out the door quicker than I can post this.
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billionaires pay functionally no taxes. Kamala Harris halfheartedly promised to impose some. in response they spent $2.42 billion to elect a criminal madman president prospect.org/power/2025-0...
The Existential Threat of Ultra-Billionaires
A handful of rich guys will burn human society to the ground rather than pay a dime in tax.
prospect.org
March 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
billionaires pay functionally no taxes. Kamala Harris halfheartedly promised to impose some. in response they spent $2.42 billion to elect a criminal madman president prospect.org/power/2025-0...
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Thom Tillis casting the deciding vote to confirm Hegseth, and his shameful silence yesterday, should be a major issue in the 2026 NC Senate race.
March 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thom Tillis casting the deciding vote to confirm Hegseth, and his shameful silence yesterday, should be a major issue in the 2026 NC Senate race.
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One thing that can get lost in all this is that Jeff Goldberg knows much, much more about national security than the principals who were on that text chain.
March 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
One thing that can get lost in all this is that Jeff Goldberg knows much, much more about national security than the principals who were on that text chain.
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
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A department-wide email went out last week warning everyone in the DOD that a vulnerability was detected in the Signal messaging app, which Hegseth, along with several other administration officials, including JD Vance, used to discuss bombing Houthi targets in Yemen.
newrepublic.com/post/193145/...
newrepublic.com/post/193145/...
Trump Officials Ignored Major Pentagon Warning in War Plans Group Chat
The Pentagon sent out a clear warning one week before that group chat disaster.
newrepublic.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A department-wide email went out last week warning everyone in the DOD that a vulnerability was detected in the Signal messaging app, which Hegseth, along with several other administration officials, including JD Vance, used to discuss bombing Houthi targets in Yemen.
newrepublic.com/post/193145/...
newrepublic.com/post/193145/...
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Tulsi Gabbard refused to say whether she was using her personal phone in the Signal war plans text chain.
March 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Tulsi Gabbard refused to say whether she was using her personal phone in the Signal war plans text chain.
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If Pete Hegseth had even a tiny bit of honor and sense of responsibility, then he would hand in his resignation this morning.
March 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If Pete Hegseth had even a tiny bit of honor and sense of responsibility, then he would hand in his resignation this morning.
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Goldberg indicates Hegseth lied when he denied texting war plans
March 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Goldberg indicates Hegseth lied when he denied texting war plans
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The Trump administration is now ordering massive cuts to the Social Security Administration.
This could effectively block millions of Americans from getting the benefits they have earned.
This could effectively block millions of Americans from getting the benefits they have earned.
Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say
Current and former employees, and advocates for retirees, have said the changes being made would strain an already struggling system.
www.axios.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Trump administration is now ordering massive cuts to the Social Security Administration.
This could effectively block millions of Americans from getting the benefits they have earned.
This could effectively block millions of Americans from getting the benefits they have earned.
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
March 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
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Not a single person out of 18 of the very most senior officials in this Admin — including the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA Director — voiced any concern with highly classified military plans circulated on Signal.
You also can be sure this is not the only time.
You also can be sure this is not the only time.
March 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Not a single person out of 18 of the very most senior officials in this Admin — including the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA Director — voiced any concern with highly classified military plans circulated on Signal.
You also can be sure this is not the only time.
You also can be sure this is not the only time.
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Dan Crenshaw dismisses Hegseth texting war plans to a Signal group that included a journalist: "We gotta move on. If Secretary Hegseth says there was no classified information, I'll take him at his word."
March 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Dan Crenshaw dismisses Hegseth texting war plans to a Signal group that included a journalist: "We gotta move on. If Secretary Hegseth says there was no classified information, I'll take him at his word."
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Just going to repost my essay "Decapitation Strike" essay from November. We are living through it now.
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
Decapitation Strike
Preserving America from Trump's Appointments
snyder.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Just going to repost my essay "Decapitation Strike" essay from November. We are living through it now.
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
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So the consensus now among Republicans is to condition assistance to Democrat led states because they don't like how they do things. I hope CA, NY, MN, MA, NJ also condition their contribution to the Trump government until they change their policies.
January 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So the consensus now among Republicans is to condition assistance to Democrat led states because they don't like how they do things. I hope CA, NY, MN, MA, NJ also condition their contribution to the Trump government until they change their policies.
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No, Ron, we expect you to help all of us, not just those who you favor. Don’t play politics with disasters.
January 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
No, Ron, we expect you to help all of us, not just those who you favor. Don’t play politics with disasters.
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A brutal and horrifying but extremely well written and reported piece. I've been a Gaiman fan for decades and I might normally be able to separate the art from the artist, but he cast himself as an ally and a feminist through all of his work. It's a pile of trash now.
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A brutal and horrifying but extremely well written and reported piece. I've been a Gaiman fan for decades and I might normally be able to separate the art from the artist, but he cast himself as an ally and a feminist through all of his work. It's a pile of trash now.
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it's going to sound gimmicky but I think that women shouldn't have to read the Gaiman piece but all men should read it to the end, just as all men should have read all the long reads about the Pelicot case, so many seem to still not realise the extent to which so many men hate and want to hurt us
January 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
it's going to sound gimmicky but I think that women shouldn't have to read the Gaiman piece but all men should read it to the end, just as all men should have read all the long reads about the Pelicot case, so many seem to still not realise the extent to which so many men hate and want to hurt us
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Welp as of today I have more followers on here than I had on Twitter. I find this amusing on several levels, not because it matters really, but because I keep seeing people with my same job say this place is a boring ghost town with no engagement 😇
November 12, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Welp as of today I have more followers on here than I had on Twitter. I find this amusing on several levels, not because it matters really, but because I keep seeing people with my same job say this place is a boring ghost town with no engagement 😇
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The delightful @jerilryan.bsky.social, who is one of my favorite actors, has just announced she's essentially becoming an "𝕏pat" and abandoning The Bad Place. Her account, which she is keeping to protect it, has almost half a million followers. I bet most of them will join her here eventually.
November 13, 2024 at 7:42 PM
The delightful @jerilryan.bsky.social, who is one of my favorite actors, has just announced she's essentially becoming an "𝕏pat" and abandoning The Bad Place. Her account, which she is keeping to protect it, has almost half a million followers. I bet most of them will join her here eventually.
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Must confess as big names join or start posting here, I’m getting a mild glow of satisfaction from the temporary ability to say “Ooh, I’ve got more followers than Newsnight” and so on.
It won’t last, but it’s fun whilst it does.
It won’t last, but it’s fun whilst it does.
November 13, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Must confess as big names join or start posting here, I’m getting a mild glow of satisfaction from the temporary ability to say “Ooh, I’ve got more followers than Newsnight” and so on.
It won’t last, but it’s fun whilst it does.
It won’t last, but it’s fun whilst it does.