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Thornton Civic Observatory
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One Thornton resident’s take on the civic happenings of Colorado’s sixth largest city, inviting deliberation toward a more equitable and just Thornton for all.

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Hans Moleman sits in a theater and says, "I was saying No-losi."
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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"As state after state weighs partisan redistricting, the people who drew Colorado’s map hope it stays out of the fray"

www.cpr.org/2025/11/06/c...
Gandalf from Lord of the Rings smokes a pipe. Words next to him read as follows: “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” The quote is attribtued to J. R. R. Tolkien.
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The Trying Kombucha meme template. Left panel: a face of distaste under the words "closed door meetings." Right panel: a face of reconsideration under the words "closed door meetings where the doors are sealed forever."
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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And the Ward 4 lead has flipped again, now with a 24-vote gap.
Vote results for City of Thornton Council Member - Ward 4: Drew Morris leading at 4,384 votes, Jason Anaya-Ledeboer second at 4,360 votes, and Amanda Pedrianes third at 1,567 votes.
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Voters really want to have a direct say in how @thorntonco.gov fills mayoral vacancies:

#Election2025
Results chart for City of Thornton Ballot Question 2B on whether to hold a special election to fill mayoral vacancies with more than one year remaining in term. Votes for are at 81% and votes against are at 18%.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Adams County last to count all votes
A map from the Colorado Secretary of State's office showing the counties of the state and vote counting completion. Adams County is highlighted in yellow as the only one of 64 counties not done counting votes yet.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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A comparison of golf benefits among nearby municipalities:
A slide from the City of Thornton titled "Golf Related Benefits." Among seven nearby governing bodies, only three offer elected officials some sort of golfing benefits, including pro shop merchandise discounts, free range balls, and course discounts.
October 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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A screenshot from Futurama. A man in a military uniform sitting in front of a flag with red and white stripes says, "War were declared."
September 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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The line drawing figure from the Hey Little Man meme template. No words appear on the image.
August 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Taking TABOR reform off the table:
Chief Wiggum from The Simpsons getting dragged by his tie into a hot dog roller. The caption reads, "This is going to get worse before it gets better."
July 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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When the @thorntonco.gov Police Department promises only "limited assistance" to feds "in performance of lawful duties," do those lawful duties include false arrests of protesters and observers based on lies?
A screenshot of a PowerPoint presentation with the City of Thornton logo bottom right. The text is a bullet list reading as follows: "Limited Assistance to Federal Immigration Officials, Ensuring public safety in performance of lawful duties, no participation of broader immigration enforcement actions."
July 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Could one city get the slide rock bolter?
Black and white line drawing of a large fish like creature sliding down a mountain, large mouth open, aiming to eat a horse and its rider.
July 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Campaign donations following a Snowpiercer/Silo stratification distribution.

(Ward 1 is currently uncontested with the incumbent who won the recent special election having $1450.00 total contributions.)

#Thornton #Colorado #COpolitics #Election2025
A ward map of Thornton. Wards 1 and 2 are in the south half of the city. Wards 3 and 4 are in the north half of the city. The map is annotated with total campaign contributions per ward noted in the quoted post: Ward 2 approximately 8 grand, Ward 3 12 grand and Ward 4 41 grand.
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Every time I hear the phrase "full build-out," the first thing that pops into my head is Tsutomu Nihei's Blame!

#CityPlanning
A back and white manga illustration. Two small figures walk a narrow bridge-like structure in a vast, canyon-like space with vertical walls stretching seemingly endless in length.
July 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Big water discussion at the 7/15 @thorntonco.gov planning session.

City staff presented on projected rate increases, including an 11% increase for 2026. The spike is due to PFAS mitigation efforts.

Documentation from the meeting: thorntonco.primegov.com/meetings/Ite...

#Thornton #Colorado
A table from a slide presentation showing projected water, sewer, stormwater, and trash annual rate increases from 2023 to 2031. The 2025 and 2026 increases for water are 11% before going to 3.6% for the rest of the years.
July 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Municipalities trying to appease the right
Screen shot of an executive session agenda for the City of Thornton 7/15/2025. The first item reads, " Executive Session pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b) to confer with the City Attorney for purposes of receiving legal advice regarding certification and compliance with various federal grant applications and awards. "
July 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Scrolling the posts of Democratic candidates that have "learned" the lessons of the last election
Hide the pain Harold sits at his computer
July 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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"an opaque lobbying firm with a vague, innocent sounding name who like buying politicians so they can further entrench their power and wealth"

Why does that sound familiar? Oh:

coloradosun.com/2024/07/05/s...

#COpolitics #COleg
A screenshot from the Colorado Secretary of State TRACER system showing an entry for "A Whole Lot of People for Change."
July 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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A scene from The Simpsons: An alien, posing as Bill Clinton, stands at a public event and says, "As overlord, all will kneel trembling before me and obey my brutal commands."
July 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The Stonks Go Up meme template but instead of stonks the trend line is labeled Meidcaid and Gabe Evans' head has been pasted over meme guy.
July 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A screenshot from The Simpsons: The Knoxville Sunsphere as seen on approach over hill of a road.
June 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Nixon on black and white TV from The Simpsons saying "I'd also like to express my fondness for that particular obscenity."
June 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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A cropped version of the "When You Ride Alone, You Ride With Hitler" WWII US propaganda poster: a man in suit and hate drives a car. In the passenger seat is an outline of Hitler.
June 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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TRACER is back up at @cosecofstate.bsky.social

It is early days for the 2026 election, but two of Thornton's state house districts already have filings:

#Election2026 #COpolitics #Thornton #Colorado
A screenshot of TRACER database results showing two candidates in district 31: Gabriel Cervantes and Jacqueline Phillips (both listed as Democrats). A screenshot from the TRACER database showing 3 candidates in district 33: Paloma Delgadillo, Heidi Henkel, and Kenny Nguyen (all listed as Democrats).
June 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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One weird trick that eludes @hickenlooper.bsky.social and @bennet.senate.gov
A scene from The Simpsons: A motivational speaker stands at a podium and says, "There's no trick to it. It's just a simple trick."
June 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM