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Lee Thornton

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Retired worrier, but still concerned. Professional grandpa, but still learning. A lapsed Methodist, even though I stopped drinking and smoking. And finally a disappointed American, but I keep trying.

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Stephanie Mathis, MLS(ASCP) 😷💜 @stephmu00mls.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🇺🇸💪☮️🎉❤️‼️ kennedyhumanrights.org/press/stephe...
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Stephen Colbert to Receive 2025 Ripple of Hope Award from RFK Human Rights - Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center
Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights, today announced that Stephen Colbert, Host, Executive Producer, and Writer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, has been named a 2025...
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Really CBS, Steve Bannon? Despite Ted Koppel knifing him at every opportunity, does anyone think that this would happen without the Bari/Ellison s calling the shots. Steve's right about one thing though, when the good guys are back in charge again, he's going to fucking jail.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Vote Early Lambertville” - sign up now to join me!
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No Kings: Vote Early Lambertville · Indivisible
Join Indivisible Lambertville/New Hope for the October 17 “No Kings: Vote Early” mass mobilization! **We decide who represents us. We decide what comes next.** For more than a year, millions of pe...
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks to Wonkette, Ross Rosenfeld at the New Republic and Professor Cipolla for this explanation of our predicament.
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Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Lets add Martin's name to the list of people soon to be ineligible for federal, state and municipal employment. His "guys" too.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Well Pete, the week is almost over. Is the evidence that 2020 was rigged coming out today? Second topic. What idiot at the NYT agreed to publish that tariff screed. I know it has been a busy week, but did you find time to check in with your parole officer?
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Doctors say that childhood vaccines save thousands of lives. A guy who shits himself in public and struggles to pass basic cognitive tests say they cause autism. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
She's got chops. Who says the young folks don't get it.
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Jobi Riccio - Wildfire Season (Live at the Newport Folk Festival 2024)
YouTube video by Newport Folk Festival
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Man, is he fucking "oranger" than usual?
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Trump: 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody.'
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
My personal fav.
Rose breasted grosbeak.Rose breasted grosbeak Rose breasted grosbeak
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I guess it is no surprise that he is a snuff film aficionado too. Trump receiving daily Iran war reel of ‘stuff blowing up’ fuels concern
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Trump receiving daily Iran war reel of ‘stuff blowing up’ fuels concern: report
Trump has watched a curated reel every day of the U.S. military striking Iranian targets, according to a report
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
There's something happening here... No Kings Lambertville, NJ & New Hope, Pa.
No King march Lambertville, NJ & New Hope, Pa.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I've seen this song performed many times by many bands, this may be the best. Boy that Rachel, and the young man is not bad either.
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"With A Little Help From My Friends" - Hozier & Lake Street Dive (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
When you've joined the mile high club in a king sized bed, flying commercial must be quite a letdown. I worry about the service dogs who will share a flight with Kristi.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
In this otherwise excellent essay, the following sentence appears. "President Joe Biden let the border run amok." My question is: Did Ms. Dowd write it or was it added by the "what about her emails" trolls still lurking at the Times?
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Opinion | The Un-American President
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
It is my sincere request that any real journalist reporting on the murder of Renee Good will always state the name, Jonathan Ross, of the the ICEstapo agent who murdered her.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Because it is the right thing to do. Let's get back to that.
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The Case for Impeaching Donald Trump
No, Democrats don’t have the votes to convict. But they should brandish their convictions in the court of public opinion.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This is one of the images that Donald would prefer we most recall. I've been to the Capitol; you don't need to break a window to enter.
J6 filter breaks a Capitol window.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Hey magidiots! Realize please, we're taking it back. All of it. I personally lose it when the camera pans on Barack and Michelle and I remember when the good guys ran things.
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Heart - Stairway to Heaven. Kennedy Center Full version. 4k Remastered
YouTube video by Steve Dignam
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RIDGE @1av8ter.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Appears?
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Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Unlike a certain cheater, Tommy has shown us how to play golf, and way more importantly, live life the right way. The Year of Tommy Fleetwood: How the Englishman captivated golf in 2025 www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
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The Year of Tommy Fleetwood: How the Englishman captivated golf in 2025
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Well Giants, I see that the 4th quarter meltdown has begun.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Please share if you agree.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I'm attending Indivisible Lambertville New Hope's event, “No Kings Lambertville-New Hope: Rally and Spirit of Democracy March with ILNH” - sign up now www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings Lambertville-New Hope: Rally and Spirit of Democracy March with ILNH · No Kings
The current authoritarian regime threatens democracy, harms our health and welfare, and puts the future (of the planet and all of us) at risk. In protest, we will rally, then march, wearing costumes (...
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One Liberal Citizen @onelibcitizen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
A metaphor for America? Ok with a desecrated Stars and Stripes as long as Trump's flag is waving.
Desecrated US flag + Trump propaganda.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Well at least we're not obsessing over Donald's friendship with a guy whose idea of a good time was raping 15 year old girls. Epstein ad infinitum.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Trump: "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next". I'm surprised that Brendan Carr took so long to lay this one at Donald's feet. Then I remembered that the murder is MAGA's Reichstag fire.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Last I checked being a magidiot was not illegal, let alone a capital offence. His murderer deserves nothing but condemnation. His family needs our comfort.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We need names. Are they sworn federal ICE agents or rent-a-gestapo headbangers?
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hey NYT, how about for every Jake and the other guy's "Biden is old" book story you run, you give us one of this ilk. Put one of your crack journalists or Maureen, your choice, on the beat. The reader comments made my morning.
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Cargo Ship Crashed Into Man’s Yard After Crewman Fell Asleep, Police Say
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I just sent the following to the senior Senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker. I urge fellow New Jerseyans to pose their version of this question to Cory.
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Saffron & Her Majestic Floof @saffronsfloof.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Surprise! It’s time to go to the adoption fair! Can you please #repost to help get the word out? #cats #BlueskyCats #AdoptDontShop #NOVA #boost
Color photograph. A black kitten lays on his side and looks straight at the camera. His eyes are open in surprise and his mouth is also open caught mid yawn. His small tongue is also visible and it looks like he is smiling widely. 

We are in the NOVA/DC Metro area and Ripkin, Bugsy and Steve are my foster furballs who are ready for their forever home. If you want to bring these adorable friends home start your application at https://fancycats.org/adopt-a-cat
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
So Donald fired the Librarian of Congress, Dr Carla D Hayden, and hired Jeanine Pirro, fondly known as Judge Boxwine, to play a US attorney on TV. The irony is not lost on me.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
And also this one.
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The Americans Fled Vietnam 50 Years Ago. I Visited the Buildings They Left Behind. (Gift Article)
These structures, now surrounded by a modern metropolis, tell the story of the nation that has evolved in the decades since the war’s end.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
And this one.
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Opinion | The Most Important Executive Orders, Events and Moments in Trump's First 100 Days (Gift Article)
Tariffs, deportations, mass firings, shifting alliances — this is the first draft of his new America.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The NYT knocked it out of the park today with this one.
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How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America (Gift Article)
The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, which ended 50 years ago this month.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
To the dealer, cash (not check, not credit card) in advance is the smart payment arrangement when you sell to this deadbeat.
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Trump Vows to Buy a Tesla to Support Musk After Shares Plunge (Gift Article)
The president defended Elon Musk, a key donor and adviser, after shares in the electric-car maker hit their lowest point since before Election Day.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I entered the search term "town hall" at my congressman's (Tom Kean Jr. NJ-7) website. The response was crickets. His statement following Trump's address to Congress indicates he continues to drink the Koolaid.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This. Can we get the AP to add the adjective illegal to the style book whenever the words fire, firing or fired appear in a story. It bears repeating that civil servants are not at will employees and the rules were put in place for precisely this situation.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
No doubt Elon's script kiddies illegally fired those woke blimp handlers. To complete the transaction they will replace the blimp with a Starlink subscription. your tax dollars at work, folks.
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Strong Winds Send U.S. Customs Blimp on a 600-Mile Trip Across Texas (Gift Article)
Wind blasts dislodged the aircraft from its moorings in South Padre. The blimp drifted all the way to the Dallas area, where it crashed into power lines.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
History does not repeat but it sure does rhyme. Mark Twain is not amused.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/03/2025
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
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Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The Times kicked Paul Krugman (a real Nobel laureate, Donald) to the curb but insists on foisting the musings of this Jesuit wannabe on us subscribers. His latest outburst would make Kim Philby proud. I won't link to it because I don't want to encourage him. The photo is for your dartboard.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Marco Rubio, many are calling on you to resign in protest because today's clusterfuck was just so breathtakingly counter to American interests. I concur. Remain and you own this.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Well magidiots, despite what you thought the last election was about, this is what you voted for. Trump has been laundering Russian money for decades and now he is collecting the debt. He is a traitor.
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I count at least 5 socio/psychopaths in this photo. Is this the cabinet room or the Ravenite Social Club?
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Lee Thornton @lthornton61arj.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Just a reminder because things get lost in the shitstorm, Elon lied yesterday about restoring USAID's Ebola response capabilities. It has been seriously, and soon catastrophically, diminished. And he is still a Nazi.
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