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Lucas Thornton

@lucasthornton.bsky.social
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Bay Area photographer and journalist, reporting on culture, city life and politics. Featured in 48Hills, @sfgate.com, Sonoma Index-Tribune, and more. He/him lucasthornton.net

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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There’s never a bad time for a Party Down rewatch.
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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Wondering if Flo and Dr. Rick exist in the same continuity
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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A ★★★★ review of The Odyssey (2026)
The Odyssey, a story so old it was ancient to the ancients, is a surprisingly modern tale of adventure and cunning and loss. Odysseus himself, the complicated man, lies and cheats his way back home, b...
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Sometimes I log on and I don’t understand what you people are talking about
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“The motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting Monday was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing, Sen. Angus King said Homeland Security Secretary Mullin told him.”
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Man shot and killed by ICE in Maine was not the target of warrant, Sen. Angus King says
The motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting Monday was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing, Sen.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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A ★★★★ review of Disclosure Day (2026)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
He’s one of our finest actors and “The Lobster” is one of my favorite movies.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Too many things are interesting and not enough things are boring
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A man watches a Youtube video entitled "The Secret Marxism of Space Jam." He asks himself "why am I still watching politics Youtubers." He weerily stares up into the sky and states "I am 33 years old." He takes a book off a shelf. He intently reads a boring historical tome entitled "Famous Naval Battles."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/05/2026
The cut to SSI for families who also rely on SNAP was not the Social Security Administration’s idea, even though that agency runs the SSI program. Instead, it was initiated by top White House and DOGE officials last year, ProPublica has learned.
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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Put down “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” because I got to the tragic part and picked up my phone in the mistaken belief it would be less horrifying
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I’d never miss a flight bc I love being in airports. I like seeing all the weird shops and people being as insane as it is legally acceptable to be.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Honestly if Justin Bieber had sung over his own tracks on YouTube in some warehouse in Brooklyn instead of Coachella it’d be hailed as genius performance art
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This is the craziest shit I have read in a loooooong time.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
(AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. apnews.com/article/hung...
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I'm moonscrolling
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 10/04/2026
A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading candidate for California governor, said she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent.
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Former staffer says Rep. Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, sexually assaulted her
“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor,” Swalwell said in a statement.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/04/2026
BREAKING: NASA launches Artemis II astronauts to the moon on humanity's first lunar voyage in 53 years.
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Artemis II launch live updates: Fueling begins as NASA aims to send 1st crew to the moon in 53 years
Launch preparations have begun for Artemis II, NASA’s planned lunar fly-around by four astronauts. It would be the first moon trip in 53 years.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
job market is bad enough that I was rejected within 40 minutes and the email couldn't even bother to get my name right
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings Oakland
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Between Alysa Liu and Ryan Coogler it’s been an AMAZING 2026 for Oakland so far.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Loved Teyana Taylor literally jumping out of her seat to cheer for Madigan!
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Holy shit, Matt Berry??
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NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea.com · 05/03/2026
Mark your calendars! Oakland will host a public celebration for hometown hero and Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu on Thursday, March 12. nbcbay.com/fpTyqJ6
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/03/2026
BREAKING: Kristi Noem’s time as Department of Homeland Security secretary is coming to an end, according to a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma who is a former Mixed Martial Arts fighter, will replace her.
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Kristi Noem is out at DHS. Markwayne Mullin is in.
The former MMA fighter is replacing Noem after a deadly tenure leading Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/03/2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli and US strikes, Iranian state media confirmed. Follow our live coverage here: reut.rs/3OSg20V
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #filmsky
Perfect Days - 5 stars
Silence of the Lambs - 4 stars
Red Rocket - 2 and a half stars
Waiting For Guffman - 3 and a half stars
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Judge Quraishi says that if ICE keeps arresting people and detaining them without bond under the legal theory that has been rejected by hundreds of judges, and any of those cases come across his bench, he'll immediately order DHS and DOJ personnel hauled into court to explain themselves.
The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Department of Homeland Security are cautioned that further arrests and detentions under § 1225(b) that come before the undersigned will likely trigger the issuance of an Order to Show Cause and the scheduling of an in-person hearing requiring individuals with personal knowledge from the Office and the Department to testify under oath as to the specific facts and legal positions associated with the detention at issue.
IV. CONCLUSION
For the reasons expressed above, Petitioner's habeas petition (ECF No. 1) will be GRANTED, and Petitioner will be RELEASED IMMEDIATELY. An appropriate order follows.
Date: February 26, 2026
ZAHID N. QURAISHI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I can’t even touch an orange. That said I like orange as juice and zest so I’ll go w pineapple, which I dislike in all forms.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
every time I tell my girlfriend a story from my childhood she takes out a chart labeled "spectrum" and moves a little pin further along it
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
General Strike march in Fruitvale
Group of protesters on a staircase.Two people on a motorcycle.A boy holding a sign above a crowd. A group of protesters with signs
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Nominative determinism strikes again
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I’m sure logging on to this website every 10 minutes is good for my mental health right
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate
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You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The sunset from Skyline Boulevard, January 7
The setting sun in between a layer of thick clouds and a silhouette of rolling mountains.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 08/01/2026
The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.
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ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis is identified
Jonathan Ross, a Minnesota-based agent, was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing motorist.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I don’t like the speed of windshield wipers, they’re either too slow or too fast.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, wehave effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Still think about this sometimes
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Former US military lawyers speak out: "The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both." Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes 1/2

• If the U.S. military operation to interdict and destroy suspected narcotraFicking vessels is a “non-international armed conflict,” as the Trump Administration suggests, orders to “kill everybody,” which can reasonably be regarded as an order to give “no quarter,” and
to “double-tap” a target in order to kill survivors, are clearly illegal under international law. In short, they are war crimes.
• If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder.Highlighted sentence at the end of the document reads:

Again, the bottom line is that, since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are “patently illegal,” anyone who issues or follows such orders can and should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 20/11/2025
A parent dropping their child off at an elementary school was apparently targeted by ICE in Oakland. After the attempted arrest, parents and community members gathered to protest the ICE activity. Read more → www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti... 📸: @jachristian.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Who got letterboxd
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I’m getting old: I was at Bottom of the Hill last night and thought “…these people all seem so young” and “it’s awfully crowded, should we get the Fire Marshall?”
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
the public is currently deactivated.
the massachusetts state court records website is down for maintenance. the screenshot is of the error message which says 'the public is currently deactivated. please try again later.'
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A man paints a scene of the protest at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Thursday, Oct. 23
A man with a canvas on an easel, protesters in background.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
East Bay based clown Kendra Ferguson performs at the Coast Guard Island protest against federal deployment.
A woman in colorful clothing and clown makeup standing on a man's shoulder, her arms outstretched with bowling pins turning through the air. Woman dressed in colorful clothing and clown makeup juggling pins.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Early demonstration in front of Coast Guard Island in response to federal forces deployment. Several cars belonging to agents have already entered the island.
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Lucas Thornton @lucasthornton.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Local man undercuts health benefits of walk to library by munching candy on the way back. More on this story at 11.
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