Politico says the following Twitter account is legit. But it might be true anyway.
If this really is America’s favorite cross-dressing traitor, tweeting under the nom de guerre @xychelsea — a reference to his chromosomes, I guess? — then there’s no point in pretending anymore that the world hasn’t gone insane:
This is my new twitter account =P
— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) April 3, 2015
I’m hoping to stay connected w/ this account as much as poss., but would rather tweet about more meaningful things than not #lessismore
— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) April 3, 2015
Tweeting from prison reqs a lot of effort and using a voice phone to dictate #90sproblems
— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) April 3, 2015
It will be hard, but I don’t want this Twitter feed to be a one-way street/conversation
— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) April 3, 2015
Starting with a shout out to the friends who have always stood by me @ggreenwald @amnesty @carwinb @savemanning and so many others #thankyou
— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) April 3, 2015
Hey, none of the other rules apply to him. Why not let him broadcast his lies on the Internet from prison?
That’s all we get, as of early Friday afternoon. Can’t wait for regular updates from this American hero. Heroine. Whatever.
(Hat tip: Stephen Miller)