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Thistle

@thistleburr.bsky.social

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Call me Thistle. I like beetles, 17th century square-rigged tall ships, and Japanese pro wrestling. 甲虫や帆船や日本のプロレスが大好き。よろしく！

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🥭MANGO - Comms Closed @mgosketches.bsky.social · 48m

Happy birthday Nakoruru 🎉

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Industrial Worker @industrialworker.bsky.social · 22h

The Phellow Workers of Philadelphia bring us the latest on a new historical marker dedicated to FW Ben Fletcher!

industrialworker.org/philadelphia...

#UnionStrong #union #workers #IWW #wobblies #labor

Philadelphia IWW Unveils Historical Marker

Philadelphia I.W.W. Unveils Historical Marker and Celebrates Local 8 and Ben Fletcher’s Legacy of Militant, Industrial Organizing On Saturday June 21, 2025 the Philadelphia Historical and Museum Co…

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 5h

I'm biased due to my tall ship experience but in my opinion fiber arts are one of the coolest and most powerful things in the world. I don't have any knitting experience but I'm excited to see what you make!

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 9h

I hope it's helpful!

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鳥住ヨモ @birdmofu.bsky.social · 1d

🦌🪷

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan's HB4938 "antiporn" bill has been lambasted for a number of reasons. You can go to jail for even talking about sex online. Any reference to trans people needs to be erased from the internet.

But it also bans the sale of VPNs and requires ISPs to surveil block VPNs.

(3) An internet service provider providing internet service in this state shall implement mandatory filtering technology to prevent residents of this state from accessing prohibited material. An internet service provider providing internet service in this state shall actively monitor and block known circumvention tools.
(4) In addition to the criminal penalties provided under subsections
(1) and (2), a commercial entity of internet service provider that knowingly facilitates access to prohibited material in violation of this section is subject to a civil fine of not more than $500,000.00 for each violation.
(5) The promotion or sale of circumvention tools to access prohibited
material is prohibited.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

www.wilx.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23h

UPS says it is destroying parcels sent to US customers because the Trump administration is failing to process or clear the parcels through customs. In essence, no one can figure out what the applicable tariff rules are and how they are to be applied—amidst a deluge of contradictory tweets from Trump

UPS Admits ‘Disposing’ of Parcels as Trump Chaos Creates Backlog

The president’s tariff policy has seen countless packages getting lost in customs.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 3d

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 22h

Platinum carbon black!

Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

I can't even imagine having to do that, as if their jobs weren't bad enough already

Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know anything about this but you should definitely go

Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

Philly

A very well-drawn poster in black, white, and bright yellow, of a crowd of people holding signs. The people in the crowd look like characters from the Stone Ocean storyline of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. They're holding signs that read "THE PEOPLE DEMAND: STOP THE DEPORTATIONS!" and "EL PUEBLO UNIDO DEFENDERA A LA FAMILIAS MIGRANTES!"

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PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society) @phillypaws.bsky.social · 1d

Wishlist request from Moo Moo!

She inspected our supply of Churu treats & Friiskies wet food & issued a stern warning about how low we are.

We can't disappoint this tiny princess, and need your help to restock! 🧵

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

Lulu is still obsessed with Dog...😭

Lulu, a fluffy tabby cat with white spotting, has her face absolutely glued to the lid of an insect enclosure as she stares fixated inside. Inside of the enclosure, right next to her, is a blue death-feigning beetle named Dog. The beetle is completely ignoring her and going about his beetle business unperturbed.

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

Somehow it didn't sink in until I read it in the exact wording in Japanese? lol

Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

Also I somehow only realized that this was an Mother reference when I read it in the Japanese script

The name input screen from chapter 3 of Deltarune. Kris has put in "KRI" and Tenna is saying "Well, don't "Kri" until the ending, folks!" which is a reference to the tagline in the Japanese commercials for the NES game Mother, エンディングまで泣くんじゃない

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

I had so much fun reading through the Japanese scripts! At first I just wanted more insight into some intentionally vague English lines, but I ended up getting really pulled into it. The localization of this game is amazing. It makes me want to play through the game in Japanese.

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mofusand（ぢゅの） @sharkcat.bsky.social · 1d

走り屋

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 1d

I still think the most accurate and consistent way to think about generative AI is that, in every instance, people exclusively use it for tasks that they don't have any respect for or give a shit about.

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

猫たちの色々な性格は見える😍　かわいい〜

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しろる @shiroru.bsky.social · 1d

まだ夏空っぽい！！！　#いいテンキー

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すいか @sui-ka.bsky.social · 1d

チラつむり🐌
#チンチラ

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コミックナタリー @comic.natalie.mu · 1d

アニメ「ドロヘドロ」新シーズンは2026年春、カオスでポップな新ビジュアルも
https://natalie.mu/comic/news/643803

#ドロヘドロ

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Thistle @thistleburr.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly what we knew would happen is happening 😔 I feel bad for everyone caught up in this mess. It must be an absolute nightmare for the employees too.

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