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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 4h

They'd rather keep the government closed than release the Epstein Files.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 4h

And it's weird because I can cite several examples of past jerseys I like that don't have it but I dunno there's something about the cut of these ones.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 4h

I like trim.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 23h

At the very least he's an inference.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 23h

How are those fancy new defensive drills doing for him? Did he stab at the ball?

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

I thought he blocked you because you are gleefully argumentative and persistent and he runs out of patience easily.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

You said 150 not 140 but fair lol. That’s not that big of a difference.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

I think that is an overly harsh characterization but yes basically.

Paying someone in advance for growth that never materializes is a classic self-own for NBA teams.

See: Simons, Anfernee. Crabbe, Allen.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

I thought @mikegrich.bsky.social had a great analysis the other day that looked at the relative weakness of hostile RFA offers under the current CBA. He agreed that it was reasonable to go above the leaked extension offer but IIRC he was 115M for 4 rather than 90.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

100%.

At the same time I want to make sure that we’re not lumping in (and pushing away) people who recognize what’s up to feel any degree of common cause w/ the fashy cosplayers.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

That is the hottest of takes and I disagree but I respect it.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

The National Guard don’t have the authority to make arrests. Their purpose in the absence of actual riots is to create an intimidating presence. They’ve mostly just stood around except in DC where they were forced to do landscaping.

And during the shutdown they are unpaid.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

This is the same Apple that quietly iOS to spontaneously reboot after long idle and locked periods to prevent lost/stolen/seized iPhones from being exploited, and refused to help the FBI decrypt devices.

So not automatically par for the course. No.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

a stick figure with a smiley face and a finger up .

ALT: a stick figure with a smiley face and a finger up .

media.tenor.com

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a bet for the NCAA: Over/under on tuitions dropping once the college sports industry implodes?

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

This is not the lib app this is the normal person app. 🤘

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

I’m going to imagine that they all have bottled water because the staff didn’t put any ICE in their cups.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

Paging @bengolliver.bsky.social

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

When it matters to Oregonians, it’s in The Guardian.

(Yes, I just dunked on two different newspapers at once. IYKYK)

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 3d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

Dissembling cowards.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

Most of them will live the rest of their lives lying to themselves and desperately shielding themselves from being held accountable by their peers.

Reposted by Twenty Thousand Thorns

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 2d

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

Hey #kids, without HyperCard & hypertext, the World Wide Web might not exist. Which is why HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language.

Dig into this slice of history and you might even meet James Ensor.

They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 2d

The John Henry hypercard stack is back. Enjoy. jonuleis.com/jh/ (big big h/t to our hero Jon Uleis)

TMBG John Henry HyperCard Sampler

They Might Be Giants has just completed a new album, John Henry, which will be in the stores this August, but you don't have to wait until then to experience the twenty new songs (interpretive snippet...

jonuleis.com

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 2d

Actual journalism thank you!

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 5d

Really excellent letter. Ty for sharing it and sending it, in spite of NYTs collapse as a trustworthy institution.

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