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- 1Blog essay calls America a misspelled 'United Shitshow'●https:// thistleandmoss.com/p/unites-st ates-united-shitshow-a-misspelled-superintelligence-a-governor-s-costume-beard-b
A writer on the blog Thistle and Moss has published an essay mocking the 'Unites States' misspelling, describing the country as a 'United Shitshow' and touching on a misspelled superintelligence, a governor's costume beard and bigotry. The piece closes with a Milton quotation about the freedom of the press, framing the satire as a defence of free expression.
- 2Virginia Woolf quote circulates amid book ban debates●thistleandmoss.com/p... "Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upo
A passage from Virginia Woolf's 1929 essay A Room of One's Own is being shared widely: "Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind." Readers are posting it with hashtags on banned books, the freedom to read, libraries and queer literature, framing Woolf's words as a defense against current censorship efforts.
- 3Ginger Tea Recommended for Nausea and Winter Chills▼Ginger — dinnsear → Drink one mug of ginger tea slowly for a queasy stomach or a chill that has settled into the bones.
A herbalist writing under the name Thistle and Moss is sharing a traditional remedy: sipping a mug of ginger tea slowly to ease a queasy stomach or a deep chill. The post pairs the English word ginger with the Irish term 'dinnsear' and ties the advice to seasonal, foraging-based living, adding that the remedy always works for the author.