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The official Essence of Thought Bluesky account, producing fully referenced human rights resources with a particular focus on trans rights. Watch our videos - www.youtube.com/@EssenceOfThought

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Jack Saint @lackingsaint.bsky.social · 12h
oh so this is a Rapist. this is a man who is a Rapist and has lots of Rapist friends

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If you want people to start believing allegations again, you have to shut people like this down

The internet has convinced people they are a victim or something in their past is “trauma”

They’ve done it to me and they’ll do it to others

I’d like to believe them again someday…
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It’s crazy bc for years you’ll be like “ohhh no that was just a bad hookup when I was 19” and then it finally clicks years later and then you move on but every few years something Happens and you witness tons more women grapple with the same realization and it never ends
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It’s getting to the point where men need to be worried someone they slept with 10 years ago will decide to retroactively remove their consent
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Every content creator I know behind the scenes btw…
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the dream our forefathers fought for.
A person sitting at a desk in an office, smiling at the camera. A computer monitor displays characters Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps from Disney's Zootopia. Text on the image humorously references Claude doing their job, allowing time to look at art involving Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps.
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Did the Maryland Renaissance Festival actually ban furries for being ‘ahistorical’ to the renaissance or is there something more sinister driving the decision to exclude this predominantly queer group from what has been a safe space for decades? #Furry #FurryYouTube #FurryHistory #QueerHistory
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Furries Banned From the Maryland Renaissance Festival
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LuneBat @lunebat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Very important video in the age of Puritanism. Furry hate is just queer hate for those right wing cowards who cannot spread queerphobia outloud. Also I made art for this thumbnail ^^
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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Art of Persuasion Read more cartoons! —> #Policartoon Support the cartoons! —>patreon.com/barry
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Panel 1:
A woman and a man sit on a low stone wall in a park. The woman is upset; the man listens.

WOMAN: And now the Democrat in the race is backing some anti-trans laws! I’m not sure I can vote for that.

MAN (thinking): Uh-oh. Democrats need every vote. How can I convince her to vote for the Democrat anyway?

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The woman and man walk through the park, the woman ahead of him.

WOMAN: Of course, the Republican is even worse. But if Democrats turn against trans people… I’m so frightened.

MAN (thinking): I’ve got to be empathetic and persuasive.

Panel 3:
Close-up of the man, looking thoughtful with his hand on his chin.

WOMAN (off-panel): Look at what happened to the UK — they’ve now got two anti-trans parties. If we let that happen here, trans rights are dead.

MAN (thinking): Okay, I think I know how to reassure her and get her vote.

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The man is suddenly furious, leaning toward the startled woman and pointing at her.

MAN: You’re a Trump supporting moron and you deserve to die!

CHICKEN FAT WATCH
PANEL 1:
A good dog with a halo peers out a window. A hand sticks out of a hole in a tree holding a sign that says SEND CANDY.

PANEL 2:
Groucho peeks from behind some bushes. A poster nailed to a tree reads "Background gag to come and it'll be so funny!" A bad rabbit (we know it's bad because it's smoking) sits beside a bad worm (also smoking). A bottle lying in the grass is labeled "BARRY BEER" and has a disturbed-looking drawing of Barry. A mouse holds a knife to a cat; the cat raises its front paws in surrender.

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A giant mouse (?) in a shirt and tie sits on the wall reading a newspaper, called "Daily Blah Blah," whose headline says "Literate Rodent Escapes Lab."
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Free P@lestine 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🔞 @vanderwaardart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Like, share, and subscribe (the spoken interview with Fi): youtu.be/t2nFN8Pp2YQ @essenceofthought.bsky.social's Discord server (where Fi and I met): discord.gg/u2QMXPcAKW The larger book promotion (this interview belongs to): persephonescastle.com/2026/08/volu...
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Confessions of a Tall Gay Gangster Hobbit; or, from UK's House and Garage Days: an Interview with Fi
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Did the Maryland Renaissance Festival actually ban furries for being ‘ahistorical’ to the renaissance or is there something more sinister driving the decision to exclude this predominantly queer group from what has been a safe space for decades? #Furry #FurryYouTube #FurryHistory #QueerHistory
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Furries Banned From the Maryland Renaissance Festival
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 18/09/2026
Speaking about Good Law Project's strategic litigation to defend trans rights at the European LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association conference today 🏳️‍⚧️
A selfie of me in front of the Ella conference banner
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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 18/09/2026
When talking about allies, this girl is the GOAT: "My daughter is intersex...A girl in her school transitioned over the summer holidays and is being forced to use the boys lavs. My daughter started doing the same in support...She's been excluded."
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Me On The Box - YouTube
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For years Finland’s Riittakerttu Kaltiala has claimed to have pioneered gender affirming care, only to turn against it after seeing the harm it caused. The reality, however, is much more distressing. Kaltiala and her team abused trans youth in every way imaginable to try and force them to desist.
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How Finland’s Gender Clinics Became a Hotbed of Child Abuse
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
All Patrons now have access to tomorrow's video: ‘How Finland’s Gender Clinics Became a Hotbed of Child Abuse’ If you'd like early access in future, please consider supporting the channel by becoming a Patron!
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How Finland’s Gender Clinics Became a Hotbed of Child Abuse | Essence Of Thought with Ethel Thurston
How Finland’s Gender Clinics Became a Hotbed of Child Abuse by Essence Of Thought with Ethel Thurston on Patreon. Join Essence Of Thought with Ethel Thurston's community for exclusive content and upda...
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Caelan Conrad @caelan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Some cis people will literally leave their jobs over Joanne's bigotry, and others are mad they're being told not to watch a TV show. Who our allies are is very obvious to us, and we remember who they are.
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Jubilee 🔞 @jethanded-wyvern.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Well, guess that's @skywatch.blue being a labeler that I'll no longer be using then. Palestinian fundraisers are "inauthentic" now.
A screenshot of my Listifications direct messages. It shows a partial update reading:

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@SkyWatch.blue has added you to the "Inauthentic Fundraising" moderation list.Screenshot of my direct messages with SkyWatch Blue @SkyWatch.blue.

First message dated August 25th, 10:53 local time:
Oh hey, apparently I got a tag for "review needed." What's up?

Then, a second message dated August 26th, 13:32 local time:
"Inauthentic Fundraising," Man, fuck you.

It shows these are the only messages I had sent to SkyWatch.
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Regular Car Reviews @regularcars.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
How to stop Content Harassers and get them to leave you alone. You say these music words and it ruins their ability to make money off the video they shot.
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A dear friend of mine is in need of support to cover her emergency dentistry. I've watched her mental health slowly decay over the last few months from the sheer pain and she deserves better. Please, even if you can only spare a few dollars, it really helps. www.gofundme.com/f/help-lyn-e...
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Donate to Help Lyn Extract Her Damaged Teeth, organized by Lynnette Gaines
Hello, my name is Lyn. I'm a 22 year old trans girl with a big tooth problem. For… Lynnette Gaines needs your support for Help Lyn Extract Her Damaged Teeth
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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com · 29/08/2026
The UK is barrelling towards, if not already in, a trans genocide. Transphobia is a movement that won't stop until we are all dead. And then their same rhetoric and illogic will be pushed onto the next group. Transphobia is the gateway to fascism, and it is making Nazi's left right and centre.
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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com · 29/08/2026
... that removed all preexisting legal protections for trans men and women to live legally as themselves. 5. The introduction of 'Bathroom Bans' and state sanctioned trans segregation. 6. And now the wholesale blockage of trans affirming surgeries in Wales. And these are just the headlines...
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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com · 29/08/2026
Since I started my PhD which covers transphobia in the UK the following has occurred: 1. A ban on life-saving puberty blocker medication 2. An unprecedented Section 35 Order to block Self-ID in Scotland. 3. Prohibition on teaching about trans identities in UK schools. 4. A Supreme Court Ruling...
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WHERE'S THUNDERCLASH ALREADY??? @kurthy.northsky.social · 28/08/2026
It was never about kid safety, it was always about preventing adults from getting medical care.
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Yana Amelin @sizablesongster.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
👏Avoid 👏the 👏NHS 👏at 👏all 👏costs Even if you're in a position where you're receiving care they will find a way to screw you over because they do not give a shit about your gender identity. It's crazy that going abroad for surgeries seems to be the better option.
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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
But yeah, I did it. On just one and a half months supply or oral E when I got back to the UK, I've gone ahead and sorted more than a year's supply. From this day forward, only my hand moulds me into the woman I was always meant to be. 🧵(3/3)
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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
... and the NHS has a 271 week wait period in my area for a first appointment with a gender specialist, only for them to likely do the same. And that's if I'm lucky and they don't just outright deny me.🧵(2/3)
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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Girl dinner! But in all seriousness, I'm so happy to be making the switch to DiY HRT. I recently discovered that my doctor in India fucked me over (kept me at half the minimum blood serum levels set by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health)... 🧵(1/3)
A photo of a 25G needle and a 1mL syringe, a second 25G needle still in its packet, a vial of estradiol, and a plaster sat atop a steralised plate.
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Kobold Commando @kobold.bug.sex · 19/08/2026
This is what it comes down to! Girls should be 100% valid without transitioning. Girls should be encouraged but not pushed to transition. All the problems spring from people being really weird about girls who have dicks.
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Matty! @mattythemouse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Parental estrangement groups are one of my favorite sources for cheap and fun drama, because there are SOOO many parents that are like “and by the time my fifth kid cut off contact with me, I began to suspect that all these therapists they were going to were to blame!”
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Wonder 🧡🏳️‍⚧️ @wonderauria.gay · 17/08/2026
yea it's getting harder and harder to accept the excuse that it's just "a glitch" that specifically tags supporting trans rights are getting flagged honestly
Me trying to add "ProtectTransKids" as a tag but being given an error that says "This tag may conflict with Twitch's moderation policy."
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Lizzy Rose Oliver - Voice Actress @lizzyrosevo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
TERF Wizard fans will work their ass off to make sure a powerline doesn't cross a non-existent grave for a fictional character, but won't boycott the series to protect real life trans people. These people are not well.
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Vulpes Ailurus @vulpesailurus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
For a straight woman, Joanne is pretty obsessed with women’s genitals.
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Yana Amelin @sizablesongster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Future updates for my charity will likely be on my charity's bluesky page @eubedys.bsky.social Given my previous experiences (IYKYK) I don't want to have it very openly linked to this account so I will share it sparingly going forward. Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey 💜
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Yana Amelin @sizablesongster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I am not expecting to have excess, but if I do I will open the discussion with how best to place that money with my trans peers. I really do want to build a better, more accessible future for my queer brothers, sisters, and everything between.
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Yana Amelin @sizablesongster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Any funds not required for the harm reduction group may be put aside for; - Donations to other transgender support organisations - Donations to local DIY HRT providers (and getting resources from them to hand out within legal guidelines. - Setting aside to complete my non profit org application.
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Yana Amelin @sizablesongster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The money donated here will be used for; - Room bookings - Printing promotional/informative fliers and creating harm reduction resources - Purchasing needle exchange supplies and ensuring compliance with legislation - Writing safeguarding policies ko-fi.com/yana0678 Excess will be used as below-
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Yana Amelin @sizablesongster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#YanaCharity (1/5) Excited to unveil some forward movement I've been in touch with another local trans group and we are going to start our Trans DIY harm reduction group, "Forager" in the midlands! I'll formalise this on my charity social media page soon but I'll link my kofi for donations below
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Freda Wallace She/Ra @missfreda.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I needed to hear this. I've been questioning myself over this and even thought id let myself down and should be more careful in public. There is a good case for knowing where cameras are and predicting how abusive terfs can be. I suppose im numb to it. I almost accept it as the cost of being visible
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Wootmaster @wootmaster.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is one of the things that scares me most about AI. Its literally a drug. Its designed to suck you off at every possible opportunity. Even a little bit of use for "research" can quickly spiral into full blown psychosis.
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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.cat · 05/08/2026
Totally mask off with her transphobia. www.channel4.com/news/ehrc-ch...
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EHRC chair challenged on how to enforce single-sex toilet rules
We spoke to Mary Ann Stephenson, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 05/08/2026
We aren't backed by billionaires. We can only defend trans rights with your help. Please give your support.
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Fight back against the code of practice
The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to take it, we’re helping to fight back. Join us
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
J.K. Rowling posted an upskirting photo of a trans woman to her 13.7 million followers in retaliation for said woman refusing to unblock her on Twitter. In response, Gina Martin — lead campaigner behind the UK's 2019 upskirting laws — came out in support of Rowling's victim, Freda Wallace.
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"Feminist" J.K. Rowling Upskirts Woman in Transphobic Attack
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 05/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING We are supporting a legal challenge to the Code of Practice. And we need your help. Join us in fighting back 👇
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We’re supporting a legal challenge against the code of practice | Good Law Project
The government’s transphobic statutory guidance is now up and running – we’re fighting back
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Free P@lestine 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🔞 @vanderwaardart.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
They'll rape us anyways, so better to ring the bells than stay silent. Thank you for your continued courage when facing such rogues, Ethel. Solidarity, always!
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
J.K. Rowling posted an upskirting photo of a trans woman to her 13.7 million followers in retaliation for said woman refusing to unblock her on Twitter. In response, Gina Martin — lead campaigner behind the UK's 2019 upskirting laws — came out in support of Rowling's victim, Freda Wallace.
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"Feminist" J.K. Rowling Upskirts Woman in Transphobic Attack
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Dr. Catherine Strickson @brigitteempire.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Streaming Left Wave Transmission RIGHT NOW with Soulbunni, Matriarchetype, and Swolesome! We're talking about Hank Green using AI among other things!
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LWTM: The Trial of Hank Green
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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
All Patrons now have access to tomorrow's video: ‘"Feminist" J.K. Rowling Upskirts Woman in Transphobic Attack’ If you'd like early access in future, please consider supporting the channel by becoming a Patron!
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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The email from Amnesty International UK is even more gaslighting than their public statement… 😖 Including ‘gender critical’ transphobic tropes such as “rolling back women’s hard won rights” and treating trans people with “dignity”! F*ck them!!! 😖😣 Donation cancelled.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Dear Lead Activist
As you may well have seen, Amnesty International UK recently made a public apology for the publication of the briefing "A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK". This document should never have been published, and full responsibility for this error rests with Amnesty International UK.The briefing was taken down shortly after publication, was not actively promoted, and will not be republished. We have an ongoing internal investigation into how this briefing came to be published. As part of this process, we have also withdrawn an earlier more discursive briefing, "Like a Snowball," which similarly referenced a wide range of organisations.
AIUK holds itself to the highest standards of research, evidence and editorial oversight in all its publications. We have concluded that this briefing does not meet those standards. We will commission an independent external review to learn from this moment to ensure our work meets the high standards expected of us and of the wider Amnesty movement.Amnesty International UK is deeply committed to our work on gender justice. We are committed to the rights of all women and all girls the world over who face multiple and increasing attempts to roll back their hard won rights. We are committed to the rights of all trans people, in the UK and globally, as their fundamental human rights, dignity and very existence comes under sustained attack.
Our commitment to the idea that all people should be safe from gender-based violence, oppression, discrimination and hatred remains emphatic and absolute.
It is my mission as CEO to defend the idea that rights belong equally to everyone, to build bridges and synergies in a world where divisions are becoming both deeper and more entrenched.We know that this will be disappointing, frustrating and upsetting for our supporters, members and activists and for this, too, we apologise without reservation. We know that you champion and represent the organisation, put your trust in its outputs, and rightly have high expectations of our research and our actions. We commit to listening, learning from our mistakes, and ensuring AIUK remains a fearless champion for human rights and universal equality.
Yours sincerely
Kerry
Kerry Moscogiuri
Chief Executive
Amnesty International 🇬🇧
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
*Sigh* You know who doesn't use AI to produce their videos? Me!
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Aranock, 4 of Ravens @aranock.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Amnesty are cowards bowing to genocidal creeps. Fuck them
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