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CNN @cnn.com

During a monthslong investigation, CNN infiltrates and exposes the shadowy global networks that promote an underground marketplace of cat torture videos, aimed at customers who get a kick out of seeing animals suffer. CNN’s Ivan Watson reports. Read the full story: cnn.it/4jwWcCj

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may 31, 2025, 10:50 am • 134 36

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Tasker Grim @tasker-grim.bsky.social

Put all of them through the torture and death they put the cats through.

jun 1, 2025, 10:50 am • 1 0 • view
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Rysan Fall @rysanfall.bsky.social

There are monsters among us.

may 31, 2025, 4:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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GChellie @gchellie.bsky.social

Terrible

may 31, 2025, 11:32 am • 2 0 • view
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Ignorant Me @ignorantme.bsky.social

Are the hosting servers located in the White House?

may 31, 2025, 11:49 am • 2 0 • view
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GetCaughtUp @getcaughtup.bsky.social

Good Lord. Please put an end to this madness!

may 31, 2025, 1:37 pm • 3 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

Get rid of privacy laws and it will end. There is no other way.

may 31, 2025, 5:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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ud3x 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @ud3x.bsky.social

Talking about privacy laws... in China.

jun 4, 2025, 1:01 am • 0 0 • view
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Roxy @roxy33.bsky.social

So you found something to do other than promote Jake Tapper's book?

may 31, 2025, 2:13 pm • 2 0 • view
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Paulo Hoffman @off-man.bsky.social

Sick Bastards...! 😡🤬

may 31, 2025, 12:52 pm • 5 0 • view
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dcoffee1.bsky.social @dcoffee1.bsky.social

Report on this when it has actually stopped this horrific thing... Not just show the horror in order to get clicks!

may 31, 2025, 12:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

it won’t be stopped. no laws in china and other “civilized” countries love their privacy laws.

may 31, 2025, 5:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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ud3x 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @ud3x.bsky.social

But there were some legal hacks that did the job in the past. China has a system with social points for each and every person. Therefore activists didn't report those **** to police because of animal cruelty but because of "disturbance of social peace" and it worked as i recall it.

may 31, 2025, 9:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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Cthulu the Roor @cthulutheroor.bsky.social

We need a culling of mankind. I said what I said.

may 31, 2025, 10:52 am • 18 0 • view
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kong-neptune.bsky.social @kong-neptune.bsky.social

This isn't newsworthy. We watch boxing, MMA, fund genocide in Gaza, watch R rated movies, porn, eat animals, worship the 2nd ammendment, etc. But some weirdos torturing cats is disturbing? Yawns at headline as i boot up Call of Duty.

may 31, 2025, 11:07 am • 2 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

fuck you scumbag

may 31, 2025, 5:19 pm • 2 0 • view
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Sharon Sikkelee 🐈‍⬛💙🇭🇰🏳️‍🌈🥼 @sharonsikkelee.bsky.social

This is AWFUL.

may 31, 2025, 5:18 pm • 0 0 • view
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The Wise Teen @the-wise-teen.bsky.social

What a MONSTROSITY!! We cannot define those torturers as humans, or even as animals as no animal would do such evil and monstrous tortures!

may 31, 2025, 4:51 pm • 3 0 • view
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Flyy Phenix @theflyyestphenix.bsky.social

What the fuck? You have to be the vilest of the vile to get pleasure out of torturing defenseless animals. And budding serial killers. Humans are the worst infestation on this planet.

may 31, 2025, 2:03 pm • 5 0 • view
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EARTHWAVES @earthwaves.bsky.social

Thanks for covering! People who hurt animals, also hurt people.

jun 1, 2025, 1:28 am • 1 0 • view
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MarvinTheParanoidAndroid @marvintheandriod.bsky.social

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may 31, 2025, 1:14 pm • 3 0 • view
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Colls @massyankee.bsky.social

OMG

may 31, 2025, 11:48 am • 3 0 • view
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ejaktaryus.bsky.social @ejaktaryus.bsky.social

The Karma on this sends the perpetrators straight to the Hell realms.

may 31, 2025, 11:01 am • 3 0 • view
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XraynaVotesBlue 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @xraynaqueen.bsky.social

ok fk you. delete those photos. stop giving psychos more ideas.

may 31, 2025, 11:42 am • 3 0 • view
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David N Kidd @david-kidd.bsky.social

I couldn't bear to read this... 😥😥😥

may 31, 2025, 12:29 pm • 2 0 • view
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Lyle Scout @lylescout.bsky.social

What the absolute fuck?

may 31, 2025, 1:54 pm • 4 0 • view
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Lucky Ladybug @ladybuggers.bsky.social

There is a special place in hell for these people.

jun 1, 2025, 3:02 am • 0 0 • view
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🐾DogoMom🐾 @dogomom.bsky.social

😭

may 31, 2025, 11:09 am • 3 0 • view
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The PRIQ 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @anachrin.bsky.social

HEY CNN!? Quit having panels on trans athletes, WITHOUT an actual trans person to discuss. The fact you allow ignorant right wingers to set the narrative of "biological" males is wrong. You should all be ashamed of the divide you continue to support and prop up. NOT Katelyn Jenner either.

may 31, 2025, 1:51 pm • 2 0 • view
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k44g2shv.bsky.social @k44g2shv.bsky.social

I can't help it the same way they can't... This sick people should be dropped in ISIS territory. You know, with their own special way to welcome foreigners...

may 31, 2025, 6:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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k44g2shv.bsky.social @k44g2shv.bsky.social

There are no words to advert that... I just held my old cat in my arms and gave him all the love I could.

may 31, 2025, 6:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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Javier Ferro 🇨🇦 @jofpgallagher.bsky.social

Words fail me. Death penalty to all the lowlife people involved in this despicable activity.

may 31, 2025, 12:51 pm • 9 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

we need the death penalty for all kinds of crimes but people are too stupid to realize this.

may 31, 2025, 6:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sacha Prins @sacha.prins.net

Aren’t these the type of videos that started popping up on Twitter after Elon bought it and stopped moderation? As soon as word came out that that was happening I deleted my account. OT: some people are just pure uncut evil

may 31, 2025, 11:28 am • 13 0 • view
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Once Upon a Time 🎶☮️🌏🌍🌎 @thisisme7.bsky.social

I saw bestiality on X. I reported a dozen accounts that were on one profile. I searched on Google how I could report it because the women and animals involved both definitely looked drugged. I didn’t know what countries they were in. That’s when I left that platform.

may 31, 2025, 1:45 pm • 4 0 • view
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snikic24.bsky.social @snikic24.bsky.social

💔💔💔🤯🤯🤯shameless behaviour 🤯🤯🤯💔💔💔💔

may 31, 2025, 2:22 pm • 3 0 • view
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snikic24.bsky.social @snikic24.bsky.social

This is a horrific situation! Cats and kittens need to be protected🙏💔🤯🥹this is sickening 💔💔🤯🤯🤯🤯

may 31, 2025, 2:21 pm • 4 0 • view
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snikic24.bsky.social @snikic24.bsky.social

🥹🥹🥹💔💔💔💔

may 31, 2025, 2:12 pm • 2 0 • view
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sue19721954.bsky.social @sue19721954.bsky.social

😡😡😡

may 31, 2025, 11:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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ud3x 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @ud3x.bsky.social

Since there is such a notable increase in demand of videos containing #zoosadism, why only hunt down the perpetrators and not those who are paying them? Zhang "He added that his wife 'doesn’t know about this thing,' and would likely divorce him if she did." #felineguardians #stopchinacattorture

jun 4, 2025, 12:57 am • 0 0 • view
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ud3x 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @ud3x.bsky.social

Add 👉 #WhoIsZhang 👈 to all the other tags... #FelineGuardians #StopChinaCatTorture #StopCatTorture #China And... for folks coming from #Caturday be advised CONTENTWARNING ☝️ It's bad, i mean really bad... but therefore neccessary. Our furry friends need us. 🐈🐈

jun 4, 2025, 1:16 am • 0 0 • view
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ud3x 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @ud3x.bsky.social

And for each and every #cat friend who isn't able to cope this, i fully understand you. But still there's one thing you can do. Like and share the #CNN article. Those folks put a lot of effort into this horrible story, as well as the activists who fight on the front lines. Give em support 🙏 Thx

jun 4, 2025, 2:05 am • 0 0 • view
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ud3x 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @ud3x.bsky.social

Thanks for your work CNN and the activists in China who brought this topic to your attention. I'm a bad mf, but this story kicked me right in the balls. How can people even think of doing... I hope your story makes numbers. I really do.

may 31, 2025, 9:24 pm • 2 0 • view
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Ricardo dos Santos @ricsantos81.bsky.social

Kill these mfers, fck them all

may 31, 2025, 11:03 am • 8 0 • view
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Dave, The One-Armed Man @davewholovesbeer.bsky.social

Finally, a use for AI. Use it to generate some of these twisted videos, keep track on who downloads them, and arrest their asses. No animals are hurt and we track the psychopaths.

may 31, 2025, 1:03 pm • 3 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

you have to get rid of privacy laws to do this. it’s what helps these people to stay anonymous. also china and they don’t care over there

may 31, 2025, 5:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Luis D Caldero @luisdcaldero.bsky.social

Humans involved with animal cruelty belong in Hell!

may 31, 2025, 3:20 pm • 3 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

this has been going on for many years thanks to all those privacy laws that the people love so much

may 31, 2025, 5:18 pm • 0 0 • view
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🇨🇦They still call me Mike @10thpoet.bsky.social

As a cat owner this is disturbing, sickening and heartbreaking. I really hope these people are rooted out and tortured.

may 31, 2025, 11:31 am • 7 0 • view
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azurevista.bsky.social @azurevista.bsky.social

It's an old depraved tradition which spread from Europe.

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may 31, 2025, 3:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ain’t Complicit 🇺🇸 @charlene411.bsky.social

y’all just hung out at Stephen Miller’s house?

may 31, 2025, 11:01 am • 5 0 • view
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stavertd.bsky.social @stavertd.bsky.social

People are disgusting

may 31, 2025, 11:05 am • 4 0 • view
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Nick25 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦 @level90.bsky.social

Honestly, sometimes I am just ashamed to be a member of the human race when there are people who do, or enjoy, this sort of thing.

may 31, 2025, 12:40 pm • 17 0 • view
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Once Upon a Time 🎶☮️🌏🌍🌎 @thisisme7.bsky.social

Humans are definitely the worst animals on the planet. It never ceases to amaze me,the depths of human depravity.

may 31, 2025, 1:42 pm • 8 0 • view
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For Bajor @forbajor.bsky.social

There is special place in Hell for these vile and despicable bastards.

may 31, 2025, 11:31 am • 6 0 • view
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Matt Smith @genericuser258.bsky.social

I will not watch a video under a post description like that.

may 31, 2025, 12:37 pm • 8 0 • view
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Civilisation #RIPfreeWorld @civilisation.bsky.social

I didn’t want to know. Just pass the information on to the appropriate legal body and leave my timeline free of horrible stuff like this. Though now that I think about it, a whole bunch of news from Chump also fills the same parameters, except that there’s no legal body that can lock him up🙁

may 31, 2025, 10:57 am • 2 0 • view
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Just Traci (with an 👁️) @overallofthiz.bsky.social

What??? What is wrong with the humans????

may 31, 2025, 3:34 pm • 2 0 • view
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crystalpu.bsky.social @crystalpu.bsky.social

Absolutely disgusting, thankful this is being exposed, put on these monsters on a wall

may 31, 2025, 1:33 pm • 2 0 • view
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deruhrmacher.bsky.social @deruhrmacher.bsky.social

it’s been exposed for years. some people have been jailed put the punishments are weak. and its like hydra, there always come new people doing this especially from poor countries because you can make lots of money with it.

may 31, 2025, 5:55 pm • 1 0 • view
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crystalpu.bsky.social @crystalpu.bsky.social

Wow, so awful

jun 1, 2025, 1:37 am • 0 0 • view
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mireneus.bsky.social @mireneus.bsky.social

Do not post this 💩 with pictures!!!!!!

may 31, 2025, 5:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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PastafarianMinister🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸🇺🇦🌈 @spaghettim.bsky.social

This is so fucking SICKENINGLY HORRIBLE!!🤬🤯 What sort of sick fuck could do such a thing!?! BlueSky needs some simple symbol to show displeasure, like they have for positive “🤍” feedback.

may 31, 2025, 6:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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Louise @sstrohem.bsky.social

Too messed up. 😭

may 31, 2025, 9:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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DOKTORHULK 🎗️ (zwischen Tier & Gott) @doktorhulk.bsky.social

holy fuck!

may 31, 2025, 9:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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puxauvieu.bsky.social @puxauvieu.bsky.social

Worryingly once the buzz wears off they’ll look for bigger prey.Keep your children close when this scum is about.

may 31, 2025, 11:38 am • 2 0 • view
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@kwebsterbowerygals.bsky.social @kwebsterbowerygals.bsky.social

This is a direct result of childhood abuse. No human does this without prior damage done to them. Essentially, if this is arousing for you - you were abused.

may 31, 2025, 10:55 am • 2 0 • view
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dave48.bsky.social @dave48.bsky.social

Customers?! PSYCHOPATHS is the word you're looking for

may 31, 2025, 12:31 pm • 16 0 • view
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Alex Rodriguez @lalexrodriguez.bsky.social

Sick bastards

may 31, 2025, 11:01 am • 7 0 • view
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Vintage Human @pixelateddream.bsky.social

This is so gross. Poor creatures.

may 31, 2025, 11:41 am • 3 0 • view
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Gay Atlanta Elder @gayatlelder.bsky.social

NO

may 31, 2025, 1:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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C.Willy 🇨🇦 @2duddley.bsky.social

NOT NECESSARY TO SHOW VIDEO YOU FUCKING A-HOLES!!! UNFOLLOWED!!!

may 31, 2025, 12:43 pm • 5 0 • view
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houlmont.bsky.social @houlmont.bsky.social

That's sick. The internet brought the bad with the good. Poison at your fingertips.

may 31, 2025, 1:54 pm • 4 0 • view
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Dis _Tor_Tion @jcoblentz.bsky.social

Cool. So....we get to murder them in return, right? Not opposed to doing their customers in, too.

may 31, 2025, 11:11 am • 2 0 • view
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DJ Magnum DB @magnumdb.bsky.social

IVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL PEOLLE ABOUR CRUSH VIDEOS FOR YEARS AND NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN. Now they’re called “deleters”? Why is is always the Asian countries?!

may 31, 2025, 10:59 am • 4 0 • view
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CJC <3 🇺🇦🌾🚜🌾🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱 @castyman22205.bsky.social

This is so vile and disgusting. Thank you for covering this. Everyone involved needs to be imprisoned for life. Hurting an animal should be illegal. They are sane beings just like us.

may 31, 2025, 10:53 am • 27 1 • view
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darksparkler.bsky.social @darksparkler.bsky.social

You could have an effing trigger warning CNN. Traumatized.

may 31, 2025, 2:02 pm • 5 0 • view
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Call Me JR @callmejr.bsky.social

God help the mtherfcker I ever get face to face with who I discover is involved with such things.

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may 31, 2025, 11:06 am • 5 0 • view
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nitesho @nitesho.bsky.social

Soulless monsters . leb.fbi.gov/articles/fea...

may 31, 2025, 11:50 am • 10 0 • view
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Once Upon a Time 🎶☮️🌏🌍🌎 @thisisme7.bsky.social

I wonder why China doesn’t have any laws against animal cruelty?

may 31, 2025, 1:45 pm • 5 0 • view
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nitesho @nitesho.bsky.social

www.hrw.org/world-report...

may 31, 2025, 2:13 pm • 1 0 • view
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Joao F @joao5845.bsky.social

This is ridiculous why would they do that? But feel like it'd a reference of what I'm going through here in UK... and has been. Cursed abused. Psychologically abused heavily. Blackmailed. Hacked. Now because I caught them they want to dip me in the ocean.

may 31, 2025, 11:28 am • 1 0 • view
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Brenda Flipper ☘️ @lizmgreene.bsky.social

Surely the FBI can use this to trace and identify high-risk behaviours and offenders. Animal cruelty is often associated with other criminal activities.

may 31, 2025, 10:55 am • 25 1 • view
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Ignorant Me @ignorantme.bsky.social

They are too busy investigating woke.

may 31, 2025, 11:50 am • 1 0 • view
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Miss Kay @misskayrenee.bsky.social

Homeland Security already has a puppy killer for a leader, so…chances aren’t looking good 😕

may 31, 2025, 11:13 am • 21 1 • view
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sharnston.bsky.social @sharnston.bsky.social

I hope your investigators have access to all the mental health care they need after covering such a story.

may 31, 2025, 11:00 am • 15 0 • view
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Aneleh @aneleh.bsky.social

This needs a big fucking trigger warning!

may 31, 2025, 11:32 am • 8 0 • view
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pattysriram.bsky.social @pattysriram.bsky.social

ABSOLUTELY 💯 THIS 👆🏻

may 31, 2025, 1:35 pm • 4 0 • view