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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 3d

NEW VIDEO! UK law firm, Morrison Foerster, paid out £25,000 in damages after the Good Law Project launched an anti-trans discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a trans man, with MF seemingly having dropped him as their client due to his trans status and fear of being targeted by Donald Trump.

Law Firm Pays Out On Anti-Trans Discrimination Lawsuit - RE: Morrison Foerster

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 16d

I can tell our video is doing the rounds when others start advertising cis voices down in the comments! /jk

I do get the desire to share videos that are doing super well, but it does kinda suck to be othered from our own lived experiences when we've covered all the same information.

An exchange between an anonymous commenter and the Essence of Thought Youtube channel.

The first comment reads: "Have you seen or made a video about "Debunking Transphobia". It's a great video. Pretty long at almost 5 hours, but really thorough in the research into where a lot of the transphobia has come from.

Also less than 1% of the population who may or may not choose or want to have their own biological kids is hardly going to end civilization. In fact, the opposite is probably more true, that all the people having so many kids will be the end of all life on this planet. And when things get really bad and resources such as food and water are scarce, I don't think even the super wealthy people in their bunkers will be safe."

To which EoT replied:

"I started, but realized that it's the same stuff I've been covering for years, and felt kinda depressed. Yes, I'm glad the information is getting out there, but why is it cis people's videos who are launched into the hundreds of thousands if not millions of views for repeating what we've been saying for years? And why do people feel the need to advertise their videos on our channels and not our videos on their channels? It took me 5 years to claw myself back to a place where I could afford HRT.

No shade at cis allies for getting this information out to a wider audience, I just wish people were willing to offer the same support to those of us fighting on the frontlines."

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 17d

NEW VIDEO!

J.K. Rowling, seemingly starved for evidence to support her anti-trans crusade, has turned to ‘Ai’ slop machines to fabricate 'proof' of a conspiracy targeting young girls, a conspiracy her friends claim to be the schemes of a global order of Jewish people.

#GenderCriticalFascism

J.K. Rowling Uses 'Ai' to Defend Transphobic Conspiracy

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · 18d

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‘J.K. Rowling Uses 'Ai' to Defend Transphobic Conspiracy’

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · 26d

This feels a lot like Nazis and their fetishization of non-white women.

(Typo and wrong account).

x.com/DigbethRunne...

Brother Imperator ii on X: "You'd know, wouldn't you, Graham "Chaser" Lineham? https://t.co/RL6zOB99Ii" / X

You'd know, wouldn't you, Graham "Chaser" Lineham? https://t.co/RL6zOB99Ii

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · 26d

Didn't screenshots surface like, five years ago, that showed Graham Linehan sliding into trans women's DM's to flirt (unsuccessfully) before he picked up his whole crusade? Didn't he also sign up to a trans woman's OnlyFans later down the line, only to delete it a couple hours later?

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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 26d

I don't know if this bloke rebranded as this far right reactionary shit stirrer or he was that and decided to alternate gooning for someone who frequently talked about far right radiclisation and I do not know which of these two possibilities is funnier

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26d

A guy who used to unsuccessfully beg me for feet pics is now trying to get me banned from the USA

The Pleb posts: “It's highly likely that far-left Canadian YouTuber Rachel Gilmore will be BANNED from entering the United States of America over her posts about
Charlie Kirk
US Congress has demanded the 40,000 name database of Charlie Kirk celebrators be handed to them to facilitate bannings”

The pleb posts in my replies “post feet pics”

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · 26d

I will never cease to be dissapointed in just how many of my fellow trans women in the UK are straight up white nationalists. Got a message from someone we covered before, offering to do an interview. She's sharing posts in support of the white supremacy hate rallies, including by Turning Point UK…

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW VIDEO!

Graham Linehan was arrested last week for comments openly inciting both physical and sexual violence against trans women for using the women’s bathroom, leading us to wonder whether J.K. Rowling could face similar consequences for her own hate speech or if Linehan is just a distraction.

Graham Linehan Arrested, Is J.K. Rowling Next? (Hopefully) #TransRights

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · Sep 9

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‘Graham Linehan Arrested, Is J.K. Rowling Next? (Hopefully)’

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#TransRights #GenderCriticalFascism

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · Aug 27

NEW VIDEO!

Trans people, with the support of cis lesbians, ace folk, and Scottish people, have been laying siege to infamous UK hate voice, J.K. Rowling, and her estate over on the collaborative art project WPlace. Her home has been covered in countless murals by talented artists.

Trans People Lay Siege to J.K. Rowling’s Castle on WPlace

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naoarte 🎚️🦋🎀🤍🎀🦋🎚️ @naoarte.bsky.social · Aug 26

Free on the 4th and 5th September, and want to support a trans teen giving evidence against Graham Linehan? Good. Here’s how… #Trans #TransSky

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · Aug 13

Next video is gonna be 90-95% silly. I think I've earned a silly trans-girl propaganda video.

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW VIDEO!

The real rape gang problem in the UK isn’t migrants, it’s gender ‘critical’ fascism, with said predators having clear political power designed to strip trans youth of their autonomy and make them easier targets to groom and abuse! All with the support of Wes Streeting.

Trans Children Speak Out About Anti-Trans Child Abuse - RE: Bayswater Support Group

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Essence of Thought @essenceofthought.bsky.social · Aug 12

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‘Trans Children Speak Out About Gender Critical Child Abuse - RE: Bayswater Support Group’

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matt’s slutty lil halloween name @windows98support.bsky.social · Aug 11

The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act

Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · Aug 12

Well didn't I tell ya? I told ya so I did, I warned ya.

Sick and god damn tired of being the Cassandra in the coalmine, can't tell you how many times I tried to get it across that this was where the anti-trans moral panic was headed, only to dismissed again and again and oh look at where we are.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Aug 11

⚠️ Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

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Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

10 years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn the decision.

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thank you! I'm really happy to finally be able to start. 🥰

Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · Aug 11

It's taken me five years, but I finally got there. It's never too late. 🥰

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Caitlin Yarrrrrsky @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social · Aug 10

I’ve never seen anything like this in my life. My gas mask paid for itself within the first minute the ice agents came out of the building. They escalated to this immediately, like it was a war zone- flash bombs, various gasses…

#fightfascism #fuckice

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · Aug 11

They stabbed me in the ass!

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April Doe @aprilthedoe.bsky.social · Aug 6

New video alert!
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gender affirming care is safe evidence based and life saving

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · Aug 5

You people have no idea how many times a day I almost have a heart attack in going 'oh shit, did I reshare that fetish porn to my work/real name account?!'

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Ethel Thurston (She/Her They/Them) 🔞 @ethelthurston.bsky.social · Jul 30

Was gonna suggest Intro's Kobold Civ incase you're a kobold lover like me, but then I saw it hasn't been updated in a while. 😅

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