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1. Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Oct-2023 22:16:34 JST Richard Stallman

   The FBI discovered a right-wing extremist Satanic cult that entraps children as young as 8 and adolescents as old as 17, making them make videos of porn or self-wounding. The leader faces trial: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/28/new-york-satanic-cult-764-fbi These deeds are horrible. If the FBI caught a gang which does that, it has done good service.

   • Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Oct-2023 22:16:33 JST Richard Stallman

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     At the same time, I must recall that the FBI has a history of leading hapless helpless, mentally weak people to go through motions of fantasy terrorism, for which they face real trial and real imprisonment. I wish I could be sure that the FBI has caught a real abuser rather than manufacturing one.

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   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Oct-2023 23:53:17 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @rms very true. also the only evidence in the article that this group is "right wing" is they used telegram
   • m0xEE (m0xee@breloma.m0xee.net)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Oct-2023 06:46:34 JST m0xEE

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     @thatguyoverthere @rms
     Right wing means conservative, having traditional values. The article mentions them worshiping Satan — a very traditional thing in the US. I'm honestly surprised you didn't know that!
     Also, it's not Telegram only:
     "…group’s channels on Telegram, Discord and more obscure platforms like Matrix"
     Obscure messaging platforms like Matrix, see? See?! It all makes sense! :marseytroublemaker:
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