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STATEMENT REGARDING MY TWITTER/X ACCOUNT Today, my Twitter/X account was permanently banned and my appeal to have it overturned was denied. There was no warning issued, no 2 week suspension, no option to delete the offending tweet. Just straight permanent deplatform. My offending tweet? "Bring back the guillotine." I quote tweeted this sentence to the video presented here on 3rd September.
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Rukshan Fernando (@therealrukshan) on X
New Zealand PM is now blaming NZ citizens for taking the mandatory vaccines to keep their jobs and feed their families. These people are sick.
 Someone reported the tweet and my account was irretrievably shut down on the basis of violating rules against violent speech. The vaccines (and vaccine mandates) caused so much harm to people all over the world. Many lost their livelihoods, incomes, businesses, marriages, families, confidence and will to live. Some lost their good health and worse, some lost their lives. The coercion to get vaccinated was immense, and to be told "it was a choice" is a kick to the teeth. Today, many regret having taken the vaccine. My crime? I dared open up the conversation on how best to hold decision makers accountable for their decisions. Meanwhile, other Twitter handles are able to post these and keep their accounts. The inconsistencies and arbitrary nature of these suspensions is ashtonishing.
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Having said that, I fully accept the consequences of my actions. On a brighter, more productive note, I'm proud to have educated thousands on my YouTube channel (Ministry of Nodes) on how to hold their own keys and run their own Bitcoin node such that these arbitrary decisions can't be made with people's money. I'm convinced it will get worse, and that we need Bitcoin more than ever. As part of my educational content, I also sell plug & play Bitcoin Nodeboxes to those who want to quickly get up and running without the steep learning curve that goes behind it. Have a watch of how easy it can be. I'm offering 10% off to those who purchase a Nodebox with the discount code GUILLOTINE for a limited time. shop.ministryofnodes.com for details. image Thanks for reading, nostriches.

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thanks for your passionate work helping and being. i myself was freed from the sad bird app on July 3 for similar reasons. for the first few weeks i attempted appeals, all failing, until i realized what a waste of time it would be for me to be there. granted, i dont have nearly the impact as one such as yourself, but the more resulting free time has affprded me the ability to work on more projects
Same exact thing happened to me over there. It sucked losing some great Bitcoin followers that I had built up over the years. After that I just started using Nitter and listen to more podcasts to keep myself updated. Now here I am taking a ride on the nostr train. I guess I need to come up with a new profile, name and pic. I'll stay as anon and not use my old Twitter profile. It's really a fresh and better start.
Funny how that works, there is no limit to the amount of violence they would have supported against us, getting us fired, preventing us from going to the grocery store, witholding medical care, sending us to camps, i know plenty of people whod have gone farther and many more who turned a blind eye. Were supposed to forgive and forget that with no appology, but you saying there should be consequences? Banned.