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Jack Valentino

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4. I was on 'Threads' for just a little while, but gave it up when my account was assaulted

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 12:38 AM

Nov 2025

with attempted communications from countless accounts by 'fake women'
whose profile pictures were mostly much too textbook beautiful
to be coming from real women---

I presume 99% were from men attempting to scam me...

I was so disgusted that I removed the app from my cellphone....
(but I still get notifications for it on Instagram)

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Threads beats out X: [View all] applegrove Nov 2025 OP

A pox on both their houses!! Coventina Nov 2025 #1

Yeah. Not going to root for either one newdeal2 Nov 2025 #2

Even so, nice to see nazi-adjacent wannabe-manly-man beat out horse tranquilizer addled actual nazi. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2025 #3

I was on 'Threads' for just a little while, but gave it up when my account was assaulted Jack Valentino Nov 2025 #4

I gave up on x after Elon took over and went to the dark side. I gave applegrove Nov 2025 #5

Bluesky doesn't seem much better to me--- even though I took pains to connect Jack Valentino Nov 2025 #6