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@twirlygirly.bsky.social

dancer, singer, cook, skier, gardener, mom, TMM, social worker... did I mention dancer? (If I haven't followed you back, then I'm not sure I know you... tell me how I do!)

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Latest posts by twirlygirly.bsky.social on Bluesky

Seriously? Only 4" for ice fishing?

06.02.2025 08:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Party Should Throw Them a Party A proposal for how to build a more durable Democratic coalition

Here’s my pitch: the Democrats should take a few million dollars and fund free childcare centers and bowling nights in swing districts resnikoff.beehiiv.com/p/the-party-...

11.11.2024 14:45 — 👍 2664    🔁 565    💬 132    📌 150

(Which things have you collected so far?)

12.11.2024 18:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Even though after all these years I'm now gathering that you're older than me, I'm struggling to accept this reality into my universe. Seriously?

12.11.2024 18:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hey, someone peeked into E's bedroom!

12.11.2024 15:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

aaaaand that would be my 14 year old son.

12.11.2024 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sounds familiar.

12.11.2024 15:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

hello, world.

12.11.2024 15:08 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A Probably Incomplete List of Bluesky User Safety Mechanisms Protecting your posts • disabling replies on your posts • limiting replies on your posts to people you follow, mention, or include in specific lists • disabling quote posting on your posts • detaching your post from someone else's quote • changing the above interaction settings even after a post is sent hiding replies to your posts for yourself or for everyone • self-labeling your media for adult or graphic content to protect other users • limiting account visibility only to logged in users • note: this is not 100% enforceable but all major bluesky clients and apps support it Limiting your interaction • blocking users from seeing or interacting with your posts • if you block after an interaction, they vaporize • if they've replied already, the entire thread below their reply is cauterized for everyone, floating in space detached from your post • note: your blocks are publicly visible via 3rd party apps • muting users to remove them from your notis and feeds, and hide them in replies • note: your mutes are private • muting or blocking entire moderation lists of users • note: inclusion in a list is public via third party apps. muting a list is private, blocks via a list are public • subscribing to other people's mod lists • note: your subscription is private, muting & blocking work the same • subscribing to labelers (moderation services) from bluesky or third parties o decide whether to show, warn, or hide posts that have been labeled in each category • report content that should be labeled to bluesky and/or third parties labelers

A Probably Incomplete List of Bluesky User Safety Mechanisms Protecting your posts • disabling replies on your posts • limiting replies on your posts to people you follow, mention, or include in specific lists • disabling quote posting on your posts • detaching your post from someone else's quote • changing the above interaction settings even after a post is sent hiding replies to your posts for yourself or for everyone • self-labeling your media for adult or graphic content to protect other users • limiting account visibility only to logged in users • note: this is not 100% enforceable but all major bluesky clients and apps support it Limiting your interaction • blocking users from seeing or interacting with your posts • if you block after an interaction, they vaporize • if they've replied already, the entire thread below their reply is cauterized for everyone, floating in space detached from your post • note: your blocks are publicly visible via 3rd party apps • muting users to remove them from your notis and feeds, and hide them in replies • note: your mutes are private • muting or blocking entire moderation lists of users • note: inclusion in a list is public via third party apps. muting a list is private, blocks via a list are public • subscribing to other people's mod lists • note: your subscription is private, muting & blocking work the same • subscribing to labelers (moderation services) from bluesky or third parties o decide whether to show, warn, or hide posts that have been labeled in each category • report content that should be labeled to bluesky and/or third parties labelers

one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk

as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media

here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed

10.11.2024 19:42 — 👍 10706    🔁 4223    💬 545    📌 232

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