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Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.

With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.

Bluesky 1.98. Improvements: You can now restrict replies to "Followers only". New settings page: Post Interaction Settings. Added "Search posts" to user profiles. Improvements to the search page. New translation: Interlingua

📢 App Version 1.98 is rolling out now, including: (1/5)

• a new option for who can reply to your posts
• search posts by a user
• lots of little improvements to make the app feel better!

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this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!

📢 Bluesky 1.96.7 for Android is rolling out now

This update should fix some issues people have experienced with scrolling feeds on certain Android devices

it’s a Roman Salute!

We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!

Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.

What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

Shoutout to South Korea. Their guy tried to pull a Trump and he got shut down and impeached within 24 hours.

Gangsta democracy.

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record.

They run them bc people react to them the most.

If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change.

It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.

We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.

All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋

convinced that there are people who love trump for no other reason than that he gave them a personality, however rancid it might be

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."

Thomas Mann

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I’m thankful for everyone using Bluesky, everyone building on atproto, everyone listening to our message and sharing our dream of a better social media ecosystem that puts people first. We’re going to do this together — thanks for joining us on this journey!

It's 100% true.

If you needed even MORE of a reason to switch to Bluesky, China is "troubled" by the fact that they've invested so much time on Twitter buying ads, bots, and influencers... only to see the people they're seeking to manipulate (us) flee the site.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...

#FuckTrump

I think the wrong questions r being asked about the proposed tariffs. The real question Is how little will he accept from Mexico , Canada and China in order to be able to say the threat of tariffs worked ?

Blue Sky team, you're building something special and great here. Keep at it. Stick with it. And please don't sell it to an evil billionaire who's going to come around waving a lot of money to gobble it up.

Sincerely, a Happy Blue Sky user.

Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.

I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.

Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia

Adele Announces ‘Weekends With Adele Live In Las Vegas’ Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set Adele is bidding farewell to her  hit Las Vegas residency, 'Weekends With Adele.' But not before gifting fans a special memento - a live album! Full story below... Moments ago, the 36-year-old a...

#Adele Announces ‘Weekends With Adele Live In Las Vegas’ Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set
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In Hungary, a key Orbán tactic in dismantling their democracy was that his allies bought media outlets that were critical of the regime and turned them into loyal cheerleaders for the regime.

US right wing hypocrisy

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Dear Magaidiot, small in the pants, incel, chucklefuck trolls,

Yes. I will block you on here.
I put up with enough of your rage jerking on the Nazi rapist hellscape.
I’m not doing it on here too.
Bluesky ain’t for you anyway.
Folks here talk fancy & we don’t fuck sheep.

Now… shoo.

Post by John Nichols: Harris is now winning a higher percentage of the popular vote than Trump in 2016 or 2020. Trump 2016: 46.1% Trump 2020: 46.8% Harris 2024: 48.4% Trump didn’t win a “landslide” in 2024. In fact, his victory margin is one of the smallest in US history.

This is a very important point. Please let everyone know.

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There can only be one me. Help me let @bsky.app be aware that I’m the real me. Many thanks, Mar🐫

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Post showing precipitous decline of share of deaths in Massachusetts from diseases for which vaccines are now available, from 70% in 1840 to low digits % by 1950-60 where it is stayed. Caption: There are not many places on earth where we have detailed cause-of-death data from before the era of widespread vaccination. Massachusetts is one of those places. From 1842-1877, 70% of all deaths were from diseases which we today have vaccines to prevent.

Anyone who is anti-vax is pro-death. Period. The science and data do not lie. And they don’t care about your podcast.