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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.

📢 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!

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!

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

The meme I didn't know I needed

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 thatgrapejuice.net/2024/11/adel...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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Neste sábado (23), a diva Adele fez o último show de sua residência "Weekends With Adele", em Las Vegas. Na despedida, ela confessou que não sabe quando voltará a se apresentar ao vivo. “Vou sentir muita falta disso (...) Não sei quando vou me apresentar novamente. (🎥: Reprodução/ Adele Stats)

I’m so sad to see my girl #adele wrap up her shows in Vegas. It’s going to be a while before she’s back 😩😩 but I’m so happy for her and Thank you for ‘30’ 🫶🏾

Time flies 🥲 I will never forget these past 3 years. Special times. Bittersweet times. Thank you Adele, for everything. 🎶So is it over? Is this really it?🎶 🎶But go on, go on, take it, take it all with you Don't look back at this crumbling fool🎶

Adele bids farewell to fans at the final night of her Vegas residency: “I will miss you terribly. I don’t know when I’m going to perform again”

Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

PLEASE REMEMBER: trump's win percentage is shaping up to be the third SMALLEST in history. He does NOT have a mandate, no matter what he says. That means we push back against every single batshit crazy policy he tries to pass. EVERYTHING. Mandate my ass.

As Adele brings her Las Vegas residency to an end, she leaves behind a major fashion legacy, Vanessa Friedman, our critic, writes. By the time she takes her last bow, she will have worn more than 50 long black dresses — a different one every weekend. nyti.ms/4fUiMmP

Honestly the way “the media” is tut-tutting about Bluesky must mean everyone on here is doing something right.

One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election. Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control

Well, now I know we made the right decisions

Hi, I’m God. Jesus said he wants you all to have free healthcare. Love, God

A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.

Adele reveals she’s excited to watch ‘Wicked’ despite not liking musicals: “I really don’t like musicals. […] But whatever this Wicked campaign is going on… I am gagged to see it. Which is absolutely crazy cause I didn’t like the musical itself. The marketing campaign worked!”

For me, the thing that knocked the wind out of me with this election is that I dared to believe America would get it right THIS time, that America was ready for a Woman President. It hurt having that blind faith in neighbors, friends, and strangers smacked out of me. Dammit, America. 😞

So many folks haven’t clocked that there has been a seismic change in the landscape of social media. People don’t want an app that just advertises Mr Beast to them the same way they don’t want one that just yells the N-word at them while trying to convince you Trans folk are bad actually. We’re done

Literally..

Piers Morgan: “50 years ago, before Roe came in, it wasn't a federal law. So why are you so exercised about it?" BTC: "Prior to Black people having the right to vote, they weren't allowed to vote. I'd be worked up if that was rolled back, too.“