Anyone got a good resistance grifter blocklist? Tired of these “following/followed by 1-4k people” dipshits fucking up my replies with their performative “oh we’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas” nonsense
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plenty of bot on here for sure...kind of calmed down since that fire in Moscow but I don't know about that...so far I have been lucky to only come across some seriously intelligent and passionate people...unfortunately...we need to find a way to reach a broader audience...I stay off the other place
I follow a ton of people including many, many scientists because of my extremely varied interests. It's not actually normal for me to post exclusively on US politics but these are not normal times. I do thank you for your actions BTW. Those Huntington Beach MAGA creeps are appalling. More ideas!
I firmly believe the GOP's hold on power is fragile & tenuous. Sustained resistance on multiple fronts will crumble it. I have zero interest in listening to those who simply want to sing The Doom Song.
Been using this one since getting on Bluesky; always hesitant to go full blocklist unless the person who made the list is someone I completely trust as people can sweep random folks up in them, so I do mute on it instead so I can always check and see: https://bsky.app/profile/skysentry.bsky.social/lists/3lblgs57oei26
But obvi that doesn't solve replies issue, I suppose, unless someone's made a kind of in-between thing—blocking replies from certain lists without fully blocking ever ability to see those people in case the list is poorly made. That's technical side of bluesky I haven't dived into.
#MAGA is a #Nazi movement. 🙋♂️
American Presidents don’t wear crowns! 👑
Former NFL player, Chris Kluwe arrested after protesting MAGA plaque. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXW_BHW_wM4
If Hakeem Jeffries goes to jail, if other Dem reps go to jail, the GOP gets trump's budget through without issues and we are all worse off. If federal employees go to jail, they are fired for cause, we lose competent people that we need. You and I can go to jail for them. That's how it works.
i was at my GOP MAGA congressman's office yesterday protesting. I have converted my business's social media to fighting Trump. i live in rural, very red Georgia. We are all on the same team and only the GOP wins when we shoot our teammates. i applaud your efforts--let's do it as a team.
i fully understand that at some point I may need to be arrested and my family has planned for that contingency. i fully understand that to visibly oppose the MAGA agenda in rural Georgia is physically dangerous to me. I am still doing it. We all need to be heroes in the ways we can be.
I’m one of those 1-4k people, but I’ve been working my reps phones and sending letters/emails to them. I’m a retired software engineer and have been begging my reps to get Doge proper security clearances. These kids aren’t engineers, just a bunch of intern punks.
Nah you’re fine, your ratio of followed to follower is pretty normal, though 2:1 starts getting unwieldy unless you curate different lists pretty well (from personal experience it’s tough to keep track in one feed past 60ish). I’m talking about the 1:1 followback clout chasing dipshits
Thanks again. My son is a researcher Doctor at Ohio State University researching pancreatic and lung cancer, trying to get the NIH funds turned back on. Writing and calling my reps daily.
It’s my number one problem here. It’s quite rare to find a follower that seems like an actual human with no agenda. Constantly followed by someone following 2K with either 75 followers or the 10K-10K just doing all they can to boost numbers. This site needs to ID and boot them. Real recg REAL.
I block so many of those accounts - every morning I wake up and some weird fake blue resistor accounts started following me..if I haven’t interacted with or verified the account following me, I’m
Blocking…
Trying to understand b/c I’m not a social media expert. Are you asserting who is “worthwhile” based on followers and writing off ppl with the “wrong totals”? I just participate, I don’t seek followers. I’m probably misunderstanding, because the tone of your post seems elitist in a social media way
I don't want to speak for him, but it seems pretty clear to me that he's talking about the people who follow a ton of people in the hopes of getting followbacks. Those people follow way more than a person could actually keep up with and are trying to grow their own follows. I see them a lot.
I get that, but that would be a much lower ratio of followers to follows than 1:1, which is part of what he referenced. I’ve seen the few followers/huge follows, which I assume are scams.
But his post sounded like unless you’re 90k/300 you don’t count. Like I said, I’m likely misunderstanding
I don't think he said a single thing about what your total number of follows/followers should be
But if someone follows 10k people and is followed by 10k people I'm personally suspicious about them because that's not normal human behavior, and they're always follow-for-follow types
I'm curious why the other guys have so many insidious bots, but we don't do the same thing to the MAGAts? Seriously, where are the coders who like democracy and can write a bot to argue with these folks so we don't have to?
Love what you are doing, Mr Kluwe! Hope you run for office someday!
I've used blocklists for maga bots etc, but I find myself hesitant for the blue wave folks- seems easier for legitimate users to get swept up in with the bots? Idk maybe that's naive of me/ slightly influenced by being new to this site and hoping I haven't also been painted with such a broad brush.
Excuse my ignorance, but if you subscribe to the list, doesn’t that mean you end up *following* everyone on the list? I don’t want to click until I understand, because every other list I’ve subscribed to was to follow people.
Yes! Check out @brainnotonyet.bsky.social. He has multiple block lists for these types of accounts. He’s one of the best people to follow on Bluesky, imo.
Not much of a resistance if they're all out of ideas. Stay away from elected representatives but the propagandists warping American minds while they rake in millions of dollars are fair game.
I am confused by the question. Tell me if I got it wrong but is he saying he doesn’t want people replying to his posts who have less than 4k followers? And is he saying that people aren’t doing anything?
No, I’m tired of the people who have a profile of 1-4k people both following them, and following, because all they do is muck up people’s replies with hashtag resist performative bullshit and half of them end up being Russian bot farms
I’ve been trying to follow most who follow me. My follows/followers count is close to the same. Is that a bad look? I used to have thousands of followers when I was a very minor celeb. I don’t care about followers now but appreciate those who do so I follow them back.
If you curate it into lists, it’s not a problem, but I follow people I want to get information from (or happen to know personally), and after a certain point it’s just too much for one feed (right around 60-70 active posters)
That’s also why I try to keep my replies clean, so I can talk with people
Okay. I get that. Yes, there’s definitely Russian bots on here. I remember the study that Twitter put out a few years ago where they showed that 80% plus of Trump supporters on Twitter came from Russian isp’s. Social media is a mess because of the bot farms.
Neither. He's saying there's a particular account archetype that's been cropping up on here that has under a certain follower count and likely only exists to engagement-farm and/or sow discord/hopelessness among liberals.
what happens with Trump's budget in congress if all the dems go to jail? They use a quorum. The GOP must pass the budget and other things with a majority. the more dems who are present for the vote, the more GOP votes that are needed. we don't need dem leaders in jail. we need them in congress.
Chris, I have one of my own. I've vetted every name myself to reduce the chances of any good accounts being blocked. A lot of MAGA's, a lot of trolls, and some who were just being dicks. Look it over if you please.
I'm getting frustrated with the amount of people who say they're willing to kill/die for the cause but dont seem willing to lose money/convenience for it. tweeting about "revolution" on their new iphone while sipping starbucks. The revolution starts at the individual level imo.
I’m tired of being from the punch a Nazi generation to see us become this shit show. How the hell are people walking the streets with Nazi shit on, fuck them.
I think if you focus on reducing overall consumerism & just getting your essentials then you don't have to feel guilty about shopping at Aldi. they do have more progressive policies than many other grocery chains.
You can also donate, either money or time. Time is a critical currency. If you can, give your time to people, communities, causes. The more we rely on eachother instead of corporations the better we become. A lot of us don't even know our neighbors. I think we should have a Summer of Block Parties.
So many, “I am willing to die for the cause!! But only if the protest is on a weekend. After lunch but before dark. And only if the weather is decent.”
I don't think some people understand that life after the revolution will be less comfortable for many of them. A life without mass consumerism, mindless spending, and instant gratification.
Some do not want to see it. Some refuse to see it. Some are too afraid to look at it still. But there are many that are staring it straight in the face. Some with courage. Some with anger and some with fear. We must not turn our heads away but instead work to turn the heads of others towards it.
Do I have a blocklist for you! I started it in November while the early followback partying was still underway and update it semiregularly because the hashtags have slowed down
My standards are defined explicitly because there have been a lot of cases of blocklist abuse, and my policy is to keep my blocklists clearly defined as a result
Yes, blocklists are full of accounts to block. The reason I started that one in particular was because it was when Bluesky was growing explosively, a million people a day, and the new accounts were (a) aggressively enshittifying the platform and (b) followback partying
(Followback parties are a classic way for bad-faith actors, grifters, and fash to sneak into communities in an environment where you don't think about who they're following or what they're being exposed to; leftist Twitter had one years ago that was was so bad everyone regretted participating in it)
Ohhhhh!! 👍 I'm under 1k so im safe! Lol
I couldn't deal with X once that nazi took over. I love it here & block all magats, now I'll take a closer look at who's following me & who I follow.
No problem! It's tricky because bad-faith accounts DO often look legit until they sell their 50k following, rebrand as assraper666 (I am not making this up), and go on a trolling spree
(Also helpful is subscribing to @aimod.social - you can set it up to label/warn or hide accounts with different settings - AI profile pics, frequently posts AI images, etc)
dem party really is putting money into this stuff.
+ dem/lib partisans have convinced themselves that leftists are the reason the dems keep losing (never mind the debilitating effects of gop's race-based vote suppression - they're not interested in that argument).
I really think this is the case. I've been following people back bc newer account but I've noticed some are kinda fishy. Idk. Too many followers, too much content that doesn't feel real. If any site can handle making a list to block, it's this one.
I've found that going into the replies on pretty much any of this guy's posts @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is a great way to find people to block, ope wait hang on a sec...
I don't have a good blocklist, but thank you for taking your stand. It reminded me of this one from a few years ago. Our leaders should do more of this.
I keep emailing my Senators and Rep. And providing my content of those emails to bluesky folks. I actually got a couple of replies from both Rep and Senator that appeared they actually read them too! :-P
Hey @chriswarcraft.bsky.social, big fan. Please join one of our #TeslaTakedown protests, they're making a difference. Or create your own protest at a Tesla store near you on our site at https://Teslatakedown.com
I think I know the type you’re referring to, but I really don’t see what’s wrong with having 1-4k followers. I’m pretty sure you yourself even had that many at some point.
It’s the ratio that’s the problem. I don’t care how many people follow you, but if it’s a near 1:1 ratio between follower and followed and the total numbers are 1k or higher, you’re a followback performance artist looking to juice perceived account value, or a Russian bot farm
That makes sense. Although honestly, I have a couple long-time moots who are definitely not engagement farmers who have near 1:1 ratios. I feel like it’s mainly the ones actually *talk* about following back that are the issue. You could probably catch a lot of them with phrases like “I follow back.”
With some very rare exceptions (basically journalists who actually work rather than grift), I'm immediately suspicious of anyone whose followING count is more than a couple grand.
I'm not even at 300 and I can barely keep up with my zoo.
I don’t really use the following tab anyway, so it’s not a problem for me. Honestly, I follow people as much to communicate interest as to actually see their content. The latter doesn’t require following, nor does following guarantee seeing them 🤷♀️
I don’t understand? What do these mean? I know a lot of women who call themselves that because mothers just get called that a lot? I’m truly asking for info.
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Is that real enough for you? Ask your fave about me.
You seem mad because you jumped on the idea of a BLACK MAN getting himself arrested on purpose, and we see that for what it is.
Do better. 🖖🏾
#MAGA is a #Nazi movement. 🙋♂️
American Presidents don’t wear crowns! 👑
Former NFL player, Chris Kluwe arrested after protesting MAGA plaque.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXW_BHW_wM4
an them leave us m=alone
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Blocking…
But his post sounded like unless you’re 90k/300 you don’t count. Like I said, I’m likely misunderstanding
But if someone follows 10k people and is followed by 10k people I'm personally suspicious about them because that's not normal human behavior, and they're always follow-for-follow types
Can look it up for you if that appeals.
Love what you are doing, Mr Kluwe! Hope you run for office someday!
You can also undo it by clicking one more time.
Glad you’re here.
Definitely a block on site kinda thing.
@squirrelturd.bsky.social
Highly Recommend his work.
That’s also why I try to keep my replies clean, so I can talk with people
Dude, have a great day. Do something kind for yourself and for others. Keeping that balance is what keeps me going.
Just sayin'.
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Put them on notice that if they're going to take us down, they're coming with us!
Muting would be more helpful as it doesn’t mess with the requotes and reposts.
Blocks and mutes are different things and some don’t know the lists can be different. Just trying to spread good info.
I couldn't deal with X once that nazi took over. I love it here & block all magats, now I'll take a closer look at who's following me & who I follow.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6lex766uif2o6hcu2cawgxsg
https://boringstorybook.com/bluesky-mute-lists-for-beginners/
There are plenty that aren't on it that I block manually, but this helps.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mml7iyrgii3zxyvlf43a7to3/lists/3lblgs57oei26
+ dem/lib partisans have convinced themselves that leftists are the reason the dems keep losing (never mind the debilitating effects of gop's race-based vote suppression - they're not interested in that argument).
Also, you're a fucking hero
The choice is yours 😅
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4r2vi44ukm6qkwkxcw3qach2/lists/3lhltukc7kr2h
https://bsky.app/profile/brianmarron.bsky.social/post/3lioykyzzl22q
I'm not even at 300 and I can barely keep up with my zoo.
https://bsky.app/profile/swordsjew.bsky.social/lists/3lderyrlnab2c