I have about 1/3 of the followers here that I have on the other place, but the engagement here is a lot more fun & interesting, & it feels happy. I really hope this lasts. We need a public marketplace of ideas!
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Yea I've got a small fraction the followers on x and X is strangely silent I'd go away for a week and all I got was a couple updates related to what spaceX was doing
I took the leap and slammed the door shut. Rebuilding a following feels a bit daunting, however it is slowly happening.
Bluesky feels like a good, heathy, refreshing place to be. So glad I took the leap.
Ms. Vance, can you please answer this question for me. Why is it that politicians and governments want Tiktok sold or shut down? All social media has its negatives, but information by some content providers is extremely through.
So does Meta, Google, Facebook, and Instagram. The same info is being sold to other companies without our permission, so what the point. There isn't one. It's just that information is being absorbed that wouldn't be available to us through MSM. This kid that murdered the CEO, I've learned more
about him in 4 minutes via Tiktok than MSM. I've learned more about Israel vs. Gaza, via this vehicle, then in school, I know more about Africa vs. France than in school. More about the law and so on. This only makes sense if they can't control or own it. Simple
Until Bsky gets sound notifications when my essential follows post something, I’m stuck bouncing back and forth between here and shitter. I go there for the notifications, then over here hoping they’ve posted the same thing.
It is toxic. And there's no use in arguing with them. They are hypnotized by the hate, fear, and promises of being the Supreme beings in their country that he feeds them
I have mixed feelings on it. i don't want to support Elon's platform. But I also don't want to give those peckerwoods a "safe space" to be sacks of shit.
HegSEX Resume:
“financial mismanagement of VETS organizations that were very strong when he started, BUT, ended up basically on the verge of bankruptcy and irrelevance through his stewardship of smaller vets organizations.”
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Over the years I always enjoyed your commentary on MSNBC, Joyce. The day after the election I stopped watching for the most part. It was just too painful and demoralizing. But I enjoy following you here on Blue Sky. I hope we (and our country) can all survive the next four years.
Pay no attention to the stupid Followers and Following stats. They have nothing to do with quality engagement. Lots of bots and people following each other only to get follow-backs to boost THEIR stats. Personally, I think those numbers should be removed from accounts. They’re just ego feeders, IMO.
I think it's because people aren't really leaving X. They made accounts here but it's not big enough for them so they keep going back over to X for their fix and just pop in here every so often. Some seem to miss the engaging with better known maga politicians.
I have about half as many as other place; what’s important to me is I can follow people like you on here & not have to see the nasty comments from the uneducated or “rich” segment of our society who only are in it for themselves. I can’t be that way, guess that’s why I’m a child abuse prosecutor.
I agree. It just feels like a safe place to interact. I’m extremely quick to block which makes me feel like I’m shutting out the hate - one maga at a time!
Thank you! That’s because we all want peace and we want to live in a world that is without all of the screaming and drama every five minutes. But most of all we want to hang out with ADULTS- grown people. Thank God for Bluesky!
I've watched you on MSNBC and appreciate all of your insight and thank you. I am glad you are here with so many other transplants. I don't miss the other web site at all. Quality not quantity is my motto. 💙
That’s how I feel: quality over quantity. I have less than 300 followers here but they are engaged and I enjoy their posts and comments. At the other joint 6K+. It’s better here so far.
Ditto I just posted my same idea on the chance we have to make this real n not spoil it. I want to feel it's a community. And allow everyone to be themselves. Accept them.
What is more important? Meaningful dialog or a number of faceless maybe people probably bots. If you provide good content worthy, people will follow. Present honesty and integrity, draws the crowds like moths to a flame. From what I have seen of your work, you will have no problems.
I’m a veteran and I’ve always been a little bit uncomfortable when people tell me “thank you for your service“
It was my job and I got more out of it than I ever thought I would.
So I’m sure this will probably fall the same way for you… But thank YOU for your service to our country.
I'm grateful for your service. We wouldn't have survived all these years without you. Some people were Airborne Infantry, did two tours in Iraq, and came back bitter and angry after being shot near his heart. He dealt with it by becoming maga.
May I challenge your framing Mark? There are many jobs done in the service of nation. As a young woman I chose to teach in public schools for nearly a decade,as service to my nation. I used history curricula to teach critical thinking skills. I wanted to do my part. Thanks to all who serve somehow!
Just because you like your job doesn’t make it less worthy of gratitude to those who benefit from your work. Accepting gratitude is hard but giving it is a gift
A smaller constellation can shine brighter when stars align in meaningful exchange. Let this marketplace thrive, where ideas orbit freely, and the journey feels as vast and hopeful as the void itself.
I love you Joyce! I’m always so disappointed when you’re not on the Sisters-in-Law podcast. I’m a knitter too so I always want to support my fellow knitters. 🧶
Just give it time. A lot of us are technologically challenged. And some cannot monetarily contribute but yours and HCRs letters are what is needed to keep Democracy alive. Thank you very much.
Word, girl. I deleted my other thing and followed you here. You will catch up; remember, you were there for some eventful *years* - weeks later, you already have ⅓. It’s a better framing.
I live in NM. We desperately need immigration reform to grant citizenship- NOT DEPORTATION. We need immigrants for labor &, guess what, I LIKE EVERY ONE I’VE MET. They work hard just trying to take care of their babies.
Joyce you voice brings a resounding message that we can and will persevere through this difficult period🥹Thanks for continuing to steer us towards informative discussions,insights and probable outcomes and solutions🥰
I hope this lasts, also. A place to present and share real facts and figures, rather that "alternative facts". What a crummy phrase magats came up with to whitewash their blatant lies.
My silly mushroom and cooking snaps have sometimes gotten a couple hundred likes out of nowhere. In instagram I got one like from my wife and possibly a couple more from onlyfans bots. The engagement here is crazy!
I'm one of your paid Substack subscribers and I am delighted you're here. People will find you because you are not only knowledgeable, but your are articulate and interesting. I quit X before it was X b/c I can't stand to see Musk's bloviations.
Weird, I'm already at half because Elonia throttled my account.
Engagement was non existent.
I'm a nobody, but something I posted caught the attention.
I was shadowbanned forever by Elon. Is there anyone in your rolodex skilled at litigating class-action suits, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social? I would argue that adhesion contracts can be so onerous that they can be set aside, and a $300B CA suit against Elon would get his attention.
Agreed. I’ve seen a couple of interactions that made me nervous but most, even those with conflict between the participants, weren’t confrontational. Super refreshing to see.
Same. Mine is about 1/8 what it was. Trying to pull more followers over, because it’s hard for people to find each other here. But the ability to engage more is an added perk.
Not everyone is that rude here. I only know due to watching Nicole Wallace on Dateline. Joyce Vance is a former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. One of the first female attorneys nominated by President Barack Obama.
Hope that helps.
Why be rude? Why assume it's not a good faith question? I became familiar with Joyce Vance when I used to watch MSNBC, but she may have escaped my radar entirely until I started listening to Stay Tuned.
Joyce, that’s such a refreshing take! A vibrant, respectful space for ideas and engagement is exactly what social media should strive to be. Here’s to fostering more meaningful conversations and keeping the positive vibes alive. 🌟
We all had more on the other, but it took time ( at least for me ), but you were one of the first people I looked for on here. You are my “go to”for all things legal, and your chickens!
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Bluesky feels like a good, heathy, refreshing place to be. So glad I took the leap.
They have a window into every household that has a TikTok account.
So glad you’re here!!!
We need a more robust verfification system to prevent exploitation.
Before they ban universities and burn....
Books?
Oh yeahhhhh
I wish everyone on BlueSky would just #deactivate and let it wither away.
Fellow history nerd!
“financial mismanagement of VETS organizations that were very strong when he started, BUT, ended up basically on the verge of bankruptcy and irrelevance through his stewardship of smaller vets organizations.”
To lead DOD!
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I used to delete about a dozen bot followers every week,
And I hardly post.
Our unity strengthens us.
They are all blocked here and my feed is awesome!!
It was my job and I got more out of it than I ever thought I would.
So I’m sure this will probably fall the same way for you… But thank YOU for your service to our country.
You want to buy an idea? I got plenty
Imagine that 😎
#BlueSky baby 🤩
I'm over here thinking about putting reddit in the rear view.
Me, I mean.
That would help me.
😁
This is the way.
Fun fact: I’m the one who provided you with an invite code through a mutual Twitter friend back when those were required.
All of them are.
Engagement was non existent.
I'm a nobody, but something I posted caught the attention.
Lovely to connect with you once again in a positive space.
It’s good.
Did my Xit and not looking back.
Hope that helps.