Yup @mcuban.bsky.social is 100% correct. If we’re serious about getting the brainwashed people off the brainwashing app, we can’t tell every MAGA to “go back to Twitter”. Block the trolls and focus on letting Twitter bleed out. - ThreadSky

adammockler.com • 168 days ago

Yup @mcuban.bsky.social is 100% correct. If we’re serious about getting the brainwashed people off the brainwashing app, we can’t tell every MAGA to “go back to Twitter”. Block the trolls and focus on letting Twitter bleed out.

Reposted from Mark Cuban

Why are Trump supporters not wanted ? You dont have to follow them. You can block them. You can filter words. Don’t you want @bsky.app to have all perspectives ? I certainly do.

As long as it’s civil. Why not welcome different viewpoints ?

Comments

oeishik.bsky.social•168 days ago

If they can have a civil conversation without descending into personal attacks, sure. But the MAGA brand is all about inciting & being negative. If they can be decent, we should welcome them on here.

tenacioustonia.bsky.social•168 days ago

I'll never ever accept anyone who voted for trump and defend his madness.

philinatx.bsky.social•168 days ago

I have around 0 confidence they would be able to be civil

dbc105.bsky.social•168 days ago

So long as the hate stays at Twitter and not here. Of course we could when someone needs to be blocked just get on here and tell everyone. Most people I know here in Alabama have become Trumputians and there is no talking to them they only want to argue.

lilatheofficial.bsky.social•168 days ago

They FA, and now they FO

So FAFO 💙

detroitmike.bsky.social•168 days ago

Because it just gives them yet another opportunity to broadcast their hateful, slanted, and inaccurate BS. Once it’s out there it joins the rest of the crap from Fox, et al. The more people see it, the more the tendency for lazy readers to believe it’s what must be true. Don’t you watch Fox?

laidbackderek.bsky.social•168 days ago

While @mcuban.bsky.social is telling the truth. Ones I have seen come here, don't actually come here being civil, and just try to troll as much as possible. Can't really find civil Maga cult members because they don't know how to be. Most of them just spread hate as much as possible and delusions.

laidbackderek.bsky.social•168 days ago

Though, we don't need to truly see bluesky peace be totally destroyed with constant infested Maga cult.

they-call-me-grim.bsky.social•168 days ago

They're here in such small numbers that it's not necessary to blanket block them yet.

Now the unironic hammer and sickles? That's a good list to immediately block

purplevh80.bsky.social•168 days ago

I just block and
Keep moving. It's ridiculous to think that trolls won't show up.

sooze555.bsky.social•167 days ago

Not Maga. No thanks

maximumeff0rt.bsky.social•168 days ago

I have had public discourse on BlueSky twice thus far with pro Trump right-wing accounts. Neither ended well because both people were coming to the discussion through the filter of religion. I can't debate a belief held due to blind faith in any religion. This makes it difficult to engage.

darklordnecro.bsky.social•168 days ago

I don't know Adam. Im 50/50 on it. There's a small fraction of MAGA trolls that are only satisfied they're trolling because they really have nothing better to do. While others are brainwashed to think the right cares at all about them. Since Bush Sr, I've NEVER seen a successful Republican president

darklordnecro.bsky.social•168 days ago

That helped the American people and the economy and I doubt I ever will. The insane part of this is that the American populace still doesn't realize this. EVERY Republican president for the last 30 years has done more harm than good for the country in respects to the economy and rights of people.

darklordnecro.bsky.social•168 days ago

And if in 30 years they can't figure that shit out ... They don't need the encouragement. After a while the complacency comes hard and the "well let them vote for their own death" hits hard. Those that seek a better life just to turn around and go back to their old habits, it's their arrogance.

darklordnecro.bsky.social•168 days ago

I'm gonna watch the next 2 years of people dying, birth rates declining, food being more expensive, and a probable war, while good people are going to try to lock all of it down in courts to save the stupid people from their own actions. We should be better than this

00nauts00.bsky.social•168 days ago

Need to stop diluting left places, like for instance, they have fox and so many more outlets for their propaganda, but the left doesn't have ONE place that they don't try to invite the other side. I'm sick of it. Sure, be the better person, be inclusive but don't invite them just to be "fair"

00nauts00.bsky.social•168 days ago

Also they will appear civil but they just talk in circles and annoy that way. Then when you get annoyed they play the victim. F*ck them, they need us to antagonize otherwise it's no fun for them.

james-kaber-00.bsky.social•168 days ago

Definitely. Twitter is bad for the entire country. They suppress opposition while artificially propagating right-wing misinformation….

No matter who you are, right or left, leaving twitter is better for the entire country. Let them come here and see the truth. and yes, block the trolls.

shrewoffate.bsky.social•168 days ago

They won’t ever leave X, let’s be honest. But yeah, block away.

blueczero.bsky.social•168 days ago

Anyone who refuses to accept factual information and is open to changing their views based on that information isn’t worth the effort. Cordial discussion with an open mind is always welcome.

alcaud62.bsky.social•168 days ago

the problem is that most of the Maga crowd are violent trolls.

dickritchie.bsky.social•168 days ago

Nah, fuck every last one of them.

ahernandez-1.bsky.social•168 days ago

I agree on this

tarheel97.bsky.social•168 days ago

I don’t need the perspective of someone that doesn’t understand tariffs

sloth-n-cheetah.bsky.social•160 days ago

Yep. Why would I ever want more lo-info, knuckle dragging sealioning MAGAts? There is no middle ground with them. And they waste my time and energy having to block them all.

jaywilliams.pro•168 days ago

or understanding basic human rights...but i digress

tenacioustonia.bsky.social•168 days ago

No. I don't want any trump voters who defend his madness. I'm so sick of maga!

philliptemple.bsky.social•168 days ago

Disagree. They aren't brainwashed, it's what they believe. They can stay on Truth Social 2.0. Let Bluesky collect like minded people.

ringmaster04.bsky.social•168 days ago

It’s true that if Democrats want to win them over and earn their votes, yes they have to engage with them. But that’s for those of us involved in politics to handle. Others that want to block 100% of MAGA from their lives are justified in doing so.

adammockler.com•168 days ago

This is fine, I agree. When people are blocking @mcuban.bsky.social for even making the suggestion, we need to calm down.

ringmaster04.bsky.social•168 days ago

Very true. We shouldn’t go out of our way to block and alienate allies. I’ve seen a lot of posts against him simply because he’s a billionaire without any regard to his character. Cuban is very much a “don’t hate the player, hate the game” type billionaire to me.

spur42atl.bsky.social•168 days ago

For 2026 the left has the high propensity voter turnout edge that we saw pay off in every election except 2024, where Trump focused on getting low propensity voters. The informed voters will hand easy victories to the left in 2026. By 2028 the progressive agenda must appeal to low prop voters.

ringmaster04.bsky.social•168 days ago

That’s a major concern of mine. Mainstream Democrats run to the center-right again in 2026 and the nature of the electorate and damage from Trump lead to another blue wave and the Dems fail to learn from this loss and rinse and repeat for 2028.

spur42atl.bsky.social•168 days ago

That’s why in progressive areas like the 5th district in Ga, my district, we need to primary out the centrists and install progressives who proudly voice the message, while quietly winning swing districts. The right perfects this. No one knows 95% of reps but they know the loudmouths like MTG.

destinysproblmchld.bsky.social•168 days ago

Well here's a short quick block list of a few obvious troll accounts for anyone interested. I joined this site specifically so I wouldn't have to see trump trolls.

destinysproblmchld.bsky.social•168 days ago

How are we supposed to have meaningful conversations with people who literally want us eradicated and who view us as subhuman? Will Bluesky actually abide by it's own anti hate and anti bullying policies and moderate hate speech on its own platform?

theshutteredroom.bsky.social•168 days ago

MAGA are not civil. It doesn't matter where I am (the grocery store, the gas station, etc.) they let you know that they're MAGA and they express their hate for anyone who isn't . We've tried to reason with them and we've presented them with facts and nothing changes. We're done now.

steve-lillico.bsky.social•168 days ago

MAGA voted for a rap-ist and a felon. MAGA voted to harm your friends, your neighbors, your parents and your children.
We don't need their perspective, we need them to FIND OUT.

steve-lillico.bsky.social•168 days ago

You are not getting a perspective though. You are giving them another stage to broadcast their lies and disinformation to low information voters.

garyha.bsky.social•168 days ago

It’s not the view points of civil people that’s the problem, it’s the lies, the bigotry and racism and let’s not forgot the misogyny, homophobia and hypocrisy.

joekay.bsky.social•168 days ago

They are welcome when not MAGA, pretty easy really.

1freedomfighter.bsky.social•168 days ago

Now, that is a perspective I can relate to, and even hope comes to fruition.

rystyset.bsky.social•168 days ago

You and other reporters show the other viewpoints. Then we laugh at their stupidity. That's enough for me.

nancy-the-impaler.bsky.social•168 days ago

No thanks to MAGA hijacking Bluesky. Their mission is trolling & disruption. We can get their "viewpoint" on X, FOX, OAN, Newsmax, and dozens of other platforms. Block or ban.

zadett.bsky.social•168 days ago

Never in my lifetime

puddincatz.bsky.social•168 days ago

I don’t want Bluesky to become a clusterfuck. That’s all…block, don’t block, but I’m on the side of block right now. I don’t see them getting BETTER. Just the opposite.

sloth-n-cheetah.bsky.social•160 days ago

Exactly. The behavior will never change or improve. I won’t tolerate it.

morningdove300.bsky.social•168 days ago

I agree with Mark. I don’t like Maga . I think it’s a cult and the people are brainwashed the more they hear from people with a different perspective the more they might be turned . If it is true that Trump is going to cancel there benefits they might be open to a different perspective

mike-kitterhing.bsky.social•168 days ago

Think I might nip over to twitter and troll some Nazis

falameezer.bsky.social•167 days ago

Oh how I would 💙😍 to C Musk have 2 sell twitter for pennies on the $. Smack that ego back to Africa

#UNITEAMERICA

kimby5.bsky.social•168 days ago

You cannot change a maga supporter here. That's an in person thing to do. So no, I do not want them here for now. I already know the playbook of the people in charge. They have yet to learn it and being here won't change their minds.

mrspissed.bsky.social•168 days ago

They have proven not to be civil.

catsondcouch.bsky.social•168 days ago

Is there a way to remove a follower on this app? I’ve blocked/muted but cannot see how to remove them.

mcsqauk.bsky.social•167 days ago

really. when those "perspectives" are wholly based in lies and propaganda? they will just go somewhere else without X anyway, at least they can be monitored on X, or pointed out for what it is by 'media', why would we want them here 🤔 💙 we left X because of them. 🤷‍♀️

susieqwest.bsky.social•168 days ago

Maga be civil? Well that made me giggle.

There is a reason people are leaving Twix in droves and its not just about the Maga, the bots and manupilated data is probably the worst... what I heard dont use that Twix platform

writer-theumbrella.bsky.social•164 days ago

If they could hold a civil discourse, it would be great. I shut down most of my social media accounts because of their vile verbal attacks and threat of violence.

mjthompson.bsky.social•168 days ago

So far, the only ones I’ve blocked are the ones who came here simply to troll.

mjthompson.bsky.social•168 days ago

Wait… let me clarify. There was one guy who was relatively normal, except that when he jumped in on actual political discussion, he went straight into profanity and baseless accusations that have been debunked already.

tenacioustonia.bsky.social•168 days ago

That's maga for you, and that isn't normal.

mjthompson.bsky.social•166 days ago

Some anonymous “truther” just trolled me below. He gets a block, even though I’m sure he’ll go report to all his MAGA buddies that “they won’t engage in rational conversation”

But calling everything they don’t like “fake” isn’t a rational argument, it’s just being contradictory.

moonbeam-jupiter.bsky.social•168 days ago

We have been taught to loath Maga participation by the Russian trolls Elon employs, masquerading as Maga. Russia wants a civil war so they can easily put troops on our continent & take over. Any failure of those protecting our shores & land borders cld allow for this IF WE ARENT UNITED.

theyarnlady-rfl.bsky.social•168 days ago

IMO; Viewpoints don’t equate to facts. Too much of our social interactions are merely viewpoints of one faction or another! This premise has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from MSM, to social media platforms. We need a platform guided by facts and science. Bluesky can be the space of facts.

shaggy1.bsky.social•168 days ago

Absolutely. "gravity deniers."Gravity is a hoax!" A lot of the maga's perceptions of reality have been badly injured.

riadossie.bsky.social•168 days ago

If Bluesky is to ever have a shot at being a real alternative to X it needs all perspectives, both sides of the political spectrum. Otherwise, we'll end up building a giant liberal echo chamber, and it fundamentally defeats the purpose of the app.

adammockler.com•168 days ago

Exactly. Thank you.

mayhem1994.bsky.social•168 days ago

Watch me banished this guy to the blocked echo chamber 😂🤣

obiwannigrobi.bsky.social•91 days ago

But, we actually NEED more progressive "echo chambers". The metasticism of Rush Limbaugh's show has created that need.

hellaholla.bsky.social•168 days ago

Saying this got me thrown off Parler!! 😡

riadossie.bsky.social•168 days ago

Well then let Parler be their echo chamber ! We can do better.

patrick-fog.bsky.social•168 days ago

Civil as Twitter has become???? No thanks. We would much rather have a sane social media where bots and propaganda don't exist en masse.

myinwit.bsky.social•168 days ago

No. This is a new breathable space. If you voted for Trump. I’m never going to be OK with you.

hol-la.bsky.social•168 days ago

Think about what the right has devolved into and where it used to be. They used to hide their bigotry & fascism, now they're mask off. We're post truth now, facts don't matter, blatant lies are accepted. We legitimized this by engaging with it and we have the power to cut the sails. We need to.

stahlsusan.bsky.social•168 days ago

If they're civil about things, I let them be. If they aren't... I block them.

lilnoodledragon.bsky.social•162 days ago

derrick666.bsky.social•168 days ago

They simply bring the brainwashing with them. I'm not attempting to befriend any MAGAT. They can go fuck themselves.

janice327.bsky.social•168 days ago

No, magas are not accepted in my world, fuck them

mamacita2021.bsky.social•164 days ago

MAGA civil?

delsamuels.bsky.social•168 days ago

As long as it's not the constant hate speech that seems to be so common. They're so casual in their want to murder people both foreign and domestic.

annmb48.bsky.social•168 days ago

There’s a difference between engaging civilly with people who hold different opinions and those who come to troll.
I block trolls.

cugnus.bsky.social•168 days ago

Better to try persuade those with different opinions, who might then go on and do the same with others. Might prove a challenge, but small wins could lead to greater ones - looks at the effects of small leads in the northern swing states.

dickritchie.bsky.social•168 days ago

You mean the swing states that were stolen?

cugnus.bsky.social•168 days ago

As far as I understand, fraud on votes was at a low level as to be expected. That's not to say that the Republican party has not tried other nefarius methods in some states previously. Thankfully, the courts protected the system. When I mention courts, this does not apply to the Supreme Court!

leahleahbobeah.bsky.social•168 days ago

Here at home Meta-based local groups overrun by maga trolls and incels, fully enabled by admins/mods, who just want to roast the libs and spew poop are getting little to no attention. It really bugs them to no end. Most of us just stopped engaging and/or left for higher ground and Bluesky…

moviefanforever.bsky.social•168 days ago

We need a US social media platform that blocks R$ssian trolls completely. Just block them. And ban VPN use. Just do it already. The reason Kamala lost is because they are using US social media platforms to spread lies & interfere in our election process. It needs to stop or democrats will never win

holmes231.bsky.social•168 days ago

Wish he (Cuban) could buy MSNBC. Always been a fan of his genuinely cool nature.

dorislincoln3.bsky.social•162 days ago

I personally block them but it’s been a nice Change from angry misinformed comments. It’s not them it’s the misinformation

bartorchard.bsky.social•168 days ago

"as long as it's civil"

No such MAGA exists.

northernk.bsky.social•168 days ago

Since when is MAGA civil?

suzannetitkemeyer.bsky.social•168 days ago

The problem with the MAGAs that have arrived here is that they are rarely civil. I always respond with something like "You poor dear" or "Bless your heart!" and hit them with a funny meme that has zero to do with anything, like this....

freecolorado.bsky.social•168 days ago

Agreed, as long as it's civil.

mrfunkypunkie.bsky.social•168 days ago

MAGAs killed the USA. They are not friends or family. They, in fact, are set on destroying friends and family.

asb412.bsky.social•168 days ago

I welcome other opinions, but not rude comments immediately. That’s the problem, you can’t have a political conversation with MAGA.

tashirokairo.bsky.social•162 days ago

“Calling racism a ‘viewpoint’ is like calling arsenic a ‘flavor.’”

gunner2019.bsky.social•168 days ago

Cuban needs to buy msnbc before musk does

thelonewolf1227.bsky.social•168 days ago

MAGA only came here to troll and spew their hateful rhetoric. There is no point in talking to them.

jpmuir.bsky.social•168 days ago

You are correct, and it's difficult to move from demonizing the wicked to a space of listening and understanding.The biggest challenge of all is bridging the differences in belief systems, some stacked very high with loving collective values against narrow, ethnic, gender, patriarchy values in play.

adammockler.com•168 days ago

Yup like someone literally blocked Mark Cuban for even making this post. We need to chill out.

vm-2024.bsky.social•164 days ago

Yep !! I agree chill out !! This could be a crossroad for at least some magas and/or the ill-informed, to see the true light away from the X rhetoric and propaganda.

seanfl50.bsky.social•168 days ago

People need to behave like adults. Blocking Mr. Cuban for this suggestion is a gross overreaction. And calling him a certain part of the male anatomy is sinking to the same level as the Trumpers.

iamlala1992.bsky.social•168 days ago

Lol can't say I blame them... because honestly besides Elon why else did we leave x for? To Escape the Trumpsters. They know it too and still decided to follow us over here...Nah stay on your man's App. We just don't want them on here this is a fresh start away from them.

jpmuir.bsky.social•168 days ago

Maga zealots will go anywhere anyone will listen to them*

There's nothing really to debate here is there?

Perhaps energy to matters of existential threat.

* Wherever they go, they will be monitored by a legion of concern, best where they can be seen and identified and used as sources to events.

paisleyjane.bsky.social•166 days ago

I miss the magats. I haven’t ditched shitter yet. Some of my posts actually get seen by 2 or 3 people. I’m always hoping one of my truth & logic bombs will blow a hole in the concrete bubble maga swallowers live under while consuming toxic waste.

allyhartwell.bsky.social•168 days ago

"Why not welcome different viewpoints ?" Because it's exhausting trying to counter and diminish the utter rubbish, conspiracies and anti-factual information that they spout. They don't present viewpoints.

dancingdog60.bsky.social•166 days ago

I disagree respectfully Adam. The reason being is that Dotard supporters follow his attitude. Which is to be a complete jackwagon. Look at how HE behaves. His followers love it. Remember they say he "speaks for them". So they mimic his disgusting behavior. Let them stay over at Shitter.

dancingdog60.bsky.social•166 days ago

Everyone has to get off of that app and let it just morph into what it basically is right now, just another "truth social". Get your friends off of it and make it irrelevant. The actual truth is not seen there because the guy who owns it runs the algorithm. Get off of it and let it die.

shaggy1.bsky.social•168 days ago

As long as it's civil, yes. I don't see much of that..

obsidian1169.bsky.social•168 days ago

Mark Cuban thank you for having courage I hate when they box liberals democrats as haters of crypto when we all have our say. They think they are the only ones so sad. If this app can block and we keep taking out the air they have no place to go except themself and be hateful and board.

sisterswendy.bsky.social•162 days ago

This.

johogg.bsky.social•168 days ago

We beat our fingers bare for 3 years! We shouted "PROJECT 25" We said they want to tariff everything they can. We said it all. Phuckem

seanfl50.bsky.social•168 days ago

"Block the trolls and focus on letting Twitter bleed out." That's what I've been doing since I started here 10 days ago.

The problem is the majority of red voters have no interest in civility. They just want to troll us and rub our noses in it and spout the same tired old hatred and bigotry.

rtrow666.bsky.social•168 days ago

It's pretty simple. Most trump supporters are civil. 🤷‍♂️ I don't block them tho. I find their stupidity funny.

jedunread.bsky.social•168 days ago

Most of the civil ones don’t really post political stuff or get involved in that. Same with the more moderate left.

I’m friends with a few Trump supporters that are just good people that unfortunately fell for the economics stuff.

rtrow666.bsky.social•168 days ago

I think trump supporters and good people is an oxymoron..

jedunread.bsky.social•168 days ago

There’s a lot of ignorance in all of us. Unfortunately they fell for the belief that Trump will help the economy.

I cannot hate people that are ignorant but are quickly learning or willing to listen.

I get the hate but I can’t participate. Minus the extremes.

rtrow666.bsky.social•168 days ago

Have you ever heard of the tolerance paradox? It's pretty interesting. It's why we are in the situation that we are in now.
I don't think being ignorant slides when they voted for a dictator moron like trump.

jedunread.bsky.social•168 days ago

Yes. I have heard of that.

rtrow666.bsky.social•168 days ago

They had 4 years to do their own research instead of listening to fox news and other bullshit. There's no excuse for voting for trump. At least in my opinion.

rtrow666.bsky.social•168 days ago

Ignorance isn't an excuse.

freecolorado.bsky.social•168 days ago

Seriously, where are you finding these civil Trump supporters? I left X shortly after Musk took over because they were so off the rails and unmoderated.

rtrow666.bsky.social•168 days ago

Oh sorry. That was a typo. I meant AREN'T civil..

dickritchie.bsky.social•168 days ago

Makes a LOT more sense lol

rtrow666.bsky.social•168 days ago

Lol right

bloodyjester.bsky.social•167 days ago

Why do the privileged always want the oppressed to be the better people & educate the oppressors?
#Magats have been promising us violence since before the dipshit got elected the first time & your answer is to tell us to "give peace another chance"
Nah. Fuck Them.

kenloren.bsky.social•162 days ago

My sister dint know about this site so know my 3sisters left twitter my how family one by one they all going to go there I am sending this site to everybody..f…Elon musk that oligarchs wannna be Russian zombie

roblcecil.bsky.social•168 days ago

Here’s a question- if Musk hadn’t bought Twitter would we still be stuck with Trump?

bobfrost.bsky.social•168 days ago

Agree.

gopwtf.bsky.social•168 days ago

We want civility. It's a foreign concept to so many MAGAs but we still need to try to engage with those who are willing. Ignore the trolls & hide their comments so others don't engage the negativity. We're with you @mcuban.bsky.social & @adammockler.bsky.social #FactsMatter

ladiloera.bsky.social•168 days ago

Being racist isn't a different viewpoint. They seem to want a world that is built just for white straight men.

whatamysays.bsky.social•168 days ago

I think people need a break from them
I think we needed a safe space just to have a mental hug because of all chaos and destruction going on around us with all of his crazy cabinet pics all the crazy people being sore winners I don’t think anybody wanted to to hear from them for a bit

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