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turbinetree

(25,554 posts)
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 06:56 PM Nov 22

MAGA Feels Censored Because They Can't Be Dickheads On Bluesky

Cry more, please.



By Conover Kennard — November 22, 2024

Bluesky is a great social media platform where you don't feel like you're walking into a cage fight daily. Xitter, on the other hand, does not moderate content, and many of the MAGA users are abusive.

On BlueSky, I have received zero death threats, nor have I seen maps circulated of my home. That happened on Xitter, though, and I reported them to no avail.

MAGA feels censored on Bluesky because they can't be dicks on the social media site that has been taking in about a million users per day. Newsweek seems to be taking sides with the abusive MAGA assholes.

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/11/maga-feels-censored-because-they-cant-be

Newsweek is a rag.............rw rag............they can pound sand.............

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MAGA Feels Censored Because They Can't Be Dickheads On Bluesky (Original Post) turbinetree Nov 22 OP
I Like Bluesky roscoeroscoe Nov 22 #1
Plus they will not take the x crap............... turbinetree Nov 22 #2
I'm mainly there for John Scalzi, to be honest. LOL mucholderthandirt Nov 25 #43
Get a Clue maga Shits. We just don't like you. Cha Nov 22 #3
Have to draw them a picture..............or show them a picture with a big middle finger........... turbinetree Nov 22 #4
They don't like to play by any rules. It makes them angry like a child. Hope22 Nov 22 #14
Sounds like osteopath6 Nov 23 #29
Co-signed Blue_Tires Nov 23 #34
Oh they already got wind of Blue sky? Dem4life1234 Nov 22 #5
One of the first things I did on Bluesky.... Roxi Nov 22 #6
what's the list called proud patriot Nov 22 #8
Here: highplainsdem Nov 22 #11
awesome thanks proud patriot Nov 22 #23
Thanks. Is there a way to block the group or do you have to click on each one independently? lostnfound Nov 23 #25
Just hit subscribe Stuckinthebush Nov 23 #30
One problem with mass blocking Arrgh Nov 24 #42
I'm enjoying Bluesky and Threads kimbutgar Nov 22 #7
Then I look for their management team to be hauled before congress and grilled on their "censorship" practice. Xavier Breath Nov 22 #9
This is exactly the same shit they pulled on Twitter, back when it was still Twitter... Karasu Nov 22 #10
Years ago (2015) UpInArms Nov 23 #31
no reason to share AI garbage, jesus christ WhiskeyGrinder Nov 22 #12
Bluesky also has a feature not present in other platforms meow2u3 Nov 22 #13
Like most things blue, it's competently designed and quite handy. paleotn Nov 22 #19
Fuck 'em all. And That is all. Evolve Dammit Nov 22 #15
MAGA morons can't grasp the fact that the rules apply to both sides and that it's not that they're being censored Galraedia Nov 22 #16
Private site. They can censor all they want. paleotn Nov 22 #18
MAGAs also can't grasp the First Amendment ONLY applying to THE STATE not being able to censor speech Attilatheblond Nov 23 #39
No Bluesky for you. Go fuck yourselves. paleotn Nov 22 #17
Newsweek would take maga sides.... Liberal In Texas Nov 22 #20
Maybe they should stick with Truth Social. NT MadScout Nov 22 #21
But it's no fun if there aren't any liberals around to bully! tanyev Nov 23 #26
Nothing they can do Figarosmom Nov 22 #22
It's worth noting Metaphorical Nov 22 #24
From The Guardian: I've joined Bluesky and it feels like a breath of fresh air - in some ways... erronis Nov 23 #33
So they have to be civil, act like they got some "home training" as the saying goes underpants Nov 23 #27
Poor babies LetMyPeopleVote Nov 23 #28
I believe the proper response is... 3catwoman3 Nov 23 #32
Just signed up. Elessar Zappa Nov 23 #35
They are the most fragile snowflakes of all! nt City Lights Nov 23 #36
Same on threads Roc2020 Nov 23 #37
I love Bluesky. arkielib Nov 23 #38
Some MAGAS believe Tweedy Nov 23 #40
Loving it there! mainer Nov 23 #41

mucholderthandirt

(1,272 posts)
43. I'm mainly there for John Scalzi, to be honest. LOL
Mon Nov 25, 2024, 10:14 AM
Nov 25

I'm having trouble finding more people to follow, as I don't want political sites, or newspapers, or pundits. Makes it hard to really settle on someone, since you have to read a bunch of posts to see if they post enough, and are sane enough or interesting enough.

I did read most of what George Takai has posted, but it's almost all political stuff -- all of which I agree with -- but I'm pretty much off politics for a while. I may end up not reading or posting here, even.

Hope22

(3,456 posts)
14. They don't like to play by any rules. It makes them angry like a child.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 08:49 PM
Nov 22

Maybe Bluesky can teach them how to act in a society by enforcing a consistent set of rules.

osteopath6

(159 posts)
29. Sounds like
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 09:23 AM
Nov 23

The feelings are mutual I'm sure 😅 And that does nothing to help.

Doesn't do anything for helping the country, the people in it, etc. Its nice when you're well enough off to be insulated, but the average Dem struggling day to day doesn't care about all the academic arguments. They are trying to survive. Kitchen table issues...

Sounds like we should just let the R's finish off the Gov. then at least then there won't be a Gov left to use against the other.

If we're never going to recognize another R and they've already shown they'll never recognize a D, then it well and truly is over.

The United States is through. Let's stop pretending there even is a United States then.

Dem4life1234

(2,383 posts)
5. Oh they already got wind of Blue sky?
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 07:38 PM
Nov 22

Evil ass human beings, they have to express their nastiness.

That picture is inaccurate, they should have all had at least two chins.

Roxi

(2,167 posts)
6. One of the first things I did on Bluesky....
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 07:52 PM
Nov 22

…was block all of the maga idiots. Someone curated a list that automatically adds them when they join the website, and I simply blocked anyone who gets added to that list.

It’s a thing of beauty, and I’m enjoying the bright blue skies over there.

Arrgh

(17 posts)
42. One problem with mass blocking
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 12:04 PM
Nov 24

is that some accounts shouldn't be on there. This list has a great DJT parody account that is hilarious, e.g. he appoints the Hamburglar to the Department of Hamburger Safety, etc. The owner also has a parody Elon and parody RFKjr account.

So far I'm fine with just plucking them out as they pop up in feeds. I haven't been there long so I don't see many.

Xavier Breath

(5,282 posts)
9. Then I look for their management team to be hauled before congress and grilled on their "censorship" practice.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 08:12 PM
Nov 22

That's where we live now.

Karasu

(510 posts)
10. This is exactly the same shit they pulled on Twitter, back when it was still Twitter...
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 08:39 PM
Nov 22

...until Elon came along and gave them the safe space they wanted.

"Waah, waah! Everyone's left-wing! Media bias! We're being censored! Why aren't our uninformed views being treated with equal respect? Why cant we be as offensive to people as we want, every second of every day? Waah!"

The fuck are you clowns still whining about? You already managed to successfully conquer one major mainstream social media network for the sole purpose of being unrepentant assholes. How many more do you fucking need before you stop feeling "persecuted" for being idiots?

They genuinely think they have the freedom to say whatever the fuck they want anywhere they want without fear of consequences. Emphasis on those last four words.

Fuck off and stay in your dingy-ass corner of the Internet with all the other Muskrats.

UpInArms

(52,056 posts)
31. Years ago (2015)
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 11:05 AM
Nov 23

when I was the owner/editor of my local newspaper, the rightwingers were always mad at me because I would not allow them to spew their hateful garbage in my paper. They accused me of censorship because I told them that if they wanted to write about policies, I would print it. If they just wanted to call people names, I would not.

They were furious. I just told them that when they owned the newspaper, they could print anything they wanted. Until then, I was going to publish only facts and true debates.

meow2u3

(25,002 posts)
13. Bluesky also has a feature not present in other platforms
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 08:46 PM
Nov 22

Bluesky has the ability to create starter kits. You can make a follow list, a block list, what have you. It makes it much easier for those right-wing stalker trolls to be blocked en masse.

Galraedia

(5,248 posts)
16. MAGA morons can't grasp the fact that the rules apply to both sides and that it's not that they're being censored
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 08:59 PM
Nov 22

it's that they're saying incredibly racist, sexist, and fascist shit.

paleotn

(19,853 posts)
18. Private site. They can censor all they want.
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 09:30 PM
Nov 22

Same here. That in no way hampers magats from making their own sites where they can spew shit to their heart's content. In fact, they already have 2 ready made. What they don't understand is private property and the fact that Jackass isn't a protected class under federal law. Our rules apply in our house. Don't like it, go to your own house.

Attilatheblond

(5,052 posts)
39. MAGAs also can't grasp the First Amendment ONLY applying to THE STATE not being able to censor speech
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 04:14 PM
Nov 23

Since the bush years, they never understood privately owned sites having the right to enforce their own rules and limits to 'speech'. I recall seeing complaints about DU 'violating free speech' way back when I lurked in the early years.

Lots of MAGAs have the same inability to recognize others' property rights regarding carrying firearms too. They think their 2nd A magic powers allow them to bring weapons onto property that others own.

Metaphorical

(2,370 posts)
24. It's worth noting
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 11:24 PM
Nov 22

(I don't have links handy, but will post when I do) that the X-odus is well underway right now from Xitter, not only in terms of users but in terms of advertisers, and there's almost no migration to the platform nor advertiser support coming into it. About 55% of members are going to Bluesky, 35% to Threads, the remainder to various other platforms. Most are keeping their X Accounts to prevent others from using them.

There are those who will remain loyal to X, but they were already loyal to Musk and peripherally to Trump, but X isn't getting a lot of new traction at this point, and the social media are polarizing pretty much along existing red/blue lines. X-files generally do not fare well on Bluesky - the culture there is built around the notion that you can permanently block people, which you can't do in X, and most of the hard core trolls usually find themselves out in the cold when they bring their sociopathic behavior to bluesky.

erronis

(17,648 posts)
33. From The Guardian: I've joined Bluesky and it feels like a breath of fresh air - in some ways...
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 01:08 PM
Nov 23
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/23/ive-joined-bluesky-and-it-feels-like-a-breath-of-fresh-air-in-some-ways

As I write, there’s a window on my laptop screen that is providing a live view of a stampede. It’s logging the numbers of people joining the social network Bluesky. At the moment, the number of registered users is 20.5 million. By the time you read this there will be more than 30 million of them, judging by the rate that people are currently joining.

The proximate cause of it is the role that Elon Musk, owner of X (née Twitter), played in the election of Donald Trump, when a significant proportion of the platform’s 200 million-plus users realised that they’d been had – that they had, in effect, been useful idiots for Musk on his path to the centre of political power.

There had been an “Xodus” once before – in October 2022, when Musk took over Twitter – as people fled to a new, open-source network called Mastodon, but it was on a much smaller scale. At its peak in November 2022 it had 2.5 million users, but that number has dropped to just under 1 million now. The stampede to Bluesky is on an altogether bigger scale.

underpants

(188,396 posts)
27. So they have to be civil, act like they got some "home training" as the saying goes
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 08:19 AM
Nov 23

Gee how terrible for them.

I’m not on BlueSky yet. The appeal to me of Twitter was the humor. There are a lot of very funny people out there. Then it turned into a oneupsmanship contest on outrage usually based on complete bullshit and extrapolated speculative rumors.

Roc2020

(1,720 posts)
37. Same on threads
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 02:24 PM
Nov 23

MAGA posters are easily blocked, and they are blocked consistently to their chagrin. They want to argue and not allowing that is driving them nuts

arkielib

(389 posts)
38. I love Bluesky.
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 03:58 PM
Nov 23

There are a lot of MAGAs who have joined recently so they can troll - mostly through replies. Most everyone just ignores and blocks them though. It is great. I haven't been on Bluesky long, but have already been blocked by a MAGA who was misappropriating RBG's photo. I did call her out on it before I blocked her. I'm wearing her block like a badge of honor. First time I've (knowingly) been blocked on a social media platform.

mainer

(12,278 posts)
41. Loving it there!
Sat Nov 23, 2024, 05:16 PM
Nov 23

I made one little post on X recommending someone move to BlueSky and I got hit with replies from jerks about how we’re weenie liberals and cowards for moving. As if abuse is going to make us want to stay on X? As I said, every time we get insulted on X, an X refugee gets its butterfly wings. That really pissed them off.

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