Read Chair Powell's full opening statement from the #FOMC press conference (PDF):  www.federalreserve.gov/mediacenter/...

After a whirlwind 2025, we took a pause to reflect on what 2026 might bring, and how Bluesky can help build the sort of future we all want to see online. Check out a few of our predictions, and let us know if you agree: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Awesome shot. Good morning, Tim!

The Doomsday Clock, a metaphorical timepiece meant to depict how close humanity is to destruction, ticked closer than ever to midnight on Tuesday: 85 seconds to the stroke of doom.

Cracking away at @skylight.social with @reedharmeyer.bsky.social today! Any requests? Leave ‘em in the comments. #skylightsquad #skylightsocial #tiktoksale

Last month I helped release the Resonant Computing manifesto. Now I want to explain why ATproto should be seen as a key component for resonant computing. It helps enable the various principles of resonant computing, and it's helpful for people to understand that...

Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC, has exited (paused) its account on Threads. To be fair, they haven’t posted anything on Threads since July last year, and it comes after they shut all but four of their X/Twitter accounts in August 2023. The ABC doesn’t have an official presence on Bluesky

'Bush Flowers' by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Indigenous Australian artist #WomensArt

2026 is the year Bluesky and the Atmosphere really come alive here's what's next bsky.social/about/blog/0...

I really need to check out @bluecast.app's karaoke tools, doing a ATProto community karaoke night would go so hard

Sorry, Trump, your support is collapsing and you’re panicking. Right on cue, you’re deflecting from your failures with lies and conspiracy theories about me. Years of “investigations" have found nothing. Get your goons out of Minnesota.

Wow! Congratulations! also hugops to @reedharmeyer.bsky.social

Here’s some roses for whoever may need them today.

WATCH AND ACT - PREPARE TO EVACUATE - OTWAYS Multiple towns in #Otways advised to evacuate given 45 C predictions for Tuesday 27th. Extends as far east as Gerangamete, Barwon Downs. Carlisle River fire not contained, will not be contained by tmrw. #vicfires emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#!/w...

I'm in Australia and can't get to Vancouver (if only) in time. I'll be watching closely @knowtheory.net and @danhon.com ... Go well. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

NSW | Australia Day honours for veteran firefighters. Three Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been recognised in the 2026 Australia Day Honours, receiving the prestigious Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for distinguished service... www.fire.nsw.gov.au/incident.php...

If you walk, drive or cycle up Mrs Macquarie’s Road early in the morning, and keep very quiet, there’s a clearing in the trees where you can spot Sydney City slumbering in the summer warmth.

Photographers - bring your work for review by photography professionals for constructive feedback at our Open Portfolio critique at Head On Photo Festival Perth. Camera Electronic, Perth | Sunday 1 February, 4.00–6.00 pm (AWST) Free event | Tickets and details: events.humanitix.com/open-folio

Media must forcefully challenge these claims because they are appear unfounded. Bovino knows the shooting was being filmed at multiple angles by multiple people. This is brazen.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

To my #Australia #Australian friends who were with me in the days of the bird site (I love the quirkiness of not using its name) do check out the For You feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social 🙏🏻😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Once the app is settled and working well we’ll start releasing it in other countries! There are just two of us and we’re really focused on improving the app first particularly for the US users who are worried about the TikTok situation.

Reed is the CTO and co-founder of @skylight.social, a video app built on ATProto. People are liking it! Try it out yourself skylight.social

Perth! I love you. My shows are filling up. Please come!

I went to Sydney Park today and it was beautiful. This isn't like me, but as I tinker with @leaflet.pub I felt inspired to write. Is there anything more moving than watching the close of a grand day from the highest hill in the park? #creativity #poetry #writing

A bushfire in Victoria's Otways, near Gellibrand, has broken containment lines and is threatening communities south and east of the fire. Emergency warnings are in place for more than a dozen towns as firefighters battle the blaze amid a wind change www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

🥁 Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2025: #1 #Hottest100 #NowPlaying#Hottest100🕗 8:19 pm 🎵 Man I Need 🧑‍🎤 Olivia Dean 🎧 Apple Music / Spotify / YouTube Music 📝 Lyrics

The raid on the home of @washingtonpost.com’s @hannahnatanson.bsky.social is a reminder journalists need to be vigilant. We can’t stop government overreach — but we can help you secure yourself digitally. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social share tips that can make a real difference for journalists.

Hey! Friends! What features have we built that you don't know about yet? You know Leaflet has profile pages? Bluesky thread viewer? tags? mentions? blogs and standalone publishing? polls? notifications? subpages? canvas pages? quote sharing? comments? custom domains? custom themes? ………yes??!

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen's note to Starmer after visiting Chequers yesterday.

Juanita Tippins sings backing vocals in my band and I am so proud of her. I was delighted to be at the opening of “I Am Saltwater” an exquisite exhibition of artworks on Tapa bark cloth. The exhibition is open for one more day at 12 Daniel St Botany.

Social feels new again. Here's a post to @leaflet.pub as I try to get my head around the power of federated social media.

It is really good!

Life goes down in the DMs. Keep your windows closed with end-to-end encryption. Germ DM is live in the App Store, and our integration with your Bluesky/Blacksky/ATProto handle is testing in private beta now. 🪟😮‍💨

The White House posted a digitally altered photo of a woman arrested by ICE, to make her look like she was sobbing when she was not. They also appear to have given her darker skin in the edited image they posted on social media. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We appreciate this! We're a small team, so it's tough to squash all the bugs (especially for the thousands of Android devices 😅). Thanks for being here and for watching us grow!! A true OG Skylighter!! ✨

Chloe Zhao posted this and now I'm imagining Baz Lurhmann's "Hamnet."

Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.

What did you think of #Hamnet? The performances are also wonderful... but heavy. The whole movie is heavy. I'm a 'crier' in movies but this one, not so much. Reviewers say you don't need to understand Hamlet, but I'm not so sure. #cinema #film #movies

Eyewitness videos shot from a helicopter showed landslides that had occurred in northern New Zealand due to heavy rain, including one at a campsite in Mount Maunganui, a popular tourist spot on the northern coast of the country.

This is really well written @tynanpurdy.com . Thank you for the explainer about the power of an open protocol. I'm also loving the uptick use of @leaflet.pub to read long form here on BlueSky.

Just reading about @germnetwork.com and secure messaging on AT Protocol.

Wow, just learned that they're just straight up calling it "starterpacks". So little juice that they couldn't even come up with their own name lmao.

This moment of global change is fraught with dangers. And Europe must be ready to change even faster. To become more independent. For its own future.

Thousands of you have joined Skylight this week 🥹 So thankful to have you all here! ✨ Tag me in your first post so I can come say hi!! 👋 @skylight.social @buildwithtori.com

WALCHA | Firefighters ‘shooting the breeze’ about fire safety during local community basketball challenge. Fire and Rescue NSW is inviting the local community in Walcha to a family-friendly Community Game Day on the Australia Day long weekend.... www.fire.nsw.gov.au/incident.php...

We are shattered and grieving the loss of our brother Rob. For now there are no words but there will always be songs. Love Always from Jim, Martin & Pete.

I thought, let me download a mobile phone game. I'd be happy with something like #tetris. Every app I download was an ad generator. I mean, I would happily pay for a simple game. Nope-- locked into oh so many ads. My dalliance with games is over before it starts. 🤣

So sad to hear this news. What an extraordinary musician and a beautiful human. Vale Rob. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...