This coming Monday will mark the 84th anniversary of #FDR’s #SOTU address pronouncing the vision of America committed to the #FourFreedoms: Freedom of speech and expression Freedom of worship Freedom from want Freedom from fear

🚨NEW DATA: Since the ACA, the largest health insurers raked in $371 billion in profits, raised family premiums to $26k/year & just paid their CEOs $75 million in annual compensation. UnitedHealth reaped 40% of these profits & now denies 1 in 3 claims.

In 2023, we passed the Build Public Renewables Act in coalition with AOC’s office, mandating publicly owned renewables & union jobs. Its the most ambitious Green New Deal law in the country. Join us & @aoc.bsky.social to organize for even bigger wins. Mon, 8 PM ET: bit.ly/aoc-dsa-call

The amazing @harveyjkaye.bsky.social is here!!

Bluesky explained in 60 seconds!

Vice President-elect JD Vance has arrived at the Capitol with attorney general pick Matt Gaetz, and they are meeting with Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee in the Strom Thurmond Room in the Capitol. Follow live updates:

Zuckerberg owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post. Elon Musk owns Twitter/X. When multi-billionaires take control of our most vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy

Looks like I’m on Bluesky now! 👋🏽 My name is Zo Qadri and I proudly represent District 9 on the Austin City Council. Get ready for a lot of politics and sports on this account 🫡

I love M. Night Shyamalan’s work, but does he ever cast anyone other than white people? Or red heads? 🤔

It’s humbling. We’re not as important as Twitter’s old verification system had us believe. 😊

Does every other person with ADHD get shamed for having 1000 interests? When they said I could be whatever I wanted to be when I grew up, I took it seriously. Why can’t I be a scientist, politico, doctor, lawyer, pilot, chef, goat herder?

What’s that sound? I just ripped my work jumper when I sat down. These have been with me since I first started working as a field geoscientist 9 years ago. 👩🏻‍🔬🔬

Thriving democracy

We just enabled account sign-ups again, so any outstanding invite codes can now be used to create an account. Thanks for your patience!

the voting age should be 16

@jay.bsky.social can we invite our friends now?

Elon is an INVESTOR not an INVENTOR. Elon is a DESTROYER not a DEVELOPER. Most people, even Jack (Twitter + Bluesky), assume Musk is some sort of genius innovator bc of his socioeconomic status. https://sciencesensei.com/heres-who-really-invents-the-amazing-things-elon-musk-gets-all-the-credit-for/

We will temporarily be pausing Bluesky sign-ups while our team continues to resolve the existing performance issues. We’ll keep you updated when invite codes will resume functionality. We’re excited to welcome more users to our beta soon!

young max

welcome to all new bluesky users. please keep in mind that it is still in beta. there are many features still missing, so please be patient. for example, you may notice that this app loads posts and then shows them to you, instead of not doing that for some reason.

I’ve deactivated my Twitter. It’s liberating. We’re all here now. 😊

I don’t pray(because I’m atheist) but when I do, I pray for patience to deal with passive-aggressive mansplainers.

I just can’t right now. Tomorrow either. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Let’s see how fast Ted Cruz will tweet “thoughts and prayers and more guns” 🤬

Hi! We appreciate everyone's enthusiasm in sending invitations, but our current policy is that we cannot accommodate heads of state to join us in our beta yet. This applies to recent/prominent heads of state as well. We appreciate notice before you invite prominent figures at [email protected].

they should replace "in God we trust" on US currency with "the president has been briefed on the shooting"

Our community just got bigger! 60k users on Bluesky 🚀🌟

I’m going to get off Twitter for a while. It’s bad for my heart and mental health.

Whoever says being an influencer isn’t work, is wrong. I’m probably the worst person on social media. I get distracted and forget to post. If I manage to remember it’s already old news. And don’t get me started on engagement 🫠

The court's decision not to reinstate me undermines the democratic principles our country was founded on. I vow to continue standing for my constituents & community to fight for our democratic institutions. If we can't get justice in the courts, we will get it in the ballot box.

Kings in 7!

Nobody has a right to access an invite-only closed beta, and if they are creating an account exclusively to jump in and harass people in replies they will be removed.

Glad to see @aoc.bsky.social & Cori Bush not running to endorse Biden. A democracy needs options. “Biden’s job performance stands at 36% among young Americans between 18- and 29-years-old, slipping five points since Spring 2022(41%).” https://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/spring-2023-harvard-youth-poll

I know Keanu Reeves doesn’t do social media, but maybe… just maybe we can get him on Bluesky?

Jorge works in Salinas CA cutting broccoli to support his family. He shares, "For me, this job is difficult because of my age. For 37 years I've crouched down in the heat and cold, picking. I already feel tired."

Hello Bluesky world! 👋

@jay.bsky.team do you sleep? 😴

AI song with Bad Bunny and Rihanna 🔥 on loop! https://aihits.co/sound/1501408486

Kings on 7! Can I hashtag #SacramentoProud here?

I do

I believe I’m the one that’s me

So far Bluesky feels like we were all strangers on a plane that crashed on an island. Chaos. Fun. Then we had to vote someone off the island🏝️

@aoc.bsky.social brought me here

hey everybody. I heard this is where I come to not get harassed???

Bluesky is trending on Twitter 🙃

Congratulations to everyone who secured their first name as their handle🏆👏

Here I feel free to talk about all the trash tv I’ve been watching. Married at first sight is insane. How and why is this a show!?!

D. Drops 💧