RIP @burgerbecky.bsky.social (1963-2025)

RIP @sfdirewolf.bsky.social (1974-2025)

Yes, according to the generally reliable labeler that lists join months, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social joined in Apr 23 (a very fine time to join), and is thus very much a bsky elder.

The "Torment Nexus" post is about a condition created by a tech leader, that took a cautionary tale of a horrible design choice by a technology company as an reason to implement a horrible design choice. This seems obvious... and yet.

Bluesky seeks Head of Communications, no experience necessary. Just kidding. All the experience necessary. Learning from it, however, is discouraged.

You've probably blocked them already, so here's a free link to the NYT summary of their bullshit.

RIP @kevingaustin.bsky.social (1961-2024)

from @ap.brid.gy the creators of the famous mastodon-bsky posting bridge, there's another service available; Bounce. blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...

Several accounts describing correspondence btwn Link and Bsky moderators indicating reason for the ban was inciting violence by sharing an image of Charlie Kirk, taken just before his murder. Some, but not all descriptions, have said it was in a reply to bsky staff but I have no confirmation yet.

'Clanker' is a reference to discussions about Anti-AI sentiment and the extrapolation of this into behavior that mimics racism. Most bsky references are joking in nature, with occasional philosophical posts exploring the connection more seriously. NYT synopsis of discourse (not just on bsky).

Adding to growing list of accounts afoul of moderators, @spacelawshitpost.me (fka @knilirabaj.bsky.social) is currently suspended. Reason for suspension has not been shared. Adding to questions- account may be hosted in outside PDS, raising question about scope of suspensions under federation.

waffles is a reference to an old post about someone liking pancakes, and someone replying 'what about waffles'. In current context, @jcsalterego.bsky.social made a reference to this, the site CEO @jay.bsky.team QP'd we can do better. Someone said 'did you ban Jesse Singal', Jay replied 'waffles'.

RIP @kalebhorton.bsky.social (1988 – 2025)

RIP @drdagly.bsky.social

RIP @bakerboy.chasbo.com (1965-2025).

As state law changes affect your access to the main bsky apps, VPNs are one option, as are alternative client apps. *and please share your experiences with these, to help others find what fits for them. www.bskyinfo.com/tags/alterna...

Stovey has been here from very early, and early bsky enjoyed much needed happy moments from their heroic efforts to like posts. Not a bot. Not a bit. She read our shite, and liked the stuff that was passably good. If you see old accounts sad and angry to hear they've been treated badly, that's why.

RIP @andreagibson.bsky.social (1975-2025)

‘Fed posting’ is a reference to any post that is considered to be likely to elicit law enforcement attention as an actionable threat. It is not exclusively an accusation of undercover activity.

RIP @connolly.house.gov (1950-2025)

Thankful today that Greenwald does not have a bsky account.

TACO refers to a rumor that high power stock investors are not worried about the effect of Trump's threats to the economy because he will always back down, and have coined this TACO. Trump Always Chickens Out

While many angles and perspectives are being shared across bsky about engagement, a big chunk of talk is branching off some selected user charts like those shared in this post by @followtheh.bsky.social

RIP Bianca Castro-Arabejo @jigglycaliente.bsky.social (1980-2025)

RIP @jillsobule.bsky.social (1959-2025)

For an ongoing (for now) listing of verified bsky accounts, one source is @verified.pds.mmatt.net For those of you not yet verified yet, eww. stay away from me.

@falconryfinance.bsky.social (aka ‘falconry guy’) is posting denials and endorsements of historical atrocities, mixed with mainstream content that’s attracted 12k followers. Many followed based on memes shared by account, and may be unaware of (apparent) recent swing to praising violence.

@turbojerry.bsky.social is accused of hitting up women on bsky for sexting, claiming to be in an open marriage. Today(ish) transcripts dropped. It has sparked a fair amount of attention and sighs all around. Just be good to your spouses and each other, people. Please

Laurelai Bailey is a social media and blogging personality that has been involved in many controversies. May or may not have a bsky alt. She has been cited for (and denies) membership in LulzSec hacking group. Sometimes associated with Shinigami Eyes. FBI Informant and SA claims have also been made.

We’re gettin’ the band back together.

RIP @denzilmeyrick.bsky.social (Nov 28, 1965 - Feb 14, 2025)

Need to do some follower-scaping? Cleanfollow can help.

Big boat stuck!

RIP @garek.bsky.social (not released - 2025)

More jocks itching to join Bluesky.

RIP @realbiffwiff.bsky.social (Unreleased - February 2025)

Article highlights the game developer labeler run by @trezy.codes. Great discussion of the challenges of moving labelers from small scale to mass utilization without losing focus and accuracy.

Seems like there's room here for people who have never given a single fuck about nfl dot com to join as class action participant petitioners, and keep this out of arbitration. What do I know, though.

RIP @aschmugge.bsky.social (July, 1983 — February, 2025)

PSA: old news, but in case you didn’t know (or forgot). You can access the ‘tiktok’ inspired Video feed via the feeds tab, search for Video. It’s the one from bsky.

NFL: Show me the money! Bsky: *coyly begins undressing* NFL: No *sigh*, it's not an entendre. Pay us money. Bsky: *coyly begins dialing investors* awfulannouncing.com/nfl/rift-blu...

Large grant award announced to build a fact checking labeling service. Well, it's large to me. No one offering me $100k to build more labelers. Which is fine, really. Not bitter at all.

Trust and Safety facing criticism again, for sending a 'harassment' warning to a user for her strident reply to an inappropriate DM, highlighting widely held annoyance with unsolicited DMs, and a perceived lack of concern for the trust and safety of accounts from traditionally marginalized groups.

Huge shoutout to all the science feeds, and to @bossett.social and @danirabaiotti.bsky.social for leading the way. Doing us all proud.

*Car Salesman Voice* You can pack so many new users into this beauty.

Is it too early to lobby Nintendo to replace twitter integration with Bsky on the upcoming Switch 2? My sources say no. It's me, I'm my sources. Definitely start doing this immediately.

*Neil Diamond Voice* He's coming to Santa Monica. Well, if he does, we won't hear about it from him on bsky, the 'Cat Whispered' account now immortalized in copypasta is deactivated, unknown if this was a self-deactivation or moderation action.

Anybody else wondering what dance moves @mcuban.bsky.social is planning to show off?

Well, will you look at that 🖼️👀. No, seriously, have you looked at @flashesapp.bsky.social- A photo viewing client for Bluesky from the creator(s) of @skeetsapp.com? I haven't looked yet. Any good?

They like us! They really like us! (and really hate that asshole) note: this is separate from bsky management efforts to raise funds. this is a drive to build a stronger open source effort to advance the platform generally