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adultotter.bsky.social
oh no not the HOUSTON ASTROS being upset about someone stealing their signs
August 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
adultotter.bsky.social
please donate if you can!
May 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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mommunism.bsky.social
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.

You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter] النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه. Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza. These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform. Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay … Gazans have also been aggressively targeted and unfairly reported by bad actors. Many accounts openly encourage the reporting and targeting of any Palestinian. Several groups exist for the express purpose of looking for Palestinian accounts to report. We believe Bluesky owes Gazans, and the entire community who benefits from their voices, a greater duty of care especially in the context of the horrors they are enduring. We ask Bluesky to implement the following changes: Provide information on all Bluesky-affiliated websites in Arabic that explains the rules and expectations of the site in clear language. Investigate the accounts that are mass-reporting Palestinians on Bluesky. The mass reporting of Palestinians on Bluesky is a group effort to render the platform a hostile place for a community based on their ethnicity. As such, it is racism, and should be understood as such. Reports against Palestinians who have broken no community guidelines must be understood as racism, and the accounts that submit those reports should be disregarded in the future. Many Bluesky users encourage Gazans to tag or reply to them, and this is not always understood as unwelcome behavior. If an account is reported as Spam for tagging or replying to others, treat only reports from the tagged/mentioned account as legitimate, seeing as they were the only ones who received a notification. Send emails regarding disciplinary action every time it is taken. Gazans do not always get an email explaining what they did wrong, and those that do are required to parse a language they do not speak in order to understand their violation. Have these emails contain an easily visible link to information about their violations in Arabic. Respond to appeals in a timely fashion, many Gazans simply never hear back from Bluesky after they appeal a decision. In addition to removing Gazans for alleged spam behavior, Bluesky has also sometimes indicated that they are deleting an account for being a scam or … End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community. We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard. We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future. We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community. [To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]
May 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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aljazeera.com
BREAKING: At least 140 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/tgirl1
May 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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leftistlawyer.com
We will not be forgiven for this. This will be a stain that lasts for a hundred generations.

Our ancestors weep for what we have become. And our descendants will curse us.

m.jpost.com/breaking-new...
US developing plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya, NBC News reports
Palestinians, according to one source, may be incentivised to leave with the promise of a stipend and housing.
m.jpost.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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gurabti.bsky.social
T H I S!!!
It talk to people in Gaz@ and see what we can do, I wake up and I found all their accounts deleted by Bsk.y!! It's so disgusting it's,
People are already getting through the worst everyday, they can't afford to also deal with a stupid genoc.ide supporter app that delete their acc everyday
lexialex.bsky.social الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · May 16
We cannot repost the fundraisers faster than @bsky.app deletes them. Truly dark times
May 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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hannahcrileyy.bsky.social
reminder to apply for this cohort if you're an early(ish) career reporter in the south who wants to move beyond crime coverage and into more holistic public safety coverage! clear-eyed, non-sensationalized, non-copaganda journalism is more important than ever! justjournalism.org/page/better-...
Building a Better Beat: Fall 2025 Cohort
Fall 2025 Cohort
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May 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
adultotter.bsky.social
as if anyone who lives in detroit can afford a mclaren
May 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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lexialex.bsky.social
Please donate or share
manaly9.bsky.social Manal from Gaza @manaly9.bsky.social · May 10
Gaza: Orphaned with 5 sisters, one critically ill in hospital. Dire situation. New Bluesky account (previous deleted due to location). Any small donation is life-saving for my sister's urgent medical care and our survival.
gofund.me/3f38f0a6
May 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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sahargaza54.bsky.social
This is my child Basma, every day she asks me for food, but the donations are few, not enough to buy her what she needs, please help me plant a smile on my child's face 🙏💔
chuffed.org/project/1240...
May 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
adultotter.bsky.social
naomi and ezra are married
May 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
adultotter.bsky.social
john maynard james keynesnan
May 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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lexialex.bsky.social
Please donate or share
May 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
adultotter.bsky.social
except no don’t. we’d like all the planes at the bottom of the sea
wolvendamien.bsky.social Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You! @wolvendamien.bsky.social · May 7
…y'all need to rehire all those DEI's because it seems like they were the ones who understood how aircraft carrier tie-downs work
May 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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unraveledpress.com
Happening now: in a Shell station parking lot along Larkin Ave in Joliet, heartbroken family and friends of David Malito have gathered for a press conference and vigil.

Malito called Joliet police for help early Christmas morning. After officers restrained and kneeled on him, he was dead.
May 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
adultotter.bsky.social
i fear mail from cadman plaza
May 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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lexialex.bsky.social
Please donate or share
May 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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lexialex.bsky.social
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May 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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aljazeera.com
BREAKING: Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists to expand war on Gaza aje.io/m0g6bk
May 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM