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Shanna G
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Lawyer who's not afraid of math
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Sarah Kendzior's response: substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison Blues” in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry. I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool. I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, “I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die”. They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on “Folsom Prison Blues.” BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WSJ article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets: I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times I inquired. Later I was told it was for the “Folsom Prison Blues” reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it. BlueSky’s behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky — though I cannot see it, because I am suspended. To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain’t never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain’t never got nothin’ from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time." As for BlueSky…
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
devarim.bsky.social
*shudder*
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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max-d-stanton.bsky.social
This is the Challenger Disaster of ethics in media.
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
devarim.bsky.social
🪦💥
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
devarim.bsky.social
Thanks (from Brookline) for the tip!
Silhouette of the upper portion of an oak tree, partially devoid of its leaves, against a night sky awash in shades of pink an green
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
devarim.bsky.social
We are not, in fact, okay over here
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
devarim.bsky.social
Well, you did say it "probably isn't going to go very well" so...
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
devarim.bsky.social
...199? Were you hoping we forgot?
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
devarim.bsky.social
The *original* headline was the real point
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
devarim.bsky.social
Always happy to find someone else who shares this viewpoint! (Also two seders > one seder)
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM