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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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papapishu.bsky.social
(Zoomer Tiktok in sepia tone and old timey garb) yo this shirtwaist factory in New York City can produce thousands of women's blouses a day and employs hundreds of fallen women!
readsettle.rs björk 182 @readsettle.rs · Apr 23
one of the tasks of the American left is to explain to retail and service workers that this is the future that America has planned for them
April 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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ianprikryl.bsky.social
C.H.U.D. : corn huffing underground dweller
April 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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taliabhatt.itch.io
When the US began to strip trans people of rights, revert documentation, move trans women to men's prisons, censor research, and move towards healthcare bans, most cis people posted things like "the government can't tell you who you are!"

They think our biggest issue is validation, not actual harm.
April 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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videah.net
There is apparently an unfinished cut of the Minecraft movie without any of the effects rendered going around and I think I know how I’m gonna be watching the movie
April 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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threnody.bsky.social
hi, cis people!

you might just now be hearing about this. there’s a thread in here with guidance. we’re down to 16 days and i have to believe more than 5,000 people give a shit if ~250,000 of us could lose our access to healthcare.

tap in. scroll up. help out. please. ⬇️
threnody.bsky.social emily’s bleak midwinter ❄️ @threnody.bsky.social · Mar 24
oh! one more thing!

the comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential benefit is open til april 11. proposed rules are supposed to have more time than that but—shocker!—the comment period here is shorter.

you have 19 days, as of this post. please comment.💜🏳️‍⚧️
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability
This proposed rule would revise standards relating to past-due premium payments; exclude Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of "lawfully present"; the evidentiary st...
www.federalregister.gov
March 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
fi-or-fiona.bsky.social
the day the world ends the Supreme Court is going to rule in favor of a case that you should be able to kick puppies
vox.com Vox @vox.com · Jan 14
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to cover the cost of preventative health treatments such as cancer screenings.

Understand what's at stake: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/1xCuGx
January 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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wylder.bsky.social
This will mean the deaths of some of your disabled friends & peers. Please care enough to speak up for us.
December 10, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
The detransitioner offers the promise that underneath every trans person is a "real" person in need of saving, where "real" means "heterosexual, procreative, and obedient."
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Dec 4
the clear sign that they just don’t see these kids as real people is the endless concern over hypotheticals and the indifference to the reality that actual children are more likely to kill themselves because of these bans
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Dec 4
Kavanaugh also brings up "detransitioners," people who "regret" their decision to transition genders. Like Alito, he cites European countries that are "pulling back" from gender-affirming care for minors, saying it's a "yellow light" or "red light" for the court that Europe is "pumping the brakes."
December 4, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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kaylapekkala.com
I know folks are worried about gender affirming care in 2025

Completely & totally unrelated- did you know that cystic acne runs in cycles so it’s not always present at an appt (+ it’s annoying AF)

A dermatologist can prescribe spironolactone to treat it

So now you know that for ✨no reason at all✨
November 13, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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smeelay.bsky.social
This is an incredible post, worthy of liking and reposting
November 25, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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junlper.beer
not to be too harsh but what’s the use of transgender representation in congress if they will immediately give in to fascist demands. genuinely what’s the purpose to this at all here
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Nov 20
1. Transgender Congresswoman Sarah McBride has announced that she will comply with Speaker Johnson's policy declaring her a man and banning trans people from bathrooms.

She is receiving sharp critiques from those with trans friends who work in the capitol.

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Congresswoman McBride Announces She Will Comply With Rules Declaring Her a Man
The decision comes after Mike Johnson declared that transgender people are not allowed in bathrooms of their gender identity under the provision that he "controls the facilities."
www.erininthemorning.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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sal.gay
who will transvestigate the transvestigators
November 15, 2024 at 2:27 PM
fi-or-fiona.bsky.social
guy watching Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon: this is a masterpiece, i just wish the characters were naked :(

his friend: dude you’re not gonna believe this
October 20, 2024 at 4:59 PM