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susanfriday
@susanfriday.bsky.social
I am a retired canadian in southwest France. I dabble at writing, music, art and cooking. Looking for a social media platform that doesn't encourage misinformation and right-wing extremists. Aiming to abandon FB and Instagram in 2025
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I am participating in the Feb 28 blackout. No FB, no American products, no Amazon. No TD visa as it is tied to American banks. I am in Europe so French bank card is ok. I hope millions of people participate. #resist
I am participating in the Feb 28 blackout. No FB, no American products, no Amazon. No TD visa as it is tied to American banks. I am in Europe so French bank card is ok. I hope millions of people participate. #resist
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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February 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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"Trump will say, we're gonna build beautiful new steel plants, fabulous, the best you've ever seen. Takes 8-to-10 years. Good luck with the permitting. This whole tariff thing is anthrax for the economy."

Mike Murphy joins Tim Miller: www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-murph...
February 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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"Liberalism’s devotion to fairness and belief in the honor system has made it incapable of taking its own side against those who would replace it with fascism."
The Washington Post and Autocracy’s Asymmetric Advantage
Liberalism is afraid to take its own side.
www.thebulwark.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
February 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I am exploring alternatives to Google Maps because I am disgusted that they changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of American on their maps. I have found that Bing maps (Microsoft) has not done that so have replaced Google maps with Bing maps on my DuckDuckgo browser.
February 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Around a month ago I began using bluesky with the intention to move off Facebook. I still intend to do that by the end of 2025. However, because of the extreme actions being taken by the Trump administration, I am staying active on FB right now to encourage resistance through boycotts and protests.
February 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Will be following this brave lady and studying the reaction of the Trumpsters in their pews in the coming weeks and months. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’
Bishop Budde locked eyes with President Trump and made a plea for mercy — and the war over spiritual authority in America was ignited anew.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Comfort TV to take my mind off the new era of the robber barons in America...the techno oligarchs. Dick Van Dyke reminds me that there was a time when Americans valued honesty, integrity, justice and kindness. #technoligarchs #robberbarons www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
When we can't control the big picture (Jan 20 2025 is not a day to celebrate) it is good to focus on the positive. I love living in France..all week I will post random photos of our life here...I love the French long-lunch tradition, medieval buildings and gardens, beautiful cities/towns of France.
January 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I'd like to know how the platform combats misinformation. Is there a group of developers looking this. www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decod...
Bluesky: Misinformation looms over young social media
User numbers of this 'old-style Twitter' have exploded since the election of Donald Trump. The presence of a few 'trolls' and Kremlin mouthpieces among them may cast doubt on its ability to remain a h...
www.lemonde.fr
January 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It is still very wintry today in Lauzun. This is a photo of the park and the Lauzun chateau on a warmer day. #lauzun
January 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
@clarafrancillon.bsky.social hey clara glad to see you are here...i would like to move off of FB within the year and leave it to all the conspiracy theorists...thanks for joining and following
January 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I am always grateful for the 'winter' weather here in southwest France. I grew up in Ottawa...so the fact that our winter extreme will be -5 celcius (at night next week) is a mild winter day in my experience. Here are a few photos of this beautiful part of the world.
January 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I am new to BlueSky. I want to move away from FaceBook and Instagram because of Mark Zuckerberg's recent decision to stop any kind of fact checking. I am hoping to find friends and family on BlueSky and drop my FaceBook account.
January 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM