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Democratic Politicians Are Flocking to Bluesky

by uwemaurer on 1/30/25, 11:17 PM with 6 comments

• by uwemaurer on 1/30/25, 11:17 PM

  Democratic politicians are joining Bluesky in growing numbers. This ranking tracks the most popular elected officials on the platform.

• by axiologist on 1/31/25, 7:40 PM

  Have never been on Twitter/X and only recently joined Bluesky and also Mastodon. The overall impression gotten from this news messaging experience is one best described as cacophony. There is no real quality difference between these platforms, regardless whether they are part of the fediverse or not. In the end it's all just an endless flow of everything and nothing. Truly cacophonic at best.

  It is absolutely unconceivable how such social media platforms can be of any informational value for thinking people. Politicians using such platforms probably just waste precious time of all involved parties including their own.

• by __d on 1/31/25, 12:19 AM

  So, they've learned nothing about the risks of tying their identity to a platform controlled by a third party.

• by msie on 1/30/25, 11:30 PM

  They need to stay on X and fight the power!