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I agree. The MAGAts like to scream they are for "freedom", but when anyone acts to set themselves free from cult kool-aid, spews of fact-free propaganda, and zombie emissions of invective MAGAts cry like frustrated toddlers. We are FREE to define our preferred conversation partners. Fuck 'em!

If I tolerate intolerance I play the fool. Silence will not protect me. Accommodation will not spare me Complicity will not protect me Fight against the rising tide of intolerance

I’m deriving great satisfaction from blocking the vampires whenever I see them. It’s like swatting a mosquito before it’s had a chance to sink its proboscis into my skin.

A wise fellow BlueSkyer person shook me out of my usual "hit back" crap last night and for once I listened. My thanks to her. Literally THE most important thing any social media construct has is moderation, and we can enforce it here. Use the tools for the betterment of all.

Be sure to check who you block. I noticed on lists I've seen so far are a mix of obvious trolls at the beginning and decent peeps mixed in with sock accounts further down. Just cuz they can't read doesn't mean we make it easy on'em. Network, organize, dominate, crush them into oblivion!

One thing I have learned about social media ... lots of low-information dumb people on it think that well-informed intelligent people need to spend their time arguing with them, when the intelligent and well-informed people know that this is just a complete waste of their time and energy.

There is NO SUCH THING as being liberal and retarded. Sure, there those who are born intellectually challenged. They get a pass into Heaven in the next life. The idiots I am referring to are those not willing to change their opinions, those who are holier than thou, that they bully others.

Yes, we will enjoy our "echo chamber" lol. Blocking is the best thing ever on BlueSky. I think I'm finally learning why some people use social media, I thought I would be sworn off of it forever because of how toxic it was (twitter especially)

Absolutely. They will eventually eat each other alive. These new online bullies feed off of people standing up to them so they can claim to be “the real victim.” Walking away and ignoring them is the only option

They feed on misery because they are damaged, sad, lonely people. Their authoritarian worldview demands they force everyone to conform to their way of thinking. Nothing you say here will fix them. They need therapy & real human connection. We are not the ones.

At least one of those MAGA accounts is satire (unless Trump really did refer to his picks as his “junk drawer, I mean cabinet” which is entirely plausible at this point).

Totally agree, I link Skywatch because so far they have been pretty solid in their lists but ultimately it's up to the individual to curate their feeds, but at least with one list it starts the ball rolling in knowing these exist.

I saw a couple Dems on that list, I'd look through it closely before subscribing. One guy posts about the weather and was trying to figure out why he's being blocked. 😟

There's a people catching strays, if they have anti-maga or such they are being swept up in block lists. I would say if you notice that let the blocklist/target account know

I don't trust that list. There are multiple leftists on there, even marked blue by Shinigami Eyes. Apparently the owner is good at vetting but personally I think you should double check before adding anyone to such a list.

I suspect it's nuclear blocking. Blocking accounts, as well as followers of those accounts. So if they're following a right-winger, even if it's to keep tabs on someone, they're probably also getting added to the block list

I don't agree with that method. Especially when this list is being promoted all over bsky. "Their followers" can also be taken in multiple ways and not just literally. There is real harm in putting innocent people on a list like this.

It should baffle me how many people think freedom of speech means you're not allowed to throw someone yelling slurs and obscenities out of a room, but it somehow doesn't. It is funny how these people "feast on liberal tears" but then throw tantrums when no one wants to listen to them rambling.

Part of me is a little worried about where people might be in 4 years and if the ultimate effect will be people my age retreating from society and ceding more ground to the right. I’m getting the feeling that bsky might longterm atrophy and disconnect us, but I don’t have a solution for that, either

Using #massblock to post shots of accounts that are clearly here to troll/initiate hate speech. That way everyone knows and can block them before they even have to deal with them.