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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3h

“I never thought Johnny Cash was cool, so I assume no one else did”

Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3h

My thing is, follow who you want but especially if you’re a prominent account be prepared to take the criticism for it.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3h

Five years later, she’s still cancer-free (and about to go off of the long-term unpleasant treatment), went back and got her degree in special needs education and now teaches at the same school my wife does.

I honestly can’t think about it without getting a little choked up.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3h

In 2020 my mother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer, and my wife suggested we make a gofundme to help cover costs for treatment and being out of work. I posted about it and the people I’d met on Twitter blew us away with their willingness to during a pretty bad time for everyone.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 4h

Without that kind of explanation I simply can’t parse “I want to see the context you post” being different from “I enjoy and appreciate your thoughts”.

The whole “well what about hate follows” seems pretty sketchy as explanations go.

Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 4h

I didn’t see the handle for a moment and thought this was just a normal weirdo trying to make “I do follow this content and want it in my self-curated experience of this site but not because I like it” work.

Then I saw it was the COO, and… y’all need to hire someone to actually do client comms.

Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 1d

The "follow" button confounds "I'm looking at your content" and "I endorse this content." We need two different ways to signal the difference between the two.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 8h

This could just be incredibly incompetent.

But given that so the worst that Trump admin lawyers have gotten for lying to courts is a tut-tutting I’m fully willing to believe the author is competent enough to know why this is bullshit and just doesn’t fear consequences.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 8h

Indictment alleges that James claimed the property as a 2nd home but used it as a rental investment property.

It says she rented the property out but conveniently doesn’t specify the timeframe or duration.

That’s notable bc you can rent out a 2nd home and the rider allows short-term rentals.

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On or about August 17, 2020, JAMES, as sole borrower, purchased the three (3) bedroom,
(1) bathroom property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23509 (the
"Peronne Property"), for approximately $137,000, financed with a mortgage loan of approximately $109,600 (Loan #4430025978) backed by Fannie Mae.
6. The loan was originated by OVM Financial under a signed Second Home Rider, which required JAMES, as the sole borrower to occupy and use the property as her secondary residence, and prohibited its use as a timesharing or other shared ownership arrangement or agreement that requires her either to rent the property or give any other person any control over the occupancy or use of the property.
7. Despite these representations, the Peronne Property was not occupied or used by JAMES as a secondary residence and was instead used as a rental investment property, renting the property to a family of (3).
8. This misrepresentation allowed JAMES to obtain favorable loan terms not available for

In addition to the covenants and agreements made in the security Instrument Borrower and Lender further covenant and agree that Sections 6 and 8 of the Security Instrument are deleted and are replaced by the following:
6. Occupancy, Borrower will occupy and use the Property as Borrower's second home. Borrower will maintain exclusive control over the occupancy of the Property, including short-term rentals, and will not subject the Property to any timesharing or other shared ownership arrangement or to any rental pool or agreement that requires Borrower either to rent the Property or give a management firm or any other person or entity any control over the occupancy or use of the Property. Borrower will keep the Property available primarily as a residence for Borrower's personal use and enjoyment for at least one year after the date of this Second Home Rider, unless Lender otherwise agrees in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably with-held, or unless extenuating circumstances exist which are beyond Borrower's control.
8. Borrower's Loan Application. Borrower shall be in default it, during the Loan application process, Borrower or any persons or entities acting at the direction of Borrower or with Borrower's knowledge or consent gave materally false, mislead-ing, or inaccurate information or statements to Lender (or failed to provide Lender with material information) in connection with the Loan. Material representations include, but are not limited to, representations concerning Borrower's occupancy of the Property as Borrower's second home.
BY SIGNING BELOW, Borrower accepts and agrees to the terms and covenants
contained in this Second Home Rider.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 14h

“Nonono, those other divisive primaries were necessary because I didn’t like the frontrunner.”

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 14h

I saw this 15 mins ago and I am still laughing

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 14h

And if there’s anyone who knows about forging peace in the Middle East and deserving awards for it, it’s a former W. speechwriter.

John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 14h

Time to truly cancel your WaPo subscription (even though they still have some great reporters).

“Not only does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, but there has arguably never been an American president who deserved it more.”

I just can’t.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

His Gaza agreement, though still fragile, adds to an unprecedented peacemaking record.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 14h

No, Bobby, it’s the fore*brain* that controls displaying and interpreting emotion.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair to Hegseth’s racist bona fides, “geographic quotas” have long been one way racists try to dismantle affirmative action in the guise of diversity.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Wow — Harvard Crimson student newspaper busts Hegseth for having written a long policy brief touting diversity before he joined Trump’s war on DEI.

With receipts. Bravo, Crimson.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 1d

Did a chatbot write this?

“GitLaw are not the first ones working on Legal Al - it's a crowded category. But we have a different and opinionated approach”

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 2d

Does it count as a “fetish” when it’s something as broadly applicable as “being into fit members of the sex someone’s attracted to doing athletic things”?

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 2d

She’s advocating the “value” of getting beaten (possibly to death) to provide “clarity”, which she clearly thinks is shown by the film.

That’s not the same thing as “I think it’s a good biopic you should watch”

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 2d

A few days ago Newsom replied to a question about how the LGBTQ community felt abandoned by him agreeing with a bigot about them.

He replied “I'm sorry that people felt that way, I really do."

A good reminder that “I’m sorry I did that” is very different from “I’m sorry you felt bad about it”

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 2d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 2d

And the part of the community guidelines in effect from May 2024 until (if I’m not mistaken) literally right now which gives instructions for providing off-platform evidence was… what?

Please straightforwardly explain why they gave instructions for submitting evidence they “don’t act on”

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 2d

People ask why you *stopped* acting on off-platform evidence. Your guidelines explicitly included provisions for providing off-platform evidence.

For the vast majority of the time the bigot has been on the platform your guidelines said the opposite of “we don’t act on off-platform evidence”

Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 3d

People often ask why we don’t act on off-platform evidence when investigating reports. Here’s an example of how complex that can get. 1/9

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 2d

Even if there were that direct a connection between “nonviolent protest suppressed with extreme violence” and success, if you’re not offering to get beaten to death to “make the brutality to plain as day”, you don’t get to demand that sacrifice the name of “clarify” from people in the streets.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 2d

“Don’t give them an excuse” is particularly useless advice in a media environment where they can simply make up an excuse and not worry much about whether it’s true.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3d

Christian eschatology is absolutely a threat to Jews.

A Jewish person describing it accurately is not a threat.

Suspending an account for weeks-old posts because the CEO got mad at her for having the gall to criticize the CEO is Elon-level bullshit.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 3d

Amanda shared already but here’s the post they suspended me for. It’s ~ two weeks old. And let’s be very clear: we don’t actually know why this happened. Was it a reporting brigade? A weird delayed automated mod AI action? The timing is definitely suspicious I can’t lie.

"All the Jews have to die or convert to trigger the rapture. Then our dead bodies surround Jerusalem and they climb over us to reach Jesus, who will bring them to heaven. It's why they're all Zionists obsessed with Israel.
Cause they need Jews to go there so we can die"
This post violates our Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Threats of violence or physical harm: This includes threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public.
• Incitement of self-harm or suicide: Content that encourages self-harm or suicide.
• Wishes of harm: Expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group.
In addition, users may not use
Bluesky
I TO
break the law or cause harm to others. All users must be treated with respect.
As a result of these violations, your post has been taken down, and your account has been suspended for 24 hours.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3d

You’d think dudes at the *zenith* of masculinity would be able to take responsibility for their mistakes rather than childishly deflect that they didn’t mean to.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3d

That wouldn’t surprise me. If there’s one thing the mods have shown it’s that accuracy of a characterization doesn’t matter much.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t even like Link, I’m pretty sure he called me a dogfucker because I didn’t agree any religion gets to control what gets sent to the moon.

But it’s two-faced to accept actual bigotry on the site then permaban for bad taste jokes and hypersensitivity to the euphemism “negative consequence”.

Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3d

Fascinating to see that someone can be banned from this site for “promoting hateful content” while the CEO argues that ackshually banning notorious transphobic bigots would be wrong because of free speech.

I wonder the difference might be.

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 3d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3d

It’s wild that it doesn’t occur to him that the same people against soldiers called up by Trump to go armed into our cities were *also* against the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 3d

area dort unaware of the fact that the founders didn't *want* soldiers in the streets

I never thought I’d live to see the day when some Americans would recoil at the sight of Soldiers guarding them.

All seemed to be well when the National Guard was in bareknuckle brawls during GWOT though.

Do you know how weird it was for us on active duty seeing them there? With us? Fighting?

I always wondered how we got to that point. Where the Guard of a state was fighting off ambushes in some foreign land.

Now they get to guard their own neighbors. Their own countrymen.

But those same Americans would shed a tear seeing those Guardsmen come home in caskets from a war nobody cared about.

Further proof that for some Americans and the media, they only love Soldiers when they’re dead.

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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 3d

Fascinating to see that someone can be banned from this site for “promoting hateful content” while the CEO argues that ackshually banning notorious transphobic bigots would be wrong because of free speech.

I wonder the difference might be.

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 3d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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