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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 5h

Had not seen this 3 days ago.

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 6h

Well following the Heritage foundation may not be an endorsement, but given the bans and suspensions over CK, I'd say they're likely in agreement.

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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persephone @sirensplight.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you to everyone who is (1) showing up (2) documenting. Not just on this, but on everything. I show appropriate videos to my son so he sees that there are more ppl on the good side & that there is always hope & courage if you look for them.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 8h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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RainSurname @rainsurname.bsky.social · 7h

Globalize the inflatada.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 10h

If you think I'm voting for Newsom🤷‍♀️ That's not a purity test, it's a political test to not elect a guy who platforms fascists.

Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks! It's good at least to express my frustrations here. It's been such kind and helpful replies. Ty

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 10h

They don't want to stare down people in silly costumes. Kristi Noam's Portland visit was basically useless to them since she was just looking at a guy in a chicken outfit with the Benny Hill soundtrack.

Bring the weird. Keep Portland weird.

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 10h

From a person I respect greatly in Oregon on Trump and Portland's green frog. 1/2

The biggest take away for most folks is that they are DESPERATE for "proper" protests.

They want black bloc. They want flag burning. They want thick, mysterious smoke. They want better photo ops.

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 11h

I'm at least not caring enough to fight about it. I can't convince her she falls frequently and is at risk.

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 11h

Mom refusal to use home care for failing protection, bathroom, or shower means losing insurance. Her stance is then we lose the money, meaning we lose home care and all falls back on me.

Yay internalized ableism.

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

So Link was severed/deleted not only from Bsky but also independent servers relying on bsky's stuff. Their account and all posts were saved on Blacksky. In short, here is a backup service if you feel the need.

Bluesky Backups by Storacha

Backup & Restore your Bluesky Account

bsky.storage

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

It's refreshing having an expert neither talk down to us nor demand we become experts to question what is going on.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

P.S. I've been updating docs.blacksky.community based on questions and feedback so check that out.

Thanks again to the folks who trust us and contribute the funds that allow to continue pursuing this mission of providing communities with autonomous, safe spaces.

Gonna get back to work now 👨🏾‍💻

Introduction | Blacksky Documentation

docs.blacksky.community

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

I went down the rabbit hole on Link getting permabanned. Here a primer on how non-Black folks can engage with Blacksky including handles on their servers.

Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation

Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.

docs.blacksky.community

Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

Rudy posted up thread their hub.

Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation

Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.

docs.blacksky.community

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

I just don't see it for us normies. What server to join, how do you even find mutuals, the admin shutting down their server, even the apps I've seen are ugh. It just seems like a thousand ponds like Usenet.

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

Oh wait, I reread. Is it these?

myatproto.social - Generic AT Protocol handles, open to anyone
cryptoanarchy.network - Community-themed handles, open to anyone

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

I saw someone post there was some sorta interface for non-Black folks to access reading Blacksky, but didn't see it in the doc. Just curious, cause that seems like a neat solution.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

There is a specific way you can interact with Blacksky for white folks. You aren't segeragated, they're sheilded.

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

What does suppressing mean here? Is it like a shadow ban of the phrase or hastag?

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

And this is the best one I read

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where users could feel safer, but inconsistent moderation quickly eroded trust.

When systemically marginalized users pushed back, Bluesky’s leadership minimized concerns and began to target them for bans.

Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users

tl;dr: Bluesky began with genuine promise: a new social media platform where systemically marginalized users could feel safer, but…

plutopsyche.medium.com

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Jeffrey Sens @jeffreysens.bsky.social · 13h

There's others deep dives. Let me see if I can find it.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15h

Good rundown of the current situation on Bsky (written before Rudy's update that Blacksky is going to make Link available to its users)

plus.flux.community/p/banning-co...

Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s federation isn’t there yet

Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative network has figured out how to become independent

plus.flux.community

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15h

Good rundown of the current situation on Bsky (written before Rudy's update that Blacksky is going to make Link available to its users)

plus.flux.community/p/banning-co...

Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s federation isn’t there yet

Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative network has figured out how to become independent

plus.flux.community

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