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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 1d

Folks who tell you that it’s okay to temporarily sacrifice a marginalized group in order to win

Do not care about the marginalized group

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Tori @buildwithtori.com · 4d

Definitely still early days for @skylight.social, but since some creators have asked, here are some tips and tricks for creators on Skylight! ☺️

Also, shoutout to @latinsky.social! ✨

#skylightsocial #skylight

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Medsky Network & Labeler @medsky.social · 1d

Want posts to appear on the Pediatrics #Pedsky feed?

• Add a @medsky.social Peds label by liking the linked post below
• Post with the #Pedsky hashtag or add it to your bio
• Post links to Peds websites like @ameracadpeds.bsky.social

Hit the “Like” and “Pin” button an join the conversation!

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Graze Social @graze.social · 23h

This is where you pay this man btw: opencollective.com/blacksky

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UC Irvine School of Medicine @ucirvinemedschool.bsky.social · 1d

In celebration of #NationalLatinoPhysicianDay on October 1, #UCIMedSchool physicians and students gathered for an annual event to show that representation matters.

Read more: bit.ly/3Wq8Qtt

@ucirvine.bsky.social

Physicians and students gathered together on campus with sign that says: "National Latino/a/x/e Physician Day. 6% is not enough."

Physicians and students gathered at the Latinx Resource Center on UC Irvine campus.

Physicians and students march on campus with sign that says: "National Latino/a/x/e Physician Day. 6% is not enough."

Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA, California’s Surgeon General and the first Latina in this position, speaks behind the podium.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

Couldn’t agree more hermano

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

Community builders with RF initials gotta look out for one another on here

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Mr Autumn Man @hartsunknown.blacksky.app · 1d

Richard with an excellent example of how all communities benefit from how Black people seek to protect ourselves. Solidarity is the way.

Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

A lot of the work being done that will benefit members of Latinsky is coming from @blackskyweb.xyz.

Pitch in to help build a better & safer social media space.

It definitely beats spending $7 on a PSL.

Latinsky Barrio & Moderation @latinsky.social · 1d

Our Barrio is one of many, and en la comunidad hay fuerza.

We encourage our Latinsky familia to donate to @blackskyweb.xyz to help build a better and more democratized future for social media.

When #Blacksky succeeds, all of us succeed.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

A lot of the work being done that will benefit members of Latinsky is coming from @blackskyweb.xyz.

Pitch in to help build a better & safer social media space.

It definitely beats spending $7 on a PSL.

Latinsky Barrio & Moderation @latinsky.social · 1d

Our Barrio is one of many, and en la comunidad hay fuerza.

We encourage our Latinsky familia to donate to @blackskyweb.xyz to help build a better and more democratized future for social media.

When #Blacksky succeeds, all of us succeed.

Blacksky - Open Collective

Decentralized social media built for community power, culture, and collective freedom.

opencollective.com

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Latinsky Barrio & Moderation @latinsky.social · 1d

Our Barrio is one of many, and en la comunidad hay fuerza.

We encourage our Latinsky familia to donate to @blackskyweb.xyz to help build a better and more democratized future for social media.

When #Blacksky succeeds, all of us succeed.

Blacksky - Open Collective

Decentralized social media built for community power, culture, and collective freedom.

opencollective.com

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taurean @taurean.bryant.land · 1d

1. accessible breakdown of the technical context
2. Set expectations for what will and won’t happen, including timelines
3. took the time to figure it out instead of just reacting
4. pointed to where evolving documentation can be found instead of just replying to individual people

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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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

Thank you for everything you do, hermano.

The ATmosphere is made better because you’re in it.

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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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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

How that action takes form in the future is difficult to know for certain, but I think there’s a lot of stakeholders (feed developers are one I can think of off the top of my head) who have a pretty powerful voice on this platform.

Moving forward we shouldn’t forget that.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

There’s lots of reasons I didn’t appreciate the “posters strike” joke Jay made a few days ago, but it’s important to remember that it being brought up is actually proof that it worked!

Collective action of the community *does* move the needle even if people in power want to trivialize it.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

I think the work being done on a lot of fronts to expand the AT protocol is essential and necessary work, but I think we’re missing an opportunity not just focus on the tech and to challenge the leadership to start communicating with us like we’re a union.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

Our very presence here is work that is in service of building decentralized social media, we’re helping build community and in doing so helping Bluesky.

The immediate answer to current issues isn’t JUST the protocol & PDS migration.

That’s building a fire station when the fire is happening.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

How that action takes form in the future is difficult to know for certain, but I think there’s a lot of stakeholders (feed developers are one I can think of off the top of my head) who have a pretty powerful voice on this platform.

Moving forward we shouldn’t forget that.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

There’s lots of reasons I didn’t appreciate the “posters strike” joke Jay made a few days ago, but it’s important to remember that it being brought up is actually proof that it worked!

Collective action of the community *does* move the needle even if people in power want to trivialize it.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

I think the work being done on a lot of fronts to expand the AT protocol is essential and necessary work, but I think we’re missing an opportunity not just focus on the tech and to challenge the leadership to start communicating with us like we’re a union.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

Our very presence here is work that is in service of building decentralized social media, we’re helping build community and in doing so helping Bluesky.

The immediate answer to current issues isn’t JUST the protocol & PDS migration.

That’s building a fire station when the fire is happening.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

The current comm issues with Bluesky’s team reminds me a lot of working in a space where we don’t have collective bargaining.

Our work benefits leadership, but we also don’t have effective lines of communication with Bluesky where we feel concerns are seriously addressed.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

I recognize that what yall are doing is immensely difficult - you’re challenging a social paradigm that has existed for nearly 2 decades & that involves a lot of energy, resources, & risk.

I just think we’re missing a lot of opportunities to more effectively communicate as a collective community.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

If the community is in crisis, the answer isn’t to prioritize building the fire station, but to recognize that there’s already tools available to effectively put those fires out while also continuing to build out the resources that will make navigating these issues easier in the future.

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Richard Ferro, MD @richferro.com · 1d

Been following this convo and wanted to briefly jump in.

I recognize the importance of the protocol as a tool for comms, but that seems more like a long term goal that misses the urgency of the communication needs right *now*.

We can build a fire station and still put out fires at the same time.

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