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‼️ BlueSky-Bridging von @… beibehalten? ‼️
Seit > 2 Jahren bridge ich die Inhalte von Mastodon zu Bluesky.
Ich bin mir unsicher, ob das optimal funktioniert. 🤔
Deshalb frage ich Euch einfach direkt.

Bluesky rolls out a Standard.site integration, letting users read long form articles, blog posts, and newsletters published across AT Protocol-powered apps (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/bluesky-embraces-long-form-conten…

Bluesky embraces long-form content to counter X Articles | TechCrunch
In its latest update, Bluesky is getting into long-form content.

While I still think #atproto is a great architecture (and love how tangled.org is developing), I can't help but notice how much #Bluesky interactions seem to orbit around a few hundred popular accounts while Mastodon always had this eye level feeling to me where everyone interacts with eve…

‼️ BlueSky-Bridging von @… beibehalten? ‼️
Seit > 2 Jahren bridge ich die Inhalte von Mastodon zu Bluesky mithilfe des Dienstes https://bsky.brid.gy.
Ich bin mir unsicher,…

Bridgy Fed
Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the fediverse, Bluesky, and web sites and blogs.

I found this post quite insightful
https://www.popehat.com/p/a-bit-of-tedious-drama-at-bluesky

A Bit of Tedious Drama At Bluesky
Bluesky Can Ban Whoever They Want! But They Won’t Stop Me From Saying What I Think. I Think The World Would Be A Better Place Without Elon Musk.

Google shuts down the Tenor API, affecting GIF pickers on platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/06/30/google-tenor-api-gif-updates/

Google pulls the plug on Tenor API, killing GIF pickers around the web
GIFs are a huge part of the modern web, with Tenor being one of the libraries that powers a variety...

I wonder about the relative number of NZers here in the Fediverse vs. those on BlueSky. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't quite similar numbers.

So, hab jetzt diese fragwürdige Bluesky Bridge abgeschaltet. Entweder es gibt ein gemeinsames Protokoll oder man lässt es. Alles andere erweist sich erwartungsgemäß als Murks.

Bluesky: Russische Akteure kapern angeblich Accounts und verbreiten Propaganda
Seit Wochen werden auf Bluesky Accounts gekapert, die dann falsche Nachrichten über die Ukraine verbreiten. Das geht aus einem Medienbericht hervor.

Bluesky: Russische Akteure kapern angeblich Accounts und verbreiten Propaganda
Seit Wochen werden auf Bluesky Accounts gekapert, die dann falsche Nachrichten über die Ukraine verbreiten. Das geht aus einem Medienbericht hervor.

The more time I spend on Bluesky or Mastodon, the fewer personal blogs I read via RSS.
The more personal blogs I read, the less time I spend on Bluesky or Mastodon.
How about you?

"Sill monitors your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds to find the most popular links in your network."
#mastodon

I hear a longstandingly mentally ill man,
a narcissistic sociopath who is cognitively declining in his elder years,
becoming increasingly disinhibited.
We don't know exactly what his health is ...
He's obviously physically unwell.
— he's drooping on one side.
Did he have a left hemisphere CVA?
We don't know any of that, because they obviously would lie to us about any of it

'He's obviously physically unwell': Trump's facial 'drooping' singled out on MS NOW
After watching a montage of clips of Donald Trump dismissing American consumers’ economic woes, an MSNBC regular noted the president’s physical decline with a new observation.Speaking with host Jacob Soboroff, attorney George Conway claimed, “I hear a longstandingly mentally ill man, a narcissistic ...

Man, @ of
“Workshopping a theory with love in my heart for sane users of both platforms:
People get bullied off Bluesky, but annoyed off Mastodon”
Definitely getting some traction😂
(expanding “bullying” to include mods being dipshits, ofc)
https://bsky.app/profile/cldek.bsky.so

Great research by Sunday Times and @…
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06/27

Poster Boy: Sanctioned Kinahan Cartel Lieutenant Found Playing Padel in Dubai - bellingcat
A trusted lieutenant of the transnational Kinahan cartel has been found playing padel in Dubai, where he has become a poster boy for the racquet sport.

This is a great blog by @… about how the Pope's encyclical relates to the #Fediverse, the #Bluesky #Atmosphere, and data, independence, solidarity, and cooperation.
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr164-the-pope-on-defederation/

Hallo Bluesky, folgt mir auf Mastodon, dort kann ich die Rechtschreibfehler korrigieren.
🙈

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.

Doesn't happen often but over on Bluesky someone made a harassment account to target my wife and me.
I really wonder what life choices that person must have made to come to that point.
(Before you say Mastodon is better, lol, it's not. Got death threats on here before.)

A Bit of Tedious Drama At Bluesky (Ken White/The Popehat Report)
https://www.popehat.com/p/a-bit-of-tedious-drama-at-bluesky
http://www.memeorandum.com/260625/p4#a260625p4

Guess I’m not using Bluesky while in Texas for Disability:IN.

WordPress: Offizielles Plug-in bindet Blogs direkt ins Bluesky-Protokoll ein
Aus WordPress kann man nun ohne Umwege auf Bluesky veröffentlichen, Antworten von dort landen direkt im Blog. Ermöglicht wird das von einem neuen Plug-in.

WordPress: Offizielles Plug-in bindet Blogs direkt ins Bluesky-Protokoll ein
Aus WordPress kann man nun ohne Umwege auf Bluesky veröffentlichen, Antworten von dort landen direkt im Blog. Ermöglicht wird das von einem neuen Plug-in.

Creativity is so intimate.
You're literally letting us see how your brain works.
Via @… on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/nasibov.me/post/…

Ramin Nasibov (@nasibov.me)
Creativity is so intimate. You're literally letting us see how your brain works.

Anthony Scaramucci,
— who lasted about eleven days as Donald Trump's communications director in 2017,
says he finally understands a children's story that puzzled him as a boy
— thanks to the man he once worked for.
In a post shared with his followers, the former White House aide turned vocal Trump critic offered a blunt assessment of the president's fitness,
writing that Trump "is not well and he's probably too old for the job."
Sc…

'I get it now': Anthony Scaramucci reveals epiphany he had thanks to 'not well' Trump
Anthony Scaramucci, who lasted about eleven days as President Donald Trump's communications director in 2017, says he finally understands a children's story that puzzled him as a boy — thanks to the man he once worked for.In a post shared with his followers, the former White House aide turned vocal ...

Robert Reich (@…) op Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/rbreich.bsky.social/post/3mmx34ulawr27

is bluesky, er, “testing in prod” again or is my phone just being weird :P

The survey for the #ECB's banknote designs survey has a link to #Bluesky (ecb.europa.eu) which is on #WSocial.
They can't even bring themselves to label it "W" and just have it as BlueSky. 😂

From Bluesky: Martin Roček @martin.rocek.dev
If you're like me, constantly jumping between the abstract book and the programme, you might find this tiny website that I tried to quickly stitch together useful: https://dh-daejeon.vercel.app.

one way mastodon continues to absolutely whip bluesky's ass by an order of magnitude is by having a proper edit function, which means i didn't have to delete/redraft my mastodon post because my morning brain confused robert wilson & robert anton wilson.

Some thoughts on extending lexicons https://amybunny.offprint.app/a/3mnzodqsmxc23-some-thoughts-on-extending-lexicons

Some thoughts on extending lexicons | Offprint
And editing posts on bluesky, apparently.

Angesichts der aktuellen Temperaturen und der Prognose muß diesen Sommer doch Bluesky für alle, die auch nur ein wenig Englisch können, doch schrecklich unpopulär sein?

Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Bluesky: Russische Akteure kapern angeblich Accounts und verbreiten Propaganda

Bluesky: Russische Akteure kapern angeblich Accounts und verbreiten Propaganda
Seit Wochen werden auf Bluesky Accounts gekapert, die dann falsche Nachrichten über die Ukraine verbreiten. Das geht aus einem Medienbericht hervor.

Bluesky and Clemson researchers detail a novel Russian influence campaign that hijacked legitimate, influential accounts to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda (Steven Lee Myers/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/…

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.

Hš bocado escrevi uma resposta a um amigo que estš no bluesky, que estava tão cheia de gralhas que se tornou quase incompreensível.
Aqui no mastodon, estš tudo corrigido.
Mas no BS não hš edição de posts. O gralhedo estš todo lš. 🤷‍♂️

Noting that the PM is posting to X and TikTok, but not his Bluesky account.

WArum werde ich von der Brück Bluesky angeschrieben und mir gesagt, das meine Tröts da auch gesehen werden könnten ..
Aber wer will da in dem Faschistische Sumpf denn sein ?
Ich nicht !!

@… I see <https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/good-bad-experiences-with-social-media-ma…

Donald Trump's newly-minted secretary of Homeland Security,
Markwayne Mullin, has made explosive headlines with his repeated threats on cable news to pull back Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in
"sanctuary cities" that don't cooperate with federal immigration agents
— a move that would sharply reduce or eliminate the ability of major airports like New York-JFK, LAX, Philadelphia, Boston, and Minneapolis to process international flights…

White House insiders throw DHS chief under the bus over threats to cripple air travel
President Donald Trump's newly-minted secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, has made explosive headlines with his repeated threats on cable news to pull back Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in "sanctuary cities" that don't cooperate with federal immigration agents — ...

Auf Bluesky könnte man heute wieder ebenso gut ungewaschene Ärsche verhauen wie weiland auf Twotter, aber ich glaube. Ich bin da rausgewachsen. Alle paar Wochen Bundestagspetitionsforum oder Zeit-Kommentare reicht völlig.

Interesting contrast:
I post a controversial opinion.
#Bluesky: insult and sarcasm.
#Mastodon: respectful, polite debate.

Over on Bluesky @… posted about the spate of companies picking kind of fucked up names for their selves out of fantasy and science fiction, and someone in the comments mentioned how many AI companies there are with the name “Horcrux” and I remembered that I have a tool named “Horcrux email” (mail backup and migration) from like 2015 (which is, I think before J. K.…

BlueSky isn't letting me post; I wonder if that's the State House internet connection, or just BlueSky...

Copio del bluesky y añado mi opinión:
Según esa noticia, se podría reducir la jornada semanal de 40 a 30 horas sin reducir salarios y aún así las empresas tendrían los beneficios que tienen ahora.
#trabajarMenos #trabajarTodas

ATProto: Die gute Idee, die dir trotzdem wieder weggenommen wird - Bluesky auf Eurosky
https://herrmontag.de/atproto-die-gute-idee-die-dir-trotzdem-wieder-weggenommen-wird/
by @…

If you want to stay sane AND stay up to date on the news your friends are sharing, sill.social by @… might be just the right thing for you.
Give it a try, I think it's pretty great.🌻
https://sill.social/

Sill
Sill streamlines your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds to give you a clear picture of what's happening.

Published earlier this week,
“Regime Change”
was written by Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan,
and had already rattled the White House before its release,
with officials fearful that the book’s authors had acquired audio recordings from within the White House Situation Room,
arguably the most secure area of the complex where top officials discuss matters of crises and national security.
“There’s something in the book that hasn’t gotten near…

Trump ‘absolutely infuriated’ after 'gross' habit exposed: senior official
A new book from two New York Times reporters has exposed a number of President Donald Trump’s secrets, though one claim in particular has the president especially enraged, a senior Trump official revealed Friday.Published earlier this week, “Regime Change” was written by Times reporters Maggie Haber...

Product head Alex Benzer says Bluesky plans to add "communities" this year, smaller spaces to "go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff" (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/948215/bluesky-comm…

Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
Bluesky will be getting “communities” sometime this year, according to head of product Alex Benzer. They will be built on the decentralized AT Protocol that underpins Bluesky.

Live updates: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's restrictions (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/live/birthright-citizenship-decision-supreme-court-updates-06-30-2026?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a43d4b5e4aefd00019756b5
http://www.memeorandum.com/260630/p55#a260630p55

RE: #AltText.

Interesting to compare the author Neal Stephenson's profiles on X/twitter vs. Bluesky.
He has 89,4 K followers on X, where he still posts, but just under 10 K on Bluesky, where he doesn't post at all.
He has many fans on the fediverse who discuss his books, but he is not here.

heise | Bloggen im Bluesky-Ökosystem: Leaflet, Pckt und Offprint im Vergleich
Durch das AT-Protokoll können sich Inhalte im Bluesky-Ökosystem besser verbreiten, was mehr Besucher ins Blog führen kann. Drei Plattformen im Vergleich.

Bloggen im Bluesky-Ökosystem: Leaflet, Pckt und Offprint im Vergleich
Durch das AT-Protokoll können sich Inhalte im Bluesky-Ökosystem besser verbreiten, was mehr Besucher ins Blog führen kann. Drei Plattformen im Vergleich.

Fat Loser is now openly destroying American democracy on live TV.
#trump
☑️ How Trump’s address was bluntly aimed at destabilizing the US electoral system | Donald Trump | The Guardian

How Trump’s address was bluntly aimed at destabilizing the US electoral system
US president using office and intelligence agencies to try to undermine confidence in elections before midterms

Forgive the link to BlueSky. Baby armadillo!
https://bsky.app/profile/1steviekilner.bsky.social/post/3mr5hndsohk2e

Stevie Kilner (@1steviekilner.bsky.social)
If anyone would like to see a short video of a baby Armadillo having a drink of milk, this is your lucky day.

Well made , integrates nicely with both Mastodon and Bluesky, #Mastodon #Bluesky

Sill
Sill streamlines your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds to give you a clear picture of what's happening.

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html

#Twitter UI for #Bluesky
https://erickrouss.github.io/not-twitter/

Not Twitter
From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.

AI misinfo and propaganda is just endemic now and nobody will apologize or make it right if it confirms their beliefs.

I just hope the cool people won't just be offline, when Bluesky draws it's last breath.
I hope they'll realize, that community funded alternatives, that are built for people and not corporations, are the way to go.
Social media isn't dead.
Big tech "solutions" are.

Auf Bluesky habe ich jetzt die Frage gelesen, warum die Hitzewelle in Frankreich trotz CO2-armer Energiegewinnung, Fahrradstadt Paris und Tempolimit so besonders schlimm ist.
Glaube langsam "dümmer geht immer" ist das einzige echte Naturgesetz.

Nach Eurosky: W Social klinkt soziales Netzwerk für Europa an Bluesky-Technik an
Blueskys AT-Protokoll bietet die Basis für immer mehr soziale Dienste. Nun schickt sich W Social an, ein europäisches Netz für verifizierte User zu etablieren.

Nach Eurosky: W Social klinkt soziales Netzwerk für Europa an Bluesky-Technik an
Blueskys AT-Protokoll bietet die Basis für immer mehr soziale Dienste. Nun schickt sich W Social an, ein europäisches Netz für verifizierte User zu etablieren.

Goed artikel van @… over Mastodon, BlueSky en de Fediverse.

De technologie achter Mastodon versus Bluesky: welke past beter bij het sociale medium van NRC
Sociale media: Sommige sociale media zijn fundamenteel anders dan de grote namen uit de Big Techwereld, zoals Instagram en TikTok. Hoe werken die? Een deel van het antwoord gaat over het ‘protocol’. Uitvogelen wat dat moet worden, is de eerste stap op weg naar een sociaal medium van NRC.

NGL, I did check to see if @… popped in here lol
(he’s been suspended over on Bluesky
Why? Who knows.
Other than the rote detail that the Bluesky mod team has its head up its collective ass)

Marvel Comics is moving from NYC to Burbank, CA, the headquarters of Marvel Studios, and asks 100 NY-based employees to move to California by July 2027 (Borys Kit/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodrepor…

Marvel Comics to Leave New York and Move Staffers to L.A. as Part of Major Overhaul (Exclusive)
The Disney-owned publisher is also getting a new editor in chief as 100 employees are being asked to relocate to Burbank by next July.

Just asking questions, Mausipups.

Republicans are beginning to question the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the Trump administration fails to achieve any of its stated goals in the growing war with Iran.
🔸“I don’t have any confidence in him anymore. I think he’s all over the place
—he’s accelerating the retirement or forcing out some of the most distinguished leaders in the DOD that we have,”
frequent Trump administration critic and outgoing Senator Thom Tillis told The Hill.
“I think …

Republican Senators Losing Faith in Hegseth as Iran War Stretches On
Republicans are beginning to turn against the defense secretary, with no end in sight to the war.

Did Bluesky get slashdotted?

Voorbeeld 3725 dat 'beleid' bij de VVD vervangen is door 'social media ophef'.
(Video in link)
@schimmelpenninck.bsky.social op Bluesky
#NLpol #VVD #Brekelmans

Parece que a malta do Bluesky ganhou acesso a mais uma coisa que nós aqui temos hš séculos: a possibilidade de traduzir posts. 😂

I need people to try something for a hypothesis
Try and clip out of the map (a few times) and tell me where you end up. Please follow @ap.brid.gy before commenting if you're on bluesky, or i won't be able to see it
@… #VOTV

via @…
https://denkstrom.org/artikel/parteien-verlassen-x-bluesky-alternative/

Grüne, SPD und Linke verlassen X
Grüne, SPD und Die Linke deaktivieren heute ihre offiziellen X-Konten. CDU, CSU und FDP bleiben. Die Entscheidung schafft eine politische Asymmetrie auf der wichtigsten Arena für politische Echtzeitkommunikation in Deutschland.

Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of 'secure' state-developed alternative
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/poland-builds-its-own-signal-amid-security-co…

Poland builds its own Signal amid security concerns
Shift comes amid mounting reports of successful social engineering attacks targeting higher-ups in government

One of the things in this here timeline (the world, not social media) that I find extremely disgusting is the amount of ableism in “blue no matter who”-type and “Apple is evil” posters.
This is prevalent on most social media platforms, but the strongest I’ve ever seen this is on Bluesky and Mastodon.
If you’re ableist, you’re not a good person.

Op dit WK was iederéén welkom, beloofde de FIFA. Die toezegging blijkt nu al niets waard.

Op dit WK was iederéén welkom, beloofde de FIFA. Die toezegging blijkt nu al niets waard
Grenscontroles: Vrijwel de hele week verschijnen er al verhalen over buitenlandse WK-reizigers die niet worden toegelaten tot de Verenigde Staten. Het toont hoe beperkt de invloed van de FIFA is bij het toernooi dat de voetbalbond zelf organiseert.

I LOVE SwearSky, it and the 3D Bluesky firehose visualizer are my two favorite "check this out" things for BlueSky
https://firehose3d.theo.io

Bluesky is a record store (David Karpf/The Future, Now and Then)
https://davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/bluesky-is-a-record-store
http://www.memeorandum.com/260515/p29#a260515p29

The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.
PunchBowl News reported that Sen. John Thune (R-ND) told senators the bill would be left unfinished while the lawmakers returned home for the Memorial Day holiday.
"House is expected to follow suit soon," Sherman wrote in a post on X.

Trump's slush fund left hanging as Senate makes 'remarkable' last minute move
The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.PunchBowl News reporters Jake Sherman and Andrew Desiderio reported that Sen. John Thune (R-ND) told senators that the bill would...

Hoofdschuddende Max Verstappen komt ook in laatste training tekort, George Russell favoriet | Sport | De Gelderlander.nl
https://www.gelderlander.nl/meer-sport/hoofdschuddende-max-verstappen-komt-ook-in-laatste-training-tekort-george-russell-favoriet~ac08633b/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

@… little comparison of GIF compression between Bluesky (left) and Mastodon (right), definitely Bluesky wins this round

Bluesky interim CEO Toni Schneider becomes the company's permanent CEO, four months after succeeding Jay Graber (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/blueskys-interim-ceo-toni-schneider-drops-the-interim/

Bluesky's interim CEO, Toni Schneider, drops the 'interim' | TechCrunch
Schneider, who formerly served as the CEO of Automattic and is a partner at True Ventures, says he is "all in" on the unconventional social media platform.

Yeah.
My peeps on bluesky would do well if they read this.
https://giants-club.net/articles/just-use-mastodon/

Respect! "Als ik zou buigen voor de verzetsgroepen zou ik de hele opvangplannen terugtrekken, maar dat doe ik niet.” De burgemeester van IJsselstein heeft gezegd de asielplannen ondanks het verzet gewoon door te voeren."

Tekort aan opvangplekken nu echt nijpend, COA vreest ‘niet te kunnen voldoen aan wettelijke taak voor opvang’
Asielopvang: De waarschuwing komt terwijl het tekort aan opvangplaatsen ondanks nieuwe noodmaatregelen groot blijft. De nood is momenteel zo hoog, dat het risico groot is dat mensen weer buiten moeten slapen.

Oh, this is pretty nifty!
Also supports BlueSky, apparently (I didn’t test that out)
https://mastodon.social/@matt_birchler/116805456410550735

The nation’s largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI
as a bill backed by a union of professors comes nearer to reaching the governor’s desk.
Few examples exist of the California State University’s attempting to replace faculty labor with generative AI tools,
but the faculty union wants to prevent such efforts from ever getting off the ground.
The bill so far has garnered no opposition from lawmakers and may clear…

Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment
The union representing California State University professors is contesting the system's use of artificial intelligence tools and backing legislation that would protect their jobs from the technology.

“Influencers and thought leaders stand to gain from this practice where a self-sustaining industry of humans and bots generates an illusion of engagement,”
https://restofworld.org/2026/virtual-a

The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill
For $7 an hour, virtual assistants use AI tools to write LinkedIn posts and comments on behalf of Western executives.

Former Democratic strategist James Carville called for a “schism” in the big tent Democratic Party,
stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York.
On Tuesday, three candidates endorsed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, won Democratic primaries for the House of Representatives.
Former NYC comptroller⭐️ Brad Lander crushed Rep. Dan Goldman to earn the nomination in the 10th district.…

‘I’m Done, I’m Not in That F*cking Political Party’: James Carville Freaks Out Aft ...
Democratic strategist James Carville called for a "schism" in the Democratic Party, stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York. 

Are you confused by what the heck happened yesterday with the cancellation of Trump's AI-cyber order?
Check out today's Metacurity, which synthesizes and clearly explains it all based on some mighty reporting by an amazing crew of DC's top political reporting pros.
https:/…

Trump AI order dramatically collapses after Sacks-led revolt over cyber oversight
EU cops dismantle cybercriminals' favorite VPN service, Edmonton partnered with ethical 'scam baiters' to stop $42m in losses, Kimwolf builder Dort arrested in Canada, The Kremlin hijacked Bluesky accounts in influence op, Google accidentally leaked details about unfixed Chromium issue, much more

😂
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p5wfd4jgpr64fpq5rypktxtt/post/3mp22mij7nk25

Cassandra (@cldek.bsky.social)
Workshopping a theory with love in my heart for sane users of both platforms: People get bullied off Bluesky, but annoyed off Mastodon

Trump said on Thursday that something should be done to
stop mail-in voting in Utah
ahead of the state's primaries next week.
https://www.

Volgens onderzoek van het platform Justice for Prosperity was het extreemrechtse netwerk Identitair Verzet recent betrokken bij protesten, onder meer in Loosdrecht. De onderzoekers stellen dat deze groep lokale spanningen gebruikt om te groeien en te rekruteren.

‘Brute’ nacht in IJsselstein door ‘gajes’ dat gemeentehuis vernielt, burgemeesters leggen schuld bij Haags asielbeleid
Extreemrechts: Volgens onderzoek van het platform Justice for Prosperity was het extreemrechtse netwerk Identitair Verzet recent betrokken bij protesten, onder meer in Loosdrecht. De onderzoekers stellen dat deze groep lokale spanningen gebruikt om te groeien en te rekruteren.

This has been a week packed with big-ticket cyber news, so don't head out for the weekend without reading today's Metacurity for the most crucial developments you should know, including
--Trump AI order dramatically collapses after Sacks-led revolt over cyber oversight,
--EU cops dismantle cybercriminals' favorite VPN service,
--Edmonton partnered with ethical 'scam baiters' to stop $42m in losses,
--Kimwolf builder Dort arrested in Canada,
--…

Trump AI order dramatically collapses after Sacks-led revolt over cyber oversight
EU cops dismantle cybercriminals' favorite VPN service, Edmonton partnered with ethical 'scam baiters' to stop $42m in losses, Kimwolf builder Dort arrested in Canada, The Kremlin hijacked Bluesky accounts in influence op, Google accidentally leaked details about unfixed Chromium issue, much more

🍿
https://bsky.app/profile/chicagotribune.com/post/3mqwsvcbfjx2u

Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com)
Trump and Mamdani to attend World Cup final on Sunday https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/trump-and-mamdani-world-cup/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607186a58c7c26012565afff88665

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Mastodon/Bluesky has truly replaced Twitter
I had a client reporting issues with Slack and i didn’t see anything on the web, but was able to verify they had issues via Mastodon and Bluesky lol

“McConnell says
‘I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke.’
But nowhere in the letter does he address the cardiac arrest,” Journalist Ken Klippenstein wrote.
“Swapping out ‘cardiac arrest’ for ‘heart attack’ is a clever move because most people use the two terms interchangeably.
They are not.”
Klippenstein went on to argue that McConnell's statement was a
"masterclass in political manipulation"
– technically accurate in denying he'd…

Major detail flagged in McConnell’s ‘proof-of-life’ update: ‘Masterclass in manipulation’
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) finally broke his roughly month-long silence this week regarding his state of health, though one journalist flagged what they said was a revealing detail in the Kentucky Republican’s statement.McConnell was hospitalized on June 14, though his office initially disclosed fe...

This is a really great assessment of Indigo
https://beige.party/@maxleibman/116570447176194571

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is warning that Donald Trump could face “the most miserable two years of his life”.
In his first extensive interview on June 11, Cornyn,
who lost his seat against Attorney General Ken Paxton (whom Trump endorsed), in the Texas Republican primary runoff in May,
said that there is growing sentiment among Senate Republicans that
Trump was hurting his own party with "self-serving decisions" and "slavish" loyalty
— ultimately …

John Cornyn says Trump could face ‘midterm disaster.’ Here’s why
Cornyn said there is growing sentiment among Senate Republicans that Trump was hurting his own party with "self-serving decisions."

Trump announced Monday that the United States will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran and be
"reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped" through the Strait of Hormuz, a levy he did not explain.
Trump said the strait itself would stay open to every country other than Iran.
Hours earlier, in a call-in to Fox News, he said:
"We're taking over the strait. They've got nothing."
He added that the US would "probably run it&q…

Trump says the US is 'taking over' the Strait of Hormuz and announces massive levy
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will reinstate its naval blockade of Iran and be "reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped" through the Strait of Hormuz, a levy he did not explain.Trump said the strait itself would stay open to every country other than Iran....

CNN's Harry Enten was floored on Sunday as he discussed new polling that shows Democrats have gained momentum in a key Senate race,
even after the candidate who won the party's primary dropped out.
Last week, oyster farmer Graham Platner suspended his campaign for the Maine Senate seat against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) after multiple allegations of sexual harassment and rape were lodged against him.
Platner has described the allegations as "serious,&…

'My goodness gracious!' Data guru floored as Democrats build momentum in key race
CNN's Harry Enten was floored on Sunday as he discussed new polling that shows Democrats have gained momentum in a key Senate race, even after the candidate who won the party's primary dropped out. Last week, oyster farmer Graham Platner suspended his campaign for the Maine Senate seat against incum...

YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps
A new study found that social media platforms are referring people to sites where they can create nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes for as little as $1 an image.

YouTube and X Have Become ‘Gateways’ to Nudify Apps
A new study found that social media platforms are referring people to sites where they can create nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes for as little as $1 an image.

One might see needy children getting less food assistance as a horrifying outcome.
But the Trump administration has sold all this as a success story.
Those losing benefits, we’re told, were all lazy grifters who were probably defrauding the government anyway.
Or, alternatively, maybe they really did once deserve their benefits, but they have since graduated out of their undignified need for federal assistance thanks to Trump’s economic boom.
“A lot of [the enrollmen…

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Hunger Crisis
His solution to the food affordability crisis is to cut programs that help people afford food.