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Einführung von Starterpacks: X kopiert Bluesky
Die US-Plattform X führt Starterpacks ein. Damit kopiert der Kurznachrichtendienst eine beliebte Funktion von Bluesky.
https://www.heise.de/news/Ei…

It's like they're all in on it.

X unveils Bluesky-like "Starterpacks" to help users find accounts that match their interests, curated by X and rolling out in the coming weeks (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/x-copies-blues…

X copies Bluesky with a 'Starterpacks' feature that helps you find who to follow | TechCrunch
X says the new feature, similar to Bluesky's Starter Packs, will arrive in the coming weeks.

Willkommen im Fediverse, @… !
Bock auf Shitposting?
Viel läuft hier unter dem Hastag "Netzfund" oder "Netzfundstück". (Bei "Caturday" platzt aber vermutlich dein Feed... 😬)
Wenn du magst, kannst du die Bluesky-Brücke an machen - das Zentrum für politische Schönheit ist leider nur da aktiv.

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

I will never understand how Bluesky is so overengineered (my brain melts every time I see a graph of how it works) yet it underdelivers so hard compared to the most basic fediverse software lol

I've now had AI bots impersonate high-profile people I know and engage me in a DM chat that was initially passable on both Bluesky and Mastodon. Be careful out there folks. And if the account is new with few followers, that's a big tell.
https://www.

🧵 about developments in Mexico.
(Via @… on bsky)
#Mexico #drugcartel #notam
Bericht door @chadbourn.bsky.social — Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/chadbourn.bsky.social/post/3mfhzjsrp4225
📸 screenshots Alt text see link for normal text
/2

Apparently my book (and many others) are available with a 50% discount at Berghahnbooks right now.
Berghahn on Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v22iwfjbazxwnx75ao7djix5/post/3mcrlve2m5j27
Find all discounted books here: …

Berghahn Books (@berghahnbooks.bsky.social)
Check out our 50% #SALE off ALL PBs & eBooks & on our 2025 #History Bestseller HBs: bit.ly/3N54g2F incl. @guillaumblanc.bsky.social @jsacademia.bsky.social @andrealoew.bsky.social @jochenlingelba1.h-net.social.ap.brid.gy @herrehrig.bsky.social @duerrbortolotti.bsky.social @philiphahn.bsky.social

The economic fog in Trump's head spreads over the world. https://www.reuters.com/business/with-us-tariff-r…

Ich finde ja, Online-Petitionen sind ein bislang nur suboptimal genutztes Mittel der #Demokratie. Da geht deutlich mehr!
Das Fediverse (mit seinen überproportional politisch interessierten User:innen) könnte da helfen. Leider ist die Fediverse-Unterstüzung gängiger Petitionsplattformen aber nicht zufriedenstellend (siehe Bilder).
Das ist aber ein lösbares Problem. Z.B. könnte man…

Interesting 👀 https://social.zarchbox.fr/notes/agclhhyre66bnqz3
Extension from @… :

Een no-brainer. Wie tekent er mee?
https://actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/boycot-het-trump-wk-in-de-vs-1?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast5711&utm_…

Boycot het Trump-WK in de VS
Nu deelnemen aan een sportevenement alsof er niets aan de hand is, legitimeert Trumps expansieve politiek. Laat ons land en onze voetballers aan de goede kant van de geschiedenis staan. Hou onze jongens thuis. Deze campagne is gestart nav een column in Vrij Nederland, zie de link hieronder.

#LB #HatarakuSaibou feelings.
https://organica.social/@thilth/115721091550841226

Olha, boa. As notificações do bridgy fed sobre respostas no bluesky de gente que não estš na ponte (mas permite que o que escreve seja visto de fora) agora permitem responder-lhes diretamente.
Parece que vou deixar de "falar sozinho", para grande alívio de alguns dos meus compinchas cš deste lado. :p

Again, I *want* this place, mastodon, to succeed.
But right now, we gotta be real. Twitter is *the streets.* Bluesky and here are safe spaces and that's fine.
But *us* being over there is still unfortunately probably important.
#blackmastodon #blackfedi

A St. George Nevada woman just set a new female 100-mile world record in running,
completing the distance in 12:19.34.
This works out to be 7 minutes and 21 seconds per mile.
https://www.…

St. George woman breaks 100-mile world record
Ashley Pauslon, of St. George, broke the 100-mile world record for women in a time of 12:19.37, besting the old record by over 20 minutes.

My posts are currently mirrored across to bluesky by brid.gy. Not sure I will continue, due to bluesky welcoming #ICE.
For people on bluesky who see this and want a place that doesn't encourage fascism: Have a look at https://datasci.social

h/t to @… over on BlueSky: “🤭🤭🤭”

Al final, te van a obligar a usar la IA para que triunfe la IA.
“Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth”
https://www.

Bluesky integrates Germ DM, an E2E encrypted messaging app built on AT Protocol, making it the first private messenger natively available in the Bluesky app (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/a-st

A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky's app | TechCrunch
Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.

Needed:

det här känns som en psyop för att sänka mastodon och bluesky https://cybernews.com/tech/europe-social-media-w/

Film maker Duncan Jones is not happy with BlueSky, and thinks "we should built a new app" 🙄 Look at the response I got when I asked why not the Fediverse. I can't understand why Masto is seen that way.

A general (shitty) comment on BlueSky
A few days ago I've seen something comparing ex-Twinnera to a privy, and praising #BlueSky.
My dear, don't you see the irony? The way I see it, you've just moved from one of Jack Dorsey's privies into another, after he let Elon and his friends shit in the middle of the floor to get some money from them. And now you're delighted, because obviously the same thing won't happen again.

Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Wo ist die gesellschaftliche Relevanz? Threads auf Mobilgeräten deutlich vor X

🔁 https://da.van.ac/publishers-vs-plateformes-les-protocoles-ouverts-comme-arme-de-reconquete/

Publishers vs plateformes : les protocoles ouverts comme arme de reconquête
À Londres, éditeurs et développeurs explorent ActivityPub, Bluesky et les paiements décentralisés pour reprendre le contrôle face aux algorithmes des plateformes.

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social — Bluesky
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3mezchmqqbc2k

Wenn ich in die #Referrer in meinem Blog schaue, dann kommt von #Mastodon so gut wie gar nichts! #Threads und #Bluesky

"Ministers hielden alarmerend rapport over veiligheid op de Noordzee achter."
https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/ministers-hielden-alarmerend-rapport-over-vei…

Ministers hielden alarmerend rapport over veiligheid op de Noordzee achter
De kans op sabotage van essentiële infrastructuur op de Noordzee, zoals kabels en windmolens, groeit. Maar waar meldingen van sabotage naartoe moeten, is vaak niet helder. Ook wie de leiding heeft als het misgaat, is onduidelijk. Dat staat in een in opdracht van de Kamer opgesteld rapport dat al negen maanden af was, maar pas vorige week werd gepubliceerd.

So far I don't care for how I have activityPub integrated in to #tvmarks. It tried to be a full activityPub app but I think I just want to oauth with mastodon/bluesky and make post updates to the authed account.
I guess maybe this will mess up the idea of being able to reply to a post and it shows up on the website as a comment? I'm not sure, but I'm thinking about it.

"Bluesky is a for-profit group still in the venture-capital honeymoon phase where it doesn’t need major revenue."
A Mastodon Migration From Bluesky Would Be Different - Absolutely Maybe
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/10/…

A Mastodon Migration From Bluesky Would Be Different - Absolutely Maybe
The Mastodon migration from Twitter in 2022 was massive for the non-commercial community network: The number of accounts swelled with more than…

Wondering how many folks here are also on #Bluesky but experiencing the birthdate bug so can't use the app: https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/issues/7077

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/115899413415410837
I have to agree! Fuck Bluesky!

Concerns over Trump’s health are coming to light once again after pictures of the 79-year-old felon showed new dark and crusty bruises on his left hand during his recent visit to Davos, Switzerland
-- different from ones that had previously been captured in his right hand.
https://bsky.app/profile/irishstar…

IrishStar.com (@irishstar.com)
Concerns over President Trump’s health are coming to light once again after pictures of the 79-year-old president’s hand showed new dark and crusty bruises on his left hand during his recent visit to Davos, Switzerland, different from ones that had previously been captured in his right hand. https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/trumps-hand-more-bruised-ever-36597641?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1769106965

Wo ist die gesellschaftliche Relevanz? Threads auf Mobilgeräten deutlich vor X
Wenn es um die mobile Nutzung geht, hat Threads X längst hinter sich gelassen – im Web noch lange nicht. Gesellschaftlich scheint aber sogar Bluesky relevanter.

Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: https://weact.campact.de/petitions/geas-gesetz-dobrindts-kinder-in-haft-gesetz-stoppen?source=bluesky&time=…

GEAS-Gesetz: Dobrindts Kinder-in-Haft-Gesetz stoppen!
Migrationspolitik ist eine entmenschlichte Debatte! Aber es geht um echte Menschen! Die endgültige Verabschiedung des Pakts auf europäischer Ebene war ein Einschnitt zur Aushöhlung des Migrations- und Asylrechts. Die Einigung verpflichtet auch Deutschland, diesen Pakt in deutsches Recht zu übertragen. Als Seenotrettungsorganisation war für uns immer klar: Es darf keine politische Frage sein, ob Menschen ertrinken. Und doch wird es immer wieder dazu gemacht. Doch nicht nur das: Mit...

ICE on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/icegov.bsky.social
Verified.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@icegov.bsky.social)
Protects America through criminal investigations and by enforcing immigration law to preserve national security and public safety. ➡️Visit us at ICE.gov ➡️Join our team at join.ICE.gov Privacy policy: http://go.dhs.gov/U

Or, you know, leave the Nazi bar.
#Bluesky

Uhm, no thank you, I don't think I'll bother with that "bridging" to "bluesky" that you want me to do.

So…my first retail job was at a place the city HATED*, and would occasionally send cops in to “check” on the place (it’s open 24/7) and the owner told us to tell them to get out
Getting to tell a cop to pound sand and GTFO at 2am was a true joy.
*it’s still there 40 years later 😂
https://b…

Jesus fuck. We don’t suddenly expect rational, well-considered options from Reddit of all places now, do we? https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing/115907834493594403

Heute bis 17:30 Uhr läuft noch unsere #Umfrage zum angekündigten Start von #Eurosky:
👉
#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse
#Mastodon #Communication #survey
#ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere
#democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European
#EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty #Bluesky

I thought I got this account bridged to Bluesky. Whoops. As usual, thanks to @….

Ed Newton Rex on bluesky: 'People had speculated on what went into ‘books2’ for years. Now we know; pirated books powered the hugely successful launch of ChatGPT.
IMO this should be mentioned every time ChatGPT is discussed.'
https://storage.cour…

Yet more proof that our collective resources are being spent on the wrong things. #climatechange #inequality

E gajos com contas trancadas no bluesky, e sem ponte, continuam a tentar responder aos meus posts.
Pela milésima vez: EU NÃO VOS LEIO!
Se não deixam ler de fora, é completamente inútil responderem-me seja ao que for porque EU NÃO VOS LEIO.

Ich folge im Fediverse momentan mehr Accounts als ich lesen kann. Und ich könnte noch weit mehr folgen.
Damit ist das Fediverse groß genug um für mich zu funktionieren. Natürlich ist schön, wenn mehr Freunde und Bekannte hier sind, damit ich mitbekomme, was sie so schreiben.¹
Und ich freu mich auch, wenn ich bestimmten Organisationen oder Instoitutionen hier folgen kann – aber nur, wenn sie auch interagieren, andernfalls bevorzuge ich RSS.²
Da ich kontrolliere, was in meine…

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

I would recommend against doing any work to view any “secret videos” that are in any way associated with any child sexual abuse case. @… https:…

Nicht die Community-Wünsche: Bluesky bringt Livestream-Anzeige und „Cashtags“
Das jüngste Update von Bluesky bringt eine Kennzeichnung von Livestreams und spezielle Hashtags für Beiträge über Aktienmärkte. Die User wünschen etwas anderes.

When I share my newsletter on socials, I try to tag everyone I linked to.
Often, they're not on Bluesky. Usually, they're not on Mastodon.
But those who aren't on LinkedIn? They are truly blessed.

Present thought
Mastodon's the right model. But to be truly *useful* politcally - the Bluesky/Mastodonian idea of "we will make our safe space over here" might be pleasant for many and that's fine
But they're not healthy for useful political discourse, which is often ugly, but generates the necessary talk.
The discussions I'm seeing on Twitter/threads e.g. left v. liberal are finally getting "good." (among others)

NY Senate Bill 4505 Requires warning labels on social media platforms which provide an addictive feed, autoplay, infinite scroll, like counts, and/or push notifications;
directs the commissioner of mental health to design the warning label
Bluesky=Facebook
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills

NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4505
Requires warning labels on social media platforms which provide an addictive feed, autoplay, infinite scroll, like counts, and/or push notifications; directs the commissioner of mental health to design the warning label.

😂😂

I laughed for a second. Then I got very sad.
(link: https://bsky.app/profile/abstracttesseract.bsky.social/post/3mewrojqa422b )

I saw a nice initiative for an european BlueSky instance. I am always wondering why people don't like Mastodon?
For me Bluesky and Mastodon can co-exist but many people disagree 🙂
#eurosky #bluesky #mastodon

eurosky

Bluesky releases its first transparency report: users rose 60% in 2025 to 41.2M, including AT Protocol accounts; moderation reports from users grew 54% to 9.97M (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/blue

Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands | TechCrunch
Bluesky's first transparency reports tackle moderation, regulatory compliance, account takedowns, and more. The number of government legal requests went up fivefold.

@… if you need more accounts to follow this is a good place to start. https://fedidevs.com/s/NjQ5/

Savvy people are readying themselves for BlueSky's demise
https://bsky.app/profile/dmandl.bsky.social/post/3m6va6ntuws2g

Dave Mandl (@dmandl.bsky.social)
I'm on Bluesky but also on Mastodon. I hate to say it, but from past experience I'm not confident that Bluesky will remain the paradise that it is forever. It's not a bad idea to get familiar with Mastodon and least establish a presence there. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@… könnte man mal nebenan bei Bluesky schauen, wie die Erfahrungen damit* sind. Ich bin da so gut wie nicht, hatte das Feature nur kurz nach Einführung mal getestet und mein Eindruck war, dass die Listen dort auch stark zum Overblocking neigten
* ist nicht ganz das gleiche, da's dort auf Userebene und nicht auf Instanzebene passiert. Evtl. ist das…

Toronto's 2600 meeting is on this month again!
We meet on the second monday of the month at Victory Cafe 6pm (tonight!)
See you next month and next and next too!
@… @… and whoops also bluesky! We'…

Burning platform news:
A Bluesky thread suggesting the non-Russian parts of (former US site) LiveJournal may be going away - since they can't accept payments due to sanctions.
https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3mbebi2xfxc25

rahaeli (@rahaeli.bsky.social)
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:

Wrote a small sequel to my last #bluesky post (the prior post is linked there if you're interested).
https://asterisk.lol/blog/interop/

Bluesky Konto gelöscht.
Bringt mir dann doch nichts.
#Bluesky

Hi :) If you see this, on #bluesky or #mastodon, please react, its a #webmention test from my blog !

The Commission of Fine Arts,
a panel whose members were all appointed last month by Donald Trump,
unanimously approved a plan for a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom on Feb. 19,
clearing one of the hurdles on the controversial project.
The seven-member panel also includes former lead architect on the project -- James McCrery, who abstained from voting due to his role.
Trump took to Truth Social to celebrate the approval on the $400 million project, which is…

Arts panel approves Trump ballroom despite 99% negative public comment
The Commission of Fine Arts unanimously approved a plan for a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom on Feb. 19.

La killer application es positiva y constructiva. Una constante en sus productos.
“Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt, without the women’s consent.”

Ethan Mollick makes a good point on BlueSky:
I understand the fear and anger. But also:
1) It is connected to the belief that AI is fake and going to vanish, which means that critics who should be helping shape AI use through policy and collective work are sitting it out
2) Lumping all AI criticism/talk into us vs. "tech bros" doesn't help
#AI

Ethan Mollick (@emollick.bsky.social)
I understand the fear and anger. But also: 1) It is connected to the belief that AI is fake and going to vanish, which means that critics who should be helping shape AI use through policy and collective work are sitting it out 2) Lumping all AI criticism/talk into us vs. "tech bros" doesn't help [contains quote post or other embedded content]

*Me realizing I’ve never played Cyberpunk 2077 using the dude voice*

I’ve seen a few breathless “BlueSky gave ICE.gov a _verified_ account!!” Posts on here, so lemme try and clear things up a little:
Personally, I think Bluesky should’ve left things with self verification, like the way the Fediverse handles things, but this is not them publicly approving of ICE (and fuck ICE, obviously) https://

#Eurosky, the european #Bluesky, is announced for #January 2026.
What do you 🫵 think about it?
#SocialMedia #Musk #Trump #Fediverse #Mastodon #Communication #survey #ATProto #ATprotocol #ATmosphere #democracy #DutGemacht #IDIDIT #SaveSocial #Umfrage #EU #European #EuropeanUnion #DigitalSovereignty #Sovereignty
Yes! 🙌 The solution to all social media problems!
All right, it's worth a try.
No progress: too much power still in too few hands
It is too early to comment on this.

WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. **Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.**” The Tennesse Holler — Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3meichlwfqk23?ref_src=embed

Ex-progressive Senator John Fetterman is bucking his party yet again,
but this time the fallout could drastically impact the results of future elections.
The Pennsylvania turncoat came out in favor of voter ID legislation, revealing that he would support a clean bill if it required voters to show identification before they cast their ballot.
The issue is currently gaining momentum in the Senate under the banner of the "Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility", or S…

John Fetterman Hits New Low in Quest for Donald Trump’s Approval
The Pennsylvania Democrat backed voter ID legislation to combat a nonexistent voter fraud problem.

Bluesky says it is working to make feeds more "live", interactive, and timely during live events, and teases improvements to posting and follow suggestions (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/869235/bluesky-roadmap-2026-feed…

Bluesky is testing ‘live’ features to take on X
Bluesky says it’s planning to make the app feel more “live” this year as part of ongoing efforts to build a competent rival to Elon Musk’s X platform.

Bluesky releases its first transparency report: users rose 60% in 2025 to 41.2M, including AT Protocol accounts; moderation reports from users grew 54% to 9.97M (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/blue

Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands | TechCrunch
Bluesky's first transparency reports tackle moderation, regulatory compliance, account takedowns, and more. The number of government legal requests went up fivefold.

Anfang des Monats habe ich versucht den Einstieg ins Fediverse halbwegs knapp zusammenzufassen.
Letzte Woche ist die Übersetzung fertig geworden.
...und heute kam tatsächlich ein Pöbelkommentar rein. Über die Bluesky-Brücke. Und bewarb komisches Zeug, dass die Suche auf Heise Online nicht findet. 😆
Ich saga mal so:
Wer Flak abbekommt, ist verdammt nah am Ziel. 😉
🇩🇪

"Natuurlijk kan zo’n Europese troepenmacht de Amerikaanse militaire macht niet weerstaan. Maar dat is het punt niet. Het doel is om de Amerikanen te tonen: jullie willen vazallen van ons maken, en wij pikken dat niet langer. Geen statements, maar daadkracht."

Column | Stuur Europese troepen naar Groenland
Het moment is gekomen waarop Europa moet laten zien dat het bereid is zijn grondgebied te verdedigen. De Europese respons op Donald Trumps claim op Groenland kan er maar één zijn: troepen sturen, laten zien dat je je niet laat intimideren en dat je geopolitiek denkt en handelt. Europeanen, die na tachtig jaar vrede dachten dat ze nooit meer oorlog zouden voeren, moeten dringend naar een andere…

si quelqu’un veut tester les DM chiffré base sur Bluesky/Atproto j’ai une invitation #Germ mais faut un iPhone …
https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/02/06/germ-invitation

Ricardo Mendes
6 February 2026 Germ iPhone iOs si quelqu’un veut tester les DM chiffré base sur Bluesky/Atproto j’ai une invitation #Germ mais faut un iPhone … si quelqu’un veut tester les DM chiffré base sur Bluesk...

I know everyone’s already dragging the living shit out of this already but 🤷🏻‍♀️:
All ICE/BP should have:
Clearly marked vehicles
Clearly marked names on uniforms (large TEXT for both)
ID/badges
Dismissal and/or prosecution for failing to comply.
QR codes are just unneeded “tech” complication
The current regime talks a lot of shit about ID being required to vote, but is fine with armed agents of the govt having less ID than a teen trying (and failing) to…

Bluesky: Erster Transparenzbericht zeigt starkes Wachstum und mehr Moderation
Mehr Nutzer, mehr Probleme: Bluesky legt Zahlen zu Moderation, rechtlichen Anfragen und dem Kampf gegen Spam und politische Beeinflussung vor.

Pessoas no bluesky com conta fechada, a exigir login, que tentam falar comigo, repito:
Eu. Não. Leio. O. Que. Vocês. Escrevem.
Querem que eu vos leia? Abram a conta. Querem contactar-me tão facilmente como se estivéssemos na mesma rede? Bridgy fed.

Bluesky says it is working to make feeds more "live", interactive, and timely during live events, and teases improvements to posting and follow suggestions (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/869235/bluesky-roadmap-2026-feed…

Bluesky is testing ‘live’ features to take on X
Bluesky says it’s planning to make the app feel more “live” this year as part of ongoing efforts to build a competent rival to Elon Musk’s X platform.

Sympa ce concept #atproto, le protocol derrière #bluesky continue de croître, com…

"My strongest social media belief is that Threads isn't real"

A proposal to ship radioactive waste from Canada to Utah has received an initial green light.
EnergySolutions is pursing a plan calling for importation of 1.31 million cubic yards of the waste from Canada for disposal in Tooele County.
Canadian officials and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission still need to sign off on the proposal.

EnergySolutions proposal to deposit Canadian radioactive waste in Tooele County gets initial OK
EnergySolutions' plans to dispose of low-level radioactive waste from Canada in Tooele County have gotten an initial OK, though the approval process isn't over.

Watch this clip shared on Bluesky with the extremely aggressive and crazy statement by this US member of Congress, Ogles.
#USA

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"

Playing around with Antigravity, vibe coded a social media summarizer that makes a summary of the last 48 hours of my bluesky and mastodon timelines, using python, a local database of the posts on my laptop and APIs of mentioned services. Works greats after squashing some bugs and a few iterations. Interestingly you need to know a little bit about coding to use it efficienctly, even in "vibecode" mode.

My indiekit fork is now able to Send & Receive webmentions automatically, no human interventions, all I need is to use the /microsub/reader endpoint via Indiepass or via my own blog and whatever I like, repost or bookmarks gets “magically” sent to the source URL I interacted with. Code is here h…

rmdes - Repositories
Middleware engineer | wanna be solution architect Love to promote #Indieweb Passionate about #RSS #OSS #Fediverse #Bluesky - rmdes

This is abominable.
By law, immigration detention is not supposed to be about meting out punishment or retribution.
It’s supposed to be about facilitating people’s removal.
Yet as the ruling details, the administration,
by refusing to send Ábrego García to Costa Rica despite having that option,
did “not appear to have held him to fulfill that purpose.”
That’s polite legalese for a bombshell:
Trump officials held Ábrego García in detention for mont…

Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Ábrego García Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Ábrego García from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.

At least six high-profile congressional Republicans have voiced their staunch opposition to Trump’s desire to take over Greenland.
“I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,”
Nebraska Representative Don #Bacon told the Omaha-World Herald.
“If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency.
And he needs to know:
The off-r…

Republicans Say Trump’s Greenland Plan Is “Dumbest Thing” Ever
At least a handful of Republicans in Congress are pushing back against President Trump’s quest to take over Greenland.

This is a really good assessment (why people are complaining BlueSky is “mean”), IMO.
It’s also true of Mastodon, for very similar reasons.
If I may mangle a line from “Grosse Pointe Blank”:
“if people are hot in your mentions, you did something to bring them there”
OTOH, BS and Masto have tools to manage that. (though they need improvement)

Encrypted DM on ATproto ?
🔁 https://www.germnetwork.com/blog/germdm-atproto-now-beta

Germ DM x ATProto is Now in Beta — Germ Network
Germ DM is now a Bluesky messenger. We’ve integrated AT Protocol into our iOS app, so E2EE DMs have come to the Atmosphere! Germ DM is the end-to-end encrypted messenger that lets you talk freely—without a your phone number. It’s powered by Messaging Layer Security (MLS) and now connects to your A

I swear everyone over on BlueSky is drunk tonight.
Well, most of them are Americans, and I guess that considering what's going on there, getting drunk is not such a weird reaction.

Best knap in twee kabinetten falen als het gaat om de eenheid van kabinetsbeleid. Eerst bij Rutte (die gooide haar er uit) en nu bij Schoof (die laat haar zitten). #Keijzer #Ongeschikt #BBB

Kabinet neemt afstand van verdachtmakend X-bericht Keijzer over NOS
Premier Schoof vindt dat de politiek zich niet met de journalistieke keuzes van de vrije pers mag bemoeien. Hij heeft Keijzer erop aangesproken.

The Trump administration is moving to
dismantle the
National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado,
taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs

Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Yay, my bluesky domain handle now pass verification for both DNS and HTTP https://bsky-debug.app/handle?handle=rmendes.net

Hier slaat Rutte dus door, je hoeft Trump niet neer te zetten als iemand die "goede dingen doet"
Verder als je Trump als "vriend" beschouwt, dan heb je moreel/ethisch wel een probleem als VVDer ? Trump is oa racistisch, anti-democratisch en autocratisch.
#rutte #vvd

Rutte prijst Trump bij RTL tonight: 'Hij doet goede dingen'
Bij ‘RTL Tonight’ was Mark Rutte te gast en hij sprak over zijn vriend Donald Trump. Wat hem betreft is Trump iemand die dingen afdwingt „op een goede manier”. De gasten bij Buitenhof dachten daar anders over.

Test depuis mon site
https://rmendes.net/content/notes/2026-01-19-a5e90/

Ricardo Mendes
19 January 2026 Test Test depuis mon site Test depuis mon site Also on: Bluesky Permalink Ricardo Mendes { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Untitled", "url": "https:/...

Somebody being killed in Minneapolis, while being pushed on the ground, Watch out, terrible graphic video in this Bluesky post. Let's support the people in Minnesota anyway we can.
https://bsky.app/profile/giancarlofiorella.bsky.social/post/3md6kpdenfk26

Giancarlo Fiorella (@giancarlofiorella.bsky.social)
This is the video. Please be warned: the video is graphic. It shows ICE agents wrestling a man to the ground, beating him, and then shooting him several times.

Playing around with Antigravity, vibe coded a social media summarizer that makes a summary of the last 48 hours of my bluesky and mastodon timelines, using python, a local database of the posts on my laptop and APIs of mentioned services. Works greats after squashing some bugs and some iterations. Interestingly you need to know a little bit about coding to use it efficienctly, even in "vibecode" mode.
#AI