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How to get banned on Bluesky

Are conservatives getting kicked off Bluesky?

On by David Covucci
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Justice for Jan. 6 is switching to vengeance 

It’s time for the people who did Jan. 6 to arrest and jail the people who did Jan. 6.  

On by David Covucci
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Bluesky is about to get Russiagated

Resistance Twitter is migrating to Bluesky, and it’s 2017 all over again.

On by David Covucci
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Trump Doomers cope with hope

While his supporters were in shock eight years ago, this win led to something akin to disbelief.

On by David Covucci
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Will the YMCA reveal the election results?

Trump supporters are making their mark on a famously progressive social media platform.

On by David Covucci
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Threads is old enough to have age gap discourse

Age gap discourse is one of the internet’s most tried and true forms of inflamed conversation,

On by David Covucci
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QAnon is giving voting a try

Off to the polls they go.

On by David Covucci
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What do Diddy’s hot dogs have to do with Obama?

Conspiracy theorists have latched on to the fact that both men seem to love the meaty snack. But what does it all mean?

On by David Covucci
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Hurricane Helene’s secret aims

Does the storm have an agenda of its own? QAnon believers think so.

On by David Covucci
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Trump assassination bounty is the most convoluted conspiracy ever

Remember when assassination conspiracy theories were simple?

On by David Covucci
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This one weird trick will blow up your Threads comments

Threads users have just figured out a key site feature after two years.

On by David Covucci
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Nate Silver’s mild Trump praise brings Bluesky meltdown

BlueSky users have been engaging in a week-long roast of the statistician.

On by David Covucci
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Trump’s online army is heading to the polls—to work

The real enemy is election fraud. And this time, they’re coming at it proactively.

On by David Covucci
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Is AI Jesus blasphemy?

The Shroud of Turin is getting optimized with help from ChatGPT.

On by David Covucci
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The fact checks are getting fact-checked

Are all fact-checks created equal?

On by David Covucci
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