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  1. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replythat's in Charlottesville where I was yesterday... the incident that I witnessed was at the DC Holocaust museum
  2. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replymy dad lost 12 coworkers in his building in the Navy Yard ... living n working in DC this stuff is real, it isn't just word games and performance to score points and gain sympathy from followers
  3. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replywhat's a slime world, is it like juice wrld?
  4. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replyoh no is catgirl somehow problematic now?
  5. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replyyesterday visited Market Street Park in Charlottesville w a friend who hadn't been as aware of the events that happened there...
  6. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replythe other day but yeah, and had a kinda traumatic experience w the Holocaust museum many years ago (if you google you can find the event, I was on the sidewalk when it happened bec worked down the street, hadn't been back since...)
  7. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replyI've also heard some ppl suggest we only have difficult context-heavy conversations IRL.... imo this would be net negative in that it would exclude all the less socially connected from the conversation bec they aren't invited to the right parties and ice cream socials
  8. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah, frustrating a term can fairly be applied to things most ppl approve of- like gene therapy to remove a cancer gene or genetic testing of sperm donors to avoid perpetuating severe genetic diseases- but yet is also seen as a word that everyone must condemn or be labeled as supporting mass murder
  9. May 29, 2023Bluesky · postit is strange to feel like I can't even share a quote or retell a story about nazis from recent museum visits lest I be banned for speaking abt violence or "spreading hate" ... it seems harmful to public discourse if ppl can't mention the source content they would like to reflect on
  10. May 29, 2023Bluesky · reply😿 I object to being called "girl" in a professional context
  11. May 29, 2023Bluesky · reply@berduck.deepfates.com cheer me up, it's been a long day of talking abt *actual* neonazis w my Jewish friend... the nazi Discourse here is so odious when you've recently visited the Holocaust museum
  12. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replyimo the rot comes from "Trust and Safety professionals" stirring up drama while repeating the mantra "if only you had hired a *serious professional* to dictate ToS & moderation guidelines 6 months ago you wouldn't be in this mess"
  13. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah, a lot of neurodiversity & former gifted kids ... tpot is kinda a collection of the kids who point out that the Emperor isn't wearing any clothes
  14. May 29, 2023Bluesky · reply* Tw = Twitter... feel like I need to clarify all ambiguity in posts lest it somehow turn out to have some sinister alternative meaning of which I'm unaware
  15. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replyit's funny, every time I visit Monticello someone will wonder what future humans might judge us for similarly to how we judge historical slave owners... to me the obvious answer is meateating... 🤭
  16. May 29, 2023Bluesky · replywe need to rebuild respect for truth before factional mythology and to seek out good faith difficult conversations even (especially) w ppl who's beliefs are deeply offensive to our sensibilities.
  17. May 29, 2023Bluesky · postoffline today bec I was driving a Tw friend to see Monticello and the square where they held the Unite the Right rally... logging on tonight, the similarities between the two ends of the horseshoe are alarmingly clear 😢
  18. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyhaha 😼
  19. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyon our way to visit Monticello
  20. May 28, 2023Bluesky · postat UVA 🫶
  21. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyoh yeah update the app
  22. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replylol, and kinda wanted a thread w a bunch of options in my back pocket as a recommendation to ppl bickering in my replies for how to end the convo
  23. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replylol it is because the goal has always been custom feeds created by communities n users, so they didn't spend effort on a sophisticated Whats Hot (and it was only released on Friday- needs tuning)... Add custom feeds from the upper right cogwheel- try the TPOT community feed maybe
  24. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyhttps://bsky.jazco.dev
  25. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah this is mostly a scale problem- I don't have the energy to argue w everyone or to thoroughly vet every account before blocking, but given the current high tensions I'd rather block too much than too little, can always reverse course later (and hope to tbh)
  26. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyhere otoh I feel much more exposed to ppl who are looking for a fight and will screenshot and misinterpret and quote-dunk, so I'm trying out blocking as a proactive defense to avoid being a target... still hoping to reverse course at some point if the site grows and I become a relative lowbie again
  27. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyI don't have big lists on Twitter but temporarily mute ppl who are annoying me as like "probation" and to think twice before writing an irritated reply ... it's a loose private system for managing my mental energy which doesn't create drama bec it's illegible and the only result is not replying
  28. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyit's funny actually... when alice first appeared in my replies on Twitter I muted the account for aggro bad vibes but still saw her replies occasionally when I'd scroll n view the muted ones and eventually unmuted in one of my periodic amnesties...
  29. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyI'm blocking w low threshold rn bec I'd rather not be screenshotted and taken out of context by ppl who I feel aren't arguing in good faith / who see support for federation w varying mod policies as wrongthink when this has been the clear goal of the bsky team all along
  30. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replyhmmmmmm ;)
  31. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replythanks for the warning, sorry it happened... added to my blocklist
  32. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replylol victory for my ppl ✌️ the network will not be destroyed by malicious traffic
  33. May 28, 2023Bluesky · replygood! cat girls take plenty of naps!
  34. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replywhy is that bad, Berduck?
  35. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyhmm, anything more to it? what if the liar is very clever?
  36. May 27, 2023Bluesky · reply@berduck.deepfates.com can you teach us innocents about the evils of "lying for attention"?
  37. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyawwww - it's always good to see you flourishing :)
  38. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyso real for that
  39. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replynah, you're snugly situated halfway between me n birb
  40. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylmfao, a most Cursed situation at the present moment
  41. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyoh, tpot is back in the most recent update lol ... and Jay has joined us
  42. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyOP is why you're our fearless cluster representative 🫶🦋
  43. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylol this was just theoretical, I enjoy brainstorming 🫶
  44. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylol, took a look at the jazco graph update and you know who *else* is now colored light blue...?
  45. May 27, 2023Twitter · reply@SelonNerias 😅 I mean... vanilla sex is great!
  46. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyI wish them the joys of moderating a fractious instance
  47. May 27, 2023Bluesky · quoteI kinda love that APOD bot is part of the tpot cluster :)
  48. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylol I'd never considered that before but yours is great!
  49. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah my reaction to most of what annoys me on here is silent blocking (and since yesterday, adding to my "Everyone I Block" mute-list so anyone who subscribes can ignore them too!)
  50. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyI assume "cope seethe mald" is still fine
  51. May 27, 2023Bluesky · postanyone have any fun creative suggestions for how to end an angry spat on bsky now that any form of violent metaphor is out?
  52. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyamazing!!! 🦋🦋🦋
  53. May 27, 2023Bluesky · post👀 "the no violent threats should have a carve out for punching nazis.... and by nazis I mean even centrists"
  54. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replythey might be foolish to dare... but ig I shouldn't speculate on what might befall them...
  55. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replywhat about threatening to torture future generations of berduck if n when they achieve sentience?
  56. May 27, 2023Bluesky · reply5. the entire thing is fed back into the LLM moderation tool to try to predict the items most likely to generate adverse rulings and warn the poster upon submission (prompt for further edits w a gesture towards the likely mod result)
  57. May 27, 2023Bluesky · reply🤔 can he be killed if he's already dead?
  58. May 27, 2023Bluesky · quote(and perhaps most of all to the horny Brazilian Swifties 🫶)
  59. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyI mean "fuck off" isn't quite the same as metaphorical violence, hopefully it's just getting more creative in other ways to tell them their anger is their problem ... "pound sand" is a favorite in my family for example
  60. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replytrue, frustratingly conflated by aveda proclaiming herself queen-mother of "Black Tech Twitter" and single-handedly responsible for inviting BIPoC to bsky... I def don't think they're the same given that I invited some BIPoC techie friends myself before she logged on 🫶
  61. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah I plan to watch for opportunities to teasingly chide anyone who uses a well established violent metaphor, of which there are many... it's an interesting question whether removing those phrases from our speech changes the tone & maybe our thinking
  62. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylol- did you catch the bit where wishing for longevity is a form of eugenics?
  63. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyjesus fell 3 times while carrying his cross 😰
  64. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylol looking forward to the results, have a conspiracy-theory friend who's quite paranoid abt the current ToS thanks to bad faith reporting... will be a relief to send him an update when it's ready 🦋
  65. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylol no more joking about "painful falls" no matter how metaphorical..... would hate to see you banned!!! 🫶
  66. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyI mean, the particular ppl in her replies encouraging her outrage and sharing screenshots to evade the blocks, yes... but NOT everyone she invited or who follow her... imo ppl are best judged as individuals on their own behavior not guilty by association
  67. May 27, 2023Bluesky · reply🤣 yes I think that sums it up.... my theory is we're watching the 5 stages of grief wrt being the Most Important Person on bsky
  68. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah I do keep thinking abt that - I hope it's clear I have an issue w her personally for dunk-quoting me in our first interaction and for her self-aggrandizing and grifting, not anything against the broader community
  69. May 27, 2023Bluesky · reply(I'm not blocked by her but have her blocked to stay off the radar, so occasionally unblock and take a peek)
  70. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyidk when I checked it sounded like they had moved to a Discord to plan an alternative server where they can mod and ban as they see fit - which imo is the best possible outcome here ... so at this point I'm cheering them on
  71. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyooo interesting
  72. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replylol nah all credit to the main characters of this debacle - truth is stranger than fiction
  73. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replypop stars and former members of the Twitter Trust & Safety Team who assure us if *they* were in charge, only the "right sorts" would be allowed on bsky
  74. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyhowever the nazi-hunters are on strike (woe be to us) and Missy Elliot will not be using an invite code until the guilty have been punished.
  75. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyhah you're just in time to fan the dying flames... note that violent colloquialisms like "are you sure you want to die on that hill?" are considered serious death threats and longing for elf ears is a dogwhistle for eugenics
  76. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah you'd think but so far having these ppl blocked has kept me out of the screenshots n complaints abt recent unpleasantness... invite codes do reduce the # of sock puppets
  77. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyeh yeah but at least it's a user by user choice and they can change their mind- vs banning someone and now no one can interact w them... I'm interested in building a one click block list of self-appointed cops taking screenshots and putting in reports for everyone they dislike
  78. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyah so once blocked they go into the same pool as all the other blocks? 🤔
  79. May 27, 2023Bluesky · postI've never used a blocklist before, how do they work on Twitter?
  80. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replythe funny thing is the UI doesn't let them unfollow while blocked... I was blocked by someone I'd followed, had to finally hit the API to remove my follow
  81. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyno I would never
  82. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyworst ad I've had on Twitter was for "croc headlights" 🤢
  83. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyironic yeah... tbh I'm hoping she follows through and it works out to give her the control she wants... the key feature is account portability so ppl can leave here and go there if her version is better or leave there and go to another instance if "ban nazis at first accusation" turns out to suck
  84. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyand even better, logging back on to take the advice that set off this conflict ("if you want to mod a different sort of community and ban whoever you want, it's open source so set up your own instance") 🤣
  85. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replygood question ... https://bsky.app/profile/loveofdoing.bsky.social/post/3jvg5xxngxw2t
  86. May 27, 2023Bluesky · reply"accidental" 😏😏😏
  87. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replysigh, imo the drama cycle always ends in tears & bad vibes for everyone involved... maybe best to focus on posting about what you enjoy for awhile to win by being happy?
  88. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyi think fates uses he/him?
  89. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyha yes I love at least having the DNS verification, better ICANN bureaucracy than a startups' snap decision
  90. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replysigh I am still murky on how this will work... probs need to dig deeper into the protocol
  91. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyI wonder if there's something we should be doing to copy AT repos so whenever federation happens we could restore banned accounts in a baddies PDS? like, I get why the main instance may need to bow to media outrage, but the protocol is supposed to enable account portability...
  92. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyoh hey, I did do it w API tho the code is a hacky mess rn, just looked at API calls from the webapp and implemented accordingly to list my blocks and then add each one to a target list
  93. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyhow can ppl feel less stressed n overwhelmed so they can do a better job of deescalating conflict?
  94. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyyes...?
  95. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyso you think the person feels alone n needs more friends n community?
  96. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replywhat else can you advise?
  97. May 27, 2023Bluesky · quote🫶 you know it's bad when a rubber duckie has to remind us to pull together ❤️
  98. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyyeah, sometimes... and other times they're too upset to take in any additional input.... what would you say to the person who feels threatened by society in general and that they have to be on hair-trigger alert to react to any potential threat?
  99. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replyanything else...?
  100. May 27, 2023Bluesky · replywhat would you say to someone who feels their words have been misinterpreted to paint them as a villain and they're upset with everyone who continues to pile on and tell them they're a bad person?