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The real funny part is the anti-AI crowd who flock to bsky "because there's no Grok" and completely ignore the fact that everything they post in bsky gets scrapped by half a dozen other AI companies instead.
The real funny part is the anti-AI crowd who flock to bsky "because there's no Grok" and completely ignore the fact that everything they post in bsky gets scrapped by half a dozen other AI companies instead.
Against my better judgment I decided to create a Bluesky account so I could see if it was still as bad as I remembered. It is, but i discovered this gem.
Wait, what is that "Northsky" instance he's cancelling? Is Bluesky finally upgrading to the splinter phase of its sectarian conflict? Because that worked out really well for the Fediverse.
The first relevant search result for "Northsky PDS" was this account, which seems to be for admin announcements. The instance is based in Canindia and the account's handle is @transrights if you don't notice. Does this look like a troon-hating instance to you?
I'm assuming the "Target boycott" they're referring to is over the LGTVP+ display removal from 2 years ago? Has Target lost any meaningful business since? I can't imagine that niggers and broke, e-begging Bluesky users who actively encourage shoplifting are Target's desired customers.
Same thing with Converse. Isn't it a good thing that the demographic best known for stealing shoes is not interested in stealing yours? (A&N also claims that Converse are wypipo shoes.)
Wait, what is that "Northsky" instance he's cancelling? Is Bluesky finally upgrading to the splinter phase of its sectarian conflict? Because that worked out really well for the Fediverse.
The first relevant search result for "Northsky PDS" was this account, which seems to be for admin announcements. The instance is based in Canindia and the account's handle is @transrights if you don't notice. Does this look like a troon-hating instance to you?
They are running into exactly the same problem that plagued the Fediverse. They shut out anybody who dissented with their ideas, but hugboxes get boring and social media thrives on conflict. As a result, they start turning on each other over trivial shit simply to get that dopamine rush of Owning Da Fascists.
Wait, what is that "Northsky" instance he's cancelling? Is Bluesky finally upgrading to the splinter phase of its sectarian conflict? Because that worked out really well for the Fediverse.
The post you're replying to cites "transmedicalism", which is the sectarian belief within troonery that one must have gender dysphoria to be transgender. As opposed to just wanting boobs for the fuck of it.
For sane people, we would consider transmeds to be homosexualtransexuals (HSTS) while anti-transmeds think gender is just an outfit you put on at the start of the day.
I was thinking of leaving Bluesky because it's so shrill and unfunny, but then I discovered this recent picture of Katelyn Burns. Surely I can't be the only one thinking he should slap on some makeup, put on a muu-moo, and go on a TV talk show screaming "Whatevah! I do what I want."
Wait, what is that "Northsky" instance he's cancelling? Is Bluesky finally upgrading to the splinter phase of its sectarian conflict? Because that worked out really well for the Fediverse.
The first relevant search result for "Northsky PDS" was this account, which seems to be for admin announcements. The instance is based in Canindia and the account's handle is @transrights if you don't notice. Does this look like a troon-hating instance to you? View attachment 9591582
I'm assuming the "Target boycott" they're referring to is over the LGTVP+ display removal from 2 years ago? Has Target lost any meaningful business since? I can't imagine that niggers and broke, e-begging Bluesky users who actively encourage shoplifting are Target's desired customers.
Same thing with Converse. Isn't it a good thing that the demographic best known for stealing shoes is not interested in stealing yours? (A&N also claims that Converse are wypipo shoes.)
Update on my bot hunting: I identified a bot ring of approximately 50,000 accounts. This ring is a sophisticated bot swarm that uses likes, reposts, and replies to signal boost posts and get them into the Discover feed. Bot operators use a tool (listifications.app) to identify when they've been spotted. Sometimes they'll let their bots respond to those events with rude messages or threats!
When I spot a suspicious account I ask myself, "Who would follow such an obviously inauthentic account?" So I run a tool that tests that account's followers. Sometimes that's 100k accounts being tested! What I found after only testing about 20 accounts is that I've already seen almost all of the followers on every new account I test, meaning these followers all belong to the same bot swarm.
Approximately 8% of the swarm, or 4000 accounts, demonstrate a pattern of very high volume posting. Further testing would reveal how much of the swarm exists as medium-volume posting, and all of them act as signal boosting to make posts more visible. Probably the most suspicious signal is the extreme number of replies that boosted posts get. Large outlets with lots of followers might get 5-40 replies, but these astroturfed posts regularly see 200 or more. For example example EFF.org: 165k followers, but only one post in the last week has more than 10 replies, and that one post has 21.
The reply pattern seems to double as insulation: These accounts are not monitored. Curating replies and blocking people calling out the bullshit or trolls is too difficult for bots to manage so they drown it out in pure noise.
If we guestimate these 4000 accounts as making 20 posts per day, that means 80,000 posts per day are fake. There are likely others. https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats says Bluesky sees about 3.3 million posts per day or about 2.4% of all posts are due to the high volume actors within this bot ring. The percentage is much higher because the stats include replies and that's where the medium and low volume bots step in to add more noise.
The content of these posts? Anti-GOP propaganda: Anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, anti-ICE, "resist", or whatever comes across the desk of the bot swarm owner. What is especially notable is that the messaging is entirely negative: It's never about what can or should be done, or what positives democrats have done. Just "this sucks, be angry" or "resist", but never any call to action or support for anything positive. The bot swarm is sophisticated and some profiles are 80% dog pictures and 20% politics. Many are 100% politics. Images with text are very common. Alt text is NEVER used.
All of these stats so far have been using a very conservative metric for identifying bots. Even having blocked all of the high volume posters mentioned, I still regularly encounter the medium volume members in my Discover feed.
So there's my analysis of Bluesky traffic. I hope to apply these lessons to Kiwifarms threads soon. I'm looking at you, USPG2.
>doesn't even die from the coof itself, was already obese and diabetic from eating terrible vegan nonfood, "meal replacements", or just ultraprocessed garbage.
Remember the photo of the "covid suffering" hamplanet black woman they tried to use as propaganda?
Adam Burley really doesn't like DHS, calling them all criminals:
The thing is, a few months after this post was made an HSI (under DHS) investigation would lead to law enforcement finding some interesting things on Adam's hard drive:
At this point I assume this is the average BlueSky user.
The thing is, a few months after this post was made an HSI (under DHS) investigation would lead to law enforcement finding some interesting things on Adam's hard drive:
Federal authorities have arrested a Columbus man accused of advertising child sexual abuse materials on the dark web.
Since 2025, 42-year-old Adam Burley has shared hundreds of messages containing child sexual abuse materials involving toddlers and children on the dark web, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said.
Exhibit A: Burley is "walking around the block" while drinking his coffee.
Taking a walk around the park? Let's take a closer look:
Is there a Cherry Orchard Lane in Ohio? According to Google's AI overview:
Cherry Orchard Lane is a residential street located in Columbus, Ohio, within the 43230 zip code (Franklin County). [1, 2]
Key Details About the Location
Neighborhood: The street is situated in the northeastern part of Columbus, specifically near the Blendon Woods area. [1, 2]
Property Type: The neighborhood primarily features single-family homes built in the mid-1980s, offering multi-bedroom layouts. [1, 2]
Current Market Activity: Properties on this street periodically hit the market. For instance, the home at 4120 Cherry Orchard Ln is currently listed for sale at $244,900. [1]
This picture was taken at 40.05923 -82.88552, across the street from 5079 Wild Cherry Ln, Columbus, OH 43230. It's on the left where the sidewalk opens up to the overgrown driveway.
