Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Catching On

This past Friday I logged into Bluesky before going to sleep, and they were having a grand old party there. And this is the reason I'm there, for this sort of thing that used to happen on the now dead Twitter. It took a while to get the gist, but once I did, it was kind of fun in a weird way. 

No, I'm not going to explain, but I will give you some sample posts... 

Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of "Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?" We've been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.

Listen I'm sure he just fell asleep in a sunbeam somewhere dreaming of inhuman deportation techniques, or accidentally glued himself to one of his golden toilets with his own orange clown makeup, but we can all have a little happy hope in our hearts it ends up being something else, can't we?

I love you all, but I refuse to get my hopes up, the universe is simply not that nice to us.

Wasn't expecting THIS Trump phrasing in Muskland: Headline reads "Donald Trump Missing: Rumors Explode on Social Media"

They all get very creative without specifically saying anything. It takes a bit to catch on, but once you do... Sometimes you just need a good laugh. And some wishful thinking. 

A few articles from the past week: 

5 comments:

  1. I haven't been on twitter in years - is it finally dying off?

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    1. A lot of folks have moved to Bluesky or other platforms, Twitter is still alive but much smaller than it used to be. Musk killed the goose that laid the golden egg.

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  2. I use Bluesky but most of the people I'm friends with use Twitter so I'm over there more.

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  3. I don't use either Bluesky or Twitter. I had a Twitter account only to contact an online business who only had that method of contact. Deleted it when Musk took over. I'm not a social media user, only Instagram, and that's my dog's account!

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  4. I stopped using Twitter on November 7, went onto Bluesky and then, maybe two or three months later - just stopped. I'm down to Facebook, mainly because it's the only way I stay in contact with several people I know. And gosh, I missed a party that included Keith Olbermann.

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