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112. All I need is du.

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Well I did it. I am on Bluesky. [View all] Norbert Nov 10 OP

I've had my account a while Alice B. Nov 10 #1

Followed you Katcat Nov 10 #43

found you! Followed, Alice B. Nov 10 #76

Found you - following cilla4progress Nov 12 #121

Yep :) Alice B. Nov 12 #128

followed you! Maru Kitteh Nov 15 #206

On my way! Alice B. Nov 15 #210

Oh, I did already, lol - hello! Alice B. Nov 15 #211

found you! Native Nov 14 #140

followed you! I'm raycing Native Nov 14 #139

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #189

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #190

I joined too WomanWhoRoars Nov 10 #2

Thanks Norbert Nov 10 #4

I found Mamahawk ballardgirl Nov 10 #31

followed you Native Nov 14 #142

Followed you... Native Nov 14 #141

I joined and followed you Alliepoo Nov 15 #191

There's a Liberal Twitter exodus taking place on X right now. Some media has followed Dennis Donovan Nov 10 #3

Finally. 2naSalit Nov 10 #9

Some have gone to Threads. mwooldri Nov 10 #55

Marc Elias is on Bluesky too. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #69

Post removed Post removed Nov 11 #101

Thanks for the additional info. This is what is needed, a familiar environment with Maru Kitteh Nov 10 #95

i cant find you Native Nov 14 #143

I just followed you :-) Maru Kitteh Nov 14 #151

got you! Native Nov 14 #155

following now Old Crank Nov 15 #180

Got you too Ralph Maru Kitteh Nov 15 #185

I joined and Alliepoo Nov 15 #193

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #192

How long is the process? I don't want to do it on a cell phone... hlthe2b Nov 10 #5

Start to posting ability canetoad Nov 10 #62

Just followed you. Swede Nov 10 #78

hi I just followed you.. Ysabel Nov 11 #102

hold on- Conjuay Nov 11 #113

just followed you Native Nov 14 #146

I just followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #196

just followed you Native Nov 14 #145

Just followed you Alliepoo Nov 15 #195

i followed you Native Nov 14 #144

following now Old Crank Nov 15 #181

Creating the account didn't take me very long. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #64

Your name there? cilla4progress Nov 12 #122

Great! summer_in_TX Nov 12 #129

Cillasel cilla4progress Nov 13 #130

just followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #138

just followed you! Native Nov 14 #148

just followed you Native Nov 14 #147

Gotcha! summer_in_TX Nov 14 #154

Just a few minutes from your cell or desktop obamanut2012 Nov 13 #133

I will. Working extra shifts the next week but will sign up afterward. hlthe2b Nov 13 #137

I did it on my cell phone last night. Alliepoo Nov 15 #194

You should be okay to post from the get-go :) No minimum hearts required! Alice B. Nov 10 #6

Hmm. I joined Friday. Seems to require 10 likes / reposts to really get going. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #53

Maybe it's changed. Alice B. Nov 10 #60

I can't get past the sign up steps to create livetohike Nov 10 #7

What's the problem, livetohike? Sorry about that. Cha Nov 10 #15

Thanks Cha. I'm on the page that says to create a livetohike Nov 10 #16

The problem is that pretty much the entire country of Brazil has joined. haele Nov 10 #21

Thanks! I just got in. Going by the name Swamp Flower. livetohike Nov 10 #29

Gotcha ballardgirl Nov 10 #32

Got you back! n/t livetohike Nov 10 #36

hi I followed you there... Ysabel Nov 11 #100

Just followed you mcar Nov 10 #49

Thanks! Just followed back! n/t livetohike Nov 10 #52

Followed minutes ago, mcar Heron5 Nov 11 #119

I just followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #198

just followed you❣️ Native Nov 14 #149

Just followed you. Swede Nov 10 #79

Thanks! Just followed back. I'll bet no one else will try livetohike Nov 10 #82

Swede was taken Swede Nov 10 #87

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #200

Yeah, I've had problems like that Cha Nov 10 #24

I'm in! I'm there under the name Swamp Flower. livetohike Nov 10 #30

Hooray! I'll look you up when I join. Cha Nov 10 #48

Are you on a tablet, phone, or computer? Have you tried a different web browser to get to the site summer_in_TX Nov 10 #66

It's a little confusing. But simpler than one would think. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #57

Signed up! SweepPicker Nov 10 #8

What's your handle there? I'll follow you. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #70

Thanks. Just signed up. Quit Twitter when Musk took over. Freethinker65 Nov 10 #10

Never had an X account to begin with Dem4life1234 Nov 10 #11

How does BlueSky differ from Mastodon? nt LAS14 Nov 10 #12

You're not logged into a server run by another user who may or may not continue. haele Nov 10 #19

My initial impressions are similar to yours. Pinback Nov 10 #44

Several engineers have created lists that can be quickly blocked or muted (or just labeled) by subscribing summer_in_TX Nov 10 #72

Cool, thanks! Pinback Nov 10 #73

yeah I'm following both of them... Ysabel Nov 11 #108

Plus the Mastodon instance Seth Abramson tried froze his content and he had the dickens getting it summer_in_TX Nov 10 #71

I tried mastodon years back and I found it difficult to navigate Conjuay Nov 11 #114

Mastodon has zero algorithms for one Qutzupalotl Nov 10 #20

Signed up. Baitball Blogger Nov 10 #13

I joined last night. Alliepoo Nov 15 #199

I just opened an account there Bettie Nov 10 #14

Add the Firefox or Chrome Extension SKY FOLLOWER BRIDGE obamanut2012 Nov 13 #134

I will check that out Bettie Nov 13 #135

I'm HaeleD haele Nov 10 #17

gotcha ballardgirl Nov 10 #33

Just followed you Swede Nov 10 #80

just followed you Native Nov 14 #150

Just signed up too, as Qutzupalotl. Qutzupalotl Nov 10 #18

My son was on Threads before the election.. Cha Nov 10 #25

followed you! Native Nov 14 #152

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #201

Who owns it? Ysabel Nov 10 #22

okay I looked it up... Ysabel Nov 10 #23

Yes bdamomma Nov 13 #132

FYI for new joiners - there are a lot of Starter Packs that will list people you can follow, just click on the Starter seaglass Nov 10 #26

I left twitter years ago and was very happy on cilla4progress Nov 10 #27

Just joined CanonRay Nov 10 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 10 #34

Me too as of this morning! Nt Trueblue Texan Nov 10 #35

are you truebluetexan24 ? Native Nov 14 #153

Yep! Trueblue Texan Nov 15 #218

that's me. I just followed you! Native Nov 15 #219

What Is Bluesky, and How Is It Different From Twitter? Cha Nov 10 #37

I never heard of this... FirstLight Nov 10 #38

I just made two posts on More. Not that Cha Nov 10 #45

The guy who started Twitter started it a couple years ago obamanut2012 Nov 15 #184

Got Swamp Flower and Qutzu cilla4progress Nov 10 #39

Who Owns Bluesky? Cha Nov 10 #40

That article is out of date blogslug Nov 14 #166

Oh very good to know.. TY, blogslug! Cha Nov 14 #178

what's everyone's handle? VGuerra276 Nov 10 #41

done! Alice B. Nov 10 #75

just followed you, I'm raycing Native Nov 14 #156

What's your handle VGuerra276 Nov 10 #42

Done. nt okaawhatever Nov 10 #83

Tips for moving... littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #46

Whoa! Mahalo, pants! I've read Blue Sky💙is Cha Nov 10 #56

YW, cha. littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #65

I just saw your OP and was going there next.. TY!💙 Cha Nov 10 #77

found & followed. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #157

I've joined Spoutible today Sunsky Nov 10 #47

It's the old Twitter sans nazis... littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #63

Thanks Sunsky Nov 10 #68

YW, Sunsky. It's doing very well. It's Elon's main competition... littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #74

Can everyone say what their BlueSky user name is so we can follow? mcar Nov 10 #50

I just signed up! Mike Nelson Nov 10 #51

I just joined under okaawhatever. Wasn't my first choice, but okay, whatever. okaawhatever Nov 10 #54

thanks for the chuckle! followed you. Native Nov 14 #158

Guys please list your BlueSky name to follow tyvm okaawhatever Nov 10 #58

Why not use Threads? It has more people on it that Twitter. SunSeeker Nov 10 #59

Threads is larger, but... summer_in_TX Nov 11 #96

Does the world's government and agencies post on Bluesky? Swede Nov 10 #61

What's your handle on Bluesky? summer_in_TX Nov 10 #67

I'm Deep State Witch Nov 10 #81

Just followed you Swede Nov 10 #85

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #159

following Old Crank Nov 15 #182

I signed up... Ysabel Nov 10 #84

I do not tweet. I only lurk for info on X. Can I use Blue Sky for the same purpose? OrlandoDem2 Nov 10 #86

yeah you can just read there... Ysabel Nov 10 #90

Thank you! OrlandoDem2 Nov 10 #91

yep yw... Ysabel Nov 10 #94

I'm there............nt DoBW Nov 10 #88

Just remember: knowledge is power, and snot Nov 10 #89

I want to sign up but Alliepoo Nov 10 #92

Bookmarking this thread canetoad Nov 10 #93

I deleted my Twitter/X profile Wednesday - I could no longer stay there Truth_Serum Nov 11 #97

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #161

darn it now I've got anime and manga women... Ysabel Nov 11 #98

I am so glad they are NOT welcoming Nazis there... Ysabel Nov 11 #99

can someone take all these handles and create a DU Starter pack? Coexist Nov 11 #103

That's a good idea - thanks for following me I followed you back too... Ysabel Nov 11 #105

hey, followed you over from DU Conjuay Nov 11 #117

happy to see you here or there! Coexist Nov 11 #120

I found you! I'm raycing Native Nov 14 #162

Hey! We found each other! AllyCat Nov 14 #177

Norbert what is your id there? Ysabel Nov 11 #104

I don't know BlueSky3 Nov 11 #106

Okay I will try to join. We need a mass eXodus ecstatic Nov 11 #107

I just joined. Same user name. SupportSanity SupportSanity Nov 11 #109

followed you! i'm native Native Nov 14 #163

Thanks, but SupportSanity Nov 15 #213

My username is raycing. Sorry about that! Native Nov 15 #215

Great. I just followed you. SupportSanity Nov 15 #216

Followed you back. I sure hope this becomes a viable alternative to Twitter. Native Nov 15 #217

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #207

Also never did tweets. Arne Nov 11 #110

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #164

Will follow Alliepoo Nov 15 #205

Democratic Underground is my only social media and there are times I find that by itself overwhelming. hunter Nov 11 #111

All I need is du. Emile Nov 11 #112

Check out this link for a whole lot... Ysabel Nov 11 #115

I've been there for a while DavidDvorkin Nov 11 #116

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #165

Thanks. Followed back. DavidDvorkin Nov 15 #179

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #208

Followed back DavidDvorkin Nov 15 #212

I'm there too theglammistress Nov 11 #118

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #167

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #209

Followed y'all! cilla4progress Nov 12 #123

I just opened an account but have no clue how to use it -- TBF Nov 12 #124

i found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #169

Got it - so glad to hook up with other DUers over there! nt TBF Nov 15 #220

I'm Dennis Donovan there as well - same avatar. Dennis Donovan Nov 12 #125

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #170

I just joined this morning as themaguffin Nov 12 #126

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #171

thanks. just followed you back! themaguffin Nov 15 #183

Just followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #203

I am on too, it's a calmer place babsbunny Nov 12 #127

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #174

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #204

I thought all those "DUers" who only reposted Twitter content here John Shaft Nov 13 #131

A couple maybe but most don't seem to be doing that... Ysabel Nov 13 #136

anyone staying on Twitter at this point Skittles Nov 14 #160

see you over there. Historic NY Nov 14 #168

Terrific! summer_in_TX Nov 14 #172

I just joined,too! Alliepoo Nov 14 #173

i cant find you. only found a weeweex3 Native Nov 14 #175

I'm not too good at this stuff! Maybe try Alliepoo Nov 15 #188

Found you!!! 😁 Native Nov 15 #197

Hey Norbert. How can i find you? Native Nov 14 #176

I'm on there, (Bluesky) but I don't use it much, yet ismnotwasm Nov 15 #186

I jouned thinkingagain Nov 15 #187

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #202

I use X to start Internet rumors like The Wizard Nov 15 #214