This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.
If the little Likes Gremlin in you thinks maybe if you’re the only one who screenshots and reposts his garbage then you’ll get a following of people snarling at him thru your platform I beg of you: drown that gremlin in a butt of malmsey wine
I know that reference.gif
but the malmsey is the only draught left in the buttery entire with michalmas not hours away
Holy shit you wildman
I will block that kind of account too. Only thing I accept will be screenshot of him declaring BlueSky boring and leaving
But why should we neglect the opportunity to prod him and study his reactions like he's a dangerous pest we have to design countermeasures against? Blocking somebody is not much of a scientific method that would help you know your enemy for defeating them more efficiently.
He's only on here to try to troll. Old school advice as always: don't feed the troll. And with political ones, any and all engagement is fodder for whatever they're cooking up
Which is probably them running back to twitter with screenshots to incite their followers
You could literally say good morning, hope you have a blessed day,, and they'll use to stir the shitpot
Already muted, and blocked the idiot
As a Millennial who's been terminally online since 2007 or so, we had a saying: Don't feed the trolls. It's actually Rule 14 of the internet (where the term Rule 34 comes from btw). Anyway, it's refreshing to learn folks are finally starting to learn how the internet works. Took long enough.
"Don't feed the trolls" is even older and already was a common expression in the usenet of the nineties. As well as the answer *plonk*, which means, that an user added a trolls account to his killfile - effectively blocking him. jni.sdf-eu.org/trolls.html
It's been a minute since I heard that. It was a good saying.
As a fellow terminally online millennial: That phrase never fucking worked, it was just a way to excuse lack of moderation on forums and blame the victims of harassment for objecting to said harassment.
The equivalent of school teachers telling the victims of bullying to "just ignore it" rather than actually doing their jobs and holding the bullies accountable.
The poster who linked Maybelline Jethro's bluesky acct is a shitty bed wetter known for posting here/everywhere problematic shit
/googles malmsey wine, reposts/
Love your style 👌🏼
George Plantagenet thanks you for remembering.
This is Poster's Wisdom and everyone should pay attention.
Ha! Love the Shakespeare reference. But Vance was blocked before I even looked at his profile by a "MAGA cockroaches" blocklist I subscribe to :)
What’s that list?
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thank you!
NP. Always happy to do my part in keeping the fascists down!
Everything counts!
Right? They're the biggest threat to the world right now and we all need to do whatever we can to neutralise them.
Many grateful thanks to the list owner, @mattdunham.bsky.social 😄
BRAVO. You are absolutely correct. I noticed when it was announced that Couch Man was on Bsky....the trolls were popping immediately. 🤬
I love you so much
Whiskey ok?
100% this, and also don’t make trouble for yourself or Bluesky by threatening Vance or anyone else. There’s nothing those Nazi assholes would like more.
Ignoring is pretty quiet.
Just block and live your life. I haven’t blocked him yet, because he hasn’t shown up on my tl. And until then, I’m quiet as the mouse under my bed isn’t being.
Frickin noisy mf
It’s “scrabble scrabble scrabble” until I manage to lower my aching joints down there, and then: total silence. Sneaky mofo.
Rather have rats. Rats, at least, you can argue with them. They don’t run away and hide.
Rats come right up to your face and say “whachu gonna do about it?”
Steal the pizza right out your box.
I do admire their moxie.
He’s the account nr one by blocked accounts. We should be make clear that he’s not wanted from ALL of us here. 🤷♀️
i agree but I’m going too gaga listening to Sir Bob to formulate a coherent response.
😳 Sir Bob? I don’t understand. I am from Germany
Sir Bob Geldof, KBE and former (and future?) Boomtown Rat.
It’s a Rat Trap. youtu.be/opd14v2I7Ik?...
The bass on this is truly a thng apart. Pete boy, wow. Plus, those green trousers on Bob. I could totally do something I probably shouldn’t mention in front of the children.
Of course I know him. So it’s sarcasm?
No, I just get carried away when I listen to his music.
If you haven’t blocked him yet it means you’re not on the right lists! bsky.app/profile/shee...
I went to find him and he’s already blocked! Block list working. Did get a chuckle when I searched:
It appears I may have already blocked him via some block list, although the search on his name is taking WAY too long to load. Bluesky never lets me down.
That is funny. Gotta search now.
That's perhaps the main option we have as ignoring has often proved to be a stronger weapon than arrogance, though not always.. We can also report any content which we feel violates established rules. Did it in a few cases TBH that rarely brought expected action response and rather mostly fell flat🫡
Don’t anticipate bad stuff, let it just happen when it happens and deal with it then. I’m not presenting this as a rule for secretaries of state, just for us to live by.
Blocked like a muthafuckah.
crazy he'd sign up just to immediately tell everyone he is dumber than dogshit and has a 3rd grade understanding of science. 🙄 interesting play.
Perfect
Meanwhile, don't forget to upvote, like and repost stuff like this!
Caaaannn dooooo buckeroo
I can’t wait for all of that to change because people just can’t fucking help themselves :)
We need to make him the #1 most blocked account even if that means Jesse Singal loses that honor
Bonus: It will make Jesse cry!
💯 don't bend, block
As a certified BlueSky Elder, I concur. Block and ignore, folks! It works, they all end up just going back to Xitter and whining about how dead BlueSky is!
I've blocked the cunt already!!
same
Happily blocked.
so glad the MAGA Block already did the work for me
It felt really good to block that account! Thank you for the heads up!
Already blocked him.
It's art or writing. I don't even know who that guy is.
Great point
Also. Blocking. So block him and forget he's even here.
Thanks. A new entry to the block list
Muted, reported and blocked
Just blocked the bastard.
Apparently he got added to the MAGA list which I had already Blocked long ago, so when I checked just now he was already in the Phantom Zone.
Thanks for that, I didn't know about the MAGA block list. Just subscribed.
I have 3 different filter lists of all Maga accounts that are blocked. They don't deserve anyones attention.
“gentleperson’s agreements” are fine, but I gotta think the existence of the nuclear block is a key factor.
what is the "nuclear block"? I have a stalker on here who simply logs out to look at my posts and then makes new accounts. i wouldnt call that nuclear. instagram is much better
And discord users absolutely gloat about bocking as if they are the ones that will win the argument each time it gets brought up as if it were a gentlemanly duel. Which is a pretty weird take about being blocked online.
Debate bro mentality.
Seriously, it's pathetic. They crave attention being narcissists, and will do anything to get a fix. Partially why scolds here choose a more "neutral" stance. Same with the gossipmongers, who have a clear tell.
Blocked his sorry ass the instant he was pointed out to me. 😀
Chudwatch already tagged him.
Fortunately, those people are pretty easy to spot and block. They're a lot like Chinese scam-bots in that sense.
Blocked that MFr.
Why not listen to other points of view and make counterarguments?
I reported his content for false claims
I dunno, I kind of like being able to tell Vance how terrible he is without having to enter Musk's cesspool to do it.
Follow JD Vance🤡? Not in a million years!🤣
He's already on a couple blocklists I follow. Saved me the trouble.
Agreed. Also, immediately blocking an “alt-right shitlord” is effective.
bsky.app/profile/save...
Preemptively blocked.
Agreed. I blocked him. Such a smarmy fuck.
How do I block him?
there’s a blocklist to block maga and it detected vance’s account to block it almost immediately bsky.app/profile/did:...
Search the handle in the screenshots, should take you to his profile. Then blocky block block
Thank you he makes me I'll.
If you use any blocklists, there's a decent chance he's been auto-blocked by them.
Report, block, do not engage further.
Already blocked.
Blockity block block!
blockaroni 'n' cheez
the amount of engagement i saw he had right before i blocked him disgusts me
thing is most of it are fresh new accounts from that side of shitheads... i already hate where this is going
Blocked.
Great now we have pope killers on here!
I hear he's a mastur debater
Yes idk why people are tagging him or engaging in his posts. It’s a trap to screenshot the most unhinged comments to show to his base. There’s a whole thing going around that the left is violent on Twitter. People need to not fall for it.
block the #couchromancer
Also, I've found it's a lot better for my mental health to just not engage with the fuckos
He’s so smarmy. Thinks we are as gullible as the magats. Block him right off the platform
The lists did it for me. I didn’t have to lift a finger to send him back to the memory hole. May he have the day he deserves.
Remember kids, NO QUOTE DUNKING
This is entirely Mark Cuban's fault.
Yes, but isn't this exactly why Bluesky is failing" 🤣 (according to every desperate news outlet)
Blocked. I suggest everyone else follow suit.
This is the Old Way.
😆Imagine making an account only to get instantly blocked by everyone with even half a brain.
The MAGA blocklist got him for me.
I quote tweeted that to talk about the science denial agenda, and then blocked the nurgling manually.
Preemptively blocked him. Thanks for the heads up. Lord knows they want to make a home here and farm us for content.
Don't gotta do anything. He was already blocked before I knew he had an account. Thank you moderation lists.
so we basically pulled a Halo array on 'em?
Instant block. That Mother Fucker gets nothing from me.
Blockedy block block!
pre-blocked. nobody needs that drama
I had this nice surprise too. :)
How do you get that block list
Here you go. Click the three dots up there in the right corner and choose block users.
When I go to the list, the only 2 options the 3 dots are giving me is share the list or report the list. I also have a button to subscribe to the list, but I'm afraid the result will be the opposite of blocking them all?
That means you already use the list for block or mute. This is how it looks for me:
This is how it looks for me. Sorry it's in French but I don't have block or unblock option. Is it just a translation issue? If I trust the UI, I should use the "subscribe" button but I'm scared 😅
Yes you should subscribe. Clicking that button gives you the options. Apologies for getting it wrong.
OK thanks 🙏
Enjoy!
Thank you for letting me know about this, my scrolling through the discover tab will be much less headache inducing
Correction. Click the subscribe button to get the options available, not the dots.
Instructions unclear, my house is now on fire
Well at least you took one for the good side. Thank you for your sacrifice!
Thank you so much for this!✨
Thanks!
Thank you very much
📌
BlockTheMAGA is definitely the modern equivalent of shunning, which is my greatest hope for those White Christian Nationalist bigots. Let them scream into the electronic void.
☺️
On a good day I would have immediately blocked him. Today wasn't a good day and I immediately blocked him.
Tell him what a twat he is, then everyone block him!
Didn’t he get booted already?
Here's the maga blocklist, he's on it. bsky.app/profile/did:...
I went to block him and it said he was already blocked thanks to this list!
New gentle person’s agreement. We nominate only one person to engage with Vance’s posts on Bluesky: Men’s wear guy
And then couchfucker will know that he's still getting attention and will send all his trolls (who are notoriously normal) after him. No. No attention for Nazis.
Derek doesn’t deserve that
Already reported and blocked
Yup. I blocked him immediately.
Vance thinks he’s one of the guys but he’s Joe Dirt with a nuke strapped to his back
Joe Dirt was at least almost likable. JD needs to hang a steak around his neck to get the dog to play with him.
😆
Great. Bluesky has been infiltrated, but I hope that Vance actually learns something on here. He cannot find enough lawyers to sue all of us.
A very easy block
I blocked his ass and his couch. And any other mf maga I locate.
🤔.... It was recently reported that JD Vance has been Blocked more than any other User on BlueSky... Could it be?
Kick his traitor arse out!
That’s not a Bsky address. With clickbait it he deleted account
The ultimate troll attempt by Peter Thiel’s boy toy.
Already blocked him.
He’a already blocked by me ☺️
blocked his account and reported it for misinformation.
Ban / Block / disconnect thread does a lot to enable that.
It’s illegal to starve him of actual oxygen, so this is the next best thing I guess
The only engagement they get is a look at their profile to find the block button!
there's a maga labeler that did that for me before he even joined
I blocked his ass when I saw he was here. I will continue to block them all.
Best bit for me about Bluesky in this particular instance is I joined a group ages ago that already auto blocked the fascist. I don't even have to see the channel to block. Lovely.
Same. I clicked on his profile, and it was already blocked for me. Such a timesaver
I tried to check him but his page was blocked already 😏
Yes. I have BLOCKED him already.
Just. No.
There is no dialog with oppressors. Period.
I want to believe the term "Skeet" also helped in some small way but I understand it could very well be a Rock That Keeps Tigers Away situation.
Bots are coming.
Block him out of existence please!
bsky.app/profile/prim...
I just blocked him too! Too bad he can’t be blocked by the BlueSky generators. I left X to get away from that whole crew he lives with. He canNOT sit in here with US!
I know. X is only useful to them if we are there. So they come looking for us to provoke us with their poison here. I really hope he gets banned permanently.
OMG! That's priceless!
Copious use of block and mute works wonders.
“You don’t have to go back to Elon’s place, but you can’t stay here.”
Tried to find it so I could block. Couldn’t. Found this though… www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/jd-vance-l...
but that's bollocks, he wasn't banned, he even got a blue tick. but he definitely labeled, and block listed in 100 of different ways 😂
Aha. There it is. Thanks for that.
He WAS suspended for a brief time, but I guess being a shitgibbon in political power lets you get away with saying whatever the fuck you want.
he is already blocked
I would love to troll him, but he’s blocked. He’s not worth my time.
Do not engage.
I vow it, by the old gods, and the new: Fuck JD Vance forever
Yay! Already blocked!
Ignore them. Next.
ya'll should report his posts and block his account
Oh someone like the Vice President is far far too busy for me to impose upon them. I shall endeavor to give him the personal space he needs to keep focused on his important work.
Already blocked him. No interest in reading his lies.
bsky.app/profile/did:... I heavily suggest following this list :P
Thank you!! One stop shopping!
Thanks for posting this for us “newbies!”
Super useful and already did the job for me!
I just went and blocked that mofo.
Amen!
I don't entirely agree. I think there's room for other political views in the ATmosphere. However, I agree that *Bsky* is not a place for them. They should make their own interoperable social network, with their own infra. And they won't, because they want to control what people say and think.
Exactly, the whole point of the AT protocol is for everyone. Labelers and moderation lists let you easily filter people you don’t like on Bluesky. Saying they shouldn’t touch the AT protocol or Bluesky at all is extreme and is kind of close minded.
I mean, the original post points out that they show themselves the door when people starve them of targets for their trolling. No one's saying Bluesky should kick them out, just that if they're here to troll, they'll be disappointed and bored.
Isn’t that what Truth Social is for?
Yep, they used a heavily modified version of Mastodon with federation removed for Truth Social. They basically created a bubble they can control, a thing that won't be possible on Bluesky (and the future social networks like BlackSky) once the AT Protocol is fully decentralised.
Already blocked. Life is too short.
He's just here because the couch fucking community got kicked off X.
Blocked that mofo...
I just blocked him
Don't feed the trolls! When the trolls complain it's boring here, that means it's working. Keep it up!
So happy one of my lists pre-blocked him for me.
He arrived pre-blocked for me, which is a good place for him.
Block and move on. As it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end.
Heh. Already had him blocked, automatically, because he's on a MAGA blocklist.
Same here. This is wonderful. :D
Block, move on. Done. Keep our Bluesky blue, and not let them grey it away!
Don’t just block tho. Report the account and the posts, and then block
I've done that too. Options are limited, so I just reported for "Frequent Unwanted Content."
On the individual posts, you can list the reason as spreading disinformation, since that is the specific ToS he violated. But that you reported his account is good enough. Good work.
i was already thinking right when i did it, reported him with four accounts already
Its an easy way to find MAGA scum and right-wing shitheels on here, just scroll thru his followers and following list :)
This is likefinding a cockroach in your house. He needs to find a different couch to sit on or stay in that cess pool called X. I would love it if he got ZERO followers, but many, including uour journalists, will feel compelled to follow him & what ever shit faced thing he chooses to post.
You’re lucky if he’s sitting on it
Considering his proclivities with regards to couches
I don't understand why follow people who don't wanna talk to them? 🤷♂️ These feed off the words no & help me.
Captain Charles Boycott him.
And remember if Republicans are going to force people to go by whatever is on their birth certificate, his name is James Bowman.
I blocked the bastard.
Three separate filter lists I'm on already blocked him for me, so I'm already set. Love this platform.
Me too!
Hell, he's already blocked for me due to a MAGA list.
Went to go ahead and block him just to find out he’s already blocked because be of the maga auto-blocklist I forgot about 😂
How I sleep at night knowing the loudest, worst of those types are already blocked because of some list I subscribed to almost instantly after I joined
Yep. I signed on tonight after the Vance nonsense happened and went to block him, and it was already done for me. 🎉
Yep just gonna block his ass And people need to NOT screenshot and share his shit around because that means they haven't blocked him. Block and move on.
for anyone who may read: be sure to get yourself into a few lists as well! a list blocked him immediately for myself.
God, I love a good blocklist. He was blocked for me from the moment he arrived.
Let the story be that no one wants to play with JD on BlueSky. He’ll have to play with himself.
Don't say that! He'll take it out on the couches. Think of the poor upholstery.
Blocked with extreme prejudice, thank you for the reminder
no community for fascists
Searched JD Vance. Too many responses to his BS and the pond scum MAGA lurkers were ready to engage. Don’t engage. Block. I
No Reply. No engagement. Instant block. I do the same on other platforms as well.
I did too back when I was on Twitter (when it was TWITTER). Life is too short to waste engaging with right wing trolls.
oh I'm so excited to block him & forget about it :D
I think there's something wrong with the JD Vance I found on my way to block his account. bsky.app/profile/jdva...
lol I went to block only to find out a maga blocklist I follow already did it for me. best bluesky feature hands down.
Share the list! Share the list! Share the list!
bsky.app/profile/did:... this one!
Ahhh man, you the bees knees. Thanks friend!
I forgot I had mass-blocked the maggots, so I don't get the pleasure of seeking him out to block him
The guy is dangerous because he's a social chameleon. He finds a way to get in everywhere.
We do not want JD Vance on Bluesky ever! He needs to stay over on the cesspool X site. I hope sane folks ignores and never responds to him!
The block account option was created for just this purpose
Cool. We can troll him!
I don't use the blocklists any more. I prefer to curate my own feed. In the early days it was a godsend, alt right shitlords are coming in at a pretty manageable pace and to be honest, I enjoy the satisfaction of personally blocking them.
Whatever kinks floats your way fam.
Agreed, though more for the fact that even in the early days, there were honeypot blocklists being set up to appear to block right-wing propaganda, then once there were a bunch of people using it, the owner would switch over to blocking trans and other queer people. I don't trust my block to others.
Checked, no issues here with the things you mentioned. It blocks right wingers and magas. Still get content from trans and gay pages.
That’s why you don’t join blocklists made by randos or those that are new to the community. I’d never heard of this happening prior to Bluesky becoming open to the public. Just sayin’.
I was looking for JD Vance to block him and then I realized one of those moderation lists I found on Tumblr blocked him for me!
Same
He'll be labelling this site dead soon enough because nobody will engage.
Same.
No wonder why they call Bluesky an echo chamber, they join and they're instantly blocked by 80% of the site
And isn’t it wonderful?
It really is bsky.app/profile/neid...
"Hey, Bsky, would you rather hear an echo or a nazi?" "Echo" "Echo" "Echo" "Echo" "Echo" "Echo" "Echo"
He's back, so I blocked...
Love those block lists, I went to do the same, but it’s already taken care of for me 🩷
Damn, stupid to come on here and block discussion. If you don't want to reach out, don't bother coming on a sight like this. He must be very afraid of being gay. But who wants to talk to him anyway?
Beardy weirdo “Vance” can die in a ditch.
I doubt it's really him. I can't picture him EVER asking "What do you think?"
The greatest bsky innovation was cultural: the “block don’t engage” convention
Its not that its a bsky innovation, it just seems like we all collectively agreed "dont feed the trolls" rule needed to be reinstalled
Right! As soon as I read the info, I went and blocked him. Before even reading the comments!
And the technical innovation that empowers it is the nuclear block. No threads with blocked content in little “engage?” Bubbles. Just a dead end severing the chain of engagement.
I somehow got one-sided argument notifications recently, but it only made me glad that I’d bowed out.
I need to try this more. Shit.
You hear this, @mcuban.bsky.social ?
Lol. One of my blocklists already took care of him. That’s hilarious.
Same here
Make sure you report his account promptly for posting any nonsense.
I really doubt they're gonna act on it. Look at how they rolled out the red carpet for Jesse Singal. Public figures get light touch moderation in the name of 'free speech', it's one rule for them and another rule for the rest of us. So we adapt. Don't engage with them directly.
I will also be reporting all posts that spread misinformation or hate. He seems to be focusing on transgender issues right now.
Report away, but don't expect them to do anything. As far as Bluesky are concerned, public figures get to decide what is acceptable for themselves.
already blocked. doubt he'll get engagement if this many people are blocking him so quickly.
Blocked.
My pre-programmed filters blocked him before I could do it manually, God Bless modern technology ❤️
As a rule, I block all MAGA dipshits (but I did make one exception on Bluesky for the vice president of these United States when he joined today, because fuck that guy and he needs to hear that he's a Bootlicking Fascist Piece of Shit, at every opportunity or at least once)! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Hahaha he’s already on a block list.
It has been suggested that JDV is trolling to get replies he can use to mock liberals on Xitter. Sounds plausible.
I blocked him. I don’t have time to read his trash.
I'm reading your post in Liam Neeson's voice, you know.
BOOOO !
I already blocked him, not dealing with that crap
#NoKings
Vance WHO?!!!!
As the old internet once said “Don’t feed the trolls.”
I could have sworn there was an extra F in there, back when I was on usenet
It's the first rule
Anyone who starts a sentence "to that end" needs to be shunned anyway.
Jefferson Davis Jesse Helms Vance was created in a lab in Silicon Valley by gay boy gun nut Peter Thiel, who's 2-factor authentication horseshit has made the intarwebs impossible to use & he's from jacketless bleating 🐐 pederast Gym 🏋️♂️ Jordan's white run repugnicunt flyover fiefdom, where the talking
heads on #msnbc have been trying to convice you & me for 2 decades, that John Kasich is a moderate. The dark 💰 buys the pliant sycophants it wants, forever & anon Amen 🙏. youtu.be/sgJXbIP83A8?... Mom used to say, "Don't you know that black cloud follows you wherever you go?"
him: "I'm told this is the place for common sense discussions." also him: "Wait, why won't anyone have a discussion with me?" No worries, we know the drill. 🫡
Except that didn't happen. He got hundreds of replies and reposts trying to dunk on him, and because he also posted on Twitter he was coming here, the trolls also came
Went to check and the account's already blocked by like four blocklists I subscribe to, lmao.
Hahaha! Fucking SAME.
Thanks for letting me know who to block. Just say no to fascists.
He's already blocked for me, seeing as I followed a collection that is overseen by such vigilant people on this site. I recommend everyone else do the same.
Yeah he’s on the MAGA shithead list so I wasn’t even aware of his existence on here. How do we implement this for an entire country?
Lol, the free speech thing might get in the way. But not amplifying it on social media would get rid of rabid dogs and Russia.
Well…
French absolutist problems require French revolutionary solutions…
Same
Reminder: bsky.app/profile/did:...
They’re literally all bots. 7 following. 2 followers. 4 following. 1 follower. It’s not worth the effort to even mute or block them.
That's why lists are helpful, they streamline it.
Already
Hell yes. The *only* interaction with right-wingers on this platform should *always* be to block and move on. And nothing else.
The vast majority are hopelessly addicted to the dopamine kick they get to from the rage engagement. And the best way you can help an addict is to deny them access to the source. That it makes this site nicer in general and keeps you from warping your brain in the same way is a definite bonus.
There’s people who made entire careers on The Old Site from ‘dunking’ on obvious right wing bait, they’re the ones who still haven’t made the jump here cos they know there’s zero content for them
And. I just did it 🙃
I must be on some kind of Maga block list. Makes me proud to be gay and a lefty.
👍
We can tell him to go fuck himself? He was in great support of the free speech and “values” of far-right Germans (usually referred to as something else). He doesn’t stand for Bluesky values in any shape or form.
Nothing we can say will ever be more meaningful to people like him than deafening silence.
You tell him that, and it will count as you "engaging" with his account. That will boost his visibility. Since we don't want to see him here, we should ignore him. Starve his account of attention.
JD who? Vance what?
You’re absolutely right. I really had no plans to engage with that very disturbed man.
Would it actually boost visibility? Depends on the feeds you follow
First block over here
*blocks him* As if I'd have time to engage such nonsense. I have standards and gay fanfiction to write.
