Nostr notes by Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂

Blacksky’s appview was the first appview I set up. Eurosky’s ...

2026-10-29T13:25:09Z

Blacksky’s appview was the first appview I set up.
Eurosky’s appview was the second appview I set up.

There are really only appviews Rudy set up and appviews Rudy didn’t set up.

WIP Demo of @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy Cash. - ...

2026-10-24T11:01:58Z

WIP Demo of @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy Cash.

- @Interledger@interledger.social open payments integration
- e-cash stored directly on PDS via permissioned spaces, encrypted, with device enrollment
- peer-to-peer (DID2DID) payments made by handle and sent to recipient’s inbox

All done on protocol. Spec to be published soon

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreigcwrdvcqjxds4sclb7plebaxeorysrzejc2g3qo77izg2nktuouy

seeking out a leadership coach who has worked with people with a ...

2026-08-05T20:13:36Z

seeking out a leadership coach who has worked with people with a similar profile as me before (organizer, executive, technical, high visibility); if you have leads, please send my way.

We need more talent in the open social web. We need fresh talent ...

2026-07-27T14:37:38Z

We need more talent in the open social web.
We need fresh talent in the open social web.
Both technical and non-technical roles.

Happy corporate observation of 250 years of Empire. May you burn ...

2026-07-03T14:14:16Z

Happy corporate observation of 250 years of Empire. May you burn a flag in celebration.

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreidvatya7lq2fv65dr3feyeohjvatjztzmydhnivkkwyqjjs4ocgxy

Bluesky’s statement deriding Threads users as “guinea pigs” ...

2026-06-30T13:28:00Z

Bluesky’s statement deriding Threads users as “guinea pigs” is not representative of Blacksky Algorithms, the atproto ecosystem or the open social web more broadly.

Communities form around communication networks. And communities should never be trolled for whatever tool helps them find each other.

Hiring a 🇳🇱 employee: - do you understand you must provide ...

2026-06-30T10:09:12Z

Hiring a 🇳🇱 employee:

- do you understand you must provide a comfy chair and spacious desk?
- not only must you offer PTO you must set aside 8% for their baecation fund
- pensions are man-duh-tory
- unlike your wack country we provide healthcare
u can still buy a better plan tho brokey
- no backsies

Blacksky is building ~the intercommunal net~ where communities ...

2026-06-22T23:29:56Z

Blacksky is building ~the intercommunal net~ where communities create virtual spaces collectively managed by their members -- from moderation policies to recommender algorithms.

We're hiring a Founding Engineer (Rust) @ $180K base who will report directly to me and lead our atproto implementation.

Founding Engineer (Rust)

"Everyone keeps telling me Threads is the new Black Twitter ...

2026-06-19T18:21:40Z

"Everyone keeps telling me Threads is the new Black Twitter ... If we cannot build our own platforms, if we continue to farm the digital plantations of Meta -- do we actually want to be free?" - @thehost.theinvite.us@bsky.brid.gy via @stream.place@bsky.brid.gy

stream.place/thehost.thei...

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreidlnkbmbv7ia6g24iy7jbgn2idvpanjwe46j3ouybvt6atnds5awi

Another "full [copy] of the Bluesky database server" is ...

2026-06-19T17:04:41Z

Another "full [copy] of the Bluesky database server" is coming soon, also thanks to @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy.

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"but where are all the bluesky instances?"

i've heard this so many times that i wrote an explainer

There Are No Instances in atpr...

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreiamivyswvvpwpomaqfep3mtqjcc4sk4ltvehouti6ycizahjp7rai

Don't forget the Fedi-cape! 🦸🏾‍♂️ ...

2026-06-18T20:57:02Z

Don't forget the Fedi-cape! 🦸🏾‍♂️

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreic5aqbaul2fzhrdkek2pz2l4yumomkh4jq6vrr7phii3u4mpprwta

Blacksky trending topics will be down for a day or so while I ...

2026-06-16T18:19:10Z

Blacksky trending topics will be down for a day or so while I physically move one of our servers into our new office space.

Testing a post from the Blacksky iOS app. ...

2026-06-10T18:15:57Z

Testing a post from the Blacksky iOS app.

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreigi74okr3r3fyszacqkmf3foy37ouvgd7edqno3igq5442obw4w4e

For a modest honorarium I’ll come through anywhere on planet ...

2026-06-09T15:51:38Z

For a modest honorarium I’ll come through anywhere on planet Earth and sell you on the Open Social Web movement.

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreiazf34sv2hgjtngiqq5irt7m4j4qyyp23ojmgcwyj5unvhy3byahe

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2026-06-09T13:28:55Z

Thank you! Just sent a message on LinkedIn

1 of the most influential people in the world is 100% bought into ...

2026-06-09T12:21:23Z

1 of the most influential people in the world is 100% bought into the vision of the Open Social Web to control distribution and resist censorship (streaming video use-case)

You get 1 shot to intro them to a team that will let them ship a Netflix-like frontend + a federated backend
Who do you intro?

Many builders in the Open Social Web are discouraged by the lack ...

2026-06-07T17:08:15Z

Many builders in the Open Social Web are discouraged by the lack of funding in the ecosystem, slow pace of feature development (e.g. private accounts), and “low” adoption relative to incumbents like Meta.

In my keynote I emphasized multi-generational struggle & movement building. People who faced…

Met someone with a fairly large Fediverse tattoo on their arm ⁂ ...

2026-06-06T00:50:08Z

Met someone with a fairly large Fediverse tattoo on their arm ⁂

Y’all not real life down for this AT Protocol shit.

45mph unlocked but under my rebranded, non-aggressive, ...

2026-05-30T16:12:00Z

45mph unlocked but under my rebranded, non-aggressive, law-abiding citizen era I promise to follow all traffic laws.

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreiebpgiocvcfnjcngci62x32msumydnmtinrtomw4e2mbg2bhhmf7e

We applied/ are applying for funding from GNUtaler and ...

2026-05-28T17:32:30Z

We applied/ are applying for funding from GNUtaler and Interledger

If you have NLnet or Interledger contacts, put in a good word for us.

Send and receive money with your friends on Blacksky. Build ...

2026-05-28T17:10:00Z

Send and receive money with your friends on Blacksky.
Build payments into your next Open Social Web project.
Include your payment link in your Bluesky profile.

Soon.

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreidadsgnlksrttmk4by3tenrj6cxmhuwurxz3op2fkauyl3vggwq3m

I’ll also be on a panel with @rose.bsky.team@bsky.brid.gy ...

2026-05-27T23:33:38Z

I’ll also be on a panel with @rose.bsky.team@bsky.brid.gy @sebastian.eurosky.social@bsky.brid.gy and Felix Hlatky for @publicspaces.net@bsky.brid.gy discussing my favorite topic: Growing the open social web and making these projects financially sustainable 📈💰

(think it’ll be streamed but don’t quote me)

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nevent1q…3vaq

Excited to announce that I will be giving the opening keynote for @newpublic.org@bsky.brid.gy + @publicspaces.net@bsky.brid.gy Open Social Award Show in Amsterdam next month!

My keynote will discuss how we do community governance at @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy

Best of luck to all applicants and hope to see you there!

Designing Technology for All #...

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> Blacksky founder Rudy Fraser has regularly pointed out that ...

2026-05-20T22:07:54Z

> Blacksky founder Rudy Fraser has regularly pointed out that ‘community is the only moat’, and software like Acorn and Blacksky’s private data are ways to build and sustain the communities.

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nevent1q…r6wc
From Bluesky’s work on permissions data, to adding e2ee to activitypub, there are a lot of projects working on private data, converging towards something that’s roughly Matrix-shaped.

But the dynamics underneath turned out to be stranger than I thought

connectedplaces.online/reports/fr16...

FR#163 – Decrypting Matrix

Coworking space owner: “So it’s your company but you let the ...

2026-05-14T19:12:27Z

Coworking space owner: “So it’s your company but you let the employees tell you what to spend money on?”

Me: “I’m really into this non-hierarchical framework for running companies. Have you heard of anarchism?”

Looking for office space for up to 3 Blacksky team members - In ...

2026-05-12T17:06:08Z

Looking for office space for up to 3 Blacksky team members
- In Brooklyn
- Coworking is fine but need a private office
- Guests allowed
- Phone booths for calls
- Accessible

Any recommendations, send my way. Budget is flexible. Looking to move in within 1 month. Thanks.

What do streets think about being able to read long form content ...

2026-05-08T18:27:15Z

What do streets think about being able to read long form content / blogs from within blacksky.community (powered by standard.site)

@pckt.blog@bsky.brid.gy @leaflet.pub@bsky.brid.gy @offprint.app@bsky.brid.gy in the below rough demo.

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreicts6npbnadehkckqzk2nh352cksvl3georbzjxyzf3jraoljup7q

ICYMI: We have a new "AI Preferences" setting This allows ...

2026-05-07T22:41:59Z

ICYMI: We have a new "AI Preferences" setting

This allows you to announce to the entire ATmosphere network what you consent to regarding AI use of your public data. Other apps can see this but ~may not~ respect the settings

We built this to give you a place to set these and will 100% respect them

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreiabzrwfw5ick3sfmddp2dfqmq3qrepmu5m7fw5idv6ikbq63ce5v4

Excited to announce that I will be giving the opening keynote for ...

2026-05-06T14:23:30Z

Excited to announce that I will be giving the opening keynote for @newpublic.org@bsky.brid.gy + @publicspaces.net@bsky.brid.gy Open Social Award Show in Amsterdam next month!

My keynote will discuss how we do community governance at @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy

Best of luck to all applicants and hope to see you there!

Designing Technology for All #...

pro this. ...

2026-05-05T16:52:13Z

pro this.

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreidlzkph2str3ytpqzlzeh245vtp6skapbwvu6hihxbpya5wqtkrdu

To date, @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy’s focus has been on ...

2026-05-04T15:47:26Z

To date, @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy’s focus has been on building tools to provide a safer online space for members of the Black Twitter community to move to...

With Acorn, Blacksky is providing access to these same tools to other communities that want to build their own spaces on the open social web.

As X shuts down Communities, A...

practicing "anarchist calisthenics" via ...

2026-04-29T23:07:53Z

practicing "anarchist calisthenics" via @tangled.org@bsky.brid.gy & @blackskyweb.xyz@bsky.brid.gy

🧶 forge.blacksky.community

🪢 at://did:plc:kta7dqcqoamo5ixlajxbtjps/sh.tangled.knot/knot.blacksky.community
🌀 at://did:plc:kta7dqcqoamo5ixlajxbtjps/sh.tangled.spindle/spindle.blacksky.community

Blacksky Forge

Thank you to everyone who helped us meet (and exceed!) our ...

2025-06-16T16:11:24Z

Thank you to everyone who helped us meet (and exceed!) our fundraising goal for the launch of the official Blacksky app! 🕺🏾

What happens next:
- If you haven't already, let us know what features you want here -> pol.is/6vmnfmi5ps
- If you contributed, we'll follow up about claiming a @badge.blue

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nevent1q…026a

Lots of folks saying they want this.
If you want a private community space for Blacksky in addition to the public feed, help us build it.

We’re looking for just 170 people to kick us $7 and we’ll launch. 🍽️

nevent1q…y4dp

https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreicn5vbmpwzoc6uj3kwc63qiunqd75642fvnpmiltabstyzpo7s76e
https://blacksky.app/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreify42jlrfujcythui6tom6s3eelaoiycudnk4my6ngrlykwmicdfa

With this update, folks building custom feeds can leverage ...

2025-06-12T20:45:35Z

With this update, folks building custom feeds can leverage moderation actions from the whole network more easily in their algorithms. 🤖

Wanna exclude twitter screenshots, transphobia, AND anti-blackness from your feed? rsky-relay is now a one-stop-shop for all of those labels. 🛍️

Lots of folks saying they want this. If you want a private ...

2025-06-09T17:04:41Z

Lots of folks saying they want this.
If you want a private community space for Blacksky in addition to the public feed, help us build it.

We’re looking for just 170 people to kick us $7 and we’ll launch. 🍽️

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nevent1q…y4dp
What do we think chat? Do I do a Blacksky soft-fork of the bsky app?
- Still use your bsky login but has Blacksky branding and support/feedback forms
- Blacksky Trending replaces Discover as the default feed
- @blacksky.app are the default moderators
- (eventually) private community-only posts/feed

https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreieg3hj44e6h7eiyz3ihowemzim27hglaqulz6if4bvrfkmn3mv2yy

Hello! The @blacksky.app team is looking to meet with folks from ...

2025-05-25T18:38:02Z

Hello! The @blacksky.app team is looking to meet with folks from the Blacksky community (and users of rsky #ATdev) to understand what we should improve and build next.

If you have 30 mins. we'd like to hear from you. Book time with @zariajalan.bsky.social here:

calendly.com/zaria-blacks...

30 Minute Meeting - Zaria Jala...

Had a great convo with @flipboard.com’s CEO @mmccue.bsky.social ...

2025-05-20T16:26:15Z

Had a great convo with @flipboard.com’s CEO @mmccue.bsky.social (who is also a big supporter of and contributor to Blacksky!) about building new kinds of communities that couldn’t have been built before (owning the data, infra, rules)

Talk about mutual aid, stuff I’m thinking of building next, etc

Architecting a New Era of Comm...

“It is a small number of people who decide to actually build ...

2025-05-09T22:25:12Z

“It is a small number of people who decide to actually build something to show that something is possible who can meaningfully alter what this next generation of social networks look like. And that is pretty exciting to me.” ❤️‍🔥

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3looprpxra22u

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nevent1q…emd0
Bluesky Report 115 - This week's news for Bluesky and atproto:

- Lots of new independent atproto infrastructure, with new relays, appviews, and more
- research on blocking behaviour on Bluesky
- @graze.social is giving dev grants to accelerate the ecosystem

fediversereport.com/bluesky-repo...

Bluesky Report – #115

> social media and social networks are two different things ...

2025-05-09T11:15:19Z

> social media and social networks are two different things that have sometimes been conflated. Social media is the proverbial global town square. A social network is the web of relationships between people; these might span apps, the web, and in-person conversations alike.

Yes.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:77tdak46psveqneyegsdyc7l/post/3loobosfiek23

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I’ve written before about what I’d do if I ran Bluesky or Mastodon. But what if I started from scratch? What would it look like to build a new open social platform - one that's private-by-default, human-centered, and sustainable from day one?

Here’s the blueprint I’d follow: werd.io/2025/if-i-st...

If I started fresh

I'll be presenting on my work on Blacksky at ASML's ...

2025-04-25T18:15:34Z

I'll be presenting on my work on Blacksky at ASML's Spring Synthesizer along with the other fellows @louisbarclay.bsky.social and @fayjohnson.bsky.social -- It'll will be open to the public. Pop out if you're around or tune in virtually.

cyber.harvard.edu/events/asml-...

ASML Spring Synthesizer

> The more we fill our lives with complex, manufactured ...

2025-04-25T12:08:40Z

> The more we fill our lives with complex, manufactured objects … the more important it is that they play well together

The case for getting Meta, X, TikTok, etc to adopt AT Protocol or ActivityPub

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Day 1 with @aadhum-umd.bsky.social was amazing. Introduced folks ...

2025-04-22T23:59:55Z

Day 1 with @aadhum-umd.bsky.social was amazing. Introduced folks to @mmasnick.bsky.social’s Trust & Safety Tycoon. Great questions about building decentralized platforms and thinking through content moderation challenges.

And, and, aaaand — I soldered something for the first time!

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The folks @dairinstitute.bsky.social are publishing a paper, ...

2025-04-09T22:47:05Z

The folks @dairinstitute.bsky.social are publishing a paper, accompanying short video, and statement on the role social media plays in genocide through the lens of the 2020-2022 Tigray war (deadliest armed conflict of the 21st century)

They are warning about the same thing happening again

Tigray Genocide

Earnestly posting on April Fools'. Here's hoping that ...

2025-04-01T13:17:39Z

Earnestly posting on April Fools'. Here's hoping that 2025 brings first-class support for communities on AT Protocol:
- I wanna see delegated moderation (opt to have a mod service apply labels under a post + control replies)
- Community verification (not just blue checks)
- Badges as gifts + more

An internet of many autonomous...

That’s a wrap for #AtmosphereConf! Sitting in a lot of ...

2025-03-24T14:36:48Z

That’s a wrap for #AtmosphereConf! Sitting in a lot of gratitude for @lmaepa.bsky.social and the Umoya fellows @d3ol.dev + @torrho.com

Great to meet @jay.bsky.team IRL and the rest of the bsky team ❤️‍🔥

Thanks to @bmann.ca @knowtheory.net and others for the opportunity to speak

🍻 ‘til the next one

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So much oxygen is taken up by people with critiques for atproto ...

2025-03-21T16:53:41Z

So much oxygen is taken up by people with critiques for atproto who have no skin in the game.
Gonna keep shouting out folks like @torrho.com who:
- saw that Bluesky PBC posted about making a slight change to the spec
- within 24hrs began updating it in rsky's implementation
- documented + tested it

updating nsid to support non-l...

My first 3 min video upload is @williamcson.bsky.social talking ...

2025-03-11T00:56:03Z

My first 3 min video upload is @williamcson.bsky.social talking about leftist organizing but is also my view on wealthy investors and tech industry types dictating what atproto needs to “get to the next level”

“You cannot know what everybody needs … what everybody’s going to have to do to get free”

https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreid6fxawf6g3v4mmhg7h5z445w7vdbqsbaurcyvhgim2kpuyenqlce

I'm building a prototype of an atproto app with ...

2025-03-03T16:21:41Z

I'm building a prototype of an atproto app with "local-only" posting and sharing options. Catalyst of it is a potential client need but will make it open source (of course). Just wanted to check if anyone's done this yet. Inspo is ActivityPub's Hometown
github.com/hometown-for...

Local only posting

Why use a new technology (atproto) to do something you’ve ...

2025-02-28T00:16:22Z

Why use a new technology (atproto) to do something you’ve already done b4 (build TikTok)

Why not do something you couldn’t do before (custom feeds, leverage decentralized identity, integrate social features into non-social apps, mixmatch lexicons)

“past results don’t guarantee future returns” etc

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2025-02-27T17:27:22Z

Mood.

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Excited to announce that as of Feb 1 I'll be starting as a ...

2025-01-30T16:05:38Z

Excited to announce that as of Feb 1 I'll be starting as a fellow at the Applied Social Media Lab at @harvard.edu's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, working on @blacksky.app.

Much appreciation to @jbellack.bsky.social for his support and belief in what we're building with Blacksky.

Applied Social Media Lab Welco...

MEDLab @ UC Boulder is running an incubator compensating ...

2024-09-12T16:59:33Z

MEDLab @ UC Boulder is running an incubator compensating community builders with $3500 to learn how to build community on decentralized social apps like Bluesky and Mastodon. No prior technical experience is expected or required.

Would apply myself but don't think I'm the target audience

Open Call: Join the Open Socia...

No one ever brings up the centralized slurp power of the bsky ...

2024-09-04T11:08:59Z

No one ever brings up the centralized slurp power of the bsky relay.
How bsky gets to decide who can and can’t get slurped out here /s

https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreifftbjmprv3dpzp4dxjxxp6skd2atfwhxhzkd6z5hikzc335ow75a

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2024-07-01T01:10:59Z

blob POST

The Blacksky Starter Pack: a curated list of the 50 most popular ...

2024-06-26T21:47:50Z

The Blacksky Starter Pack: a curated list of the 50 most popular (and active) accounts from the Blacksky feed(s). Also includes Blacksky, Blacksky Trending, and the Blackademics feeds.

go.bsky.app/2FtgiTK

Blacksky Starter Pack

Home+ died. Aegis Shield died. Taurus Shield died. For You got a ...

2024-06-26T19:47:14Z

Home+ died. Aegis Shield died. Taurus Shield died.
For You got a $500K investment and still died.

There are websites dedicated to internet services dying (e.g. ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com)

Here's hoping you support the services you do enjoy (and the people behind them) while they're here.

"... many scholars direct their followers to Threads and ...

2024-06-16T21:38:11Z

"... many scholars direct their followers to Threads and Bluesky instead of Mastodon, with 2% providing Threads information and 6% providing Bluesky information ... making it even more challenging for Mastodon to become a preferred alternative for academic discourse."

All around win for Fedi/AT imo

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2024-06-10T08:15:44Z

Bluesky mentioned (not news if you read his interview though).