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The Trump White House joined Bluesky in October 2025, quickly becoming the platform's second most-blocked account with over 92,000 blocks, trailing only Vice President JD Vance who has accumulated 166,000 blocks since June[^1].

The White House's debut post featured a 52-second video montage of President Trump's "greatest hits" since returning to office, including clips mocking political opponents[^2]. The administration's arrival on Bluesky was particularly notable as the platform had become a haven for Trump critics and left-leaning users who fled X (formerly Twitter) after the 2024 election[^2].

For comparison, Bluesky's most followed accounts paint a different picture of the platform's user base:

  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 2.17 million followers
  • Mark Cuban: 1.49 million followers
  • Mark Hamill: 1.31 million followers[^1]

[^1]: Yahoo News - The White House Joins BlueSky and Instantly Becomes the 2nd-Most Blocked Account — After JD Vance

[^2]: HuffPost - Trump White House Joins Bluesky And Instantly Earns A Very Dubious Distinction

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[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jay and the BlueSky team are useless libertarian assholes, but I generally like the vibe of BlueSky with the exception of their "moderation". I'm looking forward to the protocol being truly federated.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

i go with how bluesky's inventor felt about it when he decided to abandon it.