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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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[–] fxleak@lemmings.world 4 points 22 hours ago

I'm curious whose palms are being greased to support the next proprietary platform over federated alternatives.

Of course, the useful idiots are being herded like the sheep they are.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Lawsuits incoming, you will get their freedom of speech whether you like it or not.

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I might join just to block them.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

pointless; bluesky has shown where their allegiances lie when they shadow banned anti-genocide accounts and then claimed that they were "investigating it" but never changed their behavior.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 2 points 9 hours ago

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.

[–] crozilla@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Joined, blocked.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago

Looks about right, it’s getting torn down and sits in a cloud of dust.

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

The royal pustulence might get more followers on Telegram?