{"id":2449250,"date":"2025-06-19T08:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-joins-lefty-x-competitor-bluesky-gets-banned-after-just-one-post\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T08:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:40:03","slug":"jd-vance-joins-lefty-x-competitor-bluesky-gets-banned-after-just-one-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-joins-lefty-x-competitor-bluesky-gets-banned-after-just-one-post\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Joins Lefty X Competitor Bluesky, Gets Banned After Just One Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-joins-lefty-x-competitor-bluesky-gets-banned-after-just-one-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2449250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent decline of the social media platform Bluesky, wich was initially anticipated as a potential replacement for X\/Twitter. The platform has seen a significant drop in user engagement,highlighted by the experience of Vice President J.D. Vance, who joined Bluesky and was banned within 20 minutes after posting about a controversial Supreme Court ruling. The court ruled that states could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-introduces-senate-bill-to-ban-transgender-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"... proposes bill to prohibit transgender procedures for minors.\">prohibit transgender procedures<\/a> for minors, and Vance&#8217;s post, which referenced this ruling, triggered swift backlash, leading to his temporary ban. The article critiques the polarized environment on Bluesky, suggesting that the platform fails to facilitate serious political discussions, as evidenced by the speedy reports against Vance for sharing factual details. It notes that while Bluesky initially attracted a surge of users, it has as experienced a ample decline in activity, reflecting dissatisfaction among its user base.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Remember when Bluesky was going to take over for X\/Twitter? Now, the number of users on the platform has dropped precipitously &mdash; and the most prominent new user on the platform in quite some time took just 20 minutes and one post to get banned.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-military-officer-fema-official-charged-gruesome-threats-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the left-leaning platform<\/a> Wednesday and focused on the big news of the day: namely, the fact that the Supreme Court had delivered a 6-3 vote in favor of states which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-gop-governor-vetoes-bans-on-gender-procedures-for-minors-biological-boys-competing-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"Ohio&#039;s GOP Governor vetoes bans on gender procedures for minors and biological boys participating in girls&#039; sports\">banned transgender procedures<\/a> for minors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/major-victory-supreme-court-issues-ruling-ban-transgender-procedures-minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The court ruled that Tennessee<\/a> was not enjoined under the Fourteenth Amendment&rsquo;s Equal Protection Clause from prohibiting hormones, puberty blockers, and similar treatments being used on those under the age of 18.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy, and propriety of medical treatments in an evolving field,&rdquo; Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The voices in these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >debates raise sincere concerns<\/a>; the implications for all are profound. The Equal Protection Clause does not resolve these disagreements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nor does it afford us license to decide them as we see best,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts was joined by Justices Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas. The court&rsquo;s three liberals (Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor) rather predictably dissented. Sotomayor wrote in her dissent that the court&rsquo;s ruling &ldquo;does irrevocable damage to the Equal Protection Clause and invites legislatures to engage in discrimination by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-major-victory-supreme-court-issues-ruling-on-ban-on-transgender-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"&#039;A Major Victory&#039;: ... Issues ... on Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors\">hiding blatant sex classifications<\/a> in plain sight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since that was the biggest news on Wednesday, Vance decided this was high time to see just how interested in polite discussion those on Bluesky were.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hello Bluesky, I&rsquo;ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis,&rdquo; he wrote in his first post. &ldquo;So I&rsquo;m thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He pasted Justice Thomas&rsquo; concurrence where he questioned the wisdom of &ldquo;deferring to the authority of the expert class.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Among the arguments made by Thomas: &ldquo;notwithstanding the alleged experts&rsquo; view that young children can provide informed consent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-skrmetti-case-justice-thomas-demolishes-the-expert-class\/\" title=\"In Skrmetti Case, Justice Thomas Demolishes The &#039;...&#039;\">irreversible sex-transition treatments<\/a>, whether such consent is possible is a question of medical ethics that States must decide for themselves&rdquo; and &ldquo;there are particularly good reasons to question the expert class here, as recent revelations suggest the leading voices in this area have relied on questionable evidence, and have allowed ideology to influence their medical guidance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just set up my page on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bluesky?\">@bluesky<\/a>, hope to see you guys there! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5cgjyMF8su\">pic.twitter.com\/5cgjyMF8su<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1935457852082016556?\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-fleeing-x-bluesky-one-telling-statistic-reveals-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a> is supposed to be a Twitter alternative for everyone in the chattering class. Few people sit higher atop the right-wing of that class than Vice President Vance, the second-in-command in the White House and the de facto GOP presidential frontrunner in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>But it still took him less than half an hour to be banned from the platform:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Bluesky banned VP JD Vance 20 minutes after he joined the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IogKOGE1F0\">https:\/\/t.co\/IogKOGE1F0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3k4pYWeiop\">pic.twitter.com\/3k4pYWeiop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1935463770421072329?\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vance got banned on Bluesky within 12 minutes of announcing on X that he was there<\/p>\n<p>Update: the ban appears to have been reversed<\/p>\n<p>He had posted a thread supporting Justice Thomas&rsquo;s concurrence in the Supreme Court case upholding Tennessee&rsquo;s law restricting transgender therapies <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xUV5dK0ug2\">https:\/\/t.co\/xUV5dK0ug2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcACaputo\/status\/1935469639024206218?\">June 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/18\/us-news\/jd-vance-gets-suspended-from-x-competitor-bluesky-just-12-minutes-after-first-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted that Vance&rsquo;s &ldquo;ban was brief, as the vice president&rsquo;s account was reinstated just minutes later.&rdquo; However, it&rsquo;s telling that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wanted-address-things-jd-vance-provides-inside-look-trump-handling-iran-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sitting vice president of the United States<\/a>, simply by pointing out what the law of the land was &mdash; and not in contravention of any of the platform&rsquo;s guidelines &mdash; managed to get himself banned from the platform in less time than it takes most people to make pasta. And not just that, he was banned over bringing reality into the equation.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also unclear whether or not this was activated by massive complaints from the progressive faithful still on Bluesky. One user said they&rsquo;d &ldquo;reported&rdquo; Vance &ldquo;for misinformation,&rdquo; which I suppose is a counterintuitive thing until you realize that &ldquo;misinformation&rdquo; means &ldquo;facts&rdquo; in lefty land. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t just block. Report the account and the posts,&rdquo; another user said.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this triggered some kind of algorithmic response from Bluesky. If it did, that speaks more to its unsuitability as a platform for serious discussion, since this is the kind of thing one would expect 10 years ago, when Occupy Democrats videos and BuzzFeed picture-listicles with titles like &ldquo;41 Cats Who Definitely Know It&rsquo;s Time for Happy Hour&rdquo; were pretty much the stock in trade of microblogging sites &mdash; not now, when that kind of idiot-bait gets as much engagement as your aunt&rsquo;s knitting photos.<\/p>\n<p>But then, this is hardly a surprise. Notice anything about Bluesky&rsquo;s user engagement chart?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bluesky&rsquo;s usage graph. The pattern here is bad. Spikes when a bunch of new people show up, followed by declines when the new arrivals are disappointed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wESwWevXpw\">pic.twitter.com\/wESwWevXpw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Graham (@paulg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulg\/status\/1930194301129994394?\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a huge spike in the wake of the election and another on Inauguration Day, Bluesky has essentially been in a free fall. As Megan McArdle noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/06\/08\/blue-sky-twitter-liberals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">piece<\/a> earlier this month, engagement is down 50 percent and steadily falling; most of the media personages who loudly announced their departure from X\/Twitter during 2024 post irregularly, if at all, and &ldquo;when that movement is organized by liberal groups, it&rsquo;s most likely to appeal to folks who are very interested in progressive politics &mdash; which is to say, the other people who have already moved to Bluesky.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And when someone from the other side politely shows up to  reality with the dwindling liberal anger-party, they apparently stop smashing each other for a second and begin smashing the vice president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jake-tapper-fires-back-leftists-call-son-racist-fers-losing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completely unaware that this is why they keep losing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The platform&#8217;s user count has since plummeted, and the most notable new user recently was banned within just 20 minutes of joining. Vice President J.D. Vance signed up for the left-leaning site on Wednesday, focusing on a significant news event: the Supreme Court&#8217;s 6-3 decision supporting states that prohibit transgender procedures for minors. The ruling stated that Tennessee is not restricted by the Fourteenth Amendment&#8217;s Equal Protection Clause from banning hormones, puberty blockers, and similar treatments for individuals under 18. Chief Justice John Roberts noted in the majority opinion that this case embodies intense scientific and policy debates regarding medical treatments in a rapidly changing field, emphasizing that these discussions raise serious concerns with far-reaching implications but do not resolve disagreements under the Equal Protection Clause.<\/p>\n<p>Vance decided to test how open Bluesky users were to civil discourse by posting: &#8220;Hello Bluesky, I&#8217;ve been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis.&#8221; He shared Justice Thomas&#8217; concurrence questioning whether young children can truly give informed consent for irreversible sex-transition treatments. Thomas argued there are valid reasons to scrutinize expert opinions in this area due to recent revelations about questionable evidence influencing medical guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a prominent figure in right-wing politics as Vice President and a potential GOP presidential candidate for 2028, Vance was banned from Bluesky less than half an hour after joining. His ban occurred shortly after he announced his presence on X\/Twitter while supporting Justice Thomas&#8217; stance regarding Tennessee&#8217;s law limiting transgender therapies.<\/p>\n<p>Although his ban was brief-his account reinstated shortly thereafter-it highlights how quickly he faced backlash simply for stating legal facts without violating any platform rules. This incident raises questions about whether it stemmed from numerous complaints by progressive users still active on Bluesky who reported him for &#8220;misinformation,&#8221; which often translates to &#8220;facts&#8221; within certain circles.<\/p>\n<p>The situation reflects poorly on Bluesky as a venue for serious dialogue; it seems reminiscent of earlier social media dynamics where trivial content dominated engagement rather than substantive discussions today should foster. Following initial spikes in user activity post-election and inauguration day, engagement levels have significantly declined-down by 50%-with many media figures who left X\/Twitter now posting infrequently or not at all. 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