Web Domain Verified on Bluesky Social Media Network

 This is a brief message, which I’ll be posting on Bluesky (the first and maybe only post I’ll place there) and on X (formerly Twitter), as well as on my little-read blog, loyaldefender.info.

 

My loyaldefender.info web domain was verified on Bluesky several months ago.

 

For the past couple of years, though, I’ve paid for an X Premium account and may continue to do so.  If Bluesky offers a Bluesky Premium account (where I could include long form messages which I currently do on X, mostly for book reviews), I might consider also consider getting a Bluesky Premium account.

 

Despite what some say, X remains by far the industry leader in this form of social media.  Bluesky has been considered by some the left-leading leader in this form of social media.  Other X/Twitter-like platforms include Telegram, http://poa.st, Parler, Gettr, Gab, and Truth Social (on the right) and Mastodon, Threads and http://post.news (on the left)

 

A few weeks ago, I noted that Dr. John Fea, a history professor, author of several books and numerous articles, and a 1992 graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, announced that his account on X (formerly Twitter) was hacked and that despite his best efforts, this was never corrected.

 

Dr. Fea apparently did not have a paid X account but, nevertheless, I am disappointed that X, to date, never fixed this for him.  I don’t know if makes any difference that Dr. Fea isn’t a fan of Donald Trump (i.e., recently noting on the Internet that “Trump didn’t like the July jobs report so he fired the messenger”) and Dr. Fea even wrote a critical book on Trump.  Or just that he didn’t have a paid X account.  Dr. Fea has stated that he’s okay with no longer being on X and he opened a Bluesky account.  His Bluesky account is @johnfea1.bsky.social and his blog is at The Way of Improvement Leads Home – reflections at the intersection of American history, religion, politics, and academic life. I’m copying him on the Bluesky message.

 

I plan to continue to use X as my primary social media outlet but I thought I would finally dip my toe into Bluesky by posting this message.

 

Have a great day, all!