Social observers and commentators have said much in recent months about how the Left has left social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. With my thirteen-and-a-half-year-old account now gathering a lot of dust, and being left-leaning myself, I suppose I fit into that category. I’ll probably reinforce the stereotype of me as a Leaving Lefty when I tell you I’ve joined the expanding social media platform Bluesky, just as many other progressive-minded folks have after leaving X.

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