NodeBB-ActivityPub Bridge Test Instance

Bluesky is kicking off the formal process to make ATProto an IETF standard

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/bofreq-newbold-authenticated-transfer/
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Oh god, I just realized how much they're going to shove Meta AI into the long-form writing experience
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If you're wondering how I know it drops open social web compatibility, @justinmixon2 has a helpful preview. The last photo says that long-form will not be shared on the Fediverse.
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RE: https://www.threads.com/@justinmixon2/post/DN33TzLEdFo

This is just blogging, but worse. Platform-locked (no RSS, email, etc.) and drops open social web compatibility (even though receiving platforms can and do support long-form already).

FYI: Meta has tried long-form multiple times and shut down all of those projects. If you want to create long-form content, use real publishing products that provide versatile distribution tools.
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RE: https://www.threads.com/@rpn/post/DN5rl9-gDNr

Looking forward to one day adding Fediverse Threads into the mix as well
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Bounce, the tool that lets you migrate your social graph between protocols, is now live in Beta! Today, we're launching one direction: ATProto to ActivityPub. We're so excited to get this in people's hands and to see what it means for the future of taking control of our social graphs from platforms.

Here's what you need to know about what we're launching today:
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RE: https://www.threads.com/@anewsocialweb/post/DNygpct2jeY

You can read the full article here:

https://tedium.co/2025/08/23/bluesky-mississippi-reaction/

I got to chat with @shortformernie about how the combo of Bounce & Bridgy Fed is an exit strategy that can help users preserve their communities and relationships in worst-case scenarios like the one in Mississippi yesterday.

We build tools like these at @anewsocialweb because they *need* to exist.
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Momentum has *definitely* not slowed down! Just this last couple of weeks, there were launches of both ActivityPub- and ATProto-based projects, ranging from booklist sharing, blogging, git collab, payment services, and more.

If you're interested in the space, you should follow these two blogs to see all the work being done:
- Connected Places: https://connectedplaces.online/
- WeDistribute: https://wedistribute.org/

Still a huge fan of ActivityPub, btw! But the competition between the two is clearly driving innovation on both sides, and that makes me incredibly happy.
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This is a fantastic intro to the open social web tech under the hood of the Bluesky app.

If you have even a peripheral interest in why a whole bunch of nerds like me are excited about AT Protocol, Kuba does a great job of simplifying complex ideas, and I highly recommend giving this a read.

https://mackuba.eu/2025/08/20/introduction-to-atproto/
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And now they're neither MS or NBC ‍️

"MSNBC is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, for short."

Man, they must've really rushed that rebrand.

"This was not a decision that was made quickly"

Oh.

Oh, I've seen this bad rebrand cycle before - in a few years they'll be MS MAX
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RE: https://www.threads.com/@axios/post/DNf2m3YusOY

I'm not procrastinating, I'm planning

I 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 read, but I could also find other books to add to my unbelievably long reading list instead

"With that money?"

No one:

Absolutely no one:

Not a single soul:

Perplexity: We are putting up a bid to purchase the entire United States of America
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