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riversedge

(81,237 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 03:53 AM 5 hrs ago

Mrs. Betty Bowers: Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke.

As noted, her account has been restored.
Yet, for me the worst thing about this incident, is that obviously someone complained??




Mrs. Betty Bowers
‪@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social‬
Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke.

Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-25T03:23:03.479Z


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Mrs. Betty Bowers: Yes, I was suspended for the "serious" violation of making a joke. (Original Post) riversedge 5 hrs ago OP
yeah well, those kind of snitching assholes are everywhere Skittles 5 hrs ago #1
You mess with America's Best Christian (TM) at your own risk. Buns_of_Fire 5 hrs ago #2
How dare you, Mrs Betty, make jokes about America's glorious leader? Aussie105 3 hrs ago #3
Is "making a joke" an offense that can be cited when filling in the complaint report? Or... QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #4
A very good question. benfranklin1776 3 hrs ago #5
It wasn't the pictured comment about Trump - click on the BlueSky post, and there's an image of the message to her muriel_volestrangler 2 hrs ago #7
Thanks. QueerDuck 2 hrs ago #8
I read the details, too Roy Rolling 2 hrs ago #9
JFC, he can't die soon enough!! aeromanKC 2 hrs ago #6
For those who have trouble with the small type Maeve 1 hr ago #10
Why was she suspended? Someone with 34 felony convictions is a criminal. Vinca 1 hr ago #11

Buns_of_Fire

(19,193 posts)
2. You mess with America's Best Christian (TM) at your own risk.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:06 AM
5 hrs ago

God may have notoriously bad aim, but He's got an infinite supply of ammo.

QueerDuck

(1,860 posts)
4. Is "making a joke" an offense that can be cited when filling in the complaint report? Or...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 05:58 AM
3 hrs ago

... did the "alerter" falsely claim that her post was a "credible threat" to Trump, or some sort of "incitement of violence" against him?

How does their alert system work? Is it peer-reviewed, human reviewed, or AI?

benfranklin1776

(7,026 posts)
5. A very good question.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:09 AM
3 hrs ago

Because that was, as any thinking human can clearly see, a joke, and a damn good one.
Perhaps there is an accuracy penalty assessed in their “moderation” system?

muriel_volestrangler

(106,409 posts)
7. It wasn't the pictured comment about Trump - click on the BlueSky post, and there's an image of the message to her
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:51 AM
2 hrs ago
The following post was removed:

"I'm trying to locate these industrious elephants. I would so like to gift them to the 2028 Republican National Convention. What fun to have these symbols of the Republican party roaming freely through the attendees. Glory!"

which I presume was a reference to Elephants Trample Millionaire in Big Game Hunt Gone Wrong
which is obviously a joke, but does involve death.

Roy Rolling

(7,666 posts)
9. I read the details, too
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:04 AM
2 hrs ago

I understand but don’t agree.

I’m not outraged by this particular overreaction by BlueSky. I would be curious to hear their reasoning after a reasonable appeal.

All of us want to know their policy, and not stumble upon it blindly while making an obvious joke. And what are the penalties for serial alerter trolls? They are the problem.

aeromanKC

(3,932 posts)
6. JFC, he can't die soon enough!!
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:20 AM
2 hrs ago

But what's almost as alarming is the number of people enabling him. It's going to take a generation to de-trumpify America.

Maeve

(43,481 posts)
10. For those who have trouble with the small type
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:11 AM
1 hr ago

The joke she got suspended for was about acquiring the elephants that trampled the hunter to death and gifting them to the Republican party to roam among the attendees at the 2028 convention (Glory!)
Obviously a joke, albeit in questionable taste. That said, I'm still following her!

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