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The left really is having a difficult time coping with Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 elections. Some celebrities have even “moved out” of the country. On Wednesday evening, we learned that comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia de Rossi have moved to rural England. It’s not all that it seems, though, because they already owned the home in Great Britain. But they are selling their Montecito, Calif., estate.
Not all celebs who claimed to be worried about a Trump dictatorship are leaving the country, though. Most are just leaving X/Twitter. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen a fairly steady stream of leftist personalities making a big production of the fact that they’re leaving the Elon Musk-owned platform for the latest X-alternatve du jour: Bluesky. Personally, I find this hilarious because I thought the alternative platforms like Mastodon and the Meta-owned Threads were supposed to be the brave new left-wing echo chamber on social media.
The transition hasn’t been going well.
Filmmaker, producer, and actor Rob Reiner has made Bluesky his X-alternative of choice. He was hoping to rid himself of opposing viewpoints, and — well, he’s finding that Trump supporters aren’t making it easy for him to live in a left-wing echo chamber.
“Anyone continuing to post hate towards me here will be blocked”, he posted on the platform on Saturday. “I escaped the other place for a more peaceful time.”
“I’m finding it very hard to sleep these days. It is 3:15 am”, he posted later. “I am laying awake dreading January 20th 2025.”
The situation wasn’t looking good on Sunday when he announced, “I have big decisions to make.
