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J.D. Vance Is on Bluesky

June 19, 2025 at 12:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President J.D. Vance created a Bluesky account, using his first posts to troll Democrats over the Supreme Court decision on transgender care.

Daily Beast: A wild number of people have already blocked Vance on Bluesky.

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