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highplainsdem

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21. X does NOT sell the gray verifications for government accounts. It's the blue checkmarks on X that are

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:10 AM

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available to subscribers on X.

That Bluesky account for Newsom's press office has only 8.2K followers.

The X account, which has been the official account since 2013, has 673.9K followers.

That's why they're more concerned with posting on X, where they reach nearly 100x as many people.

You're going to miss a hell of a lot of official messages if you think only the Bluesky accounts are official. AOC, for instance, and a !ot of other Democratic politicians still use X much more than Bluesky.

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Hmm, I don't see it at that govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov account progree Nov 29 #17

It's on X. Newsom posts more on X than on Bluesky. Same for a lot of accounts on both platforms. highplainsdem Nov 29 #18

Yes, I saw the X account before posting what I posted above. I just don't believe X account is really an official progree Nov 29 #20

X does NOT sell the gray verifications for government accounts. It's the blue checkmarks on X that are highplainsdem Nov 30 #21

I'm well aware that good Democrats have and post on X accounts. I just don't believe this particular progree Nov 30 #22

Axios story, from August, on Newsom using his official press office account like this: highplainsdem Nov 30 #23

archive link to save people without an Axios account the trouble of looking for the full article progree Nov 30 #24

And in case you doubt Axios, here's a story from ABC7 in Los Angeles showing the tweets from highplainsdem Nov 30 #25

Enjoyed reading....TFP. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 30 #27

I'm sure he's kept advised of them. highplainsdem Nov 30 #31

Here is the actual post from Newsom's REAL, verified X account. Done and dusted this issue is. Celerity Nov 30 #28

Yes. I posted it in reply 18. Progree refused to believe it anyway, which is why I linked to news stories highplainsdem Nov 30 #30

Yes, those press accounts pretty much convinced me it's a real account that is what it says it is. progree Nov 30 #33

"Real verified X account" -- Because X says so with it's little verified thingy? progree Nov 30 #32

Wow! Nice to see the truth in bold caps for a change. All 100% TRUE! Martin68 Nov 29 #19

Nothing to add. The Gov. sez it all. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 30 #26

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