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Given some mets have made the switch to Bluesky in recent years in light of Twitter/X chaos, I was wondering if there's any way we could get embeds working for posts from there? Just a proposition...

DorkyMcDorkface wrote:Given some mets have made the switch to Bluesky in recent years in light of Twitter/X chaos, I was wondering if there's any way we could get embeds working for posts from there? Just a proposition...

Not that I know of. Technically the one we use for X was supposed to be shut down (shhhhhhh) but hasn't been yet. Both platforms want you trapped on the platform, not reading it from somewhere else. Feel free to link to bluesky, um, skies or whatever they call them and if I can find a way I will. I'm not sure it's any less chaotic, though I have been able to lock down a few topics, like astrophotography, without getting any interference. X, not so much.

Hmmm, I might have lied. It won't work yet but when I have time I should be able to convert the embed code into BBCode similar to X if it supports a call back to load it. X uses a helper app, so I'm not 100% sure.

DorkyMcDorkface wrote:Given some mets have made the switch to Bluesky in recent years in light of Twitter/X chaos, I was wondering if there's any way we could get embeds working for posts from there? Just a proposition...

[b]- EDIT: FIXED!

To use it select embed post from the bluesky menu:



Click copy to clipboard



now use the bleet tag I added and past the embed in the middle of the two.



This step deconstructs that html and puts parts back together for security purposes. Not quite as easy as twitter or X embeds but it works.

I'll post an announcement as soon as I know it's working reliably.

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south Texas Thursday. Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Heavy snow and gusty winds for parts of the northern U.S.

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— National Weather Service (@nws.noaa.gov) March 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south Texas Thursday. Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Heavy snow and gusty winds for parts of the northern U.S. - [National Weather Service, March 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM]

DorkyMcDorkface wrote:Given some mets have made the switch to Bluesky in recent years in light of Twitter/X chaos, I was wondering if there's any way we could get embeds working for posts from there? Just a proposition...

I fixed it and I believe this works on all tweets, or bleets as I called them. Instructions same as posted above but NOTE that if a post contains emojis our board software might block it as illegal, in which case you will have to delete those characters in order to post. The last post below is a good example, I had to delete the thunderstorm and tornado emoji from the text inside the embed block. Not exactly easy to use, but it works.

Wind advisory through 7 p.m. as winds remain feisty across the area.

Maximum gusts mainly closer to 40 mph so far, but a couple 50 mph observed and possible.

Slowly diminishing after dark. Gusts to 20 mph remain possible late night through dawn.

Details/forecast at cwg.live.

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— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Wind advisory through 7 p.m. as winds remain feisty across the area.

Maximum gusts mainly closer to 40 mph so far, but a couple 50 mph observed and possible.

Slowly diminishing after dark. Gusts to 20 mph remain possible late night through dawn.

Details/forecast at cwg.live. - [Capital Weather Gang, March 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM]

Denver may get a bit of slushy snow around dawn on Sunday, with snow showers Sunday morning. Dusting-2" early glance right now...highest odds/totals south and west of Denver.

#COwx

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— Chris Bianchi (@bianchiweather.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM

Denver may get a bit of slushy snow around dawn on Sunday, with snow showers Sunday morning. Dusting-2" early glance right now...highest odds/totals south and west of Denver.

#COwx - [Chris Bianchi, March 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM]

Here are our Key Messages for Sunday (3/15) and Monday (3/16).
Numerous severe thunderstorms forecast
Widespread damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible
Continue to monitor the latest forecast updates and information

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— National Weather Service (@nws.noaa.gov) March 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM

Here are our Key Messages for Sunday (3/15) and Monday (3/16).
Numerous severe thunderstorms forecast
Widespread damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible
Continue to monitor the latest forecast updates and information - [National Weather Service, March 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM]

tolakram wrote:

DorkyMcDorkface wrote:Given some mets have made the switch to Bluesky in recent years in light of Twitter/X chaos, I was wondering if there's any way we could get embeds working for posts from there? Just a proposition...

I fixed it and I believe this works on all tweets, or bleets as I called them. Instructions same as posted above but NOTE that if a post contains emojis our board software might block it as illegal, in which case you will have to delete those characters in order to post. The last post below is a good example, I had to delete the thunderstorm and tornado emoji from the text inside the embed block. Not exactly easy to use, but it works.

Wind advisory through 7 p.m. as winds remain feisty across the area.

Maximum gusts mainly closer to 40 mph so far, but a couple 50 mph observed and possible.

Slowly diminishing after dark. Gusts to 20 mph remain possible late night through dawn.

Details/forecast at cwg.live.

[image or embed]

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Wind advisory through 7 p.m. as winds remain feisty across the area.

Maximum gusts mainly closer to 40 mph so far, but a couple 50 mph observed and possible.

Slowly diminishing after dark. Gusts to 20 mph remain possible late night through dawn.

Details/forecast at cwg.live. - [Capital Weather Gang, March 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM]

Denver may get a bit of slushy snow around dawn on Sunday, with snow showers Sunday morning. Dusting-2" early glance right now...highest odds/totals south and west of Denver.

#COwx

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— Chris Bianchi (@bianchiweather.bsky.social) March 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM

Denver may get a bit of slushy snow around dawn on Sunday, with snow showers Sunday morning. Dusting-2" early glance right now...highest odds/totals south and west of Denver.

#COwx - [Chris Bianchi, March 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM]

Here are our Key Messages for Sunday (3/15) and Monday (3/16).
Numerous severe thunderstorms forecast
Widespread damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible
Continue to monitor the latest forecast updates and information

[image or embed]

— National Weather Service (@nws.noaa.gov) March 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM

Here are our Key Messages for Sunday (3/15) and Monday (3/16).
Numerous severe thunderstorms forecast
Widespread damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible
Continue to monitor the latest forecast updates and information - [National Weather Service, March 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM]

Thanks!