<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The White House yesterday joined Bluesky, the social media platform of choice of many in the left-leaning online world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In its inaugural post, the White House account offered a sizzle reel of the administration's memes, trolls and messages from President Donald Trump’s nine months since returning to office.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The post appeared aimed at tweaking liberals who aren’t fans of the Republican president.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/barnaby-joyce-to-leave-the-nationals-amid-speculation-of-defection-to-one-nation/cef8e827-1f60-4024-8335-3326e0a0aa8b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Relationship irreparably broke down': Barnaby Joyce to leave the Nationals</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="1979297874031555036" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first post included mentions of the administration’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, a doctored image of Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries adorned in a sombrero with a faux mustache, and stream of photos and video from other big moments in the early going of Trump’s second term.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“What’s up, Bluesky?” the White House said in a message accompanying the video.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>”We thought you might’ve missed some of our greatest hits, so we put this together for you. Can’t wait to spend more quality time together!”</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/white-house-joins-bluesky-and-immediately-trolls-trump-opponents/504f31c6-b437-41f3-a991-06d037cfcd4c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Disgruntled X users began flocking to Bluesky - which was created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey - after billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter (now known as X) in 2022, and the platform reported a surge in new users late last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/prince-andrew-the-british-royal-brought-down-by-scandal/e7d08ad0-e04c-493c-a86b-3f356db6ff8e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>From the late queen's favourite son to accused: How royal was brought down by scandal</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It remains small compared to more established online spaces such as X, but it has emerged as an alternative for those looking for a different mood.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security also launched Bluesky accounts yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky in June.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump’s social media platform of choice is Truth Social.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump is the biggest shareholder in Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, the company that owns Truth Social.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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