A prominent fixture on X (formerly Twitter) since launching her account in March 2009, “General Hospital” star Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) has announced that she is ceasing posting on the social media platform, effective immediately, citing Elon Musk, owner of the social media giant, as her reason.
Although never referring to Musk by name, Grahn said in a statement posted to her more than 200,000 X followers on Wednesday, “I’ll no longer be posting on a platform controlled by a meglamanical [sic] oligarch now that r [sic] country has committed suicide. It feels unsafe.”
In a separate post shared hours earlier, Grahn preemptively indicated she would be shutting down all of her social media accounts, saying, “I have done all I can do. I will be deleting all my social media in protection of my daughter. I’m so sorry. May God help us all.”
Grahn’s earlier post came shortly after it was announced that former President Donald J. Trump had been declared President-elect Trump. However, in Grahn’s latest statement, she noted, “I’ll remain here solely to protect my name from being hijacked & will repost only. Plz connect with me on Threads, BlueSky, IG, FB & TikTok.”
Following her last formal post on X, Grahn made her first post on Bluesky, one of the newest social media platforms created by former Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.
“I am here now as I can no longer defend speaking on a site controlled by a dangerous meglamaniacal [sic] oligarch,” commented Grahn who has amassed several hundred followers in the brief time since launching her Bluesky account. “My pg, my rules so trump supporters will be blocked. This is a safe space 4 those of us in need of a place to commune with like hearts & minds & humor when we can find it again.”
As for Instagram, Grahn notes, “This will be my new home to express my thoughts as I’ve finally left X. Now that the country has committed suicide., I can no longer defend speaking on a site controlled by a very dangerous meglamaniacal [sic] oligarch. It feels unsafe. Since this is my page my choice, all Trump supporters will be blocked. This is a safe space for those of us in need of a place to commune with like hearts & minds & humor when we can find it again.”
Late Wednesday afternoon, President Joseph R. Biden announced he had spoken to President-elect Trump after the 45th president received roughly 312 electoral college votes to 226 for Vice President Kamala Harris, who formally conceded the election to her Republican opponent via private phone call and an address to the nation.
In the years since Trump’s first election in 2016, Grahn has been an active voice among daytime performers when it comes to politics, often voicing her opinion on various topics impacting American citizens, particularly women’s rights.
In 2022, Grahn appeared on the red carpet at “The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” with the words “reproduction freedom” written over her chest area while holding a purse that had the words “bans off our bodies” written across it.
At press time, Grahn’s X post has received over 11,000 viewers and garnered more than 300 likes. You can follow Grahn on Bluesky @nancyleegrahn.bsky.social.
I’ll no longer be posting on a platform controlled by a meglamanical oligarch now that r country has committed suicide. It feels unsafe. I’ll remain here solely to protect my name from being hijacked & will repost only. Plz connect with me on Threads, BlueSky, IG, FB & TikTok.
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) November 6, 2024
I am here now as I can no longer defend speaking on a site controlled by a dangerous meglamaniacal oligarch. My pg, my rules so trump supporters will be blocked. This is a safe space 4 those of us in need of a place to commune with like hearts & minds & humor when we can find it again.
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@nancyleegrahn.bsky.social) November 6, 2024 at 7:14 PM