Skype not starting on Mac Yosemite.

So basically my Skype won't start. No error message showing and no windows and I can't switch to the activity. There is however a Skype activity in the activity monitor. Started after installing Yosemite. I tried reinstalling. Tried opening in both finder and terminal. In the dock the icon has that little white dot under but it's not bouncing like some other people seem to have problems with. I have a mid 2009 macbook pro 15".
Also I was told to link to tweet: https://twitter.com/SkypeSupport/status/****************28

Link, why you no work?
https://twitter.com/SkypeSupport/status/****************28

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