Bob Starr
Gen X nerd from 🇨🇦 • Twitter to Mastodon to Threads to Bluesky transplant • Here to share commentary* and stuff I find online.
* Nerd opinions are not those of my employer.
@josephpolitano.bsky.social
Writing a data-driven newsletter about economics @ apricitas.io Nuance? In this Economy Perpetually awaiting that “trade deal” with Japan |
@eliothiggins.bsky.social
Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat. Democracy isn't dead, it just smells funny.
@donohoe.dev
Engineering & Product stuff for Journalism. I build media things. Not your life coach. donohoe.dev
@drewharwell.com
Tech reporter @washingtonpost.com Newsletter: drewharwell.com/stories Signal: drewharwell.01
@number10cat.bsky.social
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my sixth Prime Minister. Unofficial. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
@sagan.bsky.social
In the Memory of Astronomer, Researcher, Educator, Communicator, Advocate and Activist who taught us importance of understanding Science. We miss you Carl. Tribute account.
@reportbywilson.bsky.social
Journalist and Researcher | Reporting and Research on the U.S. Radical Right | Publisher of Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social | Subscribe: https://www.radicalreports.org | Support My Work: https://linktr.ee/reportbywilson
@rebeccawilliams.info
writer/lawyer/artist whose work investigates how data & technology affect power; she/her Privacy @ACLU.org, Board @MuckRock.com; https://linksofrebecca.glitch.me/, rebecca.411 @Signal.org
@viacristiano.bsky.social
Associate editor, Tech Policy Press. Washington Post, Politico alum. Tips: cristiano@techpolicy.press, Signal: Cristiano.01 🇧🇷🇺🇸
@frame.work
Remaking consumer electronics to respect people and the planet. 💻🪛 Framework Laptop 13 and 16 are now in stock, and pre-orders are open on Framework Desktop!
@nandoodles.checkmyads.org
Now: Co-founder @CheckMyAdsHQ, Your Friendly Neighborhood Watchdog / Previously: Co-Founder @slpng_giants
@swin24.bsky.social
senior politics reporter @ Rolling Stone magazine // co-author of ‘Sinking in the Swamp’ // adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati (go Bearcats 🐻 🐱) // volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul - Cincinnati // Rolling Stones obsessive
@pewresearch.org
Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
@datasociety.bsky.social
Data & Society is a nonprofit research institute that studies the social implications of data-centric technologies, automation, and AI.
@viticci.macstories.net
Founder and Editor-in-Chief @macstories.net. I write about iPad, iOS, indie apps, and making computers more fun. I also co-host @appstories.macstories.net, a podcast about Apple and the world of apps, and @npc.macstories.net, a show about handhelds.
@dataandpolitics.net
Data and Politics. Engineer, then academic, now engineer again. Daytime is AI/ML research. I care a lot about the open Internet and security. Wikipedia administrator. Very San Francisco with an ATLien heart. A widow who misses their husband. 🏳️🌈
@steventdennis.bsky.social
I cover the U.S. Senate for Bloomberg News. You may know me from #FridayNightZillow, but C-SPAN is more my natural habitat. #Introduction I'm also @steventdennis on the other places. Opinions mine.
@mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social
Candidate for U.S. Senate | Michigan State Senate Majority Whip | Notre Dame ☘️ | Ray Wert’s ginger half | Noa's mom |
@vavavroon.bsky.social
Married - not looking for dates. Interests: anti-authoritarianism, nutrition, health, travel, nature, science, making things, mechanical devices, vehicles, tools, fiction, sci-fi, horror, movies, arm wrestling - I hope you enjoy my snapshots.
@mollyknight.bsky.social
Journalist and author. My newsletter, the Long Game, is about baseball, creativity, and mental health. You can find it here: https://mollyknight.substack.com. My dog is named Canelo.
@youranona.bsky.social
We expose deception, awaken minds, and sow the seeds of critical thought. Lucidity is our weapon.
@waleedshahid.bsky.social
Very Senior Democratic Strategist. Former Spokesperson, Justice Democrats. Formerly @ Bernie Sanders, AOC, Jamaal Bowman, Summer Lee, YNWA.
@birchtree.me
@shaner38.bsky.social
Doom scrolling since 2016. I say fuck, a lot. I'm a man. I can change. If I have to. I guess. I'm an Albertan who's sick of my neighbours being targeted with bigotry and racism. I block without warning or apology. #ABPoli #LeafsForever #BillsMafia
@cpsc.gov
Your U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Product safety info, data, and recalls. Standing for safety since 1972. Official account of the USCPSC. HQ: Bethesda, MD. Subscribe for recall emails on CPSC.gov. Report unsafe products on SaferProducts.gov
@saramojtehedz.bsky.social
Investigative journalist @theglobeandmail.com interested in immigration and labour issues. Get in touch: SaraM@globeandmail.com
@sulliview.bsky.social
Columnist at GuardianUS. Thinking/teaching at Columbia J School. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack)
@wajali.bsky.social
Writer. Tired Dad. Minivan Driver. Editor of The Left Hook Substack (https://thelefthook.substack.com); Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast; Author of a Memoir and a Play wajali.com wajahatmali@protonmail.com
@carnage4life.bsky.social
Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging.
@weatherwest.bsky.social
Climate scientist-communicator focused on extreme events like floods, droughts, & wildfires on a warming planet. www.weatherwest.com
@atprotocol.dev
AT Protocol ecosystem supporters. Interviews, news, and other updates from the Community Fund, Tech Talks, and other social & community content. #ATmosphereConf - March 22nd & 23rd 2025, Seattle https://atprotocol.dev Not a Bluesky official account.
@briankarem.bsky.social
Husband/Dad/Gdad /WH columnist/best selling author/dog lover/singer/ reporter Host @jatqpodcast Nerd Avenger and occasional standup comic. 1st amendment activist Author "Free The Press" http://amzn.to/3pfAKZ3 "Just gimme some truth,"-John Lennon.
@welch.bsky.social
Senior reviewer at The Verge. Photographer of gadgets, concerts, food, and more. chris-welch.com Signal: 845.445.8455 @chriswelch elsewhere
@jp2e.bsky.social
Smart Home reviewer at The Verge. www.theverge.com/authors/jennifer-tuohy
@marvelsnap.bsky.social
Marvel Snap. Great card game. Not an official Second Dinner account (contact me if you're official), but I do play the game and follow news updates. https://www.marvelsnap.com
@davidcorn.bsky.social
Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. MSNBC commentator. Author of AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS and other NYT bestsellers. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
@dancow.bsky.social
chicago area data journalist/scientist/wrangler, duolingo vietnamese language learner. the best chicago banh mi is at nhu lan on lawrence st. Formerly propublican and stanford
@natashabertrand.bsky.social
CNN national security correspondent. Send tips/pics of your dog(s) to Natasha.bertrand@cnn.com https://www.cnn.com/profiles/natasha-bertrand-profile
@katie-drummond.bsky.social
Global Editorial Director at WIRED. Board member @freedom.press On IG @katie.at.wired
@candicefrederick.bsky.social
Culture Journalist for hire | Formerly: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: The Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Washington Post, ELLE and Harper's Bazaar | reeltalkonline@gmail.com | candicefrederick.contently.com
@thomasfuchs.at
👨💼fine time tracking software at nokotime.com 📸 I killed Flash (with script.aculo.us) 🔭 #astrophotography - https://lightfrom.space 🕹️ #retrocomputing 🐈 #cats Ally. He/him.
@pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social
This is my personal account! Follow @councilormorillo for City Business. Follow =/= endorsement
@annamerlan.bsky.social
Journalist at Mother Jones and elsewhere, author, writer of social media posts on micro-blogging sites. Tips to Amerlan@motherjones.com or on Signal, username annamerlan.30
@tarapalmeri.bsky.social
Author of "The Red Letter" Host of the "Somebody's Gotta Win" podcast
@davelevitan.bsky.social
Deputy editor, Splinter, covering various horrors. Previous: Grid, bylines all over before that. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science (2017, WW Norton). Davelevitan{at}gmail.com Signal: @davelevitan.26