Brian Hansbury
Information nutritionist.
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Reimagining Our Media Ecosystem
The folks/orgs on this list are either doing the exciting work to change the media landscape or critiquing the existing structures with an eye towards a better informed America.
@yesmedia.bsky.social
Award-winning, nonprofit and independent solutions journalism. Reporting stories silenced elsewhere. Read and watch us: yesmagazine.org Power our journalism: yesmagazine.org/donate
@andreapitzer.bsky.social
Books! Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps, and a Nabokov bio. Former painter, translator, karateka, and record store clerk. Subscribe to my newsletter and podcast: www.andreapitzer.com
@immdef.bsky.social
Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system. Support us: immdef.org
@l-toczylowski.bsky.social
Immigration lawyer, co-founder & President/CEO of @immdef.bsky.social, mom fighting for a better world for my kids. Based in beautiful Los Angeles. #Resist #DueProcess4all #SaveAsylum #TeamImmDef #WelcomeWithDignity
@rebeccajtiffany.bsky.social
Transit & urbanism + public health + disability mobility #LongCovid & #Cleanair awareness advocate Alexandria/DC + OH&Toronto-adjacent YIMBY Find me everywhere online @rebeccajtiffany
@publicenlightenment.com
The context we need to understand the news. Pin our Lists to get democracy-biased news in minutes! publicenlightenment.com tiktok.com/@public_enlightenment instagram.com/enlightened_public youtube.com/@public_enlightenment twitch.tv/publicenlightenment
@mitch.social
🏛️ Lawyer. Voice behind Uncensored Objection. I cross-examine political gaslighting and call out the BS. No filter. No fear. No MAGA. https://mitchthelawyer.substack.com/ 🔗 https://linktr.ee/mitchjackson
@publiccitizen.bsky.social
Public Citizen has been standing up to corporate power and holding government accountable for 50 years. We're people-powered and accept no corporate money.
@sciencex.bsky.social
Science X provides daily science news on research developments, technological breakthroughs and the latest science innovations. Phys. org: https://phys.org/ Medical Xpress: https://medicalxpress.com/ Tech Xplore: https://techxplore.com/
@ejfagan.com
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois Chicago. Author of The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics. Also, baseball.
@annemeng.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Politics at UVA. Author of Constraining Dictatorship. Authoritarian Politics & Democratic Erosion. http://www.annemeng.com/
@sludge.bsky.social
A non-partisan, independent news outlet exposing the moneyed interests that control U.S. politics. Get our daily newsletter: https://readsludge.com/
@capitolhunters.bsky.social
Helping organize information about the Jan 6 Capitol attack and those who planned it. They are still with us. also: @capitolhunters@mastodon.social email: capitol.hunters@gmail.com see bit.ly/Jan6Analysis
@bradhoward.bsky.social
ex Air Force MC-12w Liberty & E-3 Sentry guy. UNCW & American University alum, ex CNBC producer, ex WSJ Opinion producer, et al… Beer league ice hockey hero usual caveat - views here are my own & if I'm posting I'm off the clock
@hilzoy.bsky.social
Ethics R Us. Baltimore. Refugee from Twitter, blogging, and who knows what else.
@brunojnavarro.bsky.social
newsroom veteran, fledgling cellist, former emt | he/they | ally 🏳️🌈 | RT ≠ endorsement | ex CNBC, WWD, TODAY show, NBCNews, Associated Press, Arizona Republic etc
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
@travisbrown.dev
Software developer living in Berlin https://travisbrown.dev for contact info
@funkdr.bsky.social
@gelliottmorris.com
data-driven journalist. author of STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, the book: bit.ly/3OWqEqR and the Substack: www.gelliottmorris.com/welcome. formerly ABC News/538 & The Economist. proud custodian of a small community garden plot.
@anatosaurus.bsky.social
Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/ Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
@coreyryung.bsky.social
Prof at KU Law. Writes about sexual violence, criminal law, courts, judges, and empirical legal studies. He/Him/His.
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. kryssdal@marketplace.org
@anthonymkreis.bsky.social
Law professor and historical political scientist 📍Atlanta, Georgia Author of Rot and Revival: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/rot-and-revival/paper Carolina Tar Heel & Georgia Bulldog Studying constitutional law and American Political Development
@chenoweth.bsky.social
Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
@mpaarlberg.bsky.social
Associate professor of political science, Virginia Commonwealth University. Associate Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies. Formerly SEIU, The Guardian, Latin America foreign policy advisor, Bernie Sanders 2020. PhD Georgetown. 교포 michaelpaarlberg.org
@mikehixenbaugh.com
NBC News senior reporter | Author of THEY CAME FOR THE SCHOOLS | Co-creator of SOUTHLAKE & GRAPEVINE podcasts | Retired t-ball coach www.mikehixenbaugh.com
@splinternews.bsky.social
News and opinions that still get under your skin Subscribe: https://tinyurl.com/px9jjc64 Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/3e3nnkcj Follow our editors: @davelevitan.bsky.social @jakeweindling.bsky.social
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
25+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / board member, NY City Center
@mtkonczal.bsky.social
Econ person. Director of Policy and Research, @economicsecurityproject.org. Former NEC. #Rstats, dad, Chicago Guy.
@ariehkovler.com
Writer, political analyst, comms consultant. UK, Israeli, US. Politics, current affairs and technology. arieh@ariehkovler.com. https://linktr.ee/ariehkovler
@marklemley.bsky.social
William H. Neukom Professor, Stanford Law School. Partner, Lex Lumina LLP. I teach and write in IP, antitrust, internet, and video game law
@jonmladd.bsky.social
Assoc Prof in the McCourt School and Dept of Government at Georgetown. A political scientist who studies public opinion, polling, and media effects. https://www.jonathanmladd.com/ Occasionally a Marilynne Robinson stan account. Apologies for typos.
@themarshallproject.org
criminal justice news. nonpartisan. nonprofit. nonpaywall. more active elsewhere (IG, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok). 📨 sign up for our newsletters: themarshallproject.org/newsletters
@pogo.org
Investigating corruption & abuse of power, demanding accountability. Contact us securely: http://pogo.org/send-us-a-tip
@crampell.bsky.social
MSNBC anchor/co-host of The Weekend: Primetime, Sat/Sun 6-9pm. Washington Post syndicated op-ed columnist. Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," with 20 new lessons on Ukraine, "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
History & Italian Professor, NYU; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
@teenvogue.com
The young person's guide to conquering (and saving) the world.✨ Sign up for our politics newsletter: http://tnvge.co/PZWnEym
@accountable-us.bsky.social
We dig deep to expose corporations, extremist megadonors, and special interests who rig the system against everyday Americans. Stay in the know ➡️ https://accountable.us
@nyc.streetsblog.org
The only website devoted to covering all the livable streets and public space news you need. Visit us at http://nyc.streetsblog.org.
@davidmaraniss.bsky.social
Biographer, historian, journalist, professor, grandfather, Detroit born, DC and Madison based. Believer in Smokey Robinson, George Orwell, democracy, freedom of the press,Jim Thorpe, Roberto Clemente. and the Green Bay Packers.
@lindsaywiley.bsky.social
Law prof at UCLA. Posting about health law, policy & ethics, public health, global health, social & legal epidemiology
@junlper.beer
my name is june - she/her - evil transsexual disinfo influencer co-host on the western kabuki podcast: http://www.westernkabuki.com/ - a show about what’s going on online i write at https://cant-ever-die.ghost.io/ a reputable journalist at @theonion.com
@ketanjoshi.co
Analysis, research, writing and communications focused on anti-greenwashing and corporate accountability. Creator + curator of the Greensky feed: https://ketanjoshi.co/greensky/ Based in Oslo - ketan.joshi85@gmail.com
@oklahomavoice.com
We provide independent, nonpartisan reporting that holds officials accountable and expands knowledge of the political process. Read our content at oklahomavoice.com or subscribe to our newsletter at https://oklahomavoice.com/subscribe.
@northdakotamonitor.com
A nonprofit, nonpartisan source for trusted news, commentary and insight into statewide policy and critical issues affecting the Peace Garden State. Sign up: northdakotamonitor.com/subscribe