The Optimistic Nihilist (She/her)
Just trying to make some magic in this dumpster fire world. 💙 in a red state.
Sometimes I write @ https://lynnwerre.substack.com
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@jsrailton.bsky.social
Chasing digital badness. Senior Researcher at Citizen Lab, but words here are mine.
@markhertling.bsky.social
Former soldier. Student of leadership & national security. Now a teacher, author, speaker & analyst. Always looking for civility…and new adventures. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hertling-dba-57987066
@oliviamesser.bsky.social
texan. editor in chief, the barbed wire. words in rolling stone, marie claire, slate, the daily beast, texas monthly, texas observer etc for texas tips, email: [email protected]
@johnsipher.bsky.social
Former CIA clandestine service. Spycraft Entertainment, Atlantic Council, NAFO. Host of Mission implausible podcast. Friend of dogs everywhere.
@nataliaantonova.bsky.social
Ukrainian-American. Writer. President, Concerned MILFs for America. Safer Dating Now creator. OSINT, but making it girly. Advocate for the glorious Normie Restoration ☀️
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social
Publisher of The Bulwark. Host of the Focus Group Podcast. Co-host, The Next Level. Become a subscriber: http://TheBulwark.com/join
@gordpennycook.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Psychology @cornelluniversity.bsky.social. Researching thinking & reasoning, misinformation, social media, AI, belief, metacognition, B.S., and various other keywords. 🇨🇦 https://gordonpennycook.com/
@preetbharara.bsky.social
Patriotic American. Former US Attorney, SDNY. Banned by Putin. Fired by Trump.
@bartongellman.bsky.social
@BrennanCenter | ex Atlantic, WaPo | Author, Angler & Dark Mirror | Visiting Lecturer, Princeton | bartongellman.com/contact
@ibramxk.bsky.social
National Book Award-winning Historian • 11x NYT Bestselling Author. MacArthur Fellow. #BeAntiracist. 🐍🦁🌱 ibramxkendi.com
@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social
What used to be is gone and what ought to be ought not to be so hard. Tweets speak for myself only.
@texasinafrica.bsky.social
Political scientist, tired. Development, governance, & conflict in Africa. T1D, Texas Longhorns 🤘🏻, & other stuff. I don't share my location on social media. Thanks for not asking! (she/her)
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social
Host of The Stephanie Miller Show. Monday-Friday 6-9AM PT/9-12PM ET. SiriusXM Progress 127, Free Speech TV, IHeartRadio, Progressive Voices App, TuneIn.
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social
media + curriculum tool for promoting women & nonbinary historians | 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 | https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/ #WomenAlsoKnowHistory #HistoryBeyondTheBinary
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, University of Colorado Boulder; Director, Library of Congress RPTF; Editor, Resonance Journal; Faculty Advisor, KVCU Radio
@cward1e.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Dept of Communication, Cornell University. Bit partial to information ecosystems.
@borenbears.bsky.social
Climate and science writer at The Associated Press, covers disasters, all sorts of science. Teaches journalism at NYU/DC. Father of 3, husband of 1. Red Sox fan.
@eosnos.bsky.social
Staff Writer @NewYorker. Fellow @Brookingsinst. Upcoming book, 6/3 "The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich" https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Haves-and-Have-Yachts/Evan-Osnos/9781668204481
@kwissoker.bsky.social
Senior Executive Editor, Duke University Press. Director, Intellectual Publics, CUNY Graduate Center. Book doula/curator. Art lover, record accumulator. All opinions my own-ish.
@rushkoff.com
I write and think about media, technology, and society. Survival of the Richest, Present Shock, Program or Be Programmed, and Team Human - which is also a podcast. https://rushkoff.com
@tedmccormick.bsky.social
Historian of scientific, economic and colonial projects in early modern Britain, Ireland, and the Atlantic; books http://bit.ly/3HYwNiA & http://bit.ly/3rKdAvt; http://memoriousblog.com; views mine; he/him
@michaelkruse.bsky.social
Senior staff writer, POLITICO, POLITICO Magazine. michaelkruse.bio
@johnwdean.bsky.social
Author, Lecturer, CNN contributor, (soon again) Justia’s VERDICT columnist, contributor THE CONTRARIAN, fmr Nixon White House Counsel, fmr Goldwater Chair at Az State Un., Senior Fellow, CCLP, Annenberg USC.
@drsturg.bsky.social
Truthmonger. I write books, teach students and make podcasts about you being smarter about misinformation. #WeAreAltGov #DetectingDeception https://bit.ly/UnSpunPod
@annalecta.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, InfluenceBrief.com • Director of Investigations, Sunlight Research Center • Independent research analyst • Bibliophile • Nothing here is legal advice.
@irinadumitrescu.bsky.social
Writer and professor of medieval literature. I'm a columnist at the TLS, sometimes co-host a podcast with Mary Wellesley at the LRB, and am one of the editors of @creativecritical.bsky.social. irinadumitrescu.com
@gilduran.com
California writer. Ida Tarbell stan. Beat: tech fascism, billionaire extremism, network state, crypto cartels. Writing a book: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy.” The Nerd Reich: http://www.thenerdreich.com
@rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social
Democracy & political violence expert, work globally and U.S., lover of street food, fiddle music, unforgiving landscapes, and my kiddos. All views my own.
@amysiskind.com
Activist, and author of @TheWeeklyList & podcast. Subscribe: https://open.substack.com/pub/theweeklylist
@milleridriss.bsky.social
Founding Director @perilresearch.bsky.social, testing ideas to prevent violence & build social cohesion. Author, Man Up, Hate in the Homeland, The Extreme Gone Mainstream. MSNBC columnist. Can accept many opinions as long as we agree all dogs go to heaven.
@keithboykin.bsky.social
Author and Political Commentator. Follow me on Substack, YouTube, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Fanbase, TikTok, Spoutible, Spill, and Facebook.
@matthewjdowd.bsky.social
Father, friend, believe love conquers hate, and truth wins over prevarication.
@mawaldman.bsky.social
President & CEO, @BrennanCenter. Author, The Supermajority, The Fight to Vote, etc. etc. Ex-speechwriter.
@benimmo.bsky.social
@petraguasti.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at IPS FSV UK • 2018/2019 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Ash • co-PI & PA5 leader at SYRI • EC member at ECPR
@eleanor.lockhart.contact
engineer living in Seattle (posts never represent employer). Transfem person (she/they), liberal, autistic. RTs not endorsements. Here to make friends & talk about Chris Nolan films. Anti-doomer. None of us are immune to the effects of social media.
@monacharen.bsky.social
Policy Editor, The Bulwark Syndicated columnist Opponent of all forms of illiberalism Author of four books
@stollmeyer.bsky.social
Founder & Executive Director of https://DefendDemocracy.EU/ Busy defending democracy against hybrid & technological threats. 🏆Politico’s #Power40 Support #DefendDemocracy: https://defenddemocracy.eu/get-involved/donate
@amlwhere.bsky.social
I direct the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Give me all the pencils.
@annelamott.bsky.social
Mother, wife, Nana, activist, Sunday School teacher, sister. Bird by Bird, Somehow: Thoughts on Love. Old quotes compiled by Dean Dauphinais.