Freda Ellis Burks
Former teacher and public school librarian, basset hound enthusiast
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I love keeping up with current events, am a longtime basset hound enthusiast, and my special interests are reading, crochet, public education, and Democratic politics. I’m a retired public school teacher/librarian.
@sanders.senate.gov
Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
@dell.bsky.social
Sr. writer @wired.com. w/ the @newsguild.org. * privacy, surveillance, natsec. // Send tips via @signal.org ➜ dell.3030
@couts.bsky.social
security & investigations editor at @WIRED.com, send tips and/or dog pics Signal: couts.01
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
UALawSchool |MSNBC & NBCNews |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
@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
@mizalisa.bsky.social
Bestselling novelist. HOLLOW BEASTS and BLOOD MOUNTAIN (thrillers, 2023 & 2024); CRY (young adult fiction) & WHERE RABBITS GATHERED (historical fiction, 2025).
@greg1garrett.bsky.social
I’m a writer, teacher, and preacher. Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture at Baylor University. Author at OxfordUP, Orbis, Paraclete, HarperCollins, WJK, The Spectator. Canon Theologian at the American Cathedral in Paris. Good trouble!
@kimwehle.bsky.social
Law Prof. Author. Fulbright Scholar. Fmr Asst US Attorney. @abcnews Legal Analyst. Writer, thinker, speaker. Fulbright scholar. Author, PARDON POWER: https://a.co/d/iHpv3Mk
@tim-weiner.bsky.social
Author & journalist. New book -- THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century -- coming in July. https://www.amazon.com/Mission-CIA-21st-Century/dp/0063270188/ref=sr_1_1?crid=244QZ5FP3OQIG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sg7scw46b-qcO0cLOReCrUfrMvIOVWPmbD5cYUXt4oNZtHQNyjUCAp
@raskin.house.gov
Proudly serving Maryland's beautiful Eighth Congressional District and leading House Judiciary Committee Democrats in Congress.
@briantylercohen.bsky.social
Political commentary. Over 3 billion views on YouTube. #1 NYT bestselling author. Past: MSNBC https://linktr.ee/briantylercohen
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
Lawyer turned journalist doing what I do at @GlobeOpinion, @MSNBC, #JusticeByDesign, and #SistersInLaw. Snickers's scheduler. Believer in democracy, science and the rule of law. Upcycler. Typos are my love language. From Detroit, in Washington, of Boston.
@joshtpm.bsky.social
Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
Real. Reliable. Texas Public Radio. Headquartered in San Antonio. Find all our stories at TPR.org
@robertdownen.bsky.social
Texas Monthly writer focused on the far right, Christian nationalism and the billionaires funding them. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Fan of Hip Hop and loud guitars. DAEAC#E evangelist. Send me good music.
@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, winter lover, October devotee, cat rescuer, macaron maker, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and Oxford comma enthusiast.
@cookpolitical.com
Non-partisan analysis featuring the trusted voices of Amy Walter, David Wasserman, Jessica Taylor, Erin Covey and Matthew Klein. The right analysis for getting it right. Learn more: cookpolitical.com/subscribe
@normeisen.bsky.social
Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Executive Director of Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com 👇 - TN (posted by Team Norm)
@gregpalast.bsky.social
Investigative journalist/author of the bestsellers Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: https://GregPalast.com Did voters or voter suppression decide the 2024 election? Watch my award-winning documentary: https://WatchVigilantesInc.com
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@statecourtreport.bsky.social
State Court Report is a nonpartisan news source, resource, and commentary hub covering state constitutional developments in high courts across the 50 states. Visit StateCourtReport.org.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@thenation.com
Founded by abolitionists in 1865. Committed to progressive journalism. Subscribe: http://subscriptions.thenation.com.
@huffer43.bsky.social
Retired biological scientist. Like to discuss science, religion, and politics.
@sykescharlie.bsky.social
Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. MSNBC. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.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)
@ariberman.bsky.social
National voting rights correspondent Mother Jones. Author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
@hartmannreport.com
NY Times bestselling author, America’s #1 progressive talk show host, politics, ADHD, spirituality, science, SiriusXM, FSTV, HartmannReport.com, Pacifica, Thom.tv, ThomHartmann.com, WisdomSchool.com, HunterInAFarmersWorld.com
@motherjones.com
Investigative journalism 🕵️, politics 🗳️, chart-tastic 📊, and sometimes sarcastic 🙄😌🤪 Join our people-powered nonprofit newsroom: motherjones.com/subscribe
@nickkristof.bsky.social
New York Times columnist, author, backpacker and Oregon farmer. Always reporting on the ground. Trying to help democracy prevail and distracting myself by making great wine and cider at KristofFarms.com.
@talkingpointsmemo.com
Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social
Pod Save America, Obama White House, Message Box, and some books
@citizensforethics.org
CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) uses high-impact legal actions to target government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests. citizensforethics.org
@newyorker.com
Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM Follow The New Yorker’s writers and contributors: https://go.bsky.app/Gh5bFwS
@brennancenter.org
We work to build a United States that is democratic, just, and free — for all. Visit BrennanCenter.org.
@protectdemocracy.org
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United. Follow us on other platforms ➡️ https://protdem.org/m/stay-connected
@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.
@earthjustice.org
Because the earth needs a good lawyer. Join our fight: Text JOIN to 43428. https://earthjustice.org
@wbur.org
WBUR is Boston’s NPR. A public media leader committed to exceptional journalism on-air, online, on-demand and on stage.
@everylibrary.bsky.social
Let's support America's libraries. America's Library PAC. Donate at http://action.everylibrary.org/donate
@podsaveamerica.crooked.com
A no-bullshit conversation about politics with hosts Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor & Jon Lovett. crooked.com/friends