Hal O’Brien
I was born. I’ve moved around a bit. Married someone wonderful. Not dead yet. The rest are minutiae.
words — http://halobrien.com
pictures — http://obrien.photography
@ellecordova.bsky.social
A nerd at large. Writer. Musician. Sometimes funny. 🏳️🌈 Join my sci-fi book club: http://patreon.com/ellecordova nerd humor • space & sci fi • books
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social
Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple https://linktr.ee/joshjohnsoncomedy
@ryanjrichter.com
Transportation/urban planner. Fascinated with cities, geography and the movement of people and goods. Chicagoan. ryanjrichter.com
@mitchellsilver.bsky.social
Urban planner, speaker, placemaker and professor of practice. Former NYC Parks Commissioner, Raleigh Chief Planning Officer and AICP & APA President. Passionate about people, the planet, planning, parks & public space.
@c2snow.bsky.social
Former effervescent optimist Building Bizs that empower & inspire Riding Bikes & boards | flip-flop aficionado Living with a Research Scientist 👨🏻🔬 & 🐕🦺 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇨🇦 🇹🇨
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Parody. Destroy your safe and happy lives before it is too late.
@alwayscoffee.bsky.social
Writer, poet (7-time Rhysling Award nominee), editor, nerd, wielder of sarcasm, coffee vampire. Supergirl meets Buffy meets Gilmore Girls. she/her Rep: @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social header by @lizlee.bsky.social Web: alitrotta.com [email protected]
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. [email protected]
@granolarolla.bsky.social
@starcatcherjohn.bsky.social
Exploring the universe through my telescopes. Astrophotographer, foodie, and lover of all animals, often more than humans. #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #Astronomy My images: https://telescopius.com/profile/jean_legros
@davepeattie.bsky.social
Born 1962 Live in Berkeley Queer book publisher, book maker, mixologist, dog fosterer, devout atheist. A huge believer in the power of community. Happily married to my soulmate.
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
@kenwhite.bsky.social
Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Signal: KenWhite.1969
@arpitrage.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Finance, NYU Stern Newsletter: arpitrage.substack.com Website: arpitgupta.info
@pptsapper.bsky.social
History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye, not really that angry anymore. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. Refugee from Twitter. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's. He/him/his. angrystaffofficer.com
@katestarbird.bsky.social
Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer. #RageAgainstTheBullshitMachine
@theurbanist.org
Advocacy journalism for better cities.👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆 🏙️ Based in the Seattle metro area. Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. 📰
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
Writer. New Yorker. Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. Our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, is out October 21, 2025. lifeaftercars.com
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
A podcast about the fight against car culture. Hosted by Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon. Pre-order our new book, "Life After Cars," coming Oct 2025 from Thesis / Penguin Random House. https://www.lifeaftercars.com/ https://www.patreon.com/thewaroncarspod
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Co-host, The War on Cars. Writer, TV producer, advocate, runner, Disney parks fan. Born at 330.21 ppm. (he/him) Pre-order our new book, "Life After Cars," coming in October from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. https://linktr.ee/brooklynspoke
@volts.wtf
I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
@humantransit.bsky.social
Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book “Human Transit” and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
@norton.bsky.social
Historian; author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City, and of Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
@jjsc.bsky.social
Former Militant introvert. You should thank anti-depressants; I do. Now, if I could actually manage to focus on things, I would be unstoppable.
@househistorian.bsky.social
Historian • author • speaker • TV consultant • presenter. Specialist in researching the history of houses. Otherwise known as Mel Backe-Hansen. Books incl. #AHouseThroughTime and #HouseHistories Rep #PastPreservers http://www.house-historian.co.uk/
@kathrynmorrison.bsky.social
Architectural and Retail Historian (FSA FRHistS). ‘Chain Stores’ published May 2025. Website: buildingourpast.com Also expect posts about Romanesque sculpture (CRSBI fieldworker, Hampshire) and the Western Isles.
@kcarmichael.bsky.social
Heritage professional working with Scotland’s ancient monuments. Chaotic life with young kids and too many things on my to-do list. Constantly has twigs in hair.
@kipwilliams.bsky.social
Left foot. Right foot. If not there yet, repeat. (my algorithmic motto)
@jonsinger.bsky.social
ADHD; food, cooking, calligraphy (fountain pens & ink), ceramics (porcelain & glazes), making and fixing things, etc.
@mnemonic.bsky.social
Lawyer, author, EFF's first hire, Godwin's Law creator (he/him). Retweeting!=endorsing. I tell jokes here, mostly. My opinions here don't necessarily represent any employer or any client. You may have known me as @sfmnemonic on Twitter.
@xiranjayzhao.bsky.social
#1 New-York-Times-Disqualified & Hugo-Award-disqualified author of IRON WIDOW and ZACHARY YING AND THE DRAGON EMPEROR (They/Them)
@gerisullivan.bsky.social
Minneapolis fan living at Toad Woods in Wales, MA USA (greater Minneapolis area).
@lizcopeland.bsky.social
Artist, birder, retired due to me/cfs, UU, book addict and sff lover See my art at lizcopeland.com We are all energy bodies dancing through space and time
@lucysussex.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, historian and editor. Also dispenser of weird facts and snarky comments
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@kjhealy.co
Social science and other distractions. Old posts get deleted pretty quick. https://kieranhealy.org / https://theordinalsociety.com
@brilliantcrank.com
Once infamous for Airbag Industries. Now writing at Brilliantcrank — brilliantcrank.com
@kateschaefer.bsky.social
She/her. Everything is more complicated than that. I volunteer with Carl Brandon Society, Clarion West, Otherwise. I walked Hadrian's Wall a few years ago. I read a lot. I sew a lot. I garden a little. My grandchildren are old enough to vote. I digress.
@astrokatie.com
Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr. Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
@sarahtaber.bsky.social
Ex-farm worker & crop scientist. Here to talk food, agriculture, and money. patreon.com/farmtotaber
@jfallows.bsky.social
Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.