John Ballard
Octogenarian blogger at Hootsbuddy's Place and Hootsbuddy's New Place -- scrambled collections of notes and observations. My long-form writing days are over but these relics are now helpful resources for my fading memory.
Blue Sky is my latest playground.
@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/
@nicsigni.bsky.social
Writer of Men to Avoid in Art and Life, and other books in the Art and Life series. Not a genius. nicoletersigni.com
@lkrozen.bsky.social
Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
@bgrueskin.bsky.social
Journalist, professor. Via Sioux City, Colorado Springs, Palo Alto, Rome, Standing Rock, Baltimore, Miami Herald, WSJ, Bloomberg, Columbia J School. bit.ly/bgcjr
@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)
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
@lamick125.bsky.social
Proud NJ mother and grandmother. Married. Lifetime Liberal. Hope to leave the world a better place for future generations. Please no DMs.
@russwellen.bsky.social
I have a YouTube channel called The 3 by 5: news, views, and reviews scribbled on index cards. https://www.youtube.com/@the3by5
@thefabians.bsky.social
Britain's oldest political think tank. The future of the left since 1884.
@boltyboy.bsky.social
Health Care Curmudgeon Was Health 2.0; Now @THCBStaff blog & #THCBGang Podcast AND @smackhealth health tech advisory Topics: health, tech, politics, soccer
@hilzoy.bsky.social
Ethics R Us. Baltimore. Refugee from Twitter, blogging, and who knows what else.
@drnomyn.bsky.social
Political sociologist using the Digital Humanities. Identifying propaganda in Education. Theory of crisis. Associate Professor. Gardener. Reader. Artist. Magan-djin/Brisbane, Australia
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Brooklyn Congressman. Democratic Leader. Work hard. Stay focused. Deliver results #ForThePeople.
@deborahcwhite.bsky.social
Journalist, writer. Climate, political, religious activist. Calif Dem Party delegate, now Washoe Cty, NV Dem Central Committee. Green Caucus of Episcopal Church. Voracious reader. Art, music, garden lover. Joyful cook. Los Angeles native, now in Reno, NV.
@iyadelbaghdadi.bsky.social
Founder & chair, Kawaakibi Foundation. Obsessed with the future of liberty in the MENA & the world. Studying dictators at the Jamal Khashoggi Disinfo Monitor. Book: "The Middle East Crisis Factory" (Hurst, 2021) 🇵🇸🇳🇴 (Account managed by @kawaakibi.org)
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
Best political commentator you've sort of heard of. Award-winning playwright you've never heard of. It just goes to prove what I've always said... https://linktr.ee/EmmaBurnell
@carvajalf.bsky.social
Los Angeles - Executive Director @americancentersy.org - Clubhouse: @CarvajalF - SHARE ≠endorsement -YITB452
@maddenifico.bsky.social
Singer-songwriter/musician, social/climate justice activist, inspired by Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance group. Spotify http://rb.gy/jm7b2 Buy http://bit.ly/2kJwUoL Link http://about.me/bill.madden
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
An award-winning magazine for the best writing from around the world. Longform essays run daily online and quarterly in print. http://lnk.bio/newlinesmag
@guitarwatson.bsky.social
Writer, consultant, @columbia, @Mets, guitar, gardener - also unreformed liberal. Subs: http://theliberaltomwatson.substack.com
@40-years.bsky.social
Slave to Cats Dad Devoted Pinko Jew and Proud Zionist Married way out of my league THIS IS NOT A PICTURE OF SERIAL KILLER ED KEMPER!!!!!
@kristiedegaris.bsky.social
Writer // Photographer // Drystone Waller // ADHD // Scotland // Author of 'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt' out August 2025. Pre-orders for those in UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/drystone-a-life-rebuilt-kristie-de-garis/7836359?ean=9781846976469
@gottalaff.bsky.social
Progressive political commentator (print, radio, podcasts) for years. I post breaking news + legit info you can use, prone to snark. Bite me, Musk. Now where's my trough of wine? 🍷🇨🇦
@thetyee.ca
Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
@emptywheel.bsky.social
Coverage of American authoritarianism with a focus on legal cases. An American-Irish in Limerick, Ireland. Legendary potty mouth!
@steeltoetruth.bsky.social
Hardcore Dem , Kane County Utah Chair , District 69 Chair . I buy , fix and sell old oddball cars and trucks . https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kane-county-democratic-party--ut--1 switch to preview form to left and ActBlue Express
@meidastouch.com
The fastest growing independent news network in the world. We cover breaking news, politics, law and more. We are unapologetically pro-democracy.
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, MeidasNews. Former Fed & State Prosecutor, Marine, Attorney. Switched parties from R to D in 2020. MeidasPlus.com/subscribe
@joshbreslow.bsky.social
🎤 Emmy-Winning Host on LiveNOW from FOX 🏙 Orlando, Florida 📧 josh.breslow@FOX.com 📺 Avid Bravo TV watcher
@sararobinson.bsky.social
Social and political futurist. OG blogger covering emergent US fascist futures in 2006: never been so sorry to be so right about so much. Journalist. Multi-engine pilot. Eastern Sierra kid, Silicon Valley babe, now living the quiet expat life in Canada.
@jamiedupree.bsky.social
I'm the radio guy from Capitol Hill who can't talk. I write the 'Regular Order' newsletter and have covered Congress since the Reagan Administration. Sign up for more at http://jamiedupree.substack.com
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Special correspondent at Vanity Fair and host of the Fast politics podcast and MSNBC
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@gtconway.bsky.social
Recovering lawyer who may relapse at any moment. President, Society for the Rule of Law. Co-host of the “George Conway Explains It All” podcast on The Bulwark.
@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.
@jayrosen.bsky.social
I teach journalism at NYU, critique the press, try to suggest reforms. PressThink is the name of my subject and my site.
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app