Michael_Modal
I am an American who cares about democracy, opportunity, and fighting autocracy in all its forms.
By day, I work to make IT usable and empowering.
I love jazz, America's art of collaboration, improvisation, and self-expression.
@hollybfletcher.bsky.social
Fmr CIA analyst. Author of The Missionary Kids (Aug 2025). Kid of missionaries 🇰🇪 Exvangelical. PhD historian. https://hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com @TheBulwark @Lawfare @liberalcurrents Co-Host @DogShirtTV Collage artist Goofball Just do #OneThing
@saxmike71.bsky.social
Software engineer at NASA | saxophone + electric guitar | unapologetic flirt | progressive/liberal/Democrat/atheist | My tongue is always in cheek. | All posts/views mine, but you can share. You may know me from other places, but if not, you should. 😊
@simonwdc.bsky.social
Democratic political strategist, analyst, commentator. Hopium purveyor. More than 30 years in the fight. My primary political home is on Substack. Join me there too - https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/
@elerianm.bsky.social
@ldfreedman.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
@ritholtz.bsky.social
Let's hope this one works out better... Chair/CIO of RWM; Masters-in-Business podcast/radio host
@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
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@contrariannews.org
Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. https://contrarian.substack.com/
@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.
@edwardluce.bsky.social
FT's US columnist/commentator. Author of several books including forthcoming biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Simon & Schuster 2025). People lacking a sense of humour might get muted.
@lubes.bsky.social
Content accessibility, music, Luddite. Profile pic is HAL9000, banner pic is stars in deep space. 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️🐝
@lincolnproject.us
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
@carnage4life.bsky.social
Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging.
@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
@mmc123.bsky.social
5th generation Arizonan. Politically homeless (former Republican). Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints @ComeUntoChrist
@jjschied.bsky.social
Duke Divinity Grad 2021 LEGO enthusiast basically a pastatarian
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. kryssdal@marketplace.org
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
25+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / board member, NY City Center
@markwarner.bsky.social
U.S. Senator from Virginia. Vice Chairman, Senate Intel Committee.
@csis.org
A bipartisan research institution, CSIS is recognized as the top defense and national security think tank in the world. https://www.csis.org
@ianbremmer.com
president of @eurasiagroup.net and @gzeromedia.com political scientist, author. if you're not following some people you dislike, you're doing it wrong. i'm happy to help.
@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Pro-democracy conservatives Republicans fighting Trump & Trumpism. https://www.instagram.com/republicansagainsttrump/profilecard/?igsh=MXM4OGZ0cHRiOGdmMg==
@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
@arlingtonaf.bsky.social
The Artist Currently Known As Wilson B. of the artist collective known as ArlingtonAF. 👉Pickleball Posters 👉Fake Bricks 👉Libby Garvey Signs 👉Jay Fisette Graffiti “reason doesn’t counter hypocrisy, satire does” https://linktr.ee/ARLINGTONAF
@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.
@monacharen.bsky.social
Policy Editor, The Bulwark Syndicated columnist Opponent of all forms of illiberalism Author of four books
@hamiltonproject.org
The Hamilton Project at @brookings.edu produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. www.hamiltonproject.org
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social
Former US Congressman, Proud RINO, husband, and military man. Fighting the MAGA brain worms daily! Adamkinzinger.komi.io Adamkinzinger.substack.com
@fromtga.bsky.social
Historian, author, commentator. Author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, The File etc. See www.timothygartonash.com
@garrykasparov.bsky.social
Vice-president of the World Liberty Congress. Founder & Chair of the Renew Democracy Initiative. Board of the Human Rights Foundation. Father, activist, author, speaker, 13th World Chess Champion.
@privateeyenews.bsky.social
Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism. Website: https://private-eye.co.uk Subscribe: http://subsonline.co.uk
@libradunn1.bsky.social
Girl Dad. Hip-Hop Lover. Former Capitol Police Officer. #Good Trouble. Defender of Democracy on Jan 6th and beyond. Co-Host of Clean Up on Aisle 45
@bunkhistory.bsky.social
Highlighting connections between American history stories from across the web. Visit us: https://www.bunkhistory.org/ Subscribe: https://www.bunkhistory.org/newsletter Powered by @urichmond.bsky.social Partnered with @myhnn.bsky.social
@werd.io
I lead technology at ProPublica, write speculative fiction, and blog every day at https://werd.io.
@halvorson.bsky.social
Content strategy mom. Backyard birder. Founder of Brain Traffic and Button Events. 📍St. Paul, MN
@bluenoterecords.bsky.social
The Finest In Jazz Since 1939 https://www.bluenote.com/ https://store.bluenote.com/ https://linktr.ee/bluenoterecords
@historians.org
The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and all professions. http://historians.org/join
@hildedw.bsky.social
Professor Chinese & Global History KULeuven | IISH Amsterdam global intellectual history | social history of infrastructures | digital research design https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-674X
@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"
@taxobob.bsky.social
Recovering academic (music theory). Information architect. American gamelan. #taxonomy #ontology #informationarchitecture
@deanebarker.net
I work in content management and technology. Director of Strategic Engagement at Staffbase. Husband, father to three kids, grandfather to one. https://deanebarker.net/
@normeisen.bsky.social
Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Executive Director of State Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com 👇 - TN (posted by Team Norm)
@thebulwark.com
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