Natasha Beery
Background: linguistics, medical ethics, public education
Foreground: community, compassion, caritas, connection
💕dark chocolate, ginger, petrichor
#SaveOurPlanet #SaveOurDemocracy
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A is for Authors, B is for Bluesky!
Rebecca Solnit, N.K. Jemisin, Min Jin Lee, Colson Whitehead, Ed Yong, Heather Cox Richardson, Questlove, Rebecca F. Kuang, Amy Tan, Cheryl Strayed, Margaret Renkl, S.A. Crosby, and more of the best! No James Baldwin or Jane Austen, but they totally would have been on Bluesky.
My Lifeboat People
Some of the people who help me feel this is the right place to be, that we will steer these stormy seas together. Also, there's that Hitchcock movie.
@ianbassin.bsky.social
Founder and Executive Director @protectdemocracy.org. Former Associate White House Counsel. Tweets my own.
@baratunde.com
host, writer, & speaker exploring interdependence across our relationships with nature, each other, and technology. Latest project is the YouTube podcast "Life With Machines." Other work includes: PBS's America Outdoors, How To Citizen podcast, and Puck
@markjacob.bsky.social
Former metro editor at Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at Sun-Times. Co-author of 10 books, mostly on history. Writer of the free Stop the Presses newsletter at www.stopthepresses.news. Intolerant of racism & small-mindedness.
@the-christian-left.bsky.social
Open fellowship of Christian Progressives and their allies. Active for 16 years. Linktree Page Below: linktr.ee/the_christian_left
@jayapal.house.gov
Congresswoman, lifelong organizer, mom. Proudly serving WA-7. Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Member of Judiciary Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Budget Committee. She/her.
@altnih4science.bsky.social
Facts & strategy, in an authoritarian takeover. Rightwing billionaires want to privatize NIH and use it to control universities. We work to cure diseases like cancer. Pers views. #science #medicine Signal: altnih4science.79
@katieporteroc.bsky.social
Irvine mom & consumer protection attorney. Congresswoman for Orange County, CA.
@weareoversight.bsky.social
We're a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog that advances truth, accountability, and democracy by enforcing the public's right to government records.
@motherkegs.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Medicine (i.e., retired). Social/behavioral scientist, public health. Career focused on HIV prevention, mostly gay men, ethnic/racial minorities. Called "gray-haired bad ass granny." Mother of two.
@timmiller.bsky.social
Host of the Bulwark Podcast MSNBC political analyst. Punching bag on FYPod with Cameron Kasky. Church of Jokic. Nola Dad. Weak and Gay.
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, MeidasNews. Former Fed & State Prosecutor, Marine, Attorney. Switched parties from R to D in 2020. MeidasPlus.com/subscribe
@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.
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
We do rush hour resistance in Paramus, NJ. Honk! Honk! Come join the Visibility Brigade movement! https://www.visibilitybrigade.com/
@ositanwanevu.com
Contributing Editor | The New Republic Columnist | The Guardian Author | The Right of the People (2025) Newsletter | ositanwanevu.com
@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.
@anildash.com
that guy from the internet • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and xmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • see https://anildash.com
@sailorrooscout.bsky.social
Senior Scientist | Vaccine Research & Development | NIH | NIAID | VRC | 🧬🧫🦠🔬💉🥼🥽 | 🏳️🌈 | @coralchimera.bsky.social 💍 | @phoenixnest.bsky.social & @multicolorbark.com🧵🪡
@balint.house.gov
Mom, Teacher, Vermonter, Writer & Congresswoman for Vermont, fighting for working families. House Judiciary Committee and House Budget Committee. She/Her. Official. 🏳️🌈🏔️🏍️🍁 balint.house.gov
@birchbot.bsky.social
she/her. Social Worker trying to make better policies for people. Chicago I love you so much. Opinions are my own and not representative of my employer.
@alexwild.bsky.social
Curator of Entomology at the University of Texas at Austin, personal account. Biology. Insects. Photography. https://www.alexanderwild.com
@fernandoperez.org
Open source, open science, AI in science for earth/ice and healthcare. IPython creator, @projectjupyter.bsky.social and 2i2c.org co-founder. Prof @ UC Berkeley Stats, director of @ucbids.bsky.social, co-director @schmidtdse.bsky.social; LBL scientist.
@resistlist.bsky.social
Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States. https://choosedemocracy.us/resist-list/
@alt18f.bsky.social
Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
@adooley.bsky.social
Writer, mom (sons, dogs, cats), labor arbitrator, politics, Oakland https://open.substack.com/pub/andreadooley
@urocklive1.bsky.social
Democracy is the way. Truth and justice matter. Russia can end the war today by leaving Ukraine. Less proud to be an American than I used to be. I really thought we were better than this. #IStandWithUkraine #NAFO Fellas fan
@theguardian.com
The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com 🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com 🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
@lakotaman.bsky.social
Oglala Lakota — Enrolled at Pine Ridge, S.D. — “The earth sings her revolution, she calls brave men and women to her defense.” — The only easy day was yesterday.
@thebulwark.com
Political analysis and reporting free of tribal prejudices. Sign up for our newsletters here: https://thebulwark.com/subscribe
@sarahposner.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, columnist, expert on the Christian right. Working on something new. Author, Unholy. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605774/unholy-by-sarah-posner/ More: https://www.sarahposner.com
@lifesafeast.bsky.social
Writer mostly about food & culture, food historian, cookbook author, hotel owner, jam maker, American in France. I've won some awards. If there’s food, I’ll be there. #endALS Check out my stuff https://bento.me/jamieschler https://jamieschler.substack.com
@molliekatzen.bsky.social
@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
Formerly Physicians for Biden and then Physicians for Harris. We are now united to preserve and promote a healthy US democracy. #MedSky
@democracydocket.com
Leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts. Find filings, news and analysis: democracydocket.com Sign up for our free newsletters: https://hubs.ly/Q03jcjCC0
@splcenter.org
Catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements. splcenter.org
@aclu.org
A nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy 501(c)(4) organization. Visit our site for more about us and our affiliated organization, the ACLU Foundation.
@claretpress.bsky.social
An award-winning traditional indie publisher based in London. We love a great read about our shared world, about politics, people and places. Great storytelling doesn’t just entertain, it energises claretpress.com | https://linktr.ee/claretpress
@kathyfronteriza.bsky.social
retired political science/border studies/women&gender professor involved in community activism
@ericumansky.bsky.social
Editor-at-Large @ProPublica. I do journalism that reveals wrongdoing. Tips/ideas: eric.umansky@propublica.org and contact me securely on Signal EricUmansky.04 and WhatsApp: 917-687-8406. More about me: https://www.propublica.org/people/eric-umansky
@gettheorion.bsky.social
The Orion is a fake news site devoted solely to my love of Star Trek. Nothing posted here or the main site www.gettheorion.com is meant to be taken literally. It serves to poke fun at the franchise I love so much.
@50501movement.bsky.social
Official Bluesky account for the #50501Movement 🚨 Next up: June 14th 🇺🇸 Join the Movement > https://FiftyFifty.one
@5calls.org
Your issues, scripts and representatives all in one place. Spend 5 minutes, make 5 calls: http://5calls.org
@maryamataheri.bsky.social
Nerd Mom • Book Lover • Tea Drinker Startup Founder + Business Advisor Leadership & Life Coach Balancing ambition with family life