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@planetdr.bsky.social
Associate Prof of planetary science at Johns Hopkins. Titan’s biggest fan. Pomeranian wrangler. Runner. Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe. She/her. sarahhorst.com Planetdr.26 on signal
@baseballot.bsky.social
Until March 5, I was the senior editor and senior elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight. Email, don't DM: nrakich at gmail dot com.
@darrigomelanie.bsky.social
Executive Director of Campaign for New York Health, VP Legislation National Organization for Women NYS, LGBTQ+ nonprofit co-founder, and former congressional candidate in NY03
@swordsjew.bsky.social
journalist, author, sword collector, schmoe. newsletter: buttondown.email/theswordandthesandwich buy my new book!! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia-lavin/wild-faith/9780306829192/ contact: [email protected]
@malwaretech.com
Cybersecurity Specialist, Public Speaker, Ex-Hacker. https://marcushutchins.com
@maxkennerly.bsky.social
Nearly 20 years in court as a law-talking guy for plaintiffs, now a mix of stuff. Posts too much about politics. email [email protected]
@clayjak.substack.com
“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.”—Louis D. Brandeis • prev. wdtn » edar » biglaw » in-house lit • https://linktr.ee/clayjak
@joshuajfriedman.com
Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.
@ashley.dev
👩💻 Sr Dir of DevRel at @GitHub. 🔥 Grandmother of the first-ever hellthread. 🖨️ Will probably convince you to buy a 3D printer.
@geoffreylitt.com
Malleable software @inkandswitch.com prev PhD @csail.mit.edu geoffreylitt.com 🇯🇵🇺🇸
@alexwild.bsky.social
Curator of Entomology at the University of Texas at Austin, personal account. Biology. Insects. Photography. https://www.alexanderwild.com
@askdinadoll.bsky.social
Legal Analyst/Attorney/Community Leader/Mom. MeidasTouch Contributor. AskDinaDoll.com
@irhottakes.bsky.social
Political science PhD student. World’s third best Bigfoot colonial governance simulation expert.
@reluctantranger.bsky.social
Few fucks left to give. Sisu. Threat assessment. Español. Français. Minnesota. Canada. Ukraine! Anger translator for @robertsaxton.bsky.social
@nktpnd.bsky.social
Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author of ‘THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE’ (Polity) & ‘KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB’ (Hurst/Oxford) https://panda.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
@klasfeldreports.com
Editor in chief and co-founder of @allrisenews.com. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change during the Trump era. www.allrisenews.com/
@emilyjaynef.bsky.social
Retired, Jewish, anti-Zionist, pro peace, pro worker. One husband, 2 kids, 1 dog. I am weighing my options.
@famicomputing.bsky.social
Nintendo and PC stuff. All screenshots, videos, photos, and words by @dreamworrier.bsky.social. Blog: https://standardissuecomputing.blog he/him
@maxberger.bsky.social
Just happy to be here. Co-Founder IfNotNow, More Perfect Union, Momentum Training Institute. Formerly Warren, Justice Democrats, etc.
@junlper.beer
my name is june - she/her - evil transsexual disinfo influencer co-host on the western kabuki podcast: http://www.westernkabuki.com/ - a show about what’s going on online a reputable journalist at @theonion.com
@alt-ssa.altgov.info
One of two (2!!) official #altgov accounts for your friendly neighborhood SSA.
@vylotte.bsky.social
Come to Seattle in 2025 for Worldcon! Division Head - Exhibits, Seattle Worldcon 2025 I read, therefore, I am.
@freedom.press
Protecting, defending public interest journalism in the 21st century. Subscribe to our ne🦋sletters: https://freedom.press/newsletters/ Staff, board members: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/freedom.press/3lbkk5aha5l22 More: linktr.ee/freedomofpress
@ryanenos.bsky.social
Social Scientist, Harvard University https://www.ryandenos.com/ https://ryandenos.substack.com/
@jigarshahdc.bsky.social
husband, dad, focused on elevating American entrepreneurs and innovators to achieve energy abundance by deploying at scale. It's simple, not easy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigarshahdc/
@drkiki.bsky.social
Longtime podcaster, science communicator, ex-birdbrain researcher, curious person trying to be kind & spread joy. This Week in Science podcast (TWIS.org) Founder Associationofsciencecommunicators.org Signal: If you know me, find me there. Let's talk.
@jamespmcleod.ca
The Guardian newspaper once called me a "Guerrilla Satirist" and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador once called me "an arsehole." Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.
@agawande.bsky.social
Surgeon, Writer ("Being Mortal," "Checklist Manifesto"), and formerly led Global Health @USAID.
@moniquemorrissey.bsky.social
Labor economist at pro-worker Economic Policy Institute. Low tolerance for infighting. Otherwise happy to hear from you on this new-to-me site, especially if you make me laugh. Views my own. Daughter of a French-Canadian immigrant. No random DMs. (she/her)
@mcopelov.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs & Director of European Studies, UW - Madison. Jean Monnet Chair, 🇪🇺 & the Global Economy. International political economy, IR, & global finance. Politics & economic policy. Tradeoffs in everything.
@dougmakingstuff.com
Full-stack developer living in Portland. Avid reader, coffee drinker, Pikmin wrangler. I watch a lot of MST3K and Columbo
@wonkish.bsky.social
Soft left(ie), former Labour staffer, and a tech/climate nerd who follows US politics a lot for a Brit. He/him + 🏳️🌈.
@kissane.bsky.social
Making and mending networks and knowledge. Co-founded the Covid Tracking Project, previously OpenNews, old web nonsense. Working/thinking at wrecka.ge, launching new work at Unbreaking soon
@dougsaunders.bsky.social
International-Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail. Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy. Author of Arrival City, The Myth of the Muslim Tide, Maximum Canada, etc. http://dougsaunders.net
@zeblarson.bsky.social
Freelance writer with a PhD in history. Ex-academic; studied the anti-apartheid movement. Emeritus adjunct. Became a software engineer in 2020. Words in Teen Vogue, Smithsonian, Jacobin, BBC. He/Him zeb-larson.com
@damemagazine.bsky.social
Broad-minded media for all. Support independent journalism https://www.damemagazine.com/membership/
@brizzyc.bsky.social
Associate prof of journalism, Montclair State University. Community engagement. Most recent prior: CUNY. WI native, beer & Packers enthusiast. Aging 🏃♀️. Author, Transforming Newsrooms w/Jonathan Groves. Must love dogs. Maplewood, NJ resident. views mine
@briantylercohen.bsky.social
Political commentary. Over 3 billion views on YouTube. #1 NYT bestselling author. Past: MSNBC https://linktr.ee/briantylercohen
@celestepewter.bsky.social
Former Dem staffer. UCI, King's College London, Johns Hopkins. | INFINITE SKY (Bloomsbury 2026) + more | Many bylines. | AAJA/SCBWI | Rep: Molly Ker Hawn at the Bent Agency (children's) Uwe Stender (adult nonfiction)
@andysabl.bsky.social
Political theorist (Univ. of Toronto). Toronto/NYC. Realism, liberalism, toleration, privilege and opportunity, Hume, political ethics—and politics, humo(u)r, puns. Also husband, dad, stepdad.
@dexeve.bsky.social
PRC and DPRK strategic forces analyst with CNA. BA Reed College, MA Middlebury Institute. NSF GRFP.
@martynw.bsky.social
North Korea-focused journalist/researcher at www.38North.org and NorthKoreaTech. Senior Fellow, Stimson Center. On air as KJ6SDF. UK to US via Japan.
@wartranslated.bsky.social
🇪🇪 Estonian blogger focusing on Russia/Ukraine | 18+ version: https://t.me/wartranslated | Glory to #Ukraine!
@kfile.bsky.social
Reporter at CNN, Francesca, Maya, and Talia’s dad, founder of the Team Beans Infant Brain Tumor Fund. Donate at TeamBeansFund.com to help end infant brain cancer.