Nina Jo Smith
Songwriter. Poet.
Mercy is good, actually.
“In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing.
About the dark times.”
- Bertolt Brecht
PS Sand in the gears.
Starter Packs
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Here are people, publications, and organizations I follow. Politics, poetry, music. I think they’re all pretty great. I hope you do too.
@louispeitzman.bsky.social
Mary Testa once said I was great. Theater, horror, and Housewives. lpeitzman@gmail.com
@lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social
Mobilizing lawyers to uphold democracy, defend human rights, and fight for justice. $100M+ in pro bono legal services since 2016. 🔗 L4GG.org
@triketora.com
founder & ceo @blockpartyapp.com: helping you deep clean your socials and live a better online life harvard bkc affiliate. cofounder project include. early eng at pinterest, quora, usds. stanford bs ee and ms cs. 2022 time woman of the year.
@avocadoplex.bike
cats, housing, biking, transit, homelessness, books. board member at @moreneighbors. opinions are my own. he/him
@catvalente.bsky.social
Queen of Lasers and NYT/USAToday bestselling author of Fairyland, Space Opera, Deathless, The Past Is Red, and many more. Thee/Thou. Art: http://patreon.com/catvalente Politics: http://catvalente.substack.com TipJar: https://venmo.com/u/cat-valente
@momazonrises.bsky.social
🚫DMs / 🌊🌊🌊 / DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE / #ProudBlue / #DemocracyWarriors / #BlueSkyResisters / anti-racist / LGBTQIA Ally / Pro-Choice / 🚫MAGA / Chronic Illness Advocate / #MECFSWarrior
@pamkeithdc.bsky.social
CEO of Center for Employment Justice, former Dem Congressional Nominee, Former JAG, all the way liberal, AKA.
@danieljhansen.bsky.social
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” — Maya Angelou **PNW l Vote Blue l Progressive** Seattle Seahawks & Seattle Mariners
@leverageredemption.bsky.social
Pros at being cons. Leverage: Redemption premieres April 17 on Prime Video.
@todd-milo.bsky.social
Reclaiming trans history one novel at a time. | THE LILAC PEOPLE (Counterpoint, 4/29/25) ***Preorders now available!***
@davidjoy.bsky.social
Half-assed author of novels. Full-assed wanderer of woods. Born looking lonesome, on’ry, and mean. Also, I fucking cuss a lot.
@timmarchman.bsky.social
I’m an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places, including my tinned fish newsletter Popping Tins. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01.
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social
Deep-sea ecologist investigating how humans shape and reshape the sea floor. Conservation technologist developing open-source tools to understand our changing oceans. Ocean educator creating novel programs to help students interact with marine ecosystems.
@tedmccormick.bsky.social
Historian of scientific, economic and colonial projects in early modern Britain, Ireland, and the Atlantic; books http://bit.ly/3HYwNiA & http://bit.ly/3rKdAvt; http://memoriousblog.com; views mine; he/him
@wajali.bsky.social
Writer. Tired Dad. Minivan Driver. Editor of The Left Hook Substack (https://thelefthook.substack.com); Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast; Author of a Memoir and a Play wajali.com wajahatmali@protonmail.com
@justinwolfers.bsky.social
Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings and PIIE ● Intro econ textbook author ● Think Like An Economist podcast ● An economist willing to admit that the glass really is half full.
@jesusforgives.bsky.social
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: Joel 2:28
@bohang.bsky.social
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Soldier 🇺🇦 Defender of Freedom In the face of adversity, I stand tall to protect my homeland from invaders. The challenges are immense, but our resolve is unbreakable
@joekatz45.bsky.social
Democracy is like exercise. You can't do it once every four years and complain when you don't see results. Pro-edit button. "Soros-backed." He/him. Activist. Linktree.com/joekatz45.
@librarycongress.bsky.social
Official account of the world’s largest library. Explore collections & plan a visit. All Library accounts: https://loc.gov/connect
@ninajankowicz.com
☀️ CEO, @americansunlight.org 🙅🏻♀️ Author, disinformation expert, advocate for targets of online abuse. 😆 Tucker Carlson once called me a “highly self confident young woman” and meant it as an insult
@democrats.senate.gov
We are the Senate Democrats, and we're working hard for the American people.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
We are the Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives.
@larryglickman.bsky.social
Historian at Cornell University and author, most recently, of FREE ENTERPRISE: AN AMERICAN HISTORY. Working on a history of backlash politics in the United States, from Reconstruction to the present.
@electricentertainment.com
Get ready 👏👏👏 #LeverageRedemption hits @PrimeVideo April 17. #TheLibrarians returns May 25 on @TNTDrama. Watch everything else on #ElectricNOW 👇
@yuumeiart.bsky.social
The art and musings of a disillusioned idealist ✨ http://YuumeiArt.com/shop ⭐ http://Patreon.com/Yuumei 🌟 http://linktr.ee/YuumeiArt
@mattortega.com
Oakland-born, East Bay bred // Arizona Wildcat ‘06 // creative digital https://e23.digital ሉካ + ኒኮ · · · —
@christineparini.bsky.social
Voted for her 5 times and against him 3. Writing re living w Amazonian and Andean tribes. UPenn. 💙 Here’s my blog https://christineparini.substack.com/p/jungle-as-catalyst?r=vzjc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
@melton4iowa.bsky.social
Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa’s 4th CD in ‘22 and ‘24. He/him. A non-corporate, progressive populist Democrat.
@capitanswing.bsky.social
Psicoactivos para la crítica. Artefactos para el cambio. https://capitanswing.com
@dataandpolitics.net
Data and Politics. Engineer, then academic, now engineer again. Daytime is AI/ML research. I care a lot about the open Internet and security. Wikipedia administrator. Very San Francisco with an ATLien heart. A widow who misses their husband. 🏳️🌈
@democraticwomen.bsky.social
Kern County’s largest Democratic club-celebrating 30 years! Join the movement. Become a member today and give us a follow. #DWK30
@laurenunderwood.bsky.social
Registered Nurse. Congresswoman for IL-14. Join me: underwood.link/signup
@porpentina2017.bsky.social
I’m here to fight in the #Resistance. Again I am prone to 🤬 Don’t listen to what they say, watch what they do My give-a-💩er is broken & the filter that was factory installed is irreparably damaged I follow back 🐥 who interact with me.
@airshipwriter.bsky.social
Art, Music, Theatre, Human Rights, Women’s Rights, Civil Rights, LGBTQ Rights, CCL Volunteer, Climate Action, Tolkienite, Trekkie “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us” @resist.bot keyword: Text GO AIRSHIP to 50409
@phileas18.bsky.social
Environnement à améliorer. Injustices à combattre. Je ne suis pas membre d'un parti. Je ne me sens pas empêché d'exprimer des idées personnelles par mes posts, mes partages ou mes réponses. Ouverture sur le monde. Ne m'imposez pas de listes.
@nlgnews.bsky.social
Volunteer lawyers, law students, legal workers & jailhouse lawyers of the 1st national, racially integrated US bar association. People > property💚✊🏽 Est. 1937 Become a member: nlg.org/join
@proftv.bsky.social
Associate Prof Science Education | NSF CAREER Climate Justice Action Research | Urban heat & community health | Science is for everyone!💪🏼🫶🏼| Mom, surfer, solo backpacker, mtb | Pro Humanity | All views are my own Immigrants Make America Great!!
@dougsooley.substack.com
I. BLOCK. MAGATS. Follow me on SubStack at: https://dougsooley.substack.com/ Crypto weirdos Eff Off
@hartforamerica.bsky.social
Hardworking Americans Reclaim Tomorrow Posting protests across America! Protest.photos