Sociologist. Retired Professor. Field-based community researcher. Engaged citizen. Data and policy work. Blue collar midwest background. JD Vance cannot tell me about the working class. I expose gaslighting.
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Political/legal/social/cultural/science sanity for engaged opposition to the unlawful Trump Regime. Picked by sociologist Phyllis Betts.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social
On Mondays Jon Stewart hosts The Daily Show, but on Thursdays he hosts The Weekly Show. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social
Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears. Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame. “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent at Vox covering the crisis of global democracy. Author of The Reactionary Spirit, a book on that topic — available for purchase now! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/zack-beauchamp/the-reactionary-spirit/9781541704411/?lens=
@jimsaksa.com
You can ignore me here in addition to ignoring me on Twitter, Facebook, Mastodon, Threads, Instagram, WhatsApp, MySpace, AOL IM, and ICQ. Features for Roll Call, formerly at WHYY, before that an attorney. Philly is home even if I reside in DC.
@pbump.com
Washington Post: Columnist Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart" Book: "The Aftermath" Email: philip.bump@washpost.com Signal: pbump.11
@jaketapper.bsky.social
Dad, husband, CNN anchor, author, doorman to our two dogs.
@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.
@leedrutman.bsky.social
Political scientist. Believer in democracy, whatever the hell that is. - Substack: https://leedrutman.substack.com - Podcast: http://politicsinquestion.com - Senior Fellow: New America - Co-Founder: https://www.fixourhouse.org
@kelseysnell.bsky.social
NPR political Correspondent. Formers: Congress for NPR, Washington Post, Politico, National Journal. Forever Chicagoan.
@joelmathis.bsky.social
Try to say a true thing every day. Opinion at @kansascity.com and @kansasdotcom.bsky.social. Was in Philly once upon a time. Journalism will never love you back. Will occasionally post about stupid culture stuff even though we're in a democratic emergency.
@jeffstein.bsky.social
Reporter at The Washington Post. Listen to my series on John Brown: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-carnage/id1723391781
@jacobbogage.bsky.social
Congress + economics for @washingtonpost.com. Bad golfer. jacob.bogage@washpost.com. Signal: jacobbogage.87. Join our newsletter: washingtonpost.com/newsletters/early-brief
@nickeskow.bsky.social
Reporter at CQ and Roll Call writing profiles of members of Congress. Marylander. Studied anthro and histarch at Cal. Long history as a video store guy and record store guy
@tonyromm.bsky.social
economic policy correspondent at the new york times tips? signal: tonyromm.62 https://www.nytimes.com/by/tony-romm
@viacristiano.bsky.social
Associate editor, Tech Policy Press. Washington Post, Politico alum. Tips: cristiano@techpolicy.press, Signal: Cristiano.01 🇧🇷🇺🇸
@azipaybarah.bsky.social
🗳️I’m a national reporter with The Washington Post, covering campaigns and breaking political news. ⚡️Comic books, reality tv and coffee are extra.
@americalabs.org
Progressive institutionalist with an interest in modernizing Congress and strengthening our democracy. Bluesky is my penance for working at an org that once encouraged Congress to tweet. Like what you see? More at https://firstbranchforecast.substack.com/
@ryanbeckwith.bsky.social
Newsletter editor at MSNBC. Part-time journalism teacher at Georgetown School of Continuing Studies. Creator of Your First Byline. http://yourfirstbyline.substack.com (Teague is my middle name so I should be Beckwith on second reference.)
@mollyereynolds.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, @brookings.edu. Still not the Senate Parliamentarian.
@mattngreen.bsky.social
Political scientist at Catholic University. Congress, D.C. & state (legislative) politics.
@courtneybuble.bsky.social
Congress reporter for @law360.bsky.social Courtney.buble@law360.com
@nielslesniewski.bsky.social
Author of CQ Senate, contributor to Roll Call's At the Races. Chief correspondent at CQ & Roll Call. Currently working while you should be asleep.
@davpjor.bsky.social
Energy and environment reporter, CQ Roll Call // davidjordan@cqrollcall.com
@notthatrkelly.bsky.social
Data nerd at CQ Roll Call. Sometime photographer and dabbler in AI. Fan of film, television, music and dogs. Occasionally funny. Hello to Jason Isaacs.
@caitlinreilly.bsky.social
I cover tax and economics for CQ Roll Call Past: Inside Philanthropy, Bloomberg BNA. caitlinreilly@cqrollcall.com
@sandhyawrites.bsky.social
Health care reporter at CQ and Roll Call covering mental health/substance use, women's health and federal health appropriations. Cooking show enthusiast. https://rollcall.com/author/sandhya-raman/ https://www.pronouncenames.com/Sandhya
@valerieyurk.bsky.social
Covering transportation and infrastructure at CQ/Roll Call. MFA pursuer. Wisconsin transplant in DC.
@jessicawehrman.bsky.social
Health editor at CQ Roll Call. Former Ohio reporter. Still a Midwesterner. Don't boss me.
@capitolwatch.bsky.social
Covering campaigns at Roll Call. Member of @cqrollcallguild. Hartford Courant alum. Daughter of immigrants. danielaaltimari@cqrollcall.com 🇳🇱
@ninaheller.bsky.social
Covering Congress at CQ Roll Call. Lover of good coffee and bad reality TV. she/her
@delaneyrules.bsky.social
Senior politics reporter covering Congress and the economy for HuffPost. arthur@huffpost.com.
@hansilowang.bsky.social
NPR correspondent reporting on how elections, the census, the Postal Service and other parts of the U.S. government work • signal: hansi.01 • email: hwang@npr.org • newsletter: hansilowang.com/stay-in-touch
@fischler.bsky.social
Deputy DC bureau chief for States Newsroom. Reposts are accounts and descriptions of this game disseminated without the express written consent of Major League Baseball. jfischler@statesnewsroom.com https://www.newsfromthestates.com/category/dc-bureau
@jessiehellmann.bsky.social
Reporter at CQ Roll Call covering what Congress and the federal government does on health policy and how it impacts us all. Tips? Signal: @jshellmann.18 or jessie.hellmann@cqrollcall.com.
@nikhileshde.bsky.social
Reporter and other things @ CoinDesk. I take a lot of photos of airplanes. nikhileshde.74 on Signal. He/him. Views my own, etc
@mkraju.bsky.social
Anchor and Chief Congressional Correspondent, CNN. “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju.” 8aET and 11aET Sunday. Rabid Chicago sports fan. Wisconsin Badger for life
@bresreports.bsky.social
Co-Founder of Punchbowl News. Longtime Capitol Hill reporter. Yankees fan
@pkcapitol.bsky.social
Covering the Capitol & its occupants for decades. Love all things Philly sports. https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/paul-kane/