Robin Jester Wootton
DEI wife, mom, stepmom, prodigal turned pastor's wife, musician, blogger, podcaster, fighter, canary, healthy Skeptic, https://linktr.ee/RobinJesterWootton
Starter Packs
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Jester Wootton's Subversive Starter Pack
Independent journalists, random media outlets, people I’ve followed and trust more or less for awhile. I let Bluesky choose for me on this list and I’ love m sure it missed someone but it’s a pretty cool list.
@walshfreedom.bsky.social
Former GOP Congressman. Ex‑Tea Partier turned relentless anti‑Trump truth‑teller. Want the unfiltered takes the cable shows won’t touch? Read & spar with me on Substack 👉 https://substack.com/@socialcontractwithjoewalsh
@karenattiah.bsky.social
Global. Columnist at Washington Post. Artemis = feline guardian. Rogue Radical Professor at Resistance Summer School Join the Fall Waitlist for Race, Media and International Affairs 101! https://forms.gle/6LoPuLUUjPT6Tang8
@stevebenen.com
Rachel Maddow Show producer, MaddowBlog author, MSNBC contributor, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
@lizessleywhyte.bsky.social
Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering the intersection of health + D.C. | Signal = JournoLiz.80 | Email = liz.whyte@wsj.com
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author. https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/ http://brightlinewatch.org
@hermioneclone.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Co-Chief Diversity Officer at SUNY Canton. YA series books, C19AmLit, WWI, fandom. Queer (pan/demi) Wiccan. 🏳️🌈📚☕ Views my own, not employer's. https://linktr.ee/emilyhamiltonhoney
@ruthz.bsky.social
CEO of the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Knitter, cat lady, grey hair evangelist. Oh, and I box. #COYS. Opinions strong, plentiful, and my own. https://substack.com/@ruthzakarin?r=9u65p&utm_medium=ios
@victorerikray.bsky.social
Sociologist, UIowa Associate Professor and author of On Critical Race Theory. Vice-President Elect, American Sociological Association. BIGS Racial Equity Fellow at Harvard Business School.
@mbjones.bsky.krrd.ing
rediscovering life. fascinated by the intersection of complexity and social movements. interested in building healthy community. forever a #nerd. inspired deeply by Jesus but not so keen on formal spaces. i'm most active on Mastodon: @mbjones@social.lol
@anamariecox.bsky.social
Writer, host of podcasts: sci-fi deep dive "Space the Nation" & mental health convos at "Another Day." Leading The Third Story Workshop. More at anamariecox.com
@garethwatkins.bsky.social
Writing in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Tribune, Vulture, MEL, New Socialist. Host of Death Sentence podcast.
@justsecurity.org
Forum on law, rights, and security. Editorial Board includes professors, top civil society attorneys, former senior government officials.
@juliusgoat.bsky.social
What noisy cats are we. Author of THE REVISIONARIES (2019) and VERY FINE PEOPLE (2024). He/him. Author site: armoxon.com Weekly essays on my free newsletter, The Reframe.
@crimethinc.com
We are a rebel alliance—a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action—a breakout from the prisons of our age. We strive to reinvent our lives and world according to the principles of self-determination and mutual aid. 🏴 crimethinc.com
@swin24.bsky.social
senior politics reporter @ Rolling Stone magazine // co-author of ‘Sinking in the Swamp’ // adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati (go Bearcats 🐻 🐱) // volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul - Cincinnati // Rolling Stones obsessive
@wyden.senate.gov
U.S. Senator for Oregon. Rotisserie chicken enthusiast. Senate’s resident privacy hawk. senatefinance.bsky.social wydenpress.bsky.social
@jennycohn.bsky.social
After practicing law for 20+ years, I now write about elections, propaganda, and political extremism. You can find my most recent work at the Bucks County Beacon.
@douglindner.bsky.social
Democracy nerd, DC politics guy, public-interest lawyer, Jewish American. Live Free or Die. Views and puns solely my fault; everything else is fedsoc’s fault.
@mwp764.bsky.social
Jack-of-all-trades or easily distracted. Global upbringing (TCK/A). Interdisciplinary Studies. Community Development & Disaster Relief. City Council Member in a medium-sized city in Georgia.
@chrisdjackson.bsky.social
Dad & Husband | 16 Years Elected Office | 🗳️ Election Aficionado | 🌊 Party Chairman| 📊 Strategist | 📻 Radio/Pod Host | 🐾 Animal Advocate | 🇺🇸 #TeamJoe
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Editor of Arc Digital. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.
@bellatrixcrawley.bsky.social
BellatrixCarrie on the other site. Lefty politics. Diamondbacks fan. NFL fan (Chiefs mostly). Mom x2. Cat mom x2. 🐱🐱 Virginia. BlueSky’s #63,788 user.
@jeannieprinsen.bsky.social
Writer, copy editor, wife, mom of two autistic young adults, "Beloved Child of the House" (S. Clarke, Piranesi). Born in PEI, live in Ontario. https://jeannieprinsen.substack.com/
@jbonewald.bsky.social
I thought I'd have it all figured out by now. Iowa captive. Former PCUSA church pastor. Medical staff manager. Adoptive parent and husband. Camera manipulator. Fan of Brewers Baseball and all other sports Wisconsin. Vanderbilt, Tulane, UDTS alum.
@jamesjardin11.bsky.social
Husband / ADHD dad / Campus Minister / A beggar sharing where I found the Bread ☧
@adamundefined.com
Got a GIF & t-shirt for every situation. Donut lover. Geek. Introvert. IT professional. Emotional Support Canadian. Single. Christian. LGBTQ+ affirming. He/Him. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
@profsamperry.bsky.social
Professor | Books: Growing God's Family; Addicted to Lust; Taking America Back for God; The Flag and The Cross; Religion for Realists | CV: https://tinyurl.com/4hs86ntn
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social
Nonprofit newsroom. Media that builds power for working people. Join us: https://linktr.ee/moreperfectunion
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social
writing @status.news, a nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. subscribe: http://status.news/subscribe inbox: oliver@status.news
@fraying.bsky.social
I used to make websites. I wrote the book “Design for Community.” I designed the original Blogger. I created JPG Magazine, Fray, Kvetch, Cute-Fight, and more. Now I grow flowers and turn them into CBD products at https://milkbarn.farm.
@dansinker.com
I make stuff. Currently Says Who and Rebel Spirit podcasts & writing at dansinker.com. Formerly Punk Planet (RIP), impeachment dot fyi, OpenNews, and much more. Always something new coming soon.
@brendelbored.bsky.social
Host of all podcasts. Independent Journalist. Top 0.001 Meme Creator and Memeology Influencer. Hollywood’s Ultimate Insider.
@nicolechung.bsky.social
author of A LIVING REMEDY (a New York Times Notable Book) and ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW. the dog is Peggy and she loves you already. linktr.ee/nicolesjchung
@bradleycdenton.bsky.social
I've written books (BLACKBURN, LUNATICS, etc.) and recorded music (Bland Lemon Denton, AT THE EARTH'S CORE). I love my spouse (freedomisachoice.bsky.social) and am devoted to my dogs (Chester & Millie) and friends (you know who you are).
@thomaszimmer.bsky.social
Historian at Georgetown - Democracy and Its Discontents - Newsletter: Democracy Americana https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/ - Podcast: Is This Democracy https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/is-this-democracy
@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"
@sonofrockhound.bsky.social
A former high school Social Studies teacher with delusions of grandeur. Our pronouns are "we/us." https://theconstitution.org/ https://tidal.com/playlist/198e1efa-3d4d-49b2-9b6c-16009abc9f5c
@chaplainjohn.medsky.social
Grateful for community, especially after so much plague! Palliative Care Chaplain focusing on caring and listening. He/him. Lover of music, movies, MCU, Zelda, and all things silly.
@jryanlonas.bsky.social
Writer & poet, cook, hiker, husband, dad, nonprofit employee, etc., from Chattanooga, Tennessee. MDiv — Reformed Theological Seminary. Writing about life, literature, church, culture, mercy & justice.
@katzish.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Ex @PostOpinions @CNN @BostonGlobe @BloomsburyUSA. Sometime poet & translator. Good eater. Parent.
@alsoacarpenter.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Parishioner. Also a Carpenter. Anti-racist, anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, but I repeat myself. Email: brad@alsoacarpenter.com
@misctakes.com
~he/him • Boston area • IfNotNow + DSA also @misc@mastodon.social / formerly @misc on twitter