Essential Follows
These accounts are the soul of Bluesky. A diverse crowd. Follow and be enlightened.
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@ashmcgonigal.com
@loreandordure.com
Smallholder, writer, erstwhile vetn'ry, PhD student, ADHD+, trainee lexicographer & alleged Pratchett witch. Photographer and digital/analogue miniaturist. Long Covid victim. She/they. Writes at https://loreandordure.com/ 🐘 @antinomy@prattle.org.uk
@coreyryung.bsky.social
Prof at KU Law. Writes about sexual violence, criminal law, courts, judges, and empirical legal studies. He/Him/His.
@hntdove.bsky.social
Writer: alternate history, other sf, fantasy, historical fiction. Severely allergic to fascism.
@graygay.bsky.social
Once called the “Etsy Ryan Reynolds.” Texas lawyer with three kids and a husband I love very much. I'm here to share a laugh or two with others, not at them.
@neolithicsheep.bsky.social
"Swear to god you're like a Fox Fire book set in hell." - Ursula Vernon "You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day Trans and queer anarchist sheep farmer. Navy veteran attempting to redeem himself.
@questauthority.bsky.social
Father, Army Husband, lawyer. KUSK alum; incipient public servant. Litigation disaster tour guide. Proud member of the terminally online community since 1993. he/him
@gwensnyder.bsky.social
Organizer, writer, mom. Philly partisan. IIWFJU member. She/they.
@hannahgais.bsky.social
Senior researcher & journalist. @splcunion.bsky.social steward. Former internet person at @thebaffler.com. hannahgais@proton.me Signal: 334-315-8634 http://seedisclaimer.com. Newsletter: https://postsfromunderground.ghost.io/
@nameshiv.bsky.social
Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in @strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net.
@kendrawrites.com
What's the opposite of apocalypse? Trying to chronicle that. Climate reporter based in NYC. Only speaking for myself. Tips? Reach me on Signal kendrawrites.04
@ugarles.bsky.social
dumb laws deserve my thoughts on them https://linktr.ee/ugarles i will do your podcast ALABSeries.com with @helldude.bsky.social @wyattprivilege.bsky.social & @garliccorgi.bsky.social City Saint/Country Saint with @lronmexico.bsky.social
@wagatwe.com
antirape activist turned theorist and educator. I make and analyze media. proud bunny mama. she/hers 🇰🇪🇧🇸 twitter.com/wagatwe wagatwe.com
@gregpak.net
Rhymes with "rock." Call your reps (reps.fyi) & help your neighbor. #DidThisToday Comics writer, filmmaker, photographer. PLANET HULK, MECH CADET YU, LAWFUL. He/him. gregpak.fyi (this account is me in sweatpants. @gregpak.com is me in chinos lol)
@mommunism.bsky.social
Curly hair enthusiast, ☭, mom, abortion aficionado, misplaced Kentuckian, Berliner, Colonel Sanders chronicler, recovering lawyer, contributing writer @therealnews.com Social Media etc for @burnitdownkimbrown.bsky.social Always Antifascist
@illumi.meme
artist | storyteller | dad | baseball nerd will eventually finish my graphic novel
@bayareadata.press
Data Journalist, EdSource | Music Journalist, @riffmagazine.com | http://SeeDisclaimer.com | linktr.ee/bayareadata | danny@bayareadata.press | 510-585-4944
@robinwrites.bsky.social
Itinerant pathologist and writer of spooky spec fic. Philly expat in Carolina. Ace is the place for me. 🇪🇨🇺🇸🏳️🌈 she/her
@faineg.bsky.social
civilian drone mapping technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, sometimes journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. minors DNI
@omfproductions.bsky.social
@kellysmcgonigal.bsky.social
Writer, historian, Muse, and Magician. Mama bear of all the weird kids. Rainbow witch 🌈 AuDHD, cPTSD. N95 enthusiast. My husband looks fantastic in a dress. CA and Venmo: KellySMcGonigal
@toriglass.bsky.social
co-host of White Homework, co-host of @gohomebible. former conservative antiracism educator because i like reading. community > everything. exvangelical, 🏳️🌈 | 📍PDX (but probably hiking)
@deepwatermike.bsky.social
Historian with 89% name recognition in my household. That sizzle you hear could be a hot take. Or bacon. Most likely 🥓 Politely encouraging crypto bros and AI scrapers to fuck off.
@thewayoftheid.bsky.social
Embracing my villain era. Words: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
@pigeondreadful.bsky.social
Movies are my favorite. Old movie theaters are also my favorite ❤️📽️ Research and Strategy at PopHatch Labs Intimacy Coordinator Editor of scripts Writer of trash ✨🌴 Los Angeles 🌴✨
@takahanazawa.bsky.social
花沢 鷹 Terminally Online Leftist Queer Stoner Boy down in New Orleans. 130,446th Dumbest BlueSky User. I make porn! (links below) "BuleSky's Famous Original Cup Pervert." 頑張り屋で真面目くん He/Him 18+/18禁 https://beacons.ai/takahanazawa
@medusaswink.bsky.social
Neurospicy MSW failing daily at retirement • relationship violence • neurodivergence • creativity • medical Hollywood reject NOLA swampgoblin⚜️ She/They ♾️🏳️🌈♿️😷 #AuDHD - too intense, tryin’ too hard, carin’ too much #Lupus Anti-incarceration, pro mutual aid
@evanurquhart.bsky.social
The personal account of Evan Urquhart of Assigned Media (assignedmedia.org), your trans news source. I'd still rather be playing pinball.
@nome.bsky.social
Please don't use unroller bots on my threads. ADHD, TTRPGs, Queer Shit, Nerd Shit, History, Animals. Will yell about Star Trek on demand. Queer, Disabled, He/Him 🐦@NomeDaBarbarian 💰 https://ko-fi.com/nomedabarbarian 📌 Denver
@blackazizanansi.bsky.social
@alexandraerin.com
Yes, I am that Alexandra Erin. No, I am not quite her anymore. Still figuring out what that means after some brain stuff happened in late 2023-early 2024. 44yo, she/her Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlexandraErin Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/alexandraerin
@mayawest.online
✨18+ only✨ curvy. kind, not nice. purveyor of nüds. your girlfriend in Canada. "rude" - Bluesky.App treat me: throne.mayawest.online watch me: fansly.mayawest.online vids.mayawest.online onlyfans.com/mayawest/c1 I only chat on those pages🖤
@thetattooedprof.bsky.social
Educational developer, writer, historian, abolitionist | alleged "left-wing commie-god" | Higher ed, critical pedagogy, some 18th-19th c. history | Wrote: https://wvupressonline.com/node/823 | Sports takes included for no extra charge. he/him.
@ebonyteach.bsky.social
Chair & Associate Professor, University of Michigan's Joint Program in English & Education. Author, The Dark Fantastic & more. Made in Detroit. FAMU 🐍. 1913 ❤️. August ♌️. She/her. Forthcoming: Shifter and Dreamer (YA novel, 2026). Linktree: Ebonyteach.
@brainnotonyet.bsky.social
Freelance Writer, Academic, anti fascism, authoritarianism,modern propaganda, weaponized unreality whisperer on the dystopia beat. iwwfju member bylines: splinternews Www.instituteofunreality.com Unreality.institute
@tmbg.bsky.social
Brooklyn’s Ambassadors of Love official. On tour in the United States. New LP in the works.
@blueheronfarm.bsky.social
Antifa goat dairy and beer garden in Field Store (Houston) Texas. We make cheese and trouble. Buy stuff: https://blueheronfarmcajeta.com/
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
Teaches US History at Willamette Univ. Working on a book about the long history of the US Right. https://sethcotlar.substack.com/
@link.spacelawshitpost.me
The Bluesky Sage of Shitposts and Space Law. Bluesky Elder. Apex User. Profile: Cartoon AJ drawn by @atlastalos.bsky.social. Banner: “I am not going to bury my account, my account is going to bury me.” - John Q.
@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.
@cpsc.gov
Your U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Product safety info, data, and recalls. Standing for safety since 1972. Official account of the USCPSC. HQ: Bethesda, MD. Subscribe for recall emails on CPSC.gov. Report unsafe products on SaferProducts.gov
@rincewind.run
Recovering forum poster, politics doomer, basketball nerd. I write code for a living. He/him. Deputy Chair of the Ankh-Morpork Posters’ Guild 🏳️⚧️ rights are human rights PFP by @atlastalos.bsky.social
@flavorflav.bsky.social
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee GRAMMYS Lifetime Achievement Award Questions or complaints,,, harass my management: FlavorFlavMgmt@gmail.com
@chuckwendig.bsky.social
I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. The next book is THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, April 2025. Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 48-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
@esqueer.net
Transgender Menace 🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Views = my own. She/Her. Sometimes anti-social, always anti-fascist.
@theferocity.bsky.social
Poet and cultural critic. Also, I co-host the podcast VIBE CHECK. Artist-in-residence at Harvard rn. BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World. saeedjones.substack.com
@astrokatie.com
Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr. Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
@scalzi.com
I enjoy pie. Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
@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: talialavinwrites@gmail.com
@propublica.org
Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts. Got a tip for us? Go to: https://www.propublica.org/tips/
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@ashmcgonigal.com
LFKian, Joe of the Adventures of Luke and Joe; musician, ADHD guy, filmmaker, husband, dad. In roughly reverse order. Sometimes I go by my middle name: Geiiga. https://linktr.ee/ashmcg