Good Follows
This is a starter pack of people or accounts that I think are great follows, to help get you started and rebuild your community on BlueSky.
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@bergsbites.bsky.social
@lisaiannattone.bsky.social
@alexbozikovic.bsky.social
Architecture critic @theglobeandmail.com. Also author, University of Toronto Daniels Faculty instructor, husband, father of two city kids. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/alex-bozikovic/
@deonandan.bsky.social
Professor, Epidemiologist, Research Chair in University Teaching. Teller of stupid jokes, Keeper of good hair, Servant to a 4-year old, Scourge of the ignorant. www.deonandan.com
@cathnoakes.bsky.social
Pro Dean Research and Innovation in Engineering and Physical Sciences at Leeds University. Indoor air, ventilation, infection risks, fluid dynamics, academia, EDI in science and a few cats. Views my own. #academicsky
@kashprime.bsky.social
Emergency Physician in Toronto. Co-Chair of the Canadian Covid Society. Fighter of illness and misfortune, interested in history, politics, tech and AI. #fella,๐จ๐ฆ/acc
@docmcohen.medsky.social
rural Ontario family doc | writer | Queen's Family Medicine | OMA Women Committee | she/her Health equity, health policy, wellness pseudoscience, women's health, history of medicine. ๐ https://informedopinions.org/view-expert-profile/?expert-id=45189
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Professor of health law and science policy, author, speaker, and commentator. #ScienceUpFirst Linktree: https://linktr.ee/caulfieldtim
@goldsbie.bsky.social
Mastodon didn't feel right, and hanging out on Twitter felt like trying to enjoy a beach vacation in a country with an increasingly spotty rights record.
@balkissoon.bsky.social
Executive editor @thenarwhal.ca. Still hate gum. The lakes, they are Great. (Illo by Andrea Bell, from The Leak, a kid's graphic novel about a girl that does environmental journalism!)
@linseymarr.bsky.social
Engineering professor at Virginia Tech with expertise in air pollution, airborne microbes, nanotechnology. Avid recreational athlete.
@julieslalonde.bsky.social
6x award-winning feminist buzzkill. Public educator. Franco-ontarienne. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Femme. I believe in high heels & high standards. Resilience is futile, babyyyโ๐ป ๐Ottawa, Canada YellowManteau.com
@emmettmacfarlane.com
Professor of political science. Author. Dad. Constitutional law, rights, governing institutions, and Canadian politics. Books: Legislating under the Charter; Constitutional Pariah; Governing from the Bench
@romtoronto.bsky.social
The largest museum in Canada - We showcase art, culture, and nature from around the world and across the ages.
@kprather.bsky.social
Aerosols, airborne, air quality, clouds-climate, health, viruses, bioaerosols, public speaker, environmental justice. โค๏ธ โค๏ธ gardening, cooking, empathy. https://airborne.ucsd.edu https://kprather.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/
@mikedesouza.bsky.social
Quebec-Atlantic bureau chief at The Canadian Press. Journaliste d'enquรชte, Habs fan, Montrealer. mikedesouza.com
@jvipondmd.bsky.social
an emergency doctor desperately trying to save the future (and the present) for his children
@emmamci.bsky.social
Investigations @thestar.com. Formerly @thenarwhal.ca. Fan of FOI and lake swims. Hosted Paydirt, a podcast miniseries about the Greenbelt scandal. Signal: emmamci.76
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Local tosser Books author (New: Stroll!) Toronto Star column writer Spacing Magazine co-founder U of T instructor Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place. Links to books, etc: https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ค๐ผ
@tvotoday.bsky.social
๐ฐ TVO Today: Current affairs, podcasts & documentaries ๐บ The Agenda with @spaikin.bsky.social, @namshine.bsky.social & @jeyantvo.bsky.social, weeknights at 8/11pm More: https://my.linkpod.site/tvotoday
@nilikm.bsky.social
Family doctor | Trustee | medical #anthropology | #McGill | #UCL | #Yale | writer | #feminism | RxAdvocacy | Fulbright Scholar | Commonwealth Scholar | Jabapalooza | #WomenInMedicine | #Ottawa | #MedSky | personal account (she/her) ๐จ๐ฆ
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
Andrรฉ Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail and the author of six bestselling books. I share stories and opinion pieces from a broad range of publications. Shares are not endorsements.
@gmbutts.bsky.social
Vice Chair @EurasiaGroup. Board Director WWF. Climate, technology, and geopolitics. Priors: Principal Secretary to PM of Canada and Premier of Ontario, CEO WWF.
@thebeaverton.com
North Americaโs Trusted Source Of News Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebeaverton Merch: https://the-beaverton.myshopify.com/
@thenarwhal.ca
Our pod of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you canโt find anywhere else. Sign up for our newsletter: http://thenarwhal.ca/newsletter
@derek.bike
@bikesky.social founder, bike picture taker, bagged milk understander, he/him https://linktr.ee/derekvanvliet
@kateviolette.com
Multipurpose nerd. Engineering manager currently waylaid by a complex illness. On a mission to watch every Katharine Hepburn movie. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ they (๐ฌ๐ง), elle (๐ซ๐ท) Currently residing in Portland OR. Always a Mainer. Blog at my username!
@davidmoscrop.com
Journalist & author of โToo Dumb for Democracy?โ Podcast host: the David Moscrop Show. Substacker, radio & TV guest. PhD in political science from UBC, just in case. Work in the Washington Post, Globe and Mail, Jacobin, TVO, the Guardian, etc.
@nicktsergas.ca
Editor @CanadaHealthwatch.ca โช๏ธ"Obviously not a very good journalist." Work in Toronto Star, Canadian Affairs, Calgary Herald & Important Context Signal ๐ฌ @nicktsergas.01 ๐ https://muckrack.com/nicktsergas
@walkerbragman.bsky.social
He/Him. Dad. Journo tracking dark money influence in public health. JD, ADHD, occasional cartoonist. Co-founder of Accountability Journalism Institute. Accountabilityjournalism.org Signal: walkerbragman.44 Reporting: https://www.importantcontext.news
@dfisman.bsky.social
Notorious pro-vaxxer and pro-masker. Famously unfair to pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, and the Toronto Star. Weary of all these death threats with so little follow-through. https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/fisman-david-n
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Your least favourite person's least favourite award-winning journalistโจ Follow for short-form videos on issues that matter! ๐ SUBSCRIBE: rachelgilmore.substack.com/ https://linktr.ee/rachel_gilmore
@justinling.ca
Uh-oh!! Freelance journalist in @thestar.com, @wired.com, @foreignpolicy.com, @thewalrus.ca. Subscribe to my newsletter: www.bugeyedandshameless.com Signal: JustinLing.42
@erictopol.bsky.social
physician-scientist, author, editor https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/topol/ Ground Truths https://erictopol.substack.com SUPER AGERS https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-Agers/Eric-Topol/9781668067666
@young.me
Vaccine Hunters Canada Founder. Speaker. Web Developer. Cat/Anime/Keanu Reeves fan. He/him. X was @andryou ๐ young.me ๐ฌ Signal: young.01 Maintainer: ๐ค @craigweekend.bsky.social, @thursaconcept.bsky.social ๐ bsky.to, isblueskydown.com
@breelundberg.com
Freelance illustrator and maker of cute things. Creature of habit. Nonbinary (she/they). ๐ฉท๐๐ Shop, portfolio & more: https://breelundberg.com
@luckytran.com
Public Health, Climate Justice, and Science Communication. Bylines in the Guardian, Washington Post, and more. WHO Fides member. Grist 50 Fixer. Opinions my own and do not reflect those of my employer. http://linktr.ee/luckytran
@helenbranswell.bsky.social
I cover infectious diseases for STAT (www.statnews.com). 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. I write about H5N1 (in all species), Covid, polio, flu, Ebola, RSV, mpox, STIs. Find me on Signal: HBranswell.01
@pronounced-ing.bsky.social
Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. celesteng.com
@edyong209.bsky.social
Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Birder, photographer. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him ๐ท Canon R6mkii + RF 800mm Edyong.me
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
@carlbergstrom.com
UW biology prof. I study how information flows in biology, science, and society. Book: *Calling Bullshit*, http://tinyurl.com/fdcuvd7b LLM course: https://thebullshitmachines.com Corvids: https://tinyurl.com/mr2n5ymk I don't like fascists. he/him
@joshuajfriedman.com
Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
@bergsbites.bsky.social
Drinks good coffee. Grandpa. I manage the Fountain Pen feed. Vive le Canada! ๐จ๐ฆ #supportlocal