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@jamespcross.bsky.social
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@bloomberg.com
The first word in business news. Newsletters: http://bloom.bg/newsletters Podcasts: http://bloom.bg/podcasts The Big Take podcast: http://trib.al/jtoXfuT
@jaketapper.bsky.social
Dad, husband, CNN anchor, author, doorman to our two dogs.
@xkcd.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.
@jonbois.bsky.social
jon https://www.patreon.com/c/SecretBase https://www.youtube.com/SecretBaseSBN
@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
@georgetakei.bsky.social
I’ve boldly gone into the clear blue yonder. Follow for more recipes and tips.
@scalzi.com
I enjoy pie. Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
@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 📷 Canon R6mkii + RF 800mm Edyong.me
@montereybayaquarium.org
How do you do, fellow squids? 🌊 We're your frondly Aquarium with a mission to inspire conservation of the ocean. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org
@data.ft.com
The FT’s team of reporters, statisticians, illustrators, cartographers, designers, and developers work with colleagues across our newsrooms, using graphics and data to find, investigate and explain stories. https://www.ft.com/visual-and-data-journalism
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@wiki-potd.bsky.social
🤖 posting of the Picture of the Day from Wikipedia every day 🌎 Sibling account at @potd-context.bsky.social I'm open source! Maintained by @drezner.xyz Learn more about how these images are curated at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_of_the_day
@dril.bsky.social
Never Bullshit I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate . https://www.patreon.com/dril https://www.instagram.com/dril_real https://linktr.ee/drilreal
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
@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
@hard-drive.net
Honest games, entertainment, and culture reporting supported by our community on Patreon: https://patreon.com/thehardtimes
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens. Davekarpf.substack.com
@aendra.com
Creator of 📰 News feeds, @xblock.aendra.dev, @moji.blue, founder of @shoots.green. Opinions my own and usually terrible. Not a journalist (please don't tag me). she/her/ze/hir 🏳️⚧️ 🌐 aendra.com 💻 github.com/aendra-rininsland
@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
@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/
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@archive.org
Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
@retr0.id
reverse engineering, cryptography, exploits, hardware, file formats, and generally giving computers a hard time Fedi: @retr0id@retr0.id Macroblog: https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/
@shinyakato.dev
- Building atprotodart.com things - Collaborating with deck.blue - Maintaining @apod.shinyakato.dev - aka github.com/myConsciousness
@thedevil.bsky.social
It's really cute that you're gonna "defeat me with the power of friendship and all," but again, I am the devil from the Bible fascists not welcome Better than the one on twitter.
@kenjennings.bsky.social
Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of 100 PLACES TO SEE AFTER YOU DIE (bit.ly/3kLgJKO) and a bunch of other stuff. OMNIBUS co-founder (patreon.com/omnibusproject).
@joshuajfriedman.com
Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.
@petridishes.bsky.social
I’m not in James Thurber’s attic any more! right now I’m home yay ! I’m the one who writes this column https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/alexandra-petri/ and loves puns
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
DC. political philosopher at Georgetown. rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. Spurs fan #COYS
@hausofdecline.bsky.social
Hank of Decline Patreon - http://patreon.com/hausofdecline Store - https://hausofdecline.bigcartel.com/
@pkrugman.bsky.social
@techcrunch.com
Technology news and analysis with a focus on founders and startup teams. Got a tip? http://techcrunch.com/tips
@donmoyn.bsky.social
Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.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/
@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@jay.bsky.team
CEO of Bluesky, steward of AT Protocol. Let’s build a federated republic, starting with this server. 🌱 🪴 🌳
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
@esqueer.net
Transgender Menace 🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Views = my own. She/Her. Sometimes anti-social, always anti-fascist.
@financialtimes.com
The best of FT journalism, including breaking news and analysis. https://www.ft.com The users this account follows are verified FT staff or contributors.
@jamespcross.bsky.social
Cofounder of The @Connected_Pol Lab. Interested in EU decision-making, text analysis and transparency in govt.