Diverse American opinions
People who write about history, law, politics, current events and culture. Writers, activists, academics, lawyers, and generally smart people. Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement of everything they write.
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@kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social
@katienotopoulos.bsky.social
Blogger at Business Insider, covering tech, business, culture. knotopoulos@businessinsider.com
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
@cingraham.bsky.social
Senior reporter, Minnesota Reformer. Formerly Washington Post. Heading to upstate New York and on the job market. If you're hiring, drop me a line: christopher@minnesotareformer.com.
@lorak.bsky.social
reporter at cnbc.com. email: lora.kolodny@nbcuni.com - ex-wsj, techcrunch & all over. i cover: elon musk cos. mostly tesla (some climate tech startups). my posts here are my own. optimistic on the inside. dm me on signal: lorakolodny.55
@joolia.bsky.social
senior reporter at the guardian us / julia.wong@theguardian.com / juliacarriewong.11 on Signal
@kendrawrites.com
What's the opposite of apocalypse? Trying to chronicle that. Climate journalist based in NYC. Only speaking for myself. Tips? Reach me on Signal kendrawrites.04
@mollyknight.bsky.social
Journalist and author. My newsletter, the Long Game, is about baseball, creativity, and mental health. You can find it here: https://mollyknight.substack.com. My dog is named Canelo. His middle name is Beyonce.
@wolvendamien.bsky.social
Read threads Asst. Professor of Philosophy & Data Sci. Degrees in: Science, Technology, & Society; Philosophy; Religious Studies Working on: Algorithms, "AI," Human Knowledge & Values, Marginalized Lived Experiences, Occult Beliefs, Pop Culture He/Him/His
@nnedi.bsky.social
*THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
@polgreen.bsky.social
New York Times Opinion Columnist. The world, especially the global south, migration, inequality, the human future, queer stuff.
@otsumamiboy.bsky.social
✊🏾 • Beer • SSF2X • おつまみ大好き • DrinkLocal • Lakers • Dodgers • 阪神タイガース • Joshi Puroresu • お相撲 • Bleeding Heart 🍻 • Fei Long • 春麗 • Karin Kanzuki • Jamie Siu 🍶
@gaudipern.bsky.social
Retired Educator / Learning Scientist Solo Game Developer Pixel Artist Worked on a bunch of JRPGs back in the day Male presenting NB Pronouns: Nobody/Nothing/None - any if you must Avatar alt: Pixel art of a male presenting Black person in glasses.
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
Words at ballsandstrikes.org, and even more words in The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back Out now at tinyurl.com/originalismtrap !
@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
Palestinian-American digital-internet pioneer. Non-profit, NGO founder. Scholar, analyst, consultant, lecturer. Humanist. MENA Peace and Reconciliation. Interdisciplinary Narrative Studies. Campari enthusiast. Dawg Mom. Yankees & Giants Fan.
@ositanwanevu.com
Contributing Editor | The New Republic Columnist | The Guardian Author | The Right of the People (2025) Newsletter | ositanwanevu.com
@edburmila.bsky.social
Ex- lots of things. Podcast is Mass for Shut-ins. Subscribe for good stuff on Patreon.com/ginandtacos.
@clancyny.bsky.social
Studying and researching History of Science, Technology, and Computing. Video archivist. Earnest poster. Degree: Digital Humanities. Cis lesbian.
@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/
@nameshiv.bsky.social
Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in @strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net.
@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
@roxanegay.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/roxanegay Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
@erininthemorning.com
Independent LGBTQ+ journalist, mom, D&D DM. Tips: http://ko-fi.com/erininthemorn // Booking & content: http://erinreedwrites.com // Venmo erin888 Subscribe to support my journalism and read my reporting at www.erininthemorning.com
@marisakabas.bsky.social
journalist / founder @ thehandbasket.co email: MKwrites4000@proton.me signal: https://signal.me/#eu/VssgH88q6WQu7MtH5wF-08JdgWh4iAPWD13eXiOcXQNGdZUXijJBZInD-UtLJKFG venmo: venmo.com/u/Marisa-Kabas ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/marisakabas
@andreagrimes.com
bitch kraken / she/her / 📍atx / 😎 blocking out the haters w @reproaction.bsky.social / co-founder @theflytrapmedia.com 📰 newsletter: homewiththearmadillo.blog 📧 email: grimesandrea at proton dot me 🛍️ shop: andreagrimes.threadless.com
@sarahjeong.bsky.social
editor @ the verge. send pitches and death threats to sarah.jeong@theverge.com
@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
@tusk81.bsky.social
Trying to fight the good fight at @americasvoice.bsky.social 🇺🇸 Immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights, cats. Cancer survivor. Views here my own ✨
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS, Trump, LGBTQ, criminal justice, and other legal news. / Email: lawdorknews@gmail.com / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Buckeye. / He/him.
@parkermolloy.com
I write the media/internet/culture/politics/whatever newsletter The Present Age: www.readtpa.com Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.bsky.social / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
@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
@marcelias.bsky.social
Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Bode.
@matthewcort.land
🖋️ Lawyer, advocate, writer, public health nerd 🦠 Immunocompromised, chronically ill, disabled Then: SSI, SNAP, Medicaid Now: data & policy, disability, healthcare. 🔗 patreon.com/mattbc 🏳️🌈nonbinary
@anildash.com
that guy from the internet • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and xmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • see https://anildash.com
@aricohn.com
First Amendment & defamation lawyer. Now: Lead Counsel for Tech Policy at @thefireorg.bsky.social Former: Free Speech Counsel at @TechFreedom.org Illini/music junkie/oofnik. “A snarky gay lawyer Jessica Fletcher.” https://linktr.ee/aricohn
@efinkel.bsky.social
Professor, Johns Hopkins SAIS. Historian of WWIII. Study horrible things that happen to good people, write books, despair. Lviv-Haifa-Jerusalem-Madison-New Haven-Washington-Bologna. Intent to Destroy is out: https://tinyurl.com/ybfn7
@gothamgirlblue.com
Defiance posting. Vibes: Rancid 🟠 Not a Democrat anymore. Columnist @ Dame Magazine, bylines @ The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar and more. Black, millennial, feminist, tired. Going to keep fighting anyway. Pay me for ideas: patreon.com/gothamgirlblue
@chimeracoder.bsky.social
@qjurecic.bsky.social
I write about law, democracy, and the internet. Words in @lawfaremedia.org, The Atlantic, Washington Post Book World. It's KWIN-ta. Speaking only for myself on here. signal: qjurecic.32
@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.
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
DC. political philosopher at Georgetown. rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. Spurs fan #COYS
@sjjphd.bsky.social
I study race, media, activism, feminism, tech and politics but not always in that order. Co-Director @miccenter.bsky.social Opinions definitely my own
@wagatwe.com
antirape activist turned theorist and educator. I make and analyze media. proud bunny mama. she/hers 🇰🇪🇧🇸 twitter.com/wagatwe wagatwe.com
@joshuajfriedman.com
Freelance writer and editor. Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review. Copy chief at Columbia Magazine.
@brooklynmarie.bsky.social
Tlönista. Shitposting merrily downward. Weird plant, cat, books lady. Sci-fi, fantasy, art, jazz, etc. Profile photo is a selfie with the bottom half of my face hilariously covered by my cat's. Banner pic is of crows in a tree.
@erinbiba.bsky.social
Freelance Science Journalist. Fact Checker. NatGeo, BBC, SciAm, NBC News, PopSci, WIRED, and others. Hire me to fact check your book. I post about Jewish stuff, disability, Star Trek, and The Buffalo Bills. Jersey girl.
@radleybalko.bsky.social
Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow. Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Forthcoming book: The Defenders (Spring 2026) Substack: radleybalko.substack.com Signal: radleybalko.52
@kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social
I mostly post about Ukraine 😍 and US politics (🤮). Я можу вимовити «паляниця». Cynicism is the tool of the enemy - stay hopeful and keep going! Gay 🏳️🌈and trans 🏳️⚧️ (he/him) Don’t abandon Ukraine 🇺🇦 https://savelife.in.ua/en