Tar Heel Trouble Makers 5.0; #ConnectingNC
The purpose of this Starter Pack is to connect North Carolinians to one another - to build community, but also to speed the flow of timely and potentially critical information throughout the state. What lies ahead is uncertain. We're going to need each other. ๐
Created by
@kindofnerdy.bsky.social
@camcrg.bsky.social
๐ She/her * Blue dot in NC * Tupac fangirl * millennial mom * plant lover * RESIST ๐
@koriedean.bsky.social
Higher education reporter at The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. UNC alum. Reach me at kdean@newsobserver.com.
@profdognerd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion in NC. Academic interests: animal studies, religion in the U.S., gender/sexuality studies, Jewish studies, and all things teaching. Co-Chair of the AARโs Animals and Religion Unit. Views my own. (she/her)
@skylerehawkins.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Politics of Race and Ethnicity at Newcastle Uni. Newcastle via North Carolina. People, politics, pop culture and parmos. She/Her. ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ง
@schultefornc.com
Father, educator, and proud North Carolinian. Running for NC Congressional District 3 to bring Eastern NC a better deal from Washington. #ncpol #bluecrew #NC03 https://schultefornc.com/
@authenticallytiff.bsky.social
Wife. Mom. Sister. Friend. Lover of history, and cake, mostly cake. Disgusted, but determined American. We cannot let democracy die. Fight! (No interest in crypto, hoe-bots, random dudes). โHello thereโ DMs are ignored.
@marieresists1.bsky.social
Unabashed Liberal. Democrat. Bob Dylan fan. ๐ชฌ #JusticeMatters #BlueCrew DM only if I havenโt followed you back
@foxshe.bsky.social
Im a 63 yr old liberal from Asheville, NC. Mother of 2, Nana to 4, and wife of my beloved Steve for nearly 35 years. Fighting for their future. ๐ซDMโs ๐ซMAGA #FBaRmy
@susans0715.bsky.social
๐ NC Blue Dem ๐ ๐บ๐ธProud USAF Col Mom ๐บ๐ธ๐ WFU Demon Deacons ๐ฉ ๐ Atlanta Braves โพ๏ธ Despise Trump ๐ซNO DMโs๐ซ โYou can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, & thereโs still going to be somebody who hates peaches.โ ~ Dita Von Teese
@theparanatrix.bsky.social
Scientist. Paralegal. Feminist. Activist. Advocate. Childfree. Cat Lady. GenX. FAFO! RUSSIA WAS THE AGGRESSOR. The Felonious dictator's opinions are not mine! ๐บ๐ฆ
@smgaillard.bsky.social
School Principal-Author-Podcaster-author of #ThePepperEffect & founder of #CelebrateMonday
@lynnsplace2.bsky.social
Retired Environmental Consultant hosting AirBnB stays in NC. Progressive to middle Democrat on politics. Love many types of music, my dog, family, horses, scuba, nature lover. I try to read & learn new things every day! Resist especially selfish & orange.
@jalorensen.bsky.social
#Resist - Refugee from Twitter. Love the mountains of Western North Carolina. It is peaceful here when we are not having hurricanes and floods. I enjoy resisting, gardening, reading, cooking, the theater, nature, the outdoors. #SaveDemocracy
@jmbenn.bsky.social
"Here" because it's better than "there" Not sure how we fix what happened, but committed to helping
@vickiecarey.bsky.social
Political Junkie, Retired ITGeek, & Pagan. Science & Facts Matter. Pay attention to what they Do, not what they say. Actions speak louder than words. #BlueCrew Transplanted Virginian to the Foothills of western NC. ๐๐บ๐ธ ๐บ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฆ
@themhartman.bsky.social
Higher ed reporter at the assembly. bylines at the new republic, the ringer, jacobin. live crabs stay humble.
@blackmuse.bsky.social
Reporter for The Assembly NC, covering criminal justice issues, movie enthusiast, music obsessor, pop culture consumer and poetry lover.
@rlsnead.bsky.social
Iโm new to this space. Just a Composition Studies/Rhetoric academic looking to replace that other app and trying this one out.
@turtledj.bsky.social
70 years old. Proud gay Democrat. North Carolina. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐Retired award winning gay club DJ from Chicago and Indianapolis
@gwill2k.bsky.social
I can't see the end of me My whole expanse, I cannot see Formulate infinity Store it deep inside me
@tootiema.bsky.social
Firing Hegseth: A good start ๐๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ Retired fed employee ๐ NALC member 40+ years ๐ชโค๏ธ๐ ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ALLY ๐ป๐ป๐ป๐ป๐บ๐ฆ ๐ Lifelong Dem ๐ ACLU member ๐ต Blue dot in red county. NC native. Orioles fan ๐งกโพ๏ธ Cat Mom to2 cat brothers. ๐๐โโฌ Lover of #NPS National Parks
@melaniescheller.com
Writer. Childless cat lady with attitude. Happy to call the NC mountains home. Fiercely proud of my rural Southern heritage. Defender of democracy, banana pudding, and the Oxford comma. melaniescheller.com
@ccourtneybohl.bsky.social
@indyweek.bsky.social reporter and Report for America corps member
@carolina27712.bsky.social
elder millennial. durhamite. educator. parent. Still need more coffee.
@rmz1961.bsky.social
Gardener, artist. Using my energy to help people learn to grow their own food as a way to create meaning during these trying times. Food scarcity concern is a big catalyst for this. It's all explained in my pinned thread. JOY IS RESISTANCE
@barbtries.bsky.social
๐Born liberal: love and equality for everybody. Spiritual humanist/atheist. Thumbnail: my daughter Bekah Zask 06Jul1980-19Jul2001. Full time unpaid member of #TheOpposition #BlueCrew#BLM๐๐๐บ๐ธ ๐๐บ๐ฆ I say fuck a lot. https://substack.com/@barbtries
@kzig.bsky.social
Lead organizer of Democracy Out Loud, a pro-democracy community of activists in North Carolina
@vmcf.bsky.social
NC native, artist, 1 ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธhuman/3 dog mom, partner to an amazing guy. Trans rights are human rights, no laws can stop trans people from existing.
@racheljordan.bsky.social
Books! NC politics, Western Wake Democrats. Mom to a small human, a huge cat, and a tiny dog. Ex-sommelier, college essay tutor. Interested in almost everything. Currently a Wheel of Time Show fan account
@catfarrar.bsky.social
"Once upon a time there was a lady. She had no children, and no happiness either. And at first she cried for a long time, but then she became wicked..." The Master and Margarita WE RIDE AT DAWN ๐ฅ๐งน๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ Musk hacked the election. See below for proof ๐
@peonies12.bsky.social
Mom of two Vets--daughter n son! TRUE BLUE! ๐๐๐บ๐ธ Transplant--NY2CA2NY2NC I miss CALI. ๐บ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฆ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ท OPINIONS MINE! No ๐ซ DMs! Fully vaxed! If I can't vet you, I can't follow back. Don't see the light? Be the light!
@georgiablue33.bsky.social
Dipped out of Zuckโs fb because that guy is complicit. Waiting for the good people of Cape Fear to reassemble here. NC resists, yโall! โ
@ericjdaza.com
I help people appreciate data, science, and each other. No liberty without empathy. all views/opinions = mine only Biostatistician & Data Scientist โ Founder & Chief Editor @ statsof1.org โ ๐๐๏ธ๐ถ โข ADHD โข ๐ต๐ญ๐บ๐ธ โข โ๏ธโ๐พ โข X โก๏ธ Y โ Go Big ๐ด โข #GDTBATH ๐ฃ โข Fear The ๐ฒ
@lindseytaillie.bsky.social
Assoc prof @UNC. I study policy for healthy, sustainable food systems. Skeets parenting, politics, dumb jokes.
@ewstephe.bsky.social
Deputy managing editor at The Assembly. Ex-Reuters, Politico, WSJ. Tar Heel.
@taylorknopf.bsky.social
Health care reporter covering mental health and substance use for North Carolina Health News. Mama to 2 little ones. Based in Raleigh. Reach me on Signal at username: TaylorKnopf.14 Read my work at: https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/author/tayknopf/
@reneeacraft.bsky.social
Black feminist writer, scholar & educator | Exploring Blackness, cultural performance, & imagination as a tool for liberation | Prof. of Comm. & Global Studies UNC-CH | Director SOHP | Listener, storytelling, memory-worker | Mom, Daughter, Wife
@obxtruenative.bsky.social
Heliophile, Thelassiophile, Oenophile. Unapologetically proud of OBX heritage (pirates, washashores etc)thus the propensity for resisting current crap.All in for curiosity,open-mindedness,books, travel,cuisine,those who need support (& my kitties!).๐ซDMs
@4everdemocrat.bsky.social
Twitter refugee after 10 years over there. Childless cat lady & dog mom. Vote blue no matter who. Blue dot in a purplish state. Music is my oxygen. ๐ซ No MAGA ๐ซ #BlueCrew #FDJT
@sophiafornc.bsky.social
Mom, womenโs health advocate and your NC Senator-Elect, District 22. Putting care back into our politics. ๐ #bullcity ๐ #ncpol ๐ณ๏ธ #obamaalumni
@edsouthern.bsky.social
Chief writer-connector at NC Writersโ Network, author of FIGHT SONGS & more, not as grumpy as I look.
@stephwcruz.bsky.social
Policy Director @nchousing.org; Member of Mambo Dinรกmico Dance Co ๐mambodinamico.com NC Native Afro-Latina Proud Housing & local government nerd. Lover of dance, good food, pugs, & travel. She/Her
@michaelshumate.bsky.social
Husband, writer, bookseller, liberal Durham NC IG: instagram.com/the_reader_leaning_late ๐ Prophet Song, Paul Lynch ๐ Darkness at Noon, Arthur Koestler
@jorlaw.bsky.social
Metro editor for @thestatenewspaper.bsky.social. Contributor to @indyweek.bsky.social. Tar Heel. Former Free Times and Lexington County Chronicle editor. Canโt keep music opinions to himself.
@mlmoore.bsky.social
Writer, editor & recovering debutante. Producer of Recovering Debs podcast. Raleigh (she/her/y'all)
@msdpw.bsky.social
NC Dem ๐, Never red, Doodles and kids give me life, โค๏ธdesign , #RESIST , ACLU ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@philvignola.bsky.social
A retired software engineer now focusing on photography. Based in Durham NC. I love bird photography and bird watching. All images are my own My YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-s4iqsuX5THogu7wvEALpw
@ncnomad.bsky.social
I am a fiercely independent traveler that loves music, beer, wine, whiskey, Jeeps, hiking, climbing, all things North and South Carolina, and the company of strangers that have a good story to tell.
@garrzilla.bsky.social
When you have hope, you are never alone. ๐ Father/Husband and just another cog in the machine. Slava Ukraini ๐บ๐ฆ
@bhorner3.bsky.social
N.C. journalist, former publisher & editor (Sanford Herald, Chatham News + Record), reader, traveler, e-cyclist, Jayhawk, word collector. PopPop to Char & Henry. Projects: collaborating on memoir; writing about rural N.C.; N.C. Local News Workshop.
@vijisathy.bsky.social
Author: Inclusive Teaching | Professor | Speaker | Writer | she | โvidg-eeโ | เฎตเฎฟเฎเฎฟ inclusifiEd.com vijisathy.com
@ashlieinnc.bsky.social
ENFP. Feminist mama married to a liberal redneck. NC born & raised.๐ฅฐ Dog Lover. Gardener. Eric Church-Matchbox20-90s rap-Taylor Swift. #4AMclub member #RaiseUp ๐
@pam327.bsky.social
Retired counselor. Moderate New Deal Dem. Grandbabies, Sewing. #featherweight. This is a safe place. ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ โ๏ธ Luke 2:19. Buen Camino! ๐ซ DMs. BTW - Iโm prepared to resist for the long haul. Handwringers will be muted. Calls for violence will be blocked.
@robtaber.bsky.social
Historian of Haiti ๐ญ๐น and democracy in the Americas at Fayetteville State. Working for a welcoming + transformative UNC System. Formerly US ED Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships. Occasional live-poster of obscure panels and events.
@damania.bsky.social
Boshamer Distinguished Prof & Vice Dean for Research, @UNC_SOM, @UNC. CSO @UNC Health System. Research Interests: Virology, Cancer Biology, Immunology.
@dogmax2.bsky.social
Former NC political hack and student of WWII Germany, Well-traveled with Europe being my happy place, Vehemently against TCG and his ilk, I have no patience for stupidity and speak my mind, Proud mom to an anti-Chihuahua and a foodie.
@wsig.me
๏ฃฟ Apple | ๐ป Tech |๐ฑ Apps | ๐ธ Photography | ๐ง๐ผโ๐จ Design | ๐ถ Doggos | ๐ฆพ A11y | I/E+NFJ ๐ฅ Blueskyโs 1st Little Person & 1,392nd User ๐คต๐ปโโ๏ธ @cassiesigmon.comโs husband ๐ถ Dad of 4 ๐Raleigh, NC ๐ผ Business Development - @hubzonetech.org ๐ https://willsigmon.com
@kimmiestardust.bsky.social
Antifa AF.Artist.Former Systems Programmer, writer, record & book store manager. Druid, kitchen witch, crone, death doula, atheist, hoopy frood. โธ๏ธ Youโre nothing but a pack of cards! I follow everyone who DOESNโT show me their junk. ๐บ๐ฆ#TrumpIsACunt
@beaglehaus.com
Wife, sister, daughter, mother. Abortion is healthcare. I quilt, watch soccer, and seethe daily. All dogs are good dogs.
@dragonsprout.bsky.social
์ ์์ I like cute things. Mostly pretending Iโm not sad. She/Her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฐ๐ท Cary, NC
@foushee.house.gov
Proudly representing North Carolina's 4th Congressional District.
@insolentpheasant.bsky.social
Old Hippy Chick, I can speak 5 languages, I have 60,000 books, and it's not enough. Always try to be kind.
@thefateofophelia.bsky.social
Happily married, Old Deadhead, Progressive, Secular Jew and Badass Feminist Just looking for like minds to get me through these dark and uncertain times. ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฆ #BLM #GoodTrouble #Resist All things Nola #WWOZ
@curious-alpaca.bsky.social
๐งช North Carolina Research Triangle ๐ Devoted to public health ๐ Guided by intersectional feminism We're in this together. Let's give 'em hell.
@gosara.bsky.social
Advocate for progress in NC, #goheels, fine tuning my nervous system, 1/3 of @UnderwireNC.bsky.social
@katyetc.bsky.social
Building more civic futures through daily small actions. Carrboro, NC. Interests:๐๐ณ๏ธ๐ถ๐๐๏ธ http://kpete.rs https://civicfutures.substack.com
@alenebeese.bsky.social
NC girl mom. Love family, dogs, reading, democracy, genealogy, travel, food.
@ncprogressive.bsky.social
Social warrior, political avenger, limited filter. @NCBlue24 from Xitter. Pamlico Progressives and NCDP Progressive Caucus leader. Turning NC Blue. No DMs unless I know you.
@eheart.bsky.social
Lover of my countryโs democracy. Iโm a former Special Education teacher, mom of three, wife of over 40 years, daughter of a Purple Heart WWII veteran, and lifelong Liberal.
@old-phart101.bsky.social
Retired IT Security. 1 wonderful wife, 4 grown kids, 8 grandchildren. I support diversity, equal rights for ALL and I hate Drump and Elmo. NO DMs, DM and I will block you. I vet before I follow
@crownvic63.bsky.social
She/her Tar Heel born & bred. Community health nurse, secular humanist, fixed line angler, tree hugger, mom & partner. USAF veteran Spurs fan Heels fan UNC โ87 Very likely to reskeet your cool skeets. ๐ผ๐๏ธ๐ฆ๐ฃ
@bchunter.bsky.social
Freshwater life in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the French Broad River watershed of North Carolina. Saltwater life in the sea islands of South Carolina. #FishBum #Globalist #FreeWill #FlyFishing #Asheville #LiveClean #TightLines #BeKind
@laneyelizabeth.bsky.social
Bipolar socialist photographer & editor based in NC ๐ค free Palestine ๐
@alvisdunn.bsky.social
#Historian and Teller of Tales Sometimes Tall. Latin America, esp. #Guatemala. North American South too. Sometimes I study why & how people move around. #Alcohol other times. #Basketball is my Soul. #migration #UNC #expatriates #DeepChatham #Storyteller
@bluestormcomin1.bsky.social
๐โโฌ, history, Politics. #BlueStormFriendsVote๐ซgofundme,๐ซDM fundraising #RiseUp #BlueStormMovement #PetsOfBlueSky ๐โ๐ฆบ๐โโฌ๐พ #MakeAmericaSmartAgain ๐#UnitedAgainstTrump ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ๐โญ๏ธ#BlueStormComin1 ๐ช๏ธ๐ฆ #SheShed ๐ #PartyCentral ๐๐พ #BlueStormBoostsโ๏ธ
@carolinacatlady.bsky.social
โI believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light.โ