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@angrystaffer.bsky.social
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@annabower.bsky.social
Just asking questions. Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org. Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org Signal username: annabower.24
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Michigan Law Prof. Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast LAWLESS - out May 13 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
@jaywillis.net
I write about courts, democracy, media, and the three raccoons who live in a tree behind my house. Bluesky’s ONLY fantasy football guru. EIC @ballsandstrikes.org, more writing at jaywillis.net.
@wajali.bsky.social
Writer. Tired Dad. Minivan Driver. Editor of The Left Hook Substack (https://thelefthook.substack.com); Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast; Author of a Memoir and a Play wajali.com wajahatmali@protonmail.com
@normeisen.bsky.social
Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Executive Director of State Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com 👇 - TN (posted by Team Norm)
@jfallows.bsky.social
Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
@clarajeffery.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. Board of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Views, mine.
@anamariecox.bsky.social
Writer, host of podcasts: sci-fi deep dive "Space the Nation" & mental health convos at "Another Day." Leading The Third Story Workshop. More at anamariecox.com
@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social
~* Jewish American Disney Princess *~ I’m from N-E-W Jerz
@chanda.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof.: Theoretical Cosmology and Particle Physics ⚛️ 🔭 & Black Feminist Science Studies 🧪 Writer 📚: #DisorderedCosmos #EdgeOfSpaceTime #CosmosIsABlackAesthetic Web: chanda.science all Black/all Jewish. queer/agender/woman. Posts by/for me🖖🏽
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social
Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: This Week in Google, AI Inside. Author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, The Web We Weave, available at: https://jeffjarvis.com
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. kryssdal@marketplace.org
@emilystjams.bsky.social
Writer! TV: Yellowjackets. Novel: Woodworking (out now). Podcasts: Arden. Journalism: Vox, A.V. Club, NYT, etc. Like a large language model but for my formative trauma.
@brendelbored.bsky.social
Host of all podcasts. Independent Journalist. Top 0.001 Meme Creator and Memeology Influencer. Hollywood’s Ultimate Insider.
@weissmann.substack.com
NYU Law, MSNBC legal analyst, podcast cohost "Main Justice" (previously "Prosecuting Donald Trump"); NYT bestselling author. Substack "Behind The Headlines" https://weissmann.substack.com Offering legal analysis & opinion
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
25+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / board member, NY City Center
@asharangappa.bsky.social
Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine. https://asharangappa.substack.com
@tribelaw.bsky.social
After teaching constitutional law at Harvard for 50 yrs, I decided it was time to teach in a classroom without walls — helping people understand the rapidly unfolding threat to our democracy’s survival and joining the struggle to preserve the rule of law
@ryanjreilly.com
@nbcnews.com Justice reporter, ebike guy. Read my stuff: http://ryanjreilly.com/ Order my book: http://tiny.cc/SeditionHunters At DOJ? Message me on Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/J_vTZodR14DC0TRlc4EiTDg7_Kh_XPLPTgsGdYD638WUZTDGiGVCpIu0hq0Io2Du 🚲⚖️🕵️🦅🛎️🇺🇸
@elienyc.bsky.social
Justice Correspondent for The Nation Magazine. Author of Allow Me to Retort and Bad Law. Class: PLD. Alignment: Neutral Good Str:12 Dex:8 Con:15 Int:13 Wis:10 Char:14 Author: Allow Me To Retort
@jenrubin.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, MSNBC contributor, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book recommendations welcomed.
@melissagiragrant.com
staff writer, The New Republic // A WOMAN IS AGAINST THE LAW (Little, Brown) out in 2026 // PLAYING THE WHORE (Verso) // member, NewsGuild of NY » email: melissa@melissagira.com » press releases/lists: mggrant@tnr.com » Signal: melissagira.01 (link below)
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
@lkrozen.bsky.social
Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
@justinbaragona.bsky.social
Senior reporter at The Independent Past: Zeteo media columnist, senior media reporter at The Daily Beast. Tips/hate mail: justin.baragona@the-independent.com You can also hit me up on Signal at 314.941.6421
@davidmackau.bsky.social
reporter boy. writer girl. Slate. Rolling Stone. NY Mag. NY Times. Bustle. The Daily Beast. Yahoo. Always & forever BuzzFeed News + ABC News (Australia). Signal: davidmackau.07
@anthonymkreis.bsky.social
Law professor and historical political scientist 📍Atlanta, Georgia Author of Rot and Revival: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/rot-and-revival/paper Carolina Tar Heel & Georgia Bulldog Studying constitutional law and American Political Development
@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, editor, filmmaker, professor. Pro-democracy advocate. Author of Oswald book, The Gunman & His Mother. Writing/publishing America, America on politics and society: America.substack.com
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
Journalist & Historian. Director, @aspencyber. Fmr ed, @PoliticoMag & @washingtonian. Author of "Watergate: A New History" and "The Only Plane in the Sky" and other books. garrett.graff AT gmail OR ProtonMail. Doomsdayscenario.co
@joekatz45.bsky.social
Democracy is like exercise. You can't do it once every four years and complain when you don't see results. Pro-edit button. "Soros-backed." He/him. Activist. Linktree.com/joekatz45.
@kathygriffin.bsky.social
@kathygriffin on IG. 2x Emmy & Grammy Award Winning Comedian. 2x NYT Bestselling Author. 23 specials. 1 feature film.
@ianbassin.bsky.social
Founder and Executive Director @protectdemocracy.org. Former Associate White House Counsel. Tweets my own.
@susanrinkunas.com
Journalist: abortion, reproductive justice. Jezebel, Slate, The New Republic, The Guardian, The Nation, Democracy Docket. @wgaeast.bsky.social Council. From PA, now in BK http://linktr.ee/susanrinkunas 📯 susanrinkunaswrites @gmail Signal: susanrinkunas.73
@ynb.bsky.social
Caregiver. 💖💚 Emmy nominated💫 Spoutible: @YNB Post: @TheYNB IG & Threads: @yvettenicolebrown
@jasonleopold.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News. "FOIA terrorist." Band Tshirt hoarder. Subscribe to my newsletter, FOIA Files. Opinions are mine. jasonleopold@protonmail.com Signal: JasonLeopold.666 https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/foia-files
@timdickinson.bsky.social
I cover the rise of extremism for Rolling Stone (aka @7im on X) Portland, Oregon Send tips via Signal: Tim.415 tim.dickinson (at) rollingstone dot com
@helenkennedy.bsky.social
Newspapers 4 life. (Ex NY Daily News & Boston Herald.) NYC and North Fork. Francophile fan of Sondheim and Venice. Aspiring watercolorist. (Paintings now at @washbuckler.bsky.social) Hoping sarcasm works out better over here.
@alivitali.bsky.social
☀️ Host @waytooearly.bsky.social 📕 Author “Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put A Woman In the White House…Yet.” Read: https://a.co/d/j1ojmjm | Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDIVi-vBsOEwfv0LML1BGBlPxZsnoa0xM
@profmmurray.bsky.social
Stokes Prof. of Law @NYULaw; Faculty Dir. @bwlc_nyu; co-host @StrictScrutiny_ pod; talking head @MSNBC; @NYTimes bestselling author. Views mine. RT not endrsmt.
@joshchafetz.bsky.social
Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Law and Politics, Georgetown Law: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/josh-chafetz/ Author, most recently, of _Congress's Constitution_: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300248334/
@timobrien.bsky.social
Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bsky.social. Political Analyst, MSNBC. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
@marshalackey.bsky.social
Life long liberal Democrat, mother and grandmother, former local labor leader and activist, retired, woke AF, cats, dogs, books, humor and music lover. Spiritual student. No Porn! No Crypto! No money request. Absolutely NO DM!! ♎️🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️