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Media Matters for America is the nation’s premier media watchdog. Cited as a trusted source of information by Fox News’ “Brain Room.”
@patriottakes.bsky.social
Dedicated research monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy.
@motherjones.com
Investigative journalism 🕵️, politics 🗳️, chart-tastic 📊, and sometimes sarcastic 🙄😌🤪 Join our people-powered nonprofit newsroom: motherjones.com/subscribe
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Professor, Ride or die Eagles fan, traveler and gin drinker. Comedic truth teller.
@axios.com
Smart Brevity worthy of people's time, attention and trust. Subscribe to our newsletters: https://trib.al/8haeaPt
@protectdemocracy.org
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United. Follow us on other platforms ➡️ https://protdem.org/m/stay-connected
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The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is a non-profit organization that promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves and their role in our world. nywolf.org
@robertpjones.bsky.social
President and founder, PRRI. NYT Bestselling author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future; White Too Long; The End of White Christian America. Writing at https://www.whitetoolong.net.
@kkdumez.bsky.social
Historian of gender, religion, politics. Author of NYT bestseller JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE. Next up: LIVE LAUGH LOVE.
@dianabutlerbass.bsky.social
Author - faith, culture, politics, history. Duke PhD. 11 books - 2 more on the way! Tons of bylines. The Cottage newsletter: https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com Website: www.dianabutlerbass.com. Struggling gardener, foe of Theocracy, and dog mom
@mpgphd.bsky.social
✏️ race/gender/sex/religion/politics/America 🙄 also "cults" 💻 senior editor @religiondispatches.org 🎧 #KeepingIt101 w/ IRMF 📚 #RINDWY (Beacon 2024) | #CultsInc | #AbusingReligion (Rutgers 2020) pitch me! https://tinyurl.com/mpgphd
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
IU Indianapolis sociologist studying religion, culture, politics, disability | Books on Christian Nationalism http://linktr.ee/andrewwhitehead | Substack: https://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/ | Bio: https://tinyurl.com/42wspc8m
@hrc.org
We’re America’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. We proudly fight for a world where equality wins at home, school, work, and every community.
@prripoll.bsky.social
Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization conducting research at the intersection of religion, values, and public life. www.prri.org
@matthewdtaylor.bsky.social
senior scholar at Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies | creator of "Charismatic Revival Fury" podcast | author of The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement that is Threatening Our Democracy
@fathernathan.bsky.social
Dyslexic author. Former priest. Depressive humorist. fathernathan.substack.com
@themodsisyphus.bsky.social
Settler. Religion, media, & culture scholar. Writing on digital hate & extremism, ritual, & Hindu/tva publics. Animal lover, anti-caste, anti-racist, anti-hate, anti-fascist. No response to trolls. RP ⍯ Endorsement; BLM, FREE PALESTINE all posts personal
@propublica.org
Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts. Support our work: https://propub.li/4d2mFWJ
@religiondispatches.org
bringing you religion, culture, and politics since 2008 * award-winning * independent * non-profit * justice-minded * irreverent RD is a @praeyesright.bsky.social publication want to write for RD? check out https://religiondispatches.org/submissions/
@bradleyonishi.bsky.social
Research on Christian nationalism and the American Right. Co-host of @straightwhitejc and founder of Axis Mundi Media. 4th Gen Lakers fan. www.axismundi.us
@profirmf.bsky.social
tired Islam, South Asia, race, & religion professor. podcaster. parent. enthusiastic killjoy. drama & drag & bad movie fan. adoptee. occasional TikTokker. she/her. (specifics @ profirmf.com)
@simranjeetsingh.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Interreligious Histories at Union Seminary; Author of the national bestseller, The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life
@newsnation.bsky.social
America’s source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. 📺 Find us on your TV: http://newsnationnow.com/joinus/
@rebeccaboehme.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Neuroscience,🧠 self, body, mind 🦁 grief, neuropsychiatry, neurodiversity, psychedelics, somatosensation🫀 philosopher at heart 👩🔬PI @ BoehmeLab, Linköping, Sweden
@melissaherman.bsky.social
Scientist, dog-lover, mom. Whiskey lover. Research on alcohol, nicotine, and psychedelics. Stubborn optimist, even now.
@mccutcheonsays.bsky.social
I’m University Research Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. I was a longtime Dept Chair but now teach, read, write, weed the yard on the weekends and have opinions on the fate of higher ed.
@religionssrc.bsky.social
A program of the Social Science Research Council, R&PS fosters research, discussion, and engagement around religion, secularism, spirituality, and belief.
@katiehowland.bsky.social
🔮Weirdo | 2020 Aerie Changemaker | Polyglot Bibliophile into all things archaeological & sp00ky
@neselsd.bsky.social
Rhymes w/ paper mâché 🍉 Psychedelic humanities: literature, ethics, harm reduction 🍄 Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University 🌐 University Writing Program 📝 Indigenous/Kurdish 🟥☀🟩 ND (they/them) chemicalpoetics.substack.com
@sarahsloat.bsky.social
writer and editor with words in The Guardian, NYT, Wired, The Atlantic and others https://www.sarahsloat.net
@shannondesalvo.bsky.social
Visit: whatistheafterlife.com #UVA student. #NDE, #OBE & #After-death communication research. Research Assistant at #MonroeInstitute, #DOPs & sometime podcaster❤️Member of #SSE, #APA, #SMN, #SPR, #PA, #Rhine, #IONS, #IRVA & #iCreateS ✨ #FATM
@trpwolff.bsky.social
Psychologist and clinician-researcher; psychedelic-augmented psychotherapy and psychotherapy integration Director of Research and Training at the MIND Foundation Research associate at Charité Berlin Pasta enthusiast
@sthom003.bsky.social
Professor of Psychiatry, Univ of Colorado School of Medicine. Director, Psychedelic Public Policy Partnership. Synaptic physiologist studying depression, antidepressant drug actions, and all things psychedelic in mice & people. Link: BaleThompsonLTP.org
@deffinger.bsky.social
Neuropharmacology PhD | postdoc researching #psychedelics at CU Anschutz | Lived experience w/ TBI & SUD recovery | Board member, Winter Conference on Brain Research | https://linktr.ee/Devin_Effinger NIDA IRP > UNC Chapel Hill > CU Anschutz
@jasteralaina.bsky.social
PhD in PharmTox. Critical Scientist who sometimes studies psychedelics. Sensible drug policy enthusiast! Science Communicator via https://www.psychedelicbrainscience.com Queer, She/Her. Opinions all my own 🤡
@petersjostedth.bsky.social
Philosopher of Mind and Metaphysics. PhD. Lecturer at the University of Exeter. Co-Director of Breaking Convention. Psychədəlix Research｜Process Philosophy Neo-Spinozism｜Exo Mind Theory www.philosopher.eu
@christimmermann.bsky.social
Research Fellow. Head of DMT Research Group. Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London. Neuroscience | Phenomenology | Psychedelics | Meditation Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ezYk7h0AAAAJ&hl=
@balper.bsky.social
Senior researcher @pewresearch.org sharing info about Americans’ religious beliefs and practices
@leorroseman.bsky.social
Psychedelic Researcher | Peace Activist | Abu-Emanu Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter (ex-Imperialist) Teaching at MSc Psychedelics: Mind, Medicine and Culture Co-founder of RIPPLES Member of Ripples Collective
@therevealer.bsky.social
Award-winning online magazine about religion, society, and media published by NYU's Center for Religion & Media. https://therevealer.org/
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New Testament Review Podcast. Not Peer Reviewed on Substack. PhD New Testament, Duke. Follow for New Testament, theology, crochet, pop culture, excessive cat documentation.
@matthewgruchow.bsky.social
PhD student - Study of Religions @ U. of Denver/Iliff School of Theology; Paramedic, former award-winning journalist. Poet. #ritualtheory #science #religion #psychedelics #NRMs #allthingsweird