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I do not watch FOR PROFIT news I follow experts in their fields to stay informed: Historians, attorneys, journalists, scientists and a few celebrities and comedians.
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@bradmossesq.bsky.social
"a Washington lawyer whose practice representing people about security clearances is part of an entire legal subspecialty made possible by the current system." - Politico
@tarasetmayer.bsky.social
Co-Founder + CEO The Seneca Project Galvanize Women, Save Democracy @Center4Politics UVA Resident Scholar @HarvardIOP Fellow alum Proud Jersey Girl Substack “Uncompromised w/Tara” “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”
@yamiche.bsky.social
White House Correspondent for @NBCNews. Tips? Email: Yamiche.Alcindor@nbcuni.com.
@afreedma.bsky.social
Climate journalist focused on extreme weather, climate, the energy transition @cnn. Priors: @axios, WaPo | Alum: The Fletcher School, Columbia Climate & Society | Tips: andrew.freedman@axios.com | afreedman@protonmail.com | Signal: @afreedmanclimate.03
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
I am America’s Best Christian™. But you knew that. You can find exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrsBettyBowers TITHE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Q6REDKBBVUJLU
@profciara.bsky.social
Law professor & book author of Corporatocracy, Political Brands and Corporate Citizen; Brennan Center fellow; board member of CREW; campaign finance expert. Harvard grad. I’m a lawyer not your lawyer. #beans
@chasingoz.bsky.social
News Ninja Travel Host & Best Selling Author http://ChasingOz.Bio TravelwithChasingOz.com ChasingOz.Substack.com
@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
Host, ResistanceLive; Founder, Gaia Leadership Project; political/leadership consultant; author; recovering Wall Street civil/human rights lawyer; ex-Columbia Law adjunct; organizer; NYer 4ever; daily on YT at https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and MSNBC analyst. Proud husband of @sbg1.bsky.social and equally proud father of @tab-delete.bsky.social. Co-author of "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021."
@stevehofstetter.bsky.social
Human first, comedian second. Partnerships: hello@thegoldstudios.com
@amandacarpenter.bsky.social
Writer/Editor @protectdemocracy.org. Views are my own. NeverTrump from the jump, Bulwark fam & stan. Former reporter, Hill staffer, CNN contributor. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter! http://IfYouCanKeepIt.org 🇺🇸
@davidfrum.bsky.social
Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things. Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario. Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com DMs open to followers
@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social
Senior National Security & Intelligence Analyst NBC News, MSNBC. Retired FBI Assistant Director. Author, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; and, The FBI Way.
@electproject.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida specializing in American elections
@malcolmnance.bsky.social
Fmr US Intelligence +36 yrs. Expert MENA/SWA & US Terrorists | x5 NYT Bestselling Author, Navy Senior Chief, Widower, Ukrainian army Intl’ Legionnaire. Malcolmnance.Substack.com
@heidireports.bsky.social
Award-winning print, digital and TV investigative journalist Pls sign up on my site: www.heidireports.com "If you can make people believe lies are the facts, then you can control them." (Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Winning Journalist) Tips: 571 375 894
@harrylitman.bsky.social
Host & exec prod, "Talking Feds Pod" and "Talking San Diego." FCA Lawyer. Teach con law at UCSD & UCLA. Senior Fellow USC. Former US Atty, Dep Assis AG. Founding Contributor, The Contrarian
@ericholder.bsky.social
*82nd U.S. Attorney General *Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee *Author of “Our Unfinished March”
@strandjunker.com
Nomad since 1998: Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling. Following the roots of my German grandmother. Mover: Strong and persistent voice against Trumpism. Linktree: linktr.ee/Strandjunker
@bobcesca.bsky.social
Podcaster: The Bob Cesca Show, Trek Politics, Stephanie Miller, TME w John Fugelsang. Writer, artist, cyclist, Rush fan, collector of nerdy things. patreon.com/bobcescashow
@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.
@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)
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and Jan. 6
@rgoodlaw.bsky.social
https://www.youtube.com/@RGoodLaw Co-editor-in-chief at Just Security (https://bsky.app/profile/justsecurity.org). Chaired Prof at NYU Law. Former Chaired Prof Harvard. Former Special Counsel Defense Dept. https://www.justsecurity.org/author/goodmanryan
@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/
@annabower.bsky.social
Just asking questions. Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org. Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org Signal username: annabower.24
@georgehahn.com
Humorist, urbanist, satirist, sartorialist, minimalist, soloist, bicyclist, mid-century modernist on no one’s to-do list.
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social
25+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / board member, NY City Center
@mikeljollett.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author. Former All Things Considered, NPR, LA Times, NME, McSweeney’s, Stanford University. Singer in this one band.
@natsechobbyist.bsky.social
Wife, mama, sister, friend, suburban woman, & podcaster fighting for democracy. NOT a national security/geopolitical expert but I have a guy for that.
@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.
@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.
@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
@sykescharlie.bsky.social
Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. MSNBC. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Michigan Law Prof. Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast LAWLESS - out May 13 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
@ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com Bio: www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck "One First" Supreme Court newsletter: stevevladeck.com Book: tinyurl.com/shadowdocket
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
@avindman.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Vet. Ex NSC/WH Staff. Doc of International Affairs. Senior Fellow, FPI SAIS, JHU. NYT Best-selling Author.
@lawfaremedia.org
Straight-shooting information and analysis at the intersection of national security, law, and policy. Support Lawfare at https://www.lawfaremedia.org/support
@jenrubin.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, MSNBC contributor, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book recommendations welcomed.
@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
@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
@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
@yasharali.bsky.social
Elephant Lover Yashar.substack.com Twitter: @yashar IG/Threads @yasharali
@therickwilson.bsky.social
Lincoln Project and Resolute Square founder. Ad-maker. NYT #1 Bestselling author. Instrument-rated pilot. Beechcraft driver. TheRickWilson.Substack.com
@jayrosen.bsky.social
I teach journalism at NYU, critique the press, try to suggest reforms. PressThink is the name of my subject and my site.
@brianstelter.bsky.social
Media nerd. CNN chief media analyst. INSIDE THE HIVE podcast host. Author of "Network of Lies," "Hoax," and "Top of the Morning." Former Shorenstein fellow, NYT reporter and blogger.
@oliverdarcy.bsky.social
writing @status.news, a nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. subscribe: http://status.news/subscribe inbox: oliver@status.news
@godpod.bsky.social
Creator of the Universe. Daily free newsletter & animated podcast here: https://www.thegodpodcast.com
@rtraister.bsky.social
Journalist, New York Magazine; author, Good & Mad, All the Single Ladies. Maine, New York, Philadelphia. I am on a book leave till fall 2025. I do have a substack.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," with 20 new lessons on Ukraine, "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
@taniel.bsky.social
Daniel Nichanian. Editor in chief of @boltsmag.org (follow us!). Elections, (local) politics, voting rights, criminal justice, and drag race.
@jojofromjerz.bsky.social
Hey, it’s me… JoJoFromJerz! (My real name is Jo Carducci btw). I’m a mom, a podcaster, a writer, a lover of politics and puns and a true Jersey girl through and through. Check out my Substack (my baby) on my Linktree https://linktr.ee/jojofromjerz https://
@katiephang.bsky.social
Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | @katiephang on Substack, Instagram, Threads, & TikTok https://linktr.ee/katiephang?utm_source=linktree_admin_share “Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce”
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@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.
@davidcorn.bsky.social
Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. MSNBC commentator. Author of AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS and other NYT bestsellers. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice
@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.
@charliesavage.bsky.social
The New York Times national security and legal reporter. Not the Welsh footballer, Roddy Doyle character or 19th Century adventurer in Fiji.
@juddlegum.bsky.social
I write Popular Information, an independent newsletter dedicated to accountability journalism. | judd@popular.info | Signal: juddlegum.47 | Text: 202-599-7124 Popular.info
@decodingfoxnews.bsky.social
Deciphering misinformation and disinformation on Fox JulietJeske #🟦 Newsletter/Podcast at Substack http://linktr.ee/DecodingFoxNews http://decodingfoxnews.substack.com http://patreon.com/decodingfoxnews
@simonwdc.bsky.social
Democratic political strategist, analyst, commentator. Hopium purveyor. More than 30 years in the fight. My primary political home is on Substack. Join me there too - https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/
@beschlossdc1776.bsky.social
Author, PRESIDENTS OF WAR, 9 other books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. @PBS contributor. Called "normally sober" by Financial Times. X address is @BeschlossDC. Born in Chicago.
@mspopok.bsky.social
LEGAL AF 24/7 Co-Fndr Legal AF pod x Legal AF YouTube. Almost 1 billion YoutTube views. Proud husband & girl-dad. Never quiet. youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL36GQAccexbz4-p9WBKv4tzSrajRZNCtz&si=C26q-VLDkmYZgHyJ
@kfa-legal.bsky.social
Attorney, Podcaster, CNN Legal Analyst, Former Manhattan DA prosecutor, and advisor to the TV show Law and Order.
@dhstokyo.bsky.social
You probably know me from TikTok or Instagram. Maybe old school Twitter. I find good news the media ignores. #VoteBlue
@franifio.bsky.social
Chinese-Italian Scallion • Correspondent, comedian • Host of The Bitchuation Room Podcast on YouTube and Twitch • Newsbroke on @ajplus• IG: @franifio
@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social
Writer, lawyer, quipster, wonk. Related to Audrey Hepburn. Proud creator of SHERO newsletter.
@hartmannreport.com
NY Times bestselling author, America’s #1 progressive talk show host, politics, ADHD, spirituality, science, SiriusXM, FSTV, HartmannReport.com, Pacifica, Thom.tv, ThomHartmann.com, WisdomSchool.com, HunterInAFarmersWorld.com
@raskin.house.gov
Proudly serving Maryland's beautiful Eighth Congressional District and leading House Judiciary Committee Democrats in Congress.
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
Lawyer turned journalist doing what I do at @GlobeOpinion, @MSNBC, #JusticeByDesign, and #SistersInLaw. Snickers's scheduler. Believer in democracy, science and the rule of law. Upcycler. Typos are my love language. From Detroit, in Washington, of Boston.
@occupydemocrats.bsky.social
Occupy Democrats is a merger of the goals and interests of Occupy with those of the Democratic Party.
@jvl.bsky.social
Editor of The Bulwark https://www.thebulwark.com/ Host of a Secret Podcast. Also a super double-secret podcast you can't find.
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social
Liberal talking head (co-host of The Five on Fox News) and excellent mom if I do say so myself. Democracy enthusiast. Perusing the blue skies.
@repjasmine.bsky.social
Former public defender, now U.S. Congresswoman, proudly serving the good people of Texas’ 30th Congressional District. ✊🏾
@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Dem Strategist. Dad to Cameron and Paxton. https://TheAltMedia.com https://youtube.com/@adamparkhomenkoshow
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
History & Italian Professor, NYU; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
@barbmcquade.bsky.social
Wife, Mom, UMich Law School Professor from Practice, NBC/MSNBC legal analyst, The Contrarian contributor, former U.S. Attorney, EDMI
@volts.wtf
I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
@davidpakman.bsky.social
@dworkin.bsky.social
Dworkin Report. Journalist. Investigator. Author. Musician. https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/
@motherjones.com
Investigative journalism 🕵️, politics 🗳️, chart-tastic 📊, and sometimes sarcastic 🙄😌🤪 Join our people-powered nonprofit newsroom: motherjones.com/subscribe
@profgalloway.com
Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, serial entrepreneur, and host of the Prof G and Pivot Podcasts.
@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
@democracydocket.com
Leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts. Find filings, news and analysis: democracydocket.com Sign up for our free newsletters: https://hubs.ly/Q03jcjCC0