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@pixelatedboat.bsky.social
The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
@xkcd.com
@caseynewton.bsky.social
Email salesman at Platformer.news and podcast co-host at Hard Fork.
@propublica.org
Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts. Got a tip for us? Go to: https://www.propublica.org/tips/
@data.ft.com
The FT’s team of reporters, statisticians, illustrators, cartographers, designers, and developers work with colleagues across our newsrooms, using graphics and data to find, investigate and explain stories. https://www.ft.com/visual-and-data-journalism
@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
@dril.bsky.social
Never Bullshit I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate . https://www.patreon.com/dril https://www.instagram.com/dril_real https://linktr.ee/drilreal
@cpsc.gov
Your U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Product safety info, data, and recalls. Standing for safety since 1972. Official account of the USCPSC. HQ: Bethesda, MD. Subscribe for recall emails on CPSC.gov. Report unsafe products on SaferProducts.gov
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@lawfaremedia.org
Straight-shooting information and analysis at the intersection of national security, law, and policy. Support Lawfare at https://www.lawfaremedia.org/support
@paleofuture.bsky.social
Tech reporter @Gizmodo.com. I’ve been writing about the history of futurism @Paleofuture.com since 2007. Email: mnovak@gizmodo.com Signal: mattnovak.11
@josephcox.bsky.social
Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
@mims.bsky.social
WSJ tech columnist. Dog person. Author of Arriving Today, an unfortunately timely book about the global system of trade we're currently flushing down the toilet: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/arriving-today-christopher-mims
@martinstabe.ft.com
Data journalist at @data.ft.com. These days mainly thinking about elections data and how to use automation and AI in news. Currently at #ijf25 #ddj #dataviz
@atproto.com
Social networking technology created by Bluesky. Developer-focused account. Follow @bsky.app for general announcements! Bluesky API docs: docs.bsky.app AT Protocol specs: atproto.com
@bradheath.bsky.social
DC reporter for Reuters on crime, justice and investigations. Data, documents and "convoluted KGB style back-door" stuff. Lawyer, but not yours. 202-527-9709, brad.heath@tr.com
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@dustinvolz.bsky.social
National security reporter for The Wall Street Journal focused on cyber conflict, digital espionage and intelligence. Based in DC, with past bylines from SF, London and Berlin. It can happen here. https://www.wsj.com/news/author/dustin-volz
@kenwhite.bsky.social
Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Signal: KenWhite.1969
@samueloakford.bsky.social
@washingtonpost visual forensics | samuel.oakford@washpost.com | signal: 771-200-7508
@dmehro.bsky.social
Investigations at WIRED. Previously: Center for Investigative Reporting, Gizmodo, eyebeamnyc. dhruv_mehrotra@wired.com or securely at @dmehro.89 on Signal
@fouryearsagotoday.bsky.social
This account was born on March 6, 2024 when Elise Stefanik asked, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”) Send complaints to @helenkennedy.bsky.social
@byrontau.bsky.social
investigative reporter in washington for the ap formers: wsj, politico, notus. author of 'means of control,' a new book on big data and big government. buy: https://bit.ly/buyMoC signal: byrontau.01 twitter/linkedin/mastodon: byrontau
@theo.io
Assistant professor at @LSHTM.bsky.social researching viral pathogen genomics. Previously: @Crick.ac.uk, @GoogleAI, @sangerinstitute 🧪 🤖 🖥️ theo.io / sandersonlab.org
@wsj.com
Since 1889 🗞️ Sign up for our newsletters and alerts: http://wsj.com/newsletters Got a tip? http://wsj.com/tips Follow our staff: https://go.bsky.app/2ppWqxF
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social
Miami Herald Investigative journalist, author of "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story." Philly girl trying to make my way in the South Florida wilderness. Temple Owl.
@patriottakes.bsky.social
Dedicated research monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy.
@bgrueskin.bsky.social
Journalist, professor. Via Sioux City, Colorado Springs, Palo Alto, Rome, Standing Rock, Baltimore, Miami Herald, WSJ, Bloomberg, Columbia J School. bit.ly/bgcjr
@jessbravin.bsky.social
Supreme Court correspondent, The Wall Street Journal. Author, "The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay"; "Squeaky: The Life & Times of Lynette Alice Fromme." Founder: Raymond Chandler Square, L.A. City Historic-Cultural Monument No. 597.
@deepa.bsky.social
WSJ tech reporter covering A.I. Deepa.Seetharaman@wsj.com https://www.wsj.com/news/author/deepa-seetharaman
@johnwest.bsky.social
I report the news with code at the Wall Street Journal. I wrote a book called Lessons and Carols and won a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting. https://wildempty.wordpress.com
@dannydougherty.bsky.social
Graphics reporter in DC (currently WSJ). Lots of data and coding work but often distracted by comics, St. Louis sports and interesting things I've read in the news of the day. I feed on groan responses to my puns. (He/Him)
@jackgillum.bsky.social
Washington reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Signal: @jgillum.01. More contact info at https://gillum.org
@elan.place
Algorithmic escape artist | Rolling Stone called me one of the people "quietly keeping the spirit of the human, personal, creative internet alive" Teaching @UPenn, Product @MarshallProj | 📍Philly 💌 Subscribe: https://escapethealgorithm.substack.com
@joannastern.bsky.social
👩🏻💻 Senior personal tech columnist @WSJ 📺 Contributor @nbcnews + @CNBC 🏆 Emmy winner, technology and family lover