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@maddow.msnbc.com
Mondays at 9pmET on MSNBC MaddowBlog.com From Russia with Lev: MSNBC.com/Lev Ultra podcast: MSNBC.com/Ultra Prequel: MSNBC.com/Prequel
@phillewis.bsky.social
detroit native. deputy editor at huffpost. WABJ president. check out my free newsletter! --> https://www.whatimreading.net/
@atrupar.com
Independent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
@meidastouch.com
The fastest growing independent news network in the world. We cover breaking news, politics, law and more. We are unapologetically pro-democracy.
@gtconway.bsky.social
Recovering lawyer who may relapse at any moment. President, Society for the Rule of Law. Co-host of the “George Conway Explains It All” podcast on The Bulwark.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, MeidasNews. Former Fed & State Prosecutor, Marine, Attorney. Switched parties from R to D in 2020. MeidasPlus.com/subscribe
@acyn.bsky.social
Senior Digital Editor for MeidasTouch.com Clips made with SnapStream Internet Hooligan...
@muellershewrote.com
Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com Secure contact: FedOath@pm.me Signal: muellershewrote.23 Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/TheDailyBeans
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@joncooper-us.bsky.social
Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of “Echoes of the Unknown” podcast. Coffee addict. New York/Florida.
@sethabramson.bsky.social
Journalist, lawyer, NYT-bestselling Trump and Musk biographer, songwriter (Hounds), former CNN and BBC analyst, poet, retired journalism professor. 👤: sethabramson.net/bio ⚖️: sethabramson.substack.com 🕹: retrostack.substack.com 🎶: houndsmusic.substack.com
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@gregpak.net
Rhymes with "rock." Call your reps (reps.fyi) & help your neighbor. #DidThisToday Comics writer, filmmaker, photographer. PLANET HULK, MECH CADET YU, LAWFUL. He/him. gregpak.fyi (this account is me in sweatpants. @gregpak.com is me in chinos lol)
@markharris.bsky.social
Writer, husband, etc. Books: Pictures at a Revolution (2008), Five Came Back (2014), Mike Nichols: A Life (2021), Untitled gay cultural history (2026). Journalism: New York, NYTimes Style Mag, etc. A long time ago: EW, Grantland, younger.
@thehighsign.bsky.social
Film critic at Slate; co-host of the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast; repped by the Cheney Agency; member NYFCC. Camera Man, my book on Buster Keaton, is out: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Camera-Man/Dana-Stevens/9781501134203
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Author, filmmaker, book dealer. Bookstore: mzs.press. RogerEbert.com editor-at-large. New York Magazine writer.
@juliadavisnews.bsky.social
Columnist @TheDailyBeast, creator of the Russian Media Monitor, sanctioned by Russia, member of @TheEmmys. I watch Russian state TV, so you don't have to. Author of a book "In Their Own Words: How Russian Propagandists Reveal Putin’s Intentions."
@cmonstah.bsky.social
"Elegante y muy cabrona." I labor at the word factory for Alta, WaPo, NYRB, The Atlantic, Fresh Air, KCRW and others. https://linktr.ee/Cmonstah
@alissawilkinson.bsky.social
Critic @nytimes.com; author of WE TELL OURSELVES STORIES (@liveright.bsky.social) and SALTY (@broadleafbooks.bsky.social); teaching writing at NYU XE and Center for Fiction.
@jasondashbailey.com
I write about movies. https://www.jasondashbailey.com/ GANDOLFINI Book: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/gandolfini_9781419767692/ GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC podcast: pod.link/1274489817 Letterboxd @jasondashbailey
@justincchang.bsky.social
Film Critic, The New Yorker and NPR’s Fresh Air | 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism | Chair, National Society of Film Critics | Programmer, New York Film Festival
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
@kylebuchanan.bsky.social
The Projectionist at The New York Times, and the author of “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road”
@kphipps3000.bsky.social
Movies, etc. for GQ, Vulture, Ringer and more. Co-host Next Picture Show. With @scotttobias.bsky.social I write The Reveal: http://thereveal.substack.com. Author of AGE OF CAGE. He/Him
@manohladargis.bsky.social
Tree hugger, childless cat lady, lover of animals and some humans, I write about movies for the New York Times. Member of the Times Guild, which is represented by the NewsGuild of New York.
@mattsinger.bsky.social
Editor of ScreenCrush.com and Author of ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular’ and ‘Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.’ Next: A book on 21st century Hollywood comedies.
@theamynicholson.bsky.social
Film critic of the LA Times and host of the podcast Unspooled. Say hello with your favorite movie and why -- or a picture of a standard poodle. IG/Letterboxd: @theamynicholson
@michaelschulman.bsky.social
Staff writer at The New Yorker. Author of "Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep" and "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears." www.michael-schulman.com
@candicefrederick.bsky.social
Culture Journalist for hire | Formerly: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: The Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Washington Post, ELLE and Harper's Bazaar | reeltalkonline@gmail.com | candicefrederick.contently.com
@katerbland.bsky.social
Editorial Director, IndieWire. / NYFCC member. / NYC & Vermont. / Likes coffee, cats, and the Oxford comma. / Bird nerd.🦉
@aduralde.bsky.social
Film critic (thefilmverdict.com) Podcaster (linoleumcast.bsky.social bfastallday.bsky.social maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social deckthehallmark.bsky.social) Member, LAFCA & NSFC. Coming soon: updated edition of HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE XMAS. he/him🌹🏳️🌈🎄📽
@jay.bsky.team
CEO of Bluesky, steward of AT Protocol. Let’s build a federated republic, starting with this server. 🌱 🪴 🌳
@tyburr.bsky.social
Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com, WaPo. Ex-Boston Globe, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at https://tinyurl.com/ytpycuh3. “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74
@adambvary.bsky.social
Senior Entertainment Writer for Variety. I used to work for BuzzFeed News (RIP) and Entertainment Weekly. Aspiring scrutineer. Opinions, pie, & cupcakes mine. He/him. https://variety.com/author/adam-b-vary/
@scotttobias.bsky.social
Film/TV writer. Co-host: The Next Picture Show podcast. Author of The Reveal newsletter (thereveal.substack.com) with Keith Phipps. I got a houseboat docked at the Himbo Dome.
@joshuarothkopf.bsky.social
Film Editor, Los Angeles Times | Member, LAFCA | Vice-Chair, National Society of Film Critics | I'm watching a movie right now.
@christinalefou.bsky.social
~old hollywood, crime films, boxing, italian cinema, glamour & beauty ~ Sky Arts talking head. Empire Mag contrib editor. Writing: i Newspaper, the Atlantic, Criterion, BBC, Rolling Stone. Forthcoming book SOFIA COPPOLA from Greenfinch/Quercus Nov 2025.
@isaacfeldberg.bsky.social
Critic, editor, darling | RogerEbert, The Playlist, Paste Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, Inverse, Chron, Letterboxd Journal, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe | CFCA Also on Letterboxd and Twitter: @isaacfeldberg
@oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social
✍️ RogerEbert, Indiewire, Letterboxd, etc. | 📧 maryag7@gmail.com | CFCA | creator #Noirvember #AYearWithWomen | buy my book CINEMA HER WAY out now from Rizzoli | Free 🇵🇸| https://maryaegates.com/cinemaherway/
@samadams.bsky.social
Culture writer at Slate, published in LA Times, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, THR, and points south. Member: New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics, WGA East