The Rope Reader’s Starter Pack
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@timqueeney.bsky.social
@melissjpeltier.bsky.social
Veteran film/TV/media maker; NYT bestselling author; storyteller; dog mom. Direct descendant John Alden & Priscilla Mullins 1620. My American ancestors were defending democracy since 1776. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 & #Ally 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
@marisakabas.bsky.social
journalist / founder @ thehandbasket.co email: MKwrites4000@proton.me signal: https://signal.me/#eu/VssgH88q6WQu7MtH5wF-08JdgWh4iAPWD13eXiOcXQNGdZUXijJBZInD-UtLJKFG venmo: venmo.com/u/Marisa-Kabas ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/marisakabas
@joyannreid.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster, documentary filmmaker and professional blerd 🤓💋. Fan of democracy and OG hater of fascism and apartheid.
@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
@crampell.bsky.social
MSNBC anchor/co-host of The Weekend: Primetime, Sat/Sun 6-9pm. Washington Post syndicated op-ed columnist. Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
@lastword.msnbc.com MSNBC 10PM Author of 2 books: Deadly Force & Playing With Fire Former Executive Producer & Writer of NBC’s drama series The West Wing lastworddesks.msnbc.com
@bmeiselas.bsky.social
Co-founded MeidasTouch with my brothers. Co-host of the MeidasTouch Podcast. Video guy. Not very good at writing bios.
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social
Author, FIRED UP, coming June 2025 / Speaker, organizer, founder emerita, @MomsDemand / Boardmember, @emergeamerica firedupbook.com 🔥🔥🔥
@rapsheet.bsky.social
National Insider for NFL Network and www.nfl.com. Made seven cameos in the movie Draft Day. Inquiries: shahob@william-raymond.com https://link.me/rapsheet
@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
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Lawyer, Filmmaker, Big Issue top 100 Changemaker 2024, CEO CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE https://www.cfsj.co.uk/
@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.
@jacobtlevy.bsky.social
Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Chair of Political Science, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill. Senior Fellow, Niskanen Center.
@fredguttenberg.bsky.social
My children are Jesse & Jaime. Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. My life is dedicated to saving lives fighting for gun safety in America and have written two books Find The Helpers and American Carnage.
@jayasaxena.com
Correspondent at Eater.com // Series Editor at Best American Food and Travel Writing // Vox Media Union committee // she/her
@criterion.bsky.social
Since 1984, we’ve dedicated ourselves to gathering and publishing the greatest films from around the world. criterion.com
@aaronblack.bsky.social
@schiff.senate.gov
Husband. Father. U.S. Senator for California. Fighting for an economy that works for everyone and for our democracy.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
@deanobeidallah.bsky.social
Host SiriusXM radio's The Dean Obeidallah show, writer, lawyer and comedian. Saving America one fact and punchline at a time--not necessarily in that order! Please sign up for my newsletter https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/
@aaronschatz.com
Chief Analytics Officer, FTN Fantasy. ESPN+ writer. Former radio DJ. Founder of Football Outsiders, creator of DVOA, All-Pro/MVP voter.
@sari.bsky.social
📌 History Teacher, Writer & Content Creator in NYC 🗣️Speaking Inquiries: @collectivespeakers 👋🏻 sari@saribeth.com https://linktr.ee/saribethrosenberg
@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social
Tuesday-Friday at 9pm ET on MSNBC starting May 6.
@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.
@ottoenglish.bsky.social
Professional irritant. Born Andrew Scott. Write books, journalism and far, far too many social media posts. Books https://linktr.ee/OttoEnglish
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com
Mom of 2, Host of @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social Tuesday-Friday at 9pm ET on MSNBC starting May 6.
@repgwenmoore.bsky.social
Honored to represent Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District. Proud mother, grandmother & great-grandmother. Honored member of: @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social gwenmoore.house.gov
@demcast.com
Join the DIGITAL TEAM! Tens of thousands of people coming together online to protect democracy, one share at a time. https://demcast.com/team/
@angelicabastien.bsky.social
Critic and Essayist, New York Magazine. Southern broad. https://linktr.ee/angelicabastien
@drdigipol.bsky.social
Digital political strategist and professor since the dawn of the web. Unfiltered.Media / TheChange.ai #Resist
@wileynickel.com
Adeline & Prescott’s Dad. Former Congressman running for U.S. Senate to fight for North Carolina’s working families. www.wileynickel.com
@sarahwood.bsky.social
Social Media Director. Visual creator. Writer. Saxophone player. Boston fan. Opinions here only represent me. 🏳️🌈 sarahwoodwriter.com
@bannerite.bsky.social
Democrat, anti-racism, LGBTQ ally. Keeper of the flame!🔥 The older I get, the less I know for certain! Not looking for a man. Been with same guy for 55 yrs. #BadAssFeminist #BlueResisters #MomSky
@beingliberal.bsky.social
The oldest social media space for (mostly) American liberals. Active daily since 2009, + 2M audience on FB, IG & Threads ® by Huddled Masses Media, Seattle https://linktr.ee/beingliberal
@chadfinn.bsky.social
Columns: The Boston Globe, Boston.com. Editor: The Boston Globe Story of Celtics. https://shorturl.at/j7ozz
@812filmreviews.com
Associate Editor at RogerEbert • Contributor: The New York Times • Screen Daily • IndieWire • Member: CFCA & AAFCA •
@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
@acosta32jp.bsky.social
Football writer at SB Nation. 3-high safety enthusiast. You can probably find me at Disney.
@timqueeney.bsky.social
Writer with nonfiction book “Rope” coming August 12 from St. Martin’s Press. Preorder https://bit.ly/RopeBook Painting dilettante. That annoying night sky fan always pointing out the Big Dipper. Gulf of Mexico. www.timqueeney.com