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Heidi Schlumpf @heidischlumpf.bsky.social Religion journalist; co-host of the Francis Effect podcast
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Christian Mitchell @cmitchellforlg.bsky.social Former IL Deputy Gov and State Rep., Chicagoan, @jbpritzker.bsky.social's running mate for Lt. Governor of Illinois.
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Scott Solomon, PhD @scottsolomon.bsky.social Biology Professor and Science Communicator at Rice University. Author of Becoming Martian (new!), Future Humans, What Darwin Didn’t Know, and Why Insects Matter. Host of the podcast Wild World With Scott Solomon. Views=own
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Zach Mortice @zachmortice.bsky.social Chicago design journalist and critic, @bloomberg.com and elsewhere. In one of those phases where I can’t decide whether it matters what buildings look like or not.
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Claire Woodcock @clurrese.bsky.social I write about the politics of information. Words @404media @edsurge @motherboard & @npr member stations. Performative Bills fan. Based in CO. 👻.
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Tom Schenk Jr @tomschenkjr.bsky.social The product of too much SimCity and watching too much West Wing. Managing Director of Analytics
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