Jeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio Associate Professor @ University of Kentucky. Evolution / Ecology / Math. Biker. Aikidoka. #BlackLivesMatter
Editor in Chief of Theoretical Population Biology
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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social now: researcher chronicling threats to democracy @ Documented. then: investigative reporter @ Wisconsin Watch & ProPublica fellow. send me tips about the anti-LGBTQ movement or authoritarianism on signal: phoebe.411
Josef Fruehwald @jofrhwld.bsky.social i’m a linguist. he/him https://jofrhwld.github.io/
Newmo99 @newmo99.bsky.social attorney, trivia & karaoke lover, dive bar snob, she/her, 606 native, Jeopardy bronze medalist
ReImagine Appalachia @reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social Reimagine Appalachia is dedicated to making sure that no matter what we look like or the size of our bank account, everyone who lives here can have a good job, is cared for, can put down roots for the future, and leave healthy land for their children.
Jason Kyle Howard @jasonkylehoward.bsky.social Senior Ideas Editor @salon.com writing about Democrats and political rhetoric | Author of two books | Street Haunter à la Virginia Woolf | Lover of tea, history, books, dogs, music, G&Ts | https://linktr.ee/jasonkylehoward
Bluegrass Institute @bluegrassinstitute.bsky.social https://www.bluegrassinstitute.org
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Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-guns-and-sedition-far-right-terrorism-in-america/20097522?ean=9780231211222&next=t
Jean-Michel Masson @masson-jmm48.bsky.social Former English teacher.
Atlas-network unfriendly.
Climate science friendly.
Near Paris, France.
78 year-old grand-father.
Maga not welcome.
I do not speak Kochlandese.
No post, no following back, probably blocked.
Porn peddlers will be blocked
Heather Gatnarek @hgat.bsky.social Counsel at Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird, formerly ACLU of KY and public defender, Kentucky transplant and New England native. Tweets are my own.
Mark Payne @markpaynewrite.bsky.social Senior Health Reporter @law360. Previously Kentucky state government and politics. Proud nyguild.bsky.social mark.payne@law360.com (retweets ≠ endorsement)
Julie Jenkins @juliejenkinsnp.bsky.social DNP, WHNP-BC, FNPWH. She/Her/Dr. Clinicians in Abortion Care (CIAC) Program Strategist at NAF. Teaches post-grad APRNs in abortion care at University of Washington. 🏳️🌈 #Resist
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TheJafster @davejaffewrites.bsky.social Multiple award-winning humorist, author, columnist, former Chicago reporter, Dave has written for online media, print, television, and books. Creative, clever, witty – these are traits that kept Dave in detention for most of the eighth grade.
Sam Miller @smillertime92.bsky.social 
Dinsmore @dinsmore.bsky.social Current: Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation and Rufus Porter Museum. In love with #Maine. Husband and 'pops' to my four kids. #whodey
Perry County KY Democratic Woman’s Club @perrycountykydwc.bsky.social We are appealing to all women during this state of emergency in our country that threatens to take away all women’s rights! The time is NOW!! We must take ACTION and band together to keep what we fought so hard for!!! 🤬🤬🤬
Tiffany Bond @tiffanybond.com Relationship mortician, ski mom, lover of machine-washable throw blankets.
No one of consequence.
Somewhere in the Maine mountains.
Shenna Bellows @shennabellows.bsky.social Bio: Maine Secretary of State Prev: State Senator, Executive Director of HHRC Maine + ACLU of Maine
Wyatt Massey @news4mass.bsky.social Freelance investigative reporter focused on rural Wisconsin.
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Cody Rocha, MPH, MPA, CIC @codyrocha.bsky.social Epidemiologist | Infection Preventionist | DrPH Student @ Emory | 🏳️🌈 | Louisville, KY
Rachel Mann @rmannnews.bsky.social Recovering reporter • Coffee lover • Marathoner • Dog mom • Doing my best • Comms at WHOI • Views are my own
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📍 MA, ME, VT
Clay Wallace @claywallace.bsky.social Early bird! Morning host for @wuky.org in Lexington, KY. Podcast guy for the Capital City Museum in Frankfort, KY. Plays mountain dulcimer and mandolin with @newsroom.band.
claywallace.94 on Signal
Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social Co-founder Lawyers, Guns and Money. Works at Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky
Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates - East @ppaaeast.bsky.social We fight for repro rights & health care access in AK, HI, ID, IN, KY & WA. 💪 Find updates for IN & KY here!
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Jason Bailey @jbaileyky.bsky.social Executive Director, @KyPolicy
Mark Story @markcstory.bsky.social Kentucky.com Sports Columnist. Story ideas: mstory@herald-leader.com. Always remember: Savor the popcorn
Zach @thesecretbarn.bsky.social he/him
CA>NM>CA
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Debby Yetter @dyetter.bsky.social Journalist
jeanne marie @leapingminnow.bsky.social Fighting for “Liberty & Justice for All” | Appalachian | All views are entirely my own.
John David Dyche @jddyche.bsky.social “If we allow them to do so the liberal arts will lift us up from mere emotions and gut reactions into thoughtfulness.” — Larry Matheny, Centre College
https://kentuckylantern.com/2023/10/11/i-apologize-kentucky/ 
Chris Begley @ctbegley.bsky.social Maritime archaeologist, author, sometimes journalist and photographer, National Geographic Explorer
Arden Barnes @ardenbarnes.bsky.social Proud Kentuckian | Photographer 📸✨
Sarah Stalker @sarahforky.bsky.social A good human / truth teller/ advocate for foster youth / allergic to the status quo /KY State Rep District 34
Ray Routhier @rayrouthier.bsky.social Reporter at the Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social Elephant Lover
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Tom Caudill @tomcaudill.bsky.social Lexington, KY
Clare Davitt @claritybear.bsky.social Always a librarian. Queer. Bipolar II. Mainer. Child free by choice. I suggest you read Bradbury. I'm only speaking for myself here. she/her
Emily Burnham @eburnham1982.bsky.social Mainer, writer, enthusiast. 
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ProfKakie @profkakie.bsky.social Professor of Multimedia. Practitioner of multiple media. WRFL alum. LPFM enthusiast. Kentucky-Penn State-Clemson (NOT for football) ("Khaki" like the fabric.)
Rep. Erika Hancock @erika4ky.bsky.social Erika Hancock is a mother, wife, successful businesswoman, and State Representative in Kentucky's 57th District.
Derek Parham @derekparham.bsky.social Tree hugger and friend to all critters
Austyn Gaffney @austyngaffney.bsky.social environmental reporter @vtdigger.bsky.social | formerly climate @nytimes.com & freelance from Kentucky
New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com We amplify voices on the issues that matter to you. Read on: https://www.nytimes.com/section/opinion
Morgan Watkins @morgreports.lpm.org Investigative reporter covering health, the environment & more for @lpm.org & the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR). Formerly w/ Courier Journal, Gainesville Sun.
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Emily Hilliard @emhilly.bsky.social Folklorist & writer | MAKING OUR FUTURE: VISIONARY FOLKLORE & EVERYDAY CULTURE IN APPALACHIA (UNC Press 2022) | @spinstersounds.bsky.social co-owner | @thefemalebobdylan.bsky.social podcast |
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KY 120 United AFT @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social Official Bluesky account of KY 120 United-AFT. We exist to protect public education & all public servants. Proud members of AFT & AFL-CIO. #120Strong #KY120AFT
Clark Embree @kentuckyclark.bsky.social Producer at WLEX-TV Lexington KY, originally from Louisville. Kentucky Colonel, Commonwealth Ambassador, Duke of Hazard.
Lauren Heberle @laurenheberle.bsky.social Sociologist and professional question asker. Chair of UofL Sociology. Housing and Environmental Policy and Justice. Mom to two trans young adults. Also known as Carola Carl, member of Angry Carl. I block if you bug me.
Cory Dodds @corydodds.bsky.social Assistant law professor studying food, poverty, and place. Posts/likes/etc. ≠ endorsements.
www.corydodds.com
Brian J. Easley @brianjeasley.bsky.social Texatuckian in mideast America. Producer of docs on Steven Fromholz & Shawn Phillips. VP of @idruthergoto.bsky.social. Board Member. Past Chair of World Kentucky. Combat-Disabled Iraq Veteran. DePaul, Trinity Washington, & UofL alum.
www.brianjeasley.com
Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social Director of Bullard Center Texas Southern University, professor, author of 18 books, NBEJN #HBCU Climate Change Consortium, #ClimateReality Board, AAAS, National Academy of Medicine, TIME Earth Award, Father of Environmental Justice, US Marine Corps Vet.
Jennifer Bird-Pollan @jbirdpollan.bsky.social tax, tax, tax
finishin' my coffee
Rob Fenton @refenton.bsky.social Co-founder, Kestrel Consulting | Policy Advocacy and Analysis | Fmr Conway for KY, Gregg for IN, etc. | Butler U & UK Martin School of Public Policy and Administration alum
www.kestrelconsultingky.com/
Corinne Boyer @corinne-boyer.bsky.social Writer|Podcast Host|Award-Winning Journalist| Actor 🎭.
Ian Hardwitt @hardwitt.bsky.social video journalist & reporter at WHAS11 News | Paducah ➡ Louisville 
Lauren Gorla @laurengorla.bsky.social Audience Development Editor @ McClatchy. Currently knitting a scarf, socks and a sweater. 📍Lexington, Kentucky
Laura is union proud @fedupteacher.bsky.social union organizer,lover of humanity, equality,facts,my children,& Kentucky Basketball #resist #antiracist #Ky120UnitedAFT #BlackLivesMatter🌈🏳️⚧️🚫DMS
Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social He/him. TV Critic, author. Now searchable on Tubi. I am not Alan Sepinwall III.
https://whatsalanwatching.com
Will Ousley @willousley.com Hailing from Hoptown, now rooted in Louisville. Husband of the best educator in the game. Non-profit obsessed. Advocate for a better Kentucky. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer. He/him #SFB15 #SFB16
Beth Bissmeyer @betharoo.bsky.social Kentuckian. Lover of ice cream. Bookseller.
Salmon Creek Farm @salmoncreekfarm.bsky.social est 1971 / rev 2014 / queered commune-homestead-sanctuary of precious riparian & coast redwood habitat on Pomo land / 2025: 🎏 Schools of Salmon Creek 🎏 salmoncreekfarm.org / salmoncreekarts.org
On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social A weekly radio show and podcast on all things media produced and distributed by WNYC Studios — onthemedia.org
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Bonnie Jean Feldkamp @writerbonnie.com Syndicated columnist with Creators holding space for good, writing stories about people making the world a better place. https://writerbonnie.com/about-me/link-in-bio/
KJ Lauck @kjlauck42.bsky.social Graduate of Lipscomb University. Louisville, KY ➡️ Nashville, TN. Sports fan and aspiring journalist.
Orlando Flores Jr @orlandofloresjr.bsky.social Deputy Managing Editor in New Orleans | Gulf States Newsroom (WWNO, WRKF, WBHM, MPB, NPR) | Past stops: The Times-Picayune, The Advocate, The Times Record News | Proud Midwestern State alum | contact me at: orlando@gulfstatesnewsroom.org
Joshua Moore @joshuamoore.com Dad, husband, writer. Wrote a fair-selling book about Power Rangers.
Host/EP of Not Another 2001 Movie Podcast: https://youtube.com/@notanother2001moviepodcast?si=mGBGMaE1R7eI7M3Q
EAJ ESQ @betsyjohnsonesq.bsky.social 
Rachel Iacovone @racheliacovone.bsky.social Host of @citycastnash.bsky.social. Former: @ctpublic.bsky.social, @WPLN.bsky.social, @WGCUnews.bsky.social. Frequent food poster & user of the phrase “¡Ay bendito!” 🇵🇷 l she/they 💖💜💙
Jordan Hensley @jordanhensleyky.bsky.social east tn appalachian living in ky. etsu alum. vfl. thoughts expressed here are my own.
Cathie Grimm @catgrimm.bsky.social Newly retired German & Fairytailes teaching professor. My youtube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@thegrimmreader3649
Bill Haneberg @haneberg.bsky.social Geologist at the geohazard•climate•policy nexus. Hazard + risk. Lidar, landslides, debris flows, floods. Kentucky Colonel. NOT a thought leader. He/him.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0mCybjIAAAAJ&hl=en
www.linkedin.com/in/billhaneberg
Amelia Ferrell Knisely @amelianews.bsky.social Reporter, West Virginia Watch | Proud WV native. Mom of 3 and baseball fan. News on TikTok: @amelianews
Caity Coyne @caitycoyne.bsky.social Reporter with West Virginia Watch | Previously Charleston Gazette-Mail and RFA | I have no idea how to use this thing! | Very short, very aware | She/Her
Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social We bring Maine together.
Western Kentucky University @wkuhilltoppers.bsky.social 🔴 Home of the Hilltoppers & the best mascot, Big Red
🎓 Exceptional academic programs & applied learning opportunities
📍 Bowling Green, KY
🔗 linkin.bio/wku
Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social I make Dad jokes on NPR and also write books and other things. 
APM Research Lab @apmresearchlab.org Data journalism hub of American Public Media Group and beyond.
Bringing facts into focus
https://www.apmresearchlab.org/
Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social Texas news, politics, food, culture, travel, yee-haw, and more since 1973. 🤠
Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social I write about abortion every day at abortioneveryday.com Read my newsletter & find me other places here: linktr.ee/jessicavalenti
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Sarah Michels @sarahmichels.bsky.social North Carolina elections/politics for Carolina Public Press ✍🏼 Unapologetic Swiftie 💄Not afraid to ask dumb questions.
Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social Investigative reporter for PROPUBLICA
Contact me: 202-215-6203 (phone/Signal)
First book: A DEATH ON W STREET
Next book: Southern true-crime epic about porn kingpin Michael Thevis, the mob, and the FBI. Imagine Goodfellas meets Boogie Nights…
Joe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social Asst. Prof @ Louisville Law
Former: Managing Attorney @ Ky. Commission on Human Rights and lawyer for KY plaintiffs in Obergefell.
Blog: https://joedunman.substack.com/
Scholarship: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2147917
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Appodlachia @appodlachia.com John Brown is a hero / Unions are good / Accents are sexy / redneck is a term of endearment https://lnk.bio/appodlachia
Rebecca Traister @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. 
Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social NYT bestselling author * dog and cat person * moon and pet photographer * gwendabond.com * gwendabond.substack.com * linktr.ee/GwendaBond
Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social Columnist for MSNOW, Public Notice. Formerly: Washington Post, The Week, American Prospect. Subscribe to my newsletter! The Cross Section: paulwaldman.substack.com
Monica Lewinsky @monicalewinsky.bsky.social yeah, that one.
ACLU of Kentucky @acluofky.bsky.social Working since 1955 in the Statehouse, courts, and communities to build power and defend the constitutional rights and liberties of all.
m.mtrbio.com/ACLUofKY
Heather Chapman @mothertongue.bsky.social Ex-journo, Jeopardy! loser, Kentucky Colonel, writer of many things. Comms consultant. Rural policy nerd. Neurodivergent af, queer af, tired af. Chaotic good.
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social Author of four books and the CULTURE STUDY newsletter. PhD in celebrity gossip. My dogs are named Steve and Beverly.
Texas Tribune @texastribune.org Independent news. Trusted by Texans. We pursue the truth so Texans can shape our future. Sign up for our daily email: http://trib.it/signup
Beth Thorpe @bethinlouavul.bsky.social Digital Strategy for KY Dem campaigns, Dog Petter and Pie Maker. Communications Chair for Louisville Democratic Party. Union Member, Campaign Workers Guild.
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Josh Wood @jwoodjourno.bsky.social Watchdog/news reporter @courierjournal // Former Middle East correspondent // Kentucky Colonel // Get in touch: jwood@gannett.com
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