Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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Amy Colleen @amycolleen.bsky.social Christian, mom, student, writer, Austenite, "several niche accounts in a trench coat." Addicted to literary composition. Cringe but free. Editor of The Pomegranate at http://the-pom.com and writer of essays at http://www.amy-colleen.com
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people.
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Dave Bennion @david-bennion.bsky.social Immigration attorney and director of @freemigration.bsky.social. Open the borders, close the jails. #AbolishICE #FreePalestine
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social Deputy Director of rapid response at Media Matters, views here are my own
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Dr. S. Deborah Kang @kangborderlaw.bsky.social Nau Associate Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy
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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social I work with data at Relevant Research. I post about migration and sports.
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Karen Tumlin @karentumlin.bsky.social Civil rights litigator specializing in legal unicorns & immigrants’ rights. I’ve sued every POTUS since #43 and don’t plan to stop soon. Founder & Director of Justice Action Center. 
Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social Former journalist, now at @immcouncil.org (all posts here VERY MUCH my own), guest columnist at @documentedny.bsky.social, forever immigration explainer.
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Nik Tan @ndftan.bsky.social International #refugee law and policy.
Michael Kagan @michaelgkagan.bsky.social Law prof in Las Vegas | Bagel expert, with a sub-specialty in pickles | UNLV Immigration Clinic Director | Private chef to my kids | Mets fan | Speaking for myself only | https://www.michaelgkagan.com | https://behindtheborder.substack.com
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com Dad. Husband. Former GOP congressman. Voted to impeach Trump. Now fighting for our democracy. Lt. Col. Air National Guard (ret). Founder of Country First
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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social Working on a book about the legacy of neoconservatism. Columnist for The Nation, contributing editor at Jewish Currents, writer for many lefty mags. KLEE-on
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social Former President of Win Without War, lover of Philly sports, and opinionated observer of foreign policy.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. Commenting generally on immigration law and policy. Retweets =/= endorsements, views are my own.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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Ashlyn B. Aske @ashlynba.bsky.social 💡considering tech policy from a human-centered perspective. Master of Jurisprudence @ UW Law + UW Center for an Informed Public
Joey Schafer @schafer.bsky.social UW-Seattle PhD candidate, studying online attention dynamics & creators/influencers @ HCDE/CIP, advised by @katestarbird.bsky.social . Former SETS Fellow @ Cornell Tech, working w/ @informor.bsky.social . UAW 4121 ASE Recording Secretary. He/Him
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social Status Quo Politics is holding us back. Who will call for a big fight, and big change? The status quo cannot hold.
We must strip SCOTUS to the studs and rebuild it.
Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social 📚 Author, NYT bestseller FIRED UP
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Zach W. Lambert @zachwlambert.bsky.social born/raised in Austin. pastor Restore Austin. cofounder Post-Evangelical Collective. doctoral student Duke University, author of Better Ways to Read the Bible (coming soon)
Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social Host, This Is Wisconsin with @civicmedia.us | Author, This is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy | www.thisistheplan.com
Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam
Kate Cox @kcoxdc.bsky.social Now: Making Decoder @ The Verge. Earlier: editor for Protocol; reporter for Ars Technica, CQ Roll Call, Consumerist, and Kotaku; decades of other writing strewn across the internet. Boston-born, now DC-dwelling. She/her.
Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer.
jamelle @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.
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Chris Hayes @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.
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