Civil Defense Institute @civildefenseinst.bsky.social A nonprofit that reports on the organizations, donors and networks reshaping American public institutions.
https://civildefenseinstitute.org/
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Emily Morrison @ejmorrison.bsky.social Proud North Minneapolitan. Cool Aunt. Chronically Long COVID-ing. Communication Arts Director, Woodland Hills
Just some random weirdo @justarandomweirdo.bsky.social *vague disgruntled screeching* | she/her | Minneapolis | fuck ICE
Anna Wagner Schliep @annawagnerschliep.bsky.social E-bike rider (retaught myself to ride after 20 years).
St. Paul resident.
Communicator and marketer.
Baker and reader.
Manda M @bettesays.bsky.social The nicest goddamn dame that ever lived. 📍Twin Cities transplant
🚩 standwithminnesota.com
Javier Morillo @javimorillo.bsky.social Former president of @SEIU Local 26 in MN, political commentator and creator of Wrong About Everything podcast.
Sam Forstag @samforstag.bsky.social Smokejumper. Union leader. Running for Congress in MT-01 to build an economy that works for working people.
samformontana.com
Twin Cities Geek @twincitiesgeek.com Minnesota's geek culture magazine: by MN geeks, for MN geeks. @ us your questions for the MN hive mind!
Web: twincitiesgeek.com
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, can’t lose.
Bring Me The News @bringmethenews.bsky.social The best of Minnesota news, weather, sports and lifestyle from the journalist-owned, non-corporate Twin Cities news service.
Misha Collins @mishacollins.bsky.social Actor. Baker. Candlestick maker.
InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social This is the real InfoWars, streaming every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
Frederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social A Boston transplant turned longtime City Hall/urban news reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press in Minnesota (twincities.com) but my true claim to fame is I wrote this 3-part comic book: https://fredmelosupervillains.thecomicseries.com
N Sims @copyrightlibn.bsky.social Copyright specialist at UMN Libs, JD/MLIS. IP & techlaw, leftishness. Random pets/bugs/crafts/hyperlocal politics, etc. Any pronouns fine.
@marymoriarty.bsky.social @marymoriarty.bsky.social 
Maplehood United @maplehoodunited.bsky.social CITY QUESTION 2 (St. Paul- 2028)
SHOULD THE CITY FORM A TASK FORCE TO EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ANNEXING AND/ OR CONSOLIDATING WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES?
Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social trailcams
no AI ever
emmylou harris's baseball pager 🗽🫱🏿🫲🏻 @baseballmad.bsky.social thousand-year reich, my ass. fuck fascists, fuck you, Braves win
OneDishwasher @onedishwasher.bsky.social Meteorologist. Maryland. Member of a Union. America's most fervent Preston North End supporter.
@lakeofdanae.bsky.social @lakeofdanae.bsky.social she/they
if you have fresh bread you have to tell me i know my rights
I'll be back in a shortly
Kelly @thekelz.bsky.social She/they: queer, nutrition, fitness, witchy shit, roller derby, cosplay, comedy, nerd.
I contain multitudes.
Drag isn't a crime. BLM. TLM.
FAFO.
History GM @markonthemove1.bsky.social High school teacher by day, game master by night.
📚 Runner | 🎲 TTRPG lifer | 👨👧👦 Dad mode always on
Alt-history homebrews & marathon stories.
#BlackGamers #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd
Davis Eastwood @davis-eastwood.bsky.social History, reading, writing, and role-playing games
He/Him
trash panda extraordinaire @gnomecasserole.bsky.social blep say wat
st paul dweller
fan of solitude and chaos
rhubarb purist
I love the river
Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com A community of mere liberals. Discussing, defending, and applying the many varieties of liberalism. liberalcurrents.com
TheHoleHaver @theholehaver.bsky.social Minneapolis good
Computer good
Bikes good
he/him
Phil @pi8you.bsky.social Intramillenial convulsion of the evolutionary process, usually either providing tech support or entertaining myself, questionably cited by wikipedia
Skeetlet @skeetlet.bsky.social cat & cheese & skiing & gin & coffee & starwar & scotch & knitting & wrasslin & vengabus enthusiast who picks up heavy things and is very cruel to rocks
she/they - queer - crusty millennial - adhd chaos gremlin - minnesota bullshit - former robydoby
Joan Walsh @joanwalsh.bsky.social National correspondent, The Nation. Co-producer of "The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show." Author: "What's The Matter With White People." Proud mom of Sadie, Stella and NoraWD.
ash 🏳️⚧️ @rollingfor20.bsky.social loud and annoying on the internet. little guy leftist. paralegal. he/him. minneapolis.
posts are my own and are not representative of my employer!
venmo: rollingfor20
shiftedshaped - emily mae @shiftedshaped.bsky.social Funeral Director/Mortician/Undertaker
Deep grief with ritual of radical gratitude.
Glonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social believe in a better future for it is all that you can do - @jael.bsky.social
park ranger-bureaucrat in Darkest Nevada, pushing papers for our public lands. Advanced EMT student, PIO, Draymond stan, erstwhile racing flack. opinions are mine alone. 🏳️🌈
Jay Boller @jayboller.bsky.social Co-owner/editor of @racketmn.com • News tips please: jay@racketmn.com • Sign up to support our work: https://racketmn.com/register
EmKay K-A @mkettleson.bsky.social She/They. Old. Minnesota then&now. Whole decades in OrangeCountyCA, WheatonIL, &OmahaNE. Invested in people, community, science, data, history, & the future. ASD. Mutual aid. Basic Income. Follow minority leaders. Born in St Paul, but love Minneapolis too.
Fossilized Tree Sap @amberrl.bsky.social 2x award-winning crop artist with very strong opinions about toilet paper and W7th dive bars.
📍St. Paul, MN
@twincitiestoiletpaperreviews.com
Thoroughly Ancient Tillie🦉☕⏳🐄 @theowlwagon.bsky.social Gopher Prairie, MN. She/they. Cat grandma. Data analyst, bookseller in previous lives. BA Russian Studies UMN '73; Я почти все забыла. The man of my dreams is Warren William. Deal with it.
🇺🇦 Слава Україні 🇺🇦
Nerd Nite: Twin Cities @nerdnitetc.bsky.social Once a month we gather the nerdy denizens of the Twin Cities to exchange knowledge and consume beer.
Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social Girl dad. Hip-Hop lover. Fmr Capitol Police Officer. Making good trouble.
https://www.standingourground.us/
Ian, in the Year of the Bean🫛🫘 @mplsnightmayor.bsky.social Night Mayor of Minneapolis
Twin Cities DSA
he/him
randall "tex" boggs @cinatyte.bsky.social natural juice mainstream dad // radio host // 🐺🦐 // he/him // all opinions are my own
@traceyk33.bsky.social @traceyk33.bsky.social 
Ant @antstp.bsky.social Minnesotan
Brown collar Teamster
First time State Delegate
rev heather @heatherlyg.bsky.social follower of jesus (the feed the hungry, free the prisoner kind).
pcusa pastor in a methodist church in minnesota…
trying to make the world a better bit by bit …
parent in twin cities …
she/her…
ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social Justice Correspondent for The Nation Magazine. Author of Allow Me to Retort and Bad Law.
Class: PLD. Alignment: Neutral Good
Str:12 Dex:8 Con:15 Int:13 Wis:10 Char:14 Author: Allow Me To Retort
Leslie @50000stitches.bsky.social Mostly knitting and sci-fi, but also cats, science, data science, mountains, crochet, and tea.
http://www.ravelry.com/people/50000stitches
http://www.librarything.com/profile/leslie.emery
Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social Curator, Northwestern University Transportation Library. All scanned images are from NUTL’s collections, unless otherwise indicated. Banner photo is from a promotional packet for the L-1011.
demi adejuyigbe @electrolemon.bsky.social no thanks
please be nice to patrick @nicetopatrick.bsky.social #blacklivesmatter / #actuallyautistic / #freepalestine / official state snack of Illinois / person of banger posts experience / he - him
Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social Founder of Grandparents for Our Revolution. Interests include progressive politics, political satire, the Streamline Moderne Era, vintage California citrus crate labels, & local history.
New Chapter Ventures @newchapter.org New Chapter provides expert guidance for placemaking & adaptive reuse projects at churches from curiosity to community impact
Learn more at https://newchapter.org/
ersatzGrace @ersatzgrace.bsky.social IA/UXer, always thinking, often making. systems delight.
www.lenthic.com
www.smudgingthebinary.com
The Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social A celebration of the quirks of South Minneapolis direct from the boost mobile store.
Transit enthusiast, shitty graphic design fan, militant pedestrian
Southwest Voices @southwestvoices.bsky.social A hyperlocal print and digital news organization covering Southwest Minneapolis.
Dave Draeger @davedraeger.bsky.social Wishes he could be like David Watts.
he/him
Minnesota, U.S.A. We’ll host the tribunals.
Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org Minneapolis City Council President. He/Him
Doron Clark @doronclark.bsky.social Husband, Dad, and Minnesota State Senator District 60. He/Him
We stand up for our neighbors.
Learn more: www.doronforsenate.org
Rev. Tiffany McDonald @revtiffanymc.bsky.social United Methodist clergy, writer, mom, she/her
You are God's Beloved child.
The Downballot @the-downballot.com The premier source of information for the thousands of elections below the presidency, from Senate to city council.
Our site: http://the-downballot.com/
Sojourners @sojo.net Putting faith into action for social justice. Read sojo.net.
Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com Nonpartisan, nonprofit news site | Digging up the truth in the Badger State. Part of https://statesnewsroom.com. Subscribe: http://wisconsinexaminer.com/subscribe/
South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com We provide free news and commentary on critical issues facing the state. We seek to serve the public interest with accuracy, fairness, insight and civility.
Defector @defector.com The last good website.
The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆 🏙️
Based in the Seattle metro area.
Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. 📰
John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Host/creator: Depresh Mode, Sleeping with Celebrities, The Hilarious World of Depression.
Host/co-creator/head writer: Wits.
Author: The Hilarious World of Depression.
Lead singer: Math Emergency.
Dogs owned: 2
Brad Tabke @bradtabke.bsky.social DFL State Rep MN 54a, former Mayor of Shakopee, MN, House Transpo Co-Chair, and lover of healthy yards.
Help us win in 2026 -> bradtabke.com.
Grow healthy landscapes -> abetteryard.org.
Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social ⛰ Appalachian 🛸 ATLien ✨ Aquarian
priors: EDSBS, Sports Illustrated, Grantland, MTV, assorted other dead newsrooms
now: @channel6.bsky.social, coonhound rescuing, miscellaneous hellraising. she/her
ChercheBuddy @cherchebuddy.bsky.social Everybody's just like you it's true
Everybody wants a good thing too
NE Minneapolis🌈
via Eau Claire-Burlington-Santa Fe-Duluth etc
▶ https://www.reddit.com/user/ChercheBuddy/submitted
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) enjoys a living legacy as the oldest Black-owned newspaper in the state of Minnesota and one of the longest-standing, family-owned newspapers in the country.
https://spokesman-recorder.com/
🚲 🥜scoops 🥜🚲 @scoopsstp.bsky.social He/him. Electrical engineer, former Iowan, St Paulinator. I wanna bike with the cool kids and form parasocial relationships with cats online
Pig's Sky, MN
Jerad @j-rock.bsky.social Church Minnesota Forest Therapy Parenting Peacemaking Conflict Resolution Foreign Policy Depolarization Writing Public Relations Religion Theology Justice Holiness Methodist Pastor Ecumenism Peacebuilding Bridging
www.mnchurches.org
www.wildpath.us
ImNotJoeKing @notjoeking.bsky.social Just another GenX white dude trying to hang onto hope.
Vote Blue up and down the ballot.
@kezephyr.bsky.social @kezephyr.bsky.social 
Dude,Mom @rdeiningeraddison.bsky.social Grower of plants and young men. Antifascist. Reader. Teller of tales. Will help carry your barbells to the attic. Eulogizer. Cook. Herb and flower lady. Champion cusser. Furious Crone.
Casey @foxthingsup.bsky.social Live from lovely Saint Paul, Minnesota.
He/him
Pit bull advocate, dog rescue volunteer, dog foster.
I have no idea what to do with a new social media network.
My feed will probably be memes, dogs, and politics.
hackintech @hackintech.eurosky.social IT clown, IRC user, man of many hats
Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me National Reporter for Religion News Service. "Workaday writer." — The New Yorker. Author of "American Prophets," a book on the religious left. Tips? Try me on Signal: jackmjenkins.60 Website: jackjenkins.me
Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social "Whaddayacall, a pigeoness." Retired femme fatale. Crazy dog lady. Fan of Dave Alvin, abortion rights, social justice, knitting. LGBTQ ally. Fuck white women Trump voters & Bill Cassidy. Evil unto Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh & Barrett.
Matt - MoT @manontime.com Twin Cities based watch nerd. I also run https://www.manontime.com
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/2FFGN7CeZs
Matt @originalmattb.com Hi, nice to meet you. Be excellent to each other. Twin Cities, MN.
Caias Ward @caias.bsky.social Pro Writer, CDCTP, Master HVACR Tech, He/Him I write working class speculative fiction. Fascists get nothing. Header @jamesdenton.bsky.social
Buy my games.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/4960/talespinner-holdings
Atlas Games @atlasgames.bsky.social Our passion is offering exceptional games to the world. Our first release was in 1990, making us one of the most reliable hobby game publishers around. This account mirrors posts from our website. FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, please visit atlas-games.com/contact
dan @dan-prokosch.bsky.social old white Minnesota liberal. chases storms and auroras, occasionally brews beer. Maplewood, first ring burb of the Minnesota's Capital City, Saint Paul
Pastor Vickie @vickspy.bsky.social UMC pastor on a second half of life journey
#WageHope #Indigenous #ally #beumc
John (the gay one) @johnboscoreads.bsky.social Minnesotan | Too gay to function
Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social Author of the newly released, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide, and previously of Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World. See: https://about.me/howardwfrench.com
Tommy Hutchinson @thutch.bsky.social Count the days and the nights • That it takes to get back in the saddle again • Feed the pigeons some clay • Turn the night into day • And start talkin' again, when I know what to say
Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social Buildings, signs, and symbols collected by keyword. Original photographic documentation since 2010.
Chicago, IL — www.ruralindexingproject.com
Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social Probably down a research rabbit hole.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
Nintendo DS Lewis ✝️ @blueberrymill.bsky.social he/him • Chinese-American • M.A. Theology • evangelical Episcopalian • Jesus says LGBTQ rights, I don't make the rules • Romans 5:8 • trying my best • benofcommonprayer.substack.com • (my handle is absolutely my real name)
Panic! At the Rito @reetus.bsky.social Suffering from small dog owner’s delusion
Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com Author of bestselling sexy book as Kit Rocha. Rep'd by Sarah Younger at NYLA. Hiding in the Alabama woods. #TeamADHD Book Stuff: https://linktr.ee/kitrocha Enable Chaos: https://amzn.to/4gCqcOD
Unvirtuous Abbey @unvirtuousabbey.bsky.social Digital monks offering theological thoughts in social settings
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
MaddowBlog.com
Ruth @bouledenerfs.bsky.social The black and white cat is called Penny
Views from my own brain and not my employer's