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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com Historian and writer exploring how Americans engage with the past. **Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory** out now. www.johngmarks.com
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Jessy Edwards @jessyedwards.bsky.social Writer at hellgatenyc.com! Pulitzer finalist! Tips: jessy@hellgatenyc.com Previously: Gothamist/WNYC, NBC New York, BK Reader
Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social Yukon-based author, writer, editor
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Craig Fehrman @craigfehrman.bsky.social Author of This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis and Clark
Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com space reporter. covering Artemis II for NatGeo.
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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social Editorial Director, Features and Special Projects at WIRED.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com Hearst data editor and columnist
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Luisa Rollenhagen @luluroll.bsky.social German-Argentinian freelance journalist and editor based in Berlin. Focusing on women's rights, refugee stories, and the rise of the far-right in Europe.
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Paul Cooper @paulmmcooper.com Novelist & podcast maker｜Wrote River of Ink (2016), All Our Broken Idols (2020), Fall of Civilizations (2024)｜Creator of the Fall of Civilizations Podcast @fallofcivilizations.com
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Amy Trask @amytrask.bsky.social Analyst CBS Sports * Author: You Negotiate Like A Girl * BIG3 Board of Directors; LA Sports And Entertainment Commission Advisory Board * Shrine Bowl Advisory Team * Former Raiders CEO * Princess of Darkness
Lauren Comitor @laurencomitor.bsky.social Yahoo Sports senior editor. Formerly at The Athletic and Chicago Tribune. Slow runner, aggressive walker. Bookworm. Golfer.
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Vince Guerrieri @vinceguerrieri.com Journalist and author of three books, the most recent one on the weirdness of Cleveland sports. Husband, father, son of Chuck, equal parts role model and cautionary tale. He/him
Maddy Myers 🏳️🌈 @midimyers.com Editor-In-Chief of @mothership.blog, podcast co-host of Triple Click and The Mutant Ages. formerly: Polygon, Kotaku, The Mary Sue, The Boston Phoenix. bonus side hustle: writing electro-pop music. she/her.
Rajat Suresh @rajatsuresh.bsky.social name is rajat 
Lauren Evans @laurenfaceevans.bsky.social Journalist covering the intersection of humanitarianism and global development. Work in Devex, Foreign Policy, WIRED, etc.
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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social CHANGEOVER, my book about Alcaraz & Sinner, is out now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Changeover/Giri-Nathan/9781668076248
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