Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social Mom, Refugee and Congresswoman for #MN05. Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair. Fighting for a more just world.✨ http://HC.com/IlhanOmar 
Emily @emilywrites.co.nz 
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
Rachael Gabriel @rachegabriel.bsky.social Researcher. Writer.
Professor of Literacy
Editor of The Reading Teacher
@aec.org.nz @aec.org.nz 
David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social http://davidpakman.komi.io/
Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social Researching data, tech, futures, and biological sciences in education | Senior Lecturer and co-director at the Centre for Research in Digital Education | University of Edinburgh | Editor of Learning, Media and Technology @lmt-journal.bsky.social
The Beths @thebeths.bsky.social New album ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’ out now on ANTI Records
https://thebeths.ffm.to/straightlinewasalie
Rasmus R. Hansen @muligvis.bsky.social PhD student at the Centre for Educational Development @ Aarhus University. Researching the impact of generative AI in hybrid feedback processes.
Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social Father, partner, gardener, swimmer, environmental advocate, lover of life on Earth.
Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social Pākehā | Tāngata Tiriti | Waikato | Aotearoa
Bren MacDibble @macdibble.bsky.social MG & YA NZ writer now living in WA and loving it! She/her
Books:
How to Bee
In the Dark Spaces
The Dog Runner
Across the Risen Sea
The Raven's Song
The Apprentice Witnesser
www.macdibble.com
EARLI @earlioffice.bsky.social European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction.
Organiser of the #JURE2026 conference.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Madam Snazzy @moatatamaira.bsky.social Māori. Librarian. Feminist. So basically a triple threat.
She/her. Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Reckons here: https://the-opinionist.ghost.io/
The Onion @theonion.com America’s Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary.
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Julie Anne Genter @julieannegenter.greens.org.nz MP for Rongotai. Green Party of Aotearoa NZ.
Māmā working for healthier, happier cities and climate justice. 🚲🌏🌱💚🍉
Auth by M Ross, L5, greens.org.nz
Tania Waikato - Lawyer @taniawaikatolawyer.bsky.social Māmā, Lawyer, Force of nature👩👦⚖️🌊
Green Party Candidate 2026.
Authorised by Miriam Ross, Level 5, 108 The Terrace, Wellington.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social Political commentary. Over 3 billion views on YouTube. #1 NYT bestselling author. Past: MSNBC
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Feana Tu’akoi @feanatuakoi.bsky.social Writer
2025 Convenor of Judges NZCYA Book Awards
2024 University of Otago CoE Creative NZ Children’s Writer in Residence
https://www.feanatuakoi.com/
Richard Ruddick @richardruddick.bsky.social Convinced your classroom needs more graphic novels. 
Hīkoi for Health @healthreformnz.bsky.social #HīkoiForHealth Aotearoa 🚑 healthreformnz.org
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social Doting grandmother, among other things.
Just a tired tauiwi @irritabletauiwi.bsky.social 100% my own whakaaro not employer’s 🇮🇹 tauiwi in Ōtautahi, musings about life teens politics, antifascism, MH❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🫶🏼mutual support, gardening, DYI pātai. Toitū Te Tiriti. Sorry I can’t help too long strings of posts you were warned.
Whaea Deb Ngarewa-Packer @whaeadeb.bsky.social A nan wanting the best for hers & everyone’s mokopuna #toitutemokopuna #toitutetiriti 🖤🤍❤️
Te Pāti Māori @tepaatimaori.bsky.social The only indigenous Political Party in Aotearoa dedicated to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Authorised by J Tamihere, 1540
Highway 25, Waihi
Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com Always fighting for the people.
Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her.
107 Days, my behind-the-scenes account of the shortest campaign in history, is available now at https://kamalaharris.link/107Days.
Mihingarangi @mihiforbes.bsky.social Journo, māmā
Kristin Houlihan, Writer @kristinwrites.bsky.social Poet, Wife, Mom, LongCovid/MECFS. Looking to connect and learning to advocate. EIC, Poetry @epistemiclit.Bsky.social, @nimblewitlit.bsky.social. Micropoetry chapbook Lift the Mask available widely. www.kristinhoulihan.com
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social Cartoonist, illustrator, occasional writer and animator 
Aron Nels Steinke @mrwolfcomics.bsky.social Eisner-winning cartoonist. Public speaker and former classroom teacher. Creator of the Mr. Wolf’s Class series and SPEECHLESS (Graphix/Scholastic)
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Bevan Holloway @bevanholloway.com 
Narelle Daffurn @narelledaff.bsky.social PhD in Multiliteracies, multimodality and identity negotiation. I only follow recommended discussants/posters. Hey @bsky.app I have an inflated number of followers, as that number includes people I’ve blocked.
John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social Apocalyptic shit disturber elephant trainer -
This is the only account . 👈 If I share something it doesn’t necessarily mean I agree
Founding board member
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Te wookie o te tāngata @chewienz.bsky.social Contributor to Big Hairy News #BHN.
https://bhn.nz/
https://www.youtube.com/@BigHairyNetwork
Occasional Stand up Comedian
Ōtepoti I Dunedin NZ
Pat Brittenden @patbrittenden.bsky.social International award winning broadcaster, based in Dunedin NZ now trying to take over the news media world with #BHN
Find us at www.bhn.nz
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
A History of Dogs @ahistoryofdogs.bsky.social 📚🐕 Telling the stories of good dogs throughout history.
Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov Dad, husband, teacher, coach, veteran. Governor of Minnesota. Working to move our state forward as #OneMinnesota.
Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social Year 5/6 teacher and English lead. Children's books and reading mostly, Blake's 7 sometimes. Currently reading: Toffee by Sarah Crossan.
Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social ugh, who invited this guy 
God @thegodshow.com Creator of the Universe.
thegodshow.com
https://youtube.com/@thegodshowlive
Jarrod Baker @jarrodbaker.bsky.social lapsed comedian | voice actor | pākehā | trying to be better | good in bread | overalls enthusiast
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Tax Wealth not Wages @progallthethings.bsky.social Norwegian prog metal devotee. Ally, climate action, social justice, tangata tiriti and Lion Brown.
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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Rosie Watson @trundling17.bsky.social Teacher #EYFS #EarlyYears #SEND #PrimaryEd #EdSky #EduSky
Trying to remain positive. It’s increasingly hard!
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social Writing and yelling. 
Paul Beeson @paulbeesonactor.bsky.social 🏴 Actor / writer / indie kid… Two Halves Prods. | BBC Writer’s Room 2020 | Mind Cake Podcast ❤️
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
deb te kawa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social Ngāti Porou | Aotearoa | Political Theory | Public Administration | Kua tata oti taku tohu kairangi
Rod Emmerson @rodemmerson.bsky.social Editorial Cartoonist - The New Zealand Herald 
AshleyC @ashleykiwi.bsky.social Ōtāutahi 4eva (after stints in other larger & smaller places). Outspoken, shades of green, red & teal.
Environment Canterbury Councillor for the Christchurch Northeast/ Ōrei constituency
www.campbell4ecan.nz
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com Release the bats
Ross @rossthesedays.bsky.social Trauma counsellor and hot take enthusiast. Multidisciplinary homosexual.
He/they
The Land of the Long Flat White @thelongflatwhite.bsky.social Just a feed for Kiwis to share their favourite cafes, hidden gem cafes they've just discovered or ask for suggestions. (no politics or sport).
Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social I write.
Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author: how nature & craft improve #mentalhealth |
BBC Springwatch | Etsy (silverpebble)| Creative & mental health workshops #AuDHD 🏳️🌈| Agent: Juliet Pickering
E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social An online magazine committed to independent Māori and Pacific journalism that challenges and cultivates understanding. Subscribe and donate here: https://e-tangata.co.nz/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=subscribe
George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social Author of funny books, cultural omnivore. I like tea and cats, not necessarily in that order. I inhale deeply when first stepping in to bookshops and libraries. 🌈
https://linktr.ee/Georgepenney
Bec @mishmash.bsky.social Fat and failing at life
Giovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social Online magazine editor, @overlandjournal.bsky.social. Bylines at New Humanist, Pantograph Punch, New Inquiry, Popula, Sport. Translator. He/him.
Roaring Marmot @roaringmarmot.bsky.social Holding forth on the things that gladden my heart...or really rip my nightie.
Nell K. Duke @nellkduke.bsky.social Executive Director, Center for Early Literacy & Learning Success, Stand for Children; Professor, Education and Psychology, University of Michigan; Co-Director, Great First Eight Curriculum. For direct queries, please email. AOMO website: nellkduke.org
Kass Minor @kass-minor.bsky.social Human Teacher. Radically pro-kid. community organizer/capacity builder. People Over Profit. Look to Your Foremothers. (she/hers) Author, Teaching Fiercely. Co-Founder, The Minor Collective. Doctoral Student, CUNY. https://linktr.ee/KassMinor
@franmcveigh.bsky.social @franmcveigh.bsky.social 
Jess Lifshitz @jess5th.bsky.social Fifth grade teacher who believes we can use reading and writing to make the world a better place.
Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social Educator * 2x NYT Bestselling Author * Founder of Red Clay Educators * Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy * she/her/hers * linktr.ee/sonjacherrypaul
Susan Vincent @susanvincent.bsky.social I’m an early literacy educator, literacy centrist, currently teaching in higher ed. #Introvert #LoveAndHonor to Miami!
Sarah M. Zerwin @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social High school ELA teacher, writer, reader, Coloradan, shoe enthusiast, octopus fan. Author of Point-Less: An English Teacher’s Guide to More Meaningful Grading. My new book will be out winter 24-25!
Scott Bayer @lyricalswordz.bsky.social Currently: English teacher
Previously: Instructional Specialist, Department Chair, Instructional Coach
Always: #THEBOOKCHAT
Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social author and lecturer on topics in education, parenting, and human behavior....
(Personal messages more likely to be read if left on http://alfiekohn.org)
He/him
Andrea @teachbk.bsky.social public school educator. she/her
fan of art, coffee & liberation. nyc
فلسطين حرة
Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social ⭐️driven by gratitude⭐️Husband 👫 Dad 👦👧👧👦👦 Teacher 👔 Reader 📚 Runner 🏃 Writer ✏️ Nerd 🤓 VOTE! #NerdyBookClub | views expressed are mine
Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks.bsky.social I’m a TX teacher and author of books about engaging young people with reading. Co-founder #nerdybookclub. Founder #bookaday. Regular posts at donalynmiller.substack.com
Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social Dad. Iowan. Former HS social studies teacher. (PFP illustrated by Farimah Khavari)
Stella Reid @starjokes.bsky.social once spoke repeatedly about orgasms on a WIFT panel about women in the directing chair for NZ Films. please give me money to make movies.
http://stella-reid.com
Kate @knhannah.bsky.social Feminist/co-captain Team Hannah| Here for hope & justice-building| We live in a society| She/her| Most likely making dinner.
These are 💯 my personal opinions.
Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social Bestselling author of THEY KNEW, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY and THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP.
https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com Independent LGBTQ+ journalist, mom, D&D DM. Tips: http://ko-fi.com/erininthemorn // Booking: http://erinreedwrites.com // Venmo erin888
Bylines @TheGuardian.com, @advocate.com, @xtramagazine.com
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Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social FRHistS FRSNZ PhD Historian and author of 'The New Zealand Wars', 'The Great War for New Zealand' and other works.
https://www.meetingplace.nz/
https://buttondown.com/unsettling
Tracey Mason Daniels www.mmpublicity.com @mmptracey.bsky.social #KidLit & GN Book Publicist; Adjunct Entrepreneur Prof @ Western Carolina; Promoter & advocate for public parks, libraries, reading, children's books, & small biz; BC survivor & owner of too many corgis; Founder of Media Masters Publicity
@andrew-bell.bsky.social @andrew-bell.bsky.social 
Menthu-her-khepeshef @menthuherkhepeshef.bsky.social Frequent venting!
Catherine Hill @catherinehnz.bsky.social Educator, reader, cyclist, yoga practitioner, waiata singer, urban tramper, a stereotype?
@carolynstuart.bsky.social @carolynstuart.bsky.social 
LeVar Burton @levarburton.bsky.social Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social Loud about women’s sport 🖤💛🌈
“F*cking awesome!” - Linda Munn
“Totally rocks!” - John Campbell
Host of award winning podcast
Co-host of the only women’s rugby podcast in the Southern Hemisphere, Full Credit
https://linktr.ee/alicesoapbox
Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social Scientist/nerd. Human to Lilja the floof. Allegedly pissed off too many men on twitter
🐶🐙Dr. Caffiend☕️😷 @captcaffiend.bsky.social She/Her. Likes Coffee, Cake, Canines & Curse-words. Pākehā.
PhDone - women's health & participatory research.
Feminist Killjoy. Living with Long Covid. Born at 336.25 ppm CO2
https://ko-fi.com/captcaffiend
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Matt Renwick @readbyexample.bsky.social Systems coach, author, and fan of the Oxford comma
Writing at https://readbyexample.substack.com 
lizzo @lizzobeeating.bsky.social THIS IS MY ONLY PAGE ON BLUESKY - ANYONE ELSE IS A FAKE PAGE!
Kim Tairi (ia/she/her) Nā te mea he Māori ahau ia rā ia rā @kimtairi.bsky.social Selfies & left-leaning commentary with a sprinkling of te reo Māori | Kuia | Toitū te Tiriti | He uri ahau nō Waikato Tainui. Ko Ngāti Korokī te hapū. | My views | https://thisnzlife.co.nz/a-home-drenched-in-colour-is-perfectly-suited-to-t