The Lever @levernews.com Award-winning, reader-supported media outlet holding power accountable. LeverNews.com
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Max Glick (He/Him) @maxglick.bsky.social Fighting housing insecurity, homelessness, and poverty in Metro-Detroit. Ceramic artist for fun. University of Michigan MSW. 🏳️🌈
Good Vision, Bad Eyes.
Personal, not professional account and my views only.
Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com Dragon Slayer,bandit,play cousin,not✌🏿good✌🏿, necessary, leader faith community, Beautiful Mess, problem, $smissouri https://www.solomonrmissouri.com/
Diop Harris for Congress @diop4mi.bsky.social Campaign: https://diop4mi.com
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#Diop4MI #MichiganIsNotForSale #DemocracyIsOurPower
Brian Allnutt @brianallnutt.bsky.social Environmental reporter with Planet Detroit.
I cover the climate crisis, utilities, environmental justice, politics, and open space.
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joe wierda @joewierda.bsky.social 
Jonathan Shorman @jonshorman.bsky.social Democracy Reporter, States Newsroom.
Past: The Kansas City Star
Kansan. KU graduate.
jshorman@statesnewsroom.com
MI Poder - Lansing Hub @mipoderlansing.bsky.social MI Poder amplifies the political power & leadership of Michigan’s Latinx communities through transformative leadership, grassroots democracy, & justice-driven policy change.
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I report on ICE flights and third-country removals at @prospect.org. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
Third-Country Removal Tracker: https://gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all-of-trumps-third-country-removals-that-we-know-of/
Signal: gbrockell.44
Robert Zullo @rczull.bsky.social National editor @statesnewsroom.com. Flori-jerseyan. 
Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social Personal account. Personal views. Frank G. Millard Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School & Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy, University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. Former General Counsel, HHS and OMB.
Jordan Acker @jordanackermi.bsky.social Girl Dad x 3, UM Regent, Lawyer.
allinforaaron.bsky.social @allinforaaron.bsky.social Public school teacher running to usher in a new generation of governing to make life more affordable, accessible and secure in Michigan’s 74th House district for our neighbors in South Lansing and Delhi Township.
Bridge MI Campaign Finance Alerts @bridgemialerts.bsky.social I'm an automated account from @bridgemi.com that posts updates from Michigan's campaign finance system. Currently in testing and maintained by @simon.schuster.press
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Farrah Fazal @farrahfazal.bsky.social 📺Doc Producer/Director | EP
🎤Journalist: former war correspondent, fascism, race, politics, disinfo, extremism, cults, immigration, US-MX border
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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social Science/medical writer & media relations for University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine/Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation) focusing on #primarycare, #mentalhealth, aging & #healthpolicy Mom, wife, baker, French horn player, AAAS Fellow, J! bronze
Jacob Redman @jacob-redman.bsky.social Author of Everything Briefing, providing you with everything you need to know for the day to be informed. Subscribe for free. ⤵️
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rhammer @rhammersley.bsky.social energy/land-use/enviro attorney, ecologist, activist & political junkie, angler/hunter, cyclist/triathlete, music lover, futbol (Arsenal) & Michigan sports fan; live in Traverse City. (he/him)
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel @miattygen.bsky.social Official Bluesky handle for the MI Department of Attorney General. Follow this account for news and AG-related items. Managed by dept. staff. #MIAG
mi.gov/AG
Freedom2B @freedom2b.cryptoanarchy.network Pragmatic Leftist. Not a nice person. Ikogaan mikwam!
Andrew DeMillo @ademillo.bsky.social Arkansas Advocate Editor-in-Chief. Former AP Capitol Correspondent.
You’ll have to put up with a lot of UGA, book reviews and running content from me, too.
www.andrewdemillo.com
https://mytbr.substack.com/
Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social Music journalist, historian, archivist, crabby old punk rock lady. Music columnist @ salon.com | writing @ jukeboxgraduate.com
clips @ https://carynrose.contently.com/
She / her | current Detroiter, forever New Yorker, child of the Garden State
Mallory Cheng @mallorycheng.bsky.social National Podcast Producer @statesnewsroom.com | formerly Wisconsin Public Radio & WUWM — Milwaukee's NPR
Listen to Stories From The States: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stories-states
Mason Pressler @press4bc.bsky.social 
Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com Fair. Fearless. Free.
The nation's largest state-focused nonprofit news organization
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Erin Davisson 🌲 @erindeenews.bsky.social Former Wisconsin TV anchor/reporter.
Grateful liver transplant recipient.
#organdonation
Cabin life with a side of world travel.
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.
Garlin Gilchrist II @garlingilchrist.bsky.social Ellen’s Husband. Garlin, Emily, and Ruby’s dad. Lt. Gov. of MI.
Engineer 🧑💻. Rebounder 🏀. Problem Solver.
Democrat for Secretary of State of Michigan. #StandTALL
Katherine Dailey @kdailey.bsky.social Reporter @michiganadvance.com covering immigration, law enforcement, courts, politics & more
Big fan of all things FOIA & data 🏳️🌈
Reach me at kdailey[at]michiganadvance[dot]com or @kdailey.07 on Signal!
Anung Un Drama @space-ghost.com the sky above the port was the color of television tuned to a dead channel
this is my personal account
💿 IT engineer/analyst
👾 retired LCS commentator
💀 zygote necromancer
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http://space-ghost.com
backup: @mon-mothma.bsky.social
Allison Krass @allisonkrass.bsky.social Wayne State Student | Journalism major | Public Relations Minor
https://substack.com/@allisonkrass?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page
Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social Editor-in-chief @penncapital-star.com. Breaking down how policy and politics in Pennsylvania impacts you.
Husband, Always Happy's dad, journalist, history guy and traveler.
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Stateline @stateline.org Daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy.
Part of @statesnewsroom.com.
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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social senior editor at the new republic and box-to-box midfielder @goldengoalmag.bsky.social
Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com A Harrisburg-based nonpartisan, nonprofit news site dedicated to fact-based, nuanced, fair, and transparent coverage focusing on how policies implemented in Harrisburg and Washington D.C. impact you and your community.
info@penncapital-star.com
Andrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com That bloke who does that podcast your annoying friend keeps trying to get you to listen to. He/him. Posts every random thought in his head. AuDHD and not many filters. If you're only interested in my podcast you probably don't want to follow.
Roxie Richner @roxierichner.bsky.social Comms Director @abdulelsayed.bsky.social //
Abdul for Senate
TAHRIR Coalition @tahrircoalition.bsky.social 100+ organizations united for the TAHRIR (liberation) of Palestine at the University of Michigan and the broader community
#FreePalestine 🍉🇵🇸
tahrirumich on ig
TAHRIRumich on twitter
https://tahrirumich.org/
Sara Blumer-Schuette @seblumer.bsky.social Anaerobic microbiologist, nerd joke enthusiast and unapologetic metabolism wonk. Assoc. Prof at Oakland University (Michigan), opinions my own
@popekjoe.bsky.social @popekjoe.bsky.social Attorney. College football. MSU. Lansing. Trying to be ex-politics. Skeets are my own
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov U.S. Senator from the great state of Michigan. Working to boost the middle class, protect our country, our kids and our democracy. Former national security official.
Sean McBrearty @smcbreartymi.bsky.social MI Director @CleanWaterMI, activist and musician
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social Just asking questions.
Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social Michigander, Chef, Husband, and Dad. Fierce Pappa Bear to the “Pulver Bears”. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Small democratic values - Capital D Democratic politics
Better a bleeding heart than none at all.
Sommer Foster @sommernicole.bsky.social Mom• Exec Dir, @Michigan Voices • Board Chair, @Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, Trustee, @Canton Twp, MI. • Posts do not represent any organization that I work with.
Patrick Hayes @patrickhayes13.bsky.social Dad, writer, college teacher, trailer park alum, Flint MI.
Publisher: @flintdaily810.bsky.social | https://flintdaily.news/
Viktoriia Grivina @brams884.bsky.social Writer, researcher of Kharkiv, PhD student at St Andrews University.
Rep. Rheingans (MI HD47) @reprheingans.bsky.social State Representative for western Washtenaw & southeast Jackson counties, as well as western Ann Arbor. Every policy issue is a health issue https://linktr.ee/carrierheingans
Andrew Collins @dripsandcastle.dev circumspect introspective scientific #vegan #carfree #flightfree #childfree he/him #CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks #CleanAir
dripsandcastle.dev
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social Keeping an eye on "Alt" US Govt. accounts, and one account in particular.
For more of my writing on this subject:
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Visit altnationalparks.com to learn more!
Michigan House Democrats @mihousedems.bsky.social We have a vision to #BuildPeopleUp in MI. | #PeopleOverPolitics to create change. | @RanjeevPuri.bsky.social is leading the way. ✊🏽
Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action, Executive Chair of Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com. Posts with "TN" are from Team Norm
Sam Weinberg @samweinberg.bsky.social executive director @pathtoprogress.bsky.social
ran @katmabu.bsky.social’s campaign
some other stuff
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Frazetta Girls @frazettagirls.bsky.social 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂
Official Frazetta Girls™ Brand
FrazettaGirls.com
Lena 🍁🇨🇦 🍉 🇵🇸 @cluednblu.bsky.social Toronto 🇨🇦
Zionists= yucky 🤢
From the river to the sea Gaza will be free 🇵🇸💕❤️
Let’s make genocide an unacceptable crime again!
Genocide apologist are too cringe for my taste don’t interact with me 🙏🏼
(not able to donate money sorry)
Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social Washington senior reporter @statesnewsroom.com | jshutt@statesnewsroom.com
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/category/dc-bureau
Toni Smith-Rosario🇵🇷 @tmsmithrosario.bsky.social Boricua mom of @gabbs414.bsky.social 🇵🇷 Disabled, cat-loving, Afro-Latina, retired lawyer, SA survivor, queer 🏳️🌈
On journey from inner city to Ivy League to prosecution to bodily dysfunction to Exodus to agoraphobia & onward.
Was “MamaBoricua” on Twitter.
Akaash Kolluri @akaashkolluri.bsky.social Views are my own, and do not represent those of my employer
Jeff Irwin @jeffmirwin.bsky.social Michigan State Senator from the 15th district.
I'm fighting for clean water, equal rights, and to help people out of poverty.
I like Great Lakes, human rights, free speech, and clean energy.
Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social He/Him. (OMG - He’s got pronouns in his bio!)
#transrightsarehumanrights
Editor-in-Chief w/ @MichiganAdvance.com
https://michiganadvance.com/author/jonking/
https://substack.com/@jonkingnews
Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social She/Her Michigander with narcolepsy. Environmental non-profit comms etc., equivalent of tweets here my own.
Team #GreatLakes #MIvoting #FreePalestine #DisabilityJustice #ImmigrantsWelcome #TransRightsAreHumanRights.
Speramus meliora resurgent cineribus.
John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP @ihpidirector.bsky.social Director, University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation (IHPI), uniting 800+ @umich.edu faculty who do health services research to improve #healthcare & #healthpolicy. General internist and healthcare policy researcher. ihpi.umich.edu
Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social Editor & Writer | Recovering entertainment journo | Unbreaking.org editor | Pittsburgh sports, literature, history, politics, the weird & dark, ADHD, druid, cool aunt, nature & conservation | Find me among the trees 🌿🌲/|\ https://muckrack.com/alisha-grauso
Kyle Davidson @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social Environment and Capitol Reporter @michiganadvance.com
Master's researcher at Michigan State University
Formerly LSJ, Freep, MediaWise
Andrew Roth @roththereporter.bsky.social Covering Michigan politics and policy at Michigan Advance and WKAR. Reporting and photos also seen in The Detroit News, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, POLITICO, The Atlantic and more. Available for assignment. Also at @rothsreviews.bsky.social.
Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com 2024 Michigan Press Association's News Media Publication of the Year. Hard-hitting reporting on politics and policy. Part of the nonprofit @statesnewsroom.com.
@livingstondems.bsky.social @livingstondems.bsky.social 
Dr. Emily Dolson @emilydolson.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Michigan State University studying eco-evolutionary dynamics in artificial life, cancer, and evolutionary computation. she/her 🏳️🌈
@emilydolson@ecoevo.social on Mastodon
Rory Neuner @rneuner.bsky.social Proud resident of Providence, RI, a Boston commuter, and forever a Michigander.
Nathan A. Triplett @nathantriplett.bsky.social Saunterer • State Bar of Michigan Policy Director • ACLU of Michigan President • CATA and Ingham Parks Chair • TCRPC Comm’r • Rotarian • Scouter • He/Him • Views are my own.
Corey @coreyjrowe.bsky.social Michigander working toward a mode shift in the mitten. OU '19, WSU '22. Views and local transit adventures are my own 🚌 He/him
Blog too: coreyrowe.me
Angela Benander @abenander.bsky.social Michigan Democrat, trans-inclusive feminist
Comms Chief for MI Secretary of State
Whitmer, Stabenow, Durbin alum
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics.
Voted USA Today's #1 Indie Bookshop 2025
Mary Kenney @marykgames.com Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Associate Narrative Director on #WolverinePS5. Author/Writer: Gamer Girls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Walking Dead. “The shiny Pokémon of games writers” -Aidan Moher
Evan @cmonman.bsky.social Currently working on: grassroots political campaigns in a mid-size midwestern city, espresso drinking, reading every book ever recommended by lewis lapham, and training to outswim my enemies
Clean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social The Great Lakes are pretty cool. We work to protect them + the waters and people in-between. Learn more at cleanwater.org/MI
Mike McCollum @mikemccollum.bsky.social Partner at Moxie Media, hound dog enthusiast, and dad. "Turn it up to 10 and rip off the knob.” Adamantly from Georgia.
John Jakala @jjakala.bsky.social Reader and enjoyer of comics. You may remember me from such blogs as Grotesque Anatomy and Sporadic Sequential. (Profile sketch by the great Gene Ha.)
Extreme Michigan @extrememichigan.bsky.social Pure Michigan. Pure Crazy.
Intel & snark re: Michigan politics, Christian Nationalists, militias, neo-Nazis, J6 seditionists, and fascist Republicans. #resist
Nick Pigeon @nickpigeon.bsky.social Candidate for Lansing City Council At-Large by day, musician at night and early morning 🇺🇸🎸
nickpigeon.com
Celeste @celestebott.bsky.social Journalist, currently on the courts beat at Law360. Past: Politics for St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, Gongwer. Passionate about local news, SCOTUS/appellate rulings, labor unions, MSU sports, dad rock and the city of Chicago
Steven C. Liedel @scliedel.bsky.social Attorney - Counselor - Government Affairs
Views my own. RTs not endorsements.
Amanda @mannielouwho.bsky.social Personal account. Former Dem party staff, recovered legislative staff and now I work on state policy-the good kind.
gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social stop your cryin' it's alright
texas culture reporter for @chron.com
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@gautzer.bsky.social @gautzer.bsky.social 
Laura Herberg @herbergradio.bsky.social Outdoors Life Reporter at Bridge Michigan. Formerly at @outliermedia.org + @wdet.bsky.social.
Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social Co-founder and reporter @aftermath.site. Beats: labor, livestreaming. My book about Twitch, Stream Big, is available now. Formerly: The Washington Post. Send tips to nathan@aftermath.site or nathangrayson.666 on Signal