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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social Co-founder & President of @runforsomething.net & RFS Civics / Writer x2: RUN FOR SOMETHING & WHEN WE'RE IN CHARGE / Mom, also x2 amandalitman.com/links
Maggie Dougherty @maggiedough.bsky.social state government and politics reporter for @capitolnewsil.bsky.social graduate of @medillschool.bsky.social • she/her • on signal at maggie_dough.26 • opinions my own etc etc
Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Co-host of the Amicus podcast. Dad.
@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social ✨I'm a former local TV news exec, reporter & producer with a few opinions about the news✨ ⚡️Past: @KING5Seattle @WGNMorningNews @WGNNews @WCIA3 @NBC5Chicago @ABC7Chicago 🔥Now: Indistinct Chatter https://jenniferschulze.substack.com/
Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, author most recently of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair at UConn
Scott Sandage @scottsandage.bsky.social History isn’t reality, it’s methodology. Historian. Husband. Iowan. Pittsburgh 🏳️‍🌈🐕🪕⚾️ Wrote a book long ago. Writing another on the Métis Rez in Nebraska. Most useful thing I’ve done is probably https://commonplace.online/article/how-to-read-a-book/
Heidi Schlumpf @heidischlumpf.bsky.social Religion journalist; co-host of the Francis Effect podcast Heidischlumpfwrites@gmail.com
donoteat @donoteat.bsky.social i'm back bitches podcasting @wtyppod.bsky.social
David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social Dramatist, author, apostate newspaperman specializing in artisanal contempt and discerning maledicta. The claim that I am the angriest man in television is faint praise indeed; the second angriest is yelling at an agent because residual checks are late.
Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social Historian of gender, religion, politics. Author of NYT bestseller JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE. Out Sept 15: LIVE LAUGH LOVE.
Laura K Field @lkatfield.bsky.social Writer, political theorist in DC. My book, Furious Minds, about the MAGA New Right is now out. Bylines at The Bulwark, The New Republic, Politico, NYT, The Atlantic. www.lkfield.com American University, Illiberalism Studies at GW, Brookings
Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com Black Monday|The League|Human Giant| NTSF:SD:SUV:: “Joyful Recollections of Trauma” is a NYT Bestseller & 2024 Vulture Book of the Year Watch Dark Web on Yt Listen to How Did This Get Made & Unspooled https://linktr.ee/PAULSCHEER
Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social Executive Producer, Last Week Tonight. Friend to nearly all the animals.
Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social Historian at Cornell University and author, most recently, of FREE ENTERPRISE: AN AMERICAN HISTORY. Working on a history of backlash politics in the United States, from Reconstruction to the present.
Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social Cohost of The Odd Lots Podcast Singer and guitarist in Light Sweet Crude
Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social Co-host of the Odd Lots podcast. I like financial crisis hindsight, spurious correlation and puppies. London ➡️New York ➡️Abu Dhabi ➡️Hong Kong ➡️New York
Addison Wright @addisonwright.bsky.social Aurora city government reporter for the Beacon-News and Chicago Tribune. Previously Daily Southtown. Covered state politics in Springfield. Lived in AVL, NC. From Nashville, TN.
Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social The sportscaster you loved, the newscaster you humored, the dog lover you grudgingly admired. The podcast is on a brief health-related hiatus: https://link.chtbl.com/countdownwithkeitholbermann
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social Dad, husband. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran.
Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social Staff writer @newyorker, proud wife of @peterbakernyt and mom of @tab_delete, co-author, "Kremlin Rising," "The Man Who Ran Washington," and "The Divider: Trump in the White House."
Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social FT's US columnist/commentator. Author of several books including NYT best selling biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Simon & Schuster 2025). People lacking a sense of humour might get muted.
Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social Same name, not *that* one though. 49, Movie lover, lives in the East. (UK) Rarely manages a serious post on any social media platform. 'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat
Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS and other legal news. / lawdorknews@gmail.com / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Theater. Buckeye. / He/him.
Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social Federal Courts Reporter, @chicago.suntimes.com Signal: jseidel.37
Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social writer. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋 moryan.com 💚 linktr.ee/maureenryan 🚀 I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica. I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’ve been a critic & journalist for 100 years. More at links above 🌸 Abolish ICE
Leigh Kunkel @leighkunkel.bsky.social I'm a journalist in Chicago But you're probably here for Birdie
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us The US Press Freedom Tracker is a database that tracks and catalogs press freedom violations in the United States. A project of @freedom.press. DM or email tips@pressfreedomtracker.us Subscribe: freedom.press/newsletters/
Stacey Wescott (Wescott Images) @staceywescott.bsky.social visual journalist @chicagotribune.bsky.social
shawn @mulchy.bsky.social a very serious journalist | signal: shawn.56
On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social A weekly radio show and podcast on all things media produced and distributed by WNYC Studios — onthemedia.org Hosted by @brookegladstone.bsky.social & @micahloewinger.bsky.social
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Paul Offit @pauloffit.bsky.social Infectious disease physician, co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine, author and grandfather. Author of "Tell Me When it's Over". Commentaries can be found on Pauloffit.substack.com.
Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social Epidemiology and global health security policy. thepandemiccenter.org
Kurt Bielema @bielema.bsky.social No funny business.
Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social Host of Local News International Non-partisan public data petition: https://usafacts.org/data-we-depend-on/ Bundle: https://trustfnd.com/davejorgenson/c/local-garbage-fire--vSrCPBRkF8C4LhjLJbKo Support us: http://LNI.media/membership
Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social Associate Prof at Northern Illinois University College of Law. Constitutional law, criminal law, abolition, philosophy, hoops, video games, puppies (esp. Argo the Floof). Probably nicer than you’ve heard. He/him.
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.
Hannah Filippo @hannahfilippo.bsky.social SB Nation - South Side Sox and Sox Populi. Serving sports analytics and witty social commentary for free. Life-long Chicago sports fan.💙 https://www.southsidesox.com/authors/hannah-filippo
Melissa Baker @melissabaker.bsky.social Asst prof at UTEP. Political psychology and political communication. Studying mental health, cognition, emotions, info behavior, & social media.
Paul Sullivan @pwsullivan.bsky.social Chicago Tribune reporter. "In the Wake of the News" columnist. Mizzou alum. https://www.chicagotribune.com/author/paul-sullivan/
Jody Rosen @jodyrosen.bsky.social Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine. Book: TWO WHEELS GOOD: THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE BICYCLE. Home: Brooklyn, NY. http://www.jody-rosen.com
Openvibe @openvibe.social The App for Connecting Open Social Web Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads in ONE app, in ONE feed ✨ https://openvibe.social
Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social Founder and Executive Director @protectdemocracy.org. Former Associate White House Counsel. Tweets my own.
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky Working on @attie.ai 🌱 🪴 🌳
Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social Theater critic for The New Yorker, Approval Matrix Creatrix
Jim Margalus @soxmachine.com Paying attention to the White Sox so you don't have to at soxmachine.com. VP, Nashville Curling Club.
@coudal.bsky.social @coudal.bsky.social Easily distracted. OK with that.
Barry Ritholtz @ritholtz.bsky.social Let's hope this one works out better... Chair/CIO of RWM; Masters-in-Business podcast/radio host
Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovélo creative. Lectures on reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety, cities and mobility. Devout follower of The Jesus and Mary Chain Creativebyrovelo.com Satirical news at The Rovélo Record
Steve Abreu @zipsix.bsky.social Trademark attorney; disc golf promoter; opinionated #Crew96 fan
Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov Serving the people of Illinois. Democratic Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee @judiciarydems.senate.gov.
Illinois Public Media @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social Educating, informing, and inspiring communities through the power of public media. Heard, seen, and experienced on WILL-AM, FM, TV, Illinois Soul, and beyond! 📍 Based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 🌍 Serving central Illinois and more!
Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social @ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com Bio: www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck "One First" Supreme Court newsletter: stevevladeck.com Book: tinyurl.com/shadowdocketpb
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.
David Maraniss @davidmaraniss.bsky.social Biographer, historian, journalist, professor, grandfather, Detroit born, DC and Madison based. Believer in Smokey Robinson, George Orwell, democracy, freedom of the press,Jim Thorpe, Roberto Clemente. and the Green Bay Packers.
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Stephanie Mota Thurston, Ph.D. @smothurston.bsky.social professor of ethics, religion, & politics. focus on democratic practices, citizenship, public schools, abolition, & borders | standard disclaimers stephaniemotathurston.com
Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social President and founder of PRRI and NYT bestselling author of Backslide; The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy; White Too Long; The End of White Christian America. Writing at https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net.
Katy Huff @katyhuff.bsky.social Into bikes, nuclear energy, vegetables, coffee, scientific computing, & public radio. Currently a professor at UIUC NPRE . Former NE-1. (she/her)
Matt Levine @matt-levine.bsky.social the money stuff guy
Felix Salmon @felixsalmon.com Host, Slate Money. Author of THE PHOENIX ECONOMY.
Michael Hicks @profhicks.bsky.social Father of three marvels, lucky husband, parent lottery winner. Retired infantry soldier, George & Frances Ball Professor of Economics at Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research. https://www.bsu.edu/cber
Mike Kienzler @mikekienzler.bsky.social Bucket list: Spitting on a certain grave. While I wait: ukulele, banjo & pickleball.
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Jessica Huseman @jessicahuseman.bsky.social Editorial director at Votebeat, managing special projects and newsroom enthusiasm. Finding joy everywhere. Prev: ProPublica. Texan. jhuseman at votebeat dot org. Thank god for good people. Thank people for being kind.
Craig Silverman @craigsilverman.bsky.social Cofounder of https://indicator.media, your essential guide to understanding and investigating digital deception. Sign up for free! Investigative journalist and OSINT trainer. https://craigsilverman.ca
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social Researcher, UCalgary PhD, Political Science Dr. Cronk, Historian of Complaints. I've written a book, The Press Gallery (release TBD). Headline of the Year! Lots going on.
Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social Chicago. Interested in how places are shaped. Friend to alley cats. I don't speak on behalf of my affiliations. he/him "We know this world is good enough because it has to be."
Miles MacClure @milesmacclure.bsky.social freelance journalist in northern michigan email: miles.macclure@gmail.com signal: milesm.65
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens. Davekarpf.beehiiv.com
Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social Journalist & Pulitzer finalist Historian. Fmr ed, @PoliticoMag & @washingtonian. Author of "Watergate: A New History" and "The Only Plane in the Sky" and other books. garrett.graff AT gmail OR ProtonMail. Subscribe to my newsletter: Doomsdayscenario.co
Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Matt Hopf @matthopf.bsky.social Former Executive Editor at The Herald-Whig and the Hannibal Courier-Post, as well as husband, father, trumpet player, wannabe grill master and unapologetic fan of the Packers and White Sox.
Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com 'Peddler of Wheres,' job creator, Owner at The Map Center in Pawtucket RI- it's like a hip record store but for maps. www.mapcenter.com Cartographer, GIS specialist and educator Linktr.ee/ecoandrewtrc
Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
Dri @drixander.bsky.social GA girl. Union poli(cy/tics) Chicago/Cook/IL. Works for AFSCME Council 31. Catholic. Wife. Mama. Agnes Scott & Humphrey alum.
Tom Lisi @tommylisi.bsky.social LNP | LancasterOnline County reporter. Elections, jail stuff, local politics and gov't in Pennsylvania. Lancaster, PA. tomlisi.com
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Editor and CEO, Zeteo Author, ‘Win Every Argument’ British-American
Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social Late night TV Writer/Producer. Horror-comedy coming 2026: The Big Kill
Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social Host of the Savage Lovecast, author of Savage Love. "A deviant of the highest order!" — The Daily Caller
Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social Longtime journalist OMNISHAMBLES https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/omnishambles/id1787176282 MAGIC + LOSS https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/
Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social Elephant Lover Yashar.substack.com Twitter: @yashar IG/Threads @yasharali
Mat Honan ✅ @mathonan.com Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review. Formerly SF Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed News. Formerly Wired. Formerly @mat on twitter. Discos in Frisco
Susan Orlean @susanorlean.bsky.social Pencil pusher
Sam Rosenfeld @samrosenfeld.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science, Colgate University. Author of "The Polarizers": https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo24660595.html
Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social I am a New Yorker staff writer and author of "H is for Hope," "Under a White Sky," and "The Sixth Extinction," and “Life on a Little-Known Planet." Learn more at elizabethkolbert.com.
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social Plangineer (AICP) when I’m at work, alter ego CityNerd when I’m not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. Nerd4cities.com | http://linktr.ee/CityNerd
Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social "A very accessible, very interesting, non-bombastic political scientist." -Jonah Goldberg Subscribe to my newsletter "The Smotus Report" about US politics in an endangered democracy: http://smotus.substack.com
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 Adamkinzinger.komi.io Adamkinzinger.com
Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism. This account is owned and operated by Protect Democracy United. Follow us on other platforms ➡️ https://protdem.org/m/stay-connected
David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social NYT Columnist, visiting professor at Lipscomb University. Married to @nancyfrench.bsky.social. Iraq vet, Grizzlies fan, born in War Eagle Country and raised in Big Blue Nation.