404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social Journalist @404Media.co
Signal: jason.404 // email: jason@404media.co
Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social Director of Research, @dairinstitute.bsky.social
Roller derby athlete
https://alex-hanna.com
Book: thecon.ai
Pod+newsletter: https://dair-institute.org/maiht3k
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Chicagoans for a Free Wales @transfem.my 🏴🏳️⚧️✵✵✵✵🏳️⚧️🏴
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Chicago in Pop Culture @chicagopopculture.bsky.social Chicago represented in pop culture. Large focus on non-local interpretations of the city. Extended credit included in alt text. No AI.
Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social The personal account of Evan Urquhart of Assigned Media (assignedmedia.org), your trans news source.
I'd still rather be playing pinball.
Evan @evan7257.bsky.social Houstonian. Pulitzer finalist. Constant gardener. "Bastion of the area.” I no longer love our technodystopian future. Build the Ike Dike.
Cloud 9 | Gotham FC Supporters @cloud9goth.bsky.social Independent Supporters Group for Gotham FC
https://cloud9goth.com/
#FunLoud
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Austin Anthem @austinanthem.org El Himno de Austin. The original supporters group for #AustinFC. EST. 2013. All fans of #Austin & #verde welcome. Join us. #InkedInVerde
Member: @iscsupporters.bsky.social
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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social Benn Jordan / The Flashbulb
••Recording artist | YouTuber | Researcher••
https://linktr.ee/BennJordan
Dow @dow.bsky.social Fiat enthusiast
Idavox @idavox.bsky.social The One People's Project News Center. Celebrating our 10th anniversary October 2025!
One People's Project @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social A resource for those on the frontlines fighting fascism...especially those who don't play nice!
One People's Project is a 501(c)(3) organization. EIN: 47-2026442
Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social Trans Giantess. 
TransLash Media @translash.org We tell trans stories to save trans lives. 
Julia Poe @juliapoe.bsky.social Covering hoops for the Chicago Tribune • USC alum • PBWA member • Kansan 🌻
Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social Hand-drawn baseball cards, based in Chicago. Drawings available at gummyarts.bigcartel.com, shirts/merch at gummyarts.threadless.com.
Reuters @reuters.com 
Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social Editorial Director, Features and Special Projects at WIRED.
Reyhan_harmanci@wired.com
Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social on Signal: reece_rogers.01
Pinball Map @pinballmap.com We're a user-powered map of places to play pinball.
https://pinballmap.com
Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social Words and smiles.Partridge,Thick of It,Veep,Death of Stalin, Dr Strangelove Taskmaster,Podcast #StrongMessageHere. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0024cp6?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Patron of Child Poverty Action Group, @cpaguk.bsky.social.
Viewer Discretion Podcast @viewerpod.bsky.social Subscribe to Viewer Discretion with Mina Kimes and David Dennis Jr. wherever you get your podcasts or watch along on Mina Kimes’ YouTube channel!
Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social Texas Monthly senior writer focused on the far right & Christian nationalism. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Fan of Hip Hop and loud guitars. Send me music.
Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social Tour, On Cinema at the Cinema, Office Hours, find it all and more at linktr.ee/tim.heidecker
The IX Sports @theixsports.bsky.social Where Women’s Sports Coverage Never Stops
🔗 theixsports.com
@shoots.green Community Development Trust @shoots.green Funding the next generation of ATProto initiatives, with a focus on uplifting the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 🌱💚
An in-development philanthropic venture by @aendra.com.
https://shoots.green
mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com best-selling & award-winning comics idiot, beautiful giantess // buy SIMPLICITY on sale now // mattielubchansky.com // @nogodsnomayors.com // temporalculturewar.com // bass faithvoid.bandcamp.com // she
Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social I research the white power movement and far right media; member @splcunion.bsky.social; @uwsjmc.bsky.social PhD; tips at jtischauser@protonmail.com
Chicago-style always and forever
https://wisc.academia.edu/JeffTischauserPhD
Al Sweigart @alsweigart.bsky.social Author of "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" and other books. Mostly harmless. Last name rhymes with "why dirt." he/him
@bytownkayfabe.bsky.social @bytownkayfabe.bsky.social Socialist embedded in the future Commune of Kichi Zībī
Josh H @jfhbrook.bsky.social An autistic lefty software engineer in Wasilla AK, and a Poster til the day I die
https://www.thisistheremix.dev/links/
Deffnotant @deffnotant.bsky.social 🇵🇷 History with Antonio
Public Historian/Fact Finding/Opinionated
Tedx Speaker
📧 Defonotantonio@gmail.com
George M Johnson Garçon @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social NYTIMES Bestselling Author of All Boys Aren’t Blue. Emmy nominated Writer & Executive Producer. TIME100 Next Moat Influential People in World. AφA 06. They/Them
Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com #TeamFT, Unhedged pod, E17, gardening, plazzy Scouser.
I never give investment advice. Beware scammers impersonating me to sell crypto etc.
FT "Free to read" = 300 free clicks.
*Stop the pervert glasses*
All-Trans Picnic Chicago @alltranspicnic.bsky.social 
gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social stop your cryin' it's alright
texas culture reporter for @chron.com
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dan sinker @dansinker.com I make stuff. Currently Says Who and Rebel Spirit podcasts & writing at dansinker.com. Formerly Punk Planet (RIP), impeachment dot fyi, OpenNews, and much more. Always something new coming soon.
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
Subscribe to support my journalism www.erininthemorning.com
Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social Host of NPR's Bullseye, Judge John Hodgman and Jordan Jesse Go. Founder and worker-owner of Maximum Fun. Four-time professional actor.
“Still bringin’ satin for them draws, velvet for the mic and got a pound for the cause.”
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...😜
Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social Author, speaker, and organizer. PhD researching political philosophy, social movements, and trans history. She/her
WBEZ @wbez.org We are Chicago's NPR station and your local news source. Find us on air at 91.5FM. Support public media and local journalism: donate.wbez.org
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com Women's Sports Lead at The Athletic & co-host of Full Time. (& also UTFG.)
🌐 meglinehan.com 🎙️ fulltimepod.com
Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-heart-that-works-rob-delaney/3f4398e419f2db84
muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social Need a content writer? Award-winning columnist seen in Truthdig, Nation, Guardian, Rolling Stone, NBC, TNR. Host of the "It's Christmastown" Hallmark movies podcast with David Roth & "Quaid in Full" with Sarah Bunting. He/Him. Fl.
https://linktr.ee/mobute
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Jenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social Ugh, fine.
Writer in Texas.
I curse on the internet now.
#HouSky
www.jennystaffjohnson.com
Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social Political scientist. Poetry enthusiast. Author: Kicking (Duke UP, 2026); Red Card (OR Books, 2026); What Are the Olympics For? (Bristol UP 2024); NOlympians (Fernwood 2020); Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (Verso 2016) www.julesboykoff.org
Nardwuar the Human Serviette @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social Thee Official Nardwuar BlueSky !
https://linktr.ee/nardwuar
Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social Chicago journalist. Formerly The People’s Fabric.
Co-founder @UnraveledPress.com.
Got a tip? Signal is @sheld.01. Email:steve@unraveledpress.com
Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social
Investigative reporter
@TPM.bsky.social
Get in touch at joshk@talkingpointsmemo.com or via Signal JoshKovensky.04
deep cave @deepcave.bsky.social https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772820
http://www.letmod.com/tag/adventurejam/
https://adventurejam.neocities.org/
A game lover who likes to play games like Roguelike FPS game - Adventure Jam
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)
The Horne Section @thehornesection.bsky.social "Funniest band in Britain" - The Guardian. Live podcast tickets available now!
Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social Investigative Reporter at WBEZ - Chicago Public Media
Demi for Illinois @demiforillinois.bsky.social Progressive veteran, community activist, and DEMI-crat running for State Representative in the 13th District 🇺🇸🇲🇽🏳️🌈
Goods4Greatness @goods4greatness.bsky.social 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides low-income children with sports equipment and pays playing fees for leagues and camps.
Donate:
www.Goods4Greatness.org/donate
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Goods4Greatness
Founder: Rhiannon Potkey (@rpotkey.bsky.social)
Madison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social Reporter covering gender and politics at @motherjones.com, part of the Center for Investigative Reporting
Tips to mpauly at motherjones dot com
Signal: madisonpauly.15
https://www.motherjones.com/author/madison-pauly/
OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com 1 - The official Bluesky page for Stats Perform's North American soccer coverage, brought to you by OptaJack. Illuminating.
Kevin Rose @kevinrose.com 
Bradley Horowitz @elatable.com Wisdom Ventures, Board @ Circle, avid angel investor, Xoogler
BJ Fogg, PhD @bjfogg.bsky.social Stanford Lifestyle Medicine
I share easy ways to build good habits.
NYTimes bestseller “Tiny Habits”
In industry, I train product people in Behavior Design, based on the Fogg Behavior Model
🤙Maui & surfing & ocean swimming
Jeff Clavier @jeffclavier.bsky.social Founder of Uncork Capital, one of the OG seed VC firms. Invested in 275 cos at scary early stage. Hubby, dad of 2, wino, skier. Expect no bullshit.
Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social An inclusive digital community sharing stories about women’s sports.
@emcanderson.bsky.social & @lesleyryder.bsky.social
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https://www.galpalsports.com
Contact: GalPalSports@gmail.com
Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social historian, author, and tour guide. I talk about Bob Dylan, Chicago stuff, old time true crime, and cemetery stories. There's a canon Star Wars character named after me. He/him. Linktr.ee/adamchicago
Andrew Cairns @acairns.co.uk Using metaphors and analogies to explain Software Engineering in fun ways: https://youtube.com/@metaphoricallyspeaking
Staff Software Engineer. Passionate about DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing and Distributed Systems.
Kayaking, too.
Car Free Keith @carfreekeith.bsky.social Nothing makes me happier than places that have less cars. I make videos about that 👇
https://linktr.ee/carfreekeith
📍Chicago via NW IL, w/ a few years in New Orleans too
he/him
Stacey Wescott (Wescott Images) @staceywescott.bsky.social visual journalist @chicagotribune.bsky.social
The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com North America’s Trusted Source Of News
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebeaverton
Merch: https://the-beaverton.myshopify.com/
brandon mcfadden 🛤️ @brandonmcfadden.com transit is the heartbeat of a city 🏙️
✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ || ✈️ 🚴🚊 || he/him || 💙
Commuters Take Action @ctaction.org A collective of frustrated Chicago commuters. Pro-Rider, Pro-Operator, Pro-Reliability, Anti-Board Inaction
Alive in Chicago (municipal boundary) @mosermostly.bsky.social I love good books and bad movies. Trying to raise healthy and kind humans on the South side. Overrun by pets and projects. (she /her) Free Palestine.
Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social from Taskmaster, The Horne Section and Chesham United, mainly.
Just Futures Law @justfutureslaw.bsky.social We're a movement lawyering org working with grassroot organizers to dismantle the deportation machine with innovative legal and policy strategies. Learn more: www.justfutureslaw.org
Volleyball State Podcast @volleyballpod.bsky.social Two guys talking about volleyball | Hosts @LincolnVB.bsky.social and @JeffSheldon.bsky.social | Part of @I80Club.bsky.social | 📧volleyballstate@gmail.com
Jeff Sheldon @jeffsheldon.bsky.social Dad, husband, Biz Development & Partnerships for the Nebraska Alumni Association ('04, '07). Co-host of @volleyballpod.bsky.social
Michaela Neville @micnev.bsky.social highly disrespectful, increasingly caffeinated | social at WIRED, previously at SF Standard | opinions my own | she/her
www.cmichaelaneville.com
Joe Brusuelas @joebrusuelas.bsky.social Chief Economist RSM. Board of advisors UCLA Anderson School Economic Forecast. Member Wall Street Journal forecast board. Named a top forecaster for 2023 & 2025 by Bloomberg. Dodgers fan
Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com I'm an architecture photographer and Chicago is my backdrop. I post about weather, science, and urbanism issues, too. ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
📩: nick@nuphoto.com
https://linktr.ee/nick_ulivieri
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social @kylegriffin1 from that Twitter thing
Executive Producer @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social
Matthew Hughes @matthewhughes.bsky.social Journalist (ex The Register, The Next Web, HowToGeek). Writer. Software developer. Dog owner (x3). Scouser.
I have a newsletter about how tech companies are ruining our lives. https://whatwelost.substack.com/
ryan fae @ryanfae.bsky.social unprofessional account of an investigative reporter
edits @crimew.gay | contribs @ddosecrets.org @geoconfirmed.org @virtualstreets.org
they/any
give me tips/contact me on signal: rhinozz.1337
Rhiannon Potkey @rpotkey.bsky.social Nonprofit Founder: Goods4Greatness | Journalist/reporter/editor ✍️ for multiple outlets. Helping others is my true passion. Spread kindness. 🫎
Robocoko @robocoko.bsky.social Covering the WNBA with no stats, just vibes✨
Podcaster at The Sixth Podcast of the Year
The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social The home of all things Women’s Football - from @sammymewy.bsky.social and the @meninblazers.bsky.social Media Network // Sammy Banana Phone 🍌☎️ 855-611-4050
dan solomon @dansolomon.com senior writer at Texas Monthly. wrote the YA novel The Fight For Midnight (it’s about abortion bans). dogs love me cuz i’m crazy sniffable. he/him
Internet Dad @whatahellofawaytodad.com Podcaster, retired troop, Left leaning, violently woke
https://hellofawayto.dad/
Parker Welch @parkerwelch.bsky.social Transportation engineer, urbanist, Austinite, liberal patriot
Board Secretary @aura-atx.org
Poems & Essays: https://thisfaintfire.substack.com/
Grassroots Collaborative @grassrootschi.bsky.social We’re a community-labor coalition united for racial, economic, and environmental justice for all Illinois families. 🧡 Learn more👇
https://linktr.ee/grassrootscollaborative_
Mi4 @m-i-4.bsky.social 🌱 CC4J fellow @grassrootschi.bsky.social 🌱
🗳️ creative director @katmabu.bsky.social
🎨 DESIGNER 🎬 DIRECTOR 💻 DORK ⚖️
👉 https://m-i-4.com/ 👈
Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com Security editor, TechCrunch
Signal: zackwhittaker.1337
My stories: techcrunch.com/author/zack-whittaker
My newsletter/blog: this.weekinsecurity.com
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social Real-time historian of the late cyber capitalist era @TechCrunch, writing about the intersection of hackers, human rights, and spies.
Also writing a book about Hacking Team and the history of government spyware.
☎️ Signal: +1 917 257 1382
Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
Cliff Cash Comedy @cliffcashcomedy.bsky.social CEO of the John Brown Hunting Club
(no quarter for Nazis)
My standup comedy special
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS is now on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/lcwwZSh2mnE?si=Qm1NnGYdTaPbgH3u
Tangled @tangled.org https://tangled.org is the next-generation social coding platform.
→ Docs: https://docs.tangled.org
→ Discord: chat.tangled.org
→ IRC: #tangled @ libera.chat