Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Will Oremus @willoremus.com Covering online speech, the information economy and AI weirdness at @theatlantic.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
Signal: willoremus.24
Barney Macintyre @barneymac.bsky.social Business news editor at The Observer, formerly Tortoise. Also writes about climate, nature and Scotland.
Patricia Clarke @paticlarke.bsky.social Technology editor at The Observer | AI Fellow at the Pulitzer Center
Got a story? Email me or message me on Signal: patriciaclarke.19
patricia-clarke.com
@allisonprang.bsky.social @allisonprang.bsky.social Freelance reporter + writer in D.C. covering climate solutions, policy, business issues + more. Working on my first book. Lover of reading, running + IPAs. #OCD fighter. Mizzou grad. My boss is a pug.
Aaron Pressman @ampressman.bsky.social Boston Globe tech reporter, lifelong Celtics fan, suburban dad complete with convertible and golden retriever. Current areas of interest include EVs, AI, climate tech, gadgets, cycling, and sci-fi. On Signal ampressman.76
Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social Media reporter at The New York Times. Signal: benmullin.13
Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social Axios reporter, Slate Money host. I'm back on coffee.
John Herrman @jwherrman.bsky.social posting about posts at new york magazine
Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social NYT tech reporter
Co-author of Character Limit
Signal: rmac.18
ryan.mac@nytimes.com
rmac18@protonmail.com
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/
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Kylie Robison @kylierobison.com writer @ Core Memory • my two accomplishments here are that i invited AOC and i started the first-ever Hellthread • signal: kylie.111 • https://www.corememory.com/p/kylie-robison
Rana Foroohar @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @financialtimes.com columnist & associate editor. @CNN.com economic analyst. Author of 'Sea Change: America's New Great Game in the Arctic' (out Oct 6), 'Don't Be Evil,' 'Makers & Takers,' and 'Homecoming.'
ranaforoohar.com
Andrew Ross Sorkin @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social @NYTimes Columnist/Editor & @SquawkCNBC Co-Anchor. Author, Too Big To Fail. Founder, @DealBook. Co-Creator, BILLIONS @Showtime.
Erik Wallenius @erikwallenius.bsky.social Eagle Scout, Army vet, @BarackObama ‘08 alum. Interests include data/tech, board games, epiphenomenalism. Deliberative anti-foundationalist. Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ he/him
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky
Working on @attie.ai
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Bob Sutton @bobsutton.net Organizational psychologist, NYT bestelling author, and Professor Emeritus at Stanford. My 8 books include Good Boss Bad Boss, Scaling Up Excellence, The No Asshole Rule, The Knowing-Doing Gap, and now, The Friction Project. https://www.bobsutton.net
tobytobitobe @tobytobitobe.bsky.social Formerly an American new jack swing/R&B group popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s.
David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist.
Bylines: CBS, AXS, Yahoo, Examiner, etc.
I love #Games, #Lotr, #StarWars, and #StarTrek.
Casual #MTG #TTRPG, & #Boardgames player.
Work w/me: DavidLeavitt@gmail.com
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Señora Kale @murphcatt.bsky.social 
Nikki Groom (she/her) @nikkigroom.bsky.social Founder & CEO, Raised Voices: https://raised-voices.com. Building platforms to put speakers with a mission to advance humanity in a position to change our world.
Evan Ozimek-Maier @semanticelite.bsky.social I write things.
Heather Barmore @heatherbarmore.bsky.social Upstate New Yorker | Prev: USTR, Interior, Joe Biden, etc. | I like to talk about multilateralism, reclaiming abandoned mine lands, and the Bravo-verse.
Brandon Zeman @brandonzeman.bsky.social 
ellery @ellery.bsky.social not a dozen opossums in a trench coat. innovation editor at @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org. she/they 🏳️⚧️
LaLaLauren @lalalaurenrose.bsky.social 😻🐛🦋💫🌈
she/her
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Col Fink @colfink.bsky.social colfink.com
Pissed Off Optimist @georgeaye.bsky.social Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Greater Good Studio. Burmese. Raised in the UK. Living in Chicago since 2001.
Leanne Yau @polyphiliablog.bsky.social polyamory educator and sex therapist in training, posting about queerness, sex-positivity, and radical relationships
Marques Brownlee @mkbhd.com Video maker
Zena Weist @zenaweist.bsky.social Kansas City-loving, beach-craving, data-minded Marketing Innovator | Autism awareness advocate | @KCBierCo Dunkel, wine and chocolate devourer, therefore I run.
Kevin Roose @kevinroose.com NYT tech columnist, Hard Fork co-host, best at 0.8x speed
Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social Writer. Host of Galaxy Brain, the podcast. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe.
Alecia Dantico @danticoa.bsky.social writer | introvert | bookworm | feminist
peace | joy | light
she | her
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.
Ann Handley @annhandley.bsky.social WSJ best-selling author of Everybody Writes, now working on a new book.
Speaker. Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs. 50k read my newsletter on marketing, writing, life. Expect photos of my dog.
👉 Your new fortnightly fave: annhandley.com/newsletter
Jeanette Bronée @jeanettebronee.bsky.social Unlock your Human Advantage in a world that won’t slow down with Power-Pausing.
Amy Guth @amyguth.bsky.social Producer: film, events and broadcast
📍Los Angeles
https://www.amyguth.com/about
Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social Writer. Lesbian. Texan. Veteran. Hoya. Jesus Fan. She. | cmclymer@gmail.com | I write about politics, religion, and culture in my award-winning blog/newsletter Charlotte's Web Thoughts: charlotteclymer.substack.com
Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard.bsky.social The Black List founder. Film & TV producer. Politics & Football person. Vanity Fair contributing editor. 
Chris Heuer @chrisheuer.bsky.social Managing Director @ TeamFlow.Institute
Meg Indurti @megindurti.bsky.social stand up comic, humor writer for The New Yorker
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez @timothysrodriguez.bsky.social Conversion therapy dropout who writes about life, gay stuff, Broadway, spirituality, sobriety, and everything in-between. 🇲🇽🏳️🌈
📍New York City
Michael Slaby @slaby.bsky.social 
Danielle Wiley @danielle-sway.bsky.social 
Jenn Sutherland @jennsutherland.bsky.social Dweller of the deep places. Tarot reader, hypnotist, change worker, GF cook, bookish, technologist, Midwestern seeker of delights.
Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, serial entrepreneur, and host of the Prof G and Pivot Podcasts.
Dorie Clark @dorieclark.bsky.social Author at Harvard Business Review Press; Professor at Columbia; WSJ bestselling author of The Long Game.
@Forbes says my newsletter inspires to think deeper and challenge yourself.
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Scott Stratten @unmarketing.bsky.social Used to be kind of a big deal at the other place. Creator of UnMarketing, Speaker (500+ keynotes), 7x Best-Selling CoAuthor with my wife/biz partner and muse Alison.
Brad Caldana @bradcaldana.bsky.social Digital Strategy for nonprofits and left leaning political Campaigns founder Center for Digital Strategy
Chris Dilts @chrisdilts.bsky.social Photographer. Dad. Obama/Biden 2012. Bernie 2016. Biden 2020. Harris/Walz 2024. NBC/MSNBC Marketing. Tired. So very very tired.
Christine Koh @drchristinekoh.bsky.social Music and brain scientist turned award-winning author, podcaster, speaker, designer, and creative director. Based in Boston. Short form here + at IG (@drchristinekoh). Long form at https://edityourlifeshow.com/ + https://christinekoh.substack.com/
Jon Boyd @jonboyd.org Associate publisher & VP, Editorial at InterVarsity Press (USA)—PhD (History, Johns Hopkins)—Reader, writer, t(h)inker—Words, pages, places—Mechanical typewriting and saxophoning—Disciple, spouse, daddy, friend, Chicagoan. #resist
Doug Hankins @doughankins.bsky.social Christ follower | Husband | Father | Pastor | Professor | SICEM 🐻.
Tiffani Ashley Bell @tiffaniashleybell.com Programmer. Transilient. An internet person at The Human Utility paying water bills & freeing people from debt. Nerded out at Howard, Harvard Kennedy School, YC, & Stanford GSB. F1 fan. Spoke at TED.
Black-Scholes-Merton FTW
In LAX or FAY 🏳️🌈
Samantha Abernethy @samabernethy.bsky.social Chicago. 
Courtney A. Seard @courtneyseard.bsky.social Executive Coach | Business Advisor
Life is Tricky Baby, Stay in Your Magic.✨💫
Melissa Fierce @melifierce.bsky.social Aimless recipe for a tiny life
Han Nguyen @hannguyen.bsky.social Former: Biden-Harris admin SBA. Hillary and Obama alum. Doing all the good I can, for all the people I can. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Lainey @mselainey.bsky.social Small town girl, living in the big Windy City.
Kristen @kpengelly.bsky.social educator, local politics evangelist
- Aniz @anizruda.bsky.social 
Michael Barber @michaeljbarber.bsky.social Recovering consultant and agency leader turned brand-side marketer at Grow Schools.
Posts about leadership and marketing, along with life in between planes, trains, good coffee, and chasing after my husband and our dog Manny.
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Eddie Garrett @eddiegarrett.bsky.social Vice President, Strategic Communications & Marketing, CMO @ University of North Georgia. Ex-Peabody Award juror. Strategist and Southerner who married well.
Brandon Salesberry @berriesforsale.bsky.social Non-profit finance and operations guy, runner, Bama fan, lover of coffee and Cheez-Its. Pronouns: He/Him.
Kyle Gilkeson @kylegilkeson.bsky.social 
Scott Smith is Our Man In Chicago @ourmaninchicago.bsky.social S. Side; @erinjshea's guy; dad; host of The Frunchroom; Leo McGarry of the Cook County Assessor
Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social Editor of Shelter, a newsletter about how spaces that feel like "home" can help us live bravely in an unraveling world.📍Chicago. Subscribe! 👉 https://shelterletter.substack.com
Sydney Williams @hikingmyfeelings.org ✨ Healing in community with nature.
🏕️ Supporting public lands through stewardship + self-discovery
reciprocityrx.com
hikingmyfeelings.org
witwconsulting.com
dustin hostetler @upso.bsky.social .Design. Strategy. Creative Direction. Storytelling.
⇒ http://dustinameryhostetler.com
Craighton Berman @craighton.bsky.social 📍 Chicago
👉 www.craightonberman.com
Toby G. Wong, NACD.DC @toby8wong.bsky.social Board Director | NACD.DC® | e.l.f. Beauty Change the Board Game Cohort 2 | Governance • Growth • Innovation | Former Team USA CMO | Nike + Coca-Cola | Forbes Councils 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus Dad. Wiseguy. Deep South expat. 🏠 Los Angeles, Ca. Prior 📇: Malcontent strategist @ Planned Parenthood Action Fund, DNC, Nat’l Dem. Inst., BlueState. Views my own. Also @ggreeneva @ 🐦 & 🐘.
Emma Sarran Webster @emmawebsta.bsky.social 🪬 writer/editor/creative nomad
👩🏻💻 edits & words in teenvogue, nymag, allure, cnn, mic, bustle, & more
📍 chicago
https://www.instagram.com/emmawebsta/
https://emmasarran.com/
Tamsen Webster @tamsenwebster.bsky.social Message designer (English-to-English translator). EdD student (accelerating perspective transformation). Thinkers50 Radar. Writer (FIND YOUR RED THREAD & SAY WHAT THEY CAN’T UNHEAR). Speaker. Other half of @tomwebster.media. Mom to boys & hounds.
MarcPitman.com @marcpitman.com Int'l leadership coach, trainer, speaker, GenXer, Oxford comma lover, brewer, co-host of Other People’s Beer Podcast, author of The Surprising Gift of Doubt & Ask Without Fear!, husband, dad. he/him
On Threads at https://www.threads.net/@marcpitman
Leslie Campisi @lesliecampisi.bsky.social Co-Founder, Beginners
www.wearebeginners.co
Schmutzie. @schmutzie.com They/them. I design & build websites. No AI. Also: writer/poet, playlist maker, softie, subject, boss. Saskatchewan, Canada. Posts past 7 days are deleted often. #Treaty4 #YQR #Sask
Links: linktr.ee/schmutzie
Playlists & blog: shiveryourtimbers.com
Gabrielle Blair @designmom.bsky.social NYT Best-selling author of Ejaculate Responsibly, and The Kids Are All Right. Founder of Design Mom and Alt Summit. American living in France. Please enjoy updates on French life, renovations, and opinions from me—writer, designer, and mother of six.
Ham Sankins @inthecheapseats.bsky.social 
Allison Czarnecki @allisonczarnecki.bsky.social I miss the old internet.
@nataliehankins.bsky.social @nataliehankins.bsky.social 
min rez. @dupreeblue.bsky.social Coffee, music, & a rescue cat. New York born & bred; Chicago based. Wants bagels. Mouthy broad. She/her.
swissmiss @tinarotheisenberg.bsky.social Designer. Human gatherer. Link enthusiast. Optimist. Founder of CreativeMornings.com, the world’s largest face-to-face creative community.
www.swiss-miss.com | my blog
www.teuxdeux.com | my to-do app
www.friendsworkhere.com | my coworking space
Drew Hawkins @drewhawkins.bsky.social Another X-pat profile. Believer, dad, marketer. I also like to exercise.
Christopher Penn @cspenn.com Co-founder & #AI #DataScience @TrustInsights , ninja, @mktgovercoffee cohost, keynote speaker, #IBMChampion. #FullyVaxxed. #lgbtq ally. He/him. 🇺🇸🇰🇷🇺🇦🏳️🌈
Company: https://www.trustinsights.ai
Newsletter: https://almosttimely.substack.com
Dave Sandell @davesandell.bsky.social 
Sarah Cooper @sarahcpr.bsky.social President
phampants @phampants.bsky.social 
Andres Useche @useche.bsky.social film writer-director, singer-songwriter #immigrant #refugee rights , #eco #democrat #standwithukraine #loveislove #ally
Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social Han Shot first. Making trouble @ Firekit Campaigns and baking pie. Formerly AFT, New Organizing, Obama '08. It's good to punch Nazis. https://linktr.ee/evanyellsatclouds
Casey Brown @heycaseybrown.com Digital Engagement at City of Boston.
Charlie Capen @charliecapen.bsky.social Fearless leader of Momentus, Cofounder http://towwn.com (fmr: Netflix & GISH), author, husband & dad raised in the hills of SF. Chill deficient. Sleep deprived.
kaz @karenkaz.com Chicago: Belmont Cragin, #bikechi, CTA rants
Personal: greyhounds, cats, homeownership, sometimes sports
Work: marketing, data, analytics, nonprofits, city planning nerd
ABOLISH ICE is the merciful position
Matt Schneider @schnei95.bsky.social Husband, Dad, Son, Son-in-law, Brother
Co-Founder, City Dads Group (www.citydadsgroup.com), now part of Fathering Together (www.fatheringtogether.com)
14-year Mo' Bro (movember.com/m/mattcitydadsgroup)
#NoDadAlone
Lauren Meihls @lolomeihls.bsky.social mike meihls #1 emergency contact. 🇨🇺. senior group director, thought leadership for healthcare + pharma execs. enneagram 2w3 + virgo. ❤️: Sports, running, reading.
MJ Tam - Chicagonista @mjtam.bsky.social Tweeted from 2008 - 2024. I'm glad to have a new digital home.