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Bill Zuka (Debuting This Week) @billzuka.bsky.social Full of useless trivia, 97% of which is accurate
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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."
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social Managing editor/local at ProPublica, past prez of AHCJ, Detroit Lions fan. Email: charles.ornstein@propublica.org. Posts are my own.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book coming September 2026.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social Recovering politician. Afghanistan Veteran. Bestselling Author. Podcaster. Founder of Let America Vote & American Rescue Project. Baseball player. Advisor, Veterans Community Project. Diana’s dude. True & Bella’s driver. JasonKander.com