Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social contact: christopher at nebula dot tv
Victoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social Senior reviewer and author of the Optimizer newsletter for The Verge. I write about wearables, health tech, the wellness wild west, and other gadgets. Previously: Gizmodo, PCMag, Yomiuri Shimbun.
Signal: @vicmsong.14
Grand poobah of the penguin brigade.
Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social I've been here long enough where a lot of you don't even know where I come from and I kinda find that delightful.
But I'm glad you're here! How are you?
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One Perfect Shot @oneperfectshot.bsky.social Celebrating movies by having a little fun. #OnePerfectShot
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Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social Voice Actor #Dispatch #Warhammer | Gamedev @layersdeep.bsky.social prev #GodofWarLaufey | Filmmaker @CharredPictures.com |
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social Dad, husband, journalist at 9News Denver. Helping the community raise $18M via 300+ weekly microgiving campaigns. Next with Kyle Clark 6p weeknights + 9NEWS at 9/10p on-air/streaming on 9NEWS+. Signal tips: 303-871-1841.
Citizen Platano 🇵🇷 @daniloc.xyz Guerrilla cyberneticist.
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advisory: if we’ve never talked and you’re weirdly aggressive, I’m just going to block you.
Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com Failed Media Critic, Washed Up YouTuber, Formally Trained Self-Loather | Professional also-ran | Cringe Elemental | (he/him) | linktr.ee/campster
Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her 
Freezing Cold Takes @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social Fred Segal. Unprophetic (mostly sports) takes, & other fun stuff. No politics! Author of “Freezing Cold Takes: College Football” (Release Date: August 18) Now available for Pre-Order!
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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @nicolefilippone.bsky.social Advocating through science based education, validation, and empathy
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social Sometimes sports journo, sometimes comms pro, always a maker. Love Chicago. Probably making a Taskmaster or Murder, She Wrote joke. I won't answer any questions you can Google. I'm here for conversation, not debate. I mute whining about officials.
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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.”
Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social Yinzer ambassador to the west coast • Moo Deng’s spiritual successor • Taller than your dad
Don't fuck with me. I'll spend another three hours in Excel. I don't care.
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.com, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics.
she/her 🌈
Montreal en/fr 🇨🇦
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Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com video games is two words
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Patreon: https://jeff.zone/
Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies
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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com No ads. No AI. Just videogame coverage that matters.
Fully independent, commercial free, and reader-funded.
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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendousa.bsky.social Welcome to the unofficial Nintendo of America Bluesky account, where you'll find the latest Nintendo news! For ESRB ratings go to esrb.org.
[Mirror of @NintendoAmerica on Twitter/X. Not automated—posts may be delayed or omitted. Not endorsed by Nintendo.]
Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social Proud Tennessean. ’20 Democratic nominee for Congress & DNC Delegate. Obama-Biden White House & campaign alum. Former nonprofit exec. Bad guitarist & good 💃.
Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social 15 years of saved tweets.
@tfederman.bsky.social
Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social Defector.com. SFGate.com. Six books. I’m just here for a good time.
Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social Gaming. Cofounder/blogging at @Aftermath.site.
aftermath.site/
Video at Highlight Reel.
patreon.com/highlightreel
Occasional DIY LaserDisc Archivist
George Pearkes @peark.es No longer Bluesky’s only resident finance bro | Macro Strategist | Even the blind squirrel get a nut sometime. | #ForTheCrown, #COYG | 🇺🇸 via 🇨🇦. Not 🏴. | Normal man, one of the Normal Men
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com Associate Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science at WashU • NASA Planetary Data System Geosciences Node Director • Explorers Club EC50 • eeps.washu.edu/people/paul-byrne • he/him
Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social Host of all podcasts. Independent Muckraker. Hollywood’s Ultimate Insider.
The post is probably a joke.
Dan Floyd @danfloydplus.bsky.social Professional animator, creator of New Frame Plus, PlayFrame and Extra Credits
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social “Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!” - Arthur Read
linktr.ee/mychalthreets
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app Theoretical Astro/Physicist:
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social I write Cup of Coffee, a daily baseball, politics, entertainment, and nonsense newsletter: https://www.cupofcoffeenews.com/
Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app 3 dogs. 2 kitchens. Zero chill. | Lawyer | Journalist | Host of B*tch, Listen podcast | abortion rights are, like, 80% of my personality | skeets are the opinion of your employer. | Colorado, America🏳️🌈
Field of Schemes @fieldofschemes.bsky.social Sports stadium and arena news by Neil deMause (@neildemause.bsky.social), co-author of the book Field of Schemes.
Arthur Gies (he/him) @aegies.bsky.social Painter (instagram.com/pragmagic), editor/writer, founder of Polygon dot com and someone who's consulted on lots of games you liked and more you probably didn't. Tech-fixated, compulsively acquiring 4k physical media.
Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin.
Please repost any you like.
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Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/microsff
Books: https://microsff.com/books
Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social NFL analyst at ESPN.
Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net economist, 🇨🇳, policy research. this is for display purposes only. 🧸 contact: robertmarchini1993 at gmail. 🏳️🌈 they/them. new jersey resident. https://skymarchini.net/
Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social U.S. Senator from Connecticut.
Pablo Torre @pablo.show 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/@pablotorrefindsout
🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pablo-torre-finds-out/id1685093486
📩 www.pablo.show/about
David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social Cato Institute, Director of Immigration Studies, Cato's Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy, BEER, not buyer. Cato, not CATO
Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org Professional labor photographer. Unions for all. Birds. Whales. Cats. Hydration. Maybe a dash of democratic socialism. Not necessarily in that order. Too much optimism for the current moment.
Cute content skeeted often, not with the news cycle
Brandon Pope TV @bpopetv.bsky.social Emmy-winning journalist. Author of “Screening Room” film/tv newsletter: bpopetv.substack.com WBEZ/NPR contributor, host of “MAKING” podcast. TV/Movie critic. Journalism Prof at Columbia College Chi. I like sports and nerd things!
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com Sociologist. Author. Professor. Roosevelt Institute Fellow. Expert on families, schools, kids, privilege, and power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Atlantic, etc.
"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
www.jessicacalarco.com
Joe Sheehan @sheehannewsletter.bsky.social Publisher of The Joe Sheehan Baseball Newsletter since 2010.
http://www.joesheehan.com
Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social For over 30 years, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere venue in Chicago for independent, foreign and classic films.
Karl Bode @karlbode.com Seattle-based writer focused on tech, media, politics, and consumer rights.
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conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social web dev + hot dad. enjoy charts, unions, conputer games, philosophy. chicago crespo.business
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
gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social im gita
they/them
cofounder of aftermath.site
Level Up For Romance! coming in 2027
gita@aftermath.site
Thomas Fuchs @thomasfuchs.at 20 years ago I killed Flash with my #JavaScript library script.aculo.us. Now mostly petting cats. Also dabbling in #retrocomputing and #astrophotography.
He/him.
Alex V. Hernandez @avhndz.bsky.social Bird Law Scholar.
Chicago journalist.
@loyolachicago.bsky.social Prof.
Co-founder @borderlessmag.bsky.social.
Alum @rooseveltu.bsky.social.
Opinions = Mine.
RTs ≠ Es.
✶✶✶✶ > Everything.
Natalie Wynn @contrapoints.bsky.social Ex-philosopher, ex-Tweeter.
Email: info@contrapoints.com
Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social trailcams
no AI ever
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social Photojournalist in Chicago. Staff Visual Journalist and drone pilot
with Chicago Sun-Times send tips and hate at tlariviere@suntimes.com. I'm also on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tylerpasciaklariviere/
Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social Chicago Tribune reporter, 2026 Pulitzer team, author "The City is Up for Grabs." Little Village raised. I'm just trying to make my city a better place
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
Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv video essay person and writer and what not, idk I mainly just post about my hyperfixations
http://youtube.com/ladyemilypresents
Lisette Titre-Montgomery @lisettetitre.bsky.social Co-Founder @cstoneintstudio
Past: Art Director #Psychonauts2
Advisor: @gameheadsoakland
Nominations/Awards: @BAFTAGames & @TheGameAwards
https://linktr.ee/LisetteTitre?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMT
Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social He/him. Sr. Game Designer. Prev: Epic, Bungie, Turbine, more.
I run @HyruleInterviews.bsky.social
Blog: namelessquality.com
Portfolio: maxnicholsdesign.com
Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social Writer. Tired Dad. Minivan Driver.
Editor of The Left Hook Substack (https://thelefthook.substack.com); Co-host of Democracy-Ish; Author of a Memoir and a Play; @YouTubeWajahatAli
wajali.com
wajahatmali@protonmail.com
Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
Mothership @mothership.blog Gaming coverage for her, them, and yes, him, too.
mothership.blog
Michele Hansen @mjwhansen.com 👩💻 CEO & Co-Founder @Geocod.io
📚 Author of Deploy Empathy, a practical guide to interviewing customers
Free time: bookworm, gymnast, being outside
she/her | 🇺🇸 in 🇩🇰
“genuinely enthusiastic and slightly chaotic” - Claude
Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social Yes, I’m pulling the car over to look at plaques. I’ll be just a minute. Not a historian, but did minor in history at Indiana University. Formerly notgoingpro on other socials.
J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com Economist, Georgian, Gadfly
Stadium Subsidies, Film Incentives, Local Economic Development, Sports Economics
Tariffs bad. Vaccines good.
Conjecture is not evidence.
jcbradbury.com
Book website: ThisOneWillBeDifferent.com
The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social I build neuroaffirming communities by empowering my fellow autistic humans with advocacy & self-care tools for navigating a productivist society
AuDHD ♾️ 🌀 דזשענדער־טרייף
#POTS #Dyspraxia ♿️
EN/FR
theautisticcoach.com
Also @autisticrabbi.bsky.social
Jesse Sheidlower @jessesword.com Lexicographer. The F-Word (new edition Nov. ’24!), sfdictionary.com, ex-OED, coder (mainly Perl and Python), Threesome Tollbooth #cocktail bar manager, adjunct @ Columbia. "Appealingly obsessive" — NYT
Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social I cover science and culture at Ars Technica. Former science editor, Gizmodo. Ex-vangelical. Rodeo fan. Married to @seanmcarroll, servant to two cats: Ariel and Caliban. Baltimore, MD. She/her.
Techmeme @techmeme.com Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web.
This account shares top-level Techmeme headlines. Visit https://techmeme.com/ for full context.
Kirk Hamilton @kirkhamilton.com I make music and podcasts. Host of Strong Songs 🎶 and Triple Click 👾
strongsongspodcast.com
tripleclickpodcast.com
KirksNotes.com
Profile pic: Alicia J. Rose
Suriel Vazquez @suriel.bsky.social Writing and video games. Now: freelance consultant for Hit Detection, Magid, etc. Prev: Narrative Lead at Big Blue Sky Games, critic/essayist for YouTube, MinnMax, Polygon, GameSpot, Game Informer, lots more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/surielvazquez/
Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com Comics? On the INTERNET?? On WWW DOT BSKY DOT APP??
Palette Swap @paletteswap.site The true colors of gaming & entertainment news. // Gaming and entertainment news of a different color.
Read our stuff: paletteswap.site
Support us: patreon.com/PaletteSwapMag
Soren Spicknall (currently being annoying about visiting NYC) @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."
Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy for the Center for American Progress doing budget, tax, and econ.
Formerly: Biden OMB, Biden Transition Team, Senate Budget Committee (Murray and Sanders).
CBO and OMB’s biggest fan! Personal account.
Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social Forklift-certified journalist in Chicago. Words in the Chicago Reader, Unraveled Press, The TRiiBE, South Side Weekly, Courthouse News Service and some other ones I forget right now. All opinions & bad jokes my own. DM me for news tips/Signal info.
Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. Our free digital archive is now open to the public! http://archive.gamehistory.org
Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social I am a pension fund monitor for Fremulon Insurance.
New Book "Big Fan" (with Joe Posnanski) available May 19. Preorder signed copies here: https://josephbeth.com/book/9798217045112
darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social not the darth u are looking for
LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv The Big Bird at LegalEagle. Believer in the rule of law. 
Tim Ottinger @agile-otter.bsky.social Software, guitars, books and articles,
Industrial Logic's own Agile Otter
WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org Web Design Museum exhibits thousands of screenshots and videos of websites, apps, software, and Flash games from the 1990s to the late 2000s.
Ryan North @ryannorth.ca You know, the @qwantz.com guy! The How To [Invent Everything | Take Over The World] guy? The Fantastic Four / Flash / Squirrel Girl guy? The non-linear Shakespeare guy? The "stuck in a hole with his dog" guy?
Look... I'm a lot of guys
🔗 ryannorth.ca
Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social Writer! TV: Yellowjackets. Novel: Woodworking (out now). Podcasts: Arden. Journalism: Vox, A.V. Club, NYT, etc. Like a large language model but for my formative trauma. Newsletter here: https://episodes.ghost.io/
How To Read This Chart @howtoreadthisch.art A weekly newsletter about data, data visualizations and the aggregated weirdness of the world around us. A pbump.com project.
https://howtoreadthisch.art
Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social Suburbanite. Sustainable transportation advocacy, for Chicago and Chicagoland. #BuildTheTunnel
“The smart, transit-oriented [social media] account” -Chicago Tribune
Planning, building, breaking, rebuilding.
Brad Biggs @bradbiggs.bsky.social Covering the Chicago Bears since 2001.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/author/brad-biggs/
Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social Senior politics writer at Salon.com. I block for MAGA trolling, violent rhetoric, and humorless sanctimony.
I would love nothing more than to never see another meme in replies. I am doomed.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social Federal Courts Reporter, @chicago.suntimes.com
Signal: jseidel.37
Design Room @designroom.site A new website dedicated to video game oral histories from @mattleone.bsky.social. Find us at designroom.site. Logo by asawallander.se.
Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social The only account dedicated to letting people know what's fresh and new in the world of Nintendo 64 and Quest 64, a game that hasn't changed for 20+ years.
Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social host of @connectwithjacob.bsky.social. weekends 10AM ET on @ms.now. author of NYT bestsellers Firestorm and Separated.
jacobsoboroff.com
The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social Father of lots, earnest as shit, Regular and not too fancy, weird li’l guy enthusiast. He/him.
dr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com award-nominated senior writer/narrative designer 🎮📝
presently: Meow Wolf 🩷🧩
previously: Blizzard 💛⚔️ Bungie 💙💫 and Arkane 🧡🐀
english lit phd 🎓🗡 personal account 🍞🌹 she/her 🌑✨
nyc 🍕🐁 to atx 🌻🦇