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Chris Persky @thegreatpersky.bsky.social Childless Cat Man Pro Science Pro Choice Pro Democracy (The North will rise again!!) I pay for good journalism and give it away. Branded affiliate for vegan fashion accessories. https://www.corkor.com/wwwlinkedincominchrispersky
Rebellions Are Built On Hope @builtonhope.bsky.social Anti-MAGA. Pro-freedom everywhere.
NYC PROUD!
Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social Unfiltered news, independent debate & loud music. Home to ADTV, the Vibestream Radio Network (Rock, Punk, La Cantina, Copperhead) & Dogtuuurd memes.
We build the pipelines. We break the narrative.
Chicago 2100 Urbanism @chicago2100.bsky.social Petition to Demand A World-Class Chicago Transit System: https://www.change.org/Chicago2100
Advocating for a better tomorrow, one street at a time
Enndubs @enndubs.bsky.social Will remain here as long as it's silly nonsense
nayfield @nayfield.com Geek. UNIX native. Infra. It's turtles all the way down and they're my friends. Make gpus go brrr.
My opinions are my own.
The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com https://www.TheLibertyPear.com
NO MAGA, Pro Democracy. Populism, working class advocacy, democratization of the economy, & Democratic Socialism.
Based in NYC.
News, economics, politics, holding power to account, & open discussion.
CHICAGO AI ALERT @chicagoaialert.bsky.social because using generative ai in politics only breeds distrust in reality
Paddy Lindley @pwlindley.bsky.social Vegan IT guy in NW Chicago
Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social Was: reporter, writer, librarian| Now: social justice comms| Always: huge nerd
Chicago
And what shall we do, we who did not die?
(June Jordan)
Writing: http://bit.ly/43664OI
Me & Israel/Palestine: https://bit.ly/4hQmiQl
LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3XbgmJ4
Samantha Abernethy @samabernethy.bsky.social Chicago. 
@fernandomandrade.bsky.social @fernandomandrade.bsky.social 
Municipal Corporation @nikhunder.com (hire me policy professionals) Lighter of people, policy person, @chirppradio.org DJ. Bike guy. Chicago Dog stan. Doesn't proofread. Chicago by way of Cleveland | 🇳🇴
Tommy Vaughan @tommy-vaughan.bsky.social Adopted by Chicago
John @localcelebrity.bsky.social he/him Product Strategist. Printmaker. Chicago, comics, & punk rock. Anti-tech-bro tech worker. Privacy wonk. Opinions mine. Millennial cringe. Probably on my bike. Say hi.
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Dayn Perry @daynperry.bsky.social MLB writer for CBSSports.com. Gamer 🎮. Reader. Occasional scribbler of baseball poetry. Liverpool FC. Chicago. He/him. Guilty feet have got no rhythm.
BirdyWork.com is my reader-funded independent newsletter about the St. Louis Cardinals.
@kimajohn.bsky.social @kimajohn.bsky.social 
Zak Patterson @zakpatterson.bsky.social Mostly into car-free Lincoln Square right now. SlowStreets.org
Other projects in the neighborhood:
bunnyearsart.com
tailorbirdfabrics.com
CCPSA - 20th District Council @our20thdistrict.bsky.social CCPSA - 020
Anna Rubin - Chair
Deirdre O’Connor - Community Engagement
Darrell Dacres - Nominating
Contact: Our20thdistrict@gmail.com
Balu Puppy @balupuppy.bsky.social Puppy. Historian. 🚲
Chicago ****
@julie-kerouac.bsky.social @julie-kerouac.bsky.social 
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
AB2026 @analexbrown.bsky.social #BullMoose
I'm thinking about running for something.
Jeremy Gorner @jeremygorner.bsky.social Illinois State Capitol reporter for the Chicago Tribune
Jonah @mkworkshop.bsky.social Founder & Principal Interior Designer.
Residential & estate interiors rooted in materiality, restraint, and longevity
MK Workshop · NYC + Catskills + Austin, Tx
www.mkworkshop.net
Ariel Parrella @arielparrella.bsky.social Logan Square/Avondale/Humboldt Park reporter/periodista
@BlockClubCHI | 🚲 🇮🇹 y español. tips + dog photos: ariel@blockclubchi.org
Ivan Moreno @iva-nm.bsky.social Comms for @NRDC in Chicago
Focused on environmental justice, health, and climate change. Tweets are my own. Email: imoreno@nrdc.org
Mike Miletich @mikemiletichtv.bsky.social WAND TV Illinois Capitol Reporter
Chicago man, Springfield resident, Midwest dog dad
Eric Krol @erickrol.bsky.social Formerly: Chicago Tribune political editor and investigations editor. Now doing comms for a statewide elected official. Sometimes contributor to @guysdrinkingbeer and @pwtorch- K Katharyn @katharyn.net
Steve Packosky @dontbaketheloaf.bsky.social Finance professional and writer for The Hard Times/Hard Drive/Points in Case
https://thehardtimes.net/author/steve-packosky/
https://hard-drive.net/author/steve-packosky/
Deirdre @deirdre4020.bsky.social CCPSA - 020 District Councilor
40th Ward Born, Raised & Employed
My opinions are my own.
@tmeyer7.bsky.social @tmeyer7.bsky.social 
Chicago Cityscape @chicagocityscape.com Real estate information platform for development in Chicago, Cook County, and Lake County (Illinois and Indiana). http://chicagocityscape.com
We Love Dogs @aussie52.bsky.social Life and love with dogs 🐶❤️
Want to be friends with everyone...
🛍️👕👚Trendy t-shirts with unique dog breed prints for pet lovers. Soft fabric, stylish designs, and comfy fit – show your love for dogs in style!
🛍️🛒Website https://teepetus.com
@mboersma.bsky.social @mboersma.bsky.social 
unraveled @unraveledpress.com Independent, reader-supported investigative reporting from Chicago on policing and state violence.
Support us: unraveledpress.com/support-unraveled/
📧 info@unraveledpress.com
📱 Signal: unraveled.66
United Northwest Side @unitednwside.bsky.social A grassroots independent political organization on Chicago’s Northwest Side - organizing against the broken scarcity politics of the past for a future that includes enough for all of us. 
Derek @handle.invalid #Socialist | #Tech Enthusiast | Help Desk Pro
Sci-Fi Fan | Space Travel Lover
#Xbox #PC #Gamer | #Streamer |
#Autistic & #ADHD #AuDHD | Advocate
46 ♐ #Sagitarius December | Married to @ria0331.bsky.social
https://papalpenguin.com
📍 #Chicago
Vickyy B 🦋 @vickyy.bsky.social Progressive dog mom interested in economics, history, public policy, universal healthcare and equality.
Hoping we all survive the three years. 💙
#Medicare4All #NotMeUs #Resist
🚫🍊🤡 🚫DM 🚫Crypto
Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social Do Good! Speak Up!
Take A Stand🗣️
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Taylor Moore @taylormoore.bsky.social Freelance journalist in Chicago with work in The Guardian, Chicago Reader, Block Club Chicago, The New Republic, WBEZ, etc. Ex-IWMF. Bloomin' onion apologist. taylorgmoore.com
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
JC Strzalka-Steil @jcstrzalkasteil.bsky.social Attorney, progressive Democrat, nature enthusiast on Chicago's Northwest Side. Always down for a tale from the trail, whether it be the campaign or hiking variety.
JGfromNP @jgfromnp.bsky.social I'm JG. I'm from NP. In Chicago. On a bike. He/Him/His.
Wendy @xo-wendy.bsky.social Executive Assistant | Virtual Assistant
📚 Book hoarder | 🎵 Playlist curator | ✨ Living for sunsets & spontaneous adventures | 🍿 Professional binge-watcher | 🗺️ Daydreaming of my next getaway | #Executiveassistant
The Southwest Collective @swcollectivechi.bsky.social Breaking down barriers and building up communities on the southwest side of Chicago. swcollective.org
Michael Rabbitt @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social Chicago’s 45th Ward Democratic Committeeperson | dems45.com | organizing for equity & justice
Danielle Ruffatto @dpr641.bsky.social Views my own
Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net Chicago, zoning, ADUs, transportation, maps
my blog: http://stevencanplan.com
my business: http://chicagocityscape.com
BUILD: https://buildforil.org/
Ajax the Lesser @ajaxlesser.bsky.social 
Justin Poser (he/him) @justinposer.bsky.social moderately strange human who is into philosophy, activism, writing, coding, and games (and a bunch of other stuff)
Shea Minter @minter.bsky.social Pittsburgh resident and enthusiast, PhD Candidate at Georgetown University studying the racist far right in elections and political violence. Also sports.
Email me at sheaminter@proton.me
David Zoltan (he/they) @wonkicorn.bsky.social Human Rights Activist specializing in Housing & Disability policy. Queer, multiply disabled, formerly homeless, socialist, abolitionist, anti-Zionist Jew & son of immigrants. Antifa, always.
All opinions are my own, not of any organization, unless stated.
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
Tracy Baim @tracybaim.bsky.social lgbtq+ \ journalist \ advocate \ chicago
lesbian \ feminist\ she\her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🦄
Windy City Times cofounder 1985 \ author
Skeets my own.
Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social Theater and Dance Editor for the Chicago Reader. Usual disclaimer that all opinions are my own alone. . .- B Dale Bowman @bowmanoutside.bsky.social Former outdoors columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.
@renovatefix.bsky.social @renovatefix.bsky.social 
Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org Chicagoans working together to make our streets better for walking, rolling, bicycling and public transit.
🧑🦼🚶🚲🚌
linktr.ee/betterstreetschicago
Amber Nettles @ambernettles.bsky.social https://donorbox.org/save-the-chicago-reader/
Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social Personal account. Housing Director at Impact for Equity, a law and policy center in Chicago. Former policy director, Chicago Dept of Housing. Book "The Battle of Lincoln Park" on the origins of gentrification in Chicago.
danielkayhertz.com
lucaisharsh @lucaisharsh.bsky.social Michigan to Chicago Pipeline beneficiary 🏙 copywriter ✍️ prolific L taker 🚉 Polly 🐱's human
They/He
Loren Johnson @lorenjohnson.bsky.social architect, urbanist, organizer, tabletop gamer, and essayist https://medium.com/@lorenordeanjohnson
President @ Heart of Lincoln Square
kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️🌈 @itskylelucas.com Love people, drink good coffee, and bike everywhere. I care a lot about cities (and 🎢s) | HIV+ | fighting for better streets @betterstreetschicago.org | My posts are mine
Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
Joanna Klonsky @joannaklonsky.bsky.social Chicagoan
Media strategist
Allergic to the bullshit
r o n y t h e b i k e c z a r @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social Bike Cities Food Systems Data Coffee Tea Bread Cat Former Coastal Elite Person
Jen Jones @jenjones.bsky.social she/her
public funds for public schools https://www.ilfps.org
common good proponent unitednwside.bsky.social
Our 40th @our40th.bsky.social Our 40th organizes for racial, social, environmental, and economic justice in the 40th ward and throughout the city of Chicago.
Our40th.org
Alder Andre Vasquez, Political Account @andrefor40th.bsky.social 40th Ward Alder / Father / Spouse / Chair of Immigration Committee / Chair of Progressive Caucus/ Vice Chair of Latino Caucus / Organizer / Problem Solver / Chicagoan until Chicago ends.
Kiirya Beats @kiiryabeats.bsky.social Motivation, Inspiration, Entertainer, Entrepreneur, Music producer, Artist and Sound engineer. 
@catvideos.bsky.social @catvideos.bsky.social if you love cats, follow ❤️
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