WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social 🇪🇪 Estonian blogger focusing on Russia/Ukraine | 18+ version: https://t.me/wartranslated | Glory to #Ukraine!
Rob Held @robertsheld.bsky.social 📢❤️Attorney by Day, Advocate Always | Tracking ICE & Defending Rights | 👉Follow & Let’s Stand Together
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social Filmmaker. “Enron,” “Taxi to the Dark Side,” “Going Clear,” “The Inventor,” “Wise Guy: David Chase & the Sopranos,” & lots more. Now Maine man. Celtics fan.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | @katiephang on Substack, Instagram, Threads, & TikTok
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“Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce”
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.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social I am the host of Behind the Bastards and overlord of podcasts at Cool Zone Media
Roman Susan @romansusan.bsky.social RS celebrates and shares the work of artists in the Great Lakes region. We create cultural engagements that provide resources and paid opportunities for artists. We are Chicago-based. We are artist-led. We are experimental and learning. romansusan.org
Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social The defense policy views of the people's champ. AKA Great One, Flex Kavana, and Brahma Bull. Might be Dwayne Johnson, could be Harold Brown. Views my own. Substack⬇️
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social Ex-Hasid now fighting for a true pluralistic democracy | Writer: democracy, peace, extremism, antisemitism, & marketing | MSNBC, DailyBeast, HuffPo, the Forward & more | Founder: justicemarketing.io | Newsletter: eladnehorai.substack.com
Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net 🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Views = my own. She/Her.
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Chicago Tree @chicagotree.bsky.social Mostly reposting Chicago trees & sometimes other trees. And birds. And other things I find interesting.
Juliana Stratton @julianastratton.bsky.social Mom of four, Illinois Lt. Governor, Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate.
Giving the people what they want.
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Rogers Park Food Not Bombs @food-not-bombs-rp.bsky.social We are an autonomous, collective engaged in distro’n rescued food and harm reduction. SUNDAY: 6900 Glenwood Ave Chicago, IL. WEDNESDAY: Touhy Park.
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social Senior Correspondent at Vox covering the crisis of global democracy. Author of The Reactionary Spirit, a book on that topic, and a '25-'26 distinguished visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House.
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
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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social If there's something you hope will happen, well, maybe it will happen today.
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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social Loving father • Mental health advocate • Blue-collar intellect • Egalitarian progressive • UBI movement builder • Science • Humanism • Reason • Good trouble
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social reporter at @theverge.com, and things of that nature. i cover social media/tech companies and life online. contact me securely on signal: @miasato.11.
Mark Blyth @mkblyth.bsky.social 
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social #Anonymous: Actions Not Nouns. All that exists is interaction. #BindingChaos #3E https://yacnews.com/
Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social Award-winning 🇬🇾 🇨🇦 Political Economist. Columnist. Law & Order historian. Reality TV veteran. Talking my shit @badandbitchy.com
Never forget 👉🏾 I will be vindicated.
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
Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social Harebrained is a Chicago design company that makes underwear, shirts, trivia games and anything else we fancy. Artist owned. Fuck AI.
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Pacific Antifascist Research Collective @pacantifa.is We are an autonomous group of anti-fascist researchers dedicated to providing communities from the Rockies to the Pacific with research and tools to protect themselves from fascism in all its forms.
https://pacantifa.is/
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social I make Dad jokes on NPR and also write books and other things. 
smartbar @smartbarchicago.com ::welcome home::
✺ the proof is on the dancefloor
✺ celebrating the underground for over 40 years
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social Co-Exec Director of Indivisible along with Leah.
Organizing with local Indivisible groups against America's fascist clown show.
OOPS! All Mutual Aid @oopsallmutualaid.bsky.social Sharing stories of, and resources for, mutual aid organizing.
Solidarity, not charity.
Run by @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social. Profile pic by N.O. Bonzo for JustSeeds
80s Music - STARCK CLUB @starckclub.bsky.social French designer Philippe Starck helmed creation of legendary STARCK CLUB in Dallas TX- famous for its 1980s cutting edge style, architecture & progressive music
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov This account is maintained by federal staff to share services and legislation relevant to constituents of NY-14.
KAPOW! @kapowworks.bsky.social KAPOW scales a model where campaigns don’t just take from communities, they invest in them.
Help us change politics, for good: https://www.kapow.works/
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan.
Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy.
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info 📣 Speaking for the trees, and:
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Pro-democracy conservatives Republicans fighting Trump & Trumpism.
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sevedge @sevedge.bsky.social cats, chicago, travel, movies, gay stuff✌️
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
The New Republic @newrepublic.com Ideas. Influence. Impact.
TNR is a leader in the continuing fight for American democracy and a must-read if you want to know the ideas impacting politics and culture today.
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Megan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social Illustrator, urban gardener, maker of zines
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Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real.bsky.social I'm so happy to be here with you!
Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social Veteran Advocate, Anti War Activist, Peace Activist, War Veteran, Community Organizer, Historian Campaign Manager, Chicago Historian, Southside Kid.
Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social Research, Analysis, and Intelligence on the U.S. Radical Right | Published by Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social | Contact: radicalreportsnewsletter@gmail.com | Newsletter: https://www.radicalreports.org
Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org Chicagoans working together to make our streets better for walking, rolling, bicycling and public transit.
🧑🦼🚶🚲🚌
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social Street-level journalism in Los Ángeles covering news, culture, and the taco lifestyle. “The 2020 Emerging Voice” James Beard Award winner. Est. 2006.
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social Journalist and Researcher | Reporting and Research on the U.S. Radical Right | Publisher of Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social | Subscribe: https://www.radicalreports.org | Support My Work: https://linktr.ee/reportbywilson
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National Lawyers Guild Chicago @nlgchicago.bsky.social 
dell cameron @dell.bsky.social Sr. writer @wired.com:
Surveillance & coptech
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Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 @tomscud.bsky.social Editor and writer for an undisclosed publication. Auguste Piccard and Frank Wilhoit stan. Pope Sixtus VI papal name advocate. Aeneid hater. He/him.
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social Photojournalist @BlockClubCHI | BSJ, MSJ, Adjunct Lecturer @MedillSchool | Lifelong Chicagoan | #TodaysReportingLunch | Cats | News | Local Lens
ICE must be destroyed 🏳️⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social Host of It Could Happen Here (and sometimes Behind the Bastards) for Cool Zone Media. Proud iHeart Podcast Union member Ending every post(?) with Moreover, ICE must be destroyed She/Her
James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social I write stories about conflict and borders and the people they impact. Just published a book about anarchists at war in Spain, Kurdistan, and Myanmar, previously wrote one about the anti fascist Olympics.Para todos,todo✌️
https://www.patreon.com/Jamesstout
Chad Loder @chadloder.dev The purpose of a system is what it does. 🌪️ they/them
Faine Greenwood @faineg.com civilian drone technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. read my newsletter: https://little-flying-robots.ghost.io
Quimby's Bookstore @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social The world’s leading purveyor of zines and author and artist produced publications! Open every day 12-7! 1854 North Ave, Chicago! We print books, zines & comics!
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Scary Lady Sarah @scaryladysarah.bsky.social DJ; musician; vegan; traveler; proponent of peace & love; guitars/vox in The Bellwether Syndicate; Nocturna Chicago; cat mama; goth soul / shoegaze heart (or is it the other way around?) 💜🖤🦇🦋🎶☮️
#alwaysantifascist
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Mayor Brandon Johnson @mayorofchicago.bsky.social Father. Husband. Mayor. Building Chicago into the safest, most affordable big city in America.
Refuse Fascism @refusefascism.bsky.social The Trump Fascist Regime Must Go NOW!
In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America!
http://linktr.ee/refusefascism
cop city is everywhere, fight back ☂️ @cop-watcher.bsky.social I’m interested in what comes after capitalism. i like sunsets, stickers, and street photography. seattle storm ⛈️ 🏀 hype-man. she/her/dad (queer in every way)
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Zine Club Chicago @zineclubchicago.bsky.social A free community event series for zine enthusiasts. Our cut-and-paste hijinks include meetups, South Side Zine Fest + Carnival, South Side Zine Library, Southwest Side Zine Library + more! Produced and founded by Cynthia E. Hanifin. zineclubchicago.com
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.
Mother of the Gwendal @logansolsun.bsky.social She/Her/Ella. Disabled digital project & finance manager. Trainer for accessibility in digital comms and field planning. Disability wins elections, and influences change. 
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Chicago Zine Fest @chicagozinefest.bsky.social Celebrating #zines in Chicago & the Midwest & beyond. #CZF2026 will be Saturday October 10th! https://linktr.ee/chicagozinefest
ProtestArt Afficianado @ahouseunited.bsky.social I amplify the #protestart & #teslatakedownart that sustains protests. I connect people and am in the streets supporting teslatakedown.com, 🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇨🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇦🧪🎖️🪖 🇵🇸✡️🚺 🌲fed workers, democracy, and climate to save our democracy from trump, elon and MAGA.
Chicago Boycotts Fascism @teslatakedownchi.bsky.social We're tanking Tesla stock so Elon doesn't have the money & platform to spread fascism worldwide.
Send a message to corporations: there's a cost to collaborating with Trump!
Join us every Saturday 12-1:30pm https://bit.ly/TeslaTakedownChicago
Shakefork Records @shakeforkrecords.bsky.social Third party since 1990
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The Budos Band @budosband.bsky.social Budos Mayhem since 2005
Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social Professionally disagreeable senior Chicago politics reporter for @wttw.bsky.social News
Roller Queen @skatequeen.bsky.social She/They 🏳️⚧️Trans Rights are Human Rights 🏳️⚧️ 🍉Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Fuck ICE 🇲🇽🇺🇸
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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DJ Mark Farina @djmarkfarina.bsky.social Traveling Minstrel
Windy City Times @windycitytimes.com 🌈 The voice of Chicago's LGBTQ+ community since 1985.
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
Rallies Chicago @fightbackchicago.bsky.social
Promoting DAILY protests in greater Chicagoland, pop-up and scheduled.
Let your voices be heard!
🙌🏿🙌🏽🙌🏻🙌🏾
Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social Official Account ~ UR is a decentralized nonprofit media org reporting underrepresented stories and shedding light on alternative perspectives and systems. linktr.ee/unicornriot
Maria Hadden @chialderwoman.bsky.social Democracy champion and Alderwoman of the Chicagos 49th Ward.
Emo Philips @emophilips.bsky.social “Hilarious” — Eric Idle
“Amazing” — Patton Oswalt
“Absolutely killed” — Rolling Stone (Carnegie Hall review)
2026 thru 2079 tour schedule: www.emophilips.com/events
Troublemakers @troublemakers.bsky.social We're a Seattle-area climate-focused NVDA group dedicated to training, supporting, and activating folks working for climate justice and aligned movements....
Because business as usual is trouble for us all.
Troublemakerscommunity.org
BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social a music blog & record store
CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM @chirpradio.org CHIRP 107.1FM is Chicago's listener-supported community radio station. Worldwide at chirpradio.org.
Greg Kot @gregkot.bsky.social Co-host "Sound Opinions." Former music critic at Chicago Tribune. Author of 7 books, including "I'll Take You There," “Learning How to Die," "Ripped." Teaching music and democracy at U of C.
Jim DeRogatis @jimderogatis.bsky.social Co-host, "Sound Opinions"; author, critic, journalist; professor.
Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social Chicagoan who loves my city, crafty mom, former lawyer. Certified Health Coach! Community builder, socialist and lover of mutual aid. Anti-Zionist Jew. If you live in Chicago, I probably follow you already. She/they
Megalodon™️ @megalodonchi.bsky.social “Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.” 🌝🌞🌚
33 year old leftist cat lady who has a lot to say, & with my ADHD I will most likely say it. 🫶🏻Traveling, laughter, nature, music, & authenticity are a few of my favorite things.