dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social Look up and stay curious. Mostly architecture.
Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com Scientist, science communicator, public health & climate justice advocate
Biology PhD from Cambridge
WHO Fides member, Grist 50 Fixer, Creative Change alum
New Yorker/Aussie
Opinions my own
https://instagram.com/luckytran
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in
@strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net. 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year
ClickStitch @clickstitch.app A cross-stitching tracking and organisation app! Your companion for every project.
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social internet typist at the verge, known cat lady, zevon stan. she/hers/hesher
tip me: liz@theverge.com
Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
ART @art.bsky.social ART unleashed - where imagination meets reality. Join us as we explore the depths of art and design
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Bob Bell 🇨🇦 @thebirderbob.bsky.social Avid birder, Lyme patient, author of "Out of the Lyme Light and into the Sunlight" Read about my frustrating journey with Lyme, and how birding helps me cope with chronic pain. Photos all by me. #birds #cats #Lyme #naturetherapy #wellness #birding
Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social Silent films and the silent era, same as the birdsite
Jason GRIZZLED Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social Wild animal, science writer, & author of GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America's Least Understood Animals (National Geographic Books). He/him. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804002/grizzled-by-jason-bittel/
Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social Ininwewi Gichigami
The big western lobe of the Great Lake Michigan-Huron.
Pretty and Old 🌊🌊
Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social trailcams
no AI ever
Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com Nature comics (Bird and Moon). Books about nature. Talks. Bird facts. rosemarymosco.com She/her.
Star Trek Corrected Captions @startrekcc.bsky.social Slinger of Star Trek memery, maker of random observations. Sometimes NSFW, occasionally wholesome, 💯 silly.
Always sharing Trek fanart (sometimes NSFW).
ALL Trek is good Trek. 🖖
Safe space for 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ♿
Fuck Gen A.I. 🖕
@jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social And the Oscar goes to Paddington in Peru
Twitter Refugees Welcome!
Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social Journalist. Contributing editor @TaskandPurpose.com . Bylines at New Republic, The Prospect, Motherboard, Wired, elsewhere. Was once insulted by Martin Shkreli. Signal: nslayton.12
Newsletter: letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com
Brad Panovich @wxbrad.bsky.social Chief Meteorologist @wcnc
WCNC Charlotte, Weather & Science Geek! Cleveland & Charlotte Sports Fan & proud @OhioState
grad. http://wcnc.com/weather #cltwx #ncwx #scwx
beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social PREORDER MY DEBUT BOOK OF COMICS: https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beetle-moses-a-comics-menagerie/
Signed comic prints: beetlemoses.bigcartel.com
Mark Stout @markstout.bsky.social Former intelligence officer and university educator, current intelligence historian. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea. Not flying with Natalie.
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social https://www.bodegacats.nyc
Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social Double dumb-ass on you. (And so fourth)
#AltText enthusiast. Also on mastodon, formerly on twitter. Other similar accounts are not me.
Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social It’s okay, I’m in incognito mode.
By @joesondow.bsky.social
Queen City Nerve @queencitynerve.com 📍CLT's alternative newspaper
Bi-weekly in print, daily online, always local
queencitynerve.com
Siembra NC @siembranc.bsky.social Latino community & worker organizers in North Carolina, el pueblo salva al pueblo desde 2017. linktr.ee/siembranc
Indivisible Charlotte @indivisibleclt.bsky.social We are your Charlotte regional hub for civic activism! Indivisible Charlotte is a local group striving to strengthen democracy through direct action to educate and engage community members.
Visit us: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleCLT
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
*ALL CAPS HEADLINES LIKE THIS ARE FROM BLOOMBERG
📍 CLT
Errol Schweizer @grocerynerd.bsky.social Grocery lifer. Bronx boy. Occasional Texan. #GroceryUpdate published weekly: https://open.substack.com/pub/grocerynerd?r=7xzqs&utm_medium=ios
The Can’t Win Victory Fund @cantwinvictoryfund.bsky.social Can’t Win Candidates running for fair maps and democracy.
F*ck it. We’re running anyway.
https://linktr.ee/cantwinvictoryfund
Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com News, culture, and analysis by and for the military community. Got a tip or story? Send it here →
taskandpurpose.com/got-a-tip
Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info Public health experts resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within.
Not official CDC—but close enough for transmission.
Proudly #AltGov
Tips? signal altCDC.99, email altCDCtips@proton.me or DM
Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social writer. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋
moryan.com 💚
linktr.ee/maureenryan 🚀
I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica. I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’ve been a critic & journalist for 100 years. More at links above 🌸 Abolish ICE
Alex Steed @alexsteed.bsky.social Co-Host of You Are Good and The OC, Again. Manager for folks in the arts. Bewildered person. Picture taker. Zine-maker (High Occulture). Activist. Into being.
Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.
Michael Graff @michaelngraff.bsky.social Southern bureau chief, Axios. Co-author, THE VOTE COLLECTORS. North Carolina’s where I am. Maryland’s where I’m from. Probably thinking about crab cakes.
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social Squid biologist
Science communicator
Artist
Philadelphian
I run @SkypeAScientist.bsky.social
Creator of the SquidMobile
https://linktr.ee/Sarahmackattack
Bebe Neuwirth (she/her) @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social Honorary Ziegfeld Girl
Honorary IATSE Local 1
banner 📸Christopher Calkins
portrait 📸Tom Bloom
Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social Small farmer, ex-farm worker, crop scientist. Here to talk food, farms, & money.
https://www.youtube.com/@FarmToTaber
AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social Keeping an eye on "Alt" US Govt. accounts, and one account in particular.
For more of my writing on this subject:
https://dispatchesfromtheonlinevoid.wordpress.com/
My main account: @jjoycelynch.bsky.social
Visit altnationalparks.com to learn more!
Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social ER doc, public health professional, researcher, and former chief medical officer at the CDC. Working to improve health in communities while figuring out what is next for me
Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
She//Her
linktr.ee/nikostratis
https://ilona-andrews.com @ilonaandrews.bsky.social Official account of the author Ilona Andrews. Visit us on https://ilona-andrews.com. #1 NYT, #2 USAT, #1 WSJ, Amazon top 10. For all rights, please contact Nancy Yost Literary Agency
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer of stuff.
Join my sci-fi book club:
http://patreon.com/ellecordova
nerd humor • space & sci fi • books
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net We mobilize the fight for science and democracy - because science is for everyone! 🧬🧪🌎
Donate here: https://bit.ly/SUFS_GIVING
Learn more ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/standupforscience_bluesky
NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com NC Newsline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization covering state government and the impact of public policy. Part of statesnewsroom.com. Subscribe: https://ncnewsline.com/subscribe
The Poison Garden @thepoisongarden.bsky.social Herbalist, gardener, forager, and artist devoted to baneful plants. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
https://thepoisongarden.com
Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social Husband, Father, Grandfather, Datahound, Dog lover, Fan of Celtic music, Former NIGMS director, Former EiC of Science, Stand Up for Science advisor, Shananigator, Pittsburgh, PA
NIH Dashboard: https://jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.github.io/index.html
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.
Zillow Gone Wild @zillowgonewild.bsky.social join the zillionaires 🏡. Send me wild homes: zillowgonewild.beehiiv.com
Eric Heerspink Ceramics @heerspinkceramics.bsky.social Ceramic Artist making work inspired by the Star Wars Universe for your daily use.
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
Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social Writes about old, unhappy, far-off things. Late museum curator. Shows polite interest. FRHistS. https://simonjoneshistorian.com/
Discontinued Foods! @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social Your home for all those culinary delights, anomalies, and misfires that live on only in our memories...Still slowly but surely migrating over the over 1,000 foods I covered on Twitter, so if you don't see a favorite here yet, stay tuned!
kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net Unheil-bringer. lithium prince. architecture critic @thenation.com
my blogs are https://late-review.com, https://wehwalt.net and mcmansionhell.com
she/they
Holly Frey @hollyfrey.bsky.social Talky McTalkerson. Rodian enthusiast. Intergalactic barfly.
In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social The life and times of Steve the otter...
grimmrad 🧬🎼🖼️🏛️ @grimmrad.bsky.social Physician-scientist, Prof & Lab Head
Imaging & treating cancer using particles faster than light + others.
Science, Music, Art and History lover and connoisseur.
Opinions solely mine and not my employer's or lab members'.
Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social Caenhill countryside centre, a charity supporting young people & rescuing animals in the south west of England. My name is Chris (Quish) I work with artist Caroline, singer Kirsty Clinch, Lorna, Kate & daughter Kara https://www.caenhillcc.org.uk/support/
Governor Josh Stein @ncgovernor.bsky.social Official account of the 76th Governor of North Carolina.
Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social science reporter covering biomedical research at Nature | proudly Ukrainian 🇺🇦
maxkozlov.com
signal: mkozlov.01
Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info Science geek who believes science is for everyone! ALL should be included in the scientific process! All views shared are personal.
@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social #DevBio Lab at NorthwesternU Studying Pluripotency, Neural Crest Stem Cells and the Evolution of Vertebrates. Recovering Former Dept. Chair, Diversity Advocate. Past President Society for Developmental Biology.
Chicago Piping Plovers @chicagopiping.bsky.social The offical account for Chicago Piping Plover news and content. Media inquiries email piperwatch@chicagobirder.org.
rufus⁷ @rufuss.bsky.social Fandom, archives, gothy stuff, law, writing, romance; separately, together, sometimes in that order.
Age statement: I graduated from high school in 1993.
pronouns: she/hers
Fandoms:
Current: Stray Kids, BTS, The Untamed, KP
Forever and always: MCR
@wcnc-charlotte.bsky.social @wcnc-charlotte.bsky.social 
William J. McGee @wjm-air.bsky.social Sr. Fellow Aviation/Travel. Formerly Consumer Reports. Journalist. Teacher. FAA-licensed dispatcher. Author: ATTENTION ALL PASSENGERS; HALF THE CHILD. Fighting for blue skies--literally. Stickler for using "literally" correctly. Opinions: Mine.
Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social Pediatrician. Infectious Diseases. Once a Soldier. Wishing we could all be a little more kind to each other.
2 AmazingDaughters™️ and a BadAssWife™️
My own opinions, typos, and blurry photos. Potty mouth. Needs an edit function; wouldn’t use it.
R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social Band from Athens, GA, 1980-2011, made music, lasts forever.
Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com current twitter ex-pat. past congressional reporter. contributing editor @newrepublic.com. running a communications consulting business and raising a tiny baseball fan irl.
let’s work together! ⬇️
meredithshiner.com
Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social
Investigative reporter
@TPM.bsky.social
Get in touch at joshk@talkingpointsmemo.com or via Signal JoshKovensky.04
Blue Ridge Public Radio @blueridgepublic.bsky.social BPR informs, inspires, connects, and reflects the people and places of Western North Carolina, on air at BPR News & BPR Classic and online at https://www.bpr.org/
Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app Writer, hex throwing goon. Dainty, delicate, and deadly.
Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social Personal account. Personal views. Frank G. Millard Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School & Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy, University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. Former General Counsel, HHS and OMB.
Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social Together for Wildlife
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social independent journalist, thehandbasket.co
email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
signal: marisakabas.04
Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social Facts & strategy, in an authoritarian takeover.
Rightwing billionaires want to privatize NIH and use it to control universities.
We work to cure diseases like cancer.
Pers views. #science #medicine
Sola Balisane @balisane.bsky.social It's okay, we're professionals.
Fully grown. 3D sculpt and print hobbyist. The rest at discretion.
Yes the net.goth one.
Tips and cat treats: https://ko-fi.com/balisane
PFP by @kholbatar.bsky.social
Peter H. Coffin @hellsop.ninehells.com Approximately 43°N, 88°W. a.g C*b*l a.s.r expat. I vibe sailing, aviation, cookery, cocktails, cats, cartoons, and ancient computer languages. But none of that is who I am. (he/him) Signal: hellsop.13
Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social Buildings, signs, and symbols collected by keyword. Original photographic documentation since 2010.
Chicago, IL — www.ruralindexingproject.com
Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social Prof & Lab Head in NYC. 100% research: cell division, genome integrity, cancer.
Curious to a fault. Also πολύτροπος. Talking here for me alone. I listen to the finest worksong. Like/repost = bookmark/news, not agreement/endorsement.
Alt Health and Human Services @alt-hhs.altgov.info Promoting health and science and resistance against pseudoscience, disinformation, and fascism.
Julia Turner @juliaturner.bsky.social Co-Founder & EIC, L.A. Material. Formerly Slate, L.A. Times. Co-host, Slate Culture Gabfest.
National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov Official Bluesky account for NOAA's National Weather Service.
Malicious Women Candle Co @maliciouswomenco.bsky.social 100% Organic Soy, No BS.🕯️✨
% of every purchase to suicide prevention.
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Palaeo @palaeosinensis.com Unconventional wildlife art, pewter, & cardboard mask patterns. Any/all
I DO NOT TAKE COMMISSIONS. Beware scammers!
Site: PaleoPanthera.com
Merch: redbubble.com/people/paleopanthera
Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/palaeosinensis
Tips: ko-fi.com/palaeo
helenmakesmaps @helenmakesmaps.bsky.social Cartographer, data visualizer, beans on toast defender.
helenmakesmaps.com for tutorials
Trae Crowder @thetraecrowder.bsky.social Comedian and renowned blood traitor.
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹
links.weratedogs.com
Kay Ehm @kayannehm.bsky.social 
Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social I cover the U.S. Senate for Bloomberg News. You may know me from #FridayNightZillow, but C-SPAN is more my natural habitat. #Introduction
I'm also @steventdennis on the other places. Opinions mine. Email: sdennis17@bloomberg.net
Certified Illinois Expert @mrillinois.bsky.social Certified Illinois Expert. 🧡 libraries, buildings, nature, history.
Giving Illinois travel/history lectures at a library near you! See schedule at johnkokoris.com or request that your library book me!
Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social dire homosexual 🏳️🌈 - ONCE UPON A TOME [2022] 📚 - ISABELLA NAGG AND THE POT OF BASIL [2025] 🪴- THE DEVIL AND MRS GOOCH [2026] 😈 - One Page RPGS 🎲 - 🏠 Manchester, UK
https://linktr.ee/oliverdarkshire
ao3 tags @ao3struggles.bsky.social hall of fame for tags that express the *struggles*
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The Charlotte Observer @charlotteobserver.com Proudly serving North Carolinians since 1886. Reporting clearly, truthfully, completely.
The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social North Carolina's new digital statewide magazine. In-depth reporting and writing about the state. Reach out info@theassemblync.com.
Paul M Smith @paulmsmithphoto.bsky.social Photographer. Citizen science. Nature lover. Night sky and storm chaser.
James Taite @jamestaite.bsky.social Stonemason in Ottawa, Canada.
@chigeek.bsky.social @chigeek.bsky.social Architecture geek
https://chicagolandarchitecture.substack.com/
WWWTXT (1980-94) ☺︎ @wwwtxt.bsky.social Revisit the early Internet with real online conversations (1980-94) ⟨hand-selected вy @kyraocean.bsky.social⟩
patreon.com/wwwtxt ↯ wwwtxt.org