Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social Short. Black. Mom. Wife. Writer. Photographer. Profanity enthusiast. Chicago architecture & history + classic film. Photos mine unless noted. Opinions always mine. Fighter against the tyranny of hard pants & unyielding waistbands. she/her
Super Nintendo Chalmers @snchalmers.bsky.social You spent the first five years trying to get with the plan and the next five years trying to be with your friends again.
Trans rights are human rights
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.”
jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social yells in the band daddy’s boy // part of flaming hydra // member: tja, iww fju // union YES // another world is possible if we can get it together
Heather in Chicago @heatherk.bsky.social “Wild and wise—a perfect paradox of a woman”—my friend Amanda. Also posting here as ibikedinthis.bsky.social
Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social Producer, All In with Chris Hayes.
Your affable newsroom curmudgeon.
Ex-Floridian. Catskill climber. Philly fan.
Go Navy. Beat Army.
pausa de hateration @thatguywasfly.bsky.social Under the circumstances, I’ve been shockingly nice.
ElectionCord @electioncord.com US Political Consulting & Analysis Through a Demographic Lens
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Charter School Abolitionist 🇮🇷 @maniccage.bsky.social Beers, bikes & bong rips.
Chicago homer to a fault. (he/him)
Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social Photographer, Chicago guy, punk rock nostalgia keeper. Sometimes I still write things too.
www.aaroncynic.com
Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social Author of How the Word Is Passed, Above Ground, and Counting Descent. Writer, The Atlantic.
Taskmaster Moments @taskmastermoments.bsky.social Moments, pictures, videos and fireside chats about all things related to taskmaster.
Mike Wozniak @mikewozniak.bsky.social Showbusinessman. One bean of @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social. The Malcolm Durridge behind the St Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast. Devoted assistant to the Junior Taskmaster.
www.mrmikewozniak.com
Book of Taskmaster @bookoftaskmaster.bsky.social All things Taskmaster related can be found here.
Taskmaster @taskmaster.tv Official account for #Taskmaster.
Watch full episodes on YouTube and Channel4.com.
Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social from Taskmaster, The Horne Section and Chesham United, mainly.
Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social Chicago
PRO biking/walking for transportation
ANTI car-dominated streets
PRO cities/housing/flâneusing
Violin/guitar/art/weather/travel
1st generation American 🇩🇪 🇺🇸
#northDLSD #bikeCHI #ClarkStCorridor
National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov Official Bluesky account for NOAA's National Weather Service.
Dave Wasserman @redistrict.bsky.social Fiddle player who calls elections on the side.
Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social Professor @UofSCLaw; Blog Editor, EvidenceProf Blog; Co-Host, @Undisclosedpod
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social Senior Digital Editor for MeidasTouch.com
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Internet Hooligan...
John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social Apocalyptic shit disturber elephant trainer -
This is the only account . 👈 If I share something it doesn’t necessarily mean I agree
Founding board member
@Freedom.press please follow https://linktr.ee/freedomofpress
@johncusack on twiiter
RK9 Labs @rk9.gg Purveyors of high-touch, tailored esports SaaS for competitive trading card/video games. Our platform is designed to help in-person and online gaming tournaments run smoothly. Opinions are ours. Need help? It’s available at https://support.rk9.gg.
Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news network covering schools and education policy across the U.S. Follow our education journalism at chalkbeat.org. Have a news tip? Here's how you can reach us: ckbe.at/contact-chalkbeat or email us at community@chalkbeat.org
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
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Play! Pokémon @play.pokemon.com For official updates, announcements, and information on the Play! Pokémon competitive program and community.
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
JP Acosta @acosta32jp.bsky.social Hi I’m JP and I like football.
🎙️: Pushing the Pile podcast
📺: CBS Sports HQ
🖊️: CBS Sports
FAU/Northwestern/SB Nation alum
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Brett Taylor @brett-taylor.bsky.social I write sometimes. Other times I breathe and eat and sleep and such. 
Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social At midnight Weds 8/5-Thu 8/6 a special mid-recovery edition of The Countdown with Keith Olbermann Podcast will post (I'll be testing out the new equipment) https://link.chtbl.com/countdownwithkeitholbermann
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social teaching, math, teaching math
dan sinker @dansinker.com I make stuff. Currently Says Who and Rebel Spirit podcasts & writing at dansinker.com. Formerly Punk Planet (RIP), impeachment dot fyi, OpenNews, and much more. Always something new coming soon.
Molly Fleck @mollyfleck.bsky.social The best goddamn dancer at the American Ballet Academy
John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social My book, SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE, is on sale now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898.
Matt Maldre @spudart.bsky.social Artist & designer
Museum wanderer. Noticer of small things. Open web advocate.
Chicago / Glen Ellyn, Illinois
🎨 spudart.org
🏠 mattmaldre.com
🏢 tribunecontentagency.com
Kathleen Rooney @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social Editor at Rose Metal Press & Professor at DePaul
Writings: https://kathleenrooney.com/
Typewritings: http://poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
Man Overboard!: A Novel (July '26): https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Man-Overboard!/Kathleen-Rooney/9781668212387
Derrick Clifton @derrickclifton.bsky.social Media & PR pro. CHI til I die. Lover of live music, tennis, pop culture, and solutions to social issues. Personal account, views mine alone.
Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com Jeopardy! champ. Waiting for Survivor to call me back. Writer. YouTuber. Podcaster. Mpromptu@gmail.com. (Send me story tips!) http://linktr.ee/HemantMehta
Articles at https://friendlyatheist.com
Erin Osmon @erinosmon.bsky.social Music journalist, critic, author. Teach @ USC. Album notes. Other things. New book about heartland rock due next year via W.W. Norton. Hoosier waving hi in LA.
Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social Public health & economic & AI warnings. Health and economic policy. Former 16 years at Harvard. DC & Virginia.
✏️ necsi.edu/eric-feigl-ding
🐥 x.com/drericding
📰 bit.ly/raisealarm
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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.
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social co-founder of various organizations: Interrupting Criminalization; Survived & Punished; Sojourners for Justice Press; For the People Leftist Library Project, NYC PLAN, etc...
Soren Spicknall @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."
Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov Husband to Kathy, lifelong educator, Euchre and bobblehead enthusiast, and 46th Governor of the State of Wisconsin.- B @bobbutson.bsky.social @bobbutson.bsky.social
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com Weeknights 11/10c on Comedy Central and Paramount+
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com I write the media/internet/culture/politics/whatever newsletter The Present Age: www.readtpa.com
Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.com / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
imleor.carrd.co
dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social Look up and stay curious. Mostly architecture.
cta @chicagocta.bsky.social Official account of the Chicago Transit Authority.
Delivering quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities.
For customer support head to transitchicago.com/contact
Miles MacClure @milesmacclure.bsky.social freelance journalist in northern michigan
email: miles.macclure@gmail.com
signal: milesm.65
Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social @ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com
Bio: www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck
"One First" Supreme Court newsletter: stevevladeck.com
Book: tinyurl.com/shadowdocketpb
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago @mwrdgc.bsky.social Protecting public health and the environment by providing wastewater treatment for Chicago and 128 suburban communities and serving as Cook County’s Stormwater Management Authority. Learn more at mwrd.org.
☎️ Report waterway concerns: 800-332-3867.
Matthew Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social Sociologist, social work faculty
Posting topics include community, disability, social welfare, Chicago, social movements, organizing, policy, the state, labor, coffee, and various nerdy side trips. Personal account
JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social President, Senate Majority PAC. We fight. Also, suffering NY Giants fan and a rocker (after all these years)!
Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov Husband. Father. U.S. Senator for California. Fighting for an economy that works for everyone and for our democracy.
Kyle Hillman @kylehillman.bsky.social Skeptically Idealistic, Fire Starter, Problem Solver, Lobbyist (for do-gooders), Speaker, Occasional Instigator, Not Official Positions of My Employer, I follow a lot of people - doesn't mean I agree with their hot-takes. (He, Him)
armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social Photojournalist for the @chicagotribune. Born in ATX. Still getting used to the cold. Breakfast taco enthusiast. No such thing as bad light or small stories.
Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social Board President @bscactionfund.org
The real infrastructure is the friends we make along the way. Free Palestine. She/Her.
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brandon mcfadden 🛤️ @brandonmcfadden.com transit is the heartbeat of a city 🏙️
✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ || ✈️ 🚴🚊 || he/him || 💙
Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies
paulftompkins.com/live
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social Writing and yelling. 
Adam Hoge @adamhoge.bsky.social NFL & Bears coverage since 2011 | Host of CHGO Bears and
Hoge & Jahns | Always in search of a good kickoff cover guy. | 🦡
Matt Miller @nfldraftscout.bsky.social ESPN NFL Draft Analyst & Insider // Draft Good Football Players™ // Media inquires — Lily.Blum@espn.com // Marketing: send2mattmiller@gmail.com
Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real.bsky.social I'm so happy to be here with you!
BigCat @barstoolbigcat.bsky.social (Parody Account)👈🏻
Official Positive Vibes Only Goal
All Things BigCat (most of the time) Chicago’s #10 sports fan!
https://stellabluecoffee.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-my-take/id1089022756
Barstool Sports @barstoolsport.bsky.social viva la Stool
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
MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social Bot that tweets quotes(incl spoilers) from
@marthawells.com The Murderbot Diaries. Has no gender. Character's pronouns are It/its. Managed by @writerphoebe
Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
Brian Fung @brianfung.me Googler and former tech policy reporter for CNN, The Washington Post, The Atlantic & National Journal. A few things I enjoy: 🎮 🚴🏕️🍳🖖
Streaming at @BrainFungi on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brainfungi
Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social Investigative Reporter at @wttw.bsky.social News/Chicago Tonight. Past life: Illinois Answers Project, BGA, Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek News. I cover cops, courts, energy, health, finance, education, pensions etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social Professionally disagreeable senior Chicago politics reporter for @wttw.bsky.social News
Blair Paddock @blairpaddock.bsky.social prisons + investigations for @wttw.bsky.social
bpaddock@wttw.com
mouseartsandletters.org
Brandis Friedman @brandisfriedman.bsky.social Journalist, #ChicagoTonight Anchor & #BlackVoices Host @wttw.bsky.social @ColumbiaJournalism.bsky.social & Dillard University Grad. Wife, mom, etc etc.
Jay T. Smith @jaysmithwttw.bsky.social News Director|Executive Producer
WTTW News
#ChicagoTonight programs,
http://wttw.com/news,
and "Daily Chicagoan"
https://news.wttw.com/daily-chicagoan @wttw.bsky.social
josh terry @joshterry.bsky.social chicago-based writer. newsletter producer at wttw news (@wttw.bsky.social). i also run the music and culture blog no expectations. ex: vice, chicago tribune, etc. tips, email: joshhowardterry@gmail.com
https://www.noexpectations.fyi
Patty Wetli @pjdubs.bsky.social I report on urban nature for WTTW News/PBS Chicago. Expect lots of pics of flowers.
Shelby Hawkins @soyshelby.bsky.social Producing at WTTW's "Chicago Tonight"
Previously NPR's Morning Edition & Up First
Matt Masterson @bymattmasterson.bsky.social Reporter WTTW
Nicole Cardos @ncardos.bsky.social Digital video producer for @wttw.bsky.social
michael izquierdo @izqueerdo.bsky.social always laughing.
🇵🇷 photographer • set designer • producer
@amandavinicky.bsky.social @amandavinicky.bsky.social 
Nick Blumberg @ndblumberg.bsky.social @wttw.bsky.social correspondent and Week in Review host | Chicago kid | lover of bike rides, books, and a good Negroni | nblumberg at wttw dot 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.
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
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social 
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