Dan Dillon @dandillon.bsky.social Lead TTRPG Designer for Avantris Entertainment | D&D Lover | Familiar to a sphynx cat named Archibald | Ranger Enthusiast | He/Him 
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An LA-based artist collective, telling stories through games and actual play podcasts.
Now Playing: Flight of the KingfISSher, a blue collar space opera
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No Pasarán 🔴⚫ @joeltena.bsky.social Left wing fútbol & politics. I probably post about baseball & Mexican soccer too much. LA «-» Oakland. Viva la raza, viva la revolución…
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Roselyn Romero @roselynr.bsky.social Pronounced ROSE-lin, not RAWZ-lin. Award-winning journalist covering public safety for The Oaklandside. She/her. DMs are off the record.
Oakland Tenants Union @oaktenantsunion.bsky.social The Oakland Tenants Union is an organization of housing activists. OTU's core values are to protect and expand tenant rights and interests. We've been fighting for tenants rights since 1989!
Matt Cagle @mattcagle.bsky.social AI policy & civil liberties. Policy Counsel, Anthropic. ACLU NorCal alum. Opinions are my own.
AC Transit @rideact.bsky.social Moving our East Bay community for over 60 years 🚍 actransit.org
Jose Carlos Fajardo @fuzyjoe.bsky.social I’m a photojournalist with 32 years experience. Part of a team of journalist that were awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for Breaking News Reporting. Adjunct professor teaching photography at Las Positas College.
Andrew Aldrich @andrewaldrich.bsky.social Photographer; researcher in philosophies of place
Raquelle @raquelle.bsky.social Artist ▪ Animator ▪️ Oakland Born ▪ Oakland Raised ▪ ✊🏿
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social author of Whipping Girl, Sexed Up, Excluded & 99 Erics. also a musician & biologist. more at juliaserano.com. @juliaserano most other platforms. she/her
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East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social We are a bookstore -- a good one, we think! -- selling new books -- good ones, we hope! -- in Oakland, California.
Azucena Rasilla @chroniclesofazu.bsky.social ✍🏼👩🏻💻 The Oaklandside’s bilingual arts and community journo
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TDL @tdlove5.bsky.social Public Health and Policy #blerd. #GHSundayShift #ACDems Tweets are my own. #lovelife #Oakland #StarWars #LOTR #Trekkie #Potter #Marvel Fan all in one! 🤓💖🚴🏾
Michelle Dione @shelledione.bsky.social Oakland CA based photo+writer journalist independent blog @ Classic8Media.com
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Alexis Madrigal @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social Book: The Pacific Circuit
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Jenee Darden @cocoafly.bsky.social Journalist, Speaker, Blogger at www.cocoafly.com.
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Joseph Patel @jazzbeezy.bsky.social Bay-raised, Brooklyn-living | Academy Award-winning filmmaker 🏆🏆 | Producer, SUMMER OF SOUL & SLY LIVES! w/ Questlove | Director, Dilla Time |🎬🌊🏀✊🏽🔊| Free 🇵🇸
Dacia Mitchell @dacia.bsky.social ❌ Formerly @daciatakesnote 👊🏾 Fightin Ms. Millies since the 20th century 🗡️ Weapons of choice: Leuchtturm1917 & .28 Jetstream Uni.
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DCisChillin @dcischillin.bsky.social Oakland's own. Host. DJ. Former Radio Personality & Educator. Business Investor/Citizen - He/Him
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Madeleine Bair @madbair.bsky.social Civic media junkie. Oakland native. Mother, daughter, sister, friend. Founder of @eltimpano.bsky.social '23-'24 JSK Fellow.
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DJ Malachi @djmalachi.bsky.social 
carvell @carvell.bsky.social writer culture film love sex blackness | Another Word For Love | Kirkus, Peabody Finalist |still thinking about that one thing you said 🏳️🌈✊🏿🇵🇸
SassmasterDeane @sassmasterdeane.bsky.social Free frozen custard for everyone who loves democracy and hates fascism. Housing is a human right. Go Ballers! #OrganizingWorks 
Jasmine Guillory @thebestjasmine.bsky.social Writer, Oakland.
Andrew Alden @geology.bsky.social Geology lifer
Book: Deep Oakland: How Geology Shaped a City
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Marthine Satris @msatris.bsky.social Bay Area words & book person. Oakland. Associate Publisher at Heyday, Calendar compiler at ORB.
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Momo Chang @momo-chang.bsky.social Freelance Writer & Editor
Former senior editor at Civil Eats, Co-Director of Oakland Voices at Maynard Institute, senior editor at Hyphen magazine
photographer and small wave surfer
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The California Wellness Foundation @calwellness.bsky.social calwellness.org
Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social Muñeca – queer gothic historical fiction – out 6/2/26: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211/muneca-by-cynthia-gomez/
2024 Ignyte nominee for "Lips Like Sugar." Member HWA. Rep @LaurenBajek.
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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social Photojournalist/drone pilot with Oakland Tribune, East Bay Times, Mercury News. Musician, world traveler, sailor, Harley rider & rodeo champion. There when news breaks.
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Jose Fermoso @fermoso.bsky.social Journalist, Oaklander, Californian. 
Kaya Oakes @kayaoakes.bsky.social Writer of nonfiction, Oakland kid, faculty in writing at UC Berkeley. Book #6, Not So Sorry, is available now. Ask me why breast cancer sucks. Missives: kayaoakes.substack.com
@surjbayarea.org @surjbayarea.org 
Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social Book hoarder. Oakland dweller. Transit user. Senior Reporter at Bloomberg covering Tesla and Elon Musk. Listen to our ELON INC podcast! Reach me on Signal 510-449-6359 or dhull12@bloomberg.net. Link to my work: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASGzcek
Lateefah Simon @lateefahsimon.bsky.social Mom | Bay Native | Congresswoman CA-12 | Official posts @replsimon.bsky.social | MacArthur Foundation Fellow | @kamalaharris.com alum | posts are mine
Tracy Rosenberg @twrling.bsky.social Executive director of Media Alliance (https://media-alliance.org) and advocate with Oakland Privacy (https://oaklandprivacy.org). Journalism, communication rights, privacy, surveillance, transparency. And caramel ...
Jayme @jaymep.bsky.social Psychologist & academic. Queer & trans mental health, plant parent, trainer. Oakland. Author of the Trans & Gender Diverse Teen Resilience Guide! https://www.newharbinger.com/9781648484193/the-trans-and-gender-diverse-teen-resilience-guide/
Shannon Carey @scmaestra.bsky.social High school history teacher. Anti-fascist. Oakland. she/her.
Anca @ancawonka.bsky.social OG @anca on Twitter (RIP).
I post more on Mastodon: @anca@mastodon.xyz and @anca@allpeep.social
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#HurtMobGeneral @deenass.bsky.social Someone stole my “DNas” handle!
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Amir Aziz @amir.photo recovering photojournalist amirazizphoto.com
Brandon Harami @brandonsedai.bsky.social 
Caron @caroncreighton.bsky.social Journalist & filmmaker in Oakland. I mostly report on homelessness and displacement, & I talk on the radio sometimes. Currently making a movie: https://www.woodstreetmovie.com/
Immigrants BELONG here/Wear a Mask @notacquiescing.bsky.social ICE is fascist. Fight racism, it’s disgusting. Fight for immigrants! Proud to live in Oakland. Resisting involves being in community. #BlackLivesMatter! Fat old wyt lesbian, pro-trans ppl.
PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social writer, editor, consultant ✨ creative nonfiction mfa ✨ ma candidate in counseling psychology ✨ oakland art murmur board of directors ✨ #equity #sustainability #thearts 🩷💛💙 born and raised on Ohlone Land 🪶🌞 Oakland, California 🌳🧜🏻
Charlie Ashlock @crazyidealist.bsky.social Divorcing an abusive husband made me an abolitionist eco-feminist. There is more revolutionary politics in inner family systems therapy than you realize. I love reading & writing sci-fi, fantasy, romance, poetry, and comedy.
Oakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social Prisoner solidarity crew out of so-called Oakland.
Bring it all down so all may rise up.
AnnieInOakland @annieinoakland.bsky.social Bella Ciao
Chris Delyani @chrisdelyani.bsky.social They say the best ones are married or gay. I’m both. Lambda Literary Award-nominated author. New novel, NORMA AND THE BLUE HOUR, now on sale.
Substack: https://chrisdelyani.substack.com
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city I spend a lot of time thinking about all the ghosts that live in old electronics.
Preservation, art, old tech.
18+ only
Something beautiful is going to happen.
(she / they)
Writing: antientro.pics
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gretared @gretared.bsky.social Indie designer, author, artist, I love music
Last Dive Bar @lastdivebar.bsky.social We celebrate the Coliseum 🏟️ & its rich history. We donate money you spend. Sponsoring partner of the Stockton Ports. DA Live Show Sponsor. ➡️ LastDiveBar.com
Steph Dominguez Walton @stephdw.bsky.social Lover of family, friends, Oakland, politics, the Port, and reproductive freedom.
George Kelly @allaboutgeorge.com Senior news reporter @sfstandard.com
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Also: blogger, songwriter, cat toy
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Thomas Peele @thomaspeele61.bsky.social Investigative Reporter @Edsource, Dad, Partner, @Mets, #LFGM Springsteen x253. Pulitzer winner. @IRE-NICAR. #Journalism Tell me things
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Supervisor @sup-nikkifbas.bsky.social Supervisor, Alameda County, District 5, serving Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont & Oakland including West Oakland, North Oakland & Grand Lake.
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Mike the Hot Dog Mayor @mayorofoakland.bsky.social Mike Davie. My friends call me Mayor of Oakland.
Cal Football, Oakland Ballers, Phillies and Eagles.
Martha Lincoln @heavyredaction.bsky.social Medical anthropologist, Assoc. Prof. at SFSU. EIC at @jvietnamstudies.bsky.social. Studying online health influencers. “In the dark times/Will there also be singing?”—Bertolt Brecht
Sonny Lê @sonnylebythebay.bsky.social Former refugee from #Vietnam, but home is #Oakland, Calif, an info junkie musing about human foibles, #cooking, #gardening & my four-legged sidekicks.
gem @oneirodynia.bsky.social Oakland. Snapdragon Tamer. Night Gardener.
I mostly post about gardens, animals and basketball (mute the 🏀 symbol if you don't care to hear about it). Sometimes cocktails, music, or history.
DJ Crimson @djcrimson.bsky.social If you ask me, “Where’s Oakland?” I’ll tell you it’s in my heart.
Rob Price 🏔️ @robaeprice.bsky.social Knight-Bagehot Fellow, Columbia University. Previously writing about technology and society for Business Insider.
robaeprice@gmail.com / +1 6506366268 (Signal)
The Oakland Panda @theoaklandpanda.bsky.social I like bamboo and democracy.
Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social Empowering all people to explore 🔎 connect 🤝 & grow 🌱
IG/FB/TikTok: @oaklibrary
Jordan L Moore @jordanaglam.bsky.social She/Her 🏳️⚧️ACT-UP Alumni, hairstylist, thespian. Former singer in PEPPERSPRAY, currently singer in The Velvet Underwear
Brad Johnson @ahablives.bsky.social A part of the Twitter Diaspora.
Also run East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, CA - @ebbooksellers.bsky.social
Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org \O/
Thinking from the Oakland Bay Area
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ORB@oaklandreviewofbooks.org
Kat Ferreira @katferreira.bsky.social Consultant | Former Communications Director @maynardinstitute | Social media marketing survivor with love/hate for tech | @OaklandVoices alum | I suffer from topophilia and watch too much TV
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
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La Lionne Publishing @ ShiroCo in Chemnitz, DE July 11-12! @lalionnepublishing.itch.io Your local internet writer of TTRPGs from cute fluffy animals to psychological horror.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Ambrose is on hiatus until July! @ssambrose.bsky.social 💜🤍🖤 Award Winning TTRPG Storyteller & Player • Founder and Creative Director at @othersiderstudios.bsky.social • Storyteller of The Melancholy We Weave and The Arcane Corps
✉️ othersiderstudios@gmail.com
https://beacons.ai/ssambrose
Brandon O’Brien @therisingtithes.bsky.social 🇹🇹 Poet, SFF writer, TTRPG designer. Worldcon 2025 Poet Laureate.
@rascal.news columnist. Podcaster @speculate.bsky.social & @skiffyandfanty.com.
Author of CAN YOU SIGN MY TENTACLE? and other things.
Thank God for words.
https://www.brandonobrien.xyz/
Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com Video Games, TTRPG, jokes, voice, food, cocktails, disco, brunch. Black, Queer, Brunch PhD | he/they | Twitch Partner | TTRPG Performer and Occasional GM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖖🏿 | urb@urbanbohemian.com
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blizz (professional hater) @blizzb3ar.bsky.social Twitch Ambassador & Bisexual Villain | #gaming, #truecrime, and #TTRPG | Prev: Producer at Roosterteeth | #BLM | he/him | email: blizzb3argames@gmail.com | 👬 | ATX
Bee Zelda 🍉 @beezelda.com They/Them Nonbinary busy bee 🐝 🇨🇦
🎮 Marketing @KittenCupStudio.bsky.social
🔨 Working on Pekoe & Capy Castaway
🎲 TTRPG writer, sensitivity consultant, podcaster, streamer
🌐 https://linktr.ee/beezelda
Erin Roberts @nirele.bsky.social Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Writing Excuses co-host. Storyteller. She/her. #WotCStaff. Opinions are my own.
writingbyerin.carrd.co
Raven. @rekitraven.bsky.social Content Creator • Tarot Reader • Neurospicy • 🌈✊🏾♿️•
DARE!!2DOG @dare2dreamrpg.bsky.social 30. She/They/Fae/It. Trans dyke. PngTuber. Award nominated editor, writer, and performer. Co-host of Sapphics! @ The Cinema | Harem protagonist and local Dog Girl.
Tabletop gamer girl and Streamer
Pan Rolls Dice @stellarencore.bsky.social Millenial Blerd! May also talk General Elder Nerd Stuff.
Opinions and updates on Videogames, Comics, Pro Wrestling, Books, TTRPGs, Anime & Tokusatsu 🔥
Black | 🇬🇧 UK | He/They/She | GenderQueer but not a weirdo about it.
Kandi Jeanne @kandijeanne.blacksky.app Queer Nbi (she/her) | Award-winning TTRPG Designer & Writer @pubgob.bsky.social | Diana Jones Award Nominee | Software Developer kandijeanne.carrd.co
3 Black Halflings @3blackhalflings.bsky.social The Crit Award Winning Podcast exploring diversity in D&D 🏆 With Jasper Cartwright, Olivia Kennedy, Candace the Magnificent, and Jeremy Cobb
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/3blackhalflings
WallE D. Oruam ➡️ PaxU @walle132.bsky.social Black | He\They | Your Non-Binary Slime Friend | Tall | Toku | Wrestling | Actually Autistic | R&D with Kappa and WallE on One Shot Network
Jade Valkyrie @jadevalkyrie.com she/they • prev: critrole • cosplayer • host | rpgs • league of legends/tft • ttrpgs | 💌 hello@jadevalkyrie.com
V.J. Harris | vjhcreations | Ennie Nominated | Crit Award Nom @vjhcreations.bsky.social ADAMANTINE DMsGuild Author || Ennie Nominated Writer || LOOKING FOR WORK || DM & Designer || Black & Transmasc & Bi || 32 || They/He/ ANYTHING FUNNY
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Kris | Omnis of Eldritch Resistance✨🐙👁️ @omnisx.bsky.social He/Him | Black | Game Designer | Writer | TTRPGs | Calming Voice | Justice Paladin ⚙️ Don't forget to tell your friends that you love them.
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pherbear, local ace nightmare @pherbear.bsky.social she/her. black gamer. local ace nightmare. teamcypher.bsky.social member. diadora on ampistrano. delaney on vtm: the monster within. opinions are my own.
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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.blacksky.app They/Them
AKA MentalLamia
FKA MentalWoke
Centering Intersections of Trauma, Identity & Mental Wellness
Black Queer Mental Wellness
Black Liberation
Therapy, Supervision, Consulting, Gaming
Views are my own
https://bio.link/mentalwoke
Mark J @gmmarkj.bsky.social Any/all. Black/ beautiful. Disabled. The Velvet Storm. Award-winning roleplayer. @ApocUnlimited admin, writer, and host of the nOne-shOt Podcast 👏🏿
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