✨️April vs The Empire✨️ @aprilvstheempire.bsky.social ⭐️Welcome, fellow rebel scum!⭐️
The name's April! I'm a Gen Z political activist, wife, pet mom, member of the LG(B)TQIA community, and a 🔵 in a Midwest 🔴 state.
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Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social Texas politics correspondent @nytimes.com | Past: @kutnews.bsky.social @dallasnews.com @houstonchronicle.com @nolanews.bsky.social | FOIA nerd
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Signe Calder @signecalder.bsky.social Like a mountain river born from ice, my affection is fierce but narrow. No desire to please everyone; only wanting to carve a unique path through the hardest stones of life, leaving a trace of cold clarity behind
Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social Executive Director, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. Views are mine alone. Historian. Writer. Veteran. Adjunct history instructor. Author of “The Last Lincoln Republican” (Univ. Press of Kansas, 2020). #ParkChat Hall of Famer. Pittsburgh sports fan.
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Corinne Straight @corinnemsb.bsky.social Once featured on DL Hughley's Instagram next to Don Lemon
Indiana Bluesier & Jezebel
Working to make red states like Indiana more balanced & representative
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Fr. Joash P. Thomas @joashpthomas.bsky.social 📜 Historian of St. Thomas Indian Christianity
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Ally Sammarco @allysammarco.bsky.social 📍DC.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social Living in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Contributing to Ukrainian voices online | support me : PayPal: kate.boguslavskaya@gmail.com | http://buymeacoffee.com/kateinkharkiv
Liz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social Proud rodeo mom, soccer mom, baseball mom, hockey mom, constitutional conservative.
Dr. Salud @doctorsalud.bsky.social Doctor and public health advocate. I talk about what nobody wants to talk about: costs, access, prevention. Latin American heart, global perspective.
Caly 🌎 @calycosmos.bsky.social Global Citizen. Basic Needs, Education, and Healthcare for All. Peace, Justice, and Human Rights. People Over Profit. Protect the Planet. Progressive Reform. Change the System. Collective Action. Get Out the Vote. Defend Democracy. Join the Resistance! ✊
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social Dad, husband. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran.
Bowie Snodgrass @bowiesnodgrass.bsky.social Episcopal priest | poetry at bowiesnodgrass.substack.com | parent with @pgeorgemathew.bsky.social | she/her
Native Dialogs in Irish @nativedialogsga.bsky.social Practice your #Gaeilge by chatting to virtual humans.
Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com Always fighting for the people.
Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her.
107 Days, my behind-the-scenes account of the shortest campaign in history, is available now at https://kamalaharris.link/107Days.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro @lulugn.bsky.social NYT host, former NPR. Both a cat and a dog person. 
Vanessa Williamson @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social Author of "The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History." Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution & Tax Policy Center.
Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social Pastor, Activist, Theologian. The Gospel is anti-fascist, and so am I. Building a new world through the sanctuary movement, combating Islamophobia, and reparations. https://www.michaelcaseywwoolf.com/
Stefani McDade @stefanimcdade.bsky.social Author of Unveiled Faces: Reflecting Jesus in a World that Distorts His Image (Forthcoming with IVP, Spring 2027)
Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social Journalist. Historian. Church deacon. Raising cats, chickens, and bees in Appalachia.
E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social Prof. McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, New York Times opinion writer. Passionate Celtics fan. Opinions here are my own.
Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social This is a page that advocates for firearms reform and regulation and posts shootings with multiple victims in the US to raise awareness on the pervasiveness of gun violence. Memes too.
Minnesota based.
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Gabby Giffords @gabbygiffords.bsky.social Proudly served Arizona's 8th District in the United States Congress 2007-2012. Co-founded GIFFORDS. Aphasia advocate. Married to Senator Mark Kelly.
Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me National Reporter for Religion News Service. "Workaday writer." — The New Yorker. Author of "American Prophets," a book on the religious left. Tips? Try me on Signal: jackmjenkins.60 Website: jackjenkins.me
Maria J. Stephan @mariajstephan.bsky.social Civil resistance, nonviolent action, social movements, democracy, authoritarianism, political violence, peacebuilding.
LIT Bible @litbible.net Brandon, translator of The Liberation & Inclusion Translation of the Bible, which emphasizes liberation, radical inclusion, restorative justice, original belovedness, and anti-authoritarian, trauma-informed, and Jesus-minded perspective. www.litbible.net
G @wake3d.bsky.social Episcopalian. Diocese of West TN in discernment. MA in Theology from St. Mary's Ecumenical Institute. Fan of Barth and Ellul and St. Vincent and Jason Isbell and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Fan of the SSJE and the Ekklesia Project.
Kathryn Post @kathrynpost.bsky.social National Reporter for Religion News Service. I cover exvangelicals and religious 'nones,' Christian higher ed., abuse and religious trauma, religion and culture. Find me on Signal: KathrynPost.08 https://religionnews.com/author/kathryn-post
Ruth Graham @ruthgraham.bsky.social National correspondent at The New York Times covering religion, faith and values. ~Texas~. Ruth.Graham@nytimes.com
Tim Mackie Discussion Group @tmackiegroup.bsky.social Study the Bible In Community - Seek, Study and Share
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social Catholic theologian, M.Div. Theology Department at DePaul College Prep, Chronicler of all things Catholic. Pope Leo XIV. Vatican analyst.
Courtney Ellis @courtneyellis.bsky.social author. birder. pastor married to a pastor. author of Weathering Change, Looking Up, and Uncluttered. host of The Thing with Feathers podcast, about birds and hope. stubbornly kind.
Bethany Mannon @drbethany.bsky.social Studies rhetoric & writing, autobiography, feminism & religion | AI eye-roller | Currently writing a book about Rachel Held Evans
UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN
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Christina Lattimer @christinalattimer.bsky.social Founder of People Development Magazine and the Higher Self Leadership Model - Behaviour Change Coach - love sharing the collective wisdom we all know on a level https://peopledevelopmentmagazine.com
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app Theoretical Astro/Physicist:
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
David Evans @forthepoor.bsky.social professor of history and author of the forthcoming book Damned Whiteness: How White Christian Allies Failed the Black Freedom Movement
Kester @kesterbrewin.com Writer, and Associate Director at the Institute for the Future of Work. Views my own. Latest book, God-like: a 500-Year History of AI, is out now. All my books: http://www.kesterbrewin.com
Melissa Rau @melissarau.bsky.social Holy Broken, Wholly Blessed; host of For People with Bp Rob Wright; spiritual companion; chaplain; singer; healer 🏳️🌈 ☯️
Flamy Grant @flamygrant.bandcamp.com This flame slays shame. 💅🏼
Emily Joy Allison @emilyjoyallison.bsky.social Writer on religion, gender and sexuality, focusing on Christianity in the US, sexual violence and evangelicalism. Author of #ChurchToo and So You Want to Read the Bible (William Morrow 2027). Views & swears my own 🌈
D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social 🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Autistic non-binary, exvangelical, tired. Co-founder of STRONGWILLED, a multi-media project focused on survivors of religious authoritarian parenting methods.
http://strongwilledproject.com
Alexiana Fry @alexianafry.bsky.social HB/OT PhD; all things Bible, trauma, feminism, and migration.
Interfaith America @interfaithamerica.bsky.social We activate leaders to build an interfaith America.
Marlena Graves MDiv, PhD @marlenagraves.bsky.social Asst. Prof of Spiritual Formation-AOS: U.S. cultural history; religion, politics, and inequality in Am. history; Christian nationalism; public memory; political/public theology historical trauma. Seeking our flourishing Rochester, NY🇵🇷
Ansley Quiros @ansleyquiros.bsky.social Historian, Author, Teacher, Alabama resident. Writing "Committed: The Lives, Work, and Love of Charles and Shirley Sherrod." More thank you notes than posts.
https://www.ansleyquiros.com/
Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/
Amy Julia Becker @amyjuliabecker.bsky.social Author | Speaker | REIMAGINING: Family Life with Disability • Church Life with Disability • The Good Life | Disability. Faith. Culture. | MDiv, Princeton
https://amyjuliabecker.com/
Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social Pastor. Wesleyan. Writer. BA in Religion. MA in Spiritual Formation. MA in Theological Studies. Chronic student. Idahoan.
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TizzyEnt @tizzyent.bsky.social Father, filmmaker, fisherman, prostidude
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons @guthriegf.bsky.social Vice President of Programs and Strategy, Interfaith Alliance | Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
Ailbhe Conneely @ailbheconneely.bsky.social RTÉ Social Affairs and Religion Correspondent
Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Seafloor mapper, Chief Scientist of smart mapping company Esri, Oregon State U. GIS/oceans professor, EC50, cyclist, 1st Black submersible diver to Challenger Deep, builds w/LEGO, raised in Hawaii. NAS, NAE, ORCID 0000-0002-2997-7611; She/her; views mine
Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social Father, friend, believe love conquers hate, and truth wins over prevarication. 
Mark Sandlin @marksandlin.bsky.social PC(USA) minister, Pres & Co-exec Dir: ProgressiveChristianity.org, Co-founder: The Christian Left, and Co-host: The Moonshine Jesus Show. he/him/his
Krista Dalton @kristadalton.bsky.social Associate Professor of Religion at Denison University
Author of How the Rabbis Became Experts (Princeton, 2025)
Co Editor-in-Chief http://ancientjewreview.com
Series co-editor Theoria with Fordham UP https://fordhampress.com/theoria.
Dan McClellan @maklelan.bsky.social Public scholar of the Bible and religion
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Nicole Micheroni @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social Stopping deportations at no expense to the government since 2013
Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social author of DISCIPLES OF WHITE JESUS March '25 | RED STATE CHRISTIANS '22 + '19 | https://angeladenker.substack.com | mom of 2 boys | censored columnist | Lutheran Pastor | Here for the Truth
Rev Dr Shannon Fleck @shannonmfleck.bsky.social Executive Director of @faithfulamerica.bsky.social, opinions are my own but you should know, I lean more Jesus than Empire.
Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Co-host of the Amicus podcast. Dad.
Tiffany Stanley @tiffanystanley.bsky.social Associated Press editor & reporter on the global religion team
Ruth Braunstein @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social Sociologist. Religion, culture, politics | Director Meanings of Democracy Lab | 📚 MY TAX DOLLARS, PROPHETS & PATRIOTS, RELIGION & PROGRESSIVE ACTIVISM | 🎧 WHEN THE WOLVES CAME
Rebecca Joy @rebeccajoysumner.bsky.social She/Her/Hers. Pastor. Social work student. Mom. Loss mom. Former medical mom. Bent on making the world better for small humans and non-humans...and the rest of you all too...
Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Indivisible
This account surrounds hate and forces it to surrender
Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social Poet. Speaker. Educator. Performer. Adult, YA, and Children's poetry. Occasionally picture books. Lots of posts about churches. Unapologetically trans (he/him) jayhulme.com
Adam Russell Taylor @revadamtaylor.bsky.social President, Sojourners. New book “A More Perfect Union” available now. Passionate social justice advocate & bridge builder. Ordained Baptist minister.
Amanda Tyler @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social Lead BJC and Christians Against Christian Nationalism, co-host Respecting Religion podcast, and author of How to End Christian Nationalism
Interfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org Building an inclusive democracy that fulfills America’s promise of religious freedom and civil rights for all since 1994
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org ED of @kairoscenter.org, Co-Chair Poor People's Campaign, Author of You Only Get What You're Organized to Take: Lessons From the Movement to End Poverty (Beacon Press, April 8, 2025).
https://liztheoharis.org
Bishop Dwayne Royster @ddroyster.bsky.social Ex. Dir. @FIANational ; Bishop, Society for Faith and Justice. All things, Racial/Econ/Climate justice, Iota Phi Theta, Philly/MD/DC. My personal account.
Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social Creating better Christian conversations since 1896. We produce an award-winning magazine, podcast, website, & more.
Editor-in-Chief: @briankaylor.bsky.social
Website: https://wordandway.org
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author of novels, children’s books, poetry and essays. This account is managed by her estate.
https://www.ursulakleguin.com/
Philip Goff @philipgoff.bsky.social Philosophy Prof. Heretical Christian. Author of "Why? The Purpose of the Universe" & "Galileo's Error." "One of the most persuasive panpsychists" - Stephen Fry.
Greg Jarrell @gregjarrell.com Organizer, The Redress Movement
Author, Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American N'hoods. https://bit.ly/3vacJsG
I study the political theologies of US urban renewal and organize for repair.
He/him. CLT
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social Rabbi/award-winning author.
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New 📚 On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World.
💥 Collective liberation or bust.
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Tamsin the Sword ⚔️ Mother @tamsin.reimaginedgirl.com Bluesky's #1 DEAD ZONE (1983) poster.
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Jeff Chu @byjeffchu.com Writer, teacher, author, cook, preacher, ex-farmhand | Tristan's husband | new book: Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand, coming March 2025 | ed-at-large, Travel+Leisure | PhD student, Stellenbosch Univ. | I am trying to be hopeful
Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social New York Times columnist, author, backpacker and Oregon farmer. Always reporting on the ground. Trying to help democracy prevail and distracting myself by making great wine and cider at KristofFarms.com. 
Paul Putz @paulputz.bsky.social Historian. Director of the Faith & Sports Institute at Baylor’s Truett Seminary. Author of THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME
Into sports, theology, religion, culture, writing, teaching. Also all things Nebraska. James 1:19.
https://linktr.ee/PaulPutz
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social Money, Lies, and God & other books
Katherinestewart.me, https://substack.com/@katherinestewartbooks
For speaking engagements etc contact goodnewskatherine@gmail.com
Rev. Malcolm Foley, PhD @malcolmbfoley.bsky.social Order The Anti-Greed Gospel: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/598819 | Pastor @mosaicwaco | Author @BrazosPress | PhD in History of Christianity | Personal account
Susan Shaw @feministgadfly.bsky.social Professor of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. Feminist. Beaver Believer. British Crime Fiction Lover. ABBA Devotee.
Brooklyn Walker @brooklynwalker.bsky.social Assistant Professor, UTK Political Science
PhD, University of Kansas
MA, University of Michigan
BA, Kansas State University
Religion and politics, American political behavior, political psychology, public opinion
Brad Meltzer @bradmeltzer.com Fight hate. Read books. I believe ordinary people change the world — and in the power of stories. Will this account make you a better person? Obviously.
Paul Djupe @pauldjupe.bsky.social Prof at Denison University; Political Scientist studying US religion and politics. blogging at religioninpublic.blog. Riding all over (hilly) Ohio.
Jason DeRose @derosejason.bsky.social NPR Religion Correspondent. All faiths considered.
Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Editor at large, The Bulwark.
Director, Defending Democracy Together.
Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol.
Never Trump.
David Cassidy @dcassidytkc.bsky.social Spreading rumors of a world-changing hope and living at the pace of grace. Spanish River Church. Author of Indispensable - A Guide to Christian Basics
Gerardo Martí @gerardomarti.bsky.social William R Kenan Jr Professor of Sociology @ Davidson College | Race, Religion, Power, Social Change | Past Roles: Journal Editor Sociology of Religion, President SSSR & ASR, Chair ASA Religion, AAR Religion & Social Science Unit | cv https://bit.ly/40mps8D