@betsykarasik.bsky.social @betsykarasik.bsky.social Our democracy may have reached the point of no return but at least we still have cats.
Fantom Comics @fantomcomics.bsky.social DC's comic shop for everyone 👋🤓
Stop by for a visit to our Dupont Circle shop or shop online at fantomcomics.com!
Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social Free classroom lessons, workshops, seminars, campaigns, teacher study groups, & more to teach outside the textbook.
Coord. by @rethinkingschools.bsky.social & @teachingchange.bsky.social
Donate & more: https://linktr.ee/zinneducationproject
Ryan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com Journalist. Publisher. Neighbor.
@alexandriabrief.com & @whatsupnewp.com
📍Alexandria, VA (previously RI) | Mezcal enthusiast.
People's Book @peoplesbooktakoma.com Mom 'n pop bookshop in downtown Takoma Park, MD. New books, hot zines, and Sunday storytimes. We're DC City Paper's Best Bookstore of 2026, 2025 and 2024. 👍 See upcoming events and membership options here: https://wfr.bio/peoplesbook
Solid State Books @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social We’re a Black-owned independent bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Est. 2017
H Street hours: Mon-Fri: 10AM-9PM, Sat & Sun: 9AM-9PM
14th St hours: Sun & Mon: 10AM-7PM, Tues-Sat: 10 AM-9PM
Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-deliver-vital-aid-to-gaza-families-in-need
Writers, artists and educators organizing workshops to raise money for Palestinians: https://linkin.bio/workshops4gaza 🇵🇸 Image copyright: Middle East Eye / Haroon James
Rebelrebecky @rebelrebecky.bsky.social Prison/disability lawyer, witch, amateur astrologer, amateur folklorist, amateur oracle, abolitionist, mom, plant lady 
Luke :) @lukejsuth.bsky.social writer, librarian, publisher
🪻@lilacperil.bsky.social
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Ste Gen Mo Dem 💙📚 🐕🌳 @stegenmodem.bsky.social Supporting Dems Everywhere SG 60 miles South of St Louis @piperformissouri.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @wellmanformo.bsky.social @reichard4rep.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @labarnitz.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social 📚🚭💙
Ernesto Renato Verdugo del Campo @wirednwicked.bsky.social I just want to be happy, read books, be a better person and enjoy art. In a perfect world I would also have a better immune system but here we are.
Sophia Nimlo @stnimlo.bsky.social History PhD candidate at Georgetown
Big fan of basketball, lotr, x files, rock and roll ✨
The Takoma Torch 🔥🐓 @takomatorch.bsky.social Takoma Park's ONLY Humor Source. Home of the Nimbee and Takoma Man.
www.takomatorch.com
Clem Fandango @clem-fandango.bsky.social I want to see what it is they see
🌩️👀 VSSbKiR066Dl
Selena Larson @selenalarson.bsky.social loves dogs, sports, memes. she/her. podcaster. "bluesky's humblest resident nailfluencer 💅" - Jerry
my heart is in the west 🌵🌊 views mine.
Stop Police Terror Project DC @stopcopterrordc.bsky.social sptdc.com
Midwest Books to Prisoners @midwestbooks2p.bsky.social We share free reading materials with people behind bars, undermining the lack of access to communication and education while amplifying voices the system silences by helping people self-publish their works as zines. Get involved! linktr.ee/midwestbooks2p
Kirsten Miles, Author 🌹 @kirstenmiles.bsky.social Author 🖊 Vegan 🥬 Libra ♎️
EDM forever 🪩 Write Your Heart Out ❤️
Visit me at kirstenmilesauthor.com 💕
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I do not read DMs here.
Americans of Conscience Checklist @aocchecklist.bsky.social Join us to strengthen American democracy and expand equality one step at a time. Actions and good news every week! americansofconscience.com
Feed the People Mutual Aid @ftpmutualaid.bsky.social A Washington, DC mutual aid collective redistributing resources to folks who need them!
Join us in Dupont Circle Saturdays from 3-4:30pm, rain or shine! Mask up! 😷 🖤
Support FTP 👇
https://linktr.ee/FeedThePeopleMutualAid
prince egregious, heir apparent @sonofahurricane.bsky.social ai (“eye”.) zie/hir ("zee"/"hear".) 33. reference jester, reluctant organizer, wannabe political educator. PIC abolitionist trying to learn to live finally.
Book and Beer Pairings @booksbeer.bsky.social Beers I would or did drink with the books I would or did read. Bad at social media, good at reading and drinking.
@snikpoh.bsky.social @snikpoh.bsky.social 
Bookstore Movers @bookstoremovers.bsky.social Well-Read Moving Services for the DC Metro Area! Awarded BEST MOVERS in the Washington City Paper for over a decade. Go to our website for an estimate: https://www.bookstoremovers.com/free-estimate/
Adam Van Grack @adamvangrack.bsky.social Rockville City Councilmember | Raised in Rockville, Maryland | Richard Montgomery HS & WashU Alumnus | Former U.S. Senate Legislative Staff (Sarbanes, D-MD) | Former U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Chair
Fonts Books & Gifts @fontsbooks.bsky.social McLean’s neighborhood bookstore and gift shop.
Jennifer Welch @jenniferawelch.bsky.social Teaching history, learning history, talking history. Working to understand what we mean by citizenship and citizenship education. #iCivicsednet #NCCed
Kay Canal @kaycanal.bsky.social Unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Big reader. Still waiting 4 ERA. Furious at prison industrial complex & Americans' denial of death. Photographer. PNW native. I believe that nature heals.
Katy advised me to go outside & see what the birds are doing...
Alastríona @alastriona.bsky.social Chronically ill/disabled. She/her. I do misc art stuff when my hands cooperate. Reading trashy books, playing lots of video games. Stack of bats in a trench coat. 
Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social Abortion, abolition, those sorts of things. Free DC.
Maggie @maggiedara.bsky.social Social Worker and reproductive justice advocate interested in perinatal mental health- PMH-C. Fundraising for DCAF: https://fund.nnaf.org/fundraiser/7071289
Loyalty Bookstores @loyaltybooks.bsky.social Black, Asian, queer owned indie bookstore in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC with a long term pop up in the Parks at Walter Reed in DC.
730DC @730dc.bsky.social Daily email newsletter of local news and culture, connecting Washingtonians to their city, its communities & one other.
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D.C. Witness @dcwitness.bsky.social Young DC journalists reporting every crime, everyday. #DCwitness
Website: https://dcwitness.org
Donations matched dollar for dollar!: https://omella.com/p1i1t
Ward 3 Democrats @ward3democrats.bsky.social The Ward 3 Democratic Committee is the official arm of the Democratic Party in Ward 3. The purpose of the Committee is to elect and support Democratic candidates for local and national office; and to provide an issues forum for Democratic voters in Ward 3 
Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social Things going on in and around the Kingman Park neighborhood of Washington D.C.
Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social Parent to 3 Monsters and 🍕. Doing neighborhood things in Takoma DC. “Lesser known politico” and Mayor of Spookyville. she/her
Washington Interfaith Network (WIN DC) @win-dc.bsky.social 
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social At foresthillsconnection.com, covering news and life in the Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield neighborhoods of the District of Columbia. Plus, the occasional foray into Cleveland Park, Tenleytown and Chevy Chase.
The DC Line @dclinenews.bsky.social DC News & Views — the information you need to fully engage in hometown DC. An independent, nonprofit news source led by Chris Kain.
DCtomsherwood @trsdc.bsky.social Journalist interested in the politics of the DMV - DC , Maryland and Virginia … and any federal government effect on our region.
Washington City Paper @wcp.bsky.social Member-supported community newspaper with reporting on Washington, D.C. culture, food, arts, sports, and politics. Support our work: https://buff.ly/HSgIgcc
PoPville @popville.bsky.social Chronicling the happenings in Washington D.C.’s neighborhoods since 2006. Founder: Dan Silverman princeofpetworth@gmail.com
Washingtonian Problems @washprobs.bsky.social Memes, News, & Community
📧: info@washprobs.com
DC's Dave Murphy @dajvjd.bsky.social Geographer, pacifist, unsuccessful revolutionary
Lowell/Lawrence ABC @llabc24.bsky.social An ABCF chapter out of Lowell and Lawrence who are dedicated to supporting "political prisoners/political prisoners of war" in mutual aid solidarity.
Website: abcf.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowe.lllawrenceabc24/
@LLABCF kolektiva.social
Left Book Club @leftbookclub.bsky.social ⏳ Est. 1936
📬 A not-for-profit book club for everyone on the Left
📚 Reading groups, events + community
🤜 Join us today! www.leftbookclub.com/join
Hill Rag DC @hillragdc.bsky.social https://www.hillrag.com
Daily online, monthly in print. The hyper local news that matters to the people who really live on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC – the neighborhoods around the dome.
@dcpunkflea.bsky.social @dcpunkflea.bsky.social DC Punk Rock Flea
Nov. 22nd 12-5 @ St Stephens
Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social Breaking Through Borders and Prison Walls - Building Bridges of Solidarity 🏴 https://abcchicago.noblogs.org https://www.southchicagoabc.org Part of the ABC Federation https://www.abcf.net
Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social Established 2016, worker owned and operated since 2020. Always Carry A Book
Common Notions Press @commonnotions.bsky.social Nonprofit, movement-based, and worker-run publisher of books that provide timely reflections, clear critiques, and inspiring strategies that amplify movements for social justice.
📍Philadelphia
📍NYC
www.commonnotions.org
Ward 6 Democrats of Washington, DC @ward6dems.bsky.social Our community's entry-point to the Democratic Party.
Learn more at https://www.ward6dems.org/. 
Indivisible Frederick City MD @indivisiblefmd.bsky.social 
Der Himmel Über DC @jimdunn.bsky.social Traveler and Marketing professional. Practice makes Poetry. Live with the love of my life. Wanna hold hands while we head down a very bad path?
Karl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social Historian of science, mostly medieval to early modern astronomy & mathematical arts. Things German, Polish, Egyptian, or hey that looks interesting. Ex public policy + occasional tuba. Copernicus book in progress. Don't get long covid, it sucks.
Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social Catapult, Counterpoint, Soft Skull, & Hawthorne Books.
Jackie Snow @jackiesnow.bsky.social Aspiring novelist/screenwriter that is currently better known as AI journalist pubbed by NYT, WSJ, Nat Geo, etc. Former @B2PDC board member still mad about prison book bans.
Talia | DC, Books & Black-owned Biz @taliacadet.bsky.social 📍DC 🇭🇹 🐊
200K 🧡 a list on TikTok
talia@taliacadet.com
Seen: Hulu, NYT, WSJ, WaPo, Rolling Stone,
HuffPost, ESSENCE, The Grio, Axios
East City Bookshop @eastcitybooks.bsky.social 
johnnie b. baker @johnniebbaker.bsky.social teacher of history, maker of zines. i've been some places, seen some things, read some books. baseball fan. budgetpress.net
Em | Books Not Prisons @booksnotprisons.bsky.social Prison-hating queer librarian organizing in the bayou city. they/them. (A). #CommunitiesNotCages
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #FightToxicPrisons
Massive Bookshop @massivebookshop.bsky.social The bookstore that bails people out of jail.
http://massivebookshop.com
Diane Christine @diane-christine.bsky.social Educator// Prison Lit and Restorative Justice Scholar// Feminist // Abolitionist // 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Ally// She/Her
I also read books, descend down rabbit holes, listen to vinyl, and talk to my dog.
Prison Reading Groups @prg-uk.bsky.social Prison Reading Groups is part of charity, Give a Book. We supply books to over 110 reading groups in over 80 prisons.
Politics and Prose @politicsprose.bsky.social So many books, so little time. Proud independent bookstore since 1984. 
Books to Prisoners Spokane @books2prisonersspo.bsky.social We seek to empower people who are incarcerated with access to the books and knowledge they deserve by connecting incarcerated individuals with reading materials at their request.
Help us by donating!
https://secure.everyaction.com/nshNJIVbyUm_mAb5AnrqOA2
Books to Prisoners (Seattle) @bookstoprisoners.bsky.social Seattle nonprofit mailing free books to incarcerated people in the United States. Advocating for access to education and communication in prisons since 1973.
Bookstoprisoners.net
Davis Books to Prisoners @books2prisoners.bsky.social 
Beacon Prison Books Project @prisonbooksproject.bsky.social We provide free books to incarcerated persons in New York State, by request.
Liberation Library @liberationlib.bsky.social We provide books and reader-led magazines to young people in prison to encourage imagination, self-determination, and connection to the outside worlds of their choosing. #FreeThemAll
Prison Book Program @prisonbookprogram.bsky.social Sending free books to people in prison since 1972.
Books Through Bars Philly @booksthroughbars.bsky.social We are a books to prisoners project located in West Philly! ❤️📚
Come volunteer with us!
📍4722 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
https://linktr.ee/btbphilly
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop @freemindsbookclub.bsky.social Free Minds is a DC nonprofit that uses the transformative tools of books, writing, and peacebuilding to create a community of support, assisting incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to write new chapters in their lives.
Capitol Hill Books @capitolhillbooks.bsky.social New, used, and rare books in D.C.
Totally not judging your purchases (to your face).
https://www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com/
The 51st @51st.news Information with representation, by and for D.C. residents.
Worker-led nonprofit newsroom, funded by readers like YOU.
Become a member today: https://51st.news/signup
🌐 https://51st.news
DC Abortion Fund ⭐ @dcabortionfund.bsky.social Funding abortion in DC (+ beyond) since 1995 🌟
Likes: #DCStatehood, reproductive justice, abortion funds
Hates: Abortion stigma, classists. ☎️ (202) 452-7464
https://linktr.ee/DCAF
Remora House DC @remorahousedc.bsky.social 🖤 Material support & advocacy for unhoused & recently housed people in Washington DC 🖤
Mutual Aid Ⓐ Anarchy Ⓐ Anti-fascism
https://linktr.ee/remorahousedc
The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social We work to help free innocent people from prison and reform the criminal legal system.
Black & Pink National @blackandpinkorg.bsky.social Fighting for prison abolition via advocacy, support, & organizing for LGBTQ+ folks & PLWH who are system impacted | Directors Tena Hahn Rodriquez & Jasmine Tasaki 
Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) @appalachianpbp.bsky.social We send free books and provide educational opportunities to people incarcerated in Appalachia. 📖 https://appalachianprisonbookproject.org
Prisoners Literature Project @prisonerlitproj.bsky.social The Prisoners Literature Project is an inclusive, all-volunteer, grassroots nonprofit whose purpose is to encourage reading, the pursuit of knowledge, and self-determination among incarcerated people in the U.S. http://prisonlit.org
Prism @prismreports.org An independent, nonprofit newsroom that goes where justice requires.
🗞️ Visit: prismreports.org
💫 Donate: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-independent-nonprofit-news-led-by-journalists-of-color
Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org radical publisher of politics, culture, current events
haymarketbooks.org
Bianca Tylek @biancatylek.bsky.social Executive Director at Worth Rises | The prison industry hates me. It’s mutual. Comfortable in conflict. | Views my own
Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social An independent national nonprofit initiative that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories.
Support our work: https://bit.ly/4rioDIW
Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social Reporter: ProPublica. Author: Corrections in Ink. Priors: LA Times, Houston Chron, Marshall Project. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)
Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: https://prisonpolicy.org/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...
LGBT Books to Prisoners @lgbtb2p.bsky.social A trans-affirming, racial justice-focused, prison abolitionist project sending books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the USA
https://lgbtbookstoprisoners.org/