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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social Mom. Fighter + Community Leader
Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social Career public defender • Survivor & Amazing Racer • Fueled by rage at injustice • she/her
Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion @nateturner.bsky.social Trumpism revels in all forms of human wickedness, in its cruelty, aggression, disregard for decency & the rule of law. My loathing of Trump has both girth & depth. I block all MAGA cretins.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social Former GOP Congressman. Ex‑Tea Partier turned relentless anti‑Trump truth‑teller. Want the unfiltered takes the cable shows won’t touch? Read & spar with me on Substack 👉 https://substack.com/@socialcontractwithjoewalsh
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JP Morrell @jpmorrell.bsky.social Catherine's Husband. Jude, Fiona & Alex’s Dad. Former public defender & LA Senator. Currently a member of NOLA City Council.
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Anonima NOLA @anonimanola.bsky.social New Orleans, 9th Ward, still here.
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Shannon @nolashan.bsky.social Native Louisianian. Probably not leaving, despite everything.
Retired techie/bureaucrat.
She/her.
Just Kat @rosekat123.bsky.social Greta Van fleet, Royel Otis, Heart , rock, country. Vinyl collector. Concerts are life!
Rikke @rikke6.bsky.social It’s not fun anymore when people are trying to hurt people, undermine women, give up their humanity for power. #Fight.
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Asst. to Gov. Huey P. Longbody @writtennred.bsky.social Tending to a spoiled Corgi right now. I like to glitter things and pet dogs. V.P. of the St. Charles Streetcar Line Running Club. #NOLAtwitter
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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social Ex-GOP, political/PR strategist, EP “America Reads The Mueller Report”, writer, pundit, podcast "Politics With Cheri Jacobus" https://www.patreon.com/PoliticsWithCheriJacobus, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsWithCheriJacobus
Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social Fmr US Intelligence +36 yrs. Expert MENA/SWA & US Terrorists | x5 NYT Bestselling Author, Navy Senior Chief, Widower, Ukrainian army Intl’ Legionnaire.
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Russia can end the war today by leaving Ukraine.
Less proud to be an American than I used to be. I really thought we were better than this.
#IStandWithUkraine #NAFO Fellas fan
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of echoesoftheunknownpodcast.com. Coffee addict. New York/Florida. 🌴
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The Black Blood of the Earth and Steins of Science guy. Everyone’s friendly internet laser safety officer and health physicist. Happy to answer Antarctica questions.
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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
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social This is a police hating and human existence loving account
Whenever I do satire everyone thinks its news and whenever I do news everyone thinks it's satire so good luck with these posts I guess
On Mastodon: Criminalerin.jorts.horse
She/they/guy
Allenk_81 @allenk81.bsky.social Fairweather Saints fan.
Southern University(Alum).
LSU.
Everything Louisiana.
Crawfish Expert.
Mutual Aid.
Consultant.
Politics.
#TailgateTogether
Armak for the Resistance ⚜️ @armakproductions.com Filmmaker. Iconoclast. Spatula. Rake. Writer. 🇧🇷/⚜️
Walrus lover, dog rescuer, frog apologist.
"I like to drink egg creams & I like to fight Nazis."
YouTube+Letterboxd= @Armakk 📽️
www.BurningAnnie.com
www.ArmakProductions.com
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social Nearly 20 years in court as a law-talking guy for plaintiffs, now a mix of stuff. Posts too much about politics.
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Pop Light Brown ⚜️ @poplightbrown.bsky.social Welcome to my part of Al Gore's internet. Miss. man living in The Boot (La.). Jackson State alum. #WhoDat 🏈 | #RedDevils ⚽️ | #GoSpursGo 🏀 | Former journalist. Weather geek. Musichead. Reads history. No CashApp for you.
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Cait Gladow @nolanolegal.bsky.social Conqueror of murder boobs. Nole alumna. Who Dat. Bitter southerner. World’s biggest Dave fan. Mother to the army of darkness. Overly earnest. Tulane Public Health.
Blue Doggy @bluedoggy.bsky.social Blue thru & thru. Traveler, writer, Army vet, political junkie, Democrat while still legal, art lover, photo-poster, desert dweller, NOLA fan, Vancouver Island fan, eagle chaser. No porn or Only Fans. No Bio, no follow-back. Oh, and I sometimes use AI.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social Born Thomas (Elmer Addison) Pain - July 4th, 1976. Lover of democracy.
Bob Lord @boblord.bsky.social Cautiously pessimistic, esp. about cyber things.
The owls are not what they seem. 🗻🗻🦉🌲🪵 🍒🥧☕️🍩 🕵🏼♀️ 👍🏻
Also: 🔐🔑🔒
And of course: hacklore.org
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💙 April Johnson 💙 @apriljohnson.bsky.social |🖕FUCK TRUMP, ELON🖕|44/Female|NW Georgia|Left Leaning Independent|Homeschooler|Animal Lover|Huskies|Sugar Gliders|Cats|Plants|Audio Books|History|Hiking|Nature|Pro Choice|Equality|💙 Democracy 💙|LGBTQ+🌈|Woke|DEI|Love Immigrants|BLM|🇺🇦✊|🚫 MAGA
Amish Super Model @amishsupermodel.bsky.social Gracing the swankiest runways from Lancaster to Philadelphia. You may have seen me in Amish GQ or earlier work like “Ride My Buggy” (I needed the money).
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Zach Malm @muzach.bsky.social Recovering certainty addict.
Co-host, Veterans of Culture Wars podcast. Musician, former worship leader, helped destroy Mars Hill Church, not really sure what I believe anymore, and ok with that. He/Him
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Blake Chastain @brchastain.social Author, Exvangelical & Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back. Host: Exvangelical. Words: RNS, Religion Dispatches. Yes I have a newsletter. www.blakechastain.com
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social Catholic Democrat
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Democracy and trains @wingedisis.bsky.social Just another lefty urbanist #NOLATwitter in exile
Nerdy things I’ve made:
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https://plotofland.monumentlab.com/
https://www.papermonuments.org/
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Edward Branley @nolahistoryguy.com Edward Branley (me!) is the NOLA History Guy. Former High School History Teacher, now author, writer, & speaker. @yatpundit for politics. he/him. Trump voters are not welcome here.
Mulish @mulish.bsky.social FQMULE New Orleans and beyond.
Surly Buddhist @surlybuddhist.bsky.social #NOLA #NOLAsky Photography, origami, juggling, tech, old school video games, and OG D&D.
Formerly @bsicomics/@captsarcastic/@surlybuddhist at the bad place. Husband to @nolanotes and father of @rougarou
https://www.jasongrazulis.com/
Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social New Orleans based published author, speaker, amateur photographer, and dilettante historian. #baseball #boxing #horseracing #steamboats #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #quotes Sorry but no DMs, no crypto, no porn, no requests for money.
👉🏽▶️ Start-the-Epstein-Trials @esepajaronegro.bsky.social Hobby beekeeper & German Shepherd dad in New Orleans since pre-K🌪2005
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USMC '90-'94. Chicano. Spanglish.
BLM. LoveIsLove.
#nolatwitter #nolasky #Svengoolie
Scott Tilton @scotttilton.bsky.social Cofounder and Executive Director of the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures (Nous). Quarter rat. Advocate for Louisiana culture and French language - and love New Orleans. Fier dans le Sud 🏳️🌈 Opinions my own, bien sûr.
Shaydie Blue @shaydieblue.bsky.social I drink my coffee from a Star Trek mug and drink only the finest Louisiana beer. Intentionally obtuse. I give bad advice.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Scott Colesby Jr. | Photographer @scottcolesbyjr.com Chicago by blood, New Orleans by choice. Photographer/Videographer. He/Him
https://bio.site/scottcolesbyjr
Jonathan Arendt, PhD @drarendt.bsky.social 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Education. Anti-Essentialist. Sociology. Race, Class, Incarceration. English Teacher. Research Methodology. Cajun Cook. 🏀 🏈 ⚾️ 🏎️ 🐅 ⚜️
Lisa in ⚜️ NOLA ⚜️ @lpsrocks.bsky.social NOLA girl trying to find a little bit of beauty in this world
Do not obey in advance
#resist
#socialjustice #reproductiverights
Also #truth #sports #dc #art
& #tech #nola #food stuff too
@lazyslugs on some other platforms
sam @george-samuel.bsky.social “settle down, buffalo head” / NOLA / STL / LOYNO / dad stuff / guitar riffs / taysom hill’s #1 fan / perfectly cromulent / probably baking
🌹⚜️ Fleur de Lindsay 🥀⚰️ @fleurdelindsay.bsky.social Welp. Guess we're here now 🤷♀️ Louisiana everything ⚜️ • #WhoDat ⚜ • #IWTV ⚰️ • she/her
Popchinski @6puma.bsky.social Twitter refugee, Nola, she/her, cat lady, #uglydogs
This Barbie is a Plesiosaur @noemiecoco.bsky.social Meet the new boss, same as the old boss #NOLATwitter Also, #democracy
Chef Isaac Toups @chefisaactoups.bsky.social I like to eat and cook things.
Nicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social Food column + features, Suffolk News + others
Food slot @ Suffolk Sounds Radio
Food events @ Bury St Eds Lit Fest
Newsletter: Tales From Topographic Kitchens
GFW online food writer '20, F&M cookery writer '22
https://linktr.ee/nicolamiller
NolaGirl @fleurdelulu.bsky.social Number Nerd. Lover of words, music, art. Unapologetic liberal. When all the other little girls wanted to be a princess, I kinda wanted to be a vampire. #WhoDat!
calpal @cal824.bsky.social Louisville fan. Kentucky native. New Orleanian. Who Dat. MD.
Melissa Paints @melissavandiver.bsky.social Melissa Vandiver (she/her), artist & illustrator in New Orleans. Board member New Orleans Women and Children's Shelter. Noted loudmouth.
Follow my art account for art and less loudmouth: @mvandiverart.bsky.social
https://mvandiver-art.carrd.co/
TereLiz 🦀 @tereliz.bsky.social Cultural Heritage Photographer. Army Brat. Proud to call New Orleans home since 2003. she/her
mags. @artbymags.bsky.social artist. writer. dogwalker. cat person. meningioma survivor. only child. leo. work in progress. dyke/queer. she/her. #abolish🧊 #blacklivesmatter #freepalestine #resistfascism #nokings #buyart #whodat
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