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Kabir K. @kabirkhanna.bsky.social Director, Elections & Analytics, MS NOW | Princeton political science PhD
Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me Russia watcher supreme at @meduza.io. (All skeets here are my views alone.) Ugly American based in Portland, Oregon. Signal: @KevinRothrock.01 / Find all my junk here: https://linktr.ee/kevinrothrock
Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social Founder of the Housing Frame on Substack. Housing, markets, economy. Buc-ee’s fan.
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"This particular activist will not stop." Sen. Chris Murphy
Bill Scher @billscher.bsky.social Politics Editor for @washingtonmonthly.com
Madison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social Reporter covering gender and politics at @motherjones.com, part of the Center for Investigative Reporting
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social Dad ☆ Husband ☆ Low-Key Nerd ☆ EdD / JD
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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social A shitposting plane who knows stuff about polls, drug development, and CFR Part 11 validation.
Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social Chair of the Democratic National Committee | Proud Minnesotan
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Darin Self @darinself.com Assistant Professor of Political Science -- Researching democratization, autocracies, the military, and political parties.
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com • Senior reporter, The Athletic
• College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets?
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“Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce”
Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social Writer. Tired Dad. Minivan Driver.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social "Our capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but our inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com Nomad & Print Artist since 1998: Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling. Traveling along my German grandmother’s roots. Mover: Strong voice against Trumpism. Linktree: linktr.ee/Strandjunker
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.
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Elections, voting rights, redistricting, and maps.
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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social Senior reporter, CNN. Author, Battle for the Soul. Photographer, lots of animal pictures.
Laura Rozen @lkrozen.bsky.social Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social Gardener. Guitar player. Sustainability.
Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social Concerned with tech, media and democracy. CEO & Editor at Tech Policy Press. Research & Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Opinions mine.
Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social FBI Assistant Director (retired); 25 year veteran Special Agent; Author, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; and, The FBI Way; Democracy defender.
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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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: Intelligent Machines, AI Inside. Author of Hot Type, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, available at: https://jeffjarvis.com
ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social Justice Correspondent for The Nation Magazine. Author of Allow Me to Retort and Bad Law.
Class: PLD. Alignment: Neutral Good
Str:12 Dex:8 Con:15 Int:13 Wis:10 Char:14 Author: Allow Me To Retort
Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action, Executive Chair of Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com. Posts with "TN" are from Team Norm
Rachel Vindman @natsechobbyist.bsky.social Wife, mama, sister, friend, suburban woman fighting for democracy. NOT a national security/geopolitical expert but I have a guy for that.
Michael Podhorzer @mikepod.bsky.social Former political director, AFL-CIO. Senior fellow, CAP. My Substack: www.weekendreading.net
Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian
Heidi Przybyla 🎤✍️ @heidireports.bsky.social Award-winning print, digital and TV investigative journalist
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"If you can make people believe lies are the facts, then you can control them."
(Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Winning Journalist)
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Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social Chief of Staff for Governor JB Pritzker.
A continually aggravated Philadelphian making her way in the great city of Chicago.
John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com Fighting for a stronger, more representative democracy. 🗳️ President @democraticredistricting.com | @redistrictingaction.org | @redistrictfdn.bsky.social | Obama White House alum | Boston sports forever 🏈⚾🏀🏒
Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social Mother of twins. Friend of Gabriel Allon… Married to @danielsilvabooks …
CNN Special Correspondent
Can define “brat”
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social Sr. Legal Affairs Reporter, @POLITICO
Priors: ABC White House & China correspondent, CNN, NY Sun 🇺🇸🇦🇺josh@joshgerstein.com. Signal: joshgerstein.46
Jeremy Schulman @jeremyschulman.bsky.social Senior News Editor, Mother Jones/CIR
dell cameron @dell.bsky.social Sr. writer @wired.com:
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com Newspapers 4 life. (Ex NY Daily News, Boston Herald.)
NYC, North Fork. (Amateur watercolors now at @washbuckler.bsky.social)
No substack. No podcast. You're welcome.
Too sarcastic for my own good.
Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social Prez & CEO @civilrightsorg. Cat Mom. Former @msnbc. Ran 4 Mayor of NYC; IG @Maya4CivilRights Views & typos are mine. She/Her
Nicolle Wallace @nicollewallace.bsky.social 
Alicia Menendez @aliciamenendez.bsky.social MS NOW Anchor. Latina to Latina Host. Mostly mom’ing.
Fair Fight Action @fairfightaction.bsky.social Fighting for free and fair elections — in Georgia and around the nation. A joint account of Fair Fight and Fair Fight Action. FairFight.com
Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
Ben Smith @semaforben.bsky.social Semafor EIC, author of "Traffic" out May 2
Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social Bulwark/MSNBC/stein at thebulwark dot com
Valerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social https://valeriesplace.com/
Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org We use the law to advance a bold, vibrant democracy for all people by defending progress, disrupting extremism, and building for the future. Join us at democracyforward.org
Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social Former 30-year federal prosecutor. Army vet. Rule of law guy.
100% independent.
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Mimi Rocah @mimirocah1.bsky.social Former Westchester County DA, former SDNY prosecutor, sometimes legal & political commentator, always a proud & devoted mama to two teens & a rescue dog. ⚖️
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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social Columnist at GuardianUS. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack: https://substack.com/@sulliview?r=1yc91&utm_medium=ios) 
Robert Hubbell @rbhubbell.bsky.social Author, Today’s Edition Newsletter on Substack.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social Democracy is the way. Truth and justice matter.
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
Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social self-appointed pizza influencer, writer, comic book reader. Hal Jordan hater, resister, lhasa wrangler, and oddly enough… building affordable housing which is not unlike producing a TV show.
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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social Actress writer activist flyfisherwoman closet farmer
co-founder LA CAFE co-founder www.dontgetpurged.org
Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social Writer, lawyer, quipster, wonk. Related to Audrey Hepburn. Proud creator of SHERO, a political and legal newsletter for everywoman. Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://shero.substack.com
Jeri Ryan (official account) @jerilryan.bsky.social Actress, mom, wife, foodie, gardener. Not necessarily in that order. Trying to make a better world for our kids. Star Trek: Picard. That’s CAPTAIN Seven to you. 🖖🏼😋❤️
Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social Entertainer, opinionator, lover of pets. 
Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social CEO, Jewish Council for Public Affairs (@thejcpa.bsky.social)
Focused on democracy, hate, & extremism.
Previously: sued Nazis & won; Comms Director & Sr Policy Advisor, NY Attorney General
Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social Writing for @GlobeOpinion.bsky.social, speaking on @ms.now and #SistersInLaw. Snickers's scheduler. Believer in democracy, science and the rule of law. Upcycler. Expert thrifter. Typos are my love language. From Detroit, in Washington, of Boston.
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social Editor of Press Watch (https://presswatchers.org) and Heads Up News (http://headsupnews.org). Ex-Washington Post, HuffPost, Intercept. Freelancer. I afflict comfortable journalists.
Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social CEO of Jewish Democratic Council of America @JewishDems || Former national security advisor to then-Senator @KamalaHarris || Senior policy advisor in Obama admin & national security in Congress.
digby @digby56.bsky.social OG blogger at digbysblog.net
columnist for Salon.com 
Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social Journalist & Pulitzer finalist Historian. Fmr ed, @PoliticoMag & @washingtonian. Author of "Watergate: A New History" and "The Only Plane in the Sky" and other books. garrett.graff AT gmail OR ProtonMail. Subscribe to my newsletter: Doomsdayscenario.co
NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social I have never felt more politically homeless. Parody. Merch: https://tinyurl.com/msjjmwpt
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social Former metro editor at Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at Chicago Sun-Times. Co-author of 11 books, mostly on history. Writer of the Stop the Presses newsletter at www.stopthepresses.news. Subscribe!
Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social Former DOJ and FinCEN attorney
JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social President, Senate Majority PAC. We fight. Also, suffering NY Giants fan and a rocker (after all these years)!
Eric Schultz @schultzny.bsky.social Senior advisor to President Obama, consultant for HBO, Netflix, A24, former White House and Senator Schumer flack.
AnnieS @sketchesbyannie.bsky.social 💙 Let’s survive this with kindness. #bluecrew 💙
Animal sketch artist, traveler, photographer, Mama to kiddos & fur-kiddos. Anam Cara, Anam Aira
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social Family’s first HS grad. Runner. Worked in labor/Did policy/Elected Dems/Stint on Cap Hill. Blogged+pieces for WaPo/TNR/etc. Got rare disease, nearly died 5 times. Detroiter in Chicago. Husband. Dad to twins. Gardener. Getting healthy. Wants to run again.
Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social Carrie Johnson covers the Justice Department for NPR.
Jess Bravin @jessbravin.bsky.social Senior special writer, The Wall Street Journal (on leave). Visiting Lecturer, UC Davis School of Law. Author, "The Terror Courts"; "Squeaky." Founder: Raymond Chandler Square, L.A. City Historic-Cultural Monument No. 597.
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Michael Steele @michaelsteele.bsky.social Co-Host @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social. Former Lt. Governor of Maryland, former Chairman RNC
Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social Hello from court
Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social The New York Times national security and legal reporter. Not the Welsh footballer, Roddy Doyle character or 19th Century adventurer in Fiji.
The Contrarian @contrariannews.org Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. https://contrarian.substack.com/
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social AFT President. Teacher. Unionist. Fighting for a better life for children, families & communities through educ & eco opportunity, fairness & freedom & democracy Wife of Sharon Kleinbaum.
Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader. Views represent my academic research, not my university. I post things on substack: https://jennifermercieca.substack.com/
ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com president of @eurasiagroup.net and @gzeromedia.com political scientist, author.
if you're not following some people you dislike, you're doing it wrong. i'm happy to help.
John Bresnahan @bresreports.bsky.social Co-Founder of Punchbowl News. Longtime Capitol Hill reporter. Yankees fan
Byron Tau @byrontau.bsky.social propublica national security reporter
formers: ap, wsj, politico, notus. author of 'means of control,' a book on big data and big government. buy: https://bit.ly/buyMoC
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
Garance Franke-Ruta @thegarance.bsky.social Politics, media, NYC.
makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social writing about politics + the internet
formerly: @wired.com, @theverge.com
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social ✨I'm a former local TV news exec, reporter & producer with a few opinions about the news✨
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