Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com She/They
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ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
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Chase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social Journalist/📽️critic
The A.V. Club • BW/DR • The Seattle Times • The Inlander • TheWrap • IGN • IndieWire • RogerEbert.com
authory.com/ChaseHutchinson
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Clark Humphrey @clarkhumphrey.bsky.social Seattle. Music, pop culture, weird film, print ephemera, history, MISCosity. Editor of MISCmedia MAIL: a daily e-newsletter of Seattle news headlines.
Chim ☭ @chimmysthoughts.northsky.social Disabled, gay, communist currently living on occupied Duwamish land also known as Seattle. Head to RealRentDuwamish.org to pay your rent.
Just Sarah @sarahchadd.bsky.social As of Fall 2026: Horticulture student! She/her. Seattle environmentally-conscious urbanist (not a Treeactionary, though trees are cool!). Enemy of NIMBYs 💅
Melissa Santos @melissajsantos.bsky.social Reporter at Axios Seattle, with a focus on Washington state and local politics. (But also doughnuts). Formerly a state politics reporter for Cascade PBS and The News Tribune in Tacoma.
WAPartnership @wapartnership.org WA State Community Action Partnership. Served over 750,000 low-income Washingtonians in 2024. WA's poverty-fighting network. FOLLOW US! Posts & follows🚫endorsements #nonprofit
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The Olympian @theolympian.com The Olympian is the premier news and information source with local, national and regional news, and sports for Olympia WA & the South Puget Sound area. Find us at https://www.theolympian.com/
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org A team of scientists & activists, in & around Yellowstone National Park. 501c3. Posting photos, ideas & solutions, because together, we can change the world.
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Alycia Ramirez @alyciaramirez3.bsky.social Good troublemaker, Activist , antifa mom.
I tweet about alt right + hate in the PNW, local politics , & social justice. Local organizer. #BlackLivesMatter
Grand Illusion Cinema @grandillusioncinema.org We’re moving! Visit the link in our bio to see how you can help. Seattle's smallest & weirdest movie theater. Non-profit & 100% volunteer-operated. linktr.ee/grandillusion
The Urbanist [Unofficial] @theurbanist.org.web.brid.gy Advocacy journalism for better cities.
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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social Writer. Organizer with @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social
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Shelby Pothier @shelbypothier.bsky.social PNW artist and hiker and tired person
I paint mountains and mushrooms and cats and things. I also paint things if you ask me to.
K. Meera (they/them) @kmeera.bsky.social professional pollambifier on stolen duwamish lands
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Marcus Gorman @marcusgorman.bsky.social Playwright. Screenwriter. Filmmaker. He/Him
make weird art with your friends
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24hrs of Emory @24seasonsof-emory.bsky.social 29 | (She/They/Her)
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Neil @gneilyo.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy Your friendly neighborhood commie. Keeping it together in Snoqualmie/Duwamish territory. Likes to follow fellow PNWers. We are the algorithm. I like your cat […]
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jenbanim @jenbanim.mastodo.neoliber.al.ap.brid.gy Admin of mastodo.neoliber.al, techmod of reddit.com/r/neoliberal. Seattleite and Linux sysadmin irl. Liberal carfree vegan interested in VR, electronica, FOSS […]
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VP 😈 🏳️🌈 🍉 @vpanderson.com They/She me 🛼 they hating... “V” (Formerly @VeroniKaboom)
Creator of BLOOD CITY ROLLERS. Audio Producer/Screenwriter/Director. Firefighter. Former Lit Agent w/opinions on pub praxis. Lit Rep: Paige Terlip.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social Security & Investigations Director at @WIRED.com. Send tips and/or dog pics.
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Kristi Persists ❌👑 @disappointed55.bsky.social Sequim WA
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Make America READ Again
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“Courage is not the absence of fear but the willingness to emerge into new light.” — inspired by Mirabai Starr
Anthony Lydgate @anthonylydgate.bsky.social Features editor at WIRED
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Infinite demon @koffindodjer.bsky.social Waking up sleeping languages, decolonization, making art.
Nite @nitewrighter.bsky.social Comics, video games, library stuff.
Rheabies 💕 @rheabies.bsky.social Zoonotic magical girl. Highly invasive. Traditional artist. Angry American.
cory @seacory.bsky.social leftist geek in seattle. i love transit, trains, and video games
🏳️🌈🏳️🌈A Fancy Whimsy - Kindle @samhanepublishing.bsky.social Queer, HIV+U Gaymer who writes gay fiction and occasionally posts some NSFW content
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Ahmadifier @ahmadifier.bsky.social PNW 🏳️🌈
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Anarchists Without Borders @anarchswoborders.bsky.social All antifascists are allies now.
Our community is dedicated to antitoxicity, and opposed to all hate, including scapegoating of liberals.
Voting and political engagement are duty.
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Monica Jurado Stonier @monicastonier.bsky.social Educator. Mom. WA State Rep. LD 49.
Woman of a certain rage.
Jenthar on the Ocean @thejenthar.bsky.social Shaka, when the walls fell.
Juni @cascadianjuni.bsky.social I like plants and hate AI
Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.seattle.gov Representing the Seattle City Council Office of Position 8, Citywide - The People’s Office
Renter, Latina, Girl on the Bus, Former Waitress.
Fighting for a City that works for all of us!
Winnie Girl @daydream63.bsky.social Lifelong activist. Advocate for human & animal rights, ally to ALL marginalized communities. Idealistic humanitarian, dreaming of the end of violence (big and small). Member of the #resistance. Love 📚, people & animals.
She/Her #DontObey
Xavi (Great Cats System) @sneptaur.com 30F - she/her - 🏳️🌈💍 - Seattle - You will find risqué furry art reposts, political conversations, and weird tech here. B-List popufur? Multifurs and Taurs here! Trying to be normal
Lynne Peeples @lynnepeeps.bsky.social Seattle-based science journalist, keynote speaker, and author of THE INNER CLOCK (Sept 2024, Riverhead Books). Former biostatistician. www.lynnepeeples.com
JJ @apocalypticbeef.bsky.social They/Them | Fuzzy CareBear | Professional TTRPG ST | Educated Leftist | Sufferer of Chronic Illness | First of Their Name | Armchair Therapist and Life-coach | Part-Time Philosopher | Full-Time Animist
@publicporpoise.bsky.social @publicporpoise.bsky.social Resident Seattle Hopepunk
Cuneiform Enthusiast
Structural Architect of the Universe
Not your average Cetacean
Bitter Literature @bitterature.bsky.social What. Who. Where. When. Why. How. Not journalistically, just incredulously.
"Why is THIS person, saying THIS thing, in THIS venue, to THIS audience, at THIS time?"
#RandomHot100 rating scale is 0.0 to 4.0, if it matters.
Sylvi Baldwin @sylvansylvi.bsky.social Prioress, The Sanctuary@ Mud Bay, WA. Retired healthcare data analyst & clinical RN.
I love democracy, the PNW, my offspring & my chug (Lucy).
“Live your life in such a way that when you die people aren't ashamed to quote the shit you said.”
Texas Paul
Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social Self-funded Visual Journalist 🎥 Credentialed Press 📹 Eyewitness 📹 To Support My Work: venmo.com/u/sandi-bachom
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Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social she/her
James Callan @scarequotes.com Moviegoer, movie lover. PNW denizen. Word nerd. Ich spreche ein wenig Deutsch. Handy on a trivia team. he/him, cis
Writing about movies to write about me: The Kinogänger newsletter. https://buttondown.com/thekinoganger
Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/xrv
Anch Jones @anchjones.bsky.social She/her
Cascadia
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Art and nature make me less anxious.
There’s room here for everyone except for ICE. 🗽 ✌🏿✌🏾✌🏽✌🏼✌🏻 🌈 🏳️⚧️
Antifascist and against genocide. 🍉
Stop the Sweeps Seattle @stopthesweepssea.bsky.social Fighting against cruel, costly and ineffective sweeps in Seattle.
https://linktr.ee/stopthesweeps
Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, can’t lose.
three crows on top @shrike17.bsky.social 'we ain't got no swing, 'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing'
https://mappingpoliceviolence.net/
Robert Fields @robertfields39.bsky.social “The Zeitgeist… Out Here In The Fields, by Robert Fields”
SubStack • https://robertfields39.substack.com
#Impeach #Convict #Remove #Rule9 #RuleIX #RuleNine #RegimeChange #Blues
Ferry Godmother @ferrygodmother.com Spotlighting #TouretteSyndrome, #Neurodivergent, #AuDHD, #ADHD, #Autism, #MultipleSclerosis, #LGBT and #Veterans. Promoting our premiere #VR #Event Space rental, go to @FerryGodmother.org
Punished Matt @zzimonzz.bsky.social Dog guy 2.0
Norma Desmond @cynlawless.bsky.social "take your broken heart, make it into art."
- Carrie Fisher
earlybirdgreetings.etsy.com
PNW
absit invidia verbo
Kristen Knapick, LMHC @kristenknapick.bsky.social NOT HERE TO DATE YOU. Seattle psychotherapist serving alternative communities. KristenKnapick.com
Creations by Lump @thelump69.bsky.social crochet pattern maker
amigurumi maker & fiber artist
all around nerd
Deth Spoon (aka Steven Moses) @sdunungan.org Amateur musician, writer. I talk about metal for fun and Indigenous and public code, law, rights, policy, and cultural preservation for work & extra fun. Metal is mental health.
He/Him/They 69% smart-ass.
🤘🏽💀🤘🏽
Indigenous Policy Consulting
sdunungan.org
Female Feedback Film Festival @femalefilmfestival.bsky.social The FEEDBACK Female Film Festival (FFFF) was created for women filmmakers and screenwriters. The goal is to showcase the best of female talent from around the world.
https://femalefilmfestival.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/FEEDBACKFemaleFilmFestivalFFFF
Runo ✦ @artvaris.bsky.social Freelance fantasy artist inspired by nature ✦🌿They/He🌿✦ | ENG & FIN | No genA/I | varis.illustration@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/ArtVaris
Cascadia(PNW) @cascadiarevolting.bsky.social Anti-fascist, Anti-hierarchy, Anti-Authoritarian. Those who divide are doing the work of the corrupt state. I will approach anyone with curiosity first. Those who engage with me using bad faith tactics will not be taken seriously.
Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social I like 2 make light of things 2 brighten up a dark world.
https://antitrumpresistance.etsy.com
#funny #humor #satire #snarky #memes #humour #hilarious #antitrump #trumpmemes #antitrumpmemes
Ashley Hiruko @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social Investigative journalist @ KUOW
Send news tips to hiruko@kuow.org
Signal/text: 206-574-8007
Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social More pout than clout. Master of typos. Host of KUOW’s daily news podcast Seattle Now. Still a little bit New Jersey.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seattle-now/id1499544082
NPR @npr.org This is NPR 🎙️
KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org Local news and @NPR for the Puget Sound region.
Listen live at 📻94.9 FM and 📲http://KUOW.org or by asking your 🔊 smart speaker to “Play KUOW.”
Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social Publisher of the world's greatest cartoonists!
fantagraphics.com
Ravi @ravikd.bsky.social 
Vera @verabop.bsky.social they/them 🍄✨🌿💗
snail with a paint brush
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest Local queer/trans woman of color owned comic book store in Seattle's Central District. We carry all ages comics, local/small press stuff, queer/trans comics, 18+ comics, art from local artists, MtG, and more!
https://campsite.bio/crowsnestcomics
Mel🏳️🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social She/her, they/them. Writer, Researcher. Work in Strange Horizons, Tin House, Electric Lit, and more. https://linktr.ee/knownforms
The Reeftip @thereeftip.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/thereeftip
Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social Cartoonist and comedian in Seattle. Buy my comix at BrettHamil.BigCartel.com, see my comedy at JOKETELLERS UNION every 2nd Wednesday at the Clock-Out Lounge
kris ! @centipedekris.bsky.social filipino gremlin writer. coffee, video games, and anti-imperialism. check out my writing and zines and such: https://linktr.ee/kriszines
soleil ho @soleilho.com critic and food writer @coyotemedia.org | James Beard award winner | they/them 🍊 av by max graves
signal: soleil.94 | www.soleilho.com
HUMP! Film Festival. @humpfilmfest.bsky.social Dan Savage's famous independent p*rn film festival. Made by real people for real people! All new lineup out now!
Find tickets, streaming, and submit your film at humpfilmfest.com
PissedAsHell @pissedashell1.bsky.social Bread Baker, #TrashPandaVegan, Grognard (gaming), Film Lover 📽️ ( esp. Horror) MST3K/RiffTrax 4ever! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Horror books🩸📚 Remember “There is no “we” in Pizza”
Trans News Network @transnews.network Trans News Network (TNN) is a worker-run nonprofit LGBTQ+ newsroom publishing articles that impact trans communities.
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Flex Fish Games @flexfishgames.bsky.social Artist Matthew king and programmer Rami Bukhari, teaming up to develop nostalgic hand-drawn 2D games.
The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com Worker-owned, community-oriented intersectional feminist journalism to unfuck your algorithm.
🔗 theflytrapmedia.com
CRYPTICON SEATTLE @crypticonseattle.bsky.social Crypticon Seattle The Largest Gathering Of Fans Of The Macabre in The PNW! 3 days of The Macabre, Monsters and Movies, Contests, Celebrity Guests, Panels & Parties. April 30th-May 2nd 2027 DoubleTree Hotel SeaTac, Washington #crypticonseattle
The Grand Cinema @thegrandcinema.bsky.social Tacoma, WA’s only nonprofit art house cinema, focusing on high-quality programming, film education, & community partnership. Host of The Tacoma Film Festival 🍿
https://linkin.bio/thegrandcinema
#SaveTheGrand
Nerd Horror @nerdhorror.com Where nerd meets nightmare 🧠🔪 From cursed puppets to cosmic horror, we're blending games, movies, fact, and fiction into transmedia nightmares. nerdhorror.com
John Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social Comics
I have no idea what I am doing
He/Him
patreon.com/nhoj
Wheelhouse WA @wheelhousewa.bsky.social Washington State creatives are experts at their craft—we’re here to level up their business side
https://www.wheelhousewa.org/
Ali 🏳️⚧️ @alis-alley.bsky.social Comic artist and book maker. T̵h̷e̸r̸e̶s̵ ̵a̸ ̶c̶l̴o̵w̷n̵ ̵ ̶f̸o̴l̴l̵o̸w̴i̸n̶g̵ ̵m̷e̷ ̷i̷n̴ ̷m̸y̴ ̴h̷o̶u̶s̸e̷ ̷h̴i̶s̸ ̸n̵a̵m̴e̷ ̷i̸s̷ ̷e̷u̵s̴t̴a̷s̶s̴ ̶
Read Snarls!!!
https://alis-alley.itch.io/
No ai // shey/they trained gengar
Steven Reddy @stevenreddy.bsky.social Author/Illustrator/Urbansketcher
South Seattle Emerald @soseaemerald.bsky.social Amplifying authentic narratives of the South End.
🌐 Read online: southseattleemerald.org
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Phil Edwards @marketteacher.bsky.social Using my words and music to make a difference. Singer/songwriter, business management author
The Mary Sue @themarysuetms.bsky.social Pop culture and politics from a feminist/progressive perspective.
Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social online lit mag obsessed with craft-forward whimsy 🪿 posts by EIC @lexirosenwrites.bsky.social🪿 Offerings to the Sturgeon Moon IS HERE 🪿 subs closed 🪿
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Jennifer L. Pozner @jennpozner.bsky.social Media critic, journalist, anti-racist feminist
*Author: IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S MEDIA (Substack + graphic novel); REALITY BITES BACK
*Founder: Women In Media & News
*Speaker: DM for TV/talks/workshops
*Pundit: ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN/MSNBC/VICE
*Comedy nerd
She/Her
Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org Evolutionary biologist, runner, writer, gay. Not necessarily in that order. LAX and elsewhere
Signal @jbyoder.82
Also ecoevo.social/@jby, jbyoder.org
Alco the Crocodile (Alcosaurus) @alcosaurus.bsky.social Fresh start here <3 Hello, I'm an Artist/Crocodoodle! I love drawing animals and practicing sketches. Fruit Bowls = Joy ^-^, DonkeyKong Kremling Fan, Lifelong Kaiju Scholar, Protect Crocs!🔞 content may show (for consideration)
https://alcosaurus.carrd.co/
Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social Perverse prolific profane political pansexual polyamorous dominatrix and writer, Seattle. Sex work is work. Queer. Cannabis. Anti-Misogyny. Gen X, she/her. Not here to “build my brand”