MetaFilter @metafilter.bsky.social Official account for MetaFilter.com. New and noteworthy posts, comments, announcements and newsletter updates. (Not consistently staffed.)
Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual
she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account)
ex-18F; on the board @publicgood.tech ; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
VM (Vicky) Brasseur @vmbrasseur.bsky.social https://vmbrasseur.com
Chief Program Officer of Open Robotics
Mostly on Mastodon: https://social.vmbrasseur.com/@vmbrasseur
Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social 15 years of saved tweets.
@tfederman.bsky.social
Bill ♥️ @billwx.bsky.social Into meteorology & storm spotting, photography, aviation, vegan cooking, music of all genres, and love the Pacific Northwest and being close to the ocean.
#CertifiedStormSpotter
#Photography
#AviationGeek
#MusicLover
#PacificNorthwestCoastLover
#Mossback
Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social /j /hj /s MINNEAPOLIS ALSO: SAINT PAUL This is the ideal BlueSky bio. You should copy it. ALT: Circle is hot dog man putting ketchup on himself. Banner is me as Jimmy Carter
Nicky 🦋🐛🌱🌿🐈⬛🐈 (she/her) @nhallerwilson.bsky.social I propagate native plants and raise butterflies; madre de dos; kitten fostering; ball thrower for large dog
IntrepidGirlSleuth @annakeesey.bsky.social Teacher, mother, gardener, Oregonian, fucking bitch.
M.K. Iodine @6-string-theory.bsky.social Guitarist, photo-funny maker, lover of humor, follower of real journalists. Unless expressly stated, I do not own the rights to any of the images I've so cruelly defiled under the aegis of "Fair Use."
1996 NY Designs @1996ny.graphics.social.ap.brid.gy I have an Etsy shop where I sell 3D Printed brick figures wearing my favorite soccer/football uniforms.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/1996nydesigns
Want a custom fig? DM me.
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Commissioner Robin Riley @robinriley.social Booster for the commons 🌱 Libraries, urbanism, civics, and civil rights. Sonoma County Library Commission, Petaluma GPAC, Petaluma Pride, and ACLU NorCal.
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ♾️ 🦓 🐺 🌹
Portland Fire @portlandfire.bsky.social 2026-27 WNBA champions
Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social The Nashville Banner: It’s good news for Nashville
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Ms. Beckles @hewittba.bsky.social cvg➡️pdx➡️sea mostly molding minds and making mischief. wife, cardigan corgi mom, and #RCTID. mostly teaching, soccer, and social (in)justice posts. (she/her)
Whitney Woodworth @whitneywoodworth.bsky.social Statesman Journal reporter based in Salem, Oregon, covering local government and development. Here posting about news, Lord of the Rings, and life in the PNW.
@veggiegirl17.bsky.social @veggiegirl17.bsky.social 
waferbaby @handle.invalid Ancient neurospicy web developer, back on this whole thing.
Editor of Uses This (https://usesthis.com), developer at The Ishtar Collective (https://ishtar-collective.net), best friend to dogs and APIs.
He/him.
Sam Svilar @sammich923.bsky.social He/Him. Says a lot of stuff about a lot of things. Mostly soccer and sports stuff. Blog boy for Stumptown Footy. Still Diego Valeri forever.
https://stumptown-footy.ghost.io/
@doomtree.bsky.social @doomtree.bsky.social 
Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social Oregon-based investigative journalist. | Co-founder thewesternedge.media
Former OPB. Podcast producer, Bundyville, Dying for a Fight, and Hush.
www.ryanhaas.net
Tell me secrets on Signal: ryanjhaas.01
Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social Independent journalist | Co-founder @thewesternedge.bsky.social
Books: Blazing Eye Sees All, When The Moon Turns To Blood. Podcasts: Hush, Burn Wild, Two Minutes Past Nine, Bundyville.
www.leahsottile.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
The Western Edge @thewesternedge.bsky.social A new type of journalism in the Pacific Northwest.
https://westernedgemedia.substack.com/
Owned by no one.
Operated by @leahsottile.bsky.social & @ryanjhaas.bsky.social.
Email us story ideas: hellowesternedge@gmail.com
Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social Mother, physician, and proud U.S. Representative for Oregon's Third Congressional District.
https://dexter.house.gov/
Phineas @phineas.bsky.social This is our most moderately priced receptacle.
• https://octophant.us
• https://octophant.threadless.com
• https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/phineas/
🚫AI Delenda Est🚫
Elizabeth Mattijsen @lizmat@mastodon.social @liztormato.bsky.social 🦋🇪🇺🇳🇱 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🕊🌻
Mostly working on the Raku Programming Language. Born at 314 ppm.
Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social Heirloom beans, etc
www.ranchogordo.com
Official member: Leguminati 🫘
BMK_PDX @bmkpdx.bsky.social Weird mid 40s genXer with digital and analog skills doing his best during the last of the good times.
Plain Simple Tim @mcjones.bsky.social Sentient bag of those edible packaging peanuts.
Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social Engineering professor. Author of HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS (on Riverhead in the US+, on Torva in the UK+). Interested in embodiment, materiality, metacognition, and systems. All enthusiasm is 100% genuine. debcha.org
Jimmy G @leontrout.bsky.social Ask me about my sourdough starter
Steve @stuckxj.bsky.social New Englander, Mustang enthusiast (air and land), and new Dad!
ginger @gingerest.bsky.social They/them. Agender bi white USAian-Australian. If you're a transphobe or vaccine-questioning, we can't be friends.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
DMs closed bc I don't want to give the Aussie govt my ID, sorry.
Openvibe @openvibe.social The App for Connecting Open Social Web
Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads in ONE app, in ONE feed ✨
https://openvibe.social
omg spees @spees.bsky.social testing in prod at work and in life. she/her
Hazel Weakly @hazelweakly.me I have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. They never stop thinking. Never stop thunking.
hachyderm.io/@hazelweakly
Richard W. Norton @rwtnorton.bsky.social Software developer, INTP, hiker, FP fan, big weirdo, he/him, happily married, proud citizen of the Chicksaw Nation
Chris Grau @sirhcus.bsky.social 
Portland Timbers @timbers.com 2026 Portland Timbers season presented by Toyota
Salty @salth2o.bsky.social 
Jeremy Peterman𓅪 @jeremypeterman.bsky.social Portland Timbers Writer/Reporter @cascadiafc.bsky.social & Cohost of Outside the Box @boxstatefooty.bsky.social
Member of the North American Soccer Reporters.
NYJ, WBA, NYY, NYI, BKN & CFB.
Head Coach of Seven Seas FC. #blacklivesmatter Go Bees
Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social Historian of early modern French law & society at Reed College. Prattles on about history, dogs, politics, soccer, & hoops. H-France Editor-in-Chief (www.h-france.net)
Stumptown Footy @stumptownfooty.bsky.social Soccer City USA’s blog covering all things Portland Timbers, and Portland Thorns FC | Twitter: @stumptownfooty | Instagram: @stumptown_footy | Podcast: Stumptown Radio
https://stumptown-footy.ghost.io/
Matthew Jones @matthewjones17.bsky.social Down in the basement, that's where the bass went.
Zach Leatherman @zachleat.com 🔗 https://zachleat.com
🎈 Creator/Maintainer of @11ty.dev
🧰 @fontawesome.com
🌾 A random person from Nebraska maintaining software
🏳️⚧️ Listen to Trans Folks
👋🏻 He/him/they
🐘 https://zachleat.com/@zachleat
✅ Front of the Front-end Web Developer
Sara @sarae.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy loves: sandwiches, trees, stones, wizard novels, ambiguity, history, the Pacific Northwest
hates: fascism
internet old
field scientist
absolutely not speaking for my […]
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social Delivering news of Salem, Oregon, from experienced local reporters. Accurate, in-depth, trusted.
Portland Timbers @portlandtimbers.bsky.social RCTID
Portland Thorns FC @thornsfc.com Three-time NWSL champs playin’ in Soccer City, USA 🌹
Time to lock in for 2026 at Providence Park! Are you ready?
Hofstra University @hofstrau.bsky.social The official BlueSky account of Hofstra University.
@mrsgenehack.bsky.social @mrsgenehack.bsky.social 
dmm5400 @suswrkrs.bsky.social former tech worker
beat poet
paris. @parisinbmore.bsky.social open source stuff
pedestrian
sea/sjc/bwi
was parisinbmore on fka twitter
fix your hearts or die. drum and bass saves lives.
@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social Progressive political commentator (print, radio, podcasts) in US for years, now in Canada. I post (A LOT) breaking news + legit info you can use, prone to snark. Bite me, Musk.
Now where's my trough of wine? 🍷🇨🇦
Dan Lyke (he/him) @danlyke.bsky.social Software developer, woodworker, pedestrian & cyclist, former whitewater guide, urbanism activist. Blogger since 1998, software I've written has touched your life.
Sean Eddy @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com Video Games, TTRPG, jokes, voice, food, cocktails, disco, brunch. Black, Queer, Brunch PhD | he/they | Twitch Partner | TTRPG Performer and Occasional GM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖖🏿 | urb@urbanbohemian.com
urbanbohemian.com
@moreshannon.bsky.social @moreshannon.bsky.social 
Chris VanOchten @greener105th.bsky.social -My mother was a lady ringmaster. My father was a lion barber; Lansing born #ForThe517 , Rose City 'til I Die #RCTID #BAONPDX
Bob Monsour @bobmonsour.com Web hobbyist and creator of the 11ty Bundle at https://11tybundle.dev Brooklyn-born, New Jersey-raised, and educated in Florida and Los Angeles, I'm now retired and living in Northern California. Recently launched usvoting.info
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social Transportation Engineer (In Training)
posts and thoughts are my own
Salem, OR
Mitchell Daily @mitchelldaily.bsky.social SpEd teacher, but IEPs aren’t the only things I write. TTRPG designer. Mennonite/low-key heretic. he/him. Black Lives Matter. Salem, Oregon.
https://mitchelldaily.itch.io/
Evan Manvel @evanmanvel.bsky.social Lover of walking and biking, the Northwest, thoughtful policy, parking reform, climate action, and gueuze. Dad. Opinions are my own.
Mia Maldonado @miamaldonado.bsky.social State government reporter @oregoncapitalchronicle.com, formerly at @idahocapitalsun.com 🥔 ➡️ 🦫
@vocesinternship.bsky.social alum | NAHJ 🇲🇽🇵🇾 | obsessed with my pup 🐶
DM me to send tips, or email mmaldonado@oregoncapitalchronicle.com
SHPMAFIA @shpmafia.bsky.social Maps, sports, punk rock. He/him
Arien (Arrrrr-ee-en) @arienh.bsky.social Obnoxiously obsessed with wool, food, books. 🏳️🌈🍉 Assigned Crafter At Birth
No AI / No TERFs
🧶📚
Les Orchard @lmorchard.com he / him; semi-hermit in PDX, USA; tinkerer; old adhd cat dad; serial enthusiast; editor-at-large for http://lmorchard.com; astra mortemque superare gradatim. Just visiting here, mostly posting over there 👉 https://hackers.town/@lmorchard
Mir @swiftiemir.bsky.social Mama to six. Here to talk about Taylor Swift and whatever else pops into my head. Often Fandom related. Mostly random. Wife to @funnelfiasco
Glen @fryfrizz.bsky.social ABQ🏜️->SLC🗻->PDX 🌲
Zoo keeper:🐶🐶🐶🐶🐱🐱🐱
Danarchy @danarchism.bsky.social “First of all, I would like to make one thing quite clear. I never explain anything.”
- Patti Smith
James @anagingjames.bsky.social Just checking the scores and whether that was really offside. Always a supporter, but not always a fan, of the following teams - Portland Thorns, Portland Timbers, Coventry City, Shamrock Rovers, Ireland and USA women’s national teams, Steelers. Music too.
Stephen Duncan @jrduncans.bsky.social Principal Software Engineer @Nike. Posts only represent myself (at best). He/him.
Portland Thorns fan. #BAONPDX #WoSo
Latecomer Swiftie.
Mastodon: @jrduncans@hachyderm.io
PDXToddDiskin @pdxtoddiskin.bsky.social Child of Cascadia.
Professional dogooder.
Left-handed user of fountain pens.
Gooner (2025-26 Premier League Champions Arsenal supporter version. I learned there is a difference)
I like your art.
Ink & Switch @inkandswitch.com An independent research lab exploring the future of tools for thought.
We envision a new computer that amplifies human intelligence. A system that helps you think more clearly, collaborate more effectively, and is available anywhere and anytime.
@cityofsalem.bsky.social @cityofsalem.bsky.social 
Dianne Lugo @diannelugo.bsky.social Legislative and equity reporter for the Salem Statesman Journal 🏛️| She/Her | Videogame nerd, twin, biologist | former Angeleno | signal: diannel.07
North Bay Python @fedi.northbaypython.org April 25/26, 2026. We're the boutique regional #Python conference for Northern California, the Bay Area and Beyond! A @ThePSF member project. Toot […]
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@quilterk.bsky.social @quilterk.bsky.social - R @r0ml.net @r0ml.net
dan sinker @dansinker.com I make stuff. Currently Says Who and Rebel Spirit podcasts & writing at dansinker.com. Formerly Punk Planet (RIP), impeachment dot fyi, OpenNews, and much more. Always something new coming soon.
The Real Lesbian Mafia @lesbomclesserson.bsky.social Someone I love is Trans and I will protect them at all costs. 🏳️⚧️
DJ42* @dj42.bsky.social Your New Favorite Songs by Bands You Haven't Heard Of.....Yet
Host of New Music Mondays on 105.5FM The Moon of Salem (OR) Mondays 3-7pm Pacific Time. Stream live at TheMoon.FM
Music 15 minutes from the future
🏳️⚧️ AyAyRon 🇵🇸 @5milways2killaceo.bsky.social MO ➡️OR
House husband, volunteer, Master Gardener, nature lover & stoner
FTM & PROUD 🏳️⚧️
✨Alex✨ @alexskeets.bsky.social DEI Hire. PNW. PAC 12 Forever. WSU Alum. Mother. Wife. 3x Fantasy Football Champ. Book + Whiskey Lover
March Mammal Madness @mmmletsgo.bsky.social https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness
Rainbow (plural system) 🏳️⚧️ @the-rainbow-system.bsky.social Salem, Oregon resident
Part time wheelchair, walker, and AAC user
They/them pronouns, please
Cute amigurumi animals: @rainbowravels.bsky.social
CalyxWorks @calyxworks.com Artwork and merch lovingly created for Portland and Berlin/Köpenick. A chunk of any profits go to woke-ass causes here in Oregon.
http://calyxworks.com
Always Antifascist #RCTID #BAONPDX #FCUNION #PORTLAND #GODZILLA
GenAI is the tool of fascism.
Brittany Barker @brittanysbarker.bsky.social Scientist (Asst Research Professor), ecological modeler, R coder, risk mapping tools, science advocate, invasive species, native-scaper, nature lover, indie rock 🐦🌎🪲🐝💚🎸
Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social Writing & Editing @ www.thesustainableprofessor.com 🌱Co-host, The Taproot Podcast 🌱Former midwestern biology professor finding her way as a writer and bon vivant in the PNW 🌱Check out what I'm up to or contact me: https://elizabethhaswell.carrd.co
David Landsman @davidlandsman.bsky.social Computational biology scientist
@oregonnate.bsky.social @oregonnate.bsky.social 
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social Defunct account of Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own. Decent people fight evil.
Signal: KenWhite.1969
Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1, 2025. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
Evelyn 💗 @evieevolving.bsky.social she/her | 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇮🇩🇵🇾🇧🇷 | Lifelong Beavertonian fighting for a better world | personal account, likes/shares≠endorsements
https://www.evelynforbeaverton.com/
Gabriel Liston @lastwater.net Drawer, painter, illustrator, whistler
Images of water history and domestic life
he/himmish
lastwater.net
Rep'd by Andrea Colvin Creative Agency
banner: oil painting of pink sky over Umatilla lands
Rubberband Girl @rbrbndgrl.bsky.social See those trees bend in the wind? I feel they’ve got a lot more sense than me.
Rainbow (plural system) 🏳️⚧️ @rainbowravels.bsky.social We’re a plural system, and we love to knit cute little #amigurumi animals!
[HIATUS] Shop: https://artisans.coop/pages/seller-profile/rainbow-ravels
[HIATUS] Shop 2: https://rainbowravels.mayhem.my/
They/them! We try to only share images with alt text.