The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social Mark Smith, the Man in Seat 61, the chap who runs that train travel site http://seat61.com. YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/seat61.
vincentholst.bsky.social @vincentholst.bsky.social Teaching assistant and PhD student at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Working on Artificial Intelligence ∩ Mathematics ∩ Science of Science.
Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social SNAP/WIC/Child Nutrition at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Come for the corgi pictures, stay for the food assistance policy.
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education @UVA.
I share social science.
Aaron Rosenthal @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social Research Director @northstarpolicy.org. Author of The State You See. Love MN sports = often sad. Views own.
North Star Policy Action @northstarpolicy.org We're an independent research and communications institute that advances bold ideas that improve the lives of everyday Minnesotans.
@elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social Former NIH Program Official for 22 years. Now fighting to defend science.
Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social Probably down a research rabbit hole.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social civilian drone technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. read my newsletter: https://little-flying-robots.ghost.io
Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social Madame Hardy. Was mme_hardy on Twitter. I love gardening, sewing, and reading. Mostly reposts of other people's jokes and historical stuff.
She/her.
Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social Ocean Gate Elementary School class of 1992. John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University. Books: GUN COUNTRY (2023) and CONSUMING JAPAN (2017).
Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University; Exec Editor, Just Security; former ACLU. knightcolumbia.org.
Andy Fenelon @andyfenelon.bsky.social Minneapolis transit rider. Associate Professor University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Interested in housing, health, public policy, and coffee.
Bhavya Iyer @bhavyaiyer.bsky.social Wildlife biologist, nature writer, PhD student in Integrative Conservation & Forestry. Studying people's values towards nature!
Michael Clemens @mclem.org Economist and professor at School of Government & Policy, Johns Hopkins University. Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics, IZA, CReAM, CGD. Assoc. Editor JEP. Personal views only.
Web: http://mclem.org
ORCID: 0000-0003-1354-0965
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.
email max@kennerlylaw.com
Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social Law prof @ UCLA. I study equality and oligarchy.
Most recent book @ https://anti-oligarchy.com
Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social Historian at Cornell University and author, most recently, of FREE ENTERPRISE: AN AMERICAN HISTORY. Working on a history of backlash politics in the United States, from Reconstruction to the present. 
Tony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social Assoc. Director/Sr. Policy Analyst, Frontier Group, part of The Public Interest Network. Transportation, climate and energy policy, mostly. 
Amy Earhart @aearhart.bsky.social Literary scholar/digital humanities/Black studies, sheep herder, owner of big fluffy Pyrenees who guard said sheep. Descended from a long line of dissenters-Quakers, Mennonites, Bretherns. Current project is uncovering the Millican Massacres of 1868 (tx).
Catalyst w/ Shayle Kann @catalyst-pod.bsky.social Shayle Kann asks big questions about how to decarbonize the planet. Produced by @latitudemedia.bsky.social. Listen to new episodes on latitudemedia.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
@shaylekann.bsky.social @shaylekann.bsky.social 
Jamie Long @jamiemlong.bsky.social MN House DFL Floor Leader; climate wonk.
Annual Reviews @annualreviews.bsky.social A nonprofit organization that synthesizes and integrates knowledge for the progress of science and the benefit of society.
https://www.annualreviews.org
Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social Sound science. Smart stories. Fact-checked journalism. Published by the nonprofit @annualreviews.bsky.social
📨 Weekly newsletter: https://knowmag.org/SIGNUP
🌎 Lea en español: @revistaknowable.bsky.social
💚 Support: https://knowablemagazine.org/donate
Richard McElreath 🐈⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social Anthropologist - Bayesian modeling - science reform - cat and cooking content too - Director @ MPI for evolutionary anthropology https://www.eva.mpg.de/ecology/staff/richard-mcelreath/
Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social *THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
Heatherjoy Klein @hjklovesanimals.bsky.social Angry doesn’t even begin to describe it. Enraged? Don’t know if there’s a word? 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Animal rights, civil rights, books, peace, nature, art, justice, equality, empathy, beauty. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 Although stuck in Floriduh, living in blue Broward county.🐾🐾🐾
Dr. Rachel Schine @rachelschine.bsky.social Picks books up and puts them down. Will work 4 مسمن.
Professes Arabic and History @ UMD
Hears selectively. Reads voraciously.
Steven Nelson @snelsonus.bsky.social Executive Director, Sam Gilliam Foundation; UCLA professor emeritus; and left-handed art historian who sees lots of shiny objects. Opinions expressed here are my own.
Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social Politics, politics, politics
Nick Benson @ottergoosenet.bsky.social 
Nick Benson @ottergoose.net Currently: hyper-fixated on the aviation angle of ICE’s mass detention apparatus.
Generally: nerding out over geography, weather, politics, and photography of Minnesota's railroad and aviation scene. Chief AvGeek at @JetTip.net.
📍 Burnsville, Minnesota
Richard Tol @richardtol.bsky.social Professor Dr Richard S.J. Tol FREcon MAE
Economist interested in energy, environment, and climate
EBS19 (E4 B3 S12), H127
ORCID https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-8012-3988
Jon Krawczynski @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social Timberwolves/NBA writer for The Athletic. Also covering Vikings and other Minnesota sports stories of note. 2024 People Sexiest Man Alive.
Podcast: The Jon Krawczynski Show on TalkNorth Podcast Network.
Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at Stanford | Exploring money in politics, campaigns and elections, ideology, the courts, and inequality | Author of The Judicial Tug of War cup.org/2LEoMrs | https://data4democracy.substack.com
Protein and Veg and Fasting @mccheapo.bsky.social Old straight white aspie male
1. Buy British, eg 70% PRUK 30% GILS
2. HODL
3. Profit!
(maybe 50/50 just now)
One party for the 5% (aristocracy, oligarchs, elite), and one for the 95%, choose wisely!
#diet #lcl6 #fifo #paleo #keto #politics #BrainEnergy
Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social Helen Gould Shepard Professor of Social Science and Director of the Institute for Public Knowlege at NYU. New book: *2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed.* 
Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social Texas Congressman. Democrat. Born, raised and represent San Antonio.
Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) + Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC).
MisterMPLS @mistermpls.bsky.social -612-
“Mister, umm…Miples”?! -@aridublion
@megl.bsky.social @megl.bsky.social 
Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social Your friend and Neighbor. Local Oaf. I work for Saura. I foster teeny little kittens. I love you.
David Brauer @dbrauer.net Former journalist, long-time Minneapolitan, curator of Uptown’s borders and chief rememberer, Halloween Blizzard of 1991. Amplifier & participant in the Minnesota Resistance.
Cathy Crea @cathycrea.bsky.social Community College English and Reading instructor in White Bear Lake, MN. Chronic migraine. Knitter, bookbinder, metalsmith. 🐈⬛🐈⬛ She/they 🏳️🌈 Trans rights are human rights. Posts reflect my own views, not my employer’s.
Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social Queen of the Lizard People, a benevolent despot.
I also like dogs.
Tyler @tyrcasey.bsky.social I pity the fool who doesn't phone home.
MSP unless I go somewhere else
Isi Baehr-Breen @isibb.bsky.social Ru’s dad, but views are my own. Congressional PR Flack.
Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com Contributing editor @newrepublic.com Co-host of Space the Nation (sci-fi meets politics) + @pastduepodcast.com (gig economy, culture, survival). I lead The Third Story Workshop, helping writers tell the(ir) truth. Matthew 25:35 voter.
anamariecox.com
Dr. Jessica N. Cross @jessicancross.bsky.social Chemical Oceanographer. Climate recovery enthusiast. Hockey fan. Views are mine only. RT ≠ Endorsement. She/Her. 
Ulla Montin @ullamontin.bsky.social Ecology, biodiversity, horticulture, forests, animals
Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social Teaches US History at Willamette Univ. Working on a book about the long history of the US Right. https://rightlandia.ghost.io/
Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social Minneapolitan. Occasionally lawyerly. Union member and supporter. LGBTQIA+ supporter. She/her.
PFP alt text: a pale woman with red hair sips from a straw in a cup. Her hair is in a high side pony, and she’s wearing goldy gopher sunglasses.
Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social New York Times Opinion Columnist. The world, especially the global south, migration, inequality, the human future, queer stuff. Reachable via email or on Signal @lpolgreen.39
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social Senior investigator & Trainer @Bellingcat.com
Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT
"I am a doctor, but not that kind of doctor."
Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social Infectious Disease doc and clinical researcher; runner, biker, liberal, gardener, hiker, and canoer. Professor @U of MN; Minneapolis __ ID. All posts my own. #BLM #abolishbillionaires
Grouchomancer @samthielman.com Sam Thielman | Graphic novels at NYT Book Review, seen NYer, Flaming Hydra, foreverwars.ghost.io | he/him | DC COMICS: THE STORY OF A UNIVERSE w/Sean Howe forthcoming | I know I can come off a little proactive, and for that I’m sorry.
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Nick Scibelli @ncsscibelli.bsky.social Freelance journalist just trying my best
Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social journalist, producer on the science/tech/society | news preservation nerd | mastering info sci @UW | words & vids in MoJo, WashBlade, Quanta, Inkstick, Next City + | henrycarnell.com 🏳️⚧️🌲💻 in Oregon
Keith Harris @usefulnoise.bsky.social Creeping socialist. Premature anti-rockist. Oldest living Racket editor. Saving my labor for insane reading. Subscribe to Racket, or at least read it. https://racketmn.com/author/keith-harris
em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social a guy drops one piece of ham in the snow and he never hears the end of it. co-owner/editor of @racketmn.com, em@racketmn.com. (she/they)
geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social Minneapolis, she/her. Lefty Jew, recovering union staff, healthcare nerd, history hobbyist. Tell your dog I said hi. 🍉
Sahan Journal @sahanjournal.bsky.social Sahan Journal is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to covering Minnesota immigrants & communities of color.
sahanjournal.com
Victor Stefanescu @vstef.bsky.social Covering the business of food at the Minnesota Star Tribune
Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social Local political nerd in Minneapolis. CD5 DFL Chair
Directory: bit.ly/JoshMartinMpls
Paul Tosto @paultosto.bsky.social Editor at Minnesota Public Radio News. Prior stops in Minnesota, South Carolina, D.C. and Connecticut. Decent work. MPRnews.org
Ham Roids @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social they/them causing may/hem - local cryptid - disorganized organizer
Anti-Nazi. Anti-Zionist. Antifascist. Free Palestine.
🇵🇸 🇸🇩 🇨🇩 🇻🇪
Fire Breathing Unicorn @firebunicorn.bsky.social Fire sprite ❤️🔥 🏹 She/her. Weirdo. Witch. Loves dogs, rocks, hiking, good humans and good conversations. 🏳️🌈
Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social Editor of Workday Magazine, formerly In These Times.
post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social mostly politics. some Seahawks.
Normal Man.
oh and one more thing
you aren’t going to like
what comes after America
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.
Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social Read me: HamiltonNolan.com
My book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hamilton-nolan/the-hammer/9780306830921/
Email: Hamilton.Nolan@gmail.com
Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social Hopeless Optimist — Efficient Procrastinator | Read too much of the beat generation growing up | Progressive
#WomensRights #LGBTQ+ #Equality #ClimateChange
Bi of Hormuz @blbiofhormuz.bsky.social Public transit operator, union thug ATU1005, anti-car advocate, Nobel peace prize nominee & jfk profile in courage ☭ no liberal apologia allowed
madi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social reporter @ minnesota reformer covering immigration and more. posting about sports sometimes too. texan in st. paul. eng/esp
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
Doctor of medieval things. Talkin’ eels, history, and maps. Spaniel mourner. Alt-text artist.
I draw custom maps and artwork on commission:
https://surprisedeelmaps.com/
Support me here: patreon.com/SurprisedEel
Erik Angner @erikangner.com Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University & Institute for Futures Studies. He/Him. Author of How Economics Can Save the World 🛟 a.co/d/0AZASJz Web: https://linktr.ee/erikangner Opinions &c. my own. Agent: JP Marshall #Econsky #Philsky
Minnesota Med Mama @dremilybrunner.bsky.social Human, mother,Primary care doc; Minnesotan; my views are my own and don’t reflect employers or affiliates
Silence is consent
Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social Armchair phrenologist. Self-certified body language expert. MENSA member. Former Never-Ending Pasta Pass Owner. Intellectual. Gifted kid —> Gifted adult. RIP Seattle Sea Dragons. Vai Corinthians. Bluesky’s premier Seven Mary Three poster.
Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social Minnesota guy.
"This particular activist will not stop." Sen. Chris Murphy
Uriah Ward @uriahward.bsky.social Chair of the Saint Paul School Board, Educator, DPA Student, National Korfball Champion. Fan of D&D, the Carolina Panthers, and labor unions. Husband to Ashley, dad to Orren and Olive.
Sean Kershaw @seankershaw.bsky.social Strategic & Legislative Funding Advisor at Bolton and Menk. Parent of Grace & Aidan. Husband of Tim. Co-Producer of @GrandOakOpry.bsky.social.
Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social Saint Paul City Council Member for Ward Four.
Executive Director, People’s Parity Project & PPP Action.
Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social Journalist, currently @MPRNews. '25 Nieman fellow. Co-creator of Peabody-winning 74 Seconds podcast. Victory gardener. Minneapolis forever. Joncollinsjournalism.com
Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social Vegan realtor at @pentzhomes.bsky.social | soccer fan MN Aurora, MNUFC, Lynx, Timberwolves, ManCity | Aeropress Evangelist | he/him | North Minneapolis
Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social Saint Paul MN. Local politics. Land use, housing, transportation, climate. (He/Him)
Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social Saint Paul, Minnesota and Timberwolves basketball
Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org Minneapolis City Council President. He/Him
Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social Sociologist studying how our social structures make sexual violence more likely to occur. Author of ON THE WRONG SIDE. Co-founder of Beyond Compliance Consulting. PhD UMich.
Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social Minneapolis urbanist, St Paul enthusiast, transit nerd, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, called "an amateur historian" by Fox News. Both Cities, MN 🏳️🌈
Trains and train adjacent things: https://youtube.com/@vincempls
ash 🏳️⚧️ @rollingfor20.bsky.social loud and annoying on the internet. little guy leftist. he/him. minneapolis.
posts are my own and are not representative of my employer!
venmo: rollingfor20
Patrick Fenelon @patrickfenelon.bsky.social Foreign Policy. NBA. Democratic Socialism. Cats. i will fight Elon Musk in Outer Space
Twitter: @patrick_fenelon
Kay Carvajal Moran @kayforparks.bsky.social Proud Latina and progressive running to represent MPRB District 5, dedicated to building a park system that is inclusive and welcoming to everyone🌳🦋💚
www.kayforparks.org
Christin 🦀, Ward 9 baddie @christin612.bsky.social Mom. Organizer. Opinions are my own. People over Property | Hope is a practice. The best work is done together. #metoo repost ≠ endorsement
j garcia @jasoncomix.bsky.social Minneapolis politics and other stuff. Food systems. Community support. Whatever else I can think of.
they/them
De Dakota Makoče
Paul Schmelzer @schmelzer.bsky.social Minneapolis ✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿
paulschmelzer.com
@grahamlampa.com @grahamlampa.com