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Joshua Peters @joshuapeters.bsky.social Philosopher, data scientist, and PhD researcher; executive committee member at the NC Forward Party; perspectives are my own #parrhesia
Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs at Western Carolina University. American politics, state politics, North Carolina politics, southern politics, elections. Recent book: Anatomy of a Purple State (UNC Press 2024).
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Michael Bitzer @bowtiepolitics.bsky.social Professor of Politics & History; Director, @ncpolitics.bsky.social. Manager, Old North State Politics blog (@oldnorthstpolitics.bsky.social). Interested in NC politics, Southern US politics, & US Politics.
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Colin Campbell @raleighreporter.bsky.social Capitol Bureau Chief at @wunc.org, covering North Carolina politics
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Dawn B. Vaughan @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social State Capitol Bureau Chief and Under the Dome politics podcast host at The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. B. is for Baumgartner. Go Hokies.
Cory Vaillancourt @coryvaillancourt.bsky.social Politics Editor, The Smoky Mountain News. Seen/heard WaPo/NPR/CNN & elsewhere. Views=mine. Disclaimers=weird. #ncpol #ncga #helene #AVL #NC11 #election2024
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Whitney Manzo @whitneymnz.bsky.social Political science, books, soccer, and margaritas
Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social Wake Co Board of Elections member 2019-date, Secretary 2025-date; #ncga staff 1977-2014; member, Chapel Hill Town Council 1973-79. UNC-Chapel Hill BA, JD, MA.
Paige Masten @paigemasten.bsky.social deputy opinion editor, The Charlotte Observer
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Laura Leslie @lauraleslie.bsky.social NC politics reporter, cat/dog/fish mom, saltwater reefer, birder, gardener, puzzle nerd. If found, please return to the nearest beach.
Rob Taber @robtaber.bsky.social Historian of Haiti 🇭🇹 and democracy in the Americas at Fayetteville State.
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Dave DeWitt @davedewitt.bsky.social WUNC editor. Politics and Higher Education.
Jennifer (Jenn) Weaver @jennweaver.bsky.social Former mayor of #HillsboroughNC, A better world is possible. Carolina Basketball, Fall, Get me outside. Can we get some buses, trains, and bike lanes up in here?
Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social Small farmer, ex-farm worker, crop scientist. Here to talk food, farms, & money.
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social Climate/environment reporter at ProPublica. Cartoon me by Laila Milevski. Pro-cats, anti-carrots. Contact: lisasong.42 on Signal
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Korie Dean @koriedean.bsky.social Higher education reporter at The Assembly in NC. Previously at The News & Observer. UNC alum. Reach me at korie@theassemblync.com.
Kyle Ingram @kyleingram.bsky.social Democracy Reporter at The Raleigh News & Observer • UNC ‘23 • Contact: kingram@newsobserver.com
Michael Hewett @michaelhewett.com Beer, video games, travel, software development. Usually in that order.
Bruce Thompson @brucethompson2nd.bsky.social I am an attorney/lobbyist with offices in Raleigh, NC and Washington, DC. I am also an Adjunct Professor at the Wake Forest School of Law.
Billy Ball @billyball.bsky.social Founder, TheLivingSouth.com; Senior Editor @CardinalandPine;
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Thomas Mills @tmillsnc.bsky.social Editor and publisher of PoliticsNC. Erstwhile Democratic political consultant with 30 years on the campaign battlefield. Now offering insight into North Carolina and national politics. Father, grandfather, dogfather. Tar Heel.
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