Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social I've been here long enough where a lot of you don't even know where I come from and I kinda find that delightful.
But I'm glad you're here! How are you?
Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social Catholic Democrat
Public Health 😷
First Gen
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social Biology Professor, Canada Research Chair, & Associate Dean at University of Windsor. I use bioacoustics to study ecology, evolution, & conservation. Husband & father. Proud Canadian 🇨🇦. I post about our team's research adventures. www.uwindsor.ca/dmennill
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
Holly Witteman @hwitteman.bsky.social Professor & Canada Research Chair in Human-Centred Digital Health at Université Laval in Québec City 🇨🇦, PhD human factors engineering, #T1D since 1983, 💙 DIY looping #WeAreNotWaiting, En/Fr
Sonia Butalia MD, FRCPC @soniabutaliamd.bsky.social Physician-Scientist in diabetes, cardiovascular disease and risk factors ● Endocrinologist ● #advocate #diabetes #cvd #prevention #exercise ● Love, compassion, kindness, family and fun! Wanna be field hockey and tennis player. Hey! A girl can dream!
Nicole Krentz 🇨🇦 @nkrentz.bsky.social Diabetes researcher at the University of British Columbia
Calvin Ke @calvin-ke.bsky.social MD PhD Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, Scientist at ICES, Endocrinologist at University Health Network, Director @earlydiabetes.bsky.social. I research #diabetes & #globalhealth 🌏
Alberta Diabetes Institute @albertadiabetes.bsky.social Canada's largest stand-alone research facility dedicated to translating discovery science into health solutions for the prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes. Home to leading researchers that produce an integrated & collaborative research environment.
Jenny Bruin @bruinjenny1.bsky.social Associate Professor @ CarletonU, she/her, islet biologist, mama bear, avid reader, nature-lover
Sara Nunes Vasconcelos, PhD she/her/hers🇨🇦🇧🇷 @saravasconcelos.bsky.social Regen. med, blood vessels, cardiovascular disease, tissue engineering, OOAC, diabetes
Senior Scientist UHN. Associate Prof UofT. John Kiston McIvor Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research.
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Jennifer Estall @dnachicken.bsky.social Diabetes Researcher, Canadian, mother of dragons
Sarah Crome @sarahcrome.bsky.social Senior Scientist BC Cancer | Senior Scientist @UHN | Associate Professor @UofT Immunology | Canada Research Chair in Tissue-Specific Immune Tolerance | NK cells, ILCs, T cells, immune regulation, human immunology | When I’m not in the lab, I’m on the water
Bruce Verchere @bruceverchere.bsky.social Scientist / diabetes researcher at BC Children's Hospital and UBC; Director, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics; Co-founder, Integrated Nanotherapeutics. Interested in islets, mentorship, wine, baseball (Mariners), golf, theatre...
Daniel Drucker @danieljdrucker.bsky.social A clinician scientist at LTRI @sinaihealth studying Glucagon, GIP, GLP-1, GLP-2, diabetes, obesity, metabolism and the gut endocrine system
Jim Johnson 🇨🇦 @jimjohnsonsci.bsky.social Physiologist, Mentor, Collaborator. Posts =/= employers’ views.
Krista Lamb @kristalamb.bsky.social Podcast host and science communicator. Author of the book, Beyond Banting. Supporting researchers and research organizations to communicate in ways that are understandable, empathetic and non-stigmatizing.🇨🇦 https://www.kristalamb.com
Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social Parent, lawyer, writer, lexicological acrobat, and a guy working to find my way and make a difference as I go
www.jeffroushwriting.com
Rena Korb @renakorb.bsky.social Democrat and lover of democracy. Mom to two kids, two dogs & four guinea pigs. Ultimate frisbee player. Writer for DemCast’s Digital Drumbeat.
D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social Won journalism awards at ancient places called "newspapers" | Author | Columnist Raw Story, Alternet, Elsewhere | Navy Vet | Former Managing Editor Stars & Stripes | Animal-lover | https://dearlstephens.substack.com for my latest ...
Stacy Kern-Fowler @skfowler.bsky.social Woke AF resister, small biz owner/ Boss bitch @ cat herding, agnostic, world traveler, ally, ProChoice, GenX, EV owner. Love learning about politics & religion but despise both institutions. oHIo. #AbolishICE 🤬 AI 🚫DMs unless friends. 🪬🧿☮️ 🇮🇳 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇯🇵🇨🇦🇳🇱🇫🇷🇰🇭🇹🇭🇦🇪🇪🇬🇩🇪🇧🇪🇱🇦
🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks Love animals. Hate stupid people. Indie.
All around nice person. If I'm not nice to you, you should ask yourself why.
#SheShed
Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social National political analyst/forecaster/strategist. Read election analysis from a real expert at The Cycle on Substack 🦆🏈
“The malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous.” -Winston Churchill
Jim Drastic @jimdrastic.bsky.social 🎥 Co-founder: @ElevenFilms.com
🎙️ Host: @thedangerousones.com
💙 Married: Tiffany Drastic
🌲 Born & raised: Portland, Oregon
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✍️ Substack: www.tealandorangereport.com
Dittie @dittie.sheshed.rocks Snark/sarcasm are my power and I wield it like a whack-a-mole hammer.
#SheShed
L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social 🟦🟧💙🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐝🎗️Feminist. Liberal. Voter. Hillary & Kamala Democrat. Keeper of the Flame. #GoodTrouble
* EndAntisemitism * EndRacism * EndHate * Ukraine * Abortion Rights
* KHive * Voices4Victory * USDemocracy
Don’t agonize: ORGANIZE
Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social Director of Digital Strategy @demcastusa
I taught rhetoric. Now I use it to fight fascism.
English Prof-in-protest
Always Get In Good Trouble
Eyes of Texas ❌👑 @twaaustin.bsky.social #DefendTheVote
Texas isn’t red, it’s rigged.
🏳️🌈 Ally 🏳️⚧️
🚫 No DM’s unless I know you 🚫
She/her
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KellyK🌺 @azkellyk.bsky.social Do Not Obey In Advance, Feminist, Pro-Choice, Women’s Rights, 💯 Inclusivity, Pro 🌍, 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇦. Health & Science, Political Nerd, ASU Grad.
Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social Liberal AF
Was a singer in a rock n roll band.
Love more, hate less
Marched for women’s rights in the 70’s.
Free speech is not the same as paid speech.
Hard Core Texas Democrat!
#wtpBLUE #DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory
#Pinks
#SheShed
Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦 @ithacanexile.bsky.social Good old fashioned social democrat. Born in the US, Canadian granny & raised in Britain, Ireland & Italy consider myself all of the above. AS Roma, PAFC, 49ers, Star Wars, Tolkien, SPN & Liberty - All this will pass one day. #TeamPete - Sic Semper Tyrannis
DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social Retired physics prof, forever lefty political nerd. Born at 315 ppm. In a relationship. Reform the Democratic Party! NO NO NO on the SAVE Act!
Reconstitute ICE - you can't make good ICE from polluted water!
Mary Wood @maryrosewood.bsky.social book teacher, truth seeker, music lover, patriarchy burner
looking for good trouble
resisting and persisting in South Carolina
#MomSky
about me:
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social Proud Warrior for Democracy
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!
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
Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social Enterprise News - 365 days a year
https://substack.com/@macfarlanenews
https://www.youtube.com/@ScottMacFarlaneNews
SIGNAL: https://signal.me/#eu/ufqBLFTh_D87knsngxcXcyng7-Qd8DYPvwGB6LhI44SNFazeeQZD2ZPRThTX-g7M
Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly Staff software engineer. AWS/CDK/TypeScript.
Interests: Pink Floyd, Star Trek, coding, biking, VR, cats. Not necessarily in this order.
@anydoubts.bsky.social is my better half.
Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Editor at large, The Bulwark.
Director, Defending Democracy Together.
Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol.
Never Trump.
Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social Writer, journalist, filmmaker, professor. Pro-democracy advocate: Not capitulating. Author of Lee Harvey Oswald book, The Gunman & His Mother. Writing/publishing America, America on politics and society: America.substack.com
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
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.
Malcolmnance.Substack.com
David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. Author of the forthcoming HOW RUSSIA WON and the OUR LAND newsletter. Go to davidcorn.com. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and the clash between the Trump administration and courts.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
Podcast: https://the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/
Tracey Leyshon @traceyleyshon.bsky.social 
Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social Climate and disaster scientist, famed government whistleblower, and former candidate for Congress. Expertise includes climate science, natural disasters, politics, and media.
www.MESOSCALENEWS.com
https://linktr.ee/georebekah
Alex Predhome @predamame.bsky.social Tech worker 🖥️. Hobby Jogger (2:27 marathon/68:20 half). Community Builder 🎽. Propagandist for the sport of track and field. Pessimist by Intellect, Optimist by Will. 🏳️🌈. he/him. Somerville, MA 📍
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social After teaching and writing about constitutional law for 50 yrs, it seemed time for me to reach beyond Harvard’s walls — to spread understanding and appreciation of the rule of law, of justice as fairness, and of a republic if we can keep it
Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian
Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social contributing editor at Wired // contributing writer at NYT opinion // making trouble at ■■■■■■■■ // https://signal.me/#eu/3aA6cspNTXUEOtEYwaK6KOFIw8nf-7G1jQBd3MRqrDeUvZxfzp5Py61cKq4GbcNg
Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social Independent Journalist. Host of “The Jim Acosta Show” on Substack, YouTube and Apple Podcasts: Former Chief WH Correspondent. Author. https://substack.com/@jimacosta?r=lpd3z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Inquiries: go to jimacosta.com
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social #Anonymous: Actions Not Nouns. All that exists is interaction. #BindingChaos #3E https://yacnews.com/
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
Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine.
https://asharangappa.substack.com
Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social Writer. Tired Dad. Minivan Driver.
Editor of The Left Hook Substack (https://thelefthook.substack.com); Co-host of Democracy-Ish; Author of a Memoir and a Play; @YouTubeWajahatAli
wajali.com
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social No kings
Actor/Producer he/him
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social Husband to Renee. Father to Andrew and Eleanor. Grandfather to Winnie and Indy. Founder. Writer. Ad-maker. NYT #1 Bestselling author. Instrument-rated Beechcraft pilot. AgainstAllEnemies.net
Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social "Our capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but our inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
https://buymeacoffee.com/justjack1
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social Recovering lawyer | Owned by a Pembroke Corgi | Host of Psycho Politics pod and contributor, @TheBulwark.com | Crappy pol | Trying to figure out Substack
substack.com/@gtconway
Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social Political commentary. Over 3 billion views on YouTube. #1 NYT bestselling author. Past: MSNBC
https://linktr.ee/briantylercohen
Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social Email salesman at Platformer.news and co-host at Hard Fork.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Athletics Weekly @athleticsweekly.com Athletics news, interviews, events, coverage, training advice and more since 1945 🌍📅
👉 athleticsweekly.com
World Athletics @worldathletics.org The home of running, jumping, throwing & walking. Providing the inside track on the world’s best athletes & competitions.
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com Social Media Darling. International Bestselling Author. Occasionally funny. Brittlestar.com
Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social Host of the podcast\radio show Canadian History Ehx. Author of "Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of The Trans-Canada Highway" Sharing Canada's history daily!
Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social (VERY SERIOUS) USA TODAY humor(ish) columnist. May or may not be notable. Hypocrisy enthusiast. WOKE MOB, CO-FOUNDER. ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (2017 to present).
Lauren Windsor @laurenwindsor.bsky.social "Relentless truth pirate" - John Cusack
"Bitch" - Roger Stone
"A vile woman" - Laura Ingraham
EP: The Undercurrent
Documentary filmmaker: Gonzo for Democracy
www.LaurenWindsor.com
Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social Writer. Featured in Rolling Stone, WIRED, The Guardian and elsewhere. I write about politics, tech and society.
Words: madness.ghost.io
Video: youtube.com/@readmadness
Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social Professor of Global Politics @UCL. Author of “Fluke." Writer @TheAtlantic. Host, Power Corrupts podcast. The Garden of Forking Paths Substack.
Mat Honan ✅ @mathonan.com Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review. Formerly SF Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed News. Formerly Wired. Formerly @mat on twitter. Discos in Frisco
Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social Senior Writer & Editor, The Contrarian
ContrarianNews.org
Portland, Oregon
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/
Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social Doctor, writer, Canadian Spice, lasso of truth, I speak for no one but me. 2X NYT bestsellers. More thoughts at TheVajenda.com
Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com Creative Director. Artist. Writer. Dad. Glitch Pioneer. Meme Grandpa. Skeleton Influencer.
Currently: Working on my first art book (preorder: http://kck.st/4nhjjmO )
Previously: Pearl Jam, NIN, Naughty Dog, Vertigo Comics, HTDA, Beats Music
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.
Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social The Daily Show, Roy Wood Jr.'s 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trevor Noah's 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Hardball on MSNBC
Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social New York Times opinion columnist; MSNOW contributor; author.
Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social Civil rights lawyer; democracy warrior, dedicated to racial justice & equality. Fmr President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
dell cameron @dell.bsky.social Sr. writer @wired.com:
Surveillance & coptech
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Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social Theater critic for The New Yorker, Approval Matrix Creatrix
Zoë Schiffer @zoeschiffer.bsky.social Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter. Signal zoeschiffer.87
Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social Bad Astronomer (formerly @BadAstronomer), SciCommer, Dork. Crash Course Astronomy guy. He/him. Newsletter: badastronomy.beehiiv.com
I'm self-employed so my opinions do in fact represent my company's.
rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social normal guy
https://linktr.ee/MikeIsaac
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.
Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social CNN investigative reporter. Kfile founder. Co- founder of the Team Beans Infant Brain Tumor Fund. The New York Times once called me a “wunderkind.”
Will Oremus @willoremus.com Covering online speech, the information economy and AI weirdness at @theatlantic.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
Signal: willoremus.24
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social Host of the Fast politics podcast, contributing Writer at The New York Times opinion and MSNBC. Subscribe to fast politics YouTube channel