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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people.
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news editor at POLITICO
former editor at Launcher and WaPo
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Sarah Fitzpatrick @sfitz787.bsky.social Staff Writer at The Atlantic covering DOJ and National Security
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social narrative director at Firaxis. emergent/systemic storytelling. nominated for awards and things. lit PhD. awful at Greek. cannot overstate the degree to which this is a personal account
Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Columbia. New Book: The Insiders' Game: How Elites Make War and Peace https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691215808/the-insiders-game
Petter Tรถrnberg @pettertornberg.com Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science at University of Amsterdam
Studying the intersection of AI, social media, and politics.
Polarization, misinformation, radicalization, digital platforms, social complexity.
Matthew Buckley @physicsmatt.bsky.social Theoretical physicist, Rutgers professor.
Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social Political scientist, kayaker
Emeritus, UMaine
Political Sightlines at https://amyfried.substack.com/
Books on how U.S. conservatives weaponized distrust, New England politics, professionalizing polling, and perceptions of public opinion as a resource
Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social Dad, husband, double hoo.
Previously - firefighter, medic, stroke researcher, remote medicine and foreign policy.
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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social University of Reading (UK) PhD student studying naval strategy and amphibious warfare. Author of books On Tactics and On Operations. Occasional blogger: https://bafriedman.substack.com/
Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social policy, $, political economy of race // 70-80s soul, 90s hip hop // #DubNation // proud product of miscegenation // Berkeley prof (formerly: Princeton CSDP, UW)
Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social Professor, NYU Law; scholar of Congress, the Constitution, and American colonialism; she/her/kwe.
Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social your fuel prices, explained honestly.
data over politics, no tolerance for political BS.
thousands of interviews | trusted by every White House administration.
Integrity matters.
David Maraniss @davidmaraniss.bsky.social Biographer, historian, journalist, professor, grandfather, Detroit born, DC and Madison based. Believer in Smokey Robinson, George Orwell, democracy, freedom of the press,Jim Thorpe, Roberto Clemente. and the Green Bay Packers.
Janet Mills @janetmillsforme.bsky.social Maine's first woman District Attorney, Attorney General, and Governor. A fighter and winner. Running for the U.S. Senate to stand up for the people of Maine.
Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social Leads AEIโs foreign and defense team, author of The State and the Soldier, contributing writer at The Atlantic. 2025-2026 Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/
Edward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social Macro Strategist at Bloomberg. Ex-diplomat, ex-tech exec, ex-banker. Author of The Everything Risk newsletter. Opinions my own. https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVSVN7p8ryM/edward-harrison
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu President of the @ec.europa.eu
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy for the Center for American Progress doing budget, tax, and econ.
Formerly: Biden OMB, Biden Transition Team, Senate Budget Committee (Murray and Sanders).
CBO and OMBโs biggest fan! Personal account.
404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
Guy Berger @econberger.bsky.social Senior Advisor on Labor Markets at Access/Macro; Workforce Economist in Residence at Guild; Senior Fellow at the Burning Glass Institute. I tweet a lot about labor markets, macro, and (sorry) music! Tweets represent my own views.
Aaron Greenspan @aarongreenspan.com "Fueled by a litany of largely unintelligible and random grievances"
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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social Unloved by Elon (who once tried to get me fired), disgusted at "conservatives" who turned out to be Trump cultists, hoping Democrats will get healthier, and wishing Congress would do its damned job.
I write at montanaskeptic.substack.com
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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social Longtime journalist. Politics, literature, tech.
MAGIC + LOSS
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Contributing editor, The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/authors/virginia-heffernan
The Weekday @professormusgrave.bsky.social Professor of political science. Willing expat becoming an unwilling emigre. Essentially millennial, analytically millenarian. https://musgrave.substack.com
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Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social Name developer, writer, lapsed journalist, bay swimmer. Born in Los Angeles, semi-rooted in Oakland, California. โQueen of retail rabbit holes.โ https://fritinancy.substack.com/
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James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
Opinion @ The i Paper
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newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic โ How QAnon Contaminated The World. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://www.jamesrball.com/
Senator Ruben Gallego @gallego.senate.gov U.S. Senator for Arizona.
Husband. Dad. Veteran.
Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social Senior Lecturer for European Politics and History at King's College London. Opinions my own. RT not always endorsement.
Also to be found at @APHClarkson
https://www.ullstein.de/werke/die-macht-der-diaspora/hardcover/978354910
Derridon't @derridont.bsky.social Carving "please don't be weird about this" into the golem's forehead and dusting my hands off after a days work well completed
Mako @mako69.bsky.social 36 and still working this schtick
18+ stuff gets posted here, beware
Gaming, kink and whatever 
Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov The official Bluesky channel of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social I report and run projects on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times where we collect and analyze audio-visual evidence. Ireland and New York. nytimes.com/visual-investigations
John Holbo @jholbo.bsky.social Professor of Philosophy, Illustrator of Philosophers
https://www.onbeyondzarathustra.com
Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov Proudly serving Illinois' 2nd Congressional District since 2013
Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social "Zeitgeistprofessor". Cultural history, gender research at Stanford. Books: WHAT TECH CALLS THINKING (2020); THE CANCEL CULTURE PANIC (2024). WHAT TECH CALLS GOVERNING and PROJECT 1933 (2026). Pod: In Bed With the Right. Newsletter: adriandaub.substack.com
kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net Unheil-bringer. lithium prince. architecture critic @thenation.com
my blogs are https://late-review.com, https://wehwalt.net and mcmansionhell.com
she/they
Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social It doesnโt matter.
Adam Tooze @adamtooze.bsky.social Chartbook Substack https://adamtooze.substack.com/
OnesandTooze podcast https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/ones-and-tooze/
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Lee Kovarsky @kovarsky.bsky.social Professor of Law, University of Texas. Habeas corpus, death penalty, some other law stuff, sentient space robots, kids who don't listen to me, and hot sauce.
BIO: https://law.utexas.edu/faculty/lee-kovarsky/
hailey @hailey.at spreadsheet pusher.
agents, safety, and atproto.
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Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody @mandykathryn.bsky.social Mandy he/him actor/singer, Kathryn she/her actress/writer and sometimes Gideon he/him - son
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Joyce Millman @joycemillman.bsky.social Salon/SF Examiner/Boston Phoenix alum. Seattleite now, Bay Area for 33 years, Greater Boston born & raised. Baseball, Springsteen, hockey. She/her. joycemillman.wordpress.com
Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com Defending democracy. Confronting hate. Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. NewsChannel 5 chief investigative reporter. Chancellor, duPont, Peabody awards. RTDNA Lifetime Achievement. Pulitzer finalist. Per John Oliver: โNashvilleโs Nosiest Bitch.โ
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social Diplomatic Correspondent for The New York Times
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social Thinking, writing, and speaking about transport, cities, and tech. Contributing Writer @ Bloomberg and cohost @ Look Both Ways w/David & Wes. Working on a book about congestion pricing. linktr.ee/davidzipper
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Balls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org A nonprofit media outlet for progressive, bullshit-free commentary about courts, judges, and the legal system they uphold. Run by @jaywillis.net.
Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social Lead Counsel, In Re Ea-Nasir MDL. Promote Frederick Douglass Thought
Obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise
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Beth Macy @bethmacy.bsky.social Candidate for Congress, Author of DOPESICK and PAPER GIRL, thrifting champ, compulsive note-taker, and miner of stories about outsiders & underdogs.
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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social Former Navy helicopter pilot & federal prosecutor. U.S. Rep. Mom of 4. Governor of the great state of New Jersey
Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov Husband to Kathy, lifelong educator, Euchre and bobblehead enthusiast, and 46th Governor of the State of Wisconsin.
katie @focusfronting.bsky.social opinions are not my own and represent those of your sainted mother. she/her.
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com president of @eurasiagroup.net and @gzeromedia.com political scientist, author.
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Jack Rakove @jrakove.bsky.social Native Cook County Democrat, Cubs fan, and long-time historian of the American Revolution and Constitution
Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social Prof of Amer Lit & Studies. Dad to 2 amazing young men. Married. We the People: http://tinyurl.com/yyhxjktb; Of Thee I Sing: http://tinyurl.com/y6hsozjx. #ScholarSunday guru. https://blackwhiteandread.com he/him
Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social The people of the District of Columbia deserve dignity, respect, and self-determination. Join our movement to win it. #FreeDC
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T-Pain @t-pain.bsky.social CEO of Nappy Boy Entertainment, Father, Husband, Brother, Son. Take care of yourself first and the blessings will come. See you on the brighter side.
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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com Research Assistant Professor | Politics & Computational Social Science | Northwestern University, Center for Science of Science and Innovation | Dad & Wife Guy | Not Ok | Sorry for the Swears | #goblue
alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social founder, Civil Rights Corps
civil rights lawyer
author of usual cruelty (2019) and
copaganda (2025)
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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social Host: Government That Doesn't Suck
PoliSci Prof. Official Congress e-news DB: DCinbox.com & CB8 member. Book on Parenting, Politics and Civic Ed (HowtoRaiseaCitizen.com), Political Communications & Electoral Systems.
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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.
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