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Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D. @antoinettejax.bsky.social I am an applied cultural anthropologist and professor at the University of South Florida. I focus on telling untold stories. My super power—laughter, curiosity, and a love of learning.
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Joel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social Book worker at University of Texas Press | Formerly a bookseller, at Paris Review | Occasional writing at places like Defector, LARB, Full Stop, The Millions, elsewhere | joelpinckney@gmail.com
Joelle McTigue 📷 @joellemctigue.bsky.social Artist examining memory as unstable matter shaped by movement, repetition, access, power, and erasure. Madrid. joellemctigue.com
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Cherry Red Records @cherryredrecords.bsky.social The unmistakable sound of independence. A record label releasing the most independent thinking music since 1978.
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Steve and Dave's @steveanddaves1.bsky.social Steve Foulke & Dave Zook, friends for four decades, post daily about various American pop culture matters from the 60s, 70s & 80s, focusing on film & television, rock & pop music, literature, & electoral politics from these decades.
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Ronald AKA DJ Regularity @djregular.tech "I gots no doubt to let the flow out my windpipe/I make you clap, clap your hands like Twin Hype." He/Him
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Making Time - British Music of the 1960s @makingtime60s.bsky.social The decade life changed from black & white to colour. Making Time is an evolving encyclopedia of 1960s British music from the Action to the Zombies.
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ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social An online magazine & micropublisher. ALQ & Books: http://arablit.org/ * Reader-supported: http://patreon.com/arablit, http://arablit.gumroad.com * PACBI signatory
Deep Vellum @deepvellum.bsky.social Nonprofit publishing house & literary arts center bringing the world together in conversation through literature. Deep Ellum, Dallas TX. deepvellum.org
Peter Gabriel @itspetergabriel.bsky.social 'Looking For The Happy' is out now.
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It's The Groove Podcast @itsthegroovepod.bsky.social Where music legends, untold stories, & epic concert reviews come alive! ✨ Hosted by groove ambassadors Dave & Kelly, we dive into funk, soul, and the Grooves you can't resist.
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Feral House / Process @feralhouse.bsky.social We publish non-fiction books focused on micro-history, pop culture, occult, high-weirdness, unique memoirs, and more. We explore the dark and musty corners of culture and tell stories of forgotten creators and thinkers. (Posts by Christina.)
Liner Notes Danny @linernotesdanny.bsky.social This is going to be the account where I talk about music, for everything else follow @comicbooksdanny.bsky.social
Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social Eritrean American writer from Miami. Books, housing, immigration, climate. Probably thinking about sound. Cofounder of @coyotemedia.org and talkscratch.com 📚 In Open Country forthcoming from Little, Brown.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-10. Dad Lander. Love unions, justice, seltzer, and NYC. #FightDontFold
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Jody Rosen @jodyrosen.bsky.social Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine. Book: TWO WHEELS GOOD: THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE BICYCLE. Home: Brooklyn, NY. http://www.jody-rosen.com
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Charmaine Chua @charmainechua.bsky.social Prof @ Berkeley Geography writing a book on the history of the "logistics counterrevolution.” Geography, political economy, labor studies. www.charmainechua.com
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
Pop Heist @popheist.com Hi. We’re Pop Heist, a worker-owned media company stealing pop culture back from the algorithm.
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Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for writing on the legacies of slavery “with extraordinary moral clarity.” The New York Times Editorial Board, 1990-2025. 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿History is the only education; everything else is just training.
Sean Howe @seanhowe.bsky.social https://www.seanhowe.com
Geoff Bennett @geoffrbennett.bsky.social Journalist | PBS NewsHour Co-Anchor | Author of "Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms" (March 24, 2026)
University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social Publisher of international scope serving UT Austin, the people of Texas & knowledge seekers around the globe through books, journals & digital media | Learn more at utpress.utexas.edu!
Andrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social She/her. Feminist. Repro Health Advocate. Public health professor. Union Leader. Former candidate for U.S. Senate in ME
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social Levon Honkers is the author of TACKY (2021) and SLOPPY (2025), as well as co-host of the podcast Low Culture Boil. She lives in Brooklyn.
Andy Beta @andybeta.bsky.social Author of Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane (Spring 2026) Pre-order it here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-beta/cosmic-music/9780306836169/
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Jillian Steinhauer @jilnotjill.bsky.social Journalist, editor, teacher, organizer. I write about art and comics. Short, with tall energy.
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Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social Going out of business since 1988.
We’re not the best, but we’re pretty good.
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Backlisted Podcast @backlisted.bsky.social Giving new life to old books since 2015. Bookshop.org Indie Champion. Find us: backlisted.fm, Apple Podcasts, Spotify. Support us: patreon.com/backlisted.
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Malice Walker @humblecore.bsky.social Apparently I’m doing this now. 
Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social music ∙ geekery ∙ media and comms ∙ more random musings than you can handle ∙ DC vibe checks & street photography ∙ somehow has a PhD ∙ opinions all mine ∙ once called "the bus passenger" by People Magazine
liz pelly @lizpelly.bsky.social writer in nyc, author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, co-host of @criticallistening.bsky.social
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com Bandcamp is an online record store and music community where passionate fans connect with and directly support the artists they love.
Hannah Natanson @hannahnatanson.bsky.social Narrative enterprise reporter at The Washington Post. Email: hannah.natanson2@washpost.com and Signal
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Roz @rozmilner.bsky.social Transfemme Guy Davenport // As seen in the Toronto Star, Lambda Literary, Broken Pencil, Full Stop, The Bulwark, the Ex-Puritan, Liberal Currents, and elsewhere // your dad’s fave books/jazz writer
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Mike Bennett @mrhonorama.bsky.social Lawyer (State Appellate Defender), CHIRP Radio DJ (Sat. 9AM-Noon CDT at https://chirpradio.org), music & sports geek, politically aware, aging jock.
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jeff @jazyjef.bsky.social Currently writing ‘A Walk in the Free World: Other Music in Brazil’ • Sonny Rollins Bridge Project https://www.change.org/p/rename-the-williamsburg-bridge-as-the-sonny-rollins-williamsburg-bridge • urban planner • amateur
Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social Author, filmmaker, book dealer. New York and Dallas. Bookstore: mzs.press. RogerEbert.com editor-at-large. Next book: Jack Nicholson: Leading Man
A.A. Dowd @aadowd.bsky.social Writer/editor. Past lives: The A.V. Club, Chron, Time Out Chicago. He/him/his. https://letterboxd.com/AADowd/
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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social Prez & CEO @civilrightsorg. Cat Mom. Former @msnbc. Ran 4 Mayor of NYC; IG @Maya4CivilRights Views & typos are mine. She/Her
Michael A. Gonzales @magonzales.bsky.social Born and raised in Harlem, Michael A. Gonzales has been anointed "the hip-hop Chester Himes" by Miles Marshall Lewis. He's published true-crime essays at CrimeReads, and short stories in Ellery Queen and Rock & a Hard Place.
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Ilana Masad @ilanaslightly.bsky.social Lammy award winning author. Novels: BEINGS (🛸📚💌); ALL MY MOTHER'S LOVERS (💀🚗🌈). Co-editor of the anthology HERE FOR ALL THE REASONS: Why We Watch The Bachelor🌹.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org A publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change: Boltsmag.org
More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social Nonprofit newsroom. Media that builds power for working people.
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Jenny Hayes @jennyhayes.bsky.social Seattle writer, former '80s Berkeley teenager, punk rock wine mom. (she/her)
💿 The Second Disc 💿 @theseconddisc.bsky.social 💿 Hollering about music reissues, box sets and compilations for...15 years??? Founded by @mikeduquette.bsky.social and edited by Joe Marchese 💿
Funky16Corners @funky16corners.bsky.social BlueSky home to the Funky16Corners Radio Show (on The Face Radio) and Testify! on WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio
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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social critic @vulture
Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social Black stuff, history stuff, book stuff, Zelda stuff, human rights stuff, hiphop stuff, funny stuff, revolutionary stuff, ratchet stuff.
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De La Soul @wearedelasoul.com The official account of De La Soul
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Under the Radar Magazine @undertheradar.bsky.social The last great American indie rock print magazine left standing. Since 2001. Issue 75, The '90s Issue Part 2 with Pulp and Suede on the covers, is out now. www.undertheradarmag.com
Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org We are a progressive grassroots political party building a multiracial, feminist movement of working people. Text WFP to 30403 to join us.
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NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social A cooperative of music journalists and community enthusiastically covering the sounds across so-called Canada.
newfeeling.ca
Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com only the good shit.
Defector @defector.com The last good website.
Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social Researcher, UCalgary
PhD, Political Science
Dr. Cronk, Historian of Complaints. I've written a book, The Press Gallery (release TBD).
Headline of the Year! Lots going on.
Lot 49 Books @lot49books.bsky.social New and used bookstore in Philadelphia PA with a focus on curation. We lean towards literary fiction, counter culture histories, punk stuff, art books and more!
In addition we host regular readings, workshops and miscellaneous events.
Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com Investigative journalist, mainly sports. Wrote a couple books. PhD in Sports Studies. Dissertation on U Texas women's bball team in the 1970s. Co-host @burnitalldownpod.com. Tall. Tired. She/Her. Austin, TX https://www.jessicawluther.com/
Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app In progress. Harvard PhD candidate. #GodsPlan ☀️
Books: #TheBlackAgenda #TheDoubleTax
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social 7th/Newest book: Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings (June 24). Substack: honoreejeffers
Kevin Johnson @kjohnson1585.bsky.social Website: kevinjohnsonstuff.com
Fred Rogers Production Writing Fellow for 2023; Aspiring writer who loves animation but also scribes about movies, TV, video games, and comics.
Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social Everything’s going to be just fine. Now go upstairs, pack your bags. We're going to begin a new life under the sea
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
unraveled @unraveledpress.com Independent, reader-supported investigative reporting from Chicago on policing and state violence.
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Woody Guthrie Center @woodyguthriecenter.bsky.social Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, OK | Dedicated to sharing Woody’s message of diversity, equality and justice.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social Senior Writer & Editor, The Contrarian
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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social James Beard Award (The Cooking Gene) and National Jewish Book Award (Koshersoul) winning author, culinary historian (Rice and Recipes from the American South) and historic interpreter, African- American, Jewish, LGBT public figure.
COYOTE @coyotemedia.org Independent Bay Area journalism — with a BITE!
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