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unfortunately, I care about power lines now
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Lucas Brown Eyes @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social Native Tv Writer. Oglala Lakota x Pine Ridge Rez. Comedy & Drama. 12 seasons of TV. Young & Hungry 🥄, KC Undercover 🔎, Alexa & Katie 🎗️, Spirit Rangers 🪶, Duster 🚗, Ringshout 🗡️, Horizon Zero Dawn 🦖, The Witches 🐁
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | Email: jschreier@gmail.com | Signal: jschreier.10
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presently: Meow Wolf 🩷🧩
previously: Blizzard 💛⚔️ Bungie 💙💫 and Arkane 🧡🐀
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The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social Words and numbers are of equal value, for, in the cloak of knowledge, one is warp and the other woof. It is no more important to count the sands than it is to name the stars.
—
To read all its wit and wisdom, get a copy from a local bookstore or library.
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Mark Clements @princegeorgesplaza.bsky.social WALKING IS NOT EXERCISE; IT'S TRANSPORTATION. Maryland Policy Manager, @ggwash.org. Views are my own, insofar as anyone should want to take credit for them.
Ash @ashstoneman.bsky.social Born to be a wisp of air that moves gently through the limbs of trees; forced to be a mortal coil.
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used to be called Foone, before the war
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Emily Farris @emayfarris.bsky.social Political scientist who thinks you should care more about local politics (especially sheriffs) and foster dogs.
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Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social Parent, husky-mom, doomsayer, aviator, general PITA. Views are my own.
alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social founder, Civil Rights Corps
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author of usual cruelty (2019) and
copaganda (2025)
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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social Parent to 3 Monsters and 🍕. Doing neighborhood things in Takoma DC. “Lesser known politico” and Mayor of Spookyville. she/her
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Tulsa / Baltimore / mieszkam w Warszawie
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Yu-Ming Liou @yumingliou.bsky.social Unfrozen caveman political economist. In my day, we didn't have fancy tools like causal identification, but we knew how to ask: “cui bono?"
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🇹🇼-🇺🇸
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social Co-chair, Congress Working Group @freedcproject.bsky.social
Ward 1 Committeewoman, DC Dems State Committee
Lawyer turned Organizer
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Cass @cassmarshall.bsky.social Video game jester and co-founder of rogue.site with two rescue cats and one husband. I like to like things.
Petrana 冰冰 Radulovic (she/her) @petrana.bsky.social writer of all things but especially cartoons and crushes || ex polygon || queen of naptime || #amquerying a YA sci-fi about aliens and messy family dynamics || Tin House YA '25
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