Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social Longtime journalist. Politics, literature, tech.
MAGIC + LOSS
https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/
Contributing editor, The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/authors/virginia-heffernan
Sylvia Sydney @sylviasydny.bsky.social Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Nurse Practitioner.
Wife. Cat and dog mom.
Ankle biting liberal boomer.
Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk ππ± @susankayequinn.bsky.social Spec Fic author | PhD Environmental Engr | π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
Host: Bright Green Futures podcast
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"AI is a lying machine made out of crimes"(used to perpetuate more crimes).π¨
Working on a feminist romantasy with plant magic.
Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com I write books. A crow for a fetch, I'm your huckleberry. She/her. (Hint: Like "synchro.")
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Kirkland @kirklandperson.bsky.social Soccer, tango, rugby, writing, hockey, languages, curling, and figuring out the world. 3/4π΅π, 1/4πΊπ¦. (Unrelated to Costco or craft store.)
Mark Yuabov @myuabov.bsky.social - M Dennis Dauphin @methos6.bsky.social Avid reader, Fed, Liverpool always.
Karen Langsam @langsam-karen.bsky.social No inclusion onto Start Packs. Thanks Democracy is fragile & Iβm devoted to keeping it strong. Use your voice & not violence or threats that divides us. Facts & truth matter. Iβm a lifetime Democrat but open to good ideas fr anyone.
SpyTalker @spytalker.bsky.social Founding editor, SpyTalk.co. Longtime DC-based natsec journalist. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, CQ/Homeland Security, books, magazine freelance
Ken Dilanian @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social Justice and Intelligence Correspondent, NBC News. Reach me at DilanianNBC@proton.me
Lauren Anne @bengin1003.bsky.social Retired RN. 60 years of fighting for equality. Pro-choice. Daughter of a USMC WWI & WWII veteran & widow of a US Army Vietnam veteran. Lover of stand-up comedy, satire, political cartoons, & music. Mind filled with a musical soundtrack for my life. π°π³οΈβππΊπ¦π³οΈββ§οΈπ
The One and Only Kay @theonekay.bsky.social Known as βThe One and Only Kayβ on that other appβ¦
Independent who votes Blue. Press Secretary for Antifa. Peddler of facts. Member of Team Vermin. Defender of democracy. No MAGA. Fan of the New England Patriots. RIP Mom and Dad, lost to COVID.
Leah Greenberg βπ @leahgreenberg.bsky.social Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Indivisible
This account surrounds hate and forces it to surrender
Ezra Levin βπ @ezralevin.bsky.social Co-Exec Director of Indivisible along with Leah.
Organizing with local Indivisible groups against America's fascist clown show.
Will Oremus @willoremus.com Covering online speech, the information economy and AI weirdness at @theatlantic.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
Signal: willoremus.24
mviser.bsky.social @mviser.bsky.social Staff writer @TheAtlantic | Formerly @washingtonpost @BostonGlobe | Email: mviser@theatlantic.com | Signal: mattviser.95 | IG: matt.viser | Always up for coffee
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.
W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social Dad, but probably not your dad.
Aubree Lane @aubreelane3.bsky.social Worried for our country, but determined to find my happy place.
Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social Exec. Director, Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy & Innovation/Asst. Professor of Practice, @OleMiss.bsky.social;
Board: @npcinstitute.bsky.social; @juristnews.bsky.social; Ex VOA White House bureau chief; 2022 Kiplinger Fellow; W7DQ on ham radio
Peter Carr @petercarr10.bsky.social Former DOJ spokesperson. BYU and GMU alum.
Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social New York Times columnist, author, backpacker and Oregon farmer. Always reporting on the ground. Trying to help democracy prevail and distracting myself by making great wine and cider at KristofFarms.com. 
David E. Sanger @sangernyt.bsky.social White House and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times. CNN contributor. Adjunct lecturer, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute 
Ryan J. Reilly βpaints a vivid and urgent portrait ofβ¦ disarrayβ @ryanjreilly.com @nbcnews.com Senior Justice reporter, ebike guy.
Read my stuff: http://ryanjreilly.com/
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Sam Gad Jones @samgadjones.bsky.social European Security Correspondent for the Financial Times.
Writer and host of Hot Money Season 3: Agent of Chaos. https://www.ft.com/content/d5f80bc5-a204-472e-921f-c1f08aa83989?shareType=nongift
Formerly doing various things in Mitteleuropa.
Also πΏπ΄ββοΈπποΈ
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Signal @signal.org Signal is a nonprofit end-to-end encrypted communications app. Privacy isnβt an optional mode, itβs the way Signal works. Every message, every call, every time. https://signal.org/donate/
Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Econ professor at Michigan β Senior fellow, Brookings β Intro econ textbook author β Chief economist & Deputy platypus https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com β Find me: https://linktr.ee/justinwolfers
DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social Lifelong Democrat. π Daddy was a union organizer. Vote blue. I believe E Jean Carroll and Christine Blasey Ford. Protect our veterans. Leguminati.
Followed by Glenn Kirschner, Cheri Jacobus, Officer Fanone, Mueller She Wrote, Donk Connects #BlueCrew π«
FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social Posting facts. democrats.org
Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com I'm a political scientist in the @mccourtschool.bsky.social. I study trust in institutions & media effects on the public. Apologies for typos.
Web page: https://www.jonathanmladd.com/
Donie OβSullivan @donie.bsky.social CNN Senior Correspondent
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Choire @choire.bsky.social I work at cnn where I am the guy who rakes up the extra piles of news at night
Ryan Struyk @ryanstruyk.bsky.social I work for @CNN.com. Michigan native. @Calvin_Uni grad. Recovering math major. Christian. ENTJ. #1 fan of @ABC, @AP and @WOODTV. #nooxfordcomma
Erin Burnett OutFront @outfrontcnn.bsky.social Erin Burnett stays ahead of the headlines, delivering a show that's in-depth and informative. Erin Burnett OutFront airs weeknights at 7pm ET on @CNN and @CNNi.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein π @chanda.blacksky.app Theoretical Astro/Physicist:
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all Black/all Jewish. π³οΈβπ/agender/woman.
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The Verge @theverge.com Covering life in the future
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net brucespringsteen.net
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
latimesphotos @latimesphotos.bsky.social Photography staff of the Los Angeles Times
John Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social Independent Documentary Photographer
Bearing witness without permission.
No badge. No distance.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social Retired former US Ambassador, NSC Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, NSC Director for Nuclear Materials Security, and Deputy Exec. Dir. of the International Energy Agency
Nathaniel Pendleton @npendleton.bsky.social Co-editor North East Rail Map, Designer, Cartographer, Blogger, Researcher, Inventor, ππ alum, and #DCstatehood Voting Rights & Equality Trouble Maker @V4DC2.
US DoS Havana Syndrome symptoms fully disabled since age ~4yo so ~1977 US NATO Mission Brussels.
Peter Twinklage @petertwinklage.bsky.social bicoastal effete || opinions my own unless they're cringe || words in @nytimes @newrepublic @guardian @msnbc @thehill @yaledailynews || DM for bookings
Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com Democratic Socialist, Unapologetically Snarky, and I like my Oxford commas | he/him | Professional site: https://ineedufg.com/agent/79DFC8A6
Ian Casselberry @iancasselberry.blog Yahoo Sports β’ Soared with the eagles, slithered with the snakes, been everywhere in between β’ β€οΈ Michigan/Detroit sports β’ Rugged indoorsman β’ https://linktr.ee/iancass
Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social Editor-at-Large @ProPublica. I β€οΈ journalism and good trouble. Tips/ideas: eric.umansky@propublica.org and securely on Signal EricUmansky.04.
More about me: https://www.propublica.org/people/eric-umansky
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social I am Americaβs Best Christianβ’. But you knew that. You can find exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrsBettyBowers
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov 40th Governor of California.
Building a California for All.
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
Jonathan Lemire @jonlemire.bsky.social Co-host: Morning Joe, MSNBC
Contributing Writer: The Atlantic
Author: "The Big Lie."
Ex-AP, Politico, NY Daily News.
Dad, Mr. Carrie Melago, Red Sox fan
Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social Columnist. Chessplayer. MA & Management.
benjaminhusstadnedberg.substack.com
You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
#NAFO for #Ukraineπ«‘
Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social New York Times opinion columnist; MSNOW contributor; author.
Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social Texas Monthly senior writer focused on the far right & Christian nationalism. Helped expose the Southern Baptist abuse crisis. Fan of Hip Hop and loud guitars. Send me music.
Ryano @justbeingryano.bsky.social LA Transplant + here for Writers (of all kinds), Ham Radio, a collapsing government, WW3 and maybe #SFGiants Baseball.
I'm just a regular guy looking for the punch/lifeline.
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
B. Jay Cooper @bjaycooper.bsky.social Ex- White House deputy press secretary (Reagan and Bush41); ex-comms director Commerce Dept, RNC (well before Trump!) and Yale University; former consultant; co-author with Chris Black of βMac Baldrige The Cowboy in Ronald Reaganβs Cabinet.β
David Ho @davidho.bsky.social Climate scientist; ocean carbon cycle and climate solutions. Professor @soest.hawaii.edu, University of HawaiΚ»i at MΔnoa; Visiting Faculty, Arizona State University. https://linktr.ee/david_ho
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinoisβ 43rd governor.
Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social Demography nerd at Pew Research Center
Global religious change, sociology
Amy lofgren @amylofgren.bsky.social Humanist
nils lofgren @leftylofgren.bsky.social music, our Sacred Weapon. married a fierce Warrior. @amylofgren.bsky.social
Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social Barbara Kaskosz, Ph.D., a mathematics professor at a university in New England. Concerned about democracy in America and the future of our country. Lifelong Democrat. πΊπΈ
Opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect the opinions of my employer.
Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social Filmmaker: Hyperobject Industries/Yellow Dot Studios
Climate & societal collapse with some sports and movie talk. And yes, the mixture is disorienting.
Ellen Braaten @ellenbraaten.bsky.social Child Psychologist; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Author; I want this platform to be about child mental health but I keep getting distracted by politics www.ellenbraatenphd.com
Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
Washingtonian @washingtonian.com The magazine Washington lives by. Your guide to all things DC πΈ
Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social Dad, husband, CNN anchor, author, doorman to three dogs and a cat.
Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com Dad. Husband. Former GOP congressman. Voted to impeach Trump. Now fighting for our democracy. Lt. Col. Air National Guard (ret). Founder of Country First
Adamkinzinger.komi.io
Adamkinzinger.com
The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social Shining a light on Washington. NOTUS is now The Washington Sun. washingtonsun.com
Metro coverage: @washsunmetro.bsky.social
Analysis, ideas and narratives: @washsunperspect.bsky.social
Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social features writer in the washington post's style section.
book on jeff goldblum. (http://tinyurl.com/rb6wnyq)
travis.andrews@washpost.com
send me tips on signal: travismandrews.50
www.travismandrews.com
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Theo Baker @tab-delete.bsky.social investigations. george polk award. words in NYT, NYMag, The Atlantic, elsewhere. likes and rts are not endorsements. HOW TO RULE THE WORLD out 5/19 with Penguin Press.
Bryan Alistair Charles @bryanacharles.bsky.social Writer in midst of disorienting midlife free fall / Author of a novel, a memoir, and a book about Pavement written for 33 1/3 / Broken Hearts Are Blue guitarist / Amateur Proust scholar bryanalistaircharles.com
Lisa Scottoline @lisascottoline.bsky.social Author, lawyer, pet wrangler, carbs fan. Scottoline rhymes with fettuccine.
Matt Johnson @mattjohnson.bsky.social Husband, teacher, reader. Fan of kindness, inclusion, Seattle sports, Albus Dumbledore, and Martin Crane.
Kenya Be Good Trouble @bewellgroomed.bsky.social Esthetician who knows your skin glows with profesh treatments & reproductive freedoms + social justice
Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple
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jen sometimes aph π» @bunnibytz.bsky.social love my w00w00 family β€οΈ
David Seibert @daveseibert.bsky.social Husband, Dad, and the worldβs greatest Grandpa. Aspiring curmudgeon (hey you kids, get off my grass!). My side gig is mocking Trump.
A writer by trade, I believe in science, civility, good grammar, and the Oxford comma. Sarcasm is the best ism.
News Eye @newseye.bsky.social A career spent in government affairs & media. Now an interested eye on the news. Not always balanced; there arenβt two sides to fascism.
Now on TikTok π https://www.tiktok.com/@news_eye?_t=ZN-8zwNc7WZeII&_r=1
Please use ALT text :-)
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
Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social https://static.macmillan.com/static/holt/robin/
Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com Former federal prosecutor | Legal Analyst | Asian-American. Father. Boxer. Providing legal analysis & commentary with clarity, savvy, & humor.
https://linktr.ee/shanlonwu
Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social Truth Teller
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social Defunct account of Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own. Decent people fight evil.
Signal: KenWhite.1969
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
Ryan Mac π @rmac.bsky.social NYT tech reporter
Co-author of Character Limit
Signal: rmac.18
ryan.mac@nytimes.com
rmac18@protonmail.com
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/
https://linktr.ee/ryan_mac_
Omar Jimenez @omarjimenez.bsky.social I'm here, just looking around.
CNN Correspondent, sometimes I anchor. https://www.cnn.com/profiles/omar-jimenez
Andrew Haag @andrewhaag.bsky.social Sr. Broadcast Producer of CNNβs Erin Burnett OutFront
Jeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social Reporter @ The Washington Sun. Formerly chief econ correspondent @ The Washington Post. Founder Ithaca Voice. Writing a biography on Bernie Sanders.
Nicolle Wallace @nicollewallace.bsky.social 
Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social Former baby and aspiring ghost. Writes about tech for WSJ. Author of two books, both of which people seem to like and are worth looking up.
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social Pen name of Andrew Scott.
Fake History, Fake Heroes and Notorious.
Represented by Pew Literary
Links:
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social 6β7β California State Senator representing San Francisco π³οΈβπ β‘οΈ
Policy nerd & chronic legislative overachiever π€
Running for Congress to protect our democracy π
Vote Nov. 3, 2026 π³οΈ
Get involved β¬οΈ
https://linktr.ee/scottwiener