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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social Renter, Latina, girl on the bus, ex-waitress, current Seattle City Councilmember for Position 8.
Marko Liias ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @markoliias.bsky.social He/him. I get to represent the neighborhood I grew up in the Washington State Senate. I also chair the Senate Transportation Committee.
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Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social Social, demographic, & economic history @UMNews HMED & Population Studies. Coffee, photos, Dylan, urban & transit fan, road & trail runner. Constructive, loving critic of where I live (Minneapolis) and where I'm from (Wellington) @evanrobertsnz most places
Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov ๐ก Affordable housing leader
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Bhaskar Sunkara @sunraysunray.bsky.social Democratic socialist.
M. Nolan Gray ๐ฅ @mnolangray.bsky.social the once and future city planner // chief urban planner METROPOLITAN ABUNDANCE PROJECT // AICP // YIMBY // #BBN // author of hit broadway musical arbitrary lines
Shane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social Housing guy. Researcher at UCLA Lewis Center, host of UCLA Housing Voice Podcast, author of The Affordable City, resident of Los Angeles.
Matt Hutchins AIA @matthutchins.bsky.social Principal at CAST architecture, urbanist advocating for housing options, 15-minute cities and sustainable construction. Passivhaus proponent. Former AIA Seattle President and Seattle Planning Commission Co-Chair
Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com Transport / Housing / Land Use / Politics / @urbaninstitute.bsky.social / Le progrรจs ne vaut que sโil est partagรฉ par tous / yonahfreemark.com / thetransportpolitic.com
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
Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social Believer, skeptic, humanist, typist & dad. Trying to make places fairer as director of cities + towns for @Sightline.org, here in Portland OR. Views here: mine, all mine.
Civic Commons @civiccommons.bsky.social Building civic muscle for collective change.
Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social Associate prof of urban planning. Research on green space equity, green gentrification, climate adaptation, and health equity. Love SLC, my family, and the great outdoors. Opinions (good or bad) are my own ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ธ ๐ฉ๏ธ๐ rJgnW3igNgz7
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
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Jim Brunner @jimbrunner.bsky.social Seattle Times politics reporter
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Neighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) @moreneighbors.org Neighbors for More Neighbors stands up for secure, abundant homes for everyone in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.
We advocate at the state and local level for changes to allow more homes in existing communities.
Website: https://moreneighbors.org/
Lina Khan @linamkhan.bsky.social Served as 57th Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org Social group learning how to advocate for better cities on Seattle's Eastside! ๐ Meetups every Thursday 6pm - Esterra Park, Redmond! (Join our Discord!) ๐งก https://eastsideurbanism.org
Nate Bowling @natebowling.com Teaching Political Science and World History in Abu Dhabi since 2019 โ Teacher, Traveler, and Sounder
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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org An org with a mission to educate the public about the impact of parking policy on housing, climate, equity, and traffic.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
The Stranger @thestranger.com Seattle's Only Newspaper ๐ฃ TheStranger.com ๐
daily bunnies ๐โจ @dailybunnies.bsky.social your daily dose of bunnies โธ(๏ฝกห แต ห )โธโก
Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social Abundant housing, abundant transit, & abundant bike lanes in our cities occupies a lot of my thinking. I'm sure other pieces of my personality will peek through over time.
Consider reading: https://medium.com/@markusjohnson2195
Margaret Harris @drmlharris.bsky.social Award-winning science journalist at Physics World magazine @physicsworld.bsky.social. Also available as @DrMLHarris@mastodon.social. All views on science, politics, history, nonsense, etc. my own.
kate conger @kateconger.com tech reporter for the NYT!
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social Nearly 20 years in court as a law-talking guy for plaintiffs, now a mix of stuff. Posts too much about politics.
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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social www.wonkette.com
The Last Blog On the Internet. We ban trolls and Nazis.
Davina Duerr @davina425.bsky.social Mom who cares about kids, kindness, climate change and the common good. Letโs build more housing and stronger communities. Views are my own. WA State Rep. for the 1st Dist. who also loves her e-bike.
lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social Iโm not here to post my THOUGHTS. Iโm not here to share IDEAS. Iโm here to post PICTURES OF MUSHROOMS and BE AN IDIOT
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com Welcoming media and government (and everyone else!) to Bluesky.
Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review.
Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi.bsky.social Housing Program Officer, Abundance & Growth Fund @ CG | Sr. Fellow @niskanencenter๐๏ธ | Urban Econ ๐๐ฐ๐ | @worksinprogress contributor | @opennyforall member | @yimbytown alum | former @cbcny |
Legalize housing. Tax land. End poverty with cash
Kurt Dresner ๐ฒ๐ฯ @kurt.social Software engineer, computer scientist, polyamorist, runner, PEV enthusiast, urbanist, YIMBY, community activist, music lover, cat adopter, father, pizza-maker, vegetarian, ASL user, and other things as well.
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Facebook Beef
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com Leading digital news and information platform covering voting rights, elections, and the courts โ from an unapologetically pro-democracy standpoint.
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Homes4WA @homes4wa.org A work group for advocates, policy makers, and neighbors across Washington State promoting policy solutions for more affordable, abundant homes. Join us! homes4wa.org
A project of @Sightline.org
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. 
Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social Representing the heart of Texas from East Austin to West San Antonio #TX35. Chair of @USProgressives.bsky.social. Labor organizer. Lover of migas and long runs, just not at the same time.
House Our Neighbors @houseourneighbors.bsky.social Seattle Voted Yes on Prop 1A (aka I-137) to fund social housing! Seattle voted Yes on I-135 ๐ณ๏ธ | Advocating for Social Housing ๐๏ธ better land use & climate action.
https://linktr.ee/houseourneighbors
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social Writing and yelling. 
Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social Governor of the State of Washington
Share the Cities Collective @sharethecities.bsky.social Share The Cities. We are yes in my back yard for social housing & tenant led organizing. Public Broadband & Public Bathrooms & @electioncheatsheet.bsky.social
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social Housing policy wonk. Forever bullish on cities. VP of Housing at Arnold Ventures.
Mason Thompson @masonthompson.bsky.social Mayor of Bothell. Because the world won't change itself. Curious about land use and transportation. Rides a bike to boring meetings.
The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.๐ฉโ๐ฆฝ๐จโ๐ฆฏ๐ถ๐ดโโ๏ธ ๐ โด๏ธ ๐ ๐ ๐๏ธ
Based in the Seattle metro area.
Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. ๐ฐ
Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social the closer we are physically, the closer we are socially.
Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social Seattle-based reporter, cofounder (with @joshfeit.bsky.social) and editor of PubliCola.com, and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery
She/her, Latina, Texan
Lisa Brown @lisaforprogress.bsky.social All things #Spokane (Mayor, former state senator, econ prof) Top fan of
@LucasBrownSounds Lucky in love w @brianmcclatchey. Personal account. 
Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social Housing ๐ + transit ๐ + climate ๐
President: Peninsula Young Democrats
Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone
Work: Greenbelt Alliance
Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social Fighting against car dependency, one unused parking spot at a time. Senior researcher at @Sightline. Hot takes are my own.
Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social I make things, including bike rides, state housing laws, bread, and trouble. Quality varies with rainfall, political winds, and tire pressure. Run comms at @cayimby for the love of cities.
David Ho @davidho.bsky.social Climate scientist; ocean carbon cycle and climate solutions. Professor @soest.hawaii.edu, University of Hawaiสปi at Mฤnoa; Visiting Faculty, Arizona State University. https://linktr.ee/david_ho
State Representative Julia Reed @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social In-Session Bluesky account for Rep Julia Reed. Look for live threads and unfiltered opinions from #waleg. All comments are my own. 
Heidi Groover @heidigroover.bsky.social covering housing & real estate at the seattle times
/ @umwallacehouse.bsky.social fellow 2025-2026
/ union person
Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social Pedestrian
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Transportation advocate
Probably covering a random public meeting
(they-them)
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com Itโs our city. Letโs build it up. ๐ฐ ๐น๐งฆ ๐๏ธ๐ฐ๐
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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com Seattle โข Scott Bonjukian, father, urban designer, and zoning expert. Housing, transportation, public space, climate, energy, progressive politics, and more in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Leader at @lidi5.org. Blog: thenorthwesturbanist.com
Dan Bertolet @danbertolet.bsky.social I think it's good when cities are legal, and I work at Sightline Institute to make that happen. My takes on here, though, are no less than 100% mine.
David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
Balanced Supply of Housing @bshnode.bsky.social CMHC-SSHRC funded group of academic and community-based housing researchers with a focus on housing affordability in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, Canada ๐
๐ bsh.ubc.ca 
Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org Fuse is Washingtonโs largest progressive organization โ people creating change online, on the ground, and on issues that matter. www.fusewashington.org https://linktr.ee/fusewa
KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org Local news and @NPR for the Puget Sound region.
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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social Island Press, an imprint of Princeton University Press, publishes books on todayโs most pressing environmental issues, including climate & energy, ecosystems, health & food, environmental policy, & more.
https://press.princeton.edu/imprints/island-press
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social ๐๏ธ King County Council, District 8
๐ช Proudly pro-worker and pro-union
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๐ Pun enthusiast
Laurel Wamsley @laurelwams.bsky.social Iโm a writer and editor living in Berkeley. Recently an NPR correspondent in DC.
Straw Building UK @strawbuildinguk.bsky.social We aim to promote best practice for straw building ๐พ๐ก
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social climate adaptive social housing developer
architect for car-light climate forward cities w/ low carbon + passivhaus buildings, social housing
Author, 'Building for People' (Island Press, 12/2024: https://islandpress.org/books/building-people)
Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social State Rep for the 36th LD. Chair of the rabble rouser caucus (see: @staterepjuliareed). Seattle native. Bike nerd. Theater nerd. Regular nerd. My cat loves me. My husband too.
Tim Gruver @timgruver.bsky.social Reporter @washingtonobserver.bsky.social Sec. @spjwash.bsky.social. Words @Politico.com, @Pluribusnews.bsky.social, The Center Square, @Oregonian.com, @Metacritic.com
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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social Volunteer-driven grassroots org that advocates for abundant housing in Seattle and beyond. Join us! https://linktr.ee/seattleyimby
Futurewise @futurewise.bsky.social We work across Washington to create livable communities, ensure clean healthy waterways, and protect farms, forests & habitat for this & future generations.
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