Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social An organization of thousands of public health professionals dedicated to defending evidence-based public health.
https://www.defendpublichealth.org
Chris Kuang @chriskuang.com Empowering the next generation of civic technologists @ U.S. Digital Corps. Boston sports, good reads, and more. Views mine. Now in SF!
Breaking into civic tech guide: chriskuang.com/civictech
Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com Leading digital news and information platform covering voting rights, elections, and the courts — from an unapologetically pro-democracy standpoint.
Newsletters: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
Reporting: democracydocket.com
Founded: @marcelias.bsky.social
Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@RGoodLaw
Co-editor-in-chief @justsecurity.org. Chaired Prof at NYU Law. Former Chaired Prof Harvard. Former Special Counsel Defense Dept.
https://www.justsecurity.org/author/goodmanryan
Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social Columnist for MSNOW, Public Notice. Formerly: Washington Post, The Week, American Prospect. Subscribe to my newsletter! The Cross Section: paulwaldman.substack.com
Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social @theunpopulist.net
Election law and policy, liberalism and democracy, and occasional pugs.
FOIA Feed @foiafeed.social.freedom.press.ap.brid.gy Highlighting reporting that makes use of the Freedom of Information Act and other public records laws.
[bridged from https://social.freedom.press/@foiafeed on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social @npr.org correspondent reporting on voting, the census and USPS
signal: hansi.01
email: hwang@npr.org
newsletter: hansilowang.com/stay-in-touch
AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social Keeping an eye on "Alt" US Govt. accounts, and one account in particular.
For more of my writing on this subject:
https://dispatchesfromtheonlinevoid.wordpress.com/
My main account: @jjoycelynch.bsky.social
Visit altnationalparks.com to learn more!
Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com DC resident and cybersecurity writer, analyst, book author, publisher. https://metacurity.com/ https://cyberriskbook.com/
https://www.csoonline.com/profile/cynthia-brumfield/ https://infosec.exchange/@metacurity
Send tips to Cynthia.507 via Signal.
Data Foundation @datafoundation.bsky.social Improving government, business, and society through open data and evidence-informed public policy. | Subscribe to our podcast: https://buff.ly/Qz8jYBq
CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social Representing over 1,100 workers nationwide at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. CFPB workers have returned over $21 billion to millions of Americans since 2012
www.nteu335.org
Denice W. Ross @denicewross.bsky.social Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist. Building a more resilient national data infrastrucuture ❤️🇺🇸📊
Chris Marcum 📖 @csmarcum.bsky.social Open Science Advocate and Policy Wonk
Timely updates sync'd from my mastodon account bridge: @csmarcum.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy
🌉 bridged from sciences.social/@csmarcum on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0899-6143
Department of State @state-department.bsky.social Leading U.S. foreign policy and American diplomacy since 1789.
For all Department accounts: http://state.gov/social
Merici @merici.bsky.social there’s no rule that says you can’t rewrite all the rules
Currently: Fellow. Ex: US Digital Service, CFPB, Ideo. co-founder Ada’s List
DC via London, Boulder, and the Sandhills of Nebraska
Direct File fan account
Federal US domain bot @fed-us-domain-bot.bsky.social Posts when a Federal US .gov domain is added or removed. The Wayback machine can help you browse deleted sites: https://web.archive.org/
NOTE: A website can be unresponsive or show a 404, but this bot will only trigger when the domain itself is removed.
Chris McDaniel @csmcdaniel.bsky.social News Producer at Last Week Tonight. Previously an investigative reporter at BuzzFeed News. Winner, 2011 PAX East Super Smash Bros. (N64) Championship. Signal: csmcdaniel.89
Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social 📊 Director of Social Security and Disability Policy at @centeronbudget
🏛️ Proud former fed: SSA, CRS, OMB, SSAB
Adam (son of Drogo) @thisismaz.bsky.social Thy great employment will not bear question; either say thou'lt do 't, or thrive by other means.
Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social Co-host of @onthemedia.bsky.social from WNYC
mloewinger(at)wnyc,org Signal: (646) 753-2373
Grant Irving @grantirving.bsky.social Producer of Panic World
Go birds
American Foreign Service Association @afsaorg.bsky.social Championing America's diplomats since 1924
Satvi Sunkara @satvisunkara.bsky.social Producer | PBS News & Washington Week 🗞️ pbs.org/newshour (opinions my own)
Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social Ensuring political appointees serve the public interest.
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/
Read more of our work at http://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com and http://hackwatch.us
Follow:
Twitter/Post @RevolvingDoorDC
FB/IG: RevolvingDoorProject
Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social Senior Adviser, US Program, International Crisis Group. Editor at Just Security. Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law. Ex State Dept Lawyer. War Powers| Use of Force| Counterterrorism| Law of War| War Crimes| Arms Sales
Antoine @ant.bsky.social 📚 Internet Archive.org & @EOTArchive.org & FDLP 🏛️ We build tools so the past and future can meet.
ALT-NASA @altnasa.bsky.social Companion to our American heroes at NASA. Planetary defense, from without and within.
https://www.altnasa.net https://www.alt-nasa.com
Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social Media reporter at The New York Times. Signal: benmullin.13
Sean Michael Newhouse @seanthenewsboy.bsky.social I report on federal agencies for Government Executive
Over the past 11 years, I've correctly guessed 71.5% of Oscar winners
Daniel Schuman @americalabs.org Progressive institutionalist with an interest in modernizing Congress and strengthening our democracy. Bluesky is my penance for working at an org that once encouraged Congress to tweet.
Like what you see? More at https://firstbranchforecast.substack.com/
Neil O @neilomansky.bsky.social 28 yr federal employee
LA born and raised
Illinoisan since 2004
Indiana and USC alum
Lakers, Kings, Rams, Dodgers, Hoosiers, Illini
Chris Given @cmgiven.bsky.social Public policy + technology + data. I used to lead the team designing and building IRS Direct File.
REASON FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE SMARTER INFORMATION
https://chrisgiven.com
Amy @amylikesopengov.bsky.social Speaking only for myself. All opinions are my own. Long-term interest in privacy, open government and FOIA. Mostly share cute Beagle pics
@silviao-reports.bsky.social @silviao-reports.bsky.social 
Trisha Clark @tcinindy.bsky.social Research Administrator - Blue Dot in Indiana - I believe in science - I follow the facts - #HoosierSky - All are welcome - 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ - 🚫 Porn - 🚫Crypto - 🚫DM’s - Views/Opinions are my own.
Science Magazine @science.org Cutting-edge research, news, commentary, and visuals from the Science family of journals. https://www.science.org
AltNIOSH @altniosh.altgov.info Unofficial (but factual) account about the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and its mission.
We're public health folks working for the worker- that's you! We'll keep doing so come hell, high water, or bad policy.
#SaveNIOSH #AltGov
NFFE local 125 @nffe-local125.bsky.social Local 125 covers employees at/on the Region 4 RO, Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, Fishlake NF, Manti-La Sal, Dixie NF, and Bridger- Teton NF.
AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info Boldly going where no Jedi has beamed before. Earth is our spaceship.
#AltGov
altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info Retired 20+ year DOJ executive providing honest commentary on American politics. Opinions are my own. “Morgan” in the book “We Are #AltGov” by Dr. Amanda Sturgill. (I have NO financial ties to the book)
Twitter: @altScalesOfJust
😷 it’s only Wednesday 😷 @diplo-drama.bsky.social Make good choices! #swiftie #altgov #nafo #accidentaldiplomat
Alt WASO NPS @altwasonps.bsky.social #AltNPS Unofficial Washington D.C. Office #Resistance Team. Protect & preserve the US from fascism #AltGov #WeAreAltGov
I study everything and know nothing.
Rogue NASA @roguenasa.altgov.info Not an official NASA account. Come for the facts, stay for the snark.🥄
Same team from Twitter but with more gray hairs. 🚀🛰️🧪🔭
climate.nasa.gov
they/them
🏳️🌈🫶🏳️⚧️
AltUSCustoms @altuscustoms.altgov.info Since 2017, I have fought against the growing fascist threat from Trumplestiltskin and his loyal minions, including the entire GOP and its base. Not affiliated with nor represents USCBP. Opinions are my own. #AltGov
Mt. Rainier 🏔(təqʷuʔmaʔ) @handle.invalid Veiled sentinel of Rainier's shadow: summoning stars via code & crystal jars, unmooring souls to Lumena's light. Thrones fall, voids call—love echoes eternal.
Former-Alt-immi @altimmi.bsky.social Used to be a big deal on twitter for like a minute.
AltNatSecAgency @altnatsecagency.bsky.social Former SIGINT Analyst. He/him. Deep State Operative ™ Alleged Antifa Leader ™ POG LEG REMF™ Astronaut Diaper™ Vampire ™ May be spying on you right now
ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info I’m not new, I’m just new *here*. You know me, I know you. The sun’ll come out tomorrow.
Dr. Curmudgeon @altgovdoc.altgov.info General health and science information
#medsky #emedsky
Posts 🚫 med advice. Please, seek the care of your physician if you have any concerns.
AltBiker @altbiker.altgov.info Leather wearing, beer drinking, motorcycle riding member of #AltGov
It we do not stand against oppression, we endorse the oppressors.
Alt Musician @altmusician.altgov.info Fighting 4 democracy & end corruption on a 🌎 stage
Wrked directly in WhiteHouse w/ Obama Biden Harris since 2012
Wrkd Harris Walz 2024 campaign
US Secret Service Vetted
TS/SCI & Yankee White clearance
Liberty 🗽 & Equality 4 all #AltGov #Resist
AltWarDept @altdod.bsky.social retired, former, crusty cog that was in the machine, mostly snark, sometimes insightful. Knows enough to be dangerous, sometimes useful.
#altgov
(VIC) 31N AA 66021 00000
AltDIA @altdia.bsky.social The original - Twitter survivor.
Matt Cortez, Esq. @mattcortezlaw.bsky.social A Jabroni in a former life. Civil litigation attorney in this life. I put the “Find Out” in FAFO. Licensed in California.
BadHombreLands NPS @badhombrenps.bsky.social Unofficial feed of Badlands National Park. Protecting rugged scenery, fossil beds, 244,000 acres of mixed-grass prairie & wildlife from two-bit cheetoh-hued despots. OG #AltGov #Altnps #TheResistance #prodemocracy #resist #punchnazis #wildernesswarrior
AltFormerFed (aka Farmer Fred) @dataprism.altgov.info Retired Fed. I survived 45. Honored to have served the people.
#Resist with compassion
#ClimateChange is here
#Tribal #Sovereignty is #Treaty Law #LGBTQ+ #WeSeeYou
It takes #AllOfUs
Legit #altGov accounts don’t sell merch or ask for $$. Beware the grift.
AltCityHall @altcityhall.altgov.info You can fight fascism, but you can’t fight AltCityHall. Maybe your local city hall, though. #AltGov
alt-dea @alt-dea.altgov.info Retired Senior Special Agent Federal Drug Law Enforcement.
#AltGov #AltFam #AltCit #Resistance #EndICE #Resist #NoKings
Alt_Bartender @bartenderresists.altgov.info #AltGov #Resist #AltCitizen
“We do not bend the knee. We do not surrender. We fight, until we win or die.” - Lynn Stahl, #AltGov
“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”
– William Penn
Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info Award-winning Baltimore based web developer, HCD product lead for federal agencies, mother (humans, dogs, cats, chickens…), democracy enthusiast, nature lover. #civtech #resist #altgov #swiftie 🥄
Alt Health and Human Services @alt-hhs.altgov.info Promoting health and science and resistance against pseudoscience, disinformation, and fascism.
TJ @tjsls.bsky.social Vet, Fed employee, dog dad, lifting, gaming, personal life a mess, trying to rebuild, dines on ashes. Enjoys the Platypus
@altfema.bsky.social @altfema.bsky.social Helping people before, during, and after (this democratic) disaster.
#AltGov
AltDOI @altdoi.altgov.info We are dedicated DOI employees who swore an oath to the constitution to protect the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage. Officially *unofficial* account.
Do not approach the wildlife. This bison bites back. #AltGov 🦬
DHSaucepan @dhsaucepan.altgov.info Career civil servant in immigration.
AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info Loyal to our Constitution, not a politician, god or person. Not an official Air Force acct. Professional critical thinker, fed, vet & mil spouse here to communicate, share information and more importantly, offer support.
AltUSGS @handle.invalid The resistance in the form of a couple of science nerds in different missions. Not an official USGS account but close enough to hypothesize about their actions. #AltGov
RogueFEMA @roguefema.altgov.info Not an official government account. But you aren't here for that, right?
@altpbs.altgov.info @altpbs.altgov.info 
Mad Houser/AltHUD @madhouser.altgov.info Retrofitting reality and rebuilding community from the brutal bunker in SW. Opinionated Fed. Huddie. Not associated with AltNPS.
#AltGov #Bandofothers #Altpoetsociety
Mad Houser Haiku:
Mad about housing
Mad at the state of the world
Mad as a hatter
VHAbrainwitch @vhabrainwitch.altgov.info Social worker. VA Psychotherapist. Grandchild of WWII Navy Veteran.
#AltGov - Not an official VA account. Opinions are my own.
Content =\= medical advice.
AltReclamation 💦 @altreclamation.altgov.info Reclaiming water in the American West, and reclaiming democracy wherever necessary.
Alt US Army Corps of Engineers @alt-usace.bsky.social Fed employee. Resistance. #AltGov #Altfam.
Dream job- steward to Turtle Island waters, lands, and people — no matter who is in the casa blanca. None of us are free until all of us are. Not official USACE Account.
USACE staff can DM with any stories. 
altUSMC 🖍️ 👊 🇺🇸 🔥 @altusmc.altgov.info Marine, combat vet. Apparently also woke and an enemy of the state now? Huh. Here to call out disinformation. And to, you know, obey my oath. ETA: And maybe to NOT share classified info via Signal chats.
Alt National Archives @altnatarchives.altgov.info Two NARAtians reminding everyone of the mission of the National Archives - “We preserve, protect, and share the historical records of the United States to promote public inquiry and strengthen democratic participation.”
We ride at dawn. #altgov #Antifa
AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info #AltGov
State Government Worker (not state dept)
Covering all the ways the actions of the Regime are impacting the work of state governments.
DMs open to reporting impacts you're seeing relating to program funding cuts.
Be an #AltCitizen.
AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info Not a real fed Press Sec but watched she/her on TV and said “Hey, I can do that, but with facts.” When in doubt, refer to the First Amendment and The AP Stylebook, in that order. Verified #AltGov. 🗒️ 🇺🇸
#AltGov #AltFam
Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info Science geek who believes science is for everyone! ALL should be included in the scientific process! All views shared are personal.
RogueCVM @roguecvm.altgov.info Federal Employee during 2025 Coup and so much more including puppy parent.
RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info A couple folks resisting harmful policies, fighting disinfo & defending FEMA.
Not official FEMA. Views are our own and expressed in a personal capacity.
Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info 📣 Speaking for the trees, and:
🌲 600 million forest acres
💚 193 million acres public land
🥾 164,000 miles of trails
🎣 400,000 miles of streams
🪵 Billions of board feet timber
🚰 Trillions of gallons clean water
🚫Not affiliated with USDA Forest Service
RogueVA 🇺🇸🥼🏥 @rogueva.altgov.info One of the official resistance pages of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Not an official government page. Views expressed here DEFINITELY do not reflect those of the regime. Sailors cuss like ME.
Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info The resistance team for the U.S. Department of Labor. Not an official government account. #resist #AltGov #NoKings ❌👑
ALT DHS (NOT an official DHS account) @altdhs.altgov.info ALT gov account. ALT. Not an official DHS account (if they even have one on BlueSky). ALT
Retired Gov employee. I swear a lot. #Altgov
Discl: Not an official account for DHS. All opinions my own. Again, ALT. ALT. ALT.
altFAA @altfaa.altgov.info Safety first. Safety always. FAA info.
AltTaxPro @alttaxpro.altgov.info #WeAreAltGov
Might be IRS, might be Dept of Revenue...wait for the audit to FAFO
Typically found cussing at most laws
#AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic
Sarcastic AF potty-mouth middle-child latchkey #GenXer
#NAFO 🇺🇦 Former #FellaForger
NCPSSM @ncpssm.bsky.social 
Alt Bureau of Land Management @altblmatinterior.bsky.social 
BZimmerman @bzimmerman.bsky.social Retired Federal employee, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Orlando VA). Liberal✊🏼💙. Believer in science 🦠💉. Married 🏳️🌈, with 🐶😸😸😸. I Understood The Assignment.
Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info This is a #AltGov account. Federal employee. Love my job. Ask for help and you shall receive. Read any USPS mail you get from the IRS.
#Resist #spoon 🥄
nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social Independent investigative reporter.
http://www.benryan.net
Subscribe: https://benryan.substack.com
Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info Public health experts resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within.
Not official CDC—but close enough for transmission.
Proudly #AltGov
Tips? signal altCDC.99, email altCDCtips@proton.me or DM
AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info OG AltGov. that’s now here. ANTIFA General.
Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info Alt Library of Congress #TheResistance 🇺🇸&🌏Political commentary. "Science is vital for progressive society." Verified by @snopes 👍🏼MLS📚 #AltGov cartoonist, doctoral candidate.
I stand in support of those under siege or occupied by the same regime. 🇺🇸 🇬🇪 🇺🇦
Alt US Coast Guard @altcoast.altgov.info Sharing news from the Coast Guard, the Federal Government, and beyond.
Semper Paratus, Semper Pro Populus (Always Ready, Always for the People).
Not affiliated with Official USCG. Views are solely my own opinions. #AltGov 🥄
Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info They tried to bury us. They didn't realize we were seeds.
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org