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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social OG Liberal Blogger (BooMan): worked for ACORN, Democracy for America and Washington Monthly. Founded Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. Was once internet famous in India. Podcasting the Progress Pondcast. https://martinlongman.substack.com
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MLIS and migraines.
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Joseph D. Carriker, Jr. @oakthorne.bsky.social He/Him/His. Queer. Poly. Bear. Geek. Game designer. Author. Shipping trash. Waterdeep Enthusiast. Portland OR
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social Cofounder @dreamwidth.org / disabled queer cat lady / running social media since before it was "social media" and Trust & Safety since the dawn of time / do not cite the deep magic to me, I wrote it / no, I'm allergic to that, too
Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social Writer of SF/F and Minneapolis/St. Paul election guides. she/her. Website: www.naomikritzer.com My next book, OBSTETRIX, comes out June 9, 2026.
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Kevin Sonney @sonney.com Chief Chicken Wranger at Red Wombat Studio, husband of and assistant to T. Kingfisher, live music enthusiast, and happily retired from the tech industry.
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social "Swear to god you're like a Fox Fire book set in hell." - Ursula Vernon
"You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day
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The bloggess (Jenny Lawson) @thebloggess.bsky.social Author, blogger, proprietress of Nowhere Bookshop, loose cannon.
catwhisperer @catwhisperer.bsky.social Musician, writer, Reiki master, shamanic practitioner, crow talker, squirrel hypnotist. Also former newspaper reporter and editor, former technical analyst, and lifelong Democrat. I believe in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the rule of law.
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
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Adam Tinworth @adders.blog Journalist, blogger, lecturer in audience strategy at City St George’s, University of London. Tired Dad and a good egg (mostly)
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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social Writer/Artist/Dancer. Published in F&SF, Uncanny, Strange Horizons and other lovely places. CW16. SFWA. They/Them.
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