Marly Salazar @secant2.bsky.social SIG-CLI Co-chair and all around regular human being
PZ Myers @pzmyers.bsky.social Biologist at the University of Minnesota Morris.
Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social Scholar, author, policy advisor
Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab
https://www.ias.edu/stsv-lab
Books: The Future of Science is Civic, Auditing AI, The Social Life of DNA, Genetics & the Unsettled Past, Body & Soul, Technicolor
Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social Book: https://thecon.ai
Web: https://faculty.washington.edu/ebender
Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social ๐งข CEO: Dropout
๐ค Host: Game Changer, Make Some Noise
๐ธ he / him
Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social ๐; โHappiness Vampireโ; Assoc Prof of Soc; social theory + sport; words in The Guardian etc; co-host @endofsportpod.bsky.social; he/him; plz order *The End of College Football*: https://t.co/0C19WAmL6y
dame @dame.is Creator of @anisota.net, @aturi.to, @flushes.app. Product design engineer by day, three moths in a trench coat by night. (they/them) ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Website: dame.is
Bailey Townsend ๐ฆ @pds.dad Bandaid Engineer. I post mostly about coding, atproto, embedded devices and things like that. Sometimes serious, mostly just killing time.
๐Middle Tennessee
Brennan Kenneth Brown โพ๏ธ @brennan.day 30/Mรฉtis/Queer (he/they)
Calgary author. BA English (Hons.)
Founder of BerryHouse.ca & WriteClub.ca
Author of PRAIRIE BOYSPIRIT
I write about craft, Indigenous issues, tech criticism, & culture
I follow back!
๐ brennan.day | ๐ blog.brennanbrown.ca
Sage Griffin ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @sgrif.bsky.social Making the database base the data at pgdog.dev. Creator of diesel.rs. Former co-lead of crates.io. Enby. they/them/elle
Andrew Lilley Brinker @alilleybrinker.com memory safety / Rust, #jj-vcs, urbanism, and more.
๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ general words: alilleybrinker.com
๐ฆ rust words: possiblerust.com
Developer Security @ Anthropic (opinions posted are my own)
he/him
Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social Queer activist, writer, and musician causing problems for the powerful. Director of Fight for the Future. New album "AMAB/ACAB" out 9/19/25 on Get Better Records. $5 ft. Eve 6 out now on your fav surveillance capitalist streaming platform she/her/they/them
Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social Iโm an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01. I periodically delete all my posts.
Leah Greenberg โ๐ @leahgreenberg.bsky.social Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Indivisible
This account surrounds hate and forces it to surrender
Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social Mom, organizer, Lt. Gov. of MN. My Ojibwe name is Gizhiiwewidamookwe = Speaks in a Loud and Clear Voice Woman.
Running for U.S. Senate to fight for Minnesotans
File Jockey @filecabinetjockey.bsky.social Educating the future? New Jerseyan in exile. I mostly talk about beer, foreign policy, and on very rare occasions, parenting and gender.
onekade @onekade.bsky.social Civil rights and liberties advocate, appreciator of nice things like democracy and the Boston Celtics. Pro-immigrant. Anti-fascist. Opinions mine.
Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social Science communicator with McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Separating sense from nonsense. Not all studies are created equal. McGill.ca/OSS
Professional Bacta Chiller @darthamin.bsky.social 
David Samson @davidpsamson.bsky.social This is me.
Www.davidsamsonpodcast.com
Www.youtube.com/@npds
Maggie Harrison Duprรฉ @mharrisondupre.bsky.social Award-winning journalist at Futurism covering AI and its impacts on industries, media/information, and people. Send tips by email to: maggie@futurism.com or Signal: mhd.39
Mike Davidson @mikeindustries.com Head of Design for Microsoft AI. Designed some other products you have probably used like Twitter (sorry!) and ESPN.com. Showerhead connoisseur and conscientious shoelace objector.
David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
Leigh Kunkel @leighkunkel.bsky.social I'm a journalist in Chicago
But you're probably here for Birdie
Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social Collector of social media sites. Infectious disease epidemiologist. Writes about vaccine hesitancy, science misinfo, zombies. Probably somewhere on a trail. Views own etc.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Matt Thompson @mvthomster.bsky.social PhD in Plant Physiology. Building platforms for agriculture. E-bike commuter. I block a lot: >50% of my followers are blocked bots & aggregators.
->Plant trees EVERYWHERE<-
LBCA-raised, he/him, 3 kids
#trees #plantscience #agriculture #culturalevolution
Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social Chicago. Transportation law, policy, and technology mostly. Senior Advisor, Metropolitan Planning Council. Views my own. One ticket, one timetable, one network....
Sophie @localghost.dev ๐ Dog botherer
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๐ป localghost.dev
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internetโs gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, canโt lose.
Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org Chicagoans working together to make our streets better for walking, rolling, bicycling and public transit.
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linktr.ee/betterstreetschicago
250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social A series of one-minute stories of the many people, places, and events that have built our country and remind us of the power of each person to make history. #WeAreAmerica250
Storm Chaser Patrick Makes Games @patrickpineda.net Iโm a Colorado-based storm chaser, motion designer, game dev and the creator of Beyond Sunset โ a retro cyberpunk FPS.
Steam: https://s.team/a/1665260
GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/beyond_sunset
Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social Heirloom beans, etc
www.ranchogordo.com
Official member: Leguminati ๐ซ
Alex Winter @alexwinter.com Trans Rights are Human Rights.
alexwinter.com
Daniel La Spata @daniellaspata.bsky.social Dad, urban planner, proven progressive, and Alderman of Chicagoโs 1st Ward. Loving music, running, bread, biking, and democracy.
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social Raised gifted; non-practicing.
If your reply doesn't have alt text, I won't see it.
๐ productpicnic.beehiiv.com ๐ผ UX Design ๐ฆ Sick of rectangles ๐ง he/him
Paul @basspaulplayer.bsky.social Musician. Teacher. Bicycles. Books. Chicago. Solidarity. He/him.
Alex @mplsalex.bsky.social Probably on my bike.
Leonard French @piratelawyer.com Your favorite copyright attorney Blue Sky user.
Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social Gaming. Cofounder/blogging at @Aftermath.site.
aftermath.site/
Video at Highlight Reel.
patreon.com/highlightreel
Occasional DIY LaserDisc Archivist
Bike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social Report bike lane obstructions with our mobile app from anywhere in the USA & Canada.
BikeLaneUprising.com
David at FOIAball @foiaball.com FOIAball digs through public records to break college football's weirdest, wildest, and biggest secrets.
Give it a read today!
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social Federal Courts Reporter, @chicago.suntimes.com
Signal: jseidel.37
Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social Study & teach critical media studies of empire Creator and host of Empire City @nyu_journalism Stories/ Political ed @crookedmedia @sceneonradio @uncivilshow @mothstories @streetpoetsinc
Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovรฉlo creative. Lectures on reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety, cities and mobility.
Devout follower of Jesus and Mary Chain
Creativebyrovelo.com
Satirical news at The Rovรฉlo Record
Wes Bos @wesbos.com Fullstack Dev โฏ JSโ CSS Node โฏ JavaScript30.com โฏ wesbos.com/courses โฏ ๐ฅ Tips โฏ Podcast @syntax.fm
Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social Tour, On Cinema at the Cinema, Office Hours, find it all and more at linktr.ee/tim.heidecker
Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social your fuel prices, explained honestly.
data over politics, no tolerance for political BS.
thousands of interviews | trusted by every White House administration.
Integrity matters.
Shane Pangburn @shanepang.bsky.social Educator and Illustrator
A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social We call upon your boss.
Author of the novel THE REVISIONARIES (2019) and the essay collections VERY FINE PEOPLE (2024) and FIGHTING IN THE DARK (2026).
He/him.
Author site: armoxon.com
Weekly essays on my free newsletter, The Reframe.
Matt Levine @matt-levine.bsky.social the money stuff guy
Caitlin Rivers @cmyeaton.bsky.social Infectious disease epidemiologist @JohnsHopkinsSPH. Associate professor. Author of CRISIS AVERTED (Viking). Outbreak newsletter at forceofinfection.com
Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com Architecture, interesting & historic places, Chicago, exploring cities by bike & transit. Mostly photos. Views my own. He/him. ๐ฒ ๐๏ธ ๐ ๐ฑ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ท
Frazz @mrs-frazzled.bsky.social ๐ Education news updates & policy breakdowns
๐บ๐ธ Public schools ๐ค Democracy
๐ซง Got it, got it?
Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social Host of the Savage Lovecast, author of Savage Love. "A deviant of the highest order!" โย The Daily Caller
Justin Garrison @justingarrison.com Linux and Linux accessories
Host of @fafo.fm
Work at @siderolabs.com
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โ Bee ๐ @bee.babesky.social hey ๐ Iโm Bee
Whole person.
At the intersection of Tech, Art, Philanthropy, Science, & Sex. Creator by trade, community builder by passion, #atproto fan by chance.
Bsky's first OF girl ๐๐ซ yesihave.one
Building @babesky.com ๐
Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Co-host of the Amicus podcast. Dad.
Jennifer Pahlka @pahlkadot.bsky.social Author: Recoding America, Founder: Code for America, Co-founder: USDS and USDR.
Yves Jeanrenaud @yjeanrenaud.bsky.social .oO0 Sociologist, Gender Studies Scholar, IT Enthusiast 0Oo.
printf('Sociologist by training, computer scientist at heart');
https://yves.app
Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net economist, ๐จ๐ณ, policy research. this is for display purposes only. ๐งธ contact: robertmarchini1993 at gmail. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ they/them. new jersey resident. https://skymarchini.net/
@miguelfor40.bsky.social @miguelfor40.bsky.social Running to represent Illinois' 40th House District. A proud working class boricua organizer leading for a better district alongside migrants, workers, LGBTIA+ folks. Together, weโre building a future for all.
Tu lucha es mi lucha, tu paz es mi paz.
Frank Calabrese @frankcalabrese.bsky.social Cartography, GIS, maps, politics, and elections.
Chicago ๐
Ben Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social Writer: 84th Oscars, Letterman, The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The Baffler, Air Mail, Emmy nominee, NEH Public Scholar, and author of way too many posts. rep: WME #WGAW letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1lq09
NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org yes, really the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in cleveland, ohio. Customer Relations: 216.881.8247
https://www.neorsd.org/social
Randy Herman @randyhermanlaw.com I am a lawyer. I am not your lawyer.
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted."
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social National correspondent at Mother Jones. tmurphy@motherjones.com.
Signal: timothypmurphy.41
Proton Mail: timothypmurphy@proton.me
Nick Benson @ottergoose.net Currently: hyper-fixated on the aviation angle of ICEโs mass detention apparatus.
Generally: nerding out over geography, weather, politics, and photography of Minnesota's railroad and aviation scene. Chief AvGeek at @JetTip.net.
๐ Burnsville, Minnesota
Brianinja @brianinja.bsky.social Professional Chicagoland suburban transportation planner by day. Cargo ebike suburban dad by night. Enjoys birds and cute art. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ He/him.
Dave Wasserman (unofficial bot) @redistrict.bluesky.bot Senior Editor & Elections Analyst of the nonpartisan @CookPolitical Report w/ @AmyEWalter. Nerd for ๐บ๏ธ maps, โท๏ธ ski slopes & ๐ป trad tunes. Has seen enough.
http://cookpolitical.com/about/staff/david-wasserman
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social CFR fellow, Washington Post columnist. Pulitzer finalist for biography. Author: REAGAN: HIS LIFE AND LEGEND, NYT bestseller and NYT 10 best books of 2024. Man of many hats. Repost โ endorsement. maxboot.net.
Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social Soon: Reporter @talkingpointsmemo.com. Author: To Catch A Fascist. Words in Guardian, Zeteo, MS NOW, The Nation. Formerly HuffPost. letsgomathias@protonmail.com. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767.
molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social never log off, never surrender
host of weird little guys on cool zone media
she/her | charlottesville, va
Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com Public records enthusiasts. Tracking the flow of post-OBBBA homeland security procurements and government contracts.
https://www.projectsaltbox.com/
Proudly based in Baltimore, MD. โซ๏ธ๐ก๐ฆ๐ดโช๏ธ
Track ICE warehouses: https://tracker.projectsaltbox.com
Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social Cartoonist/Nerd. Creator of FoxTrot
John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social Writer, speaker, consultant. Chicago Tribune columnist, blogging at Inside Higher Ed. Coming soon, More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI. Previously: Why They Can't Write and The Writer's Practice. biblioracle.substack.com
Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com Author of bestselling sexy book as Kit Rocha. Rep'd by Sarah Younger at NYLA. Hiding in the Alabama woods. #TeamADHD Book Stuff: https://linktr.ee/kitrocha Enable Chaos: https://amzn.to/4gCqcOD
Ask a Manager @askamanager.org Creator of Ask a Manager โ home to all your questions about lunch-stealing bosses, coworkers who won't stop hugging you, and how much you can drink at work.
Erin Griffith @ering.bsky.social NYT reporter covering startups & venture capital
Writing a book about startups in the 2010s๐ฆ
Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
Gail Swanson @joyinthecenter.bsky.social Trauma-informed technologist | Writer | Artist | Motorcyclist
I ask a lot of questions.
I think a LOT.
I make things.
Yoz Grahame @yoz.bsky.social A small yoz-type object. He/him/oh.
Passive Londoner, active Oaklander.
Only eats kosher planets.
Also @yoz@mastodon.social.
Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough. New England then, Minneapolis now, housing and economic justice forever.
Em, midly @lefttheprairie.bsky.social Emily
Chicago, IL
she/her
emidly.08 on Signal
Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com A community of mere liberals. Discussing, defending, and applying the many varieties of liberalism. liberalcurrents.com
Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social Benn Jordan / The Flashbulb
โขโขRecording artist | YouTuber | Researcherโขโข
https://linktr.ee/BennJordan
Aeronaut @aeronautapp.com A Bluesky app designed and built for Mac.
Now available in the Mac App Store.
https://apple.co/4qHQW2Q
Potato Of Reason @potatoofreason.bsky.social The World's Most Moral Tuberโข
https://x.com/PotatoOfReason
MN
Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social He sits motionless, like a spider in the center of its web, but that web has a thousand radiations, and he knows well every quiver of each of them. juliansanchez.com
Discontinued Foods! @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social Your home for all those culinary delights, anomalies, and misfires that live on only in our memories...Still slowly but surely migrating over the over 1,000 foods I covered on Twitter, so if you don't see a favorite here yet, stay tuned!
Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social music โ geekery โ media and comms โ more random musings than you can handle โ DC vibe checks & street photography โ somehow has a PhD โ opinions all mine โ once called "the bus passenger" by People Magazine
Crazy Optical Illusions @crazyopticalillusions.net Crazy Optical Illusions: Artbook releases this October.
๐ฐ crazyopticalillusions.net
conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social web dev + hot dad. enjoy charts, unions, conputer games, philosophy. chicago crespo.business
Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social comms for @mayorofchicago.bsky.social but this is my personal account.
Chicago-based attorney never giving legal advice. firm believer in the power of community.
Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social Armchair phrenologist. Self-certified body language expert. MENSA member. Former Never-Ending Pasta Pass Owner. Intellectual. Gifted kid โ> Gifted adult. RIP Seattle Sea Dragons. Vai Corinthians. Blueskyโs premier Seven Mary Three poster.
Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
Zach Everson @zacheverson.com Research director
Trump accountability
Public Citizen
Mobile/Signal 202.804.2744, z_everson@protonmail.com
Although I post selected content from my employer, I do so independently and not at its direction. Views do not necessarily reflect my employer's.
Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social A husband, father, actor, director, & a climate justice advocate with an eye out for a better, brighter, cleaner, & more hopeful future for all of us.