Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social 📚 Clever and curious reads for lovers of the strange and mysterious.
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Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social Ace K (he/him) | public defender & movement lawyer | co-founder Ground Game LA / Knock LA / new legal org name TBA
Time to take this shit back, all of it
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The O/S/T Party @ostparty.bsky.social @LibbyCudmore.bsky.social is a music nerd. @cordialwombat.bsky.social is a movie nerd. Together they break down your favorite movie soundtracks one song at a time!
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Special K @speshulk7.bsky.social "No" is a complete sentence. And this all stops when enough of us start saying it.
Vernal @vernalcoleman.bsky.social Chicago-based ProPublica Reporter covering the Midwest. Reach me at vernal.coleman@propublica.org or on Signal: vcoleman91.99
Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social I cover DHS and immigration policy for the New York Times
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Daisy Gardner @daisygardner.bsky.social “All I have is a voice / To undo the folded lie”
- W.H. Auden
“This dogshit is bullshit!” - old saying from college
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School of Criminal Justice @runscj.bsky.social Official Bluesky of the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice
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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social Never’s just the echo of forever
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Vroman's Bookstore @vromansbookstore.bsky.social California's oldest independent bookstore since 1894, Vroman's Bookstore is your one stop shop for books, magazines, gifts, and more! We host 300+ bookish events annually. Hope to see you soon! : https://vromansbookstore.com/events/calendar
Kris Wernowsky @kriswernowsky.com He was bit by an animal and became that animal.
Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social A small-press independent publisher delivering crime, noir, and dark fiction chronicling bad decisions and desperate people.
Blue Villa @bluevilla.org Literary mag 📖
Est. 2023 🏙️
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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social Health Care Reporter for POLITICO focused on sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion, contraception and STIs.
Author of the forthcoming book "Side Effects" with The New Press.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social contributing editor at Wired // contributing writer at NYT opinion // making trouble at ■■■■■■■■ // https://signal.me/#eu/3aA6cspNTXUEOtEYwaK6KOFIw8nf-7G1jQBd3MRqrDeUvZxfzp5Py61cKq4GbcNg
Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social investigative reporter covering immigration, labor and more for @propublica.org
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social Congressman, former Mayor of Long Beach, educator, comic nerd, progressive & proud American 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
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Robert Greene @robertlgreene.bsky.social Journalist
Rev. Rae Huang @raeforla.com Mom, community organizer, pastor 🌞 This account is being used for campaign purposes by Rae Huang for Mayor 2026.
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol Senior Writer at The Ringer covering the intersection of tech, politics, and media 🦉 NYT bestselling author of Impossible Owls 🦉 also, how can I put this: sports
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Gerald So @sogerald.bsky.social I run THE FIVE-TWO: https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/ and FANS OF #RobertBParker: https://matrix.to/#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org I often post about TV, film, fiction. Blog: https://geraldso.blogspot.com/ Mastodon: https://mstdn.social/@sogerald
Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social Senior staff writer, The Ringer
Be better tomorrow
Christopher L. Keller @chrislkeller.com Award-winning journalist for The Associated Press.
Stretch-4 putting in work on the offensive and defensive glass.
Aspiring to play lead and rhythm guitar.
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sahra sulaiman @sahrasulaiman.bsky.social Writer of stories. Taker of pictures. Meticulous deconstructer of LAPD narratives. https://la.streetsblog.org/author/sahra
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social The international source for book publishing and bookselling news, reviews, and information.
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social Catapult, Counterpoint, Soft Skull, & Hawthorne Books.
Lisa Rodgers @lisarodgers.bsky.social Knitter, dancer, gamer, NorCal native, ruiner of dreams. Literary agent http://awfulagent.com/agents/lisa-rodgers/
Jim Thomsen @jimthomsen.bsky.social Kingston, Washington. Editor, writer, photographic noirgasmist, Seventiesologist. A Quinn Martin Production. Act One ….
Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social Author of "Where the Bones Lie” (Datura, March 2025) and other grim delights. Shamus-, Derringer-, Anthony-nominated. Cats, snark, crime, horror.
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K Petras @kirstynpetras.bsky.social Writes dark stuff. Author of THE NEXT WITNESS, co-host of the Dark Waters podcast
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social Writer, host. WAIT A SECOND POD, X-RAY VISION, THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THRONES HOTD, KOTSK POD
Dennis Tafoya @dennistafoya.bsky.social Crime writer. Author of DOPE THIEF, coming to Apple TV+ in 2025.
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Austin Beutner @austinforla.bsky.social This account is being used for campaign purposes by Austin Beutner for LA Mayor 2026.
David Mendez @jdmendez.com Friendly neighborhood newsman @ospreynews.net.
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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social Writer/Editor/Founder of Too Deep Zone: Subscriber-supported gonzo NFL journalism. Former NFL writer for Football Outsiders, Bleacher Report, the New York Times, Sports on Earth and other publications, some of which still exist!
Julie O'Connor @juliehoconnor.bsky.social Writing news analysis about urban education for NJ PBS/NJ Spotlight News. Send me tips at OConnorJ@njspotlightnews.org
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social Just asking questions.
Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
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Robert Lloyd @robertlloyd.bsky.social More than full time TV critic, L.A. Times. Sometime sideman. Picture drawer. 
Jason Dearen @jasondearen.com Investigative Journalist | criminal justice, extremism, environment, public health.
Watch Emmy-winning doc: "Grand Knighthawk” on Hulu.
Read my book: "Kill Shot: A Shadow Industry, A Deadly Disease"
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BadToss @badtoss.bsky.social Guggenheim Fellow, Prof Emerita. Working on a book on America's home grown Soviet spy (37Ink). Oh, and tennis tweets. Expect them.
Lit rep: Mackenzie Brady Watson
Stacks at https://prendergastc.substack.com
Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social Demography nerd at Pew Research Center
Global religious change, sociology
David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social Cato Institute, Director of Immigration Studies, Cato's Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy, BEER, not buyer. Cato, not CATO
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Long Beach Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisiblelb.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/LongBeachIndivisible
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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social Reporter covering California higher education and state-federal issues for @Calmatters.org. Other interests include nationalism, politics, economy, film, fiction and Jewishness. Soviet-born baby refugee; Pell grant recipient. L.A. resident.
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social Resisting Authoritarianism. Protecting Democracy. Preserving Human Rights. globalextremism.org
Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social I write about public policy issues for Blueprint magazine. Former Arts & Entertainment Editor at LA Times, Executive Editor at The Wrap. Founding editor of Culture Monster. Teach arts reporting at USC.
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social I'm Zurie Pope. I'm a reporter whose work has been published in The Nation Magazine, The Washington Blade, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and several other places.
Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social Bay Area Journalist
David Zahniser @davidzahniser.bsky.social 
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us The US Press Freedom Tracker is a database that tracks and catalogs press freedom violations in the United States.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and the clash between the Trump administration and courts.
Rebecca Ellis @rellis.bsky.social 
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social Journalist, professor, dad. Via Sioux City, Colorado Springs, Palo Alto, Rome, Standing Rock, Bologna, Miami Herald, Bloomberg, Salt Lake, Columbia J School.
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Shawn Hubler @shawnhubler.bsky.social Los Angeles Bureau Chief for The New York Times.
Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social Security & Investigations Director at @WIRED.com. Send tips and/or dog pics.
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PEN Guild @pen-guild.bsky.social The labor union representing POLITICO and E&E News. Ink-stained wretches of the world, unite!
National Police Accountability Project @npapjustice.bsky.social 
Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social Immigrant Rights & Labor Activist
UCLA Labor Center Project Director
Core Faculty for UCLA Labor Studies & UCLA School of Law
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Struggling magician aka El Mago del Pueblo
Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social nerd, unionist, heist enthusiast
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Jessica Roy @jessicaroy.bsky.social I'm the personal finance columnist for the @sfchronicle. One-time Joan Baez backup dancer.
Dr. Emily Wood @dremilywood.bsky.social Psychiatrist, neuroscientist, neurodiversity affirming, advocate for individuals with serious mental illness. Care first, jails last. 
Peter Bibring @peterbibring.bsky.social Policing, First Amendment, public records, and other civil rights and civil liberties law in LA and California. Formerly ACLUSoCal.org and LA County OIG. Now bibringlaw.com and iredalelaw.com
Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social I'm a writer. I don't believe in voices for the voiceless. Abolish the conditions of voicelessness instead.
Books include The Sympathizer, The Committed, A Man of Two Faces, The Refugees, and To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com The official Bluesky account of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. youtube.com/lastweektonight
Aarón Cantú @aaroncantu.bsky.social California climate accountability reporter @capitalandmain.bsky.social
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe.
Raphael Mimoun רפאל מימון @raphmim.bsky.social I research Zionism and write about Israel Palestine at OneSmallDetail.blog • member of decolonial Jewish collective @tsdkcollectif.bsky.social • bylines @972mag.com @washingtonpost.com @vashtimedia.bsky.social
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david james keaton @spiderfrog.bsky.social The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by its frogs.
Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com International woman of mystery. MA Philosophy. Anteater. Chief Muckety Muckraker. Signal TDBerg.24
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doloresquintana needs a nap @doloresquintana.bsky.social Contributor @ Fangoria, editor Mirror Media Group, words @ recordingacademy @ altpress 🍅 Critic doloresmquintana@gmail.com Actor: WB Horror Made Here, Alone: an existential haunting, Screenshot Productions, film.
Lauren Tomasi @laurentomasi.bsky.social New here.
US Correspondent, 9News Australia.
Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social Journalist. Unionist, organizer, labor nerd.
I write about working for a living: wordsaboutwork.news
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
https://linktr.ee/lithub_
Dwyer Murphy @dwyermurphy.bsky.social New book THE HOUSE ON BUZZARDS BAY out 6.24.25 from Viking Books; STOLEN COAST, AN HONEST LIVING. Adrift off the coast of Miami.
Peter Barth @oldpete45.bsky.social covering organized crime @Bellingcat.com. texan up north. views my own.
SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists @sejorg.bsky.social SEJ is a membership association of professional journalists dedicated to environmental issues. Our mission is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of journalism that advances public understanding of environmental issues. linktr.ee/sejorg
Jon Schleuss @jschleuss.com President of @newsguild.org, the largest union of media workers in North America.
logan, hater club CEO @logan.hater.club your friendly neighborhood east SFV organizer // he/him/his // fix your hearts or die
writing stories no one with money wants to read
Law Murray 📘 @lawmurraythenu.bsky.social #NBASky writer at The Athletic
In LA
From Philadelphia
Social media in 2023 got me here😂😳
Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social Senior NBA Writer at TheRinger.com | Co-host, the Real Ones | #NBASky evangelist
Previously: SI.com, BleacherReport.com, NYTimes.com, DailyNews.com, VCStar.com, DavisEnterprise.com
https://www.theringer.com/authors/howard-beck
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social Reporter at The New York Times writing about the intersection of health and politics, especially in marginalized communities. NYT Guild steward. No, not one of those Astors.
Grace Toohey @grace2e.bsky.social Los Angeles Times breaking news reporter, focused on climate issues, wildfires and housing.
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KCRW @kcrw.com 
Jeff Circle - The Dossier @jeffcircle.bsky.social Editor of The Writer’s Dossier. Dangerously ambidextrous. thewritersdossier.com
@angryatty.bsky.social @angryatty.bsky.social Longtime attorney. Angry when it’s useful. Musk is a Nazi. Trump is senile Hitler
NLGJA Los Angeles @lanlgja.bsky.social The L.A. Chapter of NLGJA - The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists. We're here, we're queer, we're on deadline! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social LA-based investigative journalist covering policing, injustice, and inequality. I create job security for public records custodian’s in California.
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Los Angeles Times Guild @latguild.bsky.social Our mission is to safeguard the future of the Los Angeles Times and its journalists. We’re a unit of the Media Guild of the West.
Jim Buzinski @jimbuzinski.bsky.social Co-founder Outsports.Com. Former L.A. Times editor; Go Chargers and cats.