𝚂𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚎 @samsonite.bsky.social Mastodon: @samsonite@mastodon.online
I’m an acquired taste. If you don’t like me, acquire some taste.
Humour, memes, sausages, music, books, knowledge, sport, games, travel, architecture, technology, wine.
#COYS
DMs only if I know you.
Beckatron @ridiculousrebecca.bsky.social *out of office response*
Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral
markcarney.ca 
Garnett’s Cafe @garnettscafe.bsky.social a tiny sandwich shop with a big ❤️ lunch / dinner / dine in / take out / delivery / picnic baskets / https://garnettscafe.com
Carolyn 🇨🇦 @carolynp.bsky.social 
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social Ontario politics and policy for TVO. Writer and Podcast co-host, #onpoli
jm_mcgrath.01 on signal
PictureTheSouth @picturethesouth.bsky.social Progressive Southern #Veteran, #Deadhead, #Dudeist minister, retired #Infosec, amateur #herpetologist in no particular order. I host the #BackyardWildlife, #Seestar and other feeds. Come for the critters - stay for political rants. I curse. A fucking lot
Tamara @procrastamara.bsky.social Chaotic gardener. Seasonal knitter. Library enthusiast. Very, very distractible. #HamOnt (Canada). Xennial. ⚓️ #ProtectTransKids she/her
ESO @eso.org The European Southern Observatory designs, builds & operates world-class observatories on the ground for the benefit of society. More info on eso.org
Cobalt @cobaltadvocates.bsky.social Cobalt is dedicated to fighting for systems, structures and policies that protect reproductive rights and guarantee comprehensive, universal access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion.
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social Public servant running for U.S. Senate because it shouldn't be THIS hard to get by. Michigan born and raised. Girl Dad. Doctor. Vote by August 4th!
Holly @mirastella.bsky.social astronomer, lover of dogs, watcher of sci-fi. she/her. 
ɱίκε ΘĢ @mikeo-g.bsky.social Here for fewer followers this time.
Still a cunt.
No packs, no lists.
Bsky Sisyph🪨s Guy @livelaughshove.bsky.social Hi, I’m JC. I draw #ImaginingSisyphus comics + other stuff.
https://ko-fi.com/jcmurphy
Jules @jules111985.bsky.social Chaos mixed with a little sunshine ☀️
40, Leeds. Business Owner, Mother, Coffee Lover, Baileys enthusiast.
Melody Joy Kramer @mkramer.bsky.social engagement + crowdsourcing products ProPublica; librarian, journalist, hyperlocal information ecosystems, public(s) and participation, digital archives, dogs, civic joy, mom, mummer, philly, carrboro north carolina, learning asl!
🌈 melodykramer.github.io
Stella @capestells.bsky.social I was here before.
MSJ | Student | DFW @wxandpi.bsky.social DFW based. Storm spotter. Disaster Fascinated. Hurricane Hunters Enthusiast. AF Vet. Tropical Research, GEOG/EADP, UNT ‘26 Tor count: 3.5 | And Kill MiGs
Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social LA City Councilmember, Urban planner, mom of twins, Candidate for Mayor. 💛
This account is being used for campaign purposes by Nithya Raman for Mayor 2026
nithyaforthecity.com
Gen Un-Seasoned @gensibayan.bsky.social Bangers: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gnl3ayhesqoqehujcj5rrwny/feed/aaalad3r47p3s
Blorts: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:apgpr2xxvgrnxorundd6pbzg/feed/aaagddjkhvfbs
Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social law professor / other things
Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social 👩🏻🔬 Simplifying public health with data-driven insights
💡 Helping you make informed health decisions
🎓 MPH, PhD
👇🏻 Get weekly science-backed updates
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/
Clean Air Cville @cleanaircville.bsky.social 
Joshua Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social Associate professor of mathematics.
Hymn aficionado.
Large absent-minded spirit.
Resist simple narratives.
Cultivate an abolitionist imagination.
Travis Campbell @hcoyote.bsky.social Three raccoons in a big data trenchcoat.
Sometimes known as “The Don Rickles of Big Data”
Somewhere in the mountains of Colorado
Signal: hcoyote.83
Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social The official bluesky account of Foxes In Love!
R.E.M. Lyrics @remlyrics.bsky.social R.E.M. lyrics to soothe and inspire. Unofficial fan account. Mike Mills and Scott McCaughey sometimes reply. REMHQ follows us.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social sex, speech, tech, justice, parenting, politics, & panic ✨ senior editor @reason.com, journalism instructor at University of Cincinnati, Midwestern mom
JustJ @jojoyoyos.bsky.social Silly and sparky and a bit stubborn
Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social New album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, out 9/18 on Nonesuch Records!
Hyde T. Voltyge @hydevoltyge.bsky.social he/him
Virginian Wikipedia enthusiast
crosstab reader
I still support marginalized communities
I have only contempt for transphobes
vegan ace
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I report on ICE flights and third-country removals at @prospect.org. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
Third-Country Removal Tracker: https://gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all-of-trumps-third-country-removals-that-we-know-of/
Signal: gbrockell.44
@kristensantee.bsky.social @kristensantee.bsky.social 
CaffeineIsLife @caffeineislife.bsky.social 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇪🇵🇸 = ✅. But 🇷🇺 = ❌
Caffeinated Canadian, geek, likes bicycle rides, refuting antivaxxers/science deniers, fighting conspiracies/misinformation.
Interests: Virology, Repro rights/Public Health, Geology, Tech, Social Sciences.
Morticia Frump-Addams (She/Her) @morticia-frump.bsky.social Punk rock goth metal geek mom & wife wanting sanity to return to our timeline. Religion is based on ancient mythology pissing contests. ❤️ Esoterica, Drag Race, Doctor Who, Horror, Sci-Fi, Marvel, DC, Toons 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌊🇺🇸🌈🐶🔬 No DMs or tagging me in multi-tag posts.
Mark EG Dorey Author/Artist @jrr-tokin-og.bsky.social Faster than slow - able to leap - more powerful than a speeding local motif. Sculptor, painter, author. I write stories about magic, gnomes, dragons, monsters and cannabis.
Astropotamus 🔭🦛 @astropotamus.com ✨Time Traveling podcaster exploring the Star River - where ancient history meets astrophysics. Join me for a drink and a deep conversation about our connection to the infinite. You’re already in the River. 🍷
Listen: https://astropotamus.com/star-river
Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her 
Rebecca Robinson Overholt @julephenia.bsky.social Actor Turned Live Science Performer. Jersey Girl. Philly Phan. Mama. Nerd. Fuck N*zis and Turnip.
Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social Freelance journalist. Formerly: EIC at Jezebel, columnist at The Cut and GQ, HuffPost politics reporter. Brooklyn via South Louisiana. I write a newsletter called Nightcap: https://www.laura-bassett.com
@senatordeeds.bsky.social @senatordeeds.bsky.social 
Savannah Bananas @thesavbananas.bsky.social 
Matt 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @yycmatt.bsky.social Flight Dispatcher. I like aviation and decent people.
No longer dizzy - Lily Bomb 💣 🇸🇪 🎉 @foxylizard.bsky.social NHS. 💙 Mum to a young gun and a chicken thieving spaniel 🐾
Love our planet. 🌎 🐝 🐳 🌳 🖇️
What's the point of celery?
NO DM'S IF I DON'T KNOW YOU. TY
Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social Former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ex-Council of Economic Advisers, Census, and Treasury. Bay Area/DC dual citizen. Personal account, all opinions my own
#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social Author, journalist, editor and critic combining his time in Turin, Austin, Ibiza, Belgrade etc #BruceSterling
Sean ☀️✨🌙 @seamusmcclusky.bsky.social Sun worshipper, heathen, ☀️✨, beach lover, wild swimmer,nature lover & gardener. Coffee junkie.
The Phantom of the Mead Hall Bard @themeadhallbard.bsky.social #Wülferhamptonian
Profanagiest
Belligerent malcontent
Tuberdoor, Storyteller & Twanglist
Senile delinquent
Wülferhampton Tech support
Murdered at WülfHelm’s behest
Testimonials:
“Frustratingly degenerate sadistic bastard”
“Wilfully obtuse twat”
Katherine Davis @kakeeweezie.bsky.social Cottage baker, francophile, birder, avid reader, music enthusiast, dog person, band mom. Virginia by way of NOLA. Grad of UR and UVa.
Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com Very short science fiction/fantasy stories by O. Westin.
Please repost any you like.
Patreon: https://patreon.com/microsff
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/microsff
Books: https://microsff.com/books
David Boughton @davidjboughton.bsky.social I make things out of wood. I paint and draw too. I used to take pics for a living.
Father, dog owner, film, music and book lover. 🏴
C-VILLE Weekly @cvilleweekly.bsky.social Charlottesville, Virginia's truly free press since 1989. News, arts, food & wine, and more every week.
Juan @yikesanotherday.eurosky.social
Leftie
Photos
Cooking
He/Him
Mayra Oyola @professoroyola.bsky.social Professor at Atmospheric Sciences at UW-Madison. Research: aerosol impacts on severe wx, aviation wx. Former NASA, avgeek.
Michael Crenshaw @crenshaw-dev.bsky.social Argo CD stuff, Crozet Virginia stuff
Physically can't stop talking about bike/pedestrian infrastructure. It's a problem, please help.
Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social Scientist/Author/Speaker; Presidential Distinguished Prof/Director Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media, U. Penn; National Academy of Sciences; American Academy of Arts & Sciences; Royal Society; Tyler Prize
ReneeT @renee-t.bsky.social Proud Canadian. Pilot Cardinal177B. Lover of everything aviation. HABS fan for life.
Fokkerdude 🇨🇦 @fokkerdude.bsky.social A simple man trying to make his way in the universe. Car guy. Subaru owner. Films. Comics. Coffee fiend. Model builder. An information junkie. And Canadian🇨🇦
John Wiseman @lemonodor.bsky.social Persistent sousveiller. Walt Disney R&D Imagineer. Runs GPSJAM.org. Signal: wiseman.04 https://heavymeta.org
Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net AirlineFlyer. From Twitter.
Airlines, airplanes, trains, transit, travel. #AvGeek co-host of Flightradar24's AvTalk podcast. https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/
email: jason@airlineflyer.net
Sweet Petunia @sweetpetunia.bsky.social Robot zombie hillbilly flapper
Beaucoup des postes de merde
🇨🇦 She/her
merritt @merrittk.com Writer/comedian. Madness archaeology @1900hotdog.bsky.social, story-based games at @insecretplaces.com, podcasting @ifyouredriving.bsky.social, merritt+ patreon.com/merrittk
Lauren Beldi @laurenbeldi.bsky.social TV news producer by night, sleepy by day. Journalist, knitter, painter, member of several shadowy cabals.
Bess Hamilton @besshamilton.bsky.social Writer. Canadian. May I be a star in the dark time. She/her. My opinions & views are mine alone. Am guaranteed AI-free.
Shelly Penton @plaidsilk.bsky.social Religious Studies, ABD. Vanderbilt–>UChicago–>University of Virginia. Skeets my own.
avgeeks.aero @avgeeks.aero Aviation news, insights, and industry talk from those who are passionate about aviation. #avgeek // https://avgeeks.aero
Golden Age of Piracy @goldenageofpiracy.bsky.social Pirate historian and author. Historical facts and fictions concerning pirates and rebels in general.
Website: https://waynesavage.com/
Depeche Median @depechemedian.bsky.social exhausted political scientist in a red state, avid cat collector, friend to dogs everywhere, antifascist, lapsed midwesterner and cold weather aficionado, adequate learned league player, currently obsessed with the Big Bear eagle family, Slava Ukraini
JR @janewantstorejoin.bsky.social Atheist. Like an adventure. Hate heights. One time skydiver, parasailer, abseiler. Hiking, camping, visiting new places. Fermenting, food & wine. Mini schnauzer owner.
Tired of bullshit frm whichever way it comes, but on we wade. Was JaneRemain on Twitter
Grumps @grumpsforever.bsky.social Grumpy, (trying to be) kind & supportive, Dad of 3, separated, trying to keep going amongst the general madness. Just putting one foot in front of the other.
Purveyor of the MurderCorridor™️
Ally🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Byroniac @byroniac.bsky.social Software Developer. Opinions mine (free, take one!). Assume no endorsements unless explicit. Texas. Microsoft. Ubuntu Linux.
dona 🍤🥔 @aldonanana.myatproto.social Antifascist in Madison VA. Into genealogy, gravestones, folk art, and noodles. 🇵🇸😷
virginiafolkloresociety.org
Melanie @macsmail.bsky.social Highly caffeinated, vaccinated, obsessive list maker, Virginian, Episcopalian, lover of books, lattes, and having four seasons. 🌈 ally, #BLM, 🇺🇦 she/her
Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social Cat-obsessed doctrix of medieval history working in humanities communications; alt-ac/post-ac/union advocate; humanist; cute critters, nature, baking, crafts, art, nerdom, politics.
📍Cville
AnswersInRocks @rkdoctr.bsky.social Geologist
Anti-fascist Anti-Trump Anti Project 2025
Pro-Canadian
Science on Trial: ISBN-13: 978-0878931842
The Rocks Were There: ISBN 979-8618844277
Damien @damienstanton.com 👋 hello, I build research software at PwC & am a @colorado.edu CS grad student. Code tinkerer for 12+ years; into distsys, PL/types, aviation, & practical AI.
Bloom County Outland @bloomcountyoutland.bsky.social Fan page of Berkeley Breathed’s strips. Posts once a day like newspapers.
Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com Holocaust & Genocide Studies/ History prof/ veteran/single dad/ former goalkeeper/ current fiddler/ Grad West Point and UNC/ he/him
Host of The Holocaust History Podcast
TV/Film Rep: Past Preservers
Psalm 109: 7-17
ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social Independent military history author and researcher. If you find my writings interesting or useful, any tips are appreciated: http://ko-fi.com/chrisowiki 
Savannah Ostrowski @savannah.dev Python 3.16 & 3.17 Release Manager. Python Steering Council. Python Core Developer. Building @fastapicloud.com. Likes compilers, open source, film, physical computing + cats.
savannah.dev
github.com/savannahostrowski
@coredispatch.xyz
Crafty Cow Cat Sofas @craftycow.bsky.social Maker of Cat Sofas, owned by Banksy the cat. Here for general silliness and chat
Etsy shop https://craftysharp.etsy.com
LAURETTE 😻 @xxhi-its-lauraxx.bsky.social A bit silly, love music, football fan, likes holidays, owner of Luna 😺 x
Bruce Sterling @bruces @bruces.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Bruce Sterling, an #author, #journalist, editor, #critic in #Turin, #Austin and #Ibiza #sciencefiction #fantascienza #BruceSterling
https://medium.com/@bruces
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@bruces, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Caroline Baxter @convergingriskslab.bsky.social Director, Converging Risks Lab, within the Council on Strategic Risks.
Former DASD(FE&T) and RAND policy wonk.
Come for the foresight, stay for the fun.
Yes, I took that photo. It was even cooler than you think.
https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/crl/
Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social 15 years of saved tweets.
@tfederman.bsky.social
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Sukie @sukie74.bsky.social Live life on your own terms and fuck everything else
TheSocioPhi @thesociophi.bsky.social Philosopher. Sociologist. Bartender.
Pusher of big red buttons. Writer of profound thoughts. Occasionally witty. Fan of cheese.
Don’t Click This: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ofdlzqxuzvippgesg22s4zo5/feed/aaaoxexisqe4c
Bill Pemberton @ciclamino.worldbroken.com aka Ciclamino, co-host of Radio Wowsville on WTJU Charlottesville
Sinclair Research @sinclairresearch.bsky.social Customer support for your ZX80, ZX81 and other classic hardware. We’re sorry to tell you that your warranty has expired.
Nathan Alderman @nathanalderman.com Word arranger, story mechanic, question asker, door knocker, Oxford comma enthusiast. Senior News Reporter at @cvilleweekly.bsky.social. Freelance manuscript editor for hire. Opinions are my own. Signal: Nathan.778
@glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social 
Computational Cosmetologist @dferrer.bsky.social ML Scientist (derogatory), Ex-Cosmologist, Post Large Scale Structuralist
I worked on the Great Problems in AI: Useless Facts about Dark Energy, the difference between a bed and a sofa, and now facilitating bank-on-bank violence. Frequentists DNI.
Andy Grimm @a13m.bsky.social Dad, runner, Scrabble & card game enthusiast, UU, Rotarian, alcohol-free since 2020. Proud supporter of my local Food Bank, Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, and other such causes.
VP of Engineering (Platform/Ops) @ Pendo