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Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Science @buciss.bsky.social Launched in September 2021, CISS is a clearinghouse and incubator for all things social science at Boston University. Affiliates welcome!
Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social News from the Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty at the University of Liverpool. Monitored 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-and-social-sciences/
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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social indigenous writer. historian. lecturer & poet.
phd in african american history.
i write about culture, identity, empire and books.
author of: child of a stolen homeland
for more: https://linktr.ee/karimwafa
Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social Director, Program on Law & Public Policy, Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs. Charles & Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Law & Public Affairs. Still teaching Con law, still aiming to get out of the new social media market.
meta @metatheory.bsky.social San Franciscan, writer, analyst. Interests: democracy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, cognitive science, art, flowers, pastry.
The New Yorker @newyorker.com Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM
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Michael J. Steudeman @msteudeman.bsky.social rhetoric, education, neurodiversity, dad humor. Author of Absence of National Feeling: Education Debates in the Reconstruction Congress (U. Press of Mississippi, 2025).
Leslie Hahner @lesliehahner.bsky.social Professor of Disinformation and Visual Rhetoric. Author of To Become an American and Co-Author of Make America Meme Again.
Nerdy about images and visual resonance in media ecosystems.
Memes, popular culture, and visual messaging are my speciality
Stephen Heidt @sheidt.bsky.social Professor, author, cook, soccer fan, purveyor of books
Justin Eckstein @justineckstein.bsky.social Associate Professor at PLU, Affiliate at UW, Senior Fellow of Political Debate at Braver Angels, 2021 Jackson Fellow, Food Lover, Typo Enthusiast
Jeff Bennett 🏳️🌈 @jeffbennett.bsky.social Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at Vandy. T1D. Michigander. First Gen. Views mine. he/him
Signal = jefabenn.54
Mary Stuckey @marystuckey.bsky.social Rhetorician, political scientist, lover of good wine and national parks. I study the presidency and vote the down ballot. 
Ashley Hinck @ashleyhinck.bsky.social I research rhetoric, the internet, and fandom. Associate Professor at Xavier University. PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. BA from Creighton University. 
Karrin Vasby Anderson @kvanderson.bsky.social she/her
Professor of Communication Studies @ Colorado State University | The Center for Democracy, Art, and Popular Culture cdapc.colostate.edu | The Conversation https://tinyurl.com/yzbmdpuw | Views represent my expertise, not my university.
Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social Rhetoric prof, social movement scholar & author of Prison Power (2016) and Black Feelings (2020); both from @UPMiss. Editor of #MeToo: A Rhetorical Zeitgeist (Routledge).
Kelly Winfrey @kellywinfrey.bsky.social Associate Professor studying gender and political communication. Mom, cat lady, Jayhawk in IA, feminist, pragmatic progressive scared for America.
ProfJSG @profjsg.bsky.social Professor. Constitution hugger. Worried for democracy.
Mindful Heretic 🦅✊🏽🌹💙 @mindfulheretic.bsky.social Independent Scholar, poet, author, performance ethnographer. Chicana crypto-Jewish/Catholic supporter of Indigenous rights, democracy, and environmental justice. In a mindless world, paying attention is heresy.
Dr. Guy McHendry @acaguy.bsky.social ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʀʜᴇᴛᴏʀɪᴄ & sᴜʀᴠᴇɪʟʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ/ʜɪs/ʜɪᴍ Author of The Rhetoric of Western Thought https://bit.ly/RWT11e
Ron Greene @rwgreene.bsky.social University based scholar in communication writing about conviction, capitalism, and culture. When not reading, I watch a lot of sports.
Chase Aunspach @chaseaunspach.bsky.social Instructor of Speech 🐻
ABD 🌽
Researching abject masculinities, queer things, and Reddit ⬆️
he/him 🏳️🌈
Jay Childers @jaychilders.bsky.social Always already thinking about rhetoric, politics, & violence. Professor and author. Resister of the end times.
Dr. Kristina M. Lee @rhetoricalatheist.bsky.social I study religious and political rhetoric with a particular focus on Christian nationalism and the marginalization of atheists.
Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social Prof @ Penn studying media, race, tech, feminism, politics.
Author of A SECOND SIGHT (Mariner, 2026), co-author #HASHTAGACTIVISM (MIT Press, 2020) + more.
Typos and opinions both mine.
Co‑Director: @miccenter.bsky.social
paul johnson @rhetoricpj.bsky.social I live in pittsburgh and like it. wrote a book about conservative populism. have spent the last 15 years studying the right.
go arsenal! I like gin.
Book: https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817321093/i-the-people/
Andrea Terry, PhD (she/her) @andreajune.bsky.social Asst. Professor of Rhetoric @ Sacramento State, proud union activist, researcher of religion & politics in the U.S. Views are my own.
Josh Smith @terrarhetorica.bsky.social visiting assistant professor at Davidson College. Public lands, rhetoric, environmental humanities.
sports: Arsenal FC & Kansas Jayhawks.
Zane Austin Willard 🏳️🌈 (is on the job market 😄) @zaneawillard.bsky.social PhD Candidate @ USF Communication | Cultural Studies | Media | Surveillance | Pop Culture | Public Policy | Sexuality | Race & Ethnicity | Queerness
📍Chicago
Adam Bradley @adambradley.bsky.social Professor of English & African American Studies @ UCLA, founding Director of the RAP Lab, writer at large @ NYT's T Magazine, author of some books. Lives in LA.
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
Dr. Srivi Ramasubramanian (PhD), she/her @drsrivi.bsky.social SU Newhouse Prof & Endowed Chair 🍊; Editor, Comm Monographs. Director: CODE^SHIFT (Collab for Data Equity, Social Healing, Incl. Futures, & Transformation).
Media Literacy, Community Engaged Research, Global Media, Youth. Views my own. See: drsrivi.com
Sarah J. Tracy @sarahjtracy.bsky.social Professor, Admin, Speaker, Arizona St U
Human communication; qualitative methods
Org com, flourishing, leadership
Views mine
https://sarahjtracy.com/
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Kristen Hoerl @verypossiblewoman.bsky.social I write about television, feminism, and protest movements. 
Dr. Darrion A. Walker, Esq. @legalrhetorician.bsky.social Believer | Harry Potter Nerd | Blackademic | Associate General Counsel | Independent Scholar | J.D. | Ph.D.
*I usually side with the villains (in cinema, books, etc.)
Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social Professor of Democracy, Ethics, and Rhetoric + Mindfulness teacher-scholar-practitioner. Author of On Mindful Democracy (Parallax 2026). Newsletter: zenandtheartofdemocracy.substack.com Email: jde13@psu.edu
Wendy Atkins-Sayre @wasfromtx.bsky.social Rhetoric Prof and Chair at Dept of Comm and Film at Memphis; Co-author of /Hungry Roots/ and /Consuming Identity/; southern food scholar; Texan.
Courtney Dreyer @cjdreyer.bsky.social (she/they) rhetoric and media studies scholar
I write about movies and politics
My profile on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/u3VP
D Greenwalt @dgeezy.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Communication @ SIU Carbondale. Climate justice, food autonomy. MUFC. Some reality TV.
For academic info: www.dustinagreenwalt.com
Collin Bjork @collinbjork.bsky.social Rhetoric, communication, podcasting, writing, teaching. From Texas to Aotearoa New Zealand. 
Freya Thimsen @chooseausernamed.bsky.social Associate Professor of political rhetoric at Indiana University. Book is The Democratic Ethos. Movements, political culture, democracy.
Opinions are my own.
Anthony Nadler @amnadler.bsky.social Media studies prof @ Ursinus College; author, Making The News Popular (http://bit.ly/31RfIlt); co-editor, News on the Right (http://bit.ly/2YgUcZX)
J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com Extremism expert by day, novelist by night
THE POPE'S HITMAN (Oct. 27, 2026)
EXTREMISM (MIT Press, 2018)
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Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social politics, protests, quant methods, bad takes, labor, etc
https://kevinreuning.com/
https://unionelections.org/
https://voterperceptions.org/
All opinions, views, thoughts, and takes are strictly my own.
Luke Baumgartner @lbaum94.bsky.social PhD Student at UMass Lowell | Criminology/Terrorism Studies | Specialist in far-right and military extremism | NATO Shill | U.S. Army Veteran 🇺🇸
American Fault Lines Substack: https://lukebaumgartner1.substack.com/about
Faculty Bookshelf @facultybookshelf.bsky.social Website dedicated to featuring books by academic authors.
https://www.facultybookshelf.org
Sergio (Serg) Figueiredo @supersergo.bsky.social Professor of English at Kennesaw SU. Scholarly focus on rhetoric, technology, and culture. Translator of R. Töpffer’s writings. He/him. Reposts ≠ endorsements. 🇵🇹-🇺🇸
This is a personal account. Nothing here reflects the positions of my employer.
Damien Pfister @dspfister.bsky.social Rhetoric, media, and culture. Against the broligarchy, for the leguminati.
David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social Journalist/author based in the Pacific Northwest. Enemy of fascists, friend of whales. Author of ‘The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s War on American Democracy’ and nine other books. Subscribe to my work at https://davidneiwert.substack.com/.
Lucy Burgchardt @lucy-b-phd.bsky.social Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Rhetoric and Public Memory
A student evaluation once referred to me as “Leslie Knope.” That was it. That was the whole comment.
Rashmi Banthia @rashmib.bsky.social Mom, Data Science/Machine Learning/Deep Learning/NLP, Teaching Fellow @ Harvard, Kaggle Competition Master https://kaggle.com/rashmibanthia
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Sia Karamalegos @sia.codes Freelance web developer & performance engineer. Speaker, writer, teacher, tech community organizer. Google Dev Expert in web technologies, ex-Shopify. she/her. Durham, NC, USA.
Tech: sia.codes
Non-tech: offline.sia.codes
Art/photos alt: @sia.studio
Helen Chong @helenchong.omg.lol Graphic designer turned web developer, bookworm, gaymer, hobbyist artist and crocheter. Queer Millennial Chinese Malaysian. Autistic and visually impaired. They/she. 🏳️🌈
https://helenchong.omg.lol
Chrissy Codes @chrissycodes.bsky.social Technical Writer| IT Support | Open Source Enthusiast| Member of the Oxford Comma Church
Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org I am an advocate in the United States for infrastructure & transportation improvements which will save lives, for not just for the drivers of motor vehicles, but also the most vulnerable road users such as bicyclists, pedestrians and the disabled.
Gerard Atkinson @gerardatkinson.com Policy and Program Evaluation; Ethical AI; Neurodiversity Advocacy
#ActuallyAutistic management consultant, company director, and cat daddy with a 3d printing workshop.
Usually around Warrnambool (Gunditjmara country), drinking coffee and/or running.
AbracaBraniel @scrawlivertate.bsky.social Romper Stomper from the land of OooOo
Eva von Schaper @vschpr.bsky.social Writer, reader, #journalist. Ex-@bloomberg #science and #health reporter. Hosted a #podcast about #disinformation. Now interested in anything #neurodiversity.
Dr. Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social Librettist, lyricist, poet, scholar, teacher. Writing operas about kickass women and nb folks. Runs the Silent Film Sound & Music Archive (sfsma.org). Autistic. Disabled. Alphabetize under Leonard. kendraprestonleonard.hcommons.org
deranged librarinista fall @librarinista.bsky.social gen xer yelling at clouds.
@policydebate.bsky.social @policydebate.bsky.social Like r/policydebate, but a bigger waste of time
Lorrie @mindfulresistor.bsky.social True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth.
Love my pet 🐶💙 Always Vote Blue 🗳️ 💙 Be Kind But Take No 💩 From Anyone 💙 ⚖️ 🗽 🌎
Dr.Taqi @muhammadtaqi.bsky.social Wise & Witty
My open-book diary 📖
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@guerin1.bsky.social @guerin1.bsky.social Master of articulation, alteration and communication. Opportunist, supportist and philanthropist. Successist.
Going places, come along.
driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social The internet's grim conscience. OG blogger. Blue Blaze Irregular. Coiner of the phrase #DumpsterFire. Also podcast w/ Blue Gal -- @ProLeftPodcast -- https://professionalleft.blogspot.com/
I AM the motherf*cking shore patrol!
Liz Pryzibilla @lizpryzibilla.bsky.social “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed that is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
Jorge González @jorgegh8.bsky.social City enthusiast and policy researcher. Studying real estate and community economic development. 
David Pitts @davidpitts.bsky.social VP Justice & Safety, Urban Institute. Research on prisons, jails, and systems change. Alum of Georgia, Indiana, and UC Irvine. Adjunct Faculty, CUNY. Alabama native. 🏳️🌈
#criminaljustice #criminology #corrections #prisonreform #crimsky
Eve Mefferd @evemefferd.bsky.social Policy Researcher. Urban Institute, Family and Financial Well-Being Division. She/Her. Committed to intersectional race, class, and labor justice. Posts represent my own opinions.
Walter Campbell @waltercamp.bsky.social Senior Research Associate in the Justice & Safety Division at Urban Institute. Adjunct at Rutgers Camden.
Community supervision, reentry, and anything improving the lives of those affected by legal system.
https://www.urban.org/author/walter-campbell
Amalie Zinn @amaliezinn.bsky.social Housing finance + racial wealth equity research | public policy doctoral student at @priceschool.usc.edu | formerly at @urbaninstitute.bsky.social
Views (including WBB takes 🏀) my own.
Jason Levitis @jasonlevitis.bsky.social Health and tax policy and law, private insurance, Marketplaces, 1332 waivers, admin burdens. Led ACA implementation at Treasury. Now Urban Institute, SHVS, and Yale Solomon Center.
Urban Institute @urbaninstitute.bsky.social The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work.
Alexis Pauline Gumbs @alexispauline.bsky.social Queer Black Feminist Love Evangelist. Author of SURVIVAL IS A PROMISE: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde.
Crystal Fleming クリスタル @alwaystheself.bsky.social Wife.🏳️🌈Author.📚Tarot enthusiast.🔮
Professor of Africana Studies at Smith. Recovering sociologist. Twitter refugee. Current research: #BlackProvincetown. 日本語を勉強します. One of my books has a cameo in an Oscar winning film. Posts represent the views of my cats.
Craig Morrison @realcraigdmorrison.bsky.social Photographer.
CraigMorrisonGallery.com
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CreativeHubWorcester.org
Black Business Network @bbnetwork.bsky.social This account is aimed to promote, boost, and bring awareness to black owned-businesses.
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I do not get paid for anything that I post.
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The Philadelphia Caller - World News @phillycaller.com We're here to cut through the noise and deliver insightful reporting on the stories that matter, from the streets of our city to the far corners of the world. www.PhillyCaller.com
Joshua Walker @bigjosh84.bsky.social I take up space, even when the world says I shouldn’t.
Poet. Observer. Rebel of thought.
Every heartbeat a manifesto. Resisting always. 💙
2025 Pushcart & Best Microfiction Nominee
https://www.amazon.com/Least-Weird-Person-Awake/dp/B0GT1262KP
T. E. McCarthy @temccarthy.bsky.social With almost 30 years working in multiple roles throughout Tech, I have become fascinated with the people I have crossed paths with and worked along side. My writings reflect what I've learned from such a diverse group of individuals.
Albert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social Bioinformatics Scientist / Next Generation Sequencing, Single Cell and Spatial Biology, Next Generation Proteomics, Liquid Biopsy, SynBio, AI/ML in biotech // http://albertvilella.substack.com
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
MaddowBlog.com
Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social Bestselling author of THEY KNEW, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY and THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP.
https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/
Casey Kelly @surplusenjoyment.bsky.social Professor at University of Nebraska and editor elect, Quarterly Journal of Speech. I write about the rhetoric of the far-right. Small dogs run my life. 
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
University of Nebraska-Lincoln @unlincoln.bsky.social Official account of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a top-tier research & Big Ten university. Home of the Huskers.
Civic Nebraska @civicnebraska.bsky.social We create a more modern and robust democracy for all Nebraskans.
›› CivicNebraska.org
University of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social The University of Nebraska Press disseminates books and journals of enduring intellectual and cultural significance. http://unpblog.com | http://bit.ly/UNPmuse
https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/
Seeing Red Nebraska @seeingredne.bsky.social commentary on Nebraska politics from the left
https://seeingrednebraska.substack.com/
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.