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Claire Ingelow @claireingelow.bsky.social There is no such a thing as
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In photography, like in all things,
there are people who can see
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This year is the 93rd. anniversary of Nancy’s first appearance(January2,1933)
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kat @katbamkapow.bsky.social over-explainer for fame & fortune, analog enthusiast, 9-5 academic.
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now: u of michigan
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan.
Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy.
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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social A nonprofit law firm defending civil rights and ending mass incarceration in Oregon. Also ⛓️💥@oregoninnocence.bsky.social and 🎙️podcast Trail Blazing Justice.
John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science @ UMass Lowell.
“If you fail at something long enough, you become a legend.”
They call me “Bow tie Karen” in these skeets
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social I write about abortion every day at abortioneveryday.com Read my newsletter & find me other places here: linktr.ee/jessicavalenti
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Leigh Claire La Berge @lclaberge.bsky.social Writer, professor, author of “Marx for Cats,” (2023) and "Fake Work" (2025); pre-apocalypse, post-pet; NY-based Marxist humorist.
andy™ @andylevy.net 83% of my followers have me muted
JJ @jjdotbiz.bsky.social i've got style, miles and miles | researcher for the podcast ‘blank check’ | writer for 'check book,' the ‘blank check’ newsletter, and elsewhere sometimes | phd in movies from the university of wisconsin-madison
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. Featuring 300+ essays — ✍️ submissions welcome. We also have a mighty fine prints shop.
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paulftompkins.com/live
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social I have never felt more politically homeless. Parody. Merch: https://tinyurl.com/msjjmwpt
Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social 15 years of saved tweets.
@tfederman.bsky.social
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social The defense policy views of the people's champ. AKA Great One, Flex Kavana, and Brahma Bull. Might be Dwayne Johnson, could be Harold Brown. Views my own. Substack⬇️
https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/
Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center. Coordinator Policing and Social Justice Project. Author The End of Policing. 
Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social Independent journalist | Co-founder @thewesternedge.bsky.social
Books: Blazing Eye Sees All, When The Moon Turns To Blood. Podcasts: Hush, Burn Wild, Two Minutes Past Nine, Bundyville.
www.leahsottile.com
Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com I work on movies and talk about movies. http://www.tvaziri.com
Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.
The Oregonian @oregonian.com News updates from the #1 news source in the Pacific NW. See it all at www.OregonLive.com. 
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social Journalist @404Media.co
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Alaina Jaster, PhD @jasteralaina.bsky.social PhD in PharmTox. Head of Communications at Xylo Bio. Drug policy + harm reduction 🤘Education & Consulting via https://www.psychedelicbrainscience.com
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George Joseph @georgejoseph94.bsky.social Investigative reporter for The Guardian US
“By their fruits, you will know them.”
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Alexandra Natapoff @anatapoff.bsky.social Harvard law professor, criminal law scholar, author of 'Punishment Without Crime' and 'Snitching,' creator of video casebook CRBW
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Connor he/they @gayloader.bsky.social PDX, frequent cyclist, socialist
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Abolish ice.
Matt Chorpenning, MSW @chorpenning.bsky.social he/him. social work professor specializing in skilled complaining and applied anger. guitar player. abolitionist. Posts don't represent my employer's views even if they probably should.
Sam @flatmouse.bsky.social Portland, OR
Dez @dezpdx.bsky.social they/them 🇲🇽 🏳️🌈
Your neighbor in Portland District 3. Pastor-organizer in Clackamas County.
Heyzell @heyzell.myatproto.social All we ever wanted was everything
music,bikes, birds, environmental restoration, drummer. Aspring watercolor and ink artist.
Probably out in the woods somewhere looking at plants, birds and trees
they/them
Free Palestine
#FreeThemAll
AnarchaEnby @anarchaenby.myatproto.social they/them
Disabled anarchafeminist killjoy researching the history of scientific racism and eugenics. The State is fundamentally ableist.
I'm a fat nonbinary transfem bi lesbian. Things are going great.
Call me Ace or AnarchaEnby.
Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social ✊🏼 Formerly houseless anti-hunger advocate
🏛️ Portland City Councilor
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community 🟦 Analyst and writer focusing on cognition, politics, religion, technology, and media
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social https://static.macmillan.com/static/holt/robin/
born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social IG: @born_miserable • youtube.com/@halfapersonmusic • youtube.com/@bornmiserable.social • The Blackout Choir on Apple, Spotify, and Amazon • bornmiserable.threadless.com
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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social founder, Civil Rights Corps
civil rights lawyer
author of usual cruelty (2019) and
copaganda (2025)
any views expressed here are my own, and not those of civil rights corps
Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow.
Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
New podcast: Collateral Damage
Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social Historian. #LFGM #LFC NYM-G-K-I. my opinions. he/him/his. Author of White Power: Policing American Slavery. And other stuff. Big Ron enthusiast.