Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social Newsletter: Welcome to Hell World www.welcometohellworld.com
Books:
We Had It Coming (2025) https://orbooks.com/catalog/we-had-it-coming/
A Creature Wanting Form (2023) www.orbooks.com/catalog/a-creature-wanting-form
Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social Anarchist. Host of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff. Co-owner of Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness. Latest book is The Immortal Choir Holds Every Voice. she/they
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app I wrote #TheDarkFantastic. Aspiring YA fantasy author; newbie YouTuber. Professor and grad program chair; Auntie PhD. 🔺1913, OES⭐️, Rattler🧡🐍, Wolverine💛💙. Detroit vs Everybody. Linktree: Ebonyteach.
Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social Minnesota guy.
"This particular activist will not stop." Sen. Chris Murphy
MPR News @mprnews.org Minnesota news. Independent + nonprofit. Free thanks to members. Listen on air, read online or follow here ❤️
📷: The Minnesota Capitol building just after sunset on a spring evening, by Brian Bakst | MPR News.
Twin Cities DSA 🌹 @twincitiesdsa.org Multi-Racial Working-Class Power Building | The Twin Cities chapter of Democratic Socialists of America | More at http://tcdsa.org
Adam @mnorthstar82.bsky.social YLIKUITTASJÄRVI
Saint Paul / Iron Range / Isla Mujeres
Architect, Soccer Fan, MidCentury Cabin Renovator
MNUFC 🇺🇸 / CABJ 🇦🇷 / CA 🇲🇽
Katie Cashman @katiecashman.bsky.social 🌻 Former Minneapolis City Council Member • Climate champion • Community advocate • Pro-housing • Pro-transit • Pro-worker • VOTE LOCAL
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Defector @defector.com The last good website.
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social 
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Facebook Beef
Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social The Minnesota chapter of the greater @50501movement.bsky.social movement!
https://mn50501.org
Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
ynoham @ynoham.bsky.social Indie solo-developing retro-3D shooter Gunmetal Gothic. “why-no-ham”
https://discord.gg/vYgVAejVnG | https://ynoham.com
Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social Writer of SF/F and Minneapolis/St. Paul election guides. she/her. Website: www.naomikritzer.com My next book, OBSTETRIX, comes out June 9, 2026.
Maggie Koerth @maggiek.bsky.social CNN editor for climate and weather. Columnist at Star Tribune. Sometimes news at Science Friday. Nieman Fellow '15.
Previously: Science journalist with FiveThirtyEight, NYT Magazine, BoingBoing, mental_floss, and etc.
My views are not my employer's.
Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social Investigative reporter, Institute for Justice. Formerly: Minnesota Reformer, Washington Post, Brookings, Pew. Orange cat evangelist. Ask me about my swamp.
John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Host/creator: Depresh Mode, Sleeping with Celebrities, The Hilarious World of Depression.
Host/co-creator/head writer: Wits.
Author: The Hilarious World of Depression.
Lead singer: Math Emergency.
Dogs owned: 2
Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social Armchair phrenologist. Self-certified body language expert. MENSA member. Former Never-Ending Pasta Pass Owner. Intellectual. Gifted kid —> Gifted adult. RIP Seattle Sea Dragons. Vai Corinthians. Bluesky’s premier Seven Mary Three poster.
Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social PhD in literature
Owner of Black Hart of St Paul
Cofounder Minnesota Aurora
St Pauli Peace Prize Award Winner
Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live The Wedge's News Leader | Tips: newsroom@wedgelive.com | signal: wedgelive.33
Support hyperlocal news: patreon.com/wedgelive
taylr @taylordahlin.com local duckling with internet access
📍 minneapolis MN
Keith Harris @usefulnoise.bsky.social Creeping socialist. Premature anti-rockist. Oldest living Racket editor. Saving my labor for insane reading. Subscribe to Racket, or at least read it. https://racketmn.com/author/keith-harris
Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social Co-owner: Discourse Blog. "One blogger" - The New York Times. Found at various points in: Rolling Stone, Mic, GOOD, Heeb. Splinter was a good website. I'll have the soup.
www.discourseblog.com
Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social Probably down a research rabbit hole.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
David H. Montgomery @dhmontgomery.com Words, data, code. Senior data journalist with @today.yougov.com. Host of the French history podcast The Siècle (@thesiecle.com). 
Tony Webster @tony.xyz Personal account, views expressed are my own.
RandBall’s Stu @randballsstu.bsky.social Qualified jacuzzi professional. Newsletter: https://midwest-excellence.ghost.io/
Steve McPherson @steventurous.bsky.social writer // guitar teacher at sarah jane’s music school // guitarist for big trouble, 120 mins band // nice cooker // picking the wrong line since 1976 // that's just unconscious knowledge
getinbigtrouble.com
Medic Kim @medickimw.bsky.social EMT, veteran, ex-nuclear reactor operator & former genetics researcher. A wandering Texan who loves Minnesota, science, brisket, & @SleepyNeutrons. She/her
Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social Minneapolis urbanist, St Paul enthusiast, purveyor of Midwest Exceptionalism™, called "an amateur historian" by Fox News.
Both Cities, MN 🏳️🌈
Trains and train adjacent things: https://youtube.com/@vincempls
snackerü @snackeru.bsky.social Gopher librarian. Minne/apolis/sota. @thecurrent.org once used my “Coffee Break” suggestion.
em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social a guy drops one piece of ham in the snow and he never hears the end of it. co-owner/editor of @racketmn.com, em@racketmn.com. (she/they)
Dan Marshall @danmarstp.marshallwords.com Bikes. Kids. Saint Paul. Egg Tacos. Coffee. 1/3 of @MischiefToy.com. Sworn enemy of Summit Ave boulevard trees. Blogging about bikes @ marshallwords.com. AI & X users get unfollowed. he/him
Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social Wife of @alysemayequade.bsky.social, mom, reproductive justice advocate, MN State Senator, and John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Winner (along with my Twin Cities neighbors). Reposts aren’t endorsements.
Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social Robin Wonsley is a Black Independent Socialist—proudly serving Minneapolis Ward 2. This is a campaign account. Views expressed are the campaign's, not City of Mpls.
Get involved at robinformpls.com
Mike Norton @mikenorton.org Disgraced Former Vice Chair Minneapolis DFL. Founder of a Tekne & Fast 50 (x2) awarded logistics company. Co-founder BajaOntario. Mpls gadfly. See my frunk in the WSJ. Autistic.
Dan Wade @dwade.bsky.social Woe. Frolic. Dread. Malice.
Erica @ericamauter.com queer mixed Black, Minneapolis heart + Detroit soul, Michigan engineer, digital do-gooder, Minnesota Lynx & WNBA fan, rooting for everybody Black standwithminnesota.com
Our Streets @ourstreetsmn.org We work to make biking, walking, & rolling easy & comfortable for everyone.
Streets.mn @streets.mn Streets.mn fosters positive connections and inclusive conversations about better places in Minnesota.
Salena @salena.bsky.social Minnesotan, mom of 3, Senate DFL staff.
Casey G. @caseyg.bsky.social Stay Frosty - Space Weirdos - Sword Weirdos - Voidfighter
Minnesota
he/him - not a CHUD
SHOEGAZE COMMANDO @bornwithatail.bsky.social hosedrinker.
T.S. Flynn @tsflynn.bsky.social It’s a long season.
Northeast Minneapolis
⚾️ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tom-sheehan/
📸: https://www.instagram.com/mighty_flynn/
x: @mighty_flynn
Michael Noble @nobleideas.bsky.social Advisor to industry, government and philanthropy on deploying climate solutions at speed and scale of the climate crisis. NobleIdeas LLC, Saint Paul, MN.
Speaker Melissa Hortman and me celebrating MN’s 100% clean electricity standard.
Janne K. Flisrand @jannefrommpls.bsky.social Abundant housing. Justice. Dismantling oppression. Mpls politics. Observations from Zürich. She/her.
Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social On substack: https://lauriehertzel.substack.com. Also, book reader, book critic, author "News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist" and "Ghosts of Fourth Street," and teacher at MFA program at UGA-Athens.
Barb Abney @barbabney.bsky.social Adoring mom to two grown adults. And Mamaw to my Granddaughter! Radio DJ. Podcast host. Friend. Afghan Whigs and Skyline Chili evangelist.
solace @solace.music Simple design with a modern crypto touch
Jennifer Linde @jensprite.bsky.social UMN assoc prof married to cranky poet ▪︎ middle-aged cat lady ▪︎ 〽️ Go Blue! ▪︎ I was on Jeopardy!, it was fun ▪︎ I ❤️ MPLS ▪︎ this timeline sucks
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social Geospatial, Technology, and Data Lead, Mapping Prejudice. Previously: Star Tribune, Reveal. Racial covenants, public history, mapping, data journalism. Team St. Paul.
bowie deschanel @raisingonebrow.bsky.social Amateur wise ass. liberal politics, Minnesota, and my kiddo. he/him. header photo credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Brandon Hundt @brandonhundt.com Civically minded product designer based in the Twin Cities. New MN flag finalist #f29 aka Starflake
Nate B @warpedhorizon.bsky.social Architecture/technology/transportation geek
Twin Cities Suburbs He/Him
Jay Boller @jayboller.bsky.social Co-owner/editor of @racketmn.com • News tips please: jay@racketmn.com • Sign up to support our work: https://racketmn.com/register
Christin 🦀, Ward 9 baddie @christin612.bsky.social Mom. Organizer. Opinions are my own. People over Property | Hope is a practice. The best work is done together. #metoo repost ≠ endorsement
LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social University of Minnesota, Faculty, Health Policy, Director of SHADAC, Trying to find a place to land…
KC @kcmpls.bsky.social Minneapolis. Gen X mom to a preschooler. Government IT employee. She/her. 
Lydia Kauppi @lydiakauppi.bsky.social Yooper transplant. Follow for premium Twin Cities basement toilet content she/her
Sara @saralovesyou.bsky.social Minneapolis, higher ed, tech, genealogy, and Minnesota in general. PhD in education. Have been called “secretly nice.” Saved a child care center, ran a tech conference. I make excellent pierogi and strudel. Writing about MN at syndicateandhague.com.
Jordan Leick @beacon.bsky.social 😁 Minneapolis booster
🌇 CLIC appointee, OpenStreetMap editor
👢taller than necessary
Avocadoplex (Matt) @avocadoplex.bike cats, housing, biking, transit, homelessness, books. opinions are my own. he/him
Tana Hargest @tanahargest.bsky.social Cultural producer and gold medal winning mermaid @SubverseSirens. She/Her
Lia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social reader, writer, translator. PhD French. I like running, gardening, baking, and outdoorsy stuff. I live in Minneapolis.
liaswopemitchell.com
Katie Jones @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social “Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear.” - Sophie and Colin Hortman
https://linktr.ee/katiejonesmn
Jon Marthaler @jonmarthaler.com Can't shut up about Minnesota sports, but still always Minnesota nice.
P.S. I am not a crackpot.
Katie @katiestp.bsky.social hardee’s brand ambassador
sauvi b enthusiast
fresca appreciator
your fav polyamorous mom
stp, mn/isla mujeres, mx
chinga la migra
little john @littlejohn.bsky.social [he/him]
aka nhojelttil
a delightful ding dong
smpls
James Norton @jrnorton.bsky.social Editor of Heavy Table (@heavytable.com), author of Lake Superior Flavors, generally in pursuit of tacos.
Bob Collins @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social Builder of airplanes. Professional grandfather. Baseball usher to the stars
Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social Seasoned community organizer, public servant & dad fighting for a healthy, more equitable future. 
Molly Clark @mollyclark.bsky.social Minneapolis. Bikes and books, please. She/her
Anton @anton.beauty Former Twitter personality
bikes and minneapolis and cybersecurity and more neighbors
Stephen @stephen.int42.org I bike. My kids bike. My friends bike. All in the city. (even in winter)
Telo pre-order holder # 179; @telotrucks.bsky.social
zoë jackson @zoemjack.bsky.social reporter @startribune.com and midwest princess
✉️ tips: zoe.jackson@startribune.com
wpb003 @wpb003.bsky.social Just a guy who likes buses. Don't take me too seriously!
Twin Cities transit news and observations. Also NYC content.
New York City, USA 🇺🇸 (formerly Minnesota)
he/him
Mitra Jalali @mitrajunjalali.bsky.social www.mitrajalali.com
joey daniewicz @joeydaniewicz.bsky.social POSTING TO SAVE THE WORLD (he/him/his, mpls) joeydaniewicz.com
Staciaann, Esq. @staciaann.bsky.social Sr. Contracts Mgr @first-avenue.com, Music Photographer, Record Slinger @electricfetusmpls.bsky.social + mama. All posts = mine.
http://www.stacyannschwartz.com or StaciaannPhotoMPLS on Etsy to purchase
Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social Journalist, currently @MPRNews. '25 Nieman fellow. Co-creator of Peabody-winning 74 Seconds podcast. Victory gardener. Minneapolis. Joncollinsjournalism.com
Fred Beukema @beukema.bsky.social In Minneapolis. Structural engineer, mostly lapsed improvisor, 3 day Jeopardy! champ. Happily married to a public school teacher. Two kids, a cat, and a dog.
Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org Minneapolis City Council President. He/Him
Briana Rose Lee @brianaroselee.swifties.social IATSE 490 / Actors Equity 🎥🎭✊
Operations Director for @ilhanmn.bsky.social
Kyle Stokes @kystokes.bsky.social Now: @Axios.com Twin Cities reporter | Then: MinnPost; NPR stations in LA (@laist.com), Seattle, Indiana | Alum: Mizzou Journalism
JBF @jbf.bsky.social Anti-fascist soccer mom.
Radically pro transgender.
Minnesota forever.
(thoughts & words are mine and don’t belong to anyone else, obviously)
Hans @hvs.bsky.social I contain multitudes but on here it's mostly computers, bad opinions, and jazz.
@stuffaboutmpls.bsky.social @stuffaboutmpls.bsky.social 
Andy Fenelon @andyfenelon.bsky.social Minneapolis transit rider. Associate Professor University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Interested in housing, health, public policy, and coffee.