Civil Defense Institute @civildefenseinst.bsky.social A nonprofit that reports on the organizations, donors and networks reshaping American public institutions.
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Rep. Joyce Beatty @repbeatty.bsky.social Serving Ohio’s 3rd District. #OH03. Chair Emerita of Congressional Black Caucus. Proud Ohioan.
Tara @taradeenihan.bsky.social I am not interested in debating you but I will happily waste your time.
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Taco the Cat @tacothecat.bsky.social An aspiring writer and hedonist whose love of treats, politics, and everything Marvel and DC consumes a good portion of my waking moments, few as they are. A friend to corgis.
Carson + Poe + Finn #CorgiCrew @carsonpemcorgi.bsky.social Oregon family. 🐶 Carson loves agility. 🐶 Poe loves his bestie Fishy, and 🐶 Finn loves tormenting them both. 🐶 Teddy was an honorary brofur in 2018.
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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social Celebrating admirable women and girls (historical & contemporary). Their courage, resilience, perseverance, triumphs. Highlighting "firsts." Raising awareness of injustices and our struggles, obstacles, erasure, and more. #WomenInSTEM & in everything else!
Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social English technologist, founder and product designer living in San Francisco. Prev: BBC, Yahoo, Time Out, Nokia, Jawbone, Wired & Eero. Founded things too. Currently trying to find something to get excited rather than angry about. http://www.plasticbag.org
Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social This is a police hating and human existence loving account
Whenever I do satire everyone thinks its news and whenever I do news everyone thinks it's satire so good luck with these posts I guess
On Mastodon: Criminalerin.jorts.horse
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Portland Frog Brigader @sheilabane.bsky.social Democracy enthusiast, here for the pet photos.
Welcome to the end times, I guess.
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 November 3rd!
Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social America’s stepdad
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@anericgage.bsky.social @anericgage.bsky.social Please enjoy my logorrhea as I scream into the void.
Wish it was all science and movies and dogs but we can't ignore what's happening now.
Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social “Hilarious.” - Stephen Fry. “Made me laugh out loud.” - David Sedaris. “Very funny.” - Kate Atkinson. "Psychedelic." - The Guardian. “Not humerus at all.” - Amazon reviewer. https://www.tom-cox.com/
Twonks @twonks.bsky.social Cartoons and comics by Steve Nelson.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social A husband, father, actor, director, & a climate justice advocate with an eye out for a better, brighter, cleaner, & more hopeful future for all of us.
@johogg.bsky.social @johogg.bsky.social Just here for the laughs. No dm please. Married. I laugh at my own jokes. PNW.
the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social “senior” “writer” @wired.com
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Russ Copeland @rcopelander.bsky.social Father, NAV Vet, proudly open-minded
Secular, Pluralist, Humanist.
Please excuse any spelling or grammar errors. I'm old and probably lazy.
E Pluribus Unum!
Witty Librarian of City Of Heroes @paulwartenberg.bsky.social Reference Librarian, Blogger, Short Story Writer. CoH Homecoming MMO. Owned by a Krazy Kat. Long-time Floridian, so YES I am crazy as well.
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Bill Weir @billweircnn.bsky.social Covering the fate of life on Earth for CNN
The Wonder List with Bill Weir is now streaming on HBOMax and LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (CAN BE) is available from your favorite bookseller.
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social Assistant professor of political science at Stanford. Forthcoming book, Respectability Politics, with University of Chicago Press.
Not Hakeem Jeffries, the Minority Leader.
hakeemjefferson.com
Radio free killed the video star @brandongoer.bsky.social 🇵🇸
Katie Mack @astrokatie.com Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr.
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com Wrote some books, won some awards. Strong feelings about plants. She/her
Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social Currently: National politics reporter at Mother Jones magazine. Previously: TIME Magazine. Always: Trying my best. Sometimes: Coming up short.
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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social
I am a lifelong politics geek. Just a grown Black girl, living in a racist world. ♍ No DMS, Crypto, FBR
Matt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for Newsday in NY. Newsday.com/matt
David Cay Johnston @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social Rochester Institute of Technology professor of practice: law, criminal justice, journalism & political science; Pulitzer Prize for NYTimes tax reporting; 4 NYT best sellers; DCReport.org co-founder; 8 grown children; AKA Mr. Jennifer Leonard since 1982.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov Congresswoman, lifelong organizer, mom. Proudly serving WA-7. Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Member of Judiciary Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Budget Committee. She/her.
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com Jeopardy! champ. Waiting for Survivor to call me back. Writer. YouTuber. Podcaster. Mpromptu@gmail.com. (Send me story tips!) http://linktr.ee/HemantMehta
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Christopher Titus @titusnation.bsky.social Comedian, writer,
fair and brutal, self aware and oblivious, pragmatically delusional, independent and co-dependent.
CARRYING MONSTERS my new 90 min at Christophertitus.com
The Advocate @advocate.com Your source for LGBTQ+ news, since 1967.
Mark @mark81952.bsky.social I’m retired but spent 52 years in the woodworking industry. I had the privilege of working for and with one of the largest, greenest and most progressive architectural millwork firms in New England. Love animals and nature. Still making furniture.
Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social Host and producer of the Junk Filter podcast. Toronto born and raised.
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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social Individual Rights advocate; Democrat; happily married out California resident.
public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social personal account. past: tfgh, cdc, emory. interests: health policy, law, & politics, global health. big fan of: human rights, vaccines, abiding no hatred. shares/likes ≠ endorsements. he/his/him.
Lf.Egalitarian @lfegalitarian.bsky.social Our highest calling is to Cultivate Equality. 🔵☮️🖖🔵😻🐕🔵🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🇹🇼🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🔵 🚫DM 🔵 #UBI 🔵 Mean2urPet4clicks=Block 🔵They/Them... 🌏 Educate 🌎
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Worst Movies Ever @worstmovies.bsky.social Exploring the worst-rated movies according to TMDB.
How many have you seen?
Sue Hynes @sushynes.bsky.social Proud Democrat who despises Trump, GOP = Grifter of People. Owned by 2 cats. Politics junkie, movie and music lover, especially David Bowie #BlueCrew Don't look at DMs
Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com Cofounder @autonomynews.co. Investigative reporter and researcher: abortion, reproductive justice, disinformation.
Seen in The Nation, ELLE, Scientific American, WIRED, and more. Wyoming-born New Yorker.
Signal: garnethenderson.12
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, can’t lose.
Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social Freelance writer with a PhD in history. Ex-academic; studied the anti-apartheid movement. Emeritus adjunct. Became a software engineer in 2020. Words in Dame, Liberal Currents, Smithsonian, Jacobin, BBC.
He/Him
zeb-larson.com
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Brainmist @brainmist.bsky.social FIX YOUR HEART OR DIE
This is a* (pre-enshittification) federal health/ safety/ regulatory agency appreciation account.
*not exclusively.
If you don't use alt text, I won't reskeet. Accessibility isn't hard.
(Formerly @axlizzie on Twitter)
Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social Not a cat. Wannabe comedian. Author of some books. No you have not heard of any of them.
Pigz May Fly @flyingpigz.bsky.social I like dogs and cats, and democrats. Beer and wine and I'm just fine.
Desert winters, punk rock and #FlyEaglesFly football all give me joy.
The Angry Progressive @nycop2026.bsky.social Ralph Nader for President 2028
Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social 15 years of saved tweets.
@tfederman.bsky.social
Adam Mockler @adammockler.com 23 | 2,000,000+ on YouTube
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Tara Palmeri @tarapalmeri.bsky.social Author of "The Red Letter"
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StingMiller @stingmiller.bsky.social An expletive-prone 70yo atheist curmudgeon; a gay, Trump-hating Social-Democrat; 💙 dogs; 🚫 DMs; 🚫 boob pics; 🚫 MAGA; 🚫 Karens; I'm all about politics (& an occasional laugh). This isn't a dating site...inform me, amuse me or go away! BLM! Slava Ukraina! 💙🌈
@randy39.bsky.social @randy39.bsky.social Military veteran with the belief of equality for all… I’m kinda addicted to tattoos… I love wine..I believe U2 is one of the greatest bands ever… and I’m probably way too much into Batman
AgelessnVegas @mxfctr.bsky.social Music, Acts of Kindness, Humor and Dog Mom to 5 rescues. Anti Trump and GOP. Magats Not Welcomed. Just here to interact and connect with everyday people , laugh, smile, and keep up with important news
O-MyO-Ma @o-myo-ma.bsky.social I am a woman who lost her love ones all over three months. I love music 🎶🎵, painting, gardening, cooking, and fishing.
Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social music ∙ geekery ∙ media and comms ∙ more random musings than you can handle ∙ DC vibe checks & street photography ∙ somehow has a PhD ∙ opinions all mine ∙ once called "the bus passenger" by People Magazine
KTLA 5 @ktla.com L.A.'s Very Own KTLA 5. Keeping Southern California informed since 1947.
Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com Activist, and author of @TheWeeklyList & podcast.
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The Martin Sheen Podcast @themartinpod.bsky.social Join Martin as he shares personal stories, reflections & inspirational poetry on an exploration of hope, faith, love and what it means to be human. #MSWMedia https://themartinsheenpodcast.com/
Meg in Vermont @meginvermont.bsky.social Human rights are for everyone.
BeMuse @bittersweetmuse.bsky.social I Just Want To Pet All The Dogs!
#RESIST
Says Fuck (as in WHAT THE ACTUAL)
“Lo único más poderoso que el odio es el amor"
ALT profile: black and white dog standing in green grass next to a yellow and orange tulip.
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social Doting grandmother, among other things.
Miss A. @missasketches.bsky.social Artist and life long Democrat. 🎨🌊
Here for art, politics, good friends, and giggles. Atheist & not here to date. 🌈 Ally. SciFi nerd.🖖
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Chris Bohjalian @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social Third most talented artist in a family of three. Jesse the Wonder Dog's Dad. Look for his new novel, THE AMATEUR, on August 4. www.ChrisBohjalian.com .
James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people.
Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social Anthropologist 👣 • Ethnographer of Shaligrams 🐚 and Robot Religion 🤖 • Novelist of "The Way By" 🦄 • TTRPG Storyteller ✨ • (Genderqueer 🤷♀️ She/They)
https://ko-fi.com/manigarm
Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov Husband to my college sweetheart. Father to two troublemaking baby boys. U.S. Senator for New Jersey.
Account run by staff. Posts from Senator Kim signed –AK
Author M. I. Verras (She/Her) @miverrasauthor1.bsky.social Gothic author, singer, composer, keyboardist, designer, university graduate, company associate, sports fan, existential seeker. Author of two metaphysical, symbolic fantasy-mystery novellas. Novella plots and covers are in English and NOT AI.
Blobert v3.0 @theblobert.bsky.social US Navy Veteran nuclear engineer, exercise physiologist, Trump ballroom derangement syndrome expert, Algae Antifa.
Anne Thériault @annetheriault.bsky.social Putting the hag in hagiographer. Formerly @anne_theriault on Twitter. Anne.m.theriault@gmail.com
Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social I co-host #VibeCheckPod. Also, I teach creative writing at Harvard Medical School.
BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World.
My next book HOME OUT THERE comes out in May.
I live in Cambridge, MA. 🦃
Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social Woke AF Secular Humanist & Fierce Defender of Democracy who will never Obey in Advance 💙Living in the best country in the world🇨🇦 I also have severe TDS and proud of it. 💙 The only good Nazis is a dead Nazi.
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LindasHadEnough @lindawarner.bsky.social Proud blue dot. Retired college professor, textbook editor, RN, theater costumer, and so much more. Mom, Nana & friend. Wicked sense of humor. No DMs if we're not friends IRL. GO DUCKS 💛💚
@frangeladuo.bsky.social @frangeladuo.bsky.social 
Brian Harrod @brianharrod.bsky.social It Is A Weird World And I Love It!
Gizmodo @gizmodo.com The future is here.
max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social professionally nosy. reporter at @minnesotareformer.com
Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social All-around genius working for peace, beauty, and intelligent thought.
IRL: professor of art history. Occasionally write things about Rubens. Also Dutch art, the Bruegel family, and Elizabethan visual culture.
Reader of many novels. DC & Amsterdam.
Daniel Gunter @azathothsdaddy.bsky.social Old man. Lawyer; photographer; writer; player of bad guitar . . .
Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social Comedian and writer, year-round iced coffee drinker.
Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social Father, writer, political observer, hard-core Democrat. And sorry fake-patriot Trumpers but I'm a Veteran so don't tell me to leave my country. YOU leave.
I prefer presidents who aren't rapists.
#Resist #BlueResister
Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social Ragebait author at Zeteo
Past: Senior reporter at The Independent, senior media reporter at The Daily Beast.
Tips/hate mail: justin@zeteonews.com
You can also hit me up on Signal at justinbaragona.85
Trekkie Bill 🖖🏻 @trekkiebill.bsky.social Trek Twitter Community Leader
Star Trek. Battletech. History. Union Man, Sub Rosa appreciator, Leftist, He/Him/Chief, Tuvix deserved to die, Sober, Lego. I swear a lot.
Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net 🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 Senior Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Views = my own. She/Her.
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Business Casualty @businesscasualtyco.bsky.social some dude had my handle, so I’m a company now.
https://linktr.ee/businesscasualty
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk All kinds of spaces. All sorts of feelings. All at the National Trust.
George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social Droppin' mics then bringin' them to be fixed 'cause I'm nice and whatnot. Look for "Clean Slate" on Prime Video February 6th.
Dr Lisa 🇰🇳🇨🇦🏳️🌈❤️🥳🧘🏽♀️🎸🏝💃🏽🛸🐸✊🏽 @xitter-refugee.bsky.social The 1% are the greatest threat to humanity and the planet.
#EatTheRich
"You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free." - Thich Nhat Hanh 🙏🏽
Fascinated by Consciousness.
Choose Love. ❤️
🏳️⚧️ Ally. BLM. Equality for all.