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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com NYT Bestselling Author – ON COURAGE: HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT IN AN AGE OF FEAR (HarperCollins/Mariner) tinyurl.com/yxpvn488
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at Stanford | Exploring money in politics, campaigns and elections, ideology, the courts, and inequality | Author of The Judicial Tug of War cup.org/2LEoMrs | https://data4democracy.substack.com
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Navy veteran.
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social 1.3M+ on YouTube. Democracy enjoyer. Always cold.
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Ed Bott @edbott.com Tech journalist and author. Lifelong antifascist. Opinions are all my own but feel free to borrow. If you need to get in touch, there's a contact form on my website.
Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social Theater critic for The New Yorker, Approval Matrix Creatrix
Julia Dahl @juliadahl.bsky.social Novelist, NYU journalism prof, boy mom, knifemaker’s wife. Born in Fresno, now the Hudson Valley.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social Journalist, professor, dad. Via Sioux City, Colorado Springs, Palo Alto, Rome, Standing Rock, Bologna, Miami Herald, Bloomberg, Salt Lake, Columbia J School.
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Olivier Knox @oknox.bsky.social Senior national political correspondent, US News & World Report. Not “Oliver.” Something retweets something something. Views here are my own, not my employer's. Duh.
Will Wilkinson @wlknsn.xyz Tech policy and government affairs guy. Ex-Block, Niskanen, NYT, Economist, Cato. Los Angeles / Iowa City
Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social HuffPost. Reporter covering politics, courts, history and the crisis of democracy.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird.
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Alex גדעון בן װעלװל @jewishwonk.bsky.social Columnist for the Forward. U.S. Foreign Policy and Jewish communal concerns. Bylines in The Atlantic, Washington Post, & Tablet Mag. All bad takes are mine alone.
Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social Once censored by Elon Musk bc I did a journalism
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David Noll @david.noll.org Vigilante Nation:
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.
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Cameron Joseph @cameronjoseph.bsky.social POLITICO's politics editor.
Almanac of American Politics senior author.
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Formers inc. VICE News, NY Daily News, The Hill.
Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social Reporter, most recently with @huffpost.com and @talkingpointsmemo.com.
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Mary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social Law Professor at George Washington Law. President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative. Author of Fearless Speech (2024) and The Cult of the Constitution (2019). First Amendment, civil rights, technology, criminal law, family law, firearms law.
Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social Former United States Court of Appeals Judge (1991-2006)
Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social Contributing writer, TPM: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/profile/sarahposner
Host, Reign of Error podcast: https://www.axismundi.us/podcasts/reign-of-error
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@stuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social Former Republican media consultant. Worked in 5 presidential races. Senior advisor to Lincoln Project. Author of 9 books. I am obsessed with doing endurance sports badly.
Michael Scherer @michaelscherer.bsky.social Staff Writer at The Atlantic. Previously at the Washington Post, TIME, Salon, others. Signal: michaelscherer.11
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Dustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org Co-founder at Asana and Good Ventures (a funding partner of Coefficient Giving). Strange looper. You can just build the things you want to see in the world.
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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social writing about politics + the internet
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social independent journalist, thehandbasket.co
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Jen Psaki @jenpsaki.bsky.social Mom of 2, Host of @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social Tuesday-Friday at 9pm ET on MS NOW.
Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social Liberal talking head (co-host of The Five on Fox News) and excellent mom if I do say so myself. Democracy enthusiast. Perusing the blue skies. 
Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social Publisher of The Bulwark. Host of the Focus Group Podcast. Co-host, The Next Level. Become a subscriber: http://TheBulwark.com/join
Garance Franke-Ruta @thegarance.bsky.social Politics, media, NYC.
Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
Schooley @schooley.bsky.social average against the machine