Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com Welcoming media and government (and everyone else!) to Bluesky.
Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review.
outside alligator @xj35u51smy54v10rx.bsky.social Chicago ★ Catholic ❤︎ gay guy (he/him)
Rlynner @rlynner.bsky.social Trump/GOP/Oligarchs turbocharged culture wars. Fight the bullshit.
Release the Epstein Files. Bury ICE instead.
AI = software trained by ripping off writers, artists, scientists, regular folk. For a subscription fee.
Daughter of a veteran. Fuck Nazis.
Rahim Kurwa @rahimk.bsky.social assoc prof at uic
Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing is available at https://www.ucpress.edu/books/indefensible-spaces/paper
www.rahimkurwa.com
Andrew Montequin @amontequin.bsky.social Journalist, former biologist, Texan living in the Midwest.
Current Minow Fellow at WTTW/Chicago Tonight
Former AAAS Fellow at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
He/him
Tony B @aab3.bsky.social "In and around the Great Lakes"
Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social Chicago. Interested in how places are shaped. Friend to alley cats. I don't speak on behalf of my affiliations. he/him
"We know this world is good enough because it has to be."
Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social Chicago Tribune reporter, 2026 Pulitzer team, author "The City is Up for Grabs." Little Village raised. I'm just trying to make my city a better place
Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com Somewhere in Chicago, working near the intersection of immigration law, data, and technology. Not an attorney!
287(g) Program Tracker: tituslegaldesign.com/immigration-101/287g-program
buymeacoffee.com/andrewtitus
𝔸𝕝𝕝 𝔽𝕝𝕒𝕘𝕤 ❤️💛💙💚💜 @allflags.bsky.social Zazzler, refugee/imigrant from Twitter.......
Be curious ---> https://www.zazzle.com/store/allflags?rf=238555236939573440
---> https://www.facebook.com/WorldAllFlags
---> https://ro.pinterest.com/Zazzle4AllFlags/
Stephen Montemayor @smontemayor.bsky.social News Editor for Block Club Chicago. Send me your tips: stephen@blockclubchi.org.
Signal: @stephenmontemayor.95
Stephen Boisvert 🇨🇦 🟦⭐⭐⭐⭐🟦 @srboisvert.bsky.social Pedestrian birder in Chicago. Click on #birds tag to see just my bird photos without the whinging. I'm also sharing bird links using the #BirdLinks tag. I'm embarrassed by my typos but usually not enough to delete them. Gear: OM1 & OM 150-400 & 100-400
Jasmine Razeghi @razeghj.bsky.social Comms @ MacArthur Justice Center ⚖️
Opinions are my own
www.macarthurjustice.org
Cory Brown @localmustard.bsky.social FKA @tcb // I help newsrooms build loyal audiences // Past: @ProPublica @AustinMonitor @capgaznews // He/Him
Pascal Sabino @pascalsabino.bsky.social Chicago ➡️ LA
Writer for Bolts Magazine.
Policing & Criminal Justice. Democracy. Data.
Tim Broderick @timbroderick.bsky.social Data and viz, Modern Healthcare, but views here are mine and don't reflect MH. Anyway, I don’t post much. You’re welcome.
Photo of fox on neighbor’s garage roof (really!) by me
Kelly Twomey @kellytwomey.bsky.social "I'm not like this because I'm in Van Halen, I'm in Van Halen because I'm like this"
Chicago Collections @chicollections.bsky.social A consortium of libraries, museums, and other institutions with archives that collaborate to preserve and share the history and culture of the Chicago region.
cactus blossom 🌼 @latent-emergence.myatproto.social χπ. She/they pronouns. 🏳️⚧️. kind of a goober. PNW located. Piloting little flying robots & video editing @pigsflies.com
You cannot erase me in a way that matters.
@rfhrfh.bsky.social @rfhrfh.bsky.social 
Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social Managing editor at Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom focused on issues of equity and justice in the courts.
robinson ✶✶✶✶ @gache.bsky.social ☸️ །ཨོཾ་ཧ་ནུ་པྷ་ཤ་བྷ་ར་ཧེ་ཡེ་སྭཱཧཱ། ☸️
people and planet before profits
public library enthusiast | flâneuse | environmental (BS) & information (MS) scientist | IBEW | 🏳️🌈
everything dope—including the pope—comes from chicago
2023.08.12
Joel @joelflaxman.bsky.social 
Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social Investigative Reporter at @wttw.bsky.social News/Chicago Tonight. Past life: Illinois Answers Project, BGA, Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek News. I cover cops, courts, energy, health, finance, education, pensions etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
Emeline Posner @emelpos.bsky.social reporter, @raceandequityproject.org
get in touch:
📧emeline@raceandequityproject.org
Signal: eposner.99
headshot: Diana Solís
Chad Haney @imagedistillary.com I'm a biomedical engineer, scientist at Northwestern University. My research focuses on using medical imaging in cancer research. G+ refugee
Patrick Monaghan @pkmonaghan.bsky.social Allies needn’t be perfect. They just need to be in the fight.
Chicago, films, MS, music, far too many effect pedals, Antifa Local 242.
Hypertoroidal Pan @christbot.bsky.social Age 45 they/them/Mx. 🏳️⚧️
Warning ⚠️: sarchasm ahead.
Joyce is resistance @lajoyce.bsky.social UMC Pastor, socialist, mom. Talk to me about Chicago politics, public goods and the world we want to win. Working to build a community that struggles for what we can change and endure what we can’t (yet)
Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social "Ravenswood" is a Dungeons & Dragons sounding name for a neighborhood.
Chicago based individual, but still New Orleans related. Georgia raised via UGA & SSI.
Kevalkumar @kevalkumar.bsky.social Motivational Quotes Writer
Nadiad, Gujarat, India 🇮🇳
Contact:+918866868474
The Squirrel @thesquirrel.bsky.social Overpromise and underdeliver 
Sophie @sophiavp.bsky.social Full of malignancy and an inventor of evil things.
Gregory Hess @emcflat.bsky.social I used to watch movies. Sometimes I still do. Chicago.
Phoenix @funwithnix.bsky.social chicago containment zone // 32 // any pronouns
after 8 pm I tend to be very stupid
read my work: https://archiveofourown.org/users/FunWithNix
Studs Urkel @studsurkel.bsky.social 
Victims of @StateBarCA administrative fraud. @freeooo.bsky.social Victims of @StateBarCA administrative fraud. We expose how the CA Bar fabricated 150 emails to shield a NY fraudster (Index #710005/2017) & used a "ghost lawyer" to frame us. Seeking investigative reporters.
Charlie Zone @zonecharlie.bsky.social Photos, Chicago, Politics.
Patrick Gilsenan for 32nd Ward @patgilsenan.bsky.social Candidate for 32nd Ward Alderperson
patrickfor32.com
Reema Saleh ✨ @reemasabrina.bsky.social journo, producer & comms whiz kid. she/her ✨ www.reemasaleh.com
💼 @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social
🖋️ @chicagoreader.com @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social and elsewhere
📚 policy trained at uchicago
The People's Lobby @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social We’re leading the fight to win real victories for people and the planet.
✊ People Over Profit.
📍 Illinois.
👇 We Train. We Organize. We Educate.
large language marge @mcdonalds.help privacy, security, and compliance; university administration; the liberal arts
Mark Britt @markbritt.bsky.social Gay husband who is a big fan of comic books, soap operas, politics and musical theater. Retired Music Teacher. Working on a graphic memoir. Chicago living is easier. 🏳️🌈🌈🏳️🌈🌈
Crystal Paul @cplhouse.bsky.social Investigative Editor, Block Club Chicago - The Watch
Formerly Seattle Times, Illinois Answers Project.
Raised on the road. Found home in South Side Chicago.
Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social Pastor, Activist, Theologian. The Gospel is anti-fascist, and so am I. Building a new world through the sanctuary movement, combating Islamophobia, and reparations. https://www.michaelcaseywwoolf.com/
kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social personal profile.
day job:senior organizer vs bigots @wstatescenter.bsky.social. lead author: https://www.westernstatescenter.org/protectingpride
forever prematurely antifascist. spokane is good actually.
posts in english + auf deutsch. dm for signal.
Julie/a @juliaheney.bsky.social Writer in Chicago
Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social ✶ State investigations editor at https://illinoisanswers.org/ ✶ https://www.jim-daley.com/ ✶ DM for Signal ✶ He/him
Mo Martin @martimosmo.bsky.social Librarian in the Midwest. Beagle parent. Vegan.
Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social Studying, researching History of Science, Technology, and Computing. Video archivist. Earnest poster. Digital Humanities. Cis lesbian. Overly helpful
Warning: high volume of reposts and posts. If I follow you, I won't be offended if you don't follow back.
@labradoryb.bsky.social @labradoryb.bsky.social 
Caitlyn Rosen @rosencaitlyn.bsky.social Typically covering the Cook County courts and all things Chicago for @courthousenews.bsky.social. Running marathons (sometimes). She/her. Email me: chicagostate@courthousenews.com
Ariel Parrella @arielparrella.bsky.social Logan Square/Avondale/Humboldt Park reporter/periodista
@BlockClubCHI | 🚲 🇮🇹 y español. tips + dog photos: ariel@blockclubchi.org
Daniel Breer @irishjayhawk13.bsky.social #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#nevertrump
#ImpeachTrumpNOW
#NoKings
#Trumpty-Dumpty - "Stephen King"
#TrumpTariffs
#FuckTrump
"I will not comply, bow, or obey. I Do Not Obey in Advance."
-John Pavlo
CdaleCO @cdaleco.bsky.social scientist, cyclist, nurse, Antifa, liberal, believer in democracy and the Constitution, bone spurs the draft dodger is not my president. No DMs or requests for money.
Britt East 🏳️🌈 @britteast.com 🏳️🌈 Guide, podcaster, and author (he/him) of the #1 best-selling, award-winning, “A Gay Man's Guide to Life." COYG!!!
Dan Brown @dan-brown75.bsky.social 
Daniel Tobon @dtobon.bsky.social Humanist, Inmigrante, aspiring Urbanist, Army Vet, ex-Esq., serial founder, CPS LSC member, VFW Service Officer, candidate for 35th Ward Alderman. Chicago until the wheels fall off.
Meg Trevey @megglin.bsky.social obstinate, headstrong girl
"I have been trying to ask myself what is required of me, because what is required of me tends to remain more consistent than my hope.” --Derecka Purnell
Phil Sanders @pikhz.bsky.social is there signal in the noise, or do we just remember the hits? he/him
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.
@reemadamin.bsky.social @reemadamin.bsky.social 
Francia Garcia Hernandez @franciagarciah.bsky.social Reporter covering Pilsen, Little Village, Back of the Yards for Block Club Chicago | Host of ¡Presente! | Hablo español | Mexicana
Tips: Francia@blockclubchi.org
Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social Photojournalist @BlockClubCHI | BSJ, MSJ, Adjunct Lecturer @MedillSchool | Lifelong Chicagoan | #TodaysReportingLunch | Cats | News | Local Lens
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Melinda G. @melindag.bsky.social I write, read, enjoy good beer, spend time with my humans & cat, and try to hold pockets of hope where I find it.
Defend marginalized people. Trust science. Mask up.
Julia Sugarbaker 🇺🇸 @juliasugar.bsky.social blue dot mom in a very red state
@conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social Art: Nikki Friede
"You(McConnell) will be remembered as a political cockroach, scurrying in the dark, surviving, outlasting your enemies, but never actually winning anything that mattered. Your legacy is the monster you enabled," -Michael Jochum
Sergio Gutiérrez @ssergiuss.bsky.social 
Blair Paddock @blairpaddock.bsky.social prisons + investigations for @wttw.bsky.social
bpaddock@wttw.com
mouseartsandletters.org
Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social Professionally disagreeable senior Chicago politics reporter for @wttw.bsky.social News
Manny Ramos @mannyramos.bsky.social Chicago-based Investigative Reporter at @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social Co-founder + Executive Editor @blockclubchi 📰 Former flames @DNAinfoChi @BeaconNews 🔥 Mom. I-L-L fan. CHICAGO. The future of news is local. stephanie@blockclubchi.org
@kimajohn.bsky.social @kimajohn.bsky.social - V Vince Cima @vincecima.com
whet moser @whetmoser.com newsletters @ nyt. ex qz, chicago mag, chicago reader. i'm not a miracle worker, i'm a janitor
@sdlively27.bsky.social @sdlively27.bsky.social 
Daniella @daniellamazzio.bsky.social Culture Writer/Critic. Consultant. Posts about movies, Chicago, gardening, pollinators, disability, & leftism. Ran that Lydia Tár account. Now have a Michael Shannon podcast. Opinions are my own. Viva Palestina. https://linktr.ee/daniellamazzio- B @billreitz.bsky.social @billreitz.bsky.social
Isabel S Dieppa @rebellegeek.bsky.social Cosplayer 💖 Writer 👩🏻💻 Actor 🎭
Owner ✍🏽 www.rebellegeek.com
Theatre kid in the streets! 🎭
Kpop baby
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📍NorCal
@coast308.bsky.social @coast308.bsky.social 
Emily Moen @emilymoen.bsky.social Avid partisan of Chicago & Northwest WI, nonprofit comms, hates berry picking.
@rolandin.bsky.social @rolandin.bsky.social 
Abbie Perrault @abbieperro.bsky.social doc filmmaker & journalist. texan in chicago. currently: director/producer of the doc Zurawski v Texas
Rose Guccione @roseguccione.bsky.social Actor • Singer • Educator • Entrepreneur
Isidor @isidor.rs I make Extremely detailed music! Immerse yourself into my futuristic soundscapes, I am a boundarypushing synthwave producer at #NewRetroWave Your own music guide!
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