Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com Chicago's alternative newsroom since 1971 ๐
chicagoreader.com
ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ It's definitely mostly about the floors. There may be swear words. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social New novel THE BREAKUP
Others include Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, You Canโt Spell America Without Me, True Believers, Heyday, Turn of the Century.
Co-created CommandZseries.com, ran Studio 360, New York, SPY
https://www.kurtandersen.com
Louise Brooks @iamlouisebrooks.bsky.social Former network journalist on a mission to save
democracy.
Loyola New Orleans, Journalism, MA
Love ๐ , ๐, ๐จ, ๐ผ ๐ถ & most of all dogs ๐
๐ซ DMs ๐ซ
eddy portnoy @eddyportnoy.bsky.social thus far dubious
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."
Chris Cwiak @chriscwiak.bsky.social XRT ep & imaging director โถ sound guy โถ occasional drummer โถ opinions do not reflect those of management โถ he/him
The Long Read Club @longreadsclub.bsky.social Uncovering the best long-form non-fiction on the web. No clickbait, just deep stories.๐ฆ Tag your recommendations and discussion posts with our hashtag! Hashtag: #LongReadClub Run by: @natashaloder.bsky.social
Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org The official Bluesky account of the Nobel Prize.
Celebrating the work and discoveries that have had the greatest benefit to humankind.
Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social Vox reporter - covering housing, homelessness, family policy
trying to prod productively
Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social "The willful doomscrolling of one's own soul."
Retweets and Quotetweets (including quoted text) do not necessarily reflect my own views.
@farehamboy.bsky.social @farehamboy.bsky.social 
@nealsteinberg.bsky.social @nealsteinberg.bsky.social 
Robert Feder @robertfeder.bsky.social I reported on Chicago media from 1980 to 2022. 
Mary Breen @mb26.bsky.social Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
What Bird?๐ฆ @whatbirds.bsky.social Discover new species, learn fun facts, and put your recognition skills to the test with our daily quiz ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆฉ๐ฆ
๐ชฟ๐ฆ #whatbird | #birdsoftheworld | #birds ๐ฆ
๐ @bbappnews.bsky.social
LIA ็ฆๆฏๅก ๐บ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐บ๐ธ @fuzhenfan.bsky.social University of Chicago alum
United Nations contractor
Human Rights Campaign, Trevor Project, and the Chicago Board of Elections contributor, etc.
Views are my own | Not my employer
Personal account
Hainan -> Chicago
Jonathan Rosenthal @journalistjon.bsky.social International Editor at The Economist
Previously covered Africa, banking, European business & finance
Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social She/Her
Freelance Science Journalist. Fact Checker.
NatGeo, BBC, SciAm, NBC News, PopSci, WIRED, and others.
Hire me to fact check your book.
I post about Jewish stuff, disability, Star Trek, and The Buffalo Bills.
Jersey girl.
Semper Anticus Press @semperanticuspress.bsky.social Indie publisher launching soon!
Main site: www.book-shelfie.com/submissions
semperanticuspress@gmail.com
John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social Streetsblog Chicago editor. Creator of the Mellow Chicago Bike Map and the Iconic Chicago Restaurants Map. He/him/yinz. jgreenfield (at) streetsblog (dot) org.
Elleiana Green @elleianagreen.bsky.social Fellow @politico.com
Formerly @chicago.suntimes.com, @nbcnews.com and @bloomberglaw.com
Sheila Q. @sheilaq.bsky.social Freelance writer. MSW. Mom. Wife. Grieving parent. Chicago enthusiast. Politics. CPS. Fancies myself an iPhone camera savant. Known as โMary Tyler Momโ at that other place.
Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social I explore my adopted home of Japan, looking for fun and weird mascots (and other costumed characters).
Elizabeth OโConnell-Thompson @eotwrites.bsky.social One of those poets.
Senior editor @rhinopoetry.bsky.social
Views are my own, and maybe a bit like yours.
https://linktr.ee/EOTwrites
Pokey @junkyardcrawler.bsky.social architecture, dead mall, train, car enthusiast
Chicago-based
takes too many photos
non-binary
Blog: https://whatusedtobethere.blogspot.com/
Website: https://etaoin-shrdlu.net/
RIP COHOST - EGGBUG FOREVER - KEEP EM POSTING IN OUR HEARTS
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Ramblertown @e-five.bsky.social Longtime Chicago resident, college basketball fan.
YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@uncromulent
See my blog and archives at https://ramblertown.com
JZ @jazim123.bsky.social ARTIST
Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social Journalist/Writer at https://firewalledmedia.com. Past bylines: Rolling Stone, Politico, TNR, The Nation, Slate, etc. Does not work for ICE
Email: laura.jedeed@gmail.com
Links: https://linktr.ee/laurajedeed
Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social Freelance journalist, Nation magazine correspondent, teacher, book author, tennis fan and skier.
Send me a chat message if you have tips for stories.
David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social I write about the economics of higher education and international trade.
Love New Mexico & cats.
My books:
https://academic.oup.com/book/7559
https://academic.oup.com/book/5108
Social media posts reflect my own viewpoint.
Craig Wiesner @craigwiesner.bsky.social Small business owner (book, toy, games, green lifestyle shop), columnist, dog lover, USAF veteran, (Korean Linguist, Intel Analyst, Instructor) Jewish husband to an awesome Asian-American Presbyterian (elder/deacon) husband, LGBTQ, progressive
Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com staff writer, @newrepublic.com // author, A WOMAN IS AGAINST THE LAW (2KTK, @littlebrown.bsky.social) + PLAYING THE WHORE (Verso)
// melissagiragrant.com
ยป melissa@melissagira.com
ยป tips (encrypted): melissagira.01 on Signal
@nyguild.bsky.social member
Grama @bluedot888.bsky.social ๐Mom, Gramee, ๐๐ #GetUpStandUp
Dov Baer @dovbaer.bsky.social Jew, Zionist, Educator, Storyteller
What a long, strange trip it's been.
I block bigots, idiots, and fascists.
Rebecca Chambers @metismamamb.bsky.social Columnist & project lead for the @WinnipegFreePress.com media literacy platform at www.winnipegfreepress.com/education, high school teacher, grad student @UManitoba.bsky.social, lifelong learner, Autism mom, love warrior.
Emma Morris @curtainlecture.bsky.social Aspiring Sacred Monster. Astro Literate. Acquisitions Manager @ Newberry Library. She/her. Opinions mine & with apologies to the collective unconscious.
The Newberry @newberrylibrary.bsky.social Curating curiosity for all since 1887. The Newberry Library is an independent research library located in Chicagoโs Gold Coast neighborhood. Cover photo: Oak Street Beach postcard from Curt Teich Postcard Collection.
Rahul Goraniya @rahulgoraniya.bsky.social 22 | BSc in CS @ unibirmingham | PTAS, Parameterized Complexity & Graph Algorithms |Seeking PhD opportunities
C.Chris @conchris35.bsky.social Iโm here for like minded people. Lib all the way. ๐ #protectthedolls #bodilyatonamy #benice #transrightsarehumanrights
๐ซDMs ๐ซscammers ๐ซweirdos ๐ซno MAGA ๐ซcrypto ๐ซ๐ฝ๐๐คข
Today I learned how do disable DMโs.
Shaghayegh Sadeghinia @ssadeghinia.bsky.social PhD in Biochemistry and Biotechnology
University of Glasgow
Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social Host of the Savage Lovecast, author of Savage Love. "A deviant of the highest order!" โย The Daily Caller
Martha Bayne @marthabayne.bsky.social Writer, editor, dancer, souper. Coeditor of NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: WHAT SINEAD O'CONNOR MEANS TO US. Various responsibilities @ University of Illinois Press, South Side Weekly, Theater Oobleck, Soup & Bread. Essays @ marthabayne.substack.com. .
Emily L. Hauser (she/her) โ๐ @emilylhauser.bsky.social Was: reporter, writer, librarian| Now: social justice comms| Always: huge nerd
Chicago
And what shall we do, we who did not die?
(June Jordan)
Writing: http://bit.ly/43664OI
Me & Israel/Palestine: https://bit.ly/4hQmiQl
LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3XbgmJ4
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
Author, Unholy
More: https://www.sarahposner.com
Geoff Bowser @geoffbowser.bsky.social Attorney. Living in Brooklyn. Dad of two boys (6 & 3)
Doing what I can to stand up for the rule of law, democratic norms, and a kinder future.
Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social nerd, unionist, heist enthusiast
http://www.annakornbluh.com
Jill @jillehughes.bsky.social Writer, mom, reader, analytical weirdo. Current Chicagolandian. Former North Sider. Former South Sider. Former Ohioan. Completed several marathons, against medical advice. Cancer survivor. Cubs fan.
Opinions my own.
Sarah C. Jones @sarahcjones.bsky.social seeker of truth | fan of the Constitution | proponent of community | writer, editor, PageSmythe | aspiring dragon slayer | inclined 2be hopeful | progressive | Episcopalian | fascinated by politics | fond of chickens & cats https://sarahcjones.substack.com
@mariahwoelfel.bsky.social @mariahwoelfel.bsky.social 
Shermerville @shermerville.bsky.social Ferris doesn't live here anymore. Extremely local to Shermerville, Illinois.
Signal: shermerville.60062
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social antifascist | newsroom veteran, fledgling cellist, former emt, budding bird enthusiast | he/they | ally ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | RT โ endorsement | ex CNBC, WWD, TODAY show, NBCNews, Associated Press, Arizona Republic etc
RWilson๐โฎ๏ธ @rcw1.bsky.social NO F*CKING ONLYFANS OR PORN CRAP!!!
**** 8647******
Democrat who is very concerned about the future of this country.
IF NOT US, THEN WHO??? IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN???
Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social Itinerant straphanger, cyclista, button pusher.
LGBTQ graduate major, congestion pricing jihadist.
Doing what I can to kill fascism.
Greg Harris @repgregharris.bsky.social House Majority Leader(ret) ๐บ๐ธ, LGBT lawmaker ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ . Likes bacon ๐ฅ, cats ๐บ , Muay Thai ๐ฅ, fighting for human rights ๐ฝ. Alleged 'bloviating crapweasel'. He/Him/His
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Kurtis Pozsgay @kpozsgay.bsky.social Certified urban planner. Letter "B" love: Books, Bikes, Beer, Bowling, Bocce. Malort. 
Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social Curator of (very old) curious books, prints on fabric, functional ephemera (newberry.org), Director of a pop-up book society (movablebooksociety.org). History of art, science, decorative food, pirates. Where's the WHIMSY? ๐ซAI
Mostly Chicago. She/her
Weber @weberhansphoto.com #LGBTQIA+ Chicago-based Sports and Events photographer shooting on #Nikon
See full galleries at weberhansphoto.com
IG @weberhansphoto
#sportsphotography
#photographersofbluesky
@eileenhstuff.bsky.social @eileenhstuff.bsky.social โค๏ธ America ๐ of current events in my nation.
I ๐ peace in the world, no hungry or homeless. I stand with Ukraine, Canada, NATO & all American allies.
We are stronger together ๐ช ๐ช Use #@5calls.org to use your voice and make it count. No DMs please.
Joe Murphy @joemurph.com Data editor @ NBC News, @NBCguild.bsky.social strong, Oregonian born & raised, lives in NYC (Gowanus, Brooklyn). Formerly: NY Daily News, Denver Post, Medill.
Into dataviz, data pipelines, accessibility, a good story.
joemurph.76 @ signal
joemurph.com
Metcalf Institute @metcalfuri.bsky.social Bringing science to the conversation since 1998 via training for journalists, researchers, & other science communicators. #InclusiveSciComm
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) @chicagohousing.bsky.social The Chicago Housing Authority provides homes to more than 65,000 households while championing vibrant, healthy communities across the city.
www.theCHA.org
AnneC @annecw.bsky.social Proud Chicagoan now living in Appalachia. Word nerd and documentary filmmaker. Focused the stories we tell.
john.in.chicago @john-in-chicago.bsky.social SIX SUSPENSIONS on 4 Threads accounts in 13 DAYS (see pinned post). Seven overall. THE KING!
4/2/25 Suspended on FB & IG!
F Trump๐๐ป F Elon๐๐ป F Putin๐๐ป F Zuck๐๐ป
Slava Ukraini ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐
Come for the politics, stay for the birds & Sunday brunch
Crazyface Stan account
Susana A. Mendoza @susanamendoza10.bsky.social IL Comptroller | Candidate for Mayor of Chicago
Chicago deserves a mayor who gets stuff done, because progress is greater than promises.
Follow for the real campaign.
Jake @jp1102.bsky.social I am a retired teacher, proud liberal, coffee drinker, dog lover, classic rock listener, bourbon devotee, reader, nature lover, and advocator of human rights. Peace.
Brett Johnson @brettdale.bsky.social Managing editor of Daily Southtown, part of Chicago Tribune Media Group. Active member of the United Church of Christ. Lover of outdoors
beth4158 ๐; also โ๐ @beth4158.bsky.social Writer. Editor. Singer. Baker. And other things that end in -r.
Horrified but not deterred.
Deleted Threads and Instagram accounts (and quit Facebook in 2018).
Deleted X recently after logging out years ago.
Deleted LinkedIn, too.
Bluesky is my lone home!
Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social Harebrained is a Chicago design company that makes underwear, shirts, trivia games and anything else we fancy. Artist owned. Fuck AI.
www.harebraineddesign.com
Nancy MacLean @nancymaclean.bsky.social Cassandra. Author Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America & Behind the Mask of Chivalry: The Making of the Second Ku Klux Klan (new ed. just out). Professor of History and Public Policy @ Duke. Views my own.
Mas Mark @masmark.bsky.social 
Elise Howard @elisehoward.bsky.social Literary agent and author. Was editor and publisher. https://www.defliterary.com/agents/elise-howard
New! PLANT THIS, NOT THAT https://tinyurl.com/Plant-This-Not-That
W/ Amy Gash: BELIEVE IN THE WORLD: WISDOM FOR GROWNUPS FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social No kings
Actor/Producer he/him
Kwame Raoul @kwameraoul.bsky.social Father, husband, lawyer & Illinois Attorney General.
Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social Stories about the Greatest City in the World. Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts.- D Don Goldberg @dogolaca.bsky.social Retired mathematician/educator. Sometimes photographer. Downtown Los Angeles.
AntiTrump&Republikkkans @mharris1411.bsky.social Part of the resistance against this Nazi christo-fascist administration. We are now subject to an authoritarian regime - fail to resist at the peril of your family and, in particular, our children and future generations.
L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social Journalism in the service of truth and democracy | Former Editorial Page Editor, Chicago Sun-Times | Contributor, The Contrarian | Support real writers, not AI | ๐ ๐ ๐ด๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ ๐๏ธ ๐งณ
Philip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social Official account for the Philip Larkin Society at PhilipLarkin.com, promoting the work of Philip Larkin.
Anna Vlasits @annaintegrated.bsky.social Retina neurobiologist. My lab opened at University of Illinois, Chicago in January 2024. vlasitslab.org Views my own.
Kalydnai @gemistosplethon.bsky.social Neuroscientist coming through the fields of Molecular Biology and development, loves plants and everything that the natural world offers. Biggest defect unbound curiosity.
David Kesmodel @dkez.bsky.social Writer and researcher. Author of โThe Domain Game.โ
A.D. Quig @adquig.bsky.social Cook County, Chicago City Hall and Obama Presidential Center reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Hoosier. aquig@chicagotribune.com
Northern Star @niunorthernstar.bsky.social The Northern Star is the independent student media of NIU serving students and the DeKalb community since 1899.
Ellen Gibson @gibselles.bsky.social Mom of two, dog mom of one. Microdosing hope. Music food hiking biking are my favorite things.
@dennisrodkin.bsky.social @dennisrodkin.bsky.social I cover residential real estate for Crain's Chicago Business and do the "What's That Building?' segments on WBEZ.
Lindsay A. Curcio @lindsay440.bsky.social Attorney/writer/singer/improv/activist. JD, MBA, LLM lindsay@uneedavisa.com UNEEDAVISAยฎ
Admitted in NY & IL. Attorney advertising.
Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social Lawyer, commentator, fighter for democracy. Prosecuted Trump University @ NY AG. #NAFO Fella. Author of Taking Down Trump. Host of the Tristan Snell Show on Apple and Spotify.
Substack - tristansnell.com
Grace Hauck @gracehauck.bsky.social State Investigative Reporter @illinoisanswers.bsky.social. Previously @usatoday.com. Email ghauck@illinoisanswers.org
Paul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social Distinguished Professor | U. of Minnesota | MacArthur Fellow | Director CPEC | Co-founder Sironix, Carba.com, & Lakril Technologies | Advisor ActivatedLLC | โค๏ธโ๐ฝ๐โป๏ธ #mspsky
Bob Smietana @bmietana.bsky.social National writer Religion News Service. New grandad. Author of Reorganized Religion. Enthusiastic Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Sci-Fi fan. Ridiculously Gregarious 
Heidi Schlumpf @heidischlumpf.bsky.social Religion journalist; co-host of the Francis Effect podcast
Heidischlumpfwrites@gmail.com
Heddwen Newton - English & Dutch @heddwen.bsky.social I write the monthly newsletter English and the Dutch, about all the ways English and Dutch interact: https://englishandthedutch.substack.com/
English teacher at Bielefeld University (EAL & ELA)
Dutch English
World Englishes
AI English
Lexicography
Terry Noland @terrynoland.bsky.social editor in chief @chicagomag.com
Not a Confederate @clivingsbkk.bsky.social Oh, god, not again....
Chicago magazine @chicagomagazine.bsky.social We are Chicago.